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• 2008 Issues
  • October 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)
    • When a Gift to a Public Official May Be Considered a Gift to a Public Agency (PDF)
  • May 2008
    • Providing Services Outside Special District Jurisdictional Boundaries (PDF)

• 2007 Issues
  • March 2007
    • The California Solar Initiative Presents Opportunities for California Local Government (PDF)

• 2006 Issues
  • August 2006
    • Utility Service Rates and Charges and Proposition 218 (PDF)

• 2005 Issues
  • March 2005
    • New Decisions from the California Court of Appeal Applying the Anti-SLAPP Law (PDF)

• 2004 Issues
  • January 2004
    • Amendment to Prevailing Wage Law (PDF)

• 2003 Issues
  • January 2003
    • Upcoming Legal Deadlines for Personnel Action (PDF)

• 2002 Issues
  • December 2002
    • Legislative Changes to California's Employment Laws (PDF)
  • November 2002
    • Legislative Changes to California's State and Local Open Meeting Acts (PDF)
  • May 2002
    • Recent Views of the Courts Regarding Public Works Contracts (PDF)
    • Recent Developments Regarding Attorney Fee Awards (PDF)
  • April 2002
    • Important Tax Changes for 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity Plans (PDF)
  • March 2002
    • Safe Schools and Violence Prevention Remain Important Public Policy Priorities (PDF)