
Shasta County weighs $565,535 Axon deal for Public Defender digital evidence access
A consent-calendar item would give the Public Defender’s Office direct Evidence.com access and add AI-assisted review tools under a 90-month Axon contract.
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Recent artificial-intelligence coverage from Shasta County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.

A consent-calendar item would give the Public Defender’s Office direct Evidence.com access and add AI-assisted review tools under a 90-month Axon contract.

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.

SB 1111 was presented at a June 30 Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing as a measure targeting deepfake sexual imagery and digital impersonation, with support from Paris Hilton's 1111 Media Company and several advocacy groups.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution framing artificial intelligence as a tool to ease vacancies, protect resident data and improve county services.

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.

SB 928 cleared the Assembly Higher Education Committee on a 10-0 vote and heads to the Assembly floor.