Measures Passed in 2019 Bring Big Changes to Housing & Land Use, Local Government Laws As noted in Part I of this two-part series, California lawmakers passed a number of new laws last year that greatly impact how public agencies ...
Deep in the Coachella Valley, the City of Indio is a desert community that faces the distinct challenge of managing the risk of extreme heat during the summer months. “When it comes to the summer heat, we have to be ...
Measures Taking Aim at Elections, Campaign Finance & Public Safety Greatly Impact Public Agencies From a measure aimed to encourage public participation in the redistricting process (Assembly Bill 849) and one that extends the duration of a gun-violence restraining order ...
On December 16, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision. A copy of the order can be found here. As such, the Ninth Circuit’s decision remains in effect. The California Joint Powers Insurance ...
RPLG Founding Partner Art Hartinger RPLG Founding Partner Art Hartinger and Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) Director, Government Affairs Dane Hutchings will provide insight on pensions and independent contractors at the 2020 League of California Cities City Managers Conference, which will take place from February ...
The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) offers members career-enhancing opportunities to participate in Authority academies. Academies are training seminars that primarily focus on specific public sector disciplines including: Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Newly Elected Officials, Parks & Recreation, ...
One by one, wildfire victims, bondholders and insurers have signed onto PG&E’s plan for emerging from bankruptcy reorganization. Only Newsom now stands in the company’s way — and he has threatened a public takeover if big changes aren’t made at ...
Renne Public Law Group congratulates Ruth Bond and Linda Ross on their promotion to the partnership as of February 2020. “Ruth and Linda are cornerstones of our firm due to their impressive energy, experience and passion for public law,” said Founding Partner Louise Renne. ...
In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focused on safety, reliability, and affordability instead of profits Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) will introduce legislation that would turn PG&E into a ...
It’s easy for volunteer counters to miss unsheltered people, especially when law enforcement clears camps just before counters arrive. And they’re not even trying to count people living doubled up, or renting cheap motel rooms. So why is so much ...
