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CSAC CEO urges funding for Proposition 36 implementation, disaster reforms, broadband and insurance fixes
Summary
Graham Knauss, CEO of the California State Association of Counties, told the Trinity County Board on June 17 that counties need state and federal funding and policy changes to implement recent voter-approved criminal justice reforms, improve disaster response and recovery, address homeowners insurance shortages and protect rural broadband access.
Graham Knauss, chief executive officer of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), spoke to the Trinity County Board of Supervisors on June 17, 2025, outlining state and federal policy priorities he said are critical to rural counties.
Knauss told the board that counties must be funded to implement Proposition 36, the voter‑approved measure that changed tools available in criminal‑justice cases (including some theft offenses) and will shift responsibilities to county probation, public defenders, district attorneys and behavioral‑health systems. “There are impacts to probation, there are impacts to your public defender, to your DA, to your behavioral health,” he said, and called for sufficient budget allocations to carry out the measure.
Knauss said CSAC is pushing for flexible homelessness and housing dollars and more front‑end investments in disaster prevention and…
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