In 2020, it was estimated that 65 percent of code enforcement professionals were assaulted or threatened, and about 29 percent had been threatened with a deadly weapon, which is why SB 1131 was imperative. In September 2022 the Governor signed SB 1131 into law,...
On Nov. 15, 2021, the City of Tehachapi considered three ordinances amending its municipal code’s code enforcement regulations to bring them into compliance with new State laws, enhance transparency and clarity in processes, and ensure efficient and...
Written by Founding Partner Matthew Silver Code enforcement officers all over the United States increasingly are being tasked with community quality of life and safety duties that put them at risk. In addition, in my states, with the public shift away from policing,...
Silver & Wright LLP Founding Partner Matthew Silver joined the podcast SACTOWN TALKS with his colleague at California Association of Code Enforcement Officers (CACEO) Jamie Zeller, to discuss code enforcement officer implications. As a member of CACEO,...
Silver & Wright LLP Partner Matthew Silver joined Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation’s Lifeline Podcast to discuss the implications of code enforcement legislation. Silver, a certified code enforcement officer and serves as the California Association of...
The prudent use of outside counsel enhances the effectiveness of municipal representation by providing supplemental ‘niche’ expertise and experience which may be utilized (and paid for) only as the specific need arises. City Attorney Michael H. Miller This...
As code enforcement officers continue to make the news for the dangerous situations that they are faced within the course of their work, there are two bills (SB101 and SB296) making their way through the legislative process that would serve to protect California’s...
Homelessness has been an issue at the forefront of the minds of California lawmakers for years now. As housing prices continue to climb and the COVID-19 pandemic ravages on, more people find themselves without shelter and local agencies are struggling to find a...
The onset of COVID-19 has led to the fast and furious adoption of virtual operations for all industries, including local government. Public agencies have seen a switch to virtual meetings where possible along with other virtual options to enable daily operations. In...
California has experienced an alarming spike in homelessness over the past decade, with a significant increase in the number of unsheltered people in our communities. In the most recent official count conducted in 2019, the number of Californians experiencing...
The three commercial buildings on West Lincoln Street in Banning, California, were in absolute disrepair. With hundreds of violations of State and local laws between them, the buildings were deteriorating and suffering from fire damage, hazardous electrical wiring,...
