November 20, 2020

CSAC’s 126^th Annual Conference was held virtually from November 12-19. The conference offered a variety of workshops, speakers, and policy committee meetings with a strong presence from the Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF).

October 15, 2020

Governor Newsom met the September 30 deadline to take action on measures approved by the Legislature and delivered to his desk. To keep counties informed of new laws that impact them, CSAC will be publishing a series of articles to spotlight those laws in each policy area. This week, the Government, Finance & Administration policy area provides information on new laws impaction California’s counties.

Workers’ Compensation

October 15, 2020

This year, a new law went into effect, SB 234 (Chapter 244, Statutes of 2019), that aims to increase the availability of family child care homes. The sponsor of the legislation, the Child Care Law Center, reached out to CSAC to share resources with counties regarding the implementation of this law.

SB 234 makes various changes regarding licensing and zoning for family child care homes, including several that directly impact county regulations. These include:

October 1, 2020

The California Department of Finance (DOF) has published additional information regarding first quarter expenditures and obligations for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), including information from counties, cities, schools, and the state. The main content is on the DOF COVID-19 webpage.

September 3, 2020

Today the CSAC Board of Directors voted to take positions on two propositions that will be on the November ballot.

August 27, 2020

August 27, 2020

August 13, 2020

On July 2, the U.S. Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its reporting and retention requirements for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). These requirements were updated on July 31 and a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document was released this week. The FAQ has two main updates worth noting:

August 6, 2020

This week the Census Bureau announced that they will end all counting efforts on September 30, one month earlier than anticipated. The Bureau had previously extended their timeline to count until October 31 to help make up for time lost due to COVID-19 lockdowns. This reduction in counting efforts has left many concerned about whether or not the Bureau will have time to get a complete and accurate population count.

August 6, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor has two Requests for Information for stakeholder comments on leave provisions outlined under recent COVID-19 response legislation. Please note these are two separate requests and dockets.

Please see the following information on comment submission:

July 30, 2020

This week the California Secretary of State released its county-by-county allocation numbers for CARES Act funding dedicated to elections. The allocations are split into funding for outreach and communication and for general COVID-19 funding to cover costs due to the emergency, such as increased costs for vote-by-mail, PPE, and polling locations.

July 16, 2020

July 2, 2020

Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-71-20, which addresses a number of ongoing issues related to COVID-19 and amends a several previous Executive Orders.

June 25, 2020

June 4, 2020

This week, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-67-20, which provides guidance for county election officials with regards to the November 3, 2020 General Election, and clarifies that EO N-64-20, which directed vote-by-mail ballots be sent to all California voters, does not apply to inactive voters.

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.