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I' /I. ~ PROP 42 from page 1 .............................................. Mayors, councilmembers and other local officials spoke at length on problems in their respective cities, ranging from the crumbling and pot hole-laden Bonnie Lane in Stockton, to the congested freeWijYs and intersections in La Quinta, San Bemardino and Ventura. "Our growth is boom- ing,n explained Mary Stephens, vice mayor of Desert Hot Springs. "Our people cannot get to work in an easy manner. You just sit in traffic. It's next to impossible to get out. D newspaper and radio reporters. , Gov. Schwarzenegger's "May ReviseD budget restored the $1.3 billion of Prop 42 funding Califomia's local streets and roads desperately needs. Both the Assembly and Senate budget subcommittees adopted the govemor's proposal. Hovvever~ there are still major differences on the . budget between the Democratic legislative leadership and the admin- istration. While discus- sions ensue on these issues, city officials and their LOCAL partners believe that the final budget should include full funding of Prop 42. . IB:.. . .. 'f; . ' -, '11",t., . t ""'-""1-. -<:' . '"' -1""" - ;;" ~ ~ . League board member and city of Hemet Councilmember Robin Lowe, chair of the Riverside County Transportation Commission echoed Stephens' comments, adding that potholes and other road damage has really had an impact on the community. p.,:~ . - Robin Lowe, vice'mayor.p~J-Iemetand'chair River- side County Transportation Commission, addresses the crowd, .' . In a continuing effort to communicate just how . important Prop 42 money is to the survival of Califomia's roadways and local ; streets, additional press conferences are planned for next week in thÐ cities of San Diego, Sacra- mento, Fresno, Santa Barbara, San Jose/Salinas, and Orange. "We have watched the quality of life deteriorate in Riverside County,D she said. The Road Infomlation Program (TRIP) Report, released just over a vveek ago, emphasizes this critical problem. In tenns of the roughest rides, five out of the top-10 worst m~tropolitan areas are located in California - further illustration of the' impact that lack of adequate funding for traaspor- tation improvements is having on Califo'mia's roadway system. The most récent statewide survey of city and county needs for the local tl"t'msportation system was from the SR 8 (Burton) report in 1999. The report found a backlog of $11 billion in needed repairs - which due to maintenance d'3ferrals is estimated at approximately $13 billion today. Various media outlets covered all four press conferences, including local ABC, NBC, CBS, and Univision television affiliates, and a variety of print :..--~ , 200~ ANNUAL 'CONFERENCE: OCTOBER 6-8, MOSCONE CONVEN,TION CENTER, SAN FRANC~SCO Plan now to attend the 2005 Annual Conference this fall - the first time it has been in San Francisco since 1997. Make you reservations through our online system at www.cacities.org/ac. PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the Lugue's Offici¡1 Websiteuwww.cacities.org