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State legislators brief Cupertino council on budget, energy and housing priorities
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State Senator Josh Becker and Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens updated the Cupertino City Council on this year’s state budget pressures, energy and wildfire legislation, and housing policy outlook; council members asked about local impacts and how residents can engage.
State Senator Josh Becker and Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens gave a roughly 20-minute overview of major state actions and fielded questions from the Cupertino City Council at the council’s Oct. 13 special meeting.
Becker, who chairs the Senate Energy Committee, told the council the 2023–24 legislative year began with a surplus that turned into a projected deficit after federal actions, and that uncertainty in federal health-care policy could force additional state sessions. “We started out actually with a budget surplus, but then, after actions from the Trump administration ended up with a budget deficit,” Becker said. He described work this year on energy legislation, wildfire funding and insurance, and measures intended to preserve solar customers’ compensation and to keep utilities from earning returns on certain wildfire mitigation spending.
The senator highlighted SB 254, a bill he said…
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