by pddg_admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Continuing its recent trend of weighing in on questions surrounding the California Public Records Act (CPRA), last week the California Supreme Court decided to hear a case involving the need for public agencies to disclose billing invoices provided by outside...
by pddg_admin | Jul 2, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
In a recent decision, Westchester Secondary Charter School v. Los Angeles Unified School District(June 19, 2015, B261234) ___ Cal.App.4th ___ [14 C.D.O.S. 6555], the Court of Appeal recognized that Proposition 39 is not intended to put charter schools in a privileged...
by pddg_admin | Jul 1, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
DWK joins Lozano Smith in mourning the loss of a great friend, competitor and colleague, Greg Wedner who lost his battle with cancer on June 30, 2015. Greg was the former managing partner at Lozano Smith, and became known to many lawyers at DWK for his warmth,...
by pddg_admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] A recent appellate decision ruling on the validity of a lease-leaseback transaction also held that private consultants under contract with school districts are subject to the...
by pddg_admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] On June 1, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held for the first time that in order for a lease-leaseback transaction to be valid, allowing the competitive bidding exemption...
by pddg_admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Sedlock v. Baird, 14 C.D.O.S. 3394 (April 3, 2015) Local educational agencies have the authority to create instructional programming that is based on religious practice without violating California’s constitutional ban on the establishment of religion, provided...
