SALT LAKE CITY Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday unveiled his pick to be the state s leader over Utah s umbrella of homeless services an announcement that has been eagerly awaited by advocates since the passage of a new bill to restructure Utah s homeless services system.
Cox tapped a familiar face, former Utah Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, to serve as state homeless services coordinator, according to a news release from the governor s office issued Tuesday. During his legislative career, Wayne did not shy away from helping to solve some of the most complex and difficult issues facing the state, and he s proving that resolve again in accepting this key public service assignment, Cox said in a prepared statement. His leadership and ability to bring parties together will be crucial as we develop a coordinated approach to improving life for some of the most vulnerable among us.
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Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday unveiled his pick to be the state’s leader over Utah’s umbrella of homeless services an announcement that has been eagerly awaited by advocates since the passage of a new bill to restructure Utah’s homeless services system.
Cox tapped a familiar face, former Utah Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, to serve as state homeless services coordinator, according to a news release from the governor’s office issued Tuesday.
“During his legislative career, Wayne did not shy away from helping to solve some of the most complex and difficult issues facing the state, and he’s proving that resolve again in accepting this key public service assignment,” Cox said in a prepared statement. “His leadership and ability to bring parties together will be crucial as we develop a coordinated approach to improving life for some of the most vulnerable among us.”
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April 12, 2021 - The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) reports last Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom and California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot announced the relaunch of the Governor’s Forest Management Task Force, which will feature a new collaborative leadership structure
utilizing experts at all levels of government, including RCRC Chair Supervisor Stacy Corless, Mono County. The Task Force was initially formed in 2018 as a follow-up to the Tree Mortality Task Force to implement the provisions of the state’s
Governor Gavin Newsom visited a fuel break made possible by executive action in 2019 that helped firefighters respond to last year’s devastating Creek Fire, and highlighted the agreement on a $536 million legislative package to accelerate fire prevention projects that protect communities.
“Perhaps nowhere is the threat of wildfires caused by climate change more evident than here in Fresno County, where the state’s tree mortality caused by drought stress is greatest. Fuel breaks, like the one we toured today, play a key role because they can disrupt fire behavior, slow progression and provide crews with a place to take a stand against the fire,” said Governor Newsom. “This year, we are budgeting more than $1 billion, with more than $500 million in early action spending for fire prevention including fuel breaks, forest health and home hardening to help protect Californians from catastrophic wildfires.”