Author: Neil Hall In 1996, California voters approved cannabis for medical use by passing Proposition 215. The ensuing 20 years produced a patchwork of various court rulings, and cities and counties enacted bans, taxes and regulations while seeking to balance the needs of their communities…
Author: Kyle Tankard Just as recent El Niño storms have brought heavy rains to drought-stricken California, a new funding mechanism seeks to provide similar relief to cities, counties and water agencies across the state that have felt the heat over the course of the four-year…
Author: Susan Barnes A well-crafted public opinion survey can provide you with a lot of information regarding the desires of your community, how they feel about your agency, and whether they are willing to support a proposed funding measure. This article will provide you with…
Author: Steven Wolf Preserve something positive or prevent something negative? These are two basic approaches that messaging to increase revenues can take. When an agency needs an increase in funding to maintain their operations, facilities, and services, they have to be very careful about how…
Author: John Blisss, P.E. Those of us who work in the area of public finance too often sit on the sidelines when it comes to supporting the use of the funds we help generate. Following is a reprinting of an opinion piece written by SCI Vice…