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<br /> <br />,À,ra YSi:3, C::olllr-len1¿.l"i and Update::: c'r Le!~i:3IaÜ'/e and Policy ¡'3::;U€S that Affect Califorria Ciie:" <br /> <br />Annual Conference, <br />October 5-8, 2005 - <br />San Francisco <br /> <br />Priority Focus will <br />not publish on <br />Friday, October 7, <br />due to the League's <br />Annual Conference. <br /> <br />Please visit the <br />League's website at <br />www.cacities.ora, for <br />updates from the <br />conference. <br /> <br />WAtlf MORE DE'DULS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />September 30, 2005 <br />Issue #39-2005 <br /> <br />107TH LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL <br /> <br />CONFERENCE OPENS NEXT WEEK <br /> <br />You won't want to miss this one: the League's 107th Annual Conference, <br />Wednesday, October 5, through Saturday, October 8, at the Moscone Center <br />West in San Francisco! More than 2,300 of your colleagues from among <br />Califomia mayors, council members and other city officials will gather under <br />the conference theme, "Stepping It Up," to spend 3.5 days sharing ideas about <br />issues important to cities. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />. . . . . ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... <br /> <br />FEDERAL UPDATE: CONGRESS MOVES ON <br /> <br />APPROPRIATIONS BILLS, HOMELAND <br /> <br />SECURITY AND T ANF <br /> <br />The House passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will maintain funding <br />for the federal government once FY 2005 ends at midnight tonight, September <br />30. The Senate passed the spending extension measure this moming, with <br />President Bush expected to sign it into law later in the day. For more, see <br />Page 4. <br /> <br />. . . ... .. . .. ......... . . . .. . .. . .. . ..... <br /> <br />TWO LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS WILL DISCUSS <br /> <br />REDEVELOPMENT REFORMS <br /> <br />The chairpersons of several Assembly and Senate committees are col- <br />laborating on two interim legislative hearings on redevelopment issues, with <br />proposals discussed at these hearings likely to be introduced as legislation in <br />January 2006. For more, see Page 4. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 3 U.S. EPA SPONSORS FREE BROWNFIELDS GRANT TRAINING <br />WORKSHOPS IN OCTOBER <br />2005 LATINO NEW URBANISM CONFERENCE SET FOR OCTOBER <br />YOUR CITY'S FRANCHISE FEES ARE AT RISK! <br />