California Gets Significant Boost for Battery Storage on Electric Grid

California Gets Significant Boost for Battery Storage on Electric Grid

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California has a significant boost in the state's clean electric grid, with 5,600 MW of battery storage capacity now integrated, ...
Major Infrastructure Projects Approved in Budget

Major Infrastructure Projects Approved in Budget

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a series of budget and infrastructure bills aimed at accelerating major projects across California, with ...
California begins race to build a statewide, 10,000-mile broadband network

California begins race to build a statewide, 10,000-mile broadband network

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This month, construction began in rural San Diego County for the first section of a 10,000-mile broadband network intended to ...
Can blockchain technology help prevent unemployment fraud?

Can blockchain technology help prevent unemployment fraud?

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Can blockchain technology help fight fraud at the Employment Development Department? If pending legislation is approved this year, a study ...
Cradle-to-Career Data System Inches Forward

Cradle-to-Career Data System Inches Forward

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At the first Cradle-to-Career (C2C) Governing Board meeting for 2022, held last month, the board walked away with one primary ...
Are procurement policies keeping up with ever-evolving technology in government?

Are procurement policies keeping up with ever-evolving technology in government?

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The GovReport host Christina Gagnier interviews Assembly Member Lloyd Levine (Ret.) about technology procurement processes in government, digital literacy, and ...
How Can California Prepare Itself for the Inevitability of AI?

How Can California Prepare Itself for the Inevitability of AI?

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When the Little Hoover Commission authored its 2018 report Artificial Intelligence: A Roadmap for California, they captured a state that was ...
California Makes $495 Million Investment in Transportation Infrastructure

California Makes $495 Million Investment in Transportation Infrastructure

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On Friday, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allotted more than $495 million for projects aimed at repairing and enhancing transportation ...
Governor Announces 18 Middle-Mile Broadband Infrastructure Projects

Governor Announces 18 Middle-Mile Broadband Infrastructure Projects

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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced the first round of 18 broadband infrastructure projects that are part of this year's ...
Commentary: California’s Water Shortage Was Created by a Lack of Leadership, Not Mother Nature

Commentary: California’s Water Shortage Was Created by a Lack of Leadership, Not Mother Nature

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Our state’s system of reservoirs and canals was at one time designed to provide a reliable water supply for California ...
'Dig Once' Legislation Aims to Accelerate Broadband Deployment, Awaits Action by Governor

‘Dig Once’ Legislation Aims to Accelerate Broadband Deployment, Awaits Action by Governor

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Legislation intended to accelerate the deployment of broadband infrastructure by calling for a “Dig Once” policy has passed the Legislature ...
California Selects Nonprofit as Broadband Partner

California Selects Nonprofit as Broadband Partner

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As part of a massive effort to improve broadband infrastructure, the state today announced it is partnering with a third-party ...
State Broadband Infrastructure to Get $5.25B Expansion

State Broadband Infrastructure to Get $5.25B Expansion

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Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have agreed to a budget trailer bill on Monday that will increase state broadband ...
Nonprofit creates open-source digital infrastructure for agriculture industry

Nonprofit creates open-source digital infrastructure for agriculture industry

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A nonprofit organization is aiming to help modernize the global agriculture industry by launching an open-source technology project to serve ...
New report calls for government innovation to solve digital inequities

New report calls for government innovation to solve digital inequities

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The COVID-19 pandemic has unironically highlighted the digital divide, especially considering how many Americans attend school and work meetings—or even ...
Broadband access hits record high, digital divide remains for disadvantaged

Broadband access hits record high, digital divide remains for disadvantaged

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A new report out this week says that while Californians are connected to the Internet at a record percentage in ...
New report confronts shift in workplace amid economic crisis

New report confronts shift in workplace amid economic crisis

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With a backdrop of economic crisis and a massive shift toward telework due to the global pandemic, a new report ...
PPIC report measures California's digital divide

PPIC report measures California’s digital divide

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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a record-high 84 percent of Californians are using high-speed internet at home—up 10 ...
Digital future envisioned in governor's budget

Digital future envisioned in governor’s budget

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In his 2013 book “Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom, laid ...
What’s the future of blockchain in California?

What’s the future of blockchain in California?

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For better or worse, this year’s pandemic will have a permanent impact on government operations, including the promise of a ...