Misc. Bulletin Stories

Post

Former CSAC President Kay Ceniceros Passes Away

July 30, 2019

Former CSAC President and Riverside County Supervisor Kay Ceniceros passed away Friday at the age of 81. She was the first woman to serve on the Riverside Board of Supervisors when first elected in 1980.

Ms. Ceniceros served four terms on the Riverside board; during her tenure as a county supervisor, she was very active in CSAC, and served as President in 1987.

Post

San Joaquin County Wins Best of Show in State Fair Counties Exhibit

July 27, 2019

The Counties Exhibit has been a long time feature at the California State Fair. Each county enters the competition by building a display to showcase how their county is unique and entice fairgoers to explore the area outside of the Fair. This year, the theme was “Picture Yourself In…” and counties were tasked to incorporate a selfie design into the display. Best of Show went to San Joaquin County. The complete list of winners can be found below.

CSAC Bulletin Article

“Expired and Repealed” Mandates Update for Counties

July 25, 2019 Geoffrey Neill Sheila McFarland

July 25, 2019

Contributed by F. Andy Nichols, with Nichols Consulting.

Post

California County Officials Appointed to NACo Leadership Positions

July 23, 2019

Congratulations to the following California County officials who have been appointed by NACo President Mary Anne Borgeson to serve as Chairs and Vice Chairs for Committees, Advisory Boards and Subcommittees, providing our counties with a strong voice at the federal level.

Standing Committees

Chairs

Supervisor James Gore, Sonoma County – Programs and Services Standing Committee; Supervisor Phil Serna, Sacramento County – Health Standing Committee.

Vice Chairs

CSAC Bulletin Article

Will Your County Be Present When New Electoral Districts Are Drawn?
Apply Now to Become a Member of the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission

July 19, 2019

July 25, 2019

Now is the time to apply for a critically important process that will define the next decade of California elections. The California State Auditor began accepting applications for the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) in June, but there are now only a few weeks left in the initial application period, which runs through August 9, 2019.

CSAC Bulletin Article

CSAC-Supported Wildfire Plan Heads to Governor for Signature

July 11, 2019 Cara Martinson Nick Cronenwett

July 11, 2019

After an intense week of advocacy, AB 1054 (Holden) passed through the Legislature and now heads to Governor Newsom for signature. The bill is a comprehensive package of policies that protects the rights of fire victims, creates additional safety and oversight measures for utilities and ensures utilities are held accountable for the safety of their systems.

CSAC Bulletin Article

CSAC 2019 Summer Regional Meeting: Building Economic Opportunity in the Central Valley

June 27, 2019 Sara Floor

June 28, 2019

More than 4 million residents call the eight counties and 62 cities of California’s Central Valley home. While recognized as an important center of agriculture and one of the state’s fastest growing regions, Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties face significant employment, environmental and housing challenges.

CSAC Bulletin Article

Registration Open – ILG Public Engagement Training

June 26, 2019

June 28, 2019

CSAC Bulletin Article

CSAC, County Expertise Highlighted During 2019 Emergency Management Preparedness Summit

June 6, 2019 Sara Floor

June 6, 2019

“There is no jurisdiction when it comes to emergency response,” said Governor Gavin Newsom Monday during the inaugural California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit. The Governor expressed appreciation for the commitment of more than 550 county, city and state representatives, including elected officials and first responders who attended the summit, co-sponsored by CSAC and The League of California Cities and hosted by the Governor’s Office and the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).

CSAC Bulletin Article

CSAC 2nd Vice President Gore Delivers Testimony on Capitol Hill

May 23, 2019

CSAC Bulletin Article

Washington, D.C. Update

May 23, 2019

Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Update

Despite the absence of a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a topline budget number for fiscal year 2020, Democratic leaders of the House Appropriations Committee continued to advance several key funding measures this week. To date, appropriators have taken action on 10 of the 12 annual spending bills for the fiscal year that begins October 1.

CSAC Bulletin Article

Do You Know San Diego County?

May 20, 2019 David Liebler

San Diego County has 18 Federally recognized Indian reservations, the most of any county in the United States.

Post

CA Counties Earn “Best of Category” in 2019 NACo Achievement Awards

May 10, 2019

Three California Counties – Los Angeles, Riverside and Sonoma – are being honored with a “Best in Category” distinction in the NACo’s 2019 Achievement Awards. Now in its 49^th year, the Achievement Awards is a non-competitive awards program that seeks to recognize innovative county programs.

Post

Online Registration for CSAC Legislative Conference Ends Friday

April 11, 2019

The deadline to register online for CSAC’s Legislative Conference ends at 5 pm this Friday, April 12. Scheduled for April 24-25 in Sacramento, the conference will provide the latest news out of the State Capitol.

Take a look at what’s on the agenda:

CSAC Bulletin Article

New Grant Enables Expansion of CSAC Support Hub

April 4, 2019

The California Counties Foundation has received over $800,000 in grant funding from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to expand the work of CSAC Support Hub in 14 counties. The CSAC Support Hub was created in 2015 to assist county government in increasing the use of data and effective evidence-based programming among county leaders who seek to invest in criminal justice programs.

CSAC Bulletin Article

Counties Asked to Participate in Clean Energy Survey

March 21, 2019

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is asking county representatives to take part in a research survey being developed as part of an effort funded by the California Energy Commission

This effort, called the Cal-OP ACE (“California Opportunities for Accelerating Clean Energy”) Program, aims to increase the uptake of distributed energy resources (DER) technologies among California organizations.

CSAC Bulletin Article

CSAC Regional Meeting: Building Solutions to the Housing Affordability and Homelessness Crises

March 21, 2019 Sara Floor

March 21, 2019

On any given night, California’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless population is roughly 130,000 people. Homelessness impacts all 58 California counties—rural and urban, northern and southern, inland and coastal. The affordability and availability of housing is at alarming levels in almost every part of the state. The housing issue is not only a crisis in its own right, but is one of the main drivers of California’s homelessness emergency.

Post

Still Time to Register Online for CSAC Legislative Conference

March 21, 2019

Online registration for CSAC’s 2019 Legislative Conference continues through Friday, April 12. After that date, registration will be available on site at the conference, set for April 24-25 in Sacramento.

CSAC Bulletin Article

Update from Washington, D.C.
Infrastructure

March 7, 2019

CSAC Bulletin Article

CSAC Leaders Travel to the Nation’s Capital
Association Representatives Meet with Key Lawmakers and Administration Officials

March 7, 2019

CSAC leaders, along with over 130 other California county officials, were in Washington, D.C. earlier this week for the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Legislative Conference. The event is held on an annual basis and brings together over 2,000 elected and appointed officials from across the country to focus on key federal policy issues facing county government.