Rural County Representatives of California

The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) is a forty member county strong service organization that champions policies on behalf of Californias rural counties. The term rural may be defined in various ways: population density, population size, demographics or economic data. However you define it, rural counties face unique challenges when putting federal and state policies into effect. The greater distances, lower population densities, and geographic diversity of RCRCs forty member counties create obstacles not faced by their more urban or suburban counterparts. For those reasons, one-size-fits-all policies dont work, especially when the size typically is a more metropolitan model. Founded in 1972, RCRC works with its membership to advocate on behalf of rural issues at the state and federal levels. RCRC provides the rural county perspective on a myriad of issues during the legislative and regulatory process, including land use, water and natural resources, housing, tra...