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<br />ØI-/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I\nalysis, COtTrnentary and Upca.ies on Le~]I:;lati"le end Policy IssLes that l\ttect c.~_lifmni.~i C>t1es. <br /> <br />WAIfT MORE DElÄlLS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />June 24, 2005 <br />Issue #25-2005 <br /> <br />U.S. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CONDEMNATION FOR <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />Of the U.S. Supreme Court's three takings cases this year, Kelo v. City of <br />New London received a significant amount of media coverage. It had all the <br />elements of a good press story. On one hand, an economically "distressed <br />municipality" was struggling to offset the loss of a military base and 1,500 <br />jobs. On the other, sympathetic owners were being forced to sell their life <br />long homes in the name of progress. For mOTe, see Page 8. <br /> <br />. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . . . . . . <br /> <br />COURT AFFIRMS STANDARD PRACTICES IN <br />PROPERTY RIGHTS LITIGATION <br />Sometimes, common sense prevails. <br /> <br />Such was the case when the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that property <br />owners do not get a "second bite at the apple" by bringing a takings claim in <br />federal court after the case has already been decided in state court. FormoTe, <br />see Page 4. <br /> <br />.............. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... <br /> <br />TEA-21 REAUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE REPORTEDLY REACH <br /> <br />AGREEMENT ON FUNDING TOTAL <br /> <br />With a deadline of June 30 looming on the latest Transportation Equity Act <br />for the 21st Century (TEA-21) extension, news reports late in the evening on <br />Thursday, June 23, indicated that lawmakers reached an agreement on a final <br />spending figure for a multi-year authorization bill for renewing the 1998 TEA- <br />21 bill. FormaTe, see Page 7. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 2 MA YORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS <br />. MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS EXECUTIVE FORUM, JULY 27- 29 <br />Page 3 STATE SUPREME COURT DENIES REVIEW <br />. LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PARCEL TAX TOSSED <br />Page 4 GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW INDIAN GAMING AGREEMENTS <br />Page 5 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> <br />".r'-'~'" <br />