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The compromise orders the CPUC to set special rates and pushes more grid upgrade costs onto data center developers. Central Valley counties could see fewer pass-through charges.
Lawmakers struck a Friday deal to regulate data center electricity costs and rates. SB 886 by Sen. Steve Padilla and a companion bill by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur anchor the package.
Fresno Unified published staff guidance on classroom AI, while a county workshop highlighted teacher experiments and Fresno State’s detection pilot.
Japan outlined a $55.6 billion defense request heavy on drones and AI. Tracy’s DLA hub and NAS Lemoore tie the Valley to that Pacific buildup.
Prosecutors say Daejon Love posed online as a 49ers receiver and used an AI search blurb to sell the lie. Victims include Californians.
