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<br /> �<r���:��;� �.,.�'s' t�;��:��� On Aprif 11, the League of Cafifiornia Cities
<br /> ���r.�f'('f!')"i�'�(1,?�'fZt1,�"ft'S�.fE?t�31,;a!:)!7�:�! :_~�`i�5 sponsored a virtua! seminar entitled ��Small Cities
<br /> �� Can Be Cool." The seminarwas a great success,
<br /> The League of California Cities' Legal Advo- featuring 55 individual listening sites, representing
<br /> cacy Corrtmittee published if5 quarteriy report ias# �ight states and 42 California cities — 263 partici-
<br /> week. The summary provides de#ails on 31 cases pants in total.
<br /> the committee reviewed from January 1 through
<br /> April 18. It also includes devefopments concern- The seminar incfuded speaker Dave lvan of
<br /> ing the California Vofing Rights Act and communi- Michigan State Universiry. Ivan was a popular
<br /> ca:ion system fees. presenter !ast year a± the Lsague's Annual Confer-
<br /> ence in San Diego.
<br /> Of particular note in the report were develop-
<br /> ments in Bay Area Cellular Telephone u City of Based on a research project he conducted,
<br /> Union City and SanchP? v. Gitv of Modesto. Ivan identified successful themes that"cool° smafl
<br /> communities shared. These included citizen
<br /> BayArea CellularTelephone involves the engagement; reakistic and ilexibfe land use oppor-
<br /> legality of Union City's 9-1-1 fee ordinance. The tunities; adaptable zoning regu�ations; cultural
<br /> trial court concluded the fee was a speci�l tax that ecanomic development; engaging and retaining
<br /> could only be imposed by voters. The matter is Youth and families; preserving a town's heritage
<br /> still pending, as Union City has appealed. The and natural amenities and a willingness to do it
<br /> yaurselves.
<br /> League will file an amicus brief in support of the
<br /> city. As a result of the evenYs success, the League
<br /> is now looking into other virtual seminar possibili-
<br /> fn Sanchez, Latino voters susd the ci#y under ties. A CD-ROM that contains a Windows Media
<br /> the California Voting RightsAct(CVRA}alleging recording of the event that you can play on your
<br /> they were precluded from electing any candidates computer and handout materials in .pdf format, +s
<br /> in the city's at-large ciiy council elections due to available at www cacities.org/coolsmallcities.
<br /> �acially polarized voting. After the trial, the court
<br /> granted the city's motion forjudgment an the If you have a suggestion, please contact
<br /> pieadings,the appeilate court reversed, holding Larraine t�kabe at lokabe@caci'ties.org.
<br /> the CVRA constitutionai.
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<br /> The holding cafled intn question a city's ability � ,{ � ,,,� 4t, �€ � i
<br /> to hold at-farge elections and the Supreme Court � ^�"�� � � M,. � r_.,<,� ��.
<br /> declined to Modesto's petition for review. Flex Ycur Power has created a Flex Alert
<br /> Network to help prevent California electrical
<br /> Copies of all the League's amicus filings +n the emergencies. Flex Alerts are sent via e-mail
<br /> report are availabie online at www.cacities.ora/ 24 hours in advance of impending energy
<br /> recentfilinqs. crunches.
<br /> Each e-mail includes important tips for
<br /> conserving electricity immediately. Join the Fiex
<br /> Alert network now and help spread the word
<br /> before the lights begin to dim. To sign-up, visit
<br /> www FlexYourPower.oralnow. For more energy
<br /> saving tooEs and programs provided by Flex
<br /> Your Power,visit www.FlexYourPower.orq.
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