Barbed Wire Archives - Page 8 of 43 - Rural County Representatives Of California

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Dec 05, 2025

Barbed Wire RCRC Board of Directors to Receive Briefing on Statewide Rural Fire and EMS Report

The RCRC Board of Directors will hold a Breakfast Session on Wednesday, December 10^th at 8:00 a.m., where Professor Alan Murray, Vice Chair for Academic Personnel at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), will present key findings

Dec 05, 2025

Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - December 5, 2025

Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties. Patrick Deedon, of Shasta County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Shasta County Superior Court. Deedon has been a Partner...

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Dec 05, 2025

Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - December 5, 2025

RCRC 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.

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Nov 21, 2025

Barbed Wire Barbed Wire on Hiatus November 28

The Barbed Wire will be on hiatus, November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return Friday, December 5th with the latest legislative and regulatory news impacting California’s rural counties.

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Nov 21, 2025

Barbed Wire | Broadband RCRC, Cal Cities, and CSAC Submit Joint Comments to the FCC on Wireline Deployment

On November 17, RCRC, along with the League of California Cities, and the California State Association of Counties, submitted joint comments on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployment Notice of Information (NOI).

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Nov 21, 2025

Barbed Wire | Call to Action Call to Action: Contact House Leadership to Urge Swift Passage of SRS

On November 18, 2025, RCRC wrote a letter to U.S. House leadership, urging the swift consideration of the Secure Rural Schools Act (S. 356). This bipartisan measure

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Nov 21, 2025

Barbed Wire ARB Advances Update to Landfill Methane Regulation – More Revisions on the Way

On November 20, the Air Resources Board (ARB) considered and “approved” updates to the state’s Landfill Methane Regulation, which seeks to reduce landfill emissions and enable

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Nov 21, 2025

Barbed Wire | WOTUS EPA and Army Corps Unveil WOTUS Proposal

On November 17, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear definition

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Nov 21, 2025

Barbed Wire | federal issues U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Announces Proposed Rules to Restore EPA Regulations to Earlier Framework

On November 19, the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced four proposed rules to restore Endangered Species Act regulations to their 2019 and 2020 framework. The proposals

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Nov 21, 2025

Barbed Wire | federal issues Congressman Valadao Introduces Permitting Reform Bill

On November 19, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act. This bill would