May 24, 2013
Two days of Appropriations Suspense File hearings in both the Senate and Assembly concluded on Friday with the League receiving mixed news. With the deadline to pass bills from house of origin next week, all action now shifts to the Senate and Assembly floors.
May 24, 2013
The League has been lobbying members of the Legislature to vote no on AB 1333 (Hernández).
May 24, 2013
California cities achieved a victory this morning when the Assembly passed League-supported AB 1080 (Alejo) this morning on a 52–16 vote.
May 23, 2013
With California’s only remaining economic development program slated for elimination, Stockton City Council Member and League Board of Director Kathy Miller joined dozens of employees in the San Joaquin Enterprise Zone on Thursday morning at a press conference to oppose Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal.
May 23, 2013
The Local Government Finance Almanac today posted revised Highway User Tax Account (HUTA) estimates for FY 2012–13, which include a significant reduction in Proposition 42 revenues.
May 23, 2013
Note: This article is from CalPERS.
May 23, 2013
Note: This story is from CalPERS.
May 22, 2013
The League’s Annual Conference is Sept. 18–20, but the deadline for resolution submission is coming up fast and it’s important for city officials to understand some slight changes to the process.
May 21, 2013
Last week U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) signed onto a House resolution celebrating the history of municipal bonds after being asked to do so by representatives of the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Local Officials during their joint Capitol Hill lobby day.
May 21, 2013
The deadlines for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program (CHP) and COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) grant applications have been extended to June 4 at 7:59 p.m. EDT.
May 21, 2013
Are you frustrated about who shows up at public meetings — or, more importantly, who doesn’t? You’re not alone. A new survey of more than 1400 public officials and local community leaders in California reveals both groups feel that public comment agendas are dominated by narrow interests and negative remarks.
May 21, 2013
The Institute for Local Government has launched the Economic Development Resource Center to help cities meet the fiscal challenges in light of the loss of redevelopment and state budget cuts.
May 19, 2013
Policy committees do not meet this week.
May 17, 2013
Note: With job creation and affordable housing on the minds of public officials throughout California, the power of state-local partnerships in creating good paying construction and other private-sector jobs merits attention. This is part of a series of special papers on some successful partnerships.
May 17, 2013
Cities, especially charter cities, are urged to review SB 311 (Padilla), a labor-sponsored bill that eliminates flexibility for charter cities proposing to amend their charter and for cities seeking to become a charter city.
May 17, 2013
The League is continuing its search for speakers and session topics for the 2014 City Managers’ Department Meeting, Feb. 5–7 in Long Beach. Friday, May 24 is the deadline to submit session proposals.
May 17, 2013
The Department of Transportation has announced the fifth round of TIGER grant funds.
May 16, 2013
Cities are closely watching AB 1080 (Alejo), which a critical first step to affording local governments with flexible authority to improve economic development in disadvantaged areas.
May 16, 2013
Law enforcement advocates are lining up in support of League-supported AB 20 (Waldron), a bill that funds programs to curb sexual assault, human trafficking and related crimes against children.
May 14, 2013
Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his revised budget for FY 2013–14 at a news conference on Tuesday morning by characterizing his revised budget as grounded in prudence and restraint.