by pddg_admin | Sep 26, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this year, we highlighted the California Supreme Court’s decision in Davis v. Fresno Unified School Dist. (2023) 14 Cal.5th 671 (“Davis II”), which held that lease-leaseback construction contracts that do not contain a financing component are not protected by...
by pddg_admin | Aug 27, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
In the first California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”) lawsuit to reach the California Supreme Court, the Court refused to narrow the scope of its application. (Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica (2023), Case no. S263972.) Examined in this case were the...
by pddg_admin | Aug 10, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
District Parcel Tax Based on Square Footage with a Cap is Legal DWK recently prevailed in the California Court of Appeal on a case of significant impact for school districts. In Traiman v. Alameda Unified School District (August 3, 2023; No. A164935, A166022), the...
by pddg_admin | Jul 17, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Items in the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill and Decision in lawsuits challenging State Board of Education action reversing local board charter petition denials. Summary The Governor signed the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill into law, which contains...
by pddg_admin | May 10, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Are You Considering a March or November 2024 Bond Election? Now is the Time to Get Your Bond Election Planning Team on Board! Countdown to the Bond is a multi-part series of advisories designed specifically for California K-12 school districts and community college...
by pddg_admin | May 2, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Last week, the California Supreme Court in Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (April 27, 2023, S266344) (“Davis II”) held that lease-leaseback construction contracts that do not contain a “financing” component are not protected by the legal validation procedures....
by pddg_admin | Apr 27, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
The California Court of Appeal recently rejected a contractor’s attempt to use a Public Contract Code statute to overcome a district’s argument that the contractor was responsible for its means and methods of construction, where the plans and specifications gave the...
by pddg_admin | Mar 29, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Beginning January 1, 2023, all newly constructed buildings shall have a solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed, and all buildings required to have a PV system shall also have a battery storage system. On February 22, 2023, the Division of the State Architect (DSA)...
by pddg_admin | Mar 28, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
On March 22 the Supreme Court in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ___ (2023) unanimously sided with a disabled student to find that the IDEA’s exhaustion requirements do not apply when the student is seeking only damages under the Americans with Disabilities...
by pddg_admin | Feb 14, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Senate Bill No. 216 (“SB 216”) went into effect as of January 1, 2023, amending section 7125 of the Business and Professions Code concerning workers’ compensation insurance requirements. Previously, section 7125 required only roofing contractors (C-39 license) to...
