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research has found that this proposal has significant legal flaws that would cause it to be in violation of various state constitutional provisions. 8A Page 3 The League's fiscal consultant is in the process of preparing city-by-city estimates of the impacts of this proposal. The information should be released Monday. The LAO's budget analysis and report can be found on the LAO's Web site: htto:/Iwww.lao.ca.aov/2009/bud/mav revise/may revision 052109.odf. Local Government Organizations Send Letter to State Lawmakers A group of 38 organizations representing local government interests, including the League of California Cities, sent a letter on Thursday, May 28, to the Governor, all Assembly members, all Senators and all state constitutional officers. The letter expressed the groups' opposition to any proposed borrowing or taking of local government revenues by the state. It made clear how if the state borrows or takes local government revenues it will compound problems at the local level and that local governments are concerned that the state will have difficulty repaying the borrowing. San Diego News Conference League of California Cities President Judy Mitchell joined will join San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and dozens of other California mayors and council members at San Diego's Fire Station 35 on Thursday to speak out against a the proposal to borrow $2 billion of local property taxes and take transportation funding to help balance the state's $24 billion budget deficit. Please see "Mayors and Council Members Hold Press Conference in San Diego to Urge State Lawmakers to Leave Local Funds Localn for more information. 159 Cities Declare a State of Severe Fiscal Hardship The momentum of cities declaring a state of severe fiscal hardship is building. Cities began taking this action through resolutions the week of May 11. As of print on Friday, May 29, 159 cities had passed a resolution declaring a state of severe fiscal hardship. Budget Action Day June 3 The League is holding Budget Action Day in Sacramento on Wednesday, June 3. The one day event is an opportunity for city officials to come to the Capitol and meet with legislators on budget issues. Budget Action Day begins at 10 a.m. at the Citizen Hotel with a briefing. Comptroller John Chiang will address city officials during the briefing. 'Save Your City' Continued from Page 1... Each video uploaded to www.SaveYourCitv.netis automatically sent to the Governor and the legislators of the person who submitted the video. More than 200 city officials. business and community leaders and the public have already submitted video testimony to lawmakers and the Governor. Visitors to www.SaveYourCitv.net will find an interactive forum where they can search for videos relevant to their local community. The Web site also features a form for groups wanting to join the Save Your City Coalition and a tool kit with fact sheets for how budget cuts will affect the affordable housing community, public safety, the environment. labor, builders and business. "The League is working on every level to protect vital city services for the millions of Californians who live in cities. We've taken Save Your City to the Web because we know how important it is to reach the public with information about threats to their communities. This site is a powerful tool that gives people worried about cuts to city services a way to talk about the real impact a state raid would have on their community: said League Executive Director Chris McKenzie. 3