California’s progressive policies are clearly in conflict with its living costs, thus creating a political conundrum.

As California lawmakers returned Monday to Sacramento for the legislative session, Democrats acknowledged a clear message ...

California’s high-speed rail project faces pushback from the incoming Trump administration. But state leaders on Monday ...

Governor Gavin Newsom joined California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri, local leaders and workers just outside of Bakersfield today to break ground on the railhead, which is the first step ...

(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) Carter’s impact extended into the Bay Area, as State Senator Dave Cortese, who represents ...

After seeing issues with autonomous vehicles across the state, South Bay State Senator Dave Cortese wants to put up some regulation guardrails for the community. He has introduced Senate Bill 915 ...

California’s ambitious high-speed rail project, aimed at connecting Los Angeles to the Bay Area, has been met with a mix of ...

Not everyone sees it that way. State Sen. Dave Cortese (D–San José) said sending the fossil-fuel-burning engines to Peru is just shifting pollution and greenhouse emissions from one place to another ...

Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, said that a combination of cap-and-trade and ...

California Legislative Black Caucus members appointed to leadership roles in State Senate and Assembly. Nine out of 12 members are Black women.

Tragedy and a lack of workplace safety measures led one Silicon Valley lawmaker to call for tighter regulations to protect employees.