Take a look at this… Several California state agencies made some rather expensive purchases recently (including the California Air Resources Board, the state enforcement agency responsible for implementing AB 32, the greenhouse gas emissions bill that will cost local governments, businesses, and individuals dearly).
In short, it was the worst of years, the best of years, and the quickest of years. Being Board Chair is not a bad job. I learned a lot about many things, including myself.
Being Chair does come with challenges though, chief among them: managing distinct and opposing interests like district residents, out of district residents, [...]
Read Teri’s commentary today for PublicCEO on the decision made at last week’s California State Association of Counties annual conference to actively seek reform of state government:
County Supervisors frustrated, angry
Results updated 7/27/09: below in blue ink.
The last few days we’ve been in Sacramento at the Cities Counties Schools Partnership Summit, Rebuilding California from the Ground Up. Along with about 500 other local electeds and administrators, we worked to identify and flesh out potential options to address the dysfunction at the state level. Obviously, dysfunction is manifested via the [...]
Final Countdown: action alert from Paul McIntosh, Executive Director
California State Association of Counties
July 18, 2009
It appears that this is the week that will change the face of California counties for many years to come. As has been widely reported through Capitol sources, the Big Five is expected to meet tomorrow to put the finishing touches [...]
Tuolumne County Administrator Craig Pedro and I are in Sacramento with several hundred city, county, and school board electeds for an historic, first-ever Summit to discuss and strategize how best to “reinvigorate California’s system of governance and restore efficiency, transparency, and accountability.”
The Summit, put on by the Cities Counties Schools (CCS) Partnership (which represents California’s [...]
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