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Your examples needed to promote historic legislation By: @Kyle Packham We hear it regularly, special districts and the communities they serve are left out of federal funding, overlooked, or mired in bureaucracy. The National Special Districts Association (NSDA) needs your examples of...
By: Kellan Martz, Of Counsel, Best Best & Krieger LLP I. Introduction California continues to face worsening wildfire risks, with devastating fires becoming more frequent and severe. The combination of drought, heavy rainfall, and fuel accumulation has increased the likelihood of large,...
Does your special district benefit from nonprofit partnerships or tax-exempt municipal bonds? By: @Kyle Packham The National Special Districts Association (NSDA), of which CSDA is a founding member, is leading special districts across the country in protecting the tax-exempt status of non...
Republicans Race to Pass Party-Line Stopgap Funding Bill as Shutdown Looms Washington is less than five days away from a government shutdown, and House Republican leaders —in coordination with President Donald Trump— have unveiled a seven-month funding patch that would keep the federal...
Elected in 2022, Assemblymember Tri Ta serves California’s 70th Assembly District which includes parts of northern Orange County, encompassing Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Los Alamitos, Westminster and portions of Huntington Beach and Santa Ana. The population of over 450,000 people includes a...
By: @Anthony Tannehill CSDA, in partnership with local government advocates representing cities and counties, has co-sponsored SB 496 (Hurtado) to provide relief to local agencies in their efforts to comply with the ambitious deadlines and requirements of the California Air Resources Board...
By: National Special Districts Association The National Special Districts Association (NSDA), of which CSDA is a founding member, seeks input from special districts regarding challenges in accessing federal funding. Responses preferred by March 25 to facilitate federal advocacy efforts...
Let’s Make Special Districts Stronger at the Capitol – Together By: @Kyle Packham Here in California, if special districts want a better seat at the table when it comes to funding, infrastructure, and other needs, we need to make our voice – and our presence – known. Many special...
By @Kyle Packham With NSDA's national leadership and coordination, CSDA strongly supports the reintroduction of federal special district definition legislation. While no public announcements have been made, Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) - and Representatives Pat Fallon ...
By @Kyle Packham It is hard to keep up since January 27, when the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum M-25-13 , directing federal agencies to temporarily halt the distribution of financial assistance, including grants, loans, and congressionally directed...