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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...
By: Michael Moore, P. E., General Manager/CEO, East Valley Water District Everyone has heard of design-build, but how is it truly different from the way construction projects have traditionally been delivered? The stories and fables of bad design-build projects have made a lot of public...
By: Anthony Tannehill In the final days before the deadline to sign or veto legislation, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2182 (Haney) , a measure opposed by CSDA, as well as Assembly Bill 1890 (Joe Patterson) , a measure for which CSDA had previously removed opposition. A copy...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti Early, Sunday, September 1, the California State Legislature concluded its legislative activities for the year, marking the end of the second year of the 2023-2024 legislative cycle. Among the hundreds of bills considered, several stand out due to their importance to...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti SLA, ZEV, and public works legislation move forward, while contracting restriction and gate regulation bills among those held under submission and dead for the session. On August 15, the Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations held their respective...
By: National Special Districts Coalition Congress may be on recess through Labor Day, but the National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) has three financial-related alerts for CSDA members. Built by Bonds: Your examples needed! There are rumblings in Washington that...