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February 1, 2002 <br /> Issue #5-2002 <br /> <br /> ASSEMBLY PASSES STEINBERG BILL TO REDISTRIBUTE <br /> SALES TAXES IN SACRAMENTO REGION <br /> Hot Bi <br /> On Thursday, the AssembLy passed AB 680, a bill by Darrell Steinberg that <br />,.,,to Watch would redistribute sales tax in the Sacramento region. The measure needed <br />· 41 votes for passage and it received just the requisite number. For more, see <br />·· AB 640 (3ack- page 2. <br />m. son). CoastaL. mm m mmmmm m,m m mm m mm m m mi <br />· LCP Amend- <br />:ments. PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES SUBSTANI'[AL INCREASES IN <br />· AB 680 HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET <br />· _ (Steinberg). <br />· Land use: sates Tn a .lanuary 24 speech to U.S. Mayors and County Officials in Washing- <br />-' tax and property ton, President Bush Laid out important commitments relating to the partner- <br />· tax revenue ship role he sees with Local government in the nation's fight against terror- <br />' ism. For more, see page 3. <br />· allocation. <br /> <br />· SB 910 (Dunn). mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm <br />· General plans: <br />-~ housing eLe- LEGISLATURE ACTS TO REDUCE BUDGET DEFICIT <br />_' ments. <br />· The Senate and Assembly sent to the Governor a package of amendments <br />· to the current year budget. The series of bills achieves much of the pur- <br />· ported savings by cuts, refinancing of existing programs and sweeping dor- <br />m <br />· mant accounts into the state General Fund. Most of the elements come <br />· Wont more detoiZs on verbatim from the plan developed by the Governor's Department of Finance. <br />these and other bil~? Minor changes mainly affected areas of the budget other than local govern- <br />Log on to the League o]: ment. However, a sigm~cant cut to the Public Library Foundation of $7.9 <br />CaliJ~ornio Cities Web site,million was restored as an amendment to the package. For more, see page 2. <br />at www. cadties, org and <br />dick on Legislative <br />Advocacy. <br /> <br /> Page 2 · THE AB 680 VOTE COUNT <br /> · OPR'S DEVELOPMENT OF INCORPORATION GUIDELINES <br /> Page 3 · CALIFORNIA DISCUSSES HOMELAND SECURITY <br /> Page 4 · HOUSING ELEMENT DISCUSSIONS ON MAY TIMELINE <br /> Page 5 · LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> Page 6 · OPR'S ENVIRONMENTAL3USTECE FORUMS <br /> <br /> <br />