ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE OF APRIL
TENTH TWO.
ORDER.
FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO WELL
WELCOME SENATOR WILKEY AS THE
NEW.
COME ON BILL. THE NEW VICE CHAIR
OF THIS COMMITTEE WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME
TOGETHER LAST NIGHT TO TALK
ABOUT THE. THE FUTURE WHERE
WE'RE GOING WITH THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE I'M REALLY DELIGHTED
TO HAVE YOU ABOARD AND.
IN A BIPARTISAN FASHION WE'RE
GONNA BE LOOKING AT.
A CONTINUING THE. I THINK THE
COP KIND OF CAMARADERIE THAT
WE'VE HAD ON THIS.
COMMITTEE FOR SOME TIME.
ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT SENATOR.
OKAY WITH THAT WE HAVE NINE
BILLS ON THE AGENDA. I DON'T
KNOW WHO CAME IN HERE WITH A
BACON SANDWICH BUT YOU BETTER
SHARE NEXT TIME IT'S ALL I GOTTA
SAY. KIND OF SMELLS LIKE BACON
AND HERE WE HAVE SEVEN.
OKAY.
WE HAVE NOW BILLS ON THE AGENDA
DAY TWO OF THE ITEMS ARE CONSENT
THOSE BILLS INCLUDE THAT. ITEM
NUMBER SIX ELEVEN SEVENTY FIVE
BURIAL ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ELEVEN
EIGHTY. SENATOR NEWMAN I COULD
BE ESTABLISHED CORE BELIEFS.
GOD DOT. DOT HERE. WOKE
PRESIDENT WELL HERE BRADFORD.
BRATCHER HERE CAN ALLAH.
GAINS.
GAINS HERE GAL JOHNNY. GLASER.
HELPED.
WHAT'S SO.
YOUR. QUESTION HERE LARA.
FLORENTINO. FIGHT ACT. RIGHT OUT
HERE.
WE HAVE A QUORUM OF WHAT WE'RE
DOING NOW IS THAT I ASK FOR A
MOTION FOR THE.
CONSENT CALENDAR POLICE MOVED.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM WILL.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL DIED. I
THOUGHT I WILL LOOK.
I WILL I BRADFORD. BRADFORD I
CANNOT LIVE.
GAINS.
GAMES I. TELL JOHNNY.
GLAZER.
HELLO.
RIGHT HILL FIVE WEST SO.
WEST SO I. LARA.
LAR I FOURTEEN NOW.
RIGHT AFTER. RIGHT I GOT.
A PERFECT.
WELL.
.
SENATOR NEWMAN LOOKS LIKE YOU
HIT THE LOTTERY WERE FIRST
ASSIGNED IN THIS MORNING WELCOME.
SLEPT HERE LAST NIGHT THERE.
WAIT A MINUTE THAT'S WAITING FOR
YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS BILL
OKAY. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR IS
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THE AIR
TODAY THAT MAKES A MAN HUNGRY.
MISTER CHAIR AND SENATORS THANK
YOU FOR CONSIDERING SENATE BILL
ELEVEN SEVEN NINE WHICH PERTAINS
THE DISABLED VETERANS BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE PROGRAM. ALSO KNOWN
AS DDD OUT OF DEFERENCE TO YOUR
WORK WITH THIS MORNING WILL BE
VERY BRIEF. BUILT.
WELL I WOULD HAVE.
GUY AND I'M HAPPY ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS. EXISTING LAW ALREADY
MANDATED AWARDING DEPARTMENTS
UPON COMPLETION OF EVERY DVD
CONTRACT OR DISABLED VETERAN
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CONTRACTS
SHALL REQUIRE THE PRIME
CONTRACTOR TO CERTIFY CERTAIN
FOLLOWING. CERTAIN INFORMATION
TO THE DEPARTMENT.
THE IMPETUS FOR SP ELEVEN SEVEN
NINE IS THE FACT THAT WHILE
EXISTING LAW PROVIDES FOR
SERIOUS PENALTIES FOR PRIME
CONTRACTOR WHO KNOWINGLY
PROVIDES FALSE INFORMATION TO
THE WAR DEPARTMENT REGARDING ITS
PAYMENTS TO SUBCONTRACTORS.
THERE IS CURRENTLY NO
CORRESPONDING PENALTY FOR A
PRIME CONTRACTOR WHO SIMPLY
FAILS TO PROVIDE THAT
INFORMATION AT ALL EVEN IF THAT
A MISSION HAPPENS TO BE
DELIBERATE. THIS LACK OF
ENFORCEMENT LEVERAGE WITH
RESPECT THE FAILURE TO SUPPLY
DVB DATA IS A SUBSTANTIAL
BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT DATE A
WHOLE COMMON TO MANY AWARDS
AWARDING DEPARTMENTS. WHICH
PREVENTS THE STATE FROM GATHER
NECESSARY INFORMATION TO ASSESS
THE PROGRAM SP ELEVEN SEVEN I
WILL CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY
WITH THE APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT
TOOLS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
THANKS TODAY. THANK YOU CENTER I
WITNESS IS IN SUPPORT.
WITH THIS IS AN OPPOSITION.
QUESTIONS.
MOTION.
GOT A MOTION FROM CENTER WAY SO.
CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
ITEM SEVEN SP ELEVEN SEVENTY
NINE MOTION IS DO PASS TO
VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DOT.
DOT I. WILL I WILL CRY BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I CAN ALAN.
GAINS.
GAINES I TELL JOHNNY.
GLAZER.
HELLO.
HELL I WAS SO.
I WAS SO I LARA.
LARA I WHEN TINA. BUYBACK. BUY
THAT I.
I BELIEVE THE ROLE OF AN.
AMATEUR THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SENATOR NEWMAN.
SENATOR BUYER COME ON DOWN.
IT SAYS A DAMN.
KEEP A CLASS YEAH.
RIGHT.
WELL GOOD MORNING MISTER CHAIR
AND MEMBERS THANK YOU SO MUCH I
PROMISE TO BE EVER PRESENT TODAY.
ON BEHALF OF THE NORTH BAY
LEGISLATORS AND I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
DIED FOR ALL OF HIS WORK ON THIS
BILL.
AS A PROUD PRINCIPAL COAUTHOR
ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS
AND WE ARE CURRY LEVIN IN WOULD.
I PRESENT SP EIGHT THREE THREE
RELATED TO STATEWIDE EMERGENCY
ALERT PROTOCOLS AND ALSO LIKE TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO SENATOR HILL. FOR ALSO BEING
A JOINT AUTHOR ON THIS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION.
I THINK THAT.
THE CHAIR WILL GREET THE NIGHT
OF OCTOBER EIGHTH THAT WILL
FOREVER CHANGE THE LIVES OF TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS.
WHETHER YOU ARE ONE OF THE
HUNDRED THOUSAND THAT WERE
EVACUATED. ONE OF THE SIX
THOUSAND FAMILIES WHO LOST THEIR
HOME. ONE OF THE HUNDREDS WHO
FLED IN THE MIDDLE THE NIGHT
THROUGH THE FLAMES.
FOR ONE OF THE DOZENS WHO LOST A
LOVED ONE DUE TO THIS FIRE. HERE
LOT SHOULD NOT GO IN VAIN.
THERE ARE SEVERAL LESSONS THAT
WE'VE ALL LEARNED FROM THIS
ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING FIRESTORM.
IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IS
THE DESPERATE NEED THE DESPERATE
NEED FOR THE STATE TO ADOPT A
STATEWIDE STANDARD FOR EMERGENCY
ALERTS.
WHY IS THE PAIN OF THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
TAKING SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION
ON THIS CRITICAL ISSUE THIS YEAR?
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS
IN THE PATH OF THE FIRES MOVING
AT APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED
FEET PER MINUTE.
DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION
OR AN EMERGENCY ALERT.
THE FIRES DESTROYED OVER SIX
THOUSAND HOMES SCORCHED A
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND
ACRES BECAUSE BILLIONS UPON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
AND RESULTED IN THE DEATH.
BUT MORE THAN FORTY RESIDENTS.
AND THIS TRAUMA ISN'T GONNA GO
AWAY ANYTIME SOON.
THE SIZE IS GLOBAL WILDLAND FIRE
EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA ARE ONLY
GETTING WORSE. AND IT'S CLEAR
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
SHORTCOMINGS ARE EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM AND RESIDENTS DESERVE
TIMELY NOTIFICATIONS AND UP TO
DATE INFORMATION.
IN CALIFORNIA WE HAVE FIFTY
EIGHT DIFFERENT SETS THE
PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS FOR HOW
EMERGENCY EVACUATION ALERTS ARE
DEPLOYED. THERE ARE SEVERAL
DIFFERENT EMERGENCY WARNING
SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO COUNTY SAID
ALERT RESIDENTS THROUGH
CELLPHONE CALLS OR TEXT MESSAGES
LANDLINE RECORDINGS.
MOST SYSTEMS CURRENTLY.
THAT REQUIRE RESIDENTS TO OPT
INTO THE ALERT NOTIFICATION. AND
OTHERS HAVE LIMITED LIMITATIONS
ON HOW THEY CAN BE TARGETED TO
SPECIFIC AREAS.
WHAT EACH OF THE GOLDEN STATE'S
COUNTIES TO POINT DIFFERENTLY
AND CANDIDLY SOME WITHOUT THE
ABILITY TO DEPLOY IT ALL THERE
IS NO STATEWIDE STANDARD FOR
ALERTS OR THE EQUIPMENT THAT
BROADCAST THEM? THIS LEAVES TENS
OF MILLIONS OF LIVES WINNABLE IN
EACH CORNER OF THE STATE WITH
EVERY IMPENDING DISASTER.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED ON THAT FATEFUL NIGHT
IN OCTOBER.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS
WERE CAUGHT UNAWARE.
UNAWARE THAT A MASSIVE WILDFIRE
IS ABOUT TO ENGULF THEIR HOME OR
BUSINESS IN THE NORTH BAY.
BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE ONE
EMERGENCY ALERT.
WHETHER HUNDREDS OF HARROWING
STORIES OF BRAVERY THAT NIGHT.
REGRETTABLY.
NOT EVERYONE RECEIVED A WARNING.
AND IT CAME TO LIGHT.
RESIDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY DID
NOT RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS
EITHER BY PHONE OR LANDLINE
DURING THE PEAK OF THE
EVACUATIONS. AND THAT IS WHY WE
NEED THIS BILL SP EIGHT THREE
THREE WILL CREATE STATEWIDE
EMERGENCY EVACUATION ALERT
PROTOCOLS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
THE GOLDEN STATE'S HISTORY.
USING THE FEDERAL INTEGRATED
PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM
ALSO CALLED IPODS IS THE
BACKBONE. SB EIGHT THREE THREE
WILL ALSO REQUIRE EVERY COUNTY
CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT THE UP TO
DATE OPT OUT WIRELESS EMERGENCY
ALERT SYSTEM ALSO KNOWN AS WE.
WOULD TRAIN OPERATORS WHO CAN
IMPLEMENT AN EVACUATION ORDER
USING THE ALERT SYSTEM. THE
LEGISLATION WILL ALSO SET
STANDARDS FOR ONE COUNTY SHOULD
USE THE SYSTEM MANDATE ANNUAL
TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS
AND HOW TO BET THE BEST UTILIZE
THE SYSTEM. REQUIRED THAT ALERTS
MISSING OUT BE A LAND LINE
TELEPHONE AND MOBILE PHONES
ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNICATION
MEDIUMS INCLUDING RADIO
TELEVISION ELECTRONIC HIGHWAY
BILLBOARDS WE NEED MULTIPLE
COMMUNICATION MEDIUMS. BECAUSE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
RESIDENTS IN THE NORTH BAY
WHETHER YOU WERE IN NAPA SONOMA
LAKE OR MEN TO SEE NO LOST THEIR
CELL PHONE SIGNAL BECAUSE
SEVENTY TWO CELL PHONE TOWERS
WERE DOWN. DURING THE PEAK OF
THE FIRESTORM IN THE CITY WELL
IT'S WELL THEY WERE COMPLETELY
CUT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
BOTH CELL PHONE TOWERS AS WELL
AS LAND MINES ROUTE.
WE DO NOT HAVE. A LOOK AT CABLE
OR THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS
THE INTERNET ALL THEY HAD WAS
THE RADIO STATION.
WE NEED MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION
MEDIUMS TO MAKE SURE THAT
CALIFORNIANS ARE GETTING THE
INFORMATION THEY NEED IN IT AND
THEY NEED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
THIS BILL WILL ALSO FACILITATE
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COUNTIES
IN THE STATE WARNING CENTER AT
THE START OF A DISASTER CREATE
GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS FOR
WINNING HOW THE ALERT SHOULD BE
SEEN. AND ESTABLISH MANDATORY
ANNUAL TRAINING FOR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGERS ON THEIR
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM ANOTHER
LESSON THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM
THIS FIRE.
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS WERE
OPERATING.
TWO TO THREE YEAR OLD PROTOCOLS
AND WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT
THE IN THE MODERN WE A SYSTEM
COULD ACTUALLY DO.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL MANDATE
THAT ALL MERCY ALERT SYSTEMS. I
HAVE THE WHEEL OR EQUIVALENT
SYSTEM WILL BE OPT OUT IN NO
LONGER OPT IN. OUR OFFICE IS
BEEN MEETING ON AND I WANT TO
SAY AGAIN THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR
BECAUSE HE'S BEEN WORKING JUST
AS HARD. WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS
AND HOW TO IMPROVE THIS BILL.
WE'VE BEEN SEEKING PRELIMINARY
FEEDBACK FROM CALLAWAY YES IN
EMERGENCY MANAGERS UP AND DOWN
THE STATE ALIGNING THE BILL WITH
PRIOR ALERT LEGISLATION LIKE
AMBER ALERTS AND BLUE ALERTS.
AND WHILE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO
STOP THE NEW NORMAL CALIFORNIA
FACES WITH THESE I'M PRESIDENT
NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE
CHANGE. THIS STATEWIDE PROTOCOLS
FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS CREATED BY
S. B. EIGHT THREE THREE WILL
SAVE LIVES.
CALIFORNIA MUST UPGRADE
TWENTIETH CENTURY TECHNOLOGY IN
INVESTING TOOLS THAT WILL HELP
TACKLE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
CHALLENGES THAT THREATEN THE
SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS
BILL SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS THE
COMPANY FIRE DISASSOCIATION RC
RC LEAGUE CITIES AND MANY MORE.
MISTER CHAIR I HAVE WITH ME
TODAY TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY.
ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING FIRE
CHIEFS IN ST TONY GOZER FIRE
CHIEFS WITH THE CITIES AND ROSA.
WERE GRATEFUL THAT AGAIN IN THE
COW SKIS HERE SHE'S A RESIDENT
FOUND GROVE IN SANTA ROSA. WHO
BARELY ESCAPED WITH HER LIFE IN
THIS FIRE STORM? AND WE'RE ALSO
GRATEFUL THAT JESSICA TUNIS IS
HERE HE'S ALSO RESIDENT OF SANTA
ROSA WHOSE MOTHER.
I TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY IN
JOURNEYS IN MOBILE HOME PARK IN
SANTA ROSA. THE NIGHT OF THE
FIRES.
SHE NEVER RESEARCH RECEIVED AN
EMERGENCY ALERT MAKING SEARCHER.
WAS WITNESSES AND SUPPORT CHIEF.
SENATOR DODD.
THANK YOU HELLO SENATOR LOTT
THANK YOU SENATOR MCGUIRE
MINUTES TONY GUYS ON THE FIRE
CHIEF FOR THE CITY CENTER IS A.
RIP REPRESENT THE CITY. AS WELL
AS CAL CHIEFS ON THIS ISSUE IN
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL EIGHT
THIRTY THREE AS YOU KNOW THAT
NIGHT THAT.
THE CENTER OF WIRES SO OAKLEY
SPOKE ABOUT IT WAS A VERY
DIFFICULT NIGHT.
THE FIRES REALLY REALLY SHOWED
US THAT THAT WHAT WE WERE DOING
IN IT THE WORLD OF MERCY
LEARNING WAS NOT WORKING AND
CINEMA COUNTY. WE NEED THE BEST
AVAILABLE. RESOURCES WHEN WE
COME ACROSS TO AN EMERGENCY THAT
IS FAST MOVING IN AS WE
EXPERIENCED THAT NIGHT AND WE
JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT. THE
PROTOCOLS WORK THEIR STATEWIDE
COUNTY WIDE CITY WIDE IT'S THE
JUST WAS NOT THERE. THIS BILL
WILL HELP CLEAR THAT UP IT'LL
GIVE PEOPLE THE THE PROPER
OPPORTUNITY TO BE NOTIFIED AT
EVERY LEVEL THAT THEY CAN.
CANTONESE TO BE A PUSH AND
SYSTEM NOT AN OPT IN SYSTEM WE
USED AN OPT IN SYSTEM MANY
PEOPLE DID NOT GET THE OPT IN
SYSTEM. AND WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR
THE OPTIM SYSTEM MOST PEOPLE ARE
SIGNING UP FOR IT THINKING THAT
THEY'RE GONNA GET ALERTED AT TWO
OR THREE O'CLOCK IN THE
AFTERNOON NOT ONE OR TWO IN THE
MORNING. SO THEY SIGNED UP FOR
THINGS LIKE TEXT MESSAGES OR
EMAILS INSTEAD OF A PHONE CALL.
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW WHENEVER
WE HAVE A FAST MOVING EMERGENCY
THIS HAS TO BE A PUSH AND SYSTEM
MEANING EVERYBODY GETS IT.
EVERYBODY GETS IT YOU HAVE TO
OPT OUT IF YOU DO NOT WANT MOST
PEOPLE WON'T DO THAT A DECISION THAT THEY NEED TO
GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY WHEN IT'S
NECESSARY. SO I'M IN FULL
SUPPORT OF THIS.
SENATE BILL EIGHT THIRTY THREE.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD
THAT YOU KNOW AS THE FIRE
SERVICE WE.
IN SANTA ROSA ALL OF OUR
EQUIPMENT OUR ENGINES AND TRUCKS
ARE STANDARDIZING GOT THE SAME
EQUIPMENT WE GOT THE SAME
PROTOCOLS THAT WE. WE USE ON
STRUCTURE FIRES IN EMS CALLS AND
THAT'S WHY WE ARE SO GOOD AT
WHAT WE DO. BECAUSE A
STANDARDIZED DOES MATTER WHAT
ENGINE YOU WORK ON YOU KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE THE QUICK MINUTE
AS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS
TO HAPPEN AND THIS WILL HELP THE
STATE. AND THE COUNTIES AND ALL
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE
ALERTING WORLD HAVE THAT SAME
SORT OF SYSTEM WHERE THEY KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAVE THEY KNOW
EXACTLY HOW TO USE IT. AND WHEN
TO USE IT SAMAN FULL SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL THANK YOU THANK YOU
JESUS I DO WANT TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
AS QUESTION THE CHAIR TO JUST
THANK YOU FOR THAT A MAZING WORK
THAT YOU DID. HOLDING YOUR
COMMUNITY TOGETHER HOLDING THE
FIRST RESPONDERS HOLDING THE
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAY I
MEAN AT ALL LEVELS YOU JUST DID
A HECK OF A JOB I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS.
HI GOOD MORNING MISTER CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JANICE WAS
CASKEY AND I LIVED IN FOUND
GROVE ON SKY FARM.
AND OF THE NIGHT OF THE FIRES.
OF COURSE I WAS IN BED BUT.
.
THING THAT WOKE ME UP WAS THE
WIND THE WIND WAS THE MOST
INCREDIBLE WIND I'VE EVER SEEN
OR HEARD IN MY LIFETIME AND.
IT WOKE ME UP BECAUSE THINGS
WERE I HAVE A LARGE STACK AND
THINGS WERE FALLING ALL OVER SO
I TURN THE LIGHT ON AND SAW.
HEATERS YOU KNOW THOSE OUTSIDE
HITTERS YOU HAVE OR WERE THROWN
INTO MY HOUSE.
FROM THE WIND AND SO I JUST KIND
OF TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND SAID I
CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT
RIGHT NOW. BUT AT THE TIME I
SMELLED SMOKE. AND I SMOKE SMELL
SMELLED SMOKE MANY TIMES.
BUT NOT AS HEAVY AS IT WAS AND I
THOUGHT IT REALLY STRANGE AND I
DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AT THAT TIME
SO THEY LOOK ELECTRICITY WAS ON
AT THE TIME.
I WENT BACK TO BED. COULDN'T
SLEEP BECAUSE OF THE THE SMOKE
AND AND THE WIND.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING
MAYBE JUST GET UP AND SAY YOU
KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING STRANGE I
NEED TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON I OPEN MY DRAPES.
AND I LIVED ON.
ON A.
NUMBER ELEVEN EXCUSE ME THE
NUMBER SEVEN ON THE FOUND GROW
GOLF COURSE AND ABOVE THE HILL
SO. BEHIND ME WAS.
SANTA ROSA HILL OVER HERE AND IT
HAD OUT TONS OF HOUSES THAT WERE
JUST BURNING FIRE FLAME ALL OVER.
I OPENED MY OTHER DRAPED AND TWO
HOUSES FROM ME WAS ON FIRE.
SO I'M LIKE GOTTA GET OUT OF
HERE OF SO I LEFT.
RAN DOWNSTAIRS PUT A ROBE ON.
TRY TO GET OUT OF MY GARAGE GUY
GRABBED MY CELLPHONE AND A PURSE.
I GOT OUT OF THE GARAGE.
INTO THE GARAGE BUT I DIDN'T
REALIZE I'M PULLING THE STRING
AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU
HAVE TO PUSH OPEN THE GARAGE
DOOR TO GET OUT SINCE THERE'S NO
ELECTRICITY. SO I'M STUCK FOR A
FRIEND OF MINE CALLED ME ON MY
CELL PHONE WHO LIVED ON THE
LOWER PART OF TOWN GROW. SAID
JANICE YOU NEED TO GET OUT
THERE'S A FIRE I GO I KNOW I'M
TRYING BUT I CAN'T GET OUT.
AND THEY SAID WELL WE'LL COME
GET YOU.
AND I LIVE ON THE TOP OF THE
HILL AND THEY LIVE IN THE LOWER
PART.
OKAY SO AS I LEFT MY HOUSE I
GRABBED A FLASHLIGHT. FOR
WHATEVER REASON.
AND ONE OUT MY FRONT DOOR AS I
GOT OUT THERE THE SMOKE. AND
WHEN WAS SO THICK THAT I
COULDN'T SEE TWO FEET IN FRONT
OF ME I COULDN'T EVEN SEE
ANYTHING IF THEY WERE RIGHT
THERE.
AND I LOOKED AROUND AND IT'S
FIRE FLAME WAS LIKE A HURRICANE
OF FIRE FLAME ALL AROUND.
TREES BUSHES EVERYTHING AND. I
SAID TO MYSELF THEY'RE NEVER
GOING TO COME UP HERE THEY CAN'T
SEE HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET UP
HERE.
AND IT WAS SO QUIET. OTHER THAN
THE CRACKLING OF THINGS AND.
I SAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
HERE THEN I DECIDED I'M GOING TO
WALK UP THE HILL BECAUSE I SAW A
HOUSE OVER THERE.
TWO HOUSES UP AND TO THE LEFT
THAT WASN'T BURNING SO I THOUGHT
I'LL GO OVER THERE.
AS I DID I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM
A FRIEND WHO WAS IN PAIRS.
AND SHE HAD NEXT NEXTEL ON HER
PHONE AND.
SHE'S SAYING JANICE WORRY
THERE'S A BIG FIRE YOU EVACUATE
AND I GO I'M TRYING BUT. I AM IN
AN AREA WHERE I THINK
EVERYBODY'S GONE NO ONE'S GOING
TO COME GET ME.
BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE AROUND
AND NO ONE COULD SEE ANYTHING
ANYWAY AND IT WAS JUST TORNADOES
AND.
AND I HAVE A LAND LINE AND I HAD
A CELL PHONE AND I DID NOT GET
ANY PHONE CALLS OR ANYTHING.
COME.
SO I WALKED UP THE HILL AND I
RAN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND I
STAYED IN IT IN OF. THE ENTRYWAY
OF THIS HOUSE FOR AWHILE BECAUSE
WAS ALSO MEANT. IN THE FIRE WAS
ALL AROUND IN THE WIND AND
EVERYTHING AND I KNOCKED ON
THEIR DOOR AND THAT NO ONE WAS
HOME AND.
ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T STAY
THERE ANYMORE BECAUSE THE THEIR
HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE
GLASS WAS JUST BURSTING ALL OVER
SO I'M LIKE THIS IS NOT A GOOD
PLACE.
SO I. I DIDN'T THERE WAS NO
WHERE TO GO AND.
.
SO I JUST.
AND HAVE A LITTLE AREA OF LONG
AND A HOSE I SAW.
AND I SAT DOWN AND I TURNED THE
WATER ON AND I AM JUST. TRAIN
SPRAIN ALL AROUND ME SO.
BUT IT DOESN'T BURN ME AND I
MEAN I GOT FLUFFY SLIPPERS ON AN
AEROBIC. AND THAT'S IT AND I'M
LIKE. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF
ANYTHING I DIDN'T THINK OF WHAT
TO DO OR ANYTHING I JUST SAME
UNKNOWNS COMING TO GET ME I'M
NOT GOING TO BE HERE.
AND LO AND BEHOLD MY FRIENDS WHO
HAD GONE DOWN EARLIER TO SAY TO
COME UP THE HILL THEY WOULDN'T
THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE THERE
AND THEY WOULDN'T LET THEM UP
WHICH WAS CORRECT.
IN THE.
.
RANCHO COULD TIDY FIRE
DEPARTMENT WORD DOING HAVING A
GRASS FIRE CLOSE BY AND THEY
DECIDED TO COME UP AND THEY
WANTED TO GO. AND SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY PEOPLE. IN THAT AREA TO
GET THEM OUT.
IN THEIR CAPTAIN SAID YES GO
AHEAD AND GO UP IN THAT SAME
TIME MY FRIENDS CAME IN THEY
SAID THERE'S SOMEONE UP THERE
AND I GAVE THEM MY ADDRESS.
AND I YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY TO HELP
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT I
COULD NOT SEE BETWEEN MYSELF AND
I COULDN'T EVEN SEE YOU OR
ANYONE. THE SMOKE WAS SO BAD AND
I WAS OFF FROM THE SIDEWALK.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A
MOVEMENT THAT I COULD SEE
SOMETHING COMING UP A BIG. TRUCK
OF SOME KIND.
AND. I OF.
TURN THE WATER OFF.
AND RAN AND STARTED GOING AFTER
IT BUT THE PAST ROOM WHERE I WAS
AND I WAS BRAIN DEAD IT WOULD
COME AROUND I DON'T KNOW WHO IT
WAS OR ANYTHING. AND THANKFULLY.
THE DRIVER HE SAID. HE DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT MADE HIM GO PAST AND
GO AROUND BUT HE DID. AND WHEN
HE MADE YOU TURN.
I HAD THE FLASHLIGHT AND I
TURNED THE FLASHLIGHT ON.
ANYWAY I WAS JUST GOING LIKE
THAT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE
ME AND I COULDN'T SEE THEM AND
THEY SAW THE FLASHLIGHT.
STOPPED OPEN THEIR DOOR AND
PULLED ME INTO THE FIRE TRUCK.
AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE UP THERE
AT THAT POINT THAT I KNOW OF AND
THEY KNOW OF DAY BECAUSE. IT WAS
VERY UNSAFE AND THANK GOD FOR
THEM. AND THE GUARDIAN ANGELS
THAT THEY WERE.
THEY BROUGHT ME BACK DOWN TO.
.
WE WENT DOWN AND WE WENT TO
KAISER.
BECAUSE THAT WAS THE CLOSEST.
MEDICAL FACILITY IN THE.
THEY WERE THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE AT
THE TIME AND.
.
AND THEY LAUGHED AND THEN THEY
LEFT ME THERE AND I GOT CHECKED
OUT AND WAS WAITING THERE AND
THEN. THEN WE GOT EVACUATED
WITHIN A HALF HOUR FROM KAISER.
TO THE FAIRGROUNDS.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IF I
WOULD THINK THAT AND I KNOW MY
SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS THAT WERE
THERE.
THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED EITHER.
IN NO NOTIFICATION.
AS FAR AS OF PHONES OR ANYTHING
THEY HAD LAND MINES ALSO.
SO I'M GONNA READ I'D LIKE TO
READ JUST.
THE EMOTIONAL STATEMENT FROM THE
FIREMAN WHO SAVED ME AND THEIR
STORY AND THEN I.
WE'LL END UP SAYING JUST ONE
MORE THING. CHIP. SAYS WE ABOUT
TWO MINUTES I APOLOGIZE BUT
PLEASE GO OKAY WELL THEN YOU
DON'T HAVE TO KNOW THE REST OF
IT THAT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
I SUPPORT SP EIGHT THIRTY THREE
IT WILL CREATE.
A STREAMLINED STANDARD
CONSISTENCY IN COORDINATION FOR
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
SEND OUT EMERGENCY ALERTS
NOTIFYING RESIDENTS OF
EVACUATION ORDERS. IT WILL ALSO
MAKE A LURKS.
OPT OUT SO WE CAN RECEIVE THEM.
A UNIFORMED MERGES THE
EVACUATION ALERT ON THE NIGHT OF
OCTOBER EIGHTH WOULD HAVE
NOTIFIED ME OF THE IMPENDING
DANGER AND SAVE LIVES.
SO I SUPPORT SB EIGHT THIRTY
THREE AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
YES THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY TO SHARE YOUR STORY WITH
THIS VERY POWERFUL THANK YOU.
NEXT WITNESS.
GOOD MORNING JERRY MEMBERS MY
NAME IS JESSICA TUNIS AND I'M A
RESIDENT OF SANTA ROSA.
AT THREE FORTY TWO AM ON OCTOBER
NINTH. I RECEIVE THE WORDS PHONE
CALL ON MY LIFE IT WAS MY MOTHER
CALLING AT FIRST I WAS RELIEVED.
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
REACH HER SINCE ABOUT TWO THIRTY
WHEN I SAW THAT THE FIRE HAD
JUMPED HIGHWAY ONE ON ONE.
IT WON'T BURN YOUR RETURN TO
REACH YOU FOR TWO HOURS TWO
HOURS SHE REPLIED YEAH THERE'S A
BIG FIRE. MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE.
I WAS IN SHOCK IT DIDN'TMAKE
SENSE I HAD BEEN CAREFULLY
WATCHING REFRESHING TO SEE IF
THERE WAS A WEB PAGE AND IN THE
FAR WAS NORTH OF HOPPER. NEAR
KMART BUT THERE WAS NO
EVACUATION ORDER FROM MY
MOTHER'S NEIGHBORHOOD. I COULD
SEE THE FIRE FROM MY BACKYARD I
THOUGHT I WAS MORE DANGER IN
RINCON VALLEY.
WHAT I SCREAMED AT HER TO GET
OUT OF THE HOUSE I ALSO SHE SAW
FIRE OR JUST SMOKED BY US OF
WHAT I GUESS WHERE IN THE HELL
SHE WAS WHERE THE FIRE WAS
BECAUSE SHE GOT TO HER BACK DOOR
COULD SHE GET TO HER FRONT DOOR?
A WINDOW. REPEATED BECAUSE SHE
REPLIED I CAN'T THERE'S FIRE
OUTSIDE. I BEG TO DIFFER IN THE
WAY OUTSIDE PLEASE WILL GET OUT
HER LAST WORDS TO ME WERE I'M
GOING TO DIE.
WE WERE ON THE PHONE ANOTHER
THIRTY SECONDS.
AND I TOLD HER I LOVED HER. I
LOVE YOU BUDDY I REPEATED OVER
AND OVER AGAIN. CALLED DROPPED
YOU SPEAK.
THE CALL DROP THE CALL NINE ONE
ONE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES. I
TRIED BEFORE IT FINALLY RANG. I
TOLD MY MOTHER WAS TRAPPED IN
HER HOME.
AT THE JOURNEY'S END MOBILE HOME
PARK FOR EVERYONE BUILT MORE THE
DISPATCHER ASKED ME WHERE THAT
WAS. I SET OFF MEDICINE ONCE AND
ROSA. I'D BE TO SAN FRANCISCO
DISPATCHES YOU LOOKING UP A
NUMBER FOR ME TO CALL LOOK THE
SIMPSON WE COUNTY. EMERGENCY
NUMBER WHEN MY BOYFRIEND JOHN
SAID HE HAD A DISPATCHER ON HIS
PHONE I HUNG UP ON MY CALL AND
TOOK HIS PHONE.
THE DISPATCHER HER DRESS. THEY
SHE SAID THEY WOULD SEND HELP
TORONTO WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS
WERE JOURNEYS AND ONE STREET
OVER THE DISPATCHER HAD SAID.
ARTIST SPARK OF HOPE MAYBE THEY
WOULD GET TO HER IN TIME.
IT'S SIX MONTHS LATER AND I
STILL PLAY THAT NIGHT OVER AND
OVER IN MY HEAD. WHAT I WISH I
HAD DONE DIFFERENTLY WHAT I
WOULD HAVEDONE DIFFERENTLY IF I
HAD MORE INFORMATION? I REMEMBER
WONDERING WHEN MY MOTHER DIDN'T
ANSWER THE CALL ANSWER HER PHONE
I TRIED TO CALL HER SEVERAL
TIMES AFTER TWO THIRTY. HAD TO
TURN THE RINGER OFF BEFORE SHE
WENT TO BED.
IF YOU TURN THE RINGER OFF
BEFORE SHE WENT TO BED AND THEN
I WONDER WHY THERE HAD TO BE ONE
OF THOSE REALLY LOUD ANNOYING
ALERT STAND OUT LIKE THEY DO FOR
EXAMPLE. WHERE YOU HAVE TO TURN
IT OFF BEFORE IT STOPS? MAKING
THAT SOUND.
WE HAD OUR PHONE NEARBY. WHO'S
ABLE TO FIND IT IN THE DARK AND
CALL ME.
I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE BUT IT IS
LIKELY THAT THAT WP A ALERT
WOULD HAVE WOKEN HER UP.
IF SO THAT WOULD GIVE HER A
CHANCE TO GO OUTSIDE. CAN HELP
OF ARGUING FOR HER NEIGHBORS OF
THE POLICE IT WOULD HAVE SAVED
HER LIFE. I KEPT CHECKING THE
CITY OF SANTA ROSA PAGE AND A
PROXY FOR THIRTY I SAW THAT
KAISER ANSWER HOSTELS ARE BEING
EVACUATED. MY MOTHER'S HOME LIVE
NEXT SHE WAS NEXT DOOR TO KAISER.
BUT AT THAT POINT IT WAS FULLY
ENGULFED IN FLAMES I FOUND OUT
LATER THAT THE NET MIX ALERT
WENT OUT AT THREE FIFTY THREE AM.
BUT IN A ABOUT NIXON BEFORE THE
FIRE. BUT WAS STILL TOO LATE TO
SAVE MY MOTHER AND HIS NECK SO
IS AN OPT IN SYSTEM IT'S CLEAR
WE NEED A UNIVERSAL OPT OUT
SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS.
ACTIONS OF THE AUTHORITIES OUR
FATHER DIRECTIVES I DID NOT
INSIST THAT MY BOYFRIEND GOT OUR
HOUSE AT TWO THIRTY WHEN I SAW
FIRE WAS NEAR HOPPER. FOR THE
THIRTY THREE TO STAY OFF THE
ROADS WE DID NEED TO EVACUATE. I
DIDN'T CALL NINE ONE ONE AT THAT
POINT BECAUSE HE'S ONLY CALLED
THERE'S A LIFE THREATENING
EMERGENCY.
AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T THINK
THERE WAS ONE. IF I KNOW THE
FIRE WAS SO CLOSE TO MY MOTHER'S
HOME IF THERE HAD BEEN AN
EVACUATION ORDER AT TWO THIRTY
OR THREE I WOULD CALL I WON THEN.
AND A FRIEND OF MY MOTHER'S
ANSWER HER PHONE THAT SHE NEEDED
HELP.
MY MOTHER WENT TO BED IN HER
HOME ON A WINDY SUNDAY NIGHT.
SHE WOKE UP TRAPPED IN A BURNING
BURNING HOME. SHE WENT TO SLEEP
LIKE WE ALL DO.
SHE DESERVED TO BE NOTIFIED OF
THE NEARBY INFERNO. AND THE
ALERT NEVER CAME I DESERVE TO
KNOW THAT MY HER LIFE WAS IN
DANGER SO I COULD HAVE ALERTED
THE. AUTHORITIES.
WE NEED HELP.
THE FOCUS IS OVERCOME HIS ORDERS
YOU SERVICES MANAGER STARTED A
YEAR IN ADVANCE NOT TO USE HIS
W. A. ALERT AND THIS TYPE OF
DISASTER IS INFURIATING. THAT
DECISION WAS BASED ON THE RUN IS
BELIEF OF A LARGE CANNOT BE
FOCUS OF THE DAY AREAS IN DANGER.
THE RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA
DESERVE BETTER WE HAVE THE
TECHNOLOGY AND WE MUST HAVE THE
WILL AND THE MEANS TO USE IT WE
NEED TO PASS THIS BILL TO CREATE
A STATEWIDE STANDARD FOR
EMERGENCY ALERTS. PLEASE VOTE
YES ON SP. EIGHT THIRTY THREE IT
MIGHT SAVE SOMEONE YOU LOVE
THANK YOU.
YES GOOD THANK YOU VERY MUCH I
KNOW I SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE
COMMITTEE AND WHICH IS SO SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS. AND I KNOW THIS
IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TIME AND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
HIDE SHARED MEMBERS RYAN PARINI
WAS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
HAPPY TO SUPPORT SB EIGHT THIRTY
THREE THANK YOU.
OUR SERVERS FOR THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ORANGE
COUNTY AND SUPPORT.
CHRIS FORSYTH REPRESENTING OPTUS
DREAM CALIFORNIA COMPANY THAT
MANUFACTURES AN INFRASTRUCTURE
INDEPENDENT MOBILE OPERATING
SATELLITE EMERGENCY SYSTEM WOULD
POINT OUT THE BEST ALERT SYSTEM
IN THE WORLD. IS DIMINISHED WHEN
I COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
IS COMROMISED LIKE IT WAS IN
THE US ON A MECHANIC FIRES WITH
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WOULD
SUPPORT AN INFANT AFTER
INDEPENDENT SOLUTION. AS A TOOL
IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS TOOL BOX
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS KAREN LAYING ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
NOT BY CINEMA IN MENDOCINO ON
STRONG SUPPORT TODAY.
GOOD MORNING CAROL ROSS ON
BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF GLENDALE
SANTA ROSA AND MARIN COUNTY
COUNCIL MAYORS AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS ON STRONG SUPPORT.
ALEX GIVES HERE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH IN
STRONG SUPPORT.
OBSERVERS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS HERE TODAY IN
SUPPORT RESPECTFULLY OR DRIVE A
THANK YOU.
RUSSELL NOVAK ON BEHALF OF THE
FIRE DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE CALIFORNIA
FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING HER MARTIN ST ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES WE DO
HAVE A SUPPORT IF AMENDED
POSITION ON THE BILL. I WOULD
FIRST LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHOR
AND HIS STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
US AND OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES
MANAGERS WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CALLS
IN FACT. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
GOAL OF THIS BILL WE BELIEVE
THAT A STATEWIDE APPROACH IS
REALLY NECESSARY GIVEN
ESPECIALLY. THE HEART FALL AND
REALLY.
HEART WRENCHING TESTIMONY OF
THE WITNESSES TODAY WE WANT TO
PREVENT ANY FUTURE INSTANCES
LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE DO
THINK THAT THERE. IS ROOM FOR
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT
COMMON TERMINOLOGY.
IN ADDITION TO WRITE A LETTER
AND INVOLVING SOME OF THE
EMERGENCY PROFESSIONALS AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL TO. DETERMINE WHAT
THOSE. THOSE TERMS ARE IN
ADDITION.
WERE INTERESTED IN AND
DISCUSSING MORE ABOUT THE
PROCESS OF HOW THE RED ALERT
SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH THE
CURRENT. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
COMMAND STRUCTURE AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. AND ALSO WHO. IS
REGISTERED AS A W. YET OPERATOR
BUT AGAIN THIS IS A VERY
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT CRITICAL
ISSUE AND A LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING OUR WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR THINKING.
HI MY NAME IS LAUREN GREEN WENT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA CABLE AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
ARE MEMBERS INCLUDE COMCAST
CHARTER* COMMUNICATIONS
AONG OTHERS. AND THEY'RE ONE OF
THE ENTITIES THAT DISTRIBUTES
THE EMERGENCY ALERT SO WHY DON'T
COME HERE TODAY WITH AN OFFICIAL
POSITION WE APPRECIATE WORKING
WITH AUTHORS OFFICE. AND THE
SENATOR'S STAFF.
AND BE IT CAN'T SUPPORT THE
GOAL OF THE BILL AND WE ARE
WORKING ON ON SOME CLARIFYING
SOME LANGUAGE. SO THAT THE
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM IS CALLED
OUT IN THE COORDINATION EFFORTS
OF AT. EIGHT THIRTY.
ANY.
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
SEE NOW I'LL TURN BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
OCEANS.
I YEAH.
WHAT'S THE MOST.
IT'S US AND WHY ARE ANY CLOSING
REMARKS RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN I
BOAT AND WE WILL CONTINUE
WORKING WITH EACH OF THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ADVANCED WHO
ADVANCE HERE TODAY AND GRATEFUL.
FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT
ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AGAIN
MISTER CHAIRMAN TO SAY THANK YOU.
CENTER HILL AS WELL AS THE
ENTIRE NORTH DELEGATION BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN MOVING THIS BILL
FORWARD AND AGAIN WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I
THOUGHT THANK YOU FOR. ALLOWING
US SO MUCH TIME. THANK CENTER WE
HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR WAY SO.
WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM
ONE SP EIGHT THREE THREE MOTION
IS TO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
DIED I THOUGHT I WILL. BUY WILL
I BRADFORD. BRADFORD I CANNELLA.
GAMES.
GAINES I TELL JOHNNY.
THANK YOU TELL JOHNNY I GLAZER.
HILL.
WHY SO?
WHY SO I LARA? LAR I PORTANT
TINO. TINO I INVITE ACT. BY THAT
GUY WITH THE RULES. OLD ROLE
THAT BUILD THE ODDS GOT ENOUGH
VOTES I WANT TO SAY WITH A
NINETY NINE VOTES. I WANT TO
THANK THE WITNESSES VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY IN YOUR
STORIES COMING HERE TODAY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO SP NINE
TWENTY ONE CENTER MORALE.
HERE
.
THE THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MEMBERS.
WELCOME.
I'M GLAD YOU CAN MAKE IT. HEY I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH OUR
OFFICE ON THESE AMENDMENTS. ARE
ON SENATE BILL NINE ONE IN IS A
SIMPLE MATTER OF. TRANSPARENCY
AND FULL DISCLOSURE IN MAKING IT
EASY FOR. THE PEOPLE WE SERVE TO
BE ABLE. TO NAVIGATE THROUGH
SOME OF THESE DIFFICULT WEBSITES
AT TIMES.
IT REQUIRES ANY STATE AGENCY.
IN CAL STATE. UNIVERSITIES WITH
THE WEBSITE THEY JUST POST A
SIMPLE BUDGET AND STAFFING
INFORMATION IN A CONSPICUOUS
PACE. PLACE ON THIS HOMEPAGE.
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET THIS PAST
YEAR PROPOSES SPENDING ON. A
HUNDRED NINETY THREE POINT THREE
BILLION A STATE FUNDS. AND SO
THAT IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT BUT.
YOU MAY ASK THE QUESTION YOU
KNOW IT'S ALREADY IN THERE BUT I
HAVE MY STAFF TRYING TO FIND IT.
BAND OF FINDING OUT SPECIFIC
INFORMATION. REGARDING PERHAPS
YOU KNOW A SINGLE. AGENCY IS
WITHIN.
WELL OVER TWO THOUSAND PAGES.
DOT OF DOCUMENTS WHICH IS NOT
EASY. EVEN HEN YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN FACT
MY STAFF TYPED IN.
IN IN THE STAFFING BUDGET.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND IN
CAME UP WITH OVER A HUNDRED
DIFFERENT PAGE REFERENCES. TO
STAFF AND BUDGET IN AND OUT TO
COME UP WITH POSSIBLE RESULTS
AND SO EVEN NEARING THAT
FILTERED DOWN. ELIMINATING A.
YOU KNOW HOW NINETEEN HUNDRED
PAGES IN AND GET IT DOWN OF
THOSE HUNDRED PAGES AND THEN
TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THERE.
THAN JUST THAT HIT THAT CAN
POINT OUT THAT PARTICULAR AGENCY
IT TOOK A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
TIME WHICH I DON'T THINK THE
PUBLIC. WOULD FIRST OF ALL WOULD
KNOW HOW TO DO THAT AND IT WOULD
BE VERY TIME CONSUMING. AND SO
THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS SUGGESTED
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON
APARTMENT FINANCE WEBSITE AND
THAT'S WHY. WE DID THAT BUT.
THAT WAS IT THAT WAS VERY. VERY
COMPLICATED.
SB NINE TWENTY ONE PROVIDES THE
PUBLIC.
THOSE WE SERVE A SIMPLE EASY
WAY TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION.
IN OUR CONSTITUENTS AS AS I
THINK EVERYONE HERE WOULD AGREE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEARCH FOR A
SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND.
DATA ON A TOTAL BUDGET
ALLOCATION AS WELL AS THE NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR THEM.
AND.
AUTHORIZE BUDGET AMOUNTS AND
WHERE THE THE FUNDING SOURCES
COMING FROM GENERAL FUND BOND
FUNDS OR SPECIAL FUNDS IN AGAIN.
IT'S ABOUT FULL DISCLOSURE TO.
THOSE WE SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS
TRANSPARENCY BUT BUT MORE THAN
THAT IT'S JUST MAKE AN EASY FORM.
AND SO ARE WITH ME TODAY I HAVE
A ACADIE GRAEME'S WHO'S
REPRESENTING THE SACRAMENTAL
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION WHO I'M
GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THANK.
AND THANK YOU SENATOR AND THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS I'M KATIE
CRIMES WITH THE SACRAMENT OF
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION. AND FOR
FULL DISCLOSURE SOME OF YOU KNOW
ME ALSO AS A CAPITAL JOURNALIST.
IN CALIFORNIA AS IN OTHER STATES
LAWMAKERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS
HAVE INTRODUCED MANY OPEN
GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY BILLS.
BUT NOT MANY ARE ACTUALLY PASSED
OR IF THEY ARE THEY'RE
SIGNIFICANTLY DILUTED. IN
STRENGTH BUT FOR BUDGETARY.
TRANSPARENCY EFFORTS TO BUILD
TRUST STATE GOVERNMENT MUST DO
MORE THAN UPLOAD STATIC PDF
pDATA FILES. ONLINE YOU MUST MAKE
BUDGET DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE AND
CURRENTLY IT IS NOT. STATE
BUDGET IS MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND
PAGES OF THE SENATOR JUST SAID.
AND INSIDE THIS BEHEMOTH HIDES
EACH STATE BUDGET CHT EACH STATE
AGENCY'S BUDGET DETAILS.
THIS REQUIRES THE WORK OF A
FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT AND WE
SHOULDN'T REQUIRE FORENSIC
ACCOUNTANT TO ACCESS AND
NAVIGATE STATE AGENCY BUDGETS.
CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS DESERVE
TO KNOW HOW THE GOVERNMENT
SPENDS THEIR HARD EARNED TAX
DOLLARS AND ALSO DESERVE EASY
ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
HOWEVER THIS INFORMATION IS
OFTEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR
TAXPAYERS. AND JOURNALISTS.
TO ACCESS AND AGGREGATE WITHOUT
EASY ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION
TAXPAYERS CANNOT FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE TRUE COST OF
GOVERNMENT SERVICES. BY
REQUIRING EACH OF OUR STATE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO LEGIBLY
DISPLAY IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE
ON THE HOMEPAGE OF EACH AGENCY
WEBSITE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
PERSONNEL EMPLOYED AS WELL AS
THE AUTHORIZED BUDGET AND
SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEARS. SP
NINE TWENTY ONE WILL GIVE
CALIFORNIANS A CLEARER PICTURE
OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING WHERE IT
CAN EASILY BE FOUND AND IT WOULD
BE A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS A
MORE ACCOUNTABLE TRANSPARENT
OPEN STATE GOVERNMENT. IT'S
SOMETHING THAT EVERY POLITICIAN
RUNS ON. THANK YOU.
AND ALSO WITH ME I HAVE.
FROM THE HOWARD JARVIS
CESSATION.
DAVID WHAT.
THANK YOU SENATOR MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS COME MORNING DAVID WOLF
WITH THE HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL.
THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHT
FORWARD INFORMATION REQUEST THAT
SIDE NOT GONNA LEAD TO A LOT OF
EXTRA BURDEN FOR STATE AGENCIES
TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH. AND
AGAIN I WOULD ECHO WHAT YOU KNOW
MISS CRIMES AND WHAT THE SENATOR
HAS SAID THIS IS INFORMATION
IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND.
WITHIN A BUDGET MEN AGAIN DO
YOU THINK IT'S STRAIGHTFORWARD
ASK FOR AND ABOUT.
ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT.
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
FROM THE COMMITTEE.
THE DELL.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY CENTER
WELCOME. CENTER WAY SO.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION I MEAN
BECAUSE WE.
WE GENERALLY CONCEDE THAT THIS
INFORMATION AS. IT. MUST BE
PROVIDED TO THE THE PUBLIC IN
TERMS OF OUR GENERAL RULES.
.
ANY ANY INFORMATION REGARDING
STATE SPENDING IF THERE IS A
REQUEST MADE BY THE PUBLIC IT
MUST BE PROVIDED SO I DON'T
UNDERSTAND. GENERALLY WHAT'S THE
OBSTACLE.
AND HOW THIS BILL WOULD CHANGE
ANYTHING.
YEAH. THAT'S THE.
QUESTION IS WHAT YOU HAVE YOU
HAVE A A STATE BUDGET.
OVER TWO THOUSAND PAGES RIGHT
STACKED THEM UP THIS HIGH YEAH
PSYCH IF I SAID COULD YOU
PINPOINT SUCH AND SUCH
DEPARTMENT.
ON.
WHAT THEY'RE SPENDING AS AND I
LOOK UP ON THE WEBSITE? ALRIGHT
AND BILLS TWO THOUSAND DOCUMENTS.
WELL THAT DOCUMENT OUT OF THERE
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE I MEAN
IT'S VERY CUMBERSOME AS WHAT IT
HAS WHAT WILL I UNDERSTAND THAT
BECAUSE. THERE'S JUST TONS OF
INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE LIST OF STATE AGENCIES
AND DEPARTMENTS PRETTY BIG.
AND IF IF ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC BECOMES PRIVY OF A
SPECIFIC PROGRAM.
AND BUDGET.
AND THE CONTACT THAT.
DIVISION OR THEY GO TO THE
WEBSITE.
OR MAKE A REQUEST TO HAVE A
CERTAIN BREAK DOWN. YOU'RE
SAYING THAT THEY CAN'T GET IT
RIGHT NOW IS THAT IS THAT WHAT
I'M SAYING IT'S CUMBERSOME TO
GET IT RIGHT NOW MY STAFF ARE
YOU GOING TO MAKE IT SIMPLE.
WHAT WHAT HOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE
IT SIMPLE IS THE BILL? ON EACH
OF THESE DEPARTMENTS WILL POST.
ARM THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
EMPLOYEES BOTH FULL AND PART
TIME THE TOTAL ROCK TOTAL
AUTHORIZED BUDGET. AMOUNT IN THE
FUNDING SOURCES IN GENERAL FUND
BOND FUNDS SPECIAL FUNDS ON EACH
IN INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE WHICH THEY
CAN DO THAT'S VERY EASY BECAUSE
YOU KNOW THEY HAVE THAT. THAT'S
MUCH EASIER AND AGAIN IT IT IT
IN NAPLES THE PEOPLE WE SERVE
THE CONSTITUENTS MAYBE ABOUT
FINEST MOST YOUR CONSTITUENTS
ARE GOING TO CALL IN A WRITE IN
FOR A.
YOU KNOW A REQUEST AND IT MAY
TAKE A LONG TIME AND THEN FOR
THEM TO FIND OUT IT IS DIFFICULT
IS CUMBERSOME. OUR STAFF DID IT
BUT YOU HAVE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION. YOU WANT TO KNOW
THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES.
YOU WANNA KNOW THE TOTAL
DEPARTMENT BUDGET OUT.
WHAT ELSE IS REQUIRED BY YOUR BY
YOUR BILL THAT'S WHAT THOSE
THREE THINGS THAT I THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE? THAT THAT PARTICULAR
STATE AGENCY EMPLOYEES. THE
TOTAL AUTHORIZED BUDGET AMOUNT
AND THEN.
.
FUNDING SOURCES THAT IT IS THIS
MONEY HOW MUCH HAS COME FROM THE
GENERAL FUND BOND FUNDS AND
SPECIAL FINE IN AND WHAT HAPPENS
IT'S PLACED RIGHT ON THAT.
PARTICULAR WEBSITE AT THAT
AGENCY RATHER THAN HAVE BEEN
THAT.
GO THROUGH THOSE TWO THOUSAND.
ARM OVER TWO THOUSAND PAGES OF
THAT BUDGET.
SO I MEAN A IT SOUNDS LIKE VERY
MUCH COMMON SENSE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM SO. MINIMAL
INFORMATION TO BE POSTED. WHAT
ARIANNA JUMPSTART'S PEOPLE IF
THEY WANT TO GO FURTHER THAN
THEY CAN GO FURTHER INTO THAT
BUT YEAH? I I THINK I AGREE WITH
HIM MAKES IT MAKES IT VERY EASY
FOR PEOPLE ON. THE FINE JUST A.
YOU KNOW WOULD BE NICE TO
PROVIDE AT LEAST SOME GUIDANCE
IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC IN TERMS
OF HOW TO HOW TO QUESTIONS FOR
THIS INFORMATION AND. AND FOR
THERE TO BE A A REASONABLE
PROCESS FOR PEOPLE TO GET THIS
INFORMATION I THOUGHT YOU KNOW
IF THEY GOOGLE IT AND IT WILL
CAUSE THAT WILL GO ON GOOGLE OR
YAHOO OR WHOEVER YOU USE. I'M.
AND THESE DEPARTMENTS AND THAT'S
TYPICALLY WHAT THESE FOLKS DO IS
YOU KNOW I'M GONNA I'M GONNA GO
TO THE DMV AND SEE HOW THEY'RE
SPENDING THEIR MONEY FOR AN
EXAMPLE YOU GOING THERE THERE'S
NOTHING ON THERE SO THEN. YOU
KNOW THE AVERAGE PUBLIC WHERE DO
THEY NOTED GULL THEY DON'T KNOW
TO GO I DON'T BELIEVE TO THE
WHOLE TWO THOUSAND. PAGE BUDGET
NOR DO THEY NECESSARILY KNOW TO
GO TO THE PART IN THE FINANCING
AND WHEN YOU DO THAT SEARCH ON.
PARTMINER FINANCES OVER A
HUNDRED. DIFFERENT.
PAGES TO DIRECT IT TO AN END
THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE SURE SO
IT IS VERY CUMBERSOME. AND WE
WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE WE WANT TO
MAKE IT SIMPLE. EASY AND THANK
YOU.
BEEN GAFF HERE. YES I I WAS JUST
GONNA FOES MISTER CHAIR IF I
COULD JUST PLEASE FINISHING
COMMENTS AND AND I DON'T I DON'T
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TIS BILL I
JUST HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT.
THE THE SPECIFIC ITEMS YOU'RE
CHOOSING WHITE WIRE THOSE
SPECIFICALLY IMPORTANT. AS
OPPOSED TO A WHAT IF I COULD
JUST I'M JUST WIRE THOSE
IMPORTANCE COMPARED TO OTHER
ISSUES THAT MIGHT. I MIGHT OVER
SIMPLIFY. THE WAY OUR DEPARTMENT
IS RUN AMOK OVER SIMPLE FLIGHT.
WHETHER A DEPARTMENT.
YOU KNOW THE THE THE AMOUNT OF
STAFF PLUS MANA BUDGET AS IT MAY
IT MAY NOT REALLY GIVE A FULL
UNDERSTANDING OF OF.
WHAT WHAT THE MISSION OF THE
DEPARTMENT AS AN? ANY
INFORMATION I THINK WILL BE
HELPFUL I I'M JUST YOU KNOW WHY
THIS.
EVERY DEPARTMENT IS ALSO SO CALM
COMPLEX IN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHER WHY IS THIS THE
MOST.
WHY ARE WE GONNA PUT WHY WHEN A
SHINE A LIGHT SPECIFICALLY ON
THIS AND NOT OTHER THINGS THAT
MAY BE CENTER WHERE ALL YOUR
WORK WITNESS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
HANDLE THIS OR SHE WANTS TO
HANDLE IT BUT?
HOW ABOUT JUST WANT TO HANDLE
THIS QUESTION OKAY PLEASE?
WHAT S.? MISTER CHAIRMAN US
SENATOR WAY SO THOSE ARE
TYPICALLY THE THE THREE OR FOUR
THINGS PEOPLE ARE ONLY LOOKING
FOR THEY JUST KIND OF WANT THE
BASICS. OF AN AGENCY THEY WANT
TO KNOW YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY
GOES INTO THE AGENCY SOMETIMES
WHERE THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE
FROM. BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW
MANY EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE AND
THAT'S USUALLY JUST WHAT PEOPLE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD. TO GIVE A
PERSPECTIVE WHATEVER. WHILE
HOWEVER THEY'RE GOING TO BE
USING THE INFORMATION NATION HOW
DO YOU KNOW BUT THAT'S WHAT
PEOPLE ARE YOU THAT'S WHAT MADE
YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR THAT'S
NOT WHAT I WOULD LOOK FOR WILL
KNOW YOU'RE A SENATOR. THE
AVERAGE PERSON IN THE IN THE
PUBLIC MAYBE SOMEBODY'S TRYING
TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH
ON A ON CAL TRANS BECAUSE THEY
HEARD THAT.
YOU KNOW CALTRANS HAS ONE OF
THE LARGEST BUDGETS IN THE STATE
WITH OUR CURIOUS SO THEY JUST
WANT TO GO SEE. PERHAPS HOW MANY
EMPLOYEES.
FOR THAT SIZE OF A BUDGET IT'S
USUALLY JUST CURIOSITY BUT IT'S
THEY DON'T NEED IT ALL MINNOW
FIVE HUNDRED OR A THOUSAND PAGES
OF THE CALTRANS BUDGET. IT'S
USUALLY JUST VERY SPECIFIC
INFORMATION THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
AND VERY AND IT IS VERY SIMPLE
INFORMATION. WOULD PROVIDE FOR
REFERRED PROVIDE THE BUDGET SO
THEY CAN THEY CAN CHOOSE WHAT
THEY WANNA REVIEW AND HAVE THAT
BE ACCESSIBLE. I WOULD VENTURE
TO SAY THAT THERE PROBABLY ISN'T
ARE MANY PEOPLE EVEN IN THIS
ROOM THAT WOULD WANT TO LOOK
THROUGH THE ENTIRE CALTRANS
BUDGET. I'M SO I'M NOT BEING
SNARKY JUST SERIOUSLY THEY
THERE'S JUST VERY FEW THINGS
THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
SIR WILL.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AND AND
THANK YOU FOR THIS BILL AND AND
MAYBE YOU.
BUT WHAT IF WE IMPLEMENT THIS
WEEK WE SEE THAT WE NEED TO DO
OTHER INFORMATION AND WE CAN ADD
THAT FOR ME THE GREATER THE
TRANSPARENCY THAT THE GREATER
THE ACCOUNTABILITY. LAST YEAR I
DID BILL BECAUSE I'M NOT GETTING
OUR FAIR SHARE TRAUMA CENTER
FINDING SENT OUT IN LA COUNTY
AND EVERYBODY AT THIS DIETS.
VOTED FOR FOR MY BILL AND THE
PROBLEM WITH. WITHOUT WITH LA
COUNTY IS THEY WERE TAKING A
HUNDRED NINETY MILLION OUT OF
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION JUST
TO THREE HOSPITALS ALL OWNED BY
THE COUNTY. ONE I'M NOT WAS NOT
EVEN A TRAUMA CENTER GETTING
FORTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS A
YEAR.
ANYWAY I'LL.
BEFORE YOU HAD YOU FIVE CLICKS
TO FIND IT AND THEN YOU ONLY
COULD FIND IT IN THE BUDGET AND
THEN IT WAS ON PAGE FIFTY FOUR
OF A THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE
PAGE BUDGET. SO ANYWAY I WORKED
WITH LA COUNTY THEY NOW HAVE A
SIMPLE BUTTON ON THEIR HOME PAGE
WHERE PEOPLE CAN CLICK TO SEE
HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING INTO IT
AND WHAT HOSPITALS IS GOING TO.
SO I YOU KNOW I I THINK WE
SHOULD ALWAYS BE TRANSPARENT AND
THAT WAY WE CAN BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND MAYBE WE NEED TO
ADD MAYBE AFTER SOME EXPERIENCE
MAYBE WE NEED TO ADD SOME
CATEGORIES BUT I THINK IT'S A
VERY SIMPLE THING TO DO. AND
POWERS ARE CITIZENS SO I SALUTE
YOU FOR CARRYING THE BILL.
THANK YOU.
THE OTHER MEMBERS.
CENTER GAINS.
YEAH I JUST I JUST WANTED TO
COMMENT JUST AS A.
A BUSINESS OWNER.
I MEAN MY.
MY PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO LOOK AT.
TO TRY TO GET FIGURE OUT THE
SIZING OF AN ENTITY A SET ONE TO
FIVE BUSINESS.
I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THE
REVENUE COMING FROM.
HAPPY IS THEIR BUDGET AND HOW
MANY EMPLOYEES STAFF AND AS IT
SEEMS LIKE A. FAIRLY SIMPLE AND
BASIC INFORMATION OR SOMETHING
SOMEONE WHO MAY EVEN WANT TO
TAKE A LOOK AT. TAKE CALTRANS
AND NOT SAYING I WANT TO BUY CAL
FRANCE BUT IF YOU.
BUT THOSE ARE KIND OF.
TYPICAL A KIND OF BUSINESS
MATRIX I THINK THAT. AN
INDIVIDUAL WOULD LOOK AT TO GET
A HANDLE ON.
.
NOW ON A PARTICULAR ENTITY A
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY HOW BIG IS
IT.
WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM.
AND HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THROUGH
THE HOUSE SO.
HE'S PRETTY SIMPLE NATURE TO ME
AND I SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU BODY ELSE.
WELL I THINK ON THE FACE OF THIS.
.
THE CENTER. IT IS A TRANSPARENCY
BILL BUT I GUESS I GUESS THE.
YEAH WE JUST PULLED UP HERE ON A
LITTLE HAND HELD.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
GOT A PRETTY GOOD BREAK DOWN OF
YEAH WHAT'S BEING SPENT RIGHT
NOW ON THE CANNABIS. YEAH
PROGRAM HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WHAT
THE BUDGET IS.
WHILE THIS TO INFORMATION DOES
NOT INCLUDE THE PREVIOUS FIVE
YEARS BUDGETS. IT REALLY DID.
INCLUDES MUCH MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION SUCH AS THE
BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBER OF
SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION AND THE
BUDGET OF THE SPECIFIC
CLASSIFICATIONS. I GUESS. EIGHT
IN INTO SENATOR.
GAMES POINT.
AT THE AT THE SAME TIME.
YOU MAY WANT TO COMPARE.
BUT THAT ONE PAGES COULD END UP
BEING MANY PAGES BECAUSE SO MANY
TIMES WE. AT YOUR FROM ONE YEAR
TO THE THE NEXT WERE ADDING
PROGRAMS WERE ADDING DIFFERENT
THINGS AND. I I'M JUST NOT SURE
THAT THE VALUE OF THIS BILL FOR
THE COST IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE TO
DO IT IS IS AN ALLY BUT.
WOULD THAT'S WHAT WE VOTE FOR
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE A
COMMITTEE WORK.
SO WITH THAT CLOSING REMARKS AT
THIS IS GOOD AND OTHER WORDS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE. WE'RE NOT
HIDING THE MONEY NOT INTENSELY
FROM THE PEOPLE. BUT.
.
WHEN I SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS WE
WANT TO SERVE HIM WELL.
WILL TO MAKE INFORMATION EASY
AND ACCESSIBLE TO ON. AN ARM.
WITHOUT THIS BILL.
WE DON'T DO THAT IN A VERY GOOD
JOB AND SO THIS. IS A GREAT
FIRST STEP IN THAT DIRECTION.
AND I THINK THE AVERAGE PERSON
WOULD SEE THAT AGAIN IT'S FULL
DISCLOSURE IT'S EASY. AND IT'S
SOME TRANSPARENT. AND THOSE ARE
THE THINGS THAT.
GOVERNMENTS TO DUTY AND
OBLIGATION THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD
BE DOING. AND. I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA COST THAT MUCH
BECAUSE THESE AGENCIES ALREADY
HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS THEY
CAN JUST PUT IT UP ON OUR
WEBSITE. AGAIN I JUST DON'T LIKE
PEOPLE HAPPENED TO FILTER
THROUGH THAT MANY PAPER SELL I'M.
IT'S A VERY REASON REQUEST.
GENERAL SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS
THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT US VERY
WELL AND THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD
DO OUR REQUEST AND I WILL THANK
YOU.
ON THE ROAD. ITEM TO SB NINE TWO
ONE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS DOT.
WELL I WILL COME BY BRADFORD.
CAN NOW LEFT. CANAL I GAMES.
GAMES I'D TELL JOHNNY. GLAZER.
HELL.
WHY SO?
LARA.
FLORENTINO.
RIGHT I FIND OUT I. WILL DEVOTE
THE.
WE HAVE FOUR VOTES WILL HOLD
ROLL UP AND TAKE CENTER THANK
YOU WITNESSES.
SIR WHEN.
OKAY.
FOR SENATOR THE MORNING MISTER
CHAIRMAN. OF GOOD MORNING
CHAIRMAN DIED AND.
BY SHEER WILL AND SENATORS S.
BEAT NINE TWO TWO AUTHORIZES THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT GENERAL
SERVICES TO OFFER UNUSED
PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN TWO
MILES OF ANY UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY OR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNICABLE EDGE TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS OR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FOR FOUR WHEEL
HOUSING STUDENT HOUSING.
IN TWO RECENT STUDIES CONDUCTED
BY THE CSU AND YOU SEE SYSTEMS
AND A NATIONWIDE STUDY BY THE
WISCONSIN. HOPE LAP TEN PERCENT
OF CSU STUDENTS AND TWENTY
PERCENT OF CAUGHT CALIFORNIA'S
COMMUNICATE ALL ITS STUDENTS ARE
HOMELESS. THIRTY SIX PERCENT OF
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND FORTY
SIX PERCENT OF COMMUNICATE WITH
STUDENTS WERE HOMELESS WAR
HOUSING IN SECURE IN THE PAST
YEAR. THIS MEANS THEY HAD
TROUBLE PAY FOR RENT UTILITIES
OR NEEDED OR NEEDED TO MOVE
FREQUENTLY.
IMAGINE A YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENT
WITHOUT FAMILY SUPPORT WORKING
SEVERAL JOBS STUDYING FOR EXAM
AND STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR MEALS
ALL WHILE HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT
FINDING A PLACE TO SLEEP EACH
NIGHT. REALIZING THAT THEY'RE
OFF THE ONLY OPTION IS TO SLEEP
IN THE CAR OR ON THE STREET.
SADLY MANY STUDENTS UNABLE TO
HANDLE THESE OVERWHELMING
CHALLENGES ARE FORCED TO GIVE UP
COLLEGE ALTOGETHER WHEN HOMELESS
COLLEGE STUDENTS FAIL TO MEET
THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS THROUGH
NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. WE ALL
LOSE SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO
END UP ON THE STREETS OR IN
SHELTERS. THIS BILL PROVIDES A
SIMPLE OPTION TO TRY TO ADD MORE
HOUSING UNITS AN OVERPRICED
MARKET SPECIFICALLY FOR HOUSING.
FOR STUDENTS HOUSING SO FEWER
WILL GO HOMELESS CONSTRUCTION OF
A FORMER HOUSING. CONSTRUCTION
OF A FORMER STUDENT HOUSING
UNITS WOULD HELP TO STUDENTS WHO
OCCUPY THEM AND ALSO THE MANY
COMMUTER STRUGGLE WITH THE
OVERALL. HOUSING IN SECURITY
HOMELESS ISSUE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
DESERVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO
SUCCEED SP NINETY TWO IS A STEP
FORWARD. TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO
HELP STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE TO
GET AN EDUCATION WHILE TRYING TO
FIND A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS IN
SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE REAL
ESTATE MARKET IN THE COUNTRY.
AND I HAPPEN TO REPRESENT BOTH
OF THEM ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS
ANGELES.
THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE'S SOME CONCERN THAT THIS
BILL MIGHT RESTRICT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP
THE LAND FOR THE GREATER.
FOR THEIR GREATER HOMELESS NEEDS
OR PARKS.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.
THAT THIS BILL SAYS NO. LOCAL
AGENCY OR NONPROFIT IS
INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THE
PROPERTY FOR FOUR WHEEL STUDENT
HOUSING. THE SELL THE PROPERTY
WOULD PROCEED JUST AS IT ALWAYS
HAS UNDER THE SAME LAW AS IT IS
AS IT IS TDAY. ON SO THIS BILL
SIMPLY JUST PROVIDES AN AVENUE
FOR STAKEHOLDERS. TO INCLUDE THE
IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT HOUSING
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSE IN
SECURITY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THEIR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLAN
CONSIDERATIONS. IDEA.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
BOOK I HAVE HERE WITH ME TODAY
MISTER CHAIRMAN IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL AT TWO STUDENTS FROM UC
DAVIS. ANDREW MENDOZA AND ALSO
RYAN GARNER TOO ON. MAKE A FEW
COMMENTS GREAT THANK YOU FIRST
WITNESS.
THANK.
MORNING RIGHT PARTNER I'M A
STUDENT AT UC DAVIS. MANY
CONSTITUENTS OF MISTER CHAIRMAN
HERE. SAID THIS QUARTER UC DAVIS
BEGAN LAST WEEK AND ONE OF THE
CLASSES I TOOK IS AN INTRO TO
ECONOMICS CLASS. AND AND IF ANY
OF YOU HAVE KIDS IN COLLEGE YOU
PROBABLY KNOW THAT A COLLEGE
STUDENT WITH ONE WEEK IN AN
ECONOMICS CLASS IS AUTOMATICALLY
AN EXPERT IN ECONOMICS.
AND THAT'S A JOKE BUT WE DID
LEARN ONE VERY IMPORTANT CONCEPT
AND THAT'S THE LAW OF SUPPLY AND
DEMAND I'M I DON'T NEED TO TELL
THE COMMITTEE THAT. WHEN SUPPLY
IS LIMITED IN DEMAND IS HIGH
PRICES RISE IN THE PART FIRST
PEOPLE TO BE AFFECTED BY THAT.
OUR STUDENTS.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
AROUND THE STATE AND MOST
NOTABLY AT UC DAVIS.
I UC DAVIS WE HAVE PEERS
SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS BECAUSE
THEY CAN'T AFFORD HOUSING IN OUR
COMMUNITY. HAVE MISTER CHAIRMAN
YOUR CONSTITUENTS WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT ARE HOMELESS BECAUSE OF
A LACK OF HOUSING AROUND UC
DAVIS.
SO I ASK THE COMMITTEE.
THIS IS A CRISIS IN SENATOR
WIN'S BUILT WOULD TAKE THE FIRST
STEP IN PROVIDING THE ADDITIONAL
HOUSING WE NEED SO MUCH. AND SO
I ASK THE COMMITTEE IF WE HAVE
ON UTILIZED STATE PROPERTY IN
THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF
COLLEGE CAMPUSES HOW CAN WE NOT
BE BUILDING STUDENT HOUSING ON
THAT PROPERTY.
AM I JUST WANT TO FINISH BY
SAYING THAT CALIFORNIA IS KNOWN
FOR OUR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING. AT PEOPLE COME FROM
ALL AROUND THE WORLD TO LEARN AT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES TO GROW AND
TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS.
THE HOUSING CRISIS IS KILLING
THAT VISION AND DAMPENING THAT
SPIRIT THAT'S GIVEN CALIFORNIA
SO MUCH PROSPERITY. AND SO I
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ACTION BY
THIS BODY AND SUPPORTING SENATOR
WINDS BILL TO INCREASE
AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING
AROUND OUR CALIFORNIA COLLEGES
THANK YOU.
THAT'S WHAT THIS.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
SENATOR FOR INVITING US TO SPEAK
IN THE CHAIR FOR.
ACTUALLY REPRESENTING ME IF I
AM A DAVIS VOTER AND. I'M SURE
THAT YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE
CRISIS BUT FOR ALL OF THE OTHER
SENATORS HERE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE CRISIS GOING ON AT UC DAVIS
IS THAT. WE DON'T HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO THERE'S
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WHAT
SENATOR WINS BILL WOULD WOULD
APPROPRIATE FOR. THE CRISIS IS
EITHER YOU LIVE WITH FIVE PEOPLE
IN A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT AND
IT'S NOT MINE IT'S RELATIVELY
AFFORDABLE IN COMPARISON TO SOME
OF THE HOUSING OPTIONS OR YOU
LIVE IN A HOUSE THAT'S FALLING
APART LIKE I DO. I THOUGHT I WAS
BEING VERY SMART TO GET MY OWN
ROOM BUT.
WE WE HAVE SKETCHY PLUMBING IN
THE AC WAS BROKEN THE
REFRIGERATOR BROKE SHORTLY AFTER
MOVING AND WE HAVE TERMITES WE
HAVE.
YEAH AND THEN OUR LANDLORD WON'T
CLEAN MY CARPETS EVEN THOUGH THE
THE TOILET WATERS HAD LEAPT ON
TO THERE SO WE HAVE IN ACTION ON
AN ACTION WE LIVED DURING THE
SUMMER FOR TWO AND A HALF MONTHS
WITHOUT AC. DURING A HUNDRED AND
FIVE DEGREE WEATHER.
AND WE FOUND OUT THAT AC WAS NOT
A RIGHT SO. IF ANYONE HAS A
LEGISLATIVE.
WRITER'S BLOCK THAT MIGHT BE AN
IDEA BUT.
HONESTLY I'M I I REALLY. I THINK
THAT THIS BILL IS A GOOD IDEA
AND I THINK THAT IT WOULDN'T IT
WOULD REALLY.
UP A LOT OF PEOPLE A UC DAVIS
BECAUSE I'M I'M ON FINANCIAL AID
AND.
I HAVE SOME SUPPORT FROM MY
FAMILY BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE. ARE
HAVING TO MAKE UP THAT
DIFFERENCE BY. LETTING THEIR
STUDIES.
LETTING THEIR STUDIES FALL APART
AND NOT FINISHING THE READING OR
THEIR HOMEWORK AND IT'S A HUGE
DISTRACTION AND.
AND DAVIS IS POSTED VIA A
CLASSICAL PLACE FOR EDUCATION
WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT
THINGS AWAY FROM DISTRACTIONS
BUT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS THAT
EARNED SOON BECAUSE OF THIS
CRISIS.
HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THAT AND
IT'S REALLY ALTER IN THE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
WHAT IS YOUR?
HOLLY FOR MANY WITH WHITE HOUSE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CALIFORNIA
WE REPRESENT FORTY THREE I'M
DEFINITELY AT THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. AND WE EVEN THOUGH WE DO
NOT DIRECTLY BILLED I'M STUDENT
HOUSING THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM
IN OUR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE LIKE
THE SITUATION THE SENTIMENT IS
DESCRIBED IN. THE VISIT
EVERYWHERE THERE OVERCROWDING
WHAT WERE WENT SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES OWNER OCCUPIED HOMES ARE
NOW FULL OF STUDENTS AND
SOMETIMES YOU MAY HAVE YOUR OWN
ROOM BUT MOST OF THEM. HAVE
THREE OR FOUR STUDENTS SOMETIMES
FILLED INTO ONE ROOM SO WE'RE
HOPING THAT.
BY BUILDING UP THE MORE SUPPLY
FOR STUDENT HOUSING IT WILL FREE
UP SOME OF THOSE I'M AT THOSE
UNITS FOR SINGLE FAMILY
HOMEOWNERS TO WANT TO GET BACK
INTO OUR COMMUNITIES SO THANK
YOU AND WE SUPPORT THIS BILL.
I AM MARRIED TO ONE WITH THE CAL
STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTING THE NEARLY HALF A
MILLION. CSU STUDENTS AND WE DO
NOT YET HAVE A FORMAL POSITION
ON THIS BILL BUT WE SPARTAN
CONCEPT.
WHAT IS HIS OPPOSITION
?
GOOD MORNING CARL JONES IS HERE
CALL CALIFORNIAN I APOLOGIZE FOR
MISSING THE LETTER DEADLINE BY A
LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE DO HAVE AN OPPOSING LESS
AMENDED POSITION ON THE BILL
TODAY WE HAVE O CONCERNS WITH
ANY OF THE ISSUES REGARDING GOT
PROVIDING SURPLUS STATE PROPERTY
PROVIDES STUDENT HOUSING. OUR
CONCERNS ARE SOLELY LIMITED TO
SEE CORPORATIONS IN THE BELL.
.
INJUNCTIONS ARE CRITICAL TO. SEE
QUICKER IN ALL CASES REALLY.
WHAT'S WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN A
SINGLE CASE IS IF SOMEONE FILES
A CASE. AND THE PROJECT IS
ALLOWED TO CONTINUE BEING BUILT
WALL.
THAT'S GOING ON YOU COULD END
UP IN BIZARRE SITUATIONS WHERE
COURTS ACTUALLY HAVE TO ORDER
DEMOLITIONS BECAUSE THE PROJECT
NEVER COMPLIED WITH A LOT OF
BEGIN WITH.
SO INJUNCTIONS ARE PRUDENT
THERE'S EXISTING PROVISIONS ON
THEM TO PROTECT THOSE
ADDITIONALLY. WHEN YOU REQUIRE
THESE CASES TO BE PUT ON
EXPEDITED TIME LINES. THIS BAND
PUTS ALL OTHER CASES TO THE BACK
OF THAT.
.
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE MANY
PROJECTS COULD NOT BUT. WE THINK
THAT THOSE PROVISIONS ARE ARE
JUST STOP UNWARRANTED. AND SO WE
URGE THE COMMITTEE TO. SEE THOSE
PROVISIONS TO REMOVE TODAY THANK
YOU.
THIS WITNESS.
MORNING TURNED MEMBERS DAMN
PHONE FOR THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL. IS OPPOSED
TO S. B. NINE TWENTY TWO BUT.
LIKE THE LAST SPEAKER TO
JUSTICE EQUAL PORTION. OF THE
BILL. KILLING THIS BILL THIS IS
THE THIRTY S..
MORE PROOF THAT THE THIRTIETH
BILL SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF A B.
NINE HUNDRED SB TWO NINETY TWO
IN TWENTY ELEVEN. THAT IS
THOUGHT TO EXPAND THOSE
EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW
PROVISIONS IN SOME FASHION OR
IMPOSE SEVERE LIMITS ON THE
COURT'S ABILITY TO ISSUE
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR BOTH. OR
MANDATE THE CREATION OF SEQUENCE
SPECIALTY COURTS ALL OF WHICH
THE COUNCIL HAS OPPOSED. THE
COUNCIL'S OPPOSITION IS LIMITED
TO THE COURT IMPACTS. OF SUCH
LEGISLATION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
INTERFERENCE WITH THE COURT'S
FUNDAMENTAL DUTY TO PROVIDE
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN ALL
CASES ON THE COURT'S DOCKET. THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL TAKES NO VIEW
VIEWS AT ALL ON SECRET GENERALLY.
FOR THE MERITS OF THE PARTICULAR
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE
COVERED AS THOSE ARE POLICY
ISSUES OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL'S
PURVIEW.
THE COUNCIL'S CONCERNS FOCUS ON
TWO ASPECTS OF THE BILL THE
SUPER ACCELERATED TIMELINE. AND
THE LIMITS ON THE COURT'S
ABILITY TO ISSUE INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF. THE BILLS TIMELINE IS
COMPLETELY ARBITRARY IT HAS NO
CONNECTION TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME
IT TAKES. THE TRIAL AND
APPELLATE COURTS TO PROPERLY
REVIEW AND DISPOSE OF COMPLEX
EQUIPPED ACTIONS. SIMILAR
XCELERATED TIMELINES IN THE
PRIOR BILLS. WERE DRIVENBY
EXTERNAL CONCERNS FOR EXAMPLE
THE NBA BOND COUNSEL.
FACTORS THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH AND WITHOUT ANY
CONSULTATION WITH THE COURTS. OR
JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO EXPERIENCE
IN HANDLING SECRET MATTERS.
SECRET CASES ARE ALREADY
ENTITLED HIS STATUTORILY. TO
CALENDAR PREFERENCES. AND THEY
MUST BE PRESIDED OVER BY
SPECIALLY TRAINED JUDGES IN THE
BULK OF THE COURTS AROUND THE
STATE.
THE MOST COMMON IS ALSO%
UNREALISTIC AND UNLIKELY TO BE
ACHIEVED IN MOST COMPLEX.
SYQUEST SHINS MORE IMPORTANTLY.
ELUDED TO EARLIER THIS ALTAR
CALENDAR PREFERENCE HAS THE
PRACTICAL EFFECT.
OF PUSHING ALL OF THE CASES ON
THE COURT'S DOCKET. TO THE BACK
OF THE LINE EVEN CASES THAT THIS
LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY
PRIORITIZED. JUST A FEW QUICK
EXAMPLES.
A PERSONAL INJURY ACTION
INVOLVING A SEVERELY BRAIN
DAMAGED CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE OR
ASBESTOS LITIGATION INVOLVING
DINING PLAINTIFFS. A HOMEOWNER
BILL OF RIGHTS. ACTION MENTAL
HEALTH PARITY LIT LITIGATION YOU
GET THE IDEA ALL OF THOSE CASES
WILL TAKE LONGER TO DECIDE. IF
THE SUPER ACCELERATED TIMELINE
TO MOVE TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE
WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE.
CONCEPT OF FACILITIES JUSTICE
DENIED AND THAT'S TRULY WHAT
HAPPENS IN THESE CASES. MORE
OVER THE BILL PROHIBITS THE
COURT FROM ISSUING INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF UNLESS THE PROJECT WOULD
pTO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
OR INTERFERE WITH NATIVE
AMERICAN ARTIFACTS. BOTH CASES
UNDERSEA QUIT INVOLVED DISCRETE
PROBLEMS. THAT CAN BE REMEDIED
WITH TARGETED INJUNCTIONS.
AND SO BORING COURTS FROM
FASHIONING APPROPRIATE RELIEF IN
THOSE CASES PRECLUDES THAT
OPTION AND IT RAISES A SERIOUS
SEPARATION OF POWERS. I'M
CONCERNED FOR US FOR ALL THOSE
REASONS THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
MOST RESPECTED RESPECTFULLY.
OPPOSE SB NINE TWENTY TWO AND
ASK FOR YOUR NO VOTE.
SIR WHEN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THIS BILL IS VERY CREATIVE KNOW
PERSONALLY I JUST LIKE TO SEE IS
REFORM SEQUEL OUT AND WE'D HAVE
PLENTY OF HOUSING FOR STUDENTS
AND ALL OTHERS. I KNOW BOTH MY
CHILDREN ARE BLESSED THEY LIVE
MY HOME TOWN FOR THEIR
APARTMENTS THEY'RE PAYING WHAT I
PAY.
AS MY MORTGAGE.
BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE OF THE
LACK OF.
SUPPLY SO YOU KNOW WHEN I'M
TIRED IT'S SO LOOKING AT THE
SECRET PROVISIONS THE SAME
SECRET PROVISIONS THAT WE GAVE
THE SACRAMENTO KINGS I'M TIRED
OF BILLION YEARS GETTING WHAT
THEY WANT. AND STUDENTS AND
OTHER PEOPLE NOT BE ABLE TO
ACCESS WHAT THEY NEED WE ALREADY
UNDER INVESTED HIGHER RATE WHICH
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT AND NOW WE
CAN'T AND NOW.
WE DON'T DO ENOUGH IN THAT AND
THEN STUDENTS CAN EVEN FIND
HOUSING TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE TO TAKE TO BE
EQUIPPED TO GO OUT INTO THE WORK
FORCE. AND GENERATE TAXES THAT
WE CAN THEN SPEND SO WANNA
TAKING ADVANCE FOR WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO DO SO AGAIN SEEK
REFORMS BETTER FIX IS VERY
CREATIVE. AND PLAN SUPPORTED
TODAY AND AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR COURSES
TESTIMONY. THAT OUR WAY SO.
THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL ARM
AREN'T THAT THINK IT'S WONDERFUL
YOU DECIDED TO ADDRESS. OR BRING
IN A BILL THAT PRODUCE ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I WANNA I
WANNA COMMEND THAT I I INITIALLY
LOOKED AT THIS POINT I REALLY
LIKED IT I SAID YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS IS THIS IS GREAT WE SHOULD
DO MORE OF THIS. ANYWHERE THE
THE STATE HAS ANY RESOURCES WE
SHOULD APPLY THEM AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
WE'VE BEEN WE'VE YOU KNOW WE
WORKED ON TWO HOUSING MEASURES
LAST YEAR WE BOUGHT GOT THEM
BOTH APPROVED. THE PORTABLE
HOUSING BOND AND THE.
THE OTHER.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MEASURE THAT.
.
A CENTER BELL WORKED ON OUR TWO
GREAT BILLS NOT ENOUGH THOUGH
NOT ENOUGH SO LOOKING AT THIS
BILL I SAY THERE'S SOME. LOOKED
AND LOOKED AND I'M VERY
INTERESTED IN HOUSING BILLS I
I'VE DONE A LOT OF HOUSE IN MY
DISTRICT. IN MY CITY AND MY.
.
COMMUNITY.
SO WE GOT IT WE GOTTA RELIEVE
ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND FIND
WAYS TO CREATIVELY YOU'RE
GETTING CREATIVE THE PROBLEM IS.
WHAT WHAT WHAT PROPERTIES DO WE
KNOW THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THIS BILL DO WE
KNOW THAT?
IF YOU GO TO SOME COMMUNITY
COLLEGES YOU MAY HAVE SOME
PROPERTY THAT. WE HAVE SOME UC'S
SOME COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THE
SUM OF STATE COLLEGES THAT ARE
JUDGED ADJACENT.
TO OPEN SPACE MOUNTAINS THE HE
THE STATE MINE OWN PROPERTY
THERE. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A
PROVISION. THAT SAYS IF NOBODY
WANTS TO DEVELOP THE ROLE OF
FALLOUT I THINK THAT'S GOOD
PROVISION BUT. THERE ARE SO MANY
MORE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BE
CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN IT ABOUT
DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ARE THERE NEAR.
TRENDS THAT ARE THEN YOUR
TRANSPORTATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT YOUR
BILL BUT I I WOULD LIKE FOR US
TO IDENTIFY THOSE BILLS.
I MEAN THOSE PROPERTIES.
THAT ARE.
OUR OUR. I MEAN WE'RE WE'RE
PUTTING STUDENTS IN PLACES THAT
MAKE SENSE NOT IN THE WILDERNESS
NOT IN. THE NOSE. PROPERTY
THAT'S NOT ZONED.
FOR FOR RESIDENTIAL THAT OUR OUR
KIDS DESERVE THE BEST THEY
DESERVE GREAT HOUSING. NEAR
WHERE WHERE THEY WANNA LIVE NEAR
THE UNIVERSITY BUT ALL. AT THE
SAME TIME STUDENTS USUALLY DON'T
DRIVE. IT OR THEIR TRANSIT ZONE
SIR YOU RIGHT NOW THE WAY WE
DEVELOP OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IN CALIFORNIA WE PRIORITIZE
THOSE UNITS THAT ARE. CLOSE TO
SUPERMARKETS TO MASS TRANSIT TO
PARK AMENITIES. THOSE GET MORE
POINTS.
SO COMING UP WITH MONEY TO.
SUPPORT THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT
SO GIVEN THAT IF THERE WAS A WAY
YOUR BILL THAT YOU COULD.
ADJUST FOR THAT SO WE COULD
PICK THOSE PROPERTIES ARE
SITUATED.
YOU KNOW THAT ARE DEVELOPED
MOBILE.
DON'T DON'T DON'T PUT US THROUGH
THIS PROCESS OF DETERMINING THIS
IS NOT DEVELOP POLITICAL THROUGH
THIS BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS. MAKE
PEOPLE WASTE TIME AND MONEY. ON
ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NT
EVEN BE PURSUED FROM THE
BEGINNING BUT THOSE THAT ARE
CLOSE THE UNIVERSITIES. ZONED
RESIDENTIAL THAT MAKES SENSE
THOSE SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED WE
SHOULD BE WORKING ON THOSE
PRIVATE PROPERTIES.
AND I'M OKAY.
WITH WITH THE FINDING WAYS TO
EXPEDITE THESE BILLS BUT. THE
WAY YOUR BILL IS RIGHT NOW.
IT JUST DOES NOT MAKE SENSE I
DON'T WANT. TO BUILD HOUSING. ON
A TOXIC WASTE SITE I DON'T WANNA.
BUILD HOUSING WHERE WE'VE HAD A
NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY THAT USED
TO HAVE WEAPONS WE HAVE TO HAVE
SOME PROVISION ALLOW SMITH OF THE SAFETY OF THE
PROPERTY.
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE
IS CONTAMINATION IT'S CLEANED UP
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MOVE
STUDENTS INTO CONTAMINATED
PROPERTY. AND YOUR BILL MAKES NO
PROVISION FOR THAT.
SO SEE WHAT I MEAN I UNDERSTAND.
PEOPLE.
I HATE THE THE THE BUREAUCRATIC
NATURE OF SEQUEL AND THEIR
LAWSUITS YEAH IT'S IT'S IT'S
HORRIBLE BUT THE UNDERLINED. A
YOU KNOW THE UNDERPINNINGS OF
SICK WILL GET TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND PROTECTING UP.
YOU KNOW IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
ROUTE RESOURCES THAT MAY BE
REPLACEABLE BY DEVELOPMENT. DOES
HAVE TO BE KEPT ON THE TABLE
PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
THAT IS THAT WHAT WHERE THEY'RE
MOVING. IF THEIR HEALTH IS GOING
TO BE IMPACTED MANY TIMES THESE
PROPERTIES. HAVE CONTAMINATION.
OF THAT.
IF IT'S NOT REMOVED AND YOU
PLACE PEOPLE TO LIVE THERE EVERY
DAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CANCER
YOU KNOW EXPOSING PEOPLE TO.
RESPIRATORY DISEASES NOBODY
WANTS TO LIVE IN A CONTAMINATED
PLACE.
AND AND I WROTE THE WAY I READ.
YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR APPROACH TO
SEEK WHAT IT'S IT JUST DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE EXEMPTED. BUT THEN
AGAIN IF IT. IF THE.
IF IT. PRESENTS AN IMMINENT
THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
THEN IT DOES AWAY WITH THAT SO
HOW WILL. HOW WILL YU KNOW? IF
YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT THERE'S
NO ASSESSMENT TO. ADJUST FOR THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY BUT IF
THERE IS ONE.
YOU CAN BUILD A PROJECT WHICH.
WATCHES WHAT WE ASK FOR WHEN
PEOPLE DEVELOP BUT DO AN
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS YOU'RE
SAYING OKAY. NUMBER MENTAL NOW
SIS BUT.
IF THERE IS AN IMPACT SO YOU'RE
I THINK YOU'RE JUST GOING TO
OPEN UP THIS PROCESS TO A NEW
TYPE. OF LITIGATION. AND NEW
WAYS TO STOP THESE PROJECTS AND
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DO WE WANT TO BUILD THESE
PROJECTS AND THE BEST SITES
AVAILABLE LET'S INVEST IN OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT'S NOT GIVE. THE
STUDENTS LEFT OVER WAS GIVEN.
EXCELLENT HOUSING ON PROPERTY
THAT MAKES SENSE IN IT AND IF
YOU COULD MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS
I'D LOVE TO SPORTS THOUGH.
MAY I RESPOND THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN OF SENATOR ONE OF THE
THINGS ABOUT THE BILL IS IT HAS
TO BE WITHIN TWO MILES RADIUS OF
A COLLEGE CAMPUS. OF WHICH MOST
OF THEM I BELIEVE HAS TRANSIT
AND TRANSPORTATION HUBS BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE ALL THE TRAINS IN
TRANSPORTATION HUBS ARE BILLED
AS WITHIN. A TWO MILE RADIUS OF
A COLLEGE CAMPUS SO I THINK THAT
ADDRESSES THAT ONE CONCERN OF
YOURS. OF IT AND I HATE. THE
SECRET PORTION OF IT. THE
LANGUAGE ITSELF WAS USED FOR THE
GOLDEN STATE ARENA THE
CROSSROADS HOLLYWOOD. THE
QUALCOMM AND SAN DIEGO WE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. ARM AND SO
THAT'S THE SAME LANGUAGE WE USE
SO WE DID JUST. THIS IS NOT A
LANGUAGE THAT WE CREATED. OR.
VOTE ON OUR OWN. WE USE
EXEMPTION OF SEQUEL THAT'S BEEN
DONE FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE LIKES
HIM STADIUMS. YOU KNOW WHAT IS
BASKETBALL NFL STADIUMS IN THE
CENTER SO WE FIGURE.
WE COULD USE THE SAME LANGUAGE
ON BUT I'M OPEN TO LOOK ME
LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL. OF THE
THE.
THIS THIS IS SPECIFICALLY ON THE
GS PROPERTY.
THE PROBLEM WE HAVE AND I CAN
NOT ANSWER TODAY TO YOU HOW MANY PUT FORWARD TO ASK TGS TO COME
UP WITH THE OVERALL NUMBER OF
THEIR SURPLUS PROPERTY. IS NEVER
GONE ANYWHERE MOST OF THOSE
BILLS ARE AND THEY DIE IT'LL
EITHER DON'T SEE THE LIGHT OF
DAY OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS OR
THEY WOULD DIE IN COMMITTEE
HEARINGS.
SO THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ABILITY
FOR US. TO PEN DOWN AND SAY KATE
AND WE'VE YOU KNOW WE'VE TRIED
FIGHT EVEN JUST A MITE DISTRICT
I'VE GOT CAL STATE LONG BEACH.
I'VE GOT GOING WEST COLLEGE I'VE
GOT COASTLINE COMMUNICABLE AGE
I'VE GOT. SENTIASA SANTANA
FANTASIES IAGO COLLEGE I DON'T
KNOW WHAT SURPLUSES THE STATE
EVEN HALF AS.
AND AND AND SO IF THERE'S A WAY
TO GET THE T. D. G. ASKED TO
TELL IS THAT THEN WE CAN GO INTO
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS.
WHAT PROPERTY ARE DEVELOP OR NOT
ON I'M COMPLETELY SUPPORTIVE OF
THE IDEA I I DON'T I'M NOT IN
THIS BILL AT ALL? PROMOTING.
YEAH TOXIC PROPERTY OR
UNDEVELOPED BULL ON HAPPY THOUGH
PROPERTIES FOR HOUSING THESE ARE
STATE OWNED PROPERTIES. ON AND
I'M GONNA SUE MOST OF THESE
PROPERTIES ARE NOT TOXIC. ON
BECAUSE MOST OF THE PROPERTIES
WE OWN ON DEFINITELY I DON'T
BELIEVE OUR LAND FEEL THAT
LANDFILLS UNUSUALLY OWNED BY THE
COUNTIES. AND AND AND SO BUT I'M
I'M I'M WITH YOU I HAVE NOT I
HAVE NO INTEREST IN BUILDING ON
PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT
BUILDABLE. ON SO.
I'M JUST ARE OUR CONCERN. IS
THAT IF THERE ARE PROPERTIES
THAT ARE SITTING THERE. OF WE
SHOULD BUILD. I'LL GIVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE WHEN I WAS A CITY
COUNCIL IN GARDEN GROVE OVER A
DECADE AGO.
WHEN I GOT THERE.
YOU KNOW THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE
YEARS HAS BOUGHT. LOTS TO EXPAND
THIS LOCAL STREETS.
BUT IT'S WEIRD I I DROPPED WHEN
I GOT THERE AND I GO WHY ARE
THESE LITTLE PROPERTIES ARE JUST
LITTLE TEDDY CORNERS. SO THE
PROPERTIES ARE NOT THAT LARGE
SUM OF FIVE THOUSAND SUMMER TEN
THOUSAND SOME THIRTY THOUSAND.
YEAH LOT SIZE OF AN END AND I
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AND REALLY
WHAT THE STAFF TOLD ME IS THAT
WELL THESE ARE PROPERTIES OF
WHEN WE BUY. A PROPERTY TO
EXPAND A LOCAL STREET. THEY GET
LEFT OVER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T NEED
ANYMORE LESS SO WHY DON'T WE DO
SOMETHING WITH IT AND THIS IS
WHAT WHAT WOULD YOU DO. SO WE
WOULD SPEND MONEY ANNUALLY. TO
HAVE SOMEONE TO LANDSCAPE BUT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE YOU
KNOW HIGH GRASS AND WEEDS AND
ECCENTRIC SO WHAT I SUGGEST A
STAFF DO IS GO OUT WITH AN
OPTION.
LET THE LOCAL COMMUNITY EVEN
WANTS TO BUILD. AHOME TO THREE
UNITS WHATEVER. AND SOME OF THEM
ON MAJOR STREETS EXAGGERATE WE
DID WE SOLD MOST OF THOSE
PROPERTIES. AND RETURN MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS BACK TO THE CITY.
BUDGET AND AND SOME OF THE
PROPERTIES WERE BUILT THEY BUILD
FOUR HOMES THAT SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES SOME WOULD YOU KNOW
SOMEWHERE USED TO BUILD A COUPLE
OF YOU KNOW APARTMENT UNITS. THE
ABOUT TEN UNITS EXCEPT. SO I'M
JUST SAYING THAT YOU KNOW TGS.
HAS THESE PROPERTIES IF THEY'RE
WITHIN TWO MILES RADIUS.
OF A SCHOOL CAMPUS.
WE SHOULD LOOK AT ALLOWING IT TO
BE BUILT.
A STUDENT HOUSING.
THANK YOU SIR CENTER WHEN I ANY
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC I
DIDN'T GIVE ANY NUMBERS THE
PUBLIC.
OTHER MEMBERS AGAINST.
THE OPPOSITION.
OKAY BRING ABOUT WE'VE WE'VE GOT
IT ALREADY UP HERE.
.
YES SIR WHEN I I'VE. BEEN.
THE CHAMPION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING I'VE SEEN WHAT'S GOING
ON AT UC DAVIS I'M NOT SURE.
USING THIS UC DAVIS. ARGUMENT
FOR EXAMPLE WITHINTWO MILES I
MEAN THEY'RE STATE PROPERTY
BECAUSE ALL THE STATE PROPERTY
AT.
AT UC DAVIS IS.
STATE PROPERTY BUT I'M NOT SURE
IF ANY STATE PROPERTY ON COLLEGE
CAMPUSES EVER GOES SURPLUS WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SMALL.
IT SAYS SO YEAH I'M WITH YOU ON
YOUR PLIGHT I JUST I REALLY
DON'T BELIEVE THIS BILL. GETS
OUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE.
YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITIES. THAT
THEY WERE YOU NEED TO BE IS THE
CITY OF DAVIS TALKING TO THE
CITY OF DAVIS ADD ALSO OUR STATE.
US A AD.
THIS THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA ABOUT. BUILDING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE PROBLEM
WITH THIS BILL IS. IT DOESN'T.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHAT
PROPERTIES THIS WOULD IMPACT AT
ANY GIVEN TIME.
THUS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
DETERMINE IF A FORCIBLE STUDENT
HOUSING I SHOULD TAKE PRIORITY
OVER ALL OTHER NEEDS THE CURRENT
LAW THAT WE HAVE TODAY. ALREADY
CALLS OUT AS A PRIORITY.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IN STUDENT HOUSING.
QUALIFIES AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IT IN MANY CASES PROBABLY. IN IT
TO A HIGHER LEVEL. THE OTHER
THING IS I'M JUST NOT
COMFORTABLE WITH IS TELLING THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
YET WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO YOU
KNOW WHAT THEIR PROPERTY.
AND.
SO WITH THAT I'LL GIVE YOU THE
LAST SHOT SENATOR. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN. AND YOU KNOW
AGAIN THIS DOES NOT RESTRICT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO
DEVELOP THE LAND OTHER THAN
HOUSING AS WELL. IT DOES ALLOW
THAT YOU KNOW WHEN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SEES THESE PROJECTS
AND PROPERTIES THAT BELONGS TO
THE STATE. IF THEY'RE VACANT AND
NOTHING'S BEEN DONE WITH THEIR
USE ARE IN USE THEN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY. I YOU KNOW I'M.
MISTER CHAIRMAN.
YOU KNOW ALL OF ASKING FOR IS
YOU KNOW WE SHOULD PUT PRIORITY
SPECIAL WITHIN TE TWO MILES
RADIUS FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE
THAT'S REALLY WHERE THEY WANT TO
LIVE THE HELL WANT TO LIVE
FURTHER THAN THAT. IF THERE ARE
PROPERTIES I AM I ASKED I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IPO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL THE ROPE WE HAVE A MOTION.
THE MOTION BY SENATOR WELL.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ITEM THREE
SP NINETY TWO MOTION IS TO PASS
TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COMMITTEE DOT.
GOD NO QUILT YES WILKE BY
BRADFORD.
GAMES I GUILTY ANI.
GLAZER. HILL.
WHY SO?
LARA. PORTEN TINO. BIDAK FIVE
FIGHT ACT I.
THE.
WE HAVE FOUR.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN THANK YOU
SENATOR MISTER CHAIRMAN IF THE
BILL DOESN'T GO FOR MAY I ALSO
ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR ONE.
LEAVE THE ROAD OPEN THANK YOU TO
THE WITNESSES FOR BEING HERE
TODAY.
SENATOR JACKSON.
BUT. I JUST LOST.
WHEN SENATOR. MORNING MISTER
CHAIR AND MEMBERS NOW I
UNDERSTAND YOUR. REQUEST EARLIER
THAT IF SOMEONE WAS COOKING
BACON. OF. THE ROMAN THIS ROOM
IS VERY ENTICING AS WE GET
CLOSER TO LUNCH HOUR SO I WILL
TRY TO BE. BRIEF.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT CONCEPT AND SO I
APPRECIATE CONSIDERATION. OF
THIS BILL WHICH WILL. RECOGNIZE
AND BRING TO CALIFORNIA THE
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS C. DOT.
TODAY'S EQUAL PAY DAY.
AND A REMINDER TO AS TO WHY
LEGISLATION LIKE THIS IS
APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY SO I'M
PROUD TO. PRESENT THIS BE ELEVEN
FIFTY THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT
WILL PUT A GENDER LANDS. ON
STATE ACTIVITY BY ASKING STATE
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO LOOK
AT THEIR PERFORMANCE AND ACTIONS
THEIR DECISION MAKING AND GOALS.
IN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER
DISCRIMINATION.
CALIFORNIA WOULD BE THE FIRST
STATE TO ADOPT THIS CEDAW
CONVENTION. AND.
IT'S. KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY AS
THE WOMEN'S BILL OF RIGHTS. IT
IS THE FIRST AND ONLY
INTERNATIONAL TREATY THAT
COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESSES
WOMEN'S RIGHTS WITHIN POLITICAL
CULTURAL ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND
FAMILY LIFE. NOW INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
IS ONLY ONE OF SEVEN NATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THAT HAS
REFUSED.
TO RATIFY THIS AMENDMENT.
THE AMENDMENT GIVES POLICY
DIRECTION. WHICH HAS PROVEN
VITAL TO ADDRESSING
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND
GIRLS. THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND
IN AREAS WHERE WE DON'T
NECESSARILY RECOGNIZE THAT WE
ARE DISCRIMINATING BECAUSE MUCH
OF THIS DISCRIMINATION IS
IMPLICIT AND NOT EXPLICIT OR.
INTENTIONAL.
JOIN THE GREAT NATIONS OF TONGA
IN PALAU THE VATICAN IRAN
SOMALIA AND SUDAN.
AS THE ONLY PLACES THAT HAVE
REFUSED TO RATIFY THIS
CONVENTION.
SINCE EVERY COUNTRY IS UNIQUE
THOUGH SITAR PROVIDES A
BLUEPRINT FOR GOVERNMENTS TO
OVERCOME THE REMAINING BARRIERS
TO DISCRIMINATION DEFINES WHAT
CONSTITUTES DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST WOMEN. AND SETS UP AN
AGENDA FOR NATIONAL ACTION TO
END THAT DISCRIMINATION. AND WE
KNOW CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A
NATIONAL LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO
EQUAL EQUAL RIGHTS FROM FOR
WOMEN BUT THERE IS STILL MUCH
WORK TO BE DONE. WOMEN CONTINUE
TO BE PAID LESS THAN MEN
VIRTUALLY ACROSS VIRTUALLY ALL
OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES REPORTED
IN CALIFORNIA AND AMONG
CALIFORNIA'S FOUR HUNDRED
LARGEST PUBLICLY HELD COMPANIES
WOMEN STILL HOLD ONLY THIRTEEN
PERCENT OF DIRECTOR SEATS. AND
ACCOUNT FOR ONLY TEN POINT FIVE
PERCENT OF THE HIGHEST PAID
EXECUTIVES WE KNOW THAT VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN IS SYSTEMIC WE
KNOW THAT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TAKES THREE WOMEN'S LIVES EVERY
DAY IN THIS COUNTRY. WE KNOW
WOMEN IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM OFTEN LACK THE CARE AND
RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS
THEIR ISSUES.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY
AREAS WHERE WE HAVE. NEED TO
IMPROVE AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE
GOING TO DO THAT IS BY PUTTING A
MIRROR TO OURSELVES. AND ASKING
HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING THESE
ISSUES. HOW ARE THEY IMPACTING
NEGATIVELY IMPACTING AND
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST WOMEN AND
TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY DOCTOR
EMILY MORASS SAY WHO HAS SERVED
AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF THE?
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN. SINCE TWO THOUSAND AND
FOUR HER WORK IS FOCUSED ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NINETEEN
NINETY EIGHT SAN FRANCISCO CEDAW
ORDINANCE THE FIRST LOCAL IN THE
WORLD.
TO REFLECT THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE
ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN.
ALSO JOINING US OR SAN FRANCISCO
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN PRESIDENT EVERY MINUTE
MESS SLOW AND VICE PRESIDENT
BREANNA SWARD AND FORMER SAN
FRANCISCO COMMISSION MEMBER
NANCY KIRSCHNER RODRIGUEZ.
WITH THAT I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR I
FELT.
THANK YOU SENATOR JACKSON GOOD
MORNING CHAIR DIED AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK THE
ENTIRE SENATE AND IN PARTICULAR
SENATOR JACKSON ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CHEW FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON SCR
SEVENTY EIGHT THAT PASSED
pFEBRUARY. SCR SEVENTY EIGHT
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE'S A
CONTINUED NEED FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO PROTECT THE HUMAN
RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS BY
DRESSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
THEM. AND TO IMPLEMENT THE
PRINCIPLES OF THE CONVENTION ON
THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AN
INTERNATIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS FOR
WOMEN.
THIS YEAR MARKS TWENTY YEARS
SINCE SAN FRANCISCO BECAME THE
FIRST CITY IN THE WORLD TO ENACT
A LOCAL ORDINANCE REFLECTING
FEET OUT PRINCIPLES. ARE
PIONEERING GENDER EQUITY WORK
HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE FORD
FOUNDATION AND THE UNITED
NATIONS AND THE TALIBAN
GOVERNMENT. LESS ANGELUS HAS
TAKEN UP THIS WORK WITH GREAT
ENERGY AS WELL REQUIRING GENDER
ACTION PLANS FROM EVERY
DEPARTMENT. SB ELEVEN FIFTY IS
AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN USING
THIS CEDAW FRAMEWORK TO STATE
WHY. TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE
GENDER DISCRIMINATION. THIS IS A
MATTER OF GOOD GOVERNMENT
ACCORDING TO THE U. S. CENSUS
THE NEARLY OF THE NEARLY FORTY
MILLION CALIFORNIANS FIFTY
PERCENT ARE WOMEN. I WOULD
HAZARD A GUESS THAT HALF OF YOUR
CONSTITUENTS ARE ALSO WOMEN AND
WOMEN ARE TAXPAYERS.
BY REQUIRING A GENDER ANALYSIS
OF EVERY STATE AGENCY OFFICE
DEPARTMENT DIVISION BUREAU BOARD
AND COMMISSION. SB ELEVEN FIFTY
WILL GIVE YOU THE DATA TO
UNDERSTAND WHO IS BEING SERVED
AND HOW WELL THEY ARE BEING
SERVED BY STATE GOVERNMENT.
WHEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO FACED A THREE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT IN
TWO THOUSAND THREE. A GENDER
ANALYSIS OF BUDGET CUTS
IDENTIFIED THE DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT ON WOMEN ESPECIALLY WOMEN
OF COLOR. FOR EXAMPLE THE
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND
PARKS ELIMINATED CASHIERS FROM
PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS WITHOUT
REALIZING THAT MANY OF THEM WERE
SINGLE MOTHERS AND HEADS OF
HOUSEHOLDS. ELIMINATING THESE
JOBS HAD MANY NEGATIVE AND
COSTLY EFFECTS NOT JUST FOR
THESE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES
BUT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SP
ELEVEN FIFTY WILL ENSURE THAT
RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED WHERE
THEY'RE NEEDED MOST PLEASE
SUPPORT THIS GOOD GOVERNMENT
MEASURE.
THANK YOU THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
SPORT.
THANK YOU TERRY DIED AND ALL
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION AND OF COURSE
THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR HAND
ABOUT JACKSON. AND DAVID TO FOR
HELPING US.
WORK ON THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. CITIES FOR SEA DOG
MORE THAN SIXTY CITIES HAVE
INCORPORATED THIS WORK INCLUDING
BERKELEY. CELTIC CITY KANSAS
CITY MISSOURI AND RAPID CITY
NORTH DAKOTA. SOME OF OUR
CHAMPIONS INCLUDE OUR LATE MAYOR
OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR ED LEE.
THE. MAYOR OF LA ERIC GARCETTI
AND AS DOCTOR MURPHY SAID WE'VE
BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE U. AND.
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF SB
ELEVEN FIFTY AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY.
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS.
GOOD MORNING TERRY DON THANK YOU
FOR HAVING US IN TO THE
COMMITTEE. AND MANY THANKS TO
SENATOR JACKSON AND SENATOR
DAVID OR. DAVID SHE WAS WELL FOR
THEIR SUPPORT. I WANT TO SAY
AGAIN HAPPY EQUAL PAY DAY AND
THAT IS HAPPY EQUAL PAY MOSTLY
FOR WHITE WOMEN FOR MEXICAN FOR
ALL LATINAS FOR BLACK WOMEN.
MAYBE WE'LL COME BACK IN JUNE OR
JULY UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE
THAT'S WHEN IT'S EQUAL PAY FOR
EVERYONE ELSE.
THIS IS OF VERY NEAR AND DEAR.
ISSUE FOR ALL PEOPLE YOU CANNOT.
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE.
AND SO WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TO GIVE LIGHT.
TWO. WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON
HERE AT THE STATE AND
RECOGNIZING? THE.
WHAT IS NEEDED AS WE MOVE
FORWARD SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR ELEVEN FIFTY?
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT.
THE MORNING STEPHANIE'S A WITH
THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS ALSO
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MY NAME'S VALENTINA
KRISH GONNA STUDENT AT THE
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY CITY OF
SACRAMENTO AND I'M A STRONG
SUPPORTER OF THE S. B. ELEVEN
FIFTY BECAUSE. IT GIVES THE
AGENCIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
ACTION AND TO MAKE THE CHANGES
NECESSARY TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE
THAT GENDER DISCRIMINATION HAS
INFLICTED ON OUR STREET THANK
YOU THANK YOU.
REBECCA GONZALEZ NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER INSTRUCTS
PART.
GOOD MORNING MISTER CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CHRISTINA TO KARA
REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT.
ROSE MARIE BRAXTON REPRESENTING
ZONTA CLUB OF SACRAMENTO IN
SUPPORT OF SB ELEVEN FIFTY.
THANK YOU ANY WITNESSES
OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE ARE BACK TO THE.
I IS HERE MOVE THE BILL.
I'M SORRY.
OKAY MOTION BY US SENATOR WILL
ANY DISCUSSION.
JUST AS THE FIRST ONE TO THANK
THE STAFF FOR THIS ANALYSIS AND
AND SOME OF THE. I THINK
CRITICAL POINT SAID LIKE TO JUST
POINT OUT THE MOUNT SAINT MARY'S
UNIVERSITY. STUDY.
WE THINK WE TRY TO WE THINK AND
WE HOPE THAT WE ARE TREATING
EVERYONE EQUALLY. BUT IN FACT
AGAIN.
IF YOU CAN'T OBSERVE IT YOU
DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS
DESIGNED TO DO. THE MOUNT SAINT
MARY UNIVERSITIES. REPORT SHOWED
THAT FOR EXAMPLE CALIFORNIA
WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY THAN MEN
TO LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL
POVERTY LINE.
AND ADDITIONALLY THAT WOMEN ARE
MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN EXTREME
POVERTY.
INCOME LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT
OF THE RIDICULOUSLY LOW EXISTING
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. AGAIN
WHEN YOU LOOK AT CRIME WHEN YOU
LOOK AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHEN
YOU LOOK AT SENTENCING FOR WOMEN
WHO ARE ENGAGED IN CRIME.
PROPORTIONATELY MUCH HIGHER THAN
MEN. THING SO WE DON'T
NECESSARILY THINK OF WHEN WE.
TAKE A LOOK AND TRY TO EVALUATE
WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR WORLD BUT
YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND FOR CORRECT.
WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE THIS IS A
MEASURE THAT WILL HELP US SEE
THOSE ISSUES AND HOPEFULLY
RESPOND TO THEM? AND WITH THAT I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE.
THANK YOU A CALL REAL POLICE.
ITEM FIVE SP ELEVEN FIFTY MOTION
IS TO PASS TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE DOT I THOUGHT I WILL.
I WILL I BRADFORD.
CANNELLA.
GAINS.
LG ONLINE KILLED JOHNNY I'D
LASER.
HILL.
WHY SO?
LARA. LARA HIGH FOURTEEN TINO.
FIND OUT.
FIND OUT I.
YEAH FIVE ZERO HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN
NURSE.
THANK YOU WITH THIS.
THIS ONE TIME WE HAVE.
CENTER SKINNER UP NEXT SENATOR
WAY SO WHOEVER SHOWS UP FIRST
WILL GO.
WE.
YEAH
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR.
THANK YOU MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT. SP
ELEVEN EIGHTY ONE THIS BILL
WOULD AUTHORIZE. THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES. TO ENTER
INTO AGREEMENTS DIRECTLY. WITH
ONE OR MORE LOCAL CONSERVATION
CORES. TO PERFORM EMERGENCY OR
DISASTER RESPONSE SERVICES. AT
THE DISCRETION OF CAL O. YES.
LOCAL CONSERVATION CORES ARE
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
INCLUDING NONPROFITS AND
ENTITIES UNDER LOCAL OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. TASKED WITH
PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT. WHILE PROVIDING JOB
SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. TO YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN.
THE CORE PROVIDE AT RISK YOUTH.
BUT WITH ALTERNATIVE TO
UNEMPLOYMENT INCARCERATION AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE CORE MEMBERS
PARTICIPATED IN A STRUCTURED.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM LEARNING
VALUABLE SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING.
LOCAL CORE MEMBERS ARE OFFER
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION AND
NATURAL RESOURCES AND
CONSERVATION WORK. SUCH AS FIRE.
FUEL LOAD REDUCTION WATERSHED
RESTORATION DESK DISASTER RELIEF.
MANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS
BUILD SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES
PARKS TRAILS. THEY HELP MANAGE.
THE FORESTS.
THEY WORK ON ALSO WORK ON
NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
PROJECTS AND BAT BEST MANAGE
JUST. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
AFTER THE LOOK AT. THE GONNA
HELLFIRE SWITCH CREEK FIRES AND
THE TWO THOUSAND SENEGAL WHAT
WILDFIRES.
TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY PREPARE
CORE MEMBERS INSTALLED. STRIP
STRAW BALES AND STROLLED
WADDELL'S TO CONTROL EROSION AND
SEDIMENT RUNOFF AND CONTROLLED
BURNS. IF SOME OF THESE
IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN IN PLACE.
THERE ARE A. SPEAKING MUD SLIDES
THAT SUCH AS THE ONES WE'VE SEEN
WOULD NOT NOT HAPPENED. OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS CALIFORNIA SEEN
AN INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE MASSIVE
FIRESTONE'S THAT FIRESTORMS A
DEVASTATED THE STATE THIS PAST
YEAR. RESULTED IN MANY LIVES
LOST AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
DAMAGE.
THIS WAS PRETTY PRISON.
PREVENTABLE DAMAGE AND
PREVENTABLE LOSS OF LIFE.
THE AFTERMATH HAS LEFT THE STATE
SCRAMBLING TO ADDRESS THE
SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES. AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES WITH
THE EVER LOOMING THREAT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE IN URBAN SPRAWL
RAPIDLY INCREASING AT THE RATE.
AT WHICH CALIFORNIA HAS
EXPERIENCED.
IT IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN
EVER THAT WE SEEK WAYS TO
MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
CURRENTLY THE CALIFORNIA
CONSERVATION CORPS. IS MANDATED
BY THE STATE TO PRIORITIZE
RESPONDING TO NATURAL OR MAN
MADE DISASTERS.
THEY HELP CONSTRUCT FIRE LANES
PREPARE MEALS AND RESPOND TO
FLOODS FIRES EARTHQUAKES AND
MORE.
ALTHOUGH THE LOCAL CONSERVATION
COURSE SHARE SIMILAR JET JOB
TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE CORE MEMBERS. THEY ARE
OFTEN PREVENTED FROM SUPPORTING
THE STATE'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EFFORTS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE
LOCAL CONSERVATION CORPS. AS
LOCAL NONPROFIT AGAIN
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NO DIRECTOR
SEAMLESS WAY TO CONTRACT WITH
THE STATE. IN STORE INSTEAD THE
LOCAL CORES ARE FORCED TO GO TOO
LONG AND ROUND ABOUT CONTRACTUAL
PROCESSES THAT ARE CUMBERSOME.
FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
AS AN EXAMPLE WHEN THE FIRE
STARTED NAPA AND SONOMA COUNTY
THIS PAST NOVEMBER CONSERVATION
CORPS NORTH BAY IT IMMEDIATELY
BEGAN OFFERS OFFERING THEIR
SUPPORT.
HOWEVER BECAUSE HELP CALLOW YES
LACKS THE AUTHORITY TO DIRECTLY
CONTRACT THE LOCAL CONSERVATION
CORPS. NOT A SINGLE CORE MEMBER
TRAINED AND EAGER TO HELP THEIR
NEIGHBORS WAS OR HAS BEEN
DEPLOYED.
GIVEN THE GROWING NEED FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES IT IS
IMPERATIVE THE CALIFORNIA
MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE RESOURCES BY
ALLOWING CALLOW YES TO DIRECTLY
CONTRACT WITH THE. ANNUALIZED UP
PREPARED TO TRADE WORK FOR
STREAMERS AND SEE SITUATIONS. IS
BUILT.
WILL ENSURE TIMELY EFFECTIVE
RESPONSES DUSTERS WHILE
SUPPORTING THAT RISK.
YOUTH. MISTER CHAIR I HAVE A ONE
WITNESS SO MERRILY OCCUR CHOOSE
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SKIRT
MOVE THE BILL OKAY GREAT WE HAVE
A MOTION BY CENTER LARA. THEM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING SAY MY NAME'S MERRILY
OCCURRED AND I'M THE CEO OF
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY.
AND TODAY I'M ALSO REPRESENTING
THE FOURTEEN STATE CERTIFIED
LOCAL CONSERVATION CORES THAT
ARE MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL.
CONSERVATION CORES.
.
IF THE COURTS WOULD RESPOND TO
DISASTERS. OF FLOODS FIRES
EARTHQUAKES.
IN FACT CONSERVATION CORPS
NORTH BAY WAS STARTED IN
RESPONSE TO THE FLOODS IN
NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO.
AS SENATOR MCGUIRE.
DESCRIBED EARLIER IN THE
SESSION.
THERE WERE LEFT MANY LESSONS
LEARNED DURING THE.
FIGHT THE DEVASTATING FIRE
STORMS AND SNOW AND NAPA
COUNTIES LAST OCTOBER.
NORMALLY WHEN THERE'S AN EVENT
LIKE THIS IS HANDLED LOCALLY AND
OUR CORE WOULD BE CALLED IN
IMMEDIATELY. THIS IN THIS CASE
BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE
EVENT IT WAS ESCALATED QUICKLY
TO THE STATE AND THEN TO THE
FEDERAL ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
THE CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION
CORPS WAS ABLE TO COME IN AND
IMMEDIATELY ALTHOUGH BECAUSE OF
THE.
THERE WERE MANY FIRES AT THE
SAME TIME IN THE STATE AND THEY
WERE.
REALLY MAXED OUT AT THAT POINT
AND THEY COULD THEY WOULD HAVE
BEEN HAPPY TO INCLUDE THE LOCAL
COURTS TO HELP THEM. BUT WE HAD
NO CONTRACTING MECHANISM I
CONTACTED SEVERAL OF MY.
MY LEGISLATORS AND THEY TRIED
TO HELP BUT WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE
THIS IN PLACE AND DOING THAT IN
AN EMERGENCY IS NOT THE RIGHT
TIME TO. FIX THE PROBLEM. SO.
CERTIFIED LOCAL COURTS ARE
QUALIFIED TO DO THIS WORK WE
HAVE MEMBERS WITH INDUSTRY
RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS. WE
COULD'VE CONTAIN THE HAZARDOUS
WASTE KEPT IT OUT OF THE
WATERSHED. WELL.
.
WELL THE ARMY CORPS REMOVED IT
BUT WE COULD HAVE KEPT IT FROM
GOING INTO THE WATER SAID WHICH
WAS A GREAT THREAD AT THAT POINT
BECAUSE THERE WAS RAIN THERE
WERE RAIN'S COMING. WE COULD
HAVE DONE EROSION CONTROL AND
REMOVED HAZARDOUS TREES. ARE
CORE MEMBERS WANTED TO HELP. BIG
THEY KEPT SAYING TO ME THIS IS
OUR COMMUNITY WHY CAN'T WE HELP.
AND MANY OF OUR COMMON CORE
MEMBERS COME FROM DIFFICULT
SITUATIONS THEY COME FROM.
DIFFICULT BACKGROUNDS SOME OF
THEM HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN VERY
DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND THEY ALL COME TO
US FOR STRESS OF FRESH START. TO
TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND NOTHING
CREATES A LIFELONG CHAINS LIKE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A COMMUNITY
HER. OUR CORE MEMBERS WANTED TO
THAT OPPORTUNITY PLEASE SUPPORT
AS BE ELEVEN EIGHTY ONE TO AVOID
THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE THANK
YOU VERY MUCH IN THE OTHER.
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT.
A WITNESS IS THE OPPOSITION.
WE HAVE A MOTION.
ANY COMMENTS.
SENATOR CLOSING REMARKS SIMPLY
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
IMPORTANT BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE CALL THE
ROLL PLEASE ITEM NINE S. B.
ELEVEN EIGHTY ONE MOTION IS DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
DOT BY GOD I WILL. I WILL I
BRADFORD.
ALLAH.
GAINS.
LG ANI.
LASER. GLAZER II HILL.
WHY SO I WAS SO I'D LARA? LARA
I'D PORN TINO.
BITE AT ALL RIGHT BITE ACAI.
SIX.
SIX ZERO HOLD IT OPEN THANK
THANK YOU FROM.
ON THE OTHER.
IT WILL OPEN THE ROLE ON THE
OTHER MEASURES.
START WITH THE KIDS.
START WITH CONSECUTIVE.
THE.
YEAH.
CONSENT CALENDAR ABSENT MEMBERS
CAN ALLAH.
LG ANI.
THESE ARE.
GLAZER I'D PORN TINA.
DO IT AGAIN.
YOUR CLOTHES KALYANI I.
ITEM ONE SB EIGHT THREE THREE
MOTION IS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT VOTE IS
NINE ZERO ABSENT MEMBERS CAN NOW
AT.
GLAZER. GLAZER I HILL.
BOTH.
ITEM TWO AS BEING NINE TWO ONE
MOTION IS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT VOTE FOUR
ZERO. ABSENT MEMBERS DOT.
BRADFORD.
LG ANI.
JOHNNY I GLAZER.
HILL.
WHY SO?
IS THAT.
CAL JOHNNY I TO KNOW.
GLAZER.
HELP.
WHY SO?
LARA.
FOR NINETEEN NOW.
ITEM THREE AS BEING NINETY TWO
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CURRENT
BEAU IS FOUR TO ONE. ABSENT
MEMBERS BRADFORD. GAL G. ANI.
AS THE NINETY TWO NINE.
SURE CHAIR NOW.
YEAH. GLAZER.
LASER EYES HILL.
LARA.
LARA KNOW.
CORN TINO.
IT OPENED.
ITEM FIVE AS BE ELEVEN FIFTY
MOTION IS TO PASS TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE CURRENT VOTE IS FIVE
ZERO.
ABSENT MEMBERS BRADFORD.
CANNELLA.
GAINS.
GLAZER. GLAZER I HILL.
WHY SO?
WHEN TINA.
ITEM FIVE SB ELEVEN FIFTY.
CANNELLA.
ALL RIGHT.
ALLY.
WELL THE DEFENSE.
ITEM SEVEN SP ELEVEN SEVENTY
NINE MOTION IS DO YOU PASS TO
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
CURRENT VOTE EIGHT ZERO ABSENT
MEMBERS CANNELLA.
AN ALLY LG ON I FEEL JOHNNY I
LASER. GLAZER I PORN TINA.
ITEM NINE SB ELEVEN EIGHTY ONE
MOTION IS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CURRENT
BOTH SIX ZERO.
ABSENT MEMBERS BRADFORD. CAN
ALLAH.
CAN ALLY GAINS. GAMES I KILLED
JOHNNY. GILL JOHNNY I HILL.
FOURTEEN NOW.
IS THE PAST PORN TINO I.
OKAY CENTER SKINNER WE ARE GONNA
DO A LIGHTNING ROUND WITH YOUR
GROUP TODAY ON THIS BILL BECAUSE
WE'VE GOT A DEADLINE OKAY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
SB NINE EIGHT FOUR OH WOULD
LOVE TO TALK ABOUT IT FOR AWHILE
BUT I WON'T I'LL MOSTLY SAY THAT
CALIFORNIA WE SPEAK A LOT ABOUT
GENDER EQUITY AND WHAT THIS BILL
DOES IS ALLOW US TO DEMONSTRATE
OUR LEADERSHIP WITH MORE THAN
JUST TALK. AND IT ENSURES THAT
ALL OF OUR APPOINTED BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS ARE MADE UP OF FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS
WHEN WOMEN. GOVERNOR BROWN HAS
PRETTY MUCH MET THAT NOW.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF FUTURE
GOVERNORS WOULD OR FUTURE.
SENATOR ASSEMBLY SO THAT'S WHAT
THIS BILL DOES AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FIRST
WITNESS SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE CHAIR
HONORABLE SENATOR BILL DIED IN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANKS FOR
THE POTATOES FIRE BEHALF S..
NINETY TO FOREIGN DAYS EQUAL PAY
DAY.
THANKS TO SENATOR SKINNER FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP INTRODUCE SUCH
AN IMPORTANT BILL. MY NAME IS
ERIC ERICSON AND I'M HEARING
ABOUT IT BY DOUBT THERE AND THE
WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
WHERE I WAS A POLICY FELLOW LAST
YEAR'S PART OF THEIR WOMEN'S
POLICY INSTITUTE. I HAVE BEEN
PROMOTING.
GRASSROOTS PARTICIPATION IN
CIVIC LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY IN
CALIFORNIA ANY PUBLIC POLICY
DECISIONS FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. I
ATE ALLOWED MANY.
MANY PROGRAMS IN THIS AREA AND
HAVE SERVED ON DIFFERENT PUBLIC
ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
IN MY COUNTY MARIN COUNTY.
INCLUDING THE PLANNING
COMMISSION HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICE ADVISOR COMEDIAN THAT
WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
I ALSO I CORPS CURRENTLY
COORDINATED CHILD CARE
COMMISSION.
IN BOTH MARIA SOLANUM.
SO I HAVE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO
THIS BECAUSE BECAUSE I TRULY
BELIEVE THAT DEMOCRACY IS NOT
ONLY VOTING WHEN WE HAVE AN
ELECTION IS DEFINING WHAT
HAPPENED BETWEEN ELECTIONS. SO
WE NEED TO ADD TO HAVE
REPRESENTATION IN BOISE STATE
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. BECAUSE
THE DECISION MAKING THAT HAPPENS
BETWEEN THE ELECTIONS IN THE
MALL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES.
THE QUALITY OF OF PUBLIC
DECISION MAKING IS INCREASE MY
NEEDS BASED ON INCLUSION OF
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES WE WOMEN
ARE FIFTY PERCENT OF THE
POPULATION. AND.
BUT WE ARE ONLY TWENTY PERCENT
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LEGISLATURE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AN
EXAMPLE OF HOW I'M MY
PARTICIPATION THE PLANNING
COMMISSION IN MARIN COUNTY
BENEFITED DECISION MAKING
PROCESS IS. I WAS OUT PLAYING
COMMISSIONER WHEN WE WERE
DECIDING THE HOUSING ELEMENT IN
MY COUNTY. AND BASED ON NOT ONLY
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS A
RENTER BUT I WAS SO OUT OFF MANY
OTHER WOMEN I WAS ABLE TO
ADVOCATE FOR INCLUSION OFF
RENTERS PROTECTION AS PART OF
THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
AND THAT BENEFITS WILL BENEFIT.
MANY ODD OR FAMILIES AND WOMEN
IN MY COUNTY AND THEN THIS BY
OTHERS TO ALSO.
THAT GETS LEFT OUT I WILL CLOSE.
SO.
WAVE THAT I.
THANKS FOR THEIR AGAIN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THESE
BIRO AND BASED ON THESE REASONS.
AND MANY HONORS I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOU I FELT THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE I'M SORRY TEN SHORT
NEXT WITNESS. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND I PROMISED
LIGHTNING ROUND.
GOOD MORNING TO HER DAUGHTER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME
IS DANIEL BEAVERS DIRECTOR OF
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WITH THE
GREEN LINING INSTITUTE A
STATEWIDE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC
JUSTICE ORGANIZATION.
WE PROBABLY SUPPORT THIS BILL
BECAUSE WE KNOW STATE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE
IN IDENTIFYING WHAT PROBLEMS ARE
ELEVATED HERE IN SACRAMENTO.
CALIFORNIA'S WOMEN TRANSGENDER
AND GENDER NON CONFORMING
COMMUNITY SPACE DISPARATE THE
VIOLENCE POVERTY AND HEALTH BUT
WE ARE RESILIENT. UNFORTUNATELY
OUR VOICES DO NOT EQUATE TO
VOTES RIGHT NOW.
WE KNOW HERE IN SACRAMENTO WOMEN
MAKE UP JUST ONE OUT OF EVERY
FOUR LEGISLATORS. AND ONLY ONE
OF THIS COMMITTEE'S TWELVE
MEMBERS.
CURRENTLY DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR
THE STATE'S BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS IS NOT AVAILABLE
DESPITE EXISTING POLICY THAT
THESE BODY SHOULD PROBABLY
REFLECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC
INCLUDING ETHNIC MINORITIES AND
WOMEN.
POLICY CORRECTS THE WRONGS THAT
WOULD REMAIN OTHERWISE. THIS IS
WHAT ACTION AN EQUITY LOOKS LIKE
AN ACTION TAKING A VALUE OF
DIVERSITY AND USING IT AS A TOOL
TO BRING ABOUT JUSTICE. BECAUSE
STATE BOARD COMMISSION MEMBERS
ARE NOT CONSIDERED PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES PROPOSITION TWO OH
NINE DOES NOT PRESENT A BARRIER
TO MAKING THIS A REALITY.
THE GLASS CEILING IN THE GOOD
OLD BOYS NETWORK HOWEVER YOU
WANT TO SAY IT IT'S STILL VERY
MUCH EXISTS HERE AND I THINK WE
ALL KNOW IT. UNTIL THESE BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS REFLECT
CALIFORNIA WE KNOW THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES WON'T HAVE A SEAT AT
THE TABLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO
BE ON THE MENU. CENTER'S GONNA
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
I'M VERY PROUD TO BE YOUR
CONSTITUENTS AND I URGE YOU ALL
TO VOTE I FOR SB NINE EIGHTY
FOUR THINK OTHER WITNESSES THE
SUPPORT. WITNESSES OPPOSITION.
QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE A MOTION. BY SENATOR
LARA.
I.
DO YOU KNOW TO TO YOUR POINT. WE
ALREADY DOING THIS RIGHT NOW THE
STATE CALIFORNIA AS AS A CENTER
POINTED OUT TO GOVERNOR BROWN
HAS DONE AND I RESPECT THE AD
AGREE WITH THE WISHES TO MAKE
SURE THAT.
FUTURE.
AT YALE GOVERNORS DO THAT DO
THE SAME THING. IT'S THE POLICY
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RIGHT
NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
COMPOSITION OF STATE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS. BROADLY.
REFLECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC
INCLUDING ETHNIC MINORITIES
WOMEN. IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF
THE LEGISLATURE THAT FORMULAS OR
SPECIFIC RATIOS BY UTILIZED. BY
UTILIZED IN COMPLYING WITH THE
ABOVE LANGUAGE I GUESS WHAT I
WANT TO MAKE SURE OF.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF ALL
THE COMMITTEES THE COMMISSIONS.
THAT IT'S FIFTY FIFTY OR.
AND NOT ON SPECIFIC COMMITTEES
BECAUSE YOU GOT THREE MEMBER
COMMITTEES YEP FIVE MEMBER
COMMITTEES I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU
DO THAT. WELL THE INTENTION WAS
FOR EACH COMMITTEE BUT WE
CERTAINLY CAN LOOK AT. HOW DO
YOU WRITE IT SO THAT WE DON'T
CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE? AND
ADDITIONALLY. I'LL ALSO BE
LOOKING AT AN AMENDMENT THAT
COULD ADDRESS SENATOR LARS.
QUESTION WHICH IS THAT HE HE
DID HE PRIVATELY ASKED ME WHICH
IS THAT IT WOULD BE THE GENDER
THAT THE PERSON SELF IDENTIFIES.
WHAT COULD I WAS GOING BE MY
NECK RIGHT WHY DID MATH COLOR
ADD?
?
A GAY MAN YOU KNOW WOULD BE.
HELP OUT NOT OUT A BIT TO BE
JUST WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE WILL THAT THIS THIS
IS ALREADY OUT OF HIGH.
THIS. PARTICULAR BILL I TOTALLY
RESPECT THAT WHEN YOU WANT ALSO
THE DEVICES DIVERSITY IN TERMS
OF ETHNICITY LGBTQ AND THE REST
THOUGH THIS RIGHT NOW IS FOCUSED
ON GENDER. SOLELY AND.
BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN DISCUSS AS
IT MOVES FORWARD.
YEAH I THINK YOU DID THIS BILL
BECAUSE THE JUDICIARY MAX I HAVE
CONFIDENCE THAT THEY'LL A.
YEAH MOVE THIS INTO YOU KNOW IN
A DIRECTION THAT WILL.
GET CLARITY ON ON THESE ISSUES.
SO WITH THAT I CAN GO OUT.
DID YOU HAVE A CLOSING REMARK
ACTUALLY ASKED FOR A VOTE THANK
YOU.
ITEM FOUR SP NINETY FOUR MOTION
IS TO PASS TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE DOT. DOT I WILL.
BRADFORD.
CANNELLA.
CANELLA NO GAINS.
GAMES NOW GAL JIANYING GAL
JOHNNY I'D LASER.
HILL.
WHY SO?
LARA.
LARA I PORTANT TINO.
WHEN TINO I'VE I'D ASK.
FIGHT ACT NO.
FORTY THREE FOUR THREE REALLY
THE ROLE OF SENATOR THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THE WITNESSES FOR BEING
HERE TODAY.
WE WILL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
FIVE MINUTES EXACTLY. AT THE END
OF FIVE MINUTES WERE CLOSE IN
THE ROLE.
START THE WATCH
YEAH. CONSENT CALENDAR ABSENT
MEMBERS CANNELLA. CANAL I
PORTANT TINA. BORN TINO I.
ITEM ONE SP EIGHT THREE THREE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS ABSENT MEMBERS
KANALOA.
AN ALLY HILL.
I.
HELL I.
ITEM TWO AS BEING NINETY ONE
MOTION IS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS.
ABSENT MEMBERS DODD.
BRADFORD.
BRADFORD NOW.
GLAZER.
HILL.
NO HILL NOW WEST SO.
LARA.
FLORENTINO.
YEAH YEAH.
RIGHT ON.
IS THAT RIGHT
RIGHT.
THAT OBJECTION THAT'S FINE.
ONE.
SO THAT'S FORTY THREE.
SMOKING. EVEN THOUGH ITEM THREE
SP NINETY TWO MOTION IS DO PAST
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. ABSENT
MEMBERS BRADFORD.
BRADFORD. GAL JOHNNY.
HELL.
HELL NO. WEST SO.
FLORENTINO.
YEAH JOHNNY GOES ON YOU KNOW.
ITEM FOUR AS BEING NINE EIGHT
FOUR MOTION IS TO PASS TO
JUDICIARY.
ABSENT MEMBERS WELK.
BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I.
GLAZER.
KILL.
HELL I'D WESO.
AND.
ITEM FIVE SP ELEVEN FIFTY MOTION
IS TO PASS TO JUDICIARY ABSENT
MEMBERS BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I GAINS.
BY.
I.
GAMES I.
HELL.
HELLO HI WEST SO.
FLORENTINO. FORTINO I.
ITEM SEVEN AS ELEVEN SEVENTY
NINE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
ABSENT MEMBER TWENTY NOW.
FLORENTINO I'D.
OFFICER.
ITEM NINE AS ELEVEN EIGHTY ONE
MOTION AS YOU PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ABSENT
MEMBERS BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I HILL.
WELL I.
OKAY.
ONE MINUTE. TWO MORE MINUTES
DURING THIS MEETING I DO WHAT I
ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION. CENTER
I I DON'T THINK THAT'S
APPROPRIATE.
WE'VE HAD.
WE'VE HAD A HEARING HERE.
AND YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT YOUR BILL.
SO IF WE WANT TO OPEN IT UP THE
ROLL UP YOU HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY
WILL OPEN THE ROLL UP. AND LET'S
MAKE IT.
GOT TO MOVE.
APOLOGIZE WHAT ELSE DO.
CENTER GAINS LET'S LET'S OPEN IT
UP.
ITEM FOUR AS BEING NINETY FOUR
MOTION AS YOU PASS TWO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
ABSENT MEMBERS WELL.
GLAZER.
WHY SO?
WOULD YOU GO SP NINE EIGHT FOR
SKINNER.
WHY SO BY SEVENTY THREE? PERFECT.
BUILD OUT SEVEN THREE. THANK YOU
SIR THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
NOBODY ELSE AWAY SO. THAT'S WAIT
THAT'S.
YEAH I'M AN OPEN EACH ONE.
WELL. EVEN IF THEY'RE ALREADY.
DONE BECAUSE WE ARE CLOSE MALL.
ITEM ONE SB EIGHT THREE THREE
MOTION IS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS.
TWELVE ZERO OUT OF ZERO THE
BILLS OUT ITEM TO SB NINE TO ONE.
ABSENT MEMBERS.
DOT.
GLAZER.
LARA.
FLORENTINO.
FORTY THREE IL. FAILS FORTY
THREE IT'S GOT RECONSIDERATION.
ITEM THREE AS BEING NINETY TWO.
MOTION AS YOU PASS ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY.
ABSENT MEMBERS FOURTEEN NOW.
FIVE.
FIVE TO FIVE.
OF THE BILL. FAILS.
RECONSIDERATION WAS. REQUESTED
AND GRANTED.
ITEM FOUR AS THE NINETY FOUR
MOTION IS THE PASSAGES SHERRY
ABSENT MEMBERS WELL.
GLAZER.
SEVENTY THREE SEVENTY THREE THE
BILLS OUT ITEM FIVE SP ELEVEN
FIFTY MOTION IS TO PASS TO
JUDICIARY.
ELEVEN.
ZERO THE BILLS OUT ELEVEN ZERO.
ITEM SEVEN AS ELEVEN SEVENTY
NINE MOTION IS DEPRESSED ABOUT
CURRENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
TWELVE ZERO TWELVE ZERO THE
BILLS OUT.
ITEM NINE AS ELEVEN EIGHTY ONE
MOTION AS YOU PASS.
IT.
ITEM NINE SB ELEVEN EIGHTY ONE
MOTION AS YOU PASS THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
THAT'S ONE ZERO.
OKAY THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS
BEFORE THE GEO COMMITTEE TODAY
THIS MEETINGS JERK