Sep 12, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues DOI Proposes to Rescind Public Lands RuleOn September 10, the Department of the Interior announced that it is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule
Sep 12, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues DOI Proposes to Rescind Public Lands RuleOn September 10, the Department of the Interior announced that it is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule
Sep 12, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues LaMalfa Introduces Bipartisan Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension ActOn September 11, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) introduced the Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act (H.R. 5225). Joining him on this legislation
Sep 12, 2025
Barbed Wire | hiatus Barbed Wire on Hiatus September 19The Barbed Wire will be on hiatus September 19th during RCRC’s 2025 Annual Meeting, taking place September 17-19 in Placer County at the Everline Hotel & Spa. The Barbed Wire will return September 26th. Follow...
Sep 12, 2025
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - September 12, 2025Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Sep 12, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - September 12, 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.
Sep 05, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 339 (Ortega) – Local Public Employee Organizations: Notice RequirementsRCRC, in coalition with our local agency partners, strongly opposes Assembly Bill 339, authored by Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-Hayward). This measure would undermine local agencies’ efforts
Sep 05, 2025
Barbed Wire End of Session Update on SB 707 Brown Act PackageSenate Bill 707 (Durazo) represents the most substantial changes to the Brown Act in decades. The bill is an attempt to modernize open meetings by adjusting
Sep 05, 2025
Barbed Wire California Legislature Declares Bigberry Manzanita the State ShrubOn September 2nd, the California Senate passed AB 581 (Bennett, D-Ventura), which names the bigberry manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) as the official state shrub
Sep 05, 2025
Barbed Wire CEQA Streamlining Strategies Stall in State SenateOn August 29, the California Senate Appropriations Committee held two measures that attempted to provide California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) relief
Sep 05, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues EPA Takes Action to Disapprove of California’s Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Requirements for Heavy-Duty VehiclesLast week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is proposing to disapprove of California’s Heavy-Duty (HD) Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Requirements as it applies