LEGISLATION AND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES PRIORITY FOCUS BULLETIN ISSUE # 47 Dated December 9 2005. The Legislature is in recess until January 4. WANT MORE DETAILS ON BILLS? Visit the League of California Cities website at www.cacities.org/ billsearch. December 9 2005 Issue #47 2005 INITIATIVES TARGET USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN INITIATIVES TARGET USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN INITIATIVES TARGET USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN INITIATIVES TARGET USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN INITIATIVES TARGET USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN Three voter initiatives have been filed with the Attorney General targeted at eliminating the use of eminent domain for any property that would not be owned and used by a public entity. For more see Page 3. NEGOTIATIONS PUSH HOUSE ACTION ON OVERHAULING NEGOTIATIONS PUSH HOUSE ACTION ON OVERHAULING NEGOTIATIONS PUSH HOUSE ACTION ON OVERHAULING NEGOTIATIONS PUSH HOUSE ACTION ON OVERHAULING NEGOTIATIONS PUSH HOUSE ACTION ON OVERHAULING TELECOM LAW INTO NEXT YEAR TELECOM LAW INTO NEXT YEAR TELECOM LAW INTO NEXT YEAR TELECOM LAW INTO NEXT YEAR TELECOM LAW INTO NEXT YEAR House action on legislation aimed at updating telecommunications laws likely will wait until next year as a bipartisan group of lawmakers work on a deal on a variety of complex issues from regulating online video services to setting rules to ensure consumers have unfettered access to the Web. For more see Page 3. TELECOM IN THE NEWS TELECOM IN THE NEWS TELECOM IN THE NEWS TELECOM IN THE NEWS TELECOM IN THE NEWS Technological advances in telecommunications are creating enormous pressure in Congress and throughout the United States for regulatory reforms that could dramatically affect cities ability to protect consumers and public rights of way and maintain revenues needed for local services. For more see Page 4. Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEWS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEWS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEWS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEWS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEWS HELD IN FEBRUARY...
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