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| 2024 | ||
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| Fall 2024 Newsletter | New Statues Defend Utility Rates More (But Not Much More) Than “Zilch” Needed to Justify Fine and Penalty Amounts Remote Meeting Attendance for Disabled Elected Officials | |
| Summer 2024 Newsletter | Another Loss for Tiered Water Rates SCOTUS Restores Local Power to Regulate Public Places New ADA Rules for Local Governments Online | |
| June 2024 Bulletin | Supreme Court Removes Taxpayer Protection Act from the November Ballot | |
| Spring 2024 Newsletter | SCOTUS Guidance About Social Media Welcome Sarah Pfeffer! Court Allows PRA Request for Calendar Entries SCOTUS Considered Development Impact Fees | |
| Winter 2024 Newsletter | Supreme Court Grants Pre-Election Review of Taxpayer Protection Act Welcome Sergio Ordaz and Julia Cohene! 2024 Housing Legislation – Continued Erosion of Local Control Surplus Land Act Now (Expressly) Applies to Leases | |
| 2023 | ||
| Fall 2023 Newsletter | Finance Law Develops in the Legislature How to Pass a Public Records Act Audit SCOCA Adopts New, Nebulous Standard under California Voting Rights Act | |
| Summer 2023 Newsletter | Update on Public Law Development Impact Fees at Risk Supreme Court Hears Voting Rights Act Case AB 205 – Are Fixed Rates Right for Your Utility? | |
| Spring 2023 Newsletter | Another Ominous Decision on Impact Fees Campaign Disclosures Stadium Lighting CEQA Case Erased New Covid Workplace Rules | |
| 2022 | ||
| Winter 2022 Newsletter | Stormwater Mandates Decision Creates New Fee-Funding Authority Congrats to Aleks Giragosian! Punitive Preemption Bubbles Up in Soda Tax Case New Campaign Donor Restrictions for Local Elected Officials We've Got Webinars! | |
| Fall 2022 Newsletter | New Threats to Franchise Fees Welcome Vernetra Gavin! Clarification of Prop. 218's Assessment Requirements Proves Elusive Legislature Restates Authority to Remove Disruptive People from Meetings | |
| Summer 2022 Newsletter | Garbage Fee Scofflaw's Failure to Protest Defeats Refund Claim Congratulations Matt Summers! Welcome Class of 2022! SB 9's Effect Not Clear as a Hundred Cities Adopt Ordinances Preference for Farm Water Rates Loses in Court of Appeal | |
| Spring 2022 Newsletter | SCOCA Says Prop. 218 Exhaustion Not Required CHW at 20 Years! Mandated Military Equipment Policy for Police Temporary Safe Harbor for Organic Recycling Welcome Attorneys! | |
| 2021 | ||
| Fall 2021 Newsletter | New, Short Time to Challenge Water and Sewer Rates Welcome, Merete Rietveld and Abby Mendez! Continuing Challenge of Managing Homeless in Public Spaces Form 700 a "Political Work," Complaint Subject to Anti-SLAPP Law | |
| Spring 2021 Newsletter | SCOCA Molds Public Finance Law Organics Recycling is Coming - Is Your City Ready? Historic Resources and Charter Cities' Home Rule Powers Bend to Housing Production We've Got Webinars! | |
| Winter 2021 Newsletter | CHW Grows! Good News on Local Tax Authority FAIR MAPS Redistricting Bootcamp We've Got Webinars! | |
| 2020 | ||
| Fall 2020 Newsletter | How Many Voters Does it Take to Pass a Special Tax? We've Got Webinars! Redistricting: 2021 Remapping Process is Upon Us We're Blogging! Win for Government on Cost to Relocate Utilities Gary Bell and Ryan Reed Recognized | |
| Summer 2020 Newsletter | Busy Time for Revenue Case Law More Time for Map Act Disputes FCC Limits Local Control of Cell Towers We've Got Webinars! | |
| July 2020 Bulletin | Supreme Court Rejects Procedural Innovation in Inverse Condemnation CHW Has a Blog! Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation | |
| June 2020 Bulletin | SCOTUS May Revisit Qualified Immunity Defense to Civil Rights Claims CH&W's Public Safety Liability Defense Practice | |
| Spring 2020 Newsletter | COVID-19: Back to Work! Webinars! Stronger Cannabis Enforcement Charter Cities and Statewide Elections Money Fights: Utility Rates and Pensions | |
| Winter 2020 Newsletter | What's Up with Prop. 13? Welcome Andrew Jared and Chico Snuffing Vaping? Webinars! California Water Wars' Latest Chapter | |
| 2019 | ||
| Fall 2019 Newsletter | No Local Public Funding of Political Campaigns Colantuono Appointed to Appellate Advisory Committee Sales Tax Law Develops in the Legislature Local Agencies Will Soon Face New "Fair" Districting Restrictions Police Records Webinars | |
| August 2019 Bulletin | California Supreme Court Reduces Public Entity Liability for Public Utility Damage to Private Property | |
| July 2019 Bulletin | Reinstating Retired Annuitants is Risky | |
| Summer 2019 Newsletter | Local Governments Can Require State Agencies to Collect Taxes CH&W in Leadership Roles SCOTUS Allows Federal Litigation of Takings Courts Clarify Brown Act Agenda Requirement | |
| June 2019 Bulletin | Supreme Court Allows Prop. 218 Challenge Without Participation in Protest Hearing in Narrow Ruling | |
| Spring 2019 Newsletter | Courts Advance Public Finance Law CH&W Welcomes Senior Counsel: Carmen Brock and Levin New Cannabis Delivery Rules Test Local Control Brown Act Updates Pension Reform at PERB | |
| Winter 2019 Newsletter | Courts Take the Lead in Finance Law Congratulations Gary Bell Welcome Conor Harkins and Ryan Reed No Need to Bargain Use of Force Policy New State Mandate for Water Meter Shutoffs | |
| 2018 | ||
| Fall 2018 Newsletter | Prop. 218 Does Not Expand Mandate Reimbursement Colantuono Completes Bar Service Broad Reimbursement for Electronic Records Under the Public Records Act No Initiative Development Agreements | |
| August 2018 Bulletin | California Supreme Court Upholds General Fund Transfer from Power Utility | |
| Summer 2018 Newsletter | Major Developments Regarding Local Taxing Powers Social Media Blockers Beware! Court Applies Age Discrimination Statute to the Fire Service Election Law - We Can Help! | |
| May 2018 Bulletin | Supreme Court Upholds Regulatory Fee Under Prop. 26 | |
| Spring 2018 Newsletter | City Councils Control Election Timing for Initiatives Business Roundtable Proposal Drastically Cuts Local Revenue Authority Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Still Required in Employment Cases Sexual Harassment Prevention Training | |
| Winter 2018 Newsletter | Water Rate Case Good News for Rate-Makers New Ballot Language for Local Agency Measures Inclusionary Rental Housing Ordinances are Back CHW Welcomes Four! | |
| 2017 | ||
| December 2017 Bulletin | Prop. 26 May Require Less of Rate-Makers Than Previously Thought | |
| Fall 2017 Newsletter | California Constitution Prohibits Promises Not to Tax Legal Bills Remain Protected Under PRA Charter Cities and State Elections Court Overturns Malibu Growth-Control Initiative | |
| August 2017 Bulletin | Upland Marijuana Tax Decision Causes Furor | |
| June 2017 Bulletin | California Supreme Court Upholds Franchise Fees | |
| Spring 2017 Newsletter | Courts Widen Local Revenue Powers Dope Control! Initiative Cross-References Have Limits Electronic Records After San Jose | |
| Winter 2017 Newsletter | Online Resellers of Hotel Rooms Win Bed Tax Fight Parking Ticket Contest Hearing Procedures Verify Connections Before Making Sewer Refunds Light Duty to Accommodate Disability | |
| 2016 | ||
| Fall 2016 Newsletter | Court Upholds Infill Mello-Roos District We've Moved Our Southern California Office Cell Tower Aesthetics Court Limits Duty to Use Two Lawyers in Administrative Decisions | |
| Summer 2016 Newsletter | Courts Making Revenue Law Welcome, Laura Zagarolai Council Votes Protected by Anti-SLAPP Statute No Religious Defense to Marijuana Laws | |
| Spring 2016 Newsletter | 400 New Water Rate-making Agencies! Cobden & Dunn: Rising Stars MMBA Factfinding Applies to All Bargaining One Person, One Vote; Not One Voter, One Vote | |
| Winter 2016 Newsletter | New Rate-Making Cases Proliferate Welcome, John Davidson Court Limits Reach of Taxpayer Claims Where You Live Counts, Provisionally Speaking | |
| 2015 | ||
| Fall 2015 Newsletter | Court Orders $10.5m Fee Refund Welcome, Gary Bell City's At-Large Elections Okayed Act Now on Pre-Paid Cell Phone Taxes | |
| Spring 2015 Newsletter | Drought Rules Affect All Local Governments Housing Element State Addresses Mixed Use Welcome, Megan Knize and Nina Park! Water Rates Case Scrambles Drought Management | |
| Winter 2015: Newsletter | Looking Below the Surface Tax & Fee Class Actions on the Rise Welcome, Pamela Graham! Groundwater Law Allows New Fees | |
| 2014 | ||
| Fall 2014: Newsletter | City Can Control Cell Tower Aesthetics Police Office Records: Brady and Pitchess Collide CH&W Welcomes Charlie LaPlante Fee Litigation on the Upswing | |
| Summer 2014: Newsletter | State Voting Rights Act Bars At-Large Elections Be Careful What You Pray For! Michael Colantuono Elected Bar Treasurer Legislature has Full Plate of Revenue Measures | |
| Spring 2014: Newsletter | Sisyphus Seeks a Receiver Who’s Argument is this, Anyway? Supreme Docket of Tax and Fee Cases | |
| Winter 2014: Newsletter | Lobbying LAFCO: Follow the Money Supreme Court takes Eminent Domain Case C&L Welcomes Jenni Pancake Active Year Ahead for Public Finance Litigation | |
| 2013 | ||
| Fall 2013: Newsletter | Free Speech on Private Property: Location, Location, Location Initiative Analysis Must Be Impartial, Not Exhaustive C&L Welcomes Len Aslanian Court of Appeal Provides Rate-Making Guidance | |
| Spring 2013: Newsletter | Class Action Challenges to Local Revenues Allowed Sludge Disposal a Regional Affair Are Union Leaders More Equal? | |
| Winter 2013: Newsletter | Supreme Court to Clear Medi-Pot Haze Validation of Billboard Ordinance Invalid What’s Up for Municipal Finance in 2013? | |
| 2012 | ||
| November 2012: Bulletin | Cities Win PTAF Dispute with Counties | |
| October 2012: Bulletin | Prop. 218 Does Not Apply to Annexations | |
| Fall 2012: | Legislative DUC Walk Continues Pension Reform Becomes Law Supreme Court Attends to Local Revenue Matters | |
| July 2012: Bulletin | Santa Cruz Wins First Proposition 26 Case | |
| Spring 2012: | Ballot Labels: A Rose By Any Name? Planning Disadvantaged Communities Off the Island! All’s Fair in Taxes and Assessments? | |
| Winter 2012: | Governor Brown Proposes Pension Reform Planning Mandate for Disadvantaged Islands Zoning Dispute Hits the Spot What’s Up with Public Finance? | |