Press Releases

State Senator Dave Cortese To Hold Public Hearing in San Jose Over Traffic Safety Concerns On Saratoga Avenue Related to the City’s Vision Zero Plan

WHAT: To ensure that a group of residents’ safety concerns are heard by the City of San Jose about roadway changes made to turn lanes, bike lanes and other safety issues connected to the Saratoga Avenue Traffic Safety Project under the city’s Vision Zero plan, state Senator Dave Cortese & San Jose City Councilwoman Rosemary Kamei  will hold a commun



Senador Dave Cortese Presenta un Proyecto de Ley para Estudiar las Principales Oportunidades Económicas Relacionadas con el Proyecto del Tren de Alta Velocidad, mientras la Nueva Administración y los

SACRAMENTO –  El Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley), quien se desempeña como Presidente del Comité de Transporte del Senado Estatal, presentó hoy el Proyecto de Ley Senatorial 545  que encargará un estudio sobre las extraordinarias oportunidades de desarrollo económico comercial y residencial a lo largo del corredor ferrovia



Senator Dave Cortese Introduces a Bill to Study the Major Economic Opportunities Connected to the High Speed Rail Project As the New Administration and Republican Legislators Raise Questions

SACRAMENTO –  California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley), who serves as the chair of the state Senate Transportation Committee today introduced Senate Bill 545  that will commission a study on the extraordinary commercial and residential economic development opportunities along the California High Speed Rail corridor focusing on increased land value, development incentives and public-privat



Food Security, Wildlife, Water Quality & Development Protections All Included in Senator Cortese’s Senate Bill 462 To Permanently Preserve California Agricultural Land

SACRAMENTO – In a move to safeguard food security by maintaining productive farmland, California State Senator Dave Cortese today introduced Senate Bill 462 requiring a yearly $20-million appropriation to the California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP) to permanently preserve California agricultural lands through conservation easements.



Silicon Valley State Senator Dave Cortese Supports First-In-The-Nation Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model

SACRAMENTO –  California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley)  joined state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and several lawmakers to unveil a first-in-the nation public wildfire catastrophe model.