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Leaders across California celebrate city services during California Cities Week
April 20, 2026 3:19 PM
Contact: Kayla Sherwoodksherwood@calcities.org (530) 844-1744Assembly Member Blanca Pacheco authored … -
Bill Talk: The first house deadline blitz
April 20, 2026 1:13 PM
Lawmakers have until April 24 to get their bills through their first major policy committee hurdle. -
City leaders will converge at the Capitol next week to advocate for city priorities, attend a Cities Gubernatorial Forum, and celebrate Cities Week
April 16, 2026 10:23 AM
Over 400 city officials from throughout the state will be in the state Capitol for the League of California … -
These are (most of) the biggest bills for cities in 2026
April 15, 2026 4:56 PM
Lawmakers introduced nearly 1,800 bills this year. Some should sound very familiar, especially for folks … -
Bill Talk: Wow! That’s a lot of bills
April 15, 2026 4:33 PM
The weather is starting to heat up, and so is the Legislature. -
The hotly debated return of wildfire liability
April 15, 2026 4:04 PM
Legislators this year are considering changes to who pays for wildfires — and how — in response to a … -
HCD releases SB 79 clarifications, but cities need more direct guidance
April 15, 2026 4:01 PM
Last month, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in consultation with four major … -
Bill would make a modest adjustment to California Public Records Act response timeline
April 15, 2026 3:10 PM
The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved AB 1821 (Pacheco), a bill that would provide an … -
New CARB proposal would force cities to be clean fleet cops
April 15, 2026 3:05 PM
A set of proposed changes to the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation would introduce new administrative … -
Green jet fuel tax credit would set a troubling precedent
April 15, 2026 2:59 PM
Cal Cities and a coalition of statewide partners are calling on lawmakers to reject a sustainable aviation … -
Becerra, Mahan, Thurmond, and Yee to appear at livestreamed and onstage Cities Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
April 8, 2026 4:27 PM
Cal Cities is holding an onstage conversation with gubernatorial candidates on April 23 in Sacramento … -
Cal Cities doubles down on Prop. 36 funding request
April 8, 2026 4:19 PM
Cal Cities is urging lawmakers to fully fund Proposition 36. The ballot measure — overwhelmingly approved … -
Cities without access to state homelessness funding would need to report on programs outside their control under new bill
April 8, 2026 4:01 PM
Sen. Catherine Blakespear introduced legislation that, for the second year in a row, attempts to require … -
Bill Talk: Recess ends, as does the calm for cities
April 8, 2026 3:51 PM
The Legislature reconvened on Monday from Spring Recess. Lawmakers have little over a month to get their … -
Lawmakers try to get a grip on dangerous e-bike behavior
April 1, 2026 5:00 PM
Legislators are racing to address some of the unintended side effects of e-bikes’ sudden popularity, … -
Cal Cities officers advocate for solutions to statewide issues on Capitol Hill
March 25, 2026 2:28 PM
Cal Cities leadership and more than 120 California city officials traveled to Washington last week to … -
California Cities Week returns April 19-25
March 25, 2026 2:27 PM
Every day, California’s 483 cities deliver the essential services that residents depend on — from maintaining … -
Bill Talk: Some early wins and plenty of bipartisan support
March 25, 2026 2:11 PM
Welcome back to Bill Talk, Cal Cities’ weekly breakdown of the top measures that city leaders need to … -
Cal Cities-sponsored bond agency issues over $28 million in affordable housing bonds
March 18, 2026 3:40 PM
The California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) has issued $28,499,400 in tax-exempt … -
Cal Cities warns that costly changes to California’s pension reform law could undermine government services
March 18, 2026 3:39 PM
Cal Cities and other local government associations are pushing back on a two-year bill that would drive …