June 7, 2013
In cities across America, municipal leaders are taking action to reduce childhood obesity, one of our nation’s most pressing public health challenges.
June 7, 2013
The National League of Cities (NLC) has published a new report highlighting promising city efforts to improve the lives of children, youth and families in communities with populations below 75,000.
June 7, 2013
Join the Institute for Local Government (ILG) for a free webinar on June 25 at 1:30 p.m. about the new “Creating Safe Walking and Bicycling Communities: Safe Routes to School Decision Maker’s” Toolkit.
June 5, 2013
Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) announced on Tuesday, May 28, the appointment of Assembly Member Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) as chair of the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Committee. Many bills of importance to California cities go through this committee.
June 4, 2013
The League’s 2013 Hot Bills List has been updated to reflect the current status of bills of most importance to cities following the May 31 House of Origin deadline.
June 4, 2013
Budget trailer bill language, including details of the Governor’s economic development proposals, which contemplates a phase-out of the Enterprise Zone (EZ) program, was released late Monday.
June 3, 2013
Although most eyes will now focus on the Budget Conference Committee, policy committees will resume meeting this week to begin to hear bills passed by the house of origin.
June 3, 2013
Cities are encouraged to review two new grant opportunities from Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice.
May 31, 2013
It was a busy week in Sacramento with both houses holding floor sessions in a furious effort to meet today’s house of origin deadline.
May 31, 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 31, 2013
Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of Sam Spiegel to the State 9-1-1 Advisory Board, where he has served since 2005.
May 31, 2013
Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday announced the appointment of Riverside Council Member Michael Gardner to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, where he has served since 2010. The appointment requires Senate confirmation.
May 31, 2013
The League board of directors at its April meeting certified the results of the mail ballot approving a bylaws amendment to require a two-thirds vote of those directors present in order for the board to take a position on a statewide ballot measure.
May 31, 2013
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Speaker of the Assembly John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) have each appointed four members to this year’s Joint Committee on the Budget.
May 31, 2013
The League, cities and the business community scored a victory this week in stopping SB 673 (DeSaulnier) on the Senate Floor.
May 30, 2013
The UC Davis Center for Regional Change’s California Civic Engagement Project has released the next in a series of policy briefs.
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.