Public Affairs & Community Engagement

The primary objective of our Public Affairs Office is to deliver messages that are accurate, transparent and designed to foster public trust and confidence. An integrated Public Affairs Strategic Plan for FY 2024 – 2026 is essential to deal effectively with the variety of audiences we serve.

The Public Affairs staff implements programs to meet the communication needs of several audiences for OC San. This includes media relations; website and intranet site content; community engagement, elected officials and government relations; education and outreach; and graphic development.

Our plan is based upon the principles of OC San’s Mission and supports the implementation of OC San’s Strategic Plan. It offers a vision to unify our communication efforts and focus resources to achieve the greatest impact in order to achieve the greatest results.

Legislative Engagement:

OC San has an active state and federal legislative advocacy program to ensure that the interests of the ratepayers and the Board of Directors are protected. Towards that end, the legislative team actively engages, pursues, and monitors activities in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. and takes appropriate action in support or opposition of legislative initiatives.

Each year, the Board of Directors adopts a legislative plan, which is a summary of OC San’s goals, key issues, and policy positions. The following legislative policies have been developed by OC San staff and legislative advocates in consideration of OC San’s member agencies and policy needs. These Board-approved policies serve as OC San’s official positions of support or opposition on issues of importance to the agency. The legislative plan is a dynamic document, adopted annually and changing to meet the needs of the Board as well as the federal and state policy making agendas.