Part 1: California Laws Impacting Public Agencies for 2020 -
How do the laws passed last year by California lawmakers impact how public agencies do business in the new year? In this annual Legal Alert series, Best Best &...more
1/8/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Cannabis Products ,
Citizen Petitions ,
Compassionate Use Act ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Donations ,
Educational Institutions ,
Farms ,
Federal Elections ,
Firearms ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Medical Foods ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Mobile Devices ,
New Legislation ,
Place of Origin ,
Polling Place ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
Redistricting ,
Referendums ,
Smartphones ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections ,
Unions
Candidates and ballot measure elections can drastically change the course of any local agency, but how involved can — and should — a public agency, or its officials and employees, be? In this webinar, Best Best & Krieger...more
California public agencies that impose transient occupancy (hotel) taxes may be limited in the tax they can collect from online transactions. The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that TOT are limited to the...more
California Appellate Court Addresses Prohibition in Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ordinance Referendum Opinion -
In County of Kern v. T.C.E.F., Inc., et al., a California Court of Appeal determined that, upon receipt of a...more
New Law Will Allow California Cities to Receive Tax Revenue on Prepaid Wireless Telephone Service -
Prepaid wireless phone service is a booming business and, to date, cities have not been receiving their full measure...more
Local agencies urged to review sign codes in favor of content-neutral rules -
The United States Supreme Court recently struck down portions of an Arizona town’s sign code that subjected ideological, political and...more
7/9/2015
/ Churches ,
Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Local Ordinance ,
Permits ,
Reed v Town of Gilbert ,
SCOTUS ,
Signs ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Urban Planning & Development
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that local tax refund claims may be pursued as class actions, even where a city has an existing ordinance prohibiting such claims. The ruling is broad enough to expose local...more