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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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California ‘No Robo Bosses Act’ would bar AI from making personnel decisions

March 20, 2025

California state Sen. Jerry McNerney this month introduced the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would bar California employers from solely using artificial intelligence tools or other automated decision-making systems to make hiring, promotion, discipline or termination decisions without human oversight.

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Inside Newsom's AI panel report

March 19, 2025

State Sen. Jerry McNerney told us in a statement that he sees the report as a positive sign for two forthcoming pieces of legislation incorporating “the report’s call for greater transparency and third-party assessments of AI, along with its warning about the possibility of AI inducing harm.”

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‘This will make our town uninhabitable’: The long-awaited Delta tunnel strikes fear in locals

March 13, 2025

Tunnel opponent State Sen. Jerry McNerney, a Democrat from Stockton, said diversion limits ostensibly safeguarding the estuary would become unreliable if the tunnel is built.

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California Senator Introduces Bull To Regulate Ai In The Workplace

March 9, 2025

The first-of-its-kind bill aims to ensure human oversight of artificial intelligence in workplace decisions, a press release issued Thursday noted.

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East Bay politician introduces bill to ensure human oversight of AI in workplace

March 7, 2025

SB 7 would also prohibit employers from using ADS systems from using the personal information of workers to “predict” what they might do in the future.

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California lawmaker introduces "No Robo Bosses Act" to regulate AI in the workplace

March 7, 2025

State Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) announced Senate Bill 7, which he dubbed the "No Robo Bosses Act." McNerney said the measure aims to regulate automated decision-making systems (ADS) powered by AI.

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Former Congress member McNerney proposes new rules for ‘robot bosses’ in California

March 6, 2025

McNerney’s SB 7 would prohibit employers from using automated decision-making tools to make hiring, promotion, disciplinary and firing decisions without human oversight

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McNerney Bill Would Help Forever Chemicals Cleanup

February 27, 2025

The proposal to establish the PFAS Mitigation Fund in the state’s General Fund drew quick support from the Zone 7 Water Agency and in Pleasanton, where cleaning up the so-called “forever chemicals” from the water supply is a top concern that has already cost millions of dollars.