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<br />8A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />A..j~li- (_'.'.'Y &tl6I1pd>1....'" If,..I.l... ..<ll'ollq h.nl'~.( AllIn '.1l10'l\i. (lU.. <br /> <br />PRIORITY <br />FOCUS <br /> <br />~ ~.,l I\r ; I ~ <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />August 8, 2008 <br />Issue #31-2008 <br /> <br />Page 6: Disappointing Court Decision in Favor of PERB's Exclusive Jurisdiction over Labor Disputes <br />Solid Waste Legislation Moves through Legislature <br />Page 8: League Issues Comments on ARB Draft Scoping Plan <br />AB 2176 Becomes Law <br />Page 9: Priority Focus Requests Sustainable Cities Feature Ideas <br />Find a Bill, Legislators, Leg Committee, or Ask League Leg Staff <br /> <br />LEAGUE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS SB 375 <br />Legislation Moves off Suspense <br /> <br />Earlier this week, the League board of directors voted unanimously to support SB 375, as <br />amended. The League's final support of SB 375 (Steinberg), a bill with significant land use and <br />transportation policy implications, was the result of many months of negotiations by the League, <br />various stakeholders, and Sen. Steinberg (D-Sacramento), the bill's author. Sacramento Mayor <br />and League First Vice President Heather Fargo joined Sen. Steinberg and others at a news <br />conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 6, to announce the League's support of the bill <br />with amendments. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />LEGISLATURE RETURNS: PRESS CONFERENCES, DUELING MEMOS, <br />STANCES ON BORROWING, NO PROGRESS <br /> <br />Although there was a lot of activity and action in the capitol this week, not much progress was <br />made on the budget. Now, almost six weeks overdue, things have come to a standstill between <br />the Democrats, Republicans and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />CITY LEADERS CONTINUE TO "CUT UP THE CARD" AT EVENTS <br />ACROSS CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />The push to urge state lawmakers to cut up the Local Government Credit Card continued late last <br />week and into this week at press conferences in Salinas, Orange County, the Inland Empire, <br />Modesto and San Luis Obispo. For more, see Page 4. <br />