CSAC Video Library

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2019 Recipients

• San Diego County’s Online Marriage Appointment System
• Humboldt County’s Use of Satellites to Reduce Cannabis Impacts
• Marin County’s People at the Heart of Information Security Program
• Humboldt County’s Prescribed Burn Association
• Riverside County’s Southeast Drainage Channel Improvement Project
• El Dorado County’s Homeless Outreach Team
• Enter the 2019 CSAC Challenge Awards

COVID-19-Related Videos

• Be Smart, Do Your Part

• We Need More Heroes PSA

• Achoo! PSA

• Vigilance PSA

• California Reopening PSA

• Listen to Your Public Health Officials

• Crossing the Finish Line Together

• CSAC Spotlight on Social Media Observations during COVID-19

• CSAC President Lisa Bartlett Honors National County Government Month

• CSAC Website: COVID-19 Resources Page

• Thank You, Volunteers! National Volunteer Week — April 19-25, 2020

• Additional Federal Aid is Needed for State and Local Governments

• Counties Are the Front Line

• National County Government Month 2020 – Thank you, California Counties!

• #PositiveMessages PSA

• #GettingThroughThisTogether PSA

• #StayHealthy PSA

• CA Counties Provide Vital Services

• #CalforniaStrong PSA — 15 Seconds

• #CaliforniaStrong PSA – 30 Seconds

• A message from CSAC Executive Director Graham Knaus — March 19, 2020

CSAC Advocacy Videos — 2020

• California’s Safety Net is Vital (June 17, 2020)
• Unemployment in California Has Climbed Nearly 400% (June 8, 2020)
• Realignment Revenue Animated Graphic (May 21, 2020)
• Twin Budget Pressures (May 7, 2020)
• Additional Federal Aid is Needed for State and Local Governments (April 20, 2020)

CSAC and You

• Meet Your New CSAC President: Lisa Bartlett — 2020

• Meet Your New CSAC President: Virginia Bass — 2019

• The CSAC Institute – 10 Years of Leadership

• CSAC’s $1.3 Billion Proposal for Homelessness & Housing (March 22, 2018)

• Darby Kernan Discusses the Governor’s 2018-19 Budget Proposal (January 10, 2018)

• Tehama County Supervisor Candy Carlson spotlights the importance of the CSAC Institute’s new campus in Shasta County

• Meet Your New CSAC President: Leticia Perez — 2018

• Matt Cate speaks at the Cannabis Banking Working Group press conference

• Dedication Ceremony in San Bernardino County by CSAC & CAOAC

• Meet Justin Garrett, CSAC’s Newest Legislative Representative

• Meet Your CSAC President: Keith Carson — 2017

• Join the Conversation! Follow CSAC’s #SocialMedia

• Meet Your CSAC President: Richard Forster — 2016
• The CSAC Institute – “Emerging Issues” Series

• CSAC Mini-Summits

• The CSAC Institute – Making Continuing Education a County Priority

• How to Get Involved in CSAC

• Meet Your CSAC President: Vito Chiesa – 2015

Miscellaneous CSAC Videos

• Celebrating 125 Years of California Counties Coming Together!

• Disaster Preparation: Lessons Learned from Sonoma County

• Invitation to Our Joint Homelessness Policy Workshop on November 4

• Join Us at the 2019 CSAC Legislative Conference

• CSAC-Results First: Building A Culture of Evidence-Based Policymaking

• Neighbors Helping Neighbors — Del Norte County

• Resilient Counties – Together We Can Make a Difference

• The Institute for Local Government’s 2017 Beacon Award – AMBAG

• Yuba County’s “14Forward” – One Year Later

• Mono County – Reaching Out to Outlying Areas

• CSAC’s Amalia Mejia presents to Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Results First Initiative, August 16, 2016

• Yuba County’s “14Forward” Temporary Housing for the Homeless

• Tree Mortality: 29 Million and Counting

• California Roads: A Health & Safety Issue

• Rocky Fire – Disaster in Lake County
• County Exhibits at the 2015 California State Fair
• Rim Fire – Lessons Learned
• County Exhibits at the 2014 California State Fair

CSAC Power Minute Videos — 2019

• Emergency Planning & Response (November 5, 2019)
• Homelessness Action Team (August 21, 2019)
• AB 1054 – Wildfire Legislation (July 19, 2019)
• 2019-20 Budget and Next Generation 911 (July 15, 2019)
• 2019-20 Budget and In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) (July 12, 2019)
• 2019-20 Budget and Homelessness (July 11, 2019)
• CSAC Executive Director Graham Knaus Talks County Priorities in 2019-20 Budget (July 10, 2019)
• Collaborative Emergency Management Preparedness Summit (June 4, 2019)
• Governor Newsom’s Budget May Revise (May 10, 2019)
• Clarifying California’s Digital Privacy Law (March 13, 2019)
• A Top State Budget Priority for Counties – Housing Goals & Land-Use Policy (February 7, 2019)
• A Top State Budget Priority for Counties — Disaster Response & Recovery (January 31, 2019)
• A Top State Budget Priority for Counties — Housing & Homelessness Programs (January 24, 2019)
• A Top State Budget Priority for Counties — In-Home Supportive Services (January 17, 2019)
• CSAC’s Graham Knaus Discusses the Governor’s 2019-20 State Budget Proposal (January 10, 2019)

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2019

• Join Us for CSAC’s 125th Annual Meeting in San Francisco City/County!

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2018 Recipients

• Santa Barbara County’s Interactive Map Assists Residents Following Debris Flow
• Alameda County Builds a Better Tomorrow
• Kern County Cultivates a Culture of Continuous Improvement
• Orange County’s Teen Parent Program
• Madera County’s Team Approach to Telling Their Story
• Mendocino County is Working On Wellness
• Placer County is Laying Foundations for the Homeless
• Alameda County is Partnering to Care for Those in Need
• Yuba County’s 14Forward Program Connects Homeless to Services
• Nevada County’s App Connects Public to Services in a Whole New Way
• San Diego County is Making Emergency Power Portable
• Placer County Taps Into Statewide Expertise for Collaborative Water Workshop
• Sacramento County Probation Creates First-of-its-Kind Program for Youth
• Inyo County Redesigns Juvenile Services
• Alameda County’s Sustainable Purchasing Program
• Shasta County is Stepping Up to Fight Recidivism

CSAC Legislative Conference — 2019

• A Look Back at the 2019 CSAC Legislative Conference
• Governor Newsom Speaks at the 2019 CSAC Legislative Conference

CSAC Power Minute Videos — 2018

• Graham Knaus Thanks Everyone for a Job Well Done – November 7, 2018

• Why You Should Attend the Upcoming CSAC Annual Meeting – October 30, 2018

• Darby Kernan Discusses the End of This Year’s Legislative Session – September 6, 2018

• We Stand With You - August 1, 2018

• Legislature Sends State Budget to Governor – What It Means for Our Counties - June 15, 2018

• A Look Back at the 2018 CSAC Legislative Conference – May 24, 2018

• Governor Brown’s Budget May Revise – May 11, 2018

• Meet Jessica Devencenzi – May 10, 2018

• Let’s Connect at the Legislative Conference – May 3, 2018

• Enter the 2018 Challenge Awards – April 26, 2018

• Meet Your New Executive Director – Graham Knaus – April 19, 2018

• Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources Policy – March 8, 2018

• Housing, Land Use & Transportation Policy – March 1, 2018

• Government Finance & Administration Policy – February 22, 2018

• Human Services Policy - February 15, 2018

• Health & Behavioral Health Policy – February 8, 2018

CSAC Press Conferences 

• CSAC Press Conference: Supervisors & Survivors in Support of Wildfire Legislation AB 1054 – July 8, 2019

• CSAC Press Conference: Supervisors & Survivors on Changes to Wildfire Liability Law – July 11, 2018

• Sacramento Supervisor Phil Serna Speaks at SB1 Rally — April 5, 2017

• Keep Your Promise! Fix Our Roads — Jan. 4, 2017

National Association of Counties (NACo)

• 2018-19 NACo President San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox — “Connecting the Unconnected”

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2017 Recipients

• Los Angeles County’s Spanish Planning Program

• Monterey County’s Farmworker Advisory Committee

• Humboldt County’s Budget Roadshow

• San Bernardino County’s Housing Support Program Collaborative (HSP)

• Los Angeles County’s DCFS Student Information Tracking System

• Ventura County’s Health Insurance Eligibility App

• Santa Clara County’s Pretrial Justice Reform For All

• Los Angeles County’s The Growing Experience

• Sutter & Yuba Counties’ Embedding Behavioral Health Crisis Staff in ERs

• Sonoma County’s Creating More Housing with 100% Rental Density Bonus

• Tulare County’s Project Foxtrot Fire App

• Humboldt County’s Track and Trace Pilot Project

• Marin County’s RxSafe Marin: Prescription Drug Misuse/Abuse Initiative

• Yolo County’s Construction Program

• Nevada County’s Over-the-Counter Wednesday Plan Review Program

• Humboldt County’s Combating Recidivism with Reentry Fair

• CSAC’s 2017 Challenge Award Recipients

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2017

• A Look Back at the 2017 CSAC Annual Meeting

CSAC Legislative Conference — 2017

• A Look Back at the 2017 CSAC Legislative Conference

CSAC Regional Meetings

• Click here to view CSAC Regional Meetings videos

CSAC Cannabis Series

• Teaser for CSAC’s Cannabis Video Series

• Part One: Cultivation and Cannabis in California

• Part Two: Banking/Taxation of Cannabis in California

• Part Three: Local Impacts of Cannabis in California

Counties Cannabis Summit in Sacramento County — July 19, 2017

• Part 1: Opening Session
• Part 2: Cultivation & Environmental Considerations Breakout Session
• Part 3: National Roundtable Session
• Part 4: Licensing and Land Use Breakout Session
• Part 5: Working with the Industry Breakout Session

CSAC’s Regional Meeting in Humboldt County on Cannabis — June 29, 2017

• Part 1: Developing a Local Program
• Part 2: Working with the Cannabis Industry
• Part 3: Environmental Considerations

CSAC Advocacy Spotlight 

• 2017 CSAC Advocacy Spotlight: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
• 2017 CSAC Advocacy Spotlight: Transportation

• 2017 CSAC Advocacy Spotlight: No on AB 1250

• 2016 CSAC Advocacy Spotlight: Transportation
• 2016 CSAC Advocacy Spotlight: Homelessness
• 2016 CSAC Advocacy Spotlight: Tree Mortality

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2016

• Join Us at Our 122nd Annual Meeting

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2016 Recipients

• Imperial County – Inside/Out College Program
• Los Angeles County – Roadmap to Sustainability
• San Diego County – Trauma Responsive Unit Protects Youth in Custody
• Santa Barbara County – Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness (C3H)
• Los Angeles County – Youth Opportunity Program
• Tehama County – Empowering People to Re-Enter the Workforce
• San Bernardino County – Juvenile Hall Mock Trial Program
• San Diego County – First Responder Access & Functional Needs Training
• Orange County — Adopt A Channel Program
• Butte County — Your Mind Matters
• Sonoma County – Unaccompanied/Undocumented Children Deportation Defense Program
• Plumas County — 20,000 Lives
• Sacramento County Probation Department’s Training Center Partnership
• Amador County - Improving Oral Health for Amador’s Children
• Spotlight Your County Innovation Through the CSAC Challenge Awards

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2015 Recpients

• Tuolumne County - Residential Water Safety Net Program

• San Mateo County - Foster Youth STEP Program

• Orange County – Vets Helping Vets Work Study Program

• San Diego County - Utilizing Medi-Cal Expansion to Increase Health-Care Access

• Santa Cruz County Collaborative PACT Making a Difference in Lives, Community

• Los Angeles County - Supporting Women Veterans

• Riverside County - Southwest Juvenile Hall Canine Program

• San Diego County – APS Acutely Vulnerable Adults Protocol

• California Counties Show Impact of Collaboration

• Los Angeles County – S.T.A.R. Court

• Amador County – Providing Educational Opportunities in the Mental Health Field

• San Diego County – Sheriff’s Veterans Moving Forward

CSAC Legislative Conference — 2016

• A Look Back at the 2016 CSAC Legislative Conference

• CSAC President & Amador County Supervisor Richard Forster at the Fix Our Roads Rally — May 19, 2016

• Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez speaks at the Fix Our Roads Rally — May 19, 2016

• CSAC Executive Director Matt Cate speaks at the Fix Our Roads Rally — May 19, 2016

• Fix Our Roads Transportation Press Conference/Rally — May 19, 2016

• Why Should You Attend CSAC’s 2016 Legislative Conference?

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2015

• Reflections on the CSAC 121st Annual Meeting
• The Exhibit Hall at the CSAC Annual Meeting
• 2015 CSAC Annual Meeting Invitation

CSAC at the Capitol

• CSAC’s Cara Martinson Testifies In Support of the Wildfire Conference Committee Package, August 24, 2018

• Napa County Supervisor Diane Dillon Testifies at State Capitol: Don’t change wildfire liability law!, August 9, 2018

• Supervisors Diane Dillon & Carre Brown Testify on Wildfire Preparedness & Response, July 25, 2018

• CSAC Opposes AB 1250, Senate Governance and Finance Committee, July 12, 2017

• CSAC’s DeAnn Baker testifies in support of IHSS Plan in May Budget Revision

• Matt Cate testifies to the Assembly Budget Sub-Committee about the unwinding of the IHSS MOE and CCI

• Amador County Supervisor & CSAC Immediate Past President Richard Forster speaks at the SB1 rally

• Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna speaks at the rally supporting SB1

• Governor Jerry Brown introduces a compromise bill to fix California’s Roads – March 29, 2017

• Governor Brown testifies in favor of SB1, (Beall) to fix California’s streets, roads, and bridges.

• Solano County Supervisor Erin Hannigan & Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan testify on 2016 Elections: Procedures and Costs — April 14, 2016

• Supervisor Oscar Villegas testifies on homelessness — February 25, 2016

• Supervisor Bruce Gibson testifies on Groundwater Management Act – February 23, 2016

• CSAC’s Kiana Valentine testifies before the Transportation & Housing Committee — February 16, 2016

• CSAC’s Faith Conley testifies before the Assembly — January 12, 2016

• CSAC’s Kiana Buss testifies before the Assembly Transportation Committee — July 6, 2015
• CSAC President Vito Chiesa testifies before Senate Committee — July 2, 2015

CSAC Perspectives

• DeAnn Baker Discusses the Governor’s 2016-17 Budget Proposal (January 7, 2016)

• Matt Cate Provides End-of-Session Wrap-Up (September 14, 2015)
• Matt Cate Discusses Governor Brown’s May Budget Revision (May 15, 2015)
• Matt Cate Discusses the Governor’s Proposed Budget (January 13, 2015)
• Matt Cate Provides End-of-Year Wrap-Up (December 12, 2014)
• Matt Cate Provides End-of-Session Wrap-Up (September 2, 2014)
• Matt Cate & DeAnn Baker Discuss the State Budget (June 17, 2014)
• CSAC’s Karen Keene Discusses Levee Vegetation (May 22, 2014)
• Matt Cate Discusses the State Budget (April 18, 2014)
• Matt Cate Discusses the Upcoming CSAC Legislative Conference (March 25, 2014)
• Matt Cate Discusses the NACo Legislative Conference (March 7, 2014)
• Matt Cate Reviews the CSAC Board of Directors Meeting (February 20, 2014)
• Matt Cate Discusses the Governor’s Proposed 2014-15 Budget (January 2014)
• End-of-Session Summary with Matt Cate (October 2013)
• CSAC Legislative Update with Matt Cate (September 2013)
• CSAC Members Update on SB 594 (August 2013)
• Matt Cate on the 2013/14 State Budget (July 2013)
• Meet CSAC Executive Director Matt Cate (November 2012)

CSAC Legislative Conference — 2015

• A Look Back at the 2015 CSAC Legislative Conference

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2014 Recipients

• Lassen County’s Building a Meaningful Relationship
• San Diego’s Accela Automation Project
• Los Angeles County’s Care Clinic Innovation: Long Beach Mental Health
• San Bernardino County’s Inmate Fire Crew Program
• Ventura County’s Digitized Business Reply Mail
• Humboldt County’s Interactive Multi-Site Community Meeting
• Alameda County’s Dig Deep Farms
• Sonoma County’s Youth Ecology Corps
• Sacramento County’s Break Away Bike Program
• Nevada County’s Collaborative Technology Center
• Alameda County’s Climate Action Implementation
• ​Stanislaus County’s Employee Mentor Program

National County Government Month – April 2015

• Yuba County, “Innovative Energy”
• Placer County, “Expanding with Broadband”
• Napa County, “Innovative Flood Control”
• Los Angeles County, “Paving the Way for Better Roads”

California County Women Supervisors Making A Difference — 2014

• Part I
• Part II
• Part III

Prevention & Early Intervention Series — 2014

• Introduction by CSAC President John Gioia & Executive Director Matt Cate
• Contra Costa County – RYSEing to the Occasion
• Health Services Compilation
• Santa Clara County – Healthy Kids/Happy Kids
• Administration of Justice Compilation
• Kings & Tulare Counties — Suicide Prevention Task Force
• Human Services Compilation
• Siskiyou County – Bridging the Gap
• Environmental Programs Compilation
• Orange County — Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership

Napa Quake Series — 2014 

• Wrap-Up
• Response/Recovery
• Impact
• The Plan

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2014

• A Look Back at the 120th CSAC Annual Meeting
• Matt Cate’s Invitation to the 2014 CSAC Annual Meeting
• Join Us at Our 3rd Annual Innovation Summit
• A Preview of the 2014 CSAC Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2013 Recipients

• Tehama County’s AB 109 Auto Shop
• Tulare County’s Teen Digital Media Lab
• San Bernardino County’s Making Attendance a Priority (MAP) Program
• Sonoma County’s Juvenile Hall Boys and Girls Club
• Riverside County’s Prevention & Early Intervention Mobile Services
• Sacramento County’s SACVOTE Mobile Application
• San Bernardino County’s West Nile Virus Aerial Surveillance Program
• Stanislaus County’s Clean & Sober Living Program
• Riverside County Reduces SSI, Increases Patient Safety
• Ventura County’s iCop Mobile Crime-Fighting App
• Nevada County’s Innovative Approaches to Children’s Mental Health Services
• Mono County’s “Whole Person Wellness Approach”

CSAC’s Smart Justice Series

• Colusa County (Nov. 2013)
• Contra Costa County (Dec.2013)
• Glenn County (April 2013)
• Marin County (Oct. 2013)
• Merced County (Oct. 2013)
• San Diego County (Sept. 2013)
• San Bernardino County (April 2013)
• San Joaquin County (April 2013)
• San Mateo County (April 2013)
• Ventura County (Sept. 2013)
• CSAC Executive Director Matt Cate Talks Smart Justice (April 2013)

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2013

• Speech by Incoming President John Gioia
• Update from Thursday, Nov. 21
• Update from Wednesday, Nov. 20
• Update from Tuesday, Nov. 19
• A Look at Our Exhibit Hall
• Innovation Summit — Dr. Joan Petersilia
• Innovation Summit Promotion 

CSAC Legislative Conference — 2013

• Speech by Governor Brown to CSAC Membership
• An Insider’s Look At Effective Advocacy Workshop

CSAC Challenge Awards – 2012 Recipients

• Glenn County’s Community Re-Entry Work Program (CREW)
• Napa County’s Work Proximity Housing Program
• Orange County’s “Doing More with Less” Task Management System
• Riverside County’s Low-Impact Development Program
• Riverside County’s Use of Inmate Labor
• Sacramento County’s Human Assistance Medi-Cal/CalFresh Service Center
• San Benito County’s Booked in a Different Way Program
• San Bernardino County’s AB 109 Program
• San Diego County’s Justice Electronic Library System (JELS) 
• San Diego County’s Parks and Recreation Department Volunteer Program
• San Joaquin County’s Measure and Mix — A Mental Health Recipe
• Sonoma County’s Comprehensive Energy Project
• Stanislaus County’s Latino Emergency Council

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2012

• Speech by Incoming President David Finigan 
• CSAC Elects New Officers
• Update from Thursday, Nov. 29
• Update from Wednesday, Nov. 28
• Update from Tuesday, Nov. 27
• CSAC New Supervisors Institute
• A Look at Our Exhibit Hall
• Realignment Workshop Introduction by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson
• Realignment Workshop Segment 1: Community Re-Entry Work (CREW) Program
• Realignment Workshop Segment 2: Day Reporting Centers
• Realignment Workshop Segment 3: Question and Answer Session #1
• Realignment Workshop Segment 4: Booked a Different Way
• Realignment Workshop Segment 5: Service Connect
• Realignment Workshop Segment 6: Question and Answer Session #2

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2011 Recipients

• Calaveras County: “Can You Hear Me Now?”
• Los Angeles County: IHSS Anti-Fraud Efforts Deter Crime and Improve Program
• Monterey County: KickStart Ex-Offender Employment Program
• Nevada County: “My Neighborhood” Just a Click Away
• Riverside County: Desert Strength Academy
• Riverside County: Kiosk Reporting Program
• Riverside County: Landfill Tarp Redesign and Sequence Analysis
• Sacramento County: Justice is Served Efficiently with VOP In Lieu Night Court
• San Diego County: Camp Connect Brings Siblings Together
• San Diego County: Reforming Its IHSS Program
• Santa Cruz County: Different Approach Toward Probation Violators
• Solano County: For Solano’s Foster Youth, “Money Matters”

CSAC Annual Meeting — 2011

• A Message from Incoming President Mike McGowan
• Update from Thursday, Dec. 1
• Update from Wednesday, Nov. 30
• Update from Tuesday, Nov. 29
• A Look at Our Exhibit Hall

CSAC Challenge Awards — 2010 Recipients

• Alameda County: A “Fresh Start” For At-Risk Youth
• Calaveras County: Career Ladder
• Los Angeles County: Family Visitation Center, Plain Speaking & FSP Mental Health
• Nevada County: First in the State – Assisted Outreach Treatment Program
• Orange County: SECURE & TAP
• San Benito County: Night Reporting Center
• San Diego County: TEAM San Diego
• Santa Barbara County: Recycle a Bicycle & Operation Medicine Cabinet
• Sonoma County: Korbel Summer Crossing
• Tuolumne County: HOPE House