Join us for Part 2 of 3 of our “Ask the Expert” Call: “Steps for Implementing a Community Policy Campaign”

Call Leader/Facilitator:  Stacy Saetta, Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation and

Gary Najarian, Marin County Division of Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Programs

Call Time 1:  Tuesday, March 18, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Call Time 2:  Thursday, March 20, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Please register for the call by e-mailing Sarah Trejo at strejo@cars-rp.org  or by calling the CARS/CPI office at (707) 568-3800.  Once registered, you will be sent a confirmation including the dial-in information and reference materials for the call by Friday, 3/14/08. Please specify which of the two call times you will be attending. 

Details: Stacy Saetta, legal policy researcher at Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, will discuss current best practices and trends in social host accountability ordinances in California and the components of a social host ordinance (penalties, community service, responsible persons, etc.) that a community should consider based on local needs and goals when drafting one.  Gary Najarian, Prevention Coordinator of Marin County Division of Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Programs, then will discuss the implementation of a social host ordinance campaign, including the challenges coalitions may face in seeking the enactment of an ordinance and his real-time experience in the successful enactment of social host ordinances in Marin County and in its incorporated cities.