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<br />8A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />w~~~ ~~tatt.Mi. ~t''). <m l!~;RM 4f~ F~ ~~i ~t.it M{fd UfS:~'n.~~ (lti* <br /> <br />PRIORITY <br />FOCUS <br /> <br />, . I !'::\ (--: r ] L <br />~ (~Ll' ~~~. ~ <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />June 27, 2008 <br />Issue #25-2008 <br /> <br />Page 2: League Seeks Session Ideas for 2009 Planners Institute <br />Page 3: VlJildomar Becomes a City on July 1 <br />Find a ani. Legislators. Leg Committee. or Ask League Leg Staff <br /> <br />BILL FOR MORE INFILL, TRANSIT -ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, RAILROAD <br />GRADE CROSSINGS AND COUNTY ROADS GOES TO GOVERNOR <br /> <br />Legislation that fast-tracks additional allocations of bond funding authorized under Propositions <br />1C and 18 (2006), was approved by the Assembly and sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on <br />Thursday, June 26. AB 1252 (Caballero) provides an additional $150 million for infill infrastructure <br />and transit-oriented development (TOO) programs initiated through Prop. 1C. This allocation was <br />requested by the Administration in response to the heavy demand for these funds at the local <br />level. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />SAVE THE DATE FOR AIR QUALITY WORKSHOPS <br /> <br />City offICials will soon have a chance to weigh in on the future of the state's air quality - The <br />California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding three public workshops in July in preparation for <br />drafting a .scoping plan" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as required by A8 32, the Global <br />Warming Solutions Act of 2006. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ISSUES TECHNICAL GUIDANCE ON CEQA <br />AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLEMENTATION <br /> <br />Local government officials and their planning staff have a new resource to help address climate <br />change. The Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) recently published a new <br />technical advisory on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and climate change. <br />For more, see Page 2. <br />