A team of Best Best & Krieger LLP attorneys represented the City of San Clemente in the successful defense of a City ordinance that ensures operations for a much-needed hospital....more
Best Best & Krieger LLP, representing the City of Paso Robles, successfully defended the City in a jury trial that found the water suppliers had acquired prescriptive groundwater rights to the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin...more
10/3/2018
/ Agricultural Land ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Drought ,
Farms ,
Groundwater ,
Groundwater Management Plan ,
Natural Resources ,
Public Agencies ,
State and Local Government ,
Surface Water ,
Water Rights ,
Water Supplies
The most effective cities often share key traits in common. Among these is a solid history and practice of clearly defined and well-understood roles for the key players on the city’s team. When staff and elected officials...more
6/22/2018
/ Best Management Practices ,
Best Practices ,
Board Meetings ,
Board of Directors ,
City Councils ,
Confidential Information ,
Duties & Responsibilities ,
Government Officials ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Leadership ,
Municipal Employees ,
Public Entities ,
Public Officials ,
Salaried Employees ,
Special Districts ,
Wage and Hour
There is a big difference between crafting policy and the day-to-day running of an agency.
Often, the most effective agencies have a solid history and practice of clearly defining the functions of key players. Establishing...more
California law requires condemning agencies to make an offer of just compensation to a property owner before adopting a resolution of necessity and initiating an eminent domain lawsuit. The offer must be provided with a...more
Best Best & Krieger LLP attorneys Christopher Pisano and Dana Vessey prevailed on a motion for summary judgment on behalf of the City of Colton and one of its police officers in a case that stemmed from a complicated story...more
Decision touches on a crucial issue in public agency tort defense -
A crucial issue in public agency tort defense was recently clarified by the California Supreme Court in Hampton v. County of San Diego. While a public...more
The California Court of Appeal recently held that one of the three elements needed to establish the design immunity defense -- discretionary approval -- may be established either by evidence of appropriate discretionary...more