After flirting with the prospect of creating its own municipal utility, as frustrations with PG&E over reliability concerns escalated, San Jose and the energy giant hashed out their differences through a July deal that promised infrastructure and speed improvements.

Here is our annual compilation of all IT-related budget change proposals from California state agencies, including a sortable and searchable table.

The county is no stranger to recognition for its IT innovation, but now the leaders behind much of that work are passing the torch as they plan for retirement.

Johanna Hoadley has been tapped to serve as Marin County's first digital product manager. The role includes oversight of the county's myriad digital products and its future strategy.

The Employment Development Department's push to modernize is leaning heavily on customer feedback to shape the next steps. Officials shared the progress so far and talked near-term initiatives coming down the pipe.

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