Dear CSOMA Community,
As we continue to OPPOSE AB 2497 (dry needling), we are asking those of you in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to customize and sign this opposition letter and email a copy to acupuncture lobbyist Niccolo De Luca ([email protected]) no later than Friday, May 8. His team is printing and hand-delivering each letter to the Capitol.
At this stage, advocacy is best done through formal letters rather than direct outreach to the Chair or committee members.
To recap, AB 2497 is moving to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, chaired by Assembly Member Buffy Wicks. This is a fiscal committee, not a policy committee, and it does not hold public discussions like that past committee did. Its role is to evaluate the bill’s financial impact on the state, and the opposition letter is written with that in mind.
Our priority now is to gather opposition letters from schools and licensed acupuncturists in Contra Costa and Alameda counties, especially in the following cities: Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, San Pablo, Piedmont, El Cerrito, Pinole, Albany, and Hercules.
It is imperative that we take action on this bill, right away. THANK YOU!
Thank you for supporting this important effort, and see you in LA this weekend!
CSOMA Spring Conference Los Angeles, May 1-2
Free Registration to Students
Now offering FREE registration to students at our upcoming conference in LA!
Webinar: In the Footsteps of Hua Tuo: Segmental Acupuncture and You
When: Tuesday, May 12 | 7-9PM PST
Where: Online --> Register here
CEUs: 2 CAB(Category 1)
Registration: $32 for CSOMA Members, $80 for non-members, $0/FREE! No-credit option
Meet the speaker: Joshua Margolis, LAc, DAc, DOMTP is a seasoned acupuncturist and instructor with over 20 years of full-time clinical experience. His practice in Santa Rosa integrates medical acupuncture, dry needling, and advanced manual therapies. He specializes in treating musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain with a highly precise, hands-on, clinically grounded approach.
About the class: You may not use the term “segmental acupuncture,” but you’re already applying its principles—whether needling Back Shu points, Hua Tuo Jia Ji, or distal points that influence pain and internal disorders. Points like SP6 or KD3 are effective for fertility and low back pain because they share spinal segmental innervation with the uterus and sacroiliac region. Understanding how acupuncture points map onto segmental anatomy can refine your assessments and improve outcomes—especially with challenging cases involving referred pain, visceral symptoms, or autonomic imbalance.
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