By: @Kyle Packham The State Legislature broke for Summer Recess following several action-packed weeks that included a cascade of dealmaking related to propositions for the November 2024 Statewide General Election. When all was said and done, an even 10 propositions were left standing....
By: National Special Districts Coalition The U.S. Senate is the only chamber of Congress in session this week. They will recess briefly on Wednesday for Juneteenth before reconvening on Thursday morning. The daily Senate schedule can be accessed here . Meanwhile, last week, the U.S. House...
Check out where things stand on the legislative priorities advocated by over 200 special district officials at Special Districts Legislative Days now that the State Legislature’s house of origin deadline has passed. All surviving bills must be heard in their second house policy committees by...
By: @Kyle Packham Today in Sacramento, over 200 special district board members, general managers, fire chiefs, parks directors, water specialists, and other special district officials came together to advocate on the top legislative priorities facing special districts. Major areas of...
By: @Mustafa Hessabi On April 12, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that development impact fees and all similar land-use permit conditions are required to have an "individualized determination" under the Takings Clause and that any fee or condition must have an "essential nexus"...
By @Anthony Tannehill Numerous measures are working through the legislative process that unduly restrict development related fees assessed by local agencies. CSDA is actively engaged on these bills currently being heard in their first policy committees in the State Legislature. ...
By @Anthony Tannehill Several measures are currently working through the legislative process that involve placing restrictions on development related fees assessed by local agencies on new development. These measures will likely get their first policy hearings in April. Development...
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 @Mustafa Hessabi Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that may significantly affect the standard special districts and other local agencies must follow in order to show that impact fees (also known as "development impact fees" or DIFs) adopted by an...
On March 15, the Senate Governance and Finance Committee held an informational hearing entitled Bridging the Gap - Local Government Infrastructure . The hearing included a number of local government witnesses, including CSDA member Rancho California Water District (Rancho Water), speaking to...
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