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By: @Marcus Detwiler Following author’s amendments to legislation making wide-ranging updates to the Ralph M. Brown Act, CSDA’s Legislative Committee voted unanimously last Friday to change the association’s formal position on Senate Bill 707 (Durazo) from “Oppose Unless Amended." ...
By: Marcus Detwiler On April 9, the Assembly Local Government Committee unanimously passed Assembly Bill 259 (Rubio) to extend a sunset on a Brown Act provision that allows local government board members to remotely participate in meetings under certain, limited...
2025 Advocacy Priorities at work as Legislature Springs into Action By: @Kyle Packham It’s officially spring and that means state legislative policy hearings are warming up, with over 2,000 bills to take up before committees’ May 16 deadline. As determined by CSDA’s Legislative...
By: @Marcus Detwiler On March 19, the Senate Local Government Committee met to discuss topics related to the Ralph M. Brown Act. The informational hearing, titled “Meeting the Moment: Strengthening Community Voices in Local Government Meetings,” centered on discussions of access to open...
Take Action Alert! By: @Marcus Detwiler Special districts and other local agencies are encouraged to convey support for Assembly Bill 259 (Rubio), CSDA’s sponsored bill on the Ralph M. Brown Act, by simply authorizing an automated form letter through CSDA’s Take Action...
By: @Marcus Detwiler Assembly Member Blanca Rubio (AD-48, Baldwin Park) has introduced Assembly Bill 259 , CSDA’s sponsored legislation on the Ralph M. Brown Act. As introduced, AB 259 would eliminate the sunset associated with Assembly Bill 2449 (Rubio, 2022) , thereby allowing for...
By @Derek Cole , Partner, Cole Huber LLP 2024 was a mostly quiet year for developments involving the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”). No major changes were made to the Act or in its interpretation. The Legislature passed two bills—one concerning the Act’s requirements for remote...
By: Laurence Wiener and Katherine Read, Richards Watson & Gershon Social media sites have become an essential tool for anyone who wishes to share with their friends and others information regarding birthdays, anniversaries, vacations and, perhaps, the latest news regarding their job. Of...
By: @Marcus Detwiler Assembly Bill 2449 (Rubio, 2022) enabled local agencies to use modified Brown Act teleconferencing meeting procedures for board members with a just cause or emergency circumstances necessitating their remote participation. CSDA is interested in collecting feedback...
Strengthening the Voice of Special Districts and the Communities they Serve By: @Kyle Packham In 2023, 25 special districts responded to CSDA’s three major Calls-to-Action earning the distinction as CSDA’s 2023 Advocacy All-Stars. On behalf of all special districts and the communities...