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LOCALfrompaW4 •••..••••••••••• <br />gang" <br />San Francisco Chronicle, "A legislature in <br />denial: Can this state be saved ?" <br />Sacramento Bee, "Field Poll: California sees <br />deficit in budget leadership" — This story ran in several <br />papers. <br />Contra Costa Times, "$6 billion reshuffle <br />planned by Dems" <br />San Francisco Chronicle, "Demos offer to cut <br />budget by $2.5 billion; GOP asked to OK bonds for <br />pensions" <br />Los Angeles Times, "GOP Rejects Budget <br />Offer" <br />DON'T MISS THE MAY ISSUE OF <br />WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE: <br />PERSPECTIVES ON THE STATE BUDGET AND <br />THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES <br />• Another Budget Crisis? How Could it <br />Happen Again? <br />• 2003 Survey Results on the Fiscal Condi- <br />tion of California Cities <br />• Why Budgetary Independence for Cities is <br />Crucial to State Fiscal Reform­—by League <br />Executive Director Chris McKenzie <br />LEAGUE'S MEMBER DATABASE NOW <br />AVAILABLE ONLINE <br />The League of California Cities website, <br />www.cacities.org, now provides an online <br />searchable database of city workers and <br />officials. Drawn from the League's own <br />database, the Member Look -up feature allows <br />you to search by name, office, title or city the <br />contact information for your colleagues around <br />the state. <br />"We're happy to provide this kind of service <br />to our members," League Executive Director <br />Chris McKenzie said. "We think they will find <br />the look -up feature to be a useful tool." <br />The Member Look -up may be found under <br />the "About the League" heading in the News <br />and Information section of the website. Click <br />there on "Search for League Members" and <br />you will able to enter search criteria for specific <br />city officers, or search for the current office- <br />holders of a given city. The full version of the <br />database is also available in hardoopy in the <br />City Hall Directory through CityBooks, at <br />www.cacities.org /store, and is provided at $30 <br />to city officials and $45 to non-city buyers. You <br />may also contact Helen Marshall at the League <br />for more information, (916) 658 -8257. <br />Plus — Legal Notes: When Government Takes <br />Private Property. <br />Plus — Helen Putnam Awards Series on Win- <br />ning Economic Development <br />Projects. <br />All this, plus information on city jobs and busi- <br />nesses that provide services to cities. <br />For over 75 years Western City has been the <br />best source of information for California city <br />decision makers. For subscription information <br />call: 916.658.8223, or visit the Western City Web <br />site at www.westemcity.com. <br />............................... <br />2003 CALIFORNIA CITIES HELEN <br />PUTNAM AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE <br />CALL FOR ENTRIES: DEADLINE <br />MAY 16 <br />Cities with innovative programs in a wide <br />range of categories are encouraged to <br />compete for awards through the League's <br />prestigious Helen Putnam Award for Excel- <br />lence program. Additional information and <br />applications are available on the League's <br />website at htto: /twww.caeities.org/ <br />helenoutnam <br />: <br />: <br />............................. <br />Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 11 <br />