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I i. A -74 QUOTES from page 11 " • • " • " • • • • " • " "Arguing furiously as the end of the fiscal year ap- proached, California legislators failed yet again Monday to agree on a solution to California's budget crisis, blowing through an important deadline after a day dominated by frustration and finger- pointing." Sacramento Bee, 7/1/03, New year, No Budget. "Despite a flurry of last- minute proposals and skir- mishes, the Legislature failed to approve a state budget on the last day of the fiscal year Monday, setting the stage for what could be a prolonged standoff." San Francisco Chronicle, 7/1/03, No Budget, but Plenty of Blame in Capital. "California, operat- ing entirely on borrowed cash, stumbled into a new fiscal year today soaked in red ink and with no rescue plan in sight as lawmakers and the governor missed the deadline to enact a new budget." San Diego Union Tribune, 7/1/03, New Fiscal Year Here, and Again, No Budget. "New spending cuts proposed by Republicans, including a plan to delay kindergarten for some students, failed to break a budget deadlock yesterday and sent the state into the new fiscal year today without a budget." The San Jose Mercury News, 7/1/03, Budget Deadlock. "Monday was like most days in the state Capitol. Lawmakers held hearings. They debated bills. They had press conferences to tout their priori- ties. But what they didn't do mattered most." Riverside Press Enterprise, 7/1103, No Budget Deal in California; Other States Also Facing Deadlines. "Six other states also took their budget deliberations to the June 30 deadline without reaching a final agreement. Lawmakers in Oregon, New Hampshire and Connecticut approved short-term spending plans allowing government to operate while debate continued. Residents in Nevada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania began Tuesday without a new budget. But nowhere are the stakes higher than in California." Le9islative Bill . Action MONO The following are summaries of just a few of tha. legislative bills that are currently being., acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's new "Issues and Advocacy" page (www.cacities.ora/ issuecandadvocacv) — a one -stop location to access information about legislation, policy issues and related developments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org /legtracking), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center, research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. REVENUE AND TAXATION SB 103 (Alpert). Sales and Use Tax. SB 103 provides clarification to which retail businesses must collect sales and use tax on purchases made in California. If a retailer offers services or repairs on its goods by staff or contractors located in California, the retailer is considered to have a retail presence in California. Processing of orders by electronic means from a location outside of California does not exclude a retailer from the obligation to collect taxes if the retailer is otherwise engaged in business activities in the state. The retailer that has directly or through a subsidiary a substantial interest in a California retailer and sells the same lines of goods under a similar retail name in California will be deemed to be in busi- ness in California for the purposes of collecting sales and use tax. SB 103 failed to secure a majority vote when it was heard on June 30 in the Assembly Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee. Reconsideration before the committee was rescheduled. Contact members of the committee to request their vote on SB 103. Staff: Jean Korinke, Status: SbEcDev &Ecnmy;Hrg -7/8, Position: Support. PAGE 12 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org