Assemblymember Gipson and the Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement,
Review Report on Improving CA Ports
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).
Gipson condemns decision to rescind DACA
SACRAMENTO, Calif --- Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, chair of the California Assembly Democratic Caucus and member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, condemns the unjust and evil action taken by #45, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the White House in rescinding DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
Gipson urges White House to keep DACA
SACRAMENTO, Calif --- Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, chair of the California Assembly Democratic Caucus is urging the White House to retain DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a federal deportation protection program for children who were illegally brought to this country.
Gipson applauds Attorney General Xavier Becerra for settlement in favor of defrauded Corinthian students
CARSON, Calif --- Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, chair of the California Assembly Democratic Caucus, applauds Attorney General Xavier Becerra for his efforts in obtaining over $51 million in debt relief for former students of the defunct Corinthian colleges. Complicit in their lending scheme was Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Acquitas Capital Management.
Gipson Gives Thumbs Up to Appointment of Los Angeles County Judge to Judicial Council
CARSON, Calif --- Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, Chairman of the Assembly Democratic Caucus and member of the Legislative Black Caucus, released the following statement in support of the appointment of Los Angeles County Assistant Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile as the newest member of the Judicial Council, effective September 15, 2017.
52 Years Ago, And Still The Fight Continues
CARSON, Calif --- Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, Chairman of the Assembly Democratic Caucus, released the following statement in celebration of the Voting Rights Act, signed 52 years ago:
Governor Signs Gipson Bill to Restore Police Powers at Local Ports
SACRAMENTO, Calif --- Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 585 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D – Carson) which seeks to ensure that local port security officers are able to carry batons when performing their regular security duties.
Trump Administration Receives Scathing Critique after Support for New Immigration Bill
SACRAMENTO --- Today, Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) released a scathing critique of a new Trump Administration proposal that would cut the number of legal immigrants entering the United States by more than 50%.