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 ===Areas & Coordinators===
+The LPCA has divided the 58 counties in California into 3 areas: Northern, Central and
+Southern. Each Area elects its own Coordinator at the LPCA Annual Convention for what is
+generally a two-year term (barring special circumstances). The counties associated with each
+Area, and their Coordinator along with contact information, is as follows:
+====Northern Area====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|'''Counties (32):'''||Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn,
+Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada,
+Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara,
+Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama,
+Trinity, Yolo, Yuba.
+|-
+|'''Coordinator:'''||Ms. [[Elizabeth Stump]]
+|-
+|'''Email:'''||[Mailto:nac@ca.lp.org nac@ca.lp.org]
+|}
+====Central Area====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|'''Counties (20):'''||Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera,
+Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis
+Obispo, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura.
+|-
+|'''Coordinator:'''||Mr. [[Matthew Butts]]
+|-
+|'''Email:'''||[Mailto:cac@ca.lp.org cac@ca.lp.org]
+|}
+====Southern Area====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|'''Counties (6):'''||Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego.
+|-
+|'''Coordinator:'''||Mr. [[Garrison Ham]]
+|-
+|'''Email:'''||[Mailto:sac@ca.lp.org sac@ca.lp.org]
+|}
+Your respective Area Coordinator should always be your first point of contact for anything your
+county affiliate may need. Each Coordinator has a budget of $1,000 over their two-year term to
+spend on their Area as they see fit, or deem necessary. It is also strongly encouraged that County
+Central Committee Executive Committee members build relationships, and keep in constant
+communication with their counterparts for support, as well as practical reasons (e.g., resources,
+community, advice, etc.).
+===The Beacon===
+The Beacon is the official newsletter of The Libertarian Party of California. It was started in
+December of 2019, and is currently published on a bi-monthly schedule of January, March, May,
+July, September, and November. It is usually published by the 15th of the month, and often
+centered around events such as elections and conventions. In 2023, The Beacon will be published
+on a quarterly basis: January, April, July and October. In 2024, it may go back to a bi-monthly
+schedule.
+The Beacon is a subcommittee of the Communications and Media Committee (CMC). The
+original Content Editor was Mr. Peter Moulds (he resigned in the Spring of 2021) and the current
+Content Editor for The Beacon is Ms. Elizabeth Stump, who is also the current Chair of the
+CMC. The Beacon’s design, layout and publishing is done by an independent contractor.
+Deadline for submission of content for each edition is the Friday before the planned publishing
+date. Our contractor sends The Beacon out in batches over 3-4 days via email, and provides a
+text version which is accessible and archived on the LPCA website [https://ca.lp.org/newsletter/ here].
+While The Beacon falls under the purview of the CMC, LPCA members are welcome to help
+write articles and submit content. Please review the sections below to see where you might like
+to contribute.
+====News Items====
+The Beacon includes articles about upcoming events for the Party, such as state and national
+conventions, LPCA Quarterly Executive Committee Meetings, fundraisers, and other news.
+For conventions, information is provided in advance (i.e., location, dates, packages, hotel
+group rates, guest speakers, etc.) as well as summaries of what happened at the convention
+(Executive Committee election results, major changes to Bylaws, resolutions, etc.).
+The Beacon also reports on county affiliates (i.e., ExCom elections, significant events,
+candidates for political office, etc.). Summaries and pictures of how any respective event
+went, successes and lessons learned, are an important part of promoting localized efforts, and
+are welcome submissions. The Beacon does not post or include monthly county affiliate
+casual meetups, hangouts and socials; those are best promoted on your own county’s website,
+social media accounts and emailed newsletters. If your county has an Annual Meeting
+coming up however, The Beacon will post notice of that. If members of your county affiliate
+are appointed to a local city or county board, commission or committee, share the good news
+by sending notice to the Content Editor, in hopes that it may inspire others to apply or run for
+similar positions in their community.
+During presidential and mid-term election years (as June primaries and November elections
+draw near) The Beacon will feature Libertarian candidates running for office across
+California for the May and September issues. A voter guide addressing the Legislative
+Committee’s recommendations on California State Propositions, and local county affiliate
+recommendations on county and city measures will be compiled into a September Election
+Special Edition. If your county affiliate is going to support or oppose any measures or
+candidates, it is recommended that you have your list ready before the end of August. Please
+contact the Content Editor for the deadline of that year’s September issue, as deadline issue
+dates vary from year to year.
+====Articles====
+The Beacon accepts content submissions from all dues paying LPCA members. Contributions
+are usually provided periodically, quarterly or topically. If you would like to submit a regular,
+or periodic column (or even just a one-off) you are always welcome to reach out to the
+Content Editor.
+There is no limit to the number of articles The Beacon can contain, the aim however is
+always to keep the topics varied, and relevant. There is also no specific word limit to an
+article, (a hyperlink to “read more” is provided after the first paragraph or two). It is however
+recommended to keep articles under 3,000 words given the attention span of the average
+reader.
+If you have never submitted content to The Beacon, and have an idea for an article, please
+review the past few issues to prevent writing about a recently covered topic.
+====Affiliate Tip of the Month====
+The Beacon posts an Affiliate Tip of the Month (similar to the “Affiliate Tip of the Week”
+featured on LPCA social media). The Affiliate Tip of the Month deals with tips that require a
+bit more context than a simple graphic can provide.
+If you have a tip that county affiliates can use to improve outreach, communication, increase
+membership (or anything along those lines) please submit your idea to the Content Editor.
+Committee Updates
+The Beacon includes some updates on recent committee work and projects, as provided by
+those committees. The information shared is not sensitive, and is meant to help members stay
+informed. If you are on an LPCA Committee and would like to provide information about
+your committee’s work for The Beacon, please contact the CMC at [Mailto:cmc@ca.lp.org cmc@ca.lp.org].
+====Meme of the Month====
+The Beacon features a meme that is relevant to a recent topical news item, which meets
+branding and professionalism standards that align with LPCA values. It is up to the Content
+Editor to pick one, but submissions are always welcome.
+====Podcast of the Month====
+The Beacon features a podcast, or a similar audio/video media platform every issue. The
+podcaster’s subject must be libertarian focused, or cover an issue dealing with libertarian
+principles (e.g., free speech, gun rights, privacy, foreign policy, the drug war, etc.). If you
+know of a podcast you would like to recommend, please submit it to the Content Editor.
 ===The Beacon===