President pro Tempore of the California Senate, Toni Atkins, today announced that Senator Dave Cortese would serve as Chair of the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. Of the 23 committees in the California Senate, the Labor Committee is tasked with analyzing bills that affect workers, ranging from issues such as workers’ safety, compensation, insurance, and unemployment as well as bills relating to public employees.
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A partnership of Facebook, the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), and Destination: Home was launched this morning and is set to become California’s largest private fund for extremely low-income (ELI) housing.
Newly sworn-in State Senator Dave Cortese, representing the heart of Silicon Valley, announced a bold plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in new construction statewide on his first day in office.
The climate resiliency package includes four bills that could revolutionize California’s building and construction sector which accounts for roughly 40% of our carbon emissions, including the first bill in history asking the State to divest from projects that are not zero-emission.
Senator-Elect Dave Cortese, who will be replacing termed-out State Senator Jim Beall to represent the heart of Silicon Valley in the California State Senate, has announced his senior staff appointments.