Thought Leadership, Featured, Insights / August 12, 2026
Strengthening Nexus Studies Your development impact fees pay for the roads, parks, and public safety facilities that growth depends on. So here is a question worth asking before your next update: if someone challenged those fees tomorrow, would they hold up? That question carries more weight than it used to….
Thought Leadership, Featured, Insights / August 12, 2026
As NBS continues celebrating its 30th anniversary, we’re reflecting on one of the most important reasons for our longevity: the relationships we’ve built along the way. For three decades, our success has been shaped by dedicated employees, valued clients, trusted partners, and the communities we serve. While technology, regulations, and…
Featured, Thought Leadership, Insights / August 12, 2026
A High-Stakes Clash Over Local Funding, Voter Thresholds, and Fiscal Autonomy Initiative 25-0006, titled the “Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13,” would have significantly constrained the ability of cities, counties, and special districts to raise local revenue. The measure sought to: Amend the California Constitution to increase the…
Thought Leadership, Featured, Insights / August 7, 2026
Beyond the Paper Map A few years back, maybe longer, confirming which parcels fell within a Special Financing District meant spreading out a set of assessor’s parcel maps and manually cross-referencing boundary descriptions to the original boundary. It worked, but it was slow, error-prone, entirely dependent on the quality of…
Thought Leadership, Featured, Insights / August 7, 2026
Spotlight: Anne Roman, Director of Finance At NBS, we’re proud to recognize Anne Roman, Director of Finance for the Joshua Basin Water District, for her thoughtful leadership and dedication to the responsible stewardship of public resources. Anne plays a key role in helping the District make sound financial decisions that…
Featured, Thought Leadership, Insights / August 7, 2026
Resilience Turns Challenge into Progress Our family loves to hike; finding unexplored destinations far from the hustle and bustle, where the quiet settles in and nature recharges you in ways few things can. But the trail rarely stays easy. You start energized, convinced the destination is just ahead, and then…