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February 21, 2003 <br />Issue #7 -2003 <br />kT isms 1bW ailiett rotiiocwio tiles <br />: <br />■ <br />■ <br />: <br />Hot Bills <br />Act Now <br />Want more details on <br />these and other bills^ <br />Log on to the Leacue of <br />California Cities S✓eb site <br />at www.cacities.org and <br />click on legislative <br />Advocacy. <br />LAO SAYS STATE SHOULD BEAR THE BURDEN OF <br />VLF TAX RELIEF <br />During her announcement Wednesday on the analysis of the Govemor's <br />Budget proposals, Liz Hill, Director of the nonpartisan Legislative Analysts <br />Office (LAO), stated clearly that the state should bear the burden of the <br />decision to give tax relief with local government's VLF funds. For more, see <br />page 5. See also Budget Update article, page 7. <br />................... <br />MONTEREY BAY AND EAST BAY DIVISIONS PRESS THEIR CASE <br />WITH LEGISLATORS <br />On Wednesday, February 19, the Monterey Bay and East Bay Divi- <br />sions sent delegations to Sacramento to visit with their legislators, and get <br />budget updates from the League and legislative staff. For more, see page 6. <br />. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . <br />BUDGET IMPACTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO <br />GENERATE PRESS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA <br />Thanks to the strong mobilization of local officials and others, press <br />outlets throughout the state continue to tell the story of impacts of Governor <br />Davis' proposed budget cuts on local government. Many thanks to all of <br />the city officials who have been so effective in educating the media <br />about the threat to local services posed by the state's budget mess. <br />Following are quotes from just some of the recent articles. (See "LOCAL <br />Update" for more information on press coverage on how budget cuts will <br />impact local services.) For more, see 7. <br />Page 2 CITY OFFICIALS APPLY FOR ETHICS EDUCATION TASK FORCE <br />INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION PROMOTES SAVE OUR SERVICES FUND <br />Page 3 LOCAL UPDATE <br />Page 4 LEAGUE BUSY ON LEGAL ADVOCACY FRONT <br />Page 7 BUDGET UPDATE <br />Page 10 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />