The Tripepi Smith Team is excited to announce that Principal Katherine Griffiths has been accepted into the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO) Mentorship Program as of September 2023.
On July 21, 2023, the California Court of Appeal for the First District, in Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco, 93 Cal.App.5th 928 (2023), held that San Francisco cannot tow safely and lawfully parked vehicles, without a warrant, solely because of unpaid parking tickets.
Art Hartinger, Founding Partner at Renne Public Law Group, has been recognized by the Daily Journal as a 2023 Top Labor and Employment Lawyer in California. This distinction underscores Art’s ability to skillfully represent both public and private sector clients in litigation and advisory matters pertaining to labor and employment issues.
The busy job of a California community choice aggregator (CCA) goes beyond renewable energy procurement. Achieving record-setting participation rates relies heavily on effective communication and engagement strategies. These can take the form of insightful whitepapers, vibrant social media campaigns, boots-on-the-ground community engagement or even state-mandated notices.
The Keller Independent School District Education Foundation tapped Tripepi Smith to help design its 2022-23 Annual Report, which highlighted the Foundation’s positive impact on thousands of students and educators throughout the district this year.
On July 19, 2023, in Progressive Democrats for Social Justice vs. Bonta, the Ninth Circuit ruled that California Government Code Section 3205—which prohibits local government employees from soliciting campaign contributions from their co-workers—violates the First Amendment.
Effective January 1, 2023, SB 1439 imposes the existing limits on campaign contributions solicited or received in Government Code Section 84308 on local elected officers. Previously, the limits applied only to appointed officers. This notable expansion has drawn newfound attention to the scope of Section 84308’s definitions and restrictions.
On June 5, our 2023 class of Renne Public Law Group (RPLG) fellows completed their public law programming, which encompassed 10 days of engaging speaker sessions, research projects and valuable mentorship opportunities.
The California Supreme Court recently rejected the Court of Appeal’s broad reading of Government Code section 821.6, which shields public employees acting within the scope of their employment from liability for “instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding” even if the action is “malicious and without probable cause.” The purpose of the statute is to protect public officials from malicious prosecution actions, but the plain language is broad enough to cover other types of tortious conduct.