by pddg_admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Publications
“Design-build” refers to a project delivery method in which an entity both designs and constructs a project. School districts are increasingly using this method to reduce costs, obtain unique design features and expedite completion. But, in order to...
by pddg_admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On Thursday, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20 to ease certain Brown Act requirements given concerns about the COVID-19 virus. The Executive Order allows board members to call into a meeting from any location without providing notice of that location or...
by pddg_admin | Mar 4, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
According to the 9th Circuit, a school district can limit hostile parent communication with school personnel without violating the parent’s First Amendment rights. Background The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in L.F. v. Lake Washington School District #414, 947 F.3d...
by pddg_admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this month, Dannis Woliver Kelley successfully defeated a general contractor’s $25 million claim against a school district client on summary judgment in Superior Court. The Court ruled the fifteen lease-leaseback contracts on fifteen separate projects did not...
by pddg_admin | Feb 12, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). (Higginson v. Becerra (9th Cir. 2019) 786 Fed.Appx. 705.) Enactment of the CVRA has required many local agencies, including...
by pddg_admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
School districts are authorized to levy a fee against any construction, subject to certain exceptions, within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessitated by the development. (Ed. Code,...
by pddg_admin | Jan 15, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this month, the Burlingame Elementary School District, represented by Dannis Woliver Kelley, successfully defended its bond measure ballot summary (also known as the “ballot label”) from a challenge in San Mateo Superior Court. The challenger argued that the...
by pddg_admin | Jan 8, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Effective January 1, 2020, the bid threshold for school district contracts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract code section 20111(a) has been increased from $92,600 to $95,200. This bid threshold applies to any of the following: Equipment, materials, or...
by pddg_admin | Dec 23, 2019 | Publications
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