October 10, 2014
This story is part of an ongoing series featuring Helen Putnam Award entries.
October 7, 2014
The San Diego Union Tribune this week reported that hundreds of public officials from throughout California failed to report various gifts from Stone & Young, a former municipal bond underwriter that has subsequently been acquired by Stifel Financial Corp.
October 7, 2014
The League of California Cities is hosting a series of webinars for local elected leaders, public safety officials and interested city staff about the increasing transport of crude oil by rail.
October 3, 2014
This story is part of an ongoing series featuring Helen Putnam Award entries.
October 3, 2014
AB 1147 (Bonilla) was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sept. 19 and goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2015.
October 3, 2014
Registration is now open for the 2015 City Managers Department Meeting, Jan. 28-30 in San Francisco.
October 3, 2014
The State Controller's Financial Literacy Advisory Committee is looking for partners to promote and participate in Manage Your Money Week (MYMW), Oct. 18-25.
October 3, 2014
The California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP) of the UC Davis Center for Regional Change has recently released an issue brief examining California's vote-by-mail use, California's Uncounted Vote-By-Mail Ballots: Identifying Variation in County Processing.
October 3, 2014
Beginning in July 2013, CalPERS and its contracted vendor, HMS Employer Solutions (HMS), began the verification phase of the Dependent Eligibility Verification (DEV) project.
October 3, 2014
The following is a guest article from Southern California Edison about the utility’s efforts to provide 1.5 billion gallons of water to help the city of Bakersfield get through the dry summer months.
October 3, 2014
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced the release of the Guidance on General Plan Amendments for Addressing Flood Risk.
October 2, 2014
On Oct. 1 U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein in Sacramento ruled from the bench that as a matter of federal law the pension agreements between the city of Stockton and CalPERS could be modified in Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy proceedings.
October 2, 2014
Preliminary election results were announced Wednesday for the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration elections.
September 30, 2014
The waning hours until Gov. Jerry Brown’s bill-signing deadline at midnight Tuesday brought a flurry of decisions significant to cities.
September 30, 2014
Gov. Jerry Brown today, with less than 24 hours left to take action on bills, signed the nation’s first single use carryout plastic bag ban.
September 29, 2014
Approximately 216 bills currently await Gov. Jerry Brown’s action before tomorrow’s Sept. 30 signing deadline.
September 29, 2014
The process for leadership and membership appointments to the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Committees and Councils is now officially underway.
September 29, 2014
The Strategic Growth Council last week released preliminary draft guidelines for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program that will be funded by cap and trade auction revenues.
September 29, 2014
Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday declined to sign bills that would have restored funding to recently incorporated cities and cities that have annexed inhabited areas.
September 29, 2014
After the dust has settled from the 2014 midterm elections, hear from the National League of Cities’ staff on what cities can expect from the upcoming lame duck session of Congress in a webinar on Friday, Nov. 7 at 10:00 a.m.