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Recent county-government coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The board’s Aug. 11 consent-calendar report says amendments shifted the bill’s focus enough that the county’s earlier opposition letter no longer applied.
The board sent three separate items back for more detail or action, each on a 5-0 vote: a no-cost grant-writing contract, a proposed substance-use policy and support for joining Diablo Canyon 2045.
An Aug. 25 agenda item would create a new sheriff cost center, add a one-year limited-term deputy sheriff and move money from Elections if supervisors approve it.
An Aug. 25 agenda item calls for naming Oliver interim agricultural commissioner effective Sept. 5, 2026.
The board heard sustained public comment for and against a proposed censure, but the meeting excerpt does not show a final vote.
Our Heroes Dreams told supervisors it served 30 veterans, logged 591 nights of lodging and 652 meals, and billed the county $249,852 under the settlement-funded agreement.
A July 28 supervisors agenda shows County Administrator Steven M. Smith scheduled to seek a resolution placing a countywide retail transactions and use tax on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.
Supervisors voted 3-2 to send the proposed charter change to the Nov. 3 general election after approving a resolution and ballot language.
Supervisors are moving a charter amendment that would send some vacancies to special election and others to open-recruitment appointment, depending on how close the next election is.
Supervisors advanced a charter amendment that would require an election or, in some cases, a supermajority appointment to fill vacancies in elected department head offices.
The June 23 resolution rewrites parts of the county’s salary schedule and position allocation list, effective June 28.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution framing artificial intelligence as a tool to ease vacancies, protect resident data and improve county services.
The June 15 agenda opens public hearings on the county budget and special-district budgets and sets a June 18 adoption date.
The April 21 Health and Welfare Committee agenda includes a state-required plan covering child welfare services and probation from 2026 through 2031.