As did I. For the fat lot of good it will do. As said old-fashioned post mailed letters, or showing up in one's office carries more weight. Of course being able to mobilize the online community, a facebook page, getting the media to talk about it can be much more effective. Or vice versa if not enough momentum is gained. Publicity and lots of it. Bad publicity for the politicians is exactly what they don't want in an Election Year. That speaks louder than paper on someone's desk. $0.02, Brian On Mon, February 27, 2012 9:50 pm, Marita Gladson wrote: > I signed the petition. > On Feb 27, 2012, at 6:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> RE: Mayor BLOOMBERG's proposed legislation (Int. 486-2011), to the New >> York >> City Council, to eliminate independence of NYC Information Services. >> [This >> political football dates back before Mayor Abe BEAME!] >> >> VIEW NYC RECORDS AFFECTED: http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/home.html >> >> I've CC'd NYC APG, Roots' Admins, NEGHS, NYG&B, NY Historical Society, >> Bergen Co., NJ, GGG, IGG, other genealogy/history leaders in the Metro >> NYC area, >> and Dick Eastman the enclosed. >> >> >> >> ========== >> NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL >> 250 Broadway---30th Floor >> New York, New York 10007 >> Speaker: Christine C. QUINN >> Legislative Office Phone: (212) 788-7210 >> Visitors: >> http://council.nyc.gov/html/calendar/CouncilBuildingSecurityPolicy.pdf >> >> NAMES of NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS & EMAIL ADDRESSES*> >> http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml >> > > Marita Gladson, M.A. MFT > Exec. Director > Saboba's Hope,Inc. > Fullerton, Ca > Cell 714-803-3027 > > www.sabobashope.net > > > Please download the GoodSearch tool bar and enter Saboba's Hope as the > charity. > http://apps.facebook.com/causes/42151... > > > > > > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this list > over the years. Visit > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >