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| Senator Debora Ortiz presented herself as living proof that the granddaughter of farm workers could rise to a position of political power. She spoke movingly in English and Spanish of this transition and of the need to improve the lives and possibilities for farm workers by enacting SB 1736. |
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| A cross-section of marchers on the way to the Capitol. |
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The view of "The March for the Governor's Signature" from the L Street parking garage. Speakers spoke from the north steps of the Capitol with the crowd of 3000-5000 (various estimates) crowded before them. The vaqueros (with flags on second sidewalk) managed to pass easily through the protective barriers that now surround many government buildings. |
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| Ellen (me) and Sharon Martinez, two SEIU Local 250 Health Care members working at Mercy General Hospital. Last year at this time, WE were trying to organize and now we are in a union! |
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| SEIU Local 1000, the state workers' union, marching in solidarity. Local 1000 is the largest local in the state. |
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| Listener-sponsored radio station KPFA (FM 94.1) broadcasting at the scene. Mitch Jeserich (2nd from right at table) is the Capitol correspondent for this Berkeley-based station and can often be heard reporting the news from Sacramento. KPFA presented a live broadcast of the "March for the Governor's Signature" event. |