SACRAMENTO – Renters, developers and housing advocates joined State Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) during a zoom news conference today to voice their support for his bill that would change the structure of housing finance in California by using public credit to increase the state’s housing supply faster and decrease the high cost of rentals.
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Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Chair Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May revision to the proposed state budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year:
SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Rob Bonta has signed on in support of my Senate Bill 605 that would ensure competitive compensation for state attorney and administrative law judges by aligning their salaries with those of public sector attorneys across California.
WHAT: With all the turmoil back in Washington D.C. under the new Administration, including proposed state and federal funding cuts to educational programs, Senator Dave Cortese’s 22nd annual Sacramento Bus Trip for Education is more important than ever.
SACRAMENTO – The California Senate today passed Senator Dave Cortese’s SB 602 which would permit a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) to conduct vaccine and parasite control wellness appointments in many animal shelters. It would expand opportunities for animals to get health services across the state of California.