In this Issue

With the Legislature back in session for its last month of business before they adjourn for the year, many issues remain open. One significant remaining issue is whether they will be able to pass a meaningful package of revenue and reforms to address the state’s crumbling highways, streets, roads, and bridges. Unfortunately, there are no clear answers yet.

“We have been telling people that the longer they wait to provide the funds to fix our roads, the more it’s going to cost in the long run,” said CSAC Executive Director Matt Cate. “We have held rallies, written Op-Eds and advocated in every way possible to make sure the Legislature understands the ramifications of inaction. We have a little less than a month now to see if they’ve been listening.”
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SB 897 (Roth) would provide an additional year of leave with full salary (also known as “4850 time”) to certain peace officers who have been temporarily or permanently disabled as a result of catastrophic injury on the job. CSAC, along with a large coalition of partners, opposes this bill.
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California Climate Adaptation Forum
CSAC is one of several promotional partners for the two-day California Climate Adaptation Forum—a chance to explore how climate change is affecting the Golden State, and strategies to adapt to those changes. It runs September 7-8 in Long Beach. The Local Government Commission (LGC) is the forum organizer.
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California Emergency Services Association Annual Training and Conference
The California Emergency Services Association is holding its Annual Training and Conference October 4 – 7 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.

The Early Bird member discount ends on August 7. For additional registration information go towww.cesa.net

From its hopeful beginnings in 2009, the CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government has grown into the premier continuing education program for county officials in the country. This program reached a milestone last week when its 4,000^th California county leader took a course.

The Institute now offers instruction in four counties around California: Sacramento, Contra Costa, Merced and most recently Riverside, reducing travel time for attendees as they can find a course nearby. San Diego County was the site of an Institute satellite campus for the past two years; the Southern California location will now rotate annually between San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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