SACRAMENTO, CA – On October 11, the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) presented $67,150 to four Nevada County nonprofits at the Nevada County Board of Supervisors meeting. Rural community and business leaders from across the state raised the funds during the Basket Drawing and Auction at RCRC’s 2022 Annual Meeting in late September for […]
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RCRC Presents President’s Award to Steve Monaghan, Nevada County Agency Director/Chief Information Officer
SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 15, the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) announced that Steve Monaghan, Nevada County’s Agency Director/Chief Information Officer, was recognized with the 2022 RCRC President’s Award for his work on behalf of California’s rural counties. Presented during RCRC’s Annual Meeting each September, the RCRC President’s Award celebrates individuals that take […]
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California Rural Counties Awarded $2.7 Million to Support Broadband Deployment
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the awarding of $2.7 million in American Rescue Plan grant funding through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program for the development of broadband strategic plans in 27 rural California counties. Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) will serve as the grant administrator for these planning funds, […]
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Nevada County Hosts RCRC Board of Directors Meeting and Tour
SACRAMENTO, CA – This week, the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Board Chair and Nevada County Supervisor Dan Miller hosted the June 2022 RCRC Board of Directors meeting in Nevada County. The two-day event included the RCRC Board of Directors meeting in historic downtown Grass Valley, and tours of the North Star Mining Museum […]
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GSFA Launches New “Assist-to-Own” Homebuyer Assistance for GSFA Member Counties
Sacramento, CA, April 27, 2022 – Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) is excited to announce NEW homebuyer assistance, effective immediately, for GSFA Member County Employees purchasing or refinancing a home in the same County of their employment. The GSFA Member County “Assist-to-Own” feature, built into the existing GSFA Platinum Program, provides down payment and closing […]
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Golden State Connect Authority and UTOPIA Fiber Partner to Deploy High-Speed Internet in Rural California
SACRAMENTO, CA – Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) has entered a partnership with Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) Fiber to assist in the development and operation of reliable, affordable high-speed internet infrastructure in rural California. This partnership will bolster the efforts of GSCA to bridge the divide in internet access across its 38 rural […]
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Nevada County Supervisor Dan Miller Installed as Chair of Rural County Representatives of California
SACRAMENTO, CA – On Wednesday, Nevada County Supervisor Dan Miller was installed as the Chair of the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), a service organization that champions policies on behalf of its 38 member counties. Supervisor Miller will lead the advocacy organization throughout 2022. “I am honored to lead RCRC this year with the […]
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Golden State Connect Authority Holds Inaugural Meeting: Aims to Reduce the Digital Divide
SACRAMENTO, CA – Rural county representatives from across the State of California gathered in Merced County last week to hold the inaugural meeting of the Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA). The first of its kind in the State of California, GSCA is a joint powers authority comprised of thirty-six member counties with the collective purpose […]
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RCRC Welcomes Santa Barbara County to Membership
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) has added Santa Barbara County to its membership, bringing the total number of RCRC member counties to thirty-eight. The RCRC Board of Directors approved the addition at their December 9, 2021 meeting. Supervisor Bob Nelson will serve as the Delegate on the RCRC Board of […]
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Mono County Supervisor Stacy Corless installed as Chair of RCRC, Nevada County Supervisor Dan Miller as First Vice Chair
SACRAMENTO, Calif. January 13, 2021 – Today, Mono County Supervisor Stacy Corless was installed as the Chair of the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), a service organization that champions policies on behalf of its 37 member counties. Supervisor Corless will lead the advocacy organization throughout 2021. In early December, Nevada County Supervisor Dan Miller […]
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Sierra County Supervisor Lee Adams Appointed to Commission on State Mandates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. April 28, 2017 – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Thursday announced the appointment of Sierra County Supervisor Lee Adams to the Commission on State Mandates (Commission). The Commission’s primary responsibility is to hear and adjudicate local entities’ claims that allege the State has imposed a reimbursable state-mandated program on a county, city, […]