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WHAT: State Senator Dave Cortese (Senate District 15) will join Assemblymember Ash Kalra (Assembly District 25), and an exceptional panel for a Town Hall on Racial Justice and Poverty in Santa Clara County.




WHAT: State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will present his SB 915, a bill that empowers local governments to protect the public through local governance of autonomous vehicles, to the Senate Local Government Committee. The bill is supported by a growing number of California communities, including the city of Oakland and the counties of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Mateo. Leading U.S. Senate candidate Rep.




El Senador Dave Cortese (D-San José) expresó hoy su gratitud por una lista cada vez mayor de ciudades y condados que aprobaron resoluciones que apoyan el Proyecto de Ley Senatorial (SB) 915. Las ciudades de Oakland y Los Ángeles, y los Condados de Los Ángeles, San Francisco y San Mateo recientemente aprobaron resoluciones que respaldan la legislación fundamental del Senador Cortese que faculta, a las comunidades locales, gobernar los vehículos autónomos.




Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) expressed gratitude today for a growing list of cities and counties passing resolutions supporting Senate Bill (SB) 915. The cities of Oakland and Los Angeles, and the counties of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Mateo have recently approved resolutions backing Senator Cortese’s critical legislation that empowers local communities to govern autonomous vehicles. Leading U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Adam Schiff has also endorsed SB 915.




The following statement is attributable to Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) on his appointment today to the California Transportation Commission (CTC), a 13-member body responsible for programming and allocating funds for the construction of highway, passenger rail, transit and active transportation improvements throughout California.