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I FOCUS I r 0 ul.lna... •,n I h\u Pu.l•, Lx o. :it%i A,ln October 24, 2003 Issue #42 -2003 ■ ■ ■ VLF LITIGATION UPDATE On October 21, 2003, Judge Thomas Cecil of the Sacramento County Hot Bills Superior Court issued a tentative ruling in the lawsuit challenging the restora- Act Now tion of the vehicle license fee to its 1998 levels. The court agreed with the State that the lawsuit filed by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association should be dismissed. For more, seepage 2. ■ The legislature is in Interim Recess. It will ■ reconvene January 5, 2004. ■ ■ ■ ■ : ■ Want more details on these and other bills? Log on to the League of California Cities Web site at www caahes.org/ egtracKing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FINISHING TOUCHES BEING PUT ON INITIATIVE Just as "Rome wasn't built in a day," as the saying goes, the same can be said of the initiative measure being prepared by attorneys to the League and the California State Association of Counties. Last week it was reported that it appeared likely the initiative would be filed with the Attorney General within a week. Some last minute comments and recommendations by small panels of city attorneys and county counsel, however, have resulted in further refine- ments in the document and have delayed finalizing the measure another week or so. For more, see page 4. A BIT OF DEPARTING IRONY In his last days of signing and vetoing bills, Governor Davis signed one bill and vetoed another that appeared extremely similar to one another. The only difference was that the bill he vetoed applied to the state, and the bill he signed applied to cities and counties. His reasons behind this? No one knows. For more, seepage 4. Page 2 WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE READERSHIP SURVEY RESULTS PLEDGES POUR IN AT EAST BAY CITIPAC FUND RAISER Page 3 CONTRACTING AGENCY BENEFIT FORUM BREAKFAST MEETING WITH CALPERS BOARD MEMBERS