California AI transparency law’s first phase cracks down on deepfakes, scams

August 3, 2026

The first set of regulations mandated by California’s AI Transparency Act went into effect Sunday. Now, AI giants like Google and Anthropic will have to make their technologies comply with the state’s fight against pornography deepfakes and AI scams.

State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, authored a law that requires compliance with new consumer protections from all AI companies, mandating that they embed “provenance information” in the metadata of generated images and videos, essentially a tag in the image or videos’ code saying “this was created by AI.”

The second rollout of the law, set to take effect in January 2027, will require social media companies, search engines and messaging services to use these metadata tags to inform users whether images they are viewing are raw footage recorded by a human or generated by artificial intelligence.

With Final Unanimous Senate Vote, California Legislature Advances Becker’s Seal of Climate Literacy Bill

September 7, 2026

SB 1048 earns bipartisan support, heads to Governor’s desk

Creating Change - August 2026

August 31, 2026

As the legislative session comes to a close, I'm proud of what we've accomplished together for our district and communities across California.

California virtual power plant bills clear key legislative hurdle

August 26, 2026

Last year, Gov. Newsom vetoed bills promoting home batteries, smart thermostats, and EV chargers to curb energy costs. Will he do the same this year?

California's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform sees 500,000 sign-ups

August 25, 2026

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - More than 500,000 Californians have signed up for the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) since it launched on January 1.

The platform allows residents to request deletion of their personal information from data brokers in a single submission.

According to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy), data brokers have already reported deletion of tens of millions of records. The platform requires data brokers to delete eligible personal information or face significant fines.

California AI transparency law’s first phase cracks down on deepfakes, scams

With Final Unanimous Senate Vote, California Legislature Advances Becker’s Seal of Climate Literacy Bill

Creating Change - August 2026

California virtual power plant bills clear key legislative hurdle

California's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform sees 500,000 sign-ups

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