A bill to have cities and counties provide data on homeless populations, to help gauge program expenditures and efficiency, has passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance.
The war in Ukraine and resulting ban on Russian oil imports has prompted renewed efforts to stem surging gas prices, with state lawmakers urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend gas taxes and to bring oil to Californians from already existing wells in Kern County instead of foreign countries.
With last week’s legislative action to exempt the University of California at Berkeley from a long-standing state environmental law, it’s raising questions about how the statute could be further reformed to help not just schools but a host of infrastructure, housing, wildfire protection, and other projects.
After Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State speech last Tuesday, questions continue about how current policies on crime, gas prices, and homelessness can change to help improve the lives of people here.
As lawmakers look to a record-setting budget to turn around a series of setbacks for the California public education system, proponents of a new school choice ballot initiative believe it’s better to let the money follow the student to a school best suited to the individual.
A bill, AB 1001, to incorporate Environmental Justice (EJ) principles into the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), is raising questions about the how it would duplicate procedures enacted six years ago with SB 1000, which mandates all municipalities apply their own EJ policies to reduce risks in disadvantaged communities.
As California begins to shift from pandemic to endemic in its approach to COVID-19, it’s raising questions about how it will impact proposed legislation that would mandate proof of vaccination status in employment.
A bill to create a fast food council within state government is raising questions about impartiality, transparency, and how high it could drive the price of meals that many California residents rely on.
As questions persist on the processes that precede the awarding of no-bid state contracts in California, new legislation seeks to provide objective financial input before conferring such business opportunities.
As California faces ongoing severe drought conditions, lawmakers are urging immediate action to implement billions in funding already approved by voters to build new water storage and maintain existing infrastructure.
With the state projecting a $31 billion budget surplus, lawmakers are calling for certain allocations to go toward overdue water storage projects already approved by California voters.
In another signal of the supply chain crisis impact on inflation, cargo containers are being targeted by thieves, causing further supply side problems for businesses that translate into higher prices for consumers.
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC) on Wednesday issued preliminary maps for Congressional, state Legislature, and local jurisdictions in the November 2022 elections.
A new law expanding damages that can be collected in survival actions – raising policy concerns about the impact on taxpayers, public agencies, and the civil justice system – also was amended to include oversight and a sunset date.
