By: @Anthony Tannehill On Thursday, September 19, Governor Gavin Newsom signed several measures into law that the Governor’s office presented would “…strengthen California’s laws addressing the housing and homelessness crisis. The laws represent a comprehensive effort to streamline...
By: @Anthony Tannehill Development related fees are crucial to funding essential infrastructure to serve new homes and businesses. Senate Bill 937 (Wiener) risks costly delays for the water, sewer, parks, libraries, flood protection and other facilities necessary to meet the needs of our...
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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