[WEBINAR] Update: Social Media Meets the First Amendment
[WEBINAR] The Cost of Doing Business: Best Practices for Public Works Projects - Part Two
[WEBINAR] Annual Labor & Employment Update
[WEBINAR] The Cost of Doing Business: Best Practices for Public Works Projects - Part One
[WEBINAR] ESI Primer for PRA Requests
[WEBINAR] Update on Pension Litigation
[WEBINAR] Social Media Meets the First Amendment
[WEBINAR] Do You Know the Way [After] San Jose?
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
[WEBINAR] Developing FEMA Compliant Procurement Procedures
[WEBINAR] Public Records Act - Taming the Email Tiger
[WEBINAR] Automated Vehicle Pilot Project Risks and Smart Infrastructure
[WEBINAR] Update on the California Environmental Quality Act: What’s New for 2018
[WEBINAR] Building a Solar Energy Project in 2018
[WEBINAR] Who Does What? Defining Proper Roles for Staff and Elected Officials
[VIDEO] The Bill is Due: Now What? Closing Remarks
[VIDEO] A Glimpse at the Future
[VIDEO] The Bill is Due: Now What? Opening Remarks
Since March 2022, the Federal Reserve has gradually raised interest rates in its ongoing fight against inflation and has indicated plans to continue increasing rates through 2023. Due to this rising interest rate environment,...more
Governor Approves AB 2107 to Allow for Securitized Limited Obligation Notes by Special Districts - Assembly Bill 2107 re-establishes Securitized Limited Obligation Notes, or SLONs, as financing tools for California’s...more
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported in a November 15th article that the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District (“Benton District”) will petition the Arkansas Supreme Court to address a dispute with the...more
Calif. Appellate Court Holds These Liens Not Subject to Prop. 218 - California cities are authorized by statute to record special assessment liens on property for delinquent solid waste service fees, an appellate court has...more
The line between free speech and privacy rights for public employees and elected officials has seemed murky — at best. However, we are finding some clarity in recently decided court cases. This Best Best & Krieger LLP webinar...more
Special District Website Requirements - Every California independent special district is required to maintain a website by Jan. 1, 2020. Senate Bill 929 added Government Code sections 6270.6 and 53087.8 to provide the...more
In late 2018, Governor Brown signed SB 929 (Maguire) into law, which mandated that all independent special districts in the state of California maintain an internet website consistent with all existing legal requirements for...more
The 2019 Colorado General Assembly has only been in session for a few weeks, but bills are already pending or in the works that may affect real property and development. Here, we discuss a few of the most impactful. For more...more
A major construction or public works project can be one of the most exciting — and stressful — ventures a city or special district may embark on. This webinar series discusses key legal issues and risks to consider when your...more
A California appellate court recently continued the trend of legislative and judicial expansion of the prevailing wage law’s scope in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. ...more
Best Best & Krieger LLP Labor & Employment attorneys hosted a webinar that focuses on new legislation and case law from 2018 impacting both private and public employers in California. What was discussed: -New legislation...more
At times, e-discovery principles are used only in terms of civil litigation, but in today’s environment, there is as much financial exposure in PRA litigation. Now is the time to get familiar with electronically stored...more
Assembly Bill 2019, signed into law last month by Gov. Jerry Brown, imposes additional requirements on California’s health care districts. ...more
With the split in opinions regarding the scope and application of the California Rule in the Marin and Alameda cases, the California Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of both. While these two cases, and another pending...more
Although it may not feel like it, public employees and elected officials still maintain their rights to privacy and free speech, but is there a bright line? In this webinar, Best Best & Krieger LLP attorneys HongDao Nguyen...more
Best Best & Krieger LLP attorney Christine Wood provides a brief overview of the California Supreme Court’s decision in the San Jose v. Superior Court case relating to Public Records Act requests and discusses the technology...more
Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more
This webinar provided a brief overview of the various issues that frequently arise for public agencies in the realm of emergency contracting focusing on the development of FEMA-compliant contracting and procurement policies....more
In this webinar, Best Best & Krieger LLP attorney Christine Wood explains how public agencies can create an email retention policy that helps reduce PRA production costs. This webinar covers the basics of a good email...more
As pilot projects testing self-driving and connected vehicles continue to roll out across the country, new policy, liability and contractual issues arise — in addition to considerations around future "smart" infrastructure...more
This BB&K webinar provides a brief review of the latest developments in CEQA compliance. This webinar addresses both new CEQA statutory and regulatory requirements, and also discusses recent case law interpretations affecting...more
This webinar discusses the basics of planning, financing and carrying out a solar energy project. Topics include the RFP process, using section 4217 for sole source projects, financing projects through public funding or...more
The most effective cities often share key traits in common. Among these is a solid history and practice of clearly defined and well-understood roles for the key players on the city’s team. When staff and elected officials...more
Closing remarks given by Best Best & Krieger LLP Managing Partner Eric Garner and Practical Futurist Michael Rogers concluded The Bill is Due: Now What? Infrastructure, Pensions and the Environment, held April 24, 2018 at the...more