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CEC moves to certify 2025 Energy Code as meeting federal residential standards

CEC moves to certify 2025 Energy Code as meeting federal residential standards

Commission materials say California must certify by Dec. 30 that the code meets or exceeds the 2024 IECC for residential buildings.

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CEC bundles energy-code certification, compliance-software approval and manual update

CEC bundles energy-code certification, compliance-software approval and manual update

Sept. 9 meeting materials link a residential certification finding, CBECC 2025.3.0 and an ACM manual update, all tied to California’s 2025 Energy Code.

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Humboldt supervisors direct countywide old-growth tree ordinance work, with moratorium proposal to follow

Humboldt supervisors direct countywide old-growth tree ordinance work, with moratorium proposal to follow

The Aug. 11 board meeting broadened a Lower Redway tree-protection fight into a countywide ordinance push, with staff also asked to return with a temporary moratorium proposal.

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Eureka agenda puts data-center moratorium before council

Eureka agenda puts data-center moratorium before council

The City Council’s Sept. 1 agenda includes Bill No. 1061-C.S., an urgency ordinance moratorium on data centers, but the agenda does not show what happened at the meeting.

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RCEA adopts 6% generation-rate increase to protect reserve target

RCEA adopts 6% generation-rate increase to protect reserve target

The board tied the Sept. 1 rate change to a $26 million cash-reserve minimum as it warned of PCIA pressure and market volatility.

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Humboldt planners continue AT&T tower hearing, seek better alternate-site comparison

Humboldt planners continue AT&T tower hearing, seek better alternate-site comparison

The Planning Commission did not decide the McKinleyville tower proposal, instead asking for stronger side-by-side material on the Lily Road site and the Letts Avenue alternative.

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Humboldt supervisors approve 750-acre timber rezone in Ferndale area

Humboldt supervisors approve 750-acre timber rezone in Ferndale area

The board unanimously approved a zone reclassification for about 750 acres in the Rio del Ferndale/Ferndale area, shifting the land to Timberland Production Zone and citing a modest drop in annual property-tax revenue.

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Humboldt supervisors adopt coastal density bonus changes after Coastal Commission review

Humboldt supervisors adopt coastal density bonus changes after Coastal Commission review

The board unanimously approved amendments to coastal zoning rules and repealed a prior ordinance to align county regulations with Coastal Commission requirements.

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Humboldt supervisors adopt revised ethics code after debate over complaint screening

Humboldt supervisors adopt revised ethics code after debate over complaint screening

The board approved changes to its code of conduct and ethics rules and repealed Resolution No. 22-44 after debating whether complaints should go first to county staff or outside counsel.

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Northern Humboldt board upholds superintendent in student-records appeal

Northern Humboldt board upholds superintendent in student-records appeal

The board unanimously sustained the superintendent’s decision after a closed-session appeal tied to a challenge to student records.

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RCEA opens formal public power study as board weighs municipalization and co-op models

RCEA opens formal public power study as board weighs municipalization and co-op models

The Aug. 27 meeting moved Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s public-power discussion into a formal board study session, with staff and commenters pressing questions about PCIA, load growth, resiliency and what a future local service structure could look like.

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Humboldt supervisors vote 4-0 to defend county in Melissa Sterling lawsuit

Humboldt supervisors vote 4-0 to defend county in Melissa Sterling lawsuit

County Counsel reported the board’s closed-session action after the Sept. 1 meeting, while the agenda showed the litigation was formally before supervisors.

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Fortuna council held closed-door River Lodge talks, then reported no action

Fortuna council held closed-door River Lodge talks, then reported no action

A special meeting agenda and minutes show the council negotiated with three counterparties over the River Lodge Conference Center before returning to open session with no reportable action.

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CPUC opens overhaul of California utility rate-case rules

CPUC opens overhaul of California utility rate-case rules

The commission unanimously voted to rewrite its General Rate Case Plan, a framework officials said has not been comprehensively updated since 2007.

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Harbor District puts $810,000 tribal engagement contract on Sept. 10 agenda for offshore wind terminal work

Harbor District puts $810,000 tribal engagement contract on Sept. 10 agenda for offshore wind terminal work

The Humboldt Bay Harbor District is set to consider a contract with the Northern California Indian Development Council for tribal engagement tied to planning for the offshore wind heavy lift marine terminal.

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CPUC grants PG&E limited Diablo Canyon loan relief, rejects wildfire-cost exclusion

CPUC grants PG&E limited Diablo Canyon loan relief, rejects wildfire-cost exclusion

The commission voted 5-0 to approve an alternate decision that narrows PG&E’s capital-structure treatment while keeping wildfire-related costs in scope for regulators.

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Humboldt County trustees to weigh textbook sufficiency, superintendent pay on Sept. 9 agenda

Humboldt County trustees to weigh textbook sufficiency, superintendent pay on Sept. 9 agenda

The board’s Sept. 9 meeting agenda includes a public hearing on instructional materials, a related resolution and an action item to set the superintendent’s 2026-27 salary.

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Fortuna council to take first reading on massage establishment ordinance

Fortuna council to take first reading on massage establishment ordinance

The Sept. 8 agenda includes Ordinance 2026-788, which would add a new chapter to the city code regulating massage establishments.

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Big Lagoon Union agenda sets curriculum adoptions, handbook review and pay-scale change

Big Lagoon Union agenda sets curriculum adoptions, handbook review and pay-scale change

The Sept. 8 draft agenda includes proposed new reading and math curricula, handbook updates, an LCAP revision and an ELOP-linked classified pay schedule change.

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Assembly budget hearing spotlights SB 187’s dialysis, child care and LGBTQ+ line provisions

Assembly budget hearing spotlights SB 187’s dialysis, child care and LGBTQ+ line provisions

Late-night testimony on Aug. 30 described SB 187 as a budget bill with a $70 million dialysis program, child care reporting changes and a specialized LGBTQ+ suicide prevention line process.

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Assembly committee hears Becker pitch for wildfire fast-pay bill and limits on claim buyers

Assembly committee hears Becker pitch for wildfire fast-pay bill and limits on claim buyers

SB 492 would speed payments to wildfire survivors, preserve the right to sue and curb hedge-fund and private-equity purchases of claims, Sen. Becker said at an Aug. 31 hearing.

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Assembly Appropriations advances AB 282 to protect ballots, election equipment before certification

Assembly Appropriations advances AB 282 to protect ballots, election equipment before certification

The committee voted 9-1 to concur in Senate amendments on the election-security bill, which would criminalize seizure of ballots, election records and certified voting technology before results are certified.

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Assembly advances contested Midway Rising CEQA bill

Assembly advances contested Midway Rising CEQA bill

The Assembly concurred in SB 344 on a 61-2 vote, moving forward a project-specific environmental measure for the San Diego development amid debate over housing and CEQA.

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Assembly committee advances SB 1228 for Los Angeles Convention Center funding despite AB 2717 objections

Assembly committee advances SB 1228 for Los Angeles Convention Center funding despite AB 2717 objections

The committee approved SB 1228 on a due-pass recommendation after hearing support from AEG and objections tied to the bill’s pairing with AB 2717.

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