Humboldt County
Fortuna council sets closed session on police chief employment
The City Council will meet Oct. 5 for a closed-session discussion under California law, followed by a public report-out.
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Eureka school board agenda schedules consideration of superintendent contract through 2031
about 17 hours ago
Fortuna council to consider River Lodge lease with Chamber of Commerce
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Fortuna approves $2.981 million in Jacobs amendments for wastewater compliance work
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Arcata school board schedules Coastal Grove Charter revision hearing
California State Water Board adopts emergency lead regulations
The board voted 5-0 on Aug. 19 to adopt emergency regulations for Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, but the meeting minutes do not state when they take effect or what utilities must do.
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State Water Board adopts 2026–27 drinking-water revolving-fund plan
The 5–0 vote covers funding guidelines and supplemental plans for emerging contaminants, lead-service-line replacement and disaster relief, but the meeting minutes do not list a dollar total or recipients.
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State Water Board adopts Russian River pathogen and bacteria controls
The board unanimously approved an amendment adding a pathogen action plan, fecal-waste prohibition and bacteria limit while removing a watershed-specific onsite-waste policy.
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California water board authorizes up to $25 million for revolving-fund state matches
The 5-0 action sets borrowing capacity for clean-water and drinking-water programs, but the public minutes do not identify projects or loan terms.
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California water board opens path to 2027 nonpoint-source grants
The State Water Board adopted program guidelines and authorized a new solicitation for projects that reduce runoff and other nonpoint-source pollution.
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California water board delegates groundwater-management authority to office director
The State Water Resources Control Board approved Resolution 2026-0033 in a unanimous vote Sept. 1, shifting specified administrative and enforcement responsibilities to the director of its groundwater-management office.
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CPUC approves limited PG&E relief, opens rate-case rewrite
The commission voted 5-0 to grant PG&E a narrow capital-structure exemption tied to a DWR loan for Diablo Canyon costs and separately launched a rulemaking to revise utility general rate-case rules for the first time since 2007.
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CPUC meeting in San Marcos turns into broad opposition to Golden Pacific Power Link route
At the commission’s Sept. 17 voting meeting, local officials and residents pressed for more detail and an alternate route as CPUC said the project was still pre-application.
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SPB hears AFSCME challenge to CCHCS prison health contracting
The State Personnel Board heard a union appeal alleging California Correctional Health Care Services kept relying on contractors for prison pharmacy and allied health work despite an earlier board order.
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State Personnel Board weighs DWR dismissal in CDL drug-test appeal
The board heard arguments over whether a positive marijuana test during the CDL process justified firing Jackson Lund before he obtained a Class A license or entered safety-sensitive work.
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CEC moves to cut Form Energy storage grant by $8.33 million
A Sept. 9 commission packet shows the agency poised to trim funding for a Mendocino Substation long-duration storage demo and reduce the project’s planned size.
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CEC seeks residential certification for 2025 Energy Code as federal deadline nears
At its Sept. 9 business meeting, staff asked commissioners to approve residential state certification tied to the 2025 Energy Code and a Dec. 30, 2026 federal filing deadline.
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CEC proposes ethics-code overhaul with new fuels disclosure category
The California Energy Commission is moving to update its conflict-of-interest code to reflect agency reorganizations and add a new disclosure category for petroleum and transportation fuels work.
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CEC staff seek certification for 2025 Energy Code as residential standards, citing $4.8 billion savings estimate
Business meeting materials say the code would meet federal residential standards and deliver large statewide energy and emissions savings over 30 years.
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Clean Power Alliance offers up to $250,000 for municipal fleet electrification through new transition program
CPA says its new Electric Fleet Transition Program can help member agencies cover vehicles, charging equipment, interconnection and technical assistance as local governments work toward fleet electrification.
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CEC approves 2025 AB 209 clean energy report, showing $442 million encumbered across five programs
The commission adopted its annual AB 209 report on Sept. 9 and directed staff to finalize it, send it to the Legislature and post it publicly.
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CEC approves AB 209 annual report showing $442.2 million encumbered across five clean-energy programs
The commission approved the 2025 report at its Sept. 9 business meeting and directed staff to send it to the Legislature and post it publicly.
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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
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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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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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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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
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
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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