The city attorney told council members the appellate court denied a stay and the city will seek review by the California Supreme Court; the attorney asked Judge Bancroft to clarify whether her order permits the city to proceed despite conflicts with state election code and the city charter.

Town counsel presented a detailed opinion on whether the Searle School special permit has vested; a Select Board member moved to rescind the permit effective Dec. 31, 2026, giving the developer until then to demonstrate meaningful progress and financing.

Secretary Wright urged more countries to join the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC), calling it a key step to establish an international civil nuclear liability and compensation regime to facilitate financing and cooperation.

Santa Monica city counsel told the council and rent board that removing the death/incapacity trigger and broadly expanding who can stay in a unit are legally untested; staff urged caution because charter amendments are harder to reverse if challenged.

City staff summarized new state statutes affecting local regulation of data centers, noting a statute effective 07/01/2026, a 50‑megawatt threshold for 'large load' customers, reclaimed-water requirements, and legal uncertainty around moratoria that could expose the city to litigation.

Planning council staff advised holding certain resiliency and land‑use policy changes in abeyance after state reviews under Senate Bill 180 have flagged longstanding and new provisions as potentially "more restrictive or burdensome." The steering committee voted unanimously to proceed with a phased transmission of limited changes while preserving a

Rep. French Hill said the Justice Department's probe into a Federal Reserve renovation project is a distraction and urged senators to confirm Kevin Warsh; reporters noted Senator Tom Tillis is withholding his vote until legal issues are resolved and the DOJ is appealing a judge's decision blocking subpoenas.

HUD rescinded a 2025 Continuum of Care NOFO after lawsuits. Spokane’s CoC board voted to resubmit last year’s applications; staff warned earlier draft changes could have meant large cuts to local permanent supportive housing — an estimated $4 million loss — and signaled ongoing legal uncertainty through February.

CDFA told a Senate budget subcommittee the May Revision would transfer $5.2 million one‑time and $2.8 million ongoing from the General Fund to support the state animal care program created by Proposition 12, and proposed trailer language and an $8.3 million transfer to transition the industrial hemp program to USDA authority by Jan. 1, 2028.

Facing uncertainty from HUD notices and litigation over PRWORA grant conditions, the committee directed staff to limit the upcoming CDBG application to infrastructure-only (option 3) with applications closing in January and to offer other funds (CICT, affordable housing) later.

Trump’s New Policy On India Is A Disaster.