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Legislature Returns for a Sprint to the Finish

Roshena Duree

July 30, 2020

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California County Officials Appointed to NACo Leadership Positions

July 20, 2020

National Association of Counties (NACo) President Gary Moore has appointed a significant number of California County representatives to serve as Chairs, Vice Chairs and members for Committees, Advisory Boards and Subcommittees, providing our counties with a strong voice at the federal level. A total of 17 California Counties are represented in these positions.

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2020-21 Budget Package a Win for Counties
Significant Progress Made on Distributing Funding to Counties Quickly

Thanks to coordinated advocacy efforts by CSAC, the officers, Board of Directors, counties, and partner associations, the 2020-21 State budget signed by Governor Newsom on June 29 contains significant funding for all California counties, including $1 billion to preserve the county-administered safety net through a Realignment backfill and $1.3 billion from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund.

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Legislature Postpones Return after Multiple Members and Staff Test Positive for COVID-19

July 9, 2020

Due to several confirmed positive cases of Coronavirus among California legislators and staffers,  Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and State Senate Leader Toni Atkins have announced that the legislature will not meet again until July 27 to “minimize potential COVID-19 exposure and transmission in the California State Capitol.”

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CSAC Seeks County Best Practices Through Annual Challenge Awards

While CSAC delayed the Call for Entries for the 2020 CSAC Challenge Awards due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe it’s important to showcase the multitude of best practices California’s 58 Counties have created to serve their residents – both before and during the current crisis. In that light, we have opened the CSAC Challenge Awards Call for Entries.

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Governor Closes Indoor Service in 19 Counties

Farrah McDaid Ting Roshena Duree

July 2, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom turned to the “dimmer switch” today and has asked 19* counties (see below for list) to close all bars and cease all indoor activities at restaurants, wineries, and family entertainment spaces for at least three weeks. These counties have the option to impose local orders, or the state will issue county-specific orders.

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Outsmart Disaster Resiliency Campaign Relaunches

July 2, 2020

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U.S. Treasury Official Joins NACo Webinar on CARES Act Investments

June 25, 2020

NACo is hosting a series of webinars that will focus on how counties are investing CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars. In addition to county experts, Dan Kowalski with the U.S. Treasury will be a speaker on the first webinar to discuss recently released guidance on the CRF. Dan is tentatively scheduled to speak around 2 pm Eastern Time.

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ILG Offers Webinars in July

The Institute for Local Government (ILG), of which CSAC is a parent organization, will be conducting two webinars in July focusing on two very relevant issues: resettling the economic over COVID-19 and preparing vulnerable Californians for natural disasters.

Resetting the Local Economy After COVID-19
Thursday, July 9 – 11:00am

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CSAC Finance Corp. & Aon Schedule Webinar to Help Counties Navigate COVID-19 Landscape

The CSAC Finance Corporation, in conjunction with Aon- a CSAC Platinum Partner, will be conducting a webinar on Thursday, July 23 at 11:00 AM discussing “Empowered Decision Making: Using Modeling Tools & Best Practices to Respond to Dynamic Conditions.”

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Federal Advocacy Needed to Support Counties and Counteract Budget Shortfalls

June 25, 2020

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Legislature Passes Budget Bill

June 18, 2020

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CSAC, ILG and Corporate Partners Team Up to Conduct Webinars

June 18, 2020

The CSAC Finance Corporation, Institute for Local Government and two of CSAC’s longtime corporate partners will be conducting informative webinars on key COVID-19 related issues next week.

FEMA Public Assistance  — It’s Not Too Late to Apply

11:00 am Wednesday, June 24

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CSAC, ILG and Corporate Partners to Host Webinars

The CSAC Finance Corporation, in conjunction with the Institute for Local Government and CSAC’s corporate partners, will be hosting two COVID-19 recovery webinars on Wednesday, June 17.

Anthem’s C19 Explorer: Localized Health, Social, & Economic Data to Support Recovery

9 am Wednesday, June 17

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State-Contracted Masks Gain Federal Approval

June 11, 2020

Governor Newsom announced this week that contractor BYD has received federal health and safety certifications for the 150 million N95 masks ordered by the state for front-line workers and industries.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health gave the go-ahead to BYD to produce the N95 respirator masks for the state after more than two months of wrangling, and the first shipments are expected in the state in the coming days.

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NACo Hosts Series of Informational Webinars

June 11, 2020

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is ramping up their information offerings for all counties with a full slate of interactive webinars. All NACo webinars require advance registration and are set for the Eastern time zone.

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Final Budget Push to Preserve Safety-net Services

June 11, 2020

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Deadline Nearing for NACo Presidential Appointment Applications

June 4, 2020

California County officials who are interested in a presidential appointment to any of the NACo Steering Committees or as an At-Large Director for the NACo Board of Directors need to complete an application online before June 14.

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ILG Webinar: Reframing the Local Planning Process

June 4, 2020

The Institute for Local Government, of which CSAC is a parent organization, will be conducting a webinar on Thursday, June 18, focusing on “Reframing the Local Planning Process: Lessons Learned from the COVID Crisis.” The COVID crisis has changed the way that local governments do business. From permit processing to General Plan and Climate Action Plan updates, local governments are finding innovative ways to deliver these essential services and engage their community.

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Tourism Industry Is Readying Itself for Recovery

June 4, 2020

This article is provided by Visit California.

The COVID-19 crisis has snuffed out 10 years of economic growth in California’s travel and tourism industry. The fallout from this crisis is not only unprecedented, but estimated to cost the state $72.1 billion in visitor spending this year and 613,000 tourism jobs last month alone. However, the tourism economy also offers a path to recovery.

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