by Betsy Martyn on January 21, 2020
posted in Employment Law, Legislative Updates, Public Records Act, Public Utilities, Water,
Introduction The majority of the bills from 2019 addressed wildfires, affordable housing and emergency/homeless shelters. The housing bills from last year will be addressed in a separate post. A separate post on new bills affecting law enforcement will also be added. ... Continue Reading
by Betsy Martyn on January 28, 2016
posted in CEQA, Damages, Elections, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Ethics, Legislative Updates, Medical Marijuana, Proposition 215, Public Records Act, Water, Zoning,
The following laws are effective January 1, 2016, unless otherwise provided. These legislative changes were selected as those of importance and/or interest to public agencies. ... Continue Reading
by Shilpa M. Girimaji on April 24, 2015
posted in Administrative Regulations, Water,
On April 1, 2015, in response to the worsening drought conditions in California, the Governor declared a State of Emergency and issued Executive Order B-29-15 (“Order”). The drought is considered the worst in California’s history and the State will be required to recover 11 trillion gallons of water to overcome the severity of this crisis. The Governor’s Order is extensive, requiring water use reductions from businesses, water suppliers, and everyday citizens. On April 21, 2015, the State Water Resource Board (“Water Board”) released its draft regulations to implement the Governor’s ... Continue Reading