CSAC 2nd Vice President and Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore
testified Wednesday on behalf of the National Association of
Counties (NACo) before a congressional subcommittee to discuss
disaster preparedness. The hearing, which was conducted by the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on
Emergency Preparedness, focused on FEMA’s ongoing implementation
of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA; PL 115-254).
The comprehensive new law, which Congress approved in October of
2018, aims to improve disaster preparedness, response, and
recovery.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday the appointment of Los
Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas to Co-Chair the
state’s Homeless and Supportive Housing Advisory Task Force.
Supervisor Ridley-Thomas will co-chair the task force with
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. The Governor made the
announcement Tuesday at a press conference at the Henry Robinson
Multi-Service Center transitional housing facility in Oakland
alongside Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson and Oakland
Mayor Libby Schaaf.
The Employee Relations policy area falls under the jurisdiction
of the Government Finance and Operations (GFO) Policy Committee
and is responsible for all issues related to public employment
and retirement. Specific issues areas are pension benefits and
pension system administration; labor relations; issues regarding
county negotiations with employees; workers’ compensation; and
other risk management issues facing public employers.
Missing out on healthy meals over the summer months can
negatively impact children’s health and put them at an academic
disadvantage come fall. When schools close for summer break, less
than 20 percent of the California’s children who rely on free and
reduced meals at school take advantage of USDA’s free Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP or summer meals). While California’s
counties are increasingly involved with summer meals programs,
more can be done to make sure children have access to healthy
food while school is out.
Local school districts, city and county agencies, tribal
government and community-based organizations offering
summer meals provide free, healthy breakfasts and/or lunches for
all kids and teens 18 and under in low-income neighborhoods.
Families do not have to supply any paperwork to
participate.
