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<br />8A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />Advocate Weekl <br /> <br />Jan. 22, 2010 <br />Issue #3 <br /> <br />IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> <br />Page 6: S.O.S. Singers Serenade New Mayors and Council Members <br />Check out the League's New Web Site <br />Page 7: Deadline Rapidly Approaching for Citizens Redistricting Commission <br />Page 8: Free Wastewater Workshops Scheduled for SmalVDisadvantaged Cities <br />Page 9: NLC Encourages Cities to Help Haitians <br /> <br />LEAGUE RELEASES ANALYSIS OF GOVERNOR'S <br />FY 2010-11 TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROPOSAL <br />Swap of Gasoline Sales Tax for Alternative Revenue Source (Excise Tax) Means <br />Severe Cuts to Transit! Weakens Protections for Other Transportation Funding <br /> <br />The following memo was distributed to members of the League's Transportation, <br />Communications and Public Works Policy Committee on Thursday, Jan. 21. <br />For more, see Page 2. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />THE LEAGUE LAUNCHES 2010 WITH THE NEW MAYORS AND COUNCIL <br />MEMBERS' ACADEMY, POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS <br /> <br />Hundreds of city officials gathered in Sacramento this week for the League's annual training for <br />newly elected city officials and the League's eight standing policy committee meetings. <br />For more, see Page 3. <br /> <br />.................................... <br /> <br />CITY OFFICIALS AND KEY SPONSORS GATHER FOR CITIPAC EVENT TO <br />SUPPORT LEAGUE'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT LOCAL REVENUES <br /> <br />With the League and its coalition partners gathering signatures to qualify the Local Taxpayer, <br />Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010 for the November ballot, the League <br />hosted a well-attended reception Wednesday evening to raise funds for its ballot measure <br />political action committee, CitiPAC. Because there were hundreds of newly elected mayors and <br />council members in town for the Mayors and Council Members Leadership Academy, it was an <br />opportunity to introduce them to the League's ballot measure work and some of the League's <br />strongest allies in defending and protecting local control. For more, see Page 4. <br />