What California Cities Talk About When They Get Together
Each year the League of California Cities, a non-profit member organization of some 400 cities in California, adopts a strategy for focusing League efforts. This year the focus is on working with the state Legislature on issues of local control and diversity, according to the League president, Bill Bogaard. Prepping for an annual conference which will be held in Sacramento in September 2013, your city is most likely going to send a representative to the event. In addition to the cocktail parties, fabulous dinners, entertainment and tours around the California Capitol, many workshops and presentations will delve into topics such as Outreach and Legislative Action, New Revenue Options for Cities, Litiagation, Legislative Scorecard, Fundraising, and Building Relationships with Future Legislators.
HERE ARE SOME CITY & STATE FACTS:
Number of incorporated cities: 482
Three counties contain no incorporated cities: Alpine, Mariposa and Trinity
First city: Sacramento incorporated on February 27, 1850
Latest incorporated city and date incorporation: Eastvale Oct. 2010 and Jurupa Valley July 2011, both in Riverside County
Number of charter cities: 121
Number of general law cities: 361
Size: 158,706 square miles (3rd largest state)
Population: 37,679,000 – highest state population
Nickname: The Golden State
Motto: Eureka (I have found it)
Statehood: September 9, 1850
