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? ~hj 12, 2002 <br /> Issue #27-2002 <br /> <br /> A THIRD WEEK, NO BUDGET IN SIGHT <br /> CITIES STILL AT RISK! <br /> Hot Bills: <br /> Next week, the State of California begins its third week without a state budget. <br />· · · · Act Now The Senate has been in recess for two weeks, watching the lower house struggle to <br />-" pass the Senate-crafted budget package lying on the Assembly desk. After two early <br />· AB 680 (Steinberg) Assembly votes, it is clear that no one can count the 54 votes needed for passage in <br />· Redistribution of <br />· the Assembly. For more, see page 6. <br />· Sales Tax. <br />'- OPPOSE. .................. <br />· LOCAL COALITION URGES BUDGET VOTE <br />· SB 910(Dunn) <br />; Housing Element As the state enters its third week without a budget, members of the LOCAL <br />· Penalties. coalition (Leave Our Community Assets Local) continue to work in all legislative <br />._ OPPOSE. districts to urge legislators to vote for the budget passed by the Senate on June 29. <br /> <br />· Note: The Senate "We support the Senate budget, with the VLF increase, because a 'deal is a deal'", <br />." is in recess until said League Executive Director Chris McKenzie. "The League supported the VLF <br />_" AuguSt 5 (unless (Vehicle License Fee) trigger in ] 998 when the cuts began (the provision that called <br />· they are called for reinstatement of VLF fees if state revenues declined), and we think it is <br />: hack to work fur- . ~ . ,, <br /> reasonable to raise the /LF now under these c~rcumstances. For more, see page .5. <br />· ther on the state <br />· budget). The <br />-" Assembly is still in <br />_. session, but con- ACTION NEEDED ON FEDERAL FIRST RESPONDERS BILL <br />· ducting little busi- <br />· ness at this time.) <br />· Cities are urged to contact California's Senators and your Representatives to urge <br />Want more details on their support for the "First Responder Terrorism Preparedness Act of 2002" (S. <br />these and other bills? Log 2664), which was approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee <br />on to the League of on June 27. The bill would authorize $3.5 billion for the Bush Administration's first <br />Califomia Cities Web site responders initiative from FY 2003-2006. For more, see page 4. <br />at www.cacities.org and <br />click on Legislative <br />Advocacy. <br /> Page 2 · ENERGY STATUS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM <br /> · GRANT PROGRAM Ol-I-ld~ soFrWARE FOR HOld. LAM) SECURITY INITIATIVES <br /> · WASTE BOARD TO HONOR CITIES MEETING AB 939 GOALS <br /> Page 3 · INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? <br /> · BALLOT MEASURE SKILLS WORKSHOP <br /> Page 7 · LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> <br /> <br />