News You Can Use is a periodic news publication for KMTG clients and other friends featuring significant legal updates, client reminders and law-related articles.

News You Can Use

 

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03/04/2010 DWR Requests Comments on SB 7's Urban Conservation Mandate (PDF 71KB)
01/15/2010 Why You Need A Virtual Estate Plan (PDF 280KB)
10/02/2008 Is Regional Planning Finally Here? California Enacts Sweeping Land Use Legislation Tying Transportation Funding To Regional Growth Patterns To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Curbing Sprawl (PDF 237KB)
  When a Gift to a Public Official May Be Considered a Gift to a Public Agency (PDF 159KB)
05/01/2008 Providing Services Outside Special District Jurisdictional Boundaries (PDF 69KB)
03/01/2007 The California Solar Initiative Presents Opportunities for California Local Government (PDF 82KB)
08/01/2006 Utility Service Rates and Charges and Proposition 218 (PDF 84KB)
03/01/2005 New Decisions from the California Court of Appeal Applying the Anti-SLAPP Law (PDF 30KB)
01/01/2004 Amendment to Prevailing Wage Law (PDF 58KB)
01/01/2003 Upcoming Legal Deadlines for Personnel Action (PDF 40KB)
12/01/2002 Legislative Changes to California's Employment Laws (PDF 28KB)
11/01/2002 Legislative Changes to California's State and Local Open Meeting Acts (PDF 26KB)
05/02/2002 Recent Views of the Courts Regarding Public Works Contracts (PDF 72KB)
  Recent Developments Regarding Attorney Fee Awards (PDF 81KB)
04/01/2002 Important Tax Changes for 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity Plans (PDF 81KB)
03/01/2002 Safe Schools and Violence Prevention Remain Important Public Policy Priorities (PDF 86KB)