By: @Ophelia Szigeti On January 10, California Director of Finance Joe Stephenshaw presented a detailed overview of the Governor’s 2025-26 budget proposal, highlighting significant fiscal developments. According to Stephenshaw, State General Fund revenues are expected to rise by $16.5...
By: @Elisa Arcidiacono , Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. California's newly approved $10 billion climate bond, passed through Proposition 4, directs funding toward a range of climate-related initiatives focused on addressing challenges such as wildfires, water accessibility, and climate...
We are excited to announce that the National Special Districts Coalition is now the National Special Districts Association ! This change is driven by the NSDC/NSDA Executive Committee, which includes representatives from California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, and Wyoming ...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On Monday, January 6, Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference at California State University Stanislaus to preview his 2025-26 State Budget proposal ahead of its official release on Friday, which will be led by staff at the Department of Finance. During the event,...
By: @Kyle Packham Of the 700 measures on local ballots throughout California for the November 5, 2024 General Election, 44 were related to special districts and the essential services they provide to communities throughout the state. According to CaliforniaCityFinance.com, out of the...
By: @Kyle Packham Last year, nine special districts responded to all four of CSDA’s major Calls-to-Action earning the distinction as CSDA’s 2024 Advocacy All-Stars. On behalf of all special districts and the communities they serve, CSDA salutes the board members and staff of these...
By: @Kyle Packham As 2024 comes to a close, CSDA has wrapped up another year of its annual New Laws Series. Read on for a recap of the nine-part series and get a step ahead of the most significant new laws that will impact the work of special districts and the communities they serve in 2025...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The 118th Congress drew to a close in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 21, as members of the House and Senate concluded their legislative business for the year. In the Senate, lawmakers failed to act on the Special District Grant...
This article originally appeared in Calfiornia Special Districts magazine, November-December 2024. By Kristin Withrow, CSDA Communications Specialist When you graduated from high school, did you have a career path in mind? And are you on that path to this day? For most people, the answer...
By: @Gage Dungy , Partner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore CSDA Advocacy and External Affairs Officer Kyle Packham interview Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Gage Dungy The California Legislature was active again in this year’s legislative session and passed a number of labor and...
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