
CEC approves $1.29 million SMART grant to expand heat-pump training at six California sites
The July 8 approval will fund equipment, curriculum and contractor-readiness training at six apprenticeship centers and SMART Local 104.


The July 8 approval will fund equipment, curriculum and contractor-readiness training at six apprenticeship centers and SMART Local 104.

The July 9 agenda puts a large offseason construction package before Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District directors, with work planned across multiple canal and lateral segments.

County staff are asking supervisors to approve 36 year-end FY 2025-26 budget amendments, including major shifts in roads, public defender and general revenue accounts.

The Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 126 on a 56-1 vote after debate over charter-school language in the education finance package.

The board backed a county policy that will let Outlook emails auto-delete after two years, with a one-month grace period and exceptions for litigation, audits and investigations.

The urgency measure cleared the Assembly 54-13 and heads to the Senate, where it would give eligible local governments a path to ask voters for tax rates above the statutory cap.

The district’s June 11 packet puts a November election resolution before directors, along with filing dates, candidate-statement rules and an estimated cost of $5,000 to $10,000.

A June 16 budget amendment would add spending authority to the Elections Department and reduce General Fund use by $732,544 if approved.

SB 1090 cleared the committee 10-0 after supporters and opponents clashed over whether the bill would protect fire survivors or limit rebuilding options.

SB 1418 moved out of the Assembly Elections Committee on July 1 and is framed in the record as a response to the Riverside County ballot seizure controversy.

The Local Government Committee sent the bill forward on a 6-0 vote after debate over whether housing and homelessness coordination should be set by state law or left to local governments.

The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee sent SB 811 to Appropriations after split testimony centered on DTSC authority and a recent Radius Recycling violation notice in West Oakland.

SB 1067 moved out of the Assembly Education Committee on July 1, with supporters citing California’s math performance and opponents asking for clearer limits on how early assessment data could be used.

SB 1055, authored by Sen. John Laird, moved out of Assembly Appropriations on a split vote after lawmakers heard it would expand construction procurement methods for the Pajaro River flood-control project.

The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee voted SB 1119 to Appropriations on July 1, while the available materials show SB 354 was heard but do not clearly capture its final disposition.

The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee sent SB 1119 to Appropriations after hearing testimony on chatbot risk assessments, child-safety defaults, parental controls, reporting and audits.

The measure moved forward after lawmakers heard competing claims about county discretionary spending, misconduct findings and the board’s existing authority.

The Business and Professions Committee sent the bill to Appropriations on a divided vote after amendments limited the new retailer setback to 600 feet from schools and daycare centers.

The committee moved the school-safety and violence-prevention bill forward after hearing opposition from ACLU Cal Action and other advocates.

SB 1190 moved out of the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee unanimously after witnesses and senators framed it as a response to troubled-teen transport abuse.

The 7-1 vote sends the bill to Appropriations after a sharp split between public-safety allies and industry opponents.

The elections committee moved the bill forward after support from voting-rights groups and objections from clerks and election officials who asked for clearer standards.

The Utilities and Energy Committee moved SB 1259 and SB 1425 forward July 1, sending both bills to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls.

The board is weighing a narrow cleanup amendment that would extend a missed fee deadline and make a 2023 zoning approval operative.