Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Forestry ReformRCRC advocates strongly for increasing the pace and scale of forest management on California’s federal public lands. Most of these areas suffer from extreme overstocking of timber, creating an unhealthy forest that is susceptible to...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Fish and WildlifeRCRC member counties have land use and public trust responsibilities over resource-related issues, including fish and wildlife. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are...
Dec 10, 2024
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Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Energy RCRC Open CPUC ProceedingsRCRC is a formal participant in seventeen active regulatory proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC” or “Commission”). Since becoming a formal participant in the proceeding concerning how utilities safeguard their infrastructure and conduct...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Energy RCRC Engagement at the CPUC and the Office of Energy Infrastructure SafetyCalifornians have an expectation of safe, affordable, and reliability electricity. Unfortunately, reliability has suffered greatly over the last several years as utility-caused wildfires and utility bills have increased. Providing a balanced portfolio of renewable, non-traditional,...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | County Operations State Regulatory Structure on HempIn December 2018, Congress enacted the 2018 Farm Bill, which included provisions that federally legalize hemp in any state that has a regulatory plan meeting a number of conditions (or accedes to a federal plan to be developed...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | County Operations Employee Relations and PensionsCounty Boards of Supervisors and their human resource managers are responsible for the wages and benefits of their employees and other county personnel. In cases of non-management employees, wages, benefits, and terms of employment are...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | County Operations ElectionsIn all but a handful of jurisdictions, counties are responsible for conducting elections, including those involving candidates and ballot measures for cities and other special districts. These elections must be conducted under state and federal...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | County Operations County FinanceCounties are required under state and federal law to provide a variety of services to their residents. To fund the diverse and complex cadre of programs and services, financial resources must be accessible. The following...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | County Operations CannabisIn 1996, California voters approved Proposition 215 – the Compassionate Use Act – which exempted qualified patients who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment as recommended by a physician and their primary caregivers from...