Sep 05, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations End of Session Update on SB 707 Brown Act Package

Senate Bill 707 (Durazo) represents the most substantial changes to the Brown Act in decades. The bill is an attempt to modernize open meetings by adjusting

Aug 30, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 830 (Smallwood-Cuevas) - Public Works

RCRC, along with coalition partners, opposes Senate Bill 830, authored by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles). This measure would add burdensome costs and complex recordkeeping requirements to the sheet metal supply chain.  Specifically, SB 830...

Aug 22, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 632 (Hart) – Local Ordinances: Administrative Fines or Penalties

Assembly Bill 632, sponsored by RCRC and authored by Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara), seeks to strengthen local enforcement mechanisms for state

Aug 15, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 340 (Ahrens) – Public Employee Communications

RCRC, in coalition with our public agency partners, strongly opposes Assembly Bill 340, authored by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Cupertino). This measure seeks to broadly expand confidential communication protections by barring a public employer from

Aug 01, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations RCRC Pursues State Reimbursements for Counties through Race-Blind Charging Test Claim Filing

RCRC and GSFA have recently initiated a program to assist member counties in filing “test claims” with the Commission on State Mandates as part of an overall strategy to obtain reimbursements for county costs associated with state-imposed mandates.  

Aug 01, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Help Homeowners Recover and Rebuild from Natural Disasters

On July 31, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Mortgage Relief for Disaster Survivors Act. This measure

Jun 13, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 690 (Schultz) - Criminal Procedure: Indigent Defense Compensation

RCRC, in coalition with our county partners, strongly opposes Assembly Bill 690, authored by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank). This measure would create additional mandates for the provision of indigent defense services, resulting in increased cost pressures to counties statewide estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars.  

Jun 06, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 1337 (Ward) - Information Practices Act of 1977

RCRC, along with a coalition of other public agency stakeholders, strongly opposes Assembly Bill 1337, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego). This measure would impose significant costs and liability on state and local governments and jeopardize essential service delivery

May 16, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations Visit California Releases 2024 Economic Impact Report and 2025 Forecast

Each year, Visit California publishes an in-depth analysis of the tourism industry’s statewide and county-level economic contributions. The 2024 report reflects the sector’s continued resilience and growth – with travel spending reaching a record high

May 02, 2025

Advocacy   |   County Operations Bill of the Week – Assembly Bill 418 (Wilson): Property Taxation: Tax-Defaulted Property

RCRC, in coalition with our county government partners UCC and CSAC, supports Assembly Bill 418, authored by Assembly Member Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City). This measure preserves the ability of California counties to utilize Chapter 8 sales of tax-defaulted properties