State Sen. Jerry McNerney will be speaking on Thursday, Sept. 24, to world leaders and artificial intelligence experts at the United Nations in New York City on AI safety risks. 

Gavin Newsom has signed SB 1213, legislation designed to bring greater price transparency and accountability to California’s growing zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle market.

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bills 886 and 887, both authored by State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). This data center legislative package contains some of the strongest rate payer protections and environmental protections from data center costs in the country.

CLEARLAKE—Today, following work by the California State Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Senator Mike McGuire, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state disaster in Lake County in response to the devastating Robin Lane sewage spill earlier this year.
On January 11, 2026, a 16-inch force main pipe ruptured in the Burns Valley area of Clearlake, resulting in the release of 2.9 million gallons of raw sewage, affecting residents in areas surrounding Robin Lane. A local health emergency was declared in response to this event. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 21, 2026, Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) issued the following statement announcing new state budget investments in Senate District 33.
 

VAN NUYS, CA - Following a challenging year of budget negotiations, Senator Caroline Menjivar (D–San Fernando Valley) has secured $19 million in state funding for Senate District 20, delivering on priorities that Valley families, first responders, and community organizations have long pushed for.

SB 1218 allows jurisdictions to boot vehicles involved in violations for illegal dumping

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 884, the Protect Our Polls Act. The new law takes effect immediately, establishing safeguards against voter intimidation and arrests by federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), at polling places ahead of the November general election.

Senator Jesse Arreguin celebrates the approval of vital funding after campaigning to convert the former horse racetrack into a regional park

Senator Wiener authored legislation requiring kill switches in 2024 and worked with the Governor to pass SB 53, the nation’s first AI safety law, in 2025.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Governor Newsom issued an executive order to strengthen the state’s response to recent rogue AI attacks, including the Hugging Face attack. The executive order advances, among other things, a proposal to require AI companies to build “kill switches,” or emergency shutdowns, into advanced AI models in case something goes wrong.