Legal Alerts Aug 12, 2022
California Supreme Court Rules on Franchise Fees for Solid Waste Contract
Court Determined City Did Not Show Solid Waste Franchise Fees Were Not Taxes
Joanna handles a variety of transactional and litigation matters relating to municipal law.
Joanna focuses on elections, Proposition 218/26 compliance and solid waste.
She worked on state legislative affairs in Sacramento for a decade.
Joanna Gin is an attorney in Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Municipal Law practice group. She served as assistant city attorney for the City of Winters.
In addition to general public agency work, Joanna focuses on elections, compliance with Propositions 218 and 26, and solid waste, including the implementation of SB 1383 regulations.
Before joining BB&K, Joanna attended the University of California, Davis School of Law. Joanna clerked for the Sacramento City Attorney’s Office and assisted the civil litigation and advisory units on municipal affairs.
Prior to attending law school, Joanna worked in legislative affairs for nearly a decade in Sacramento. Joanna was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the position of assistant deputy director in the Office of Legislative Affairs at the Department of General Services. While there, she helped oversee the office in the preparation of legislative analyses and policy recommendations relating to state contracts and property. During that time, she participated in the Leadership for Government Executives course at California State University, Sacramento, sponsored a Leadership for Government Supervisors cohort and spearheaded a department-wide food drive that raised a record 28,000 pounds of food for the Sacramento Food Bank. Before that, Joanna worked as a policy consultant with the Assembly Business and Professions Committee at the State Capitol. In that role, she provided guidance to legislators and their staff on legislation related to licensed professionals.
While earning her bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley, she served as senior class president. She is originally from San Francisco.
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Court Determined City Did Not Show Solid Waste Franchise Fees Were Not Taxes
Court of Appeal Strikes Down Minimum 3:1 Ratio Statute for Failure to Comply with Proposition 26 and Provides Guidance on Standard of Review
BB&K's New Law Guidance for a Happy New Year
BB&K's New Law Guidance for a Happy New Year
Governor Signs SB 619 Into Law
SB 323 Signed Into Law and Effective Jan. 1
Court of Appeal Decision in Yumori-Kaku et al. v. City of Santa Clara
Local Government Agencies Should Begin Preparing for Jan. 1, 2022 Effective Date
Calif. Supreme Court Decision in Wilde v. City of Dunsmuir
CalRecycle Issues Guidance to Local Agencies
CalRecycle Study Makes Recommendations to Local Agencies
Amendments Adopted for Public Official Decisions Related to Nonprofit Gifts and Personal Financial Effects
Changes to Proposed Regulations Could Impact Local Agencies that Collect or Generate Organic Waste
Calif. Appellate Court Holds These Liens Not Subject to Prop. 218
Local Government Agencies Have Until July 17 to Comment
CalRecycle Taking Comments on Landfill Regulations Required By SB 1383
AB 3002 Took Effect Jan. 1
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