League of California Cities Priority Focus Editions #31 and #32. IN THIS ISSUE: August 8 2008 Issue #31 2008 Solid Waste Legislation Moves through Legislature Page 6: Disappointing Court Decision in Favor of PERB s Exclusive Jurisdiction over Labor Disputes Page 8: League Issues Comments on ARB Draft Scoping Plan Page 9: Priority Focus Requests Sustainable Cities Feature Ideas AB 2176 Becomes Law Find a Bill Legislators Leg Committee or Ask League Leg Staff LEAGUE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS SB 375 Legislation Moves off Suspense Earlier this week the League board of directors voted unanimously to support SB 375 as amended. The League s final support of SB 375 (Steinberg) a bill with significant land use and transportation policy implications was the result of many months of negotiations by the League various stakeholders and Sen. Steinberg (D Sacramento) the bill s author. Sacramento Mayor and League First Vice President Heather Fargo joined Sen. Steinberg and others at a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday Aug. 6 to announce the League s support of the bill with amendments. For more see Page 2. LEGISLATURE RETURNS: PRESS CONFERENCES DUELING MEMOS STANCES ON BORROWING NO PROGRESS Although there was a lot of activity and action in the capitol this week not much progress was made on the budget. Now almost six weeks overdue things have come to a standstill between the Democrats Republicans and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. For more see Page 2. CITY LEADERS CONTINUE TO CUT UP THE CARD AT EVENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA The push to urge state lawmakers to cut up the Local Government Credit Card continued late last week and into this week at press conferences in Salinas Orange County the Inland Empire Modesto and San Luis Obispo. For more see Page 4. SB 375 Continued from Page 1 City officials across California are deeply committed to implementing plans to reduce green house gas emissions and the League appreciates Sen. Steinberg s leadership in authoring and brokering an a...
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