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CSAC CEO urges clearer roles and more flexibility for counties; highlights disaster, water and homelessness work
Summary
Graham Knauss, chief executive officer of the California State Association of Counties, updated the Butte County Board on CSAC advocacy — urging clearer state roles and sustained funding for homelessness, backing a statewide water plan (SB 72), seeking flexibility on advanced clean fleets (AB 496) and warning implementation gaps in conservatorship changes. He also announced a new county real‑estate service partnership.
Graham Knauss, chief executive officer of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), told the Butte County Board of Supervisors that the organization is pressing for clearer roles and aligned funding between cities, counties and the state on major policy challenges including homelessness, disaster recovery and water planning.
“CSAC is old, like very old,” Knauss said, noting the association’s century‑plus history and its work representing counties before the state and federal governments. He outlined CSAC priorities presented to the board, including a new Public Square Real Estate partnership with Cushman & Wakefield to help counties navigate…
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