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Navigating Rights of Homeless, Foster and Detained Youth

by pddg_admin | Jan 16, 2014 | Publications

Investigating Complaints of Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying: With a Twist!

by pddg_admin | Jan 16, 2014 | Publications

2013 Legislative Update Newsletter – K-12 School Districts

by pddg_admin | Dec 1, 2013 | Publications

Ninth Circuit Upholds Expulsion of Student for Threats Sent from Home Via Social Media

by pddg_admin | Sep 5, 2013 | Legal Developments and News

In Wynar v. Douglas County School Dist. (9th Cir. 2013) — F.3d —-, 2013 WL 4566354, a Nevada high school student sent a number of increasingly violent and threatening instant messages via social media to his friends. In the messages (apparently sent from...

Government Code Claimant Must Serve the Proper Person to File a Valid Claim

by pddg_admin | Jan 10, 2013 | Legal Developments and News

The California Supreme Court recently held that service of a Government Code claim upon a responsible official of the public entity, but not the proper statutory officer, is insufficient under the Government Claims Act. (DiCampli-Mintz v. County of Santa Clara (2012)...

Change in Bid Threshold for Contracts

by pddg_admin | Jan 9, 2013 | Legal Developments and News

Effective January 1, 2013, the new bid threshold for school districts, except for construction projects, is $83,400. The new bid threshold for community college districts has not been announced yet. Historically, the bid threshold is usually the same as for school...

Attorney Billing Records Do Not Fall Under CPRA’s Pending Litigation Exemption

by pddg_admin | Jan 9, 2013 | Legal Developments and News

The California Court of Appeal recently held that a public entity may not withhold attorney billing records under the California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) pending litigation exemption unless those records were specifically prepared for use in litigation. (County of...

Greg Dannis Is Part of Groundbreaking Agreement at SJUSD!

by pddg_admin | Nov 6, 2012 | Legal Developments and News

Leaders of San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) and San Jose Teachers Association (SJTA) announced their agreement last week on a unique and innovative evaluation and compensation system.  Over the past two years, Gregory J. Dannis of Dannis Woliver Kelley (DWK)...

Experience counts in local election. Trustee Gregory Dannis is Re-Elected to the Hillsborough School Board.

by pddg_admin | Nov 8, 2011 | Press Releases

Experience counts in local election. Trustee Gregory Dannis is Re-Elected to the Hillsborough School Board. Hillsborough, CA – November 8, 2011 – Thanks to a groundswell of support, incumbent Gregory J. Dannis was re-elected to serve a second term on the...

Read Gregory Dannis’ Article, “Labor’s Lessons,” in the June 2011 CPER Journal

by pddg_admin | Jun 5, 2011 | Publications

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