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9.A -z9 QUOTESfrom page 13 ......... .........0.....660............. that cleared the state Senate but left many lawmak- ers divided over the use of spending cuts and loans to close a record $38 billion deficit." The Los Angeles Times, 7/29/03, A Budget Process Built to Fail. "For a California Legislature that couldn't agree on very much this budget season there is surprising consensus on one point: its own ineptitude." The Bakersfield Californian, 7129103, Budget Deal Bad News for County. "The compromise state budget being considered by the state Assembly would cost Kern County government another $17 million, officials said Monday." The Torrance Daily Breeze, 7/29103, Budget Plan Flusters Cities. "With confusion and conster- nation, South Bay cities struggled Monday to make sense of a proposed state budget that could drain millions of dollars from local government coffers and also set the stage for an ongoing fiscal crisis." The Modesto Bee, 7129/03, Budget Cuts Hit Home. "The Senate's state budget compromise, reached late Sunday, could endanger the public, leaving fewer officers to patrol the streets or less space to hold offenders, local law agents said." nearly $100 billion budget plan that relies on deep spending cuts, borrowing and fee increases in an attempt to steer California away from financial col- lapse." San Francisco Chronicle, 7/26103, Senate to Vote Sunday on $100 Billion Budget. "The Senate is poised to approve a $100 billion budget compromise Sunday, as leaders in both parties tried to round up the final votes needed for passage. Nearly four weeks after the constitutional deadline, lawmakers are anxious to send Gov. Gray Davis a plan that closes the state's $38 billion deficit" San Jose Mercury News, 7/27103, Budget Threatens Cities' Projects. "Redevelopment agencies across California would still take $250 million in cuts as part of a proposed state budget deal re- vealed Thursday, despite efforts by cities and counties to preserve what they consider proven engines for economic growth." San Diego Union Tribune, 7128/03, Senate Approves Budget Compromise. "Moving to break a four -week deadlock, the Senate last night approved a nearly $100 billion state budget that relies heavily on borrowing and pushing part of a record budget gap into future years." The Stockton Record, 7129/03, Lode Law Enforcement Threatened. "The state budget compromise working its way through Sacramento could result in a major setback to Mother Lode law enforcement agencies." The Merced Sun Star, 7/29/03, New Budget Could Hurt Sheriff's Department. "It was "Black Monday" for law enforcement, Merced County Sheriff/ Coroner Mark Pazin said of the proposed budget plan approved Sunday by the state Senate." The Los Angeles Times, 7/28/03, Compro- mise Budget OKd on 27 -10 State Senate Vote. "Breaking an impasse that pushed state government to the brink of financial ruin, the California Senate voted 27 to 10 Sunday to approve a compromise budget that cuts programs, raises fees and borrows billions of dollars." San Francisco Chronicle, 7/28/03, State Senate OKs Budget. "In a rare Sunday night session, the state Senate grudgingly approved a Riverside Press Enterprise, 7/28103, Senate Approves Budget. "In an effort to end California's 27 -day budget deadlock, state senators Sunday approved a compromise spending plan that imposes close to $13 billion in cuts but raises no new taxes apart from accepting the increase in the car tax." The Fresno Bee, 7/28103, Local Governments Antsy on Eve of Senate Budget Vote. "The near - $100 billion state budget compromise the Senate will consider tonight might break California's month long deadlock over spending and taxes." The Ventura County Star, 7/26103, Some Local Officials Fear Long -Term Effects. "County health care, higher education and budget officials say a proposed spending plan by the state Senate would not hurt local programs, at least not this year." PAGE 14 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org