The State Bar of California will receive $5.25M from Meazure Learning to settle its lawsuit over the troubled February 2025 bar exam. The vendor denies wrongdoing but will transfer exam records and waive an invoice.

State payroll records show a former Redlands deputy police chief earned about $1.26M in 2025, mostly from a retirement settlement and one‑time payouts. The council minutes show the city approved an $871,956 settlement plus accrued leave.

After AB 1 became operative on July 1, 2026, legislative staff across California quietly began organizing around comp time, promotions and pay.

Lawmakers want to lock more AI‑era gains into California’s rainy‑day fund and exempt those deposits from the state spending cap. The Save for California’s Future Act will appear on the November 3 ballot.

AB 1948 lengthens California CCW license terms from two to three years. The change takes effect Jan. 1, 2027 and counties are updating renewal schedules.

Placer County opened a POST‑certified sheriff’s training academy in North Auburn, showcasing mock classrooms, a training bar and residential scenarios for recruits.

Final unofficial tallies put Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton into the November runoff after late mail ballots shifted the June primary leaderboard. The tally shows Becerra ahead of Hilton as counties completed their canvass.

Newsom signed a budget that adds roughly $40 million to speed California's vote counting, but advocates say the amount is only a partial fix compared with the roughly $90 million they had requested.

Sacramento will host a July 29 forum in Oak Park to review SPD’s draft military equipment policy and collect public feedback.

The 2026‑27 state budget includes $20 million to restart the CalFresh fruit‑and‑vegetable EBT pilot after a pause that left families without extra produce rebates. Advocates say it’s a start, not a long‑term fix.

A new Sacramento budget bill would equalize California's managed‑care tax, shifting more cost onto private insurers and possibly into consumers' premiums.

AB 713 would let undocumented students access paid campus jobs at UC, CSU and community colleges; it cleared a Senate committee and now goes to Appropriations.

Senators voted 2‑1‑2 to block AB 2753, a bill that would have barred anyone on the sex‑offender registry from running for office. The split exposed a fight over California’s tiered registry and legal risks.