California Joint Powers Insurance Authority: Written by Larry Breceda, CCEO, Treasurer, and Matthew Silver, Esq., CCEO, 2nd Vice President & Legislative Director, California Code enforcement officers serve a vital role in protecting and improving communities...
An absent landlord was operating boarding homes at two properties in Fontana, filled with felons, mentally ill individuals, and vagrants – across the street from an elementary school. For six years, the City received dozens of complaints from residents...
In 2019, Mariposa County successfully petitioned the superior court to obtain a court receivership over Bison Creek Ranch, a property with nearly 12 years worth of notices and opportunities for the owner to correct a large number of code violations. The large plot of...
A new Court of Appeal decision may affect how someone appeals a city or county issued administrative fine. In Wang v. City of Sacramento Police Department, the city of Sacramento issued $137,000 in administrative fines against the appellant, Wang, due to his tenants’...
The prudent use of outside counsel enhances the effectiveness of municipal representation by providing supplemental ‘niche’ expertise and experience which may be utilized (and paid for) only as the specific need arises. City Attorney Michael H. Miller This...