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<br /> <br /> <br />/lí:cÒ,'C," C'",""rr--:"',i'.HI,j U~I,j;Jtf'" ,~" LFll:'~!:itl'.F- ;wej P'~II:V i""'Jf'~ ¡h:it /\i'F:! C:ii,k,r"Ia Cd'f"; <br /> <br />February 3, 2006 <br />Issue #5-2006 <br /> <br />PROP. 42 RJNDING INITIATIVE TO START <br /> <br />SIGNATURE-GATHERING <br /> <br />The League of California Cities is working with a broad-based coalition of <br />business, labor, local government, and community leaders to kick off a signa- <br />ture-gathering effort next week to qualify a constitutional amendment for the <br />November 2006 ballot that would "close the Prop. 42 loophole." <br />For more, see Page 5. <br /> <br />...................................... <br /> <br />LEGISLATIVE COMMITIEES CONTINUE TO <br /> <br />REVIEW BOND PROPOSALS <br /> <br />Legislative policy committees continued to hold "subject matter" hearings <br />the week of January 30 on the various infrastructure bond proposals pending <br />in the California Legislature. While the hearings focused on the <br />Schwarzenegger Administration's water/flood protection, trial court, transpor- <br />tation and education bond proposals, other bond proposals that have been <br />introduced were also considered. For more, see Page 6. <br /> <br />WANT MORE DETAILS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />...................................... <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />EMINENT DOMAIN UPDATE <br /> <br />Reactions to last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the ability of <br />state and local govemments to use eminent domain to further economic develop- <br />ment (Kelo v. City of New London) continue to play out in Califomia in the form of <br />legislative proposals and proposed ballot measures. The following summarizes <br />some recent key developments. For more, see Page 4. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />REGISTER FOR THE 2006 PUBLIC WORKS OFFICERS INSTITUTE <br />HOTEL ROOMS ALMOST SOLD OUT! <br />HELEN PUTNAM AWARDS - CALL FOR ENTRIES! <br />TELECOM IN THE NEWS <br />NLC TO SEEK 'AWARDS FOR MUNICIPAL EXCELLENCE' NOMINATIONS <br />LEAGUE SUPPORTED PILOT PROJECT BILL PASSES OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY <br /> <br />Page 3 <br />Page 4 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />,., .._, . "'.., ' ..-.,-,--,..--..-,"'---....-- "'-'--'---'---'-"'" <br />