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q.A-3 LOCAL LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS - WE NEED YOU! The LOCAL Coalition ('Leave Our Community Assets Local') is expecting a better - than -ever Legislative Action Days event in Sacramento, May 14 -15. While last year's event drew approximately 800 people, this year the League our LOCAL co- sponsors (California State Association of Counties and California Special Districts Association) are hoping for an even higher turnout. After all, the stakes are even higher this year for anyone who is concerned about protecting local services. There are currently four different budget proposals — all of which could dramatically impact local agencies' ability to preserve local services. (See "State Budget Action Picks Up This Week Under Pressure to Pass Pension Obligation Bonds. ") May 15. City delegates will be asked to consider one or more proposals prepared by the League board of directors concerning the state budget and state -local fiscal reform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOCAL UPDATE The following are a few of the activities carried out by city officials and others under the "LOCAL" banner (Leave Our Community Assets Local" — the coalition jointly sponsored by the League, the California State Association of Counties, and the California Special Districts Association. Grassroots Activities This year the event coincides with the May 14 scheduled release of the May Revise to the Governor's budget proposal. Plans are in the works to have a live feed of the governor's press conference announcing the May Revise available at the conference location. Scheduled speakers at the event will be well positioned to speak to the budget and possible solutions: they include Senate Minority Leader Jim Brulte and state Department of Finance Director Steve Peace. City officials are encouraged to register for the event, and to contact their League regional repre- sentative to coordinate the scheduling of legislative visits with other LOCAL coalition partners from each legislator's district. To register, visit the League's Web site. You can also use the Web site to identify and contact the League regional representative for your division, at www.cacities.orc/ issuesandadvocacv. Click on the name of your division in the section labeled "Advocacy. Center." Special Membership Meeting to Follow Legislative Action Days City officials are invited to remain following the conclusion of Legislative Action Days, to participate in a Special Membership Meeting at the Sacra- mento Convention Center Theatre, 1 -3:30 p.m., • The City of Tustin (Orange County) is hosting a Legislative Breakfast with Assembly Member Todd Spitzer on May 16, 2003. The breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. And take place at Orange City Hall, 300 East Chapman in the Weimer Room. • The Orange County Employees Asso- ciation has confirmed that they will be sending 20 people to LOCAL's Legislative Action Days. " Central Valley city officials are incorpo- rating the League's new "Cloudy Skies" video into their overall Legislative Action Days media plan. Several cities are working on a coordinated effort to show the video to their city councils during televised council meetings and as close to Legis- lative Action Days as possible. The goal is to ensure that public sees the video and also hears at the same time that their city officials are going to the State Capitol to discuss local government concerns with the legislature. " Greg Larson, Chief of Staff to Control- ler Steve Westty, was the luncheon speaker at the Peninsula Division's joint city manager's meeting (San Mateo and Santa Clara Coun- ties). Twenty -seven city and assistant city managers were treated to stories from the Capitol including a budget update from the former Milpitas Condnued on Page 9 Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 3