April 18, 2023
The Sacramento Bee - Despite recent rain, Colusa County has been upended by devastating drought conditionsIn an opinion piece, Colusa County Supervisor and Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Delegate, Daurice Kalfsbeek-Smith, emphasizes that the state must address the ongoing challenges posed by increasing drought frequency and severity, which continue...
April 16, 2023
The Sacramento Bee - The only hospital in my rural county closed. Now, emergency care is 30 miles awayIn this commentary to the Sacramento Bee, Madera County Supervisor and RCRC Board Delegate Robert Poythress highlights California’s need to ensure rural healthcare, in the wake of the closure of Madera County’s only hospital. Read...
November 25, 2022
Forest and Public Lands Stewardship
The Sacramento Bee - Some say California towns ruined by wildfire shouldn’t rebuild. That’s insulting and wrongIn this Sacramento Bee Op-Ed, Plumas County Supervisor and RCRC Delegate Kevin Goss reflects on the resilience of his community one year after the Dixie Fire, California’s second-largest wildfire, and efforts to rebuild. He emphasizes...
November 23, 2022
The Sacramento Bee - A California crisis: Too many rural communities have no access to mental health treatmentIn an opinion piece, Inyo County Supervisor and Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Board Delegate, Matt Kingsley, discusses the ongoing mental health care crisis in rural California. He highlights the severe lack of behavioral...