An influential state senator in the South Bay wants an auditor to dig into the finances of a Bay Area commission that’s facing scrutiny for its manner of spending billions of dollars in tolls across seven bridges.
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When students at Homestead High School launched Project Preserve through their school’s Future Business Leaders of America club last August, they never expected to be in conversations with state representatives or to help pass federal legislation.
Students who experienced homelessness in high school would get additional financial assistance to attend three California State University campuses under a pilot program proposed in the California Legislature this week.
San Jose state Sen. Dave Cortese has introduced a bill to prevent state agencies selling decommissioned diesel trains for reuse after Caltrain authorized the sale of part of its diesel-powered fleet to Lima, Peru, last month.
In regard to the recent Bay Area News Group article, I’m encouraged to see Mayor Mahan and the city of San Jose demanding more accountability from its nonprofit partners on public money spent combating homelessness.
Amid a push by local leaders to conserve farmlands and open spaces in the Bay Area from future development, state senator David Cortese has introduced a bill that would shore up funding to preserve agricultural land throughout the state despite the measure’s uncertain financial outlook.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and a group of state lawmakers are pushing a 10-bill legislative package designed to improve disaster preparedness and help protect wildfire survivors.
The bills intended focus are on consumer protection, climate resiliency and market strength.
For more than a decade, one California state senator has hosted an annual health and resource fair for homeless people, and every year he wishes he could do more.