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  <title><![CDATA[Cities Urged to Communicate Support for Preservation of  Municipal Bond Tax Exemption]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[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&rsquo; (NLC) Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Local Officials during their joint Capitol Hill lobby day. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Cities-Urged-to-Communicate-Support-for-Preservati?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[COPS Application Deadline Extended to June 4]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/COPS-Application-Deadline-Extended-to-June-4?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[New Research Examines Public Participation in Local Government Decision Making and Suggests Approaches for Improvement]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Are you frustrated about who shows up at public meetings &mdash; or, more importantly, who doesn&rsquo;t? You&rsquo;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. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/New-Research-Examines-Public-Participation-in-Loca?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[A New Economic Development Resource Center Available for Cities]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Institute for Local Government has launched the <a href="http://www.ca-ilg.org/SustainableED" target="_blank">Economic Development Resource Center</a> to help cities meet the fiscal challenges in light of the loss of redevelopment and state budget cuts.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/A-New-Economic-Development-Resource-Center-Availab?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Bills in Committee: May 20–May 24 ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Policy committees do not meet this week.&nbsp;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Bills-in-Committee-May-20–May-24?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[ Lodi Enterprise Zone Relieves Burdened Businesses]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[<em>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.</em> ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Lodi-Enterprise-Zone-Relieves-Burdened-Businesses?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Another Round of TIGER Grants Announced]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Department of Transportation has announced the fifth round of TIGER grant funds. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Another-Round-of-TIGER-Grants-Announced?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Two weeks left to Submit City Managers’ Department Meeting Session Proposals]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The League is continuing its search for speakers and session topics for the 2014 City Managers&rsquo; Department Meeting, Feb. 5&ndash;7 in Long Beach. Friday, May 24 is the deadline to submit session proposals.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Two-weeks-left-to-Submit-City-Managers’-Department?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Bill Seeks to Limit City Authority in Amending or Adopting Charters ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Bill-Seeks-to-Limit-City-Authority-in-Amending-or?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Bill Creating New Economic Development Tool Moves to Assembly Floor]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Bill-Creating-New-Economic-Development-Tool-Moves?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[League Resolution Inspired Bill Headed to Senate Public Safety Committee]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/League-Resolution-Inspired-Bill-Headed-to-Senate-P?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Governor Releases Revised FY 2013–14 Budget]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his revised budget for FY 2013&ndash;14 at a news conference on Tuesday morning by characterizing his revised budget as grounded in prudence and restraint.&nbsp;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Governor-Releases-Revised-FY-2013–14-Budget?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Bills in Committee May 13–17]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Governor will release his May Revise Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. but look to the fiscal committees for most of this week&rsquo;s action. Policy committees will be wrapping up their work for a while; Friday is the last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 3. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Bills-in-Committee-May-13–17?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[And Then There Were 100 Lawsuits]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Over the last few months the League has been tracking and reporting on the number of lawsuits that have been filed in Sacramento County Superior Court contesting either parts of AB 1484, the redevelopment agency dissolution implementation law passed in 2012, or specific actions by the Department of Finance, which is charged under state law with administering the dissolution process.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/And-Then-There-Were-100-Lawsuits?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[  Four-Year Statute of Limitation for Housing Elements Bill Moves from Committee]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[AB 325 (Alejo) squeaked out of the Assembly Local Government Committee on Wednesday, May 8, on a vote of 5&ndash;3. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Four-Year-Statute-of-Limitation-for-Housing-Elemen?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Overconcentration of Massage Establishments Big Issue for the League]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The League has been working to obtain amendments to AB 1147 (Gomez ) to address concerns local governments have been raising with the proliferation of massage parlors in many cities, and has an oppose unless amended position.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Overconcentration-of-Massage-Establishments-Big-Is?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Inclusionary Housing Measure Advances to the Floor]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[AB 1229 (Atkins), which reauthorizes inclusionary housing ordinances as they pertain to rental housing to address the 2009 <em>Palme</em>r decision, passed two Assembly committees in recent weeks and is now headed for a vote on the Assembly Floor.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Inclusionary-Housing-Measure-Advances-to-the-Floor?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Federal Update]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[NLC has provided a short update on the Marketplace Fairness Act, municipal bonds, FEMA&#39;s three national planning frameworks. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Federal-Update?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Three Anti-Development Bills Threaten Local Economies and Local Control]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With California&rsquo;s economy barely recovering and millions of Californians still out of work, three bills that impede local development projects continue to move through the Legislature.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/Three-Anti-Development-Bills-Threaten-Local-Econom?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[The League Presents Local Streets and Roads Needs Survey Results to California Transportation Commission]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The League and California State Association of Counties on Tuesday presented the results of the 2012 California <a href="http://www.savecaliforniastreets.org" target="_blank">Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment</a> to the California Transportation Commission (CTC). ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.cacities.org/Top/News/News-Articles/2013/May/The-League-Presents-Local-Streets-and-Roads-Needs?feed=League-of-California-Cities-News]]></link>     	
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