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By: @Anthony Tannehill CSDA successfully advocated to protect special districts’ ability to seek full restitution for wildfire damages from investor-owned electric utilities (IOU’s) as Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed liability package was introduced over the final weekend of the 2025-2026...
By: @Brittney Barsotti On Wednesday, September 16, CSDA will host a webinar called “2026 Update to CARB ACF ZEV Regulation – What’s New?” The webinar, which will take place from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, is free for CSDA members and $125 for non-members. The California Air Resources Board (CARB)...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On Wednesday, August 19, the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection held a hearing to adopt emergency findings and final regulatory rules for the Zone Zero “Ember-Resistant Zone .” The Board also considered draft guidance on establishing and maintaining...
By: @Anthony Tannehill CSDA is advocating to protect special districts’ ability to fully recover for wildfire damage from investor-owned utilities as the Governor has proposed that such liability be limited. CSDA’s advocates have been speaking to the administration, legislators, key...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On August 13, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees held their final Suspense File hearings of the 2026 legislative year, determining which measures with significant fiscal impacts would advance to the floors of their respective houses. Bills with...
By: @Anthony Tannehill Last week, CSDA’s legislative committee held an emergency meeting to discuss an urgent issue regarding wildfire liability that is expected to be proposed in Sacramento in the final two weeks of the legislative session. The committee chose to oppose certain provisions...
By: @Brittney Barsotti As a part of their “Next-Stop to Zero” campaign, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be hosting a free webinar August 5 from 11:00am to 12:30pm that will go over requirements, incentive programs, and discussion groups on ZEV conversion that will be...
Federal Funding Resources Free Benefit to CSDA Members By: National Special Districts Association NSDA announces the addition of 13 new and four recently updated funding guides to help CSDA members have access to the federal funding they need. These valuable resources run the gamut...
Federal Funding Resources Free Benefit to CSDA Members By: National Special Districts Association The National Special Districts Association (NSDA) announces the addition of 13 new and four recently updated funding guides to help CSDA members have access to the federal funding they...
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...