Jul 03, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 769 - The Golden State Infrastructure Corporation ActSenate Bill 769, authored by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced), seeks to establish the Golden State Infrastructure Corporation within the State Treasurer’s Office to offer flexible financing solutions for infrastructure projects throughout California.
Jul 03, 2025
Barbed Wire | state budget Legislature Passes New CEQA Bill, Includes Several New ExemptionsOn June 30, the Legislature passed, and Governor Newsom signed, Senate Bill 131, which is a budget trailer bill that makes numerous changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Jul 03, 2025
Barbed Wire | GSCA | GSNR RCRC Affiliate Updates – June 2025A monthly update regarding the important work of RCRC’s affiliate entities, providing innovative services for the benefit of rural communities.
Jul 03, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - July 3, 2025RCRC press releases and related news clips about RCRC and our member counties. Please note that a subscription may be required to read some external publications.
Jun 30, 2025
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - July 3, 2025Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Jun 20, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues U.S. Senate Version of Budget Bill Proposes Federal Land Sales Across CaliforniaEarlier this week, maps began to surface that showed at least 2 million acres of potential USDA Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands that could be liquidated as part of the Senate version of the “Big, Beautiful Budget Bill.” It has been rumored since
Jun 20, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 28 (Schiavo) - Solid Waste Landfills: Subsurface TemperaturesAssembly Bill 28, authored by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Santa Clarita), seeks to create a temperature monitoring and reporting regime for landfills. Specifically, AB 28 would require landfill operators to
Jun 20, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal budget U.S. Senate Reconciliation Proposal Caps Provider Taxes, Threatening Rural Hospital FinancesOn June 14, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee released the text and section-by-section summary of its reconciliation proposal. The proposal includes Medicaid cuts that are significantly deeper
Jun 20, 2025
Barbed Wire | Board Member Spotlight RCRC Board Member Spotlight: Rex Bohn (Humboldt County) – Executive Committee MemberRCRC is pleased to introduce the subject of the June 2025 Board Member Spotlight, Humboldt County Supervisor and RCRC Executive Committee Member, Rex Bohn
Jun 20, 2025
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - June 20, 2025Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties. Marta Barlow, of El Dorado Hills, has been appointed Chief Counsel at the Office of the Inspector General. Barlow has been an Attorney IV...