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8A <br /> Page 1 <br /> � �t t:��t��: ` �� <br /> ���,�:��:�.�.s, �� 'r "'�� <br /> ,� <br /> _�r�ri cs � � <br /> ... � . _ <br /> . , .» . , , , . - <br /> September 11,2009 <br /> Issue#35-2009 <br /> IN THIS [SSUE: <br /> Page 4: Congress Busy in Final Weeks of Federal Fiscal Year <br /> Page 6: Healihy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign Seminars <br /> It's noi ioo late—Register Onsite for the League's Annual Conterence and Make the Most of Your Ciiy's Money <br /> Page 7: Editor's No1e <br /> MAJOR ITEMS REMAIN PENDING IN FINAL HOURS OF LEGtSLATIVE SESSiON <br /> The legislative session is finally winding down after a iong and raucous year.At the Capitol,the <br /> year was dominated by a historic budget crisis,tension beriveen legislators and Gov.Arnold <br /> Schwarzenegger,a recent legislator's resignation,grass roots-clamoring for legislative reform, <br /> and last-ditch efforts to establish major policy changes on water to avoid being labeled what <br /> Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg calfed"a culture of failure."Before the closing gavel hits <br /> sometime in the next 24 hours, there are still a number of important pending items of interest to <br /> cities. For more, see Page 2. <br /> •������������������������i���������� <br /> DRAFT REPORT FOR SB 375 TARGET METHODOL4GY <br /> RELEASED FOR COMMENT <br /> Deadline fo Submit Comments Sept. 16 <br /> SB 375(Steinberg)requires each regional Metropalitan Planning Organization(MPO)to develop <br /> a pfan for achieving a greenhouse gas emission reduction target from cars and light trucks.As <br /> part of the process,SB 375 created the Regional Targets Advisory Committee(RTAC)to advise <br /> the state Air Resources Board on the methodology it should use to set the targets for the state's <br /> 1 S MPOs. For more, see Page 3. <br /> .•••.•••••••..•••.••..•••••••.•.•.•• <br /> NEW PPIC SURVEY SHOWS CONCERN ABDUT CUTS <br /> TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES AT RECORD HIGH <br /> Vofers Sfrongly!nclined fo Support Reforms to State Budgetary System <br /> A survey released by the Public Policy Institute of California(PPIC}yesterday shows that <br /> Califomians are deeply concerned about the impacts of cuts to city, county and other local <br /> services that result from state budgetary raids of local revenues.An overwhelming 87 percent of <br /> voters responded that they are either very or somewhat concerned about"the effects of spending <br /> cuts on your local government services—those provided by city and county go�ernments and <br /> public schools."Sixty percent of those surveyed are"very"concerned about cuks to local <br /> govemment services. For more, see Page 3. <br />