Menlo Park, CA – Today Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) issued the following statement on the termination without cause Santa Clara County Superintendent of Education Mary Ann Dewan:
“I am dismayed and saddened by the abrupt dismissal of Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan by the Santa Clara County Board of Education during a closed-door meeting. I am equally disheartened by the lack of transparency in firing one of our region’s most dedicated educational leaders.
SB 1120 protects patients from Artificial Intelligence by requiring health care providers to make the final decisions on what kind of treatments patients receive rather than AI
Sacramento, CA – In a significant move to confront California’s painful past involvement in the Mexican Repatriation of the 1930s, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 537 (SB 537) authored by Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park). This action represents a pivotal moment to secure justice and recognition for a dark chapter in American history.
Sacramento, CA—Governor Gavin signed into law a pioneering privacy and consumer protection bill authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) that will establish a first-of-its-kind right to privacy for an individual’s neural data. SB 1223 protects an individual’s neural data from misuse by giving individuals the right to tell companies that their data is not to be shared and is not for sale.
The California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (CAITA) protects consumers by giving them the ability to determine if content has been generated by AI
Sacramento, CA — Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 942, the California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (CAITA), authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park).
The Interim Housing Act fast tracks the building of interim housing and scales up efforts to bring people indoors and save lives
Sacramento, CA—Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Interim Housing Act (SB 1395) authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park). This bill addresses California’s housing and homelessness needs by expanding access to interim housing on a statewide level.
Sacramento, CA – In a pivotal decision today, the Legislature approved SB 1374, authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), which undoes damage caused by a California Public Utilities Commission decision last fall. This bill, the only high priority solar legislation remaining this session, represents a significant step forward in California's clean energy landscape by restoring fair treatment for all utility customers with on-site solar generation.
SB 1254 (The FRESH Act) connects incarcerated individuals with vital services such as CalFresh and other resources prior to release in order to increase the success of reentry.