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Incoming CSAC president Susan Ellenberg urges counties to prioritize prevention and children's well-being
Summary
Susan Ellenberg, incoming president of the California State Association of Counties, used her opening address to call for county-led prevention strategies focused on children's well-being, pledged statewide listening visits and highlighted county unity across California's 58 counties.
Susan Ellenberg, the incoming president of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), urged county leaders to make prevention and children’s well-being central priorities in her opening address to the association.
Ellenberg opened her remarks with a local anecdote — noting the sixtieth anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s first San Jose show — before turning to policy. She framed counties as frontline service providers that “care for the most vulnerable,” listing core county responsibilities such as food, health care, housing, water and public…
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