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<br />ð-'z <br />BRAC from page 1 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />recommendations, indicating that the commis- <br />sioners are exercising their own judgments about <br />the impact that their decisions will have on military <br />preparedness and the communities where military <br />installations are located. <br /> <br />At press time, the commission has made the <br />following recommendations regarding military <br />installations in California: <br /> <br />Installations to Remain in Operation <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey <br />County <br />The Defense Language Institute in <br />Monterey County <br />Navy Broadway Complex in San Diego <br />County (remains open with a deadline) <br />Naval Support Activity Center in Riverside <br />County <br />Marine Corps Logistics Base in San <br />Bernardino County <br />Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), <br />Corona <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Realignments <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow <br />Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in San <br />Diego County <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Installations to Be Closed <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant in <br />Stanislaus County <br />Naval Weapons Station Concord (as <br />requested by the community) <br />Onizuka AFB in SUnnyvale was closed as <br />recommended by Department of Defense <br />(000) <br />Army Reserve Center in Moffett Field <br />Army Reserve Center in San Jose <br />Army Reserve Center in Mountain View <br />Army Reserve Center in Pasadena <br />Army Reserve Center in Long Beach <br />Army Reserve Center in Los Angeles <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Continued on Page 8 <br /> <br />NLC from page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />Among those reports are: <br /> <br />Local Budget and Tax Policy in the U.S.: Percep- <br />tions of City Officials <br /> <br />The State of America's Cities 2005: The Annual <br />Opinion Survey of Municipal Elected Officials <br /> <br />Strengthening Families in America's Cities: A <br />Survey on Municipal Conditions, Policies and Re- <br />sources for Children and Families <br /> <br />These reports can be found online at <br />www.nlc.org. <br /> <br />For a hardcopy of any report, please contact <br />Christy Brennan at brennan@nlc.org or Chris Hoene <br />at hoene@nlc.org. <br /> <br />TELECOMMUNICATIONS from page 1 <br />What Texas Did <br /> <br />After a bill that seriously threatened local fran- <br />chise authority and revenues was defeated in the <br />regular legislative session (with the cities of the state <br />joining with the cable industry to kill the legislation), a <br />special session was called and the Legislature <br />reconvened to consider another approach to the <br />issue. Ultimately, a measure was passed that will <br />substantially alter the regulatory framework for the <br />Texas communications industry, as well as for local <br />government. <br /> <br />A central piece of the Texas legislation was the <br />elimination of local franchise authority and the estab- <br />lishment of a state franchise authority. Franchise <br />revenues were preserved and for some cities the <br />revenues were increased. <br /> <br />As reform discussions continue in California, with <br />the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee <br />currently taking the lead, the Texas legislation clearly <br />sets a standard for the battle that will take place here, <br />in other states and in the next session of Congress. <br /> <br />We highly recommend that city officials review <br />the following summary of the Texas legislation pro- <br />vided by the Texas Municipal League. It may give us a <br />hint of "things to come" in California. <br />Continued on Page 3 <br /> <br />Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org <br /> <br />PAGE 2/PRIORITV FOCUS <br />