Resources
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Providing Conflict of Interest Advice
This guide aims to provide local agency counsel with efficient and practical guidance on analyzing conflict of interest issues.
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Counsel and Council: A Guide to Building a Productive City Attorney-City Council Relationship
A guide to building a productive city attorney-city council relationship.
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2022 Legislative Briefing: Bill Introduction
The League of California Cities’ legislative team held a briefing on the critical issues facing cities in the 2022 legislative session.
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State of Electric Vehicle Charging
During this webinar, learn best practices from state and local leaders, what available resources exist, and have your questions answered by state and industry experts.
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Special Briefing on the 2021 Legislative Report and New Laws Impacting Cities
Topics include local land use authority and affordable housing; broadband infrastructure deployment and funding; disaster response and resources; climate resiliency funding; organic waste implementation; public safety reform and cannabis; and Brown Act flexibility.
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Propositions 26 and 218 Implementation Guide
This guide is intended to provide city attorneys and other local government lawyers with access to basic information about the constitutional limitations applicable to taxes and other sources of revenue for local governments.
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CalPERS Update: How We Got Here and What’s Next
This webinar will educate city officials in preparation for the important decisions being made by the CalPERS Board of Administration and bring them up to speed on what is taking place at CalPERS.
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Seed to Sale: A Guide to Regulating Cannabis in California Cities (September 2021)
The Guide is a starting point for approaching cannabis regulation questions. It is a useful tool to learn about the historical development of cannabis law, understand its current status, and consider practical approaches and tips to handle regulation issues.
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Propositions 26 and 218 Implementation Guide (May 2019)
This guide is intended to provide city attorneys and other local government lawyers access to basic information regarding Constitutional limitations on taxes and other local government revenue measures, focusing particularly on the limitations imposed by initiatives starting with Proposition 13 in 1978, continuing with Proposition 218 in 1996, concluding with Proposition 26 in 2010.
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Legislative Call to Action: Sign and Veto Requests to the Governor
Join the League of California Cities for a briefing on the priority bills cities need to urge the Governor to sign or veto. Together with a strong, united voice, we can protect and promote cities’ interests. Your voice can make a difference!
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Broadband Funding Webinar: Statewide Open-Access Middle Mile Network Implementation
Join the League of California Cities and key staff from the California Public Utilities Commission for an overview of SB 156 and to learn what resources are available, how the funding process works, who is eligible, and how to apply for available resources.
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Legal Advocacy Program Report, April 19, 2021 to June 23, 2021
This report summarizes notable rulings and legal victories, pending Cal Cities litigation, and cases in which Cal Cities filed amicus briefs or letters between April 19, 2021 to June 23, 2021.
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Cal Cities Advocate Archive
Published every Wednesday, Cal Cities Advocate provides relevant, concise information about legislative issues, educational and financial opportunities for cities, general Cal Cities news, and innovative, locally-driven solutions to common problems.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Response Costs: Grants Portal Submittal for Reimbursement
Join the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for an informational webinar for cities regarding FEMA’s COVID-19 Public Assistance Program.
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How to Get Involved
To help you get started with Cal Cities, these resources outline your membership benefits and how you can engage with and get the most out of your membership.
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California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA)
CSCDA enables local government and eligible private entities access to low-cost, tax-exempt financing for projects that provide a tangible public benefit.
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Prescription Discount Card Program
Participation in this program helps residents in your city cope with the high cost of prescription medications.
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Technical Assistance Memorandum Funding Stormwater Programs under Proposition 218 (May 2014)
This memorandum is intended to briefly answer this question: May some or all of a city’s obligations to develop and implement stormwater management plans to reduce discharge of pollutants into federal and state waters be funded by property-related water or sewer service fees subject to Proposition 218?
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Ralph M. Brown Act (as of January 1, 2016)
The Brown Act only applies to meetings of local legislative bodies.
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Practicing Ethics: Revised 3rd Edition
The City Attorneys’ Department first published Practicing Ethics: A Handbook for Municipal Lawyers in 2004, and then again in 2014. This Revised 2nd Edition (updated in 2020) was undertaken in response to the California State Bar’s 2018 comprehensive update of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
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