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Date: 9-11-12 <br /> Item No.: 23a <br /> CA Cities Advocate <br /> �� irr f`r�' ✓a , �, ru r, rr °o� „�„lrri� ;it � rr�l/6 yU� r- �� ,,�� ,,�/�� /i����/ - <br /> ���IIIIIII IIIØIIII��ØIIIIII��nIIØ III IIIIfI�� II II IIØ�lllllll�ft�(IIIC t�II Ø���III f�fi�� Øllll�hlllR �I III �iIIIIIIIIIIØ���IIII IMV Ø VIII�I IIIniIIIm iill11111111ØIn�II�Mf Ili Iltl�S�l(IIII( IØIIIØII fllfillllll�lli Illllf(tllflØlil ���IIIIII�tI�f 4IIIII InIII�IIIIIIIIIIIII�III�II�II�IIØti�Øl�ll�lll�ll�ll�lI���ll�llll <br /> Aug. 31, 2012 <br /> Issue #95 <br /> IN THIS ISSUE: <br /> Page 3: League Urges Governor to Veto Bill that Forces Cities to Issue Permits for Cottage Food Operations <br /> Page 4: Free Webinar on New Sustainable Energy Bond Program for Public Agencies Scheduled for Sept. 13 <br /> California Civic Engagement Project Releases Policy Brief on Latino and Asian Voter Registration <br /> The Next Generation of Economic Development Tools,Tomorrow's Green Workforce,Opening City Career <br /> Doors for Girls in September's Western City Magazine <br /> LEGISLATURE PASSES PENSION REFORM, SENDS AB 340 <br /> TO GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE <br /> The League Urges the Governor to Sign this Historic Legislation <br /> On the final day of the 2012 Legislative Session the Legislature passed AB 340 (Furutani), the <br /> League-supported pension reform measure. Action in both houses commenced in the afternoon <br /> with both the Assembly and Senate passing the measure by large margins. <br /> For more, see Page 2. <br /> •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• <br /> WORKERS' COMP LEGISLATION PASSES, MOVES TO <br /> GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE <br /> This evening, the Legislature passed SB 863 (De Leon), the workers' compensation bill that <br /> would both increase benefits to injured workers and is intended lower costs for employers. Gov. <br /> Jerry Brown vetoed workers' compensation legislation last year calling for more significant reform. <br /> For more, see Page 2. <br /> •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• <br /> REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE LETTERS NEEDED ON SB 214 <br /> Most Helpful Bill Addressing Infrastructure Issues <br /> On Thursday, League-supported SB 214 (Wolk)was passed in the Senate with a 22— 15 vote, sending it <br /> to Gov. Jerry Brown. SB 214 makes important changes to existing Infrastructure Financing District (IFD) <br /> law and will enable IFDs to become a more helpful financing tool for a wide variety of local infrastructure. <br /> For more, see Page 3. <br /> 23a-1 <br />