SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese (District 15) has introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (SCA 5), otherwise referred to as the Education Equalization Act, a constitutional amendment aimed at closing California’s growing school funding divide between basic and non-basic school districts to ensure every student has access to a quality education regardless of their zip code.
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SAN JOSE, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will host his 23rd Annual Sacramento Bus Trip for Education on Monday, May 18, 2026, bringing an estimated 200 Silicon Valley educators, students, parents, labor leaders, and community advocates to the State Capitol for a full day of civic engagement and education policy discussions.
MORGAN HILL, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that Royal Clothiers, under the ownership of Carlos Perez, has been selected as Senate District 15’s 2026 Small Business of the Year in recognition of the business’s longstanding contributions to the community and its decades of service to generations of local families. The announcement is part of a larger, statewide effort recognizing small business owners by Senate District.
SAN JOSÉ, CA – El Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese (Distrito 15) emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a las nuevas regulaciones del Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de California (DMV) relativas a la operación y el despliegue de vehículos autónomos (VA) en California:
SAN JOSE, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese (District 15) issued the following statement in response to new regulations from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) regarding the operation and deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in California:
“The California DMV’s proposed AV regulations reinforce exactly why I introduced Senate Bill 1246 — because innovation without accountability cannot be tolerated when public safety is at stake.