California should table the pricey tunnel project and instead pursue alternatives that are far more affordable, better for the environment, and will achieve superior results.
Hailing from California’s 5th District, State Senator Jerry McNerney was inspired to run for office by his son, who joined the military shortly after 9/11. His favorite thing about being a legislator is helping people in his community.
Please join me on Aug. 6 for my Tri-Valley Town Hall. The in-person event will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Shannon Event Center, 11600 Shannon Ave, Dublin, CA 94568.
Senator Jerry McNerney is one of the legislators who introduced the bill. He sees it as an important measure to pass before two in-state oil refineries shut down next year. “We only have a limited number in California now. And if one of those refinery shuts down, we’ll see an extreme shortage and gas prices will spike,” he said.
Sen. McNerney (D-Pleasanton), who introduced the bill, emphasized the necessity of upholding the rights of these essential workers, particularly in the face of "unprecedented attack by President Trump’s dangerous and illegal immigration raids," the senator said.
On Monday, Senator Jerry McNerney’s (D-Pleasanton) office announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 846 into law, a measure designed to protect California farmworkers from wage theft.
Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law SB 846, legislation by Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) that will help protect California farmworkers from wage theft.
U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, who previously served as the state’s Insurance Commissioner, and California State Sen. Jerry McNerney, called out this hypocrisy in an Op/Ed in the Mercury News and East Bay Times.
