blog post Testimony: Paying for California’s Water Needs By Ellen Hanak Nov 17, 2015 Nov 17, 2015 ... Three constitutional reforms passed by voters since the late 1970s—Propositions 13, 218, and 26—changed the way Californians pay for water ...
Report What If California’s Drought Continues? By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle ... Aug 19, 2015 Since a recent court ruling regarding Proposition 218 (a constitutional amendment that affects water pricing), utilities face new legal constraints in ...
blog post The “Inexact Science” of Water Pricing By Henry McCann, Adam Soliman Jul 15, 2015 Jul 15, 2015 ... One complicating factor lies with Proposition 218, a 1996 initiative that sought to ensure that the charges for many local services, ...
blog post The High Cost of Drought for Low-Income Californians By Ellen Hanak Jun 18, 2015 Jun 18, 2015 ... And since the 1996 enactment of Proposition 218, a voter-approved constitutional amendment, public water utilities are generally not able to ...
Report Policy Priorities for Managing Drought By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle ... Mar 16, 2015 Mar 28, 2015 ... In addition, 2014 saw major legislation enacted, including the landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and the approval of Proposition 1 ...
blog post Drought Watch: Treating Stormwater as a Resource By Ellen Hanak Mar 3, 2015 Mar 3, 2015 ... Proposition 218 introduced strict requirements on how to calculate the costs of these programs, and it also required that local ...
blog post Videos Highlight Water Finance Event By Linda Strean Apr 14, 2014 Apr 14, 2014 ... The third panel considered some of the legal challenges posed by Propositions 218 and 26. Panelists said these constitutional amendments ...
blog post Testimony: Funding to Promote Drought Resilience By Ellen Hanak Mar 27, 2014 Mar 27, 2014 ... In some cases, narrow judicial interpretations of Proposition 218—a voter-approved amendment passed in 1996—have created uncertainty about ...
blog post Drought Watch: Roadblocks to Efficient Funding By Ellen Hanak, Caitrin Chappelle Mar 13, 2014 Mar 13, 2014 ... Proposition 218, a constitutional amendment adopted by the state's voters in 1996, requires water bills to reflect the costs of service to ...
press release California’s Water System Faces a Funding Drought Mar 12, 2014 Mar 12, 2014 ... Californians also need to revisit certain aspects of Propositions 218, 26, and 13. These voter-approved laws have pushed agencies to be more ...