Press Releases

Senator Dave Cortese joined Santa Clara County Board President Susan Ellenberg on Friday to announce the launch of a new Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Unhoused High School Students, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at providing crucial support to students experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County.




The State Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that will enhance California’s training pipeline, community benefits, and quality jobs standards in state and federal infrastructure programs.

SB 150 will embed workforce and community benefit requirements into contracting related to the federal Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act).




Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) released the following statement on the Budget Act of 2023 and trailer bills to implement the budget, which was passed by the Legislature on Tuesday:  




The Legislature passed legislation by Senator Dave Cortese on Tuesday establishing landmark safety rules on motion picture productions.




Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) issued the following statement about the California Legislature’s passage of the 2023-24 state budget (SB 101 and AB 101).