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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />¡'nay:;,:,. Commerl'ary arH:J Upca:es C)'l Le~v;lat.\'e and Policy Issues. tf1at .f\ffec! California C¡iles <br /> <br />Annual Conference, <br />October 5-8, 2005 - <br />San Francisco <br /> <br />WANT MORE DETAILS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />September 2, 2005 <br />Issue #35-2005 <br /> <br />EMINENT DOMAIN UPDATE: PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL <br />AMENDMENTS STALLED, MULLIN AND KEHOE <br />LEGISLATIVE MEASURES ADVANCE <br /> <br />Reaction in the State Capitol to the recent United States Supreme Court <br />decision in Kelo vs. New London continued this week, as both the Senate and <br />the Assembly took up bills to restrict the use of eminent domain. For more, <br />see Page 6. <br /> <br />..................................... <br /> <br />LEGISLATIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSIONS <br /> <br />POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT. 21 <br /> <br />The Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee, chaired by <br />Assemblymember Lloyd Levine, postponed discussions on telecommunica- <br />tions legislation until September 21 - after the current legislative session has <br />ended. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />..................................... <br /> <br />ILG RELEASES GUIDE TO FUNDING OPEN SPACE <br /> <br />ACQUISITION PROGRAMS <br /> <br />Preserving open space is a critical challenge for local agencies in Califor- <br />nia. To help them meet this challenge, the Institute for Local Government <br />(ILG) has published "Funding Open Space Acquisition Programs: A Guide for <br />Local Agencies in California." For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 2 SUPPORT CALIORNIA ARTS DAY ON OCTOBER 7 <br />. TAKING YOUR AIRPORT INTO THE 21ST CENTURY <br />Page 3 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE RELEASES ESTIMATED TRIPLE FLIP PAYMENTS <br />. VEHICLE LICENSE FEES UPDATE <br />. CITY BALLOT MEASURE ACADEMY A HIT! <br />Page 4 LEAGUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON <br />UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC OPINION <br />. GREEN BUILDING 101 SEMINAR <br />. NLC LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR CITY OFFICIALS <br />Page 5 CALED ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EVENTS <br />Page 8 BILL SUMMARIES <br />