County officials told lawmakers some local indigent-care programs are dormant or too weak to meet current safety-net demand, while Finance projected Medi-Cal enrollment will fall and warned federal work-rule changes could tighten exemptions.
Witnesses urged lawmakers to shift from short-term grants to long-term, flexible support for regional workforce and economic mobility efforts.
A joint legislative hearing previewed a digital filing system for charity registry submissions while witnesses pressed state agencies to speed grants, pay indirect costs and reduce contract backlogs.
At an Aug. 5 hearing, city officials, labor representatives and residents backed the Fresno County transportation measure, while the California State Association of Counties flagged local-control concerns.
A legislative oversight hearing highlighted long projected timelines, unspent repatriation funds and open audit recommendations as lawmakers pressed University of California leaders on CalNAGPRA compliance.
A joint hearing on the state’s DTSC reform board turned to questions about independence after Chair Damon Connelly raised concern about a board member who later became a lobbyist for regulated clients.
At an Assembly hearing on Latina inequities, state health officials said they have finished 30 of 42 birthing-care policies and are advancing postpartum and reimbursement reforms for doulas and community health workers.
PPIC and UC Merced researchers told lawmakers that without more recharge, banking and land-transition tools, groundwater reductions under SGMA could force large-scale fallowing in the San Joaquin Valley within the next 15 years.
At a joint legislative agriculture hearing, CDFA said it needs annual funding for detection, monitoring and eradication tied to the pest outbreak.
Assembly Health Committee witnesses said the state’s public telehealth dashboard has not been updated since 2022, complicating oversight as lawmakers review remaining Medi-Cal telehealth gaps.
The Aug. 3 floor session moved the resolution forward on a 54-0 concurrence vote, according to the Assembly record.
The bill, called the Family Friendly City Council’s Act, moved forward in the Assembly floor session Sunday.
The county board packet recommends a contract for West Central Landfill Unit 5A and related budget changes tied to the project.
The board approved Resolution 26-8, sending most of the state’s AQIP funding plan to CORE and setting a July workshop and fall rollout timeline.
The state commission approved three CASF infrastructure awards that are expected to extend fiber service to 1,788 unserved locations, including fire-threat communities, and include low-income pricing commitments.
HHSA is asking supervisors to approve a retroactive renewal for CWS/CMS training, saying a processing delay in Glenn County made the agreement time-sensitive.
The FY26/27 grant would fund checkpoints, saturation patrols, training and outreach from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
County staff recommended formal opposition to Caltrans’ proposed roundabout at SR 44 and Silver Bridge Road and sought authority for future letters without further board action.
The agreement will pay Glenn County to provide CWS/CMS training for Shasta HHSA staff through June 2029.
Supervisors kept the county’s local emergency in place as roadway cleanup and repairs from the December 2025 storms continued.
Supervisors accepted a state cannabis tax grant tied to DUI prevention and authorized the county executive officer to execute the agreement.
Supervisors are being asked to hold a public hearing and adopt annual parcel-charge reports for the county’s Permanent Road Division zones.
The board placed delinquent County Service Area water and sewer charges on tax bills and cleared a smaller set of uncollectible accounts from the books during its July 28 meeting.
Supervisors adopted annual parcel reports for five county service areas and ordered the charges collected on property tax bills, with the CSA 15 lighting schedule totaling $15,404.80 across 688 parcels.
