KQED Newscast - The California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (radio)

July 15, 2024

KQED Newscast - SB 942, The California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (radio)

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Making Free Community College Permanent

February 19, 2026

Senator Josh Becker Joins Other Elected Officials and Education Leaders to Announce Legislation Making Free Community College Permanent in San Mateo County

Senator Becker Introduces Digital Dignity Act to Protect Californians from Harmful AI Deepfakes and Impersonation

February 19, 2026

Sacramento, CA — Senator Josh Becker (D–Menlo Park) today introduced SB 1142, the Digital Dignity Act, landmark legislation to protect Californians from the growing threat of harmful AI-generated digital replicas.

The bill strengthens legal protections against defamation and impersonation using artificial intelligence and establishes new accountability standards for large online platforms that create and host generative AI content.

As advances in artificial intelligence make it easier than ever to create realistic images, videos, and audio of real people, bad actors are increasingly using these

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February 9, 2026

As Data Privacy Week Continues, Becker Moves to Expand Californians’ Right to Delete Their Personal Data

January 30, 2026

SACRAMENTO, CA — As we observe Data Privacy Week and following the successful implementation of the Delete Act and the launch of the popular DROP tool, Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) today announced new legislation to further strengthen privacy protections for Californians, building on his previous work on consumer privacy.

Sponsored by the California Privacy Protection Agency, the Expanding Privacy Rights Act (EPRA), or SB 923, reinforces consumers’ rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) by expanding the right to delete personal information to cover information that a

KQED Newscast - The California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (radio)

Making Free Community College Permanent

Senator Becker Introduces Digital Dignity Act to Protect Californians from Harmful AI Deepfakes and Impersonation

California Ave. Farmers’ Market in Palo Alto

As Data Privacy Week Continues, Becker Moves to Expand Californians’ Right to Delete Their Personal Data

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