CA SB155

Establishes the California Civic Media Program within GO-Biz to support local journalism, strengthen the California press corps, and serve underrepresented communities

Creates the California Civic Media Fund with a $10,000,000 General Fund appropriation, which is continuously appropriated to GO-Biz

Requires a 9-member advisory board appointed by the GO-Biz director, including representatives from California News Publishers Association, California Black Media, Latino Media Collaborative, Media Guild of the West, and other journalism organizations

Limits administrative costs to 7.5% of the fund and requires prioritization of allocations to local and community news organizations

Prohibits public money expenditures from exceeding total private source contributions in any fiscal year, with private funds allocated based on advisory board recommendations considering journalist employment levels