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By: @Brittney Barsotti On June 1, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published a second 15-Day Comment Period set of amendments to their Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations mandating state and local governments transition medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle fleets to zero...
By: @Marcus Detwiler Yesterday, June 1, the Board of Directors of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) adopted a revised 2026 Business Plan , inclusive of references to legislative proposals related to tax increment financing and land use authority for the High-Speed Rail Project...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti May 29, 2026 marked the State Legislature’s “house of origin” deadline — the final day for each legislative house to pass bills introduced by its own members. In the days leading up to the deadline, the State Senate and Assembly shifted their focus entirely to floor...
By: @Lilia Hernandez Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-6-26 on May 21, directing analysis and seeking opportunities for mitigation of impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on California’s workforce. The Governor’s Executive Order recognizes that the fast-growing role of AI...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti At its eleventh hearing of the year on Thursday, May 28, the State Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government rejected Item #76 , a proposal that would have reduced or waived development related fees for certain state-funded...
The House and Senate are in session. The Senate returns today to consider the President’s nominees. The House returns Wednesday to consider the FY27 Agriculture-FDA appropriations bill and legislation related to childcare and nutrition programs. FY27 Appropriations: This week,...
New Grant Opportunities Department of Agriculture FY 2026 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Classic Program WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program stimulates the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production...
Gathering in Bishop to discuss rural healthcare access were: Erasmo Viveros of the California Special Districts Association; Valerie Spake for Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil; Alison Murray and Alison Partridge, NIHD executives; Austin Gilbert for Asm. David Tangipa; local healthcare CEOs Christian...
By: @Marcus Detwiler Despite having failed passage last year in the Senate Judiciary Committee, a significant mandate bill opposed by CSDA is once again active and moving forward. Assembly Bill 1337 (Ward) would revise the Information Practices Act of 1977 (IPA) , a comprehensive...
By: @Aaron Avery CSDA and its coalition partners have continued to lead the way in preserving public agencies’ flexibility in using workplace technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automated Decision Systems (ADS), Workplace Surveillance technology, and other legacy and emerging...