Support AB 700, The Creative Industries Revitalization Act Today!

Introduced by Assembly Member Paul Krekorian Assistant Majority Leader and Chair, Select Committee on the Preservation of California's Entertainment Industry Co-authored by Assembly Members Anthony Portantino, James Beall, Robert Blumenfield, Lori Saldaña and Senators Mark DeSaulnier and Carol Liu Sponsored by California Arts Advocates

Over the past week more than 300 emails and letters have arrived in Sacramento calling for passage of AB700, The Creative Industries Revitalization Act to establish a new stream of funding for the CAC and the arts in California. Many of you responded to last week's CAA Action Alert by emailing your Assembly Member or faxing a letter. Thank you!

We need everyone who has not yet acted to join the effort today to move AB700 from the Appropriations Committee to the full Assembly. It will take a flood of constituent support to keep the bill moving forward in light of the ballot defeat of the state budget measures on Tuesday.

Please use the simple CAA Take Action Center to email your note of support now. There is not a moment to lose in communicating the important value that investment in the arts will contribute to California's economic recovery. The LA Times gave coverage to the bill and the urgent need for letters earlier this week.

After you send your own email, forward this note to others. The Assembly Speaker and eight Appropriations Committee members, including the committee chair, represent the Los Angeles region, four represent the Orange County region, three represent the Bay Area and one represents a district in rural northern California.  Please share this action alert with people you know who live and work in these areas of California.

Now, more than ever, is the time to invest in the arts and arts education as a catalyst to jump-start local economies and ensure California retains its place at the forefront of the global creative economy.

Thank you for taking action today!

What will AB 700 do?  INVEST IN THE ARTS AND CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITIES

  • Establishes the Creative Industries & Community Revitalization Fund (CICRF)
  • Transfers 20% of sales tax collected on specific arts-related lines of business, identified by two Board of Equalization (BOE) categories to the CICRF
  • Authorizes local assistance program grants for organizational support
  • Encourages joint partnership between applicants and provides oversight by the state Legislature
  • The California Arts Council administers grants program and allocates funds from the CICRF. (The BOE predicts AB 700 will generate $29 million annually.)

What can you do?  TAKE ACTION!

  • Email Asm. Juan Arambula at the CAA Take Action Center.
  • Send this action alert to your board members, co-workers and friends who will join you in this very important effort on behalf of the arts in California and the communities that the arts serve.
  • Visit the CAA AB 700 information page at www.CaliforniaArtsAdvocates.org for more information, including a list of current supporters of the bill.


The CAA Take Action Center offers a quick and easy tool for you to make a difference on behalf of the arts.  It takes two minutes to email your elected official and one minute to tell a friend that you