May 22, 2018: Joint budget statement by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Sen. Holly J. Mitchell
May 22, 2018
SACRAMENTO – California Senate Leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee Chair, Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), issued the following statement in response to the Budget Committee’s approval of the Senate’s proposed 2018-19 budget:
May 17, 2018: On Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, Sen. Holly J. Mitchell Joins students to call on California leaders to address educational inequality in schools
May 17, 2018
Guest Press Release by Californians for Justice
SACRAMENTO -- A Californians for Justice today brought 100 students and parents from across
the state to Sacramento to urge lawmakers to make good on the promise of Brown v. Board of Education on the
64 th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision that mandated the desegregation of schools.
April 30, 2018: VIDEO - Sen. Holly J. Mitchell on the 50th Anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign
April 30, 2018
Sen. Holly J. Mitchell speaks in support of Senate Resolution 101 and the 50th Anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign. An excerpt: "It's clear 50 years later that we haven't been able fully and thoroughly and fairly and equitably address systemic poverty. It's something the fifth-largest economy in the world continues to struggle with."
May 3, 2018: VIDEO - Sen. Holly J. Mitchell on the role 'green' plays in supporting mental health services
May 3, 2018
Watch and listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell's Senate Floor remarks on SCR 127, National Mental Health Awareness Week, and the role 'green' plays by clicking on link above.
May 9, 2018: VIDEO - Sen. Holly J. Mitchell's on the 30th anniversary of the California Youth Connection.
May 9, 2018
On May 9, 2018, LaToya Cooper of the California Youth Connection shadowed Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, including the filming of this video. Watch until the end!
May 14, 2018: VIDEO - Senate approves another justice reform measure by Sens Mitchell and Lara
May 15, 2018
Watch, listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell present Senate Bill 1393, the Fair and Just Sentencing Reform Act, to the Senate. The Senate passed the #EquityAndJustice2018 measure, sending it to the Assembly.
May 14, 2018: Senate passes bill to return sentencing discretion to judges
May 14, 2018
Measure is part of #EquityAndJustice2018 package
SACRAMENTO – The California Senate today approved another moderate reform rooted in evidence-based policy and sensible cost-effective approaches to criminal justice.
SAN DIEGO—Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Jerry Brown’s May revision to the proposed state budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year:
