Today, the California State Senate passed SB 905 by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), legislation focused on strengthening utility accountability and addressing the underlying drivers of rising electricity costs for Californians. 

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California State Senate approved Senate Bill 996 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill would allow manufactured homeowners to title their homes as real property, allowing access to more favorable financing options and opportunities to build generational wealth.

Guardrails for advanced manufacturing would help protect the public from chemical leaks, like the one in Garden Grove that triggered evacuations due to the threat of catastrophic explosion
SACRAMENTO – The Senate on Monday passed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to balance reforms made to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) last year with needed protections for the environment, workers and endangered species.

SB 1123 streamlines the enactment of regulations that have a significant public benefit, empowering California to set standards that protect the public from climate change, protect consumers from unfair business practices, set healthcare coverage standards, and rein in wealthy corporations.

SB 1257 would require the Attorney General to update the public and legislature annually on immigration incidents and activities in California

Connect Bay Area announced they are submitting the signatures needed to reach the November ballot, giving Bay Area voters a chance to save BART, Muni, Caltrain, and other transit agencies from devastating cuts.

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) was on site and briefed by emergency response officials this morning regarding the ongoing hazardous materials situation in Garden Grove involving a chemical storage tank at an aerospace facility.

The new Trump Administration guidance could impact millions of immigrants who seek green cards while living in the U.S., separating families, tanking California’s workforce, and undermining our economic recovery.

My team and I are monitoring the construction accident that ruptured an underground pipeline and spilled approximately 2,400 gallons of crude oil...

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.