The state was required to reimburse municipalities for the cost of state-mandated trash receptacles at transit stops because local governments lacked authority under Proposition 218 to impose fees either on transit agencies...more
On March 18, 2020, we authored an update regarding housing construction under the shelter-in-place orders jointly issued by six Bay Area counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa...more
4/9/2020
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Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hospitals ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Real Estate Development ,
San Francisco ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State and Local Government ,
State of Emergency
The statewide concerns underlying the affordable housing provisions of the Surplus Lands Act superseded municipal home rule authority on the same subject and hence required charter cities to comply with the affordable housing...more
1/10/2020
/ Affordable Housing ,
Housing Market ,
Local Ordinance ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Municipalities ,
Preemption ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Constitutions ,
Urban Planning & Development