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<br />7A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />1-001,..... ~...u'i' ..6 il!l<f~!t~ Q>ll ~<{i~.,i>~ .~~ ~6ll<r l1;,"" tm ~1tt<t CiIlil'oj'o>l. 'Ill~ <br /> <br />PRIORITY <br />FOCUS <br /> <br />, . r F;\ ('; I ,;: <br /> <br />~ ~~hl'~~ f~',~ <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />June 22, 2007 <br />Issue #24-2007 <br /> <br />Page 3: Infrastructure Bond Implementation Update <br />Page 5: Workers' Compensation Legislation: League-Opposed Measures <br />Page 6: Transient Occupancy Tax - Is Your City Owed Unpaid Past Taxes? <br />Page 7: Annual Conference Resolutions Introduction Deadline Approaching <br />Page 8: Leadership Applications for Mayors and Council Members Dept. Due Next Week <br />Flood Conference Planned for Sacramento <br />Summit on Municipal Financial Stability to be Held in San Francisco <br />Page 9: Find a Bill, Legislators, Leg Committee, or Ask League Leg Staff <br /> <br />SB 303 UPDATE <br /> <br />S6 303 (Ducheny), a bill that would impose significant land use hardships on California cities, is <br />currently held at the State Assembly desk, awaiting assignment to a committee. <br /> <br />At press time, word around the capitol was that the bill would first be heard in the Assembly <br />Committee on local Government, followed by the Assembly Committee on Housing and <br />Community Development. Cities are encouraged to write Sen. Ducheny opposing this measure. <br />For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />PROP. 1B NEWS CONFERENCES A SUCCESS <br />Officials Get the Word Out: Cities Have Infrastructure Projects 'Ready to Go' <br /> <br />Two news conferences were held in California last week to encourage state officials to allocate <br />the $1 billion in Proposition 1 B funds in this year's budget to improve local streets and roads. <br />For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br /> <br />California's CitiJes,~ <br />nea4y 10 Go!! { . <br />~ ;t. to ., '<'~:,\ ;. <br />I' a Our LOi:'m ',:.f/ treds ami R.!;ws <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />FEDERAL GANG BILL APPROVED BY SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE <br /> <br />On Thursday, June 14, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved S. 456, the Gang <br />Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007. The bill is a product of nearly a decade of bipartisan <br />negotiations and has been a priority for California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. For more, see Page 3, <br />