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I.4 - 1;F QUOTES from page 12 ............... ............................... News Stories The San Jose Mercury News, 7/30/03, As- sembly Holds Record Round- the -Clock Session. "After a record round - the -clock session, the state Assembly pushed through a budget Tuesday that ended a monthlong stalemate but leaves California with an almost $8 billion deficit." The Los Angeles Times, 7/30/03, Locked -Up Assembly Passes Budget. "Grumpy and bleary- eyed from a night spent locked in their chambers, members of the California Assembly grudgingly threw their support Tuesday behind a nearly $100 - billion budget deal, in effect ending one of the bleakest political and fiscal chapters in state history." The Los Angeles Times, 7/30103. Plan Pays Off $10.7 - Billion Debt in a Maze of Financial Trans- fers. 'The Legislature's budget plan to pay off $10.7 billion still owed on last year's state government bills involves a tortuous series of financial transfers that's as tricky to follow as a game of three -card monte." San Francisco Chronicle, 7/30/03, $100 Billion Budget Keeps State Afloat. "The budget is patched together with Wall Street loans and last - minute deals concocted behind the scenes to squeeze out a few more votes from a handful of Republicans. Davis described the Legislature's effort as "taking care of $30 billion of a $38 billion problem;' not exactly a victory cry." San Francisco Chronicle, 7130/03, Assembly OKs Fiscal Plan with Tricks Galore. "The state Assembly, after being locked inside the Capitol for a record- breaking floor session that stretched more than 29 hours, sent Gov. Gray Davis a nearly $100 billion spending plan on Tuesday that heads off fiscal collapse" Sacramento Bee, 7/30103, Assembly OKs Deal in Marathon Talks. "Capping the lengthiest legislative session in state history, the Assembly on Tuesday approved a $100 billion spending plan and sent it to Gov. Gray Davis" San Francisco Chronicle, 7/30/03, Schools, Health Care Dodge Budget Bullet. "While every part of the budget took hits, education and health care were spared most of the deep cuts that had been feared as the state worked The Ventura County Star, 7/29/03, Cities Don't Trust State's Payback Vow. "Some Ventura County communities greeted the Senate's passage of a state budget with a degree of mild skepticism Monday when it became clear California would be using some of the cities' money for debt reduction." San Francisco Chronicle, 7/29/03, Assembly Works Into the Night on Budget. "A budget compromise approved by the Senate hung in the balance Monday night as Assembly leaders attempted to round up the necessary votes to send the nearly $100 billion spending plan to the governor." The Los Angeles Times, 7/29/03, Assembly in No Rush to Take Vote on Budget Deal. "The California Assembly took up a Senate- approved state budget bill Monday, but spent most of the day debat- ing the measure in party caucuses behind closed doors." Sacramento Bee, 7/29/03, Budget Plan Stalls in State Assembly. "California Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson locked lawmakers in the state Capitol overnight Monday after a middle -of- the -night attempt to pass a budget compromise fell short by nine votes." The North County Times, 7/29/03, Cities Take Hit in Deal. "As it stands now, the budget would hit the cities in two main areas: vehicle license fees and redevelopment funds. Also on the table is a complex proposal to take half of the cities' sales tax money and replace it dollar - for - dollar with property taxes." San Diego Union Tribune, 7/29/03, Battle Over State Budget Shifts from Senate to Assem- bly. "Despite deep fiscal trouble, a $98.9 billion budget approved by the Senate Sunday night holds overall spending at about the same level as last year and may contain a small increase." The Contra Costa Times, 7129/03, Democrats Frantically Push Budget. "The battle to win pas- sage of a state budget moved Monday to the Assem- bly, where Gov. Gray Davis and legislative leaders lobbied lawmakers to end a standoff that has endured four weeks into the new fiscal year." The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 7129/03, Assembly Balking Over Budget. "The fate of California's budget remained uncertain Monday; when the Assembly began poring over a compromise plan Continued on Page 14 Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE. 13