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Recent finance coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The July 21 agenda would let Yuba Water bridge reimbursement delays on a DWR-funded drainage pipe replacement near Dry Creek.
The council unanimously backed two memorandums of understanding to support financing for the South County Infrastructure Project, a regional wastewater conveyance system the city says is about $115.6 million.
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee voted 7-2 to move the measure forward after a contentious hearing over staking, stablecoin rewards and whether the bill would weaken investor safeguards.
The bill would require registration and conduct standards for certain small-business financing providers and bar confessions of judgment and related provisions before default.
AB 2243 would create a state bank commission to study whether California should pursue a state bank or other public financing tools.