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<br />8A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />r.ml J_ <br /> <br />{>.I};~!;.~"': ." ;';{'j:':"'\'~"f';~-vY. "';': ~~~~':i-~~I:~ ;".(; .;.~'~f~iis.;i;,,;t :)'~'~'I~ ~\;~i.r~' :~:,,~;:~ ;.;":.;;: ki'~;:.".' [d-;~::',;~..",< '-:-:i;'-'< <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />Oct. 19, 2007 <br />Issue #40-2007 <br /> <br />Page 4: <br />Page 8: <br />Page 9: <br />Page 10: <br />Page 11: <br /> <br />Page 12: <br /> <br />Page 13: <br /> <br />Legislative Session: How Cities Fared on Priority Bills <br />Governor's Post-Employment Benefits Commission Prepares for Final Report <br />Handouts for HCD Prop. 1C Funding Stakehoider Meetings Now Available <br />Local Speed Limits Impacted by Recent Change to California Traffic Manual <br />National League of Cities Seeks Data on Fire Company Turnout Time <br />NFPA Requests Proposals to Change 1710 Standard <br />League Legislative Briefings Scheduled for November <br />Fire Chiefs leadership Seminar Set for December <br />Register Now for NlC Audio Conference on Gang and Youth Violence Reduction Strategies <br />Find a Bill, Legislators, Leg Committee, or Ask League Leg Staff <br /> <br />SO-CALLED 'EMINENT DOMAIN REFORM' INITIATIVE MORE DECEPTIVE <br />THAN PROPOSITION 90 <br /> <br />A legal analysis published last week by a law firm that specializes in ballot measures has <br />concluded that the California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act (CPOFPA) contains <br />far-reaching, hidden provisions that would dramatically curtail the ability of cities and other <br />governmental entities to protect public health, safety and welfare. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />GOVERNOR'S SIGN AND VETO DECISIONS A 'MIXED BAG' FOR CITIES <br /> <br />At the end of the 2007 legislative session, the League of California Cities had identified 28 bills of <br />importance to cities and submitted either a sign or veto request for each to Gov. Arnold <br />Schwarzenegger. Overall, California cities fared well with the Governor's decisions. The <br />Governor matched the League's sign-veto request on 20 of the 28 bills, giving the League a 71 <br />percent success rate. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />HOUSE PASSES FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION OF INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM' <br /> <br />On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3678, <br />the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007, by a vote of 405-2, with no amendments <br />added. <br /> <br />If signed into law, the bill would extend the current moratorium on Internet access taxes (that <br />expires on Nov. 1) for four more years. The legislation would also amend the current definition of <br />Internet access to make it clear that the moratorium applies only to the service that connects a <br />user to the Intemet and not to goods and services sold over the Internet. For more, see Page 3. <br />