LEGISLATION AND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES PRIORITY FOCUS BULLETIN ISSUE # 45 Dated November 18 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. November 18 2005 Issue #45 2005 LEAGUE PREPARES FOR BUSY 2006 LEGISLATIVE YEAR LEAGUE PREPARES FOR BUSY 2006 LEGISLATIVE YEAR LEAGUE PREPARES FOR BUSY 2006 LEGISLATIVE YEAR LEAGUE PREPARES FOR BUSY 2006 LEGISLATIVE YEAR LEAGUE PREPARES FOR BUSY 2006 LEGISLATIVE YEAR The legislative and policy making apparatus in Sacramento is revving up for what could be a very busy 2006. Here is a summary of the key issues the League has been working on issues that again appear at the forefront of the administration s and Legislature s agenda. For more see Page 2. LAO RELEASES REPORT ON CALIFORNIA S FISCAL OUTLOOK LAO RELEASES REPORT ON CALIFORNIA S FISCAL OUTLOOK LAO RELEASES REPORT ON CALIFORNIA S FISCAL OUTLOOK LAO RELEASES REPORT ON CALIFORNIA S FISCAL OUTLOOK LAO RELEASES REPORT ON CALIFORNIA S FISCAL OUTLOOK The Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) California s non partisan fiscal and policy advisor has released its projections on the state s general fund revenues and expenditures for 2005 06 through 2010 11. For more see Page 3. PARCEL TAX CHALLENGE REBUFFED PARCEL TAX CHALLENGE REBUFFED PARCEL TAX CHALLENGE REBUFFED PARCEL TAX CHALLENGE REBUFFED PARCEL TAX CHALLENGE REBUFFED A Court of Appeal has rejected a non resident property owner s legal challenge to a voter approved parcel tax. The parcel tax I in dispute is a special tax to fund fire services parks and recreation police services water services and street improvements. The property owner alleged that the parcel tax violated various constitutional provisions and also that the property owner and other non resident property owners should have been allowed to vote on the parcel tax. The Court soundly rejected the property owner s arguments. For more see Page 2. Page 3 Page 3...
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