Gala Dinner Celebration

Celebrate Ballona! Journalists of Courage
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December 2, 2008
Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey
4375 Admiralty Way

Honoring

Local Ballona Champion
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa

State Ballona Champions
Secretary of State Debra Bowen
Former California State Controller Kathleen Connell
Former California State Controller Steve Westly
Former California Senator Tom Hayden

and

Journalists of Courage

J. William Gibson
David Helvarg
Nick Madigan
Mary Moore
Patt Morrison
Robert Scheer
Jill Stewart
Jeff Stockwell

Special Guest

Huey Johnson, Former California Resources Secretary,
Founder of Trust for Public Land
and of Renewable Resources Institute

Presenters

California State Controller John Chiang
California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
California Assemblymember Ted Lieu
Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook
Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl
Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner Paula Daniels