Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) bill, SB 1297, cleared its first hurdle today after passing the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee. SB 1297 will ensure California takes a leadership role in advancing climate restoration by taking steps to minimize embodied carbon and maximize carbon sequestration in the built environment.
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SB 1100 authored by Senator Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) along with principal co-author Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) is moving forward after passing the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.
Today, Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) introduced SCR 80 on the Senate Floor to celebrate and recognize Visual and Performing Arts Education Month in California. SCR 80 passed with no opposition in the State Senate.
This International Woman’s Day, Senator Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) has announced that Maritza Maldonado, Founder and Executive Director of Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment, has been selected as Senate District 15’s Woman of the Year.
SB 300: A modest reform to an extreme injustice.
FUEL (Families United to End LWOP) and the Drop LWOP Coalition host a “Day of Action” today in support of Senate Bill 300 authored by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley).