In a recent survey concluding March 15, 2024, CSDA received responses from 509 of the state’s 2,000 special districts on the potential impacts of Initiative 1935, dubbed the “Taxpayer Deception Act” by its opponents. The initiative is eligible for the November 2024 statewide ballot and seeks to...
By @Ophelia Szigeti CSDA Chief Executive Officer Neil McCormick responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-25 State Budget proposal by stating, “We appreciate Governor Newsom’s proactive efforts to maintain the State’s commitments in the face of declining revenues. To succeed, it is all...
To further capitalize on recent storms and above-average snowpack, Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order, N-4-23 , establishes conditions that allow water users to divert water for recharge without first obtaining state permits. A webinar to unpack this order and provide an...
By Kristin Withrow, CSDA Communications Specialist; Photo Credit Josh Hild on Unsplash Originally published in California Special Districts Magazine, January-February 2023 The Natomas Basin sits in the confluence of several waterways. It is the low-lying region between the American...
The State Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective suspense file hearings on Thursday, August 11 to decide which bills will be moving forward and which bills will be held in committee on the Suspense File. Among the bills held under submission on the suspense...
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...
In response to the proposed State Budget, CSDA Chief Executive Officer Neil McCormick urged Governor Gavin Newsom to partner with special districts as the Newsom Administration moves to confront the threats California faces. McCormick stated, “Governor Newsom’s budget proposal rightly confronts...
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