Press Releases

Senator Wiener Responds to Top Experts’ Interim Report on AI Governance Framework

SACRAMENTO – The Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models released an interim report presenting a framework for the governance of AI models in California. The Working Group was convened by Governor Newsom when he announced his veto of Senator Wiener’s SB 1047.



Senator Wiener Announces Major Legislation To Build Homes Near Public Transit To Improve Affordability in California

SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 79, the Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act.



Senator Wiener on Trump Administration’s Threat to Defund University of California Campuses: “The Trump Administration Does Not Care About Jewish Students or Faculty.”

SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump Administration issued a list of universities subject to investigation and potential defunding, including University of California Berkeley (“UC Berkeley”), University of California Los Angeles (“UCLA”),  UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and California State University, Sacramento (“Sacramento State”), supposedly on the basis of campu



Senator Wiener Responds to Governor Newsom’s Comments on Transgender Women in Sports

SACRAMENTO –  Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s remarks about transgender people’s participation in sports: