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Sen. McNerney and Asm. Bauer-Kahan Partner on AI Safety Standards and Verification

June 17, 2026

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Delta Caucus Leaders Applaud Defeat of Delta Tunnel Fast-Tracking Plan

September 10, 2025

Delta Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) and Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) on Wednesday applauded the defeat of the governor’s controversial proposal to fast-track the costly and destructive Delta Tunnel Project.

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CA Legislature Approves McNerney’s Bill to Help Farmers and Winegrape Growers

September 9, 2025

The California Legislature has unanimously approved Sen. 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.

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CA Legislature Greenlights McNerney’s Bill to Continue Clean Energy Funding

September 9, 2025

The California Legislature has given the greenlight to Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 86, legislation that would extend a successful clean energy funding program that helps the state meet its climate goals.

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Berman and McNerney Announce Joint Effort to Protect CA Ratepayers from Utilities’ Abuses

September 9, 2025

California state Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) and Asm. Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) announced a joint legislative package today to protect California ratepayers from unlawful activities by investor-owned utilities.

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CA Legislature Greenlights McNerney’s Bill to Help Drought-Proof CA

September 4, 2025

The California Legislature has unanimously approved Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 31, legislation that is designed to help drought-proof California by boosting the use of recycled water.

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Legislature Approves McNerney’s Bill to Streamline Construction of ADUs

September 2, 2025

Both houses of the California Legislature have approved SB 543, legislation by Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, that will streamline the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as backyard cottages or casitas.

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Flawed New Report Calls Delta Tunnel Project “Sustainable” But Overlooks Huge Costs and Destruction It Will Cause

August 19, 2025

The Delta Tunnel Project is estimated to cost at least $20 billion, and likely much more, and will decimate thousands of acres of prime farmland and environmental habitat, along with historic, cultural and tribal resources.

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Delta Caucus Calls on Legislature to Once Again Reject Plan to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel Project

August 6, 2025