CSA: Day at the Capitol 2024
The California Sign Association led a group of its members, business, and community leaders, to Sacramento on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, for a Day at the Capitol. Following the CSA Board of Directors Meeting that morning at the Old Spaghetti Factory, the delegation gathered to prepare their unified voice of topics and items relevant to the on-premise sign industry and doing business in California.
Following a fabulous lunch, fifteen members, legal counsel, and staff, broke down into teams, headed to the Capitol, meeting with numerous Capitol Representatives from the Assembly and Senate. It was a wonderful opportunity for CSA to have a seat at the Legislative Table!
Topics included:
Virtual Permitting/Inspections coupled with Standardized Engineering
STW Requirements/DOL Restrictions
Striking Worker Bill, SB 1116
Contractors License Requirement Exemptions, AB 2622
“Arena” Exemption in the Outdoor Advertising Act, SB 1488
After the meetings concluded, we all gathered at Fox & Goose, a legendary pub and music venue not far from the Capitol, with cold drinks in hand, sharing our thoughts & experiences from the day’s adventure.
Thank you to all who participated in this event:
Jason Rieman, Gemini
Ken Person, YESCO
Neal Tibbs, Ad Art
Bob Shimmin, Montroy
Michael Schmidt, P.S. Services
Sarah Bergh, Ainor Signs
Joe Ainor-Bergh, Jr, Ainor Signs
Jenny Salgado, Sign Designs
Matt Fregosi, Altec
Patty Soria, Signtech Electrical Advertising
Patrick Mulholland, Current Lighting
Ryan Drury, Pacific Neon Company
Jeff Aran, CSA Legal Counsel
Roy Flahive, Executive Director
Cheryl Flahive, Director of Member Services
About CSA Team
CSA’s Executive Director, Roy Flahive, has worked within the sign industry for more than 50 years. He served an apprenticeship in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), owned his own sign company for almost 30 years and he is well-known and highly respected in the sign industry, having served on numerous boards, including those of the International Sign Association (ISA), San Diego Area Lighting Advisory Council, Arizona Sign Association, Western States Sign Council, San Diego Mayors Sign Code Task Force, and UL’s Industry Advisory Committee. Notably, Flahive has twice been elected President (Chairman of the Board) of CSA and has served over 30 years on that board.
Cheryl Flahive, CSA’s Director of Member Services, has worked within the sign industry for over 33 years; twenty of those years, as vice president of a sign company in southern California. She has served in various administrative roles, from finance to project management, and is dedicated to helping CSA members at all levels.
The CSA Communications Committee, made up of committed industry leaders, works in a behind the scenes capacity, to keep CSA members educated and informed.