Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 86, which will extend a successful clean energy funding program that helps the state meet its climate goals and boosts California’s green economy.

Filing tax returns is about to become easier in California, especially for taxpayers with small businesses, thanks to a new law, SB 711, by Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today.

The California Legislature has approved Sen. McNerney’s SB 787, which is designed to create more clean energy jobs in the state.