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The long, busy and controversial session of California ended this weekend. Here’s what you need to know:
- The legislators have handed over Gavin Newsom Governor One of the most extensive major repairs to California Energy and Climate Policy over decades. The six -god package that went over the weekend was identified as a way to relieve gas and electricity bills while maintaining state air -conditioning signature programs. “Tariffs are expected to receive some relief through measures to reduce the cost of construction lines and expanded energy loan to limit and trade aimed at thinning growing energy accounts,” ” Alejandro Lazo report and Jeanne QuangS
- Legislators have paved the way for a construction boom near transit stations in many of the most populated areas of the state. The new bill overrides local development solutions, allowing apartment developers to build residential buildings up to 75 feet, regardless of local zoning or protest maps. “During the legislative year, performing with controversial housing accounts designed to launch more construction in California,” ” Ben Christopher writesThis new bill “is one of the most vibrant”. Like the energy package, Newsom is expected to sign the law.
- Adjusting efforts when AI makes subsequent decisions for your life you will have to wait another year. The three -year campaign would require businesses and government agencies to tell you when AI is used to make important decisions for you, such as housing approvals, school admission, hiring and dismissal and many other decisions for things such as health, criminal justice, state benefits and others. Harry Johnson reports While California has adopted more regulation of AI than any other state, the European Union and Colorado have already passed these types of detection laws.
The legislature is already out of the session until January.
To review the whole session read Yue Stella Yu and Jeanne Kuang’s Running how legislators brought big victories About the climate, homes and labor for Newsom.
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Calletatters events: CalMatters, California Forward and Alliance in the 21st century host a forum for a candidate -enrollor on October 23 at a hundredth of the Economic Summit in California. The best candidates for the governor will cope with the urgent economic challenges and opportunities for California. The will will also ask why they are best suited to lead the fourth largest economy in the world. Sign up hereS
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Calletatters recognized as “general perfection”
On Friday the Online News Association gave us its annual award for OverallS
The judges have been impressed by our work in the last year, including digital democracy, our overall guide to voters and our investigative reporting on homelessness. “These useful, practical instruments and their stories that led to the impact of the real world have stood out as fulfilling their mission to demistify the California government,” they said.
Congratulations to the finalists in the medium -sized news category, which we consider friends and inspiration: Propublica, Texas Tribune and Mother Jones/the Investigation Center.
Costs for California for increased in 2026
Coated California premiums will increase by an average of 10.3% next year, the first double -digit increase from 2018 of 2018 Calmatters’ Christen And the video strategy director Robert Miex has a segment of reasons why As part of our partnership with PBS Socal. Watch it hereS
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California voices
About 75,000 homes remain where Ethan and Palisades’ fires leave so much destruction. While they look safe they are embedded with toxic residues that can make you seriously sick, Nicole Colinski writesExecutive Director of the Insurance Reporting Coalition. Still, insurers tell families that it is safe to resume homes, she says.
Other things that are worth your time:
California has the highest poverty rate in the nationtied to Louisiana // Mercury News
Nancy Pelosi quietly forms the redistribution battle that California is the lead // New York Times
Western states must urgently cut the water to prevent the Colorado River crisisexperts say // Times
Bill accepted to give descendants of preference for accepting college for slavery In California // Times
