LEGISLATION AND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES PRIORITY FOCUS BULLETIN Issue # 35 Dated September 2 2005. Annual Conference October 5 8 2005 San Francisco WANT MORE DETAILS ON BILLS? Visit the League of California Cities website at www.cacities.org/ billsearch. September 2 2005 Issue #35 2005 EMINENT DOMAIN UPDATE: PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS STALLED MULLIN AND KEHOE LEGISLATIVE MEASURES ADVANCE Reaction in the State Capitol to the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Kelo vs. New London continued this week as both the Senate and the Assembly took up bills to restrict the use of eminent domain. For more see Page 6. LEGISLATIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSIONS POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT. 21 The Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee chaired by Assemblymember Lloyd Levine postponed discussions on telecommunica tions legislation until September 21 after the current legislative session has ended. For more see Page 2. ILG RELEASES GUIDE TO FUNDING OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS Preserving open space is a critical challenge for local agencies in Califor nia. To help them meet this challenge the Institute for Local Government (ILG) has published Funding Open Space Acquisition Programs: A Guide for Local Agencies in California. For more see Page 2. Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 SUPPORT CALIORNIA ARTS DAY ON OCTOBER 7 TAKING YOUR AIRPORT INTO THE 21ST CENTURY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE RELEASES ESTIMATED TRIPLE FLIP PAYMENTS VEHICLE LICENSE FEES UPDATE CITY BALLOT MEASURE ACADEMY A HIT! LEAGUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC OPINION GREEN BUILDING 101 SEMINAR NLC LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR CITY OFFICIALS CALED ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EVENTS BILL SUMMARIES SUPPORT CALIFORNIA ARTS DAY ON OCTOBER 7 Celebrate California Arts Day on October 7! Promoted by the California Arts Council this fifth annual celebration is designed to recognize the role that arts such as music theater visual art poetry dance and creativity in gene...
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