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California could make homes in fire-risk areas pay up to $150 – San Francisco Chronicle
RCRC Senior Policy Advocate Staci Heaton is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle opposing Senate Bill 1404, which would reinstate a statewide fire prevention fee of up to $150 for rural homeowners to fund Cal Fire prevention efforts.
Heaton was also featured on CBS Sacramento, discussing the same measure. Watch the video here.
California Wildlife Director Engages Communities to Balance Gray Wolf Recovery and Rural Support – Sierra Daily News
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that Director Meghan Hertel recently spent several days in Northern California meeting with local officials, sheriffs, ranchers and community groups to hear directly about the impacts of gray wolves and the realities facing rural California.
The renewable energy divide – POLITICO
Environmentalists broadly agree California must expand renewable energy, but remain divided on how to do it. That split surfaced Wednesday as RCRC-sponsored SB 1097, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, came before the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.