Public Law Journal
Public Law Journal is the quarterly publication of the Public Law Section.
Tables of Contents and Archive of Back Issues
Below are the contents of the issues from Fall 1999 to the present. To receive your copy of the Public Law Journal automatically, simply join the Section.
The two most recent issues are posted in our Members Only Area. Other issues since 1999 are posted below.
Spring 2012
Volume 35, Number 2 - Posted in the Members Only Area
MCLESelf-Study Article
Legal Issues in Automated Photo Enforcement Cases: Two Published Decisions Place Spotlight on Red Light Camera Prosecution
By Melissa Crosthwaite, Page 1
A Message from the Chair
By Sheryl Bratton, Page 10
Public Law Section to sponsor 7 MCLE programs at State Bar Annual Meeting
Page 11
There’s Still Time to Enter the Public Law Section Student Writing Competition – Deadline May 18
Page 12
Off-Site Public Improvements as a Map Condition: Negotiating an Off-Site Acquisition Agreement and Litigating the Developer-Funded Eminent Domain Case
By Alan A. Sozio and Thomas D. Jex, Page 14
Can A Lawful Arrest Be Negligent?
By Michael R. Linden and Justin B. Atkinson, Page 19
Legislation Update
By Doug Haubert, Page 22
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Scott Dickey, Page 26
Winter 2012
Volume 35, Number 1 - Posted in the Members Only Area
Look for the following key features:
MCLE Self-Study Article
Contracting with Unqualified Out-of-State Corporations: Ethical Considerations for Public Attorneys
By Stephen L. Mansell, Page 1
A Message from the Chair
By Sheryl Bratton, Page 8
Meet your Executive Committee, Page 10
Last Chance – Deadline to Apply for Public Law Section Executive Committee Extended to March 30, Page 10
Negotiating Prison Hunger Strikes? Just Say No
By Susan E. Coleman, Page 11
State Bar Seeks Nominations for Public Lawyer of the Year, Page 18
Enter the Public Law Section Student Writing Competition – Deadline May 18, Page 19
Invitation for Nominations
2012 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award, Page 20
The Public Law Section 2012 Student Writing Competition, Page 22
Legislation Update
By Doug Haubert, Page 23
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Scott Dickey, Page 26
Fall 2011
Volume 34, No. 4, Fall 2011 - Posted in the Members Only Area
MCLE Self-Study Article
Walking the Tightrope Over Stormwater Management and Liability
By Shawn Hagerty & Gene Tanaka, Page 1
Apply for a Seat on the Public Law Section Executive Committee
Applications are due February 1, Page 6
A Message from the Chair
By Sheryl Bratton, Page 9
Meet your Executive Committee, Page 10
Public Law Section Appoints New Committee Chairs, Page 11
Why California Charter Schools Are Not, and Should Not Be, Subject to Government Code § 1090
By Gregory V. Moser, Page 13
Case Law on the Limits of CEQA Review for Design Review Is Good News for Cities and Counties Looking to Bring in New Development
By Sarah Owsowitz, Page19
2011 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award
State Bar Honors Richard Winnie as 2011 Public Lawyer of the Year, Page 23
Remarks of Public Law Section Immediate Past President Justine Block, Page 25
Remembering Richard Winnie: Remarks of Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, Page 27
Legislation Update
By Doug Haubert, Page 29
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Scott Dickey, Page 32
Summer 2011
Vol. 34, No. 3, Summer 2011 - Posted in the Members Only Area
MCLE SELF-STUDY ARTICLE:
Distinctions Between State and Local Escheat: What You Should Know
By Lawrence J. Duran
Message from the Chair
By Justine Block
Public Schools, Public Funds and Public Policy: An Argument Against AB360 and in Favor of Application of Government Code Section 1090 to California Charter Schools
By Grover Trask and Brooke Miller
The Squeeze Play: Inventive Theories of Recovery by Contractors in Public Works Projects
By William C. Pate and Brent M. Douglas
Cities on the Brink
By Robert Zweben
Golden Gate Grad Wins 2011 Student Writing Competition
2011 PUBLIC LAW SECTION STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION WINNER: Bring Back Build America Bonds By Katy Ann McNeil
Public Law Section Sponsors 8 MCLE Programs at State Bar Annual Meeting
Legislation Update
Compiled by Doug Haubert
Litigation & Case Law Update
Compiled by Scott Dickey
Spring 2011
Vol. 34, No. 2, Spring 2011 - Posted in the Members Only Area
MCLE SELF-STUDY ARTICLE:
Regulating the “Initiative Industrial Complex:” Is SB 168's proposed prohibition of per-signature payment an unconstitutional restriction on core political speech?
By Steven Miller
A Message from the Chair
By Justine Block
Public Law Section to Sponsor Variety of MCLE Programs at State Bar Annual Meeting
Government Code 1090 -- When No Really Means No
By Roy Hanley
The Evolving Understanding of the Scope of California Local Government Powers to Regulate Medical Marijuana Businesses
By Robert Mahlowitz
Legal Issues in Cambodia: Obstacles to Government Transparency and Democratic Participation
By Inga Lintvedt
Legislation Update
By Doug Haubert
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Scott Dickey
Winter 2011
Vol. 34, No. 2, Winter 2011
Posted in the Members Only Area
MCLE SELF-STUDY ARTICLE:
Fixing the Pension Problem: The Latest Public Scrutiny of Public Sector Wage and Benefit Packages
By Arthur A. Hartinger and Matthew C. Lewis
A Message From the Chair
By Justine Block
Join the Public Law Section Executive Committee
Meet Your Executive Committee
State Bar Seeks Nominations for Public Lawyer of the Year
Declarations of Fiscal Emergency: a Resurging Option for Public Entities Attempting to deal with the Current Economic Climate
By Jonathan V. Holtzman, K. Scott Dickey and Steve Cikes
The impacts of Proposition 26 on Local Governments
By Kelly Salt
Funding Public Improvements with Outstanding Subdivision Bonds
By Jacob Gould
The Public Law Section Student Writing Competition
Legislation Update
By Doug Haubert
Litigation & case Law Update
By Scott Dickey
Fall 2010
Vol. 33, No. 4, Fall 2010
Campaign Spending and Judicial Elections: The Impact of Citizens United
By Erwin Chemerinsky
A Message from the Chair
By Justine Block
Meet Your Executive Committee
MCLE SELF-STUDY ARTICLE
How Citizens United Affects State and Local Government Local governments can still establish candidate contribution limits and impose robust reporting requirements
By Christina Cameron, Bob Mahlowitz, and Barry Schultz
Public Construction Project Lawsuits Get More Complicated Under New LA Unified Test
By Daniel B. Alweiss
Revisions to Rules of Professional Conduct Await State Supreme Court Approval
By Yvette M. Abich Garcia
2010 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award
Legislation Update
Compiled by Doug Haubert
Litigation & Case Law Update
Compiled by Scott Dickey
Summer 2010
Vol. 33, No. 3, Summer 2010
MCLE SELF-STUDY ARTICLE
Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Decision In McDonald v. Chicago Likely To Spawn Challenges to Local Firearms Laws
By Sayre Weaver
A Message from the Chair
By Stephen P. Deitsch
Public Law Section to Honor Michael Colantuono as Public Lawyer of the Year
Amended CEQA Guidelines Clear the Air: Analysis and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Yana Welinder
Practicing Democracy in California Lessons Learned About Incorporating New Cities
By Julie Hayward Biggs
New FPPC Regulations Overview
By Allan Shuldiner
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Scott Dickey
Legislation Update & Ballot Measures Update
By Doug Haubert
Spring 2010
Vol. 33, No. 2, Spring 2010
Student Writing Competition Winner Announced!
MCLE SELF-STUDY
Historic Water Legislation: New Opportunities, Challenges for Public Agencies
By Kelly J. Salt and Stefanie Hedlund
A Message from the Chair
By Stephen P. Deitsch
Bargaining During Lean Economic Times: The Duty to Meet and Confer
By Mark Meyerhoff and Camille Townsend
Meet Your Executive Committee
Deadline Approaches for Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to Rules of Professional Conduct
By Yvette M. Abich Garcia
Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Right to Fair Housing:
How The Fair Housing Act Applies To Sober Living Homes
By Matthew M. Gorman, Anthony Marinaccio, and Christopher Cardinale
Giving ‘Til It Hurts: Public Entities and the California
Constitution’s Gift Clause
By Carrie Wipplinger
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Scott Dickey
Legislation Update
By Doug Haubert
Winter 2010
Vol. 33, No. 1, Winter 2010
A Message from the Chair
By Stephen P. Deitsch
MCLE Self-Assessment Test
Meet Your Executive Committee
The Public Law Section Student Writing Competition
Invitation for Nominations, Public Lawyer of the Year Award & Nomination Form
AB 811: The Promise and Challenge of Public Agency Financing for Private Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvements
By Trisha Ortiz
Understanding a Utility’s Rights and Responsibilities In
Bankruptcy
By Franklin C. Adams, Esq.&Joseph M. Welch, Esq.
California Water Crisis: Meeting the Challenge
Kelly J. Salt, Stefanie D. Hedlund & Joshua Nelson
Litigation & Case Law Update
Legislation Update
Fall 2009
Vol. 32, No. 4, Fall 2009
MCLE Self-study : Eraf, Seraf, Enuf!
By Robin Paige Donoghue
A Message from the Chair
By Stephen P. Deitsch*
Public Law Section 2009 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award and Reception
Conversion of Mobile Home Parks to Resident Ownership: Local Authority After Sequoia Park
By Laura Latta and Matthew Visick
Employee Directories and the Public Records Act - Is An Agency Required to Disclose?
By Nancy Clark*
Social Networking Sites: Legal Issues for Public Agencies and Public Officials to Consider
By Dean Derleth, Laura K. Meier & Roxanne Moin
Section Focus
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Inga Lintvedt & Richard C. Miadich
Summer 2009
Vol. 32, No. 3, Summer 2009
MCLE SELF-STUDY: Municipal Disincorporation
in California
By John H. Knox & Chris Hutchison
A Message from the Chair
By Leslie M. Gallagher
Conditioning Conversions: Mobile Home Parks, the Map Act, and El Dorado v. the City of Palm Springs
By Leah Castella and Laura Kennedy
Municipal Bankruptcy Hot Issues
By Frank C. Adams, Dennis Bezanson, & Michael Thomas
A Practical Guide to Radio Frequency Emissions Safety
By Jonathan L. Kramer, Esq.
Cost Effectiveness of Paralegals Crucial in Delivery of Services to the Underrepresented and Through Legal Aid Enterprises
By Thomas F. Horlick
Section Focus
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Inga Lintvedt & Richard C. Miadich
Spring 2009
Vol. 32, No. 2, Spring 2009
MCLE SELF-STUDY: Inside this Issue Ballot Measures and the Use of Public Funds
By Douglas P. Haubert, Esq
A Message from the Chair
By Leslie M. Gallagher
Legal and Policy Justifications for Transitioning Foster Youth
Services as an Entitlement in California: Section 391 Hearings and Continuing Court Jurisdiction
By Rebecca Raizman
Bolting the Doors Can Be Costly: “Effective Denial of Access” Theory Affords CPRA Plaintiffs Attorney Fees
By Gena M. Stinnett
The California Voting Rights Act
By Marguerite Leoni & Chris Skinnell
Public Law Section Executive Committee Profile
By Jonathan L. Kramer
Elizabeth Nguyen
Section Focus: Litigation & Case Law Update
By Inga Lintvedt & Richard C. Miadich
Legislation Update
By Inga Lintvedt
Winter 2009
Winter 2009, Vol. 32, No. 1
MCLE SELF-STUDY: Navigating the Revolving Door and
Conflict of Interest Laws for a California Local Public Official
By Amy D. Deng
A Message from the Chair
By Leslie M. Gallagher
Law and Order Policies Fade Students’ Fourth Amendment Protections
By Steven E. Lake
Meet Your Executive Committee
Recent Eminent Domain Changes Present Potential Pitfalls for Public Agencies
By Keith E. McCullough
Litigation & Case Law Update
Compiled by Elias E. Guzman and Richard C. Miadich
State Bar Seeks Nominations for Public Lawyer of the Year
By Elias E. Guzman
Fall 2009
Fall 2009, Vol. 31, No. 4
MCLE SELF-STUDY: In CEQA Litigation, When is an Agency Required to Include Internal Agency Emails in
the Record of Proceedings?
By Katherine J. Hart and Leslie Z. Walker
The Public Law Section Student Writing Competition
A Message from the Chair
By Leslie M. Gallagher
A Message from the Immediate Past Chair
By Mark L. Mosley
Jeff Thom Honored as 2008 Public Lawyer of the Year
Remarks by Chief Justice Ronald M. George
Remarks by Jeff Thom
Constitutional Conservation? Water Pricing Disincentives and Proposition 218
By Joel Kuperberg
Business Improvement Districts and Proposition 218
After Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
By Rebecca J. Olson & Lacey Keys
State Bar Launches E-Circles
By Leslie M. Gallagher
Would You Like To Be A Driver?
By Jonathan L. Kramer
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Elias E. Guzman and Richard C. Miadich
Legislation Update
By Elias E. Guzman and Richard C. Miadich
Spring 2008
Summer 2008, Vol. 31, No. 3
MCLE SELF-STUDY: The Deliberative Process Privilege and the Public Records Act: Balancing Open Government with Effective Government Decision Making
By Nancy B. Thorington
A Message from the Chair
By Mark L. Mosley
Demystifying Writ Practice
By Hon. Kathleen M. Banke
The Public Law Section Student Writing Competition
Warming Up to Global Climate Change
By Leslie Z. Walker
Don’t Give Up So Fast: Appealing Annual School District Audit Findings to the Education Audit Appeals Panel
By William B. Tunick
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Elias E. Guzman and Richard C. Miadich
Legislation Update
By Elias E. Guzman and Richard C. Miadich
Spring 2008
Spring 2008, Vol. 31 No. 2
MCLE SELF-STUDY: Regulating Election Signs
By Randal R. Morrison
Proposition 98: A New “Eminent Domain” Initiative and What it Really Means to Public Agencies
By Kendall MacVey
Design-Build Contracts for School Construction: School Boards Get a Choice
By Airionna S. Whitaker and Paula C. P. de Sousa
Firefighters Bill of Rights Act: It’s Going To Be All Right
By Paul R. Coble
Public Lawyer of the Year: Sponsorship Opportunities Available
By Darlene Dornan
A Message from the Chair
By Mark L. Mosley
Legislation Update
Compiled by Elias E. Guzman and Richard C. Miadich
Litigation & Case Law Update
Compiled by Elias E. Guzman and Richard C. Miadich
Winter 2008
Winter 2008, Vol. 31 No. 1
The Public Law Section Extends Student Writing
Competition Deadline
Message from the Chair
by Betty Ann Downing, Esq.
The USA Patriot Act: When Surveillance Means Never Having to Say Probable Cause or Reasonable Suspicion
by Gary Williams
Dan Curtin, the Rule of Law and Municipal Attorneys
by Justice María P. Rivera
The Public Law Section Establishes an Amicus Curiae Policy
by Mark L. Mosley
The Work of the State Bar’s Rules Revision Commission:
A Progress Report
by Kevin Mohr
Litigation & Case Law Update
by Richard C. Miadich
Legislation Update
by Richard C. Miadich
Fall 2007
Fall 2007, Vol. 30, No. 3
The Public Law Section Extends Student Writing
Competition Deadline
Message from the Chair
by Betty Ann Downing, Esq.
The USA Patriot Act: When Surveillance Means Never Having to Say Probable Cause or Reasonable Suspicion
by Gary Williams
Dan Curtin, the Rule of Law and Municipal Attorneys
by Justice María P. Rivera
The Public Law Section Establishes an Amicus Curiae Policy
by Mark L. Mosley
The Work of the State Bar’s Rules Revision Commission:
A Progress Report
by Kevin Mohr
Litigation & Case Law Update
by Richard C. Miadich
Legislation Update
by Richard C. Miadich
Summer 2007
Summer 2007, Vol. 30, No. 2
The Public Law Section Extends Student Writing
Competition Deadline
Message from the Chair
by Betty Ann Downing, Esq.
The USA Patriot Act: When Surveillance Means Never Having to Say Probable Cause or Reasonable Suspicion
by Gary Williams
Dan Curtin, the Rule of Law and Municipal Attorneys
by Justice María P. Rivera
The Public Law Section Establishes an Amicus Curiae Policy
by Mark L. Mosley
The Work of the State Bar’s Rules Revision Commission:
A Progress Report
by Kevin Mohr
Litigation & Case Law Update
by Richard C. Miadich
Legislation Update
by Richard C. Miadich
Spring 2007
Spring 2007, Vol. 30, No. 1
When to Run, Walk or Crawl to the Courthouse: An Overview of the California Supreme Court’s Recent Jurisprudence Concerning the Proper Timing oof Legal Challenges to Initiative Measures
by Richard C. Miadich & William B. Tunick
2007 Public Lawyer of the Year: Ann Miller Ravel
First Annual Law Student Writing Competiiton
Litigation & Case Law Update
by Richard C. Miadich
Message from the Chair
by Betty Ann Downing
The High Stakes Battle Between Indian Tribes’ Sovereign Immunity and California’s Enforcement of the Political Reform Act
by Anna F. Molander
The Right to Remain Aware: A Law Enforcement Public Information Performance Audit
by Terry Francke
Round and Round We Go...?
by Kara Ueda
Fall/Winter 2006
Fall/Winter 2006, Vol. 29., No. 3
The Legal Quandary of Serving Two Masters—California’s Prohibition Against Financially Interested Contracts
by Rahsaan J. Tilford
Contributions and Conflicts of Interests: Application of Section 84308 May Depend on Contract Process
by Natalie Bocanegra
Clara Slifkin Honored as 2006 Public Lawyer of the Year
Re Public Law of the Year 2006: Remarks of Chief Justice Ronald M. George
Message From the Chair
by Betty Ann Downing
Message From the Immediate Past Chair
by Terence R. Boga
Spring/Summer 2006
Spring/Summer 2006, Vol. 29, No. 2
"Significant Mineral Resources" -- What Are They and How Do They Affect Local Land Use Regulations?
By Derek Cole
Is the Federal Clean Air Act Being Polluted by the EPA's New Ozone Regulations?
by Frances L. Keeler
AB 1234: The Rise of he Unfunded Mandate
by Sigrid Asmundson
2006 Legislative Update
by Amy J. Levine
Message From the Chair
by Terence R. Boga
Winter 2006
Winter 2006, Vol. 29, No. 1
MCLE SELF-STUDY
How To Administer Family and Medical Leave Requests
by Calvin House
Lawyering in the Fish Bowl
by Herman Sillas
A Kinder, Gentler Way: Alternatives for Resolving Open Government Law Conflicts
by Barbara S. Blinderman
A Message from the Chair
By Terence R. Boga
Summer/Fall 2005
Summer / Fall 2005, Vol. 28, No. 3
MCLE SELF-STUDY
The Former Client Rule and Lateral Mobility of Lawyers—Should an Entire Public Law Office be Disqualified?
by Ann Miller Ravel and Hilary Waites Stevenson
End Game for Restrictions on Assemblage Takings?
by Larry Thelen
Who’ll Stop the Rain?
by Katharine E. Wagner
How to Successfully Navigate Between Inverse Condemnation and Water Law
by Mark L. Mosley
A Message from the Outgoing Chair
by William R. Seligmann, Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By Terence R. Boga
Spring 2005
Spring 2005, Vol. 28, No. 2
MCLE SELF-STUDY
Working with Land Trusts on Conservation Easement Transactions
By Michele M. Clark
AB 1825: New Law Requires Training on the Prohibition and Prevention of Sexual Harassment
By David A. Garcia
Land Use Regulation Under the ADA and Related Laws
By Arthur J. Lettenmaier
Teaming Up with Paralegals to Deliver Legal Services to the Municipal Client
By Stacey Hunt, C.L.A., C.A.S. and Michael R. Jencks, Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By William R. Seligmann, Esq.
Winter 2005
Winter 2005, Vol. 28, No. 1
Idling Ordinances as an Air Quality Improvement Tool for
Local Governments
by Stephanie A. Chavez
2005 Legislative Update
by Larry A. Thelen, Esq.
Recent Actions Against Municipal Issuers Clarify Responsibilities
by Robert W. Doty
Roderick E. Walston Honored as 2004 Public Lawyer of the Year
A Message from the Chair
by William R. Seligmann, Esq.
Summer 2004
Summer 2004, Vol. 27, No. 3
MCLE SELF-STUDY
Trademarks and the City (or Other Public Entity)
By Susan Pollyea, Esq.
Living Wage Ordinances: Alive and Kicking
By Daniel S. Connolly, Esq.
Qualified Immunity in the Ninth Circuit: An Affirmative
Defense in Search of a Coherent Standard
By Mark L. Mosley, Esq.
A Pitchess Motion Primer
By Patrick K. Bobko, Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By Fazle Rab Quadri, Esq. Page 19
Spring 2004
Spring 2004, Vol. 27, No. 2
MCLE SELF-STUDY
A Severe Yet Treatable Illness: The Crisis Facing Mental Health Regulation at the County Level
By Ginetta L. Giovinco, Esq.
Paper Terrorism: The Impact of the “Sovereign Citizen” on Local Government
By David Fleishman, Esq.
Holding the Fort: Open Government Laws in the Homeland Security Era
By Rufus Calhoun Young, Jr., Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By Fazle Rab Quadri, Esq.
Winter 2004
Winter 2004, Vol. 27, No. 1
MCLE SELF-STUDY
Avoiding the Sign Code Shakedown: A Checklist of Basic Provisions
By Donald M. Davis, Esq.
Bills To Watch in 2004
By Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero and Mark Sellers
The Brown Act and the Role of the Elected Official, the City Attorney, and the District Attorney
By Julia Sylva, Esq.
The Legislature SLAPPs Back: S.B. 515
By T. Peter Pierce, Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By Fazle Rab Quadri, Esq.
Fall 2003
Fall 2003, Vol. 26, No. 4
USA PATRIOT Act Symposium
Symposium Introduction: The Terror of the Law
By Terence R. Boga, Esq.
The Erosion of Library Patron Privacy in the Age of Terrorism
By Kevin G. Ennis, Esq. and Gregory W. Stepanicich, Esq.
The USA PATRIOT Act: The Necessity of Practical Law Enforcement Applications
By Anthony R. Gordon, Esq.
Targeting Judges, Not Terrorists
By Timothy H. Edgar, Esq.
The USA PATRIOT Act: One View from the Muslim Community
By Fazle Rab Quadri, Esq.
2003 Public Law Lawyer of the Year
Ariel Pierre Calonne
A Message from the Immediate Past Chair
By Stephen L. Millich, Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By Fazle Rab Quadri, Esq.
Summer 2003
Summer 2003, Vol. 26, No. 3
MCLE SELF-STUDY
Litigating the Ten Commandments
By David Weinstein, Esq.
The Struggle for Local Control: An Update from the Coastal Frontline
By Christi Hogin, Esq.
Miranda: Observations on the Rule Forty Years Later
By D. Craig Fox, Esq.
Adjusting Municipal Debts: Chapter 9
By David S. Kupetz, Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By Stephen Millich, Esq.
Spring 2003
Spring 2003, Vol. 26, No. 2
MCLE SELF-STUDY
Physical Disability in Employment Accorded Greater Protection Under the FEHA than the ADA
By Phyllis W. Cheng, Esq.
Adjusting Local Regulations to Address Prostitution Activity at Chiropractic Offices
by Stephen M. Fischer, Esq.
The Glue for Houses of Cards: The Role of Cities in Mobilehome Park Regulation
By Alexander Abbe, Esq.
A Message from the Chair
By Stephen Millich, Esq.
Winter 2003
Winter 2003, Vol. 26, No. 1
MCLE SELF-STUDY
Can Local Governments Be Subjected to Treble Damages for Misuse of Federal Funds?
By Mark R. Troy
The Limits of Procedural Due Process in Legislation
By Peter E. von Haam
California Supreme Court Gives Eminent Domain a Vote of Confidence
By Thomas A. Douvan, Kevin D. Siegel and Benjamin L. Stock
Ten Bills To Watch in 2003
By Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero and Mark Sellers
New Voting Rights Law May Change the Face of Some Local Government Agencies
By Craig Steele
A Message from the Chair
By Stephen Millich
Summer/Fall 2002
Summer/Fall 2002, Vol. 25, No. 3
MCLE SELF-STUDY: Summary -- California Public Records Act, Government Code Section 6250 Et Seq., Revised October 25, 2002
Prepared by a coalition of public and media law attorneys, includingTed Prim, Esq., Neil Gould, Esq., Tom Newton, Esq., and Charity Kenyon, Esq.
False Claim Litigation
By David B. Casselman, John R. Herrig & David Polinsky
Herschel Elkins Awarded Public Lawyer of the Year
Remarks by Chief Justice Ronald George
Targeting California ’s Minority Communities: State Laws Draw A Line For Businesses Between Strategy And Discrimination
By Araceli Campos
Summary of New Laws
By Fazle-Rab Quadri, Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero & Mark Sellers
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
By Jeremy March
Message from the Chair
By Stephen Millich
Message from the Former Chair
By Joyce M.Hicks
Spring 2002
Spring 2002, Vol. 25, No. 2
MCLE SELF-STUDY: California Community Redevelopment Law & Affordable Housing
By Catherine A. Rodman, Esq.
The Use of the Health and Safety Code Receivership Remedy for Substandard Residential Buildings Promises and Pitfalls
By Robert C. Pearman, Jr., Esq.
2001 Legislative Report
By Fazle-Rab Quadri, Esq.and Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero, Esq.
A Message From The Chair
By Joyce M. Hicks, Esq. Page 15
Winter 2002
Winter 2002, Vol. 25, No. 1
MCLE SELF-STUDY: Immigration Consultant Fraud The Role of the Prosecutor, Legal Service Providers and the Bar
By Gloria L. Castro, Esq.
The Sky’s The Limit? Airport Security and Racial, Ethnic and Religious Profiling
By Shan K. Thever, Esq., and Jeremy G. March, Esq.
California Authorities: Research Tips For The Public Lawyer
By Kathryn A. Lee, M.L.S.
2001 Legislative Report
By Fazle-Rab Quadri, Esq.
A Message From The Chair
By Joyce M. Hicks, Esq.
Summer 2001
Summer 2001, Vol. 24, No. 3
MCLE SELF-STUDY: A Word From Our Sponsors
Profiting From Private Advertisements On Public Property
By Terence R. Boga, Esq.
Disability Discrimination Under FEHA: The Impact Of The Prudence Kay Poppink Act (Former A.B. 2222)
By Jo Anne Frankfurt, Esq.and Sonya Smallets
Summer 2001 Legislative Report
By Debra A. Greenfield, Esq. and Joyce M. Hicks, Esq.
Native-American Mascots In Public Schools & Colleges: Are They Worth Keeping?
By Phyllis W. Cheng, Esq.
A Message From The Chair
By: Henry D. Nanjo, Esq.
Spring 2001
Spring 2001, Vol. 24, No. 2
Hi-Voltage Wire-Works, Inc.v. City of San Jose
by Marjorie E. Cox, Esq.
California Public Records Act and the Freedom of Information Act
by Janel R. Ablon, Esq.
The Eleventh Amendment and State Sovereign Immunity From Suit Under Federal Law
by Martin H. Dodd, Esq.
Public Library Internet Filters: An Attack On Access To Freedom of Information
by Phyllis W. Cheng, Esq.
A Message From The Chair
by Henry D. Nanjo, Esq.
Winter 2001
Winter 2001, Vol. 24, No. 1
MCLE SELF-STUDY
The “Denominator Problem”: Defining the Property Against Which a Regulatory Taking Must be Measured
By Anthony Saul Alperin
E-Government And the Use of Electronic Signatures
By Jeffrey H. Goldfien
Ten Significant Land Use Decisions of 2000
By John Eastman
Governor Finishes His Signatures and Vetoes on Bills Reported on by the Executive Committee
Public Lawyer of the Year Presentation
Message From the Chair
By Henry D. Nanjo
Fall 2000
Fall 2000, Vol. 23, No. 4
MCLE ETHICS SELF-STUDY
Joint Defense of Suits Brought Against Public Entities and Their Employers: Are Conflicts of Interest Manufactured or Real?
By Manuela Albuquerque, Esq.
Proposition 37: The Latest Salvo in the Ballot War Against Fiscal Discretion for Local Governments
By Michael G. Colantuono
An analysis of this year’s electoral follow-up to Proposition 218.
Has the Future of Mandates Arrived? County of Sonoma v. California Department of Finance
By Mark Cornelius
A pending challenge to the shift of funds from local entities to schools may have a far-reaching impact on how we look at state mandates.
Message From the Chair
By Henry D. Nanjo
Local Governments
By Michael G. Colantuono
An analysis of this year’s electoral follow-up to Proposition 218.
Summer 2000
Summer 2000, Vol. 23, No. 3
MCLE SELF-STUDY
The Brave New World of Adult Entertainment Regulation
By Jeffrey Goldfarb, Esq.
Confiscation of Weapons by Law Enforcement Agencies
By Kate Hart
Unraveling the complex rules applicable to confiscation of weapons from unstable persons and perpetrators of domestic violence.
Takings Law: When Does a Regulation Leave An Owner With No Economically Viable Use?
By Harriet Steiner, Jan Patrick Sherry and Eric Robinson
An update on the ever-changing law of takings.
Message From the Chair
By Paul Kramer
Spring 2000
Spring 2000, Vol. 23, No.2
Exclusive Marketing Rights Contracts — A New Generation of Governmental Contract
By Jonathan B. Stone
Local and State Regulation of Firearms Dealers
By Steven B. Quintanilla and Anna Gamboa
An examination of local government’s recent responses to gun violence.
Public Safety Employee Benefits: Understanding Section 4850 Basics
By Pamela Owens
Understanding and avoiding the pitfalls of special disability benefits owed to public safety employees.
Message From the Chair
By Paul A. Kramer
Winter 2000
Winter 2000, Vol. 23, No. 1
Message From The Chair
By Paul A. Kramer
1999: YEAR IN REVIEW
MCLE Self-Study:
The Ten Most Significant Land Use Cases of 1999
By John Eastman
A brief look at what the courts did for, and to, public entities in the land use arena last year.
1999 Public Law Legislative Report
By Debra A. Greenfield
New legislation of interest to public law prac-titioners.
1999 Public Lawyer of the Year
The Public Law Section is pleased to honor JoAnne Speers of the League of California Cities as Public Lawyer of the Year.
The Essential Role of Foreclosure in the Maintenance of Special Assessment Districts Or "How to Avoid the Lure of the Ostrich Fund”
by Benjamin P. Fay
A word of caution for those public entities administering assessment districts.
Fall 1999
Fall 1999, Vol. 22, No. 4
Message from the Chair
By Paul Kramer
MCLE SELF STUDY: Twenty Ways to Improve Your Administrative Record and Increase Your Chances for Success in CEQA Litigation
By M. Katherine Jenson
A practical guide for those seeking CEQA's Holy Grail: "bullet-proof" environmental documents.
Contingent Worker Litigation: Is Your Organization at Risk?
By Daphne M. Humphreys and Gregory M. Bergman
Who are your employees? Recent court decisions may change the way we look at this issue.