April 17, 2019
The League is currently soliciting session proposals for two premier 2019 conferences — the Municipal Finance Institute and the Fire Chiefs Leadership Seminar. Both conferences will be held Dec. 11–12, 2019 in Garden Grove at the Hyatt Regency.
April 15, 2019
On April 4, in T-Mobile West v. City and County of San Francisco, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding a San Francisco ordinance imposing certain aesthetic standards on wireless facilities within the city.
April 15, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced on April 11 a partnership with cities to develop affordable housing on excess state lands.
April 15, 2019
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in California, and this year, the Legislature has designated April 24 as Denim Day California, a day in which individuals are encouraged to wear jeans to communicate the message that there is never an excuse, or invitation to commit, sexual assault.
April 15, 2019
This announcement was published by the National League of Cities on April 9.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will begin accepting applications for its broadband funding pilot program, ReConnect, on April 23.
April 15, 2019
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has released the SB 2 Planning Grants Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for approximately $123 million.
April 15, 2019
With the passage of Proposition 68, there is approximately $102 million in per capita funding grants from the California Department of Parks and Recreation, and each city is entitled to $200,000 in grants.
April 15, 2019
Legislative hearings are in full swing, and the Legislature continues to discuss policy areas of interest to cities.
April 11, 2019
The League’s co-sponsorship of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) continues to be one of the most significant benefits for League members.
April 8, 2019
On Friday, April 5, the League of California Cities® was informed that AB 1568 (McCarty) will be amended to remove provisions that would have withheld a city or county’s share of SB 1 transportation funding for non-compliance with the California housing laws.
April 8, 2019
On behalf of a geographically diverse coalition of local governments, attorneys from Churchwell White LLP filed a lawsuit last week against the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC).
April 8, 2019
Serving on the League of California Cities® board of directors is an opportunity for you to be a statewide leader shaping state policy and the actions of the organization.
April 8, 2019
The deadline is quickly approaching for California Housing Finance Agency’s (CalHFA) new Mixed-Income Program.
April 8, 2019
The League of California Cities has opened registration for two excellent back-to-back opportunities for Mayors and Council Members of all tenures.
April 8, 2019
Legislative hearings are in full swing, and the Legislature continues to discuss policy areas of interest to cities.
April 8, 2019
The National League of Cities (NLC) is committed to supporting a fair and accurate 2020 Census, which will be underway in less than 12 months.
April 8, 2019
The League and the County Engineers Association of California (CEAC) honored winners of the 2019 Outstanding Local Streets and Roads (LSR) Awards at their annual Public Works Officers Institute held in San Diego last week.
April 5, 2019
Hundreds of city officials will be traveling to Sacramento to lobby their senators and assembly members on bills affecting California cities as part of the League of California Cities April 24 Legislative Action Day.
April 1, 2019
On Wednesday, March 27, League President Jan Arbuckle, Grass Valley Council Member and League Executive Director Carolyn Coleman joined Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) in the Capitol for a press conference and rally in support of ACA 1.
April 1, 2019
U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) have introduced the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act, a bill to increase federal resources to battle homelessness.