(CBS Bay Area) - A $10 billion statewide bond measure that would fund a range of environmental resilience and other projects will appear on the November ballot after the passage this week of a bill to place it before voters.
Major projects funded by the bond revenue would include drinking water infrastructure and wildfire prevention.
(JWeekly) - Hate crimes targeting Jews rose sharply last year in California, despite a drop in hate crimes overall, according to the state’s annual report released Monday.
”Hate Crime in California 2023,” issued by the state Department of Justice, showed that hate crime events of all kinds decreased 7.1%, from 2,120 in 2022 to 1,970 last year.
Local leaders herald legislation being stopped at key committee
(San Mateo Daily Journal) - A bill local leaders said undermined the California Public Utility Commission’s regulatory authority in trying to drop AT&T’s obligation to be the carrier of last resort by going through the Legislature was pulled from committee.
California voters are expected to decide key spending decisions this fall
(The Mercury News) - With roughly 100 days until Californians begin early voting for the November election, state lawmakers are putting final touches on the bonds that will make the ballot.
Over the weekend, Democrats who control the Legislature in Sacramento reached agreements to place a $10 billion climate bond and a $10 billion school bond before voters in the Nov. 5 statewide election.
(Bloomberg Law) - Lawmakers in California are working to join other states regulating health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence tools in coverage decisions.
Senator’s bill would allow psychedelics for veterans, first responders in 3 counties
(San Mateo Daily Journal) - After numerous attempts to legalize psychedelics over the last couple years, many advocates are now putting their energy behind state Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, as his latest bill would allow military veterans and first responders to take psilocybin or psilocin in a medically supervised setting — and only in a few counties.
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