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Recent transparency coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
SB 1193 passed the Assembly 56-0 on Aug. 17, moving a transparency requirement aimed at how Alameda County supervisors award discretionary funds.
The measure moved forward after lawmakers heard competing claims about county discretionary spending, misconduct findings and the board’s existing authority.
Supporters told lawmakers the bill would give adoptees access to original birth certificates while preserving a birth-parent contact-preference form.
At the May 19 meeting, a public commenter asked the city for complaint records, site visit reports and other documentation tied to the animal rescue investigation.
At a budget subcommittee hearing, Inspector General Ben Bellenapp asked lawmakers to spell out when his office can publish reports, keep work papers and review draft rail agreements.
AB 1608 cleared the Assembly 45-18 on May 4 after lawmakers split over whether it would improve public transparency or expand confidentiality around the High-Speed Rail Authority inspector general.
A California oversight official told lawmakers investigators found more than a dozen branded stations charging $2 to $3 above the statewide average, and some lowered prices after regulator contact.
