News Archive

12.04.2023
News Release // RWG Litigation Victory for Our Client
10.25.2023
Alert // Attorney General Declares That SB 1439 Campaign Contribution Rules Do Not Apply Retroactively
08.28.2023
Alert // California Supreme Court Provides Clarity on California Voting Rights Act Voter Dilution Requirement
08.07.2023
Alert // State’s Political Contributions Solicitation Ban for Local Government Employees Is Unconstitutional
08.04.2023
Alert // Cities Cannot Tow Legally Parked Vehicles for Unpaid Parking Tickets
08.01.2023
Alert // Public Agencies May Levy New Development Impact Fees, Despite Contract Providing Otherwise
07.27.2023
Alert // Police Officers Are Not Absolutely Immune From Tort Liability Arising Out of Law Enforcement Investigations; Other Immunities May Apply
07.19.2023
Alert // Governor Newsom Signs Bill Allowing Increases to City Council Salaries
07.12.2023
Alert // Chemical Companies Will Pay Billions to Water Systems to Settle PFAS Claims
05.22.2023
Alert // Design Immunity Does Not Protect Against a Failure to Warn of a Dangerous Condition
04.24.2023
News Release // RWG Announces Newest Shareholders David Lim and Steven Nguy
04.13.2023
Alert // City Ordered to Refund Unspent “In-Lieu Parking Fees” Under the California Mitigation Fee Act
01.26.2023
Alert // Public Agencies’ Authority to Impose Generally Applicable Fees as Conditions of Development Confirmed
01.12.2023
Alert // Sober Living Homes May Challenge Zoning Regulations in Court
01.04.2023
Alert // Anti-Camping Ordinance Found to Be Unconstitutional
01.03.2023
Alert // Campaign Contributions Can Create Conflicts of Interest for Local Elected Officials Under New Law
10.27.2022
Alert // A Public Agency Meeting Agenda Must Identify a Project’s CEQA Exemption Under the Brown Act
10.19.2022
Alert // Local Firearms Ordinance Upheld
09.30.2022
Alert // Governor Extends COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
09.29.2022
Alert // Governor Signs New Housing and Parking Legislation
08.29.2022
Alert // New Law Clarifies Process for Removing Disruptive Individuals from Public Meetings Under the Brown Act
08.03.2022
Alert // Public Officials May Not Selectively Block Constituents from Government Social Media Accounts
07.01.2022
Alert // The Housing Accountability Act Does Not Apply to an Application for a Single-Family Home
06.29.2022
Alert // “Good Cause” Requirement for Concealed Firearm License Invalidated
05.16.2022
Alert // Safety Risk Justifies Short-Notice Clearing of Homeless Encampments Along a Freeway
05.11.2022
Alert // City’s Refusal to Fly Religious Flag Violates the First Amendment
04.26.2022
Alert // Content-Neutral Ordinance May Apply Different Rules to On- And Off-Premises Signs
04.14.2022
Alert // Public Records Act Does Not Require Disclosure of Nearly Year-Old Arrest Information
02.14.2022
Alert // City Approval of Density Bonus Project Upheld
02.11.2022
Alert // Governor Approves 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
02.10.2022
Alert // California Court of Appeal Upholds Short-Term Rental Ordinance
01.20.2022
News Release // RWG Has Achieved an Important Victory
01.10.2022
Alert // Large Number of Responsive Public Records Not Necessarily Burdensome
12.22.2021
Alert // FPPC Updates Reporting Requirements for Behested Payments
12.06.2021
Alert // Ninth Circuit Upholds California’s Ban on Large-Capacity Firearm Magazines
11.05.2021
Alert // OSHA Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
10.29.2021
Alert // EEOC Issues New Guidance Regarding Religious Accommodations for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
10.18.2021
Alert // New Law Offers Local Agencies Relief From SB 1383 Penalties in 2022
10.04.2021
Alert // Hearing Required Before Return of Confiscated Weapons
09.22.2021
Alert // Governor Signs Executive Order Generally Suspending the Application of AB 361 until October 1, 2021
09.21.2021
Alert // New Law Requires Ministerial Approval of Duplexes and Urban Lot Splits
09.17.2021
Alert // Governor Signs Law Facilitating Virtual Meetings During Declared Emergencies
09.09.2021
Alert // Los Angeles Blocked from Seizing and Destroying Homeless Individuals’ “Bulky Items”
08.31.2021
Alert // City’s COVID-19 Residential Eviction Moratorium Upheld
08.26.2021
Alert // Employee’s Speech Undermining Public Employer in the Course of Duties Is Not Protected
08.09.2021
Alert // General Public Testimony About Impacts Insufficient to Meet “Fair Argument” CEQA Test
06.04.2021
Alert // Relaxed Brown Act Requirements Will Temporarily Remain in Effect After June 15
05.10.2021
Alert // City’s Denial of SB 35 Streamlining for Mixed-Use Project Overturned
03.22.2021
Alert // Governor Approves COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
02.09.2021
Alert // "Beyond Bostock" by Rebecca Green Is Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine's February Cover Story

Page 1 2 3 4 5

Richards, Watson & Gershon delivers practical advice and solutions tailored to the unique needs of public entities. Working seamlessly across offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Temecula, the Central Coast, and Sacramento, and our dedicated team of experts provides the full scope of public law services.

Helpful links

Client Alerts

RWG consistently monitors developments that impact our private and public agency clients. Our frequent e-alerts serve to provide our unique insights into these developments.