By Teri | December 28, 2009
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 [...]
By Teri | November 24, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Blog Mailing, Budget | Also tagged Reform! |
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 [...]
Posted in Blog Mailing, Budget | Also tagged ALERT! |