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<br />9A <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />balanced budgets have now been produced without raiding local property tax and transportation <br />revenues, showing it can be done. <br /> <br />Despite your calls to legislators over the last few weeks, we have picked up reliable rumors that the <br />legislative leadership may be near aareement on a budget package that would rely on these loans, <br />diversion of other revenues and other provisions. If this is true, it could be brought to the floors of the <br />Senate and Assembly as earlY as next week. <br /> <br />What We Are Asking of You. We are asking you to help us implement our "Cut up the Local <br />Government Credit Card" strategy, starting today, by doing the following: <br /> <br />1. Call the Governor Today or Tomorrow. Thank him for his responsible budget and his <br />commitment not to support any budget that depends on local govemment or transportation <br />"loans" Governor's Office Phone No: (916) 445-2841. <br /> <br />2. Call the legislative Leadership Today or Tomorrow. Tell them to leave local funds local, <br />to balance the state budget with state revenues and that local government and transportation <br />"[oans" to the state would be fiscally irresponsible. <br /> <br />Senate President Pro Tern Don Perata: (916) 651-4009 <br />Senate Republican Leader Dave Cogdill: (916) 651-4014 <br />Assembly Speaker Karen Bass: (916) 319-2047 <br />Assembly Republican Leader Michael Villines: (916) 319-2029 <br /> <br />3. Respond Immediately When Called. Respond immediately when your League Regional <br />Public Affairs Manager calls in the next week and asks you to attend a news conference, <br />author an op-ed piece or letter to the editor, or go to a meeting with a legislator(s) or the news <br />media. <br /> <br />4. Come to Sacramento When Called I Be prepared to fly or drive to Sacramento to fight this if <br />it ever gets to the floor of the legislature. <br /> <br />You will be hearing from us shortly. Thanks for your help. We can stop this fiscally irresponsible idea if <br />we ACT NOW. <br /> <br />Budaet Talkin" Points <br /> <br />· Borrowing Is FiscallY IrresDonsible-Cut UD The Credit Card! Borrowing local and <br />transportation funds if fiscallY IrresDonsible. It deepens the structural deficit and is <br />dishonest. The legislature needs to cut up Its local government and transportation <br />credit card! <br /> <br />· Voters ODDOSe More Raids. The voters made It clear in both 2004 (84 percent mandate) <br />and 2006 (77 percent mandate) that they ODDOse takina local and transDortation funds <br />aaalnl <br /> <br />· Solutions Are At Hand-Thev Reauire C;;omDromise. The current situation is not a <br />"severe state fiscal hardship. -state leaders already have two balanced budgets to <br />consider that do not raid local or transportation funds. <br /> <br />· Be Honest With the Public. State leaders need to be honest with the voters that a <br />solution to the budget crisis requires sacrifice from everyone. <br /> <br />· KeeD Local Funds Local. The state should balance its budget with state funds-no more <br />and no less. <br /> <br />3 <br />