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� � � � � PRESSCONFERENCE frompage1 •••••••••••••••��•••••••••••••..•••... LOCAL Press Conference The LOCAL coalition also emphasized its � � _ �-� �� `��x �. � support for the Local Government Agreement in a :�° � �� F press conference June 17 on the West Steps of the State Capitol. More than 100 city and other local �' Qm�� ;� officials called for state legislators to quickly pass the - ;,. ��."`"' :"m ��-' agreement as negotiated as part of the state budget package. " League President and Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge opened the event by drawing attention to the dozens of signs held by city officials, public safery officers COUnty OffiCialS, SpeCial diStriCt Coalition members hold up signs calling for legislators to representatives and other members of the LOCAL support the local govemment budget package. coatition ("Leave Our Community Assets Local"). "Take a look at the signs around us: Predictabil- "Cities are willing to endure the pain, based on ity, stability and reform. That is why we are here. the promise that it will be the last time the state uses We're close to achieving an historic agreement that local govemment as its ATM machine to balance the will define the long-term future of local governments state budget." and the services we deliver to the residents of California. But we need our legislators to vote to Other speakers included Calaveras County protect local services by passing the local govern- Supervisor Paul Stein, President of CSAC; Marin ment package, as quickly as possible." County Sheriff Robert Doyle, President of the California State Sheriffs Association; Bill Millerofthe North of the River Municipal Water District, and President of the Califomia Special Districts Associa- tion; Jim Gleich, Deputy General Manager, Alameda ;< < , Contra Costa Transit District; Sacramento Police ,�, �� ChiefAlbert Najera; and Sacramento County Distnct '- � � � Q � .�. Attomey Jan Scully. � t.;�va�Coaa�cs� :� A;:_:�; • � ��•� �� • x` Speaking of the impo�tance of this package in �,:� , � ,� ' � � '" protecting local public safety services, Chief Najera said, "Standing here with my brothers and sisters in uniform, I want to tell the legislature that we are ? ' - •��' speaking with one voice. We are tired of telling our �: , ' communities that we are reducing patrols and increasing response times: It is time to protect our • g�os � � revenues so we can protect our children and our 7 �� communities." LOCAL coalition members cheer Lca�zuc Prrsidcnt Ron Loveridge's remarks at June 17 prrs� confcrcnrr. BIII Mlllef Seld, "We have seen in poll after poll, the voters of California object to this continual raid of local revenues." "To be sure, the cuts we've agreed to are painful, and they will have serious impacts on tocal services Robert Doyle added, "The voters of this state and the people we senre. deserve the opportunity to protect their local ser- vices." Continued on Page 8 PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org