Special Events

CSDA Golf Tournament

Monday, October 10 • 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$125 includes golf with cart, range, lunch and prizes!
The sensational new era at Black Horse is certain to provide both challenges and inspiration to all golfers. The golf course has been re-sculpted by award-winning golf course architect Gene Bates. Showcasing Bates' elegant bunkering and graceful greens, the new Black Horse offers expanded views of the bay. Distinctively different than its previous design, Black Horse has been transformed to a more open, flowing and comfortable environment.

Elkhorn Slough Safari & Tour of the Moss Landing Harbor District

Monday, Ocotober 10 • 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
$48 - only 21 seats available - First come, first served!
Transportation will be provided from the Monterey Marriott Hotel.

Elkhorn Slough Safari: Join us on a guided adventure up Elkhorn Slough, one of California's largest wetlands. See and photograph playful sea otters, curious harbor seals, and hundreds of migrating birds all from the comfort of a relaxing stable pontoon boat. Space is limited for this wildlife paradise.

Moss Landing Harbor District: Established in 1947, visitors to Moss Landing Harbor can expect to find the #1 commercial fishing harbor in Monterey Bay and a year-round port of safe refuge. The harbor, a Certified California Clean Marina, boasts 600-plus slips and provides recreational boating and marine research and education with full public access to the environment. Featuring recreational activities such as nature and whale-watching tours, sportfishing charters, kayaking, wildlife viewing (lots of sea otters!), walking trails and beaches, Moss Landing Harbor has something for everyone. Boaters will find a four-lane launch ramp, visitor dock, fuel dock, tenant shower and laundry facilities, boat yard, pumpout facility, sailmaker and fish buyers. Available to visitors year-round are fresh seafood for sale off boats, fish markets, restaurants, WiFi and a community park w/BBQ pits, and a public wharf and yacht club at North Harbor.

Luncheon: "The Significance of Special District Governments in the Local Economy – A Census Perspective"

Wednesday, October 12 • 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
$35 - limited seating available
Most people associate the Census Bureau with the ten year population Census. Few are aware that the Bureau also measures the nation's economy. Still fewer are aware that the Bureau has an area exclusively dedicated to the definition and measurement of the public sector economy. In this presentation, Steve Owens of the US Census Bureau will use Census data to examine the role that special districts play in the delivery of government services. Topics will include methods used by the Bureau to define and identify special districts, and measures of special district economic, and employment activity, both present and past. You will learn how California compares to other states and the nation as a whole. In addition, as we are also at the conclusion of the 2010 Census, Owens will explain the mysterious formula behind the apportionment process, and discuss the data that the Bureau provides to the states for the purpose of redistricting.