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Feeling overtaxed and frustrated with the cost of doing business in California, some of the state’s wealthiest residents abruptly moved out of state in recent months.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, went to Texas, which has no income tax. Billionaire Larry Ellison, the CEO of software giant Oracle, moved to Hawaii and relocated his company headquarters to Texas.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Each March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, members of the Legislature have the honor of recognizing a member of their community as their district’s Woman of the Year. This afternoon during a remote ceremony on the Assembly Floor, Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) was able to honor and recognize Latressa Wilson Alford, J.D. of Vallejo.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposal for California’s 2021-2022 Budget. Upon the release of the proposal, Assemblymember Timothy S. Grayson (D-Concord) made the following statement:
Back in October Vallejo Navy League President Steve Nash started a campaign to make sure every tombstone in the Mare Island Cemetery had a wreath on it before Christmas. However, he was concerned he might not be able to raise enough money to finish the job.
He shouldn’t have worried so much.
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced the appointment of Tim Grayson (D-Concord) to Chair of the Banking and Finance Committee.
California state lawmakers are pushing to enact nearly a dozen policing reform laws driven by nationwide outrage and protests after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in May. Lawmakers have until Aug. 31 to approve and send legislation to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Assembly Bill 1196, which would ban law enforcement in California from using choke holds or similar restraining methods that pose a substantial risk of asphyxiation when detaining people, passed the state Senate Public Safety Committee Friday.
The legislation follows sustained national outcry over the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
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California could become one of the first states to extend compensation to victims of police violence and their families.
If Assembly Bill 767 is passed, the state’s victim compensation board would explicitly list excessive use of force by police among crimes eligible for compensation, said bill co-author Assemblymember Tim Grayson.
(Sacramento, CA) – Following the press conference held today in the City of Vallejo regarding an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, June 2, Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) released the following statement: