Press Releases

Senator Dave Cortese’s Bill to Reduce Abandoned Shopping Cart Litter Passes Senate Local Government Committee

SACRAMENTO – In a move to eliminate shopping cart blight, State Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) SB 753, allowing retailers and local governments to work together to get carts back where they belong, today was passed on a bipartisan vote by the Senate Local G



Senator Dave Cortese’s Housing Finance Solution Bill Passes the Senate Judiciary Committee And Heads To Senate Appropriations

SACRAMENTO - On a unanimous, bipartisan vote, the state Senate Judiciary Committee  passed Senator Dave Cortese’s  Senate Bill 750 that will structurally reform how California finances housing, potentially unlocking hundreds of thousands of shovel-ready homes now stuck in limbo.



Could There One Day Be A San Jose State University Law School? State Senator Cortese’s SB 550 Could Make It Happen

SACRAMENTO – In a victory for working people wanting to change careers or better themselves by going to law school, Senator Dave Cortese’s SB 550 authorizing the incorporation of San Jose State University as the first public law school in the California State University



Senator Dave Cortese’s Bill To Establish the Nation’s First Catastrophic Model for Wildfires Moves Forward

SACRAMENTO – The state Senate Insurance Committee today passed Senator Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 429 that would establish the nation’s first public catastrophic model for wildfires.



Senator Dave Cortese’s Bill To Structurally Reform How California Finances Affordable Housing Passed the Senate Housing Committee

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Dave Cortese’s first-of-its-kind housing finance solution bill that could fast-track the construction of thousands of affordable homes needed throughout California without burdening taxpayers unanimously passed the Senate Housing Committee today with a bipartisan vote. Senate Bill 750