Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - October 24, 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 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | Special Feature Modoc County Nonprofits Receive Record Proceeds from RCRC's County Basket Drawing and AuctionThis week, RCRC President and CEO Patrick Blacklock presented $115,200 to ten Modoc County nonprofits at the Modoc County Board of Supervisors meeting. The funds were raised by rural community and business leaders from across the state, during RCRC’s County Basket Drawing and Auction
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Interim Recess Update: RCRC Sponsored Measures and more…On October 13, the Governor took action on the measures that remained on his desk for consideration. Of the 917 bills sent to the Governor’s desk during this legislative year, 794 were signed, and 123 vetoed. Of those measures, RCRC-sponsored
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | CPUC CPUC Seeks Public Input on PG&E’s 2027 General Rate CaseThe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced upcoming public forums for PG&E customers to share feedback on the utility’s proposed 2027 General Rate Case (GRC). PG&E is seeking an 8 percent increase
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues EPA Issues Policy Guidance to Help Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires, Promote Use of Prescribed Fires for Mitigation EffortsOn October 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued policy guidance directing regional offices to
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Update on Federal Government ShutdownThe federal government shutdown continues with no agreement in sight. On Thursday this week, the Senate once again did not advance the House-passed stopgap funding bill. The House remains out of session
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - October 17, 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 10, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Federal Government Shutdown UpdateThe federal government remains shut down with no agreement in sight. The Senate has yet to advance a stopgap funding bill. Without a significant change in stance from either party, and with no compromise on the horizon, the upper chamber is expected to continue voting on the same Continuing Resolutions. Thus far
Oct 10, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week | Federal Advocacy Bill of the Week: BECCS Advancement Commission Act of 2025 (H.R. 5597)Last week, RCRC expressed support for a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by U.S. Representative Jim Costa (CA-21, D-Fresno) and Representative Blake Moore (UT-1), which would create a commission to provide recommendations to help advance Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technologies
Oct 10, 2025
Barbed Wire Governor Signs Measure Eroding Local Control Over Small Geothermal ProjectsOn October 6, Governor Newsom signed AB 531 (Rogers, D-Santa Rosa), which expands the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) AB 205 opt-in-permitting program to include smaller geothermal energy projects under 50MW. In doing so, the law allows project developers to bypass local permitting processes