Over the past decade, California has seen an alarming increase in the number of homeless people. As national and state programs fall short of fully addressing homelessness in California, local governments need effective strategies for addressing the increasing number of ...
By Tim Karcz, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA) Senior Risk Manager 2018 was the most destructive fire season in California’s history. According to the National Interagency Coordination Center’s year-end statistical roundup, more than 1.8 million acres of California was burned ...
A new CalPERS report shows average local government police and firefighter pension costs have reached 50 percent of pay — a level former CalPERS chief actuary Ron Seeling warned a decade ago would be in his view “unsustainable.” The number of police ...
CA Laws Intersect to Create New, More Immediate Disclosure Obligations for Police Recordings By Christine N. Wood, Best Best & Krieger LLP Now, more than ever, Californians have greater access to police personnel records, body and dashboard camera footage and ...
Earlier this year, the City of Pismo Beach’s residents witnessed a rare phenomenon: road construction that caused drivers to laugh out loud. For several months, 18 blocks of Shell Beach Road were painted with curvy striping, turning the normally straight ...
Throughout the state, advocates have reported a slew of last-minute evictions before a new law that protects tenants goes into effect. As a result, many local governments are placing a temporary hold on evictions. By Kate Cimini. Eufemia Aguilar has ...
California has no statewide standard for emergency wildfire alerts and evacuations, leaving families, businesses and local authorities to learn through hard experience how to protect themselves during fires. By Julie Cart. When a fast-moving wildfire marched toward the town of ...
With their massive stock holdings, CalPERS and CalSTRS have been leaders in pushing companies on issues such as sky-high executive pay, captive corporate boards that lack diversity, and hurdles to putting resolutions up for a vote by all shareholders. The ...
An obscure federal rule could keep more than 80 low-income residents from moving back to the town destroyed by the deadliest wildfire in state history. By Matt Levin. Nancy Rich wants to go back home. It’s not just the longer ...
BELL, CA – In the coming months, the City of Bell will undergo an energy infrastructure transformation that is both turnkey and projected to realize approximately $2.9 million in budget savings for the City. A joint venture between the City and Climatec, a provider ...
