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QUOTESfrom page 7 ............... ............................... . nia libraries. Twenty-five years after voters approved the tax- cutting initiative, Shasta County's system shows how it convulsed institutions at the heart of community life." The San Francisco Chronicle, 5/27/03, Crunch Time Arrives for State Budget — Lawmakers Bear Down to Deal with Gaping $38 Billion Shortfall. "Just like the NBA, budget negotia- tions in Sacramento have two seasons - - and the playoffs begin this week." The Contra Costa Times, 5/27/03, Legislators Set for Budget Vote. "Committees in both the Senate and Assembly will vote on their versions of the state budget today, setting the stage for negotiations that will try to erase a deficit that could hit $38.2 billion." The Pasadena Star News, 5/27/03, Dealerships Face Effects Fee Hike — Increase in Vehicle License Charge Might Prevent Con- sumers from Buying Car. "Southland auto dealers may not be worried about fallout from a proposed tripling of California's vehicle license fee, but that doesn't mean they're happy about it, either." The Los Angeles Times, 5128/03, Panel Re- jects Some Davis Budget Cuts. "Over objections from Republicans, the Assembly Budget Committee approved a plan Tuesday to balance California's budget with billions of dollars in new taxes but without some of the spending cuts called for by Gov. Gray Davis." San Francisco Chronicle, 5128/03, Assembly Plan Adds to State Spending — Many of Davis' Proposed Cuts Rejected. "The Assembly's Demo- crat- controlled budget committee pushed through a budget plan Tuesday that adds $1.8 billion in spend- ing to Gov. Gray Davis' proposal by rejecting many of the health and human services cuts the governor requested." The Los Angeles Times, 5/28/03, Layoffs Feared in Hahn Budget. "Hahn is pushing the plan, which would save about $30 million in the next fiscal year, as a compromise to salvage his goal of hiring 320 more police officers. The mayor insists that the 3% cut can be made without firing any city employees or curtailing services." Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/29/03, Libraries Face Cutbacks. "Four libraries face cutbacks to five days a week starting July 1 as county library officials confront higher operating costs and a Drojected $300,000 deficit" North County Times, 5/29/03, County Cuts Funding for Re -entry Programs. "A 13- year -old Oceanside -based program that helps people re- leased from jail return to productive lives could be forced to close June 27 because of county budget cuts." The Los Angeles Times, 5/29/03, 'Quick Fix' for Budget to Be Costly. "The continuing inability of lawmakers to work together in finding a long -term solution was clear in a Senate Budget Committee hearing Wednesday in which Democrats pushed through a draft plan that rejected $1.5 billion in spending cuts proposed by Gov. Gray Davis earlier in the month. One Republican member called the committee's work a 'gross failure.'" San Francisco Chronicle, 5129/03, Budget Crisis Spurs Call for City Income Tax — Leno bill one of many to increase local governments' power. "A sweeping array of proposals is pending in the Legislature that would give cities and counties broad new powers to raise taxes, including a proposal for a local income tax." Sacramento Bee, 5129/03, Legislative Panel Puts Bonds on Ice — As state bleeds red, new ballot measures for varied projects are de- railed. "Citing California s uncertain financial status, state lawmakers Wednesday shelved legislation proposing billions of dollars in bond measures for libraries, seismic safety, air and water quality, and other public projects." The Contra Costa Times, 5/29/03, Senate Panel Passes State Budget Plan. "In an effort to meet a June 15 deadline, the Senate Budget Commit- tee has approved a nearly $100 billion budget plan that protects funding for schools and social services as well as health care programs for the poor." PAGE 8 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org