Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Water and Wildlife Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 35 (Alvarez) – Administrative Procedure Act Exemption for Prop 4 (Climate Bond) Funds

RCRC supports Assembly Bill 35, authored by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego). This measure seeks to exempt Proposition 4 (Climate Bond) funding from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), enabling funds to be deployed more quickly and efficiently and ensuring that protracted administrative processes do not hold up vital projects.

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Webinar on Understanding SB 54’s Impacts to Local Governments – Recycling and Composting of Single Use Packaging

​RCRC, along with CSAC, Cal Cities, and Stop Waste, will host a webinar on Wednesday, January 28th at 9:30 a.m., to help local governments better understand SB 54 (Allen, 2022): California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management CalRecycle Withdraws SB 54 Single Use Packaging Regulations from the Office of Administrative Law for Further Amendment

On January 9, CalRecycle announced that they have withdrawn the SB 54 Single Use Packaging Regulations from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to incorporate additional amendments. 

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA   |   Solid Waste Management RCRC Supported Bills on Day Cares, Battery Recycling, Single-Use Vapes, and Nitrous Oxide Pass Policy Committees

This week, several RCRC-supported measures passed out of policy committees and now head to their respective Appropriations Committees and Floors for action before the January 31 deadline for two-year bills to pass the house of origin.  RCRC-sponsored

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Manufacturer Claims New California Law on Single-Use Propane Cylinders is Preempted by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

On January 9, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that Worthington Enterprises was seeking a determination as to whether a new California law prohibiting the sale of small single-use propane cylinders is preempted by federal law

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Interior to Launch U.S. Wildland Fire Service

​On January 12, the Department of the Interior announced it is taking the next step to establish the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Currently, wildland fire management responsibilities within the Department of the Interior (DOI) are distributed across multiple bureaus and offices

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Health Care and Social Services White House Unveils Health Care Affordability Framework

On January 15, the White House released a fact sheet outlining an affordability framework, dubbed the “Great Healthcare Plan”, which aims to lower prescription drug prices and insurance premiums without extending the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) expired tax credits. The plan calls on Congress to

Jan 09, 2026

Advocacy RCRC’s Rural Rundown of Governor Newsom’s 2026-27 Proposed Budget

On Friday, January 9th, Governor Newsom released his Administration’s 2026-27 Proposed Budget. This proposal begins the budget development process between the Governor and Legislature, whereby lawmakers must pass a budget by June 15th for the July 1st start of the...

Jan 08, 2026

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 299 (Cabaldon) – CEQA Exemption for Day Care Centers

​RCRC supports Senate Bill 299, authored by Senator Christopher Cabaldon (D-Yolo). On January 5, Senator Cabaldon amended Senate Bill 299 to exempt residential day care centers from the California Environmental Quality Act. 

Jan 08, 2026

Advocacy Governor Delivers Final State of the State Address

On Thursday, January 8th, Governor Newsom appeared before a joint session of the State Senate and Assembly for the first time since 2020 to deliver his final State of the State address before his time in office concludes next year