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Midtown PBID Clears First Hurdle to Renewal

Civitas | 5/4/2012

Courts Tighten the Noose – PBIDs and Special Benefit

Civitas | 4/26/2012

Concerned Citizens v. West Point Fire District

Civitas | 4/24/2012

Does it pay to belong to a business improvement district?

The San Diego Union-Tribune | 4/23/2012

Civitas Staffer Earns "30 under 30" Recognition

Civitas | 4/19/2012

TIF Revival On The Table in Sacramento

Bill Fulton's Blog | 3/08/2012

Hotels Will Raise Fees to Boost Marketing

Sacramento Business Journal | 2/10/2012

Property Owners Discuss Idea of Downtown Lodi Improvement District

Lodi News Sentinel | 2/10/2012

Los Angeles Forms Tourism Marketing District

Civitas Advisors  | 6/7/2011

Four Potholes in the Convention Center's Way

Voice of San Diego  | 4/27/2011

Tourism Improvement District.com Launched

Civitas  | 4/13/2011

SMG & Civitas Release First-Ever California Tourism Business Improvement District Study

Civitas  | 2/3/2011

Tourism Improvement Districts

iVisitorGuide  | 2/1/2011

TBIDs: Stable Funding for Destination Marketing

DMAI Newsletter  | 11/15/2010

Uplifting Downtown: Property and Business Improvement Districts revitalize urban centers

Comstock's | 10/20/2010

Businesses Get Fired Up About Joining Forces for the Common Good

Sacramento Business Journal | 9/24/2010

Mack Road business owners gang up on crime, form district 

Sacramento Business Journal | 8/23/2010

Hearing Set for Del Mar Tourism District

The Coast News |6/30/2010

The Time Has Arrived for New Tourism Fee

Santa Ynez Valley Journal |6/17/2010

Valley Tourism District Put on Hold

Santa Ynez Valley Journal |5/6/2010

City Council Gets Project's Ball Rolling

Santa Ynez Valley Journal | 3/25/2010

Oceanside: Hotel Owners Push Plan to Boost Tourism

North County Times1/5/2010

Hotels Seek Tax Increase for Marketing, Upgrades

San Diego Union Tribune | 9/25/2009

John Lambeth | Profile
Sacramento Business Journal | 12/10/2004

No Longer a Workaholic, Director Revs Up District

Sacramento Business Journal |11/26/2004

More Businesses Bet on Self-Help Districts

Sacramento Business Journal | 11/19/2004

Del Paso Boulevard Gets $23M for New Look

Sacramento Business Journal | 11/8/2002

Business Owners Unite to Assist Aging Districts

Sacramento Business Journal | 9/28/2001

Old Roseville Hopes Vernon Revamp Means Better Days

Sacramento Business Journal |10/27/2000

Midtown Might Create an Improvement District

Sacramento Business Journal | 12/10/1999

Improvement District Slated for Rancho

Sacramento Business Journal | 10/1/1999

New Business Improvement District Centers on Sunrise Mall

Sacramento Business Journal | 8/13/1999