It’s time for insurers to demand that Big Oil and Gas pay their fair share for the massive climate-related economic damage they’ve caused. And it’s time to spare overburdened property owners from more unaffordable rate hikes.
Assemblyman Marc Berman and State Senator Jerry McNerney, both Democrats, introduced separate proposals on Tuesday to toughen up the law and protect customers from paying for expenses they say the companies slip into rate increase requests. That includes not just political donations, but TV advertisements and other pricey shareholder expenses.
State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Wednesday introduced SB 813, new legislation to establish transparent safety standards that will cement California’s position as a global leader in AI innovation. If signed into law, SB 813 would lay the groundwork for creating the nation’s first safety and security standards for AI.
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.
State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Tuesday introduced SB 24, legislation to protect Californians against skyrocketing utility bills by safeguarding ratepayers from abuses by investor-owned electric and gas utilities.
With the new administration in Washington, D.C., there are deepening concerns in our state Senate district, throughout California and much of the country about possible mass deportations.
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.
State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Monday introduced SB 327, new legislation that is designed to boost fusion energy technology, which has the potential to produce unlimited amounts of clean power.
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.
