Issues from August 25 2006 and September 1 2006 August 25 2006 Issue #34 2006 END OF SESSION: YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED! END OF SESSION: YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED! END OF SESSION: YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED! END OF SESSION: YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED! END OF SESSION: YOUR ATTENTION NEEDED! The Legislature has one more week to wrap up its work for the 2005 06 session. It s a hectic time with some alarming late session plays. This year these include efforts to undo important workers compensation reforms and the disappointing fizzling out of hard fought flood protection bills. (See Flood Bills Held Hostage: Is This the End of the Levee Road or Not? ) For more see Page 8. FLOOD BILLS HELD HOSTAGE: IS THIS THE FLOOD BILLS HELD HOSTAGE: IS THIS THE FLOOD BILLS HELD HOSTAGE: IS THIS THE FLOOD BILLS HELD HOSTAGE: IS THIS THE FLOOD BILLS HELD HOSTAGE: IS THIS THE END OF THE LEVEE ROAD OR NOT? END OF THE LEVEE ROAD OR NOT? END OF THE LEVEE ROAD OR NOT? END OF THE LEVEE ROAD OR NOT? END OF THE LEVEE ROAD OR NOT? With less than a week to go before the first anniversary of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina and the failure of levees in New Orleans it appears that the California Legislature will commemorate the event by doing nothing. Or at least that is what the Senate leadership has decided. Whether this is the final decision remains to be seen as conflicting rumors buzz throughout the Capitol. For more see Page 8. WANT MORE DETAILS ON BILLS? Visit the League of California Cities website at www.cacities.org/ billsearch. ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT: DIVERSITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT: DIVERSITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT: DIVERSITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT: DIVERSITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT: DIVERSITY CAUCUSES AND OTHER NETWORKING EVENTS CAUCUSES AND OTHER NETWORKING EVENTS CAUCUSES AND OTHER NETWORKING EVENTS CAUCUSES AND OTHER NETWORKING EVENTS CAUCUSES AND OTHER NETWORKING EVENTS The League of California Cities 108th Annual Conference is less than two weeks away! Most atte...
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