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LOCAL from page 8 ........... <br />Fee without bipartisan support jeopardizes future <br />actions that will be necessary to reach a budget <br />compromise this summer. <br />The Palm Springs Desert Sun Letter to <br />Editor, " DMV Double Tax ". A letter from a citizen <br />against raising the VLF. Doesn't understand the <br />issue very well. <br />News Stories <br />The state budget crisis is still receiving broad <br />coverage in papers throughout the state, and many <br />articles reflect the LOCAL messages about the <br />need to protect local services. (Please see related <br />article for quotes: "Budget Impacts to Local Gov- <br />ernment Continues to Generate Press Throughout <br />California ".) Below are some of these articles. <br />The San Luis Obispo Tribune, "Analyst faults <br />funding for Davis' realignment program" <br />Oakland Tribune, "Davis predicts break in <br />budge deadlock" <br />Modesto Bee, "Merced council rips budget <br />cuts" Senator Jeff Denham, R- Salinas attended a <br />Merced City Council Meeting. Vowed to do all he <br />could to protect funding for local government. <br />North County Times, "Car taxes could still <br />increase" <br />Has quote from Steve Peace stating that "no <br />matter what, the cities are left whole" <br />Also has quote from Ray Haynes suggesting <br />that the Democrats are trying to stall figuring that, if <br />they just stall, they won't have to make any cuts, <br />and the car tax will increase. <br />San Diego Union Tribune, "Debate over <br />budget heats up as treasurer proposes no school <br />cuts" AP story picked up by several papers. Men- <br />tions VLF. <br />Bakersfield Californian, "Legislature abuzz <br />with budget inaction." Mentions the fiscal impact of <br />inaction. <br />Sacramento Bee News Story, "Ballot budget- <br />ing considered: Democrats say voters may be <br />needed to do what lawmakers won't." <br />Sacramento Business Journal, "Annual 1 % <br />commercial tax could raise $3.3B, UC Davis study <br />says." Discusses the idea of split roll tax. Notes that <br />this would be constitutional amendment subject to <br />voter approval. <br />Inland Valley Daily Bulletin News Story, "No <br />budget action likely until May" <br />Modesto Bee, "Merced council rips budget <br />cuts" <br />San Francisco Chronicle, "S.F. slashes <br />health budget $34 million. Safety net cut for men- <br />tally ill, addicts and poor" <br />San Jose Mercury News, "Analyst backs <br />Davis but predicts shortfall." <br />Sacramento Bee "Assembly speaker prepares <br />for worst" <br />LA Times, "Davis Budget Can Solve Crisis but <br />is Far From Perfect, Analyst Says" <br />SF Chronicle, "Davis budget plan faulted; <br />State needs to cut a third of its spending, legislative <br />analyst says" Quote from Pat Leary <br />OC Register, "Davis budget may not pan out, <br />analyst says" Has this quote by Hill on realignment: <br />"The details really matter in realignment. What's <br />done is difficult to undo in future years." <br />Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, "No easy choices <br />for Davis" Hill notes that taking VLF would leave <br />local governments in financial bind that would <br />require attention. <br />San Bernardino County Sun, "Leaders of <br />three cities plead with lawmakers." Has quote from <br />League Communications Director Megan Taylor. <br />San Francisco Chronicle, "Davis backpedals <br />on license fee veto. Democrats may force compro- <br />mise" <br />LA Times, " Bipartisan Assembly Group Tackles <br />State Budget Crisis" <br />Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 9 <br />...... ............................... <br />