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Senator Jerry McNerney
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Senator of CA's 5th District, which includes Alameda County's Tri-Valley & all of San Joaquin County. Former member of Congress for 16 yrs. Recovering mathematician.
"The GOP-controlled state Senate on Thursday voted down 31 to 19 the map that would have gerrymandered two more safe red seats"
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Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances,” Judge Breyer wrote in his decision. “Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one.”
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Judge Says Trump Must End Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
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December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“This politically motivated decision creates new risks for water availability, especially for Southern California cities, and the health of California’s waterways, fish, and wildlife."
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California signals fight over federal plan to increase Delta water exports
Following last week’s federal approval of Action 5, Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state is considering all options.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I also urge the Newsom Administration to do whatever is necessary to fight this awful White House decision.
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Trump administration adopts plan to pump more water in California over state objections
The federal government plans to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, possibly reducing available water for millions of people.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"'While federal agents have the authority to enforce federal law, they must do so lawfully. They’re not above accountability.'"
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"After seeing unmarked military vehicles and federal agents patrolling their streets and seizing suspected unauthorized immigrants, 'Californians are scared,' Bonta said at a news conference in San Francisco."
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Food processing and agriculture are being hit hard by deportations of undocumented immigrants, UCLA said."
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Trump tariffs, immigration policy drag down California economy
UCLA forecast sees unemployment rate climbing to 5.9% early next year before starting a gradual decline.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I don't always agree with the governor on Delta water issues, but on this we agree 100%. Newsom has stood up to the Trump administration on other issues, and I urge him to do whatever is necessary to fight this White House water grab.
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California strongly objects to Trump's plan to pump more Delta water south
The Trump administration plans to send more water to Central Valley farmlands. California is objecting, saying that poses multiple threats.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that the state is fast-tracking a 108-unit affordable housing project on a former DMV site in Stockton, and a 132-unit affordable housing project on a former Dept. of General Services' site in Stockton.
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This season of thanks, Governor Newsom announces six projects on state land to provide families with new affordable housing | Governor of California
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November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Delta Caucus stands ready to work with the governor to meet CA’s water needs through mutually supportable actions, such as recycled water, levee repair, dredging to restore capacity in the existing water system, and continued water efficiency measures.
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Delta Tunnel Project will devastate communities, farms, the environment, and historic and cultural resources surrounding the largest and most important estuary on the West Coast.

The certification of the project should not move forward.
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Delta Protection Commission appeals Delta tunnel certification
FAIRFIELD — Solano County Supervisor Mitch Mashburn joined eight others on the Delta Protection Commission to appeal the Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The deeply flawed certification of the tunnel project must not move forward because it fails to adequately address the widespread destruction that the project will inflict on a generation of Delta residents and their communities.
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Delta Caucus Leaders Call on State Commission to Appeal Certification of Destructive Tunnel Project
Official website of Senator Jerry McNerney, representing California Senate District Proudly Representing California Senate District 5.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Delta Protection Commission is scheduled to vote tonight on whether to appeal the certification of the tunnel project. If the commission doesn't appeal, it could further pave the way for the $20 billion-plus, 45-mile-long water tunnel through the heart of the Delta region.
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM