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<br />8A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />AdvocateWeekl <br /> <br />May 29, 2009 <br />Issue #20-2009 <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />Page 5: Cities Continue to Declare State of Severe Fiscal Hardship in Wake of Budget Proposal <br />Page 6: Plan to Attend Budget Action Day on Wednesday. June 3 <br />Legislature Holds Suspense Hearings: Information on Key LegIslation League Tracking <br />Page 7: Robin Lowe Elected League First Vice President, Jim Ridenour, Second Vice President <br />League Neutral on Bill Regarding Healing Arts Businesses <br />Page B: State Water Board to Hold Workshop on Water Quality Enforcement Policy <br />Coming Soonl Visit the New and Improved WestemCity.com <br /> <br />BUDGET UPDATE: AS STATE'S FISCAL WOES WORSEN, <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENT VULNERABILITY WIDENS <br /> <br />It was a busy week in the Capitol and across the state as the League of California Cities and city <br />officials continued fighting budget proposals to borrow $2 billion of local property taxes and take <br />other vital local government revenues to help close the state's now estimated $24 billion budget <br />deficit. These events garnered considerable news coverage by both the Capitol press corps and <br />reporters statewide. For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />NEW WEB SITE, WWW.SAVEYOURCITY.NET. SHOWCASES HOW A STATE RAID <br />OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES WOULD HARM CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES <br /> <br />The League of California Cities launched www.SaveYourCitv.netonTuesday.May26.This <br />unique and innovative platform lets mayors, city council members and concerned members of the <br />public tell policy makers how communities will be devastated if the state forces cities to bail the <br />state out of its budget deficit. Anyone can register on the site and submit a video. <br />For more, see Page 3. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO <br />TO URGE STATE LAWMAKERS TO LEAVE LOCAL FUNDS LOCAL <br /> <br />League of California Cities President Judy Mitchell joined San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and <br />dozens of other California mayors and council members at San Diego's Fire Station 35 on <br />Thursday, May 28 to speak out against a the proposal to borrow $2 billion of local property taxes <br />and take transportation funding to help balance the state's $24 billion budget deficit. <br />For more, see Page 4. <br />