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ugust - 29, 2003 ssue #34 -2003 Page 4 NATIVE AMERICAN "SACRED SITES" BILL THREATENS LOCAL LAND USE AUTHORITY Page 5 PUBLIC AGENCIES DROP CALPERS HEALTH COVERAGE Page 6 SEPTEMBER 19 FORUM TO FOCUS ON WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DON'T MISS THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE Page 7 THE BUDGET CRISIS — SOME PRESS QUOTES Page 8 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES LEAGUE'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOCUS: "SAVING LOCAL DEMOCRACY" Hot Bills "Saving City officials are responding enthusiastically to the Local Democ- Act Now racy" theme of the 2003 League Annual Conference, September 7 -10 at the ■ • ■ ■ Sacramento Convention Center. Concerned about the increasingly vulnerabil- • AB 1160 ity of city revenues to state - takeaways, city officials are eager to talk about (Steinberg). Sec- how a League- sponsored constitutional amendment can strengthen protec- t and Units /Density tions for local revenues needed to police, fire, emergency services, recreation • Bonuses /Housing and other critical local services. For more, see page 8. School Sites. on Position: oppose. ................ . WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFORM PACKAGE LIKELY SB 18 (Burton). UNVEILED NEXT WEEK Traditional Tribal Cultural Sites. The legislative Conference Committee on Workers' Compensation Reform . wrapped up two and half days of testimony Thursday evening. Internal negotia- Position: Oppose. tions will now begin on the details of a comprehensive reform package expected to be unveiled next week, possibly as early as next Wednesday. The legislators' S6744 (Dunn) goal is to pass a measure that will be sent to the Governor before the end of Planning: Housing. session. For more, see page 8. • Position: Oppose. S sss (Alarcon). MANDATES AND THE STATE BUDGET . P T revailing Wages on Public Works: Cities can expect no relief any time soon on obligations to pay state funded • Contractor's Cost. mandates. The 2003 -04 budget bill, AB 1756, deferred or suspended mandates in Position: Oppose. the current budget year and recommended that the same mandated programs be • Want details on deferred or suspended when the 2004 -05 budget is drafted (this recommendation bills? Log on to the would have to be acted on next year). Thus cities are left to either continue to bear League of California the cost of these mandated programs or, in the case of suspended programs, Cities web site at decide if the programs will be continued at all during this period. A list of all city and wwwcacities.org/ county mandates and the budget action taken on each may be found on the legtracking League website at www.cacities.ora /budoet. For more, see page 5. Page 2 ADVOCATING CITIES' INTERESTS BEFORE THE COURTS Page 3 LEAGUE BYLAWS AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATE SEEKS DISMISSAL OF VLF LAWSUIT Page 4 NATIVE AMERICAN "SACRED SITES" BILL THREATENS LOCAL LAND USE AUTHORITY Page 5 PUBLIC AGENCIES DROP CALPERS HEALTH COVERAGE Page 6 SEPTEMBER 19 FORUM TO FOCUS ON WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DON'T MISS THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE Page 7 THE BUDGET CRISIS — SOME PRESS QUOTES Page 8 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES LEAGUE'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOCUS: