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I 1A2 LOCAL UPDATE THE BUDGET STORY - PRESS QUOTES • The League and the LOCAL coalition issued several action alerts this week, as the Senate and Assembly took up Democratic versions of a state budget that included deep, disproportion- ate cuts to local services. City officials and LOCAL coalition partners responded by calling and faxing their legislators, and continued to talk to local press about the impacts the cuts would have on local services. • Assembly Democrats visited city councils, boards of supervisors and other local groups in a number of areas of the state this week, looking for local help in delivering Republican votes on the budget. (See "City Officials Tell Assembly visi- tors...'.) • League President (Oakland City Attorney) John Russo was on the road in Orange County to press the coalition budget message to the local media and community. Russo interviewed with the local radio and television stations KFWB 980 and KOCE -TV. He also visited the City of Irvine to record a message for Irvine Cable Television (ICTV), which will be televised directly after airings of the League's video, "Cloudy Skies Over Califor- nia Cities ". Huntington Beach Television (HBTV) will also air the video with Russo's message incorpo- rated at the end. See Also: "The Sudoet Story – Press Ouotes" for samples of press coverage over the past week. ............................... REGISTER NOW! 2003 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE September 7 —10, 2003 Sacramento Convention Center To register online and view a preliminary ' conference program visit: ' www.cacities.org /ac or call 916 - 658 -8291 ■ Editorials The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 6i20/03, No Compromise, and No Progress on Stata Budget. "The sooner lawmakers admit the necessity for making choices they dislike, the sooner the state will have a budget in place. As long as compromise remains a dirty word, the stalemate will continue." The Orange County Register, 6/20/03, Car Taxation Without Representation. "The admin- istration of Gov. Gray Davis now is trying the methods of British tyrant George III to raise rev- enue - even as Gov. Davis himself stares down a possible recall election this fall." The San Jose Mercury News, 6/21/03, Car Tax Hike is Best of Bad Choices. "The thresh- old for the car tax going back up is not entirely clear. But under any reasonable interpretation of the law, the tax should increase now. And under any reasonable budget for California, some additional taxes are needed. Otherwise, schools will be crippled, and too many poor and sick people will suffer." The Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/22/03, "Local Officials are Fighting Further Cuts by the State. Here's Why They're Right. "Local pro- grams have a much higher degree of accountabil- ity than anything funded by the state of federal governments. Santa Cruz County residents are far better able to know whether a program is helping many people at a reasonable price or whether it's helping just a few at a high price." The Ventura County Star, 6/22/03, Read Re- publicans' Lips: No New or Increased Taxes for State. "The biggest problem with increasing taxes right now is the recession and the inability of working families and employers to shoulder the cost. It would crush our already injured economy, putting even more people — my constituents, the people I work for — out of work." San Diego Union Tribune, 6/22/03, Prop. 13, 25 Years Later. "But with the perspective of a Continued on Page 6 PAGE 2 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org