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 review...
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...
Proponents of Initiative #21-0042A1 submitted 1,429,529 signatures by the August 2 deadline to qualify the constitutional amendment for voter consideration. Should county elections officials confirm the validity of at least 997,139 signatures, the initiative to limit the ability of voters and...
Proponents of Initiative #21-0042A1, which would limit revenues for local government services, have announced they will not meet the deadline to qualify for the November 2022 ballot but will continue pursuing qualification for the November 2024 election. To qualify for the 2024 statewide ballot,...
The purported “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act,” a statewide initiative measure to amend the California Constitution sponsored by the California Business Roundtable (“CBRT”), faces a recommended April 29 deadline to submit 997,139 valid signatures from California voters....
CSDA has joined a coalition of local government leaders in adopting an Oppose position on Initiative 21-0042A1 and encourages all special districts, partners, and community leaders to join the coalition by passing a board resolution. Once approved, please email your resolution to advocacy...
Today, the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) joined a coalition of public safety, labor, infrastructure groups, and other local government groups announcing their strong opposition to California ballot initiative 21-0042A1 , deceptively titled “The Taxpayer Protection...
CSDA’s Board of Directors unanimously adopted an “Oppose” position on statewide ballot initiative # 21-0042A1 , arguably the most consequential proposal to restrict local revenues since the passage of Proposition 218 (1996) and Proposition 26 (2010). If enacted, public agencies would face a...
By Guest Authors: Gary B. Bell and Michael G. Colantuono of Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC Recent court decisions provide good news for local taxing authority. On April 28, the California Supreme Court denied review in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. City and County of...
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