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Sophie A. Akins; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2012, previously published on March 30, 2012 San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E’s) Phase 2 Rate Case Application currently pending before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposes a rate re-structure that would increase solar projects' electricity costs for San Diego County schools anywhere from 19 to 67% per year,...
| | Court Finds School District Improperly Classified Teachers Hired for Categorically Funded Programs
Joseph Sanchez; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2012, previously published on March 7, 2012 A California appellate court ruled last week that a school district had misclassified certain categorical employees as temporary employees, and therefore failed to follow the layoff procedures which should have applied to probationary employees. In Stockton Teachers Association v. Stockton Unified...
| | CPUC Rulemaking Could Limit Local Land Use Authority and CEQA Mitigation for Telecommunications Projects
Jennifer (Delpit) Haley, Gail A. Karish, Charity B. Schiller; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 17, 2012, previously published on January 12, 2012 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently vacated General Order 170 and re-opened a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether and how the CPUC will conduct environmental review of certain telecommunications projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including...
| | New Compliance Monitoring Unit To Administer Statewide Prevailing Wage Labor Compliance Program
Tyree K. Dorward; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 11, 2012, previously published on January 6, 2012 Effective January 1, 2012, the Compliance Monitoring Unit or “CMU,” a new unit within the California Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement (DLSE) established by the passage of Senate Bill X 2-9 and Assembly Bill 436, will monitor and enforce prevailing wage requirements on...
| | Court Strikes Down Effluent Limitations in Statewide Construction Stormwater Permit
Shawn D. Hagerty, J.G. Andre Monette; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 12, 2011 A recent Sacramento Superior Court decision struck down numeric effluent limitations on discharges of stormwater from large construction sites regulated under the statewide General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activities (CGP). If upheld on appeal, the decision...
| | Bullying and Cyber-Bullying Remain Hot Issues
Dina Harris, Cathy S. Holmes; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 6, 2011, previously published on December 2, 2011 Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law three bills (AB 9, AB 1156 and AB 620) aimed at addressing bullying in schools. In so doing, Governor Brown affirmed direction from the state and federal Departments of Education and the Office for Civil Rights that bullying in schools is unacceptable...
| | Governor Approves 5% Retention Limit on Public Contracts
Scott H. Campbell, Paula C.P. de Sousa; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 6, 2011, previously published on November 30, 2011 Governor Brown recently signed Senate Bill 293 into law, which adds Section 7201 to the Public Contract Code, limiting the amount of retention proceeds that may be withheld on all public contracts executed after January 1, 2012. Starting next year, retention proceeds withheld from any payment by a...
| | AB 646 Requires Fact Finding by Public Employers Prior to Declaration of Labor Impasse
Joseph T. Ortiz, Joseph Sanchez; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 31, 2011, previously published on October 28, 2011 Governor Brown recently signed Assembly Bill 646, which amends the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) to essentially repeal the right of California governmental bodies to unilaterally impose a last, best and final offer upon reaching impasse with relevant employee organizations. AB 646 requires...
| | Court Holds Special Assessments Violate Proposition 218
Kelly J. Salt; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 3, 2011, previously published on September 29, 2011 A court of appeal recently struck down property based special benefit assessments for failing to comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of Proposition 218 (California Constitution article XIII D, section 4). This case emphasizes the importance of ensuring that there is a good...
| | Court Publishes Decision Holding Disproportionate Water Service Fees Violate Proposition 218
Kelly J. Salt; Best Best & Krieger LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 29, 2011, previously published on September 28, 2011 This week, an appellate court ordered publication of its August 9 decision in City of Palmdale v. Palmdale Water District. Consequently, public agencies may now rely on this decision for authority that budget based and tiered water rate structures, which promote water conservation and are...
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