Beginning on January 1, 2027, California law will prohibit irrigating certain “non-functional turf” with potable water. The law, Assembly Bill 1572 (AB 1572) requires public water systems to adopt or revise their water service…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
In BBK’s December 2025 legal alert, BBK attorneys Gail Karish, Gerard Lederer and Bennett Givens advised that DISH had starting notifying landlords asserting that unforeseen actions by the Federal Communications Commission…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Real Estate - Commercial
Each year, California enacts a number of new laws impacting employers across the state. New legislation for 2026 includes significant updates affecting wages and compensation, labor relations and enforcement, personnel records…
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/ Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
BBK’s 2026 New Laws series focused on Housing examines updates related to transit-oriented development, CEQA, housing accountability and state preemption, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU)…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
In the Advanced Records Center (ARC) installment of the 2026 New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation related to the California Public Records Act (PRA) includes takeaways and analyses of AB 1147, AB…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Privacy
Effective January 1, 2026, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has increased its fees and are reflect below. Prior to filing a Notice of Exemption or Notice of Determination, please check with the County Clerk to…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Each year, California enacts a number of new laws impacting municipalities throughout the state. New legislation for 2026 includes noteworthy updates to the Brown Act, financial training requirements for public officials,…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
For local public employers with represented workforces, a new law effective January 1, 2026, requires giving the union written notice before taking certain actions involving covered contracts for services. Governor Gavin Newsom…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule that updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These regulations require all services, programs and activities of state or local…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Science, Computers, & Technology
When Senate Bill 346 took effect on January 1, 2026, California cities won a significant victory in their efforts to enforce local transient-occupancy tax (TOT) and short term rental (STR) regulations. A city is now able to…
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/ Administrative Law, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The following training requirements are triggered on January 1, 2026: Department heads and certain staff must take a minimum of two hours of ethics training every two years (commonly known as “AB 1234 ethics training”); Elected…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
On December 8, 2025, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Dreher v. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, affirming Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) budget-based tiered water…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Energy & Utilities
On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released four proposed rules revising implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Two proposed rules…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Major players in the wireless industry are disputing EchoStar/DISH’s attempt to claim force majeure to excuse them from lease obligations. Local governments, and traditional real estate owners, should be aware of the litigation…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Real Estate - Commercial
On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the “Agencies”) published a proposed rule to revise the Biden-era rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The…
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