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��i RECEHT LEAGUE FRIEHD-OF-THE�OURT FILINGS The League wouid like to provide special af 117 Cal. App. 4"� 1289, review granted (Jul. 21, thanks to the individuals listed below, who wrote 2004). friend-of-the-court letters or briefs, for their volun- , teer efforts on behaff of the League. Following To request League amicus assistance visit: guideline changes relating to the League's friend- www.cacities.ora/reauestamicus. For more of-the-court participation that were adopted in information about the League's Legal Advocacy 2002, typically briefs are filed on behalf of the Program visit: www.cacities.ora/leaaladvocacv. League rather than on behalf of joining cities. League action and a brief summary of the FLD( YOUR POWER from page 1• •••••• case appear below. Copies of the filings are According to Jim Detmers, CEO of the Califor- available at: www.cacities.or4lrecen�lings. nia System Operator (Cal-ISO), in the last week, California broke three energy use records in a row When Do Public Agencies Need to Meet and — at a time when temperatures were moderate. Detmers commented that Californians need to be Confer? ready to respond to requests to reduce energy The Califomia Supreme court will be consider- use, especially during peak demand times of 4:00 ing two cases relating to when a public agency is p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the 2001 crisis, Califor- required to meet and confer with its employees nians responded magn�cently when asked for when adopting a policy that may affect working immediate reductions. Detmers observed that in conditions. the summer of 2001, ISO staff could actually see demand go down in real time as conservation The League recently filed a friend-of-the-court practices were implemented after the requests for brief with the California Supreme Court supporting reductions went out. a city's decision that it did not need to meet and confer with the peace officers union before con- During that period, the League participated by ducting a study on possible racial pro�ling by sending alerts to cities using our list serve capa- police officers. The League thanks Andrea bilities and provided information to cities on steps Saltzman & Art Hartinger with Meyers, Nave, they could take to reduce energy use in city Riback, Silver & Wilson, for writing the letter on facilities. The League continued to provide this behalf of the League. The name of the case is information until the state's own notification Claremont Police O�cers Assoaation v. City of system was online. Cities in turn did their part to C/aremonf, No. S120546, previously published at not only reduce energy use in city facilities, but to 112 Cal.App.4th 639, reviewgranted (Jan. 14, educate ciry employees, their families and com- 2pp4). munity residents about the importance of energy conservation and peak use reductions. The California Supreme Court also recently agreed to hear a case where the court of appeal The impressive response by Californians to concluded that a city was not obligated to meet reduce energy use, especially peak use, helped to and confer about its decision to hire retirees as limit the number of times the state had to institute temporary employees. The League partiapated rotating blackouts. The goal of the "Flex Your as a friend-of-the-court in this case as well, and Power Now" program is to implement a program thanks Jeff Sloan with Renne 8 Holtzman that will help the state avoid blackouts this sum- Public Law Group for writing the friend-of-the- mer. court brief and the letter in support of publication at the court of appeal. The name of the case is Recently, the Public Utilities Commission Sacramento Police O�cers Associafion v. City of approved a demand side reduction program for all Sacramento, No. S124395, previously published three investor owned utilities. Along with the ISO, Continued on Page 5 Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 3 __ _ __ _ .�.. _ .�. ._ __ , _