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Members of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Council on Tuesday voted to support the Building an Affordable California Act (BACA), joining a broader coalition of business organizations and local chambers across California.
The vote came after a presentation to the council and other local leaders, during which the California Chamber of Commerce, who sponsors the bill, asked for local support.
Recently thought of as only niche accessories, AI smart glasses are now everyday, stylish wearables. The technology has dramatically improved just within the last year, and the market has exploded; global shipments in 2026 are expected to reach 10 million units. It’s no surprise, then, that we’re starting to see AI smart glasses in the workplace more frequently, a trend that raises compliance issues around “privacy, recording, disability accommodation and policy gaps many employers don’t realize they have yet,” according to the California Chamber of Commerce.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) at the end of January announced that sales of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) topped 2.5 million in 2025, a trend that shows no signs of slowing down in 2026. During the fourth quarter of 2025 alone, Californians bought 79,066 ZEVs, which represents 18.9% of all new car sales.
Since the end of 2019, new ZEV sales have grown by 300% in California.
In a state that relies on gasoline and diesel tax to build its highways, public transit, and other transportation infrastructure—coupled with its aggressive push to transition to ZEVs—these kinds of data points present a $31 billion problem.
