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FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT STATE BUDGET <br /> Hot Bills: SENATE ACTS, BUT ASSEMBLY STALEMATE CONTINUES <br /> <br /> California begins a new fiscal year today, but without a state budget. On Friday, <br />·· · · · J~ct NOW June 28, the Budget Conference Committee adopted a report on the 2002-03 budget <br />; AB 2065 (Nakano). and sent its work product to the floors of both houses for a vote. The Conference <br />· Property Tax. Committee restored most of the local government cuts that were proposed in the <br />: Assessment Roll. ' Governor's May Revision Budget. For more, see page 2. <br />"_ Review and Com- <br /> <br />; AB 2333 (Nakano). BUDGET DEADLINE INTENSIFIES LOCAL ACTIVITIES <br />: Transportation With the approaching June 30 deadline for adoption of a new 2002-03 state <br />." Funding, Oppose. budget, LOCAL coalition partners have intensified their efforts to persuade legisla- <br />; tors to find ways to close the $23.6 billion revenue gap without shifting costs to local <br />· AB 2351 agencies, borrowing local revenues or cutting essential local services. For more, <br />: (Canciamilla). Water see page 3. <br />-" Quality. Mandatory .................. <br />· Minimum Penalties. <br />; Support/Co-sponsor. LEAGUE WEIGHS IN WITH LAND USE, INFRASTRUCTURE <br />· CONFERENCE COMMITTEE <br />~ AB 1890 (Horton). <br />; City Employees. Recently League staff was given the opportunity to provide comments at a <br />· Civil Sevice Board. legislative conference committee considering land use planning and infrastructure <br />'- Oppose. issues. The committee was convened by Assembly Member Patricia Wiggins and <br />· Senator Byron Sher to give more in-depth consideration of their separate bills (AB 857 <br />Want more details on and SB 741) dealing with these issues, The other members of the committee are <br />these and other bills? Log Assembly Members Keeley and Harman, and Senators Figueroa and McPherson. City <br />on to the League of <br />California Cities Web site officials are urged to monitor these bills, and the work of the conference <br />at www.cacities.org and committee, given the Legislature's propensity to focus on local land use <br />clickon Legislative authority. For more, seepage 6. <br />Advocacy. <br /> <br /> Page 5 · HELP SUSTAIN LOCAL COALITION MOMENTUM <br /> SUMMIT ON GRO~NTH REPORT AVAILABLE <br /> PUC RULING PROTECTS RULE 20A BUDGETS <br /> Page 7 · LEAGUE LIBRARY EXPANDS ONLINE RESOURCES <br /> Page 8 · CITIZEN CORPS INITIATIVE: LEAGUE SEEKS INPUT <br /> LEAGUE REQUESTS REVIEW OF BINDING ARBITRATION DECISION <br /> Page 9 · LEGISLATIVE BILL ACTION <br /> <br /> <br />