California lawmakers return for final month of 2026 session
California lawmakers return August 3 with fiscal, floor and passage deadlines compressed into the final weeks of the 2025-26 legislative session.
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California leaders announce balanced 2026-27 budget with zero projected deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature’s top leaders announced a proposed 2026-27 California budget agreement that projects no deficit for two years and would hold more than $6 billion in anticipated revenue.
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California Legislature reconvenes as fiscal-committee deadline nears
California lawmakers returned from summer recess Aug. 3 as the Senate Appropriations Committee scheduled a bill hearing and the Legislature entered a series of August deadlines.
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California Telework Bill Heads to Senate Hearing as Four-Day Office Rule Takes Effect
AB 1729 is scheduled for a Senate Appropriations hearing on August 3, but the pending proposal would not change California’s current four-day in-person default unless it passes and is signed into law.
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Eastvale’s ZIP code push gains state backing, but Congress must act
California has backed Eastvale’s independent ZIP code campaign, but residents should keep using 91752 or 92880 while federal action remains pending.
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Why Sacramento leaders are fighting over who should run the region’s homelessness response
Sacramento CA – SB 802 would shift more housing and homelessness power into one regional agency, and local leaders are split over whether that would help or disrupt services.