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County told Newsom must sign or veto hundreds of bills by Oct. 13; treasurer asks if tax relief possible for furloughed federal workers
Summary
Full Moon Strategies told the committee Governor Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 13 to act on hundreds of 2025 bills and that California revenues outperformed projections in August; Alameda County's treasurer asked whether any emergency relief could delay property-tax penalties for furloughed federal workers, and staff said they will follow up.
Alameda County supervisors on Monday received a state-legislation briefing that focused on Gov. Gavin Newsom's Oct. 13 deadline to sign or veto hundreds of bills from the 2025 session and on a stronger-than-expected September revenue bulletin.
Kyle Dentis of Full Moon Strategies told the Board's Personnel, Administration and Legislation Committee that Newsom had this coming Monday to act on measures the legislature passed in its final weeks. Dentis said the administration has so far issued decisions on nearly 100 bills and is still considering more than 600 measures; he characterized the current veto rate at about 10%.
Dentis also summarized the Department of Finance's September 2025 bulletin, reporting that August general-fund receipts were roughly $1.7 billion above projections and that receipts since April were about $4.4 billion above the forecast. He cautioned that much of the gain is driven by volatile sources—"stock-based compensation in the tech sector," he said—and that November DOF numbers will inform 2026 projections.
Elvia Quiroga of the Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office told the committee that property tax bills for 2025-26 are being mailed and asked whether any pending legislation or an emergency declaration could permit postponement of payments or waivers of penalties for federal workers who may miss paychecks. Dentis said he would "circle back" offline to clarify whether any state-level relief options apply.
Dentis also noted a recent federal-court ruling blocking the deployment of California National Guard troops to Oregon; the administration has asked the Ninth Circuit for emergency relief, he said. He said Alameda County staff would receive a bill-tracker that lists measures the county has taken positions on and their current status.
Committee members thanked staff for the update and asked staff to return with further information after DOF releases November numbers and after staff follows up on the treasurer's question about tax-relief options.
