CSAC’s First Vice President and Yolo County Supervisor Mike McGowan and Second Vice President and Del Norte County Supervisor David Finigan joined Governor Brown and law enforcement officials today at a news conference where the Governor pledged “maximum state support” as local officials begin California’s historic realignment to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s prison-reduction order on October 1.
Governor Brown reiterated his strong support for… Continue reading
More than 500 county and local law enforcement officials heard Governor Jerry Brown at the Innovations in Public Safety and Justice in California conference in Sacramento this morning: “I’m not leaving Sacramento until we get the constitutional guarantee that protects law enforcement and the whole realignment.”
The Governor pointed to the November 2012 ballot as his goal for achieving those constitutional protections. “I know you’re worried about the money,”… Continue reading
In early 2009, CSAC unveiled a new and highly valuable member service: The CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government. For the past 2½ years, the Institute has provided numerous educational opportunities for county officials. For example, in the past week alone our instructors have taught courses on water and on how California counties… Continue reading
Several California Counties will lose critical federal funding to keep our schools open and roads paved, unless the federal government reauthorizes their decades long commitment to communities with federal forest land. Continue reading
Telling “the county story” is one of the ongoing challenges county officials across the country face day in and day out. Citizens seem to have a grasp for what their cities provide, but county services are more difficult for many people to get their arms around. Yet county services play an integral… Continue reading
