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<br />8A <br />Page 11 <br /> <br />I!IlIlI'm ~.~--~.. '1II~__".."ul <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />Sept. 28, 2007 <br />Issue #37-2007 <br /> <br />Page 3: <br />Page 4: <br /> <br />Page 6: <br /> <br />New Issue of Focus on Housing Published <br />Schedule of HCD Prop. 1C Funding Stakeholder Meetings Now Available <br />California Public Utilities Commission Rule 20A Reallocation Order Vacated <br />California Traffic Control Devices Committee to Hold Special Workshop on Oct. 10 <br />OPR Seeks Input on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Guidelines for CEQA <br />Forum on the Socia-EconomIc Impacts of Indian Gaming Coming in October <br />League Legislative Briefings Scheduled for November <br />Call for Education Session Ideas: 2008 Mayors & Council Members Academy. Executive Forum <br />Find a Bill. Legislators. Leg Committee. or Ask League Leg Staff <br /> <br />Page 5: <br /> <br />'HOUSING BOTTOM LINE' STUDY MISSES THE POINT <br /> <br />In June, the California Home Building Foundation released "The Housing Bottom Line: The Fiscal <br />Impact of New Home Construction on California Governments." While the effort was notable, the <br />study sadly misses the point and fails to consider the individual characteristics of California's 478 <br />cities, according to a critique written by Michael Coleman, the League of California Cities' fiscal <br />consultant. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />LEAGUE PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC SAFETY PRESS CONFERENCE <br />Issues Surrounding Potential Prison Population Cap and Inmate Release Spotlighted <br /> <br />On Monday, Sept. 24, representatives from the League of California Cities participated in a public <br />safety press conference in San Francisco. The event was held before the first hearing of a three- <br />judge panel with authority to determine whether or not to release 40,000 inmates from the state <br />prison system and cap the prison population to reduce overcrowding. <br /> <br />The pre-hearing press event was held at the Phillip Burton United States Courthouse to call <br />attention to the public safety issues related to the potential large-scale inmate release and <br />population cap. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />GOVERNOR SIGNS SECURE RE-ENTRY FACILITY LEGISLATION <br /> <br />On Wednesday, Sept. 26, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 943 (Machado), a bill that <br />creates the first secure community re-entry facility in California. Re-entry facilities are designed <br />to provide offenders with intensive rehabilitation, reducing the chances of recidivism. <br />For more, see Page 3. <br />