By: @Marcus Detwiler At the end of the previous State Legislative Session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1439 (Glazer, 2022) , a bill related to the Political Reform Act of 1974. Signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, the bill applied the pre-existing campaign contribution...
By: National Special Districts Coalition In a major milestone for the nation's special districts, last week, the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee approved the Special District Grant Accessibility Act. The bill ( H.R. 7525 ), which is sponsored by Representatives Pat Fallon...
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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