Government watch

SB 330, which is a reintroduction of last year’s SB 218, would update the California Public Records Act (CPRA) to include auxiliary organizations that perform government functions at the UC and CSU. To address the governor’s veto message, the new bill will exempt from disclosure the names of volunteers and donors who wish to remain anonymous provided they do not receive something of value greater than $500 in exchange for their donation or service.

SB 650, which is a reintroduction of SB 219, would provide UC and CSU employees who report waste, fraud and abuse, with the same legal protections as other state employees. Specifically, the bill will ensure that UC and CSU employees can exercise their right to seek damages in court if the university has either reached or failed to reach a decision regarding a complaint within the time limits established by the Regents and Trustees respectively; or if the university has not satisfactorily addressed the complaint within 18 months.

City government

• The San Carlos Planning Commission will review the draft environmental impact report for the proposed San Carlos Transit Village development.

As proposed, the transit village would convert a 10.53-acre strip of land within the existing Caltrain station and running parallel to the railroad corridor. The proposal by developer Legacy Partners envisions eight buildings housing 280 "luxury” housing units among a mix of 407,298 square feet of residential, 23,797 square feet of office space and 14,326 square feet of "upscale” retail space. The project would include 667 parking spaces and a new SamTrans Transit Center on 4.29 acres. SamTrans, the land’s current owner, would grant Legacy a long-term lease for a little more than half the site followed by ownership of the proposed mixed-use and transit-oriented development.

The Planning Commission meets 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1 at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San Carlos.

• The San Mateo City Council will appropriate more than $4.1 million out of its Redevelopment Agency budget to the Supplemental Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds as mandated by the state. The city is defunding capital improvement projects to make the payment. The state took the money to help it balance its budget. The council meets 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 1, City Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo.