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q .A-9 Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... builders), the administration (which supports the bill), While S8 493 does appear dead, the issue of the environmental oommunity (which opposes it) and brownfields development remains alive this legislative the League and the California Redevelopment session. Whether action on other brownfieds bills will Association (both of which support the bill), the bill's proceed and be successful remains to be seen. We'll fubJre came down to a last minute, intensive 48 hour keep you posted. Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status: negotiation marathon. Senator Cedillo oorrectly Dead; Position: Support. described the choice before the oommittee as be- tween .progressive change and the status quo." PUBLIC SAFETY When the bill was initially heard Tuesday of this week in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic AB 1814 (Oropeza). Grand Theft.. AB 1814 Materials Committee, the committee declined the provides that every person who feloniously steals, author's request for an .up or down" vote. Instead it takes, or carries away cargo of another is guilty of delayed the vote for two days in order to permit grand theft. AB 1814 also defines "cargo" as "any negotiations to oontinue on the remaining four serious goods, wares, products, or manufactured merchan- issues for which there was no agreement between the dise that has been loaded into a trailer, rail car, or supporters and opposition and the various minor cargo oontainer, awaiting or in transit, valued at more issues, which likely could be resolved. During the than $400" AB 1814 will help affected law enforce- negotiations in which the League participated, which ment agencies accurately track this type of grand were skillfully facilitated by representatives from the theft, and will assist in providing the necessary re- Speaker's office, two of the four major issues were sources to the law enforcement agencies that proted resolved, as were several minor issues. our ports. Staff: Liisa Lawson; Status: SenApps, Hrg. June 28"'; Position: Support. However, there were still two key, open issues when the committee met again on Thursday. After AB 1884 (Spitzer). Privacy Offenses. Immu- several complicated procedural moves involving the nity. AB 1884 adds city attorney prosecutors to the attendance and interpretative guidance of the Chief designated list of law enforcement officers permitted to Clerk of the Assembly, the committee finally granted record or overhear communications when investigat- the author's request to vote the bill .up or down". ing violations of consumer protection laws. The ability When that vote failed the committee then amended to record confidential communications is an invaluable the bill over the author's objections. The amendment, tool. Delays in investigations can be lost opportunities handed out at the committee hearing, would essen- to conduct and gather important evidence. The net tially gut the bill to include only intent language and result is that public safety is unnecessarily jeopar- appropriate $25 million to pay for brownfields cleanup dizect Staff: Liisa Lawson, Status: SenFIr, Posi- costs. It is unclear from what account the funding will tion: Support. come and how it would be used. The intent of this procedure, according to committee members who AB 1901 (Pacheco). Arson. AB 1907 would supported it, was to permit the bill to move ahead and extend the repeal date for provisions relating to negotiations to continue in an attempt to resolve the property damage as a result of aggravated arson until remaining issues. After the hearing, however, the January 1,2010. author's staff indicated that this procedure is not acceptable and that the author is dropping the bill. Arson continues to be a major problem in Califor- nia, which severely impacts the safety of our communi- "We will try again next year'", the author's staff ties, including law enforcement, firefighters and other indicated. The League thanks Senator Cedillo and emergency responder personnel. AB 1907 ensures his staff for their outstanding work on this issue and that arson suspects will be prosecuted, thus sending a for responding to the various issues raised by the clear message that engaging in arson will result in League. severe penalties and restitution. Staff: Liisa Lawson; Status: SenFlr; Position: Support. PAGE 8/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org