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The massive undertaking known as the Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative turned on its first section of the network Thursday during a ceremony attended by state and tribal leaders.
Two filings with California’s Employment Development Department this week showed Meta plans to eliminate 198 jobs in the Bay Area. The layoffs were scheduled to take effect in late May and are permanent.
Temecula, a city nestled between the urban sprawl of Los Angeles and San Diego, has put out a call for the complete replacement of its existing municipal phone system in a request for proposals this week.
Information technology leaders from across government and the private sector will convene in Sacramento this month for the 21st installment of the California Public Sector CIO Academy.
The software company has not disclosed how many workers were cut, but employees said engineers, account executives and program managers were among those affected Tuesday.
A coalition of lawmakers representing Los Angeles County recently announced the laundry list of projects they hope to see funded in the state’s ongoing budget cycle. The list included money for wildfire recovery and infrastructure improvements.
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a new executive order aimed at changes to how the state procures generative AI technology and the expectations the administration has for suppliers of the technology.
Caltrans says the work from Santa Rosa’s Airport Boulevard to Cloverdale, now about 95 percent complete, is part of a state-backed middle-mile build-out intended to improve high-speed Internet access in underserved communities.
Flot, a technologist with more than two and a half decades of IT experience, will be focusing on helping states smooth benefit delivery.
After a long career serving Alameda County, CIO Tim Dupuis is retiring. Now, county CTO Ram Gurumurthy is stepping in as interim CIO.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is among transit agencies across the nation responding to safety concerns by making information available online and working to reduce criminal activity.
Sheriff’s deputies told the regional dispatch commission this week that problems with stolen-vehicle alerts, unit tracking and gated-community calls pose safety concerns.
Meredith Reynolds will step in as acting director of the city’s Technology and Innovation Department, upon the departure of its leader Lea Eriksen. A national recruitment for her successor is underway.
Residents are urging the City Council to hold off on expanding its surveillance contract with Flock Safety, citing privacy, immigration and data-sharing concerns.
On the heels of a record year of technology legislation, state lawmakers are back at it with bills that tackle automated decision systems, chatbots and new personal data sales.
San Leandro’s chief technology officer, Michael Sinor, has been named as the new CIO and director for Mountain View’s IT department.
Kurtzman, the technology partnerships officer, will manage the Enterprise Information Services Bureau on an interim basis. The city is also saying goodbye to its IT department leader in April.
The city is facing an estimated $69.2 million general fund shortfall during the next five years. Officials are considering ways to trim costs and streamline government services.
Liana Bailey-Crimmins, CIO and director of the California Department of Technology, announced late Friday afternoon that she is leaving the role.
The person chosen will also serve as the chief project officer and be responsible for statewide IT project approval and oversight functions. Recruitment closes April 17.
An investigation is underway into the extent of the attack against the Bay Area city, and leaders are moving to declare a state of emergency so they can secure outside support.
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