Assemblymember Alex Lee, Fremont Councilmember Teresa Cox, and the San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP celebrated Black History Month Celebration to honor six individual leaders and the contributions of HBCUs at Albert Augustine Jr. Memorial Park of Sunnyhills in Milpitas.

Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José) has reintroduced the tax on extreme wealth in California. Similar to the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, this tax would apply to households with net worths of more than $50 million — the top 0.07% of Californians. 

Today, Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José) introduced AB 2164 to help ensure that small businesses have access to funds to make accessibility-related improvements so that Californians with disabilities have barrier-free access to businesses and other facilities.

Today, Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José) introduced AB 2053 to establish Social Housing in California. AB 2053 will create the California Housing Authority (CHA) to produce and preserve mixed-income homes that are union built, sustainable, collectively owned, affordable for all income levels, and are financially self-sustaining. 

Today, Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José) introduced AB 1981 to increase juror diversity by allowing jurors to be reimbursed for using public transportation, which will encourage greener ways to travel, and expand access to Californians without cars to fulfill their civic duties.

Today, California Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José) introduced AB 1944 to require a remote participation option for members of the public as well as allow members of a local legislative body, upon majority vote, to waive Brown Act requirements of publishing their private addresses and making their private address open and accessible to members of the public.

Today, California Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José) introduced AB 1819, the “Stop Foreign Influence in California Elections Act.” The bill prohibits foreign influenced corporations from contributing to candidates, parties, or committees (including super PACs) as well as from engaging in their own direct election spending.

I’m disappointed that AB 854 will not continue moving through the legislative process. Our sensible reform to the Ellis Act is aimed to stop unjust evictions by corporate real estate speculators in the middle of the worst housing and homeless crisis facing California.

Today, AB 854 has crossed its first hurdle and passed out of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee. AB 854 reforms the Ellis Act and ends the revolving door of evictions by creating a 5-year holding period before the Ellis Act can be used to deter speculator abuse.