Assembly sends Safe at Home expansion for immigration service workers to governor
AB 2624 cleared the Assembly 49-13 after a sharp floor debate over privacy, doxing and First Amendment concerns.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly advances SB 1418 on ballot evidence chain of custody, with vote changes noted
The Assembly took up SB 1418, an urgency bill on election evidence chain of custody and ballot preservation, and the floor record notes later vote changes.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
California lawmakers press frontier AI companies on cyber risks, SB 53 compliance
At an Aug. 10 Assembly hearing, lawmakers and witnesses weighed whether frontier AI systems could speed up cyberattacks and whether California’s reporting rules have real teeth.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly approves bill exempting AI systems from Brown Act, Bagley-Keene definitions
SB 1159 passed the Assembly 59-0 on Aug. 13 and would exclude autonomous AI systems from key public-meeting and public-comment-law terms.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly passes bill to protect mobile-home residents displaced by disasters
SB 1093 cleared the Assembly after a floor session summary linked the measure to lessons from the Palisades fire.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
California lawmakers open new hearing on boys' online harms, possible policy fixes
Assembly members and witnesses aired ideas ranging from ad taxes to chatbot rules at the first hearing of a new select committee on young men’s purpose.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly advances bill to boot vehicles tied to repeated illegal dumping citations
SB 1218 cleared the Assembly 56-0 on Aug. 24, with lawmakers citing Oakland enforcement data to argue for stronger tools against repeat illegal dumpers.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly votes 42-15 to extend floor amendment deadline as session pressures mount
The chamber kept amendments open until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 after a recorded 42-15 procedural vote, with 163 Senate bills still lacking floor managers.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
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.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly committee advances SCR 129 to rename part of Highway 152 for Rusty Arraiz
The Transportation Committee moved the resolution ahead Aug. 10, with language saying Caltrans should determine sign costs paid from non-state sources.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly Rules Committee advances SB 960 and SB 1370 waivers after pulling them from consent
The committee voted to approve joint rule 61 waivers for the two Senate bills after a separate recorded vote on items removed from the consent agenda.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
Assembly backs permanent standard time in 41-3 vote after daylight-saving debate
SCR 7 was adopted on the Assembly floor Aug. 13, with supporters citing medical and sleep organizations in favor of permanent standard time.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
Shasta County
CEC agenda stacks clean-transportation awards with tire-efficiency rule adoption, EPIC plan
The Aug. 17 business-meeting agenda bundles major grant awards, new tire-efficiency regulations and two statewide planning documents for commissioners to consider.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Assembly advances Alameda County discretionary-funds transparency bill
SB 1193 passed the Assembly 56-0 on Aug. 17, moving a transparency requirement aimed at how Alameda County supervisors award discretionary funds.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Shasta supervisors open censure debate over elections chief Clint Curtis
The board heard sustained public comment for and against a proposed censure, but the meeting excerpt does not show a final vote.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Shasta County raises psychiatry hiring bonus cap to $100,000 to aid recruitment
Supervisors approved a personnel-rule change and a related agreement aimed at filling the county’s Chief of Psychiatry post, which staff said has been difficult to recruit.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Shasta County hears report showing $249,852 billed for opioid-settlement-funded veteran services
Our Heroes Dreams told supervisors it served 30 veterans, logged 591 nights of lodging and 652 meals, and billed the county $249,852 under the settlement-funded agreement.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Assembly panel backs tribal compact ratification bills in informational hearing, but takes no vote
Tribal and county representatives voiced support for the compact package at an Assembly Governmental Organization Committee hearing that the chair said was informational only.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Assembly advances AB 1923, sending Fresno County transportation measure toward November ballot
The bill passed 54-16 in the Assembly after debate over whether lawmakers were overriding local authority to place the Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act before voters.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
ACID packet puts sole-source Core Ten canal contract up to $1.157 million before board
The Aug. 13 board packet asks Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District directors to review a sole-source contract proposal for Churn Creek Main Canal and Lateral 21 work with Core Ten Resources Inc., with three scope options topping out at $1.157 million.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Appropriations advances SB 999 to move health coverage report deadline earlier
The committee backed an amendment that would shift the annual report on minimum essential coverage and the individual mandate from June 1 to April 1.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
Assembly panel advances California restaurant sugar-warning bill despite industry opposition
SB 869 moved out of Assembly Appropriations on Aug. 5, keeping alive a proposal that would require warning icons for certain high-sugar drinks at large chain restaurants.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
ACID board packet advances formal rebuttal to Shasta County Grand Jury findings
The irrigation district’s Aug. 13 packet puts a draft response to the June 8 grand jury report before directors for review and possible final submission.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County
DDS proposal on intake assessments and CEDAR draws pushback over rights, notice and long-stay placements
At an Aug. 5 Assembly hearing, the Department of Developmental Services said it is moving to standardize intake assessments and modernize the CEDAR needs tool, while advocates pressed for attorney notice at IPP meetings and raised concerns about long-stay placements.
The Sidekickabout 2 months ago
Shasta County