Medical Marijuana Ban Arguments to Be Heard By CA Supreme Court
Arguments have begun in the state’s highest court over municipal bans of medicinal marijuana operations. An eventual ruling by the Court could drastically impact the piecemeal zoning and operational...
View ArticleWhile Washington Debates, Locals Act on Gun Control
While elected officials in Washington DC are discussing how to address gun violence in America, local leaders are taking action. Using, creating, and expanding various tools at their disposal, local...
View ArticleAs economy recovers, CalPERS may lift rate lid
Originally posted at www.calpensions.com CalPERS last week gave some 1,575 local governments a small increase in their annual pension costs, one of the last rates kept low by unusual actuarial policies...
View ArticleCEQA: Reforming California’s Landmark Environmental Law
California has always been on the cutting edge when it comes to environmental protection. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the adoption and implementation of the California Environmental Quality...
View ArticleCalifornia Roads Found Wanting $82B in Repairs
The California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Assessment has found that state and local operated roadways are in need of $82 billion worth of repairs over the next decade. The study also found that...
View ArticleStockton Ruled Eligible for Bankruptcy
After hearing arguments and testimony at a trial lasting just three days, Chief United States Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher M. Klein approved the City of Stockton’s petition for chapter 9...
View ArticleCalifornia Leaves Hundreds of Millions for Water Projects on Table
California, more than any other state in the country, is not fully utilizing the Federally funded Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. Only 63 percent of the $1.5 billion allotted to California...
View ArticleSan Bernardino Mayor, City Attorney, Entire Council Notified of Recall
San Bernardino Residents for Responsible Government has notified all the members of the City Council as well as the City’s Mayor and City Attorney that they intend to throw them all out of office. The...
View ArticleCities Have the Authority to Ban Pot Shops
The State Supreme Court has decided that Proposition 215 does not prohibit cities and counties from banning marijuana storefronts from operating within their boundaries, upholding a zoning issue from...
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Little-Used State Laws in California Can Help Keep Weapons Off The Street
Gun violence is rampant in the news. The Columbine High School massacre in Colorado that left 12 students and one teacher dead, set the scene for school shootings in 1999, and we have seen them...
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Designing Water Storage Tanks to Better Serve California’s Citizens
Each year, California experiences two or three earthquakes of a magnitude of 6.0 or higher and with decades of experience, California’s officials have learned to build their cities with earthquakes in...
View ArticleSpeaking Up for Your Community!
Federal and state agencies are considering new regulations that could dramatically affect local authority to ensure communications companies –including wireless companies and cable/video franchises –...
View ArticlePorterville Mayor Gets Axed by Fellow Councilmembers after LGBT Proclamation
The Porterville City Council voted on Tuesday, September 17 to strip Mayor Victoria Gurrola and Vice-Mayor Pete McCracken of their respective titles. The largely-ceremonial move is the result of...
View ArticleModoc County Votes to Join Siskiyou in Secessionist Movement
On September 24, the Modoc County Board of Supervisors voted to join Siskiyou County in their effort to withdraw from the State of California. The move makes Modoc the second county to begin the...
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More Oakland Neighborhoods Employing Private Security Amid Public Safety...
Consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the nation, the City of Oakland has long been plagued with skyrocketing crime rates. According to federal statistics, Oakland has one robbery...
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Stockton May Dodge Pension Battle If Deals Hold
Originally posted at CalPensions. By Ed Mendel. Chances of the Stockton bankruptcy producing a landmark ruling to cut pensions dimmed last week, when the city announced a deal with one bond insurer and...
View ArticleBell City Manager Pleads No Contest to Corruption Charges
Robert Rizzo, Bell’s notorious former city manager, has pleaded no contest to all 69 counts against him. When sentenced in March, the nation’s poster boy for civic fraud is expected to receive the...
View ArticleMoreno Valley City Council Under Fire Once Again
The Moreno Valley City Council—already plagued by scandals, recall threats and allegations of federal corruption—has found itself yet again in the crossfires of a self-induced political firestorm. On...
View ArticleA Pension Initiative Could Affect Other Election Issues
Originally posted at Fox & Hounds Daily. By Joel Fox. Few would disagree with public employee union leaders when they declare their coalition would be out in force to defeat the new pension reform...
View ArticleBondholders Losing Ground in City Bankruptcies
Originally posted at GOVERNING. By Liz Farmer. Bondholders stand to be among the biggest losers in the latest wave of municipal bankruptcies if current trends continue, but the trend surprisingly may...
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