What to Know:
- Officials from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and State Teachers’ Retirement System shared their priorities during an exclusive briefing Thursday.
- Both agencies are working to modernize and perfect critical systems, while keeping an eye on where new technologies can be integrated.
- Officials say they need vendor partners who understand the mission and the security sensitivity surrounding their work.
City leaders unanimously voted in an ordinance to limit Battery Energy Storage Systems, even as state permitting could override the local restrictions.
Dean Gialamas, a familiar face in Southern California IT circles, has been tapped as the next IT bureau chief and CIO for the Los Angeles Police Department.
A group of technology companies is seeking permits for a fiber-optic hub near the beach that would link California with New Zealand and Australia through a 7,000-mile subsea system.
Sacramento International Airport is using AI-enabled technology to better manage its busy curbs and enforce the rules across millions of visitors each year.
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