League News

League Urges Cities to Comment by March 4 on New Organic Waste Diversion Regulations CalRecycle released regulations to implement a new organic and food waste diversion program and is seeking public feedback by March 4. These regulations stem from SB 1383 (Lara, 2016), which requires the reduction of short-lived climate pollutants.

Governor Newsom Signs Emergency Drinking Water and Fire Recovery Package Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first pair of bills signed into law allocate $131.3 million to fund emergency drinking water and fire recovery in California.

Supreme Court to Review Census Citizenship Question In April, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a case that will determine whether a citizenship question will appear in the 2020 census.

Conferences & Education

Webinar: Prepare for Legislative Action Day and Review Priority Bills That Impact Cities Join the League’s legislative team for a briefing to review priority bills that impact cities by attending a free webinar for League members on Thursday, April 11 from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Register Today for the 2019 Public Works Officers Institute in San Diego Best Practices in Communications and Emergency Responses among many sessions The League of California Cities ® and the County Engineers Association of California are gearing up for three days of education and networking at their joint Public Works Officers Institute & Expo.

Webinar: The Constitutional Limitations on Regulating the Use of Public Spaces: A Scenario-Based Discussion The League of California Cities® is offering a webinar on Feb. 28 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. that will explore the constitutional framework for municipal regulation of public demonstrations and other uses of public spaces using compelling, real‐life and hypothetical scenarios.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 28 Webinar: Constitutional Limitations on Regulating the Use of Public Spaces March 10 – 13 National League of Cities' Congressional City Conference March 6 – 8 Planning Commissioners Academy April 3 – 5 Public Works Officers Institute & Expo April 11 Webinar: Legislative Action Day Preview

 April 24 Legislative Action Day  May 8 – 10 City Attorneys' Spring Conference June 19 – 20 Mayors and Council Members Executive Forum June 21 Mayors and Council Members Advanced Leadership Workshops

More News & Events

Upcoming Legislative Hearings of Interest to Cities, Feb. 20 – March 6 The Legislature will host a number of oversight and informational hearings on a variety of policy areas of interest to cities in the coming weeks.

‌ ‌ ‌