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By the National Special Districts Association Special districts are the nation’s most local form of government—providing essential services such as clean water, fire protection, public safety, parks, libraries, flood control, health care, and more. The National Special Districts Association ...
CSDA Public Affairs Field Representative Colleen Haley presented a resolution for the implementation of FIRO at Lake Mendocino. Also pictured from left to right is Chair of the County of Mendocino Board of Supervisors John Haschak, Congressmember Jared Huffman (CD 2), Maureen Mulheren,...
By: Deborah Wilder, President, Contractor Compliance and Monitoring, Inc. AB 538 (Berman) , signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 11, 2025, imposes new obligations on special districts and other public agencies that award public works contracts. Starting January 1, 2026, upon...
By Ken Sansone, Senior Partner & Kyla Tengdin, Education & Outreach, SL Environmental Law Group Water, airport, fire, sanitary and waste management districts can be impacted by PFAS contamination without knowing it. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are also called “forever...
By: Lacey Lorenzen, Law Clerk; @Mustafa Hessabi , Chief Counsel A recent decision by the California Supreme Court may require special districts and other local agencies to review any waivers or release of liability used in conjunction with use of public property, given that those waivers may...
Does your special district benefit from nonprofit partnerships or tax-exempt municipal bonds? By: @Kyle Packham The National Special Districts Association (NSDA), of which CSDA is a founding member, is leading special districts across the country in protecting the tax-exempt status of non...
By: @Anthony Tannehill CSDA, in partnership with local government advocates representing cities and counties, has co-sponsored SB 496 (Hurtado) to provide relief to local agencies in their efforts to comply with the ambitious deadlines and requirements of the California Air Resources Board...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On Monday, January 6, Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference at California State University Stanislaus to preview his 2025-26 State Budget proposal ahead of its official release on Friday, which will be led by staff at the Department of Finance. During the event,...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On November 1, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) hosted a webinar on the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation, providing an overview of key exemptions and extensions to its mandate on medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle fleets owned by special districts and...
By: National Special Districts Coalition While Congress is on recess until after the November election, the National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC), of which CSDA is a founding member, remains engaged in Washington D.C. with news of another cybersecurity alert from the Multi-State...