Holly J. Mitchell

Statement by California State Senator Holly J. Mitchell

“As we open our hearts and offer condolences to those who are reeling from loss in the wake of the massacre at Emanuel AME, whose pastor was my South Carolina colleague State Senator Rev. Clementa Pinckney, we must renew our commitment and find the will, in memory of the dead and for the sake of the living, to bring to an end the spiral of violence that racial conflict evokes in this country.

SCA 5 would assess commercial properties at their fair market value, provide tax relief for businesses and protect homeowners and renters

SACRAMENTO, CA —Senator Holly J. Mitchell’s bill to repeal the state’s prohibition on parents receiving CalWORKs assistance for a child born to the household while any member of the household is receiving aid, has been sent to the Senate floor for a vote.

SACRAMENTO, CA —A proposal by Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) for California’s middle and high school districts to put in place fair and transparent measures to ensure that students may take the highest level of mathematics courses for which they can qualify has won the right for a full debate and vote on the floor of the State Senate. Authored by Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), SB 359 was unanimously approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee, the final hurtle before being taken up by the entire Senate.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Despite fear that the Appropriations Committee, where proposals with price tags often die, might never let it see the light of day, Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) saw her bill, SB 316, to cut the caseloads of attorneys who represent California’s foster youths smiled upon by the panel and sent forward for a vote on the Senate floor.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Jerry Brown will release his 2015-2016 revised spending proposal. State Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement:

“Revenue is surging. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office has estimated that revenue for the full year could exceed estimates by more than $4 billion. The budget is not simply a math problem. Our hands are not tied. The Legislature has options to use a significant portion of the funds to meet human needs.

Sacramento — SB 629, a measure to correct an obsolete reference to the term “lynching” in California’s penal code by deleting it has been approved without dissent by California’s Senate.

SACRAMENTO – In response to the Governor’s May Revise, State Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement:

“Children should not be forced to live in poverty. The Governor’s May Revise budget provides no additional help to lift children and families out of deep poverty despite an unexpected increase in state revenue of $6.7 billion.”

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Jerry Brown will release his 2015-2016 revised spending proposal. State Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement:

“Revenue is surging. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office has estimated that revenue for the full year could exceed estimates by more than $4 billion. The budget is not simply a math problem. Our hands are not tied. The Legislature has options to use a significant portion of the funds to meet human needs.

As national concern about police accountability grows so do doubts about grand jury process

Sacramento — A measure to prohibit the use of the criminal Grand Jury in cases of law officer-involved shootings or in cases where the alleged use of excessive force by an officer results in the death of a suspect has been approved by California’s Senate. The Senate floor vote was 23-12, largely along party lines, sending the bill, SB 227, to the Assembly.