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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Leaders of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus on Sunday condemned a deadly antisemitic attack in Australia that targeted Jews celebrating the first night of Hanukkah and announced a $36,000 contribution to support security at Jewish community events across California.
According to media accounts, the shooting occurred during a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, where gunfire erupted at a community gathering marking the first night of the holiday.
December 15, 2025 - SACRAMENTO, CA – Last week, in response to President Trump issuing an executive order attacking states’ robust protections on artificial intelligence (AI), State Senator Josh Becker(D-Menlo Park), Chair of California’s Senate Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation, issued the following statement:
President Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to challenge, preempt or otherwise neutralize state AI rules is widely seen as a win for Silicon Valley companies that lobbied against regulation, but blowback is expected imminently.
Local elected officials joined dozens of construction and trade union workers Wednesday in a protest against a commercial real estate developer at one of the company's project sites in South San Francisco.
They accused construction developer SteelWave of hiring out-of-area contractors for its Discovery Station project, allowing SteelWave to pay workers lower wages than required for contractors based in the Bay Area.
Josh Becker to introduce bill in new year to make community college free to county residents
Democratic Senator for California Josh Becker attended the first day of activities at COP30 in Brazil on Monday, amid US President Donald Trump's decision not to send high-level representatives to Belem.
Becker strongly criticised Trump for his stance on climate change, accusing him of deceiving the American public by dismissing the issue as a hoax.