SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, announced today that they are partnering to establish landmark safety standards for independent, third-party assessments of AI systems and models.

[Sacramento, CA] A sweeping package of 13 bills authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has cleared the Assembly and is headed to the Senate, pending referral. The advancing legislation spans child safety, data privacy, women's rights, and energy accountability: reinforcing California's position at the forefront of technology policy and public protection.

LIVERMORE, CA — Open Heart Kitchen, the Tri-Valley’s largest nonprofit nutrition provider, has been named

SAN RAMON, CA—Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) announced Edda Collins Coleman as her 2026 Woman of the Year. A fellow Orinda parent, school board member, and vice president of communications at Common Sense Media, Collins Coleman is an instrumental advocate for children's online safety in California, turning personal conviction into statewide law.

SACRAMENTO– Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced the Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act (AB 2447), sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council's Soil Health Team (NRDC). The bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board and California's regional water quality control boards to establish enforceable limits on nitrogen discharges from agricultural lands.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Earlier today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) introduced the HEAR Survivors Act, legislation requiring California's colleges and universities to adopt clear policies addressing technology-facilitated sexual harassment.

[SACRAMENTO, CA] – Earlier this week, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) introduced AB 2047, groundbreaking legislation that requires all three-dimensional printers sold in California to be equipped with firearm blocking features designed to prevent the printing of dangerous gun parts and ghost guns.

WALNUT CREEK, CA – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) today announced the introduction of the E-bike Accountability Act at a press conference held at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. The legislation aims to increase public safety by requiring Class 2 and Class 3 electric bicycles to be registered with the state and display license plates.

[SACRAMENTO] — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) responded Wednesday to the announcement that AB 988, the Miles Hall Lifeline Act, has been selected for an Outcomes Review as part of Speaker Robert Rivas's first-of-its-kind oversight initiative.