We often say the RPLG is a “mission driven” firm — the mission being to help local governments survive, succeed and innovate. It is particularly heartening that the California Supreme Court has recognized the critical work our clients perform every day in a recent decision (Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica (2023) 2023 WL 5440486). It’s not just that all politics are local; all government services are local. Support your local governments!
“Local governments make many of the most important decisions that affect Californians’ everyday lives. They build and repair public streets, they define a neighborhood’s character through planning and zoning, and they decide where to place public parks and where to allow restaurants, bars, and liquor stores to operate. They make decisions about public transit and decide where to site industries that cause pollution. They provide police services and determine the level and type of policing and other first responder services, they educate our children, they operate or regulate local utilities, and they have the power to levy taxes. The people exercise control over these choices by electing representatives to city councils, county boards, boards of education, community college boards, special district boards, and other bodies.”
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RPLG Partner Rubin E. Cruse, Jr. to Present on Wildfire Prevention at 2024 CalCities Fire Chiefs Leadership Seminar
Renne Public Law Group (RPLG) Partner Rubin E. Cruse, Jr. will present at the League of California Cities (LOCC) Fire Chiefs Leadership Seminar in Napa this December, offering essential guidance on communicating wildfire prevention measures to communities.
RPLG Partner Andrew Shen to Present at the 2024 CalCities City Clerks Seminar alongside CPPG’s Dane Hutchings
Renne Public Law Group (RPLG) Partner Andrew Shen and California Public Policy Group Founder and CEO Dane Hutchings will headline a keynote session at the upcoming League of California Cities City Clerks New Law and Elections Seminar, December 11–13, in Napa.
RPLG Founder Louise Renne to Present on Impact Litigation
Renne Public Law Group (RPLG) Chair Louise Renne will share her insight as part of a distinguished panel on the topic of "Impact Litigation in the Bay Area: How local cases have changed lives and law throughout the nation."