May 02, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week – Assembly Bill 418 (Wilson): Property Taxation: Tax-Defaulted PropertyRCRC, in coalition with our county government partners UCC and CSAC, supports Assembly Bill 418, authored by Assembly Member Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City). This measure preserves the ability of California counties to utilize Chapter 8 sales of tax-defaulted properties
Apr 25, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 1383 (McKinnor) - Public Employees’ Retirement BenefitsIn coalition with local government and public agency partners, RCRC opposes Assembly Bill 1383, authored by Assembly Member Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood). This measure would make several significant changes to the public employees’ retirement benefits, increasing pension liability for public agencies
Apr 11, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 964 (Hadwick) – Commission on State MandatesRCRC, in coalition with local government partners, supports Assembly Bill 964, authored by Assembly Member Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas). This measure would take an important first step to reform
Apr 04, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 496 (Hurtado) – Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: Appeals Advisory Committee: ExemptionsRCRC is sponsoring Senate Bill 496, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield), This measure creates additional pathways for local agency fleets to receive necessary exemptions under the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations. To assist our advocacy efforts, RCRC requests that counties send letters of support
Mar 28, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 607 (Wiener) – California Environmental Quality ActRCRC is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 607 (Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco) with Prosperity California, Housing Action Coalition, and the Bay Area Council. The bill includes several targeted reforms to refocus the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on real environmental issues while preserving
Mar 07, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 501 (Allen) - Household Hazardous Waste Producer ResponsibilityRCRC is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 501, authored by Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica) with the National Stewardship Action Council. This measure establishes an extended producer responsibility program for manufacturers of certain types of products that become household hazardous wastes…
Feb 28, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 993 (Hadwick) - Rural CUPA Reimbursement AccountRCRC is co-sponsoring Assembly Bill 993, authored by Assembly Member Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) with the California Association of Environmental Health Administrators (on behalf of the CUPA Forum). This measure would expand eligibility for…
Feb 21, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 632 (Hart) – Local Ordinances: Administrative Fines or PenaltiesRCRC is sponsoring Assembly Bill 632, authored by Assembly Member Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara). This measure would enhance local enforcement mechanisms for unlicensed cannabis activities, state housing law violations, and fire hazards by codifying existing caselaw regarding collection of administrative penalties through (ordinary priority) property liens and providing enhanced tools for collection of penalties associated with certain serious code violations.
Counties and cities are currently authorized…
Feb 21, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Call for Support Letters for Assembly Bill 240 (Alanis) - Community Colleges StudyRCRC-sponsored bill, AB 240 (Alanis) is heading to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education on March 18. RCRC is asking for support letters from our counties to help bolster our advocacy efforts. Letters are due by Wednesday, March 12th at 5:00 p.m.
Jan 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week | homeowners insurance Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 1 (Connolly) – Residential Property Insurance: Wildfire RiskRCRC supports Assembly Bill 1, authored by Assembly Member Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael). The measure would require the California Department of Insurance (CDI) to identify and consider additional property-level and community-wide wildfire mitigation measures to...