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D~¢,mt~r ]2, ~005 <br /> Issut #48-2003 <br /> <br /> CITY SERVICES ON THE: CHOPPING BLOCK <br />Hot Bills <br /> The Assembly packed up its bags last night and went home after <br />· · · Act Now passing a deficit bond package, but failing to seriously address their <br />· constituents' urgent need for a vehicle license fee backfill to fund local <br />-' Support these services. The Senate today is expected to pass the Assembly package. <br />· Bills to restore For more, see page 4. <br />· VLF Backfill: <br /> <br />· SB 5X 1 (Brulte). VLF TALKING POINTS <br /> <br />-' AB X5 3 (Cox). Legislators are heading home today, having broken a covenant with the <br />· cities, counties and people of California by failing to fund the VLF backfill. <br />· This is an abdication of their responsibility to ensure the safety and well <br />· AB X5 7 <br />·· (Lowenthal). being of their constituents. For more, see page 7. <br /> <br />: LEAGUE, LOCAL PRESS OUTREACH SPREADS <br />: VLF BACKFILL MESSAGE <br />~ The League joined our LOCAL Coalition allies and key state legislators <br />· in a press conference in the State Capitol on December 10, calling on the <br />· Legislature to pass one of the VLF backfill bills locked up in the (Senate <br />-" SBx5 ) and Assembly (ABx5 3, ABx5 7). Key speakers included reprosen- <br />· tatives of cities, counties, flrefighters, police chiefs, sheriffs, mental health <br />· providers and social workers. It was a strong bipartisan message, with <br /> Want more details on <br /> these and other bills? participation by the authors of the VLF backfill bills, Senator Jim Brulte, <br /> Log on to the League of Assembly Members Alan Lowenthal and Joe Canciamitla, and Assembly <br /> California Cities Web site Minority Dave Cox. For more, see page 5. <br /> at www. cacities.org/ <br /> legtracking. <br /> Page 2 MONTEREY BAY DIVISION HOLDS TWO PRESS CONFERENCES <br /> HOW DID YOUR LEGISLATOR VOTE? <br /> Page 3 AB1160 EXPECTED TO BE SET ON HEARING <br /> <br /> <br />