Editor's Note
For a printable copy of City Advocate Weekly please visit the League's Web site.
Please note that City Advocate Weekly will not be published on Sept. 18. League staff will be in San Jose for the 111th League of California Cities’ Annual Conference. For more information about registration for this event please visit the League's Web site.
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Legislature Concludes Session Leaving Major Items Unresolved
After a long and raucous year dominated by a historic budget crisis, tension between legislators and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a recent legislator’s resignation, grass roots-clamoring for legislative reform, and last-ditch efforts to establish major policy changes on water to avoid being labeled what Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg called “a culture of failure,” the Legislature wrapped up its efforts at 6 a.m. Saturday morning embroiled in a partisan dispute in the Senate that left many items unresolved, including necessary budget clean up measures important to local government.
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Upcoming Events
September
16 California Energy Commission (CEC) Business Meeting -10:00 a.m. During this business meeting, the CEC will consider adopting the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Guidelines regarding implementation and administration of projects funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Location: 1516 Ninth Street, First Floor, Hearing Room A,
Sacramento, California (Wheelchair Accessible). For more information please see the meeting agenda. The Committee Draft version of the Guidelines are available online.
24 Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign Seminar: Stockton. Modesto Mayor Jim Ridenour, Stockton Council Member Susan Eggman, and Lodi City Manager Blair King invite Mayors, Council Members, City Managers and Planning, HR, RDA Directors to join them from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Please RSVP by Sept. 16 to Marie Quilenderino or Wanda Mullin, San Joaquin County Public Health Services, (209) 468-3412, or RSVP online. To learn more about the HEAL campaign, please visit www.HEALCitiesCampaign.org.
30 Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign Seminar: Davis. Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Davis Council Member Don Saylor and West Sacramento Council Member Mark Johanneson invite Mayors, Council Members, City Managers and Planning, HR, RDA Directors to join them at the Davis Senior Center from 3:45-7:30 p.m. Please RSVP by Sept. 22 to Willie Beaudet, CCS Partnership, at (916) 323-6011 or RSVP online. To learn more about the HEAL campaign, please visit www.HEALCitiesCampaign.org.
Upcoming League Events:
September
16-19 League of California Cities’ Annual Conference and Expo, San Jose
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