By @Mustafa Hessabi Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom joined the State Legislature and former President pro Tempore of the California State Senate John Burton to file an emergency petition for writ of mandate with the California Supreme Court, asking the court to conduct preelection...
By @Kyle Packham In what was an unexpected eleventh-hour turnaround, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, 335-91 , Saturday morning a continuing resolution (CR) to fund federal government programs at Fiscal Year 2023 levels for another 45 days. The Senate approved 88-9 . The ...
By @Kyle Packham The application period is now open for a nationwide program aimed to help wildland-urban interface communities mitigate catastrophic impacts of wildfire. The $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) is back for its second year, accepting applications through...
By @Marcus Detwiler The California State Assembly voted to concur in Senate amendments to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 (Ward) , clearing the final procedural hurdle necessary for the measure to appear on the ballot before California voters. Throughout the final days of session, ACA...
By @Kyle Packham Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 passed the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Monday, September 11 with amendments to make clear it does not reverse or invalidate the provisions of Proposition 13 of 1978—a claim opponents of ACA 13...
By @Kyle Packham The Bay Area Council Foundation has announced a Request for Proposals for the 2023 California Resilience Challenge from the California Adaptation Forum. Special districts are encouraged to review the RFP and consider submitting a proposal by the September 29th deadline....
By @Kyle Packham Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 (Ward) passed the Assembly Elections Committee August 23 on a 5-2 vote. The CSDA-supported measure would require initiatives seeking to raise voter thresholds to meet the same threshold they seek to impose on others. ACA 13 will...
By @Marcus Detwiler August 17 amendments to Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 by Assembly Member Chris Ward will protect local control in communities throughout California by preserving the majority vote and preventing a smaller percentage of statewide voters from overruling the...
By @Marcus Detwiler Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Cecilia Aguiar-Curry will be hosting an Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 press conference and rally on Thursday, August 17, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the West Steps of the State Capitol. A flyer for this event is available here ....
By @Colleen Haley On July 31, the Contra Costa Special Districts Association and the Alameda County Special Districts Association came together to hold a joint meeting of the membership. The meeting took place at the Dublin San Ramon Services District, which serves residents within both...