By: Anna C. Stagg, Legislative Assistant
In 2025, 90 special districts responded to both of CSDA’s major Calls-to-Action earning the distinction as CSDA’s 2025 Advocacy All-Stars. Calls-to-Action are deployed for bills, initiatives, or issues that have a pervasive or important impact on special districts throughout California. The voices of many special districts united for a common cause make districts stronger together.
The two 2025 Calls-to-Action were:
- AB 259 (Rubio) regarding Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences (Brown Act)
- SB 496 (Hurtado) regarding the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
Ultimately the provisions of AB 259, sponsored by CSDA and the Three Valleys Municipal Water District, will be effectuated in the provisions of SB 707, a bill that was signed in October 2025.
SB 496 advanced through two policy committees, with unanimous aye votes, before being held in the Senate Appropriations Committee. CSDA continues to look for opportunities to advocate on the issues included therein.
We invite every special district to become an Advocacy All-Star in 2026 by responding to every Call-to-Action!
Congratulations to our 2025 Advocacy All-Stars:
Bay Area (15)
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
Inverness Public Utility District
Livermore Area Recreation and Park District
Mid-Peninsula Water District
Mt. View Sanitary District
North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District
Oro Loma Sanitary District
San Mateo County Harbor District
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
Saratoga Fire Protection District
Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District
Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District
Union Sanitary District
Woodside Fire Protection District
Sierra (18)
American River Flood Control District
Calaveras Consolidated Fire District
Columbia Cemetery District
El Dorado Hills Community Services District
El Dorado Irrigation District
Feather River Recreation & Park District
Florin County Water District
Georgetown Divide Public Utility District
Grass Valley Fire District
Groveland Community Services District
Incline Village General Improvement District
Lake Don Pedro Community Services District
North Tahoe Fire Protection District
Placer County Water Agency
Rio Linda/Elverta Community Water District
South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District
Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Tuolumne Utilities District
Central (14)
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Goleta Sanitary District
Goleta Water District
Kings River Conservation District
Kingsburg Tri-County Health Care District
Monterey Regional Waste Management District
Montecito Fire Protection District
Montecito Sanitary District
Montecito Water District
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
Pajaro Valley Water District
San Miguel Community Services District
Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District
Selma Cemetery District
Coastal (7)
Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District
Cambria Community Services District
Cayucos Sanitary District
Central Coast Community Energy
Nipomo Community Services District
Pebble Beach Community Services District
Soquel Creek Water District
Northern (12)
Biggs-West Gridley Water District
Brooktrails Township Community Services District
Ceres Fire Protection District
Herlong Public Utility District
Lassen Modoc County Resource Conservation District
Modesto Irrigation District
North Feather Water & Power Agency
Plumas-Eureka Community Services District
Redway Community Services District
South Feather Water & Power Agency
Tehama County Sanitation District No. 1
West Hills Community Services District
Southern (24)
Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency
Barstow Heights Community Services District
Bear Valley Community Services District
Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District
Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency
Big Bear City Community Services District
Byran Bethany Irrigation District
Chino Basin Water Conservation District
Chino Valley Independent Fire District
Coastline Sanitary District
Cucamonga Valley Water District
East County Water District
Eastern Municipal Water District
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
Foothill Municipal Water District
Helix Water District
Hi-Desert Water District
Indian Wells Valley Water District
Irvine Ranch Water District
Jurupa Community Services District
Mission Springs Water District
Olivenhain Municipal Water District
Rancho California Water District
Riverside Highland Water District
If you would like to get more involved in CSDA’s legislative advocacy, visit csda.net/take-action where you can find our latest opportunities to take action, sign up for our Grassroots Mobilization Program, download our sample policy for taking positions on legislation, and more. To ensure you receive all the latest updates from the halls of the Capitol, join CSDA’s Advocacy News Community here.
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