California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill ACR44 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 44Introduced by Assembly Member PachecoFebruary 27, 2025 Relative to Cities Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 44, as introduced, Pacheco. California Cities Week.This measure would proclaim the week of April 20, 2025 to April 26, 2025, to be California Cities Week, and would encourage all Californians to be involved in their communities and be civically engaged with their local government.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Cities first arose when eight California municipalities incorporated in 1850 to provide essential safety and health services to the rapidly growing population of the territory of California, due to the periods of economic prosperity and immigration that followed the Gold Rush and both world wars; andWHEREAS, Today, Californias 483 cities and towns vary in size and scope and serve diverse communities throughout the state, from small rural neighborhoods to large urban regions; andWHEREAS, More than 80 percent of Californias population resides within municipalities and receives city services; andWHEREAS, the California Constitution grants several powers to cities, including the authority to promote and regulate public safety, the authority to raise revenue for public purposes, and the power to operate public works to furnish residents with light, water, power, heat, transportation, and communication; andWHEREAS, Cities provide millions of Californians with essential services, including public libraries, fire departments, police departments, emergency medical and disaster response, parks and recreation, childcare, community and human services programs, solid waste and recycling management, water, sewer, utilities, land use planning, housing, economic development, transportation planning, maintenance of streets and roads, telecommunications, and more; and WHEREAS, While cities differ in matters of population, geography, and economy, they share essential beliefs and values; andWHEREAS, Cities remain transparent and accountable to the communities they serve, and have earned the trust placed in them by local residents; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the week of April 20, 2025, to April 26, 2025, inclusive, to be California Cities Week and encourages all Californians to be involved in their communities and to be civically engaged with their local government, and be it further;Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 44Introduced by Assembly Member PachecoFebruary 27, 2025 Relative to Cities Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 44, as introduced, Pacheco. California Cities Week.This measure would proclaim the week of April 20, 2025 to April 26, 2025, to be California Cities Week, and would encourage all Californians to be involved in their communities and be civically engaged with their local government.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
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11	11	Assembly Concurrent Resolution
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13	13	No. 44
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member PachecoFebruary 27, 2025
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20	20	Relative to Cities Week.
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22	22	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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24	24	## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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26	26	ACR 44, as introduced, Pacheco. California Cities Week.
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28	28	This measure would proclaim the week of April 20, 2025 to April 26, 2025, to be California Cities Week, and would encourage all Californians to be involved in their communities and be civically engaged with their local government.
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30	30	This measure would proclaim the week of April 20, 2025 to April 26, 2025, to be California Cities Week, and would encourage all Californians to be involved in their communities and be civically engaged with their local government.
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32	32	## Digest Key
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36	36	WHEREAS, Cities first arose when eight California municipalities incorporated in 1850 to provide essential safety and health services to the rapidly growing population of the territory of California, due to the periods of economic prosperity and immigration that followed the Gold Rush and both world wars; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, Today, Californias 483 cities and towns vary in size and scope and serve diverse communities throughout the state, from small rural neighborhoods to large urban regions; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, More than 80 percent of Californias population resides within municipalities and receives city services; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, the California Constitution grants several powers to cities, including the authority to promote and regulate public safety, the authority to raise revenue for public purposes, and the power to operate public works to furnish residents with light, water, power, heat, transportation, and communication; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, Cities provide millions of Californians with essential services, including public libraries, fire departments, police departments, emergency medical and disaster response, parks and recreation, childcare, community and human services programs, solid waste and recycling management, water, sewer, utilities, land use planning, housing, economic development, transportation planning, maintenance of streets and roads, telecommunications, and more; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, While cities differ in matters of population, geography, and economy, they share essential beliefs and values; and
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48	48	WHEREAS, Cities remain transparent and accountable to the communities they serve, and have earned the trust placed in them by local residents; now, therefore, be it
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50	50	Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the week of April 20, 2025, to April 26, 2025, inclusive, to be California Cities Week and encourages all Californians to be involved in their communities and to be civically engaged with their local government, and be it further;
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52	52	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.