Now: @CSAC_Counties Director of Public Affairs. Past: @npr’s @MorningEdition; @CapRadioNews; @PRPDorg board. Always: baseball fan(atic), Northwestern Wildcat.
Sacramento, CA
Joined January 2011
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This week, I started a new role as Director of Public Affairs for @CSAC_Counties. It’s my first venture outside journalism, and I’m excited to start this new chapter of my professional career here.
Ben Adler retweeted
The clock is ticking.
California provided targeted regulatory relief after the devastating storms of 2023.
Counties asked for that help again 40+ days ago—this time before disaster strikes. We’re still waiting.
The state’s own deadline to recommend additional emergency action was Oct. 16. The Governor should act now.
We've been waiting for more than 40 days for the state to empower counties to clear vegetation and protect communities.
El Niño is coming. Will these projects get done in time to prevent flooding?
The declaration is a start.
California’s statewide El Niño emergency declaration was an important first step. It mobilized resources and directed state agencies to expedite permits for flood-prevention work.
But counties still need targeted regulatory relief to get critical projects underway before winter. The state has recognized the danger. Now it must fully clear the way.
There is life after journalism for @CSAC_Counties board member Ryan Campbell, who worked at newspapers in Stockton, Lodi and Tuolumne County and now serves on the Board of Supervisors:
Wildfire does not stop at a jurisdictional boundary.
@TuolumneCountyC Supervisor Ryan Campbell explains why collaboration among counties, public agencies, landowners and residents is essential to protecting lives and property. #CAcounties #WildfirePreparedness
Ben Adler retweeted
CSAC, @CalCities, @RuralCounties, @CSDAdistricts, and @countiesurban commend @CAgovernor for vetoing AB 1383, which would have rolled back key PEPRA pension reforms and weakened safeguards for the long-term financial health of local communities.
Joint statement from @CSAC_Counties, @CalCities, @CSDAdistricts, @RuralCounties & @countiesurban on @CAgovernor's veto of #AB1383:
This makes zero sense.
The Sacramento Bee’s ownership has decided it doesn’t need a beat reporter for the @SacramentoKings — our region’s only (permanent) major league sports team?!
Deeply sad to see the @sacbee_news layoffs.
These cuts don't just affect the talented, mission-driven journalists who lost their jobs today through no fault of their own.
They harm our entire community.
Join us next Tuesday!
California politics = big money. Between paid influencers, AI and federal investigations... where does this leave voters? Join @SacPressClub for an expert panel (and lunch!) on politics, money and trust on 9/15. Tickets: sacpressclub.org/events/upco…
Ben Adler retweeted
This is actually a huge problem in CA Utilities code.
After the rate cases are approved with specific expenses, IOUs have management discretion to redirect those funds.
California Burning had examples of this and in rate cases, I've seen it firsthand.
Ben Adler retweeted
Our broad coalition representing local government, insurance and consumer attorneys is neutral on SB 492.
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Inspired by tires— a request for California’s state boards, commissions, committees, task forces & others who vote on regulations:
Please give journalists a heads up when a key vote is coming.
The state has so many regulatory bodies and few journalists to cover it all🧵…
Ben Adler retweeted
🚨 Attn city leaders: BEWARE of the so-called “Wildfire Victims First” campaign.
Backed by utility companies, the campaign is pushing a bailout that could leave survivors and local governments footing the bill for wildfire damages caused by those same utilities.
Paradise Vice Mayor Steve “Woody” Culleton told @politico he was misled by the campaign. subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
“Sure, it’s my fault, but you’re gonna pay for it. Suckers!”
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🚨CSAC's Board of Directors voted unanimously today to express deep disapproval of PG&E's manipulation of wildfire survivors and local elected officials for political and financial gain.
The Board calls on the IOUs to immediately cancel all ads and shut this "coalition" down.
Scoop: Paradise vice mayor says he was "duped" and "conned" into appearing in a TV ad paid for by the 'Wildfire Victims First Coalition'
The group is funded by PG&E and supports Newsom's proposal that aims to cap fire liability costs for utilities
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Kids asked me this evening what I was working on, so I tried to explain the wildfire liability debate at the state Capitol to them.
I did so the way I used to do as a journalist — laying out both sides fairly and explaining why each side had a point.
They immediately interrupted me.
If these investor-owned utilities caused the fires, they said, the utilities should pay for them!
The former journalist in me pointed out how complicated this issue is. Started going into the weeds a bit.
Ben Adler retweeted
“It’s not a real coalition,” @knaus_counties told @dustingardiner. “It’s one that’s built on deception. It’s a sham.”
Scoop: Paradise vice mayor says he was "duped" and "conned" into appearing in a TV ad paid for by the 'Wildfire Victims First Coalition'
The group is funded by PG&E and supports Newsom's proposal that aims to cap fire liability costs for utilities
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Shame on @PGE4Me...
Scoop: Paradise vice mayor says he was "duped" and "conned" into appearing in a TV ad paid for by the 'Wildfire Victims First Coalition'
The group is funded by PG&E and supports Newsom's proposal that aims to cap fire liability costs for utilities
subscriber.politicopro.com/a…