CALIFORNIA CITY-COUNTY STREET LIGHT ASSOCIATION
(CAL-SLA)

CAL-SLA was formally organized on June 7, 1981. It was a result of 11 cities and one county questioning why the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved street light rates had doubled and tripled in three short years. The 12 origional agencies were Belmont, Redwood City, Fresno, Orange, Long Beach, Santa Rosa, San Diego, Stockton, Oakland, Berkeley, San Mateo County and San Jose. From this group of agencies, a chairman is elected each year. The current chair is Santa Barbara.

This group is called the Executive Committie; they set the policy for the operation of CAL-SLA. There is an Executive Director appointed to manage day-to-day functions, work with an attorney and rates specialist, collect annual assessments, arrange two conferences each year (one in northern California, and one in southern California.)

Bylaws lay out the goals of CAL-SLA. They are:

1. Maintain fair and equitable street light rates.
2. Disseminate street light related information.

Periodically a newsletter is printed entitled the "Street Light Circuit."

Through intervention at the CPUC since 1983, more than $200 million has been saved in street light rate reducitons. Through conferences a new level of the industry has evolved. Issues such as technology, maintenance, application, legal issues, ongoing CPUC status reporting, and many others have enchanced CAL-SLA efforts.

CAL-SLA is an "Associate Member" of The League of California Cities.

CAL-SLA is made up of local government personnel banded together for the good of local government.

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