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Bridging the Gap: Maximizing the Benefits of Working in an Intergenerational Office

BB&K’s Mrunal Shah on Understanding Generational Strengths and Styles to Work as a More Effective Unit - There’s an old adage widely attributed to George Bernard Shaw that says: “If youth is wasted on the young, then...more

Earth Day: Municipal Bond Climate Change Disclosure Update

Climate Change Disclosures are Growing in Importance, Writes BB&K's Mrunal Shah in PublicCEO - In recent years, bond investors have increasingly demanded information on environmental disclosure, including climate change,...more

Special Taxes by Voter Initiative Only Require Majority Voter Approval

For the Second Time This Year, California Appellate Court Upholds Voting Requirement - Initiative power is the power of the electorate to propose new laws subject to approval by voters, including the right to impose taxes...more

Property Owners Must Participate in Public Hearing to Challenge BID Assessments

A “No” Vote is Not Enough, California Appellate Court Holds - When it comes to assessments for business improvement districts, voting “no” is not enough to exhaust one’s administrative remedies. For a property owner to...more

Special Taxes by Voter Initiative Not Restricted by Proposition 13 or Proposition 218

Court of Appeal Holds Only Simple Majority Needed to Impose Special Taxes by Initiative Power - While the California Constitution prohibits local governments from imposing a special tax without two-thirds voter approval,...more

Using Green Bonds to get Environmentally Driven Investors

Part 2 of a PublicCEO Series on Using Green Bonds to Advance Community Sustainability - The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission issued two series of green bonds last spring that collectively raised over $408 million...more

How Public Agencies Can Use Green Bonds to Finance Projects

Part 1 of a PublicCEO Series on Using Green Bonds to Advance Community Sustainability - When the Hayward Unified School District looked to advance its sustainable energy plan, it turned to green bond financing to fund the...more

"Qualified Electors" Under Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act are Registered Voters, Not Landowners, Court Says - A California...

The California Constitution requires cities, counties and special districts imposing a special tax to obtain a two-thirds vote of the “qualified electors” of such entity. The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 states...more

New Disclosure Requirements For Municipal Debt Issuers - Take Effect This Month

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments last year to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 15c2-12 that will require municipal debt issuers to make additional disclosures upon the occurrence of...more

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