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A large data center can consume more water in a day than a city the size of San Luis Obispo, according to a report by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute. The California legislature passed a bill this year that would have required data centers in California to report their water usage on business reports.

To address concern around e-bike speeds, Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, introduced legislation that would close a legal loophole that allows the motorized vehicles to have maximum peak motor power of above 750 watts. 

Making free college a permanent program in the San Mateo County Community College District took another big step in the current legislative cycle through Senate Bill 968 that seeks to break cost barriers to education for county residents.

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Calif. — A new bill at the California State Capitol aims to tighten regulations on electric bikes as lawmakers and safety advocates raise concerns about increasingly powerful models being ridden on public streets and bike paths.

Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-District 21, introduced the legislation after noticing what she describes as rapid growth in e-bike use without enough safeguards.

California legislators are advancing a bill to tighten regulations on electric bicycles in response to a surge in crashes and serious injuries tied to high-powered models. The proposal would limit the motor output of e-bikes sold in the state to a maximum of 750 watts, aligning with existing federal e-bike definitions. It would also clamp down on two-wheeled devices capable of higher speeds that currently blur the line between bicycles and motorized vehicles.

Calif. (KGO) -- You see them everywhere these days: people zipping around on e-bikes, especially kids.

Police in the North Bay say e-bike accidents are out of control.

SAN DIEGO — Newly proposed state legislation would strictly limit the motor power of electric bikes to 750 watts, capping their speed and reclassifying more powerful models as motor-driven cycles that would require a license to operate.

California is moving to regulate high-powered electric bicycles as a new bill reaches Sacramento. The push comes after a surge in serious e-bike crashes that are increasingly appearing in emergency rooms.