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By Michelle Rogers, Community Services Manager, Camarillo Health Care District. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and nearly 12 million Americans provide unpaid care for a family member or friend living with dementia. As specialists in Alzheimer’s disease and...
By @Kyle Packham Your elected representatives WANT to hear from you. Representing the interests of their constituents (that means you and the residents in your district) is the most important part of their job. They need to have a working understanding of what those interests are. That’s...
New Grant Opportunities Department of the Interior FY 2026 Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program: National Groundwater Monitoring Network WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support data providers for the National Groundwater Monitoring Network (NGWMN)...
The Elections and Bylaws Committee is looking for Independent Special District Board Members or their General Managers who are interested in leading the direction of the California Special Districts Association for the 2027 - 2029 term. The leadership of CSDA is elected from its six...
House and Senate Action The House and Senate are both in session this week. House House members return to Washington this week to continue their negotiations aimed at reopening the federal government following a lapse in funding that triggered a partial shutdown over the weekend....
@Lilia Hernandez In 1981, the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission (CDIAC) was established through Assembly Bill 1192, to serve as the state’s central clearinghouse for public finance information, initially focused on debt. They later expanded to support state and local...
It’s going to be a busy legislative and regulatory season again in 2026. Specific issues such as CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleet Rules and legislation related to governance, public works, and infrastructure will be critical for CSDA members, while broader legislative priorities around local control,...
By @Marcus Detwiler CSDA, in partnership with the State Association of County Auditors, is co-sponsoring legislation to preserve adaptive financial reporting requirements for small special districts. Following the passage of CSDA-sponsored Assembly Bill 2613 (Achadjian, 2015) , special...
New Grant Opportunities Department of the Interior FY 2026 Slip-on Tanker Units WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop and implement a pilot program to provide local governments with financial assistance to acquire slip-on tanker units to establish...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti The 2025 Edition of the Special District Uniform Accounting and Reporting Procedures (SPD) manual is now available on State Controller’s Office website. Special Districts are encouraged to review the updated manual by clicking here and scrolling down to “Special...