By: @Mustafa Hessabi Last week, the California Supreme Court issued a favorable decision for public agencies in California, reversing a harmful Court of Appeal decision and providing helpful clarity regarding labor laws and the Private Attorneys General Act (also known as “PAGA”). In ...
By: @Aaron Avery On August 1, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) adopted its Final Updated Surplus Land Act (SLA) Guidelines (Final Guidelines) governing the process for the sale and lease of surplus land owned by special districts, including mandatory...
By @Kyle Packham The last day for propositions to qualify to appear on the November 5, 2024 Statewide General Election Ballot is June 27, 2024. Below is an overview of the state-of-play and an executive summary of the most significant measures affecting special districts and the...
By: National Special Districts Coalition Congress closed out 2023 with passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act while both the U.S. House and Senate agriculture stakeholders continued to squabble over a path forward to reauthorize the 2018 Farm Bill. The House is in recess...
Strengthening the Voice of Special Districts and the Communities they Serve By: @Kyle Packham In 2023, 25 special districts responded to CSDA’s three major Calls-to-Action earning the distinction as CSDA’s 2023 Advocacy All-Stars. On behalf of all special districts and the communities...
By: Victoria Hester, Partner, and Anne Branham, Associate, Best Best & Krieger LLP On October 8, 2023, Assembly Bill 557 (“AB 557”), sponsored by California Special Districts Association (CSDA) and introduced by Assembly Member Gregg Hart, was signed into law. This bill updates...
2024 New Laws Series, Part 5: Redistricting Procedural Mandates for Special Districts Added to FAIR MAPS Act By: Paul Mitchell, President, Redistricting Partners This past legislative year saw the passage of five redistricting bills by the State Legislature, with three signed into law...
Supreme Court Will Take Up CBRT Initiative Limiting Ability of Voters and State and Local Governments to Raise Revenue for Government Services Michael G. Colantuono, Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC The California Business Roundtable’s (CBRT) “Taxpayer Protection and Government...
By Matthew Cody, Of Counsel, Best Best & Krieger LLP The Surplus Land Act (SLA) applies when a local public agency disposes of property that it no longer needs. In 2019, the SLA was significantly amended to encourage the disposition of property for housing projects. This year, the...
By @Marcus Detwiler On Thursday, November 16, CSDA’s Board of Directors met in Sacramento and adopted “oppose” positions on a pair of ballot initiatives that may appear before California voters on the November 2024 ballot. The two ballot initiatives, numbered 23-0015A1 and 23-0025A1 ...
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