By @Chris Palmer Fusion centers were established following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 to help connect-the-dots between critical information housed in different agencies in order to facilitate the sharing of information and intelligence to aid in protecting communities....
By @Ophelia Szigeti The Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective Suspense File hearings on Friday, September 1 to decide which bills would move forward and which bills would be held in committee under submission. CSDA monitored actions on key bills in both...
The California Legislature adjourned on Wednesday August 31. This was the last day that for each house to pass bills. For those bills that passed, Governor Gavin Newsom now has until September 30 to sign or veto bills that are in the Governor’s possession. Numerous priority bills passed before...
With two days to spare, the California State Legislature met its June 15 constitutional deadline for passing a balanced State Budget. Senate Bill 154, titled “The Budget Act of 2022”, cleared both the State Senate and Assembly June 13 on party-line votes. However, SB 154 only represents an...
The California State Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective hearings May 19 to decide which fiscal bills would move forward and which would be held in committee under submission, effectively dead. CSDA monitored both hearings and is pleased to report out the...
Today, the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) joined a coalition of public safety, labor, infrastructure groups, and other local government groups announcing their strong opposition to California ballot initiative 21-0042A1 , deceptively titled “The Taxpayer Protection...
CSDA signed onto a letter to CalEPA with a variety of local groups and the solid waste industry in regard to the Governor's veto of SB 68 (Galgiani) which would have repealed the sunset date for management and disposal of Treated Wood Waste (TWW) in a composite-lined portion of a solid...
CSDA sponsored legislation to reinstate a short-term loan tool for special districts has passed the State Legislature and awaits action by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 2107 , authored by Assembly member Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona) and joint authored by Assembly member Adam Gray (D-Merced) would...
CSDA, together with other local government organizations, is working with recreation and park districts and the State of California to achieve the flexibility special districts and other local agencies need to help their communities confront the COVID-19 pandemic. With many schools moving to...
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