{"id":40387,"date":"2015-01-20T14:11:03","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=40387"},"modified":"2015-01-20T14:25:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T19:25:17","slug":"conferencia-de-prensa-en-apoyo-a-medida-que-se-sometera-a-votacion-en-el-concejo-de-la-ciudad-de-los-angeles-con-el-fin-de-prohibir-los-anuncios-de-bebidas-alcoholicas-en-la-propiedad-publica-de-los-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/conferencia-de-prensa-en-apoyo-a-medida-que-se-sometera-a-votacion-en-el-concejo-de-la-ciudad-de-los-angeles-con-el-fin-de-prohibir-los-anuncios-de-bebidas-alcoholicas-en-la-propiedad-publica-de-los-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Conference to Support Los Angeles City Council Vote to Ban Alcohol Ads on L.A. Public Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>Press Conference to Support Los Angeles City Council Vote to Ban Alcohol Ads on L.A. Public Property<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Alcohol Justice, youth, adults, and community organizations that make up the<b> Coalition to Ban Alcohol Ads on Public Property in Los Angeles<\/b> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noalcoholads.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.NoAlcoholAds.org<\/a>) will hold a press conference with political leaders in support of the passage of a prohibition on alcohol ads on city-owned and controlled property. The ordinance, nearly four years in the making, will then be voted on by the Los Angeles City Council. <\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110727\/DC41105LOGO\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20110727\/DC41105LOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Money should never be part of this discussion. It is very dangerous. Young people that see those signs suffer great harm in their lives from the use of alcohol.&#8221; &#8211; Kitty Dukakis<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>What: <\/b>Press conference before\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0City Council Meeting Vote<br \/><b>When: <\/b>Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 9:30 a.m. (PT)<br \/><b>Where:\u00a0<\/b>City Council Press Media Room (#340) 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Floor,\u00a0Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n<p><b>Who: <\/b>Speakers Include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Bruce Lee Livingston, Executive Director\/CEO, Alcohol Justice, MC of event <\/li>\n<li>Paul Koretz, Councilmember District 5 <\/li>\n<li>Jose Huizar, Councilmember District 14 <\/li>\n<li>Ruben Rodriguez, Executive Director, Pueblo y Salud, Inc. <\/li>\n<li>Carol Lee<b>, <\/b><b>Community Organizer, Koreatown Youth and Community Center, Inc.<\/b> <\/li>\n<li>Margot Bennett, Executive Director, Women Against Gun Violence <\/li>\n<li>Richard Bis, Community Organizer Asian American Drug Abuse Program, Inc. <\/li>\n<li>Kevin Michael Key, Lead Organizer, United Coalition East Prevention Project <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why:\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Lawmakers should work to ban alcohol advertising on property that government controls, including public transportation vehicles and street furniture and restrict alcohol advertising in out-of-home locations elsewhere as well <\/li>\n<li>Despite claims of economic necessity, revenue from alcohol ads comprises less than 1% of reporting agencies&#8217; operating revenue <\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0City of Los Angeles, which has succeeded in getting alcohol ads off transit vehicles, should now finish the job by banning them from all public property to play a positive role in reducing exposure to alcohol ads to protect youth and reduce alcohol-related harm to all residents and visitors of the city <\/li>\n<li>Families and youth utilize city owned and controlled property on a daily basis, such as school buildings, recreation centers, libraries and bus shelters <\/li>\n<li>UCLA, Center for Alcohol Marketing to Youth, &amp; Dr. Jonathan Fielding submitted clear and compelling evidence that alcohol advertising on city owned property encourages youth alcohol consumption which leads to harm <\/li>\n<li>The L.A. County Department of Public Health has recommended reducing alcohol advertising in public spaces and in areas commonly seen by minors as a way to help discourage underage drinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>&#8220;On behalf of Alcohol Justice, the <\/i><i>Coalition to Ban Alcohol Ads on Public Property in Los Angeles,<\/i><i> and all the people of L.A., we thank Councilmember Koretz for his leadership on this critical public health and safety issue,&#8221;<\/i> stated Jorge Castillo, Advocacy Director at Alcohol Justice. <i>&#8220;The day when residents, visitors, and especially our youth, are no longer assaulted by alcohol ads on L.A. city-owned property is almost here.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Coalition Members include: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>American Indian Movement \u2013 WEST <\/li>\n<li>Alcohol Justice <\/li>\n<li>Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc. <\/li>\n<li>Boyle Heights Stakeholders Association <\/li>\n<li>Boyle Heights Coalition for a Safe &amp; Drug Free Community <\/li>\n<li>California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse <\/li>\n<li>Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight <\/li>\n<li>Community Coalition <\/li>\n<li>Institute for Public Strategies <\/li>\n<li>Koreatown Youth &amp; Community Center <\/li>\n<li>Mexican History Foundation <\/li>\n<li>Mothers of East L.A. (MELA) <\/li>\n<li>Personal Involvement Center, Inc. <\/li>\n<li>P3 Partnership for a Positive Pomona <\/li>\n<li>Phoenix House <\/li>\n<li>Pillar of Fire Church <\/li>\n<li>Paso por Paso <\/li>\n<li>Pueblo y Salud <\/li>\n<li>Saving Lives Drug and Alcohol Coalition <\/li>\n<li>Sycamore Grove School <\/li>\n<li>Tarzana Treatment Centers &amp; AWARE Coalition <\/li>\n<li>The Wall \u2013 Las Memorias Project <\/li>\n<li>United Coalition East Prevention Project <\/li>\n<li>Woman&#8217;s Christian Temperance Union <\/li>\n<li>Women Against Gun Violence <\/li>\n<li>Writers In Treatment <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Supporters include<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Michael &amp; Kitty Dukakis, former Massachusetts Governor &amp; First Lady <\/li>\n<li>Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council <\/li>\n<li>California Council on Alcohol Problems <\/li>\n<li>California Alliance for Retired Americans <\/li>\n<li>Center for Living and Learning <\/li>\n<li>County Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators&#8217; Association of California <\/li>\n<li>Crescenta Valley Drug &amp; Alcohol Prevention Coalition <\/li>\n<li>Cri-Help <\/li>\n<li>Day One Pasadena <\/li>\n<li>Dr. J. Benjamin Hardwick <\/li>\n<li>Kurtwood Smith, Actor, Activist <\/li>\n<li>Monsignor John Moretta <\/li>\n<li>NCADD East San Gabriel &amp; Pomona Valleys <\/li>\n<li>Public Citizen <\/li>\n<li>Resurrection Church Neighborhood Watch \u2013 Los Angeles <\/li>\n<li>San Fernando Valley Partnership <\/li>\n<li>Venice Neighborhood Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>PRESS AVAILABILITY immediately after the vote: City Council Press Media Room #340 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Floor<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>TAKE ACTION: Send a message to Los Angeles City Councilmembers who have not yet declared their support for the ordinance: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ss2c4w\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ss2c4w<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>For More Information go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alcoholjustice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.AlcoholJustice.org<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noalcoholads.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.NoAlcoholAds.org<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT: <\/b>Michael Scippa 415 548-0492 <br \/>Jorge Castillo 213 840-3336<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divMediaContact\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- #End release --><\/div>\n<p>\n  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Conference to Support Los Angeles City Council Vote to Ban Alcohol Ads on L.A. 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