by pddg_admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Publications
“Design-build” refers to a project delivery method in which an entity both designs and constructs a project. School districts are increasingly using this method to reduce costs, obtain unique design features and expedite completion. But, in order to...
by pddg_admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
On Thursday, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20 to ease certain Brown Act requirements given concerns about the COVID-19 virus. The Executive Order allows board members to call into a meeting from any location without providing notice of that location or...
by pddg_admin | Mar 4, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
According to the 9th Circuit, a school district can limit hostile parent communication with school personnel without violating the parent’s First Amendment rights. Background The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in L.F. v. Lake Washington School District #414, 947 F.3d...
by pddg_admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this month, Dannis Woliver Kelley successfully defeated a general contractor’s $25 million claim against a school district client on summary judgment in Superior Court. The Court ruled the fifteen lease-leaseback contracts on fifteen separate projects did not...
