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Delta Caucus Leaders Call on State Commission to Appeal Certification of Destructive Tunnel Project

November 13, 2025

Delta Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) and Assemblywoman Lori D.

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Delta Caucus Urges Legislative Leaders to Reject Plan to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel Project

May 15, 2025

The Delta Caucus is a bipartisan group of legislators who represent counties of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

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McNerney Releases Statement Opposing Governor’s Proposal to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel Project

May 14, 2025

California Legislative Delta Caucus Co-Chair Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, released the following statement regarding Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project in the state budget:

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McNerney Introduces Bill to Establish Safety Standards for Artificial Intelligence While Fostering Innovation

March 26, 2025

McNerney also introduces landmark legislation to ensure human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure.

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Sen. McNerney Introduces Legislation to Protect CA Ratepayers from Utility Abuses

March 25, 2025

SB 24 would also bar utilities from turning off a resident’s power for nonpayment on days when the air quality in their area is “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse.

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McNerney Introduces Legislation to Accelerate Fusion Technology, a Clean-Energy Game-Changer

March 24, 2025

SB 327 aims to create a cutting-edge, fusion energy data center in California that would foster research, collaboration and data-sharing, and establish data standards for clean energy technology.

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McNerney Introduces the ‘No Robo Bosses Act’ to Ensure Human Oversight of AI in the Workplace

March 6, 2025

SB 7 would bar California employers from relying primarily on AI systems, known as automated decision-making systems (ADS), to make hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination decisions without human oversight.

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McNerney Announces Bill to Help Fight Hunger by Expanding CA’s Free Summer Meals Program

February 24, 2025

Under SB 225, caregivers of children who participate in the free summer meals program will also be eligible for free meals.

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Sen. McNerney Introduces Bill to Address PFAS Water Pollution

February 19, 2025

SB 454 would establish a special state fund — the PFAS Mitigation Fund — that local agencies and cities could access to help pay for the cleanup of toxic PFAS in drinking water throughout the state.