The following is a letter-writing initiative put together by Don Bechler, California Universal Health Care Organizing Project Chair.

We need you to write letters to newspapers, comparing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's bad health care program to State Senator Sheila Kuehl's Senate Bill 840, the California Health Insurance Reliability Act. The 2007 health care debate is on. Now is the time to act!

Comparison of SB 840 and Governor Schwarzenegger's health plan (PDF, 36 kB)
This document provides essential information on the differences between both California health reform plans and fully describes the letter-writing initiative.

How to Write a Letter to Your Newspaper Editor (PDF, 80 kB)
Make sure to review the basic rules of writing a letter to the editor. This will ensure that the form of your work will not disqualify your letter from being accepted at any newspaper. The file also contains a list of California's daily papers and their contact information.

Newspaper Addresses (PDF, 17 kB)
A list of major newspaper publications, and their addresses, in the Bay Area.