Arnold from 11 am - 1 pm in Alameda

Schwarzenegger will visit Alameda as part of the Bay Area Council's 2008 Outlook Conference, which is expected to draw about 1,000 business leaders and local elected officials.

"I definitely would like to be there," said Patricia Saunders, president of the Alameda Education Association, which represents the district's teachers. "In fact, I think there's a whole lot of people who would love to go and tell him directly what we think."

While most teachers will be in school when the governor visits, Saunders said that she expects parents will protest the cuts when Schwarzenegger speaks aboard the USS Hornet as part of the conference.

"I am sure that when he comes to town, we will be there," said Bill Schaff, president of the Board of Education.

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The governor's upcoming Alameda visit comes on the heels of teachers and others gathering outside the district's offices on Central Avenue on Thursday to condemn the cuts and urge support for a parcel tax on the June ballot.

Known as Measure H, the tax calls for Alameda homeowners to pay $120 annually toward local schools and requires a two-thirds majority to pass. It would sunset in four years.

He will be the luncheon key note speaker for the Bay Area Council, a corporate lobbying group, at the USS Hornet where the Outlook Conference is being held all day. He'll be a keynote along with a retired Central Command general.

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The best lineup of speakers in the Bay Area, featuring:

Diplomacy, the Military, and the Future of the Middle East
General John Abizaid (Ret.),
Commander, U.S. Central Command, 2003-2007

An Open Conversation With The Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California

Panel Discussion:
The Century of the Pacific: The U.S.-China Relationship

William Overholt, Asia Policy Research Chair, Rand Corporation


Tom Gold, Director, Berkeley China Initiative, University of California at Berkeley


Richard Kramlich, General Partner/Co-Founder, New Enterprise Associates


Ted Fang, Editor, Asia Week

The Economy: Where Are We & What Will Happen Next? - Janet Yellen, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

A Wonderful Cutthroat Circus: Presidential, California and Bay Area Politics

Willie L. Brown, Jr., Former Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, Former Speaker of the California Assembly, author Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times

Global Warming: The Most Interesting Companies Rising
to the Challenge and How They Might Affect Your Life

Peter Liu, Founder & Vice Chairman, New Resource Bank


Richard Swanson, Co-Founder, President & Chief Technical Officer, SunPower


Jeff Till, Director, William McDonough + Partners

ABC: Will you comment on LBAM spraying?

Governor: It’s important we do everything we can because it can destroy our agriculture products and harm our environment. Other countries can cut off our agriculture trade. Public safety is my number one priority and there is nothing that shows this program is unsafe.

ABC: Senator Migden is proposing legislation to prevent spraying before an EIR is done. Do u have a position?

Governor: We have done all the studies in the world and nothing says it is unsafe. We wouldn't spray if it were unsafe.

ABC: You would look these people in the eye and tell them it is safe?

Governor: This is safe. The spraying is safe and there is nothing that says otherwise.