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9A Page 3 Sen.Alez P�il{a,tormer League presiderrt,spoke about Proposition 1A protections."I'm fighdng to not have the sha4e make tocais pay for sfste cash flaw probfems,°Padiba taid the audience. New Senate Repubiican Minority Leader Dave Cogdilf addressed the l.eague,e�ressing his admiration for . i.� LE�C1_== locaf govemment.He&e�ved on tt�e s��"�.� �y.SA•tr,:. �. �,q.�;T;�_� Modest0 City Council years ago and toid the audience that they have the hardest job in govemment. Sen.Atex Padill2(D-LDS AAgeles "This budget crisis makes previous OR@S p'd�B tfl COT11Q9(t�Ofi,"S81d$�ft. Cogdi��n his remarks about the state budget. He told the city offiaats prese�t#hat the Republicans are looking to find ways to make cuts where they make sense to make Califomia more effiaent and flnd revenues--outside of tax increases--to sdmuiate ths ecor►omy_ Speaker Elect lCaren Bass c�sed the W�ectnesday general sessio�.She wift assume her new post May 13,just iv�ao d3ys before the AAay Revise is delivered.The assembly woman irom Los Angetes toid the c�ty offiaals gathered that,"ft wiil take a unified e#fort by the legistature,dNt�es and cou�coming togethther to figure out how to get out of this mess.' • Cllmate Cha�e and Budget{ssuea Dominats Day Two Generai Sessbn Tt�s�nd day a#Legisiative Action Days,April 17,featured two key speakers:Cyrrthia Bryant, deputy Ct�eF of staff and director,Office of Planning�d Research and,iames Tdton,secxe#ary, Catitnmia Department of Co�teetions and Ret�abilitation. 8ryarrt,a member of the Govemor's Administration since its ear�iest days,spoke�out�w developrr�ertts reiated to implemer�ting the Gbbat Warming SoiuEions Act(AB 323 and the po#entiai for achievir�g better piann�+g through regiatal blueP��.►'��P��P�s and the regionai housing needs allocation process. She tofd the audiertee thet the Govetnar frequeMfy refers to local govemmeM as his partner and this partr�ership extends�work on dimaie charge."Land use has become sexy and eve�rone wants to be involved,"Bryarrt said. Her oudine for how state and Iqcai goverrzmerrt can wof�c best on greenhouse g�(GHG) emission reduction incfuded: • Coordinating planning efforts; • Addressing plannirg resouress;and • Aligning infil#infrastructure fivestmerits with GHG reduction geats. The Govemor,Sryant remarked,has been qe.�o#ed as saying`The locai level is where afi the answers are.° C�ifania Oepattment of Corrections and Rehabilitation Seaetary James Tiitan was the final Legislative Action Days speaker. Tiiton,who t►ad armounced his retirerr�ent just days befrne he addresser!the general session, reflected on his a�oompiishmenfs and provided petspecxive on his agency's wark. He told tfi�e audlence that Correctiona is the largest provider of inenral heaftte servic�s in ttie state. The secreeYary's remar[cs conclt�led with a discussion of tl�e Grallenges a#the stafe budget. T'tae issue papers prepared for Legislative Action Days are availabfe on the League's VYeb site. 3