Special districts, largely left out of COVID-19 relief funds, need Legislature’s help

Special districts, largely left out of COVID-19 relief funds, need Legislature’s help

Posted on March 31, 2021

President Biden signed into law $350 billion in state and local government COVID-19 funding relief as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. The problem is little — if any — of it is directed to the water districts, sanitation districts, fire protection districts, recreation and park districts, and other special districts that keep our rural communities running here in the San Joaquin Valley and throughout the state.