Gloria Molina, a groundbreaking Chicana leader in state and local California politics for more than 30 years, died on May 14, after a three-year battle with cancer, her family announced. She was 74.
Watch and listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, give opening and closing statements as the California Senate approves on a 29-11 vote the 2019-20 state budget.
The Sentinel caught up with Mitchell recently to talk about her role as a state senator, the challenges that come with overseeing a budget, and some of the new legislation going into effect January 1.