Issues 32 and 33 from August 11 2006 and August 18 2006. August 11 2006 Issue #32 2006 SB 1322 RAISES GROUP HOMES ISSUE FOR SEVEN OR MORE PEOPLE Local agencies face significant limitations in approving group homes which include residences for various special needs populations that house six or fewer people. Under SB 1322 (Cedillo) however local agency discretion would be limited on special needs facilities that serve seven or more people. Moreover there is no size cap on the limit: a 200 bed facility is treated the same as an eight bed facility. For more see Page 2. FEDERAL TELECOM UPDATE: SENATE RELEASES H.R. 5252 DRAFT On August 4 Senate Commerce Committee staff released a draft of the cable/telecom bill (H.R. 5252) as they propose to report it out of Committee. The bill continues to present major problems for local agencies and the communities they serve including network neutrality issues and a lack of build out provisions. Additional issues include pre emption of cell phone taxes and taxes on the Internet. For more see Page 2. AB 2987 SET FOR AUGUST 14 HEARING AB 2987 (Nffliez /Levine) the telephone company sponsored cable franchise bill is set for hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday August 14. For more see Page 3. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Page 4: AB 2987: PEG and I Net Concerns; Governor's Corrections Reform Package Introduced Page 5: Administration Corrections Reform Proposals Page 6: 'All Politics is Local' League of California Cities Annual Conference Begins Sept 6 Page 7: On Camera Media Training Available for City Officials at the Annual Conference Page 8: League Telecom Publication Wins a 2006 Communication Gold Circle Award; Keeping Up: Randy Hamilton Long Time Figure in Local Government and Academic Circles Passes Away; Community Media Conference Set for October Page 9: Find a Bill Legislators Leg Committee or Ask Leg Staff ; Legislative Bill Summaries SB 1322 Continued from Page 1... What This Bill Does This bill would confine local ag...
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