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.
The city says the address-based portal lets residents check permits and inspections on residential work, including HVAC, water heaters and roofing.
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 Assembly voted to adopt HR 118 by voice vote on June 11, formally welcoming the 2026 FIFA World Cup to California.
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 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.
The Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee sent SB 1038 to Appropriations on June 10, advancing a proposal to give unions earlier notice of CalPERS employer audit corrections.
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee voted 7-2 to move the measure forward after a contentious hearing over staking, stablecoin rewards and whether the bill would weaken investor safeguards.
SB 928 cleared the Assembly Higher Education Committee on a 10-0 vote and heads to the Assembly floor.
The board voted 4-1 to increase the vehicle registration fee from $3 to $4.25 and then unanimously approved the air district’s next budget.
The June 9 hearing package puts the county’s fiscal pressure and disputed budget units on the record before final adoption later this month.
The city says traffic controls are expected to follow in mid-to-late June as work begins on the Canyon Hollow Creek crossing.
The county’s recommended FY 2026-27 budget calls for a smaller workforce and lower spending as supervisors prepare for three days of hearings starting June 9.
The bill would create statewide inspection, testing and remediation standards for smoke-damaged homes after wildfires. It now moves to the next step in the legislative process.
The measure would tighten how coastal rebuild exemptions are used when replacement structures could block public access or affect sensitive areas.
