Starting next year, for the first time, the largest governments in Imperial County will be required to translate key public documents into Spanish.

Under a new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday, certain counties, cities and special districts across the state with large communities that speak languages other than English will be required to publish translated versions of their public meeting agendas.

The law will apply to Imperial County’s government, the influential Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and the cities of El Centro and Calexico.

Agendas are bedrock documents that describe the actions that elected officials consider and the policies they may vote on.

The law, , was authored by Sen. María Elena Durazo, a Democrat from Los Angeles. It’s mostly focused on

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