May 25, 2012
On Tuesday, two lawsuits were filed in Sacramento Superior Court challenging the Department of Finance’s decisions rejecting certain items listed on Recognized Obligation Payment Schedules (ROPS).
May 25, 2012
AB 1692 (Wieckowski), the newest municipal bankruptcy bill, was held on the Assembly floor this week after mounting opposition from local governments and statewide media.
May 25, 2012
This year the League sponsored SB 1498 (Emmerson) which sought to authorize cities to provide services to disadvantaged communities without the requirement of annexing the territory.
May 25, 2012
This week the Senate and the Assembly Appropriations Committees met and took up items on their suspense files.
May 25, 2012
On June 8, the League’s California Civic Leadership Institute (CCLI) will offer a free webinar that will explore the outcomes of the June 5 primary election and trends we might see in November.
May 25, 2012
Don't miss these articles from the May issues of Western City magazine.
May 25, 2012
Tom Glancy, an active League member and long-time city council member for Thousand Oaks, passed away last Friday, May 18 after a battle with a rare form of cancer. He was 71.
May 23, 2012
Today the Assembly Budget Sub Committee 4 met to discuss the Department of Finance’s (DOF) proposed redevelopment trailer bill language.
May 21, 2012
The Department of Finance’s (DOF) redevelopment trailer bill was taken up briefly today by the Senate Budget Subcommittee #4.
May 21, 2012
The below list represents the bills scheduled for hearing this week for which the League currently has a position.
May 18, 2012
URGENT ACTION REQUESTED: Inform your legislators of the overwhelming challenges your city has faced with the redevelopment dissolution process and ask them to reject the Department of Finance’s (DOF) redevelopment budget trailer bill and use AB 1585 (Pérez), SB 986 (Dutton) and SB 1335 (Pavley) as a more positive starting point for redevelopment-related budget discussions and future state-local economic development efforts.
May 18, 2012
The California Department of Finance (DOF) just issued three new guidance documents to address the growing list of questions that have arisen concerning the implementation of the redevelopment agency dissolution legislation, AB x1 26. The three guidance documents are marked with a red NEW and can be found on the department’s website.
May 18, 2012
There’s only one week left to take advantage of the early bird registration and hotel rates for the League of California Cities 2012 Annual Conference & Expo scheduled for Sept. 5 – 7 at the San Diego Convention Center.
May 18, 2012
Earlier this week, CalRecycle hosted an introductory workshop on the development of a new draft report “California’s New Goal: 75% Recycling,” which was sent to the Legislature.
May 18, 2012
Last week, the California Strategic Growth Council awarded $45.3 million to 93 awardees including cities, counties, regional and local agencies, and nonprofit partners.
May 18, 2012
Don't miss these articles in the May Issue of Western City magazine.
May 17, 2012
As the League and successor agencies await further clarification of how the approaching log jam over approval of local ROPS will be resolved by the Department of Finance (DOF) before the June 1 property tax distribution, DOF has distributed a proposed budget trailer bill that further erodes local control by successor agencies and oversight boards, requires payment of unencumbered cash and appears to reduce the June 1 payment to successor agencies for approved purposes to compensate for “underpayments” to local taxing agencies last December.
May 14, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown released his revised FY 2012-13 Budget today, reflecting an increased deficit of $15.7 billion, up from his January projection of $9.2 billion. The budget shortfall is attributed to overly optimistic revenue forecasts, increased Proposition 98 spending and federal court rulings blocking several budget cuts.
May 14, 2012
As the June 1 deadline looms for the distribution of property tax to fund enforceable obligations, the Department of Finance (DOF) has urged successor agencies to submit or resubmit their Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) as quickly as possible.
May 14, 2012
The below list represents the bills scheduled for hearing this week for which the League currently has a position.