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CPRS District 3
Therapeutic Section Round Table
February 8, 2012
Charles F. Kennedy Community Center
Union City, California
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CPRS District 10
Professional Mentoring Program
Advancing in Your Career Workshop
February 9, 2012
Buster's Beach House
Long Beach, Califonia
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CPRS District 10
Recreation Leader Training Consortium
February 11, 2012
Yorba Linda Community Center
Yorba Linda, California

CPRS District 10
General Membership Meeting & Training
February 16, 2012
Carson Community Center
Carson, California
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CPRS District 3
Awards and Installation Luncheon
February 23, 2011
Brentwood Community Center
Brentwood, California

CPRS District 4
Annual Awards and Volunteer Recognition Dinner
February 23, 2012
South San Francisco Social Hall
South San Francisco, California
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CPRS District 1
Awards & Installation Banquet
February 25, 2012
Pickleweed Community Center
San Rafael, California
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CPRS District 4
YAC Attack
March 3, 2012
Santa Clara Teen Center and Youth Activity Center
Santa Clara, California
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CPRS District 2
Awards, Installation and Hall of Honor Banquet
March 9, 2012
Barbara Morse Wackford Community & Aquatic Complex
Elk Grove, California

California & Pacific Southwest
Recreation & Park Training Conference
March 20-23, 2012
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, California
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CPRS PAC Golf Tournament
March 20, 2012
Los Verdes Golf Course
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
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Former Employee Held in Shooting Death of Steve Ebert PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jane Adams   
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 08:07

CPRS mourns the passing of Cordova Recreation & Park District Park Superintendent, Steve Ebert, on Monday, January 23rd. Steve, a five year employee of the district, was found fatally wounded while seated in his idling car in Hagan Community Park in Rancho Cordova. A spokesperson for the Rancho Cordova Police Department said the car was stopped, the lights were on, and was partially in the roadway that winds through the park. Later Monday, police arrested former employee Dupree Pierre Barber, as a suspect. Barber was laid off January 12th with 17 other employees in efforts to reduce the District's budget deficit. Interim District Administrator, Doug Critchfield, said "this is a tragedy for the Rancho Cordova community as well as the entire area." To read the Sacramento Bee article, click

 
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:07
 
Metal Theft on the Rise: Has Your Agency Been Hit? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jane Adams   
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 12:18

CPRS Legislative Committee Gathering Data & Best Practices

Park and recreation agencies from Santee to Napa are reporting metal thefts. Park and recreation agencies are being hit due to the remote or dimly lit locations of equipment susceptible to copper or wire theft. Santee reported over $31,000 in repairs due to wire thefts from light poles. The poles had to be completely re-wired back into the control panel due to wire theft. San Pablo reported aluminum thieves stole spectator seating! Tracy also reported aluminum bleachers and a flag pole were stolen. Several agencies reported brass plates used for dedication purposes are routinely stolen. Click here to read the full article and tips on how to thwart metal thieves.

The CPRS Legislative Committee asks agencies to send their metal theft incidents to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This data will be gathered and used in discussion about possible legislation. Legislators routinely ask "what's the problem?" Data is needed to articulate the need for legislation.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 12:35
 
Safe Places to Play Webinar Scheduled for January 27, 2012 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jane Adams   
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:15

On January 27th between 11:00am and 12:30pm (Pacific), the Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments and Latino Health Access will co-host the 3rd webinar of the Safe Places to Play series, focused on “Increasing Equitable Opportunities for Physical Activity through Joint Use”. This webinar features a diverse group of speakers who will share their experiences in improving-and sustaining- access to safe places for physical activity in urban and rural communities. Webinar speakers will discuss the opportunities and challenges  faced as well as how to leverage resources and increase momentum for joint use practices and policies. To register, click here. 
Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:23
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CA Ranks Near the Bottom for Number of Public-Sector Workers PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jane Adams   
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 08:54
 
Economist Steve Levy has done a bit of number-crunching and found that when it comes to a proportion of the state’s population, California’s state and local governments have one of the leanest workforces in the nation. In fact, the Golden State ranks fifth from the bottom in the number of employees working for the government relative to the population.

Levy is an economist for the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, and he found that the number of state and local government employees per 10,000 residents has declined from 501 to 479 since 2007. The average in the United States is 537 employees per 10,000 residents. In terms of state employees, California had 110 for every 10,000 residents, which means that California’s ratio of state government employees relative to population was 23% below the national average.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 09:13
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Water-based boot camp workout emphasizes resistance, endurance PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Friday, 13 January 2012 13:13

Boot camp workouts have been saturating the market for years now, with various kinds taking place at gyms, parks and beaches.

But Igor Porciuncula and Lana Shapiro didn't let that dissuade them from jumping into that pool themselves. In fact, they jumped into the deep end ... literally. Read more >>
 
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