Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) issued the following statement regarding the proposed development at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park:
“The mammoth project proposed for development at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park was, and continues to be, the prime example of why the builders remedy process needs major reforms.
Nation's first comprehensive AI transparency framework ushers in a quiet revolution of digital transparency and consumer protection
SACRAMENTO, CA — On August 1, California began implementing the California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (CAITA), the nation's first comprehensive AI transparency framework, ushering in what Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) calls "the beginning of a quiet revolution" for the internet.
SACRAMENTO, CA — California has robust anti-price gouging laws to prevent businesses from exploiting consumers for excessive profit during emergencies. These protections authorize the Governor of California to declare a state of emergency and allow the Attorney General to combat this unfair practice and protect consumers from excessive price increases on basic consumer necessities like food, water, and gasoline in response to natural disasters and other specified emergencies.
The California State Senate passed SB 913 by Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) to create an improved pathway for customer-owned resources (e.g., home batteries, electric vehicles, thermostats), to compete fairly with other resources (e.g., peaker plants, diesel generators) to offer the least cost option for providing reliability to the electric grid.
Today, the California State Senate passed SB 905 by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), legislation focused on strengthening utility accountability and addressing the underlying drivers of rising electricity costs for Californians.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following the release of the report required under SB 254 (Becker, 2025), Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón has tasked Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) and Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) with studying the recommendations from a report required by the passage of SB 254, and after a series of hearings on the topic coordinate the Senate’s response to help protect Californians from wildfires, strengthen recovery efforts, and rising energy and insurance costs.
Becker’s legislation will save consumers $10 billion on energy bills while strengthening California’s grid.
Sacramento, CA — With an overwhelming affirmative vote, the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications passed SB 905, authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), which strengthens accountability for investor-owned utilities and controls rising electricity costs.