Berkeley Premiere of "The Battle for Mono Lake" Panelists reiterate that much work is ahead

On Sunday, October 19, 1997, nearly 400 people gathered at UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium for the northern California premiere of "The Battle For Mono Lake," produced by Stephen Fisher Productions in association with KTEH, San Jose.

The premier was followed by a revealing panel discussion which included geomorphologist Dr. Scott Stine, law professor Harrison Dunning, Water Board environmental specialist Jim Canaday, film producer Stephen Fisher, and Department of Water and Power attorney Tom Birmingham, who conceded that DWP may challenge the Water Board decision in the future.

Following the film premiere, a special reception was held at which Martha Davis received the Committee's 1997 Defender of the Trust award for her years of work for Mono Lake.

Event Sponsors made donations of $500 or more: The American Land Conservancy; Balance Hydrologics, Inc.; East Bay Blueprint & Supply Co.; Forest Glen Winery; Golden Gate Audubon; Levine-Fricke-Recon, Inc.; Mr. George A. Miller; Miller Freeman Inc.; Palmer Madden, Esq.; Peters-de Laet Inc.; San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority; US Filter; and Yahoo! Inc.

Event Benefactors made donations of $150–$499: Mildred and Ed Bennett; Barbara Blake; Catherine Collins; Allison Davis; Virginia and Richard Davis; Grace and Rick de Laet; Jerome L. Dodson, Parnassus Investments; Joan Florsheim, Philip Williams and Associates; Nancy Foquet; Helen and Paul Green; Marylee Guinan, Sycamore Associates LLC; Carol James, CR James and Associates, and David Kanner; Michael Kavanaugh, Malcom Pirnie, Inc.; Vrena and Tony Landolt, Infotreive; Rev. Catherine Linesch; Sylvia McLaughlin; Patrick J Maloney, Esq.; Terre and David Mathiasmeier; William R. Mills; Maryann Muray, Radian International LLC; Antonio Rossman, Esq.; Dilip Trivedi, Moffat & Nichol Engineers; Iris Priestaf, Todd Engineers; The San Francisco Foundation; Joyce Schnobrich; Marv Shaw, Cadiz Land Company, Inc.; Tetra Tech, Inc; and Robert Wagner.

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