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/Z.,4/ <br /> <br /> Octot~ 11, 2002 <br /> Issue #37-2002 <br /> <br /> CONFERENCE DRAWS MORE THAN 2,000 CITY OFFICIALS IN LONG BEACH <br /> Strength in Unity, the League's 104~ Annual Conference, wrapped up in Long Beach on Saturday, October 5, <br />after treating more than 2,000 city officials from across the state to numerous presentations by notable speakers <br />including singer Peter Yarrow, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon. For more, <br />see page 2. <br /> <br /> NLC CALLS FOR CITIES' PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL HOMETOWN SECURITY DAY <br /> The National League of Cities (NLC) is launching a major media campaign this month to draw attention to the <br />failure of Congress and the President to pass homeland security legislation and authorize federal funds to cities <br />and towns in the 13 months since the terrorist attacks. An editorial in the October 7 edition of Nation's Cities <br />Weekly defines the message for this campaign (see reprint, page 6). For more, see page 3. <br /> <br /> SPEIER, DAUCHER NAMED LEGISLATORS OF THE YEAR <br /> <br /> Senator Jackie Speier and Assembly Member Lynn Daucher both received the coveted Legislator of the Year <br />award from the League of California Cities at its 2002 Annual Conference in Long Beach last week. The award <br />was given to Speier in appreciation of her support for local government efforts relating to billboard legislation and <br />housing issues, and to Daucher for her service on the Assembly Local Government Committee and for her leader- <br />ship in opposing, two bills relating to payroll deductions. For more, see page 3. <br /> <br /> NL;~V OFFICERS ELECTED TO BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE <br /> <br /> Acting during the League's Annual Conference last week in Long Beach, the League Board of Directors elected <br />new officers to form the Board's Executive Committee. Oakland City Attorney John Russo will serve as President. <br />Ron Loveridge, Mayor of Riverside, assumes the role of First Vice President; and Patricia Eklund, Council Member <br />of Novato is_ioining the Executive Committee as Second Vice President. For more, see page 4. <br /> <br /> Page 4 · League Adopts Positions on Propositions 50 and 51 <br /> Page 5 · October Conference on California Ocean Agenda <br /> · PG&E Franchise Task Force Update <br /> Page 6 · "Keeping the Dollars Local" Draws Enthusiastic Response <br /> · An Editorial: Ensuring Hometown Security- A Missed Opportunity <br /> <br /> <br />