By @Kyle Packham In what was an unexpected eleventh-hour turnaround, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, 335-91 , Saturday morning a continuing resolution (CR) to fund federal government programs at Fiscal Year 2023 levels for another 45 days. The Senate approved 88-9 . The ...
By @Kyle Packham The application period is now open for a nationwide program aimed to help wildland-urban interface communities mitigate catastrophic impacts of wildfire. The $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) is back for its second year, accepting applications through...
By @Aaron Avery The first year of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session saw the introduction of many bills seeking to make consequential changes to the Surplus Land Act (SLA). CSDA and its coalition partners were instrumental in the successful resolution of the six bills discussed below. ...
By @Marcus Detwiler The California State Assembly voted to concur in Senate amendments to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 (Ward) , clearing the final procedural hurdle necessary for the measure to appear on the ballot before California voters. Throughout the final days of session, ACA...
By @Kyle Packham Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 passed the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Monday, September 11 with amendments to make clear it does not reverse or invalidate the provisions of Proposition 13 of 1978—a claim opponents of ACA 13...
Initiative #1935, sponsored by the California Business Roundtable, could retroactively invalidate local revenues already approved by locally-elected boards and local voters. There is an urgent need today for special districts to support Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 now before the State...
A big congratulations to all this year's CSDA Annual Award winners! Individuals and districts both received awards acknowledging their achievements in various areas including exceptional public outreach, leadership, and innovations! The awards were presented at this year's CSDA Annual Conference...
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...
By @Ophelia Szigeti The California Department of Finance recently unveiled its Finance Bulletin for the month of August , shedding light on key economic indicators and fiscal developments. Among the highlights, the report underscores the state’s fiscal landscape, inflation trends,...
By @Kyle Packham The Bay Area Council Foundation has announced a Request for Proposals for the 2023 California Resilience Challenge from the California Adaptation Forum. Special districts are encouraged to review the RFP and consider submitting a proposal by the September 29th deadline....