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, 11 <br /> <br /> August 16, 2002 <br /> Isme #31-2~02 <br /> <br /> Hot Bills: SB 910 DIES IN ASSEMBLY HOUSING COMMITTEE <br />· · · · Act Now SB 910 (Dunn - Santa Aha) failed passage yesterday in the Assembly Housing <br />· Committee after the author and proponents rejected a compromise offered by <br />· SB 1828 (Burton). Housing Committee Chairman Alan Lowenthal and Assembly Local Government <br />· Historical Resources: Committee Chairwoman Pat Wiggins. For more, see page 2. <br /> <br />· Affected Native ...··.o,.o,.,··0,, <br />."American Sacred <br />· Sites. OPPOSE ~ 680 DEAD FOR THE SESSION - AT LEAST MOST OF IT!. <br /> <br />· Assembly Member Darrell Steinberg announced this week that he will not take up <br />· AB 680 before the end of the session. This announcement means that the bill is dead <br />· for this session. <br /> <br />· AB 680 gave the state control over local sales taxes and redistributed the sales <br />-~ tax growth in the Sacramento region to certain regional priorities. The primary basis <br />.' of the League's opposition was the precedent of giving control to the state over a <br />_' major local government revenue source. The state's track record when taking control <br />· over local government revenues has not been a good one for the financial health of <br />· local government. Formore, seepage 2. <br /> <br />· NO PROGRESS ON STATE BUDGET <br /> <br />· 'With only two weeks to the expected end of the 2001-02 legislative session, the <br />Want more details on legislature this week appeared to make no progress in resolving the budget impasse. <br />these and other bills? Log No serious meetings about the budget were reported. No serious debates occurred <br />on to the League of on the Assembly floor, where a budget bill awaits action. For more, see page $, <br />California Cities Web site <br />at www.cacities.org and <br />click on Legislative <br />Advocacy. <br /> <br /> Page 2 · Is SB 910 Really Dead? <br /> Page 3 · Trial Lawyers Propose Tort "Un-Reform" <br /> Page 4 · LOCAL Message Stresses Impact of Delayed State Budget <br /> Page 5 · Legislative Bill Summaries <br /> <br /> <br />