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r4. A- I <br />May 9, 2003 <br />ssue #1 B -2003 <br />' tom <br />tt tOGIOt>tio titi�S <br />"LEG ACTION DAYS" TO CARRY LOCAL MESSAGE TO <br />STATE CAPITOL <br />Hot Bills <br />Act Now <br />City officials are urged to come to Sacramento next week, May 14 and 15, and <br />human <br />■ ■ ■ ■ <br />to join with representatives from business, labor, public safety, seniors, <br />• AB 136 (Kehoe). <br />services organizations, water agencies, parks and recreation groups and other <br />Workers' Compensa- <br />LOCAL coalition partners. The purpose: to remind legislators that LOCAL Ser- <br />tion. Position: Op- <br />vices Matterf For more, see page 6. <br />. pose. <br />................... <br />: AB 1358 (Simitian). <br />CITIES URGED TO SEND DELEGATES TO LEAGUE'S MAY 15 <br />Housin Efficiency Act. <br />SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING <br />■ Position: Support. <br />■ <br />Cities who have not yet done so are urged to appoint a delegate to represent <br />SB 744 (Dunn). <br />their city at a special League General Assembly meeting scheduled for Thursday, <br />Housing Accountability <br />May 15, 2003, at 1:00 p.m. It will be held in Sacramento at the Sacramento <br />• Committee. Position: <br />Community Theatre, across the street from the League office. <br />Oppose. <br />A package of information for city voting delegates relating to the League's <br />: SCA 2 (Torlakson). <br />upcoming special membership meeting was distributed last week to all mayors, <br />Local Government. <br />council members and city managers. For more, see page 6. <br />■ Sales Taxes. Position: <br />.................. . <br />Oppose. <br />AB 1221 TO BE HEARD IN ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS <br />COMMITTEE ON MAY 14 <br />BILL IS A LIKELY "SUSPENSE FILE" CANDIDATE <br />: <br />The Assembly Appropriations Committee has scheduled AB 1221 for <br />Want more details on <br />hearing on May 14, 2003. This measure swaps half of local government <br />these and other bills? <br />sales tax revenues for an equal amount (dollar - for - dollar) of property taxes. <br />Log on to the League of <br />The authors' stated intent for the bill is to reduce the incentive for local gov- <br />California Cities Web site <br />ernments to chase sales tax dollars at the expense of other land uses. For <br />at www.cacities.org and <br />more, see page 8. <br />click on Legislative <br />Advocacy. <br />Page 2 CALIPERS STRATEGIC PLAN PRESENTED ON MAY 13, 2003 <br />LEAGUE GRASSROOTS IN ACTION <br />Page 3 BUDGET WATCHERS FOCUS ON MAY 14 REVISION <br />Page 4 LOCAL UPDATE <br />Page 5 THE BUDGET STORY - SOME PRESS QUOTES <br />Page 7 LOCAL LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS AGENDA, <br />Page 11 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />ATTACHMENT: CHART <br />