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Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) issued the following statement following today’s release of the California State Auditor’s analysis of public funds intended to alleviate homelessness across California. The audit is available on the State Auditor’s website here:




The Senate Business and Professions Committee advanced legislation today by Senator Dave Cortese to address California’s severe nursing shortage, which has compromised patient care and imposed unfair working conditions on current nurses. Senate Bill (SB) 1015 represents a significant move toward more equitable and accessible hands-on training for nursing students.




WHAT: State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will be available to speak to news media following the release of an audit he requested from the California State Auditor on state and local homelessness funding. The audit is expected to be released the morning of Tuesday, April 9.




SAN JOSE - On Saturday, State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) and Assemblymember Ash Kalra (Assembly District 25), along with an exceptional panel, successfully convened a Town Hall on Racial Justice and Poverty at the Silicon Valley Career Technical Education Auditorium. This event, attended by community members and leaders, shed light on the pressing racial inequity and economic disparity issues in Santa Clara County.




WHAT: State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will be available to speak to news media following the release of an audit he requested from the California State Auditor on state and local homelessness funding. The audit is expected to be released the morning of Tuesday, April 9.