April 12, 2013
The National League of Cities (NLC) this week released information that voters trust local government to address the issues that matter most to them more than any other level of government; according to results from a new Mason-Dixon poll.
April 12, 2013
President Barack Obama on Wednesday released his FY 2014 budget proposal.
April 12, 2013
The League of California Cites’ League Partner program is launching a series of educational webinars as part of Cities for Workforce Health.
April 12, 2013
It is with great sadness that the League announces the departure of Tracy Petrillo, the organization’s director of Education and Conferences on April 17.
April 8, 2013
Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 7 and then sent it to the committee’s suspense file due to the identified state cost.
April 8, 2013
On March 5, the League sent mail ballots to all member cities on two proposed amendments to the League’s bylaws. Ballots must be submitted to the League by April 19.
April 8, 2013
Today the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to send SB 7 (Steinberg) to the committee’s “Suspense File” due to identified state costs.
April 5, 2013
Note: With job creation on the minds of public officials across 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.
April 5, 2013
This week the League officially announced its support of AB 440 (Gatto) and AB 981 (Bloom). Both bills would address problems created by the dissolution of redevelopment agencies.
April 5, 2013
Newly incorporated California cities and cities that had recently annexed inhabited areas lost a key source of vehicle license fee (VLF) revenues in 2011 when the Legislature passed SB 89.
April 5, 2013
Last November, the League’s leadership identified the expansion of community and economic development tools and funding options for city services as a League priority for 2013.
April 5, 2013
Gov. Jerry Brown last year signed SB 1186 (Steinberg) into law.
April 5, 2013
As large employers, most cities and counties are subject to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) complex mandates on coverage, affordability, tracking and reporting and its financial penalties for failure to comply.
April 5, 2013
Submit your application today for the League Partner-sponsored Helen Putnam Awards for Excellence.
April 5, 2013
Western City magazine has compiled its most popular stories into a “Hit List” showing the top five articles on WesternCity.com during the past month.
April 1, 2013
This week, the League will be monitoring committees scheduled to hear bills of interest to cities, which were on our recently released bills of interest list. The League will report any actions of significance.
March 29, 2013
Since Gov. Jerry Brown signed ABx1 26 on June 28, 2011, 81 lawsuits have been filed in Sacramento County Superior Court related to this statute and the later-enacted statute, AB 1484 (2012).
March 29, 2013
The League has taken an oppose position on SB 673 (DeSaulnier), a bill that would prohibit the approval of any retail or commercial facility estimated to receive more than $1 million in subsidies unless a comprehensive analysis is prepared by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) or a public agency or private entity under contract with OPR.
March 29, 2013
Starting next Friday and continuing through summer, CA Cities Advocate will feature a weekly piece on Strong Cities | Strong State.
March 29, 2013
There’s still time to register for the League’s 2013 Legislative Action Day Preview Webinar and Annual Legislative Action Day & Reception.