Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) has introduced SB 1297 to continue his innovative work on climate restoration.
Cortese is working with stakeholders from environmental justice groups, labor, and industry to craft a plan for California to not only adapt to, but to reverse climate change.
“It’s part of a movement to restore our climate,” says Senator Cortese.
Senator Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) has introduced SB 1184 to ensure California students get the behavioral support they need.
Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) introduced SB 1219 — State Water Resiliency and Modernization Act -- to reimagine water management in the 21st century— that works to create a sustainable water system prioritizing preservation and sustainability for all of California by building a Blue Ribbon Commission, and dissolving the current Water Board.
Senator Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) has introduced SB 1170 to ensure small school and community college districts, and their financial stability, are less disproportionately impacted by recall petitions that require a comparatively low signature threshold. SB 1170 is sponsored by the Small School Districts Association.
Senator Cortese, (D-Silicon Valley), and Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) believe it’s time to modernize the Brown Act to meet the unique needs of our present day.
The Ralph M. Brown Act was originally enacted in 1953 to govern the conduct of public meetings for local legislative bodies, but many provisions in the Brown Act remain antiquated.