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<br />HOT BILLS
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<br />SUPPORT SB 1374
<br />(Cedillo). Tax Admin-
<br />istration: tax payer
<br />information: disclo-
<br />sure.
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<br />SUPPORT AB 2484
<br />(Hancock). Housing
<br />development: density
<br />bonuses
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<br />ON BILLS?
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<br />Visit the League of
<br />California Cities
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<br />billsearch.
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<br />March 24, 2006
<br />Issue #12.2006
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<br />SB 1177 UNDERCUTS LOCAL AUTHORITY UNDER DENSITY
<br />BONUS LAW
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<br />SB 1177 (Hollingsworth), a measure that undercuts the ability of communi-
<br />ties to enforce their development standards under state Density Bonus Law,
<br />moved out of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee this week,
<br />despite the opposition of the League of California Cities, the American Planning
<br />Association and the California Association of Counties. For more, see Page 6.
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<br />HOUSE BIPARTISAN TELECOM REFORM DISCUSSIONS BREAK DOWN
<br />LEAGUE DISTRIBUTES ADVOCACY MATERIALS
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<br />The push to move a bipartisan national telecommunications franchising
<br />bill out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee seems to have
<br />broken down over the past week. For more, see Page 7.
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<br />LEAGUE NAMES SEN. FEINSTEIN,
<br />CONGRESSMAN MILLER, 'CONGRESSIONAL
<br />LEADERS OF THE YEAR'
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<br />Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Congressman
<br />Gary Miller (R-Calif.-42) have been named co-recipients of
<br />the League of California Cities' "Congressional Leader of
<br />the Year" award. For more, see Page 5.
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<br />League First Vice President
<br />Maria Alegria presents the
<br />Congressional Leader of the
<br />Year Award to Congressman
<br />MiHer.
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<br />TELECOM IN THE NEWS
<br />AD 2484 (HANCOCK): LEAGUE-SPONSORED BILL SEEKS EXEMPTION
<br />FOR HIGHER-DENSITY ZONED PARCELS
<br />INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM 'CITIES FOR HEALTHY KIDS' FOCUS GROUPS
<br />RELEASED
<br />INFRASTRUCTURE: JUNE DEADLINE PASSES. NOVEMBER BALLOT
<br />TARGETED
<br />CALLING ALL CALIFORNIA CITIESI
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