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<br />9A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />holyw.,.. '~ffl",f<1IWY .~d ~j>d1Ilt<.. Lt!;isl"f",;md V1lIh', t@tlti>.t Mt." (.iit..oi. Clill!'l <br /> <br />PRIORITY <br />FOCUS <br /> <br />~~"-- LF.\CL,:.l <br />~C:ITlrS <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />Dec.14,2007 <br />Issue #47.2007 <br /> <br />Page 3: <br />Page 4: <br /> <br />Page 5: <br /> <br />A Reminder on Prop. 1A Protection of Major Revenue <br />Final Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines Released <br />Nominations Now Being Accepted for League City Managers Department Awards <br />League 2008 Annual Conference: Can for Session Proposals <br />Find a Bill. Legislator, Leg Committee, or Ask League Staff <br /> <br />Editors Note: Priority Focus will not publish on Friday, Dec. 21 or Friday, Dec. 28. Regular <br />publication will resume on Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. Happy holidaysl <br /> <br />NEW LEGAL ANALYSIS WARNS 'EMINENT DOMAIN' INITIATIVE THREATENS <br />CALIFORNIA'S LANDMARK GLOBAL WARNING LEGISLATION (AB 32) <br />Other Environmental and Rent Control Protections Also At Risk <br /> <br />A new, independent legal analysis by Shute. Mihaly & Weinberger LlP, one of California's <br />leading environmental law firms, has wamed that the California Property Owners and Farmland <br />Protection Act (CPOFPA) could hinder the implementation of AB 32, California's landmark law to <br />reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For more, see Page 2, <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />PROP. 18 LOCAL STREETS AND ROAD FUNDS AVAILABLE JAN. 15 <br /> <br />The Califomia Department of Finance (DOF) earlier this week announced that instructions and <br />forms for allocating Proposition 1 B local street and road funds would be sent to cities and <br />counties by Jan. 15, 2008. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />LAKEWOOO HONORED WITH LEAGUE'S NEW CITY 'ADVOCACY AWARD' <br /> <br />The city of Lakewood was honored with the League of California Cities' first "City Advocacy <br />Award" on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Lakewood City Council meeting. <br /> <br />Lakewood was selected in recognition ofthe city's outstanding commitment to legislative <br />advocacy, including the establishment of an inter-govemmental relations committee, annual state <br />legislative priorities for the city, maintaining active relationships with local legislators and <br />participation in League advocacy efforts. For more, see Page 2. <br />