Finance officials advanced a maximum $125 million climate-bond contribution for the 161-acre shoreline acquisition, but lawmakers raised equity concerns over whether Proposition 4 money should go to park-poor communities instead.
The measure advanced 55-1 and would broaden the Legislature's role in appointing commissioners while shifting broadband oversight away from the utilities regulator.
AB 2274 cleared the Assembly 64-0 after being described on the floor as closing an “Epstein loophole.”
The Assembly unanimously approved ACR 195 during a ceremonial floor session honoring Jewish American Heritage Month.
The May 19 Health and Welfare Committee agenda includes acceptance of a DHCS grant and authorization for the sheriff or designee to sign related documents.
AB 1768 cleared the Assembly 54-12 as lawmakers cited $1.6 billion in withheld Medicaid reimbursements and said local governments need more room to respond to the pressure.
At a May 14 hearing, advocates pressed for $40 million for a performing arts payroll fund and $50 million for the California Arts Council as the state’s creative economy plan moved toward implementation.
The resolution passed after a 42-18 vote to suspend the rules and a final 58-8 vote, with 57 co-authors added during the floor session.
The commission adopted a narrower approach in Liberty Utilities’ general rate case for Park Water and Apple Valley Ranchos, favoring used-and-useful recovery rules and a 45/55 fixed-variable split.
A May 20 public hearing would put the city’s planning fee schedule back on a three-year path to full rates, starting with a 40% discount this summer.
Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny a petition that sought to reopen the closed San Joaquin Valley proceeding or force a new phase-three rulemaking.
A May 19 committee packet says Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health’s LPS conservatee population climbed sharply over the past year and a half, adding context to a slate of contract amendments and budget actions.
A May 19 Health and Welfare Committee agenda would raise the county’s Compassion Pathways Behavioral Health contract ceiling to $696,600 and increase adopted behavioral health appropriations by $496,600, if approved.
The committee moved dozens of bills forward on May 14 while setting aside several measures, including proposals on food additives, drug formularies, medical debt relief and a guaranteed income pilot.
At an Assembly hearing on the SB 254 report, wildfire survivors urged faster compensation and emergency housing relief financed by utilities rather than taxpayers.
The committee packet says the Agricultural Commissioner wants to raise its FY 2025-26 services-and-supplies budget by $52,258, funded by State Aid for Agriculture revenue that came in above budget.
A joint Assembly oversight hearing raised questions about whether California’s crisis line system is fully meeting its promise, while DHCS disclosed more than 74,000 988 contacts in March and said unanswered contacts go to out-of-state backup centers.
The utility-affordability and wildfire-compensation bill drew lengthy public comment from Camp Fire and Tubbs Fire survivors in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, but no recorded vote appeared in the excerpted hearing record.
The board’s May 12 packet includes a code enforcement overhaul study session, a sharp special-events fee increase, budget adjustments, a sheriff vehicle transaction and a renewed economic-development contract.
AB 2038 moved on the Assembly floor May 11, extending post-wildfire insurance protections for homeowners facing cancellation pressure after a disaster.
The board recorded the personnel action in closed session during its May 12 meeting summary.
At a budget subcommittee hearing, Inspector General Ben Bellenapp asked lawmakers to spell out when his office can publish reports, keep work papers and review draft rail agreements.
The bill passed the Assembly floor on May 11 and would strengthen the Secretary of State’s election cybersecurity unit while expanding its ability to consult with researchers.
The Assembly formally took up the resolution on May 11 as part of a floor session that also featured election debate and other policy votes.
