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CEC moves to cut Form Energy storage grant by $8.33 million

A Sept. 9 commission packet shows the agency poised to trim funding for a Mendocino Substation long-duration storage demo and reduce the project’s planned size.

Yuba County supervisors adopt $411 million budget in split 3-2 vote

The board approved the county’s 2026-27 spending plan after a public hearing, with Supervisors Vasquez and Fuhrer voting no.

Sutter supervisors table $225,000 grant-consulting contract for more review

The board delayed action on a proposed three-year consulting agreement with the California Counties Foundation, sending it back for further research.

CEC approves 2025 AB 209 clean energy report, showing $442 million encumbered across five programs

The commission adopted its annual AB 209 report on Sept. 9 and directed staff to finalize it, send it to the Legislature and post it publicly.

Live Oak to weigh Measure G revenue-sharing deal with Sutter County

If approved, the agreement would guarantee the city at least $750,000 a year for two fiscal years if voters pass the countywide sales tax measure.

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Live Oak council approves $1 million pool rehab grant tied to Prop. 64 funds

The Sept. 2 vote accepts a five-year grant to rehabilitate Live Oak Pool and support related programming and staff services.

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CEC approves AB 209 annual report showing $442.2 million encumbered across five clean-energy programs

The commission approved the 2025 report at its Sept. 9 business meeting and directed staff to send it to the Legislature and post it publicly.

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Yuba County agenda puts $411 million budget hearing before supervisors

Supervisors were set to hear a proposed FY 2026-27 budget totaling $411,031,247 in operating funds, along with multimillion-dollar transfers to reserves and internal funds.

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Sutter County to consider $10 recorder fee for SB 255 notification program

Supervisors will hold a Sept. 29 public hearing on a proposed fee tied to the state’s mandatory recorder notification program.

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Sutter County supervisors set Sept. 29 hearing on new $10 recorder notification fee

The Sept. 8 agenda moves the SB 255 proposal toward implementation, with a hearing planned for a fee that would help fund a mandatory recorder notification program starting Feb. 1, 2027.

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Live Oak council backs $1 million pool rehab grant after fixing eligibility issue

The Sept. 2 vote turns a previously ineligible Proposition 64 award into an executed city grant for pool repairs and youth programming.

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Assembly budget hearing spotlights SB 187’s dialysis, child care and LGBTQ+ line provisions

Late-night testimony on Aug. 30 described SB 187 as a budget bill with a $70 million dialysis program, child care reporting changes and a specialized LGBTQ+ suicide prevention line process.

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Yuba City agenda tees up $176K Fire Station No. 2 alert-system replacement

The Sept. 1 council packet proposes replacing the station’s aging alerting system, adding radio integration and shifting funds to cover the project.

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Yuba City council approves temporary Sam Brannan Park closure and $265,000 remediation plan

The unanimous vote at an Aug. 12 special meeting makes the park closure effective Sept. 1 and authorizes funding for security and cleanup improvements.

Yuba City agenda puts appointment-or-election decision before council for 3 district seats

The Aug. 20 special meeting agenda asks council members to decide whether to appoint the only nominees in Districts 1, 2 and 3 or keep the Nov. 3 election on the ballot.

Yuba City appoints unopposed district candidates, cancels November election

The City Council used Elections Code 10229 to seat the only nominees for Districts 1, 2 and 3, avoiding an expected election cost of at least $36,000.

Yuba City formalizes downtown business duties with DBA agreement and $95,000 annual support

Council unanimously approved an MOU that turns years of informal downtown coordination into a formal city-DBA framework.

Yuba City approves nearly $360,000 in police traffic-enforcement grants

The council unanimously backed two grant-funded enforcement programs, including state traffic-safety money and a CHP cannabis-tax grant for checkpoints, patrols, training and equipment.

Yuba County library renovation costs climb past $4.01 million as supervisors weigh $751,396 in change orders

The Board of Supervisors agenda would ratify 14 change orders on the Marysville library project, raising its projected cost above $4 million.

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Sutter County supervisors tee up sheriff homeless liaison post with $225,000 budget shift

An Aug. 25 agenda item would create a new sheriff cost center, add a one-year limited-term deputy sheriff and move money from Elections if supervisors approve it.

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Sutter County agenda would create new sheriff homeless-liaison post and shift $225,000 from Elections

A Sept. 25 Board of Supervisors agenda item would establish a Sheriff Homeless Liaison cost center, add a limited-term deputy sheriff position for one year and move $225,000 from Elections to the sheriff budget.

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Yuba County workshop surfaces $5.6 million in HHS grants and $8.37 million in pending sheriff awards

County departments outlined grant funding and budget priorities during a two-day FY 2026-27 workshop in Marysville.

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Assembly Appropriations advances $5 billion science and health research bond

The committee moved SB 895 forward as amended during its Aug. 13 suspense hearing, trimming the measure to a $5 billion bond.

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