TODAY: The California Air Resources Board meets from 9 a.m. to noon on its plans to set an emissions cap for the state's cap-and-trade program. From 1 to 4:30 p.m., the board will discuss an updated economic analysis of AB 32, the landmark measure that requires the state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Both sessions are open to the public. Find them in the Sierra Hearing Room at Cal-EPA, 1001 I St., Sacramento.
WEDNESDAY: The Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review recommended last month that the state agency overseeing the courts open its books on estimates for an overdue computer project that The Bee found could cost close to $2 billion. The committee meets Wednesday to consider "State IT Projects: Lessons Learned." The hearing starts at 10 a.m. in the Capitol's Room 437.
SPENCER WEINER Los Angeles Times North state forests are seen as part of the solution in lowering greenhouse gases, an issue on the state Air Resources Board's list.
RANDALL BENTON Bee file photo, 2008 A state committee recommended that an agency reveal cost estimates on an overdue computer project.
RANDY PENCH Bee file photo, 2007 Ideas on how to save money
WEDNESDAY: The Senate Health Committee takes a look at how to redesign Medi-Cal, the state's health insurance program for the poor, to save money and improve services. Legislation enacted last month imposes a hospital fee to help leverage more than $2 billion in federal funds to help cover the costs of caring for low-income patients. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol's Room 4203.
– Micaela Massimino, Bee Capitol Bureau
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