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Senate Leader McGuire’s Historic Legislation to Help Solve California’s Tribal Housing Crisis Signed by Governor – Senator Mike McGuire

 Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire’s Tribal Housing Reconstruction and Resiliency Act, which will create the first-ever dedicated tribal housing funding program in California, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday morning.

 

California puts another farm area on groundwater probation – Los Angeles Times

California water regulators are cracking down on a second farming area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take adequate steps to curb overpumping that is depleting groundwater, causing the land to sink and damaging a canal that transports water for 1 million acres of farmland and more than 250,000 people.

 

Napa County Awarded Grant To Help Close Digital Divide – Patch News

The California Emerging Technology Fund has awarded Napa County a $20,000 Digital Equity Leadership Grant as part of the Local Government Best Practices Checklist Project, an initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of policies and practices that aim to close the Digital Divide in California.