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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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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.

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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.