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Can an Algorithm Fire You? California’s Groundbreaking New Law Says Not Anymore

October 9, 2026

On September 30, the Governor of California Gavin Newsom signed Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 947, a landmark AI law, banning California employers from relying solely on

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Fast track option for the Delta conveyance tunnel rejected by budget committee

June 13, 2025

Three members of the Senate Budget Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy voted to reject the fast-tracking proposal — Sen. Ben Allen, D-El Segundo, Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton.

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Skelton: Newsom’s power play on the Delta tunnel

June 9, 2025

“Nobody’s told me they’re excited about it,” says state Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), an East San Francisco Bay lawmaker who is co-chairman of the Legislative Delta Caucus.

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California State Senator Jerry McNerney Says Opposition Deepening Against Governor’s Proposal to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel Project in Budget

June 9, 2025

The broad bipartisan coalition against the tunnel fast-tracking plan now includes more than 100 legislators; cities, counties, and public agencies; good government groups; environmental and tribal organizations; and nonprofits and local businesses.

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California State Senate Greenlights Jerry McNerney’s Bill to Protect Ratepayers from Utilities’ Abuses

June 4, 2025

The California state Senate on Monday greenlighted Sen. Jerry McNerney, SB 24, Protecting Ratepayers from Utilities’ Abuses.

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Dublin: Construction kicks off for low-income senior housing project

June 4, 2025

“Dublin is not a NIMBY community,” State Sen. Jerry McNerney said during the ceremony. Instead, city leaders collaborate with stakeholders to complete projects like this, he added.

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California State Senate Greenlights Jerry McNerney’s Bill to Help Farmers and Winegrape Growers

June 2, 2025

Last week, the California Senate unanimously approved Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 279, which is designed to benefit farmers and winegrape growers by allowing them to compost large amounts of green waste onsite — now that California has banned nearly all agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Governor Newsom Attempts To Fast-Track Delta Conveyance Project Water Tunnel

May 29, 2025

At a May 20 news conference for the Leaders of the Legislative Delta Caucus, State Sen. Jerry McNerney said, “The governor is saying it’s going to be $20 billion, but we know it’s going to be a lot more than that; this cost is unaffordable.”

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Delta-area lawmakers vow to fight Newsom’s plans for $20-billion water tunnel

May 21, 2025

“The project would have to be paid for by ratepayers who are already overburdened with soaring utility costs and aren’t even aware of how the cost of this is going to impact them in their pocketbooks,” said state Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton).