Press Releases

A Letter to the California Republican Congressional Delegation From California’s Senate and Assembly Members

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) signed this letter from California’s Senate and Assembly members to the California Republican Congressional Delegation urging them to request that the President end the crackdowns on hardworking, taxpaying immigrants in Southern California and throughout the state, as the actions are causing significant harm to our economy.



Senator Cortese’s Bill to Address the Exploitation of an Individual’s Name, Voice or Likeness for Commercial Purposes Passes the Assembly Judiciary Committee

SACRAMENTO – Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) bill providing swift legal remedies for individuals who have had their privacy rights violated by the unauthorized use of their name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness for commercial purposes today was unanimously passed by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee. Senate Bill 683 now goes to the state Assembly floor for a vote.  



California Can Build Affordable Housing Faster By Keeping the Cash Flowing To Construction Contractors For Materials & Labor on Private Projects

SACRAMENTO – At a critical time as the state of California scrambles to build more privately financed affordable housing, and rebuild from the devastation caused by fires in Southern California, state Senator Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 61 would fast track payment of money due to construction contractors and subcontractors for work performed by reducing the amount of retention payments withheld from 10 percent to 5 percent. 



Senator Cortese’s Bill Making Access Into State Prisons Less of An Ordeal for Lawmakers, Legal Professionals and Others Clears the Assembly Public Safety Committee

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Dave Cortese’s SB 553 streamlining access to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) facilities including prisons and other detention facilities by granting short-term clearance to legislators, legal professionals, and more without requiring repeated applications today was passed by the Assembly Public Safety Committee.



The Assembly Public Safety Committee Passed Senator Cortese’s SB 551 With the Goals of Increasing the Life Span of State Correctional Officers and Decreasing the Number of Inmates Who Reoffend

SACRAMENTO –  Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) SB 551 is an effort to improve the prison stress level for correctional officers and the rehabilitative environment for inmates so they can return to their communities and not re-offend. Today it passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee.