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September
  • September 1 -- Even After End of Session, No End in Sight for State Budget
August
  • August 27 -- Fifty-Eight Days and Counting
  • August 4 -- Trinity County's Membership in NACo Pays Off
  • August 3 -- Senate, Assembly Democrats Release New Jobs Budget
July
  • July 27 -- California County Officials Figure Prominently in NACo Leadership for 2010-11
June
  • June 21 -- CSAC Statement Regarding Senate Proposal on Restructuring State-Local Relationship
May 
  • May 25 - Two Days, Two New Budget Proposals
  • May 19 - The "R" Word -- Realignment
  • May 14 - May Revise a Disaster for Counties and California 
April
  • April 23 - Bay Area Congresswomen Step Forward to Help California Counties
March
  • March 22 - Health Reform and California
  • March 8 - "The County Voice" Needs to be Heard; New CSAC Blog Will Help Do Just That
  • March 4 - Legislature Sends New Transportation Funding Package to Governor
  • March 2 - NACo 2010 Legislative Conference Begins This Weekend
 
February
  • February 23 - Governor Receives Partial Budget Solution
  • February 18 - Special Session on Budget Nearing Conclusion
  • February 8 - Institute Courses Meeting the Needs of County Officials
January
  • January 6 - Governor Delivers State of the State Address
2009
 
December
  • December 30 - 2010 -- Census Time -- Federal Funds at Risk, Some $$ Available
  • December 24 - First Salvo of 2010-11 Budget Battles Fired
  • December 14 - California Counties Lose an Icon
 
November
  • November 23 - Annual Meeting Prepares Us for the Challenging Year Ahead
  • November 10 - Success! Prop. 1A Securitization Bonds Sold -- Counties Held Harmless from Property Tax Loan
  • November 4 - Delta/Water Legislative Package to Governor
  • November 2 - CSAC Annual Meeting Taking on Added Urgency and Significance
 
October
  • October 28 - California Hosts State Association Executive Directors from around United States
  • October 14 - Senate Reconvenes, Approves SB 67 and SB 65
 
September
 
August
  • August 31 - Assembly Sends Senate Reformulated, Scaled-Back Corrections Savings Measure
  • August 18 - Contra Costa County Shares Budget Story with PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  • August 13 - The Calm Before the Storm
  • August 5 - Proposition IA Loan Securitization Project Launched
 
July
  • July 31 - A Lot of Questions, Work Remains on 2009-10 State Budget
  • July 28 - Sonoma County Supervisor Valerie Brown Sworn In As NACo President
  • July 24 - Legislature Passes Budget Package in Marathon Session; HUTA, RDA Securitization Proposals Left Out
  • July 18 - Final Countdown
  • July 13 - Budget Impasse Starts to Thaw
  • July 6 - Facts About Social Service Programs
  • July 2 - Bring on the IOUs...
  • July 1 -The Hour of Midnight Having Come and Gone...
 
June
  • June 30 - Final Countdown ... to Cash Implosion
  • June 26 - We're Down to Five Days ...
  • June 24 - Eight Days and Counting
  • June 17 - Board of Directors Unanimously Votes to Oppose HUTA Shift
  • June 15 - Budget Conference Committee Acts on Matters Affecting California's Counties
  • June 11 - CSAC Officers Press Governor, Legislature on Budget Impacts to Counties
  • June 1 - California Counties: 38 Million Served - Billion$ at Risk
 
May
  • May 20 - Budget Conference Committee to Convene Tomorrow
  • May 12 - Local Government Looking to Hold a Summit on Governance Reform
  • May 11 (II) - And The Hits Just Keep on Coming
  • May 11 (I) - Governor to Release Two Versions of May Revision Thursday
  • May 6 - CSAC Officers ask Governor to Reject Suspending Proposition 1A (2004)
  • May 5 - "Suspension of Proposition 1A Real Option" says Governor's Office
 
April
  • April 28 - AB 155 a Very Troubling Piece of Legislation
  • April 13 - CSAC Pushes for Federal Government to Guarantee Letter of Credit
  • April 3 - CSAC Institute Receiving Rave Reviews
 
March
  • March 30 - President Focuses on Health-Care Reform
  • March 27 - It's Official: State Fails to Meet Federal Funds "Trigger" Level
  • March 26 - CSAC Board Votes to Remain Neutral on Ballot Initiatives
  • March 13 -California Officials Figure Prominently in Implementing Recovery Act
  • March 6 - Good News for California Counties
  • March 3 - The State Budget and Special Election
 
February
  • February 20 - Counties' Collective Response Makes a Difference
  • February 19 - Marathon Session Concludes with Agreement on Budget
  • February 18 - Little Positive News Coming Out of Sacramento
  • February 13 - Stimulus Package Aims to Jump Start Economy
  • February 10 - Stimulus Package Heads to Conference Committee
  • February 5 - CSAC Working Hard Behind the Scenes on State Budget
January
  • January 27 (II) - LAO Releases Report Regarding Shift of Offender Programs
  • January 27 (I) - Benefits of NACo Membership are Many
  • January 20 - Deferral of Cash Poses Significant Problems to Counties
  • January 16 - CSAC Sounding Alarm Over Impacts of Further Delays in Budget
  • January 9 - Economic Stimulus Package Could Bode Well for California
  • January 7 - Governor Vetoes Majority-Vote Budget Bills
  • January 5 - CSAC to Provide Continuing Education for Its Members