Over the past decade, California has seen an alarming increase in the number of homeless people. As national and state programs fall short of fully addressing homelessness in California, local governments need effective strategies for addressing the increasing number of men, women, and children experiencing homelessness in their communities. Read more »

Attorney Adrianna Paige brings to Silver & Wright impressive legal skills gained from years of experience representing individuals, businesses and public entities. Read more »

2018 was the most destructive fire season in California’s history. According to the National Interagency Coordination Center’s year-end statistical roundup, more than 1.8 million acres of California was burned by wildland fires. Read more »

Attorney Samuel (Sam) Siavoshi brings diverse and wide-ranging legal skills to Silver & Wright. His unique real-world experiences include serving as an attorney in the United States Air Force, as well as working, living and studying abroad in multiple countries. Read more »

Jasmine Nachtigall-Fournier is a Co-Founder and President of GovInvest Inc., a government technology company focused on solving one of the biggest fiscal challenges at every level of government: unfunded pension and OPEB liabilities. Read more »

The Orange County Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (OCPRSA) has released their 44th annual PROTOS Awards list. The PROTOS awards list celebrates exceptional public relations and communications work and professional. Read more »

The California wildfires last November devastated hundreds of thousands of acres of land- over 153,000 acres as a result of The Camp Fire in Butte County and nearly 14,000 homes to be exact. This in addition to the many wildfires that have affected all of the American Pacific have prompted local governments to find preventative solutions. Read more »

Five years have passed since Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act into effect. Now, that law could help with the success of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) own Water Resilience Portfolio, and help keep California water clean for generations to come. However, SGMA will have an economic impact on the state and its taxpayers. Read more »

A new California state law allows local governments to form their own banks to handle taxpayer money. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2 that he signed the law co-authored by Assemblymen Miguel Santiago and David Chiu. Read more »

California JPIA Liability Program Manager Paul Zeglovitch and attorney Scott J. Grossberg will present “Lawsuit-Proofing Your City” on November 14, during the upcoming Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC) Annual Conference in Santa Barbara. Read more »