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By: @Ophelia Szigeti On January 22, the California State Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations held their respective Suspense File hearings ahead of the deadline for committees to report to the floor “two-year” bills introduced in their house of origin. Among the key bills...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti Last Friday, California Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw presented the Governor’s Budget for 2026-2027. Director Stephenshaw emphasized that Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal is a “workload” budget and is focused on funding baseline cost increases and...
By: @Kyle Packham As the nation observes National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month this July, the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) has released a new video highlighting how some special districts are innovating new approaches in mental health, from prevention to...
National Special Districts Association Friday, July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law his top legislative priority – the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act (H.R. 1). The National Special Districts Association (NSDA) has provided a brief overview below covering some of the H.R. 1...
Federal Funding Resources Free Benefit to CSDA Members By: National Special Districts Association NSDA announces the addition of 13 new and four recently updated funding guides to help CSDA members have access to the federal funding they need. These valuable resources run the gamut...
Federal Funding Resources Free Benefit to CSDA Members By: National Special Districts Association The National Special Districts Association (NSDA) announces the addition of 13 new and four recently updated funding guides to help CSDA members have access to the federal funding they...
By: @Colleen Haley December 10, CSDA hosted its fifth virtual special districts tour for key legislative staffers at the state and federal level. This year’s tour, Special Districts Impacting Mental Health in Their Communities, featured the innovative Recreation Rx program at the Hayward...
By: @Chris Norden Recently, CSDA was proud to partner with the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) and the Association of California Healthcare Districts (ACHD) to host fourteen State Legislative staffers on a two-day tour of special districts in Northern California. According...
By: @Braeden Doyle Rural communities experience higher rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental illness, suicide, injury, and poor dental health – and ‘distance decay’ may be to blame. A new review of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The United States House of Representatives is not in session this week. The Chamber is scheduled to return next Monday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate gaveled in Monday afternoon and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has queued up several...