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Gov. Newsom Signs Bay Area Senator's Bill To Expand California's Use Of Hydrogen Energy

July 1, 2026

Senate Bill 1350 from Sen.

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Governor Gavin Newsom’s Administration Announces California Breaks Ground on Critical $1.95 Billion Flood Protection Project in the Central Valley

April 19, 2025

“Levees play a vitally important role in safeguarding Delta communities, farmland, and water supplies,” said Senator Jerry McNerney (SD-5).

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One Foot in DC

April 16, 2025

Former U.S. representative turned California state Sen. Jerry McNerney turned up earlier this week in one, no two, of his old haunts. McNerney stopped off in D.C. for a signing ceremony between The AI Trust Foundation (where McNerney is chair emeritus) and the US-Qatar Business Council.

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Too many AI cooks in the kitchen?

April 1, 2025

At least two Democrats — state Sen. Jerry McNerney and Bauer-Kahan — want to regulate safety auditors for high-risk AI systems, though they’re approaching the issues from different angles.

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AI Bills Incoming

March 26, 2025

State Sen. Jerry McNerney has fleshed out his slate of artificial intelligence bills this session, with two more measures: one to place safeguards on the technology’s use in critical infrastructure, and another to create nonprofit, third-party panels of AI experts and academics to devise AI safety standards.

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New CA legislation looks to fight back proposed PG&E rate hikes

March 26, 2025

With utility companies constantly raising rates, two Bay Area state lawmakers are proposing legislation designed to restrict how that money is spent.

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PG&E's political donations have tripled. Lawmakers want to make sure customers aren't paying for it at all

March 26, 2025

Assemblyman Marc Berman and State Senator Jerry McNerney, both Democrats, introduced separate proposals on Tuesday to toughen up the law and protect customers from paying for expenses they say the companies slip into rate increase requests. That includes not just political donations, but TV advertisements and other pricey shareholder expenses.

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Sacramento Snapshot: California composting bill gets early bipartisan nod

March 25, 2025

From Sen. Jerry McNerney, a Democrat whose district includes San Joaquin County and part of Alameda County, SB 279 would let large vineyards and farms compost on-site rather than ship green waste to a composting facility, as they have to do now, which could be hundreds of miles away, according to the bill.

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Exclusive: SacBee investigation spurs utilities accountability bill in California

March 24, 2025

The high gas and electricity rates of PG&E, SoCal Gas and Southern California Edison are not making them any friends in the California Legislature.