Resources

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUESw

Allen, Mike. "San Diego banks on state windfall to bolster city budget." San Diego Business Journal. 19 May 1997: 3.

Bacon, Kevin M. and Diane P. Thomas. City and County Finances in the Post-Proposition 13 Era. Sacramento: Assembly Office of Research, June 1981.

Bernson, Hal. "Finding funds to pay for more police." Los Angeles Times. 13 July 1986: Opinion, p. 6.

Bernstein, Leonard. "Bevy of tax fee hikes in offering for San Diegans." Los Angeles Times. 8 Feb. 1990, San Diego County ed.: B1.

Bizjak, Tony. "Budget cuts alter way city operates." Sacramento Bee. 28 Apr. 1997: A1.

California Budget Project. State and Local Government Finance in California: A Primer. July 1996.

Carney, Steve. "Community news focus; San Clemente; City Council OKs budget that hinges on utility tax." Los Angeles Times. 21 May 1997, Orange County ed.: B2.

Dietz, David. "Glum fiscal forecast for S.F.'s Muni; New taxes suggested in report." The San Francisco Chronicle. 7 Nov. 1995: A11.

Ebeling, Jon S. and Frederica Shockley. Some Thoughts on Local Government Revenues in California. 31 January 1997.

Ferrell, David. "Los Angeles raids its parking meter 'piggy banks', taking funds from new lots." Los Angeles Times. 6 Feb. 1986, Westside, Part 9, pg. 1.

Fox, Joel. "The sweet things in life will cost you dearly; Taxes: if Port Hueneme can tax ocean views, what will assessment districts zero in on next?" Los Angeles Times. 22 Jul. 1991: B5.

Hallissy, Erin. "Cities moving to tax high-tech communications." The San Francisco Chronicle. 4 Sept. 1995: A1.

Hahn, James K. The Impact of Proposition 218 on Current City Revenues and the Procedures it Requires to be Followed in Order to Extend Current Assessments and Impose New Assessments. Office of the City Attorney. Report No. R97-0004, 7 Jan. 1997.

Hoge, Patrick. "Public libraries turn to voters." Sacramento Bee.30 Jul. 1995: A1.

How Local Government Responded. source unknown.

Kayden, Xandra. "County government; A budget that only regionalists dream of." Los Angeles Times. 25 June 1995: M6.

Kersten, Elisabeth K. The Local Government Financing Crisis--An Overview. Sacramento: Senate Office of Research, 19 Jan. 1984.

"Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Work Management Project to save $3 million per year." June 17, 1997.

League of California Cities. Financing Cities: An Analysis of the Years Since Proposition 13. Sacramento, 1990.

League of Cities. "Bad news for cities." Los Angeles Times. 2 Sept. 1992.

Legislative Analyst's Office. "State and Local Finance." from Cal Facts 1996, Part III. LAO web site.

Mastroiani, Robert. "The 'burbs fight back." Business Week. 2 June 1997: 147.

Mercer, Lloyd J., W. Douglas Morgan, and Elizabeth Joyce Clingman. California City and County User Charges: Change and Efficiency Since Proposition 13. California Policy Seminar. Institute of Governmental Studies, 1985. 1-11, 76-79.

Mui, Frederick M., Jeffrey Rabin and Richard Simon. "County budget finally forced to face reality; Spending: Demand for services has long outpaced revenues. Previous stopgap measures no longer apply." Los Angeles Times. 25 June 1995: A1.

Pasco, Jean O. "Orange County cities went for levy, but voters left them dry; Ballot: Decisions in Stanton and San Clemente point to the electorate's reluctance to accept new taxes." Los Angeles Times. 5 June 1997, Orange County Ed.: A1.

Pasco, Jean O., and John Pope. "Spigot closing on O.C. cities' water proceeds." + "Floating Funds" Chart. Los Angeles Times. 5 May 1997, Orange County ed.: A1.

Perlman, Jeffrey A. "A balancing act between less money, rising costs." Los Angeles Times. 2 June 1987, Orange County ed.: Part 2, p. 7.

Peterson, Kim "Water rates may go up." San Diego Daily Transcript. 11 April 1997: A1.

Reid, Gary J. "How Cities in California Have Responded to Fiscal Pressures Since Proposition 13." Public Budgeting & Finance. Spring 1988.

Rother, Catlin. "County mortgaged to the hilt most buildings, land put up as collateral for new- style bonds." The San Diego Union-Tribune. 23 July, 1995: A1.

"San Gabriel Valley; ways studied to offset loss of taxes." Los Angeles Times. 3 May 1997: B2.

Schreiner, Tim. "'Great Depression' in cities, counties." The San Francisco Chronicle. 6 June 1991: A1.

Sexton, Matt. Building Sustainability Through Philanthropy in South Florida. The Conservation Fund, 1996.

Sheridan, Sally Anne. "Commentary on funding cuts; legislature plunders cities' revenue to balance state budget; Sacramento is considering bailing itself out with money citizen's shell out for local services." Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1992, Orange County ed.: B9.

Shires, Michael A. and Melissa Glenn Haber. A Review of Local Government Revenue Data in California. San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California, Feb. 1997.

Smith, Rodney T. "Local Fiscal Arrangements, Home Rule, and California's Fiscal Constitution after Proposition 13." from Proposition 13: a ten-year retrospective. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1991: 51-105.

"Sobering lessons of city hall scandals; Taxpayers' money should be handled with care." Los Angeles Times. 5 Jan. 1992, Orange County ed.: B8.

Sokolow, Alvin D. and Peter M. Detwiler. State-Local Relations in California. Draft 3. prepared for Home Rule in America: A Fifty State Handbook. 20 Dec. 1996.

Southern California Association of Cities. "Public Finance." from Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide. March 1996.

Weisberg. "Property tax boosted by council." The San Diego Union-Tribune. 9 Feb. 1990: A1.

LOS ANGELES CITY

Bernson, Hal. "Finding funds to pay for more police." Los Angeles Times. 13 July 1986: Opinion, p. 6.

"City of Los Angeles's CLA On Governance." Metro Investment Report. Feb. 1997: 20.

Ferrell, David. "Los Angeles raids its parking meter 'piggy banks', taking funds from new lots." Los Angeles Times. 6 Feb. 1986, Westside: Part 9, pg. 1.

Flanigan, James. "High L.A. fees bad news for other cities." Los Angeles Times. 12 Feb. 1997: D1.

Martin, Hugo. "City panel OKs special funding for development; Sylmar: committee approves studies needed to set up assessment district to provide tax-free bonds." Los Angeles Times. 6 Sept. 1995, Valley ed.: B1.

"San Gabriel Valley; ways studied to offset loss of taxes." Los Angeles Times. 3 May 1997: B-2.

Schwada, John. "Council OKs Sylmar panel." Los Angeles Times. 1 Feb. 1990, Valley ed.: B5.

Tuttle, Rick. Tuttle-Riordan Letter and data. Los Angeles: Office of Controller, 20 July 1995.

---. Tuttle to Riordan Letter and data. Los Angeles: Office of Controller, 1 Mar. 1997.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Kayden, Xandra. "County government; A budget that only regionalists dream of." Los Angeles Times. 25 June 1995: M6.

Los Angeles County Citizen's Economy and Efficiency Commission. Review of the Relationship Between Los Angeles County and State Government. Los Angeles: Feb. 1997.

"Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Work Management Project to save $3 million per year." 17 June 1997.

Mui, Frederick M., Jeffrey Rabin and Richard Simon. "County budget finally forced to face reality; Spending: Demand for services has long outpaced revenues. Previous stopgap measures no longer apply." Los Angeles Times. 25 June 1995: A1.

O'Shaugnessy, Lynn. "County mortgaged to the hilt most buildings, land put up as collateral for new-style bonds." Los Angeles Times. 13 July 1988, Valley ed.: B9.

MUNICIPAL BONDS

Fine, Howard. "Small cities mean big business for O'Conner & Co." Orange County Business Journal. 7 Apr. 1997: 1.

Gallagher, Dan. "City ego probably hurt by drop in ratings." San Diego Daily Transcript. 9 Dec. 1996: A1.

Petruno, Tom. "Market beat: How safe are different types of muni bonds?" Los Angeles Times. 15 June 1992: D-5.

ORANGE COUNTY CITIES

Carney, Steve. "Community news focus; San Clemente; City Council OKs budget that hinges on utility tax." Los Angeles Times. 21 May 1997, Orange County ed.: B2.

Cekola, Anna. "High-tech high school is debut of a new era; Education: New O.C. school's state- of-art computers will link students to a vast information network." Los Angeles Times. 6 Sept. 1993, Orange County ed.: A1.

Cekola, Anna. "Orange County focus: San Juan Capistrano; Designs approved for 2 new schools." Los Angeles Times. 17 Jul. 1993, Orange County Ed.: B3.

Kass, Jeff. "Community news focus: Santa Ana; City budget raises prop. 218 concerns." Los Angeles Times. 31 May 1997, Orange County ed.: B3.

Messina, Frank. "Community news focus; San Clemente; Council lays off 23 city workers; officials cite Proposition 218." Los Angeles Times. 7 March 1997, Orange County ed.: B3.

Pasco, Jean O. "Orange County cities went for levy, but voters left them dry; Ballot: Decisions in Stanton and San Clemente point to the electorate's reluctance to accept new taxes." Los Angeles Times. 5 June 1997, Orange County Ed.: A1.

Pasco, Jean O., and John Pope. "Spigot closing on O.C. cities' water proceeds." + "Floating Funds" Chart. Los Angeles Times. 5 May 1997, Orange County ed.: A1.

Pearlman, Jeffrey A. "A balancing act between less money, rising costs." Los Angeles Times. 2 June 1987, Orange County ed.: Part 2, p. 7.

Sheridan, Sally Anne. "Commentary on funding cuts; legislature plunders cities' revenue to balance state budget; Sacramento is considering bailing itself out with money citizen's shell out for local services." Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1992, Orange County ed.: B9.

"Sobering lessons of city hall scandals; Taxpayers' money should be handled with care." Los Angeles Times. 5 Jan. 1992, Orange County ed.: B8.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

The Planning Report available online at: http://www.ablinc.net/tpr/.

California. Senate. Select Committee on Planning for California's Growth. Developer Fees Information Hearing Report. Sacramento: State of California, 22 May 1986.

Chapman, Jeffrey I. "The Impacts of Proposition 13 on Urban Development and Land Use." from Proposition 13: a ten-year retrospective. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1991: 15- 50.

Colantuono, Michael G. The Impact of Proposition 218 on Planning in California.

Dresch, Marla and Seven M. Sheffrin. Who Pays for Development Fees and Exactions? Public Policy Institute of California, June, 1997.

Harman, Liz. "Builders dispute way cities are diverting fees." San Diego Business Journal 18 Nov. 1996: 6.

Inman, Bradley. "PUDs can offer more neighborhood' feel." The San Diego Union-Tribune 26 Feb. 1995: E-4.

Martin, Hugo. "City panel OKs special funding for development; Sylmar: committee approves studies needed to set up assessment district to provide tax-free bonds." Los Angeles Times. 6 Sept. 1995, Valley ed.: B1.

Misczynski, Dean. "The Fiscalization of Land Use." Chapter 5 from unknown source: 73-105.

O'Shaugnessy, Lynn. "County mortgaged to the hilt most buildings, land put up as collateral for new-style bonds." Los Angeles Times. 13 July 1988, Valley ed.: B9.

Schwada, John. "Council OKs Sylmar panel." Los Angeles Times. 1 Feb. 1990, Valley ed.: B5.

Yost, Walt. "Roots in the wetlands." Sacramento Bee. 3 Jun. 1993: N1.

PROPERTY TAX

California. Senate. Local Government Committee. Summary Report- Property Tax Allocation. Sacramento: 9 Dec. 1987.

Gaffney, Mason. "What Happens when a state radically slashes its property tax?" from Big Plans to Stir The Blood and Steer the Course. 3 November 1995.

Legislative Analyst's Office. Reversing the Property Tax Shifts. Sacramento: Legislative Analyst's Office, 2 Apr. 1996. http://www.lao.ca.gov/pb040296.html

---. Property Tax Shift. Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget Bill: Perspectives and Issues Part VI A. Sacramento: June 1997.

---. Property taxes - 1993. Sacramento: 6 July 1993.

---. Property Taxes: Why Some Local Governments Get More than Others. Policy Brief. Sacramento: 21 Aug. 21 1996.

---. "State and Local Finance." from Cal Facts 1996, Part III. LAO web site.

Property Tax Information Packet. unknown source.

Property Taxes and Tax Revolts. unknown source, p. 110-115.

Senate Commission on Property Tax Equity and Revenue. Report of the Senate Commission on Property Tax Equity and Revenue to the California State Senate (pusuant to Senate Resolutions 42 and 8). Sacramento: Senate Publications, June 1991.

Significant Changes in Property Tax Allocation- A Historical Perspective. unknown source.

Weisberg. "Property tax boosted by council." The San Diego Union-Tribune. 9 Feb. 1990: A1.

PROPOSITION 13

Bacon, Kevin M. and Diane P. Thomas. City and County Finances in the Post-Proposition 13 Era. Sacramento: Assembly Office of Research, June 1981.

Biberman, Thor Kamban. "Proposition 13 takes big toll." San Diego Daily Transcript 18 Mar. 1997: A1.

California. Senate. Committee on Local Government. Interim Hearing on the Use of Benefit Assessments Since Proposition 13. Sacramento, 22 Oct. 1985.

Cal-Tax Research. "Proposition 13: Love it or Hate it, its Roots Go Deep." http://www.caltax.org/research/prop13/prop13.htm, Nov. 1993.

Chapman, Jeffrey I. "The Impacts of Proposition 13 on Urban Development and Land Use." from Proposition 13: a ten-year retrospective. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1991: 15- 50.

"City of Los Angeles's CLA On Governance." Metro Investment Report. Feb. 1997: 20.

Five Years After Prop. 13: Learning to Live With Less. A series of articles. Los Angeles Times. 5 June-19 June 1983.

Impact on Local Government. source unknown.

Kelso, Dr. J. Clark. "Proposition 13, the Search for Revenues, and Unintended Consequences."

Kersten, Elisabeth K. The Local Government Financing Crisis--An Overview. Sacramento: Senate Office of Research, 19 Jan. 1984.

League of California Cities. Financing Cities: An Analysis of the Years Since Proposition 13. Sacramento, 1990.

Legislative Analyst's Office. Property taxes - 1993. Sacramento: 6 July 1993.

Mercer, Lloyd J., W. Douglas Morgan, and Elizabeth Joyce Clingman. California City and County User Charges: Change and Efficiency Since Proposition 13. California Policy Seminar. Institute of Governmental Studies, 1985. 1-11, 76-79.

O'Sullivan, Arthur.Terri A. Sexton, Steven M. Sheffrin. The Future of Proposition 13 in California. and Selected Data. Berkeley, CA: California Policy Seminar, 1993.

Property tax information packet. unknown source.

Schwadron, Terry, Paul Richter, and Jack Citrin. "Appendix: The Los Angeles Times Survey. Local Government Responses to Proposition 13." California and the American Tax Revolt: Proposition 13 Five years later. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1984. A1- A53.

Smith, Rodney T. "Local Fiscal Arrangements, Home Rule, and California's Fiscal Constitution after Proposition 13." from Proposition 13: a ten-year retrospective. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1991: 51-105.

PROPOSITION 218

Akizuki, Dennis. "Latest Tax-Revolt Measure Draws Little Attention." San Jose Mercury News. 29 Oct. 1996.

Bizjak, Tony. "Budget cuts alter way city operates." Sacramento Bee. 28 Apr. 1997: A1.

"BIDs will survive 218." Los Angeles Downtown News. 11 Nov. 1996: 2.

California Budget Project. What Would Proposition 218 Mean for California?. http://www.cbp.org/brief/bb961001.html. October 1996.

Carney, Steve. "Community news focus; San Clemente; City Council OKs budget that hinges on utility tax." Los Angeles Times. 21 May 1997, Orange County ed.: B2.

Colantuono, Michael G. The Impact of Proposition 218 on Planning in California.

Fine, Howard. "Small cities mean big business for O'Conner & Co." Orange County Business Journal. 7 Apr. 1997: 1.

Flanigan, James. "High L.A. fees bad news for other cities." Los Angeles Times. 12 Feb. 1997: D1.

Gallagher, Dan. "City ego probably hurt by drop in ratings." San Diego Daily Transcript. 9 Dec. 1996: A1.

Hahn, James K. The Impact of Proposition 218 on Current City Revenues and the Procedures it Requires to be Followed in Order to Extend Current Assessments and Impose New Assessments. Office of the City Attorney. Report No. R97-0004, 7 Jan. 1997.

Hill, Elizabeth. Understanding Proposition 218. Sacramento: Legislative Analyst's Office, Dec. 1996.

Hobbs, Dawn. "Utility break for Camarillo seniors in jeopardy; Finances: Those with low incomes have received subsidies in their sewer and water bills, but with prop. 218 in effect, their fees may double." Los Angeles Times. 18 Jun. 1997, Valley ed.: B12.

Kass, Jeff. "Community news focus: Santa Ana; City budget raises prop. 218 concerns." Los Angeles Times. 31 May 1997, Orange County ed.: B3.

Messina, Frank. "Community news focus; San Clemente; Council lays off 23 city workers; officials cite Proposition 218." Los Angeles Times. 7 March 1997, Orange County ed.: B3.

Pasco, Jean O. "Orange County cities went for levy, but voters left them dry; Ballot: Decisions in Stanton and San Clemente point to the electorate's reluctance to accept new taxes." Los Angeles Times. 5 June 1997, Orange County Ed.: A1.

Pasco, Jean O., and John Pope. "Spigot closing on O.C. cities' water proceeds." + "Floating Funds" Chart. Los Angeles Times. 5 May 1997, Orange County ed.: A1.

"San Gabriel Valley; ways studied to offset loss of taxes." Los Angeles Times. 3 May 1997: B2.

Rodgers, Terry. "First court test of Prop. 218 may be here." The San Diego Union-Tribune 11 June 1997, Local ed.: B1.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY; CITIES

Bizjak, Tony. "Budget cuts alter way city operates." Sacramento Bee. 28 Apr. 1997: A1.

Hoge, Patrick. "Public libraries turn to voters." Sacramento Bee. 30 Jul. 1995: A1.

McCarthy, Mike. "Tax proposed to unify downtown." Business Journal-Sacramento. 25 Jul. 1994: 1.

"Sacramento's painful budget." Editorial. Sacramento Bee. 6 Jun. 1997: B6.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY; CITIES

Allen, Mike. "San Diego banks on state windfall to bolster city budget." San Diego Business Journal 19 May 1997: 3.

Bernstein, Leonard. "Bevy of tax fee hikes in offering for San Diegans." Los Angeles Times. 8 Feb. 1990, San Diego County ed.: B1.

Gallagher, Dan. "City ego probably hurt by drop in ratings." San Diego Daily Transcript. 9 Dec. 1996: A1.

Harman, Liz. "Builders dispute way cities are diverting fees." San Diego Business Journal. 18 Nov. 1996: 6.

Peterson, Kim "Water rates may go up." San Diego Daily Transcript. 11 April 1997: A1.

Rodgers, Terry. "First court test of Prop. 218 may be here." The San Diego Union-Tribune. 11 June 1997, Local ed.: B1.

Rother, Catlin. "County mortgaged to the hilt most buildings, land put up as collateral for new- style bonds." The San Diego Union-Tribune. 23 July, 1995: A1.

Weisberg. "Property tax boosted by council." The San Diego Union-Tribune. 9 Feb. 1990: A1.

SAN FRANCISCO CITY/COUNTY

Dietz, David. "Glum fiscal forecast for S.F.'s Muni; New taxes suggested in report." The San Francisco Chronicle. 7 Nov. 1995: A11.

Gordon, Rachel. "Jordan, Board Support New Tax for Parks; Homeowners Face $100 Annual Levy." The San Francisco Examiner. 2 May 1995: A-1.

Kearsley, Steve. "Spending in San Francisco" and "How the city compares." The San Francisco Chronicle. 17 May 1993.

Schreiner, Tim. "'Great Depression' in cities, counties." The San Francisco Chronicle. 6 June 1991: A1.

SCHOOLS

Cekola, Anna. "High-tech high school is debut of a new era; Education: New O.C. school's state- of-art computers will link students to a vast information network." Los Angeles Times. 6 Sept. 1993, Orange County ed.: A1.

Cekola, Anna. "Orange County focus: San Juan Capistrano; Designs approved for 2 new schools." Los Angeles Times. 17 Jul. 1993, Orange County Ed.: B3.

Education in California After Proposition 13. unknown source.

Roland, Bruce. "School proposition not just a solution." Los Angeles Times. 19 Mar. 1996, Ventura County ed.: B3.

SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS

"BIDs will survive 218." Los Angeles Downtown News. 11 Nov. 1996: 2.

California. Senate. Committee on Local Government. Interim Hearing on the Use of Benefit Assessments Since Proposition 13. Sacramento: 22 Oct. 1985.

Cekola, Anna. "High-tech high school is debut of a new era; Education: New O.C. school's state- of-art computers will link students to a vast information network." Los Angeles Times. 6 Sept. 1993, Orange County ed.: A1.

Cekola, Anna. "Orange County focus: San Juan Capistrano; Designs approved for 2 new schools." Los Angeles Times. 17 Jul. 1993, Orange County Ed.: B3

Fox, Joel. "The sweet things in life will cost you dearly; Taxes: if Port Hueneme can tax ocean views, what will assessment districts zero in on next?" Los Angeles Times. 22 Jul. 1991: B5.

Gordon, Rachel. "Jordan, Board Support New Tax for Parks; Homeowners Face $100 Annual Levy." The San Francisco Examiner 2 May 1995: A-1.

Hahn, James K. The Impact of Proposition 218 on Current City Revenues and the Procedures it Requires to be Followed in Order to Extend Current Assessments and Impose New Assessments. Office of the City Attorney. Report No. R97-0004, 7 Jan. 1997.

Legislative Analyst's Office. "State and Local Finance." from Cal Facts 1996, Part III. LAO web site.

Martin, Hugo. "City panel OKs special funding for development; Sylmar: committee approves studies needed to set up assessment district to provide tax-free bonds." Los Angeles Times. 6 Sept. 1995, Valley ed.: B1.

McCarthy, Mike. "Tax proposed to unify downtown." Business Journal-Sacramento. 25 July 1994: 1.

O'Brien, Thomas A. Stepchild of Proposition 13: A survey of the Special District Augmentation Fund. Sacramento: California Senate Committee on Local Government, March 1985.

Roland, Bruce. "School proposition not just a solution." Los Angeles Times. 19 Mar. 1996, Ventura County ed.: B3.

Schwada, John. "Council OKs Sylmar panel." Los Angeles Times. 1 Feb. 1990, Valley ed.: B5.

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION

Booher, David E. "State constitutional and fiscal reform: A primer for 1995." The Planning Report. Dec 1994: 1+.

California Constitution Revision Commission. California Constitution Revision: Final Report and Recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature. (Chapter IV: State-Local Relations; Chapter V: Strengthening Local Government) California Constitution Revision Commission, 1996. 59-69, 70-82.

Lav, Iris J., Edward B. Lazere and Jim St. George. A Tale of Two Futures: Restructuring California's Finances to Boost Economic Growth. Washington D.C.: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 1994.

League of California Cities. Making California's Government Work. Sacramento: Jan. 1995.

O'Sullivan, Arthur.Terri A. Sexton, Steven M. Sheffrin. The Future of Proposition 13 in California. and Selected Data. Berkeley, CA: California Policy Seminar, 1993.

Ross, Jean and David E. Boother. "Two Views: The Case for Restructuring California's Governance and Fiscal Systems." Metro Investment Report. August/September 1995: 22.

Task Force Members. California Fiscal Reform: A Plan for Action: Task Force Member Reports. and Recommendation and Summary. Oakland, CA: California Business-Higher Education Forum, June 1994.

Yee, Betty. "Restructuring state/local fiscal relationship." Metro Investment Report. Nov. 1996: 20.

STATE-LOCAL FISCAL RELATIONSHIP

"Assembly Passes Santa Clara/Guardino Implementation Bill; Negotiations Continue on Property Tax Return." League of California Cities Legislative Bulletin 19-1997 (May 23, 1997): 1- 3.

Bacon, Kevin M. and Diane P. Thomas. City and County Finances in the Post-Proposition 13 Era. Sacramento: Assembly Office of Research, June 1981.

Bernstein, Dan. "Assembly OKs bill on local taxes; Levies that precede '95 ruling shielded." Sacramento Bee 21 May 1997.

Budget Watch. California Budget Project, Volume 2, Number, Dec. 1996.

California Budget Project. State and Local Government Finance in California: A Primer. July 1996.

California. Legislature. Committee on Heath and Human Services, et al. Hearing on Proposition 165. Sacramento: 1 Oct. 1992.

California. Legislature. Local Government Committee. Interim Hearing on the Review of State and County Program Relationships, Responsibilities, and Revenues: summary and background paper. Sacramento: 12 Nov. 1985.

"City of Los Angeles's CLA On Governance." Metro Investment Report. Feb. 1997: 20.

Counties at the Crossroads. Sacramento: California State Association of Counties, Nov. 1994.

"The County-State Partnership." from The 1991-92 Budget: Perspectives and Issues. Sacramento: Legislative Analyst's Office: 159-188.

Fox, Joel. "Don't tempt a repeat of Prop. 13: Working Californians who sacrificed by paying at a higher rate during the lean times deserve to share in the recovery." Los Angeles Times.

Goldberg, Lenny. "Don't kill the recovery before it takes: The state still needs revenue to catch up from recession and to stay competitive in the future." Los Angeles Times.

Hill, Elizabeth G. California's Fiscal Outlook: The LAO's Economic and Budget Projections. 1996-97 Through 1998-99. Sacramento: Legislative Analyst's Office, Nov. 1996.

Kersten, Elisabeth K. The Local Government Financing Crisis--An Overview. Sacramento: Senate Office of Research, 19 Jan. 1984.

Lav, Iris J., Edward B. Lazere and Jim St. George. A Tale of Two Futures: Restructuring California's Finances to Boost Economic Growth. Washington D.C.: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 1994.

Legislative Analyst's Office. Highlights of the 1997-98 Analysis and P & I. Press Release. Sacramento: 19 Feb, 1997.

---. The Governor's 1995-96 State-County Realignment Proposal. http://www.lao.ca.gov/pt5-b.html.

---. "State and Local Finance." from Cal Facts 1996, Part III. LAO web site.

Los Angeles County Citizen's Economy and Efficiency Commission. Review of the Relationship Between Los Angeles County and State Government. Los Angeles: Feb. 1997.

O'Brien, Thomas A. Stepchild of Proposition 13: A survey of the Special District Augmentation Fund. Sacramento: California Senate Committee on Local Government, March 1985.

Schreiner, Tim. "'Great Depression' in cities, counties." The San Francisco Chronicle. 6 June 1991: A1.

Sheridan, Sally Anne. "Commentary on funding cuts; legislature plunders cities' revenue to balance state budget; Sacramento is considering bailing itself out with money citizen's shell out for local services." Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1992, Orange County ed.: B9.

Significant Events in County Finance. unknown source.

Smith, Rodney T. "Local Fiscal Arrangements, Home Rule, and California's Fiscal Constitution after Proposition 13." from Proposition 13: a ten-year retrospective. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1991: 51-105.

Sokolow, Alvin D. and Peter M. Detwiler. State-Local Relations in California. Draft 3. prepared for Home Rule in America: A Fifty State Handbook. 20 Dec. 1996.

Southern California Association of Cities. "Public Finance." from Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide. March 1996.

Summary of State/County Legislative Highlights. source unknown.

"Wilson offers crumbs to local governments." Editorial. San Jose Mercury News. 13 May 1997: 6B.

The Three "Rs" of Local Government: Restructuring, Responsibility, Reality. Agenda from the Senate Fiscal Retreat. Berkeley, CA: California Policy Seminar, University of California and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, 30 Jan - 1 Feb. 1997.

Yee, Betty. "Restructuring state/local fiscal relationship." Metro Investment Report. Nov. 1996: 20.

URBAN POLICY: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Brookings National Issues Forum. "National Solutions to Urban and Regional Problems." web site. Washington, D. C.: Brookings Institution, 28 May 1997.

Dinsmore, Clement. Federal role in Metropolitan Cooperation. Chicago: Center for Neighborhood Technology, 1997.

Durnell, Laurie. Metropolitan Initiative Forum - charts from meeting 4/1/97. Los Angeles: L.A. County Citizens Economy & Efficiency Commission, 31 Mar. 1997.

Hiss, Tony. Outlining the New Metropolitan Initiative. The Metropolitan Initiative. Chicago: Center for Neighborhood Technology, 1997.

Forging Metropolitan Solutions to Urban and Regional Problems: Draft Funding Proposal. Washington, D. C.: Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution, 6 June 1997.

Jargowsky, Paul A. Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City. from the Metropolitan Initiative. Russel Sage Foundation.

Katz, Bruce. "Backing into Urban Policy" Using Welfare Reform to Forge Effective Responses in Low-Income Neighborhoods. Washington, D.C.: Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution, 15 April 1997.

---. "Curb the sprawl of the suburbs." The Philadelphia Inquirer. 21 June 1997: A9.

Mastroiani, Robert. "The 'burbs fight back." Business Week. 2 June 1997: 147.

The Metropolitan Initiative. Chicago: The Center for Neighborhood Technology, 1997.

Parzen, Julia. Innovations in Metropolitan Cooperation. Chicago: Center for Neighborhood Technology, 1997.

Peirce, Neal R. "Chautauqua on regionalism: A first, a model?" Washington Post Writers Group. 15 June 1997.

Sokolow, Alvin D. and Peter M. Detwiler. State-Local Relations in California. Draft 3. prepared for Home Rule in America: A Fifty State Handbook. 20 Dec. 1996.

Stanfield, Rochelle L. "Suburban Split: The Competition For State and Federal Subsidies." National Journal. 3 May 1997.

VENTURA COUNTY; CITIES

Hobbs, Dawn. "Utility break for Camarillo seniors in jeopardy; Finances: Those with low incomes have received subsidies in their sewer and water bills, but with prop. 218 in effect, their fees may double." Los Angeles Times. 18 Jun. 1997, Valley ed.: B12.