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Despite supporters' assertions that new legislation linked to Prop. 39 caps the amount property taxes can be raised to fund a school bond, opponents argue that the legislation would actually eliminate the caps.

Landowners pushing the North Livermore development plan presented a $50 million transit proposal to Livermore city and county planning commissions on Tuesday.

This Los Angeles Times editorial endorses Assembly Bill 2838 by Speaker Bob Hertzberg, D-Sherman Oaks, which would reform the process by which local governments alter boundaries and authorize municipal services.

In this L.A. Times opinion article, Jan Breidenbach, executive director of the Southern California Assn. of Nonprofit Housing, and Peter Dreier, Professor of Politics and Public Policy atOccidental College, highlight the plight of low-income families.

In efforts to accommodate growth with population expected todouble over the next 20 years, local transportation officials andconsultants in Riverside County propose a fast moving shuttle system moving through densely populated communities.