League of California Cities Priority Focus Editions #47 1 2 and 3. IN THIS ISSUE: Dec. 14 2007 Issue #47 2007 A Reminder on Prop. 1A Protection of Major Revenue Final Transit Oriented Development Guidelines Released Nominations Now Being Accepted for League City Managers Department Awards League 2008 Annual Conference: Call for Session Proposals Find a Bill Legislator Leg Committee or Ask League Staff Page 3: Page 4: Page 5: Editor s Note: Priority Focus will not publish on Friday Dec. 21 or Friday Dec. 28. Regular publication will resume on Friday Jan. 4 2008. Happy holidays! NEW LEGAL ANALYSIS WARNS EMINENT DOMAIN INITIATIVE THREATENS CALIFORNIA S LANDMARK GLOBAL WARNING LEGISLATION (AB 32) Other Environmental and Rent Control Protections Also At Risk A new independent legal analysis by Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP one of California s leading environmental law firms has warned that the California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act (CPOFPA) could hinder the implementation of AB 32 California s landmark law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For more see Page 2. PROP. 1B LOCAL STREETS AND ROAD FUNDS AVAILABLE JAN. 15 The California Department of Finance (DOF) earlier this week announced that instructions and forms for allocating Proposition 1B local street and road funds would be sent to cities and counties by Jan. 15 2008. For more see Page 2. LAKEWOOD HONORED WITH LEAGUE S NEW CITY ADVOCACY AWARD The city of Lakewood was honored with the League of California Cities first City Advocacy Award on Tuesday Dec. 11 at the Lakewood City Council meeting. Lakewood was selected in recognition of the city s outstanding commitment to legislative advocacy including the establishment of an inter governmental relations committee annual state legislative priorities for the city maintaining active relationships with local legislators and participation in League advocacy efforts. For more see Page 2. Eminent Domain Continued from Page 1 The measure would also roll back r...
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