Earlier this month, our CEO Chip Huggins wrote an op-ed for the San Jose Mercury News on state legislation (AB-1250). If passed, this legislation would change the way counties provide services.

"A bill winding its way through the legislature, Assembly Bill 1250 (Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles), would drastically impede the ability of organizations like ours to provide essential services to youths and families in our community who need them most."

Read the full op-ed here.

We encourage you to learn more about this important piece of legislation and to contact your representatives with your views. The California State Association of Counties has compiled a host of resources here.