Carlotta Gardens, LLC is seeking to expand cultivation in the Carlotta area to 70,000 square feet, while staff recommends denying an exception to the fully enclosed cultivation requirement and approving the permits with conditions.
A June 18 special-session packet shows the board weighing conflict-of-interest, discipline and conduct updates alongside next year’s budget and planning documents.
The June 15 agenda opens public hearings on the county budget and special-district budgets and sets a June 18 adoption date.
The June 18 Planning Commission agenda includes a special permit request to remove a hazardous old-growth redwood in the lower Redway Q Zone area.
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 June 15 agenda includes budget adoption, a public hearing on city fees, an animal-control ordinance update, water-plan approvals and a discussion of River Lodge lease options.
The June 18 agenda would move City of Arcata State of Good Repair money to Humboldt Transit Authority, but the board has not voted yet.
The Assembly voted to adopt HR 118 by voice vote on June 11, formally welcoming the 2026 FIFA World Cup to California.
County officials say the Broadway Street site could become a one-stop permitting center, though concerns remain about tsunami exposure, access and upkeep.
The county’s first budget presentation outlines a 4.4% spending increase, general fund growth, staffing changes tied to DHHS restructuring and millions in one-time requests before June hearings.
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 council gave first reading to an ordinance and adopted a resolution to send the measure to voters in the Nov. 3, 2026 general municipal election.
