Issue #24 and #25. IN THIS ISSUE: Infrastructure Bond Implementation Update Page 3: Page 5: Workers Compensation Legislation: League Opposed Measures Page 6: Transient Occupancy Tax Is Your City Owed Unpaid Past Taxes? Page 7: Annual Conference Resolutions Introduction Deadline Approaching Page 8: Leadership Applications for Mayors and Council Members Dept. Due Next Week Flood Conference Planned for Sacramento Summit on Municipal Financial Stability to be Held in San Francisco Page 9: Find a Bill Legislators Leg Committee or Ask League Leg Staff SB 303 UPDATE June 22 2007 Issue #24 2007 SB 303 (Ducheny) a bill that would impose significant land use hardships on California cities is currently held at the State Assembly desk awaiting assignment to a committee. At press time word around the capitol was that the bill would first be heard in the Assembly Committee on Local Government followed by the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development. Cities are encouraged to write Sen. Ducheny opposing this measure. For more see Page 2. PROP. 1B NEWS CONFERENCES A SUCCESS Officials Get the Word Out: Cities Have Infrastructure Projects Ready to Go Two news conferences were held in California last week to encourage state officials to allocate the $1 billion in Proposition 1B funds in this year s budget to improve local streets and roads. For more see Page 2. FEDERAL GANG BILL APPROVED BY SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE On Thursday June 14 the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved S. 456 the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007. The bill is a product of nearly a decade of bipartisan negotiations and has been a priority for California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. For more see Page 3. SB 303 Continued from Page 1 The League of California Cities stands opposed to SB 303 on several grounds. As it is currently written the bill is a recipe for sprawl; doesn t take into account other planning issues such as air quality climate change or infill; doesn t guarantee the building of ...
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