Oct 03, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - October 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.
Sep 25, 2025
Annual Meeting 2025 | Barbed Wire RCRC’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Placer County Highlights Key Issues for Rural CommunitiesRCRC wishes to thank the participants of the 2025 Annual Meeting, our generous sponsors, and the expert panelists, industry insiders, and our keynote speaker who, together, made this a memorable event. This year, over 325 participants gathered in Placer County for the event, which featured
Sep 25, 2025
Barbed Wire Register Now - SB 54 Plastic Packaging Consultation Webinars Begin September 30The Circular Action Alliance will kick off its California Consultation Series to engage with California cities, counties, and stakeholders to inform its implementation of the SB 54 single use packaging law
Sep 25, 2025
Barbed Wire CARB Proposes Major Updates to Landfill Methane RegulationOn September 23, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released proposed regulations updating its existing Landfill Methane Regulation (LRM). The release begins the formal regulatory process. Written comments must be submitted by November 10th, and CARB will hold a hearing
Sep 25, 2025
Barbed Wire USDA Awards Grants to Community Fire Resilience ProjectsOn Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $200 million in grant funding for 58 community wildfire resilience projects across the nation. This funding includes nearly $25 million
Sep 25, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Congressman Fong Introduces Water Infrastructure Resiliency ActThis week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-Bakersfield) introduced the Water Infrastructure Resiliency Act (H.R. 5513), in partnership with Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01). This bipartisan bill aims to empower communities to
Sep 25, 2025
Barbed Wire RCRC Affiliate Updates - September 2025A monthly update regarding the important work of RCRC’s affiliate entities, providing innovative services for the benefit of rural communities.
Sep 25, 2025
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - September 26, 2025Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Sep 25, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - September 26, 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 12, 2025
Barbed Wire Like the Energizer Bunny, the Legislature Keeps Going and Going and Going…The end of session is always chaotic in California’s Legislature: every year seems to bring a slightly different flavor of chaos