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In a joint statement, state Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) and Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) said the Newsom administration has made false claims about what they view as an “extremely costly and environmentally destructive project."
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Newsom says California needs to build a water tunnel. Opponents argue costs are too high

In a joint statement, state Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) and Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) said the Newsom administration has made false claims about what they view as an “extremely costly and environmentally destructive project."

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California Senator McNerney Speaks at Town Hall in Dublin

State Senator Jerry McNerney held his first Tri-Valley town hall meeting in Dublin on Aug. 6, during which he laid out top issues affecting the Tri-Valley that he plans to address in the coming year.
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Editorial: Redistricting is a Radical Solution Whose Time Has Come

Fair rules only work if everyone follows them. If one side simply decides they no longer apply, the other can’t continue to fight with one arm tied behind its back.
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Labor unions mobilize to challenge advance of algorithms in workplaces

“If we don’t start thinking about how to protect workers we’re going to have a lot of problems,” said Democratic State Sen. Jerry McNerney, who introduced the California bill. “People will be dismissed and demoted from jobs without sufficient cause.”
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CA ag waste bill aims to clear the air

State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, said composting helps farmers and the climate.
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California bill takes aim at ‘robobosses’

Senate Bill 7 — authored by state Sen. Jerry McNerney, a Democrat who represents Pleasanton — would require employers to notify current and potential workers of their use of such systems and bar employers from “primarily” relying on those systems in disciplinary and firing decisions.
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The Delta Shadow

Delta-region lawmakers who successfully rejected Newsom’s bid to tie the proposal to the budget in June are raring for another fight. Sen. Jerry McNerney and Assemblymember Lori Wilson quickly put out a statement saying “no amount of money can compensate” for the tunnel’s construction impacts on communities and urging instead to fortify the region’s levees and invest in water recycling and groundwater storage.
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Newsom Taking Another Run At His Tunnel Project

The bottom line for State Senator Jerry McNerney is clear: No matter how much Gov. Gavin Newson dangles in one-time benefits, the Delta Tunnel isn’t worth the staggering loss of prime farmland, damage to the West Coast’s largest estuary, and  negative implications for Northern San Joaquin Valley urban and ag water supplies.
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Delta Caucus Calls On Legislature To Once Again Reject Plan To Fast-Track Delta Tunnel

The California Legislative Delta Caucus on August 6 had to urge leaders of the California Senate and Assembly to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s renewed effort to fast-track the salmon-killing Delta Tunnel Project.