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~,h~ 19, 2002 Issue ~F28-2002 Hot Bills: WEEK FOUR AND NO STATE BUOGET IN SIGHT :,.. Act Now As the state starts its fourth week without a budget, there is no noticeable · progress toward a resolution of the crisis. Any meetings being held are in far- ; SB 910 (Dunn). removed backrooms with little progress to announce, Formore, see BUDGETpage 2.. : Housing Elements. '- Oppose Unless .................. : Amended. RISK TO VLF BACKFILL HEIGHTENS LOCAL ACTIVITIES ; With the stalled state budget entering it's fourth week, city officials are working _' closely with other partners in LOCAL ("Leave Our Community Assets Local") to _" persuade legislators to vote for the budget currently sitting on the Assembly floor. · The League and other LOCAL partners continue to be concerned that local funding ; from the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) is increasingly at risk as time passes without a ." budget deal. Formore, see LOCAl. page 3. : COMPROMISE STILL SOUGHT FOR HOUSING : ELEMENTS BILL (SB 910): HEARING SET FOR AUGUST 7 · Negotiations between the League and other local government groups with -' proponents of SB 910 (Dune, Santa Ana) remain polarized over the issue of housing ; element enforcement. With the bill set for hearing August 7 in the Assembly Want more details on Housing and Community Development Committee, a compromise on this critical issue these and other bills? Log has yet to be found. The League continues to urge cities concerned with the on to the League of bill to contact their legislators during July, and particularly their Assembly Caiifomia Cities Web site Members. For more, see HOUSING page 2. at www.cacities.org and click on Legislative Advocacy. Page 4 · Expanded Definition of Tax-Exempt Medicine Could Impact City Revenues · Cities Urged to Seek Federal Deputization for Airport Local Law Enforcement Page 5 · State and Local Taxes At Risk With Key Bill in House Judiciary Committee Page 6 · Legislative Bill Summaries