Pawlenty and legislative
leaders for reaching an agreement on the 2005 capital investment bill.

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We all know what it means when transportation systems
don't work, parks and neighborhoods are run down and libraries and schools
can't keep up with the needs of our growing population.

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With a legislative conference committee
poised to take up the governor 's and legislative leaders' infrastructure
proposals, the board of directors of the League of California Cities today
announced that it had adopted principles to guide the League's advocacy
work on state infrastructure proposals, as well as specific recommendations
regarding infrastructure for transportation and goods movement, housing,
water and wastewater, flood control, libraries, schools and public safety .
"Many live with gridlock every day, and they want an infrastructure plan
that reduces congestion on both their freeways and the local connecting
streets. A Senate filibuster last month over concerns that the
reauthorization bill failed to protect civil liberties temporarily prevented
it from becoming law.

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Thanks to their help and the leadership of Gov.

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Statement from Commissioner Duane Grandy Chair of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority on the Bonding Bill Agreement

We are
very pleased that the Senate and House have agreed to fund the full request
from Governor Pawlenty of $37. "Our principles speak to the core
concerns that are important to cities in this whole discussion about
infrastructure.

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5 million for Northstar Commuter Rail as part of
their bonding package. The President's authorization of
warrantless wiretaps is one of many revelations that have validated those
fears.

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Pawlenty has been a passionate advocate on behalf of the Northstar
project over the past year.
The overwhelming support for the Northstar project in both the House and
the Senate earlier this session demonstrated that Northstar Commuter Rail is
an important investment for our state and a critical step in increasing
capacity in one of Minnesota's fastest growing transportation corridors."
The BORDC has encouraged and supported community education and debate
about the PATRIOT Act and other post-9/11 anti-terrorism laws and policies in
living rooms, churches, union halls, and town halls nationwide.

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, On behalf of the Northstar Corridor
Development Authority (NCDA ), I want to thank Gov."

Other principles endorsed by the League board include: capitalizing on
existing infrastructure investments; using state investments to leverage
investments by local governments and private partners; expanding the
authority of local agencies to raise funds needed to meet local
infrastructure needs; and selecting projects based on their merits -- not
on legislative "earmarks.
Other organizations supporting the call-in campaign include Alliance for
Justice , American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Amnesty International
USA, Code Pink, Council on American -Islamic Relations, First Amendment
Foundation, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Global Exchange, League
of United Latin American Citizens, Liberty Coalition, MoveOn.org Political
Action , National Lawyers Guild, People For the American Way, Rights Working
Group, San Francisco Labor Council , Unitarian Universalist Association, and
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America .
The Capitol switchboard number is (202) 224-3121 (24 hours).

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ANOKA, Minn.cacities. The Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC)
organized the National Call-In Day in response to a draft PATRIOT Act
reauthorization bill that its network of grassroots allies nationwide strongly
oppose.

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Pawlenty , Northstar Commuter
Rail is on track to be operational by the end of 2008.

More importantly , however, the board's adopted principles will provide a
framework that will guide the League's responses to specific proposals.

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PRESS RELEASE League of California Cities Adopts Infrastructure Investment Principles and Recommendations

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About the Northstar Commuter Rail Project
The Northstar Commuter Rail proposal is for service on the 40-mile segment
of existing track along Highways 10 and 47 from Big Lake to Minneapolis.

, Tens of thousands of Americans
will phone their members of Congress on Wednesday, January 25, to urge them to
repair the USA PATRIOT Act. Concerns over
new threats to civil liberties discussed in those nonpartisan debates have led
to the passage of more than 400 resolutions upholding the constitutional
rights of their jurisdictions' 64 million residents, including seven statewide
resolutions.

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"People began to fear that Big Brother was violating
their privacy and First Amendment rights.

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"The League board supports development of a long-term infrastructure plan,"
said Padilla.

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By pushing legislative leaders to come to a quick
agreement on the bonding bill, Gov.
The Northstar Corridor Development Authority (NCDA) is a joint powers
board of 30 counties, cities, townships, and regional railroad authorities
along the corridor that are committed to obtaining federal funding for the
Northstar Commuter Rail project .

"More than 80 percent of all Californians live in cities," said Alegria.

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We also understand
the critical need to expand state and local investments in affordable
housing.

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Gov. With quick
action by the full House and Senate, Northstar will have the funding
commitment required by the FTA to advance into final design and to be eligible
for New Starts funding. The League's recommendations show how we can do both through a
bottoms up investment process.

Tens of Thousands to Tell Congress, "Repair the PATRIOT Act!"

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. The House and Senate agreed to extend until February 3rd
the 16 PATRIOT Act provisions that would have expired on December 31 , 2005.
The BORDC, the League of Women Voters, the American Library Association,
the American Civil Liberties Union, and many other groups are urging their
members and contacts to make phone calls to their congressional
representatives on Wednesday, January 25, to demand safeguards to prevent the
FBI from "fishing" through private purchase, medical, and library records
without a statement of fact linking persons whose records are sought to a
terrorism investigation, and to permit businesses and libraries to pose a
meaningful challenge to a FISA Court order or a National Security Letter
demanding customer records, among many other changes.org for more information.

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"The governor , state legislators and city officials all serve
the same citizens.

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For more information about the Northstar
Corridor commuter rail project, please visit http://www.

"We strongly support the efforts of the governor and state legislators to
work together on this pressing issue," said League President and Los
Angeles Councilmember Alex Padilla."

"State and local leaders need to recognize the historic opportunity we have
to work together to address our infrastructure crisis," added Pinole Mayor
Pro Tempore Maria Alegria, First Vice President of the League and chair of
the League's Infrastructure Task Force, which developed the principles and
recommendations adopted by the board ."

A complete copy of the League's Principles for Infrastructure Investment is
attached.

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Pawlenty has demonstrated the leadership
that is needed to get Northstar up and running as soon as possible . Schwarzenegger's Strategic Growth Plan, as
well as those contained in Senate Pro Tem Don Perata 's SB 1024 and Assembly
Speaker Nunez's AB 1783. It is also available on the League's website
(www.

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Stations are proposed for Big Lake, Elk River, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Fridley,
and Minneapolis .org/infrastructure), along with a copy of the recommendations
on specific infrastructure proposals . Dozens of other national organizations are supporting the national
call-in day. Therefore, it is imperative that the American people serve as the
ultimate check on their government by calling on their members of Congress for
redress.

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The League's recommendations respond to the specific infrastructure
proposals put forward in Gov. For example, we support bond financing as well as
constitutional protection of existing transportation revenues.

National Call-In Day on PATRIOT Act

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"Four years ago, Congress's passage of the PATRIOT Act transferred
unchecked surveillance powers from the courts to the executive branch, and
limited Congress's oversight of those powers," according to Nancy Talanian,
director of the BORDC. See
http://bordc.

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