Press Releases

SACRAMENTO, CA — El Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese (D-San José) acogió con satisfacción la aprobación, por parte de la Junta Directiva de la Autoridad del Tren de Alta Velocidad de California, del contrato de construcción de vías y sistemas, así como su decisión de colaborar con la empresa Plenary en el desarrollo de un marco de asociaciones público-privadas para el Tren de Alta Velocidad de California.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) welcomed the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board's approval of the Track and Systems construction contract and its decision to engage Plenary in developing a public-private partnership framework for California High-Speed Rail.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that his Senate Bill 1246 (SB 1246), legislation aimed at strengthening oversight, transparency, emergency response, and public safety standards for autonomous vehicles operating on California roads, has successfully passed the California State Senate and will now move to the Assembly for further review and consideration.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, 

I’d like to share that I have introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 129 (SCR 129) to honor the remarkable legacy and public service career of former California Assemblymember Rusty Areias by designating a portion of HWY 152 as the “Rusty Areias Highway.” SCR 129 has made it out of the Senate and is now being referred to the Assembly for further review and consideration. View Senator Cortese’s Senate Floor Session remarks on SCR 129 here.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D – San Jose) announced that his Senate Concurrent Resolution 129 (SCR 129), designating a portion of State Route 152 as the “Rusty Areias Highway,” has passed the California State Senate and will now move to the Assembly for further review and consideration.