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� -i �I 5 POLITICAL PULSETO HOST CALIFORNIA PERFORMANCE REVIEW TELECONFERENCE Will the California Pertormance Review wind up as ballot initiatives. (CPR) breathe new life into California govern- • The operational and political implications of ment? That question and more will be examined eliminating 117 out of California's 339 by a panel of experts during a September 9 commissions and boards. teleconference designed to help will answer • What CPR hopes to achieve with a new questions about the CPR and assist participants OMB (Office of Management and Budget): in understanding its potential impact on California Will it really provide the fiscal controls and government and politics. The teleconference will efficiencies it promises? begin at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, and last for 90 • Who will be the winners and losers if/when minutes. an environmental super agency is estab- lished. The teleconference is sponsored by Political . How the elimination of county level Boards Pu/se, a bi-weekly newsletter that provides of Education plus the centralization of comment and analysis on current issues under authorityoverhighereducation underthe discussion in State Capitol and the statewide Education Secretary might play out. media. The panel will consist of Billy Hamilton, . How the CPR hopes to change California Co-Executive Director, California Performance government from a bureaucratic culture to Review; Charles Poochigian, State Senator and a"customer service" one. Little Hoover Commission member; Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project; Anthony York, editor and co-publisher of Politica/ Pulse and Education Beat. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES TO rhe creat�on of the cPR was one of Gov. HOST EVENT HIGHLIGHTING Schwarzenegger's first acts in office, intended to ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS provide guidance and recommendations on how to restructure, reorganize and reform state The National League of Cities (NLC) government. The final draft report addresses 279 launched The American Dream Campaign government issues and makes 1,200 recom- in March 2004 to draw attention to the mendations. The report claims that if its recom- economic inequalities that threaten the mendations are implemented, they will save well-being of cities and towns across Californians more than $32 billion over the next 5 America. A series of events are planned to years. draw attention to the campaign on Septem- ber 28 in Washington, DC. Local leaders Conference registration costs $149 through from across the country who will examine September 8, and may be completed online the issues, share local solutions, and call (http://reqistration.qlvphics.coml or by calling the for national action. registration center at 800-651-7916. The confer- ence registration fee increases by $50 for sign- A December 2003 NLC report, Divided ups on September 9(the day of the teleconfer- we Fall: Inequalify and the Future of ence). America's Cities and Towns, provided the framework for the bipartisan campaign by Among the topics to be covered: documenting the economic disparities, defining local roles and responsibilities, • What the plan is for implementing the and calling for local action to address CPR's recommendations. specific problems that limit opportunities. • What role the Little Hoover Commission will play. For more information please visit the • What parts of the CPR, if any, are likely to NLC's website at www.nlc.org Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 3