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<br />8A <br />Page 10 <br /> <br />..,.alYiII. (_mtoW, u.IiIHi~ltl "" L.,i>4liwt IIitII! f1llkr l$.,,~ 111.1 Mkn "'lIloff'" (hj". <br /> <br />PRIORITY <br />FOCUS <br /> <br />l ~ I 1.\ i,] l I <br />~l'!lll> <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />August 15, 2008 <br />Issue #32-2008 <br /> <br />Page 5: Summit for Municipal Leaders on Climale Change Scheduled for Sept. 4 <br />Legislation Improving Water Quality Goes to the Govemor <br />Page 6: FACT Act Compliance Required by November <br />Paid Sick Leave Bill Conceivably Dead <br />Proposal for Second Prop. 1 B Allocation Moves Forward <br />Page 7: Sustainable Cities Feature: San Leandro Secures Prop. 1C TOO Grant <br />Find a Bill, Legislators, Leg Committee, or Ask League Leg Staff <br /> <br />STATE BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS GAIN SOME MOMENTUM <br /> <br />Almost seven weeks past the state Constitutional deadline, the budget continues to be the focus of intense <br />discussion and much speculation in Sacramento. The League has been in constant contact with California's <br />479 cities in an effort to push hard for a responsible state budget that does not harm California cities by <br />relying on "borrowing" or otherwise taking local government property tax, transportation or redevelopment <br />funds. As of this writing, the Assembly is scheduled to take up the budget Sunday afternoon. Whether the <br />Senate will act earlier is uncertain. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />NEW FEDERAL HOUSING LEGISLATION EXPECTED TO HELP <br />CALIFORNIA'S STRUGGLING CITIES <br /> <br />The recently signed Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, (H.R. 3221), is expected to help <br />Califomia's housing market. There is $3.9 billion designated for local governments for foreclosure and <br />abandoned home assistance. H.R. 3221 also includes provisions to create further underwriting opportunities <br />for mortgages that are in danger of being foreclosed upon, establishment of a national Housing Trust Fund, <br />and several other service oriented provisions that fund housing programs for specific need populations. <br />For more, see Page 3. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />ARB REQUESTS LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN AUG. 20 SCOPING PLAN MEETING <br /> <br />The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a meeting with local government officials on Aug. 20 in <br />Sacramento as part of its AB 32 mandated Climate Change Scoping Plan. Interested city officials can <br />participate either via the Web (Webinar) or in person and are encouraged to RSVP early. <br />For more, see Page 4. <br />