California Advances $16 Billion Climate, Clean Energy Bond For March Ballot

California lawmakers are advancing a bill proposing a $16 billion general obligation bond to pay for a variety of climate resilience and clean energy projects that would be placed on the March 5 primary election ballot, with the Assembly easily passing the legislation and sending it to the Senate. However, officials in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office are working on their own separate climate bond proposal that likely will include a higher dollar amount and different funding priorities, sources say...