By: @Anthony Tannehill Development related fees pay for the costs to install infrastructure necessary to build new homes and other development in livable, equitable, and thriving communities. These fees pay for critical services such as water, sewer, fire protection, parks and open space,...
By @Kyle Packham The California Supreme Court announced it will file its opinion Thursday, June 20 in the case of Legislature of the State of California et. al. v. Weber. The Court’s opinion will come just one week shy of the June 27 deadline for Secretary of State Shirley Weber to finalize...
@Marcus Detwiler Last week, Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry unveiled Assembly Constitutional Amendment 10 (ACA 10), a measure that would narrow the scope of her previously authored Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1). The State Legislature approved ACA 1 by two-thirds vote at...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that, under the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity, they will award up to $932 million in competitive grant funding for clean heavy-duty vehicles to municipalities...
By @Ophelia Szigeti Hundreds of local agencies, along with many more private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals are eligible to claim money currently held by the California State Controller’s Office. CSDA encourages special districts to take advantage of the Controller...
By @Mustafa Hessabi Last week, CSDA joined a coalition of eleven local government associations and others to file an amicus brief in support of the Legislature and Governor's legal challenge to a ballot measure that could disrupt the ability of the state as well as special districts...
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 @Kyle Packham A new podcast examining the most pressing issues facing the State of California with lawmakers and experts launched this winter with its most recent episode, “A Perfect Storm of Tax Reform”, featuring CSDA Advocacy and External Affairs Officer Kyle Packham as well as...
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...
By @Ophelia Szigeti CSDA Chief Executive Officer Neil McCormick responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-25 State Budget proposal by stating, “We appreciate Governor Newsom’s proactive efforts to maintain the State’s commitments in the face of declining revenues. To succeed, it is all...
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