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Bills face a milestone this week * Tasting rooms could open soon * OSHA in court over COVID-19 oversight

The Wine Institute said it is working with the administration on reopening and has been informed “an announcement is likely to come soon.”

Appropriations Committees will hold auction-style hearings to consider hundreds of bills tagged with potential fiscal costs to the state.

The Senate returns to action this month under pressure to pass another major coronavirus relief package, but a more immediate priority for GOP leaders will be to agree on fixes to the Paycheck Protection Program, a lifeline to many small businesses and farms.

The Senate plan presented Thursday would delay cuts to CDFA and UC ANR until October.

The fiscal side of climate impacts * Senate Dems set food priorities for next aid package

A new bill seeks to gather more data on the potential fiscal impacts of climate change to industries like agriculture.

The proposed state budget would help some fairs cover the cost of layoffs. But county fairs are left without a lifeline.

January proposals for supporting SGMA planning have mostly disappeared in the governor's May Revision for the budget.

California already enjoys several American Viticultural Areas, which recognize distinct wine growing regions of the state but a new one in Los Angeles County is moving forward.