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The Victories Just Keep Coming! - W



West Hollywood - The West Hollywood Council voted on Monday to join the
list of cities who refuse to do business with the military regime in Burma.
The law was sponsored by City Councilman Paul Koretz.   There are now
17 Cities around the nation which have passed laws limiting the ability of
companies investing in Burma to receive city contracts.

Members of the Los Angeles Free Burma Coalition and the Burma Forum, Los
Angeles spoke in favor of the ordinance at its first reading last month.

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Councilman Richard Alarcon has introduced a
motion which asks the City's Chief Legislative Analyst to draft a proposed
selective purchasing ordinance which will then be considered by the Los
Angeles City Council.


BURMA SELECTIVE PURCHASING LAWS

                                Date Enacted/Signed

STATES: 1
Massachusetts                   6/25/96

COUNTIES: 1
Alameda (CA)                    12/10/96

CITIES: 17
Berkeley (CA)                   2/28/95
Madison (WI)                    8/15/95
Santa Monica (CA)               11/28/95
Ann Arbor (MI)          4/15/96
San Francisco (CA)              4/22/96
Oakland (CA)                    4/23/96
Carrboro (NC)                   10/8/96
Takoma Park (MD)                10/28/96
Boulder (CO)                    12/17/96
Chapel Hill (NC)                1/13/97
New York (NY)                   5/30/97
Santa Cruz (CA)         7/8/97
Quincy (MA)                     10/20/97
Palo Alto (CA)          10/20/97
Newton (MA)                     11/3/97
West Hollywood (CA)     11/3/97
Brookline      (MA)                 11/4/97

BURMA LEGISLATION PENDING

STATES: 1

California
North Carolina (bill to relax restrictions on municipal Burma laws)

CITIES: 2
Los Angeles (CA)
Seattle (WA)



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Kevin Rudiger
Burma Forum, Los Angeles
Campaign for Corporate Withdrawal
2118 Wilshire Blvd #383
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310)399-0703 - Phone and Fax
(310)588-3404-Pager and Voice Mail
bfla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx