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<br />Background
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<br />The League is part of a coalition which includes law enforcement and local government that is
<br />supporting intervention in Coleman, ef al. v. Schwarzenegger and Plata et al. v. Schwarzenegger.
<br />The two class action lawsuits focus on allegations that conditions in the California prison system
<br />violate the federal constitutional rights of inmates. The League joined the coalition because if this
<br />action occurs, it will place a significant burden on local governments.
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<br />As developments in the coalition intervention occur, updates will be issued through Priority Focus
<br />and the League of California Cities' Web site, '!..Y~li!'cGacities.orCl.
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<br />'Re-Entry Facility Legislation' Continued from Page 1...
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<br />Re-Entry Facility Workshops
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<br />The League of California Cities - along with the California State Association of Counties,
<br />California State Sheriffs' Association, Chief Probation Officers Association, California Mental
<br />Health Directors Association, County Alcohol & Drug Program Administrators Association of
<br />California and the Association of California Cities Allied with Prisons - has partnered with the
<br />California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for a series of 10 informational regional
<br />summits on re-entry facilities throughout the state.
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<br />The purpose of these workshops is to offer a forum for exchanging information and presenting
<br />perspectives on what roles and responsibilities the state, counties and cities will assume in
<br />bringing re-entry facilities online in California's communities. The final workshops in the series
<br />will be held in October for Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.
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<br />For more information on the workshops, contact League Legislative Analyst Dorothy Johnson at
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<br />New Issue of Focus on Housing Published
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<br />Eminent Domain Reform Measures, 'Green' Affordable Housing Examined
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<br />The October 2007 edition of Focus on Housing, the League
<br />of California Cities' affordable housing electronic newsletter,
<br />published earlier this week.
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<br />Among the news this month. League Executive Director
<br />Chris McKenzie calls out the Jarvis eminent domain 'reform'
<br />measure as an attack on tenant rights: while Solara, a new
<br />community in Poway, is highlighted for its "green" features.
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<br />In addition, the issue features a summary of affordable
<br />housing news from around California and details on the
<br />CRA/Cal-ALHFA Affordable Housing Conference coming up
<br />in late October.
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<br />To sign up for the free subscription and to read the current issue, visit
<br />yvww,imakenews.com(focusonhQhlsin9. Focus on Housing is published by the League of
<br />California Cities in support of the League goal of working to expand the supply and affordability of
<br />housing, and to engage the League membership in discussion and debate on housing policy
<br />issues.
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<br />For more information on how you can contribute your affordable housing stories to the newsletter,
<br />contact League Communications Specialist Brian Heaton at 9l:!?atoll@caci!lQ.~,Qill.
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