Oct 31, 2025
Barbed Wire Governor Issues Executive Order to Expedite Prescribed FireOn Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-35-25 which declares a state of emergency on wildfire risk and enables swifter action to implement prescribed fire. The Order acts
Oct 31, 2025
Barbed Wire GO-Biz Releases Draft Permitting Toolkit and Model Ordinances for Battery Storage, Onshore Wind, and Utility Scale SolarThe Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is seeking public feedback on a Clean Energy Permitting Initiative Playbook and Toolkit. The effort aims to
Oct 31, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Legislation Introduced in House to Reinstate Glenn Medical Center Critical Access FundingOn October 24, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) introduced the Rural Hospital Fairness Act, which would reinstate
Oct 31, 2025
Barbed Wire RCRC Affiliate Updates - October 2025A monthly update regarding the important work of RCRC’s affiliate entities, providing innovative services for the benefit of rural communities.
Oct 31, 2025
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - October 31, 2025Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Oct 31, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - October 31, 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.
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Fix Our Forests Act Advances Out of Senate Agriculture CommitteeOn October 21, 2025, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry convened a markup to consider the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462 | one pager). The measure passed out of committee
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues DOI Layoff Plans RevealedA court filing submitted Monday, October 20, in a federal court in San Francisco revealed that the Department of the Interior plans to lay off
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Federal Legislation Aims to Restore Rural Hospital Access in Glenn CountyGlenn County’s only hospital, Glenn Medical Center, closed its doors on September 30 after losing a federal designation critical to its financial survival. U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) have introduced legislation that would
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - October 24, 2025Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.