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WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS Western City, the League's monthly magazine, Telecommunications Revolution Will Affect Your recently won several awards. The magazine was City." The magazine also received an Award of recognized by the International Association of Merit from CAPIO for overall writing and design in Business Communicators (IABC) Sacramento the "Special Publication" category. Chapter, winning a Crystal Award for the Western City Media Kit in the "Media Kit" category, and an Western City is an entirely self-supporting Award of Merit in the "Three-Color or More Maga- project that is provided to League members as a zine" category. free membership benefit. It reaches more than 30,000 elected city officials and key staff. Subscrip- In addition, the California Association of Public tions are also available. To subscribe, visit Information Officers (CAPIO) awarded its highest www.westerncitv.com or call (916) 658-8223. For honor, the Award of Excellence, in its "Writing" advertising information, call (800) 262-1801 or visit category to Western City for the article, "How the www. westerncitv.com. Legislative Bill Action ................................................................ The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website to access information about legislation, policy issues and related develop- ments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org/billsearch), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center (www.cacities.org/advocacycenter), research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. ENVIRONMENTAL Senate. While the League has no position on the bill at this time, we have informed the author that AB 1899 (Wolk). Show Me the Flood Protec- the basic issue that likely will determine the tion. The Assembly's major flood protection bill, ~ League's position will be the 200-year protection 1899, narrowly passed the Assembly this week. It standard. applies to areas within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers watershed. The League has invited representatives from cities impacted by this legislation to a meeting next Known as the "show me the flood protection" week to discuss the bill and to make a recommen- bill, AB 1899 would establish a process to ensure dation on what position the League should take. that new housing development that is not infill would Representatives from the author's office will attend have verified 100-year flood protection before the meeting. Interested cities are encouraged to being approved, and have a plan in place to review the newly amended version of the bill and achieve 200-year protection within ten years. In the send their comments to the League and the author. interim, developers would be required to provide home buyers notice that their home is at risk of Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status: Passed Assem- flooding and to provide flood insurance until the bly; Pending in Senate; Position: Pending. 200-year standard is reached. AB 3050 (Jones). Flood Control. Liability. The author has accepted numerous amend- AB 3050 was not taken up by the author again this ments requested by the League and has committed week and thus the bill - but not the issue - is dead. to working with interested stakeholders in the Continued on Page 8 Visit the league's Official Website..www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS . PAGE 7 June 2, 2006 - Issue #22 ~_._,~,.......