The year started with a bang, with a lot of new Members of the Legislature, and more seasoned Members, invigorated and motivated to tackle some major water policy and funding issues for California. While some significant...more
$1Bn is now available to state, local and tribal (SLT) entities to shore up their cybersecurity vulnerabilities under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) announced on Friday, September 16th by the U.S....more
Cyberattacks on organizations worldwide surged 40% in 2021. September 2021 broke records for the number of weekly cyberattacks, topping all other months since January 2020. Currently, one out of every 61 organizations...more
10/25/2021
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Federal Funding ,
Noncompliance ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Ransomware ,
State and Local Government ,
Tribal Governments ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water ,
Webinars
Like that famous movie line, “Show me the money!,” Congress is sending money directly to certain community projects in a practice known as earmarking. The money and earmarking spigot in Washington, DC is about to turn on...more
If you were unable to attend our recent webinar “Flood or Drought? A Discussion of the Election’s Potential Legislative Impacts on the Water Sector”, please check out the several key take-aways from the presentation...more
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump could mean big changes for federal treatment of issues affecting water service providers, as well as how such issues are addressed in California, where Governor Newsom...more
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump could mean big changes for federal treatment of issues affecting water service providers, as well as how such issues are addressed in California, where Governor Newsom...more
11/17/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Congressional Committees ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Drought ,
Election Results ,
Flood Management ,
Governor Newsom ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Public Health ,
Public Policy ,
State Water Boards ,
Water ,
Water Management ,
Water Supplies ,
Webinars
This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced statewide modifications to the COVID-19 Stay-At-Home order. Additionally, he provided the ability for counties to create a regionally focused and more deeply modified...more
5/8/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Governor Newsom ,
Manufacturers ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Retail Market ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State and Local Government ,
Telecommuting
In the coming weeks, as California determines when and how the ‘Stay-at-Home’ orders relative to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic might be modified, local governments will need to determine their own version of the ‘new...more