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Nancy Park, Ethan Walsh; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 This legal alert is the second in a two-part series on the disposition of former redevelopment agency assets and the management of municipal real estate assets going forward. The concepts covered will be discussed in greater detail at in-person seminars to be held on June 5 in Sacramento and on...
| | Managing Municipal Real Estate Assets Post-Redevelopment
Nancy Park, Ethan Walsh; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2012, previously published on May 2, 2012 This legal alert is the first in a two-part series on managing municipal real estate assets. The series will discuss how to develop a framework that can be used for both the disposition of former redevelopment agency assets and the management of municipal real estate assets going forward. The...
| | Private Employers Must Only Provide For Breaks, Not Ensure Them
Laura J. Fowler, Stacey N. Sheston; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 13, 2012, previously published on April 12, 2012 The California Supreme Court ruled today that while private sector employers must provide rest breaks and meal periods to hourly employees, they need not actively ensure that the breaks are taken.
| | FPPC Approves Amendment Clarifying Appointments to Paid Positions
Sonia R. Carvalho, Scott C. Smith, Kara Ueda; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012, previously published on March 16, 2012 The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) amended its regulations this week to clarify that public officials are not disqualified from voting on their own appointment to regional or other bodies that pay compensation or reimbursement for their attendance. Prior to the amendment, FPPC...
| | New Federal Law Changes Local Zoning Rules for Wireless Antenna Sitings
James R. Hobson, Gerard L. Lederer, Nicholas P. Miller, Harriet A. Steiner, Joseph Van Eaton; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 24, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 President Obama signed into law a bill passed by Congress last week that extended unemployment benefits and the payroll tax deduction. The bill, HR 3630, includes other provisions relevant to local government, such as restrictions on siting of wireless facilities and changes to the public safety...
| | California Supreme Court Decision Eliminates Redevelopment Agencies
T. Brent Hawkins, Elizabeth Wagner Hull; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 3, 2012, previously published on December 29, 2011 The California Supreme Court today issued its ruling in California Redevelopment Association et al. v. Ana Matosantos et al. (Lawsuit), the case challenging the constitutionality of Assembly Bill 1X 26 (AB 26) and Assembly Bill 1X 27 (AB 27), the bills that sought to force redevelopment agencies to...
| | Court of Federal Claims Dismisses Water District Takings Lawsuit
Robert M. Sawyer, Roderick E. Walston; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 9, 2011, previously published on December 7, 2011 Ojai California’s Casitas Municipal Water District has - at least for the time being - failed in its quest for compensation from the United States for water lost to comply with a National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion (BiOp) intended to benefit endangered west coast steelhead...
| | Federal Court Finds Local Governments Can Require Cell Phone Risk Disclosure
Gerard L. Lederer, Matthew K. Schettenhelm, Harriet A. Steiner; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 10, 2011, previously published on November 4, 2011 A federal court has ruled that neither the First Amendment nor federal law bars local governments from requiring cell phone retailers to disclose basic facts regarding possible adverse health effects of cell phones - with some important caveats as to the form and type of disclosures that can be...
| | HUD Announces Public-Private Partnership Grants to Encourage Greener Multifamily Homes
Seth Merewitz, Brandon D. Ward; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 21, 2011, previously published on September 9, 2011 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that $25 million is available to help make affordable multifamily homes greener. The purpose of the Multifamily Energy Pilot Program (Program) is to encourage private-sector creative approaches for increasing the energy...
| | Recent Case Helps Clarify Time of “Project Approval” Under CEQA for Public-Private Partnerships
Seth Merewitz, Brandon Ward; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 8, 2011, previously published on June 28, 2011 As cities and developers begin to negotiate more and more local public-private partnership projects, a recent California Court of Appeal decision may help clarify what actions during those negotiations constitute a “project approval” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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