Assembly budget leaders say the 2026 spending plan preserves child care, health care and county safety-net funding while answering pressure from federal cuts.
SB 1349 moved out of the Revenue and Taxation Committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote and now heads to Assembly Appropriations.
The commission adopted a new community renewable energy tariff on June 11, setting up questions about funding, subscriber rules and ratepayer impacts.
The commission unanimously approved the updated plan tied to the Aliso Canyon aftermath and said ratepayers will not bear its cost.
Water Works District No. 1 advanced a $594,985 FY 2026-27 budget to a June 23 adoption date while staff said current rates do not cover operating costs.
Staff say the one-year deal would fund narcotic treatment program services for Sutter and Yuba counties with no county general fund impact.
Board materials say Caltrans pulled back $300,000 in engineering grant funding for the NextGen Transit Facility after procurement preapproval steps were not followed, and that the board later revised its procurement manual.
State and local witnesses said the youth mental health initiative is scaling, while warning that billing complexity and ongoing funding gaps could limit its reach.
The county’s June 17 agenda puts a Latitude Margaritaville private amenity center on the table, including a restaurant-bar, fitness center, pools and event space, along with a proposed parking reduction and an addendum to the prior Sutter Pointe EIR.
The June 16 agenda puts a one-year narcotic treatment program agreement with American Addiction Treatment Services before the Health and Welfare Committee for later board consideration.
The June 17 agenda includes a public hearing on a Lennar project at Lakeside at Sutter Pointe Phase 1 that would add a restaurant and bar, fitness center, pools and event space.
The Assembly voted to adopt HR 118 by voice vote on June 11, formally welcoming the 2026 FIFA World Cup to California.
The council unanimously backed two memorandums of understanding to support financing for the South County Infrastructure Project, a regional wastewater conveyance system the city says is about $115.6 million.
The Assembly passed AB 1534 and backed urgency language for the bill, which would create a state approval process for short-term workforce training programs seeking Pell Grant access.
SB 327 would expand the Public Advocates Office’s access to utility information and prohibit investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utilities.
The committee moved the bail-reform bill to Appropriations after hearing from supporters who called it a path to financial relief and opponents who warned of unintended consequences.
The Assembly Higher Education Committee sent SB 928 forward 10-0 after lawmakers weighed how California State University uses AI and whether human faculty protections should be written into law.
Lawmakers pressed DMV and industry witnesses on remote driving, emergency response, transparency and routing after the agency adopted heavy-truck rules on April 28.
The council introduced an accessory dwelling unit ordinance update after staff said the city’s 2021 rules no longer align with state law and a December HCD letter.
The bill moved 5-0 to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee after supporters and opponents debated algorithmic management and surveillance.
SB 868 passed the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee 17-0, advancing a measure to set statewide safety standards for plug-in balcony solar devices.
The committee voted to move the bill forward after testimony from immigrant-rights advocates and medical groups describing delayed care and family-contact barriers.
Supporters from housing, land-use and local government groups said the bill would help fill an affordable-housing financing gap and could fit into a broader state bond strategy.
SB 1227 would require the Department of Industrial Relations to work with unions on apprenticeship routes into enforcement jobs as lawmakers cited vacancies and delayed inspections.
