After public testimony about hardship and compliance, the council approved collection of unpaid code-enforcement fines and told staff to verify abatement before finalizing the list.
The California Energy Commission backed a CRESST award to the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California to help income-qualified apprentices stay in residential energy-efficiency training.
The grant will fund non-instructional services meant to help Los Angeles Trade-Technical College students complete training and move into clean-energy jobs.
The July 8 approval will fund equipment, curriculum and contractor-readiness training at six apprenticeship centers and SMART Local 104.
A July 7 resolution would authorize a joint state housing application with Habitat for Humanity Yuba/Sutter for Merriment Village Phase 1 at 428 North Walton Avenue.
Council members are set to consider awarding MuniQuip, LLC a contract for wastewater clarifier equipment, with installation to be bid separately later.
Staff is recommending that directors waive an automatic 2.5% increase for eight member units, saying reduced deliveries from the Colgate Penstock incident could make groundwater pumping more expensive than the hike.
The Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 126 on a 56-1 vote after debate over charter-school language in the education finance package.
The urgency measure cleared the Assembly 54-13 and heads to the Senate, where it would give eligible local governments a path to ask voters for tax rates above the statutory cap.
The board voted June 16 to continue emergency contracting authority for Colgate Penstock repairs under state public contracting law while work remains underway.
SB 1090 cleared the committee 10-0 after supporters and opponents clashed over whether the bill would protect fire survivors or limit rebuilding options.
SB 1418 moved out of the Assembly Elections Committee on July 1 and is framed in the record as a response to the Riverside County ballot seizure controversy.
The Local Government Committee sent the bill forward on a 6-0 vote after debate over whether housing and homelessness coordination should be set by state law or left to local governments.
The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee sent SB 811 to Appropriations after split testimony centered on DTSC authority and a recent Radius Recycling violation notice in West Oakland.
SB 1067 moved out of the Assembly Education Committee on July 1, with supporters citing California’s math performance and opponents asking for clearer limits on how early assessment data could be used.
SB 1055, authored by Sen. John Laird, moved out of Assembly Appropriations on a split vote after lawmakers heard it would expand construction procurement methods for the Pajaro River flood-control project.
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee voted SB 1119 to Appropriations on July 1, while the available materials show SB 354 was heard but do not clearly capture its final disposition.
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee sent SB 1119 to Appropriations after hearing testimony on chatbot risk assessments, child-safety defaults, parental controls, reporting and audits.
The measure moved forward after lawmakers heard competing claims about county discretionary spending, misconduct findings and the board’s existing authority.
The Business and Professions Committee sent the bill to Appropriations on a divided vote after amendments limited the new retailer setback to 600 feet from schools and daycare centers.
The committee moved the school-safety and violence-prevention bill forward after hearing opposition from ACLU Cal Action and other advocates.
SB 1190 moved out of the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee unanimously after witnesses and senators framed it as a response to troubled-teen transport abuse.
The 7-1 vote sends the bill to Appropriations after a sharp split between public-safety allies and industry opponents.
The elections committee moved the bill forward after support from voting-rights groups and objections from clerks and election officials who asked for clearer standards.
