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Sky Woodruff is a principal in Meyers Nave's public law group, providing advice on general municipal law issues and specializing in the areas of revenue and taxation, elections law, land use and environmental law and telecommunications. Since joining the firm in early 2000, he has worked with a number of the cities and agencies we represent, assisting with special projects as well as the diverse array of issues confronting local governments on a daily basis. Sky currently serves as City Attorney for the City of Larkspur and the City of Suisun City.With an eye toward preserving and enhancing local government revenue, Sky has helped multiple cities update existing and adopt new development impact and other fees and has assisted with the implementation of a variety of assessments. He has also drafted materials for elections on and provided advice regarding parcel, utility users, transient occupancy, and other taxes, all within the limitations imposed by Propositions 13, 62, and 218. Sky has advised public agencies in all areas of elections law and has broad experience with local initiatives and referenda. Depending on an agency's needs, he has assisted with the development of election strategy; analyzed and provided opinions regarding the lawfulness of measures affecting a broad range of subjects, such as land use, taxes, and the structure of local government; prepared materials for measures sponsored by local governments; and successfully challenged unlawful ballot measures and defended measures proposed by local governments from such challenges. As part of his land use practice, Sky has advised public agencies regarding all aspects of projects ranging from simple variances to large-scale residential and commercial developments.Prior to joining Meyers Nave, Sky was an associate at Boxer & Gerson in Oakland where his practice focused on employment litigation. During law school, he twice clerked in the city attorney's office of the City of San Francisco, where he worked on litigation against American tobacco companies and on the telecommunications team | 