Betsy Strauss
Board of Directors, On The Move
Betsy Strauss is in private practice specializing in local government law with an emphasis on land use law and municipal finance. She represents cities on a special project basis and is developing a northern California mediation practice. As part of her private practice, she serves as special counsel to the League of California Cities on a variety of municipal finance and land use matters. She was the League’s principal legal consultant on the development of e recent ballot measures relating to the state/local fiscal relationship. In addition she has taught State and Local Government Law at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. Betsy has served as the city attorney for the cities of Napa, Fairfield, and Rohnert Park. In addition to her work as an attorney, Betsy has a Masters in Jewish Studies and is working on a book called Stay for the Blessing which uses ancient stories from the Bible and the Talmud to resolve today’s conflicts.