Patrick J. Shipley

> According to Patrick Shipley, director of local government affairs for the California Restaurant Association, there are 6,800 food and beverage establishments in San Diego, employing 95,000 people.

Patrick J. Shipley, Esq. 409 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 310 Local CRA Legislative Director: San Diego, CA 92108 P: 619.297.8202 F: 619.297.8210

Patrick Shipley, the director of government affairs for the California Restaurant Association, said there is a "divergent opinion" over whether the process is inhumane or harmful to the animals.

He also said the decision to eat foie gras should be left to the consumer.

"The restaurant industry is an industry of choice in which consumer demand dictates menu," Shipley said.

Patrick J. Shipley, White, Noon & Oliver, APC, San Diego, CA

San Diego, CA - The California Restaurant Association (CRA) has announced the addition of Patrick Shipley as Director of Local Government Affairs for San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties.Shipley joins CRA with extensive experience in state and local politics, public policy, and law.

"We are pleased to have Patrick on our team, and believe he has the knowledge and drive to help pursue our political needs on a local level," says CRA President and CEO, Jot Condie."With his help, we will continue to work with legislators and position the CRA as a strong force in regional and statewide issues, representing the needs of our restaurant members."

Prior to joining the California Restaurant Association, Shipley worked as an attorney for the law firm of White and Oliver in San Diego.His background includes five years of general civil, business and employment litigation practice, and two years of legislative work.He served as a Jesse Marvin Unruh Fellow in the California State Assembly, and then as a Legislative Aide to Assemblyman Charles Poochigian.Shipley was also a certified legal intern for the San Diego District Attorney's Office, and a Congressional Intern for Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in Washington, D.C.

Shipley is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of San Diego School of Law.He will be working out of CRA's San Diego office.

Patrick Shipley, director of local government for the California Restaurant Associations, San Diego office, said his organization worked with the mayor and police department on the issue and they are satisfied with the agreement. Shipley said he does not believe the ban on selling alcohol for consumption outside the restaurant applies to breweries and vineyards with restaurants attached. Send your thoughts and comments to Elizabeth.Malloy@sddt.comIn

and Imperial Counties, and Patrick Shipley from the California Restaurant Association.

But Thursday, in a meeting with the North County Times, Paul Tryon, chief executive officer of the Building Industry Association of San Diego County; Patrick Shipley, director of the California Restaurant Association, and Wayne Rosenbaum, a lawyer representing a coalition of developers and business persons; said the new permit should not be approved.
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Among other objections, Tryon, Shipley and Rosenbaum said they do not believe that the revised permit would actually significantly improve pollution control because the permit had not been subject to environmental study.