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The right to additional legal counsel requires state funding – Sacramento Bee
In this Op-Ed, RCRC Chair and Mariposa County Supervisor Miles Menetrey explains why Assembly Bill 690, despite its goal of strengthening indigent defense, could create significant challenges for rural counties.
Bill to study grizzly reintroduction in California dies – Sacramento Bee
An RCRC-opposed bill to study the feasibility of bringing back grizzlies, a threatened species that has been locally extinct in California for a century, died for the year in the Assembly, where it was held on the suspense file in the Appropriations Committee, effectively killing its chances of being heard before the end of the legislative session.
Part of California suddenly sank — and it’s irreversible – SF Chronicle
The Sacramento Valley, which helps drive California’s nation-leading agricultural economy, has seen so much groundwater pumping that the valley floor has recently sunk by as much as a foot and a half in a year, new research shows.
Chart of 2026 bill volume of California legislative committees – Capitol Weekly
The California Legislature has a combined 57 standing committees, with 32 in the Assembly and 25 in the Senate. There were 1,846 bills (1,263 Assembly Bills and 583 Senate Bills) introduced during the 2026 Legislative Session.