League of California Cities City Advocate Weekly Editions Issue #26 dated July 10 2009 and Issue #27 dated July 17 2009. July 10 2009 Issue #26 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: Page 4: DOE Announces Up to $10.5 Million in Solar Energy Education for Local Governments Page 5: Department of Labor Announces New Federal Stimulus Job Training Program LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL GATHER NEXT WEEK TO TACKLE REBUILDING CALIFORNIA FROM THE GROUND UP Summit July 17 18 Sacramento With California in the midst of a severe budget crisis that has magnified the current system s weaknesses hundreds of local government leaders are coming to Sacramento July 17 18 to explore state governance and fiscal reform. These almost 400 leaders represent California s 7 930 elected city county and school officials who are committed to reinvigorating California s system of governance to restore efficiency transparency and accountability. For more see Page 2. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MENDOZA OPTS OUT OF VOTE ON MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY BILL Assembly Member Tony Mendoza (D Artesia) announced to the Senate Local Government Committee on Wednesday July 8 that he would not take his bill AB 155 up for a vote. However Assembly Member Mendoza told the committee that he still wanted to go ahead with a hearing on the bill and take testimony from proponents and opponents. This means that AB 155 did not pass the committee and remains under the jurisdiction of the committee until further notice. No further Senate Local Government Committee meetings are currently scheduled for the remainder of the year. For more see Page 3. CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES ESTABLISHES STATEWIDE TAXABLE AMERICAN RECOVERY BOND POOL PROGRAM In response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) California Communities has launched the Statewide Taxable American Recovery (STAR) bond pool program. STAR is a financing program that is designed to maximize the financial benefits of the taxable markets for California cities and counties issuing financings author...
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