California State Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon is interested in having the state use a relatively new field of science that combines both behavioral analysis and new and developing technologies to help people make better decisions.
Mill assessment fees are charged to licensed pesticide brokers and dealers based on the value of their sales. DPR says the mill fee equals 2.1 cents per dollar, with an additional fee of less than 1/1,000 of a cent per dollar collected for agricultural sales.
A contest to see who could come up with the best apps, visualizations and other tools to help improve government sustainability practices was held last weekend at the first-ever state code-a-thon in West Sacramento, offering a total of $25,000 in prize money to four winners.
Attorney General Kamala Harris said that her office worked with more than 50 tech companies, as well as law enforcement and victim advocate groups, to form a task force and compile the resources for the new website.
Two prominent bills centered on local government transparency were chartered this week when Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 272 and AB 169. Both pieces of legislation tackle the issue of public records and how and what data is legally required to be shared.
