The county board gave final approval to a five-year agreement tied to state preservation funding for capital improvements at the Yuba City facility.
The May 11 action moves incumbent Assistant Inspector General lawyers into statewide attorney classifications and phases out the old department-specific titles.
The board paired its 2026-27 budget vote with a staffing chart that leaves 10 vacancies unfunded and a strategic-plan addendum guiding recovery work after the Colgate Penstock incident.
The Planning Commission amended the Takhar permit so paving is now limited to employee parking areas, with the deadline pushed to June 30, 2027.
The board approved two grant amendments June 2, reallocating leftover money to complete work on local water infrastructure projects in Hallwood and Camptonville.
Lawmakers moved SB 1050, SB 1111 and SB 1146 forward at a June 16 hearing focused on AI-generated ads, digital replicas and deceptive health advertising.
The Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee approved the bill 11-0 as amended and sent it to Appropriations after testimony about housing and development impacts in the high desert.
The board approved changes to the Employment Development Department’s tax compliance classification framework on May 11, including a title change, revised minimum qualifications, updated alternate range criteria and a longer probation period for senior hires starting June 1.
SB 970 moved ahead unanimously after supporters said the federal DoD FACTS shutdown left a gap in ballot-return options for deployed and overseas voters.
SB 1414 moved out of the Assembly Elections Committee after divided testimony over whether an independent commission should redraw San Bernardino County’s political maps.
SB 998 would define duties for California’s discrimination-prevention coordinators and add specialized deputies focused on disability and several racial and ethnic groups.
The committee sent the bill to Appropriations after hearing testimony and questions about how fairs and agricultural districts would comply with public bidding requirements.
SB 1119 moved out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on June 16 after testimony about child safety, platform controls and a mother’s account of her son’s death.
SB 623 cleared the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee 8-0 and picked up urgency, moving the proposal to finance CalVet home loans closer to the 2026 ballot.
SB 1119 moved forward June 16 after lawmakers heard testimony focused on child safety, product design and liability.
SB 995 would set statewide inspection and compliance standards for large voluntary residential facilities, including detention centers, after lawmakers heard testimony about delayed medical care and other alleged abuses.
SB 1077 would require the California Department of Social Services to plan communications and contingencies for CalFresh disruptions during a federal shutdown.
The June 23 agenda includes a public hearing on the charter petition, a required step under state education code, but does not show the board’s eventual action.
SB 479 would let city-based local health jurisdictions like Berkeley run multidisciplinary homeless-response teams and share specified information across departments.
The bill would require more disclosure of refinery cleanup costs and timelines as it heads to the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.
A June 23 packet asks the board to join the risk pool for general liability coverage at a cost not to exceed $37,686 for fiscal 2026-27.
Council approved a bid-phase services amendment for the long-delayed outfall diffuser project, which staff says is tied to a proposed $50 million state loan and a 2027-29 timeline.
Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2026-27 operating budget and capital improvement plan after staff said revisions cut the projected general fund gap from about $7.8 million to roughly $2.2 million.
Committee leaders said the package balances the next two years, leans on about $5 billion in additional current-year revenue and adds to school funding before floor action.
