The Rural Counties’ Environmental Services Joint Powers Authority honored outgoing Chair, Siskiyou County Supervisor Michael Kobseff. Supervisor Kobseff has served as ESJPA’s Chair since 2013 and has guided the organization through several new mandates and initiatives, including SB 1383 organics recycling mandates and SB 54 single-use plastic regulations. Supervisor Kobseff is stepping down from the Chair position in anticipation of his retirement from the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors at the end of 2026. ESJPA elected long-time Vice Chair Supervisor Lori Parlin, El Dorado County, as the new Chair for 2025 and Supervisor Rhonda Duggan, Mono County, as Vice Chair.