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�� / <br /> .. <br /> September 9, 2005 <br /> Issue #36-2005 <br /> LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: BIG IDEAS, FEW RESULTS...AND ON TO <br /> THE SPECIAL ELECTION <br /> It was billed as the year of reform. But as the Senate and Assembly worked through <br /> the last bills on their files this week, it was clear that no major reforms would emerge <br /> from the Legislature this year. For more, see Page 2. <br /> .• ...............................••. <br /> TWO HOUSING ATTORNEY FEE BILLS HEAD <br /> TO GOVERNOR <br /> The League is requesting that the govemor veto finro housing bills (AB 712 — <br /> Canciamilla and AB 1227 -Torrico) that were amended to include attorney fee <br /> provisions that may inspire additional litigation, or threats of litigation, against local <br /> governments. Both measures would award attomeys fees to plaintiffs in housing <br /> suits, when they would not otherwise qualify to receive them. For more, see Page 5. <br /> .....•.•...•.•.......•.•.••••••.•... <br /> Hurricane Katrina: California Cities Respond <br /> Like their counterparts throughout the nation, California cities are responding with a <br /> heartfelt outpouring of sympathy to residents from the cities and communities that <br /> have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding. Cities are also <br /> considering and acting on ways that they can offer practical assistance to respond to <br /> the immediate and long-term expected needs of the people of the Gulf Coast region. <br /> For more, see Page 6. <br /> IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> Page 3: Key Policy Issues for Cities: What Happened? <br /> Page 7: Hurricane Katrina: National League of Cities Update <br /> Page 8: City and County Officials Appointed to the Califomia Partnership for the San Joaquin <br /> Valley <br /> Page 8: Congress is Back! Your Voice Needed on Franchising, Eminent Domain <br /> Page 10: Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing <br /> Page 11: Bill Summaries <br /> 1 <br />