Holly Mitchell Archives - California Globe

SB 50 Voted Down in Senate, Falls Short of Votes Twice in Two Days

January 30, 2020 2:09 pmJanuary 31, 2020 9:02 am

The California Senate failed to pass the zoning law altering Senate Bill 50, falling three votes short of the 21 needed. Three votes short of passage SB 50, authored and introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would have forced...

California Close to Adding ‘Source of Income’ as Newest Housing Discrimination Protection

September 4, 2019 6:09 pmSeptember 5, 2019 7:19 am

Section 8 housing vouchers can become one step closer to being a source of income for housing applicants if Senate Bill 329 passes the final Assembly vote. Currently under California law, Section 8 and similar vouchers for housing are not...

Senate Bill 1391 Functioning as the MS-13 Empowerment Act

August 8, 2019 6:59 amAugust 8, 2019 9:58 am

“Keymontae Lindsey was found guilty of murder in the killing of Jaulon ‘J.J.’ Clavo on Monday in a Sacramento courtroom,” report Darrell Smith, Marcos Breton and Molly Sullivan of the Sacramento Bee. The verdict arrives four years after Lindsey gunned...

Friday Focus: Holly J. Mitchell

November 2, 2018 2:45 pmNovember 5, 2018 1:11 pm

What inspires someone to run for office? What type of character does one need to become a respected leader? What kind of motivation does it take to pass first-of-its kind legislation? In an interview, the California Globe sat down with...

Lawbreakers Under Twelve May Be Getting a Major Break

September 2, 2018 7:30 amSeptember 1, 2018 2:37 pm

Lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown as they plan to exclude children age 11 and younger from juvenile court jurisdiction to promote the rights, health and well-being of youth by curbing premature exposure to incarceration. SB 439...