CaPA's Apology to Google Group Members

[CaPA Office Manager]

Dear CaPA Activists-

We would like to extend our most sincere apology for yesterday's
onslaught of email. Here at CaPA we are very aware of the concern that
many of you have expressed over the volume of email that was generated
by CaPA's Google Group and it's Discussion Page yesterday. We also
sympathize with and understand the value of everybody's time. While we
definitely encourage the voicing of opinions our Discussion board, we
do not wish to push existing members away with overwhelming amounts of
correspondence, which we feel that we have been very careful not to do
in the past. We are working very diligently to correct this error
within the group mailing settings. We ask that all members bear with
us as we work to make these corrections. We'd like to keep those of
you who are on the mailing list up to date with CaPA's activities,
upcoming events, and developments with our Newsletter and Calendar of
Events notices. The following precautions will be taken to ensure that
the number of emails that our members are receiving is kept to a
minimum:


1.) Everyone's email settings will be set to "Abridged Emails".
Under this email setting, members will receive no more than one
email per day, unless they decide to change the settings themselves.
Individual email settings for the Google Group can be changed on the
site below following these directions:

http://groups.google.com/group/california-physicians-alliance?hl=en

Click on "edit my membership" on the right column, and then choose
your email preference and click "save these settings."

2.) Messages posted on the Discussion Board will now be moderated,
and
will need to be approved by the CaPA Office Manager before they
are posted onto the board.

We are confident that these group settings will be effective in
preventing large quantities of unwanted correspondence from passing
through to our member base.

We once again would like apologize for any confusion and/or
frustration this may have caused. We ask that you continue to support
CaPA and the efforts being made to advance to a single payer
healthcare system here in California and nationwide. Thank you for
your time and understanding.

Kindest Regards,
Roberto Ramos

Click on http://groups.google.com/group/california-physicians-alliance/web/announcments
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.

[CaPA Office Manager]

Hello CaPA Members-

The Board of Directors has decided to hold elections for two
candidates: Henry Abrons and Kenneth Logan. Both are well qualified
individuals who are helping CaPA make strides on the road to single-
payer healthcare reform.

Ken has spearheaded and has been successful in efforts to form our new
Chico CaPA chapter.

Hank has been extremely proactive in starting new outreach programs
for CaPA and has also become instrumental in our strategic planning
for the future.
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Please take the time to read over these short bios and cast your vote.
Please DO NOT vote more than once.
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CaPA Board Election Nominee Bios:
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Kenneth D. Logan, M.D.
Hometown: Chico, Ca.
High School: Chico Senior High, graduated in 1971
College: California State University, Chico, graduated in 1978
Medical School: USC School of Medicine, graduated in 1982
Specialty: Family Practice, since 1985
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Henry L. Abrons, M.D., M.P.H.
BA, Harvard University 1965
MD, Case Western Reserve University 1970
MPH, University of Illinois 1977
Retired (Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
West Virginia University 1982-2000; Attending Physician, Highland
Hospital, Oakland, CA 2001-2004)
PNHP member since 1990
CaPA member since 2001

Thank You,
Roberto Ramos
Office Manager
California Physicians Alliance