Dec 19, 2024
Barbed Wire RCRC Presents President's Award to Tedd Ward of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management AuthorityOn December 12, 2024, RCRC honored Tedd Ward, Director of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, with the RCRC President’s Award. RCRC’s President & CEO Patrick Blacklock presented Mr. Ward with the award at...
Dec 13, 2024
Barbed Wire | property insurance State Finalizes New Property Insurance Ratemaking RegulationsOn December 13th, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that the State had approved the final version of his proposed regulations on catastrophe modeling for insurance ratemaking, which are now in effect. The new regulations,...
Dec 10, 2024
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Nov 22, 2024
Barbed Wire | hiatus RCRC's Barbed Wire on Hiatus for Thanksgiving HolidayNext week, the Barbed Wire will be on hiatus, Friday, November 29th, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Barbed Wire will return on Friday, December 6th, to bring you the latest legislative and regulatory news impacting...
Nov 22, 2024
Barbed Wire Public Review Period Extended for the Draft Environmental Impact Report for GSNR’s Forest Resiliency ProjectOn November 7, Golden State Finance Authority approved an extension of the public review period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Golden State Natural Resources’ (GSNR) proposed forest resiliency demonstration project from 60...
Nov 22, 2024
Barbed Wire | federal issues Padilla Conservation, Public Lands, Wildfire, and Water Bills Advance in SenateOn November 19, 2024, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) advanced 10 bills he introduced to conserve California public lands, mitigate wildfire risk, expand the...
Nov 22, 2024
Barbed Wire LAO Releases Fiscal Outlook for California’s 2025-2026 BudgetOn November 20, 2024, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released the annual fiscal outlook for California’s 2025-26 Budget. Legislators took action during the 2024-25 budget process to address an anticipated deficit in the 2025-2026 budget year....
Nov 22, 2024
Barbed Wire Court Grants RCRC Request to Publish CEQA Case Concerning In-Fill Development in Rural CitiesOn November 18th, California’s Sixth Appellate District Court of Appeal granted a request by RCRC and the California State Association of Counties to publish its decision in Working Families of Monterey County v. King City Planning Commission (Case No. H051232). In...
Nov 15, 2024
Barbed Wire EPA Announces Members to the Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory CommitteeOn November 13th, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 18 new members and reappointment of 6 members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. The FRRCC...
Nov 15, 2024
Barbed Wire DOI Proposes Strengthened Protections for Greater Sage-Grouse HabitatOn November 8th, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published proposed updates to strengthen conservation and management of greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands in 10 Western states, including...