GFA Recent News

May 28, 2020

Under usual circumstances, much of the County Family would have met in person this week for CSAC’s annual Legislative Conference and Board of Directors meeting. However, as counties across California and the nation continue to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, legislative advocacy continued this week — but in a far different form than typical.

May 21, 2020

Should property taxes be refunded to landlords because of state regulations related to COVID-19? That’s the question at the heart of SB 1431, by Senator Steve Glazer.

May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020

Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order requiring counties to send vote-by-mail ballots for the November election to all registered voters, while also retaining options for in-person voting opportunities. The order will ensure that all registered voters have a chance to vote without risking their health by congregating at polling places.

May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

April 23, 2020

Responding to impact of both the coronavirus itself and the government actions taken to lessen the resulting economic effects, CSAC today sent the Governor a letter outlining a variety of urgent county fiscal stability and budget needs, including backfilling deferred sales taxes, issuing an executive order on property taxes, and assisting any counties with critical cash flow needs.

April 9, 2020

A closely watched ballot measure proposal, which would amend the historic Proposition 13, submitted 1.7 million signatures last week, far exceeding the 997,139 verified signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot and likely assuring its placement on the November statewide ballot. The effort is being run by the Schools & Communities First campaign, which has already qualified a similar measure to be placed on the ballot, but is trying to replace that one with a modified version to exempt more small businesses from the tax increase.