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Prepared by Precision Advocacy
This week’s Sacramento update covers several major state developments with important implications for local governments, climate resilience planning, and county fiscal exposure. First, it reviews the implementation of Proposition 4, the 2024 Climate Bond, which authorized $10 billion for statewide investments in wildfire prevention, water infrastructure, climate adaptation, habitat restoration, and community resilience. While the bond’s rollout has so far moved more slowly than many local stakeholders had hoped, state leaders are beginning to establish the framework that will govern future grant opportunities, with a strong emphasis on transparency, equity, and improving access for a broader range of applicants. Because a significant share of bond funding is expected to be distributed through competitive grant programs, understanding the state’s evolving priorities and application processes will be important for local agencies seeking to position projects for funding.
Second, the report highlights the recently announced 2026 Joint Megafire Prevention Package, a broad set of bills intended to expand California’s wildfire mitigation toolkit through home hardening, beneficial fire, local coordination, resilience financing, and technology deployment. Taken together, these proposals signal continued legislative interest in accelerating both landscape-scale and community-level wildfire prevention strategies following the devastating 2025 fire season.
Finally, the report summarizes the Legislative Analyst’s Office’s overview of the governor’s 2026-27 In-Home Supportive Services budget proposals, with particular attention to the administration’s proposal to shift additional nonfederal cost growth to counties beginning in 2027-28. For counties, these issues reflect a common theme: the state is advancing significant policy and funding changes, but many of the practical details that will determine local impacts are still emerging.
The report underscores the importance of Orange County remaining actively engaged in the state budget process as these proposals continue to take shape. Many of the issues discussed here, particularly the implementation of Proposition 4 grant programs and the governor’s IHSS cost-shift proposal, will be shaped not only by enacted statute but also by budget allocations, trailer bill language, departmental guidance, and administrative decisions that emerge over the course of the legislative session. Engagement with the administration, legislative offices, and relevant departments will be important to help ensure Orange County’s priorities are reflected, to identify funding opportunities as they become available, and to respond to proposals that could increase long-term county fiscal or operational obligations. In that context, close monitoring and timely advocacy will be essential to protecting the county’s interests and maximizing access to state resources.
Update on Prop. 4 Climate Bond
Proposition 4, the 2024 Climate Bond, passed in November 2024 with 59.8% of the vote and authorized $10 billion for projects that protect drinking water, reduce wildfire and flood risks, restore natural places, support healthy working lands, and expand access to parks and outdoor spaces. The bond also includes funding set-asides for several environmental priorities, including sea level rise and wildfire protection. It prioritizes lower-income communities and those most vulnerable to climate change, and requires annual audits. While some bond funds will go directly to state departments, including State Parks and the California Conservation Corps, much of the funding will support grant programs for local community projects, which may include water infrastructure, urban greening and park creation, land acquisition for wildlife habitat and public access, sustainable agricultural practices, community resilience centers, and more.
The rollout of Proposition 4 has so far emphasized methodology, with much of the funding not yet distributed. Of the $10 billion approved by voters, approximately $3.3 billion in Climate Bond funds was authorized in fall 2025 through the Budget Act. This includes $181 million in early-action funding already being used for wildfire prevention and forest resilience projects across the state.
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Secretary Wade Crowfoot has taken the lead on managing the rollout of bond funds and has emphasized providing broader support so that more organizations can take advantage of grant opportunities.
In a recent Assembly budget hearing, Secretary Crowfoot acknowledged that the roll out of the grant programs has been slow. He highlighted a new online reporting tool intended to improve transparency around how bond funds are being spent, promising that, in “real time,” the state will be able to report to the legislature as funding goes out the door and demonstrate how the programs are meeting their goals. He also emphasized a grantmaking philosophy designed to create a more level playing field for applicants. At the hearing, he pointed to the pre-application process currently being used by the State Conservation Board and the Wildlife Conservation Board, which allows applicants to test an idea and receive feedback before investing the time and resources needed to prepare a full application. This broader approach to reforming the grant administration process is also reflected in CNRA’s guidance documents for state departments.
Defining Disadvantaged Communities. Projects that benefit disadvantaged and severely disadvantaged communities are specifically prioritized in the Climate Bond, which requires that “at least 40% of the total funding made available pursuant to this division shall be invested in programs or projects that provide direct and meaningful benefits to disadvantaged communities, severely disadvantaged communities, and vulnerable populations.”
The following definitions come directly from the bond, Public Resources Code Section 90100, and will be used across 2024 Climate Bond programs. These definitions are important for applicants to note because they differ from those used under SB 535 (De León, 2012) and AB 1550 (De León, 2012), which required that at least 25% of proceeds from the state’s Cap-and-Trade Program, the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, be invested in projects that benefit disadvantaged communities, with at least 10% specifically located within those communities.
Disadvantaged community (DAC): A community with a median household income of less than 80 percent of the area average or less than 80 percent of statewide median household income.
Severely disadvantaged community (SDAC): A community with a median household income of less than 60 percent of the area average or less than 60 percent of statewide median household income.
Vulnerable population: A subgroup population within a region or community that faces a disproportionately heightened risk or increased sensitivity to impacts of climate change and that lacks adequate resources to cope with, adapt to, or recover from such impacts. (Note: tribes are considered vulnerable populations)
Tribe: A federally recognized Native American tribe or a non-federally recognized Native American tribe listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission.
Evaluation Framework. The following four-step process will be used by state department staff to determine whether a proposed project for 2024 Climate Bond funding provides meaningful and direct benefits to a vulnerable population, DAC, or SDAC:
STEP 1: What benefits will the project provide?
STEP 2: Who will the project benefit?
STEP 3: Are the anticipated benefits “meaningful and direct” to (S)DAC(s) or vulnerable population(s)?
STEP 4: How to ensure the project counts toward the 40 percent requirement?
Next Steps. While more grant funding notices are expected to roll out later this year, the process has already begun. For example, CAL FIRE is currently public feedback on draft guidelines for Regional Wildfire and Landscape Resilience Grants, with comments due April 13. Once released, this grant opportunity will direct $30 million in FY 2024-25 Climate Bond funding to collaborative land management partnerships and entities that have developed, planned, and are ready to implement portfolios of multi-benefit projects across a landscape.
Last year, CNRA held two webinars on the Climate Bond and has posted a number of guidance documents, though many details have yet to be released. As grant solicitations roll out over the next several years, Orange County should remain engaged in the budget and implementation process to help identify funding opportunities, track administrative decisions, and advocate for programs that reflect local priorities and needs. CNRA is also expected to offer additional workshops, technical assistance, and webinars to help applicants navigate the process.
Guidance Document for State Departments Managing Grant Programs: https://resources.ca.gov/-/media/CNRA-Website/Files/Bonds/Prop-4/10Oct2025_Climate_Bond_Implementation_Guide.pdf
A variety of mapping tools are outlined in the guidance document and can be used to assist applicants identify disadvantage and vulnerable communities that would benefit.
CalEnviroScreen and the California Climate Investments Priority Populations Mapping Tool:
https://gis.carb.arb.ca.gov/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?id=5dc1218631fa46bc8d340b8e82548a6a&page=Priority-Populations-4_0
*Note: The Priority Populations Mapping Tool cannot be used to identify DACs or SDACs for Climate Bond funding because the definitions used in Proposition 4 differ from those used under SB 535 (De León, 2012) and AB 1550 (De León, 2012). However, when paired with climate hazard exposure information, these tools may still help applicants better understand a population’s vulnerability.
Joint Megafire Prevention Package
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of legislators unveiled the 2026 “Joint Megafire Prevention Package,” a coordinated set of more than a dozen Senate and Assembly bills aimed at reducing wildfire risk through home hardening, resilience financing, expanded fire mitigation programs, beneficial fire, and new firefighting technologies. Led by Senators Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), and Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), along with Assemblymembers Steve Bennett (D-Ventura), Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael), and Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa), the package is being described by its supporters as one of the most comprehensive wildfire prevention efforts introduced in recent years and comes in response to the 2025 Los Angeles megafires. Collectively, the package seeks to strengthen both landscape-scale and built-environment resilience while increasing local capacity, tribal participation, and access to tools that can help communities better prepare for future megafires.
The package includes the following legislation:
AB 1699 (Rogers) Good Fire Act: Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program: burn bosses: California Environmental Quality Act
Replaces the temporary Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program with the permanent Good Fire Act, expands eligibility for liability coverage to most individuals and entities other than CAL FIRE and the federal government, and eases participation by removing CAL FIRE burn-plan approval when a burn boss has already approved the plan. It would also require periodic burn boss recertification, direct CAL FIRE to expand certification pathways and instructors, allow the department to waive certain pre-burn site inspections or modify permit precautions for qualified applicants, create a CEQA exemption for CAL FIRE assistance actions on qualifying prescribed fire and cultural burning projects, require priority for certain nonpublic and tribal burns if the fund is oversubscribed, and prohibit state grant makers from disallowing overtime or double-time pay for workers on beneficial fire projects.
Status: Scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on March 23
AB 1891 (Connolly) Forestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program
Creates a new Beneficial Fire Capacity Program within CAL FIRE to expand training, organizational capacity, and support for community-led beneficial fire efforts, including those led by tribes, nonprofits, colleges, resource conservation districts, volunteer fire districts, and other local entities. The bill would require at least 10% of specified continuously appropriated Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund monies to be used for the program, direct the department to provide both direct awards and competitive grants for implementation, capacity building, research, innovation, and training, reserve at least 25% of funding for California Native American tribes or tribally or indigenous-led organizations, and require technical assistance, longer grant terms, reduced application and reporting burdens, and public reporting on funded entities, outcomes, and future funding needs.
Status: Scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on March 23
AB 1934 (Bennett) State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program
Expands existing wildfire mitigation law by requiring the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Mitigation Advisory Committee, by January 1, 2028, to create a voluntary home hardening certification program for existing homes. The program would identify eligible home hardening and defensible space measures that property owners could complete during renovations or other property improvements to better protect structures from wildfire and move older homes closer to current wildland-urban interface building standards.
Status: Scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Emergency Management Committee on March 23
AB 1960 (Bennett) Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: identified cohesive fire communities
Allows a neighborhood or other distinct community to qualify as an “identified cohesive fire community” if at least 50% of its homes are certified under a State Fire Marshal-approved home hardening certification program by June 1, 2027. Beginning in 2028-29, communities with that designation could apply for and receive a portion of Wildfire Prevention Grants Program funding, with the bill authorizing CAL FIRE to allocate up to 20% of appropriated grant funds to those communities for hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, education, and related wildfire resilience activities.
Status: Awaiting hearings in the Assembly Natural Resources and Emergency Management committees
AB 1964 (Bennett) State Fire Marshal: county recorder: home hardening
Requires county recorders to maintain construction records related to home hardening and direct the State Fire Marshal, by January 1, 2030, to prepare a statewide report on homes in moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in both state and local responsibility areas. The report would have to identify how many homes are located in each zone, how many meet home hardening criteria versus still need upgrades by county and responsibility area, and the estimated cost to bring noncompliant homes up to California Wildland-Urban Interface Code standards, with the final report posted online and submitted to the legislature by July 1, 2030.
Status: Awaiting hearing in the Assembly Emergency Management Committee
AB 1971 (Bennett) Property tax: exclusion from reassessment: home hardening retrofitting improvements
Excludes up to $100,000 in qualifying home hardening retrofit work from property tax reassessment, meaning specified wildfire-safety improvements to an existing home would not be treated as “new construction” for Proposition 13 purposes. Eligible improvements would include Class A roofs, multiplane windows, vent screening, defensible space, and noncombustible fences, decks, siding, eaves, and doors, but would not include square-footage expansions. To claim the exclusion, the property owner would need a home hardening certification from the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and would have to timely notify the assessor and submit supporting documentation.
Status: Scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on April 6
AB 1986 (Bennett) Residential property insurance: home hardening
Requires residential property insurers, when providing a premium quote for a home, to give the requester two quotes, one reflecting the property in its current condition and one reflecting the price if the property were certified as “hardened” under a home hardening certification program established or approved by the State Fire Marshal. This is intended to show consumers the potential insurance cost difference associated with completing qualifying wildfire-hardening improvements.
Status: Awaiting hearing in the Assembly Insurance Committee
AB 2013 (Bennett) Fire risk areas: water suppliers: emergency preparedness plan
Requires water suppliers serving more than 100 customers in moderate, high, or very high fire hazard severity zones to prepare and regularly update an emergency preparedness plan for red flag warnings, extreme weather, power outages, and other emergencies that could disrupt water service. The plan would have to assess minimum tank levels and pump capacity needed to maintain customer service and firefighting supply, identify which pumps have or need backup power, describe alternative water sources, and inventory infrastructure such as pipelines, tanks, pumps, backup power facilities, and fire-hardening needs; plans and updates would be submitted to the county, and utilities already filing emergency response plans with the Public Utilities Commission would need to incorporate this new plan into those submissions.
Status: Awaiting hearings in the Assembly Emergency Management and Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials committees
SB 894 (Allen) Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance
Adds a new state financing tool for wildfire mitigation by creating the California Wildfire Resilience Loan Program under the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority. While existing law already directs OES and CAL FIRE to run a comprehensive wildfire mitigation program that promotes structure hardening and retrofits, this bill would authorize the authority to provide financial assistance for wildfire resilience projects, including home hardening and defensible space improvements, so property owners and other eligible participants have access to financing to reduce wildfire risk and losses.
Status: Awaiting assignment to a policy committee in the Senate
SB 911 (Becker) Transfer of real property: fire hazard severity zones: compliance documentation
Strengthens existing wildfire disclosure and defensible space compliance requirements in real estate transactions by adding a post-sale enforcement step. Under current law, if a seller in a high or very high fire hazard severity zone lacks documentation showing the property complies with fire safety or vegetation management requirements, the buyer may agree in writing to obtain compliance documentation after closing. This bill would require the seller to notify the local fire department, or CAL FIRE for property in a state responsibility area, about that agreement and the buyer’s obligation. If compliance documentation is not received or otherwise certified within one year after close of escrow, the local fire department or CAL FIRE would have to inspect the property, and local fire departments would be allowed to prioritize inspections and reinspections based on specified factors.
Status: Scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 24
SB 973 (Becker) Wildfire County Coordinator Program
Codifies and expands the Wildfire County Coordinator Program by requiring CAL FIRE to establish the program and contract with the California Fire Safe Council to administer it statewide. The bill would formalize county-level support for wildfire prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and recovery activities, including evacuation planning, smoke mitigation, home hardening, defensible space, fuels reduction, public education, and community resilience planning. It would also require CAL FIRE to develop statewide guidance, risk modeling standards, and planning tools for county wildfire assessments and resilience plans, while the coordinators would help counties prioritize projects, coordinate with local, tribal, regional, and federal partners, improve access to state and federal funding, reduce home-hardening costs through standardized practices and bulk purchasing, and collect data on mitigation activities, costs, and outcomes.
Status: Scheduled to be heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on March 24
SB 1079 (Stern) Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit
Creates a new Fire Innovation Unit within CAL FIRE, headed by a Deputy Director of Wildfire Innovation, to serve as the state’s central hub for wildfire technology research, coordination, procurement, testing, and deployment through January 1, 2033, contingent on legislative funding. The unit would include an Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development, an Innovation, Outreach, and Coordination Program, and a Rapid Acquisition and Deployment Program, and would be authorized to evaluate emerging technologies, run pilots and demonstrations, establish testbeds, issue grants, partner with public and private entities, and use flexible contracting to move proven wildfire technologies from pilot to operational use more quickly, including follow-on contracts without a separate competitive solicitation in specified cases. The bill would also require annual reports to the governor and legislature on technologies reviewed, performance and cost-effectiveness findings, and partnerships and funding leveraged.
Status: Awaiting hearings in the Senate Natural Resources and Water and Emergency Management committees
SB 1404 (Stern) Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan: implementation strategy
Makes a targeted change to the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force’s existing implementation strategy requirements by specifying that the statewide framework for community fire risk reduction and adaptation must include quantified, risk-based planning and outcomes-based performance metrics. In practice, this would move existing law beyond a general requirement for performance measures and require a more data-driven framework to help local and regional programs assess risk, prioritize projects, and measure whether wildfire resilience efforts are producing meaningful results.
Status: Awaiting hearing in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee
Legislative Analyst’s Office: In-Home Supportive Services
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released its overview of the governor’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) budget this week, highlighting continued cost pressure on counties even though the state has historically absorbed a growing share of nonfederal IHSS costs under the maintenance-of-effort structure. The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposes approximately $12.5 billion General Fund for IHSS, an increase of $1.1 billion year over year, driven largely by caseload growth, rising hourly costs, and increased hours per case. The LAO indicates those assumptions appear reasonable. For Orange County, this means IHSS cost growth remains a significant county-state fiscal issue even before any new policy changes are adopted.
The most significant potential impact to Orange County is the governor’s proposal to shift the nonfederal cost of growth in IHSS hours per case to counties beginning in 2027-28. The administration estimates the change would save the state about $233 million in 2027-28 and more than $800 million by 2029-30. However, the LAO notes that the mechanics of the proposal remain unclear. Depending on how it is ultimately structured, Orange County could either bear costs if its average authorized hours exceed a statewide baseline or share in statewide growth in hours per case based on its portion of the overall IHSS caseload. Either scenario could create significant fiscal exposure for the county.
The brief also underscores that counties conduct the assessments that determine authorized hours, and the administration argues counties should therefore bear greater fiscal responsibility for growth in hours per case. At the same time, the LAO cautions that differences in authorized hours across counties do not necessarily indicate over-authorizations. Variation may reflect demographics, disability severity, protective supervision needs, and other local conditions. Any new county fiscal obligation should be evaluated in the context of actual recipient needs rather than statewide averages alone.
The governor’s other two IHSS proposals are narrower in scope but still relevant. First, the budget proposes eliminating the Permanent Back-Up Provider System, with estimated ongoing savings of $3.5 million, largely because program utilization has been much lower than anticipated. Second, the budget proposes automatically terminating IHSS when Medi-Cal eligibility is lost due to noncompliance, which is estimated to save $86 million ongoing. The LAO raises concerns that this change could lead to service disruptions and inequities, particularly because counties currently handle these cases differently. The proposal could carry operational and client-service implications if recipients lose coverage and need assistance restoring eligibility quickly.
More broadly, the LAO explains that the current MOE has shifted a growing share of nonfederal IHSS costs to the state over time, but the governor’s hours-per-case proposal would reverse part of that trend by shifting future cost growth to counties outside the existing MOE framework. That is the central issue Orange County should monitor, not only the overall growth in IHSS costs, but whether the state is beginning to rebalance long-term fiscal responsibility back onto counties in a way that could materially affect local budgets.
Upcoming Hearings
Agendas are typically posted on the committee websites in the Assembly and Senate a few days prior to the hearings. To view hearings after they take place, you may access them in the Assembly or Senate media archives where they are generally available within a few hours of committee adjournment.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
Assembly State of the Judiciary
Assembly Chamber
The California State Assembly and Senate will convene a Joint Convention in the Assembly Chamber on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 3:45 p.m. for the State of the Judiciary address
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
Assembly Joint Hearing Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance and Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services
State Capitol, Room 447
Early Childhood Education
5180 Department of Social Services
6100 California Department of Education
January Budget proposals for Early Childhood Education
State of Universal Preschool Oversight
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration
State Capitol, Room 447
8955 Department of Veterans Affairs
0855 Gambling Control Commission
1115 Department of Cannabis Control
1045 Cannabis Control Appeals Panel
2100 Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
1110 Department of Consumer Affairs Regulatory Boards
1111 Department of Consumer Affairs
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Assembly Joint Legislative Audit
State Capitol, Room 126
Hearing to Consider New Audit Requests
- Presentation by the State Auditor
Status Report
Work in Progress
- Audit Requests for Consideration (Heard in Sign-In Order)
- 2026–106 Orange County Board of Education – Public Administration Oversight (Senator Umberg)
- 2026–108 Department of Motor Vehicles – License Revocation (Assembly Member Lackey)
- 2026–124 Proposition 28 – Implementation (Assembly Member Quirk-Silva)
- 2026–126 Public Utilities Commission – Utility Timeliness Oversight (Senator Allen)
- 2026–133 Department of Transportation – State Route 710 Extension Project (Senator Perez)
- 2026–134 California Fusion Centers – State and Local Oversight (Senator Cervantes)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Senate Transportation
1021 O Street, Room 1200
Informational Hearing: Autonomous Vehicles in California: An Overview
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Assembly Joint Hearing Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services and Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health
State Capitol, Room 444
0530 California Health and Human Services Agency
4260 Department of Health Care Services
5180 Department of Social Services
4170 California Department of Aging
Impacts of Federal and State Changes on Aging Californians
5180 Department of Social Services
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program
Adult Protective Services (APS) and Home Safe
Proposal to Expand Home Safe to All Elders at Risk of Homelessness
Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program
Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP)
Community Care Expansion Program
All Related January Governor's Budget Proposals
4170 California Department of Aging
Older Californians Act and Older Americans Act Funding
Trends and Responses to Senior Rural Suicides
All Related January Governor's Budget Proposals
Expected Impacts of Federal H.R. 1 on People Served in These Programs and Proposals to Reduce Harm in California
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 9:30 a.m. or upon adjournment of session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
1021 O Street, Room 1200
4260 Department of Health Care Services
Medi-Cal - Program and Budget Overview
Medi-Cal - Provider Rates and Access
Medi-Cal - Managed Care
Medi-Cal - Dental Services
Medi-Cal - Pharmacy
4800 California Health Benefit Exchange
Grant Opportunities
Below is a list of the latest grant opportunities released by the state. All opportunities for local jurisdictions may be found here.
Application deadline: 5/18/26 17:00
Title: 2026/27 Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Request for Research Proposals to test the California Forest Practice Rules and related regulations
State Agency / Department: Board of Forestry
Match Funding? No
Estimated Total Funding: $1,111,459
Funding Method: Reimbursement(s)
Application deadline: 4/30/26 15:00
Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant Program FY26
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding? 10%
Estimated Total Funding: $1,000,000
Funding Method: Reimbursement(s)
Governor’s Press Releases
Below is a list of the governor’s press releases beginning March 11.
March 18: Governor Newsom announces next round of television tax credits, adding animated and competition shows for the first time
March 17: Governor Gavin Newsom announces appointments 3.17.2026
- Thomas Boon, of Fair Oaks, has been appointed Director of the Division of Enterprise Information Services at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Lindy Harrington, of Sacramento, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director for Policy and Program Support at the California Department of Health Care Services
- Cynthia “Cindy” Mendonza, of El Dorado Hills, has been appointed Chief Deputy Executive Director at the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
- Jessica Russell, of Davis, has been appointed Labor Relations Officer at the California Department of Human Resources
March 16: What they are saying: Overwhelming support for Governor Newsom’s historic expansion of
March 16: California’s behavioral health capacity and treatment
March 16: Here’s how California Paralympians represented Team USA at Milano Cortina 2026
March 13: Governor Newsom condemns and vows to fight Trump for exploiting Iran war crisis of his own making to harm California’s coastline
March 13: Governor Newsom highlights mental health resources for veterans as Middle East conflict continues
March 13: New report highlights California’s vital work to recharge groundwater
March 12: Governor Newsom announces more than $23 million to increase access to farm-fresh food for CalFresh, WIC, and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program recipients
March 11: Ahead of schedule: Governor Newsom’s Prop 1 is exceeding goals to expand capacity and treatment statewide, helping 5M+ Californians
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