Council’s June 3 agenda puts the 2021-2029 Housing Element back before members after the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation and a state review cycle that produced a conditional compliance letter.
The June 2 Health and Welfare Committee agenda also includes a three-year Behavioral Health Services Act Integrated Plan for consideration.
After extended floor debate, the Assembly approved the social-media and children’s safety bill 72-0, sending it to the next step in the legislative process.
The commission approved Potentia Viridi under its opt-in program after concluding the project’s reliability and clean-energy benefits outweighed one significant and unavoidable visual impact.
The California Fans First Act would limit resale prices to 10% above the original ticket price, with the measure also narrowed in committee to smaller or independent venues.
The May 26 agenda also includes support for a statehood resolution and an amended agreement to create a regional housing authority.
CDTFA’s May Revision plan would tax electronically delivered pre-written software and software-as-a-service starting Jan. 1, 2027, but industry groups urged lawmakers to reject the change.
The Assembly budget subcommittee heard a proposal to make a temporary cap on business tax credits permanent, with the administration projecting hundreds of millions in new revenue and industry groups warning it could hurt innovation.
The May 20 agenda includes a public hearing on planning fees that would restore the schedule in stages, with annual CPI adjustments.
County staff is asking supervisors to authorize a consultant RFP for a countywide pavement-condition inventory, with results delivered in Street Saver format and tied to grant competitiveness.
The May 28 Public Works/Support Services Committee agenda lists a paving study, curb-ramp award, FEMA remapping consulting and bridge mitigation spending.
At an Assembly budget hearing, the Employment Development Department also asked for $20 million more for EDD Next document management work.
Lawmakers pressed the Secretary of State’s office on rising security costs and whether federal election-security money could cover voter-facing work, but the budget subcommittee took no action.
At a May 18 budget hearing, Assembly members questioned why CDCR’s Boston Consulting Group-linked savings fell from $635 million ongoing to $116 million ongoing and asked for the underlying recommendations.
A budget subcommittee hearing exposed a policy dispute over whether to fund the Bay Delta program now or wait until the updated water-quality plan is formally adopted.
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.
