A bill by Senator Dave Cortese establishing a statewide guaranteed income program for homeless students cleared its first policy committee on Wednesday. In a unanimous vote, the Senate Education Committee advanced SB 333, which would give homeless high school seniors $1,000 a month for five months to help them enroll in college or enter the workforce.
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Flight attendants now have the right to negotiate meal and rest break benefits while airlines comply with California law under a bill signed into law Thursday by Governor Gavin Newsom. SB 41 by Senator Dave Cortese represents a deal struck between commercial airlines and cabin crew labor representatives and quickly passed the Legislature without opposition.
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved a bipartisan audit request Wednesday by State Senator Dave Cortese that will examine public funding spent on homelessness in the City of San Jose.
WHAT: State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) will present a State Audit Request to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) related to public homelessness funding in the City of San Jose.
Senator Dave Cortese joined colleagues on Sunday in calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to protect all the depositors of the former Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and to let those depositors access all their funds as soon as possible. A joint letter from State Senators to the FDIC can be found below. Senator Cortese also issued this statement: