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<br />%4-/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Analysis. COrT Il'lentary and U peates on Le~;Jìslatlve a îd Policy IssLe:=:: that ,L'I,ffect C::=..llfmn la Cities <br /> <br />WANT MORE DE'DI.ILS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www,cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />June 10, 2005 <br />Issue #23-200$ <br /> <br />BUDGET UPDATE <br /> <br />The Budget Conference Committee is close to completing its work, and <br />may shut down today. At press time, there had been no action to resolve the <br />difference between the Senate and Assembly on the $593.4 million appropria- <br />tion proposed by Gov. Schwarzenegger and adopted in the Senate to provide <br />early repayment of about half of the $1.1 billion vehicle license fee (VLF) gap <br />loan that the state took from cities and counties in 2003. The Assembly did <br />not take this item up in the budget subcommittee, which placed the item in <br />conference. For more, see Page 8. <br /> <br />............. .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . . . . ... <br /> <br />LOCAL OFFICIALS CONTINUE THE PUSH <br /> <br />FOR FULL PROP. 42 FUNDING <br /> <br />City and county officials in San Diego, Santa Barbara, Modesto, and <br />Monterey held press conferences with business and labor representatives <br />and other LOCAL ("Leave Our Community Assets Locan Coalition partners <br />this week, stressing the importance of preserving full funding of Proposition <br />42 transportation projects in the FY 2005-06 state budget. For more, see <br />~ge~ ' <br /> <br />. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ............. .. . . . . . <br /> <br />TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY CHANGES <br />IN CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE <br /> <br />Local regulation of telecommunications providers is about to face a major <br />change. <br /> <br />This change is going to occur, and arguably needs to occur, because of <br />the phenomenal technological advances in the communications industry that <br />provides video, voice and data services to our local communities. In turn, this <br />technological revolution is going to change the manner in which local commu- <br />nities regulate these services. For more, see Page 6. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 2 LEAGUE CLARIFIES SPENDING CAP INITIATIVE <br />. INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? <br />Page 3 U.S. SUPREME COURT JUST SAYS 'NO' <br />. POLLING AND PUBLIC OPINION-A ONE-TO-ONE RElATIONSHIP? <br />Page 4 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />