List of Published Reports | Senate Governance and Finance Committee

Reports Published by the former Senate Local Government Committee (1969-2007)

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1969

State Building Standards Commission and Building Standards, November 1969
1911 Improvement Act, December 1969

1972

Regional-Local Planning Process, February 1972
Regional Planning in the San Francisco Bay Area, April 1972
Southern California Regional Planning Agency, September 1972
Gas Tax Money for Urban Beautification, October 1972
California Environmental Quality Act, October 1972

1973

Abandoned Service Stations and the Granting of Service Station Permits, March 1973
Cutback of Federal Funds for Urban Programs, March 1973
Alternative Uses of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, June 1973
Growth Limitation Ordinances, October 1973
Planning and Criminal Justice, October 1973
Planning Law Revision, October 1973
Lower Court Staffing, November 1973
Citizen Participation in Redevelopment, November 1973
Condominiums and Condominium Conversions, November 1973
Annexation, November 1973

1974

Council on Intergovernmental Relations (Draft 1974)
Condominium Regulation Legislation, May 1974
Bay Area Regional Planning Agency, May 1974
Alternative Models for Long-range Statewide Land Use Planning, October 1974
Local, Regional and State Governments Statewide Land Use Planning, November 1974
Air Pollution and Land Use Planning, November 1974
Redevelopment, November 1974

1975

Air Pollution and Land Use Planning, January 1975
Fire Regulations for High-rise Buildings, March 1975
Tax Increment Financing of Redevelopment, December 1975

1976

Redlining in California: Discrimination on the Basis of Neighborhood Characteristics in the Financing of Housing, October 1976
A Review of Airport Land Use Commissions, November 1976

1977

California Statewide Housing Plan and Housing Elements, July 1977

1978

Summary of Legislation Implementing Proposition 13, July 1978
Report on Special District Funding, August 1978
Summary of Legislation Implementing Proposition 13, October 1978
Proposition 13 State and Local Fiscal Outlook, November 1978

1979

AB 8 Conference Committee Report on Long-Term Local Government and School Financing, July 1979
Long-Term Local Government and School Financing, October 1979
Property Tax Assessment, October 1979
The Impact of Proposition 4 (Gann Initiative) on Local Government, November 1979

1980

Long-Term Indebtedness and the Repeal of the Business Inventory Tax, October 1980

1981

Distribution of the Property Tax, January 1981
Subcommittee on Mobilehome Park Problems, February 1981
The Impact of the 1981-82 Federal Budget Cuts on California, October 1981

1982

Senate Housing Economic Development Package, March 1982
Senate Housing Economic Development Package, April 1982
Fire District Financing, November 1982
California Redevelopment: Finding Agendas for the 1980's, December 1982

1983

California's Agricultural Land Use Policies, January 1983
AB 377 and Property Tax Allocations, August 1983
Local Efforts to Conserve Agricultural Land, October 1983
Public Infrastructure Financing Methods: Helping Communities Get What They Are Willing to Pay For, November 1983
Long-Term Finance for Local Governments, December 1983

1984

Over the Line, A Proposal for Allowing Cross-County City Annexations, November 1984
Closing the Gap: Infrastructure Needs and Our Ability to Pay for Them, November 1984

1985

Extraordinary Property Tax Rates, January 1985
Stepchild of Proposition 13: A Survey of the Special District Augmentation Fund, March 1985
Public Finance Issues for Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Officials, July 1985
Rural Counties' Fiscal Problems, October 1985
Fire District Law and Financing, October 1985
City Annexations Across County Lines, November 1985
County Service Contracts, December 1985

1986

Federal Tax Reform Act of 1985: Impacts on Local Government, January 1986
Developer Fees Information Hearing, May 1986
Flood Control in the Antelope Valley: Organization and Financing, July 1986
Local Law Enforcement and Civil Disruption, September 1986
Proposition 62: Analysis of Issues and Provisions, September 1986
The Use of Benefit Assessments Since Proposition 13, October 1986
Developer Fees and School Construction, October 1986
Public Agencies and Capacity Fees, October 1986
An Overview of the Williamson Act, November 1986
The Redevelopment of Antiquated Subdivisions or California's Hidden Land Use Problem, December 1986
Developer Fees: Rearranging Who Pays For What, December 1986

1987

County Fiscal Problems, August 1987
The Limits of Land Use Regulation, August 1987
Deregulating Local Officials' Compensation, October 1987
A New Law for a New Mission: SB 515 and the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, October 1987
A State Bond Pooling Authority for California: Pipe Dream or Reality? October 1987
New Cities and Land Use, November 1987
Property Tax Allocation, December 1987

1988

Growth Management: Local Decisions, Regional Needs and Statewide Goals, December 1988

1989

Your Guide to Open Meetings, The Ralph M. Brown Act, February 1989
Strained Relations: Counties, States and Alcohol and Drug Programs, May 1989
Development and Public Works, October 1989 Land Use and Local Revenue Sharing: Playing the Zero-Sum Game, November 1989
Redeveloping California: Finding the Legislative Agenda for the 1990's, December 1989

1990

Your Guide to Public Information, May 1990
Paying for Growth: But at What Price, November 1990

1991

Assessing Ourselves: A Legislative Review of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, October 1991
Growth Management: Executive Efforts, Legislative Proposals and Building Consensus, October 1991
LAFCO Spheres of Influence After 20 Years, November 1991
Permit Streamlining Act Issues, December 1991

1992

Your Guide to Conflicts of Interest Law: How We Govern Our Public Officials, April 1992
Local Agencies' Natural Gas Franchises, November 1992
Resolving Land Use Disputes: Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation, November 1992

1993

What's So Special About Special Districts, November 1993
Restructuring the State-Local Relationship, November 1993
Housing Element Law, December 1993
Public Revenues, Public Awareness, December 1993

1994

Residential Rebuilding After a Disaster, February 1994

1995

Assessing the Benefits of Benefit Assessments, May 1995
State Mandated Local Programs, December 1995

1996

Santa Clara County Local Transportation Authority v. Guardino: Facts, Impacts & Options, January 1996
Your Guide to Direct Democracy: Local Initiative, Referendum and Recall Campaigns, April 1996
It's Time to Draw the Line: A Citizen's Guide to Local Agency Formation Commissions, August 1996
Proposition 218: Right to Vote on Taxes Act, September 1996

1997

Implementing AB 1335: Do LAFCOs Need a Nudge to Reorganize Special Districts? January 1997

1998

Tailor-Made Government: A Citizen's Guide to California's Charter Cities & Counties, February 1998
LAFCO Governance & New Cities' Revenue Neutrality, October 1998

1999

Property Tax Allocation, September 1999

2001

Tension & Ambiguity, March 2001
Parks, Progress, and Public Policy: A Legislative History of Senate Bill 707 and the "Recreation and Park District Law", October 2001

2002

What's So Special About Special Districts? (Third Edition), February 2002
Local Governments and the Governor's Budget, February 2002
Taking Their Pulse: How The LAFCOs Implemented AB 2838 (Hertzberg, 2000), September 2002
Proposition 51, Traffic Congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Act, The Summary Report from the Informational Hearings, September/October 2002

2003

It's Time to Draw the Line, A Citizen's Guide to LAFCOs, California's Local Agency Formation Commissions. (Second Edition), May 2003
Science, Service, and Statutes: A Legislative History of Senate Bill 1588 and the "Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control District Law", September 2003
Water and Land Use Planning: Assessing the Effects of SB 221 (Kuehl, 2001) & SB 610 (Costa, 2001), The Summary Report from the Joint Hearing of the Senate Agriculture & Water Resources Committee and the Senate Local Government Committee, October 2003
Integrity and Accountability: Exploring Special Districts' Governance, The Summary Report from the Interim Hearing of the Senate Local Government Committee, November 2003

2004

For Years To Come: A Legislatie History of Senate Bill 341 and the "Public Cemetery District Law" August 2004
Best Practices: Successful Infill Development Strategies and Tactics, The Summary Report from the Interim Hearing of the Senate Local Government Committee, August 2004
Proposition 65: Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Prtotection Act. The Summary Report from the Joint Hearing of the Assembly and Senate Local Government Committees. September 2004
Assessing The Benefit of Benefit Assessments: A Citizen's Guide to Benefit Assessments in California, Second Edition. December 2004

2005

Kelo & California: How the Supreme Court's Decision Affects California's Local Governments. August 2005
Redevelopment and Blight: The Summary Report from the Joint Interim Hearing. October 2005
"What is to be Done? Legislators Look at Redevelopment Reform." The Summary Report from the Joint Interim Hearing. November 2005

2006

Community Needs, Community Services: A Legislative History of SB 135 (Kehoe) and the "Community Services District Law." March 2006
The Quick List: An Annotated Glossary of Local Government Statutes. April 2006
The Regional Airport Authority: Is It Working for San Diego? The Summary Report from the Interim Hearing. October 2006

2007

Governments Working Together: A Citizen's Guide to Joint Powers Agreements. August 2007
Revenues and Responsibilities: An Inventory of Local Tax Powers. December 2007