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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: [UPDATED] The CSAC Bulletin: September 24, 2026
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Lewis LeeAdministrative Technician - ConfidentialButte County Administration25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 • Oroville, CA 95965T: 530.552.3326www.buttecounty.ca.gov | lelee@buttecounty.ca.gov
From: CSAC <csac@counties.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2026 6:26 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.ca.gov>
Subject: [UPDATED] The CSAC Bulletin: September 24, 2026
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September 24, 2026
The California State Association of Counties presents The CSAC Bulletin, your weekly guide to California counties.
Note: We’re resending to fix an error in the first article.
Happy Thursday, County Family — Last call to enter our Challenge Awards by
tomorrow’s deadline! This week, we can brighten your day with some encouraging
updates:
In this week’s issue:
A veto that will avert higher county pension costs
Early action on El Niño prep — with, hopefully, more to come
And a new law that updates last year’s Brown Act changes
Newsom Vetoes Bill That Would Have Increased
County Pension Costs
On Sunday, Gov. Newsom vetoed AB 1383 (McKinnor), which would have upended
some of the critical reforms put in place in 2013 by the California Public Employees’
Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) and undermined core principles of that law.
CSAC opposed this law because it would have increased pension costs for all public
agencies — including the state, counties, cities, schools and special districts — by as
much as $7.5 billion, according to a CalPERS estimate.
A local government coalition including CSAC released a statement thanking the
Governor for his veto:
At a time of severe fiscal uncertainty and growing demand for services, it is more important
than ever for state leaders to help control costs.
The pension reforms established just over a decade ago through PEPRA have been
instrumental in stabilizing budgets for local agencies: cities, counties, schools, and special
districts. This bill would have undone some of those vital reforms, adding billions in new
costs and liabilities statewide over the next few decades.
We appreciate Governor Newsom for vetoing the bill.
For more background on this bill, here’s our Q&A from a couple weeks ago with CSAC
Senior Legislative Advocate Eric Lawyer.
Note: An earlier version incorrectly attributed the $7.5 billion figure solely to county savings,
rather than all CalPERS member agencies.
Sponsored by:
2026 CSAC Challenge Awards: Put your county in the spotlight.
Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources
Newsom Issues Executive Order on El Niño Prep
A new Executive Order signed Monday by Gov. Newsom declares a State of Emergency
to mobilize state resources as California braces for El Niño this winter.
The action comes after CSAC and local government partners urged the Newsom
administration to help communities take preventative actions before heavy storms
strike.
CSAC applauded the move as “an important first step, adding that “more is needed to
remove permitting barriers to critical flood preparedness projects.”
County Resource Center
Training | State Resources on New Federal Public Charge Rule: CalHHS has
established a dedicated webpage to help Californians understand the federal
government's new Public Charge Rule, and will continue to post additional updates as
they become available.
Webinar |CSAC Institute Brings Back State Budget 101: What Counties Need to
Know: Explore California’s state budget process and gain practical insights into what it
means for counties.
Webinar | Financing California Counties Returns: Understanding the Revenue
Sources That Shape County Government: Explore the history and evolution of
California county revenues and the forces shaping today’s fiscal landscape.
This Week In…
State Mandates
Gov. Signs AB 2640, more fiscal flexibility for counties, and the latest actions from
the Commission on State Mandates
Keep reading →
Federal Updates
Reps. Thompson, Gallagher introduce bipartisan bill to strengthen rural
communities, and more federal updates.
Keep reading →
Legislative Update
Bill Signings and Vetoes: Last Year’s Brown Act
Law Gets an Update Following County Concerns
A new law signed by Gov. Newsom repeals parts of last year’s Brown Act legislation.
SB 1187 (Durazo) takes effect immediately as an urgency statute. It removes specific
prescriptive requirements established under SB 707 (2025) for language
accommodation, such as translating agendas for Board of Supervisors meetings.
That means the decision-making authority regarding language access services returns
to local agencies.
This measure directly addressed concerns raised by both local agencies and language
access advocates.
The governor has less than a week left to act on the remaining bills on his desk. Here’s
this week’s rundown of his signings and vetoes that impact counties.
Keep reading →
Sponsored by:
The William "Bill" Chiat Institute for Excellence in County Government: How County Leaders Win Us Over: 13 Proven Tactics for
Inspiring and Influencing Others
What We’re Reading
Looking for more? Explore these additional articles and resources:
The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness, and Local
Government (Legislative Analyst’s Office, September 2026)
The AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History
(The Wall Street Journal, September 2026)
Hilton, Becerra’s California state voter guide statements are blank. It’s by
design (The Sacramento Bee, September 2026)
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