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I IA <br />QUOTES from page 8 .......... * e • • . <br />The Los Angeles Times, 6125/03, O.C. <br />Budget Passes, With Ouch Factor. "On sched- <br />ule and without the acrimony seen in $Acramento, <br />Orange County's Board of Supervisor Tues- <br />day approved a $4.8- billion budget that will prob- <br />ably lead to cutbacks in health care and social <br />services." <br />San Francisco Chronicle, 6/25/03, Dire <br />Warnings, No Solutions in Budget Impasse. <br />"In the Capitol and throughout the state Tuesday, <br />legislative Democrats warned of a government <br />shutdown and possible bankruptcy but came up <br />short in their latest pitch to solve California's <br />budget mess by raising taxes." <br />Oakland Tribune, 6/25/03, Logjam Pushes <br />State Toward Fiscal Crisis. "California's bitter <br />legislative logjam pushed state government closer <br />to crisis Tuesday, as quarreling state senators <br />failed to pass a budget on a straight party -line vote <br />and then warned they see no hope for having a <br />spending plan in place when the new fiscal year <br />begins next week." <br />LeWslative Bill . Action <br />. <br />The following are summaries of just a few <br />of the legislative bills that are currently being <br />acted upon by the League of California <br />Cities. For more information about these <br />andottarbtils, p3 !sit the League <br />website's new "Issues and Advocacy" <br />page (www.cacities.oro/ <br />issuesandadvocacv) — a one -stop location <br />to access information about legislation, <br />policy issues and related developments. <br />You can track information on bills <br />(www.cacities.org /legtracking), locate <br />legislators and legislative committees, send <br />letters to legislators or the media through <br />the online Advocacy Center, research <br />League policy positions, access useful <br />related links, and much more. <br />TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND <br />PUBLIC WORKS <br />San Diego Union Tribune, 6/25103, Effort to <br />End Budget Impasse Fails in Senate. "The <br />new fiscal year begins Tuesday, and California <br />r needs a budget to pay all its bills. But with the <br />failure of yesterday's last -ditch attempt by Senate <br />Democrats to get Republican votes for a new <br />budget, the stage seems set for a lengthy dead- <br />lock." <br />The San Jose Mercury News, 6/25/03, New <br />State Budget Bill Fails in Divided Senate. <br />"The state Senate failed to pass a new spending <br />plan Tuesday, splitting along party lines in a vote <br />that underscores the stark polarization in the <br />Legislature over California's $38 billion budget <br />shortfall." <br />AS 1022 (Oropeza). Vehicles. Automated <br />Enforcement Systems. As amended, AB 1022 <br />prohibits a contract between a governmental <br />agency and a manufacturer or supplier of auto- <br />mated enforcement equipment from including <br />provision for the payment or compensation to the <br />manufacturer or supplier based on the number of <br />citations generated, or as a percentage of the <br />revenue generated, as a result of the use of the <br />equipment. Additionally, it authorizes the govern- <br />mental agency to contract out the operation of the <br />system. Please review a copy of this legislation; <br />city input is greatly needed. Let us know if you city <br />has any concerns with this bill. Staff: Natasha <br />Fooman, Status: SenTrans;Hrg -7/1, Position: <br />Review and Comment. <br />AB 453 (Yee). Public Works. Contracts. <br />Compensation of Contractors. AB 453 is similar <br />to AB 750 (Brewer), which was vetoed by the <br />Governor in 1998 because there was little demon- <br />strated need for such a bill and it may have been <br />unconstitutional as well. AB 453 provides that when <br />a project for the construction, alteration, repair or <br />Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 9 <br />