Arcata council hears RCEA pitch for 6% generation-rate premium
RCEA said the Sept. 1 increase would help keep reserves at a minimum $26 million and limit larger future rate hikes.
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What your local boards and councils decided, from their own agendas and minutes.
Humboldt supervisors approve $1.47 million DHHS security contract after bid spread draws scrutiny
Supervisors approved the 10-month contract with SVT Gruppe, Inc. after a board discussion raised questions about why the selected bid was well above lower offers.
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Arcata council approves $1.5 million wastewater amendment, $240,135 engineering add-on
Council signed off on two more spending increases tied to the wastewater treatment facilities upgrade, one for construction and one for engineering.
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Arcata delays Waley House hearing after missing exhibits surface
The council opened the public hearing on the Waley House rehabilitation and lot split, then continued it to Sept. 16 after staff found missing exhibits in the packet.
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Arcata council introduces nuisance ordinance expansion with attorney-fee recovery
The council took the first formal step on a rewrite that would broaden nuisance definitions, shift hearing authority to the city manager and allow the city to seek attorney fees in nuisance-abatement cases.
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Harbor district appoints special counsel for offshore wind terminal permitting review
The board voted in closed session to bring in Stole Reeves for permitting and environmental review work tied to the heavy lift marine terminal project.
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Arcata council adopts AI policy, advances nuisance ordinance rewrite
The Aug. 5 meeting also included a consent-calendar approval of the city’s artificial intelligence rules and the introduction of a nuisance-code overhaul that would change abatement hearings and legal-cost recovery.
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Assembly Appropriations advances bill for statewide oversight of private immigrant detention facilities
SB 957 would direct the Attorney General to develop a plan for inspecting and overseeing privately operated civil detention facilities after supporters cited reported unsafe conditions.
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Assembly panel sends youth sports AED bill to floor on unanimous vote
AB 387 cleared the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee 8-0 after supporters described it as a negotiated compromise on AED access and liability concerns.
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Assembly advances AB 1930, adding notice requirement for subpoenas in abortion, gender-affirming care cases
The Assembly voted 49-15 to concur in Senate amendments to AB 1930, moving forward a bill tied to subpoena and discovery notice in litigation involving abortion and gender-affirming care.
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Assembly clears data-center transparency bills after split vote on energy disclosure measure
AB 1577 advanced 48-11 as lawmakers also moved companion bills on data centers’ water use and utility impacts.
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Humboldt supervisors to consider $1 million housing award, 750-acre timber rezoning
The Sept. 1 agenda also includes a public hearing on zoning changes for about 750 acres and other board actions.
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SB 716 stalls on tied committee vote after warehouse-cleanup fine fight
The Local Government Committee deadlocked 2-2 on the bill, leaving it stalled but still eligible for reconsideration.
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Assembly housing committee advances Torrance-only mobile-home rent bill 6-4
A Senate-narrowed rent-stabilization measure affecting ten mobile-home parks in Torrance cleared the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on a recorded 6-4 vote.
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Assembly Health Committee advances bill to standardize electronic claims attachments
AB 2499 moved forward Aug. 27 despite opposition from health plans and insurers, who said the bill could add complexity before federal standards take effect in 2028.
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Assembly Education Committee advances AB 1381 on teacher misconduct screening
The committee unanimously agreed to Senate amendments and sent the bill out of committee at an Aug. 27 hearing.
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Assembly committee advances AB 40 on proposed coal terminal review
The bill would require updated CEQA review before new or expanded large coal terminals can get discretionary approval and would require enforceable mitigation for significant air-quality impacts.
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Assembly panel advances community land trust tax exemption extension after supporters cite 101 affordable units
AB 672 moved out of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee after supporters said the exemption helped create or rehabilitate 101 low-income homes at a state tax cost of less than $400,000 over five years.
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Assembly committee advances S.B. 1078 on 8-vote roll call
Supporters said the bill would allow continued card use during a transition period without weakening consumer protections or redemption rights.
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California Assembly unanimously approves bill to end child marriage
AB 1267 passed 59-0 on Aug. 26 and would set 18 as the minimum marriage age in California.
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Assembly sends Sacramento homelessness JPA bill to governor on unanimous vote after floor debate over spending and strategy
SB 802 passed the Assembly 63-0, moving a Sacramento County homelessness joint powers authority bill to the governor after a debate over housing-first policy and homelessness spending.
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Assembly Judiciary advances SB 957 on private detention oversight
The bill would direct the attorney general to develop an oversight plan for privately operated civil detention facilities and now moves to the Assembly Health Committee.
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Assembly Judiciary advances AB 1267 to set California marriage age at 18
Survivors, students and advocates backed the bill in committee as lawmakers moved it forward on Senate amendments.
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Assembly Elections Committee advances SB 259 on vote-by-mail interference concerns
The committee sent Sen. Wahab’s bill to Appropriations after a 6-2 vote on Aug. 25.
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