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Assemblymember Mike Gipson Offers New Hope for Sickle Cell Disease in California – A Patient’s Story
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Assemblymember Mike Gipson Offers New Hope for Sickle Cell Disease in California – A Patient’s Story

Lance JonesJune 19, 2019

At two years of age, my mother was worried because I cried almost constantly.  She noticed that my finger looked broken, which we would soon discover was a result of bone deterioration.  What she was about to discover after rushing me to the hospital shocked her.  She was told her two year old boy was suffering from Sickle Cell Disease.  It was 1988 and newborn screening only started in California in 1990.

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Community Celebrates Swearing-In of California State Assemblymember Mike Gipson

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 13, 2015

 African elders bless new leadership for the 64th Assembly District. Mike Gipson, newly elected California Assemblymember for the 64th District was sworn-in at a public community ceremony at California State University Dominguez Hills on Saturday, Feb. 7.   “I am humbled to share this day with loyal supporters who elected me to this service,” said Gipson. “I am even more committed to tackling the quality of life issues in our district, including health, education, jobs, aging and public safety.”   Encourage by his energized supporters, Gipson states, “There’s a lot of work that must be done from the Wilmington Waterfront

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Community Celebrates Swearing-In of California State Assemblymember Mike Gipson

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 13, 2015

  African elders bless new leadership for the 64th Assembly District. Mike Gipson, newly elected California Assemblymember for the 64th District was sworn-in at a public community ceremony at California State University Dominguez Hills on Saturday, Feb. 7.   “I am humbled to share this day with loyal supporters who elected me to this service,” said Gipson. “I am even more committed to tackling the quality of life issues in our district, including health, education, jobs, aging and public safety.”   Encourage by his energized supporters, Gipson states, “There’s a lot of work that must be done from the Wilmington

Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson Holds COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall
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Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson Holds COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall

Bertram Keller, Contributing WriterJanuary 14, 2021

Assemblymember Mike Gipson introduced CEO of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Dr. Elaine Batchlor, MD, MPH, and Vice President of Population Health at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH), Dr. Jorge Reyno, MD, whom both shared new data regarding pandemic and their recommendations on getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson Appointed Chair of the Select Committee on Police Reform
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Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson Appointed Chair of the Select Committee on Police Reform

Sentinel News ServiceSeptember 24, 2020

California has again led the nation by passing some of the strictest police use-of-force standards while also mandating de-escalation and use-of-force training. The legislature also recently sent bills to the Governor’s desk to ban deadly carotid choke holds, reorganize sheriff oversight commissions and increase transparency and impartiality in officer-involved shooting investigations.

Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson’s Statement on the Death of George Floyd
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Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson’s Statement on the Death of George Floyd

Sentinel News ServiceJune 4, 2020

“As a Black man who watched the George Floyd take his last breath while the 200 lb. weight of a police officer was leveraged on his neck for 8 minutes, I was overwhelmed with pain and anger. George repeatedly pleaded that he could not breathe as two other officers held him down in that fatal position. Another Minneapolis officer watched as his body succumbed to the attack and went limp.