MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2, 2011

Contact:               Matt Lyon
                           Campaign Manager
                           Becker for Mayor

Mayor Ralph Becker Announces his bid for Re-election

On January 2, 2011, Ralph Becker is announcing his bid for re-election as Salt Lake City Mayor.  He is available for public comment and media interviews this morning.

WHO:   Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker

WHAT: Available for comment regarding his re-election

WHEN:        Sunday, January 2, 2010
                10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
                Additional times available on Monday

WHERE: Becker for Mayor Campaign Headquarters
                 145 S 400 E
                Salt Lake City, UT

As Mayor, Ralph Becker has focused on social justice (passing the mutual commitment registry and non-discrimination ordinances); downtown and neighborhood vitality (lifting the City’s “two-per-block-face” restriction on alcohol establishments, setting aside $500,000/year with Salt Lake County for arts and culture, and developing the neighborhood business matching grant program); sustainability and livability (working with UTA to fund TRAX to the airport, securing federal funding for the Sugarhouse Street Car, establishing the “Clear the Air Challenge” and pursuing other “green” solutions to Salt Lake’s air quality concerns); and Open Government (adopting the Open Government Policy, launching “Open City Hall,” and involving the community in major decisions such as the Public Safety Building, alcohol normalization, the Utah Performing Arts Center, and the Comprehensive Sustainability Ordinances).

Additional information online at www.ralphbecker.com.

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