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New Schedule for CSAC Bulletin

May 5, 2016

For the past several years CSAC has been publishing our weekly Bulletin on Fridays. Starting today, we will begin sending the Bulletin to you on Thursday afternoons by 3:00 p.m.

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Spotlighting County Best Practices

CSAC is producing a series of videos and blog postings highlighting California Counties’ best practices. The programs we are spotlighting are recipients of our annual Challenge Awards, which recognize the innovative and creative spirit of California county governments.

This week we featured two innovative programs:

Veterans Helping Veterans in Orange County

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Workshop: What is Public Engagement and Why Do It?

April 29, 2016

Local governments are in the business of engaging the public, but some ways of doing it are better than others. The Institute for Local Government (A CSAC sponsored organization) is sponsoring a workshop in coordination with Mendocino County Local Agency Formation Commission and the California Special District Association to explore the best ways to engage the public.

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CSAC Seeks Best Practices for Annual Challenge Awards

The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) invites you to enter our 2016 Challenge Awards competition.

These unique awards recognize the innovative and creative spirit of California county governments as they find innovative, effective and cost-saving ways to provide programs and services to their citizens. This is a wonderful opportunity to spotlight your county’s best practices and the staff behind them.

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Spotlighting County Best Practices
Featuring Programs from Santa Cruz and Los Angeles Counties

April 22, 2016

CSAC is producing a series of videos and blog postings highlighting California Counties’ best practices. The programs we are spotlighting are recipients of our annual Challenge Awards, which recognize the innovative and creative spirit of California county governments. 

This week we featured two innovative programs:

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

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Spotlighting County Best Practices
Featuring Programs from San Diego and Riverside Counties

April 15, 2016

CSAC is producing a series of videos and blog postings highlighting California Counties’ best practices. The programs we are spotlighting are recipients of our annual Challenge Awards, which recognize the innovative and creative spirit of California county governments. 

This week we featured two innovative programs:

San Diego County Protecting our Most Vulnerable

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CSAC Legislative Conference Features Strong Agenda

April 8, 2016

The upcoming CSAC Legislative Conference, set for May 18-19 in Sacramento, will provide attendees an opportunity to hear the latest information from CSAC staff, issue experts and legislators as we work to ensure county priorities are part of the final budget deal in June.

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Spotlighting County Best Practices
Featuring Programs from San Diego and Amador Counties

CSAC is producing a series of videos and blog postings highlighting California Counties’ best practices. The programs we are spotlighting are recipients of our annual Challenge Awards, which recognize the innovative and creative spirit of California county governments. 

This week we featured two innovative programs:

San Diego County Sheriff’s Veterans Moving Forward

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NACo Visits NorCal for Transportation Exchange

NACo President Sallie Clark and Past President Riki Hokama on a tour of the Port of Oakland.

March 25, 2016

About 30 people from all over the Country are learning about transportation and the movement of freight in Alameda County this week. The “Keeping Counties Moving: Innovations in Transportation Peer Exchange” is sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) with support from the Federal Highway Administration, Alameda County, the Alameda County Transportation Commission and the Port of Oakland.

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Legislative Conference Special Discount Registration Rate Ends Tonight

May 25, 2016

CSAC’s special “early bird” registration rate ends tonight (Friday) so don’t delay signing up for the 2016 CSAC Legislative Conference. After tonight, you can still register for the conference in advance and online, but you will not be able to take advantage of our reduced fee. 

Scheduled for May 18-19 in Sacramento, the CSAC Legislative Conference promises to be the best way for county officials to learn the latest information regarding state issues that are impacting California’s 58 counties. 

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Federal Issues Update: SRS Payments Released

Joe Krahn

USDA Releases Secure Rural Schools Payments

On March 18, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service officially announced the release of $272 million in Secure Rural School (SRS) payments to counties. It should be noted that the payments were slated to be released in February but were delayed as the administration sought clarification as to whether the program would be subject to sequestration. It was ultimately determined that the payments would not be subject to a sequester reduction.

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CA Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Local Governments in PRA Case

The California Supreme Court this week issued its opinion in one of several Public Records Act cases pending on its docket, and the decision is good news for local governments. The issue in the case is whether a public agency waives the attorney-client privilege if it inadvertently discloses a privileged document in response to a Public Records Act request.

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CSAC Welcomes New HHS Analyst Elizabeth Marsolais

Elizabeth Marsolais

March 11, 2014

CSAC would like to introduce you to the newest member of the team, Elizabeth Marsolais, who joins us to work as our new Legislative Analyst. She started earlier this week as is working with Farrah McDaid Ting and Amanda Yang in the Health and Human Services policy area for CSAC.

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Other Bills of Interest – March 4, 2016

SB 1318 (Wolk) – Request for Comments
Drinking Water

Would prohibit LAFCO’s from allowing new water/wastewater facilities until disadvantaged communities in the area have that service. (Read more.)
 

SB 1317 (Wolk) – Request for Comments
Groundwater

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California Debt Commission Offers April Seminars

March 4, 2016

The California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission (CDIAC) is offering two important seminars in April that would be valuable for anyone interested in public finance. The first seminar is titled Municipal Market Disclosure: The Development and Administration of Debt Disclosure Policies.

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Economic Census Workshops Coming in March

Geoffrey Neill

February 19, 2016

For those interested in learning more about the economic data collected by the U.S. Census and how to use that data to spur economic development and help create business plans, a series of workshops across the state next month are just the ticket.

Presented by Andy Hait, an outreach liaison from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Economy-Wide Statistics Division, the workshops will feature customized local data, along with an overview of the Bureau’s economic programs, data, and how to use them.

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Community Choice Aggregation Symposium Slated for San Jose

January 29, 2016

The energy system of the future will be radically different from the energy system of today. The shift is already underway, driven by the need to reduce carbon emissions. Distributed renewable energy is displacing centralized fossil fuel power. Community Choice Energy can be a central part of accelerating this transition by creating more competition in the energy market, increasing consumer choice, fostering robust public private partnerships, containing costs and demonstrating the economic development potential of distributed energy resources.

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