I AMBASSADOR BILL DODD CHAIRMAN
OF THE SENATE GOVERNMENT.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION.
TODAY WE'LL BEGIN OUR
INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON THE ELK
VALLEY RANCHERIA COMPACT.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY OUR
SCHEDULE BUILD HEARING.
THE CONTACT WAS EXECUTED ON
AUGUST THIRTY FIRST TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN AND ALLOWS THE TRIBE
TO OPERATE A MAXIMUM OF TWELVE
HUNDRED SLOT MACHINES.
THE TRIBES ALSO AGREED TO PAY
THE STATE ITS SHARE OF THE
COSTS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH
THE SENATE'S PROCEDURE.
THE ESTABLISHED POLICY ALLOWS
FOR INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON THE
ESSENCE OF THE COMPACT. TO BE
FOLLOWED BY A VOTE OF THE
MEMBERS.
ON THE SENATE FLOOR.
NO VOTE WILL BE TAKEN HERE TODAY
LET ME THANK THE WITNESSES IN
ADVANCE AFTER WE TAKE TESTIMONY
FROM THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA. THERE WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IF THOSE WITNESSES LISTED ON THE
AGENDA CAN PLEASE COME UP RIGHT
NOW SO WE CAN BE IN THE HEARING
THANK YOU.
FIRST UP ON THE AGENDA IS.
JOE DILLON SENIORADVISER FOR
TRIBAL NEGOTIATIONS THE OFFICES.
OF GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN MORNING
MISTER DYLAN MORNING CHAIRMAN.
SENATORS SAID THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO TO MEET WITH
US TO. HEAR ABOUT THAT CONTACT
BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE.
OUT VALLEY RANCHERIA.
AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST
OUR GOAL AS WE WORK TROUGH
COMPACT NEGOTIATIONS IS TO TO
THE EXTENT THAT.
WE CAN INCORPORATE THOSE
PROVISIONS THAT WE'VE
INCORPORATED ARE THERE COMPAQ'S.
TO DO SO WHERE THE UNIFORMITY.
IS IN THE INTEREST OF BOTH
PARTIES WHERE WE CAN FIND AREAS
THAT.
WE CAN IMPROVE UPON TO CLARIFY
WE DO THAT WE ALSO WORK HARD TO
ENSURE THAT THE CONTACT TERMS OF
LIKE THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES
CITY TO THE TRIBES THAT WERE.
NEGOTIATING WITH AND.
.
FOR THE MOST PART THIS COMPACT
IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER
ONES THAT YOU'VE SEEN RECENTLY.
THE LABOR EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION REGULATORY
OVERSIGHT ETCETERA ALL OF THOSE
PROVISIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR
THERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
ARE UNIQUE ABOUT THIS TRIBE THIS
IS. THE FIRST OF THE.
REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND
ELIGIBLE TRIBES THAT'S GOING TO
PROBABLY CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN
THAT STATUS TO THE THINGS THAT
ARE UNIQUE. THE.
.
THE SLOT LIMIT OF TWELVE HUNDRED
IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS
AND I THINK TO TO UNDERSTAND
THOSE I SHOULD TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE HISTORY. OF THE TRIBE
IN HISTORY THE NEGOTIATIONS.
CHAIRMAN MILLER WILL PROVIDE A
MUCH MORE DETAILED HISTORY OF
THE TRIBE BUT I THINK JUST
TOUCHING AND THOSE ISN'T IT'S
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
TERMS.
THE.
.
THE TRIBE WAS.
RESTORED TO RECOGNITION IN
NINETEEN EIGHTY THREE AS RESULT
OF THE TELLY HARDWICK.
SETTLEMENT THAT.
THAT TRIBE BEGAN TO.
CONDUCT GAMING OPERATIONS IN
THE MID NINETIES ACID GENERATED
REVENUE TO PROVIDE FOR PROGRAMS
AND TO MAKE ACQUISITIONS OF
LANDED IT ACQUIRED THE MARTIN
RANCH PROPERTY. AND WORKED HARD
TO EARN.
TO GET THAT INTO TRUST ON WHICH
HE DID IN TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN
IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE
FOR GAMING AT THAT TIME. IN THE
INTERIM IT MADE A CONCERTED
EFFORT TO TO REACH OUT TO THE
LOCAL AFFECTED JURISDICTION TO
ENSURE THAT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE MARTIN RANTS PROPERTY
WOULD BE DONE IN A WAY THAT WAS
RIGHT THAT IT WOULD ADDRESS ALL
THE. APPROPRIATE.
OCCASIONS IN A WAY THAT WAS THAT
WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE TRIBE
SOVEREIGNTY BUT ALSO FAIR TO
THEM. TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT
AGREEMENT THAT WAS ENTERED INTO
IN TWO THOUSAND TWO IS THE CORE
PROVISION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL.
OBLIGATION TO THIS COMPACT
THAT'S REFERENCE INCORPORATED IN
IT AND AND.
THAT IT IS. NOT UNUSUAL MOST OF
OUR CONTACTS REFLECT THE IDEA
THAT IF THE LOCAL AFFECTED
JURISDICTION IN THE TRIBE. HAVE
REACHED AN AGREEMENT THAT SHOULD
BE THE BASIS OF OUR AGREEMENT.
THAT THE BASIS OF THAT AGREEMENT
IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
WHICH CAPPED THAT MARTIN RANTS
DEVELOPMENT IS FOUR HUNDRED
THAT'S WHY THE THE FOUR HUNDRED
LIMIT IS INCORPORATED IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT THE ASSESSMENT WAS
AND THAT'S WITH THE MEDICATION
IS. WITH REGARD TO THE TWELVE
HUNDRED AS WE'VE DONE IN SOME OF
OUR OTHER RECENT CONTACTS LIKE
TO THE RIVER TO SHINE. OR DRY
CREEK WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT
BECAUSE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
SOME OF THE LARGER.
GAMING TRIBES THEY.
HAVE ENSURED THAT THE REVENUE
SHARING TRUST FUND IN THE TRIBAL
NATION GRASS AND WILL HAVE
SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THOSE FUNDS
TO. MEET THEIR OBJECTIVES AND
THAT WE BELIEVE TRIBES THAT ARE.
OPERATING UP TO TWELVE HUNDRED
DON'T NEED TO MAKE THAT
CONTRIBUTION SO THAT'S WHY
THERE'S A DISTINCTION BETWEEN
THE TWELVE HUNDRED AND THE FOUR
HUNDRED IT SEEMS LIKELY IN THIS
TRIBE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THEY
PROBABLY WON'T GO. ABOVE THAT
LIMIT FOR ICF ELIGIBILITY BUT IT
SEEMS FAIR TO GIVE THEM THE SAME
LIMIT THAT THAT WE WOULD GIVE
OTHER TRIBES WHO THEY GOT O
THAT BAD. FLEXIBILITY OF NOT
HAVING TO PAINT TO THE ARTIST
YES. SO THAT'S AN OVERVIEW THE
CONTACT THEM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS.
WELLS PAR FOR THE COURSE FOR YOU
MISTER DILL AND I HAD A COUPLE
QUESTIONS FOR YOU BUT SHE
ANSWERED BOTH OF THEM IN YOUR
REMARKS ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A
QUESTION FOR MISTER DILLON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
IT.
OKAY YOU ARE CHAIRMAN MILLER.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS SIR A GOOD
MORNING.
CHAIRMAN DODD AND NOW MEMBERS
THAT ARE ARE PRESENT. ARE VERY
HAPPY TO BE HERE I'M BILL MILLER
I AM THE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN OR L.
FAILURE RANCHERIA.
YELP RALLY IS A FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE LOCATED
NEAR CRESCENT CITY ABOUT TWENTY
MILES FROM THE OREGON BORDER. IN
THE ALR COUNTY.
I'VE.
VERY.
REMOTE AREA OF CALIFORNIA AT
THE REAL NORTH CALIFORNIA.
OF THE TRIBE RESERVATION WAS
ORIGINALLY CREATED IN NINETEEN
OH NINE BUT WAS IT LEGALLY
TERMINATED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IN NINETEEN SIXTY.
PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL
CALIFORNIA RANCH REACT.
IN NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR THE CRY
WAS RESTORED RECOGNITION TO THE
TELLY HARDWICK LITIGATION AS JOE
WAS TALKING ABOUT. OVER THE NEXT
TEN YEARS WE ACTUALLY ORGANIZE
AND FORMER GOVERNMENT AND AND
AND GET OUR COMPAQ OUR
CONSTITUTION.
CONSTITUTION WAS ADOPTED IN
NINETEEN NINETY FOUR.
THE TRIBE HAS EIGHTY EIGHT
MEMBERS WERE VERY SMALL. WHO ARE
PRIMARILY LOCATED IN DELAWARE
COUNTY WOULD DO THAT LITIGATION
AND THE TERMINATION OF A LOT OF
THEM MOVED AWAY AT THAT TIME AND
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE
LANDS THERE ANYMORE?
AND WE GOT ONE MEMBERS ACTUALLY
AS FAR AS FLORIDA BUT THE JURY
IS STILL IN DALLAS COUNTY.
TRY TO OPEN THE OLD VALLEY
CASINO IN NINETEEN NINETY FIVE.
DEL VALLEY CASINO CURRENTLY
OFFERS APPROXIMATE THREE HUNDRED
SLOT MACHINES.
WE I HAVE THREE HUNDRED SLOT
MACHINES BINGO BLACKJACK AND
POKER ALONG WITH A RESTAURANT
AND A SMALLER BE EVENTS CENTER.
DESCRIBE EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY
TWO HUNDRED TWENTY EMPLOYEES
WITH APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED AND
TWENTY OF THEM. EMPLOYED AT THE
VALLEY CASINO MAKING IT ONE OF
THE LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYERS
AND TAYLOR COUNTY.
WHEN THE EL VALLEY RESORT CASINO
IS FULLY BUILT THE TRIBE
ANTICIPATES AN INCREASE TO
APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED TO TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY EMPLOYEES.
DOWN OUR COUNTY HIGH POVERTY
RATE AT TWENTY TWO POINT FOUR
PERCENT. WHICH IS ALSO
CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE OF
FOURTEEN POINT EIGHT PERCENT.
LIKEWISE THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD
INCOME FOR TAYLOR COUNTY IS
APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED TWO DOLLARS. ONE
OF THE LOWEST SYSTEM STATE.
THE TRIBE HAS DEVELOPED A PLAN
TO BUILD A RESORT AND CASINO TO
INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
IN THE COUNTY AND TO DRAW MORE
VISITORS TO THE COUNTY. THIS
PROJECT UP COMPUTE COMMUNITY
WIDE. IMPORTANCE WAS DELAYED DUE
TO THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN
THIS PLAN FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS.
THE COUNTY'S POOR ECONOMIC
SITUATION IS ONLY RECENTLY SEEN
A MUCH DELAYED RECOVERY.
AT FULL BUILD OUT PICK
PROPUBLICA OF ALLEY RESORT
CASINO IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT
SIX HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND
VISITORS. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF
OPERATION.
WE'LL BE MOVING OUT TO THE
HIGHWAY WHICH ALSO IS ON THE
BEACH SO IT'S A WONDERFUL
LOCATION.
MINIMAL YOU BETWEEN THE COUNTY
AND CRIED COVERS A FULL RANGE OF
MUNICIPAL SERVICES. LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES FIRE
PROTECTION. SEWER AND WATER
SERVICES.
THIS DEMO YOU PROVIDES FOR
ESCALATING ANNUAL PAYMENTS
ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY
FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF
OPERATION AFTER FULL BUILD BUILD
OUT.
IN ADDITION THE PROJECTS THE
SPECTER TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL
LOCAL AND STATE TAXES OF TWO
MILLION DOLLARS.
DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
AND BETWEEN FOUR HUNDRED AND
FIVE OR TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
ASSOCIATED WITH RESORT
OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTY.
THE TRIBE IS GOOD PARTNER TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SINCE NINETEEN
NINETY FIVE AT FIVE IS ENTERED
NUMEROUS MEMORANDA OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS EMERGENCY
SERVICES. FIRE PROTECTION LAW
ENFORCEMENT WATER AND SEWER ROAD
PROJECTS AMONG OTHERS.
THE CRY RECENTLY BY.
ARE REGULARLY CONTRIBUTE FUNDS
TO LOCAL EVENTS CHARITY SCHOOLS
AND CITIZENS FOR PROJECTS OF
COMMUNITY WIDE IMPORTANCE.
OVER THE LAST YEAR THE TRIBE IS
CONDUCTED PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT
THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THOSE PROJECTS TOTALING FOUR
MILLION DOLLARS INCLUDE. ARE NOT
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO. RELIVE
IT RATE REHABILITATION OF THE
CRESCENT CITY FIRE ALL PURCHASE
OF A NEW TYPE ONE FIRE ENGINE.
THUS IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF THE
COMMUNITY IMPROVING FIREFIGHTING
CAPACITY.
SO REALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR
TAYLOR COUNTY MAKING THE SEWER
SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT. ANDY
FRAIN COSTS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE
BE CHARGED OCCURRED COUNTY CITY
AND SPECIAL DISTRICT USERS.
I'M ALL ROAD SAFETY PROJECT
RESULTING IN IMPROVED SAFETY AND
ROAD ALIGNMENT AT HUMBLE RHODA
SAND MINE ROAD. RESULTING IN
IMPROVED ALIGNMENT AND SAFETY OF
THAT INTERSECTION.
AND. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
ASSISTANCE FOR THE JACK MCNAMARA
FIELD RUNWAY SAFETY PROJECT
ENABLING THE AIRPORT UPDATE TO
PROCEED. THEY MAKE THE AIRPORT
ELIGIBLE FOR INCREASED FEDERAL
SPENDING FUNDING. TO IMPROVE
FLIGHT SERVICES TO THE CHRISTMAS
CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WE
ACTUALLY SET ON I SAID ON THAT
BOARD FOR THE AIRPORT BOARD IS
KIND OF A UNIQUE THING. AS
OREGON CALIFORNIA BOARD BECAUSE
SO CLOSE TO THE LINE SO. IT'S
WORKING GOOD REVERBERATED
STARTER SERVICE AGAIN.
IN ADDITION TRIBEMATES SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND DIRECT
DONATIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE OR YOU SPORTS LAW
ENFORCEMENT SOCIAL SERVICES ARE
TO SAFETY. ANY OTHER EMERGENCY
NEEDS CRIME CONTINUES TO UTILIZE
GAMING REVENUES PRODUCE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO
TRIBAL MEMBERS. HEALTHCARE
INSURANCE HOUSING ASSISTANCE
CULTURAL AND RESOURCES
PROTECTION AND OTHER SERVICES
FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS.
THE PRIVATE FUNDS EDUCATION
ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING FOR
GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS. WE FUND HIGHER
EDUCATION TUITION FOR OUR
CITIZENS TO.
NUMEROUS TRIBAL MEMBERS HAVE
ATTAINED VARIOUS VOCATIONAL
ASSOCIATE AND BACHELOR'S DEGREES
CONSISTENT WITH OUR GOAL.
WE BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS THE
KEY TO OUR ONGOING AND FUTURE
SUCCESS IS A TRIBE.
LIKEWISE WE PROVIDE HEALTHCARE
INSURANCE TO UR CITIZENS AS
LACK OF INSURANCE WOULD
OTHERWISE LIMIT ACCESS TO HIGH
QUALITY HEALTHCARE.
TRY APPRECIATES GOVERNOR BROWN'S
WILLINGNESS TO NY RENEGOTIATING
ART TO NEGOTIATE IN A CONTACT
ADDRESS THE UNIQUE.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE OLD VALLEY
RANCHERIA.
THIS NEW COMPACT WILL ASSIST TO
TRY TO MAKE IT RESORT. IT'S
THREE SPORT RESORT PROJECT A
REALITY AND BENEFIT COMMUNITY AT
LARGE.
THE TRIBE IS PROUD TO BE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF DOWN OUR.
COUNTY COMMUNITY THE TRIBES
EFFORT AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INCLUDING THE CURRENT HEALTH
VALLEY CASINO IN FUTURE RESORT.
INCREASES REGIONAL TOURISM.
CREATES NEW BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASES
COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
NOT JUST A TRIBE IF INVITE Y'ALL
COME AND. VISIT OUR OFFICE IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
CENTER IN FOR SINGLE NOTICE ON
THE WALL IS OUR MISSION
STATEMENT AND IT'S ALWAYS
INCLUDED THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT AND
AND WE LIVE UP TO THAT.
WE BELIEVE THE COMPACT REFLECTS
A LOGICAL BALANCE OF STATE AND
TRIBAL INTERESTS AND RECOGNIZES
THE TRIES PRODUCTIVE REALLY
RELATIONSHIP. WITH THE COUNTY OF
NORDLAND IN CRESCENT CITY.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO. THANK JOE.
NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN LONG
AND AND THAT AT TIMES TOUGH BUT
WE REALLY. FEEL THAT HE'S DONE.
RIGHT BY THE TRIBE AND WE FEEL
LIKE WE NEED TO DO RIGHT BY OUR
COMMUNITY AND STATE.
WE'RE JUST SUPPORT OF OUR
CONTACT. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY REGARDING
THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN MILLER ANY
QUESTIONS OF GERMAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR NOW I
KNOW YOU'RE NOT JACK GRUBMAN BUT
WE'VE GOT HERE VERY BROAD.
ON BEHALF OF JACK GRUBMAN WHO
LISTED. ON THE DEBT BROUGHT IT
ON BEHALF OF THE NIGHT HERE THEY
DECIDED TO SEND THE. NICER IF
NOT QUITE AS GOOD LOOKING GUY
SOME A LOT.
OUR UNION SUPPORTS THE CONTACT
WE WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN MILLER
AND MISTER DILLON OF COURSE THE
GOVERNOR. FOR INCLUDING IN THE
CONTACT A PROVISION WHICH ALLOWS
A WORKERS. SHOULD THEY WISH TO
TO ORGANIZE IN A ATMOSPHERE OF
THE NEUTRALITY.
WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN MANY
OF THE OTHER CONTACTS AND.
WE ALSO WANT TO WISH TO TRY
BEST OF LUCK IN. A MOVING ITS
PROJECT FORWARD ON THIS S
OBVIOUSLY A PART OF THE STATE
WHICH.
LIKE NOT ENOUGH OF THE REST OF.
THE LIKE FORTY MILLION OF US
HAVE GONE.
TO SEE AND PROBABLY SHOULD
BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL I'VE
ACTUALLY BEEN THERE SO.
ANYWAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
WE ARE JUST A HIGH VOTE THANK
YOU. THIS BROAD.
BY ANY MEMBRS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO ADDRESS.
THE COMMITTEE.
YES I'M JAMES MAY ON BEHALF OF
THE THIRTY FIVE MEMBER TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA
NATIONS INDIAN GAMING
ASSOCIATION AND I'M I'M HERE TO
VOICE OUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS DANIEL BRANTON
AND I'M A UNION CARPENTER WANTED
TO TAKE A SECOND TO THANK YOU
GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK AND.
FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
CONSIDERATION.
THE CARPENTERS UNION HAS HAD A
LONG PARTNERSHIP AND A REALLY
GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
REMEMBER THAT THAT THE LOCAL THE
LOCAL JOB CREATION THE NEW
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES THE
ELK VALLEY RAT RANCHERIA
REPRESENTS.
IT'S YOUR REGARDING SUPPORT FOR
A MIDDLE CLASS THREE UNION WAGES
JOBS AND BENEFITS THAT MEANS
REAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
NATIVE AMERICANS FOR WOMEN'S.
FOR WOMEN AND FOR OTHER
MINORITIES. FIVE THIS IS AN
ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO THE LOCAL
ECONOMY. AND ONE WITH PERMANENT
BENEFITS.
A CHANCE TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH
DIGNITY AND THE ABILITY O EARN
THAT MIDDLE CLASS LIVING. AND I
URGE YOU TO STAND WITH US IN
SUPPORT. OF ELK VALLEY RANCHERIA
THANK YOU THANK YOU.
NOBODY ELSE.
OKAY THAT CONCLUDES THAT THIS
COMMITTEE HEARING THAT MISTER
CHAIRMAN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING.
DOWN FOR THIS AND THAT MR DOLE
AS USUAL GREAT WORK.
WE WILL.
NOW MOVIE IN.
TO OUR COMMITTEE HEARING.
SENATOR WEINER IS HERE. WE'RE
GONNA BE BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM THAT WEEKEND THAT START
HEARING YOUR BILLS AT OUR
WINNER.
WE NEED A COURT ORDER.
OKAY.
WARNING.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN.
IBM PLEASE. THANK YOU.
.
BY MISTER CHAIRMAN. FOR OSCAR
LEWIS HEARING TODAY THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE. FOR ITS WORK WITH US
ON THE BILL. AND I DO ACCEPT
THE.
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE SOCKS.
SOLID SUGGESTIONS.
COLLEAGUE THAT'S BEEN OUT OF
FIVE.
THE LOCAL CONTROL BILL OF LOCAL
CONTROL. SELECT COMMUNITIES WILL
HAVE THE TOOLS. TO MAKE THEIR
OWN DECISIONS ABOUT HOW BEST TO
SUPPORT THEIR LOCAL I. NIGHT
LIFE ARE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A ONE
SIZE FITS ALL.
THAT WAS ADOPTED IN NINETEEN
THIRTY FIVE AT THE END OF
PROHIBITION CUTTING OFF ALCOHOL
SALES STATEWIDE AT TWO AM.
WHETHER YOU ARE IN A SMALL TOWN
OR IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND LOS
ANGELES OR SAN FRANCISCO. AND WE
WANT TO GIVE SOME LOCAL
FLEIBILITY.
WITH GOOD PARAMETERS AROUND.
THOSE LOCAL DECISIONS.
THAT'S BEEN OUT OF FIVE.
A FIVE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM.
FOR SIX CITIES.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PILOT
THE. LEGISLATURE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
TO HAVE A LOOK AT DATA AND TO.
EVALUATE HOW WHEN AND TO DECIDE
WHETHER TO STOP IT OR RE
AUTHORIZED.
V. I. SIX CITIES WILL NOT BE
REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PILOT THEY WILL SIMPLY HAVE
PERMISSION FROM THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE GOVERNOR. TO THE SIDE
LOCALLY WHETHER OR NOT.
TO EXTEND OUR IS PASSED TO I AM
FOR THIS FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
THE CITIES.
AT ISSUE ARE.
THE CITIES OF SACRAMENTO AND
OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO LOS
ANGELES WEST HOLLYWOOD IN LONG
BEACH. ARE THESE ARE ALL.
CITIES WHOSE. MAYOR OR COUNCIL
HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE THE OPTION TO BE ABLE TO DO
THIS. AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY ARE
IN THE PILOT LAST YEAR YOU'LL
RECALL WE WON STATEWIDE GIVING
EVERY MUNICIPALITY EVERY COUNTY
IN THE STATE.
LOCAL CONTROL.
THIS YEAR.
WERE UP POSING TO INCLUDE THE
CITIES THAT I ACTUALLY WANT TO.
AND HAVE A REALISTIC
POSSIBILITY OF DOING IT.
THE BILL.
.
YES.
SO THE ARM AND AGAIN THESE
COMMUNITIES CAN DECIDE TO STAY
AT TWO AM AT THAT ONE. BY TAKING
EARLIER THAN TWO AM IF THEY WANT
THEY WILL MAKE THAT DECISION.
BUT THE COMMUNITY BELIEVES. THAT
EXTEND THE CLOSING TIME IS RIGHT
FOR THAT COMMUNITIES NIGHT LIFE
THOUGHT THE OPTION TO DO IT.
THE LACK OF FLEXIBILITY IN
CALIFORNIA WHERE EVERYTHING HAS
TO SHUT DOWN AT TWO AM HAS REAL
CONSEQUENCES WINDOW THAT NIGHT
LIGHTS.
IN A NUMBER OF OUR CITIES IS
CULTURALLY VERY SIGNIFICANT IT'S
IT HAS A REAL CULTURAL
SIGNIFICANCE AND RIGHT NOW IT
ALL SETS DOWN AT TWO AM.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT NIGHT LIFE IS
A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DRIVER IN
CALIFORNIA IT EMPLOYS A LARGE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THESE ARE
MIDDLE CLASS JOBS.
IT GENERATES SIGNIFICANT TAX
REVENUES IT IS.
SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC SECTOR.
AND RIGHT NOW.
CALIFORNIA.
YOU KNOW WERE KNOCKED HIM OUT
NOT ABLE TO OFTEN COMPETE OUR
CITIES ARE NOT ABLE TO COMPETE
WITH THE MANY CITIES AROUND THE
UNITED STATES.
DO ALLOW LEADERS SERVICE HOURS
IN BARS NIGHTCLUBS AND
RESTAURANTS.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE COMPETITIVE.
WITH THERE ARE MANY CITIESTHAT
ALLOW LATER NIGHT LIFE THERE
ALSO OTHER STATES THAT ALLOW
LOCAL DECISION MAKING. IN TERMS
OF WHETHER TO GO LATER.
SO THIS ALIGNS CALIFORNIA OUT
WITH THE APPROACH OF A NUMBER OF
OTHER.
STATES.
I WANT TO JUST ADDRESS. THE
ISSUE OF SIDE DO YOU EYES
BECAUSE.
THE OPPONENTS OF THE BILL.
KEEP BRINGING IT UP OVER AND
OVER AGAIN THAT THIS BILL IS
GOING TO INCREASE THE ALLIES.
AND I WILL SAY WHAT I SAID LAST
YEAR AND IT'S STILL TRUE THERE
IS NO EVIDENCE. THAT THAT IS THE
CASE.
WE KNOW THIS INTUITIVELY.
IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO LEAVE A
BAR. ARE DRUNK AND GET IN A CAR
AND DRIVE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF
YOU CLOSE THAT BAR AT TWO AM OR
FOUR AM. OR MIDNIGHT OR TEN PM
PEOPLE DRINK AND DRIVE AT ALL
HOURS UNFORTUNATELY.
AND.
WHETHER YOU CLOSE A BAR TWO OR
FOUR.
IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT THAT.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL
NUMBERS WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL
FIFTY STATES AND YOU COMPARE
CLOSING TIME. ODD TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DATA ON RATES OF A
DRUNK DRIVING COLLISIONS THERE
IS NO CORRELATION AT ALL AND IN
FACT SOME OF THE LEADER CLOSING
TIME STATES HAVE LOWER RATES OF
THE WISE. SOME OF THE EARLIER
STATES HAVE HIGHER RATES THERE'S
NO CORRELATION. OUT ONE WAY OR
THE OTHER.
AND AS I HAVE MENTIONED IN THE
PAST.
MIGHT YOU KNOW I.
IN MY AUNT WAS KILLED BY A
DRUNK DRIVER WHEN I WAS A CHILD
IN A PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED MY
FAMILY I'M EXTREMELY SENSITIVE.
TO. THE NEED TO PREVENT A DO YOU
EYES AND I WOULD NEVER AUTHOR
BILL.
IF I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD
INCREASE THE LIGHTS. ON.
IS THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IF THEY
WANT. TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
PILO.
THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOCAL
PROCESS CAN BE A TASK FORCE THAT
INCLUDES LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CHP AND WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH.
LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTICULARLY CHP
AND WITH THE CALIFORNIA POLICE
CHIEFS ASSOCIATION AND WE. HAVE
LAST YEAR TOOK THE AMENDMENTS
FROM THEM.
AND THOSE AMENDMENTS IS STILL
ON THE BILL AND THEY WILL HAVE
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS LOCAL.
EVALUATION.
ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WILL
HAVE-TO CRAFT A PUBLIC SAFETY
PLAN AS
WELL AS A TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
AND AND AND THEN SUBMIT A
COMPLETED APPLICATION ONCE A
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES UP TO THE
PATIENT TO THE ABC OF ABC WILL
HAVE TO DETERMINE. THAT THE
APPLICATION IS COMPLETE THAT
THEY'VE GONE THROUGH WHAT THEY
NEED TO GO THROUGH.
AND THEN.
THE PILOT WILL PROCEED.
EACH INDIVIDUAL LICENSE WILL
CONTINUE WILL GO THROUGH A
NORMAL PROCESS THAT ALL OUR
LIQUOR LICENSES GO THROUGH.
IN CALIFORNIA. PLENTY OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL FEEDBACK
AND COMMUNITY OBFUSCATION. OUR
COLLEAGUES ON THIS IS A DOG A
GOOD BILL WE SHOULD TRY IT THINK
IT'LL WORK.
WITH ME TODAY MISTER CHAIRMAN
OR JOHN CALDWELL ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING
ASSOCIATION. SCOTT WHITE WHO IS
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LOST IN
GROUP OF SMALL BUSINESS HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. AND NICKELODEON LUKA
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
OAKLAND.
THANK YOU WHEN THIS IS SPORT.
MISTER CHAIMAN MEMBERS JOHN
CALLED ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
HOTEL LODGING ASSOCIATION.
CURRENTLY ARE CALIFORNIA
DESTINATION CITIES SUCH AS SAN
FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES LONG BEACH
ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE WHEN
COMPETING WITH CITIES BOTH
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
FOR TOURISTS CONVENTIONS. AND
CONFERENCES THAT THE HOTEL
INDUSTRY RELIES ON TOURISM WHICH
WHICH IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE
LODGING INDUSTRY. IT'S A HUGE
PART OF THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY
IN TWENTY FIFTEEN CALIFORNIA
HOSTED MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY SEVEN MILLION VISITORS.
THESE VISITORS SPENT A HUNDRED
TWENTY TWO BILLION DOLLARS
SUPPORTED ONE POINT ONE MILLION
JOBS AND THEN GENERATED FIVE
POINT FOUR MILLION IN STATE
TAXES AND FOUR POINT SIX
MILLION.
IN LOCAL TAXES.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION
FOR THOSE TOURISM DOLLARS ARE
BIG CITIES MUST COMPETE WITH
CHICAGO WASHINGTON DC NEW YORK.
OF LAS VEGAS ATLANTA MIAMI BEACH
IN ORLEANS ALL OF WHOM HAVE LATE
NIGHT SERVICE BEYOND TWO AM.
INDEED AT LEAST FIFTEEN OTHER
STATES PROVIDE LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS WITH THE AUTHORITY
TO KEEP BARS OPEN LATER. SIX
CITIES HAVE ASKED FOR THE
ABILITY TO KEEP THE BARS OPEN
PAST TWO AM IN SELECTED AREAS OF
THEIR CITIES. THIS WILL BE DONE
ON A FIVE YEAR PROJECT PILOT
PROJECT SB NINE OH FIVE WILL
ALLOW THOSE CITIES LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO. LONG BEACH
OAKLAND SACRAMENTO WEST
HOLLYWOOD TO BETTER COMPETE FOR
TOURISM.
GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK
TODAY MY NAME IS SCOTT WHY CAN I
AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN
GROOVE. LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS
THAT PRODUCES. MUSIC EVENTS AT
VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT
SACRAMENTO.
WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF SUCH A
VIBRANT NIGHT NIGHT LIFE IN
SACRAMENTO WHICH CONTINUES TO
GROW AND CELEBRATE THE
CREATIVITY OF ITS RESIDENTS. WE
BEGAN OUR COMPANY WE HAD TWO
MAIN GOALS. PROVIDE SACRAMENTO
WITH AN AFFORDABLE OPPORTUNITY
HERE MUSIC THAT THEY WOULD
OTHERWISE HAVE TO GO TO SAN
FRANCISCO TO HEAR. AND TO DO SO
IN A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE
ENVIRONMENT.
HAVING HOSTED EVENTS IN
DIFFERENT CITIES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE WE'VE SEEN FIRST HAND. THE
DIFFERENT MARKETS HAVE DIFFERENT
NEEDS AND BE ARBITRARY ONE SIZE
FITS ALL. TO LAST CALL DOES NOT
RESPECT THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
FOR THE MORE WE RECOGNIZE THE
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY AND
ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO PROVIDING
COMMUNITIES WITH THE FREEDOM TO
ESTABLISH DIFFERENT ALCOHOL CUT
OFF. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT
THAT WOULD WORK BEST FOR THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
FIRST OF ALL A REGULATED
ENVIRONMENT IS THE SAFEST FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO CONSUME ALCOHOL
WAREHOUSE PARTIES. THAT SERVE
ALCOHOL BEYOND TWO AM DO NOT
PROVIDE THIS ENVIRONMENT IT IS
THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES DUTY TO
PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE.
FOR.
FOR RESPONSIBLE ENTERTAINMENT.
IN ADDITION TO UNREGULATED
DRINKING.
WAREHOUSE PARTIES OFTEN HAVE
UNSAFE ASPECTS SUCH AS FIRE CODE
ABOUT FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS
UNSANITARY BATHROOMS AND SUBPART
SECURITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ARE YOU DONE
ON TARGET NOT QUITE SORRY HAVING
TROUBLE WITH MY PAPER.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE DAYS ONE OF
THOSE DAYS.
.
THESE WERE HOUSE PARTIES ARE
OFTEN LOCATED IN NON COMMERCIAL
AREAS WHICH INCREASES THE
LIKELIHOOD OF ON.
OF DRUNK DRIVING SINCE THERE'S
LESS POLICE ACTIVITY.
THOUGH NO REGULATION WILL LIKELY
ELIMINATE ANY OF THIS THAT TYPE
OF PARTY. ALLOWING LOCAL
COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH A LATER
LAST CALL WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNREGULATED
WAREHOUSE PARTIES. IN ADDITION
TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS
THIS ALLOWS THE CITY TO FOCUS.
PROBABLY FOLKS THE FIRST
RESPONDER SERVICES TO THE
COMMERCIAL AREAS. SECOND BEFORE
AND LAST CALL WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE
TO DRINK AT A SLOWER PACE WOULD
ALLOW BARS AND CLUBS TO MANAGE
THEIR CROWD MORE EFFECTIVELY AND
HAVE THE CROWN FIT OUT OVER A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. RATHER
THAN ALL AT ONCE AT TWO AM.
THIS HAS ADDITIONAL BENEFITS IT
WOULD LIKELY REDUCE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF.
SIDEWALK ALTERCATIONS AND
PROVIDE CAB DRIVERS WITH A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO TAKE
EVERYONE HOME.
AND FINALLY THE ECONOMIC
BENEFITS TO ALLOW JURISDICTION
TO THE FREEDOM TO ACCOMMODATE
THEIR OWN MARKET AT EIGHT TO
HOURS OF DECISIONAL ALCOHOL
SALES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE OVERALL BAR SALES. OUT
AND. WHICH WILL ALSO INCREASE
TAX REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION MANY
ESTABLISHMENTS THAT SERVE
ALCOHOL ARE LOCALLY OWNED. SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BENEFIT
FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY
OPEN LATER.
THE SENSE OF VALUE OF LOCAL
CONTROL IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS ARE CLEAR
START TO ALLOW THE COMMUNITIES
TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE HAVE TO DO SOME BUSINESS HERE
WE WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
MONEY CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
DOT. DOT HERE HEALTH. BRADFORD
BRADFORD HERE CAN ALLAH CAN NOW
HEAR GAMES. GAMES HERE KALYANI.
GLAZER. HELL HELL HERE WESO.
LARA.
FOURTEEN NOW. WHEN TINA HERE
FIGHT ACT RIGHT EYE CARE.
WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR KIND OF THE
MOTION PLEASE. WE HAVE A MOTION
BY SENATOR HILL. CAN WE CALL THE
ROLL PLEASE.
DOT.
I THOUGHT I.
HELL.
BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I CAN ALAN.
CANNELLA HIGH GAINS.
OKAY THAT I'VE.
GAINES I TELL JOHNNY.
GLAZER.
HILL. HILL I WESO. LARA.
FLORENTINO. FORTINO I'VE I'D
ASK.
BY THAT I.
THEY WILL LEAVE THAT OPEN.
SO THANKS FOR THAT THEY HIT
THEIR OF THINGS TO COME CENTER
GAMES.
AND I AM SO SORRY FOR A.
NOT.
WELL THEY SAID AT THE SAME TIME
SO CENTER BRADFORD WAS RIGHT IN
ON THAT IT'S VERY VERY IMPORTANT
MOTION. NOW WE'RE GONNA FOCUS
BACK IN ON.
CENTER WAITERS BUILT SIR I WILL
BE FAST ADJOURNMENT YOU OUGHT TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME
IS NICHOLAS. K. ARMY HAVE THE
LOCAL MERELY THE SHAFT IN PROUD
SUPPORT WE WANTING TO SENATOR
FOR ALL OF HIS WORK ON THIS
BILL.
BRIEFLY OPENS ONE OF SIX CITIES
IN THIS PILOTPROGRAM I WOULD
LIKE TO STRESS THIS GIVES US THE
OPTION TO PERMIT BARS TO SERVE
ALCOHOL PAST. TWO AM IN UP TO
FOUR AM.
IN OAKLAND AFTER OVER FORTY
SILENT YEARS THE FOX THEATER
REOPENED ITS NOW A LIVE MUSIC
VENUE. OTHER THEATERS OPENING
ANCHORED THE LONG AWAITED
RENAISSANCE OF THE UPTOWN
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT WHICH
INCLUDES THEATERS RESTAURANTS
AND BARS MOST OF THESE ARE A
OWNED BY SMALL MOM AND POP
BUSINESSES. THIS BILL WILL GIVE
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE
REVENUE AND HELP SPREAD THE THE
WEALTH THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SP NINETY FIVE IT'S WELL
BALANCED IT PROVIDES LOCAL
CONTROL WORK WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH
OTHERS AND WITH THAT WE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I THOUGHT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
MIXING MAN TELL AND HAVE THE
CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ONE OF
THE PILOTS CITIES IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. THANK YOU. DAVID JONES
ABOUT FROM THEIR JOB GIRLS TIMER
IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO IN
STRONG SUPPORT.
MY GONNA GONNA BE HALF OF THE
SITTING COUNTYOF SAN FRANCISCO
MAYOR MIKE FARRELL IN STRONG
SUPPORT.
ROBIN BLACK ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION AND STRONG SUPPORT.
DUNCAN FETTERS ON BEHALF OF
LIFTING TRUCKS SUPPORT.
HANSEN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION HERE IN SUPPORT.
MATT BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS AND UNITE
HERE WE ARE AT YOUR SPORT
THANKS.
MICHELLE ROSS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
OKAY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
MON UP.
GOOD MORNING.
ONE.
TO THE OTHER SIDE AT THREE AM
AND A LOT OF THREE OF YOU TO
SPEAK UNLESS YOU GO QUICKLY JUST
ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
I'LL LET YOU DECIDE GO AHEAD.
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN.
SENATE COLLEAGUES THE. MY NAME
IS PAUL KRATZ SIMON LA CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER AND FORMER MEMBER
OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY A. NUMBER
OF YEARS AGO AND I'M HERE TODAY
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE
FOUR AM BAR BILL.
EACH YEAR MORE THAN THE TEN
THOUSAND PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES
TO ALCOHOL USE. WHICH MEANS THAT
ABOUT ONE PERSON EVERY HOUR DIES
SAID TO TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.
IN CALIFORNIA THERE'S OVER
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
HOSPITALIZATIONS FROM ALCOHOL
HARM.
OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED DEATHS EACH
YEAR AND THE CDC ESTIMATES A
COST OF THIRTY FIVE BILLION
DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO THE STATE.
THEY'RE A LOT OF STATISTICS
THROWN AROUND AND EVEN SOME
MAKING A CASE. WIDE DRINKING FOR
TWO ADDITIONAL HOURS ACTUALLY
MAKE SAFER DRIVERS WHICH I THINK
IS ONE OF THE MOST ABSURD THINGS
I'VE EVER HEARD.
LET ME TELL YOU JUST A FEW OF
THE COMMON SENSE REASONS WHY
I'VE BEEN WORKING AGAINST THIS.
AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THERE'S
NO ONE MORE SUPPORT OF LOCAL
BUSINESSES THAN I AM.
WELL WE WANT A LOCAL BUSINESSES
TO THRIVE NO GOOD CAN COME FROM
SERVING ALCOHOL UNTIL FOUR AM.
IF THIS PASSES WE CAN EXPECT
MORE DO YOU EYES MORE DRUNK
DRIVING INJURIES AND MORE
ALCOHOL RELATED DEATHS.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WILL
REALLY BE LOCAL CONTROL ON THE
CASE OF LOS ANGELES. BECAUSE
EVEN IF LA DOESN'T CHOOSE TO
STAY OPEN TILL FOUR AM. OF THE
FACT THAT WEST HOLLYWOOD DOES
MAY HAVE.
SOMEWHAT DISASTROUS
IMPLICATIONS OF PARTICULARLY FOR
ME.
WEST HOLLYWOOD IS AN ISLAND
SURROUNDED BY LOS ANGELES MY
DISTRICT MOSTLY SURROUNDS WEST
HOLLYWOOD.
AND PEOPLE WILL BE DRIVING FROM
OTHER PLACES TO REACH WEST
HOLLYWOOD THEY'LL E DRIVING
SOMEWHAT INEBRIATED AT TWO AM
WILL BE DRIVING DRUNK. BACK OUT.
OF MY DISTRICT AT FOUR AM ARM
AND WE EXPECT THAT A LOT OF THE
OBVIOUS NEGATIVES THAT YOU CAN
SEE THERE.
.
AS THEY TRICKLE OUT OF THE BARS
AND THEN OUT OF THE RESTAURANTS
THEY MAY VISIT AFTER FOUR AM.
THEY MAY START TO JOIN THE EARLY
MORNING COMMUTER TRAFFIC WHICH
IS ALREADY GOING AT FIVE AND
FIVE THIRTY. SO SAID OF JUST
RUNNING INTO A HANDFUL OF
DRIVERS WILL BE A LOT OF
UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS CONTENDING
WITH.
WITH DRUNK DRIVERS. AND THIS IS
NOTHING AGAINST WEST HOLLYWOOD I
HELPED TO FOUND THE CITY IN THE
MID EIGHTIES AND SERVED ON THEIR
CITY COUNCIL FOR. THIRTEEN YEARS
BUT I THINK THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS
WILL BE DRAMATIC ON LOS ANGELES.
AND I SHOULD POINT OUT IT'S
BEING ASSERTED THAT SIX CITIES
ARE ASKING TO BE PART OF THIS.
BOSS ANGELUS HAS NOT ASKED THE
MAYOR IS TAKEN A POSITION DIDN'T
CONSULT WITH COUNSEL DIDN'T TALK
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT HASN'T ASKED
FOR ANY OF OUR FEEDBACK. I
CERTAINLY DON'T EXPECT THE
COUNCIL TO. SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION.
I'VE ALSO THE UNITED STATES
COMMUNITY PREVENTION SERVICES
TASK FORCE IS STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED AGAINST EXTENDING
THESE THESE HOURS. BASED ON
SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT A FOUR
AM CLOSER AT SIGNIFICANT COST
AND RESOURCES TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT FOR TRACKING THE
WISE. AND BREAKING UP FIGHTS
INVESTIGATING VIOLENT ALCOHOL
RELATED CRIMES AND CLEANING UP
BLOODY HIGHWAY COLLISIONS MANY
OTHER PEER REVIEW STUDIES CAME
TO THE SAME CONCLUSIONS.
AND I WOULD REMIND YOU WE TRIED
ANOTHER STUDY YEARS AGO.
BY ALLOWING THE DRINKING AGE TO
GO DOWN TO EIGHTEEN TO MATCH THE
AGE AT WHICH YOU COULD. FIGHT
AND DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND THE
AGE THAT YOU CAN VOTE. AND THAT
WAS DONE FOR AWHILE AND THEN THE
STATISTICS CAME IN AND.
DRUNK DRIVING FATALITIES AND
INJURIES DRAMATICALLY ONE UP AND
SO THE ALCOHOL AGES TWENTY ONE
AGAIN. I THINK WE WILL DO THE
SAME THING HERE. WILL HAVE THESE
THESE CITIES GO TILL FOUR AM
WE'LL SEE THE STUDIES THAT COME
IN A FEW YEARS LATER. AND WE'LL
SEE THE FATALITIES AND THE
ACCIDENTS AND THE ASSAULTS AND
THE RAPES AND ALL THE THINGS
THAT GO WITH LATE NIGHT
ADDITIONAL DRINKING. AND WE WILL
ROLL THIS BACK OF BUT I THINK AT
A GREAT COST DURING THOSE YEARS.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO. JOIN US I
DON'T THINK THIS IS ABOUT
DOLLARS THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT
PUBLIC SAFETY AND ABOUT SAVING
LIVES. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
APPRECIATED VERY MUCH NEXT WEEK
A PLEASE. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
DODD THANK YOU I THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR LET ME ADDRESS YOU
I'M CARSON BEN WHAT'S FREDERICKS
I AM THE RESEARCH MANAGER FOR
ALCOHOL JUSTICE.
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST GO A
LITTLE FURTHER INTO THE THE S.
SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND SUGGESTING
HARMS ENSUING FROM LATE LAST
CALLS.
.
FIRST. THE IDEA THAT IT WILL IN
ANY WAY REDUCE VIOLENCE IS IS.
VERY VERY STRONGLY CONTRADICTED
BY EXISTING EVIDENCE THAT WE.
STUDIES FOR OVER FROM THE
SIXTIES TO TODAY FROM THE US
CANADA EUROPE AUSTRALIA SHOW
THAT EACH HOUR GIVES YOU ABOUT
AN EXTRA FIFTEEN TO TWENTY
PERCENT. VIOLENCE. ON THE
STREETS.
THERE IS MODERATE EVIDENCE THAT
THE WISE TO GO UP.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT.
.
THAT THE.
THERE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN NO STUDY
DONE IN THE UNITED STATES TRYING
TO CORRELATE LAST CALL TIMES TO.
DIY RATES.
AND I.
I GUESS THERE'S A LIST OF
FEDERAL TRAFFIC STATISTICS GOING
AROUND BUT THERE'S BEEN NO
ATTEMPT TO ACTUALLY ANALYZE IT
AND AND LOOK AT THE FACTORS. AND
LOOK IN FACT THE REGION SINCE IT
IS SINCE THIS IS THE LOCAL
CONTROL BILL WOULD SAY NEW YORK
CITY HAVING A VERY LOW DO YOU
IRATE BECAUSE AS TWENTY VERY
GOOD TWENTY FOUR HOUR PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION. WOULD THAT
PERHAPS LOWER THE RATE FOR THE
ENTIRE STATE. THE NURSES ABOUT
FORTY PERCENT OF THE POPULATION
THE STATE.
TOM.
BUT MORE GENERALLY. LIKE TO
CONTEST THE IDEA THIS IS THE
PILOT THE IDEA THIS IS LOCAL
CONTROL.
AS A PILOT WE WERE EXPECTED TO
BE SMALL SCALE IN FACT THIS IS
SIX CITIES THAT COMPRISE ABOUT
SIXTY PERCENT OF THE POPULATION
CALIFORNIA. THE METROPOLITAN
REGIONS THAT THEY'RE IN
COMPRISED ABOUT SEVENTY SIX
PERCENT POPULATION CALIFORNIA
THIS IS NOT SMALL A PILOT ALSO
COMES WITH. A EVALUATION AND
ANALYSIS PLAN APSLEY NOTHING'S
BEEN IT OF THAT SORT CATCH THIS
BILL. DEFENSE NO FUNDING TO DO
IT AND.
AS ANY SCIENTIST WILL TELL YOU.
AND ALSO SOMETHING THAT WITHOUT
FUNDING. AND THEN ALSO JUST TO
REINFORCE THAT I'D THAT WHAT
COUNTS ARE CARESS WAS SAYING.
.
SO.
THIS IS A FORTY MILE RADII
AROUND EACH OF THE CITIES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE ARE
LOOKING FOR A LATE LAST CALL
TIME OUT FORTY MILES IS ABOUT. I
WOULD SAY ONE IN EIGHT YOUNG DO
YOU WHY ARRESTEES IN VENTURA
COUNTY WERE SEEN TO HAVE
TRAVELED THIS FAR BEFORE GETTING
ARRESTED. US SO WE SORT WE CAN
THIS IS A POSSIBLE DISTANCE FOR
THEM TO TRAVEL IN FACT. YOU'LL
SEE IT COVERS VENTURA COUNTY.
EVERY CITY WITHIN THIS. AREA. IS
HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE ALCOHOL
HARM THAT'S ENSUING TO THEM. AND
THAT EVEN IF EVEN IF THE RATE OF
YOU I DID NOT GO UP.
THEY WILL STILL LOSES CONTROL SO
THIS IS NOT. THIS IS THE SORT OF
SELLING POINTS OF THIS DON'T.
REALLY CARRY THROUGH.
AND LASTED JUST LIKE TO
EMPHASIZE THAT DO I IS HUGE
RISING PROBLEM FOR CALIFORNIA
THIS IS FROM CALIFORNIA OFF THE
TRAFFIC SAFETY.
WE'RE SHOWING A TWENTY PERCENT
INCREASE IN TWO THOUSAND
FOURTEEN TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN.
WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN A
FEW MONTHS THE OTHER REPORT
COMES OUT AND I CLOSE MY
COLLEAGUES THINK YOU FOR THE
TESTIMONY AND AS THE CHAIR HAD
INDICATED IF YOU COULD KEEP YOUR
TESTIMONY AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE
UP BOTH OF YOU TO SPEAK SO THANK
YOU.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
HI GOOD MORNING.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
HAVING ME HERE TODAY I'M I'M
RENDITION OF AN ON THE
PREVENTION COORDINATOR OF POLICE
SALUTE AS WELL AS THE CULTURE OF
THE LOS ANGELES. JAGANNATHA HOT
POLICY ALLIANCE I CAN SAY FOR
CERTAIN THAT THIS BILL IS NOT
GOOD FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND
I DOUBT THEY WILL HAVE ANYTHING
THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS. ON THE
OTHER COUNTIES.
THE AUTHOR WILL TELL YOU THAT AS
WE NINE FIVE IS ALL ABOUT LOCAL
CONTROL SUGGESTING THAT EACH
COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE
WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM. BUT THE
DECISION FROM THE SIX PILOT
CITIES WILL AFFECT ALL THE OTHER
ADJACENT CITIES.
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOME TO
TEN MILLION CALIFORNIANS
RESIDENTS DO NOT STAY PUT I FOR
ONE LIVE IN ONE CITY WORK IN
ANOTHER AND PLAY IN OTHERS
BEYOND THAT. THAT'S TYPICAL FOR
ME AND MOST OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THE BAY AREA AND
MORE.
THE IMPACTS OF MOVING DRINKING
HOURS TO FOUR AM WILL NOT STAY
PUT WITHIN THE SIX CITIES. WHEN
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES CREATES
LATER DID A DRINKING DISTRICTS
IMPAIRED DRIVERS WILL BE
TRAVELING SIGNIFICANT DISTANCES
HOME TO PASADENA OR MUSCLE BEACH
OR CARSON OR ANY OF THE OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES. CLOSE BY. ARM
THEN THEY DON'T PAY THE PRICE
FOR YOU AT THIS MOMENT FOR A
MINUTE EMT RESPONSE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA DOES NOT HAVE
RELIABLE LATE NIGHT
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS
CITIES BORDERS. THE METAL CLOSES
BEFORE TWO AM WITH NO FUNDS TO
EXTEND ITS HOURS AND THIS BILL
WILL COST EARLY MORNING COMMUTE
BACK UP FOR THE FOUR THIRTY FIVE
THIRTY AM COMMUTER DRIVERS.
DOCTOR JOHNSON FIELDING
PROFESSOR AT UCLA'S FIELDING
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
FORMER DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
HEALTH.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR OVER
SIXTEEN YEARS COULD NOT BE HERE
TODAY BUT HE DID GIVE ME A
STATEMENT TO READ AND HE IS ALSO
THE CHAIR OF THE TASK FORCE FROM
CDC THE CONDUCT IN A MANNER.
ANALYSIS THAT CONCLUDED RACING
BAR HOURS TO TWO OR MORE HOURS
CONTRIBUTES TO MORE DANGEROUS
OUTCOMES INCLUDING DRUNK DRIVING
AND ALCOHOL RELATED INJURY THIS
IS WHAT HE QUOTED WE THOUGHT OF
THIS REVIEW ALSO WENT THROUGH
PEER REVIEW. ARE PUBLISHED IN
THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL AND
SUPPORTED BY THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY THOUGH NONE OF THE
STUDIES INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW.
EVALUATED CHANGES IN HOURS OF
CELL IN THE U. S. THE EVALUATION
RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT ACROSS
COUNTRIES AND TIME PERIODS.
THIS CONSISTENCY GOES RIGHT
GREATER SUPPORT THAT INCREASES
IN OUR SO SO THAT OUR TWO HOURS
OF GRADE WILL LEAD TO INCREASES
IN EXCESS OF ALCOHOL USE AND
RELATED PROBLEMS I HAVE NO
REASON TO BELIEVE THAT AN
INCREASE IN HOURS OF SO ANYWHERE
IN THE US. WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT
RESULTS. IN A LATE ONE PERSON
DIES EVERY FOUR HOURS TO ALCOHOL
LA COUNTY SPENDS TWO POINT TWO
BILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR ON
SERVICES AND HOSPITAL COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL MAKING
ALCOHOL AVAILABLE ANOTHER TWO
HOURS TO A SUBSET. OF THE MOST
PROBLEM DRINKERS WILL ONLY COST
MORE DOLLARS IN TWO YEARS WE
DON'T NEED THIS.
DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOUR DISTRICT
WILL HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS FROM
THIS BILL IT WELL. SO PLEASE
VOTE NO ONE HAS BEEN VERY MUCH
MA'AM YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY I AM
PAMELA WEATHER AND A STUDENT AT
CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS AND
CARSON I LIVE IN CORONA I WORK
WITH ASIAN AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE
PROGRAM A DAPPER. IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF
MY%
CONCERNS IN THE PROPOSED BILL SB
NINE OH FIVE I HAVE SEEN FIRST
HAND THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
ALCOHOL REPERCUSSIONS ON MANY
LIVES OF MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
RECENTLY IN FEBRUARY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
AT FOUR AM. MY DEAR FRIEND
DAVID.
LOST HIS LIFE DUE TO POOR
DECISIONS OF A DRUNK DRIVER.
DAVID WAS STRUCK BY A DRUNK
DRIVER AS HE WAS CROSSING THE
STREET.
DAVID PROMISED FUTURE OF
GRADUATING SPRING WAS TRAGICALLY
CUT SHORT.
THIS HAPPENED. TO HIM WITH A TWO
AM CLOSING TIME I WANT YOU TO
STRONGLY CONSIDER THE DATA WHICH
DEMONSTRATES THE NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCES IN CALIFORNIA THE
CALIFORNIA MOVES TO A FOUR AM
LAST CALL. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT
TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED THE EARLY
COMMUTERS TRUCK DRIVERS ONE FOR
CEMENT.
DO YOU THINK YOUNG ADULTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS THE ONLY
INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BENEFIT
FROM SP NINE OH FIVE WILL BE.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE PROFIT OFF
ALCOHOL SELLS. IT WOULD BE
DEVASTATING TO THINK THAT MORE
PEOPLE LIKE MY FRIEND.
DAVID MAY LOSE THEIR LIVES OR
LOVED ONE'S LIFE IN AN ALCOHOL
RELATED INCIDENT JUST FOR THE
PROFIT FOR FROM TWO MORE HOURS
OF ALCOHOL SALES I DEEPLY URGE
YOU. TO VOTE NO ON SB NINE FIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AND
AND WE'RE AWFULLY SORRY FOR THE
LOSS OF YOUR FRIEND DAVID. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY OTHERS
IN OPPOSITION PLEASE MISTER
CHAIR AND MEMBERS MATTHEW
CYBERLINK ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES POLICE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
REPRESENTING. A NINE THOUSAND
NINE HUNDRED RANK AND FILE
POLICE OFFICERS IN THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES.
IF I COULD JUST ADD ONE
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE POINT TO THIS IT HAS
BEEN MENTIONED YET. A SPECIFIC
TO ADD TO OUR COPS IN LOS
ANGELES.
WE'RE ALREADY VERY CHALLENGED TO
DEAL WITH I'D STOPPING UP JUST
FOR THE TWO AM. OUTPOURING OF
INEBRIATED PATRONS AND DRIVERS
ON THE STREETS OF LA. ADDING A
STAGGERED TO AM AND FOUR AM.
SITUATION IN LOS ANGELES WILL BE
COMPLETELY OVERWHELM OUR
OFFICERS WHO ARE ALREADY A
STRESS THE POINT OF US STOPPING
SO SHORTAGES IN DEALING WITH
THE.
DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.
I WOULD ECHO ALL THE POINTS MADE
BY THE COUNCIL MEN IN THE OTHER
BANKING HAS IS UP HERE AND ASK
YOUR YOUR NO VOTE TO TAKE YOU
VERY MUCH.
HAD TO WORK WITH THE HEALTH
OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION THANK
YOU.
REVEREND BROTHER FROM THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL
PROBLEMS.
OPPOSING THIS BILL.
FOR THE TESTIMONY GOOD MORNING
KAREN LYING ABOUT THE CINEMA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN
OPPOSITION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
IMPACTS. THANK YOU.
MICHAEL SKIPPER REPRESENTING THE
SAN FRANCISCO COALITION OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOCTOR LEE
ROBBINS IN OPPOSITION THANK YOU
THANK YOU.
AS ECHO A RESIDENT AND
WESTMINSTER CALIFORNIA AND ALSO
LOST A FRIEND OF DAVID THAT DAY
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE
TESTIMONY.
MIGUEL MORELLO I ATTEND A
CONCERT DOMINGUEZ HILLS LIVE IN
WHEN A PARK ALSO LOST A FRIEND
AND DAVID OPPOSABLE THANK YOU.
JAMIE RHETORIC REPRESENTING A
DAFT LOT MERENDA ASK YOU TO
OPPOSE THE BILL.
CYICALLY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ALCOHOL POLICY ALLIANCE ALSO
STRONGLY OPPOSE ASKING THANK
YOU.
THE WHOLE WEIGHT WITH THE DEAF
CENTER MON VALLEY ONE OF THE
AREAS THAT WOULD BE IN THE
SPLASH ZONE THAT COULD BE
AFFECTED IN OUR JOB AN
OPPOSITION PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY OTHERS IN
OPPOSITION.
SHEEN OR HEARING NO ONE.
.
BRING IT BACK TO THE THE
COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
YES.
SENATOR CAN OUT THE WINNER.
SO THIS BILL PASSES DO THE LOCAL
COUNCILS THAT OF. THIS BILL
AFFECTS THEY HAVE TO TAKE ACTION
AS WELL RIGHT THIS ISN'T JUST
GIVE THEM PERMISSION TO DO IT
CORRECT.
YES OUR CENTER THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
THE CASE AND IF FIVE FIFTY FIVE
MISTER KRAFT IS. CORRECT THAT
THE LA CITY COUNCIL.
WHAT DOES NOT? WISH TO EXTEND
HOURS AND HOURS WILL BE EXTENDED
IN LOS ANGELES BECAUSE
ULTIMATELY WITH AL. ACTION IN
ADOPTING ORDINANCE BY THE LOS
ANGELES CITY COUNCIL.
THAT WON'T THEY WON'T BE
EXTENDED.
AND SO IT IS LOCAL CONTROL OF
FOUR LOS ANGELES AND FOR THE
OTHER CITIES AND SO I'M
CONFIDENT THAT WHEN IT COMES UP
THE LOS ANGELES POLICE
PROTECTIVE LEAGUE CAN WORK WITH
THEIR CITY COUNCIL AND EXPRESS
THEIR POINT OF VIEW.
BUT IF SAN FRANCISCO OR ANOTHER
CITY WANTS TO DO IT AND LET'S
SAY LA DOESN'T. BATS WITH THIS
IS ABOUT ALLOWING THAT LOCAL
DECISION MAKING CAN YOU BRIEFLY
DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THIS BILL AND AND YOU'RE DO BILL
LAST YEAR SURE. THIS BILL IS.
AT AN AFTER THE SENATE PASSED
THE BILL WE WANT WE WORKED WITH
ASSEMBLY.
THIS SUMMER JOE COMMITTEE MADE
SOME ADDITIONAL ARE REFINING
AMENDMENTS ON THE BILL.
THIS BILL IS.
IS ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL TO
THAT BILL EXCEPT THAT IT'S
LIMITED TO THE SIX CITIES
INSTEAD OF ALLOWING ANY CITY IN
THE STATE. THERE BEEN SOME OTHER
SMALLER CHANGES.
BUT IT IS IT'S REALLY WHAT WHAT
PASSED OUT OF THE SUMMIT GEO
AGAIN BUT LIMITED. TO THE.
SIX.
CITIES AND AND SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WE TOOK IN THE
ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR THAT ARE
STILL ON THIS BILL.
REQUIRE. YOU KNOW IN TERMS OF
THAT PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING A MORE
DETAILED APPROACH. WE TOOK
AMENDMENTS FROM THE CHP TO MAKE
SURE THE CHP HAS A SEAT ON ON
THE TASK FORCE THAT OF THE
PLANNING FOR ANY CITY. LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT YOU KNOW JUST WHAT
THE.
.
THE ELEMENTS WERE THE BILL
BECAUSE IT IS IT IS NOT AS BROAD
AS THE BILL THAT WAS PRESENTED
LAST YEAR.
BUT I STILL COME DOWN.
TO AN ISSUE WITH JUST THE TIME
THAT THAT GOING BEYOND TWO AM.
I REALLY WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE
BEING ON THE ROAD.
I WORRY ABOUT MY OWN CHILDREN IN
FACT MY TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD SON
WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE SURE
HE GETS HOME AT A REASONABLE
HOUR.
AND.
YOU KNOW IT APPEARS BASED ON THE
EVIDENCE AND WHAT I'M HEARING
FROM LAPD.
ABOUT OVER WORKING OUR OFFICERS
AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT.
AN ADDITIONAL.
.
OUR COST OF LABOR AND EFFORT.
TOWARDS.
DRUNK DRIVERS OUT WHEN THEY
COULD BE FOCUSING ON OTHER.
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
WITHIN LA AND.
MUCH OF THE STATE.
IF THIS BILL PASSES SO I WILL
NOT BUILD SUPPORTED I APPRECIATE
YOUR REACHING OUT TO ME.
THANK YOU SENATOR GAINS OTHER
QUESTIONS COMMENTS SCENE HEARING
NONE THE SENATOR WHEN WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE AND PERHAPS
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMERCE
ORGANIZED THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIRMAN AND I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT
TODAY BOTH SUPPORTERS AND
OPPONENTS AND. I AM VERY VERY
SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF A FRIEND.
I I KNOW YOU KNOW FIRST HAND
WHAT THAT IS LIKE AN ODD ON THE
POSITIVE SIDE.
USED TO BE WHEN MY AUNT WAS
KILLED.
THE GUY HAD ALMOST NO
CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE THE LAWS
WERE SO HORRIBLE IN THE NINETEEN
SEVENTIES IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW
THERE WERE ALMOST NO
CONSEQUENCES.
WE HAVE MORE CONSEQUENCES TODAY
AND I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN
CRACKING DOWN. ON ON DELIGHTS
BECAUSE AT AND AND TO BE VERY
CLEAR. DO YOU EYES ARE PROBLEM
TODAY WE'VE HAD TWO AM CLOSING
TIME FOR EIGHTY YEARS AND WE
HAVE A MAJOR TO YOU WHY. A
PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT IT
HAPPENS DURING THE DAY IT
HAPPENS ON THE WEEKENDS OR
WEEKDAYS.
AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PUSH.
TO STOP PEOPLE FROM DRUNK
DRIVING.
NO I AM I WAS.
THE SECOND WITNESS WHO TESTIFIED
OF COURSE. ADMITTED.
THAT THERE ARE NO US STUDIES.
SHOWING A LINKAGE BETWEEN
CLOSING TIME IN THE WHY NINE. IN
FACT THE DATA THAT
WE DO HAVE COMPARING THE ACTUAL
STATISTICS FOR CYCLIC TIME SHOWS
THAT THERE IS NO CORRELATION.
BETWEEN THE TWO.
AND I I SAID IT'S IMPORTANT TO
TO FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL. DATA ON
AND I HOPE THE OPPOSITION WILL
STOP TALKING ABOUT INCREASES
SAME ASSERTING THAT THIS WILL
INCREASE TO YOU EYES WHEN THEY
HAVE A KNOWLEDGE NOW. THAT THERE
IS HAS BEEN NO STUDIES SHOWING
THAT IN THIS COUNTRY.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT HAS BEN REFERRED TO
AS THE SPLASH A FACT THAT IF ONE
CITY DOES IT'S GOING TO HAVE
THIS SO CALLED SPLASH AFFECTING
ALL THE CITIES AROUND.
THE WAY WE HAVE THE WAY OUR
GOVERNMENT IS STRUCTURED HERE IN
CALIFORNIA LOCAL CITIES CITIES
MAKE DECISIONS ALL THE TIME. CAN
HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR
NEIGHBORS IN FACT IF THE CITY
TODAY.
GIVES A PERMIT FOR A BAR IT'S
GOING TO CLOSE AT TWO AM SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK.
THAT CAN HAVE A QUOTE UNQUOTE
SPLASH EFFECT ON CITIES AROUND
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S
CLOSING AT TWO OR FOUR MIDNIGHT.
EVERY TIME THE CITY MAKES A
DECISION TO DO THAT YOU COULD
ARGUE. LET'S NOT LET THE CITY
MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO
PERMIT A BAR. THAT'S REALLY
WHERE THE ARGUMENT GOES BECAUSE
OF THIS CITY IS ALLOWED TO ADD
THIS NEW BR TWO AM IT'S GOING
TO AFFECT ALL THE CITIES AROUND
THAT'S NOT HOW WE DO IT IN
CALIFORNIA.
WE LEFT CITIES MAKE THAT
DECISION.
NOT FOR THEMSELVES.
AND THEN YOU KNOW WHO WE ALSO.
TRANSPORTATION HAS CHANGED.
YOU KNOW BACK WHEN I FIRST MOVED
TO SAN FRANCISCO IN THE NINETEEN
NINETIES. IT WAS VERY COMMON FOR
PEOPLE TO BE EVEN IN SAN
FRANCISCO THE DRIVE TO GO OUT AT
NIGHT NO ONE DRIVES TO GO OUT AT
NIGHT ANYMORE. BECAUSE IN
ADDITION TO OUR COB SYSTEM IN
ADDITION TO THE OVERNIGHT BUS
SERVICE THAT EXIST WE HAVE RIDE
SHARING AS SUCH AS SAN FRANCISCO
EVEN IN LA WHICH HAS BEEN SUCH A
CAR CENTRIC CITY FOR SO LONG.
PEOPLE TAKE PRIDE SHARES YOU
HAVE THERE ARE OPTIONS EVEN
UNTIL WE HAVE THE HOLY GRAIL OF
TWENTY FOUR HOUR INCREDIBLE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION LIKE SOME
OTHER CITIES HAVE. THERE ARE
WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND
WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE BY THEIR
OWN CAR.
SO I YOU KNOW COLLEAGUES I
THINK THIS IS A THIS IS A GOOD
BILL AND AGAIN IT IS A FIVE YEAR
PILOT.
FOR UP TO SIX CITIES. AND I
THINK IT IS WORTHY OF OUR
SUPPORT AND I ASKED WHERE I GO.
THANK YOU SENATOR WINNER.
.
IS THERE A MOTION.
THE MOTION FROM SENATOR CANELLA.
OF.
THEN THAT IS.
WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT THE
SENATOR WINNER HAS ACCEPTED SO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
BIO ITEM TO SB NINE OH FIVE
MOTION IS DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS DOT.
HELL.
BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I CANNELLA CANNELLA BY
GAINS.
GAMES NOW KALYANI. KALYANI MY
GLASER. HILL NIGHT HILL BY WEST
SO.
LARA.
FLORENTINO.
BRING TINA I MIGHT ACT.
WE WILL HOLD A ROLE OPEN FOR THE
ACTUALLY MUCH THANK YOU RELIGION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
TODAY FEATURE COMING.
AS FAR AS YOU DID.
THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE SENATOR DODD IS ON HIS
WAY AND HE WILL PRESENT THE
FINAL BILL.
OF THE MORNING.
WE COULD CALL THE.
THE ABSENT MEMBERS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IF I DON'T KNOW
IF EVERYONE WAS HERE FOR THAT.
VISUALLY OPTION MEMBERS.
HELLO.
KALYANI.
YEAH JOHNNY I. GLAZER.
WEST SO.
LARA.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL HOLD THE ROAD OPENED
CONTINUE TO HOLD THE ROAD OPEN
AND WE WILL.
RECESS FOR A MINUTE OR TWO.
IF I COULD. DO
.
YEAH
.
YEAH
HAVE WE WILL BE BACK IN THE
COMMITTEE HEARING AND.
WE WILL CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
PLEASE CALL IF THE MEMBER.
HELLO.
GLAZER.
WEST SO.
LARA.
LARA HIGH AND WE WILL CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS ON ITEM NUMBER
THREE SB NINE SEVENTY THREE
PLEASE I'M SORRY TOO. ITEM BY
ITEM TO SB NINE FIVE NINE INFO
YES A MEMBER.
DOT.
BERRY HILL.
GLAZER.
WEST SO.
LARA LARA I FIGHT BACK.
THANK YOU WE WILL CONTINUE TO
HOLD THE ROLE OPEN FOR THOSE
ABSENT MEMBERS AND WE WILL.
CONTINUE IN. RECESS FUHRMAN
WE'RE BACK IN THE.
HERE IN A WEEK THE CMMITTEE
HEARING WILL MOVE NOW TO ITEM
NUMBER THREE HP NINE SEVENTY
THREE SENATOR DODD MISTER CHAIR.
YES SHARE SP SEVEN NINE SEVEN
THREE INCREASES SEEKS TO
INCREASE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO
THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL.
FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE
DESIGNATED DRIVER PROGRAM BY
INCREASING THE SURCHARGE PLACED
IN ITALY ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
LICENSE FEES. BEGINNING IN
NINETEEN NINETY A FIVE DOLLARS
SURCHARGE WAS PLACED INTO A ON
ALCOHOL LICENSES TO BE
APPROPRIATED TO THE DESIGNATED
DRIVER PROGRAM. THIS SURCHARGE
AMOUNT HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED.
SINCE THAT TO NINETEEN NINETY
AND RAISING THE AMOUNT TO TEN
DOLLARS I'D SIMPLY ADJUST FOR
INFLATION. THE DESIGNATED DRIVER
PROGRAM PROMOTES THEIR MESSAGE
BY AIRING PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND BY PROMOTING
THIS MESSAGE A PROFESSIONAL AND
SEMI PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
STADIUMS. SCHOOLS AND
UNIVERSITIES.
DESPITE DECADES OF ANTI DIY
CAMPAIGNS DIY FATALE THESE
REMAIN DISTURBINGLY HIGH NUMBER
IN FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT. IN
THE US IN TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN.
HOWEVER BY FINDING EFFECTIVE
STRATEGIES WE CAN WORK TO LOWER
THE DIY ARREST RATE ACCIDENT
RATE INFIDELITY RIGHT.
THE CDC HAS IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC
STRATEGIES THEY'RE EFFECTIVE FOR
REDUCING OR PREVENTING DRUNK
DRIVING. INCLUDED ON THIS LIST
OF EIGHT STRATEGIES ARE MASS
MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT SPREAD THE
MESSAGE ABOUT PHYSICAL DANGERS
IN LEGAL CONSEQUENCES. OF DRUNK
DRIVING.
THEY FURTHER STATE THAT SUCH
CAMPAIGNS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE
WHEN SUPPORTING OTHER IMPAIRED
DRIVING PREVENTION STRATEGIES
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OUR
DESIGNATED DRIVER PROGRAM DOES.
WITH ME TODAY IT TO TESTIFY IN
IN SUPPORT IS PAT MORAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY
PATROLMAN.
ALSO IS IS RICHARD GAMBIER THERE
NOW.
GO AHEAD. RAN THE MIXTURE
MEMBERS PAT RAN UP THERE AND
READ ASSOCIATES REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HIGH
PATROLMAN. PERSONALLY TO
CONGRATULATE SENATOR GAINS ON
THE BIRTH OF HIS GRANDDAUGHTER
PAISLEY GRADUATIONS.
.
THIS IMPORTANT BILL THIS IF HE
HASN'T BEEN RAISED SINCE
NINETEEN NINETY IN THE FUNDS GO
TO PAY FOR THE DESIGNATED DRIVER
PROGRAM THE CHP FULLY SUPPORTS.
THE BILL.
ALSO GONNA KEEP BARS OPEN TILL
FOUR IN THE MORNING ONE COULD
ARGUE THAT WE WILL NEED THE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. TO PROVIDE
THESE SERVICES AND.
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DRIVING
DRUNK THANK YOU THANK YOU. OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT GOOD
MORNING.
FOR CENTER AND ARE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE.
I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF RICH DOESN
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY
PATROL'S LEGISLATIVE OFFICE WE
DO NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL POSITION
ON THIS BILL.
HAVE NOT YET I TALKED WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT A BUT I'M
CERTAINLY HAPPY TO OFFER ANY
TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR
ASSISTANCE I CAN PROVIDE A GOOD
THANK YOU FOR THIS AND OTHER
QUESTS OTHERS IN SUPPORT.
SEEN HERE NO ONE IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN OPPOSITION.
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
WE WILL WORK YES SENATOR GAMES.
SO.
DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE OF.
HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL ADVERTISING
WILL BE ABLE DO AS RESULT THE
RACE OF THE FEE?
SO WE WE HAVE NOT REALLY SAT
DOWN AND SHARPEN OUR PENCILS TO
DO THAT.
CENTER YET BUT.
WHAT WHAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE
WITH MORE FUN FOR THE PROGRAM WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO EXPAND INTO
ADITIONAL MARKETS CERTAINLY
THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY
NOT ABLE TO? TO GET INTO BUT
WILL SIT DOWN AND WE DO THAT
EVERY YEAR THE BEING IN THE YEAR
TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY IT IS
COMING TO US FOR THIS PROGRAM.
AND GET A SENSE OF WHERE WE CAN
DIRECT THOSE THOSE DOLLARS BUT
WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET I CAN
CERTAINLY GET BACK TO THAT
INFORMATIONHAS. TO BE EFFECTIVE
JUST BASED ON. I'M I MEAN
THERE'S A PRESENCE THERE WHERE
YOU SEE THES ADS ON A FAIRLY
REGULAR BASIS SO.
MAYA HOPE AND DESIRE WOULD BE
THAT WE DO SEE MORE OF IT WE
HAVE A BIGGER PRESENCE. HAVING
HAD A FEW INCREASE SINCE
NINETEEN NINETY SO. I'M IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SENATOR GAINS OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WE DO HAVE
A MOTION FROM SENATOR CANELLA.
OF PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
BY ADAM THREE SB NINE SEVEN
THREE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS DIED I THOUGHT I
BERRY HILL.
BRADFORD. BRADFORD I CANNELLA.
CANNELLA I GAINS. GAMES I TELL
JOHN. KALYANI EYE GLAZER. LASER
EYE HILL ON HILL BY MYSELF.
LARA.
LARA HIGH FORTINO. TWENTY NO
I'VE I'D ACT.
OUR FIGHT ACAI.
TEN.
THAT BILL HAS A TEN VOTES AND
THE.
IT IS ABOUT. TO OPEN UP THE ROLE
NOW FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. ON. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
YEAH ABSENT MEMBERS BERRY HILL.
GLAZER.
GLAZER I WAS SO.
IS THAT A LOT.
WHAT? HAPPENS.
THERE.
AND I AM CERTAIN I TENDED ZERO.
SOUTH VIOLATED.
I WANT TO.
BY ADAM TOO AS BEING I KNOW FIVE
MOTION IS DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS ABSENT MEMBERS
DODD. DOT BY VERY HELLO.
GLAZER. GLAZER I WEST SO.
FIGHT BACK.
FIGHT ACT NOW.
HE.
YES.
THE BILLS OUT GOD EIGHT TO TWO.
SO THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS
BEFORE THE G. O. COMMITTEE TODAY
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED