THE SENATE GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE WILL COME
TO ORDER GOOD MORNING AS WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID 19 RISK. THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN HIS PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH
IN PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE, THE
PARTICIPANT, TOLL FREE NUMBER
AND ACCESS CODE. IS POSTED ON
OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE, YOU KNOW
, ANNOUNCE IT NOW, TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 84429163.
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS 141. 114
OH, THE COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW FOR
TWO MAIN WITNESSES PER SIDE AND
WE'LL LIMIT EACH WITNESS TO TWO
MINUTES. EACH REMINDED THAT JUST
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO
REQUIREMENT. THAT YOU TAKE ALL
TWO MINUTES. DO WE UNDERSTAND
EACH OTHER? THANK YOU. WE'LL BE
KEEPING TRACK OF TIME. SO MAKE
SURE YOUR BRIEF. ALL OTHERS
WISHING TO TESTIFY MUST LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS, THEIR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURES. WE WILL LIMIT THE ME
TOOS 10 MINUTES PER SIDE. I WILL
MAINTAIN THE QUORUM DURING THE
HEARING IS CUSTOMARY IN ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHO'S DISRUPTIVE WILL
BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
MEETING SERVICE OR HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE HAVE 28
ITEMS TODAY ON OUR AGENDA BEFORE
WE HEAR PRESENTATIONS OF THE
BILL. WE SHOULD ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. BUT WE KNOW WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM. SO WHAT? WE'RE
GOING TO BE STARTING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE AND AS MEMBERS AS
BILL PRESENTERS. COME IN, WE
WILL BE HEARING THEIR BILLS. UM
SO WITH THAT. WE'RE GOING TO
WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A SOMEBODY
WHO PRESENT A BILL HERE.
OKAY WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER 20. A B 23 OH, ONE
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GOOD MORNING.
HOW ABOUT RIGHT HERE? YOU CAN
COME IS THERE A DOOR THERE?
WORK. PLEASE PROCEED. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, SENATOR. UM AND
COMMITTEE. UM MEMBERS IS A
PRETTY SIMPLE BILL. CURRENTLY
BEER MANUFACTURERS ARE ALLOWED
TO OWN RESTAURANTS. AND BEER
MANUFACTURERS ARE ALLOWED TO
SELF DISTRIBUTE THEIR OWN BEER
TO RESTAURANTS. BUT THEY'RE NOT
ALLOWED TO SELF DISTRIBUTE THEIR
BEER TO RESTAURANTS. THEY AN
LIKE THIS CURRENT DYNAMIC
CREATES AN ODD OUTCOME WHERE
BREWERY CAN BRING ITS BEER TO
ANY RESTAURANT IN TOWN. BUT IF
THEY OWN THE RESTAURANT NEXT
DOOR, THEY MUST USE A
DISTRIBUTOR WILL TAKE FIRST.
TAKE THE BEER BACK TO A
WAREHOUSE, OFTEN IN ANOTHER CITY
BEFORE BRINGING THE BEER BACK TO
THE RESTAURANT NEXT DOOR. THIS
RESULTS IN OBVIOUSLY OBVIOUSLY
INEFFICIENCY, UNNECESSARY,
WASTEFUL TRANSPORTATION COSTS
AND GHG EMISSIONS. MAYBE 23 OH,
ONE, SIMPLY ALLOW A BEER
MANUFACTURER TO SELF DISTRIBUTE
THEIR BEER TO RESTAURANTS. THEY
WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF
MANUFACTURING SITE. HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION IS CHRIS WALKER. MR
WALKER, MR. CHAIR MEMBERS, CHRIS
WALKER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHORS DID A GREAT JOB
EXPLAINING WHAT THE BILL DOES.
IT JUST SIMPLY INCREASES THE
EFFICIENCY OF OUR SELF
DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES. WE WOULD
REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S A
GOOD YOU WEREN'T IN THE ROOM
WHEN I SAID YOU DON'T HAVE TO
TAKE ALL THE TWO MINUTES
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
LET'S CONTINUE WITH ANY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT HERE IN
THE ROOM. ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. SEEING
NOBODY COMING FORWARD. MODERATOR
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. WOULD
YOU PLEASE PROMPT INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
A B 23? NO. ONE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORT OF A B 23 OH, ONE YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT THAT
BABY 23 OH, ONE. YOU MAY PRESS
ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE HAVE NO
COMMENT ON CUE AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH HAVE YOU
HEARD FROM ALL SUPPORTERS WILL
NOW FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS AND
HEAR FROM ANY OPPOSITION? IS
THERE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM?
THAT'S WHAT WISHING TO TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION. TO A B 23. OH,
ONE. SEEING NONE. MODERATOR WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO WITNESSES, IF ANY
WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE IN
OPPOSITION TO 23. OH ONE. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF 23 OH,
ONE YOU MAY FINISH ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF
YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 23 OH ONE BEST
ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE HAVE NO
COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MODERATOR WILL NOW BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO THE MEMBERS
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE. SOMEBODY MEMBER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECTFULLY AFTER I VOTE WHEN
THE TIME COMES? THANK YOU FOR
THAT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON A
B? 23? OH, ONE EXCUSE ME. YOU
KNOW, I JUST GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF
THERE. SO WE ARE A SUBCOMMITTEE
SO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD WILL
TAKE A MOTION WHEN WE GET A
QUORUM AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL
MOVE TO FILE ON AND NUMBER FOUR
A B 6 31 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BLOOM. MORNING ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
GOOD MORNING SUBCOMMITTEE.
YAHOO! THIS IS A B 6 31, AND IT
EXTENDS THE EXISTING EXEMPTION
GIVEN THE NONPROFIT LIVE STAGE
THEATERS TO INCLUDE NON PROFIT
CULTURAL FILM EXHIBITION
COMPANIES. CALIFORNIA ALLOWING
THEM TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO
LIQUOR LICENSE SPECIFIC TO NON
PROFIT CULTURAL FILM EXHIBITION
COMPANIES IN THE STATE IF GIVEN
THIS EXEMPTION, NONPROFIT FILM
EXHIBITION COMPANIES WOULD STILL
NEED TO GO THROUGH THE LIQUOR
LICENSE, APPLICATION AND
APPROVAL PROCESS AND ABIDE BY
SPECIFIC SAFETY GUIDELINES SUCH
AS HOURS OF OPERATION AND THE
NUMBER OF DRINKS PER CUSTOMER.
THE ARTS COMMUNITY PLAYS A KEY
ROLE IN THE ENRICHMENT OF THE
LIVES OF CALIFORNIA'S
CALIFORNIANS AND THOSE WHO VISIT
OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE SINCE THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC, THOUGH
NONPROFIT EXHIBITION COMPANIES
HAVE TAKEN A HUGE HIT
FINANCIALLY AND A B 6 31 WILL
HELP TO MAKE UP FOR SOME OF THAT
LOST REVENUE BY WAY OF THE SALE
OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, HELPING
THESE CINEMAS BE SUCCESSFUL UPON
REOPENING AND I WOULD POINT OUT
THAT THE FOR PROFIT SECTOR
ALREADY DOES THIS. IT'S THE
NONPROFIT SITTER RESTRICTED.
OKAY THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO ANYONE WAITING TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT WILL BEGIN WITH
WITNESSES HERE IN THIS ROOM. ANY
WITNESSES? PLEASE COME FORWARD
NOW. SEEING NONE. MODERATOR WILL
NOW MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY ON THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE THAT WOULD BE IN SUPPORT
OF A B 6 31. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT
OF A B 6 31 YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORT OF A B 6 31 MAY PRESS
ONE, AND THEN THERE LINE 89.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WITH THE I B E W LOCAL
11. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT.
HELLO, EVERYONE OFF. WE OPPOSE A
B 20 TO 33. YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG
BILL. SO WE ARE NOW ON A B 6 31
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM. THANK
YOU. YOU CAN CALL BACK. ALL
RIGHT. MODERATOR. ANY OTHER
CALLS FURTHER. NO FURTHER LINES
IN. Q. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVING HEARD FROM, UM. THE
SUPPORT NOW AS THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION PLEASE, PLEASE COME
FORWARD NOW. SEEING NONE.
MODERATOR WILL DO THE SAME FOR
OPPOSITION OF A B 6 31. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO COME
AND IN OPPOSITION OF A B 6 31
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
ONCE AGAIN I WISH TO COMMENT. AN
OPPOSITION OF BABY X 31. YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN GENERAL WE
HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN Q AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU, MODERATOR BACK
TO MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS? SOME REMEMBER WE'RE
OPERATING AS A COMMITTEE AS SOON
AS WE HAVE A QUORUM WILL HAVE A
MOTION AND A VOTE ON THIS BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH LIKETO
CLOSE, SIR. RESPECTFULLY AFTER I
VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU. WOMAN TO HELP MOVE ON
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 21 A B 23 07
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BERMAN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. PLEASE BEGIN.
OH THANK YOU CHAIR DOT AND
COLLEAGUES AND SENATORS. EXCUSE
ME. AS CALIFORNIA CRAFT
BREWERIES FIND THEMSELVES
COMPETING FOR CONSUMER AWARENESS
TASTING ROOMS, WHICH UTILIZE
DUPLICATE LICENSES ARE A PRIMARY
MEANS TO INCREASE BRAND
RECOGNITION AND CONSUMER
FOLLOWING MAYBE 23 07 WOULD
ALLOW THE NUMBER OF DUPLICATE
LICENSES HELD BY A BEER
MANUFACTURER TO GROW FROM 6 TO 8
AND THE NUMBER OF THOSE THAT CAN
BE USED FOR BONAFIDE EATING
ESTABLISHMENTS TO GROW FROM 2 TO
4. IN THE EIGHT YEARS SINCE THE
CURRENT LIMIT WAS SET, THE
MARKET HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
IN THE NUMBER OF CALIFORNIA
CRAFT BREWERIES HAS DOUBLED.
THIS INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN THE
IN THE BILL WILL BETTER ENABLE
OUR HOMEGROWN BREWERS TO REMAIN
COMPETITIVE. I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE
AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY CHRIS
WALKER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION. MR CHAIR CHRIS
WALKER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION AGAIN LIKE TO THANK
THE AUTHOR. HE DID A TERRIFIC
JOB EXPLAINING WHAT THE BILL
DOES. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LET'S CONTINUE WITH ANY
WITNESSES HERE IN THE ROOM. ANY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT HERE IN
THE ROOM, SEEING NONE. MODERATOR
WE'RE LOOKING FOR WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF A B 23 07. CAN YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE LINES AND CALLS
SUPPORT WITNESSES? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORT OF A B 23 07 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN
IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORTED BABY PUBLISHED THREE
OR SEVEN YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN WE HAVE NO COMMENT IN CUBA
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. HAVING HEARD FROM THE
SUPPORT IS THERE ANYONE IN THE
ROOM AND WANTS TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION? SEEING NOBODY
MODERATOR. WE'RE NOW LOOKING FOR
WITNESSES. OPPOSITION OF A B 23
07, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 23 07, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN GERALD AT
THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
OF MAYBE 23 M SEVEN PAST ONE,
AND THEN GERALD WE HAVE NO
COMMENT. THANK YOU AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. MODERATOR WILL BRING
THIS DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
SEEING NONE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BERMAN. WE, UM ARE GOING TO WAIT
TILL WE HAVE A QUORUM TO HAVE A
VOTE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AT THE
RIGHT TIME. THANKS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
OKAY HELLO. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CROOK, SILVER SILVER. OBVIOUSLY
WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM. SO
WE'RE MEETING COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE SO THIS IS FILE ITEM 19.
WHICH IS A B 2 TO 33 BY THE GOOD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FROM ORANGE
COUNTY. SO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FEEL
FREE TO BEGIN. YES THANK YOU, MR
SENATOR. AND I'M PLEASED TO BE
HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU A B 2 TO
33 STATE SURPLUS PROPERTIES. UM
MAYBE 2 TO 336 TO CODIFY AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER. AND IMPLEMENT
THE STATE AUDITOR'S
RECOMMENDATIONS ON STATE SURPLUS
PROPERTIES IN ORDER TO ADD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH, AS WE
KNOW, OUR STATE DESPERATELY IS
LACKING. I ACTUALLY WAS THE
MEMBER WHO ASKED FOR THIS AUDIT
AND HAVE WANTED TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO FIND HOUSING WHERE WE
DON'T HAVE IT. IN 2019 GOVERNOR
NEWSOM ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
IN WHICH YOU ORDERED THE
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES,
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCY TO IDENTIFY AND PRIDE TO
PRIORITIZE STATE SURPLUS
PROPERTIES FOR COST EFFECTIVE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. NOW THAT
SOUNDS GREAT. BUT WHAT DID WE
FIND? WE FOUND THAT THERE WERE
44,000 PARCELS AND YET ONLY A
VERY FEW OF THOSE PARCELS WERE
DEEMED SUITABLE FOR HOUSING. AND
EVEN MORE. A VERY FEW OF THOSE
PARCELS HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY IN
TALKS ABOUT FUTURE HOUSING, SO
THIS BILL WOULD MOVE FORWARD.
THE RAPID CREATION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND CRITICAL STEPS AND
REAPERS REPURPOSING. THE STATE'S
PROPERTY IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY
STEPS TO REACH THIS GOAL. WITH
ME TODAY. IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL IS MR MARK STIVERS WITH
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP.
GREAT PLEASE PROCEED. MR STIVERS
. GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
, MARKS DIVERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
AND PROUD TO BE A SUPPORTER OF
THIS BILL, THE GOVERNOR'S
EXECUTIVE ORDER ALREADY HAS BEEN
A RESOUNDING SUCCESS WE'VE HAD
19 PROPERTIES OFFERED IN ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF BEING DEVELOPED
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND
THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR UP TO
32,000 MORE UNITS. BUT MAKING
PERMANENT THIS PROGRAM AND
INSTITUTIONALIZING ITS IMPACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING WILL ONLY
MAGNIFY ITS IMPACT. MAYBE 2012 A
OR A B 20 TO 33 ENSURES THE
PROGRAM WILL EXTEND BEYOND THE
CURRENT GOVERNOR. AND FURTHER
REVIEWS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF SITES AND THE NUMBER OF HOMES
THAT CAN BE BUILT MEETING ARE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS
REQUIRES A LONG AS STANDING
COMMITMENT AND CONTINUALLY
REASSESSING AND OFFERING ACCESS
TO PROPERTIES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS INTEGRAL TO THAT
EFFORTS WERE GREATLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ACCORDING
TO MY SCRIPT, YOU HAVE A SECOND
WITNESS, MR. UH I BELIEVE THAT
WE ARE ONLY GOING TO HAVE
DIVERS. OKAY? SO AT THIS POINT,
WELL CAN WILL CONTINUE WITH
THOSE AND SUPPORTED THE BILL.
ANYBODY HERE IN THE ROOM? SEEING
NONE. WE CAN MOVE TO THE
MODERATOR. ANYONE ON THE LINE
AND. AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OF A B 20 TO 33, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF MAYBE 20
TO 33 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS IN
QUÊ. OKAY THANK YOU, MODERATOR.
SO THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO
OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN THE ROOM
OPPOSED TO A B 20 TO 33. GOOD
MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE JEREMY SMITH HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL. UM
AS I'VE DONE A COUPLE OTHER
COMMITTEES ELECTED TO TAKE A
SECOND OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND
LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE
BUILDING WERE IN THE ROOM AND
WAS BUILT UNDER PROJECT LABOR
AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL UNION
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. WE'RE VERY
PROUD OF THE WORK OUR MEMBERS
DID IN THIS SPACE. I HOPE IT'S A
TREATING YOU ALL VERY WELL TO WE
ARE. UNFORTUNATELY HERE TODAY IN
OPPOSITION TO MISS QUIRK-SILVA
IS BILL MAYBE 20 TO 33 A SUNDAY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA IS BILL
EXCUSE ME. 20 TO 33. WE HAVE
FOUND OVER THE YEARS WHEN IT
COMES TO HOUSING LEGISLATION
THAT THERE ARE SOME DEVELOPERS
OUT THERE. WHO. LOOK FOR EVEN A
SLIVER OF DAYLIGHT IN
LEGISLATION THAT COMES OUT OF
THIS BUILDING. THAT WOULD ALLOW
THEM TO TREAT CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS. POORLY WHO'S WHO ARE
BUILDING HOUSING? WE HAVE ASKED
THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL TO
CLARIFY IN THE BILL THAT THE
PREVAILING WAGE WOULD, UM THAT
FOR PURPOSES OF THE PREVAILING
WAGE ANY ANY PROJECTS BUILT ON
THIS ON THIS EXCESS STATE LAND,
UM, WOULD BE A PUBLIC WORK. WE
HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HER STAFF AND
, UM AND HER FRANKLY THAT THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE HAS TOLD HER
THAT THE PREVAILING WHICH WOULD
BE TRIGGERED THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE POLICY
JURISDICTION OVER THE LABOR
CODE. AND AGAIN. CLARIFYING
PREVAILING WAGE COVERAGE IN THE
BILL SO THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR
FROM ALL OF YOU THAT YOU EXPECT
DEVELOPERS TO TREAT CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS PROPERLY ON THESE JOB
SITES IN TERMS OF WAGES AND
BENEFITS IS NOT AH, NOT
REDUNDANT AND NOT SOMETHING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
DONE MANY TIMES IN PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. WE HAVE, UH, ALSO
ASKED FOR SKILLED AND TRAINED
WORKFORCE COVERAGE IN THIS BILL
, UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S PART
OF A LARGER CONVERSATION. UM WE
ARE UNFORTUNATELY HAVING TO
OPPOSE TODAY BECAUSE BOTH OF
THOSE THINGS ARE NOT IN THIS
BILL. UM THE REASON THAT THE
LABOR MOVEMENT EXISTS IS BECAUSE
BAD EMPLOYERS AH, TAKE ANY
CHANCE THEY CAN GET TO TREAT
WORKERS POORLY. AND CLARIFYING
IN LEGISLATION THAT THE
BRAZILIAN WAGE WILL BE COVERED,
UM, CLOSES THAT SLIVER OF
DAYLIGHT. AND ENSURES THAT STATE
PROPERTY PUBLIC PROPERTY THAT IS
GOING TO CONVEY TO DEVELOPERS AS
OUTLINED IN, UM POINT NUMBER SIX
IN THE ANALYSIS ON PAGE THREE.
UM WILL BE FOR PURPOSES OF
TREATING WORKERS THE RIGHT WAY
PUBLIC WORK ANYTHING BUILT ON
THAT WILL BE A PUBLIC WORK AND
YOU'VE GOT TO PAY WORKERS, WAGES
AND BENEFITS THAT ARE
COMMENSURATE WITH THE MIDDLE
CLASS LIVELIHOOD. WE ALSO, AS I
SAID, WE'RE HOPING TO GET
SKILLED AND TRAINED LANGUAGE IN
THIS BILL. UM WE'VE ASKED FOR
THAT AS WELL. BUT UNFORTUNATELY
, TODAY WE HAVE TO STAND UP
POSITION AND WE URGE YOU TO
OPPOSE IT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR SMITH. ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM, SEEING NONE WILL
MOVE TO THE PHONES. UH,
MODERATOR. CAN YOU CHECK IF
THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION TO HB 2
TO 33? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF
A B 20 TO 33, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION OF MAYBE 20 TO 33,
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN THE
EURO. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 23 IN
THE QUEUE, AND THAT NUMBER IS
RISING. FIND 1 21. THE LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD MODERATOR
BEFORE MODERATOR BEFORE WE START
. WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE MAIN
TESTIMONY. SO AT THIS POINT, I
LIKE THE PERSON'S NAME
ORGANIZATION. AND THEIR POSITION
AND THAT SHOULD SUFFICE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 1 21 YEAR LINE
IS UP. OKAY THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. MANNY PINERO, MONTEREY
SANCTIONS COUNTY BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION TREE COUNCIL. CLEAR
AND OPPOSED A B 20 TO 33,
CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING TREE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE ONE. OH, 79 IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS TONY DE TRINIDAD WITH
PAINTERS NOW TRADES DISTRICT
COUNCIL 36 ON BEHALF OF OUR
10,000 MEMBERS HERE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WE OPPOSED THIS BILL
. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHOEVER IS BUILDING THESE
PROJECTS HAVE A SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE ON THEM. SO WE
URGED THE COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE AS
WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
PLANE. 43. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MORNING THANK
YOU, JOHN CORSO. YOU A LOCAL 38?
PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS OUT OF
SAN FRANCISCO. JOINING THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES AND OPPOSITION
MAYBE 20 TO 33. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SIR. I'M SORRY. 91 16. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
OH, THIS IS JACOB FROM COSTA
WITH THE I B E W LOCAL 11 AND I
OPPOSE THE A B 20 TO 33
QUIRK-SILVA BILL. I STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. LINE 28. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS STEPHEN
BOOKER POLITICAL DIRECTOR AND
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. LADIES ON FOR
I B W LOCAL 6 17, ITS EMBATTLED
COUNTY. AND I'M JOINING THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES AND
OPPOSITION OF A B 20 TO 33.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU. LINE 29. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS GINA. HOW RAFEAL WITH
IVY, EVERY LOCAL 595 AND THE
FAMILY IN COUNTY BUILDING
TRADES, AND WE STAND WITH THE
STATE BUILDING TREES AND
OPPOSITION OF THE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 29. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. HONORABLE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS HANAN
WITH THE LOS ANGELES ORANGE
COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL AND WE STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE STATE
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR HANNAN. HOPE
YOU'RE DOING WELL. I'M ONE OF
SIX. IN 106. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES THERE'S A
MARTIN RODRIGUEZ IRONWORKERS
LOCAL 43 4 33, AND, UH, WE STAND
IN SOLIDARITY WITH STATE
BUILDING, TRADE AND OPPOSITION
OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU. 91 23.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 91 23 YOU MAY BE ON MUTE.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. JUST GOOD
MORNING. MY NEXT KARMAPA VIA
REPRESENT BTW, LOOK FOR 11 AND
LOST ANGELES. AND WE STAND WITH
THE STATE BUILDING TRADES IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 20 TO 33.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 9 48. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
BRIAN PORES AND I'M WITH A LOCAL
393 OUT OF SANTA CLARA AND SAN
BENITO COUNTIES. WE REPRESENT
OVER 3100 PIPE FITTERS, PLUMBERS
, VÀ CR TECHNICIANS AND WE STAND
WITH THE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
IN OPPOSITION TO A B 20 TO 33.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 9 17. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PETER
SANTIAGO, SECRETARY TREASURER,
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT
COUNCIL OF LABORERS REPRESENTING
OVER 32,000 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT
THE 12TH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COUNTIES. AND WE STAND IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 20 TO 33.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 1 22.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, BILL PEREZ
, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FOR THE
RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL. WAITER
HERE TODAY TO STAND WITH THE
BUILDING TRADE. THEY BUILDING
TRADES AND OPPOSITION TO MAYBE
20 TO 33. THANK YOU. 9 58. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
IN GEORGIA, MARYLAND, NOT IN A
SENSE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE
STAND WITH THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES AND OPPOSITION OF BABY 20
TO 33. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 9
36. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MRS SHAMARI
DAVIS. WOULD I BE W. LOCAL 11
LOS ANGELES REPRESENTING OVER
8000 ELECTRICIANS AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTY AND WE STRONGLY
IN OPPOSITION. YOU KNOW, HE'LL A
B 20 TO 33. WE BELIEVE THE
LANGUAGE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO
MAKE SURE WORKERS ARE PAID.
PREVAILING WAGE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 81. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS PALMERINO.
I'M A BUSINESS AGENT, VICE
PRESIDENT, IRONWORKERS, LOCAL 4
33 COVERING THE ORANGE COUNTY
AREA. STATE BUILDING TRADES AND
OPPOSED 20 TO 33. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 91 17. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY
NAME IS SEAN KYLE. BUSINESS REP
WITH I B E W LOCAL 595. DUBLIN,
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE JOINING STATE
BUILDING TRADES AND OPPOSITION
TO MAYBE 2 TO 33. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 91 26. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. ALOHA.
THIS IS MITCHELL BASKETBALL WITH
THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CHINA,
WHICH IS AH, WE STAND IN
OPPOSITION OF 88 22 33 PEOPLE.
HOLLOW. THANK YOU. PLANE 67.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES MY NAME IS MARK
JULIAN WITH I B W LOCAL 4 TO 8
AND CURRENT COUNTY AND I JOINED
THE STATE BUILDING TRADES IN
OPPOSITION TO A B TWO. 33 AS
WRITTEN. THANK YOU. 91 20. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. THIS IS ANNE MARIE
OD, REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
ORANGE COUNTY'S BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL TO
ADD JOURNEY SMITH'S TESTIMONY IN
ADDITION TO THE STATED REASONS
THAT WE OPPOSE A B 2 TO 33, WE'D
LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT HERE
IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE
COUNTIES WE ARE WORKING SIDE BY
SIDE CHILDREN'S SHOULDER HAND IN
HAND WITH OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS ON UNITED TO HOUSE L
. A. WE HAVE A STRONG LABOR
AGREEMENTS AND STANDARDS WITH
THEM. IT CAN BE DONE. WE OPPOSED
THE BILL AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN
AND URGE YOU TO INCLUDE THE
LANGUAGE. ADVOCATED BY THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MOVING FORWARD. PLEASE STAY
WITHIN THE FORMAT OF THE PROGRAM
, WHICH IS YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR STATED
POSITION. THANK YOU. LINE 65.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
CHAD BOHO COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
THE LAO SI BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
JOINING WITH THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 2 TO 33. THANK YOU, SIR.
LINE 60, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. UH MY NAME IS
DOUG. MAN, JOANIE. I'M
REPRESENTING I D E W 441 IN
ORANGE COUNTY, AND WE STAND WITH
THE BUILDING TRADES IN OPPOSING
UNLESS AS PRESENTED UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SIR. LINE 76. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MARK TO BELLEVILLE
PROCESS. LEADERS 16 STAND IN
STRONG OPPOSITION STATE BUILDING
TRADES OF 80 TO 20 TO 33 IS
WRITTEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SIR. LINE 42. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
RJ FERRARI. YOU A LOCAL 38 SAN
FRANCISCO WE OPPOSE A B 2 TO 33.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. LINE
87. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DEREK COAL WITH I B E W LOCAL
302 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND
WE'RE JOINED THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES IN OPPOSITION TO A B 20
TO 33. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 33. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MORNING
HONORABLE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS SMILES AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
LABORERS ON BEHALF OF OUR 32,000
, PLUS NUMBERS THAT WORK AND
LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES AND
OPPOSITION. A B 20 TO 33. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I KNOW. TWO
ELEMENT COMES FROM LINE 99. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING ERIN COMMITTEE, ROB
STOKER AND ON BEHALF OF BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
OF ALAMEDA COUNTY AND SHEET
METAL WORKERS LOCAL ONE OF FOUR
WE STAND WITH THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. SORRY. WE
DID HAVE ONE MORE QUEUE UP ONE
NIGHT. PLEASE PROCEED. LINE 1
10, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MY NAME IS JOEL
PICKET. I'M A BUSINESS AGENT
WITH THE I B E W. LOCAL 1 80,
REPRESENTING ELECTRICAL WORKERS
IN THE NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES.
WE ARE JOINING THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES AND OPPOSITION
OF A B 2 TO 33. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. AND WE
WILL IGNORE THAT SLIGHT. YOU
JUST GAVE THIS COMMITTEE HE
CALLED US ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JUST
GOING ON RECORD. OKAY THERE'S NO
MORE OPPOSITION. I'D LIKE TO
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS. MEMBERS. FISH CENTER.
BECKER THANK YOU, UM OUT. I
THINK THIS IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TOPIC, YOU KNOW,
FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO WITH
THIS SURPLUS LAND. UM IT'S JUST
WE KNOW WE NEED HOUSING. WE KNOW
WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND
WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING WITH A
SURPLUS LAND. ABSOLUTELY UM, MY
QUESTION. SO ONE IS, IS IT? WHAT
IS THERE TO GUARANTEE THAT IS
ACTUALLY WILL BE BUILT
AFFORDABLE. AND THEN CAN YOU
ADDRESS THE LABOR STANDARDS? I
DO THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE A STRONG LABOR
STANDARDS AND I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE THAT GOING FORWARD. NUMBER
ONE, AS WAS NOTED, UH, AS FAR AS
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IN YES FROM
THE HOUSING COMMITTEE, BUT THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE CONSULTANTS
WORKED TIRELESSLY IN THESE AREAS
AS EXPERTS THAT WITH SURPLUS
PROPERTY THAT PREVAILING WAGE
WOULD BE TRIGGERED. AND THAT'S
THE INFORMATION WE HAVE
CURRENTLY COULD. I CONTINUE TO
ADD PREVAILING WAGE INTO THIS, I
WOULD I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE
NOT BEEN ASKED TO MEET WITH
LABOR. EVEN THOUGH I
SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT WE SHOULD
MEET. I GOT A CALL YESTERDAY. AS
FAR AS THE, UM UH, NEXT PART OF
THE BUILD, SKILLED AND TRAINED.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE STUCK IN
CALIFORNIA. I MEAN, NO ONE HAS
TO LOOK FURTHER THAN OUR STREETS
TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
BUILDING HOUSING, AND WE HAVEN'T
FOR WELL OVER A DECADE. WE'RE
STUCK. WE CAN SAY WELL, THEN, IF
THERE ARE LABORERS OR LABOR
FORCE, BUILD IT AND THEY CAN'T
AFFORD IT. THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
NOW WE HAVE HOUSES AT $800,000.
THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT NOW WITH
THE WAGES THEY HAVE, AND BY US
HOLDING BACK BILLS, POSTPONING,
UM DELAYING THEM AND KILLING
THEM. WE ARE IN THIS CRISIS
BECAUSE OF THAT. AND I AM NOT
GOING TO STAND HERE AND I DO
ADMIRE AND SUPPORT. OR
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND I HAVE
FOR MANY YEARS, BUT WE CAN'T
STAND AT THIS STANDSTILL WHERE
WE DON'T BUILD BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO HAVE ALL THREE OF THOSE
THINGS IN WE HAVE NOT BUILT AND
WE'RE IN A MORAL CRISIS. EVERY
TIME I WALK AROUND THIS CAPITAL
NICEY HOMELESS REPEATEDLY. WE
ARE NOT DOING OUR JOBS AS
CALIFORNIANS, AND SO I'M GETTING
PRETTY DANG MAD AND THEY MAY BE
MAD AT ME BECAUSE I HAVEN'T
AGREED TO ALL THREE, BUT WE WILL
PUT PREVAILING WAGE IN. BUT IF
WE DON'T PUT WE PUT SKILLED IN
TRADE IN THERE, WE WILL NOT HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND ALL OF
THESE THINGS WHILE WE'RE DOING
IT IN LOS ANGELES. WE'RE NOT
DOING IT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE
STATE, AND WE HAVE HUNDREDS AND
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON OUR
STREETS. SO THAT'S MY ANSWER.
WELL IT'S ENCOURAGING TO HEAR
YOU SAY, TALK ABOUT PREVAILING
WAGE, WHICH IS EXCELLENT AND LET
YOU CONTINUE THE DISCUSSIONS ON
THE, UM ON THE OTHER FRONT, UM,
BUT OBVIOUSLY MEANT TO YOUR
POINT. WE DO WANT SOMETHING THE
BILL IS LOCALLY THAT IS BUILT
LOCALLY AND THAT PEOPLE CAN'T
AFFORD AND WHAT WOULD THAT PRICE
BE? YEAH. THAT WILL THAT PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BUILT IT CAN'T AFFORD.
I MEAN, YOUR POINT IS, YEAH,
HOUSING IS AND WHAT IS THE PRICE
FOR UNIT FOR HOUSING FOR AN
AFFORDABLE UNITS? 607 100. WHAT
WE ARE LOSING CALIFORNIANS TO
OTHER STATES. I HAVE OUR ADULT
KIDS AND THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO
LIVE HERE. SO WHY DO WE THINK
ARE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CAN AT
THE RATE THEY HAVE, THAT IS A
FALSE NARRATIVE. WE JUST LOOK,
THE PART IS IT IN THE BILL
ITSELF IS THE HOUSE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEFINED IN THE BILL. THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PART IS THIS
BILL IS ACTUALLY NOT EVEN
ADDRESSING IT. I WILL READ WHAT
IT SAYS ITS FIRST TO SAY THAT
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WOULD
CONTINUE FROM THIS GOVERNOR TO
THE NEXT AND THEN IT DEVELOPS A
CRITERIA TO CONSISTENTLY
EVALUATE STATE PARCELS. FOR AS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES BY
SEPTEMBER 20TH 23. SO THAT
HASN'T EVEN BEEN DEFINED YET. SO
ALREADY WE'RE TRYING TO KILL A
BILL. BEFORE WE EVEN HAVE IT
MOVING FORWARD, AND THIS CAME
OUT OF THE AUDITOR'S REPORT AND
HER RECOMMENDATIONS. WELL I'M
NOT SUGGESTING KILLING THE BILL.
I THINK WE CAN MOVE IT FORWARD.
UM YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS
HEALTHY DISCUSSION. BUT HOW WE
DEFINE AFFORDABLE, I THINK IS
IMPORTANT. AND I AGREE WITH YOU.
I AGREE WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE IT
IS. BUT WHAT I DON'T AGREE WITH
US IS GETTING STUCK HERE AND
THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND
OVER AND THEN LAST SEVERAL YEARS
, MANY MANY HOUSING PRODUCTION
BILLS HAVE BEEN KILLED. FROM ONE
SIDE OR THE OTHER. I'M SORRY, MR
SENATOR. I THINK SENATOR WILKES
SHOULD FINISH THIS STARTED. I
THOUGHT I'D JUST GO AHEAD AND
FINISH AND THEN TURN THE GAVEL
BACK OVER TO YOU, UH, THE
SENATOR FROM RIVERSIDE. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO
COME IN THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I THINK IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT TO INCREASE
HOUSING STOCK IN THE CASE AND IN
THIS STATE, RATHER ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS WE HAVE IN THIS UNDER
THE DOME HERE AND PERHAPS
OUTSIDE AS WE TOSS THE PHRASE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AROUND A LOT
WITHOUT REALLY EITHER FIGURING
OUT WHAT WE MEAN OR
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE MEAN. AND
THERE'S I SAY THERE'S AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITH CAPITAL A AND THEN
THERE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH
SMALL LAY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WITH CAPITAL A'S HOUSING THAT IS
SOMEHOW SUBSIDIZED. BY THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. AND IF IN THIS
EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSITION WE
ARE GIVING EXCESS PROPERTY TO
DEVELOPERS AT LESS THAN FAIR
MARKET VALUE THAN PERHAPS I
THINK PRETTY CLEARLY THE
PREVAILING WAGE PROVISIONS OF
THE LABOR CODE APPLY, AND
PERHAPS WE SHOULD CONSIDER
ADDITIONAL WORKER PROTECTIONS IF
THAT'S THE CASE. IF WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
, SMALL A. AND WE'RE SIMPLY
ATTEMPTING THROUGH THIS EXCESS
PROPERTY, TOO. GET IT TO
DEVELOPERS IN THE REGULAR
PROCESS TO INCREASE THE HOUSING
STOCK UP AND DOWN THE STATE
WITHOUT ANY STATE SUBSIDY. THEN
THAT'S A HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR.
WE'LL HAVE A CURRENT. WE SHOULD
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH LABOR
AS TO WHETHER PREVAILING WAGE
APPLIES AT ALL. OH AND IF IT
SHOULD, AND THEN WHETHER SKILLED
AND TRAINED IN THE OTHER
REQUIREMENTS THAT WE TALK ABOUT
IN WORKER PROTECTION SHOULD
APPLY. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO
BE PRECISE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE ALL ABOUT HERE, WHETHER
WE'RE LAWYERS OR NOT, LAWYERS WE
HAVE TO BE PRECISE WHEN WE USE
THE TERMS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CAPITAL A SMALL, A SUBSIDIZED,
NOT SUBSIDIZED. MARKET RATE, NOT
MARKET RATE. BUT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS, AND I
CERTAINLY PLAN TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU, SENATOR ROTH
SENATOR DIED. YES
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AS YOU'RE,
OBVIOUSLY WHERE I HAVE A SIMILAR
BILL THAT'S WORKING ITS WAY
THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY. I HOPE WE
CAN CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY ON
THESE BILLS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
APPRECIATE MY COMMENTS THE
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUE, BUT
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU AND SUPPORTING THIS BILL
TODAY. I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS, AND I KNOW HOW
FRUSTRATING THIS IS AND I THINK
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS. THANK YOU, SENATOR
DODD, SENATOR PORTANTINO. I
APOLOGIZE FIRST FOR BEINGLATE.
I WAS PRESENTING A BILL IN THE
ASSEMBLY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT
WAS SAID. SO IF I'M COVERING
GROUND THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID
I APOLOGIZE, UM I ASSUME THIS
BILL IS GOING TO APPROPRIATIONS
. SO OBVIOUSLY, UM THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PIECE IN THE
LABOR PROTECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT
, UM TO DISCUSS AND SO I'LL BE
INTERESTED TO SEE HOW IT EVOLVES
AS AS IT COMES TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
CERTAINLY WILL BE FOCUSING AND
ENCOURAGING YOU TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY
OF THE WORKER PROTECTIONS AND
PREVAILING WAGE AND ALL OF THOSE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
PORTANTINO ANY OTHER MEMBER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS CONCERNS. AS
YOU CAN SEE, WE YET TO HAVE
QUORUM, BUT YOU YOU MAY CLOSE
AH! YOU KNOW, I'M NOT ACTUALLY
GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING
EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT
IS EMOTIONAL. IT'S EMOTIONAL TO
ALL CALIFORNIANS, PEOPLE, THE
ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER
OUR JOBS AND HOUSING, AND
WITHOUT THAT, YOU REALLY DON'T
HAVE MUCH OF A LIFE. AND IF WE
CAN'T DO OUR JOBS. TO BUILD
HOUSING FOR CALIFORNIANS. THEY
SIMPLY WILL LEAVE THE STATE OR
IF THEY CAN'T DO THAT, THEY WILL
LIVE WITH MANY, MANY OTHERS AND
A CROWDED APARTMENTS. AS AN
ELEMENTARY TEACHER THAT WORKED
ENTITLED TITLE. ONE SCHOOLS, I
SAW FAMILIES STRUGGLING YEAR IN
AND YEAR OUT, SOMETIMES THE
REGION APARTMENT TRYING TO DO
THE BEST THEY COULD TO MAKE ENDS
MEET. AND SO THIS ISN'T A BATTLE
BETWEEN LABOR AND ME. IT'S A
BATTLE FOR CALIFORNIA AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SOON AS WE HAVE
A QUORUM WILL BE VOTING ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW GOING
TO MOVE TO, UM THIS IS NOT IT.
HIS LEAD. OH I DIDN'T SEE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILL NOW MOVE
TO FINAL ITEM NUMBER 18 A B 21
64 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WELCOME AND
PLEASE PROCEED. MORNING THANK
YOU. SENATOR JUST SAW YOU IN THE
OTHER COMMITTEE REPRESENTING ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR MEMBERS, A B 21 64 WILL
INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH
DISABILITY ACCESS LAWS BY
ENSURING THAT THE EXIT BILL
ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE FUND
HAS A STEADY STREAM OF MONEY
FLOWING INTO IT. TO HELP
BUSINESSES COMPLY WITH
ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. THIS
BILL ALSO EXPANDS THE ALLOWABLE
USES OF THESE FUNDS TO INCLUDE
MAKING PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS OF
SMALL BUSINESS CAN STAY IN
COMPLIANCE WITH A D A LAWS. I
WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE MY
REMARKS BY THANKING CAL CHAMBER
AND DISABILITY RIGHTS,
CALIFORNIA FOR THE CONTINUED
COLLABORATION WITH THEIR OFFICE
TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS
FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
WHILE ALSO PRESERVING AND
PROTECTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL
CALIFORNIA. WELL RESPECTFULLY
ANSWER. I VOTE AND WITH ME TO
TESTIFY, BOTH REMOTELY WILL BE
BEN GONE BACK FROM THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND GREGORY CRAMER FROM
DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA.
SER GOLOMBEK. PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO BEGIN. MR KRAMER ON THE LINE.
MODERATOR. DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY
ON THE LINE THAT YOU CAN SEARCH
FOR MR GOLOMBEK OR CRAMER. ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE.
I DO NOT HAVE EITHER SPEAKER ON
THE LINE. IF THEY ARE NEEDING TO
HAVE THEIR MIND OPEN AS THE
STICKER START, AND THEN ZERO
ALLOW FOR US TO OPEN THE LUNGS.
SO MODERATOR. IF THEY DO COME ON
, WE'LL HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO
PROCEED. LET'S CONTINUE ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT HERE IN THE
ROOM. GOOD MORNING, DENNIS
ALBION WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FAMILY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. WE
THINK THIS IS A GREAT EFFORT TO
ADDRESS THE DISABILITY ISSUES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM, SEEING
DONE, MODERATOR? WE'RE GONNA
MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF A B 21 64.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A B 21 64
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. MUCH AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A
B 21 64. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. MINE 1 45. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. JULIE
MALINOWSKI BALL FROM THE
CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. WAIT NO
FURTHER COMMENTS IN CUBA IN
SUPPORT OF 21 60. THANK YOU.
THIS IS IN THE BACK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER. I'M SORRY.
WE HAVE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
PLEASE PROCEED, SIR. VERY QUICK.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
JUST REALLY QUICK. FOR YEARS,
SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN
TARGETED BY BAD ACTORS WHO
REPEATEDLY FILE ACCESSIBILITY
RELATED LAWSUITS AGAINST
BUSINESSES TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS.
FOR JENNIFER ONE LAW FIRM,
TARGETED SMALL IMMIGRANT OWNED
RESTAURANTS IN SAN FRANCISCO
CHINATOWN DISTRICT DURING THE
PANDEMIC, RESULTING IN MORE THAN
250 SMALL BUSINESSES HAVING TO
SETTLEMENT THESE LAWSUITS CAN
FINANCIALLY DEVASTATE THOSE
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS APPRECIATE
THE AUTHORS RECOGNITION OF THE
TISSUE SUPPORT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES BY INTRODUCING THIS
BILL, WE BELIEVE THIS STILL WILL
HELP SMALL BUSINESSES WITH
FINANCIAL PATHWAY. TO TAKE STEPS
TO BECOME ACCESSIBLE, AND WE
BELIEVE THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL
ASSIST BUSINESSES WHO TRYING TO
ENSURE THEIR COMPLAINTS WITH THE
LAW FROM BEING SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL IS QUEENS AND LAWSUITS.
FOR THOSE REASONS AND MANY MORE
WE URGE IN. I VOTE ON TV 21 64
IF YOU AGAIN BY CHANCE. IS MR
KRAMER ON THE LINE, GREGORY
CRAMER. AT THIS POINT. I DO NOT
SEE MR KRAMER, OKAY? SO NOW
HAVING HEARD FROM ALL SUPPORTERS
WILL FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS
FROM HERE FROM ANY OPPOSITION.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL SEEN
NONE. I WILL MOVE TO WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. BE THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMPANY IN OPPOSITION OF
THIS BUILDING MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONE
MOMENT WHILE WE GATHER THE LINE
NUMBERS. AND ONCE AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF
A B 21 64 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. PLANE 1 48, YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HÌNH
MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. THIS IS
GREGORY CRAMER. I'M ACTUALLY IN
SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE CALL LINE
JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT WORKING FOR
ME. PLEASE PROCEED, MR KRAMER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING
, MR CHAIR MEMBERS AND STAFF.
THIS IS GREGORY CRAMER.
DISABILITY RIGHTS. CALIFORNIA
FOREIGN SUPPORTED ASSEMBLY BUILD
1 64. LET'S REMOVES THE 2024
SUNSET FOR THE DISABILITY ACCESS
AND EDUCATE THEM REVOLVING FUND
AND SPECIFIES THAT MAY BE USED
TO INCLUDE PROVIDING FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS FOR ACCESSIBILITY RELATED
IMPROVEMENTS. AND SO WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS BUILDING COURREGES
ACCESSIBILITY, UM AND ENCOURAGES
THAT THESE ISSUES BE RECTIFIED
EARLY ON. SO DISABLED PEOPLE
COULD ACCESS THESE FACILITIES
AND URBAN BUSINESSES FROM FACING
SIGNIFICANT COMPLIANCE COSTS.
UNTIL BASICALLY THERE ARE SOME
BASIC REASONS FOR WHY ENSURING
BARRIER FREE ACCESS TO
BUSINESSES AND OTHER FACILITIES
SO CRUCIAL FIRST IS THE
DISABILITY POPULATION IN THE U.
S IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 26%
OF ADULTS, AND THAT DOES NOT
INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH INJURIES,
PREGNANT PEOPLE OR OTHERS WHO
WOULD LIKELY BENEFIT FROM THESE
BUILDINGS BEING MORE ACCESSIBLE.
BACK IN DISABLED CUSTOMERS AND
EMPLOYEES WANT TO ENJOY ACCESS
TO BUSINESSES IN THE SAME WAY
THAT NOT DISABLED PEOPLE DO AND
FINALLY CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE NOT DISABLED FRIENDS OR
FAMILY MEMBERS OR COLLEAGUES.
WHO ARE DISABLED, AND THERE'S A
LACK OF ACCESSIBILITY THAT COULD
PREVENT THOSE GROUPS FROM
PATRONIZING BUSINESSES SO THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULD NOT
RELITIGATE THIS FEE EVERY FEW
YEARS AND ASSEMBLY BILL 21 64
PROVIDES STABLE FUNDING. TO
ENSURE THESE ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS AND WE REQUEST FROM
REAL RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE
ROOM WOULD LIKE TO CLASSIFY,
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON,
STEPHANIE ESTRADA WITH CRUZ
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SAN JOSE, AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK WE'RE
DONE WITH THE LINES THERE.
MODERATOR, WOULD YOU CHECK ONE
MORE TIME, PLEASE? LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF A B 21
64 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONE MOMENT WE
DO HAVE A LINE NUMBER THAT HAS
COME IN.
LINE 1 50. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
JAMES ASHBY OFF LOCAL 3 78. AND
I'M JOINING THE BUILDING TRADES.
THE BILLY STATE BUILDING TRADES.
SURE YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG YOU'VE
GOT THE WRONG BILL. WE'RE ON A B
21 64. AND WE'VE ALREADY HEARD
THAT BILL. SO THANK YOU. OKAY,
WE'RE DONE WITH THE TESTIMONY.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF OUR
MEMBERS HERE, SENATOR ROTH.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, ACTUALLY,
NOT A QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT
YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO WE PASSED A
BILL IN THIS LEGISLATURE TO GIVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE. TO THOSE
BUSINESSES WHO OR WHICH IT
ENGAGED. IN THE IN THE CAST
PROCESS OBTAINING CAST SERVICES
IN A CAST INSPECTION. THE
PROBLEM FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IS
MANY BUSINESSES. UNFORTUNATELY
TO DATE DON'T SEEM TO BE AWARE
OF THE BENEFITS OF THE CAST
INSPECTION OR THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE CAST INSPECTORS. UNTIL IT'S
TOO LATE. THEY'VE BEEN NOTICED,
AND THEY'VE BEEN SUED. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR PURSUING
THIS AND CONTINUING THIS FEE.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THERE'S A AN
INCREASED EMPHASIS ON REPORTING
BY CITIES AND COUNTIES AND
CITIES AND COUNTIES. TO THE
EXTENT THAT WE HAVE THAT ONE,
BUT FRANKLY, WE MAY NEED TO BE
RENAMED IT MAY NEED TO DO MORE.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO
NEED TO BE MONITORED AT THE CITY
AND COUNTY LEVEL TO MAKE SURE
THAT BUSINESSES WHO PASS THROUGH
THE HALLS OF OUR CITIES AND OUR
COUNTIES WITH PLANS AND
CERTIFICATES OF VACUUM BUT SEE,
UNDERSTAND WHAT A CAST
INSPECTION IS UNDERSTAND THAT A
CLEARANCE TO OCCUPY IS NOT A
CAST INSPECTION TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE LAW WE PASSED A FEW
YEARS AGO. ACTUALLY BENEFITS
THESE BUSINESSES. SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU. WITH THAT
SOMEBODY MEMBER LEE? AYE.
SENATOR WROTE THIS I MIRROR HIS
COMMENTS. I THINK THERE'S A
GREAT FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO GET
BOTH SIDES OF THIS TOGETHER
WITHOUT OPPOSITION. I THINK HIS
, UH, SAYS SAYS IT ALL. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES THANK
YOU. SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENT.
SENATOR ROTH, AND I THINK THIS
REFLECTS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF
ESPECIALLY ARE MY, UM ARE SMALL
BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE OF
COLOR IN MY DISTRICT,
ESPECIALLY, WE HAVE A LOT OF
ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESSES. AND
IN 2021 ALONE, 50% OF CHINESE
OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED
STATES HAD BEEN WIPED OUT
BECAUSE OF COURSE, RACISM AND
THE PANDEMIC COMBINED. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS 20.2,
BUT CERTAINLY THIS IS ONE THING
THAT WE DON'T WANT OUR BUSINESS,
SMALL BUSINESS ALSO HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT AND THE BEST DEFENSE
AGAINST LITIGATION, OF COURSE,
IS COMPLIANCE AND WE WERE REALLY
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MORE
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE IN
COMPLIANCE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL PEOPLE.
RESPECTFULLY AFTER I VOTE WHEN
THE APPROPRIATE TIME COMES.
THANK YOU, SAM. REMEMBER TUNE AS
WE HAVE A QUORUM WILL BE VOTING
ON YOUR BILL. WILL NOW MOVE TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 17 A B 2056 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON. GOOD
MORNING. THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK
YOU AND GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. A B 2056
REVISE IS THE BOARD OF PILOT
COMMISSIONERS CURRENT AUTHORITY
TO IMPOSE SURCHARGES BY
INCLUDING THE COST OF RE
POWERING EXISTING PILOT BOATS OR
THE COST OF OBTAINING NEW PILOT
BOATS TO MEET EMISSIONS
REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD,
RECENTLY CARVED HAS PROPOSED
REGULATIONSTHAT WOULD APPLY
MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS TO
END USE AND NEW VESSELS THAT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CREATE
DIFFICULT AND FINANCIAL BURDENS
FOR THE STATE MANDATED PILOTED
INFRASTRUCTURE COMPOUNDED WITH
THE SERIOUS CHALLENGES OF COVID
19 PANDEMIC HAS BROUGHT ON INTO
THE SHIPPING TRADE, THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPLY CHAIN
. THIS BILL ACTUALLY ENSURES
THAT PILOT VESSELS ARE ABLE TO
MEET THE PROPOSED CARB WHILE CONTRIBUTING
TO THE STATE'S OVERALL EMISSION
REDUCTION GOALS. ADDITIONALLY
MAYBE 2056 MAKES CHANGES TO THE
PILOT BOAT SURCHARGE TO
STREAMLINE AND ENSURE FISCAL
STABILITY FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAR
PILOTS WHILE INSURING THAT RATES
ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE WITH
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
TO THE CHAIR. TWO WITNESSES.
MIKE JACOB, VICE PRESIDENT AND
GENERAL COUNSEL OF PACIFIC
MERCHANT SHIPPING ASSOCIATION,
AS WELL AS CAPTAIN AND MCINTYRE
, BUSINESS DIRECTOR FOR SAN
FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS. GOOD
MORNING. WELCOME HI. GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
THIS MORNING, UH AND MCINTYRE,
BUSINESS DIRECTOR FOR THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS. WE PROVIDE
THE COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION
SERVICES FOR ALL COMMERCIAL
VESSELS CALLING IN THE BAY AREA
REGION. PORTS UH, WERE SUPPORTED
BY FIVE PILOT VESSELS. THE FIVE
PILOT VESSELS WE HAVE DUE TO THE
NEW HARBOR CRAFT REGULATIONS
WILL AGE OUT MORE QUICKLY, AND
THEY WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO
REPLACE. ASSEMBLY BILL EIGHT, OR
20 OF 56 WILL ALLOW US TO SPREAD
THE COST FOR THOSE VESSELS OUT
OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND
WILL HAVE LESS RATE SHOCK TO THE
SYSTEM. AND WE WOULD URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THAT BILL AND ALL SEND
IT TO MY COLLEAGUE, MIKE. THANK
YOU, CAPTAIN. GOOD MORNING
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS MIKE JAKE,
WITH SPECIFIC MERCHANT SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION REPRESENT THE OCEAN
CARRIERS THAT ARE RATEPAYERS, UH
AND VERY HAPPY TO COME TO AN
AGREEMENT. WITH BAR PILOTS ABOUT
HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS
MEASURE, AS CAPTAIN MCINTYRE
SAID THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
TRANSITIONING TO THE NEWER AND
CLEANER FLEET OF PILOT BOATS IS
NOT UNEXPECTED, BUT IT IS
SUBSTANTIAL. UM JUST THE COST OF
THAT COMPONENT ALONE IS MORE
THAN THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE
ENTIRETY OF THE PILOT OPERATION
, SO THIS BILL WILL ALLOW US TO
SPREAD THOSE COSTS OVER MORE
VESSELS, WHICH WILL LOWER THE
COST AND THE INCIDENT PER
VESSEL. BUT ALSO ALLOW US TO
ELIMINATE FINANCING COSTS AND
PAY FOR UPFRONT COSTS AS I COME
AS OPPOSED TO RECAPTURING THEM
SEVERAL YEARS LATER, WHICH IS
BETTER ON THE CASH FLOW SIDE ON
THE PILOTS, BUT ALSO FOR US SO
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME TO A
REALLY GREAT COMPROMISE AND
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON
FOR CARRYING THE BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
JACOB. THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR
COMING TOGETHER ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE. SO LET'S
CONTINUE WITH ANY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. YES GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
LAWRENCE, A VALENCIA,
REPRESENTING THE CRUISE LINES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ALSO
A PROUD CO SPONSOR AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATIVE
WORK WITHIN OUR COALITION. AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON AS WELL
OR YOUR SUPPORT. THANKS. THANK
YOU. SO TO SEE NOBODY
APPROACHING IN THE ROOM. WE'RE
GONNA MOVE ON TO WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY. BE THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
, COULD YOU PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF A B 2056? THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A B 2056
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A
B 2015 HE MADE PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. FIND 1 50 FOR YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
FIND 1 54. YOU MAY BE ON MUTE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THAT WE HAVE. NO. ONE IN
CUBA AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. HAVING HEARD FROM THE
SUPPORTERS NOW IS THERE ANYONE
IN THE ROOM WENT INTO TESTIFYING
OPPOSITION. SEEING NOBODY
MODERATOR WILL DO THE SAME THING
FOR WITNESSES WAITING. TO
TESTIFY VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE IN OPPOSITION TO A B
2056. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT, THEN OPPOSITION
OF AB 2056 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. ONCE AGAIN WE WISH TO
COMMENT IN OPPOSITION. YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN GERALD WE
HAVE NO LINES IN Q AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, MODERATOR. DO ANY OF
OUR MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS? 70 MEMBER. GRAYSON I
KNOW HOW TOUGH IT CAN BE,
PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT YOU
KNOW, GROUPS THAT MAYBE NOT
NORMALLY AGREEING ON THINGS I
THINK IT SAYS A LOT TO YOU AS
THE AUTHOR AND TO THE PARTIES
INVOLVED FOR COMING TOGETHER AND
SOLVING THIS ISSUE. JOB WELL
DONE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO VOTE ON UNTIL WE HAVE A
QUORUM. BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? JUST RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN ABILITY, APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU, SAM. REMEMBER
SO MUCH. EVERY TIME WE GET TO
SEVEN. SOMEBODY LEAVES SO WE'RE
GAINING ON IT. MAYBE WE'LL SEE
HERE. WE'RENOW GOING TO MOVE TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 15, MAYBE 2019
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PETRIE-NORRIS. GOOD MORNING AND
WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO
BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT A B
2019. THIS BILL WOULD CODIFY
CALIFORNIA'S 25% PROCUREMENT
CALL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
CONTRACTING WITH THE STATE. THE
BILL ALSO WILL ESTABLISH
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES TO
ENSURE THAT ALL AGENCIES AND
DEPARTMENTS ACHIEVED THIS SCHOOL
AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED A FAST
TRACK BUT SMALL BUSINESS
CERTIFICATION FOR DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IS WE OFTEN
TALK ABOUT HOW CALIFORNIA SMALL
BUSINESSES REALLY ARE. THE HEART
AND SOUL OF OUR ECONOMY, BELIEVE
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
YES, I PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR
MOUTH IS SO TO SPEAK AND ENSURE
THAT WE ARE DIRECTING STATE
RESOURCES TO HELP SUPPORT THE
GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES. SO WITH THAT I'M
PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MY PRIMARY
WITNESS, DAVID NELSON FROMTHE
COLLISION CHAMBER. GOOD MORNING.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AS WELL
AS MANY THINGS TO, UM ARE AUTHOR
KATI PETRIE-NORRIS ON THIS BILL
DAVID NELSON, DIRECTOR POLICY
FOR THE CALIFORNIA ASIAN PACIFIC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ALSO NOTED
THAT THERE ARE TWO OTHER CO
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS THAT
CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBER IN
THE CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AH TRULY
APPRECIATE THE MEMBER'S
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE, AND IT
IS SO IMPORTANT AND WHEN YOU
NEED NOT FORGET WHAT ARE YOU
HAVE ALL SEEN IT IN YOUR
DISTRICTS, THE STRUGGLE THAT
BUSINESSES HAVE HAD TO EVEN
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND KUDOS TO
THOSE THAT ARE STILL IN
EXISTENCE, WHO HAVE FOUND WAYS
TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES GOING.
AND AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE LAST
PAGE OF YOUR ANALYSIS, WHICH WAS
REALLY DONE QUITE WELL BY THE
COMMITTEE. 48.8% OF ALL
CALIFORNIANS ARE EMPLOYED BY
SMALL BUSINESSES THIS AND WE'RE
ONLY ASKING FOR 25% WHICH IS
ALREADY AN AGREED UPON GOAL FROM
2000 AND SIX AND THE
SCHWARZENEGGER ADMINISTRATION.
TO BE CODIFIED BECAUSE
ACCOUNTABILITY IS REALLY
IMPORTANT ACCOUNTABILITY IS HOW
BUSINESSES STAY AFLOAT.
ACCOUNTABILITY IS HOW BUSINESSES
GET LOANS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS
HOW THEY WILL GUARANTEE
CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SO WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR EYES ON
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. WE
HOPE AND UM AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT WHEN THE TIME COMES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY
UP? GOOD MORNING. I'M HARD TO OR
EASY TO MISS GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND SALLY MEMBER
PETRIE-NORRIS, UM, LAURIE CAMERA
ON BEHALF OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
CALIFORNIA AND ALSO THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN BUSINESS
OWNERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER. WE
ARE VERY, VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL AND APPLAUD THE
AUTHOR FOR PUSHING THIS BILL
FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ALEX TORRES
WITH THE BAY AREA COUNCIL AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, STEPHANIE ESTRADA
WITH CRUZ STRATEGIES ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA FORWARD ACTION
FUND AND SUPPORT. SEEING NOBODY
ELSE APPROACHING. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD
PROMPT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE
EATING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
A B 2019. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A
B 2019 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN GERALD AT THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2019 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. LINE 1
34. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI THERE. UH GOOD MORNING
. MY NAME IS BIANCA BLANKET
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR SMALL
BUSINESS MAJORITY, AND WE ARE
THRILLED TO SUPPORT THIS
MEASURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 91
13. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MORNING MR CHEERING
MEMBERS TO GOD, BUT THE
CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN
CHAMBER COMES FOR PROJECT
SPONSORS AND THE STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. LINE 1 56. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
BEND ON BACK WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. LINE ONE.
OH, ONE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CARSON NEEDS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 58. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
MY NAME IS CONNIE CHAN IN THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST FOR STATE
TREASURER FIONA MÀ, AND I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF MAYBE 2019
ON BEHALF OF THE TREASURER
TREASURER THINKS THAT OFFERS FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. AT
THIS TIME. THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS AND QUÊ. THANK YOU
HAVING HEARD FROM SUPPORTERS,
AND THEY'LL FOLLOW THE SAME
PROCESS HERE FROM OPPOSITION.
SORRY. YOLANDA BENSON. I'M SORRY
IN SUPPORT FOR THE CALIFORNIA
HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE
AREN'T SUPPORT OF THIS, BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SORRY I
MISSED THAT SOMEHOW. SO NOW
WE'LL. FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS
AND HEAR FROM ANY OPPOSITION. IS
THERE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT
WANTS TO OPPOSE THIS BILL 2019.
SEE NONE. MODERATOR PLEASE GO TO
THE CALL LINE. PROPOSITION 2
2019. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 2019 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF A B
2019 YOU MAY PRESS ONE, AND THEN
JIRO. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
23-14 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MR CHAIRMAN. THIS IS
MAINLY DEAL FROM THE CALIFORNIA
HISPANIC CHAMBERS COMMERCE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL WERE ALSO VERY MUCH THE CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL FALLS, DIES
FOR THIS LAKE PAUL THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WITH THAT, UM. TWO OR
ANY. WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT
BACK TO OUR MEMBERS. ANYBODY
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS SEEN? NONE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WE DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM. WE'VE WE WERE WORKING ON
IT FOR A MINUTE. BUT SORRY. WE
DON'T HAVE IT. BUT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I WILL, AS SIMPLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED THE WORK OF YOUR
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
WILL NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE A. B 5 81 BY
ASSEMBLYWOMAN IRWIN GOOD MORNING
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. MORNING SENATOR
DODD AND SENATORS. THIS IS
ANOTHER BILL IN THE LONG LIST OF
BILLS WE'VE DONE TO INCREASE THE
CYBER SECURITY STANCE OF THE
STATE. 581 WOULD REQUIRE STATE
AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT
COORDINATED VULNERABILITY
DISCLOSURE PROGRAMS. THESE
PROGRAMS OUTLINED HOW
VULNERABILITY CAN BE RECORDED,
REPORTED TWO SECURITY PERSONNEL
HOW IT CAN BE DEALT WITH
INTERNALLY AND HOW THE AGENCY
CAN LEVERAGE THIS KNOWLEDGE TO
HELP OTHERS. THIS BILL ALLOWS
FEDERAL ACTION AND IT'S BASED ON
THE NIST SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS,
WHICH DIRECTS FEDERAL AGENCIES.
UH HOW TO IMPLEMENT THESE
PROGRAMS COORDINATED
VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN A BEST
PRACTICE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
UM FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND
IT'S ALSO A BEST PRACTICE FOR
LARGE AGENCIES LIKE D, O D AND
D. H S. A B 581 IS ONE MORE STEP
IN MAKING CALIFORNIA'S
CYBERSECURITY POSTURE. EVEN
STRONGER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, UM. I DON'T SEE IS EVERYBODY IN
THE ROOM WISHING TO COME FORWARD
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT TO DISCUSS
THIS? NOBODY DISCUSSED THIS WELL
, SO HOW ABOUT ON THE. THE LION
MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT 5? 81,
PLEASE? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF
THE 5 81, YOU MAY PASS ONE AND
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORT OF A B 5 81 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE HAVE
NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THERE.
ANYBODY IN IN THE CHAMBERS HERE
THAT WISHING TO, UH TO TESTIFY
AT OPPOSITION. SEEING THAT
OPERATOR. WE'VE GOT TO DO THE
SAME THING FOR THOSE ONLINE.
COULD YOU CHECK AND SEE IF
ANYBODY IS WISHING TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION? MAYBE 5 81. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND OPPOSITION OF A B 5
81 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
OF MAYBE 5 81 IN THE FIRST ONE,
AND THEN JEROME WE HAVE NO
COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MODERATOR. HAVING HEARD FROM ALL
THE SUPPORTERS IN THE OPPOSITION
WILL NOW MOVE BACK. ANYBODY HERE
WISHING TO COMMENT? SENATOR BORG
IS JUST WANTED TO COME IN THE
AUTHOR. I THINK THIS IS, UH
SOMETHING IMPORTANT. I'M
SURPRISED. IT'S TAKEN US THIS
LONG. TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE
FOREFRONT. ESPECIALLY WITH THE
LESSONS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED
PAINFULLY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC SECTOR. SO
I COMMEND YOU FOR THE WORK YOU
DO IN THIS SPACE AND CERTAINLY
GLAD TO SUPPORT IT. ONCE WE HAVE
A QUORUM CHAIR. THANK OKAY.
ANYBODY ELSE? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SOON AS WE HAVE A QUORUM WILL
TAKE UP YOUR BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YEAH.
WE'VE GOT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BENNETT'S GOT THREE BILLS ON
THAT'S THE GUY ONE IN HERE. W.
OKAY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA.
THE MAN OF THE TIME RIGHT NOW,
LET'S DO THIS MORNING. WE'RE
LOOKING AT FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE. NINE AND 10 WITH YOU BUT
WOULD START OUT WITH NUMBER NINE
A B 778. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
, COLLEAGUES EXCEPT THE
COMMITTEE OF MINIMUMS. THANK YOU
MUCH FOR WORKING ON THIS BILL.
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE OUR STATE
INSTITUTIONS EXCLUDING SCHOOLS
THAT PURCHASE AGRICULTURAL FOOD
PRODUCTS. TO IMPLEMENT THE
NECESSARY PRACTICES THAT WOULD
RESULT IN THOSE STATE OWNED OR
STATE RUN INSTITUTIONS
PURCHASING AT LEAST 60% OF
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS GROWN AND
PRODUCED. IN THE STATE BY
DECEMBER. 31ST 2025 RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM. WANTING TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTED THIS BILL.
SEEING NOBODY COMING FORWARD.
MODERATOR, CAN WE MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE IN SUPPORT
OF A B 778, PLEASE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF A B 7 78
HE MADE ONE AND THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORTIVE
ABC 7 78, YOU MAY BEST ONE AND
THEN ZERO. LINE 1 37. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I'M JACOB YOU GOMEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CITRUS MUTUAL CALLING
US SUPPORT TODAY FOR ABC 778.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE
NO FURTHER COMMENT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVING
HEARD FROM THE SUPPORT WILL NOW
FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS AND HEAR
FROM OPPOSITION. ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM OPPOSED TO MAYBE 778 C
NOBODY. MODERATOR THE SAME THING
IN OPPOSITION OF 778 ONLINE,
PLEASE. MAYBE IT'S IN GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
OPPOSITION OF A B 7 78, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COME
INTO OPPOSITION OF ABC 7 78 1
AND THEN ZERO NO COMMENT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH WILL
NOW BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO
THE MEMBERS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? SENATOR BORG IS. AND
BUILD LIKE THIS, AND I THINK
WE'VE SEEN SOME VARIATIONS OF
BILLS LIKE THIS. CAN GO A LONG
WAY IN HELPING CALIFORNIA ACT.
AND I WANT TO APPLAUD THE AUTHOR
FOR YEAH, PURSUING THIS. THIS
BILL. I DO WANT TO THROW OUT A
FEW THINGS THAT MAYBE THE AUTHOR
COMMENT ON UM THE. ONE OF THE
CONCERNS THAT WOULD BE THE HOW
WE IDENTIFIED A COMPELLING STATE
INTEREST TO DEFEND A BILL LIKE
THIS. NOW WOULD BE A QUESTION
FOR THE AUTHOR RIGHT NOW. GOOD
QUESTION. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE
OF LEGISLATION FOR OVER A YEAR
WITH THE COMMITTEE STAFF. I
THINK THAT, UM, IN THE PAST HAVE
BEEN A COUPLE OF BILLS THAT WERE
WORKED ON AS WELL BY THE
COMMITTEE STAFF HERE. FOR
PURPOSES OF PROCUREMENT. UM THAT
HAVE ACHIEVED PART OF ITS GOALS.
UH BUT CLEARLY SOME OF OUR
FARMING INTERESTS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO INCREASE THE PROCUREMENT. UM
UM. TO COME DIRECTLY FROM FARMS
TO INSTITUTIONS. TO BE ABLE TO
BOTH BENEFIT CONSUMERS AS WELL
AS OUR CALIFORNIA GROWN PRODUCTS
. UM I'M NOT. I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY LEGAL GRAY AREAS THAT
PERHAPS. ARE IN FRONT OF US
REGARDING THIS POLICY AT THE
MOMENT, UM SO I DON'T HAVE A
VERY DIRECT RESPONSE TO YOU THE
TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE
KIND OF TALL ENOUGH FINE LINE
HERE. AND WE DID WORK ON ANOTHER
PIECE OF LEGISLATION WHERE THERE
WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME
COMMERCE CLAUSE. UM POTENTIAL
CHALLENGES. WE DID GET A OPINION
FROM LEDGE COUNCIL. DIFFERENT
BILL, BUT WE'RE VERY CONSCIOUS
OF THAT. WHAT'S UH, WHAT
COMMITTEES IS GOING TO NEXT? YOU
KNOW? AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE.
ALRIGHT, UH, AS CHAIR OF AC, I'M
GONNA PROBABLY BE HONING IN TO
CREATE SOME DEFENSE FOR THIS,
AND I THINK IT CAN BE DONE. IT'S
JUST A MATTER OF ARTICULATING.
AH WHAT THE COMPELLING STATE
INTERESTS ARE AND IT COULD BE IN
THE REALM OF BOTH. ORGANIC AND
AS WELL AS CIRCUMSTANTIAL. WHAT
I MEAN IS THAT OUR PRODUCTION
CAPACITIES IN CALIFORNIA HAVE
BEEN PUT AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE
DROUGHT. AH AND FOR A NUMBER OF
OTHER REASONS, WE ALSO HAVE
REGULATORY AND LABOR
CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE PRICING
US OUT OF A MARKET. OUR OWN
MARKET, FOR THAT MATTER. AND SO
I THINK THE IDEA OF PROMOTING
CALIFORNIA GROWN PRODUCE AND
MAKING CERTAIN THAT INSTITUTIONS
THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
PURCHASE DO SO, UH AND YOU MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER. I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK THIS BILL HAS A
DIFFERENTIAL. OF A PERCENTAGE IN
THERE. THAT WOULD ALLOW
INSTITUTIONS TO BUY NON
CALIFORNIA IF THE PRICE
DIFFERENTIAL IS SUBSTANTIAL.
THESE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT
IN GENERAL. CALIFORNIA AG IS AT
RISK. THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE
CAN PROTECT OURSELVES. AND DO SO
LOOKING AFTER THE NATIONAL
SECURITY INTERESTS OF
CALIFORNIANS AND AMERICANS, FOR
THAT MATTER, BECAUSE ONCE
AGRICULTURE GOES HISTORY SHOWS
THAT DOESN'T COME BACK. SO I
THINK THIS IS PROBABLY A
NECESSARY STEP IN THE DIRECTION
TO PROTECT OUR OWN PROTECTION
PRODUCTION CAPACITIES, SO I'LL
BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. BUT
PLEASE, IF YOU COULD BE PREPARED
ON THOSE TWO FRONTS IN AG, I
WOULD JUST MAKE THAT
RECOMMENDATION, SENATOR THANK
YOU. IF YOU SEE ME SMILING, IT'S
BECAUSE I COULD HAVE USED YOUR
VOICE AND YOUR VOTE YESTERDAY
AND SENATOR ROTH COMMITTEE WHERE
WE HAD A BILL BEFORE HIM AND
SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS HERE THAT
ATTEMPTED TO ACHIEVE EXACTLY
WHAT YOU JUST ARTICULATED. UM
AND SO THANK YOU FOR LENDING
YOUR VOICE TO THE OVERALL
CONVERSATION OF WHERE, UM, THE
INTERSECTION IN WHICH WE FIND
OURSELVES IN CALIFORNIA AS IT
RELATES TO, UM A EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. PRODUCER OF WORLD
PRODUCTS, AND YET THE COMMENT
ABOUT PRICING OURSELVES OUT THE
REGULATION LABOR COST. WAS THE
TOPIC OF CONVERSATION YESTERDAY.
SO THANK YOU FOR RAISING THOSE
POINTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH
YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE. SOMEBODY
MEMBER GARCIA, FORGIVE US. WE
NOW HAVE A QUORUM AND WE'RE NOT
GOING TO LET THIS TIME PASSED
WITHOUT TAKING ROLE AND DOING
OUR CONSENT. SO COULD WE PLEASE
TAKE THE ROLL? DODD. HEAR, HEAR
NELSON NELSON HERE, ALAN. ROUGH.
BREATH HERE. BECKER. GORGEOUS.
PRESENT, BRADFORD. GLASER.
HUESO. HERE. SO HERE, JONES.
KAMLAGER KAMLAGER HERE IN
MELENDEZ BLEND IS HERE.
PORTANTINO LAURENTINO HERE,
HERTZBERG. WELCOME. OKAY SO WE
HAVE A QUORUM. CAN WE QUICKLY GO
TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR? DODD. I
HOLD IT. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO SENATOR BORDERS. THANK YOU
FOR BAILING ME OUT ON THAT ONE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR
BORGIAS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
DIED. I NELSON NELSON. I, ALAN.
RUSS. HI, BECKER. GORGEOUS,
GORGEOUS I, BRADFORD. GLASER.
WEST. SO I JONES. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER, AYE MELINDA'S DIæN
PORTANTINO. WARRANTY. NÓI
HERZBERG WILK. EIGHT VOTES
BELIEVE THAT ON CALL WE'RE BACK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA BELIEVE
THAT SENATOR ROTH HAS A QUESTION
OR COMMENT. WELL I WAS GOING TO
THANK THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL. I STILL
WILL, DESPITE HIS COMMENTS ABOUT
OUR COMMITTEE HEARING YESTERDAY,
BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU, SIR FOR
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS, AND I
APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU'VE
ATTEMPTED TO WORK THIS BILL.
APPARENTLY YOU MAY HAVE SOME
MORE WORK TO DO. BUT I'M GLAD
THAT MY COLLEAGUE TO MY RIGHT IS
GOING TO WORK WITH YOU AND HELP
YOU MOVE THIS BILL. THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE BECAUSE I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD THING. AND I JUST
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OBVIOUS
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE?
SEEING THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS
MATTER, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT IN THE BILL. OKAY
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON ABC 778.
SENATOR NIELSEN MOVES. UM SO THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THIS IS ITEM 9 87 78 MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMENDMENT WE REFERRED TO
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE DODD I,
NELSON NELSON, I, ALAN. ROTH.
ROTH. I BECKER. GORGEOUS
GORGEOUS I BRADFORD BLAZER.
HUESO. WHERE SO I JONES.
KAMLAGER KAMLAGER. I AMMELENDEZ
MELINDA'S AYE. PORTANTINO
QUARANTINE. OI, HERTZBERG.
WELCOME. V. BILL HAS EIGHT
VOTES WILL PUT THAT ON CALL AS
WELL. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S YOU HAVE
NOW FILE ITEM NUMBER 10 A B 27
51. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHAIR.
LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING YOU FOR
PUTTING FORWARD SOME AMENDMENTS
THAT I THINK MAKE THE BILL A
BETTER BILL. AMENDMENTS THAT I
THINK HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE
CONCERNS THAT THE OPPOSITION HAS
HAS RAISED. AND SO WE THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR PUTTING THAT
SUGGESTION FORWARD. I'LL START
BY SAYING THAT THIS IS A THE
ONLY BILL MOVING THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS CURRENTLY
THAT ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUE OF AFFORDABILITY AND
BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY. UH THIS
BILL HERE TRIES TO REQUIRE THE
AFFORDABLE OFFER TO MAKE BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO ALL CALIFORNIANS.
WORKING OFF OF WHAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PROGRAM HAS PUT
FORWARD AND, UH AND I'LL JUST
KIND OF GO DOWN A BIT OF A
LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY HERE AND
THEN JUMP RIGHT IN AND ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. THIS BUILDS OVER A
DECADE OF PRECEDENT SET BY THE
FCC AND THE PUC REGARDING
BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY. 2011
THE FCC IN THE U. S. DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE APPROVED THE
ACQUISITION OF NBCUNIVERSAL
COMCAST WITH SPECIFIED
CONDITIONS THAT CREATED THE
INTERNET CENTRAL PROGRAM. INTER
ESSENTIALS WAS A TEMPORARY,
AFFORDABLE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED
FOR 1.5 NBS. MBS CONNECTION FOR
9 95 A MONTH 2015 THE CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES APPROVED
COMCAST POTENTIAL 45.2 BILLION
ACQUISITION. AND ALSO PUT
FORWARD AND AFFORDABILITY
PROGRAM AS WELL. WE'RE TALKING
NOW. TODAY THIS BILL WOULD
REQUIRE DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGY TO
CREATE THE NET EQUALITY PROGRAM,
WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE STATE
AND STATE AGENCIES TO ONLY DO
BUSINESS WITH AN INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDER THAT OFFERS
AFFORDABLE HOME INTERNET
SERVICE. TWO HOUSEHOLDS
PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HAS BEEN
MODELED OVER PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN
CONSIDERED IN THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. AND THIS IS SOMETHING TO
ENSURE THAT ALL FOLKS HAVE
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE INTERNET.
WE'VE PROACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO
ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
THOSE TODAY WHO YOU HEAR FROM
OPPOSING THE BILL. ASK FOR
SUGGESTIONS ASKED FOR SOME
AMENDMENTS THAT COULD BE, UM I
MET WITH A INTERESTS OF
ACHIEVING WORK IS ULTIMATELY
AFFORDABLE INTERNET FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS, UM WE HAVEN'T BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THERE. AND
SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL
ALLOW US TO MOVE THIS BILL
FORWARD AND CONTINUE THOSE
DIALOGUES. UM AGAIN. THIS IS THE
ONLY BILL THAT ADDRESSES
AFFORDABILITY. UM CONNECTIVITY
IN THE LEGISLATURE MOVING. SO
WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IS THERE.
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM? YES, SIR.
IN SUPPORT. YES GOOD MORNING,
SENATORS. MEMBERS I'M RICHARD
POLANCO. I'M A FORMER MEMBER OF
THIS DISTINGUISHED BODY. I
SERVED 16 YEARS AND I'M VERY
HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND. WE
ALREADY NONPROFIT STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 2000
AND FIVE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
SUNNY MCPEAK. WE HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN CREATING THE KIND
OF DATABASE RESEARCH PERFORMANCE
BASED OUTCOMES. THAT MATTER TO
US PUBLIC POLICY DECISION
MAKERS. I AND THIS IS A MEASURE
THAT MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS A MEASURE THAT IS THE
MISSING LINK. THERE ARE TWO
MISSING LINKS TO AS WE SEE TO
THE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
DEPLOYMENT. AH! AFFORDABILITY IS
IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED MEMBERS
THAT AFFORDABILITY IS A MAJOR
CONSIDERATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE
DISCONNECTED. IN L A COUNTY. LET
ME SHARE WITH YOU, UH, IN THE L.
A COUNTY AREA. 2.3 MILLION. OF
L. A COUNTY RESIDENTS. USE
SIMPLY SMART FOODS. 1.2 MILLION
OF L. A COUNTY RESIDENTS. HAVE
NO ACCESS. WHEN WE LOOK AT
CALIFORNIA 16% OF CALIFORNIANS
DO NOT HAVE HIGH SPEED INTERNET
AT HOME. AND THE REASON IS
AFFORDABILITY. MIDDLE MILE. LAST
MILE INFRASTRUCTURE. EXT.
ACCELERATING DEPLOYMENT THAT HAS
BEEN COVERED BY THIS BODY AND
LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATION. THE
MISSING PIECE TODAY IS TO ENSURE
THAT THOSE FAMILIES THAT CANNOT
AFFORD THAT THIS BODY MOVE
FORWARD. LEGISLATION THAT WILL
ALLOW. AND MAINTAIN
ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE SPS WHO
ARE GAINING A PUBLIC BENEFIT AS
A RESULT. OF THE DEPLOYMENTS.
AND ENSURE THAT WE CLOSE THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE. THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE SET IN THIS
LAW. THOSE WHO ARE RECEIVING
HEALTH. FRESH ASSISTANCE ARE
ELIGIBLE. STUDENTS WHO ARE POST
STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTENDING
COLLEGE. ARE ELIGIBLE. COVERED
CALIFORNIA RECIPIENTS ARE
ELIGIBLE BY THAT I MEAN THAT
THEY HAVE MET THE FEDERAL
REQUIREMENT. THAT ALLOWS FOR
EXPEDITING. CONVERTING AS THIS
MEASURE WILL DO. THIS POPULATION
AND BRING A CLOSURE. TO THE GAP
OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. WE ASKED
FOR A NIGHT VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? YES,
PLEASE. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS.
WHAT ELSE YOU CAN TELL US ON
BEHALF OF NEXT GEN. CALIFORNIA
OVER 8.4 MILLION CALIFORNIANS
CURRENTLY DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO
BROADBAND SERVICES. WHEN ASKED
WHY OVER TWO THIRDS REPORTED
AFFORDABILITY AS ONE OF THE
PRIMARY REASONS THEY DO NOT
ACCESS BROADBAND SERVICES. THIS
BILL TAKES AN INNOVATIVE
APPROACH TOWARDS ENSURING THAT
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS OFFER
CALIFORNIANS THE AFFORDABILITY
PRODUCTS THEY NEED BY ENSURING
THAT THOSE CALIFORNIANS ON
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE HAVE ACCESS TO
AN AFFORDABLE PLAN. WILL GO A
LONG WAY TOWARDS BRIDGING THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE, AND WE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THANK
YOU. QUÊ ANYBODY ELSE HERE
WISHING TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
SEEING DONE? MODERATOR CAN WE
PLEASE OPEN THE LINES FOR
SUPPORT ON A B 27 51? THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF 80 27 51
, YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF A
B 27 51 WE MAKE THIS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. FIND 1 47. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. ERIKA
HOFFMANN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT PLANE. 1
67. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS THERE, BUT ON BEHALF OF
THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT, YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT. 9 61. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, ITALY, MÀ ON BEHALF OF
ALAMEDA COUNTY AND SOME SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. 9 99 IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING COMMIE
PEER WITH COMMON SENSE MEDIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. WE HAVE NO
FURTHER LINES IN Q AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, MODERATOR. NOW HAVING
HEARD FROM SUPPORTERS WILL NOW
FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS AND HEAR
FROM OPPOSITION. I BELIEVE WE
HAVE BERNIE ROSCOE AND YOLANDA
BENSON IN OPPOSITION. GOOD
MORNING. OVER HERE. SORRY.
THEY'RE USED TO THE BIG DANCE.
WE WERE JUST FOLLOWING WHAT
OTHER PEOPLE DID SO GOOD MORNING
, YOLANDA BENSON, REPRESENTING
US TELECOM, THE BROADBAND
ASSOCIATION. OUR MEMBERS ARE
FACILITY BASED WIRE LINE
BROADBAND PROVIDERS IN
CALIFORNIA. AND OUR MEMBER
COMPANIES. ALL OF THEM HAVE
AFFORDABLE PLANS. WE ARE ALL
PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S AFFORDABLE
CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM, WHICH IS
$14.2 BILLION. PROVIDED TO
ELIGIBLE SUBSCRIBERS. MANY OF US
STOOD WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN JUST
3.5 WEEKS AGO, SAYING THAT WE
WERE THERE TO HELP AND PARTNER
WITH THIS PROGRAM. THAT IS NOT
MANDATORY. IT IS VOLUNTARY, AND
, UM, IT PROVIDES FOR $30. AND
AT A SPEED OF 100, SO ALL OF US
ARE PROVIDING THAT BUT BE THE
BEFORE EVEN THE CPI CAME INTO
BEING WE WERE A FOR OFFERING
AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS. AS WELL.
FOR INSTANCE, AT AND T HAS A
PROGRAM OF 100 MEGABITS OVER 30
AT $30 A MONTH FOR THE SAME
ELIGIBILITY THAT THE REQUIRES
FOR THOSE PARTICULAR
SUBSCRIBERS. SO NOW YOU RECEIVE
THE EP. PUT IT AGAINST THAT
AFFORDABLE PROGRAM. YOUR
INTERNET EQUATES TO 04 YOUR
BROADBAND COST, SO WE HAVE BEEN
THERE TO PROVIDE CHOICES. SO
WHEN YOU GET THAT A C P $30.
YOU'RE ABLE TO CHOOSE A PLAN.
AND WITH ANY COMPANY THAT YOU
WANT, UM OVER 97% PROBABLY
ALMOST 100 OF ALL I SPS ARE
PARTNERING WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. THE IS TRULY A
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. IT'S
EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER. AND
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SAID
THAT THE BEST WAY FOR STATES TO
COLLABORATE IS TO HAVE STATE
AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS WORK
WITH STAKEHOLDERS LIKE THE ISPS
BECAUSE WE DO PROVIDE THE
SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
COLLABORATING. TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY CAN HELP US IDENTIFY THOSE
ELIGIBLE SUBSCRIBERS. WE DON'T
KNOW THE INCOME LEVEL OF OUR
SUBSCRIBERS THAT IS NOT
INFORMATION. THAT WE HAVE. THIS
BILL, UNFORTUNATELY, IS NOT
ABOUT AFFORDABILITY THAT'S
ALREADY OUT THERE. SO WITH THAT
SAID, UM, WHAT WE BELIEVE IS
THAT THIS BILL PUTS THE
PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING SIDE
OF JUST DOING BUSINESS WITH THE
STATE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T GO
THROUGH A PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
YOU STILL BOAT WOULD BE REQUIRED
TO MEET THIS $40 THAT WOULD BE
IN STATUTE, WHICH EQUATES TO
BROADBAND REGULATION THAT IS IN
STATUTE, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE
PREEMPTED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE ASK THAT YOU
THERE ARE OTHER METRICS TO THIS
BILL THAT MY COLLEAGUE WILL
SHARE IN JUST A MOMENT. IT IS
JUST ABOUT HAVING AN AFFORDABLE
PLAN IN ORDER TO DO BUSINESS
WITH THE STATE. THERE ARE OTHER
METRICS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT
FOR US TO MEET, AND WE ASKED FOR
YOUR NO VOTE. ROSCOE. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS BERNIE
ROSCOE WITH THE CALIFORNIA CABLE
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATION. FIRST, I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR AN
EXCELLENT COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. I
THINK THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE
. AND JUST TO QUICKLY PARAPHRASE
MISS BENSON'S COMMENTS, SO WE
ALREADY PROVIDE AFFORDABLE
BROADBAND PLANS AND WITH
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S NEW,
AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM,
THE $3 A MONTH PLAN THAT'S GOING
TO BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO MANY
OF THE LOW INCOME CALIFORNIANS
WHO DON'T HAVE THAT SERVICE
TODAY, OR EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE
SERVICE TODAY WHO CAN THEN
SWITCH OVER TO THAT PLAN, SO
THERE IS NO MISSING LINK HERE.
SO I JUST WANT TO REBUT THAT
COMMENT THAT WAS MADE IN ORDER
THAT THIS IS CAUSING MISSING
HAVE CLOSED THAT GAP. WHAT THIS
BILL DOES, THOUGH, AS MISS
BENSON MENTIONED IS IT
JEOPARDIZES PROCUREMENT IN
CALIFORNIA IF YOU DO NOT MEET
THE METRICS OF THIS BILL THAN
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CANNOT DO
BUSINESS WITH THE INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDER. RECENTLY WITH
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS THAT
WILL BE TAKEN TODAY. THIS WILL
ADDRESS THAT CONCERN FOR SMALLER
OPERATORS IN RURAL AREAS WHERE
WE ONLY HAVE ONE PROVIDER, SO IT
RECOGNIZED WHAT THOSE AMENDMENTS
DO IT RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A
RISK HERE WITH PROCUREMENT. SO
SHOULD A ISP INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDER, NOT MEET THE
CONDITIONS OF THE BILL ONE.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A CALL CENTER
WITH QUALIFIED STAFF. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE QUALIFIED STAFF
WOULD BE. BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE
THAT QUALIFIED STAFF. THEY MUST
GET A HOUSEHOLD CONNECTED WITHIN
30 MINUTES. YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN
ADOPTION PROGRAM WITHIN YOUR
SERVICE TERRITORY OF QUALIFYING
HOUSEHOLDS OF 90% BY 2025 95% BY
2027. AGAIN AS MISS BENSON
MENTIONED WE DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ARE, BUT
WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE
THAT WE GET THOSE HOUSEHOLDS
CONNECTED. BUT WHO DOES KNOW WHO
THOSE HOUSEHOLDS ARE? IS
GOVERNMENT. E D D KNOWS WHEN YOU
GO INTO ED FOR SERVICES THAT
YOU'RE YOU HAVE SOME FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES AT THAT POINT WITH
THE BIDEN MINISTRATIONS HAS
SUGGESTED IN A WEBINAR BY THE
NATIONAL INFORMATION. AND N T I
A N T. I A RECOMMENDED WAS THAT
WE NEED TO PARTNER. I NEED A
PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
WHO KNOW WHO THESE FAMILIES ARE
AND GET THEM CONNECTED. SO IF
YOU GO INTO AGAIN, EDDIE D IF
YOU GO INTO A HEALTH SERVICES
AGENCY WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO
IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE IT TO
SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS LIKE
HEALTH RASH. CALIFORNIA IS A
PROGRAM TO GET PEOPLE NUTRITION
TO GET GROCERIES FOR THEM. IF
YOU TOLD SUPERMARKETS,
SUPERMARKETS WITHIN YOUR SERVICE
TERRITORY, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GET EVERY RESIDENT IN
YOUR AREA CONNECTED TO CAL FRESH
. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO THE
SUPERMARKET? THE SUPERMARKET
DOESN'T KNOW WHO THOSE INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS ARE. DON'T THOSE
HOUSEHOLDS GO TO GOVERNMENT TO
SIGN UP FOR CAL FRESH AND THEN
THEY COME IN AND MATCH UP
SERVICES WITH US. BUT FOR ALL
THESE REASONS, WE ARE OPPOSED.
OKAY, GREAT. SARAH POLANCO.
WE'RE GONNA WAIT AND SEE. HANG
ON A SECOND. WE'RE JUST GONNA
WAIT TILL WE GET THROUGH THIS.
AND THEN IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS,
YOU CAN ADDRESS THE QUESTION. SO
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
MODERATOR CAN WE MOVE TO THE
PHONE LINES, TOO? DETERMINE IF
THERE IS ANY OPPOSITION TO A B
27 51. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
OF ABC, 7 51, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 27 51 MAY PAST
ONE AND THEN ZERO. 9 23 YEAR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF PAM LIMITS ON BEHALF OF
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS AND
OPPOSITION. 91 70. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. BEEN
GOLOMBEK WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. 91 38. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. THIS
IS JONATHAN ARABLE ON BEHALF OF
C T. THE OPPOSITE. FAIR ENOUGH
FURTHER LINES IN CUBA AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MODERATOR UM SO WE WILL BRING
THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
MEMBERS DURING OUR MEMBERS HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SENATOR ROTH, PLEASE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. I'M JUST TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT THROUGH THE
OPPOSITION SAYS WE PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE INTERNET. BUT I NOTE
THAT THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTS A VERY
RURAL AREA. SO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
IS THAT THE REASON WHY THE BILL
YOUR AUTHORING THIS BILL BECAUSE
IN A RURAL AREA THAT DOESN'T
HAPPEN. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S
PARTIALLY A REASON. BUT I THINK
MORE IMPORTANTLY, HERE IS WHAT
WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO IS
CODIFY. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IS DOING WE'RE ALSO SETTING UP
WHAT I WOULD REFER TO AS A
BACKSTOP. FOR PURPOSES OF WHEN
THE PP PROGRAM NO LONGER HAS
BEEN FUNDED. THE CALIFORNIA
REMAINS. IN A PLACE WHERE IT HAS
AN AFFORDABLE PROGRAM FOR
INTERNET SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED
20 OF THE ISPS THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PROGRAM ALREADY MEET. WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO
HERE IN CALIFORNIA WITH THIS
BILL. UM, THEREFORE. REALLY
SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE, UM FOR
THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS.
WE'VE ALSO TAKEN A SERIES OF
AMENDMENTS THAT ENSURE THAT THE
ADOPTION PIECE THAT WAS JUST
MENTIONED. ISN'T REQUIRED FOR
ISPS TO TAKE ON THE SAME TIME WE
TOOK SOME AMENDMENTS HERE THAT
TALK ABOUT PROCUREMENT OVER A
CERTAIN THRESHOLD. UM, IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THEIR
CONCERNS AS WELL, BUT REALLY?
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.
SENATOR IS HAVE A PROGRAM IN
CALIFORNIA IN THE CASE THAT THE
FUNDS FOR THE A C P AT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL THAT
WOULD EXPIRE AND NOVEMBER OF
2024 THAT WE HERE IN CALIFORNIA
REMAIN, UM, WITH A PROGRAM THAT
IS AFFORDABLE FOR PURPOSES OF
CONNECTIVITY. YOU KNOW, I'M SORT
OF AN INTERLOPER HERE TODAY
TRYING TO FILL IN SO PLEASE
FORGIVE ME IF I ASKED QUESTIONS
THAT DON'T SOUND VERY
INTELLIGENT. PERHAPS IT'S MY
AGE. THE BUT IF WHAT WHAT?
WHAT'S THE NUMBER OF INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DON'T
COMPLY CURRENTLY? WE DON'T HAVE
THAT NUMBER ON HAND. WHAT WE DO
KNOW IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, UM,
THAT HAVE SPOKEN JUST NOW. IN
OPPOSITION. DO QUALIFY UNDER
THESE TERMS, THEREFORE NOT BEING
IMPACTED. UM, HAS BEEN AS IT'S
BEEN ARTICULATED. THE ANALYSIS
SUGGESTS THAT THERE THERE COULD
BE A NUMBER OF INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDERS, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL
AREAS THAT THAT CURRENTLY DON'T
OFFER THE KIND OF SERVICE THAT
YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO. ENSURE IS
PROVIDED. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IN
AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS BILL
THAT WE MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO
ARE MAYBE SMALLER ONES WHO WERE
OPERATING IN RURAL AREAS, AND
THAT MIGHT MAKE OUR CURRENT, UM
MIDDLE MILE. BEEN WITH.
INITIATIVES THE ONES THAT ARE
ENGAGING IN HERE IN THE STATE
AND I GUESS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
MAKE THAT SITUATION WORSE. TO
YOUR QUESTION, SENATOR. I DON'T-KNOW. I DON'T DARE TO RESPOND TO
IT, NOT KNOWING YOU KNOW WHETHER
OR NOT THAT COULD BE AN OUTCOME.
UM I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE HERE IS TO ENSURE THAT
IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PROGRAM GOES AWAY THAT IN
CALIFORNIA, WE STILL HAVE AN
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM. UM. WELL
I THINK, LET ME JUST COMMEND YOU
FOR THIS EFFORT. I THINK YOU
KNOW, TRYING TO EXPAND. INTERNET
ACCESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY TO THOSE
WHO ARE MOST NEEDY AND THE ONES
WE FOCUSED. WE SPEND A LOT OF
TIME FOCUSING ON HERE IS A IS AN
ADMIRABLE GOAL, AND I THINK YOU
DESERVE A GOLD STAR FOR TRYING
TO MOVE SOMETHING FORWARD. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. NO. SENATOR GO
AHEAD. MELENDEZ SORRY. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIRMAN. UM SO,
ASSEMBLYMAN, UM. I HEAR YOU SAY
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO BE
PROACTIVE IN THE EVENT THAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NO LONGER
WISHES TO FUND THIS PROGRAM, BUT
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY
UNLIKELY. I'M CERTAINLY NOT
GOING TO BE ANY TIME SOON. THE
OTHER THING I WILL NOTE IS THAT
THE CONGRESS IS ATTEMPT TO SOLVE
THIS ISSUE AND THE PRESIDENT'S
ATTEMPT TO SELL THIS ISSUE WAS
TO SUBSIDIZE RATHER THAN FIXED
PRICES, WHICH IS WHAT YOUR BILL
IS TRYING TO DO. AND I AND I
CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THAT
IS STRAYING INTO FEDERAL AREA OF
REGULATION WHERE WE DON'T BELONG
NOR WOOD. NOR DO WE HAVE ANY
AUTHORITY, SO I'M NOT EVEN SURE
IF THIS WOULD PASS. MUSTER IF IT
WERE, IF IT WERE CHALLENGED. IS
THERE SOME REASON WHY YOU CHOSE
NOT TO GO THE ROUTE OF
SUBSIDIZING RATHER THAN FIXING
PRICES. I'M GOING TO ASK OUR
WITNESS TO ADDRESS YOUR SENATOR.
GO AHEAD. THIS IS MIKE ON. MR
CHAIRMAN. THE ISPS ALREADY ARE
PROVIDING, AS THEY STATED LOW
COST OFFERS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
THE DATA SHOWS THAT IT IS THE
COST. THAT IS THE IMPEDIMENT.
THAT KEEPS PEOPLE FROM. THE
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CALIFORNIANS
FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE
INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME. AND SO
WE DON'T VIEW IT AS AS AS A
PRICE RANGE. THAT HAS BEEN
ADVERTISED. BY THE I S P S
PUBLICLY. AH AS SETTING APRICE
THAT IS ARBITRARY. UH DO YOU NOT
VIEW IT AS SOMETHING THAT'S
STRAYING INTO AREA OF FEDERAL
REGULATION AS OPPOSED TO STATE
REGULATION? NO BECAUSE
CALIFORNIA HAS GONE BEYOND WHAT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MANY
POLICY AREAS HAS ESTABLISHED
WATER. AIR AND THE LIST GOES ON
. AND SO IT IS NOT. I DO NOT
INTERPRET IT. IN THAT PARTICULAR
VIEW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO
MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT. UM LET'S GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. WELL
I WOULD JUST CLOSE BY SAYING
THAT I AM. I SURE APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. I'M
NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY FOR THE REASONS THAT
I MENTIONED, BUT I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTEMPT. SENATOR NIELSEN.
OKAY SENATOR. COMMODITY THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. I AM. TO HAVE
QUESTIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO
ATTRIBUTE IT TO MY AGE. UM LIKE
SENATOR ROTH DID. UM BUT I HAVE
SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS
BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF NEW TO
ME, AND I'M GOING OFF OF THE
ANALYSIS. UM SO IT TALKS ABOUT
THAT THE BILL MAKES IT CLEAR
THAT IN ORDER FOR AN ISP TO DO
ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS WITH THE
STATE. IT'S REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE INTERNET SERVICE TO
ALL OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. AND
SO IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PROVIDING SERVICE AND THEN
HOUSEHOLDS USING THE SERVICE AND
WOULD THIS SOMEHOW I'M JUST
WONDERING IF THERE COULD BE SOME
INTERPRETATION THAT ISPS COULD
BE DINGED BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE
IS ACCESSING THE SERVICE THAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE AVAILABLE
OR DO I HAVE IT WRONG? AND I CAN
WRONG. YOU CAN NO, NO, I'M NOT
GOING TO SAY THAT. BUT THERE'S A
THERE'S CAN YOU CAN YOU REFINE
WITH THE QUESTION IS SO THE REAL
QUESTION IS, YOU CAN HAVE A
PROVIDER THAT'S OFFERING SERVICE
RIGHT? THAT'S DOING ALL IT CAN
TO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLDS STILL
MAKES THE DECISION IF THEY WANT
TO USE IT. MAYBE THEY DON'T LIKE
THE PROCESS. MAYBE THEY DON'T
LIKE THE COMMERCIAL. MAYBE THEY
DON'T LIKE THE PROVIDER. THEY
HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE BEFORE OR
MAYBE THEY'RE TRYING TO LIVE OFF
THE GRID. WITH THAT ISP GET
DINGED BECAUSE THAT HOUSEHOLD
DECIDED NOT TO ENGAGE, WHICH IS
DIFFERENT FROM NOT HAVING THE
SERVICE BEING PROVIDED TO THEM.
THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE. I
BELIEVE IN CAN THE ISPS. UH. NOT
WANTING TO PROVIDE NOT. MEETING
ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE
BILL, WHICH IS TO ADVERTISE. IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, SO THAT
THOSE WHO MEET THE
QUALIFICATIONS. ARE ABLE TO TAP
INTO IT. UM THE OTHER QUALIFIED
THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF ANNUAL
REPORTING THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE
KIND OF QUESTION THAT YOU'RE
ASKING RIGHT NOW. THERE IS NO
DATA. AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE PERFORMANCE BASED OUTCOMES
BASED ON DATA AND RESEARCH, IT
MAKES SENSE TO ASK FOR THE
ANNUAL REPORTS ESTABLISHED THE
BASELINE. AND THEN MOVE FORWARD
. THIS BILL ACCOMPLISHES THAT
AND I THINK IN A WAY IT
ADDRESSES WHAT YOU'RE
REFERENCING AS TO WHETHER OR NOT
THE CHOICE OF THE FAMILY WANTING
TO OR NOT, THAT WILL BE THEIR
CHOICE. THE GOAL IS TO REACH I
BELIEVE 90. OF ADOPTION. BY 2024
IN THE BILL. AND 95. UH, MM OF
ADOPTION. BY 2026 2017 IF I'M
NOT MISTAKEN, AND SO THESE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ARE VERY
APPROPRIATE. WE HOLD PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
PERFORMANCE DATA DRIVEN. THIS IS
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENCE
WITH REGARDS TO THE PROCUREMENT
ISSUE. UM, I HAVE LEGISLATED.
MANY TIMES IN THE PROCUREMENT.
AND. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE
REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED AND
VENDORS. AND SO THIS IS NOT OUT
OF THE ORDINARY. WHAT IS OUT OF
THE ORDINARY IS TO HAVE
OPPOSITION FROM SOMETHING THAT
WE. NO EXIST CAN BE ADDRESSED.
IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF MONEY. IT'S
AN ISSUE OF BRINGING FORWARD THE
KINDS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO THIS POPULATION
THAT NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED. HAVE
A SECOND QUESTION, PLEASE. THEN
THE SECOND QUESTION, AND I'M
GLAD SENATOR, YOU RAISED THE
ISSUE OF PROCUREMENT. I'M
WONDERING IF THIS WOULD GIVE AN
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO CERTAIN I S
P S AS IT RELATES TO DOING
BUSINESS WITHTHE STATE BECAUSE
YOU COULD, FOR EXAMPLE. HAVE AN
I S P THAT OFFERS THIS KIND OF
LOW INCOME BENEFIT, BUT THEY
COULD ALSO NOT BE A GOOD VENDOR
PARTNER TO THE STATE. I MEAN,
THEY COULD HAVE REALLY CRAPPY
CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEIR PRICES
COULD BE TOO HIGH AND DO YOU IS
WOULD COULD THERE BE A SCENARIO
WHERE WE'RE SORT OF GIVING AN
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO CERTAIN
COMPANIES THAT MIGHT BE MEETING
THIS THRESHOLD, BUT AS IT
RELATES TO THEM BEING ABLE TO DO
BUSINESS WITH THE STATE? ARE NOT
THE BEST PARTNER AND I CAN GIVE
YOU A WHOLE BUNCH OF EXAMPLES
FROM. SO I'LL START BY SAYING
THAT 20 OF THE PARTNERS IN THE
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM THAT
THEY'VE SIGNED ON TO VOLUNTARY
AGREEMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OR QUALIFY FOR THE
THRESHOLDS THAT WERE SETTING
FORWARD IN THIS BILL. WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
ISN'T A REQUIREMENT. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO JUST
OFFER. AND SO WE FEEL CONFIDENT
THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS DOING
BUSINESS ALREADY WITH THE STATE.
WILL MEET MANY OF THESE
REQUIREMENTS. UH, THIS IS ABOUT
JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS IN THE
CASE THAT IN 2020 FOR GOVERNMENT
FUNDS, FOR WHATEVER REASON OR NO
LONGER IN PLACE. AND THAT WE
REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE
ISSUE OF AFFORDABILITY WHEN IT
COMES TO BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
, AND IF YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING CENTER. BEST MOST
ROBUST VENDOR POOL WITH WHICH WE
CAN, YOU KNOW, UM, DO BUSINESS
WITH AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU
THOUGHT THIS WOULD CREATE SOME
CHALLENGES TO THAT. BUT THANK
YOU. AND I DON'T I WOULD ARGUE,
NOT BECAUSE THESE ARE GOING TO
BE CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS,
THOSE ON THE ON THIS SIDE OF THE
TABLE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE'S INTEREST AND
PEOPLE'S INTERESTS, THOSE
ADVOCATING ON THE BOTTOM LINE
INTERESTS. IT WOULD BE WORKED
OUT IN A CONTRACTUAL
RELATIONSHIP. OKAY, UH, SENATOR
HUESO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT
TO COME IN THE AUTHOR FOR
WORKING IN THIS AREA. I RAN A
SIMILAR BILL DURING COVID. WHEN
WE, UM BUT WHEN? WHEN WE THE
WHOLE STATE QUARANTINED. WE
FOUND THAT STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO ATTEND THEIR CLASSES
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS
TO BROADBAND INTERNET AND MY
BILL SOUGHT TO CREATE AN
AFFORDABLE PROGRAM. FOR FAMILIES
THAT DIDN'T HAVE INTERNET AND
UNFORTUNATELY, OF COURSE UM, IT
DID NOT PREVAIL THROUGH THE
PROCESS, AND OUR STATE FOUND AN
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM TO INVEST IN
TO GET SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
TEMPORARILY. PROVIDE THE
SERVICE. BUT YOU KNOW WE ARE
STATE HAS ALREADY WORKED IN OUR
GOVERNMENT. UH PRECISELY. THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ALREADY
OFFERS A WHOLE PANOPLY OF
PROGRAMS IN OTHER AREAS THAT WE
CONSIDER ESSENTIAL. HOUSING WE
HAVE. AN AFFORDABLE PROGRAM, UH
, IN IN AREAS OF UTILITIES, WE
OFFER, UH PEOPLE WITH LOW
INCOME. AH OPPORTUNITIES TO
QUALIFY FOR LOWER UTILITIES. WE
HAVE PROGRAMS FOR PHONES. WE
HAVE PROGRAMS. YOU KNOW THE CARE
PROGRAM THROUGH THE PFC OFFERS.
UH AH! AH! LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
ENERGY ASSISTANCE THROUGH
THROUGH. EFFICIENCIES IN THEIR
HOMES. WE HAVE EVEN INSURANCE,
AUTO INSURANCE, AND I THINK THE
GOOD SENATOR WAS ALSO INVOLVED
IN IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
PROVIDING IF THE STATE IS GOING
TO MANDATE. INSURANCE AND HAVE A
PROGRAM. YOU GOTTA ALLOW LOW
INCOME PEOPLE TO QUALIFY THAT
WITHOUT IMPOSING A BURDEN ON
THEM THAT SO THERE WAS A PROGRAM
FOR THAT. SO THIS IS NOT
ANYTHING NEW. THE QUESTION IS,
IS IT VITAL? AND CURRENTLY TODAY
, I'M JUST SHOCKED THAT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA HASN'T DONE
ANYTHING IN THIS AREA. IT'S LONG
OVERDUE. WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT
NEED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, BUT
CANNOT AFFORD IT. AS THE CHAIR
OF ENERGY. YOU KNOW, WE WHAT I
SEE IN OUR COMMITTEE IS OFTEN
TIMES WE MEASURE COMMUNITIES IF
THEY HAVE 100% ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET, IT'S MEASURED WHETHER
THEY HAVE AH! ACCESS TO A LINE
THAT THEY CAN CONNECT TO. WE'RE
NOT MEASURING, WHETHER AT THEY
ACTUALLY HAVE IT. AND IN LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES. THEY CAN
HAVE ACCESS TO A LINE BUT NOT
AFFORD THE SERVICE AND YET NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO THAT LINE. AND I
THINK THAT IS EXTREMELY
EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE. I THINK I
THINK THIS. THIS MATTER DESERVES
OUR ATTENTION. WE'RE WILLING TO
WORK IN OTHER AREAS. AND UH,
BRING ACCESS TO OUR COMMUNITY ON
SO MANY ISSUES HEALTHCARE
INSURANCE AS I MENTIONED, BUT
THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. I THINK
MY BILL EXPOSED THAT A LOT OF
DISTRICTS WANTED TO CONNECT. I
MEAN, THEY WENT TO AN A AN
ENORMOUS EXPENSE. TO CREATE
TEMPORARY, UH. STREAMING WIFI TO
GET PEOPLE IN CERTAIN AREAS
ACCESS. BUT WHAT IF YOU LIVED
OUTSIDE THAT RADIUS? IT'S VERY
UNFORTUNATE. I THINK WE NEED TO
SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S URGENT.
THERE'S A THERE'S A STATISTIC
OUT THERE IN THE WORLD THAT
PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO A
TELEPHONE THAT HAVE ACCESS TO
WORKING TOILET. IT SHOWS THAT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAS BECOME.
AND AN ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR
PEOPLE TO PROSPER. AND SO, UH,
YOU KNOW, WE I THINK WE CAN DO
THIS. THIS BILL IS COMING TO MY
COMMITTEE. I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH
THE INDUSTRY AND TO THE END WITH
THE AUTHOR TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING THAT WORKS. THAT'S
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROGRAMS
THAT WE ALREADY OFFER SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT GOING TO BREAK THE
BANK. FOR THESE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES,
BUT SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP
INCREASE THAT ACCESS OF FAMILIES
AND CHILDREN THAT NEED TO GO TO
SCHOOL AND NEED TO DO THEIR
HOMEWORK AND NEED TO DO RESEARCH
ONLINETO GET ACCESS TO THIS
ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGY, AND I WANT
TO MOVE THIS BILL WHEN THIS
DISCUSSION IS COMPLETE, AND
HOPEFULLY WE COULD CONTINUE TO
HAVE THIS THIS CONVERSATION. AH
THROUGH HERE IN THE SENATE,
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ONE WORTH
HAVING. AND THIS IS WHERE WORTH
DOING, SO THANK YOU, GEORGES.
THIS IS A BILL THAT HAS A LOT OF
PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS. UH,
WHAT ROLE DOES THE STATE PLAY IN
MARKET RATES? IN. PROVIDING
INCENTIVES IS ONE THING
CONTROLLING PRICE IS SOMETHING
DIFFERENT. I REPRESENT 11
COUNTIES IN MY SPRAWLING
SENATE-DISTRICT, SO I HAVE A LOT
OF RURAL FOOTHILL AND MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS THAT
DON'T HAVE RELIABLE INTERNET
SERVICE. THESE ARE PAINFUL
LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE COVID
EXPERIENCE, NO DOUBT. UM. MAYBE
I COULD ASK THE AUTHOR. HOW DID
YOU COME UP WITH $40? AND NOT
$42. YEAH OUR WITNESS TO COME
FORWARD ANDKIND OF WALK YOU
THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT I WILL
TELL YOU THAT WE'RE UTILIZING,
UH, SUBSIDY FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. OF $30 IF I'M NOT
MISTAKEN TO BE ABLE TO BRING THE
PRICE DOWN TO THE $10 COSTS FOR
INTERNET SERVICE IN THE ORIGINAL
VERSION. IT WAS AT 20. WHEN IT
WAS FIRST INTRODUCED THROUGH
POLICY COMMITTEE. THERE WAS
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. YEAH. AND IT CAME OUT
TO BE 40, WHICH IS NOW THE
NUMBER HERE AS TO THE FORMULA. I
DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, BUT I KNOW
THAT THE FEDERAL SUBSIDY IS THEN
YOU TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER
IZATION WHICH SENATOR, UH WESSEL
WAS REFERENCING UM. AND IN THAT
COST, AND YOU CREATE THE SUBSIDY
THAT LOWERS THE AVAILABILITY, SO
40 IS, UH NOT NECESSARILY
HYPOTHETICAL. THE I S P S WERE
OFFERING THEM IN PUBLIC. AT ONE
TIME BETWEEN 20 AND 30. AND SO,
UH, FROM ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. I
CAN'T EXPLAIN IT, BUT FROM FROM
FROM WHAT IS OUT THERE AND HAS
BEEN ADVERTISED. CERTAINLY THAT
THAT THAT THOSE. FIGURES ARE OUT
THERE AND I'M SURE DURING THE
ANALYSIS I THINK WHAT WHERE I'M
GOING WITH THIS IS THAT IF WE'RE
CREATING A MANDATE, LEVERAGING
THE POWER OF THE STATE, AND
LET'S ESSENTIALLY CALL THIS A
MANDATE. IF YOU WANT TO DO
BUSINESS WITH US, YOU GOTTA PLAY
BALL HERE. AND IN THIS FASHION
IF YOU'RE CREATING THAT THAT
OVER LEVERAGED MANDATE UH, THAT
THERE PROBABLY SHOULD BE. WILL
ARTICULATED JUSTIFICATION IN
DATA POINTS THAT POINT THAT THIS
IS THE SWEET SPOT OF THAT DOLLAR
AMOUNT. BUT WHAT IS OF GREATER
CONCERN IS THAT YOU HAVE A LOT
OF THESE SMALL PROVIDERS. THAT
ARE JUST SIMPLY GOING TO FOREGO
DEALING WITH THE STATE. THEY'LL
PLAY BALL WITH, YOU KNOW, UH,
FEDERAL SUPPORT DOLLARS TO THE
EXTENT THAT CAN AND BUT IF THIS
TURNS OUT TO BE EITHER TOO
CUMBERSOME OR FINANCIALLY
UNVIABLE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE A DIVORCE. THAT'S GOING TO
EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM, NOT
REMEDY IT. AND I THINK THIS IS A
PERFECT SITUATION WHERE HENRY,
PLEASE DON'T EVER QUOTE ME ON
THIS. CALIFORNIA SHOULD PROBABLY
DO ITS HOMEWORK IN THIS SPACE TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE BEST SET
OF POLICIES BASED ON DATA.
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE TAKING
A SHOT IN THE DARK THAT COULD
HAVE IMPLICATIONS THAT DRIVE
AWAY. AH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, UH,
FROM CITY, CALIFORNIA. THAT'S
JUST NOT WHAT WE WANT TO DO, AND
I REPRESENT SUBSTANTIAL
CONSTITUENCIES THAT WOULD BE
WELL DESERVED AND DESERVING.
BENEFICIARIES OF SUCH A PROGRAM
, SO I'M REALLY AT A CROSSROADS
HERE ON THIS ISSUE. I LIKE I
LIKE THE IDEA. I'M JUST I'M I
DON'T NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS
THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD. BECAUSE
OF SUBSIDY. A SUBSIDY CAN BE
TAILORED. A MANDATE CANNOT. AND
THAT IS WHERE I THINK YOU HAVE
THE PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUE. I
STARTED MY INITIAL COMMENTS ON
IS THAT IF YOU REALLY DO WANT TO
FOCUS IN ON HELPING THESE, I S P
S IN THESE RURAL FOOTHILL
MOUNTAIN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
. THEN YOU ENHANCE THE SUBSIDY
TO TAILOR TO THE NEED. THOSE ARE
EXCELLENT COMMENTS. I WOULD I
WOULD JUST SAY. GIVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP WORKING ON
THIS IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE AND
TRY TO FIND THAT SWEET SPOT THAT
YOU REFERRED TO UM, WOULD BE MY
RESPONSE. SENATOR PORTANTINO.
CLEARLY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
SUBJECT. OBVIOUSLY THE PANDEMIC
IS HIGHLIGHTED. THE NEED FOR
BROADBAND ACCESS AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY. THE
CONVERSATION TODAY. THERE'S
THERE ARE SOME LEGITIMATE
CONCERNS. THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED AND WORKED OUT. I
BELIEVE THE BILL IF IT GETS OUT
OF THIS COMMITTEE GOES TO MR
HUESO AS COMMITTEE AND THEN
WOULD COME TO APPROPRIATIONS.
YOU KNOW? OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A
PLACE. IF IT GETS THERE, WE
WOULD TAKE A HARD HARD LOOK AND
WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE THE
OPPOSITION.
THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE.
THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE COME
FORWARD, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY
ADDRESS ALL OF THE CONCERNS AND
I THINK THERE'S SOME WORK TO BE
DONE. SOME A LITTLE BIT TORN.
OBVIOUSLY I'D LIKE TO SEE THE
BILL MOVED BECAUSE IT IS A
SUBJECT AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED. BUT I ALSO WANT THE
AUTHOR AUTHORS COMMITMENT TO
SERIOUSLY HEAR THE COMMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN RAISED AND TRY TO
ADDRESS THEM BEFORE THEY GET TO
ME. BUT IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN YOU
KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. UM YOU
KNOW WE ARE COMMITTED TO
CONTINUE A DIALOGUE WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH THE
OPPOSITION AND IN THOSE WHO ARE
SPONSORING THE BILL AND
SUPPORTIVE I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE MAY JUST BE A PLACE WHERE
WHERE THE OPPOSITION MAY JUST
NOT WANT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO
HAPPEN. AND US HERE IN THIS
COMMITTEE, UM, IN THE NEXT
COMMITTEE, AND THEN IN YOUR
COMMITTEE THAT MAY BE SOMETHING
THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT AS WELL. RIGHT BUT I CAN
ASSURE YOU THAT WILL MAKE EVERY
EFFORT. UM, AS WE HAVE OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST UM
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN THE
ASSEMBLY, AND THE LAST FEW WEEKS
WE'VE REACHED OUT YEAH, BUT NO
REAL SUBSTANTIVE. FEEDBACK HAS
BEEN GIVEN TO US AND THAT'S NO
DISRESPECT TO THOSE WHO SPOKE
TODAY. IT'S JUST A FACT. AND SO
TODAY'S AMENDMENTS ACTUALLY HELP
ADDRESS SOME SOME ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEEN RAISED. AND I THINK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE
CHAIR FOR UM PUTTING THIS
FORWARD AND AS I SAID, WE'VE WE
ACCEPT THEM, I GUESS FOR ME,
MAYBE I CAN JUST CLOSE BY SAYING
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE, AND YOU
HAVE MY WORD TO MAKE THAT
EFFORT. TO WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION. YES SENATOR. THAT'S
RIGHT. DID HAVE ONE QUESTION
SERVER COMING IN LATE, BUT I
GUESS FOR THE OPPOSITION, UM I'D
ASK HIM. WHY, UH ESPECIALLY ON
OUR CABLE COMPANIES WHILE
THEY'RE STILL POSED IF THEY SAY
THAT THEY PROVIDE PLANTS AND
PRESUMABLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
UNDER UNDER 27 51 GREAT. THANK
YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, SENATOR.
SO AGAIN, I WANT TO BRING THIS.
YOU BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE. THIS
COMMITTEE IS NOT ABOUT THE
AFFORDABLE BROADBAND PLANS, BUT
THIS IS ABOUT PROCUREMENT. SO
THE REASON THIS BUILDS IN THIS
COMMITTEE IS THIS THE
APPROPRIATE WAY TO INCENTIVIZE?
AYE SPS TO REACH OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY A LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND GET THEM
CONNECTED. AND WE WOULD SAY NO,
IT'S NOT. IT IS TOTALLY
INCONSISTENT WITH PRESIDENT
BIDEN'S PLANTS, SO PRESIDENT
BIDEN IN HIS PLAN IN THE A, C P,
THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY
PROGRAM. WHAT HE RECOMMENDED TO
HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT IDENTIFYING
THE LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND
CONNECTED THEM TO I S P S IN THE
NT I A WEBINAR. THIS IS WHAT HE
DIRECTED STATES TO DO. BUT THIS
BILL IS PROPOSING TO DO TODAY IS
PROPOSING TO SET UP SOME METRICS
THAT WOULD PENALIZE US IF WE DID
NOT MEET AND IT WOULD JEOPARDIZE
THOSE CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE.
SO THE BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED TO
EXEMPT CAL FIRE AND CALLOW. YES
BUT CHP, THE STATE PRISONS. I
MEAN, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
OTHER STATE AGENCIES THAT THIS
COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT, SO THIS
IS A RISK. SO WHEN IT COMES TO
PROCUREMENT BACK TO THE FOCUS OF
THIS COMMUNITY, IS THIS THE
RIGHT APPROACH TO GET LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS CONNECTED TO INTERNET
SERVICE AND WE SAY NO, IT'S
PROBLEMATIC. IT'S HURDLES. IT'S
COSTLY FOR SENATOR PORTANTINO.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
AGENCIES GO OUT AND MONITOR WHAT
SP ARE DOING. HOW DO WE KNOW IF
WE CONNECTED TO ALL THE
APPROPRIATE HOUSEHOLDS? THIS
BILL IS SIMPLY UNWORKABLE. IF
THE BILL WERE TO BE AMENDED TO
SAY STATE TELL, YOU KNOW,
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY. YOU
WILL WORK WITH ALL THE STATE
AGENCIES. YOU WILL ENSURE THAT
THE STATE AGENCIES REACH OUT TO
ALL THE INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND GET THESE PEOPLE
CONNECTED BACK TO THE CAL. FRESH
EXAMPLE. THIS IS A COW FRESH
EXAMPLE. PENALIZING SUPERMARKETS
FOR FAILING TO GET LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS, YOU KNOW, CONNECTED
TO THE CAL FRESH PROGRAM, YOU
KNOW WHEN IT COMES SENATOR HUESO
WHEN IT COMES TO THE OTHER
PROGRAMS OUT THERE, SUBSIDIZE
YOU HAVE LIFELINE. LIFELINE HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS. YOU KNOW
WHAT THEIR ADOPTION RATE IS
TODAY, SENATOR WHAT IS THEIR
ADOPTION RATE TODAY? IT'S 35%
THE DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION HAS
BEEN WORKING ON LIFELINE FOR
YEARS. AND BARELY HAS REACHED
35% OF HOUSEHOLDS TO GET THEM
CONNECTED. BUT JUST TO RESPOND
TO THAT, BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE
EXCEEDING THE QUESTION, BUT
EVERY TIME I HAVE AN EVENT TO
PROMOTE LIFELINE WE GET AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TO
ATTEND AND SUBSCRIBE AND SAY,
HOW COME NOBODY EVER TOLD US
ABOUT THIS? THERE IS $0 THAT ARE
PUT INTO WHAT WE HAVE THE
PROGRAM ZERO IS INVESTED IN
PROMOTING AND THAT'S TRUE FOR
ALL OF OUR LOW INCOME PROGRAMS.
THAT'S WHY I'M RUNNING A BILL
THIS YEAR THAT WILL HOPEFULLY
ADDRESS THAT THROUGH ONE
APPLICATION. PEOPLE CAN QUALIFY
TO LET THIS GO FAR FIELD. I
APPRECIATE THE CUT, CUT COMMENTS
AND MR ROSCOE, I LET YOU GO ON A
LITTLE TOO LONG. SO ANYBODY ELSE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FOR THE BILL, AUTHOR ONE MORE
SENATOR ROCK. WELL YOU KNOW ONE
OF MY CONCERNS, OBVIOUSLY, AS
THE RURAL ASPS AND IF YOU'RE IN
A RURAL AREA. MY CONCERN IS IF
YOU LIMIT PROCUREMENT, AND IF
THE PROCUREMENT GENERATES
REVENUE, WHAT IMPACT THAT HAS?
ON OUR RURAL AREAS, WHICH HAVE
BEEN OUR MOST PROBLEMATIC. AREAS
WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SCHOOLS AND KIDS ARE OR OTHER
THINGS, AND I GUESS MY QUESTION
IS ON THIS AMENDMENT THREE WHERE
THE BILL PROPOSED TO NOT APPLY
TO AN SP WAS LESS THAN 100,000,
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL
SUBSCRIBERS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
? IN TERMS OF OUR RURAL AREA?
HOW MANY WERE RURAL AREAS? DOES
THAT AMENDMENT EXCLUDE. AND ARE
WE LEFT WITH AREAS IN THE STATE
WHERE PROHIBITING PROCUREMENT IN
STATE REVENUE GOING TO AN ISP IF
I UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF
THE BILL COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT
SPS IN RURAL AREAS. MAYBE MAYBE
WE DON'T KNOW. AND IF THAT'S THE
CASE, THEN SO REMEMBER ANY
COMMENTS? I DON'T HAVE EXACT
ANSWER. I'D LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT. THE
LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS HAVE
AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE RURAL
PARTS OF THE STATE. THAT I
REPRESENT AS WELL, UH AND NOT
ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF
GETTING PEOPLE AFFORDABLE
CONNECTIVITY TO THE SERVICE, SO
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK
ON THIS BILL. WELL, YOU'RE A
HARD WORKER AND I WILL GIVE YOU
THAT. AND IF ANYBODY CAN BRING
THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE YOU
YOU CAN SO APPRECIATE THE
RESPONSE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
OKAY, GREAT. UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE AMENDMENTS IN THE
ANALYSIS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL TODAY BECAUSE I MADE
THAT COMMITMENT TO YOU THAT IF
YOU TOOK THOSE AMENDMENTS, I
WOULD SUPPORT THE BILL OVER. I
DO THINK THERE'S OBVIOUSLY QUITE
A BIT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE ON THIS BILL. IF IT DOES
GET OUT OF THE COMMITTEE TODAY,
I HOPE YOU USE THE NEXT COUPLE
OF WEEKS TO GET THIS BILL IN A
BETTER PLACE, UH, WHEN IT'S
HURTING THE ENERGY COMMITTEE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE THANK YOU. WE'LL USE THAT
AS OUR CLOTHING. ALL RIGHT,
PERFECT. OKAY DO WE HAVE A
MOTION ON THIS BILL? YOU HAVE
EMOTION ON THIS BILL MOVED BY
SENATOR HUESO, OKAY? FILE ITEM.
10 CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE ITEM
10. MAYBE 27 51 MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMEND
AND REALLY FOR TWO ENERGY,
UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE DODD. UH I NIELSEN
NELSON. NO, ALAN. ROTH. BECKER.
GORGEOUS. FOR JUST KNOW
BRADFORD. GLASER. WEST. SO I
JONES KAMLAGER MELENDEZ.
MELINDA'S NO PORTANTINO.
HERTZBERG. WILK NÓ. WILK NÓ.
BILL HAS TWO EYES AND FOUR NOSE.
HOLD IT OPEN ON CALL. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. NOW WE'LL MOVE
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 13, MAYBE 18
OH, ONE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
NAZARIAN. MAYBE GET. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND SENATORS. A B 18
OH, ONE ESTABLISHES GENOCIDE
AWARENESS DAY AS A STATE
HOLIDAY. OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON
APRIL 24 AS A STATE HOLIDAY. ALL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEE SUS AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES WOULD BE
REQUIRED WHILE USES WOULD BE
REQUESTED. TO CLOSE DOWN ON
APRIL 24TH AND STATE WORKERS
WOULD BE GIVEN THE DAY OFF.
COLLEAGUES GENOCIDE,
UNFORTUNATELY, IS REALITY SINCE
THE DAWN OF HUMANITY THAT HAS
IMPACTED MANY COMMUNITIES, AND
MANY OF THESE COMMUNITIES ARE
THE ONES THAT, FOR SOME REASON
HAVE MADE CALIFORNIA THEIR HOME.
WHETHER IT BE ARMENIAN, SYRIAN,
CAMBODIAN, JEWISH, RWANDAN AND
OUR VERY OWN NATIVE AMERICANS AS
WELL. WHO WHO WERE ALREADY HERE
. UH SO IT IT'S JUST A
REFLECTION AND A HOMAGE OF THE
VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED BY THESE
ATROCITIES WHO HAVE MADE
CALIFORNIA THEIR HOME AND HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE STATES. WELL
BEING. UM. IN THE BOTTOM LINE IS
THAT WE CAN ONLY RESOLVE THESE
MASS ATROCITIES THAT HAPPENED
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THROUGH
BETTER UNDERSTANDING RECOGNITION
, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. SO
THIS IS WHAT THIS BILL STRIPES
TO AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. AH WITH ME ON THE LINE, I
BELIEVE IS SERENA A BURSTEIN
WITH THE JEWISH WORLD WATCH
GREAT, MISS OVERSEEN, GO AHEAD.
I'LL GET MORNING. THIS IS SERENA
BERSTEIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
JEWISH WORLD LOSS AND ANTI
GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES.
NONPROFIT FOUNDED IN 2000 AND
FOUR AS A RESPONSE TO THE
GENOCIDE IN DARFUR. MORE THAN 17
. YEARS LATER, GENOCIDE AND MASS
ATROCITY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE
PREVALENT. ROOTED IN OUR OWN
EXPERIENCES OF PERSECUTION,
JEWISH TRADITION AND VALUES WERE
OBLIGATED TO ENSURE THAT NEVER
AGAIN ISN'T JUST A VISCERAL,
RIGHT CRITICAL ACTION ON BEHALF
OF OUR SUPPORTERS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA IN THE COUNTRY. I
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO PASS B B T
NO ONE TO ESTABLISH APRIL 24TH
OF GENOCIDE AWARENESS DAY THE
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AT THE FIRST
MODERN GENOCIDE ON RECORD,
ALTHOUGH IT TOOK 106 YEARS
DIRECT, ORGANIZE THE GRAVE
ATROCITIES. PERPETRATED AGAINST
THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE. THIS MAY
BE, WHY UNPROVOKED AGGRESSION
AND THREATS FROM TURKISH AND
OTHER BY JOHNNY LEADERS CONTINUE
TO BE A REALITY FOR THE ARMENIAN
PEOPLE TO THIS VERY DAY. IT HAS
BEEN THE ROADMAP FOR MANY
ONGOING GENOCIDE. THE JEWISH
WORLD BLOCKS COMBATS TODAY FROM
THE WORKERS IN CHINA, THE
ROHINGYA IN MYANMAR, BURMA, THE
MASS ATROCITIES AND PETE RIGHT
GENOCIDE DENIALISM IS MORE THAN
JUST A SIMPLE DENIAL OF FACTS
AND PERPETUATED. BY LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE ON THE ISSUE. THIS CAN
RESULT IN THOSE RESPONSIBLE,
AVOIDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND
CREATES THE FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE
CONFLICT AND PERSECUTION BY
RAISING THE PAST OPPRESSORS AND
EXTREMISTS ARE BETTER ABLE TO
FOMENT HATE AMONGST AN UNWITTING
PUBLIC. IN 2000 AND SEVEN BRAD
HERALD SHOW LIFE FOUNDER OF
JEWISH WORLDWATCH, RECOGNIZING
THE 92ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, SAID MEMORY
IS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO
DEVELOP MORAL SENSIBILITY.
AMNESIA OF THE PAST SLIDES INTO
AMNESIA OF THE FUTURE. DIDN'T I
YESTERDAY TO FORGET TOMORROW? IT
IS AN INSULT TO YESTERDAY'S
VICTIMS IN TODAY. GENOCIDE
COMMEMORATION IS MORE THAN A
HISTORY LESSON. THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF DANGEROUS SPEECH
AND HOW MOTHERING CAN PERVADE
SOCIETIES IS A POWERFUL TOOL TO
ENGAGE PEOPLE ACROSS GENERATIONS
AND DISCUSSIONS. ABOUT HUMAN
RIGHTS, THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS
OF ATROCITY CRIMES AND HOW TO
PREVENT THEM AND ALSO PROVED
NECESSARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HEALING. AS REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. WE
STRONGLY URGE THE CALIFORNIA
SENATE THAT QUICKLY PASSED A B
18 OH ONE AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE
STRIDENT COMMITMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGING THE ATROCITIES OF
THE PAST, THE BETTER BE PREPARED
TO STAND AGAINST HATE AND
TARGETED PERSECUTION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE WILL. UM. OKAY SO
NOW WE'LL CONTINUE WITH ANY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT HERE IN
THE ROOM. SEEING NONE. MODERATOR
CAN WE MOVE TO THE WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT?
OF A B 18 OH, ONE OF THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF A V EIGHT, YOU
KNOW ONE, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. THEY DON'T JUST SEE
ONE MOMENT FOR OUR FIRST
COMMENT.
FIND 1 55, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
MY NAME IS LUIS SHARE MONTY
JUNIOR WITH INDIGENOUS
SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT OF ALL
THIS STUFF. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE
SUPPORT WAS THERE ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM WHICH YOU NEED TO TESTIFY?
AN OPPOSITION? SEE NONE.
MODERATOR COULD WE DO THE SAME
THING FOR WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY AND OPPOSITION? BILL, A
BE 18. OH, ONE, PLEASE. THANK
YOU. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A V 18 OH ONE,
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. I
HAVE NO COMMENTS IN QUÊ. OKAY SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT ANY OF OUR
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS WAS THAT EMOTION?
SENATOR ROTH. WE CAN ANSWER THAT
. GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT UH, COUPLE
QUESTIONS ARE MELINDA'S SORRY.
DID YOU WANT TO GO? 1ST 1ST I
NOTICED. OBVIOUSLY APRIL 24TH IS
A HOLIDAY FOR THE ARMENIAN
COMMUNITIES. WE BOTH KNOW WHAT
THE BILL DOESN'T REFERENCE APRIL
24TH IS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DAY.
IS THERE A REASON WHY ARMENIAN
WAS LEFT OUT OF THE BILL. AND
ARE YOU OPEN TO, INCLUDING SINCE
IT IS APRIL 24TH ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE. I KNOW A NUMBER OF THE
ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
CONTACTED MY OFFICE EXPRESSING
THEIR CONCERN THAT WAS LEFT OUT
OF THE BILL. SO JUST CURIOUS. IT
WASN'T THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION, AND THE SAME
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CONTACTED ME
AS WELL. AND I'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THEM. UM, THE GOAL WAS TO
MAKE IT VERY INCLUSIVE OF
EVERYONE AND NOT LEAVE ANYONE
OUT. AH AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A
RIGHTFUL PLACE. SO UM, UH, BEING
ARMENIAN MYSELF, I AH, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE DATE
ITSELF. WAS ALSO BASED ON AND
ROOTED ON SOMETHING THAT HAS
BEEN RECOGNIZED NOT JUST IN THE
UNITED STATES, BUT WORLDWIDE TO
BE A DAY OF COMMEMORATION FOR
THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, SO THIS
WAS MORE OF AN INTENTIONAL ACT
TO BE VERY INCLUSIVE. AND NOT
JUST EXPRESS ONE'S, UH, HORRIFIC
TRAUMA AND GIVE THAT PRECEDENT
OVER ANYBODY ELSE'S. THAT WAS
THE ONLY REASON BUT THANK YOU.
SENATOR WILK. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I ACTUALLY LIKE THE IDEA
OF GENOCIDE AWARENESS FOR A
NUMBER OF REASONS. WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE, WE ALSO HAD THE GREEKS
AND THE ASSYRIANS, IN FACT, IN
TERMS OF PERCENTAGE WISE THERE
WAS PROBABLY MORE A SYRIANS THAT
WERE MASSACRED THAN EVEN
ARMENIANS, AND I'VE HAD THE
PLEASURE WITH YOU TO TOUR THE
GENOCIDE MUSEUM IN YOUR YVONNE.
AND IN ALL THOSE PHOTOS, YOU
WILL SEE GERMAN SOLDIERS WORKING
HAND IN HAND WITH OTTOMAN EMPIRE
PEOPLE. DOING THE PROGRAM. IT
WAS THE FIRST PROGRAM AND IT'S
JUST SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
AVOID AT ALL COSTS AND EDUCATE
ALL PEOPLE. SO I I'M MARY
TURNER. MINIONS DOESN'T GET MAD
WITH ME AT AT ME. I LIKED THE
GENOCIDE BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY
IT'S ABOUT EDUCATING EVERYONE,
SO IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. SO I
WAS JUST STAND FIRM ON THAT.
KEEP IT GENOCIDE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? UH QUOTE THAT I'VE
ALWAYS LIKED TO REFERENCES.
MILAN KUNDERA'S QUOTE. THE
STRUGGLE OF MAN AGAINST POWER IS
THE STRUGGLE OF MEMORY AGAINST
FORGETTING VERY POWERFUL, VERY
MEANINGFUL, SOMETHING THAT SAYS
THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE
EDUCATING COMMEMORATING AND
REMEMBERING THE PAST AND THAT'S
WHAT THE INTENTION OF THIS BILL
IS WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR I VOTE. THANK YOU. MR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OF THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR ROTH. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ITEM 13 A B 18. OH, ONE
MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO EDUCATION COMMITTEE
, DON I NIELSEN? NIELSEN. I,
ALAN. ROTH ROTH. I BECKER BECKER
. I BORE GIS I BRADFORD. GLASER.
HUESO. BYE BYE, JONES. KAMLAGER. MELENDEZ IS I PORTANTIO.
WARRANTY NÓI HERZBERG HERZBERG.
AYE. WELL I 10 VOTES. AND WE'LL
PUT IT ON CALL. THANK YOU,
SENATORS. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW
MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 12 A
B 17 41 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOW. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO BEGIN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MR CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES
FIRST OFF HAPPY PRIDE MONTH TO
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THIS
IS ASSEMBLY BILL 17 41, WHICH
ENSURES THAT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA COMMEMORATES THE
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
AS WE SIMILARLY IN THE PREVIOUS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION RECOGNIZED
THAT HUMANITY AND HUMAN DECENCY
THAT WE ALL PROVIDED
SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE
TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. IN FACT,
WE HAVE PARTNER UNFORTUNATELY
WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS
FORMED. CALLED THE TRANS MURDER
MONITORING PROJECT. IMAGINE THAT
AN ORGANIZATION WITH THE
JUSTIFICATION TO BE FORMED
CALLED THE TRANS MURDER MONITOR
PROJECT. IN FACT, IT'S ACTUALLY
A MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO ARE
KILLED OR IDENTIFY AS
TRANSGENDER THAT ARE MAJORITY
BLACK AND MIGRANT, TRANS WOMEN
OF COLOR. THIS HELPS TO SEEK TO
ENSURE THAT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RECOGNIZES AND
EMBRACES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
AS IT REMOVES AS MUCH STIGMA AS
POSSIBLE RECOURSE SUPPORTING.
THE NOTION OF BASIC HUMANITY IN
LOVE WITH ME TODAY IS ALEXIS
SANCHEZ WITH THE SACRAMENTO LGBT
COMMUNITY CENTER CHAMPION
FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHT
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE. DO
I GO NOW? OKAY. GREAT. HELLO
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND CHAIR
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEXIS
SANCHEZ. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
ADVOCACY AND TRAINING FOR THE
SACRAMENTO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
. I'M HERE TO ASK. I'M HERE
TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON
A B 17 41. IN 2021. THE HUMAN
RIGHTS CAMPAIGN TRACKED A RECORD
NUMBER OF VIOLENT, FATAL
INCIDENTS AGAINST TRANSGENDER
AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE
WITH 50 FATALITIES TRACKED
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT THE LOSSES
THAT WE FACE DUE TO ANTI
TRANSGENDER BIGOTRY AND VIOLENCE
. STATE RECOGNITION CREATES A
SPACE WHERE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
LIVING IN RURAL AREAS. WHERE
THEY DON'T HAVE A CITY ORGANIZED
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
EVENT STILL HAVE THEIR GRIEF
RECOGNIZED. IT ALSO SENDS A
MESSAGE TO TRANSGENDER AND
GENDER NONCONFORMING
CALIFORNIANS THAT THEY LIVE IN A
STATE THAT VALUES THEIR LIVES AT
A TIME WHEN OTHER STATES ARE
WORKING TO FURTHER MARGINALIZE
THEM VIA ANTI TRANS LAWS. AS A
STATE. WE MUST CONTINUE TO
CENTER THE NEEDS OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE AND RAISE AWARENESS
OF THE HIGH INCIDENTS OF ANTI
TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE IF WE'RE
EVER GOING TO ERADICATE
TRANSPHOBIA, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER
THAT THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WERE
STOLEN, STOLEN FROM THEIR LIVES
MUCH TOO EARLY, AND THAT'S A
LOSS FOR ALL OF US. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT ON A B 17 41. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
SEEING NONE. MODERATOR CAN WE
PROMPT INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT? OF A B 17
41, PLEASE. THANK YOU. IF YOU
WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF 80
17 41. HE'S PRESSING 10 AT THE
TIME. I CURRENTLY HAVE ONE
COMMENT IN Q JUST ONE MOMENT
THAT CARBON.
THE COMMENT COMES FROM LINE 1
83, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS MADAM LAU
CALLING FROM THE OFFICE OF
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HELLENIKON
LOCKETS CALLING IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A
COMMENT FROM LINE 1 80. TOMMY
MARTIN ON BEHALF OF EQUALITY,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
AND HUGHES THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVING HEARD FROM THE SUPPORTERS
WILL NOW MOVE TO OPPOSITION.
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION. MODERATOR CAN WE
PLEASE CHECK ONLINE? UH. FOR
THOSE IN OPPOSITION TO A B 17
41. THANK YOU. IF YOU WISH TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A B 17 41
PRESS 10 AT THE TIME. I HAVE NO
COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT A
MOTION BY SENATOR ROTH. AND, UM. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, SEEING
NONE. SOME OF THE MEMBER WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? WE LOVE YOU
ALL RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR OUR
VOTE. ALRIGHT PERFECT MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE FLOOR SECRETARY
. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 12 A B 17
41 MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
FLOOR DODD? AYE, NIELSEN. ALAN
ALAN. HI. ROTH I BECKER
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. GLASER.
HUESO. WE'RE SO I JONES KAMLAGER
MELENDEZ. PORTANTINO.
PORTANTINO. AYE HERZBERG
HERZBERG. AYE, WILK. BILL HAS
SIX VOTES, IT WILL BE WILL PUT
THAT BILL ON CALL. OKAY WE'LL
MOVE THE FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE,
MAYBE 661 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BENNETT. UH 70 MEMBER. JUST SO
YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF WE'VE GOT A
CAUCUS. IT 12, AND THEY WANT US
TO CLEAR OUT OF HERE AND GET
PREPARED FOR THAT. BYE. 10
MINUTES TO 12. SO WE'RE GONNA
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET YOU
THROUGH HERE. WELL I WILL BE
ACCEPTING ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS
OF THE COMMITTEE AND I, UH I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU HAVE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. ON A B 661,
WHICH WILL BRING NEEDED
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STATE BY
RECYCLED CAMPAIGN. VERY GOOD
OPENING. SO THIS CHAVEZ YOU
HERE, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS ALEXIA CHAVEZ, SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA'S
AGAINST WASTE, THE BUYING POWER
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS
BEEN A MAJOR OUTLET FOR
CALIFORNIA RECYCLING BUSINESSES
LEADING TO MAJOR INVESTMENT IN
JOB CREATION. IN THE 30 YEARS
SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE
ORIGINAL STATE AGENCY BY
RECYCLED CAMPAIGN, MANY OTHER
STATES AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAVE IMPLEMENTED
SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS. UM DESPITE
THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THIS
PROGRAM, THERE ARE AREAS FOR
IMPROVEMENT TO BETTER SUPPORT
RECYCLING BUSINESSES AND TO
MAXIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
. CYBERATTACKS MINIMUM RPC
STANDARDS ARE OUTDATED, WHICH
INHIBITS THE STATE FROM REACHING
ITS RECYCLED CONTENT GOALS.
ENTITIES ARE CURRENTLY ADHERING
TO STANDARDS THAT DO NOT
POSITIVELY INFLUENCES STATES AIR
POLLUTION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH. 86 61 OFFERS
IMPROVEMENTS BY UPDATING THE
LIST OF PRODUCTS SUCH AS ADDING
IN CARPET, LUMBER AND TEXTILES
AND WILL ASSIST STATE AGENCIES.
EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH THE 75%
PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. BY
IMPLEMENTING NEW TEMPORARY
RECYCLED CONTENT STANDARDS IN
STATUE FOR MATERIALS PURCHASED
BY THE STATE. FOR THESE REASONS
, WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON ABC 61
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY
ELSE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
SUPPORT PLEASE VERY QUICK LORRI
CAMERA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA MEDALS COALITION. WE
ARE VERY PLEASED THAT THE MEDALS
ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE
RECYCLING BILL. WE'VE WORKED
WITH DGS. WE'VE WORKED WITH THE
AUTHOR AND WITH CALORIE CYCLE
AND WE THINK THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OKAY WITH THAT. CAN WE OPEN
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 661 MODERATOR?
THANK YOU IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF A B 661 PIECE,
PRESSED 10 AT THE TIME. I HAVE
NO COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. HAVING HEARD FROM THE
SUPPORTERS WILL NOW FOLLOW THE
SAME PRODUCT PROCESS AND DO WE
HAVE OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM? WE
DO WELCOME. THE COMMITTEE TIM
CHESTED WITH THE AMERICAN
CHEMISTRY COUNCIL. WE'RE NOT
OPPOSED TO THE VIRUS CYCLE
PROGRAM. I JUST REALLY QUICKLY
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE
TWO PROVISIONS IN THE BILL THAT
GIVE NEW AUTHORITY IN OUR VIEW,
TWO CALIBER CYCLE. WE'RE SIMPLY
ASKING THAT THAT NEW AUTHORITY
BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PUBLIC
PROCESS WHEN THEY DO UPDATE THE
PRODUCT CATEGORIES AND RECYCLED
CONTENT PERCENTAGES IN THE
FUTURE, AND THERE IS A PROVISION
THAT GIVES THEM AUTHORITY TO
ESTABLISH NEW TAKE BACK PROGRAMS
FOR VENDORS AND MANUFACTURERS.
WE'D LIKE SOME CLARITY ON WHAT
THAT ACTUALLY MEANS WHAT
OBLIGATIONS WOULD BE FOR THE
REGULATED COMMUNITY AND IF THAT
COULD GO THROUGH A PUBLIC
PROCESS? REGULATORY PROCESS.
THAT WOULD BE CERTAINLY HELPFUL
FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. SO
WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE
ROOM OPPOSED TO THIS OR OF
CONCERNS. SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE.
TELEPHONE LINES. OPERATOR. CAN
WE OR MODERATOR, CAN WE LOOK FOR
OPPOSITION FOR A B 661. ON THE
TELECONFERENCE TO SPEAK. THANK
YOU IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 661 PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NO
COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO WE
HAVE EMOTION? WHO WAS IT? THAT
MOTION WAS SENATOR HERTZBERG.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECTIVELY? VOTE OKAY, SO THE
IT'S MOVED BY SENATOR SENATOR
HERTZBERG. UH I'M HAVING FUN
WITH YOU. SO THIS IS, UH, MOTION
IS A DUE. PASSI AS AMENDED BY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COMMITTEE SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. FILE ITEM. FIVE D 661
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED
FIRST AMEND, AND WE REFER TO
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DODD. DOT
I NIELSEN. NIELSEN NO, ALAN
ALAN. I ROSS. RATH. I BECKER.
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. GLASER. SO
WEST. SO I JONES. JONES. NO
KAMLAGER. MELENDEZ. PORTANTINO.
PORTANTINO. AYE, HERTZBERG.
HARTSBURG. AYE, WILK. WILK NOW.
6 TO 3. WE'RE MOVING ON YOUR
NEXT BILL. AH FILE ITEM NUMBER
SIX A B 13 69. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH CHAIR. MAYBE 13 69 MAKES
SOME MODIFICATIONS IN THE
STATE'S EXISTING BY CLEAN
PROGRAM, ADDING INTERIOR
MATERIALS AND HERE TO TESTIFY AS
DANIEL BIRD FROM THE SIERRA CLUB
AND STACY SMEDLEY FROM BUILDING
TRANSPARENCY. ARE THEY IN THE
ROOM? BUT GO AHEAD. PLACE, BUT
PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS MEDDLING. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING
TRANSPARENCY. YEAH. US NONPROFIT
BASED IN WASHINGTON STATE FOR
BROWSING AND SUPPORTIVE,
EMBODIED CARBON RELATED POLICIES
SUCH AS A B 13 69 MINUTES.
BUILDING TRANSPARENCY OF CORE
MISSION IS PROVIDED FREE OPEN
TOOLS AND DATA THAT INFORM AND
SUPPORT EMBODIED CARBON
REDUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL. COMING OFFSPRING
CALCULATOR CALLED THE C THREE,
WHICH IS A FREE TOOL THAT'S ON
TOP OF THAT DATABASE. ALMOST
100,000, GREECE VERIFIED
INDUSTRY AND PRODUCTS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT
DECLARATIONS. IT IS ENABLED
ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
PROFESSIONALS COMPARE THE CARBON
EMISSIONS OF LIKE PRODUCTS USING
THIS DATA, THEY HAVE
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT. YOU NEED
TO DO IS ABLE TO COMPARISON
PRODUCT CARBON INTENSITY VALUES
WITHIN A CATEGORY AND
SUBCATEGORIES SUCH AS CARPET
EVEN FILTERS LIKE PERFORMANCE
ENSURE THAT COMPARISONS ARE
BEING MADE RESPONSIBLY.
CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 37 CHILDREN
PRODUCTS WITH PDS FOR THINGS
LIKE THIS, THE BOARD AND CARPET
AND OVER 1300 PTS FOR THINGS
LIKE INSTALLATION, EVERYONE
MOISTURE PROTECTION MATERIAL.
POLICIES AND, UM, BILLS SUCH AS
THIS ONE WITH OTHER POLICIES WE
ARE SEEING FOR CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS THAT BOTH STATES
FEDERAL LEVEL AND I THINK
CALIFORNIA POLICY IS CURRENTLY
SCRIPTED AND APPLIED. I THINK
POINTED TO BY OTHERS IN THE
EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF
PROCUREMENT POLICY NEEDED
GLOBALLY. I DIDN'T MATERIAL
CATEGORIES. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA CONTINUE TO BE A
LEADER WITH PROCUREMENT. AND
THERE IS DEFINITELY THE DATA TO
SUPPORT THESE TYPES OF POLICIES.
THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD
MORNING, DANIEL BROWN ON BEHALF
OF FEAR, CLAP CALIFORNIA AND
I'LL BE BRIEF SPELL EXPANSIVE
THE BIKE, CLEAN CALIFORNIA ACT
AND COMMON SENSE IMPORTANT WAYS.
AND IT WOULD BUILD UPON THE
EXISTING BY QUEEN FRAMEWORK. BY
ADDING A SMALL SET OF INTERIOR
PRODUCTS WHERE THERE IS HIGH
POTENTIAL FOR CARBON REDUCTIONS
IN THE BILL ALSO WOULD PAVE THE
WAY FOR DGS TO ADD OUR DOUBLE
MATERIAL AS DATA. BECOMES
AVAILABLE IN PRODUCT AND
MATERIAL CATEGORIES. BIPLANE WAS
ALWAYS INTENDED TO INCLUDE MORE
PRODUCTS, AND AS WE JUST HEARD,
EMERGING TOOLS ARE MAKING
GATHERING THE NECESSARY DATA FOR
BY CLEAN EASIER FOR
MANUFACTURERS IN THE STATE. SO
WE ASKED FOR YOUR ABOUT MISS.
SUPPORT YOURSELF. THANK YOU.
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT IS YOUR NAME
AND ORGANIZATION, WHETHER YOU
SUPPORT POLICE KURT RICH,
PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN
INSTALLATION MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION, BY CLEAN POLICIES
ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A
REGULATORY MECHANISM TO ALLOW
YOU TO REDUCE THE EMBODIED
CARBON AND THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT. FOR BY CLAIMED
POLICIES TO OPERATE CORRECTLY,
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN
APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON. SO
ARE YOU IN SUPPORT SUPPORT?
THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S ALL.
WE'RE I JUST WANTED. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT WE DID NOT
ORIGINALLY SUPPORT ABBY 13 69.
BUT AS AMENDED BY THIS COMMITTEE
, A B 13 69 NOW ALLOWS AN APPLE
APPLES COMPARED VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT WITNESS.
ALEXIS CHAVEZ OF CALIFORNIANS
AGAINST WASTE AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE IN
THE ROOM MODERATOR, CAN WE GO TO
THE IMPROMPTU INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
A B 13 69. THANK YOU IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 13
69, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. LINE 1 76, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MR SON KILLED RODRIGUEZ,
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. I HAVE
NO FURTHER COMMENT. THANK YOU.
OKAY HAVING HEARD FROM
SUPPORTERS AND NOW FALL THE SAME
PROCESS FOR OPPOSITION. ANYBODY
IN THE ROOM AND OPPOSITION
SEEING NONE. OPERATOR, CAN WE
MOVE TO I KEEP CALLING YOU UP.
MODERATOR CAN WE PLEASE MOVE TO
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION A
B 13 69. THANK YOU IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A B 13
69, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. I HAVE NO COMMENTS IN. Q
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OF OUR
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I
HAVE EMOTION. EMOTION BY SENATOR
HERTZBERG. UM. DO YOU HAVE A ANY
CLOTHES? RESPECTFULLY ASTRONAUT
VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSI ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COMMITTEE SECRETARY CALLED THE
ROLE ITEM 6 13 69 MOTION IS DUE
PASS, BUT FIRST WE REFER TO
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE
DODD. AYE NILSSON. NILSSON NO,
ALAN, I ROTH I BECKER GORGEOUS.
FOR JUST KNOW BRADFORD. GLASER.
HUESO. WEST. SO I JONES. JONES.
NO KAMLAGER. MELENDEZ MELINDA'S
NO PORTANTINO. QUARANTINE OI,
HERZBERG HERZBERG! AYE, WILK
WILK! NO. AT 65. THAT BILL WILL
BE PUT ON CALL. WE'RE GOING TO
TRY TO GET THIS ONE DONE HERE
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A. B 25
32 ALSO BIâU SENATOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT, PLEASE
FULFILL FEEL FREE TO BEGIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYBE 25 32
GIVES US A BETTER CHANCE TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE AGENCIES ARE
DOING IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTING
THE SCOPING PLAN. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE, AND WE HAVE
WITH ME. ALEXIS CHAVEZ FROM
CALIFORNIA'S AGAINST WASTE. WHO
WHO WILL BRIEFLY SPEAK BRIEFLY.
KEEP IT SHORT. UM MAYBE 25 32 IS
AIMED AT PROVIDING THIS CRUCIAL
INFORMATION FROM THE APPROPRIATE
STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS
TO THE LEGISLATURE THROUGH
ANNUAL REPORTING ON THEIR
WEBSITES. AH! THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY, OKAY?
UM NOBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM.
MODERATOR POLICE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS ON ON THE LINE
TESTIFYING SUPPORT OF 25 32.
THANK YOU IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF A B 25 32 PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NO
COMMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK
YOU. HAVING HEARD FROM ALL THE
SUPPORTERS NOW OPPOSITION
ANYBODY OPPOSED TO THIS IN THE
ROOM? SEEING NONE. MODERATOR,
CAN WE SEE YOU. WHO IS THERE?
ANYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO BE 25 32
ON THE PHONE LINES. THANK YOU IF
YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 25 32 PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. I HAVE NO COMMENTS IN
QUÊ. THE MOTION. WE HAVE ANOTHER
MOTION BY SENATOR HERTZBERG. UM
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE TO
SOMEBODY AND I VOTE? THE MOTIONS
DO PASS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COMMITTEE SECRETARY POLICE CALL
THE ROLL. FILE ITEM EIGHT. MAYBE
25 32 MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST WE REFER TO ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY COMMITTEE DODD. AYE
NILSSON NILSSON. NO, ALAN. ROUGH
I BECKER GORGEOUS. BRADFORD.
LASER HUESO. WEST. SO I JONES.
JONES. NO KAMLAGER. MELENDEZ
MELINDA'S NO PORTANTINO.
PORTANTINO AYE. HERZBERG
HERZBERG. AYE, WILK. DO YOU WANT
TO VOTE? YOU DID VOTE. CAN YOU
CALL THE ROLL AGAIN? SENATOR
ALLEN WAS PAYING ATTENTION.
ABSOLUTELY. ABSENT MEMBERS, ALAN
. ALRIGHT HI, BECKER. GORGEOUS
ABSENT MINDED BRADFORD. GLASER
JONES. SORRY JONES IS NO
KAMLAGER. AND WELCOME. JUST
RETURN RECORD JUST WALKED IN.
THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT WAS
THE SCORE THERE? THE SCORE.
WASN'T A SWING VOTE 6 TO 3 WILL
KEEP IT. HARD CALL. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR ALL THREE
OF THOSE BILLS. OKAY JOE AND
SAWYER CELL, REMEMBER? COME ON
UP. MORE DOWN. THAT WE'RE DOING
FILE ITEM NUMBER 11 A B 16 55?
YES FEEL FREE TO BE THANK YOU. I
RISE TO PRESENT A B 16 55 TO
JUNETEENTH STATE HOLIDAY ACT. DO
YOU THINK THAT THE ANNUAL
CELEBRATION OF JUNE 19TH 18 65
WHEN WORD OF FREEDOM REACH THE
LAST ENSLAVED BLACK PEOPLE AND
GALVESTON'S BAG TEXAS, THE FINAL
CONFEDERATE STATE WHERE SLAVERY
WAS IN PLACE ON THAT DAY, TWO
LONG YEARS AFTER PRESIDENT
ABRAHAM LINCOLN EMANCIPATION
PROCLAMATION HAD BEEN ISSUED.
FREEDOM FROM CHATTEL. SLAVERY
FOR OVER THREE MILLION BLACK
AMERICANS WAS SECURED, MARKING
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE FIGHT TO
PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT
FOR THE FORMERLY ENSLAVED. TODAY
JUNE 19TH REMINDS US THAT
EQUALITY IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED
OVERNIGHT, DESPITE THE
SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS BY FEDERAL
AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORY AND
ADDRESS THE PLIGHT OF BLACK
AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WE STILL
HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. UNDER A B
16 55 JUNE TEAMS WILL JOIN THE
LIKES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
AND CESAR CHAVEZ IS A PAID
HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. UH
JEREMY MEMBERS ARE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, AND ALAN AND
ROCK. MYSELF ALL LAID OFF FOR
HERZBERG FOR THE RECORD, BUT WE
WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY
ELSE IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT.
SURPRISED ROUGHLY IT'S A LITTLE
BIT. CHRIS MEYERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORS OF A B
16 55 AND SUPPORT THANK YOU,
ANYBODY ELSE? OPERATOR MODERATOR
? COULD WE PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF 16 55? THANK YOU
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF A B 16 55, PLEASE PRESS ONE
AND ZERO AT THIS TIME. FIND 1
90, PLEASE GO AHEAD. ALEJANDRA
ON ON BEHALF OF NEXT IN
CALIFORNIA SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ACCESSIBILITY THANK YOU. LINE 1
81. PLEASE GO AHEAD ADVANTAGE,
TOO. THAT'S WHY. FIND 1 81.
RICHARD, PLEASE GO AHEAD. DANIEL
CHERYL, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
WITH SC AU LOCAL 1000 AND STRONG
SUPPORT. AND HE'LL LINE 1 75,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AND I WAS
TRYING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A
B 2532. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A
FEW MORE COMMENTS, AND IT'LL
JUST DO ONE MOMENT.
FIND 1 92, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
REBECA GONZALEZ FOR THE
NATIONALISTS, OC ATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE 1 24,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS
CHRISTOPHER SANDINO, CALIFORNIA
, HAWAII AND THE CPI AND WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 60 55.
THANK YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS AND QUÊ.
STATES WHERE WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO
DO THE REST OF THIS AGENDA. WE,
UH, WE'RE GONNA FINISH THIS.
BILL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS
WE'RE GONNA AFTER THIS BILL,
WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN UNTIL 1
30. THEN WE'LL TAKE UP YOUR
BILL. AND THEN WE'LL CLEAR THE
FILE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. OKAY SO
NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR
OPPOSITION. THIS BILL. IS THERE
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM
SEEING NONE. CAN WE DO THE SAME
THING? ONLINE MODERATOR? THANK
YOU IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 16 55 PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NO
COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON 16? 55 I
THINK THAT WAS SENATOR
HERTZBERG. SO THE MOTION IS DO
PASS THE RULES COMMITTEE
SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL 11 A B
16 55 MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT
FIRST WE REFER TO SENATE RULES
COMMITTEE DODD I NIELSEN. I ALAN
. ALAN, I ROTH ROTH. I BECKER
BECKER. I GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS. I,
BRADFORD. BRADFORD. I GLASER.
WES OH, I OH, I JONES KAMLAGER.
YEAH KAMLAGER AYE, MELINDA'S
MELINDA'S. AYE PORTANTINO
PORTANTINO. AYE HERZBERG. AYE,
WILK. WILK I THAT'S 14. NICE JOB
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH COMMITTED POINT WE'RE
GOING TO REACH. I'LL DO THAT.
NO, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME
BACK ANYWAY. WE? I DON'T THINK.
SOME OF US HAVE JUDICIAL. WE'VE
GOT A SPECIAL SO LET'S LET'S
CALL THE CONSENT. HELEN I'M NOT
GOING TO HOLD THE ROLE AT THE
END AT 1 30 VERY LONG. SO LET'S
DO THE CONSENT. IT WILL CALL THE
ROLL ON THAT, AND THEN WE'LL
RECESS. SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL AND THE CONSENT ITEMS
ABSENT MEMBERS ALAN ALAN, I.
BECKER I BRADFORD BRADFORD. I
GLASER JONES, RIGHT. JONES. I
HERZBERG HERZBERG. AYE. WILK.
WILK? AYE. 14 0. HEART. RIGHT
OKAY. THIS MEETING WILL BE
RECESSED UNTIL 1 30. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN.
THE GEO COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE
. JUST WANT TO MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT. SENATE
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE HELD IN
THIS ROOM 15 MINUTES UPON
ADJOURNMENT OF THIS COMMITTEE.
I'M ALSO CALLING ALL MEMBERS TO
COME DOWN TO THIS MEETING. WE'RE
GOING TO HEAR THIS BILL. WE'RE
GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ROLE AND
ADJOURNED THE MEETING. SO WE'LL
NOW MOVE TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 23
A B 24 42 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REVIS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WELCOME
AND FEEL FREE TO BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND SENATORS. GOOD
AFTERNOON. GREAT TO SEE
EVERYBODY. UM, THIS LEGISLATION
ASSEMBLY BILL 2442 IS
LEGISLATION THAT SEEKS TO
CLEARLY DEFINE CLIMATE CHANGE AS
A HAZARD UNDER STATE LAW, ADDING
CLIMATE CHANGE TO THE DEFINITION
OF DISASTER IN THE CALIFORNIA
DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT WILL
ENABLE BETTER INTEGRATION OF
CLIMATE MITIGATION AND
ADAPTATION PLANNING AT BOTH THE
STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. CURRENT
LAWS INCONSISTENT AS TO WHETHER
CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HAZARD UNTO
ITSELF, OR SIMPLY A MODIFIER OF
EXISTING HAZARDS LIKE FIRES AND
FLOODS. THIS CHANGE WOULD
CLARIFY THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS
ITSELF A HAZARD AS WELL AS A
HAZARD MODIFIER WILL MAKE IT
EASIER FOR STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE A MORE
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO REDUCING
CLIMATE RISK RATHER THAN
TACKLING CLIMATE IMPACTS. ONE AT
A TIME. THERE'S A PROJECT COULD
INCLUDE NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS,
SOME SOLUTIONS THAT PROVIDE
MULTIPLE ADAPTATION BENEFITS
WILL ALSO SEQUESTERING CARBON
THIS LEGISLATION COULD ALSO OPEN
UP NEW DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
FUNDING THROUGH KELL. OH, YES,
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ULTIMATELY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AS
MANY IMPACTS ARE ONE OF THE
GREATEST HAZARDS OF OUR TIME AND
THIS BILL WILL ALLOW STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO INCREASE
THEIR CLIMATE, RESILIENCE AND
THE MORE HOLISTIC WAY WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY THIS AFTERNOON
IS LUCAS FREE RICKS ON BEHALF OF
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WITH
THAT, THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
LUCAS FRERICHS ON BEHALF OF THE
NATURE CONSERVANCY. GOOD TO SEE
YOU ALL THIS AFTERNOON. I THINK
THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SAID IT
VERY WELL. I'LL JUST BE BRIEF
AND ADDED A FEW MORE ITEMS THAT
THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN A B 24
42. ARE IN LINE WITH A GROWING
TREND AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
BOTH SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO HAVE
DONE THIS AS WELL. IT WOULD
ENCOURAGE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE
STREET STATE. EXCUSE ME, AND IT
COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES FROM FEDERAL SOURCES
FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR THEIR
CLIMATE ADAPTATION MEMBERS
MEASURES AS THEY RECOVER FROM
NATURAL DISASTERS AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR VOTE
ON A B 24 42. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE IN
THE ROOM SEEING NONE. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE? PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT OF 24 42. THANK YOU
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF A B 24 42 PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO
COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WELL NOW. MOVED TO
OPPOSITION. ANYBODY IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
OF A B 24 42. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHARRON, SENATOR ZACH LARRY ON
BEHALF OF THE WESTERN STATES
PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION ON A B 24 42 HAD GOOD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR
AND STAFF. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS
WERE SEEKING, UH, ON THE
MEASURES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT
LANGUAGE IS INCONSISTENT WITH
EXISTING LAW THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS PROVIDED.
DIRECTION TO CARB TO BE THE
REGULATOR OF GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. WANT TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR TO SEE THAT LANGUAGE
TIGHTENED UP OR SPECIFY WHAT
THOSE MEASURES ARE? DON'T WANT
TO CREATE A PATCHWORK OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
REDUCTION. GOALS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. WANT ONE CONSISTENT, UH,
REGULATOR ON THAT, AND THAT IS
CARB. THE OTHER AMENDMENT THAT
WE WOULD SUGGEST AND IS OUTLINED
ND OUR LETTER IS LISTING OUT
THE EVENTS THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IS PLANNING FOR. UNDERSTAND THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT. LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH HIM GOING FORWARD.
IF THIS BILL MOVES OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY, BUT HAVE TO
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR NO VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY
ELSE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION HERE,
SEEING NONE. MODERATOR CAN WE
CHECK TELECONFERENCE LINE FOR
OPPOSITION TO 442, PLEASE? THANK
YOU IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 24 42 PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. I
CURRENTLY HAVE NO COMMENT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU WILL BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO OUR MEMBERS
THE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES,
SENATOR MILLAND IS. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN ON THE SWITCH. SO I
HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS TO
MAKE. ONE IS THAT THE LACK OF
CLARITY AND CURRENT LAW HAS
CAUSED CONFUSION AMONG STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WHO
ARE TASKED WITH HAZARD
MITIGATION PLANNING. WE HAVE
SEVERAL COUNTIES LIKE IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND SANTA CRUZ, WHO
HAVE IDENTIFIED CLIMATE CHANGE
IS A STAND ALONE AS A HAZARD.
NOT AS AS A MITIGATION SO. THE
RESULT IS WE HAVE SOME
INCONSISTENT APPROACHES TO HOW
TO DEAL WITH THIS. AND IF THE
GOAL IS TO ELEVATE CLIMATE
CHANGE AS A FULL BLOWN HAZARD
RATHER THAN AS A MODIFIER AS IT
CURRENTLY STANDS. THEN ONE OF
TWO THINGS HAS TO HAPPEN EITHER.
AH THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
DISASTER RELIEF WILL BE SIPHONED
OFF TO ADDRESS NEW CHALLENGES
LIKE TO REDUCE THEM. EXCUSE ME,
CARBON EMISSIONS OR THINGS LIKE
THAT, OR NEW REVENUES ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO BE RAISED, AND I
DON'T SEE ANY OTHER OPTIONS ON
THE TABLE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE
SOME BUREAUCRATIC ISSUES WITH
RESPECT TO WILDFIRE PREVENTION.
WE HAVE SEQUEL, WHICH IS SLOWING
DOWN PROJECTS IN MENDOCINO
COUNTY, AND FROM THIS YEAR IN
NEVADA TO THE TO THE CENTRAL
COAST AND IS A SLOW PROCESS, YOU
KNOW, MOVING THROUGH THIS SO WE
HAD, UM THE GOVERNOR. YOU KNOW,
MADE A CLAIM OF A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF ACRES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
ADDRESSED. AND UM, THAT HAS NOT
BEEN THE CASE. UM SO WITH
RESPECT TO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
DO. I DON'T SEE A WAY THAT WE
CAN, UM NOT COME TO THE
REALIZATION THAT WERE THIS TO BE
PUT INTO EFFECT WE WOULD INDEED
HAVE MAYBE NOT IN THIS
LEGISLATURE, BUT IN FUTURE
LEGISLATURES WHERE THE DECISION
IS MADE TO SIPHON OFF SOME OF
THOSE FUNDS. MORE FOR THE
PURPOSES OF CARBON RELATED
ISSUES MORE SO THAN THE DISASTER
RELATED ISSUES WHICH WE'VE SEEN.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER
CITY LIKE PARADISE WIPED OFF THE
MAP. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO WHAT
WE NEEDED TO DO, AND THERE'S YOU
KNOW, THERE'S NO WAY TO LOOK
INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL TO KNOW
WHAT FUTURE LEGISLATURES AFTER
YOU AND I ARE LONG GONE, WHAT
THEY MIGHT DECIDE TO DO WITH THE
POLICY LIKE THIS. SO WITH WITH
THAT SAID, RESPECTFULLY, I MUST
OPPOSE THE BILL. BUT THANK YOU.
VITIATE THE COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
A SILLY MEMBER, ONE OF THE ONE
OF THE HERD FROM THE OPPOSITION
. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES WITH THIS
? AND IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU
CAN WORK ON WITH THE OPPOSITION?
I THINK THE LAST THING WE WANT
TO DO IS HAVE MULTI LEVELS. OF
GOVERNMENT. AH YOU KNOW, TRYING
TO REGULATE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES
. THAT INCONSISTENCY I THINK
WOULD BE A CONCERN. I WONDER
WHAT YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS IS ON
THAT, AND SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS
SO THEIR CONCERNS CERTAINLY HAVE
JUST BEEN RAISED. AND SO LOOK
FORWARD TO. YOU KNOW, WE'VE
ALREADY ENGAGED WITH HIM. I HAVE
IN OUR STAFF AND SO LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH HIM, AND
HOPEFULLY WE GET TO A PLACE TO
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS BECAUSE
CERTAINLY YOU KNOW THE
INCONSISTENCIES. THE POTENTIAL
FOR INCONSISTENCY IS A PROBLEM.
AND SO WE CERTAINLY WANT TO DO
WHAT WE CAN TO ELIMINATE THAT
AND YOU KNOW, AND MAKE SURE WE%
GET IT RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
HE ELSE WE HAVE EMOTION. C.
MOTION BY SENATOR ALLEN. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECT FAST
FOR MY VOTE? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THE MOTIONS DO PASS TO
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ITEM. 23 MOTION IS DO PASS THE
FIRST THREE REFER TO GOVERNANCE
AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. GOD I
NELSON. NIELSEN. NO, ALAN. ALAN
I. ROTH I BECKER GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. BRADFORD. AYE. GLASER
HUESO. JONES. KAMLAGER KAMLAGER
I, MELENDEZ? MELINDA'S NO
QUARANTINE Ó. QUARANTINE. OI,
HERTZBERG. WELCOME WILK. NO
SEVEN YES VOTES. THREE. NO VOTES
WILL PUT THAT BILL ON CALL.
JUST, UH. YEAH SO WE'RE GOING TO
TRY TO ROLL ON THIS THING, SO
WE'RE GOING TO DO THROUGH THE
ROLL ONE TIME SO MEMBERS CAN GO
TO THEIR OTHER COMMITTEES. AND
FOR ANY MEMBER THAT HAS NOT
VOTED ON THIS. WE NEED TO MOVE
BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION IS UP
NEXT. SO LET'S START. HERE. SO
WE'LL LIFT THE CALLS NOW. OKAY,
WE'LL START WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ABSENT MEMBERS, GLASER. 14 YEAR OLDS 14 0 THAT BILL IS
OUT. ITEM ONE. MAYBE. OKAY SO
NOW WE NEED A MOTION ON FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE A B 5 81. SO
SENATOR WILK MOVES BILE ITEM ONE
A B 581. D PAST THE FIRST WE
REFER TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE DODD, I. NILSSON
NILSSON, I ALAN. ALAN I. ROTH I
BECKER BECKER. I BORE GIS.
BRADFORD. BRADFORD I GLASER
HUESO. JONES. JONES. I KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER I'M MELENDEZ
MELINDA'S AYE, PORTANTINO.
QUARANTINE. OI, HERTZBERG. WILK
WILK. I 11 VOTES WE'RE GONNA
HOLD GET UP. PUT IT ON CALL
MOVED TO WE NEED EMOTION ON FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR A B 6 31 WE
HAVE SENATOR WILK MOVING. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE IT AND FOR A
B 631 MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT
FIRST WE REFER TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GOD I, NILSSON
NILSSON, I ALAN ALAN I. ROTH.
ROTH. I BECKER GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. BRADFORD I GLASER
HUESO. JONES. JONES. I KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER AYE MELENDEZ
MELINDA'S PORTANTINO. FLORENTINO
I HERZBERG WILK. LOOK, I.
GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS. AYE. AT ITS
12 VOTES. THE BILLS ON CALL
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE. MAYBE. 661
SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLL.
5661 MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY. ABSENT MEMBERS. BECKER
AYE. BECKER. I GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS. NO, BRADFORD. BRADFORD
I BLAZER. KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER I.
MELINDA'S MELINDA'S NO. 9 TO
12345. TRYING TO FIVE THE BILLS
ON CALL. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER SIX A. B 13 69
SECRETARY. POLICE CALL THE ROLL.
ITEM SIX. MAYBE 13 69 DO PASS,
BUT FIRST WE REFER TO
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE.
THE VOTE IS 6 TO 5 ABSENT
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ALLEN ALAN I. BRADFORD. BRADFORD
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ROTH I BECKER GORGEOUS.
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BRADFORD BRADFORD. I GLASER WEST
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THAT BUILDS ON CALL WILL NOW
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I, ALAN. ALAN I. ROTH ROTH. I
BECKER GORGEOUS OR JUST I.
BRADFORD. BRADFORD. I GLASER
WEST SO JONES. JONES. I KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER I MELENDEZ MELINDA'S
AYE PORTANTINO. WARRANTY NÓI
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GORGEOUS I, BRADFORD. BRADFORD I
GLASER HUESO. JONES. JONES I
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THIS IS. JONES. NO. PITTSBURGH.
7 TO 4. GORGEOUS NÓ. 72123.
572575 THAT BUILDS ON CALL. OR
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UP FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE. 85 81.
MAYBE 5 81. DO YOU PASS THE
FIRST WE REFER TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS.
AYE. HUESO. HERTZBERG. 12.
THAT'S ON CALL WAS SCORE. 12 0
12 0. BILLS ON CALL.
WE'VE GOT A HEARING HERE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR RIGHT NOW
AND ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO COME
UP COME DOWN. HE DID THAT NEEDS
TO ADD ON BETTER DO IT BY THE
TIME THIS MEETING IS OVER,
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING RIGHT IN IT,
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE CALL.
OR NONE AT OFF. THERE'S NO OTHER
NEW MEMBERS HERE WITH THAT. NOW
WE MOVED TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 28
S JR. THEIR TEAM BY SENATOR
CORTESI AS A REMINDER MEMBERS.
THIS WILL BE FOR TESTIMONY ONLY.
THERE'LL BE NO VOTE HERE TODAY.
SENATOR COURT SAYS HE WELCOME
AND FEEL FREE TO BEGIN, SIR.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOR THE
COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY
TODAY AND AT YOUR DISCRETION.
IT'S GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE
. WE WILL BE EFFICIENT TODAY
WITH THE TESTIMONY ACCORDING TO
COMMITTEE'S RULES, UM I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT ON SJ R 13.
THE IDEA BEHIND US SHE OR 13,
WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO PRINT WAS
TO URGE THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS DEPARTMENT INTERIOR'S
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS TO
REAFFIRM AND RESTORE ALWANI
TRIBE IS A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
INDIAN TRIBE AND INCLUDE THE
WORK MY ONLY TRIBE IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER AS A RECOGNIZED
TRIBE. THE TRIBE ITSELF HAS HIS
ORGANIZED, ACCORDING TO THE
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.
REGULATIONS SINCE BEING APPROVED
IN A ROLE BY THE BUREAU UNDER
THE 1928 CALIFORNIA
JURISDICTIONAL ACT. DESPITE THIS
, THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE
ABILITY TO BE LEGALLY
CONSIDERED. AN INDIAN TRIBE
WITHOUT FORMER WITHOUT FORMAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. OF EITHER THE
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OR
CONGRESS. UNITED STATES CONGRESS
, THE MARK MAHONEY TRIBE IS
INDIGENOUS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA. IT CAN TRACE ITS
ANCESTRY TO THE MISSIONS.
DOLORES AND ACLARA SAN JOSE.
THEY HAVE RETAINED THEIR CULTURE
AND HAVE AN IMMENSE PRESENCE,
AND I CANNOT PERSONALLY ATTEST
TO THE IMMENSE PRESENCE AND
COMMUNITY IN MY DISTRICT. UH
THAT IS MANIFESTED IN A MIDDLE
SCHOOL NAMED AFTER THE TRIBE.
THE MASSIVE, UH, HISTORIC
DISPLAY IN THE SAN JOSE
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT IN THE LIBRARY THERE
AND OF COURSE, CHILDREN WHO HAVE
BEEN EDUCATED. UM AGAIN, I CAN
ATTEST FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 60
YEARS. ON THE TRIBES. INDIGENOUS
ROOTS. HOWEVER 1927 THE TRIBE
BOSS FEDERAL RECOGNITION AS
REPORTED BY ETHNO HISTORIAN ALAN
LEVENTHAL. THIS WAS THE DIRECT
CAUSE OF THE FEDERALLY ASSIGNED
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AGENT
IRONICALLY, HERE IN SACRAMENTO,
CHOOSING. TO REMOVE THE TRIBE
FROM FROM THE FEDERAL
RECOGNITION LIST, WHICH ARE IN
MY HUMBLE AND PERSONAL OPINION,
I WOULD CONSIDER TO BE UNFAIR,
ALTHOUGH THERE WILL NOT BE A
VOTE. ON THIS RESOLUTION TODAY.
I APPRECIATE. AGAIN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
AND I DO BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT.
THAT THE TRIBE IS GIVEN THIS
PLATFORM TO TELL THEIR STORY.
THE BACKGROUND ON THE ON THE
RESOLUTION IN THE FIRST PLACE
AND WHY THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR
FEDERAL RECOGNITION HERE WITH US
TODAY TO TESTIFY. OVER THE
PHONE. IS, UM, WORK. MATURE
WOMAN, CHARLENE ESMA. IN IN
PERSON HERE TODAY IS TRIBE
MEMBER GLORIA GOMEZ. THANK YOU
AGAIN, MR. CHAIR APPRECIATE IT
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST. IS THAT
CHAIRWOMAN THE WANT THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE, MR SHERIFF
THAT OKAY, OKAY. CHAIRWOMAN. ARE
YOU ON THE LINE? YES I AM. CAN
YOU ALL HEAR ME? WE CAN'T
WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. UM YOU
KNOW THAT AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN
DODD AND SENATORS AGAIN. MY NAME
IS CHARLENE MISHIMA, CHAIRWOMAN
AT THE MOONWALK. MALONEY TRIBE
OF THIS HAPPENS, CISCO BAY AREA
, UM AND, YOU KNOW, FORGIVE ME
FOR GETTING RIGHT TO THE POINT
HERE BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GIVEN A
FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK ABOUT A
CENTURY OF THE INJUSTICE BY
PEOPLE HAVE FAITH. TODAY WE I
HAVE TO SAY I'M NOT GOING TO BE
AS POLITE AND NICE SENATOR CART
EASY, BUT THIS SAY WE FACE
ANOTHER INJUSTICE. YOU KNOW YOUR
REFUSES TO VOTE ON OUR
RESOLUTION IS EVIDENCE. PLAIN AS
DAY. BUT THIS HAS NEVER BEEN
ABOUT OR EVIDENCE OR LEGITIMACY
. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE
POLITICS AND SPECIAL INTEREST IN
OUR STATE'S TWO THINGS. THAT
SHOULD HAVE NO PLACE IN THE
PROCESS OF TRIBAL RECOGNITION.
THE YIELD COMMITTEE. I BELIEVE
IN A POLICY TO THE PEOPLE AND TO
THE THOUSANDS OF THE MOST
SUPPORTERS FOR THIS SHAMEFUL,
DISTURBING DECISION NOT TO VOTE.
AND TO HIDE THE TRUTH FROM THE
PUBLIC. SUFFERING YOUR NEWS FROM
CREATED THE TRUTH AND HEALING
COUNCIL TO PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS TO
CLARIFY THE RECORD. TO BRING THE
TRUTH OF CALIFORNIA MISTREATMENT
OF NATIVE AMERICANS OUT INTO THE
OPEN. NOT TO HIDE THE TRUTH,
KILLING OUR RESOLUTION AND YOUR
COMMITTEE SENATORS. ITS PURPOSE
WAS TO CORRECT THE HISTORICAL
RECORDS AND THEY KNOWLEDGE THE
WRONGDOING. BUT INSTEAD TODAY
YOU CHOOSE TO NORTH ARE
HISTORICAL RECORDS AND IGNORE
THE WRONG DONE TO THE POET ARE
PEOPLE THAT WILL WORK MOST
PEOPLE SENATOR, YOU REFUSED TO
VOTE ON OUR RESOLUTION,
REGARDLESS OF THE OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT LOOSEN HAS IN THE AREA
COMMUNITY AND FROM THE COMMUNITY
SYSTEM. SENATORS. THE ONLY
OPPOSITION TO THIS RESOLUTION IS
GREAT RANCHERIA AND THEIR FELLOW
GAMING TRIBES TO HAVE LOGGED YOU
ALL KILLED THIS RESOLUTION IN
YOUR COMMITTEE. THIS ISN'T THE
WAY TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT AND
DEMOCRACY IS SUPPOSED TO WORK
BUT HAPPENED. TO THE WILL OF OUR
VOTERS AND FOR SERVING THE
PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE SENATORS ARE
ASKING YOU TO PLEASE VOTE AND
THEY WANT YOU TO VOTE YES. ON
SCR 13. PEOPLE ARE ALSO NOT
SURPRISED OF THIS ACTION. AND WE
HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND ARE BEING
SILENT. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE UP. WE HAVE
BEEN FIGHTING FOR 40 YEARS TO
CLIP THE FIRE AT IT. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS
OF OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR
CHILDREN TO BE FREE. IN SOUTH
COVERING SO NOWHERE WILL NOT GO
AWAY SIMPLY BECAUSE SOME OF OUR
NATIVE RELATIVES HAVE BECOME
INFECTED WITH THE DISEASE OF
POSSESSIONS AND MONEY. THERE IS
, THERE IS ZERO REASON WHY TO
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATORS TO
NOT SUPPORT THEM AWAKE MALONEY
PRICE AND SUPPORT THE
RESTORATION OF OUR FEDERAL
RECOGNITION. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS A VOICE. AND THEY
MUST USE IT. IN THE COURSE OF
CORRECTING ITS HISTORICAL
INJUSTICES AGAINST MY PEOPLE.
YOUR 13 DOES NOT GIVE US FEDERAL
RECOGNITION BY URGING CONGRESS
TO RESTORE OUR STATUS. SUS 13
ACKNOWLEDGES THE MISTREATMENT OF
THE PEOPLE AT THE HANDS OF
CALIFORNIA AND THIS RESOLUTION
ACT, DIRECTED BY THE STATE TO
STATE IT WAS CALIFORNIA'S WAR OF
EXTERMINATION. EXTERMINATION
CAMPS ARE PEOPLE THAT WAS THE
ROOT CUSE OF THE LANDED
DISPLACEMENTS, HOMELESSNESS AND
POVERTY THAT LED TO OUR
RECOGNITION. THE NEXT QUESTION
IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND NOW
I WILL HAVE IT OVER TO, UM
TRIBAL FORMER COUNCILMAN GLORIA
THOMAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I APOLOGIZE, SENATOR CORTESI.
WE'RE GOING TO JUST TAKE A BREAK
TO GO THROUGH THE ROLL ONE MORE
TIME. WE'VE GOT COMMITTEE
HEARINGS ALL OVER THIS BUILDING
. WE GOT TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF
HERE. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. I DO
WANT TO SAY BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER FOR THIS. I'M SORRY YOU
FEEL THE WAY YOU DO. THIS IS
LONG HILL TRADITION IN THIS
BUILDING AND SENATE POLICY THAT
WE DON'T TAKE UP THINGS LIKE
THIS WITH WHAT NON FEBRUARY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES THAT SAID,
YOUR SENATOR HAS A LOT OF
INFLUENCE IN THIS PLACE AND GOT
YOU THE HEARING. UH, WE ARE
INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT YOU
DO HAVE TO SAY AGAIN. I'M SORRY
YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO, BUT I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR
SECRETARY. CAN WE CALL THE ROLE
? ARE WE DONE ON THE CONSENT? IS
THAT CLOSED? OKAY, SO WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE TO WHAT NOW? JUST
FOLLOW THIS RIGHT HERE.
HIGHLIGHT THEM. NUMBER ONE
SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
ABSENT MEMBERS, GLASER HUESO.
HERE. DO WE HAVE TO JUST ONE
WEST. SO I HERTZBERG HERTZBERG?
AYE. SPORTS, TOO. 14 14 0. 14 0
THAT BUILDS OUT WE MOVED OUT A
FINAL ITEM NUMBER FOUR A B 6 31
SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE
GLASER. HUESO. SO I 13 0. 13 0.
THAT BILL IS OUT. EXCUSE ME.
HERTZBERG? AYE. 14 0 14 0 THAT
BUILDS OUT. FOLLOWED HIM NUMBER
FIVE A B 661. PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE ABSENT MEMBERS, GLASER. 95
14 0 THAT BUILDS OUT 95. 9 TO 5.
EXCUSE ME. WITHOUT MOVE TO
FOLLOWING. REMEMBER SIX A B 13
69 SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE MEMBERS GLASER. 9595 THAT
BUILDS OUT. MOVED TO FILE UNDER
EIGHT A B 25 32 SECRETARY,
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE. ABSENT
MEMBERS, GORGEOUS. GLASER. 94.
94 THAT BUILDS OUT. OPEN HIS
ROLE FOR FILE ITEM NUMBER 9 87
78. SECRETARY. PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE MEMBERS. BECKER. GLASER.
HERTZBERG. PITTSBURGH. I 13 0.
13 0 THAT BUILDS OUT WILL NOW
MOVE TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 10
MAYBE 27 51. SECRETARY, PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. ABSENT MEMBERS,
ROTH BECKER. BRADFORD. LASER
KAMLAGER PORTANTINO HARTSBURG.
REDEFINE 3 TO 5 THAT BILL FAILS.
I WILL GRANT RECONSIDERATION.
NOW MOVE THE FILE ITEM NUMBER 12
A B 17 41 SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE. ABSENT MEMBERS,
NIELSEN GORGEOUS. GLASER. JONES.
MELINDA'S. WILK. 9 TO 0. 90 THAT
BUILDS OUT FILE ITEM NUMBER 13 A
B 18 OH, ONE SECRETARY, PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE MEMBERS BLAZER. 14
0 14 0 THAT BUILDS OUT. ARE WE
NOW? TO 15 OR 16? I'M SORRY. 15
15. THAT'S A B 2019 SECRETARY.
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE MEMBERS
GLASER. WES. OH BY WHAT? SO I
JONES MELINDA'S. HERTZBERG.
HERTZBERG? AYE. 12 0 12 0 THAT
BUILDS OUT FILE OUT OF NUMBER 17
A B 2056. ABSENT MEMBERS, GLASER
HUESO. SO I MELENDEZ HARTSBURG.
HARTSBURG. AYE. 11 2 TO 11 TO
TWO. BUILD OUT. PILOT REMEMBER?
18 21 64 SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE MEMBERS GLASER. SO I SO
I 13 YEARS AND HERTZBERG
HERTZBERG? AYE. 14 0. 14 0 THAT
BUILDS OUT FILE ITEM NUMBER 19.
A B 20 TO 33. SECRETARY. PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE ABSENT MEMBERS,
GLASER. HUESO. SO I KAMLAGER
MELENDEZ. HERTZBERG. HARTSBURG.
AYE. TEND TO TENDER TO THAT
BUILDS OUT WHEN MOVED. PILOT
REMEMBER 20 A B 23? OH ONE.
SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE
ABSENT MEMBERS, GLASER. HUESO.
SO I HERTZBERG. HERTZBERG I 14 0
14 0 THAT BUILDS OUT FOLLOWING
HIM OR 21, A B 23 07 SECRETARY,
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE MEMBERS
GLASER HUESO HERTZBERG.
HERTZBERG I 14 0 14 0 THAT
BUILDS OUT. FOLLOW HIM NUMBER 23
A B 24 42 ABSENT MEMBERS, GLASER
HUESO. SO I HERZBERG HARTSBURG.
AYE. 9 TO 1 TO 3 95 95 THAT
BUILDS OUT OKAY, CONCLUDES IT.
SO SENATOR CORTEZ INTO THE TO
THE PEOPLE FROM THE MOVIE
MARKET. ALONI TRIBE. I KNOW JUST
THE WAY THIS LOOKS COMPARED TO
WHAT HAPPENED TO BE, YOU KNOW,
GETTING TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
I'M JUST TERRIBLY SORRY FOR I
MEAN, NO DISRESPECT TO THE TRIBE
OR ANYBODY. THE GOOD SENATOR
FROM SANTA CLARA. SO PLEASE COME
AND TESTIFY. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
DODD AND SENATORS OF THE GOC. MY
NAME IS GLORIA GÓMEZ. I'M A
FORMER COUNCILWOMAN FOR THE
MOORLACH MALONEY TRIBE. I'M HERE
WITH MY DAUGHTER, ISABELLA GOMEZ
. THE FOLLOWING FACTS ARE NOT IN
DISPUTE. MORE WITTMER WAS
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED BY CONGRESS
AND CONGRESS NEVER TERMINATED
OUR STATUS. THE BE A NOTED THAT
100% OF OUR ENROLLED MEMBERS
WERE EITHER LIVING MEMBERS OR
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF
MEMBERS WHO COMPRISE THE VERONA
BARON. ALBERT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
. WE HAVE PROUDLY PUBLISHED OUR
GENEALOGY. YES WE CAN TRACE OUR
SURVIVING LINEAGES BACK THROUGH
THE THREE BAY AREA MISSION
RECORDS TO OUR PRE CONTACT
VILLAGES. STANFORD RESEARCHERS
RECENTLY PUBLISHED A SEVEN YEAR
GENOMIC STUDY THAT CONNECTED
PRESENT DAY MOLECULAR TRIBAL
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO 2000 YEAR OLD
ALONI BURIALS, WHICH PROVES THAT
THE TRIBE HAS BEEN SAYING WHAT
THE TRIBE HAS BEEN SAYING FOR
DECADES. WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF
THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. WE
HAVE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF HUMAN
HISTORY ON THESE LANDS AND WE
ARE STILL HERE TODAY. WE HAVE
STRUGGLED TO RESTORE A STATUS
FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN
CONTINUALLY BLOCKED AT EVERY
TURN BY CALIFORNIA GAMING TRIBES
WHO AREN'T INTERESTED IN TRUTH
OR EVIDENCE, BUT ONLY IN GAMING
REVENUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
GAMING TRIBES. OPPOSITION LETTER
CLAIMS THAT THE LEGISLATURE
SHOULD NOT ADOPT SGR 13 BECAUSE
STATES HAVE NO ROLE IN
RECOGNITION DECISIONS. THIS IS
CLEARLY FALSE. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS INPUT FROM
STATE GOVERNMENTS AND RELIES ON
STATE INTERACTIONS WITH TRIBES
IN RECOGNITION DECISIONS. THE
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT'S
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REGULATIONS
REQUIRE NOTICE OF THE TRIBES
PETITION. BE COMMUNICATED TO A
STATE'S GOVERNOR AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL. STATES OFTEN COMMENT ON
PETITIONS. EXCUSE ME. NORMAL
STUFF. UH CONGRESS ALSO RELIES
ON EVIDENCE OF STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT INTERACTION WITH
TRIBES TO SUPPORT CONGRESSIONAL
RECOGNITION OF TRIBES. OF COURSE
S GR 13 IS AN APPROPRIATE
REQUEST TO WRITE THE DECADES OF
WRONG DOWN TO OUR PEOPLE AS
CALIFORNIA OBVIOUSLY HAD A MAJOR
PART IN THE DEVASTATION SUFFERED
BY THE PEOPLE. IT HAD AN
INTEREST AND RESPONSIBILITY TO
SUPPORT CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. LET'S NEVER
FORGET, AND I SAY, NEVER FORGET
THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PASSED LAWS THAT LEGALIZE
ENSLAVEMENT OF INDIANS AND
ORGANIZED AND PAID FOR MILITIAS
TO HUNT DOWN AND KILL INDIANS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA WITH THE
GOALS OF EXTERMINATING US, BUT
THEY HAVEN'T THE OPPOSITION
LETTER ALSO ARGUES THAT THE
INTERIORS DENIAL OF OUR PETITION
MEANS WE AREN'T ENTITLED TO
RECOGNITION. THIS IS WRONG FOR
TWO REASONS. FIRST TRIBES CAN
ALSO SEEK FEDERAL RECOGNITION BY
CONGRESS. SINCE 1970 CONGRESS
HAS PASSED LEGISLATION T
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED OR REAFFIRM
26 TRIBES. 26 THAT'S A LOT. THIS
INCLUDES TRIBES THAT WERE
TERMINATED AND DENIED
RECOGNITION IN THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROCESS. GREAT
AND RANCHERIA WAS ONE OF THOSE
RESTORED TRIBES THAT NOW SITS AS
A GATEKEEPER USING THEIR CASINO
MONEY TO DENY ACCESS TO ANYONE
ELSE. SECOND THEN CHEERIER
DEPARTMENT MAY RECONSIDER THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DECISION. THE
SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS THE POWER TO
CHANGE ITS MIND ON MATTERS OF
RECOGNITION. THE GAMING TRIBES.
OPPOSITION LETTER IS
DISINGENUOUS AND HYPOCRITICAL,
CONSIDERING THEY KNOW BETTER
THAN YOU SENATORS, THE HISTORY
OF THE MISSION INDIANS AND WHAT
WE NATIVES ALL FACED. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE STILL GOING
TO CALL OTHER WITNESSES. ANYBODY
ELSE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
TESTIFY, AND SO EVERYBODY ELSE
IN THE ROOM WISHING TO TESTIFY
SUPPORT AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE
MODERATOR. YOU'RE STILL WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR I AM. GOOD.
LET'S HEAR SUPPORT. YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN
THAT IS ONE AND THEN ZERO IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT. IN ONE MOMENT,
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW QUÊ ENOUGH.
WE JUST HAVE TO GET THEIR LINE
NUMBER. STILL GOT TO LINE UP TO
66. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
YES. HI MY NAME IS JOHN MAYER. I
AM WITH SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL
JUSTICE AT SACRED HEART
COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SAN JOSE,
AND I DID SOME CALLING TO
INDICATE MY SUPPORT FOR S J R
13. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE GO TO LINE 2 44. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. LIKE TO 44 YEAR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO ARAGON, MILES ON
BEHALF OF MIDNIGHT. SLOW
REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WINE TO 80. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO I MEAN, SILLY. AND I
MEAN ANDERSON, I'M UM, OESTE
TYPE OF MEMBER AND I SUPPORT
THAT THEY ARE 13 THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT TO GO TO THE LINE
TO 62. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINE 2
62. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. DO YOU
HAVE A MUTE? OKAY WE'LL MOVE OUT
TO LINE 2 16. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. MY NAME'S
ELECTRIC MCNABB. I'M WITH
SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
AND SAN JOSE AND CREEK COUNTY
AND I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
SDR 13. THANK YOU NEXT TO GO TO
LINE 2 68. YOUR LINE S OPEN.
HELLO MY NAME IS JULIA MAN,
JOANIE AND I'M A NUMBER OF
SEARCH SHOWING UP RACIAL
JUSTICE. SECRET HEART. I'M
CALLING TO SUPPORT AUSTERITY 13.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO THE
LINE TO 10. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HI MY NAME IS LUKE GONZALEZ WITH
THE SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST IN SAN JOSE, CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. EXTRA
GOT TO LINE 2 27. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO I AM HIS ABDOMINAL.
I'M WITH MALONEY. TRIBE MEMBER
WORKS AS JR. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT TO GO TO LINE 1 55.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI LEWIS
CHAIRMAN BE FROM THE SENATOR'S
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE. WHICH HAS A
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING WHICH I'M
CALLING IN ORDER. THANK YOU NEXT
TO GO TO LIKE TO 81. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. LINE 2 81. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
2 86. YOUR LINE IS OPEN Ó.
HELLO. PLEASE GO AHEAD. LIKE DO
IT. GO AHEAD. OKAY MY NAME IS
MELANIE MARTINEZ AND I AM A
MOORLACH MALONEY TRAVEL MEMBER
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT JR 13.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU. NEXT GOAL LINE TO 17. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. YES I AM JUNE AN
ENGLISH LOUIS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY. AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. LINE TO
85. YOUR LIGHT IS OPEN. HI I'M
JOHNNY DOMINGUEZ TRIBAL MEMBER.
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT AS THEY
ARE. 13. THANK YOU BLESSINGS.
THANK YOU. NEXT TO GO TO LINE 2
51 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. LINE TO 51
. YOUR LINE IS OPEN, A MEMBER OF
SEARCH STANDING UP. CAN YOU
HEAR? YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES.
PLEASE PROCEED. SORRY. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS PHILIP PULLIAM.
I'M A MEMBER OF SEARCH STANDING
UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, SACRED
HEART AND I WANT TO REGISTER MY
SUPPORT FOR S J. R 13. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NEXT TO GO LINE
OF TWO. OH, FOUR. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. LINE TWO UP FOUR. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. AND NEXT WE'LL GO
TO LINE 2 61. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
YES. MY NAME IS DIANE I'M A
MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL TRIBAL
MEMBER AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
PASSING SJ R 13. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LYING TO 70. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. YES. MY NAME IS ARTHUR
SANCHEZ JR. I'M A MEMBER OF A
LOCAL TRIBAL MEMBER. AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT PASSING OF J.
R. 13. THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT
TO GO TO THE LINE TO 36 HAIRLINE
IS OPEN. LINE 2 36. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. OKAY WE'RE GONNA MOVE OUT
TO LINE 2 72. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
I AM ROBERT LABOR. MALAKI. UH
PORTER. I SUPPORT THAT DAY TO
32. THANK YOU. NEXT TO GO ONLINE
TO 65. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO?
YES THIS IS JONAH AND I AM A
TRIBAL MEMBER, AND I'M
SUPPORTING AS THEY ARE 13. THANK
YOU. NEXT GOAL LINE TO 19. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON.
SAYING I AM A MEMBER OF THE
FACULTY OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY
OF MEDICINE AND THE VETERANS
AFFAIRS, PULLOUT, THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM POLLING AND STRONG
SUPPORT. SDR 13. THANK YOU NEXT
TO GO LINE OF 2 74. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. BLOW MONEY WITH AARON
HOMEMADE ADRIN. I'M A MEMBER OF
THE ELECTORAL ONLY TRIBE, SEAN,
WE SUPPORT SJ R 13. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT TO THE LINE OF 2
33. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI MY
NAME IS JULIE WOLF AND I'M
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SJ
R 13. THANK YOU. NEXT TO GO
ONLINE TO 71. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
YES I AM. ARTHUR THANK YOU.
JUNIOR SUPPORT OF SORT OF
PASSING SK R. 13. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WILL GO TO LINE 2 89.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. I'M. ROOM
CAPTAIN HEDGES MEMBER OF SHOWING
UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, CALLING
IN STRONG SUPPORT. OF STR 13.
THANK YOU NEXT TO GO TO LINE 2
30. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MY NAME
IS AMBER ROSE. I'M A TRIBAL
MEMBER, AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THE FASTENING OF ESTE ARE
WORKING. THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT
GO TO THE LINE OF 2 62. FULLER.
PLEASE PROCEED. HEY, MY NAME'S
AND MY HEART SANK. I'M CALLING
FROM JUST GOOD HEART OF
INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY AND TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THIS
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. I'M TOO
92. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO MY
NAME IS SARAH. REMEMBER SHOWING
UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE THAT'S
SACRED HEART AND SAID JOSE
COMING INTO SUPPORT. THEY ARE
13. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE 2 93. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HELLO THIS IS LESS
STEEL. I'M A POSTMODERN CULTURAL
ANTHROPOLOGIST. AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS
WORKED WITH THEM AWAY. BUT TRIBE
SINCE 1991 AND FALLING AND
STRONG RESOLUTIONS STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION. SPR
13 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M TOO
95. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MY NAME
IS LISA AVILA TRIBAL MEMBER AND
I SUPPORT THE PACKING OF OUR 13.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTING
QUÊ AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MODERATOR. AT THIS POINT IN
TIME, IS THERE ANYBODY IN
OPPOSITION? OF THIS RESOLUTION
IN THE BUILDING OR IN THE ROOM.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. YES. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AFRAID
VARGAS AND WE HAVE THE SANTA
ROSA REENTRY OF TOUCHY ACUTE
INDIANS. WILL THEY AGREE WITH
YOUR STATEMENTS CHAIRMAN ABOUT
THE PROCESS FOR THIS HOUSE?
APOLOGIES TO THE AUTHOR. THAT WE
DON'T HAVE A LETTER, BUT WE ARE
MEMBERS OF C AND STAND BY ALL
THE COMMENTS IN THEIR LETTER.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS
SCOTT GOVERNOR ON BEHALF OF THE
MARENGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.
WE CONCUR WITH MR VARGAS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU THAT WILL MOVE TO
THE PHONE LINES ONCE AGAIN TO
SEE IF THERE'S OPPOSITION TO
THIS JR. 13 MODERATOR, CAN YOU
PLEASE? OPEN THE LINES. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR OPPOSITION. YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. SKIN
THAT IS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION. WE WILL GO
TO LINE UP TO 14. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS AMBER MOHAMED AND
I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
NIGHT BEFORE THE MEMBER TRIED TO
OR OPPOSED BASED ON THE
INAPPROPRIATE NATURE OF
INVOLVEMENT. IN THE FEDERAL
RECOGNITION PROCESS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE TO 98 AIRLINE IS
OPEN. JUST CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
OKAY WE ARE THE FRANCHISE. THE
OWNERS OF THE UM IN FACTORY
PIZZA CHAIN. OR AN OPPOSITION OF
THIS. THANK YOU AND MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO FURTHER OPPOSITION AND
QUÊ AT THIS TIME. RIGHT I THINK
THAT DOES IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
MODERATOR BEFORE, UH, LET YOU GO
. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.
I THINK FROM START TO FINISH YOU
DID IT OUTSTANDING JOB TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CHAIR.
OKAY, COMMITTEE MEMBERS
APPRECIATE SO I DON'T DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
UH YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UH UM. I
WISH THE BEST OF LUCK TO THE
BLACK MARKET. ALONI TRIBE. THIS
IS NOT SOMETHING AS I SAID
BEFORE THAT WE'RE TAKING A
POSITION ON TODAY. I JUST SIMPLY
DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE INVOLVED
IN FEDERAL RECOGNITION PROCESS
WHILE WELL INTENTIONED THESE
TYPES OF RESOLUTIONS. CAN HAVE A
DIRE EFFECT, NOT SAYING THAT
THIS ONE DOES, BUT THEY CAN HAVE
A DIRE EFFECT ON TRIBAL
SOVEREIGNTY. I WANT TO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING COOPERATIVE AND AGREEING
NOT TO BRING UP THIS RESOLUTION
FOR A VOTE. IN ENSURING THAT THE
FEDERAL REGULATION PROCESS IS
NOT TAINTED BY OUR PROCESS,
SENATOR I KNOW YOU JUST SAID
THANK YOU, SO I'LL ASSUME THAT
YOUR YOUR CLOTHES AGAIN TOO. THE
TRIBAL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE ARE
ONLINE. PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE
APOLOGIES FOR THE FRAGMENTED
NATURE OF THIS HEARING THAT WAS
UNINTENTIONAL AND FRANKLY
UNAVOIDABLE, BUT I DO APPRECIATE
IT VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TODAY. IF YOU ARE NOT
ABLE TO TESTIFY TODAY, PLEASE
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE. OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE
. YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
ARE IMPORTANT AND WE WANT TO
INCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY AND
OFFICIAL HEARING RECORDS. THANK
YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU FOR
EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION. HERE TODAY. WE HAVE
INCLUDED THE AGENDA, THE SEATE
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IS
ADJOURNED.