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Chaos ensued last fall in the Los Gatos Town Council chambers as members of a far-right group disrupted meeting after meeting by shouting out of order and lodging personal attacks at council members.




California school boards, city councils and boards of supervisors would have clearer authority to remove disruptive participants from their meetings under a bill introduced Thursday in the Legislature that aims to protect local officials from harassment and verbal abuse.




California legislators want to change the rules for public meetings following the harassment of local officials in Los Gatos last year.




California will improve the way it handles addiction recovery if legislation authored by State Senator Dave Cortese is approved by the State Legislature here.




THOUSANDS of students may get monthly $500 payments under a proposal - and the deadline for the legislation is this week.




Democratic California State Senator Dave Cortese proposed a bill on Monday that he says will advance the way the state deals with addiction recovery treatment.




A refugee from Afghanistan was honored by a Silicon Valley lawmaker on Wednesday after his mother and brother were assassinated on Christmas Eve 2020.




Senator Dave Cortese visited Monroe Middle School’s new Wellness Center to see how a partnership between Campbell Union School District, Santa Clara County Office of Education, and School-Linked Services is bringing more access to mental health support to students and families.