2023-2024 State Budget Highlights
$145 Million in Direct Investments for the District & Statewide:
$1,250,000 - for the South Bay Center for Counseling to support the expansion of the Strength Based Community Change’s Thriving Families Well-being Initiative.
$2,500,000 - for Kedren South to fully fund and build the acute psychiatric wing in the new Psychiatric Acute Care Hospital & Children's Village in South Los Angeles (LA).
$1,250,000 - for the Beacon House Association of San Pedro's Bartlett Center. The Bartlett Remodel will update equipment and fixtures and increase storage capacity, allowing BH to increase daily meals served from 940 to 2,100 to residents and unhoused neighbors.
$80,000,000 - for Juvenile Court Schools.
$60,000,000 - to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to expand nursing programs (co-champion).
Assemblymember Mike Gipson's Interim Report on 2020 Informational Hearings - Select Committee on Police Reform
The Select Committee on Police Reform held multiple hearings in 2020 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Through these efforts, the overall goal of the select committee was to embark on a comprehensive approach to assess ways to hold police accountable, empower our communities, and explore tools to build trust between law enforcement and those they serve.
Asm. Mike A. Gipson appalled at EDD’s Failure to Serve and Protect California’s Unemployed During Pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif --- (Nov. 20, 2020) Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) released the following statement as millions of unemployed Californians continue to suffer the chronic and critical ineptness of the state’s Employment Development Department (EDD):
Trump’s immigrant ‘wealth test’ overturned in Federal court
SACRAMENTO, Calif (Nov. 1, 2020) --- Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) released the following statement on the Federal Court’s ruling that the Trump administration stop the public charge rule.
‘Grab and Go’ Food Distribution Feeds Over One Thousand Families
Wilmington, Ca (Oct. 28, 2020) -- As part of the ongoing “Grab and Go” campaign to provide families with food in light of COVID-19, Assemblymember Mike Gipson and Strength Based Community Change (SBCC) teamed up to distribute 1,500 boxed groceries today to Wilmington and Harbor area residents.
‘Kobe Bryant’ Bill Signed by Governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif (Sept. 29, 2020) --- Assembly Bill 2655 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom making it a misdemeanor for a first responder assisting at the scene of an accident or crime to take unauthorized photos of the deceased.
Governor Signs Bill to Decompress Overcrowded Emergency Rooms
SACRAMENTO, Calif --- Today, California Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1544 authored by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) to increase access to emergency care resources by authorizing community and triage paramedic services in California.
Assemblymember Gipson on the Kentucky Grand Jury Findings in the Murder of Breonna Taylor
CARSON, Calif --- Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, chair of the California Assembly Democratic Caucus and Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Police Reform responds to the Kentucky Grand Jury Findings in the murder of Breonna Taylor.
Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson Appointed Chair of the Select Committee on Police Reform
SACRAMENTO (Sept. 21, 2020) — Today, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D- Lakewood) announced the formation of the Select Committee on Police Reform and appointed committee members. The committee will continue California’s leadership in police reform and seek measures to ensure public safety.