Alameda County supes weigh legal action in wake of new law on spending transparency

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News September 4, 2026September 4, 2026

FILE: Alameda County Supervisors Lena Tam, Elisa Márquez, David Haubert, Nikki Fortunato Bas and Nate Miley during a special meeting in Oakland, Calif., on July 30, 2025. A majority of the supervisors oppose new state rules requiring greater transparency around their discretionary spending. (Andres Jimenez Larios/Bay City News)

Alameda County supervisors are mulling over their legal options in the wake of a newly minted state law designed to strengthen transparency rules governing their discretionary spending.

Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed Senate Bill 1193, which was unanimously passed out of both houses of the state Legislature earlier this year.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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