THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE WILL COME TO ORDER. GOOD
MORNING AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE THE
ONGOING COVID 19 RISK. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS
TO BOTH IN PERSON AND
TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS
WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE THAT PARTICIPANT TOLL
FREE NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS
POSTED ON OUR ON OUR COMMITTEE
WEBSITE. AND I WILL ANNOUNCE IT
NOW. TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER
IS 8772. AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
1 TO 2. 9718. WE WELCOME YOU TO
THE HEARING AND I WILL MAINTAIN
DECORUM DURING THE HEARING, AS
IS CUSTOMARY IN ANY INDIVIDUAL
WHO IS DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED
FROM THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE
OR HAVE THEIR CONNECTION MUTED.
I HAVE TO SAY WE'VE NEVER HAD
THAT HAPPEN BEFORE, SO I DON'T
EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN TODAY. WE
ARE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN ROOM 2100 OF
THE OLD STREET BUILDING, AND I
ASK ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
TO BE PRESENT SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING. WE'RE GOING TO
BEGIN OUR HEARING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, SO WE'LL HEAR THE
BILLS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO
WAIT IN ORDER TO HAVE MOTIONS
AND, UM AND TAKE A VOTE. ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT A B 23 59 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO HAS
BEEN PULLED BY THE AUTHOR AND
WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. THAT
LEAVES 26 BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA WITH TWO BILLS PROPOSED
FOR CONSENT. THE CONSENT ITEMS
ARE ITEM NUMBER 22 A B 27 89 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MULLEN AND FILE
ITEM NUMBER 24 A B 26 51 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PETRIE-NORRIS.
AT 9 30. THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL
ORDER A B 2021 FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS AND THE
COMMITTEE WILL HEAR THE BILL AT
THAT TIME AND THEN RESUME ITS
WORK AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE
BILL THAT IS FINISHED. WE'RE
TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH THE
ASSEMBLY ON THE PRESENTATION OF
BILLS AND MAKE SURE THAT UM THAT
WE DO IT IN AN ORDERLY FASHION
DURING THE SPECIAL ORDER DUE TO
CONSTRAINTS REGARDING THE LENGTH
OF HEARINGS AND TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS, WE ARE GOING TO
INSTITUTE TIME LIMITS ON
TESTIMONY. EACH SIDE WILL BE
PERMITTED IN EQUAL AMOUNT OF
TIME THAT WILL BE DETERMINED
WHEN THE TIME COMES BEFORE WE,
UM SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND WE WANT
TO TAKE UP AS MANY AUTHORS AS WE
CAN. BEFORE 9 30. WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA HERE.
SO IF YOU OWE QUIRK-SILVA IF
YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD.
FORWARD WE CAN START WITH WITH
YOUR, UM YOUR ITEMS. WE'LL START
WITH VILE ITEM NUMBER THREE,
WHICH IS A B 4 98. AND THE FLOOR
IS YOURS. HI. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBER. I WILL
BE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AND LIKE
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS,
UH, THAN THANK THEM FOR THEIR
WORK ON THIS BILL. 84 98 WOULD
ENSURE CONTINUOUS TRANSPARENCY,
COLLABORATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
THAT IS VITAL TO THE ORANGE
COUNTY COMMUNITY PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS AND ESPECIALLY THE
PATIENTS, WHICH KELL OPTIMA WAS
FOUNDED. TO SERVE. KELL OPTIMA
WAS FOUNDED AS A PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO.
THEY ARE THE LARGEST HEALTH
ENSURE IN ORANGE COUNTY,
PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR ONE AND
FOUR RESIDENTS, INCLUDING
COORDINATING HEALTHCARE AND
RELATED SERVICES FOR MEDICAL
ENROLLEE, SERVING OUR COUNTY'S
MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. KILL
OPTIMA, WHICH IS NOT A COUNTY
AGENCY, MANAGES PROGRAMS THAT
ARE FUNDED BY THE STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT OPERATES
INDEPENDENTLY UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. IN 2017. SB FOUR,
PASSED OVERWHELMINGLY TO PREVENT
ANY ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR
FROM AMENDING THE LOCAL COUNTY
ORGANIZED HEALTH SYSTEM
ORDINANCE PROTECT THE GOVERNANCE
STRUCTURE AND ENSURE CONTINUED
BALANCE ON THE KILL OPTIMA BOARD
. HOWEVER THE SAFEGUARDS UNDER
SB FOUR ARE SET TO SUNSET AT THE
END OF THIS YEAR. 84 98 WOULD
NOT ONLY EXTEND SB FOUR
PERMANENTLY. IT WOULD ALSO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL KEY
GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE THE LONG
TERM STABILITY OF KELL OPTED
BÂO. THE BILL IS CO AUTHORED BY
BARRY PARTISAN COALITION OF
ORANGE COUNTY MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OUR DR
RICHARD FRANKENSTEIN PAST
PRESIDENT. OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAST
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDING
MEMBER AND PAST YEAR OF THE KELL
OPTIMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALSO
MISS RACHEL BLOCHER, SEND SENIOR
COUNSEL WITH NIELSEN SOUND
SIMMER. UH AND WE WOULD ASK THEM
TO COME UP. WELCOME GOOD MORNING
, KAREN MEMBERS. I BELIEVE DR
FRANKENSTEIN IS ON THE PHONE, SO
I'LL LET HIM GO FIRST. AND THEN
IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND WE
WANT TO KEEP THIS MOVING, SO GO
AHEAD. ABSOLUTELY WELL. I THINK
DR FRANKENSTEIN'S TESTIMONY WILL
ADDRESS THE PUBLIC POLICY REASON
FOR THIS, UM, BILL, I WILL JUST
LIKE TO ADD THAT WE WORKED VERY
CLOSELY WITH COMMITTEE STAFF TO
TAKE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
RESPONSIVE TO CAL OPTIMIST
CONCERNS THAT ATTEMPT TO NARROW
THE RESTRICTIONS, SO IT ONLY
APPLIES TO SOME MEMBERS ON THE
BOARD, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR
MEMBER AND THE ATTORNEY CPA
MEMBER AND ALSO MAKES CLEAR THAT
ANY INDIVIDUALS CAN RETURN TO
THE ROLES THAT THEY ARE SERVING
IN OR CONTINUE THE ROLES THAT
THEY HAVE WHEN THEY JOINED THE
BOARD. WE ALSO JUST WANT TO BE
HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW IF WE COULD
OPEN THE LINE OF DR RICHARD
FRANKENSTEIN. THANK YOU. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD MORNING,
SENATOR. SENATOR CHAIR CAFIERO
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM
RICHARD FRANKENSTEIN. A RETIRED
PULMONARY DOCTOR FROM ORANGE
COUNTY, WHERE I PRACTICED FOR 30
YEARS. REMAIN ACTIVE IN MANY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, HEALTH CARE
POLICY ENDEAVORS. AND IN PAST
PRESIDENT AS YOU HAVE HEARD OF O
C M, A IN CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. I WAS ONE OF THE
FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE CAL
OFTEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHERE I
SERVED A FULFILLING YEARS,
HELPING TO BUILD THE LARGEST
MEDICAID PLAN OF ITS KIND IN THE
COUNTRY, AS YOU HAVE HEARD,
SERVING ONE IN FOUR MY SERVICE.
THERE IS THE REASON I AM HERE
TODAY TO SUPPORT A B FOR 98 TO
ENSURE THE CAL OPTIMIST
GOVERNING BOARD AND LEADERSHIP
ACT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF
ORANGE COUNTY MEDICAL MEMBERS.
30 YEARS AGO, WE CAME TOGETHER
TO LAUNCH CAL OPTIMISM. TRUE
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. IT
IS NOT A COUNTY AGENCY. BUT THE
UNIQUE ORGANIZED HEALTH SYSTEM
CREATED BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. PARTNERSHIP WAS
FOUNDED ON PRINCIPLES OF
COLLABORATION, TRANSPARENCY AND
ACTING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF
PATIENTS. UNFORTUNATELY EVENTS
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, OF
COURSE, MANY TO QUESTION WHETHER
COW UP ADHERING TO THESE CORPORA
SAMPLES. IN 2017. IT'S LIKE
IMPORTANT STEP PASSING S BEFORE
WHICH FROZE THE CURRENT BOARD
STRUCTURE, BUT ONLY THROUGH THIS
YEAR. NOW. THE SAME COALITION OF
HOSPITALS, HEALTH SYSTEMS AND
DOCTORS IS ASKING THE
LEGISLATURE TO REMOVE THE SUNSET
PROVISIONS AND ENACT A SERIES OF
GOOD GOVERNMENT PROVISION. IT
REMAINS IMPORTANT THAT WE
REINFORCED THE PRINCIPLE. THE
ACCOUNT PROGRAM. WILL ACT IN
THEIR PATIENT'S BEST INTEREST.
WE HEARD THE COMMITTEE TO
SUPPORT A B FOR 98 THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR
VIEWS TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM 2100.
SEEING NONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
LINES MODERATOR IF YOU COULD
QUEUE UP SUPPORT FOR A B FOR 98.
I THINK, MADAM CHAIR. YEAH AND
FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B
498 PLEASE PRESS 10 THIS TIME.
AND WE HAVE NO COMMENTS. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE
NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION IS THERE I DO NOT
HAVE ANY LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESS
NOTICED, BUT IF THERE'S SOMEONE
IN THE ROOM, PLEASE COME
FORWARD. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM EUNJUNG
KIM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT
CAL OPTIMA. THANK YOU FOR THE
CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS
MORNING WHILE CALLUP. MY DOES
NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THIS
BILL. WE DO HAVE ONE SIGNIFICANT
CONCERN THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE. BEFORE I STAYED ARE
CONCERNED. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA AND
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE AMENDMENTS
THAT PROVIDE CLARITY ON SEVERAL
PROVISIONS. HOWEVER WE REMAIN
CONCERNED ABOUT ONE PROVISION IN
THIS BILL WOULD BAN CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD FROM
EMPLOYMENT WITH ANY ENTITY THAT
RECEIVES FUNDS FROM CAL OPTIMA.
FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER
LEAVING OUR BOARD. HELL OPTIMUS,
THE LARGEST HEALTH PLAN IN THE
COUNTY AND A LARGE EMPLOYER HAS
VAST FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
ACROSS THE COUNTY AND BEYOND. IF
ENACTED, THESE INDIVIDUALS AFTER
SERVING ON OUR BOARD WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO WORK, FOR EXAMPLE,
FOR A NATIONAL TELECOM PROVIDER
THAT SERVICES MY PHONE OR FOR A
LOCAL UNIVERSITY THAT WE FUNDED
FOR A MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM.
OR FOR THE LOCAL FIRE AUTHORITY
THAT WE SUPPORT FOR WORK WITH
OUR HOMELESS MEMBERS. APPLYING
THIS EMPLOYMENT BAN TO THIS
TARGET LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND
ORANGE COUNTY, ONE THAT NOT EVEN
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE ARE
NOT SUBJECT TO, UM, APPEARS
PUNITIVE AND UNWARRANTED. WE
REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE
THIS PROVISION. UM AND LOOK TO
WOR WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
COMMITTEE ON FUTURE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE OUR CONCERNS AND REQUESTS
AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE IT. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM
THAT IS AN OPPOSITION? SAYING
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. IS THERE
ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION? FROM THE PHONE IF
HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 498 PLEASE
PRESS 10. INTO THE CHAIR AND NO
COMMENTS COMING IN. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? UM THE ONLY QUESTION
I HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IS THE
ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED IN THE
OPPOSITION. UM ASSUMING YOU'RE
WILLING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE TO, UM,
SPECIFY. I THINK THERE'S
CLARIFICATION THAT THERE COULD
BE ADDED ADDED TO IT. WE ARE. WE
ALREADY HAVE TAKEN, UM AN
AMENDMENT TO NARROW THAT, SO I
BELIEVE THIS WILL ONLY APPLY TO
TWO OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND SO
THAT MEMBERS THAT MAY NOT BE
NURSES AND SO FORTH. THIS WOULD
NOT APPLY TO OKAY. WELL, THAT'S
THAT'S THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THAT
THAT AMENDMENT AND ITHINK
CONVERSATION MIGHT BE
APPROPRIATE TO SEE WHETHER THAT
SATISFIES SATISFIES THEM. BUT
I'LL ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE. YES. SO
I'LL ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE. JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
VERY GOOD. AS I SAID, WE NEED A
QUORUM IN ORDER TO TAKE EMOTION,
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO YOUR SECOND
BILL. WHICH IS, UM FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR A B 20 TO 21. AGAIN
I WANT TO THANK, UM MADAM CHAIR
AND THE MEMBERS HERE AND AGAIN
YOUR TEAM FOR THEM WORKING AND
WE DO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
A B 20 TO 21, WHICH WILL CLARIFY
EXISTING LAW TO HELP EXPEDITE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS. A D U S, UH, ONE
OF THE KEY NOTES HERE IS,
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE STRUGGLED IN
CALIFORNIA WITH HOUSING
PRODUCTION AND WE HAVE SEEN
RENTS SKYROCKET. WE HAVE SEEN
MORTGAGES AND HOMES. UH FOR A
MEDIAN HOME BE 800,080 US ARE
THE ONE I THINK A LITTLE GLIMMER
OF HOPE FOR PEOPLE WHO OWN
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO ACTUALLY
USE THOSE PROPRTIES FOR AN
ADDITIONAL RESIDENT. UM WE KNOW
THAT HOUSING IS SOMETHING THAT
IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR WORKING
FAMILIES. TO OUR. WE EDUCATE
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF INDIA
BUSHELS IN OUR INCREDIBLE UCS
CAL STATES AND YET FINDING A
HOME IS OFTEN ELUSIVE. SO A D.
U. S ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO
OUR STATE'S HOUSING CRISIS, AND
THIS MEASURE WILL HELP OWNERS
GET ACCESS TO A D U. S AND SPEED
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WITH ME TODAY
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
IS JORDAN'S CARBON HALL WITH
CALIFORNIA, UM B AND MARK
STIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PROJECT. VERY GOOD.
WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS JORDAN PLANET GOT
BEHIND LEADERSHIP ADVOCATE FOR
CALIFORNIAN B AND WE ARE PROUD
SPONSOR OF A B 20 TO 21
CONFERENCE YOU AS A STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATION OF OVER 80,000
MEMBERS. DEDICATED TO MAKING A
STATE THEREFORE WILL PLACE TO
LIVE WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS. WE'RE UNDER
WAYS WE CAN COURAGE ACCOMPLISHED
. THE GOAL IS BY PASSING THE
REFORMS ACCELERATE 80 US
PRODUCTIONS BY CLARIFYING EU
RULES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
HOMEOWNERS AS WELL. SAYS
CALIFORNIA ENACTED LAWS TO ALLOW
80 US ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
AND SPURRED THE CREATION OF TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES IN THE
CREATION OF A MULTI BILLION
DOLLAR INDUSTRY FOR A D U
SPECIALISTS. OUR CURRENT TO
RESEARCH FROM UC BERKELEY.
ETERNAL CENTER 80 US PRODUCED
MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES TYPICALLY
OCCUPIED BY LOW INCOME FAMILIES
AND INDIVIDUALS. MAYBE 20 TO 21
TAKES US ONE STEP CULTURE TO
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING SHORTAGE.
BY EXPANDING AVENUES FOR
HOMEOWNERS AND ACCELERATE THE
PRODUCTION OF 80. US CALIFORNIA
HAS A SHORTAGE OF 3.5 MILLION
HOMES, AND WE BELIEVE THIS BILL
COULD BE ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS TO
GET US BACK ON TRACK. THING WITH
THAT. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT FOR MAYBE 20 TO 21.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
MORNING MARKS. DIVERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
AND 80 US CAN BE A GREAT SOURCE
OF NATURALLY OCCURRING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT THE
HOMEOWNERS WHO GO TO BUILD THEM
NEED SOME CERTAINTY. AND THEY
NEED TO KNOW THAT IF AN
APPLICATION IS INCORRECT, WHAT
IT WILL TAKE TO GET IT
CORRECTED. AND THIS BILL
PROVIDES THOSE TWO ITEMS. IT
GIVES A TIMEFRAME, WHICH BY BY
WHICH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LACKED AND IT GIVES THE OAN
HOMEOWNER FEEDBACK. IF THERE'S
SOMETHING INCORRECT WITH THE
APPLICATION THAT WILL GREATLY
SPEED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DUS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HIRANUMA
NELSON IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT.
SEEING THEN WE'LL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE, MR.
MODERATOR CAN YOU CUE UP
INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO
TEST TESTIFY IN SUPPORT? THANK
YOU. YEP. IF THEY'D LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A B 20 TO
21, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND FIRST
GO TO LINE 67. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. JACK TILTON GUILLORY CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER IN SUPPORT. NEXT.
WHETHER THE LINE 105 PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS ADAM SOUTH. THEY
ME SPORT OF MAYBE 20 TO 21.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
38, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS
LISA DAN'S WITH FREMONT FOR
EVERYONE, AND WE SUPPORT 22 21.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
NUMBER EIGHT. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS BILL RAFFLE NUMBER
RESIDENTS. OF SEPARATE CISCO,
FORMERLY OF MORAN. I'M DRAWING
AND SUPPORT OF SPORT OF THIS
BILL. FOR THE FOR THE
CONSERVATIVE CATION STREAMLINING
UP 80 YEARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OPINION. 80 YEARS. WE'RE JUST
TAKING OUR JUST TAKING NAMES AND
IDENTIFICATIONS AT THIS POINT.
THANK YOU. NEXT. PLEASE GO TO
LINE FIFTH LINE. 58, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES THIS IS MELISSA CASEY
ON FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO
TO LINE 14. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
ALISON SHOWER CALLING FROM LOS
ANGELES, UM, CALLING, UM TO
HAPPEN MYSELF AND HOLLYWOOD
FORWARD, A GROUP OF OVER 30.
INDIVIDUALS SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND CHURCHES. IT'S A BAD GROUP
OF PEOPLE WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
SELF. THANKS SO MUCH. HAVE A
GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO
TO LINE 96. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
SO THAT THE CALIFORNIA INDIAN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE GO TO LINE 78. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JORDAN GRIMES ON BEHALF
OF PENINSULA FOR EVERYONE AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND MADAM CHAIR. NO
FURTHER COMMENTS IN Q. VERY
GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION. I HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS IDENTIFIED.
LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN
ROOM 2100. SEEING NONE WILL MOVE
ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE.
COULD YOU QUEUE UP ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF A B 20 TO
21? AND PLEASE PRESS 10 CR AND
OPPOSITION OF ÁP 20 TO 21. IN
ONE MOMENT, WE HAVE ONE LINE. I
MEAN,
AND WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 43,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS IN
OPPOSITION. NEXT WE'LL GO TO
LINE AT 1 42, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS THAT TIMOTHY
JEFFERIES INTERNATIONAL BROTHER
OF LOCAL LARGE NINE
REPRESENTATIVES IN CALIFORNIA. I
STAND IN OPPOSITION WITH THE
BUILDING TRADES TO A CITY BUILT
2011. WRONG BILL, BUT BUT WELL,
WE'LL KEEP YOU ON THE LINE. AND
IF YOU'D LIKE TO TESTIFY WHEN
THAT BILL COMES UP, THAT WOULD
BE GREAT. THIS IS 20 TO 21. AND
WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 47, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI JAKE PRICE ON BEHALF
OF THE HOUSING ACTION COALITION
, CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A B 2221
SORRY. I BELIEVE I MET THE TIME
FOR SUPPORT EARLIER. GOT IT.
NEXT, PLEASE. A MAN OF CARE. NO
FURTHER COMMENTS AND QUÊ VERY
GOOD. UM WHAT THAT CONCLUDES OUR
OPPOSITION. THE COMMITTEE HAS NO
NO QUESTIONS. SO WE WILL. WE
WILL ALLOW YOU TO FINISH AND
THEN WE WILL TAKE UP THE VOTE AT
A LATER TIME JUST MEMBERS ARE
HERE WOULD APPRECIATE EIGHT AND
I VOTE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP FILE ITEM
NUMBER 14, WHICH IS A B 2030.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATOR. MAYBE 2030 WILL PUT
VOTERS FIRST BY REMOVING THE
INHERENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST
WHEN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ARE
INVOLVED IN DECISIONS IN
REDRAWING POLITICAL LINES. A B
2030 WILL ESTABLISH THE COUNTY
OF FRESNO CITIZENS REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION TO DRAW DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR THE FRESNO COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
GERRYMANDERING ALLOWS ELECTED
OFFICIALS. TO CHOOSE THE VOTERS
IN THEIR DISTRICTS, RATHER THAN
ALLOWING THE VOTERS TO ELECT
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN FAIR
AND LAWFUL ELECTIONS. THIS
PRACTICE OF GERRYMANDERING HAS
DISENFRANCHISED UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND HAS
DILUTED THEIR VOTING POWER. MAPS
DRAWN BY LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUP,
WHICH TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE
GROWING DEMOGRAPHICS OF LATINO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS REFLECTED
IN THE CENSUS WAS STRUCK DOWN BY
THE FRESNO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. THE DISTRICT MAP,
WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS WAS MET WITH
WIDESPREAD LOCAL OPPOSITION. A
CITIZEN'S REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION WILL PUT THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF DRAWING
POLITICAL LINES IN THE HANDS OF
AN INDEPENDENT GROUP OF FRESNO
COUNTY VOTERS. ENSURING THAT THE
VOTE VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE
HEARD. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OF A B
2030 TODAY. CAMILA CHAVEZ, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
DELORES WORTH THAT FOUNDATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME
MISS CHAVEZ, AND THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. GOOD MORNING, THE LOTUS
FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE
EQUITABLE MAPS COALITION THAT
EMPOWERED 5000 RESIDENTS TO
ENGAGE IN THE REDISTRICTING
PROCESS AT ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT. DURING LAST YEAR'S
REDISTRICTING PROCESS. BANKNOTE
COUNTIES ADVISORY COMMISSION
MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED BY
SUPERVISORS PROVIDE COVER FOR
THE ADOPTION OF A MAP THAT
PROTECTED THEIR INTEREST. THE
COMMISSION DID NOT IN ANY WAY
REFLECT THE ACTUAL DEMOGRAPHICS
OR POLITICAL DIVERSITY OF FRESNO
COUNTY, WHICH IS OVER 70% PEOPLE
OF COLOR AND DEMOCRATS HOLD A
SEVEN POINT VOTER REGISTRATION
ADVANTAGE. THE COMMISSION HAD
NOT ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN ARAB
MOM OR PUNJABI MEMBER, AND ONLY
THREE LATINOS, EVEN THOUGH
LATINOS ARE OVER 50% OF THE
POPULATION. EIGHT OF THE 11
COMMISSIONERS, WHERE REPUBLICANS
, INCLUDING TWO OF THE THREE
LATINO MEMBERS, A RATIO THAT IS
OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THE
PERCENTAGE OF REPUBLICAN VOTERS.
THE COMMISSION'S PROCESS WAS
EQUALLY UNREPRESENTATIVE.
HUNDREDS OF FRESNO COUNTY
RESIDENTS, INCLUDING RECORD
NUMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONALLY
PROTECTED CLASS MEMBERS
ADVOCATED FOR EQUITABLE MAPS FOR
MONTHS, WITH NO REMOTE OPTION
OFFERED, PEOPLE MUST WORK.
ARRANGE CHILDCARE AND
TRANSPORTATION, SOME TRAVELING
VERY FAR AT RISK TO THEMSELVES
IN THE PANDEMIC. DURING ONE
HEARING FARMWORKERS WERE OPENLY
HARASSED BY WHITE SUPREMACISTS
AND THE COUNTY DID NOTHING. WE
EVEN HAD TO PROVIDE UR OWN
SPANISH INTERPRETATIONS COULD BE
HURT. THE COMMISSION COMPLETELY
IGNORED THE TESTIMONIES OF
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS AND
RECOMMENDED THAT ADOPTION OF A
REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE MAP A MAP
THAT HADN'T EVEN BEEN VETTED.
YET BY THEIR DEMOGRAPHER
CONSULTANT BECAUSE BY THE
AUTHOR'S OWN ADMISSION, HE HAD
TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO IT
BECAUSE QUOTE THE DATA WAS WRONG
WHEN THE PROCESS MOVED TO THE
BOARD ITSELF. WE KNEW THAT THE
FIX WAS IN WHEN ONLY THE CHAIR
OF THE FRESNO REPUBLICAN PARTY
AND ANOTHER REPUBLICANS SHOWED
UP TO SUPPORT THEIR MAP. ALL
OTHER SPEAKERS OVERWHELMINGLY
OPPOSED THIS MAP. IN THE RECENT
PRIMARY ELECTION, NO MATTER
PROVED AS CORRUPT AS THE PROCESS
THAT CREATED IT WHEN IT FAILED
TO ELECT CANDIDATES OF CHOICE
FOR PROTECTED CLASSES. IT'S TIME
FOR THE PEOPLE OF FRESNO COUNTY.
TO HAVE A TRULY INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS. WE
THINK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA
AND THIS COMMITTEE FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR YOUR EYE
VOTES ON A V 2030. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT. IS
THERE ANYBODY IN ROOM 2100 THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT.
SEEING NONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. IF YOU
COULD PLEASE OPEN THE LINES OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO SPEAK
ON BEHALF. IN SUPPORT OF 2030.
CERTAINLY AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 2030 01
MOMENT, PLEASE. AND ONCE AGAIN
FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. YOU'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF. MAYBE
2030 PLEASE PRESS 10 AND WE'LL
GO TO LINE 42 YEAR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO MY NAME IS JULIE CELL
RODRIGUEZ WITH THE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA AND
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS, BILL.
THANK YOU. NEXT A LITTLE LINE
57, PLEASE GO AHEAD. TÌM MY NAME
IS KEISHA THOMAS, TRUSTEE FOR
FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I AM A RESIDENT OF FRESNO COUNTY
AND I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS.
PLEASE MAKE A YES VOTE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT GO TO LINE
79. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING. SHARON MEMBERS AND MY
NAME IS JULIANA HUNNICUTT. AND
I'M CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
A B 2030 ON BEHALF OF THE LOTUS
FOUNDATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND WE'LL GO THROUGH LINE
OF 1 63, PLEASE GO AHEAD. AMBER
SO HOW WAS TRENTON? TAKE THEM
SHOPPING ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA. ENTIRE VOTERS
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND WE'LL GO
TO LINE 63. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE
MONEY AND MY NAME IS OLGA LÀ
ORGANIZED AND I'M JUST WAS A B.
2030 THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO
LINE AT 1 16, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ANGEL AND PRESIDENT AND I'M
STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE OF A B 2030.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO TO
LINES 65, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
MY NAME IS PASSED THE MONTGOMERY
I'M A RESIDENT OF PRESIDENT
COUNTY AND I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT FROM PARENTHOOD
MODERNISTIC. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND MADAM CHAIR. NO
FURTHER LINES IN COMMENT. VERY
GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION. THERE IS NO LEAD
OPPOSITION IDENTIFIED SO WE'LL
SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN ROOM
2100 THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
AN OPPOSITION, SAYING NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. IF YOU COULD OPEN ANY LINE
OF AN INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUALS
THAT WANT TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. THAT WOULD BE GREAT,
MR MODERATOR. CERTAINLY AND IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 2030 PLEASE
PRESS 10. IN ONE MOMENT. WE HAVE
ONE LINE COMING IN. AND WE WILL
GO TO LINE 69, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, JEFF NEAL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES RESPECTFULLY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND WE DID HAVE ONE
MORE. COME IN. WE'LL GO TO LINE
1 74, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING SHARING MEMBERS. RUTH
FASTENED WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ACTION APOLOGIES. I HAD A
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, BUT WE ARE
ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE FILM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MAN OF
CARE. NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND
YOU VERY GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO
BRING THE DISCUSSION TO THE
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS CONCERNS.
SAYING NONE. WE WILL ALLOW YOU
TO CONCLUDE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AND WHEN
THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. GOING TO
MOVE ON TO OUR SPECIAL ITEM OR
SPECIAL ORDER. FILE ITEM NUMBER
ONE, WHICH IS A B 2011 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WIDTHS AND WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO. ON THIS ONE
IS WE WILL TAKE THE SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM AND THEN WE'LL DO THE
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AND THEN
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PHONE
TESTIMONY. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE
BIT QUICKER AND WILL ALLOW
INDIVIDUALS TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION, YOU
KNOW, JUST GET ON THE PHONE AND
LET'S SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE
CAN. WE CAN GET THROUGH THE OUR
AGENDA IS EXTREMELY FULL TODAY
AND WE HAVE SESSION AT THE END
OF THE DAY. AND WE'RE THE THREAT
IS WE COME BACK TOMORROW TO
FINISH UP IF WE DON'T GET DONE
TODAY, SO I DON'T THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARE GOING TO
WANT TO COME BACK TOMORROW TO
PRESENT THEIR BILLS. SO WE'RE
TRYING TO BE REALLY EFFICIENT
WITH THEIR TIME. SO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALEX. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR PRESENTING THIS BILL
, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GOOD
DISCUSSION. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WHO'S HERE APPRECIATE
YOU'RE BEING HERE. I'M HERE TO
TALK ABOUT A B 2011 THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HIGH
ROADS JOB ACT, A BILL SPONSORED
BY THE CARPENTERS UNION AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
AND SUPPORTED BY A WIDE ARRAY OF
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. BUSINESS
GROUPS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES PRO
HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIC
GROUPS, FAITH BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS. BEFORE
I TELL YOU ABOUT THE DETAILS OF
THE BILL, I WANT TO TELL YOU
WHY. I THINK THIS BILL IS SO
IMPORTANT. WE HAVE A HOUSING
CRISIS AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT'S
OUT OF CONTROL. HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING
ON OUR STREETS. 80% OF LOW
INCOME TENANTS CANNOT CAN ONLY
PAY FOR THEIR RENT IF THEY
SACRIFICE OTHER BASIC NEEDS LIKE
FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE.
THE MEDIAN PRICE OF BUYING A
HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA IS NOW OVER
$800,000, MEANING THE AMERICAN
DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP. IS ONLY
AVAILABLE TO THE RICHEST
CALIFORNIANS. POLLING
CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS THAT HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS OR THE TOP TWO
CONCERNS IN CALIFORNIA. AT THE
SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BUILD OUR
CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE BACK IN
THE SEVENTIES, EIGHTIES AND
NINETIES, WE REGULARLY BUILT
MORE THAN 200,000 UNITS A YEAR.
PECKED AND THOSE THOSE WERE HIGH
WAGE JOBS THAT WERE AN
INCREDIBLE PATHWAY TO MIDDLE
CLASS LIFE. NOW WE REGULARLY
BUILD FEWER THAN 100,000 UNITS A
YEAR AND UNLESS YOU ARE
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE WORKING
ON A PUBLIC WORK OR UNIONIZED
CONSTRUCTION JOB IT'S LIKELY YOU
ARE WORKING IN LOW WAGES AND
POTENTIALLY EXPLOITATIVE
CONDITIONS FRIENDLY. WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT HOW THIS RELATES TO
CLIMATE CHANGE AND IS THE MOTHER
OF TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS. I'M
TERRIFIED OF WHAT THE FUTURE
HOLDS FOR THEM. I NEED TO BE
ABLE TO LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND
TELL THEM AS SOMEONE IN A
POSITION OF LEADERSHIP THAT IS
ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THAT I
DID EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER
WHEN THERE WAS STILL TIME TO DO
SO AND AS CHAIR OF HOUSING
COMMITTEE, WHAT I CAN DO IS
INTRODUCE BOLD LEGISLATION.
FORCING NECESSARY BUT
UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS TO
PROMOTE THE HOUSING OF THE
FUTURE HOUSING YOUR JOBS AND
TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING THAT
ALLOWS US TO SLASH OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS. SO I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT THIS BILL DOES. THIS
BILL AIMS TO ADDRESS ALL THESE
PROBLEMS AND MAKING IT MUCH
EASIER TO BUILD. HOUSING AT
SCALE IN CLIMATE FRIENDLY
LOCATIONS USING HIGH ROAD LABOR
STANDARDS THAT PROTECT AND
UPLIFT OUR EXISTING WORKERS,
WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY GROWING A
WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF HIGHLY
TRAINED MEN AND WOMEN. HOW ARE
WE GOING TO DO THAT BY MAKING
AFFORDABLE AND MIXED INCOME,
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING A USE BY
RIGHT AND AREAS THAT ARE
APPROPRIATE FOR HOUSING, BUT
WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY DIFFICULT
OR IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD. BY BEING
BY RIGHT DEVELOPERS CAN MOVE
FORWARD WITHOUT THE SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT OF RED TAPE THAT
INCREASES COSTS AND KILLS MONEY,
VIABLE PROJECTS. WE'RE TAKING
THE COST SAVINGS OF ALLOWING
HOUSING BY RIGHT AND GIVING IT
BACK IN THE FORM OF MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BETTER
PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
WORKFORCE. FOR 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS. BRINGING IN
THE COST MEANS MAKING OUR PUBLIC
MONIES GO FARTHER. FOR ALL THE
PROJECTS WERE REQUIRING THAT 15%
OF THE UNITS WOULD NEED TO BE
AFFORDABLE TO LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS OR 30% MODERATE
INCOME FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP. THIS
REQUIREMENT COULD RESULT IN AN
EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF NEW
AFFORDABLE UNITS WITHOUT
REQUIRING PUBLIC SUBSIDY. AS FOR
WHERE THE HOUSING CAN GO, IT
WOULD NEED TO BE LOCATED IN
AREAS THAT CURRENTLY ALLOW
RETAIL OFFICE BUILDINGS AND
PARKING LOTS. FURTHERMORE MIXED
INCOME HOUSING WOULD BE LIMITED
TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.
BASICALLY THOSE STREETS THAT IN
MOST CITIES ARE LINED WITH STRIP
MALLS AND LOTS OF PARKING THE
PERFECT PLACE FOR MORE HOUSING.
BECAUSE THE SITE NEEDS TO ALLOW
COMMERCIAL USE. WE ARE DIRECTING
NEW HOUSING AWAY FROM SINGLE
FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS AND BECAUSE
THE BECAUSE THE ECONOMICS OF
DEVELOPMENT MEAN THIS WILL ONLY
WORK ON UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL
SITES. THE BILL WILL FACILITATE
THEIR TRANSPORTATION. FROM
RUNDOWN STRIP MALLS TO VIBRANT,
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE
INCREASING TAX REVENUE FOR
CITIES. FRIENDLY I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE LABOR STANDARDS IN
THIS BILL, WHICH ARE DESIGNATED
TO CREATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
HIGH ROAD HIGHLY PAID
CONSTRUCTION JOBS. ALL WORKERS
WILL BE PAID PREVAILING WAGE,
ENABLING OUR HARD WORKING WOMEN
AND MEN TO LEAD A MIDDLE CLASS
LIFE. ALL WORKERS WILL BE
PROTECTED FROM WAGE THEFT BY THE
STRONGEST ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS
ON RECORD NATIONALLY. IF A
PROJECT IS 50 UNITS OR MORE,
THEY WOULD NEED TO BRING IN
APPRENTICES TO HELP BUILD THE
PROJECT AND GROW THE NEXT
GENERATION OF SKILLED
CRAFTSPEOPLE. A RISING TIDE
LIFTS ALL BOATS. MAYBE 2011 IS A
BOLD BILL. BUT IT'S ALSO I
BELIEVE IN VERY PRACTICAL BILL.
WE NEED TO, BUT WE ALSO NEED
BOLD BILLS BECAUSE WE HAVE A
HOUSING CRISIS THAT MERITS BOLD
ACTION. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING
POSSIBLE TO KEEP HOUSING ARE
HOMELESS, KEEP OUR TENANTS IN
PLACE AND KEEP PROPERTY OWNERS
FROM FORECLOSING, BUT THE ONLY
WAY OUT OF THIS CRISIS IS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS A
FUNCTIONING MARKET PLACE WHERE
HOUSING IS ABUNDANT AND
AFFORDABLE, AND PEOPLE HAVE
OPTIONS ABOUT WHERE TO LIVE,
WHERE PEOPLE WITH A RANGE OF
INCOMES FROM ALL KINDS OF
BACKGROUNDS CAN PUT DOWN ROOTS.
AND SEE THERE. WEALTH GROW. AND
WHERE WE DO THIS ALL BY HELPING
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY AS MARINA Y IN
VP FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM, AND J. BRADSHAW
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTER'S
UNION. VERY GOOD. WELCOME THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND
MEMBER MARINA WHITE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM.
WE ARE NONPARTISAN ADVOCATE FOR
THE PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING. AND COMMITTED TO THE
GOAL THAT EVERY CALIFORNIAN HAVE
A SAFE, AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL
HOME. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS,
CHC HAS WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH
MEMBERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
TO TRY TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT
MATCH THE SCALE OF OUR STATE
HOUSING CHALLENGES, AND WE HAVE
REPEATEDLY COMMITTED TO FINDING
COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT
THAT SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ACCESS
TO WELL PAYING JOBS FOR WORKERS
ALL OVER THE STATE. WELL, AT THE
SAME TIME, INCREASING HOUSING
PRODUCTION FOR THE STATE'S MOST
VULNERABLE. AND THEN THESE
CONVERSATIONS, WE HAVE NOTED TWO
CRITICAL ISSUES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS. WE BELIEVE
THAT DEVELOPMENTS RECEIVING NEW
LAND USE BENEFITS LIKE MAYBE
2011 SHOULD CREATE STEADY, WELL
PAYING JOBS AND HELP BUILD THE
MIDDLE CLASS CONSTRUCTION
WORKFORCE IN EVERY COMMUNITY. WE
ALSO RECOGNIZE, THOUGH THE
PROJECTS CAN'T MOVE FORWARD IF
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE, A GROWING CHALLENGE
IN MANY PARTS OF THE STATE AND A
REAL ISSUE WITH SKILL AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS.
RECENT LEGISLATION WITH THESE
REQUIREMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN
SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED WITHOUT
BECAUSE THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THE
RIGHT OFF RAMPS, UM, NECESSARY
TO REMOVE THE RISK THAT AT THE
TIME OF ENTITLEMENT UM, WHEN
THEY ARE USING THOSE TOOLS THAT
THE WORKFORCE WILL EXIST WHEN
THEY COME TO CONSTRUCTION AND IN
THAT, IN OUR VIEW, A B 2011
FINALLY STRIKES THE RIGHT
BALANCE. AND I'M HONORED TO BE
HERE TODAY AS A CO SPONSOR OF
THIS LEGISLATION, MAYBE 2011
PAIRS THE ABILITY TO BUILD
HOUSING ON UNDERLIES
UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL SITES
WITH STRONG LABOR STANDARDS THAT
ENSURE ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
EARN PREVAILING WAGES AND
RECEIVE HEALTH BENEFITS. AND
ALSO INCREASES. UM THE
ACCOUNTABILITY TO ENSURE THAT
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PAYING THEIR
WORKERS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
THEY'RE PAYING. THE BILL ALSO
INCLUDES WORKABLE OFF RAMPS. IT
GIVES WORKERS IN STATE APPROVED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, THE
FIRST SHOT OF THESE JOBS, BUT IF
AND WHEN THEY ARE NOT READILY
AVAILABLE. IT ALLOWS THESE
PROJECTS TO STILL MOVE FORWARD
AND AVOID THE COMPLICATION THAT
I DESCRIBED A MOMENT AGO. THIS
BILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO OPEN
THOUSANDS OF NEW SITES,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO
RAPIDLY ACCELERATE HOUSING
PRODUCTION AT ALL INCOME LEVELS,
BUT PARTICULARLY FOR LOWER
INCOME CALIFORNIANS. IT IS
CRITICAL TO HELPING HIS CLOTHES
ARE TERMINUS AFFORDABILITY GAP
AND ENSURE THAT LOWER INCOME
CALIFORNIANS HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE
, STABLE, AFFORDABLE PLACES TO
CALL HOME. AND FOR THESE
REASONS, WHY ARE YOUR SUPPORT
TODAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MEMBER
NIELSEN. IN ORDER TO BE HERE
TODAY, J. BRADSHAW EXECUTIVE
OFFICER NOR CAL CARPENTER'S
UNION REPRESENTED 38,000
HARDWORKING MEMBERS OUT THERE
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA ALSO BRING
GREETINGS FROM MY COUNTERPART
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM THE
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL, PETE
RODRIGUEZ. WITH NEARLY 60,000
HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN IN THE
SOUTHWEST, WERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT AND PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR FOR A B 2011 PRIMARILY
AND JUST TO ECHO SOME OF THE
POINTS ALREADY MADE, BUT TO
DRILL INTO IT, YOU KNOW FOR
WORKING CLASS FOLKS IN
CALIFORNIAWHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
HOUSING CRISIS, IT IS CRUSHING I
JUST STARTED MEMBERSHIP THE
WORKERS OVERALL, THE LACK OF
HOUSING PRODUCTION FOR A NUMBER
OF YEARS REALLY DECADES HAS LED
TO A CRISIS FOR THE WORKING
CLASS. AH BECAUSE FOLKS HAVE TO
MOVE FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY
FROM THE JOB CENTERS, AND THAT'S
ALSO LED TO A TRANSPORTATION
CRISIS, CHILDCARE AND
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND
THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY, OVERALL, ESCALATING
SUICIDE RATES AND ADDICTION
PROBLEMS, SO IT'S REAL ISSUES
THAT WORKERS FACE EVERYDAY
ROOTED IN THE LACK OF HOUSING
PRODUCTION. BOTH AFFORDABLE
INCLUSIONARY AND, OF COURSE,
WORKFORCE HOUSING, SO WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS AS A
SOLUTION. UM WHEN YOU LOOK AT
WHAT IS NEEDED OVERALL THROUGH
THE STATE BEING CONSERVATIVE,
TWO MILLION MORE HOUSING UNITS
ARE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY, WITH
OVER HALF OF THOSE IN THE
AFFORDABLE CATEGORY, AND THE
PRODUCTION IS JUST NOT
HAPPENING. RIGHT NOW. WE BELIEVE
BY RIGHT WITH THESE CONDITIONS
IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. WE HAVE
A MOMENT IN TIME, BOTH MARKET
RATE AFFORDABLE AND THE
CARPENTERS UNION. OTHER LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN ALIGNMENT
TOWARDS SOLUTIONS. AND WE NEED
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, AND
WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THAT. WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A
BIT OF A DEBATE, GOING BACK AND
FORTH BETWEEN THESE LABOR
STANDARDS AND SKILLED AND
TRAINED LABOR STANDARDS, NOT
HERE TO ENGAGE AND FIGHT THE
TRADE UNIONS, BUT JUST TO LAY
THE FACTS OUT AS WE SEE HIM. AND
ARE BACKED UP BY THE DATA. IF
YOU TAKE A 20 YEAR RUN OF
GRADUATES OF APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS, LEADING 2020 OR 2000
TO 2021. 122,000 GRADUATES OF
FOUR OR FIVE YEAR APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS ACROSS TRADES IF YOU
TAKE A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA AT 800,000 THE DATA
SAYS IT PRETTY CLEARLY THERE'S
NOT A SKILLED AND TRAINED
WORKFORCE, WHICH REQUIRES FOR
THE JOURNEY LEVEL TO EITHER
GRADUATE OR PROGRAM OR HAVE
HOURS THAT ARE TRACKABLE 5 TO
8000. SO IT'S A WORKFORCE IN
HOUSING. OVERALL IN CALIFORNIA,
IT'S 90. THE CARBON SEEN
STRONGLY SUPPORTS THIS BECAUSE
THOSE WORKERS ARE HYPER
EXPLOITED, DRIVEN INTO THE
UNDERGROUND ECONOMY AND FRANKLY
NEED TO RAISE AND LIFT UP
MAJORITY OF THAT WORKFORCE RIGHT
NOW. LATINO WORKFORCE IMMIGRANT
WORKFORCE, IT'S HYPER EXPLOITED.
AS A LABOR ORGANIZATION
STATEWIDE. BOTH COUNCILS WE ARE
INTERESTED IN THOSE FOLKS
HELPING THEMSELVES PULL UP RIGHT
AND THEN IT'S OUR JOB AS LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS GOT AND ORGANIZE
THOSE FOLKS AND WE WILL INTEND
TO DO THAT. THE PROVISIONS HERE
WE BELIEVE ATOP ACCOMPLISHED
BOTH TASKS, GET HOUSING
PRODUCTION GOING AND CREATE GOOD
, HIGH LEVEL JOBS THAT WE WILL
WELCOME THESE FOLKS IN OUR
ORGANIZATION. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE
TO PULL THEM OUT OF THE
UNDERGROUND ECONOMY. AND YOU
WERE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO DO
THAT. TODAY WE ARE NOT ASKING
FOR YOU TO RUN ORGANIZATION OR
CREATE AN EXCLUSIONARY LABOR
STANDARD TO DO ARE ORGANIZING
FOR US. WE INTEND TO TAKE CARE
OF THAT PART OF IT. UH LOOKING
AT THE TRACK RECORD, WHETHER IT
BE ASKED ME 35 OR A B 73 THAT
HAD SKILLED AND TRAINED
PROVISIONS? NO UH SKILLED AND
TRAINED PROJECTS WERE BUILT.
UNDER THOSE BILLS. THEY WEREN'T
BAD BILLS. GREAT INTENTION. I
THINK SIMILAR INTENTION TO US
ATTACK ON THAT. BUT WHEN YOU
HAVE A WORKFORCE THAT IS 90% NON
ORGANIZED, WE DO NOT WANT TO
EXCLUDE THOSE WORKERS. WE WANT
TO PULL THEM UP. HELP OUR
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AND HELP THEM
AS WELL. AH A COUPLE OF THINGS
TO JUST LOOKING AT THE ANALYSIS.
I THINK THERE MAY BE A LITTLE
BIT OF CONFUSION. ONE OF THE
QUOTES WAS THAT DEVELOPERS ARE
LIKELY TO USE 82,011 ARABIA, SB
SIX BECAUSE THE LESS COSTLY
LABOR PROVISIONS PROVIDING WAGES
ACROSS BOTH SKILLED AND TRAINED
PROVISIONS, AND OUR LABOR
PROVISIONS ARE THE SAME. IT'S
REALLY A MATTER OF THE WORKFORCE
AVAILABILITY. AND CAN WE
ACTUALLY HELP THE CURRENT
WORKFORCE COME IN AND CONTINUE
TO BUILD THOSE PROJECTS ALONG
WITH OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP? WE
HAVE THE STRONGEST LABOR
ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS OF ANY
BILLS. NATIONWIDE BUILT INTO
THIS WITH LABOR MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE WRITES TO ENFORCE, SO
JUST WANT TO POINT THOSE
ELEMENTS OUT THAT STRONG LABOR
STANDARDS, BUT IT'S LABOR
STANDARDS THAT DEVELOPERS WHO
ACTUALLY USE AND GET HOUSING
PRODUCTION GOING, SO WE STRONGLY
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS. WE
APPRECIATE BEING HERE TODAY AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO
THE LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESS THAT
IS LISTED ERIN LAHANE FROM THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL WELCOME. THANK
YOU, SENATOR CABALLERO, SENATOR
NIELSEN. ALL THE EMPTY SEATS. I
DO HAVE TO SAY THAT THE MISSING
MEMBERS WERE WITH ME LAST NIGHT
UNTIL 11 O'CLOCK IN JUDICIARY,
SO, UM, AND THEY'RE PRESENTING
THEIR BILLS IN ASSEMBLY. SO YEAH
. LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. UM GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS AARON LAHANE
AND I PROUDLY BE APPEARED BEFORE
YOU ON BEHALF OF THE NEARLY HALF
A MILLION MEMBERS OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL. OF CALIFORNIA AND
CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO A B
2011. OUR LETTER CLEARLY STATES
OUT THE REASONS WHY THE BUILDING
TRADES OPPOSE THIS BILL, LACK OF
A SUNSET LACK OF ACTUAL
HEALTHCARE PROTECTIONS THAT
CAN'T BE SEVERED FROM THE BILL.
ACTUAL DEFINED TERMS AS
CUSTOMARY AND LEGISLATION. ALL
THINGS THAT MAKE OUR TRADE
SUSPICIOUS OF THE TRUE INTENT,
INTERESTS AND MOTIVES BEHIND
THIS BILL. AT THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES, WE ENGAGE IN LITERALLY
HUNDREDS OF BILLS EVERY YEAR. WE
WORK WITH AUTHORS AND STAFF AND
BOTH HOUSES TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS OF OUR MEMBERS. THE
OTHER BIG CONCERN WE HAVE WITH
THIS BILL IS THE PROCESS OR THE
OR THE LACK THEREOF. ALTHOUGH WE
WERE WORKING WITH THE OFFERS
AUTHORS OF THIS BILL ON MANY
OTHER ISSUES, THIS BILL WAS
NEVER RAISED WITH THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES UNTIL THE
LANGUAGE WAS SUBMITTED TO
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THERE WAS
NO ATTEMPT TO WORK WITH THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES. SINCE THE
BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED, WE
WOULD HAVE HAD MULTIPLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR.
WE HAVE PROVIDED MULTIPLE
AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS THE STATED
CONCERNS THAT THE DEVELOPER
SPONSORS AND WE HAVE HEARD
NOTHING BACK OF THESE WELL
INTENTIONED AND THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS. IT REMINDS ME OF THE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAD JUST LAST
YEAR WITH THE VERY SAME
DEVELOPED RESPONSES. WE WERE
OFFERED SEVERAL AGAIN, WELL
INTENTIONED AND THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS THAT AGAIN. WE GOT NO
RESPONSE ON BUT WE DID GET
YELLED AT BY THE DEVELOPMENT,
SAME DEVELOPER SPONSORS ACCUSING
US OF SEEKING A MONOPOLY AS WE
MERELY ADVOCATED FOR OURHARD
WORKING BLUE COLLAR MEMBERSHIP.
AND SPEAKING OF MONOPOLIES AND
PROFIT. WE ONLY NEED TO THINK
BACK TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN
2000 AND EIGHT TO REMEMBER HOW
MUCH MONEY IS MADE BY PROFITEERS
WHENEVER THERE IS A HOUSING
CRISIS. INCLUDING YOU KNOW THE
SAME ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
TESTIFIED IN THE ASSEMBLY WHO
SAW THEIR SALARIES RISE SHARPLY
AS OUR MEMBERS LOST THEIR HOMES
AND THEIR JOBS. A B 2011 IS
FLAWED. IT WILL GENTRIFY WORKING
FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS
THE STATE AND ITS BY RIGHT
DEVELOPMENT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE
TROOPS WORKER PROTECTIONS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEEDED
TO BUILD IT. AND IT WILL GREATLY
ENRICH THE DEVELOPERS. THE SAME
DEVELOPERS WHO CASHED IN ON THE
COLLAPSE OF THE HOUSING MARKETS
IN A WAY AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE
. I WOULD SAY THAT YOU KNOW, I
TO MY DAUGHTER IS ACTUALLY HERE
WITH METODAY. I TOO HAVE THAT
MORAL OBLIGATION TO SEE HOUSING
BUILT IN CALIFORNIA. BUT I ALSO
HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION WITH THE
HALF A MILLION MEMBERS OF THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES TO ENSURE
THAT BLUE COLLAR WORKERS ARE
LIFTED UP IN THE PROCESS. ON
BEHALF OF OUR NEARLY HALF A
MILLION MEMBERS, INCLUDING MOST
IMPORTANTLY, ARE 73,000
APPRENTICES. WE URGE A NO VOTE
ON A B 2011 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO OUR TELECONFERENCE
LINE. AND MR MONTEREY, WE'RE
GOING TO DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY HERE. UM WELL, I'M
IS THERE A SECOND THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK THAT WAS NOT
LISTED ON MY THAT'S FINAL. ALLOW
IT SINCE IT'S EQUAL TIME. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. APPRECIATE
THAT. MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
TODAY IN VERY RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO 2011. FOR OTHER
REASONS, PREVIOUSLY STATED, WE
WOULD ALSO JUST REALLY EMPHASIZE
THAT OUR CONTINUED OPPOSITION
STEMS FROM THE CONTINUED LACK OF
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE
LANGUAGE IN THE BILL. THIS IS
NOT NEW LANGUAGE. THIS IS NOT
SOME EXPERIMENTAL MEASURE. THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN
MANY BILLS THAT HAVE COME
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE. WE KNOW
WHAT IT IS. WE KNOW HOW IT
WORKS. WE KNOW THAT IT WORKS. WE
KNOW THAT IT SUPPORTS
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. IT
GIVES WORKERS THE TOOLS THAT
THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB SAFELY
AND TO BUILD A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND SPEAKING
OF THOSE MEMBERS, NO ONE NEEDS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MORE THAN
THEM JUST HEARD THAT THE MEDIAN
HOME PRICE IN CALIFORNIA'S CROSS
$900,000 FEW IF ANY OF OUR
MEMBERS CAN AFFORD A $900,000
HOUSE. NO ONE REALIZES THE
URGENCY AROUND THIS PROBLEM MORE
THAN THE FOLKS WE REPRESENT, AND
WE VERY MUCH SUPPORT BIG EFFORTS
TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BUT
TRYING TO SOLVE IT ON THE BACKS
OF THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO DO THE
WORK. AND WITH ALL THE RISK THAT
COMES TO THEIR OWN SAFETY TO THE
QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT TO ALL
THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE JUST
MENTIONED. WE JUST DON'T THINK
BENEFITS ANYONE EXCEPT FOR THE
EXTREMELY WEALTHY DEVELOPERS
THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD $900,000
HOUSES. AND WE JUST DON'T THINK
THAT'S FAIR. WE THINK WE
ABSOLUTELY NEED TO TAKE A BIGGER
PICTURE LOOK AND MAKE SURE THAT
THE WORKERS ARE PROTECTED THAT
THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION IS
PROTECTED. AND WE THINK SKILLED
AND TRAINED WORKFORCE LANGUAGE
IS THE WAY TO DO THAT, AND WE
URGE OUR OPPOSITION UNTIL THOSE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I DO APOLOGIZE. I
NEGLECTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I
INCLUDED EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM
THAT WANTED TO SPEAK BEFORE I
WENT TO THE TELECONFERENCE
NIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON
TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO ADD ON AS A ME TOO, UM,
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. PLEASE
COME FORWARD AND MY APOLOGIES.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE SCOTT GOVERNOR ON
BEHALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH ARE
THE LARGEST UNION SIGNATORY
BUILDING CONTRACTORS IN THE
STATE. HERE IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
RAFINHA'S ARIANS, AARP,
CALIFORNIA ON BEHALF OF OUR 3.3
MILLION MEMBERS HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. ROOM DEALS WITH THE
NONPROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION
RATHER THAN CALIFORNIA STRONG
SUPPORT. SCOTT LITTLE HAIL,
PROUD MEMBER OF CARPENTERS,
LOCAL 1 52, REPRESENTING
THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS AND CONTRA
COSTA, SAN JOAQUIN, STANISLAUS,
CALIBERS AND AMADOR COUNTIES AND
STRONG SUPPORT. TONY BOY WITH
THE CALIFORNIA APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT AS WELL, THANKS CHRIS
MEYERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOLEMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MICHAEL SARAGOSA ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERS
FOUNDATION AND STRONG SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING, DANIEL BRAMPTON,
UH, PROUD MEMBER OF DRYWALL,
LATTER'S LOCAL 9109. AND ALL OUR
MEMBERS ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. RON
ROULETTE NORTH CAL CARPENTER'S
UNION IN SUPPORT. DEREK MACEIO,
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF
CARPENTERS IN SUPPORT. MARK'S
DIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP IN STRONG
SUPPORT. MATT WAS THERE WITH STU
CALIFORNIAN SUPPORT. ADAM
BRIANNA'S WITH CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY BUILDERS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. ADRIAN MOHAMMED WITH
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF THE BLACK LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL, SOUND HILL PROPERTIES
SPUR AND SUPPORT HAVE ALSO BEEN
ASKED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF ALL HOME SV AT HOME
ACTION FUND AND CIVIC WELL IS IN
SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. ALEX
TORRES WITH THE BARRIER COUNSEL
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR TODD
BLUMSTEIN FOR THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT A B 2011.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR SENATORS
. DANNY CURTIN, CALIFORNIA
CONFERENCE OF CARPENTERS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I MEAN,
I'M SORRY. THANK YOU FOR HEARING
THIS BILL AND YOUR PATIENTS ARE
SURROUNDING THE CONTROVERSIES ON
THIS STRONG SUPPORT. THANK THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, JORDAN
BANANA CARBON HARD ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIAN B AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE ARE ACCEPTING SUPPORT. OKAY?
SAYING NO FURTHER SUPPORT IN
ROOM 2100 WILL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION. AND THESE ARE THE ME
TOOS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS SCOTT WEST
ON BEHALF OF THE 100,000,
MEMBERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS. THE
55,000 MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION OF UTILITY EMPLOYEES,
THE 39,000 MEMBERS OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES
COUNCIL AND THE 35,000 MEMBERS
OF THE WESTERN STATES COUNCIL OF
SHEET METAL WORKERS URGED A NO
VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MARCO PRAYER.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SAN CLEMENTE. REGRETTABLY WE
HAVE TO ASK FOR YOUR NO VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MORNING
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND THE
REST RAMIREZ ON BEHALF OF THE
TRI VALLEY CITIES OF DUBLIN,
LIVERMORE, PLEASANTON CENTER MAN
IN DENVILLE, AS WELL AS THE CITY
OF FREMONT AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
PAULSON'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF
THE FOLLOWING CITIES BANNING
CUPERTINO, ELK GROVE, FAIRFIELD
FILLMORE, FONTANA, GLENDORA,
INDIAN WELLS, KERMAN. LA MORADA,
LAPUENTE, WE'RE GONNA HILLS
LAKEWOOD. LAMEDA NORCO, PALM
DESERT, PARAMOUNT, RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, ROSEMEAD, SIGNAL HILL
, 1000 OAKS, TORRENTS AND
WHITTIER ALL IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, MATT
BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF THE
TEAMSTERS MACHINISTS AND UNITE
HERE AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NICOLE WORD ULLMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF ONTARIO AND
OPPOSITION. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, ANTHONY RESCUE SO LOCAL
16 HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND
STRONG OPPOSITION WITH ALONG
WITH STATE BUILDING TRADES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING. HONORABLE CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CHRIS HANAN, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
OF THE LOS ANGELES ORANGE
COUNTY'S BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL, STANDING IN
SOLIDARITY WITH STATE BUILDING
TRADES OPPOSE 2011. GOOD MORNING
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS JAMES
THURWACHTER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
CHAIR DAVID JONES ON BEHALF OF
THE CITIES OF BURBANK, GLENDALE.
WE'RE IN COUNTY COUNCIL OF
MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS,
SOLANA BEACH AND TRUCKING
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS MATT NEWTON
BOOM WITH INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS, LOCAL 3 40. WE STAND
WITH THE STATE BUILDING TRADES
AND STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ZACH GOODMAN.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING I BW LOCAL
3 40. I STAND IN STRONG
OPPOSITION WITH THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO FURTHER
TESTIMONY IN THE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
THAT CAME HERE THIS MORNING.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. WE WILL
TAKE TESTIMONY FOR 30 MINUTES
AND IT WOULD BE IT CAN BE EITHER
IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION. NO.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND FOR
THOSE ON THE PHONE IF YOU'D LIKE
TO MAKE IT, ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO.
I HAVE TO AMEND THAT. UM IT WILL
BE 15 MINUTES AND SUPPORT AND 15
MINUTES IN OPPOSITION. SO WE'LL
START WITH THE SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. YEP. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT, MAYBE 2011 PLEASE
PRESS 10 AND WE'LL GO TO LINE
UP. 54, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM SHARING MEMBERS
LAUREN DE VALENCIA, REPRESENTING
THE AMERICAN PLANNING
ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
AND SUPPORT. NEXT. WE'RE GONNA
LINE 42. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS JULIE.
SURGERY GETS WITH THE LEGAL
WOMAN BORDERS OF CALIFORNIA, AND
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
LINE NUMBER. 12, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. IT WAS CARL KELLEY WITH
NEIGHBORLY SANTA CRUZ, CALLING
HIM STRONG SUPPORT. LINE NUMBER
1 26, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 24 HOURS.
AND. NEXT WE GO TO LINE NUMBER
14, PLEASE GO AHEAD. FROM LOS
ANGELES. I'M A SINGLE FAMILY
HOME OWNER, BUT I'M ALSO
REPRESENTING STORIES FROM THE
FRONT LINE WITH 400 MEMBERS AND
HOLLYWOOD FORWARD WITH ALL THE
WORDS 30 ORGANIZATION. AH STRONG
SUPPORT. YOU ALL NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BUILD
HOUSING ALONG CORRIDOR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NAME
AND ASSOCIATION, PLEASE. I WANT
TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE 52
PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO TESTIFY. AND NEXT ONE IN
LINE 98. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MORNING, JOHN BYNER, EAST BAY
FOR EVERYONE. WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK LINE. 38, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THIS IS LISA DANCE.
I'M A RESIDENT OF FREMONT AND
I'M IN SUPPORT. LINE 1 84,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SUCH A NUISANCE
ON BEHALF OF I B W LOCAL 56 935
100. YOU KNEW ELECTRICIANS IN
SAN DIEGO AND UP HERE ALL
COUNTIES IN SOLIDARITY OF THE
STATE BUILDING TREATMENT
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THANK
YOU. LINE 1 87, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
IS RYAN, ALSO MEMBER OF
INCLUSIVE SANTA MONICA AND
CALIFORNIA AND BE ITALIAN
SUPPORT. LINE. 105, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. PLANET FROM CAMPBELL AND
SENATE-DISTRICT 15. ON BEHALF OF
SATURDAY, UM B AND SUNRISE,
SILICON VALLEY SUPPORTED BABY
2011. THANK YOU. LINE. 56,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. STAMP PUBLIC
MORE CALLING FROM OAKLAND AND
STRONG SUPPORT. LINE. 109,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FOREIGN WELLS
MISSING METAL RENTER IN
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. LINE. 204,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. NIELSEN FROM
PALO ALTO AND FOR EVERYONE IN
SUPPORT. LINE. 67, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. JACK COLTON DIVERSITY
COUNCIL MEMBER IN SUPPORT. LINE
2 10 TO 10. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
TOBY MORRISON. OH, COME FROM LOS
ANGELES ON BEHALF OF WESTSIDE
FOR EVERYONE AND STRONG SUPPORT.
LINE TWO. OH, EIGHT. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. NOTHING. CAN DIEGO YANDY
STRONG SUPPORT? LYING TO 20.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. BROUGH
MALDONADO, KHALID REPRESENTATIVE
STATE SUPPORT. LINE 2 22, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. BEEN REPRESENTING
FRANCISCO AND BE STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 16, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI. JOEL COHEN CALLING IN
FROM BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 2 30,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SO AMAZING. I'M
CALLING HIM FROM DAY FOR
EVERYONE, CALLING HIM STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 2 33, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ANDREWS WELCOME CALLING
FROM PASADENA, CALIFORNIA,
REPRESENTING TO SEE THIS
ABUNDANT HOUSINGS, KALUGIN BE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A B TWO. 011.
LINE 2 35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, MRS ROBINSON THEMSELVES
CALLING ON BEHALF OF UM, BE
ACTING AND CHAPTERS URBAN
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, CARIBBEAN B B
AND B MOUNTAIN VIEW. UM, BE
PEOPLE FOR HOUSING. LINE. 77,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. CHÁVEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS AND SUPPORT LINE 1 90,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 91 90. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. CAR WEEKS CALLING
IN BEHALF OF GENERATION HOUSING
HERE IN CINEMA COUNTY, WE OFFER
OUR PHOTOS OR BRAID IN 2011.
LINE 2 41, PLEASE GO AHEAD. BEEN
CALLING AND AS RESIDENT LOSS
ANGELES AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 42, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MORNING ALL AND BRAD, YOU
INK ON THE BEST SANTA MONICA
FORD OR DO YOU NEED THE
STRONGEST FOR THIS, BILL? THANK
YOU. LINE. 200, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THIS IS RYAN O'CONNELL,
REPRESENTING THAT SOLANO FOR
EVERYONE IN SUPPORT OF 2011.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 44, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. VERONICA VIA LEVELS
CRUISE ON BEHALF OF THE CALGARY
AFFORD ACTION FUND IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 40, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. COULD EXPLAIN WITH THE
TOP BRAND NURSES ASSOCIATION AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. LINE 1 92, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JEFFERIES INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS.
SITTING IN OPPOSITION ABOUT 2011
AND SOLIDARITY WITH SPACE
BUILDING TRADES ON THIS, BILL.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 45, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. ALEX WALKER. SAN
FRANCISCO BARRIER REPORT TRANSIT
DISTRICT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND
SUPPORT. LINE 1 35, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 91 35. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
AND WE WILL MOVE TO LINE 78.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THERE'S JORDAN
GRINDS ON BEHALF OF GREENBELT
ALLIANCE AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
2011. HOLD ON THE LINE. 96,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. DUTY OR MOANER
, WALNUT CREEK. STRONG SUPPORT.
LINE 1 41. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FANNY PANERA,
MONTEREY SECTORS. COUNTY
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL. WE OPPOSE A B 2011. BUT
STATE BUILDING TRADES. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY, BUT WE'RE
STILL ON SUPPORT. SO WE WERE
PRETTY CLOSE TO FINISHING UP AND
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION. AND NEXT WE'RE THE
LINE. 1 85, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MELANIE MURILLO, SOMETHING HALF
OF THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE
WITH THE SUPPORT AND CONCEPT
POSITIONS. WE'LL GO TO LINE IT
TO 11 TO 11. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR CHRIS
WILSON WITH THE LOCK, HEAD OF
THE COUNTY BUSINESS FEDERATION
AND SUPPORT. NEXT LITTLE LINE
THAT 1 29, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ACTUALLY IN OPPOSITION, SO I
GOTTA WAIT. THANK YOU AND WE'LL
GO TO LINE 1 24, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. NOW. THANK YOU. LINE 1 24
YEAR LINE IS OPEN. AND WE WILL
MOVE ON TO LINE 1 99, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I JUST CHOSE YOU SHOULD
BE BOARD MEMBER FOR SAN
FRANCISCO. UM, BE CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT. NEXT WITH A LINE
THAT 1 91, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. SENATORS MY NAME IS
MATTHEW BAKER, POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR WHERE? THE PLANNING
CONSERVATION LEE. WE HAVE A SORT
OF SUPPORT FROM MENDED POSITION
ON THIS BILL, BUT WE DO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS THAT WE
RECOMMENDED VERY SIMILAR TO THE
CHAIRS, SD SIX, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD AND HOPE THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE DISCUSSING NUMBERS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 1 77, PLEASE GO AHEAD. CHEN
WARREN WITH MULTIFAITH ACTION
COALITION OF COUNTRIES STRONG
SUPPORT 2011. LINE. 58, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MELISSA CASEY FROM LOS
ANGELES. STRONG SUPPORT FOR A B
2 2011. LINE 1 26, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LINE 1 26. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. ITS OPPOSITION, NOW
CLEARLY IN OPPOSITION. WE'RE
STILL ON SUPPORT. AND WE WILL GO
TO LINE 59. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
PUBLISHED HIS MAGIC OUT, CALLING
THE HALF OF THE MONTH RIGHT
THERE. ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF MAYBE 2011.
LINE NUMBER 202 TO 0 TO YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HI. MY NAME IS
CATHERINE CHAN WITH THE
APARTMENT HOUSING L A AND I
SUPPORT. LINE TO 53 YEAR LINE IS
OPEN. THIS IS BOB NAYLOR ORFIELD
SAID IN COMPANY OWNED BY HOWARD
AHMANSON JR AND ORANGE COUNTY
PHILANTHROPY AND PROPOSED IN
STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 1 43. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. LINE 1 43. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ANDREW ANTWI ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS.
AND THE CITY COUNTY ASSOCIATION
OF GOVERNMENTS. UM SAN MATEO
COUNTY AND OPPOSITION TO A B
2011. THANK YOU. WE'RE ALMOST
DONE WITH THE SUPPORT, SO I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE WE
SWITCH. AND WE WILL GO TO LINE 2
52, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES, IT'S
MARVIN NORMAN SAMMARTINO
RESIDENTS OF PLACING PRICING
THINGS THAT REPORT. THAT'S WHERE
THE LINE 89, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
FIND MY NAME IS ALEXANDER WALNUT
. OH, I'M OVER AND THREE LIVING
IN SAN FRANCISCO TRUMP'S
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 1 37,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 1 37. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. AND WE WILL GO ON
TO LINE ONE. OH, 3103 IS OPEN.
HI. MY NAME IS AMANDA LOCK I'M
WITH AMG AND ASSOCIATES LLC. AND
WE ARE STRONG SUPPORT OF 2011.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 66, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI CHRIS GREEN FROM
SOLANO COUNTY. STRONG SUPPORT OF
2 11. THOSE OF US WHO ABOUT HOW
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CANNOT VERY
MUCH. YOU'RE TAKING UP SOMEONE
ELSE'S TIME. I WANT TO GET
THROUGH EVERYBODY. WE'RE ALMOST
THERE. LINE TWO. OH, NINE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE TWO. OH,
NINE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO
THIS IS MARLENE. NOBODY SO
CALLING FROM CALIFORNIA. I'M IN
STRONG OPPO OPPOSED A B THE BABY
GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
WERE ALMOST GOT TO GET THROUGH
THOSE. I VOTE SUPPORT, AND WE'LL
GO TO LINE UP. MY APOLOGIES,
MADAM CHAIR WE'LL GO TO LINE 2
72, PLEASE GO AHEAD. JAKE CHRIST
ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
A B 2011. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL
TRY 1 37, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 1 37
YEAR LINE IS OPEN. AND MOVING ON
TO LINE 2 63, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME'S MIKE NARDI. I HAVE NO
AFFILIATION. JUST A RENTER IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND I AM
STRONG SUPPORT OF PB 2011. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND MADAM CHAIR.
NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND QUÊ VERY
GOOD. IT WAS ALMOST EXACTLY ON
THE ON THE DOT SO THAT'S GOOD.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION AGAIN NAME AND
AFFILIATION. AND ONCE AGAIN IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 2011 PLEASE
PRESS 10. AND FIRST GO TO LINE 1
35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS JASON RYAN,
LEAD CALIFORNIA CITIES WERE
OPPOSED THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU.
NEXT. MR MODERATOR LIKE THANK
YOU LINE 45. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS CHARLIE
SUMMERS. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF PEOPLE ORGANIZING TO DEMAND
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
RIGHTS FOR THEIR FRANCISCO. WE
OPPOSE A B 2011 UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. GO TO
LINE2 12 212, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. THIS IS TRACY
ROSENBERG CALLING ON BEHALF OF
MEDIA. ALLIANCE WE HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE IMPACT IN FRANCISCO
AND OUR AND OUR POST. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 47, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS, DANA HUTCHINGS,
REPRESENTING THE CITIES OF
CORONA VILLE, RANCHO PALOS VERDE
, IS IN SANTA ROSA AND
OPPOSITION IN 2011. THANK YOU.
NEXT TO THE LINE AT 1 44. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. LINE 1 40 FOR YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. AND WE WILL MOVE
ON TO LINE 1 18 118, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ME LINKS DEAFEN ON BEHALF OF
SUNDAY. VAIL UNITED NEIGHBORS IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. NEXT GO TO LINE TWO.
OH, SEVEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING SHARON MEMBERS ERIC
TURNER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY IN TOWN OF APPLE VALLEY
AND OPPOSITION. THANK THANK YOU.
LINE 2 64, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ASTHMA WITH THE SAN DIEGO
IRONWORKERS JOINING STATE
BUILDING TRADES IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 2011. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE TO 59. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. THIS IS ANESTHESIA
OF ANNAPOLIS, A MEMBER OF SAN
FRANCISCO TENANTS UNION CALLING
TO OPPOSE A B 2011 UNLESS IT IS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. LINE 2 67, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS LARISSA PATRON
SHELLY, WITH UNITED TO SAVE THE
MISSION IN SAN FRANCISCO.
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. LINE. 91, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CUT AWAY WITH GUARANTEED LATINO
CULTURAL DISTRICT IN SAN
FRANCISCO POPES UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. LINE. 32, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS RICK SMILES WITH THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
LABORERS AND ON BEHALF OF OUR
32,000, PLUS MEMBERS, WE STAND
WITH THE STATE BUILDING TRADES
AND STRONG OPPOSITION OF A B
2011. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
WE'LL GO TO LINE AT 203. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. SEVEN PM JIN BURBANK,
RESIDENT AND OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. LINE 1 55, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
LINE 1 55. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOEL PICKET
. I AM THE BUSINESS AGENT WITH G
W. LOCAL 1 80, REPRESENTING
UNION ELECTRICIANS, WORKERS IN
NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES, AND WE
STAND IN SOLIDARITY. WITH THE
STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES IN A PROPOSITION OF A B
2011 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. 1 29, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 29,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU. YES. CAN
YOU HEAR ME? HELLO. WE CAN HEAR
YOU. YES. MY NAME IS JOHNNY
ESCOBEDO. I'M WITH THIS
IRONWORKERS, LOCAL 4 16 AND I
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH STATE
BUILDING TRADES, AND I OPPOSE
THIS. AH MAYBE 2011 THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR TESTIFYING TODAY. LINE
1 41, PLEASE GO AHEAD. CAN YOU
HEAR ME NOW? WE CAN. OKAY THIS
IS MONTEREY. THANK YOU'S CABLING
TRADES MANNY GENERO, AND WE
OPPOSE A B 2011 WITH STATE
BUILDING TRADES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. LINE 1 78, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS LAWRENCE
LEAVING. I'M A FRESHMAN AT UC
BERKELEY, CALLING OPPOSITION OF
A B 20. LINE 1 37, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS PIEDMONT BROWN
REPRESENT LOCAL COURTS. 33
IRONWORKERS HAVE LOST PANDAS. WE
STAND WITH THE BUILDING, TRADE
AND OPPOSITION OF A B 2011.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 1 75, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ALOHA CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THIS IS MITCHELL
BACKDOOR WITH THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL VIOLENT WORKERS WE STAND
WITH HE STATE BUILDING TRADES
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. LINE
1 88, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS
LISA, RESIDENT OF SAN DIEGO
COUNTY AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 1 83, PLEASE GO AHEAD. CAN
YOU CALL ME BACK AND LIKE FIVE
MINUTES. I'M SORRY, BUT WE'RE
FINISHING UP THE HEARING AND SO
MAYBE YOU'RE TELLING SOMEONE
ELSE. GOOD. LINE 1 83. UM HI. UH
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MEMORIES.
LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA. ON BEHALF
OF STABLE LAFAYETTE. AND I'D
LIKE TO STRONGLY OPPOSE A B
2011. THE DISINGENUOUS IN ITS
HEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET NAMES
AND AFFILIATION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. NEXT WOULD ALIGN THE 74
PLEASE GO AHEAD. RECALL LIVABLE
CALIFORNIA IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. LINE 1 92, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
LINE 1 92. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO LINE 1
76, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. MY NAME
IS LOGAN ANDREWS HIGH SCHOOL
SHARE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
OPPOSITION TO A B 2011. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. LINE 1 10 110,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 1 10, YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
MEMBERS AND CHAIR. MY NAME IS
PATRICK DAVIDSON WITH PAINTERS.
KNOWLEDGE TRADE REPRESENTS
10,000 MEMBERS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WE SUPPORT STATE
BUILDING TRADES ARE STRONGLY
OPPOSED. A B 2011. THANK YOU.
LINE NUMBER. 14 14, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LINE 14. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO
LINE 1 69, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE
1 69, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE RUDY GONZALEZ, SAN
FRANCISCO BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
REPRESENTING IMPORTANTLY, 1300
SKILLED AND TRAINED OUT OF WORK
MEMBERS FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS
OPPOSING 2011. LINE 2 79, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS TONY DID
THAT WITH THE PAINTERS NOW
TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 36 ON
BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERSHIP HERE IN
SOUTHERN CORNEA. WE OPPOSE THIS
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LINE
2 82, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS PETER
PAPADOPOULOS WITH THE MISSION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SERVING 5000 LOW TO MODERATE
INCOME LATINO RESIDENTS THE YEAR
AND WE ARE OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. LINE. 57,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO KEISHA
THOMAS PRESIDENT UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION. I
AM AN OPPOSITION OF THIS. UM,
THANK YOU. LINE 1 52, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS MARK FELT THE
HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS LOCAL
16 OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
STANDING WITH THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES AND ALL OF ITS REALLY
STRONG ADDITION TO A B 2011
UNLESS PROPERLY AMENDED. LINE.
27, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BURRITO
ROBLES WITH THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
LABORERS. AND WE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
AND MADAM CHAIR, NO FURTHER
COMMENTS AND QUÊ. VERY GOOD.
THAT. WAS VERY WELL DONE. I WANT
TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WHO
TESTIFIED ON THE PHONE AND HERE
IN PERSON, APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR
PATIENTS AND ALSO UNDERSTAND
THERE WAS MORE TO BE SAID. BUT
WE, UM WERE TIME CONSTRAINTS SO
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
UM AND LET ME JUST SAY HERE
TODAY THAT, UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WICKS. I MEAN, YOU AND I HAVE
HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS.
BOTH ABOUT THIS AND ABOUT MY
BILL. THAT'S IN YOUR COMMITTEE.
UM, SB SIX THAT THAT TAKE
DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO, UM,
TRYING TO SOLVE WITH WHAT IS AN
INTRACTABLE PROBLEM. UM AND I
THINK WE'RE BOTH COMMITTED TO
TAKING THESE UNDERUTILIZED
PROPERTIES AND DOING INFILL AND
DOING IT IN A WAY THAT, UM,
CREATES THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
FOR HOUSING, BUT ALSO PROTECTS
AND. AH AND MAKE MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE BUILDING THE LABOR FORCE
THAT WE REALLY NEED. AND IF WE
DO IT RIGHT, THEN WE END UP WITH
GOOD RESULTS IN TERMS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE AND THE ABILITY TO
ECONOMICALLY REALLY ECONOMICALLY
STIMULATE AREAS THAT ARE NOT
DOING VERY WELL. SO UM, MY, UM.
UM RECOMMENDATION IS A DO PASS,
AND BOTH OF OUR BILLS WILL GO TO
APPROPRIATIONS. AND THEN WE'LL
SPEND JULY DOING NOTHING BUT
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT? UM
WHAT A COMPROMISE IS TO SEE IF
WE CAN REACH ONE, SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU. PRESENTING THE
BILL HERE TODAY AND ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU'VE DONE AND KNOW THAT
WE HAVE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO
IT, AND WE'LL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE
TO GET EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE TO
RESOLVE THEM. SO I APPRECIATE
IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR MM. SENATOR WIENER. YEAH
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I, UM
AS THE CHAIR OF THE FIRST
COMMITTEE THIS WENT THROUGH AND
MADAME SARAH AND I ARE, BUT
WE'RE BOTH. IT'S GREAT THAT
WE'RE BOTH ON BOTH COMMITTEES
AND SO CAN WORK TOGETHER. AND I
APPRECIATE THE CHAIRS. UM YOU
KNOW, SUPPORTED MOVING THIS OUT
OF COMMITTEE AND I'M A CO AUTHOR
OF THIS BILL, AND I KNOW IT'S
BEEN HAVING BEEN IMMERSED IN
SOME OF THE UM, LABOR RELATED
DISPUTES ON HOUSING BILLS FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS. NOW IT'S
COMPLICATED AND IT'S GOTTEN MUCH
MORE COMPLICATED THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE NOW I BELIEVE FIVE
DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF LABOR,
LANGUAGE AND HOUSING BILLS
CIRCULATING IN THE LEGISLATURE.
I THINK IT'S FIVE AT THIS POINT.
UM AND THAT IS HAS CREATED SOME
REAL TENSIONS AND IT BECOMES A
LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC. BUT AS I
SAID IN HOUSING COMMITTEE OUT OF
CHAOS WE HOPE COMES ORDER AND I
THINK WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER.
REALLY 45 DAYS TO SEE IF THERE
CAN BE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION,
UM, ON THESE ISSUES, AND THAT'S
LONG OVERDUE BECAUSE THE THING
IS WHAT I YOU KNOW WHAT I KNOW
TO BE TRUE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
HOUSING ADVOCATES AND ALL ALL OF
LABOR, UM AND, UM, WE ALL BOTTOM
LINE. I WANT THE SAME THING. WE
WANT A LOT MORE HOUSING TO BE
BUILT SO THAT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. UM, WE
WANT UH, THAT TO BE GOOD WORK
AND GOOD PAYING JOBS WITH, YOU
KNOW FOR WORKERS SO THAT
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE NOT
LIVING IN POVERTY. I THINK WE
ALL WANT THE SAME THINGS. IN THE
END. THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE
GET THERE? AND IT'S PAINFUL, BUT
I MY HOPE IS THAT WE WILL GET
THERE. BUT BOTTOM LINE PUTTING
THE DISCUSSIONS AROUND LABOR
STANDARDS, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT
PUTTING THAT ASIDE FOR THE
MOMENT TO FOCUS ON THE HOUSING
PIECE OF IT. UM, WE I JUST I
THINK SOMETIMES WE GET PEOPLE
GET NAM TO THE FACT OF IT. WE
HAVE A HOUSING PROCESS WITH THE
HOUSING CRISIS. HOUSING CRISIS,
IS IT? THOSE ARE WORDS AND WE
USE THE WORD CRISIS A LOT FOR A
LOT OF THINGS, BUT YOU KNOW IT
IS DOING SUCH DEEP, LONG TERM
DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC,
CALIFORNIA. THAT THIS IS A STATE
NOW WHERE WE HAVE SO MANY
CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE REALLY JUST
WONDERING, CAN I ACTUALLY STAY
HERE? LIKE CAN I MAKE A LIFE FOR
ME AND FOR MY CURRENT OR MY
FUTURE? FAMILY HERE. AND DO I
NEED TO MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND
IT'S JUST REALLY DEVASTATING.
AND YES TO THE HOMELESSNESS IS
THE MOST VISIBLE ASPECT OF IT.
BUT IT GOES SO FAR BEYOND THAT,
UM TO YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO
YOU KNOW THEIR KIDS HAVE
CONSTANT TURNOVER OF TEACHERS
BECAUSE TEACHERS JUST THERE'S
NOWHERE. FOR THEM TO LIVE OR,
YOU KNOW, SERVICE WORKERS WHO I
YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS IN AWE WHEN
I KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW AT A
STARBUCKS AND YOU AND YOU KNOW,
AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE
WORKERS THAT ARE LIVING IN SAN
FRANCISCO I WONDER HOW ON EARTH
ARE THEY DOING? I KNOW HOW
THEY'RE DOING IT. THEY PROBABLY
ARE LIVING WITH A BUNCH OF
ROOMMATES OR LIVING IN UNSTABLE
SITUATION. AND IF WE DON'T FIX
THIS AGGRESSIVELY AND STOP
NIBBLING AROUND THE EDGES,
AGGRESSIVELY FIX THIS BY SAYING,
WE NEED MILLIONS OF NO NEW HOMES
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. AND
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE IF WE DON'T GET ALL
UNITED AND COMMITTED TO SOLVING
THIS PROBLEM, IT IS GOING TO DO
PERMANENT DAMAGE TO CALIFORNIA'S
STATUS AS A DIVERSE, INNOVATIVE
ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE, NOT THE
DISABILITIES, A SILVER BULLET.
THIS IS ONE PIECE OF IT. BUT I'M
HOPING THAT THIS BILL WILL PLAY
A ROLE IN FACILITATING
RESOLUTION OF THE LABOR ISSUES
SO WE CAN ALL LOCK ARMS AND JUST
BUILD A TON OF NEW HOUSING, AND
I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL.
OKAY. WE NEED TO TAKE THE ROLE
FIRST. SO WE'LL TAKE A BREAK AND
TAKE THE, UH, ESTABLISHED A
QUORUM AND THEN I'LL ALLOW YOU
TO MAKE THAT MOTION. UM SO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS
CABALLERO HERE CABALLERO
PRESIDENT NIELSEN. NIELSEN
PRESIDENT DURAZO, HERZBERG
WIENER. WIENER PRESENT. YOU HAVE
A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
THE UH, SENATOR MOVES THE BILL
SO WELL, UM, SENATOR NIELSEN.
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS TO MAKE CALIFORNIA IS
GETTING EXACTLY WHAT IT IS
DESERVED FOR DECADES OF
OVERREGULATION. THAT'S THE
BIGGEST REASON WE DO NOT HAVE
HOUSING SUFFICIENT IN THIS
STATE. FEDERAL STATE LOCAL
REGULATIONS. I LOST SOME OF MY
FAMILY TO COLORADO. AND I'M
CHEERFUL FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY
COULD NEVER, EVER AFFORD THEY
FELT AS HIGH LEVEL. US NPS
RANGERS TO BUY A HOME IN MARIN
COUNTY. SO CALIFORNIA'S GETTING
WHAT IT DESERVES. NOW, THIS IS A
STEP BACK A TURNAROUND AND I
SURELY HOPE THAT WE CAN INDEED
MOVE AHEAD. THERE'S MORE TO BE
DONE AND FOR SURE, BUT THIS IS A
BIG AND POSITIVE STEP. I'M VERY
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEEKS.
YOU MAY CONCLUDE I WANT TO THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AS WELL AS THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
EVERYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE. UM
AND FRANKLY, EVERYONE IN EVERY
COMMITTEE AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE AS WELL AS MANY,
MANY STAKEHOLDERS. I WILL SAY
THIS IS PROBABLY THE BILL. I'VE
SPENT THE MOST TIME WORKING ON
IN MY LEGISLATIVE CAREER,
BECAUSE OF ALL THE REASONS
DISCUSSED TODAY, AND I JUST WANT
TO SAY THE GOAL OF THE BILL. UM
REMAINS FOR WHAT YOU ALL SAID.
WE HAVE GROWING ENCAMPMENTS AT
ALL OF OUR FREEWAY UNDERPASSES
AND OFF RAMPS. YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE, UM YOU KNOW, IN THE BAY
AREA REALTOR S DRIVE TILL YOU
QUALIFY. IF YOU WANT TO BUY A
HOUSE, SO IF YOU WORK IN SAN
FRANCISCO, OAKLAND AND BERKELEY,
YOU'RE LIVING IN TRACY OR
BEYOND, AND YOU'RE SPENDING FOUR
HOURS A DAY ON THE ROAD. WHICH
EXACERBATES OUR HOUSING CRISIS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW SO
MANY RENT BURDENED PEOPLE,
PEOPLE GETTING EVICTED PEOPLE
UNABLE TO PAY THEIR MORTGAGES
ALL OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE
HAVE, AND SO THE GOAL, AS
ARTICULATED BY ALL OF YOU IS TO
ENSURE WE HAVE MORE NECESSARY
HOUSING PRODUCTION, BUT ALSO
DOING SO IN A WAY THAT REALLY
HONORS OUR WORKFORCE. WE HAVE TO
CRACK DOWN ON THE WAGE THEFT
THAT WE KNOW EXISTS. THESE WILL
BE THE STRONGEST WAGE THEFT. A
MEASURES IN THE COUNTRY AND
CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR UNION
WORKFORCE. SO, WITH ALL OF THAT,
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
CONVERSATION. SENATOR YOU'RE A
GREAT THOUGHT. PARTNER IN THIS
SPACE. I REALLY I ADMIRE YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND AGREE WITH YOU. I
THINK WE SHARE THE SAME GOALS
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME TO
SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT. ALSO, AS
YOU SAID, MR HOUSING CHAIR TO
FIGURE OUT A STANDARD THAT CAN
WORK FOR EVERYONE SO THAT WE CAN
LOCK ARMS AND DO THE WORK THAT
WE NEED TO DO FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SO WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
VERY GOOD. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MOTION IS TO PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
CABALLERO, Hí
, DURAZO, HERZBERG WIENER
WIENER. AYE. 303 TO 0. WE'LL PUT
THAT ON CALL FOR THE MISSING
MEMBERS. UM NEXT, WE'RE GONNA
TAKE UP FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO,
WHICH IS A B 23 34
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS. THAT IS
YOUR BILL AS WELL. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF. CALIFORNIA
CURRENTLY HAS A GAP OF 1.2
MILLION HOMES AFFORDABLE TO
STRUGGLING LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
WITH ROUGHLY 160,000 PEOPLE
HOMELESS ON OUR STREETS AT ANY
GIVEN MOMENT, WHILE THIS MOST
SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS A LACK OF PUBLIC
FUNDING, LAND USE POLICY ALSO
SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITS THE AMOUNT
OF UNITS THAT CAN BE BUILT. IN
2019 80 17 63 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TO AMENDED
STATE BONUS STATE DENSITY BONUS
SLOT TO ALLOW 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS UNLIMITED
DENSITY FOR DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN
ONE HALF MILE OF MAJOR TRANSIT
STOPS OR HIGH QUALITY BUS
CORRIDORS. MAYBE 23 34 BUILDS ON
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO A B 17 63
BY ALLOWING 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO RECEIVE
AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE FROM THE
LOCAL AGENCY ADDED HEIGHT AND
WE'RE DENSITY OF THE PROJECT IS
LOCATED IN AN URBANIZED VERY LOW
V AREA. THE BILL DEFINES A VERY
LOW V AREA AS AN URBANIZED AREA
WHERE THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT GENERATES VM T PER
CAPITA THAT IS BELOW 85% OF
REGIONAL OF EITHER REGIONAL V
PER CAPITA. OR CITY V PER CAPITA
. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND RESEARCH WILL BE
RELEASING MAPS WITH REGIONAL
VIEW CALCULATIONS AT THE
METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION LEVEL IN THE COMING
MONTHS. THESE MAPS ARE BASED ON
LOCAL TRAVEL DEMAND MODELS
DEVELOPED BY JURISDICTIONS THAT
HAVE PRODUCED THEIR OWN MAPS OF
E M. T. OPR IS SIMPLY A
CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE LOCAL MAPS
USING THE DATA BASED ON OPR IS
USING THE DATABASE THAT OPR IS
CREATING DEVELOPERS AND CITIES
WILL BE ABLE TO CITE CHECK
PARCELS IF THEY SEE IF THEY
QUALIFY FOR LOW V M. T. THE
ANALYSIS SUGGESTS TAKING OUT THE
VM T REQUIREMENT AND RATHER
APPLYING THE ADDITIONAL HEIGHT
AND DENSITY AND URBANIZED AREA.
THE REASON WE CHOOSE. WE CHOSE
VERY LOW BMT AND URBANIZED AREAS
IS THAT THOSE SITES ARE MORE
LOCATION EFFICIENT AND SHOULD
HELP TO REDUCE OUR GREENHOUSE
GAS CONSUMPTION. ONE OF THE KEY
CHALLENGES FACING OUR STATE I'D
ALSO LIKE TO FLAG THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES HAVE REMOVED
THEIR OPPOSITION AND ARE NOW
NEUTRAL ON THE BILL. THE BILL
ADDRESSES THE HOUSING,
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND FURTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
GOALS BY INCREASING THE UNIVERSE
OF SITES AVAILABLE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
THAT ARE SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU
KNOW, WE'VE HAD MADAM CHAIR
CONVERSATIONS AS OF THIS MORNING
, SO I'M GOING TO BE MAKING
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL TO NARROW
THE BILL TO APPLY ONLY TO THE
NINE BARRIER COUNTIES PLUS LOS
ANGELES, SANTA BARBARA VENTURA.
SAN BERNARDINO, RIVERSIDE,
ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S
ALL OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE
EXCLUDED FROM THE BILL. AND WITH
ME OR TO TESTIFY IS NEVADA
MERRIMAN FROM MID PEN HOUSING
AND MARIA WINE FROM THE HOUSE IN
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM.
VERY GOOD. WELCOME THANK YOU
AGAIN. GOOD MORNING. WE'RE GONNA
WIN WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM. WE JUST HAD A VERY
ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEED
FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND
MAYBE 23 34 ADDRESSES THIS
CRISIS FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE AT
MERELY IS ADDING AN ADDITIONAL
TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX FOR
AFFORDABLE DEVELOPERS. UM AND
INCENTIVIZES ADDITIONAL DENSITY
IN AREAS THAT ARE LOW V M T. I
KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN ALSO
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS IN THIS
LEGISLATURE ABOUT THE ROLE THE
APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR BMT
ANALYSIS AND THIS IS ONE THAT WE
THINK IS REALLY APPROPRIATE
BECAUSE IT INSTEAD OF SORT OF
CREATING CONSTRAINTS TO
DEVELOPMENT ACTUALLY IS REALLY
JUST TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE THAT
THAT ADDITIONAL DENSITY IN AREAS
THAT WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE OUR
STAGE G H G. EMISSIONS THAT'S
WHY THIS WE THINK THIS IS A
LOVELY BILL AND, UM, BUILDS ON
THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE
ALREADY CREATED IN 17 63. NEVADA
WHO'S ON THE PHONE WILL TALK A
BIT ABOUT HOW THEY'VE BEEN ABLE
TO WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
TO UTILIZE DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM
, UM, AND THE AND THE ADDITIONAL
DENSITY THAT WAS CREATED 17 63
AND 23 3 OR FOUR MERELY BUILDS
ON THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND
ENSURES THAT IN COMMUNITIES THAT
MIGHT NOT YET HAVE MAJOR TRANSIT
STOPS. BUT DO YOU HAVE LOCATION
EFFICIENT AREAS THAT CAN BENEFIT
FROM ADDITIONAL DENSITY THEY'RE
ABLE TO DO SO. FOR THESE REASONS
. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO WE? WE HAVE NEVADA MERRIMAN
THAT'S ON THE PHONE. WELCOME.
YES. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. NEVADA
MERRIMAN, POLICY DIRECTOR FOR
MIDTOWN HOUSING CORPORATIONS TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 23 34 AT MID 10 WE OWN AND
MANAGE OVER 8300 AFFORDABLE
RENTAL APARTMENT AND WE HAVE A
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE OF NEARLY
5000 ADDITIONAL HOMES.
THROUGHOUT THE 11 COUNTS
THROUGHOUT 11 COUNTIES,
INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO
MONTEREY BAY AREAS. LAST MARCH,
MID 10 BROKE GROUND ON KIKU
CROSSING 225 UNITS, INNOVATIVE,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY
ENVISIONS TO SERVE LOW INCOME
FAMILIES, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND
OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS
, INCLUDING MEN, WOMEN AND
CHILDREN EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. THIS COMMUNITY WAS
DEVELOPED IN DEEP PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY OF SAN MATEO AS
IT'S ON CITY ON LAND. IN
ADDITION TO PROVIDING PREVAILING
WAGE JOBS FOR THE 40 SOME
BUILDING TRADES A MEETING
AMBITIOUS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
WITH AN ALL ELECTRIC APPROACH.
IT WAS AMONG THE VERY FIRST
PROJECT TO BE ENTITLED USING
STATE LAWS INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT.
ASSEMBLY BILL 17 63. SANITARY
WAS EXCITED TO UTILIZE THIS NEW
ENHANCED DENSITY BONUSES. THEY
HAVE A HUGE LOCAL NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOMES, BUT LIMITED
SITES THAT ARE UNDER CITY
CONTROL TO DEVELOP. CEMETERY
BROUGHT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MID
10 AND EMBRACE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL AS A
TOOL THAT WOULD HELP THEM
MAXIMIZE THE SCARCE AND PRESSES
RESOURCE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR
LAND. THE REVISED ENTITLEMENT
PACKAGE HAD A NET OUT OF 61
HOMES FOR A TOTAL OF 225, AND IT
WAS SUBMITTED IN PROCESS PRETTY
QUICKLY, WITH THE PROCEDURE
STILL REQUIRING DISCRETIONARY
ACTION BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. THE
COUNCIL PROVIDED THEIR UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT AND WAS PROUD BEYOND
MEASURE, FORMER CEMETERY MAYOR
JOE GOSSEL SAID IN THE
STATEMENT. WE HAVE OVER 22,000
UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT
PIPELINE AND WITH THE HOUSING
COMMUNITY THAT MID TENNIS
BUILDING, WE'RE PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY INCOME
LEVEL. BY EXPANDING THIS DENSITY
BONUS PROVISION TO LOW BMT AREAS
. A B 23 34 WOULD ALLOW MORE
COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS CRITICAL TOOL, JUST LIKE
CEMETERY DID AND INCREASE THE
SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
AREAS THAT OFFER CONVENIENT
ACCESS TO JOBS, RETAIL AND
SERVICES. ALLOWING OUR LOW
INCOME RESIDENTS TO DRIVE LIST
AND REACH THEIR DAILY
DESTINATIONS AND THE STATE. TO
REACH ITS CLIMATE CHANGE COURSE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MID
SENSE EXPERIENCE MOVING,
CONSISTENT ACTION. HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS NEEDED.
THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW
TO SUPPORT IN ROOM 2100. IS
THERE ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT WOULD
LIKE TO TEST FRANCE SPORT? GOOD
MORNING, RAFINHA'S VARIANTS A OR
B CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. BURIAL AND SHAKE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCY'S STRONG SUPPORT.
ANYA LAWLER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PROJECT AND
THE WESTERN CENTRAL ON POVERTY
AND SUPPORT. ADRIAN MOHAMMED
WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ON BEHALF OF SPUR AND SUPPORT. A
ROOM DÍAS AT THE NONPROFIT
HOUSING ASSOCIATION, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT MARK'S
DIVERS THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
JOINING PANAGORA HIGH ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA, MB AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM 2100? SAYING
NONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MR
MODERATOR, CAN YOU CUE UP
INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF E B 23 34.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND IF
THEY WOULD LIKE THIS SPEAKING
COMMENT AND FAVOR OF A B 23 34
PRESS 10 AND WE'LL GO TO LINE 2
35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, MRS PROFITS ON HIM
FELLED A MEMBER OF SANTA CRUZ MP
IN SUPPORT. NEXT WOULD LINE UP
54. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS LAUREN DAY VALENCIA
, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN
PLANNING ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORT. KLEIN TO
90. PLEASE GO AHEAD. BUTTER FROM
CAMPBELL AND SENATE-DISTRICT 15%
BILLION BE IN SUPPORT OF A B 23
34. THANK YOU. LINE 2 72, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. PRICE AND A HALF OF
THE HOUSING ACTION COALITION IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF MAYBE 2334.
NEXT GO TO LINE 3 19 319, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. KIERAN AGGREY
DEVELOPMENT INC IN OPPOSITION OF
A B 28 40. AND WE WILL GO TO
LINE 14. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
ALISON SHALLOT CALLING ON BEHALF
OF STORIES FROM FRONTLINE
HOLLYWOOD FORWARD ON MYSELF,
SIMPLE FAMILY HOME OWNER. 32
YEARS. FALLING INTO STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WE'LL GO TO LINE TWO. OH,
EIGHT. PLEASE GO AHEAD. READY TO
GO. NEXT GO TO LINE 1 91, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. LINE 1 91. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. SCUSE ME. GOOD MORNING.
SELLERS AGAIN. MATTHEW BAKER
PLAYING CONCERT CONSERVATION
LEÓN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
LITTLE LINE AT 2 33. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 0.2 33. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. 20 AND WE WILL MOVE TO
LINE 2 63, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
TIMES LIKE THE NERDY AND
AFFILIATION TO SURRENDER IN L, A
COUNTY AND I HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTED. WE'LL GO TO LINE 78,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. JORDAN GRINDS
ON BEHALF OF PENINSULA FOR
EVERYONE AND STRONG SUPPORT. AND
MADAM CHAIR, NO FURTHER COMMENTS
AND QUÊ.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION. HAVE
WE FINISHED? I APOLOGIZE. I BEEN
DISTRACTED BY PEOPLE COMING UP
AND TALKING TO ME. SO UM, HAVE
WE MR MODERATOR? HAVE WE
FINISHED THOSE IN SUPPORT? YES
WE HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO, UM OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES
IDENTIFIED. IS THERE ANYBODY
HERE IN ROOM 2100 THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AND ASK IF
THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO 23 34.
AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION TO MAYBE 2334
PRESS 10. AND MADAM CHAIR. NO
LINES COMING INTO QUÊ. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE WILL BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. YES,
SENATOR WIENER. THANK YOU. UM,
MATT. MADAM CHAIR. UM SO I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL, AND
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I
JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ONE
THING, BECAUSE I THINK WE THE
AUTHOR. WE WE'VE HAD BEEN HAVING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT COUNTY
SHOULD BE INCLUDED, AND I
THOUGHT, I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT ESPECIALLY SOME
OF THE WEALTHIER, URBANIZED
COUNTIES ALSO BE INCLUDED AND SO. THE AUTHOR AT THE BEGINNING
RECITED THE NINE BAY AREA
COUNTIES. AND THEN BASICALLY
SEVEN CALIFORNIA FROM SANTA
BARBARA SOUTH TO SANTA BARBARA
VENTURA L. A INLAND EMPIRE
ORANGE SAN DIEGO. I THINK, UM
SACRAMENTO COUNTY WAS ALSO IN
THE ORIGINAL LIST THAT THE CHAIR
SUGGESTED OF THE NINE LARGEST SO
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IN ADDITION
TO WHAT THE AUTHOR RECITED THE
BEGINNING, SACRAMENTO COUNTY
ALSO, UH, BE INCLUDED. YES THAT
THAT I'M PART OF THE CHALLENGE
WAS SAYING WITH WITH PICKING
PICKING THINGS AND THEN TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE INCLUDED
WHAT WE DIDN'T BUT SO LET ME LET
ME JUST RESTATE THAT, AS I
UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE WE HAD
AGREED TO THE NINE LARGEST
COUNTIES AND IN ADDITION TO THAT
SAN FRANCISCO BECAUSE IT IS A
HIGHLY URBANIZED AREA AND, UM
AND IT WAS. THE REQUEST IS THAT
WE INCLUDE, UM THE ALL OF THE
BAY AREA COUNTIES, WHICH WOULD
ADD, UM CONTRA COSTA. SOLANO,
NAPA AND MARIN. AND IN SAN
MATEO. UM I'M LOOKING AT THE
LIST THAT I HAVE OF THE NINE
LARGEST. SO THAT CINNAMON TAN
CEMETERY. OH, THAT'S CORRECT. UM
OTHERWISE. MM HMM. THE. YES SO
THOSE ARE THE ADDITIONS AS I
UNDERSTAND IT. YES I THINK IT
WOULD BE THE EXPANDING IT TO THE
ENTIRE NINE BAY AREA CORRECT
COUNTIES SO THAT WOULD ADD IN
NOT BUST. SONOMA SOLANO. MARIN
AND SAN MATEO. UM I THINK THE
OTHER BARRY COUNTIES WERE
ALREADY IN YOUR LIST AND THEN
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES
. UM WELL, IT WOULD ALSO ADD IN
VENTURA. IN SANTA BARBARA, UM IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE
THOSE ARE NOT PART OF THE NINE
AH AND SACRAMENTO WAS ALREADY IN
YOUR LIST. CORRECT. IT WOULD BE
THE NINE BAY AREA. UM SANTA
BARBARA VENTURA, L, A SAN
BERNARDINO, RIVERSIDE, ORANGE,
SAN DIEGO SACRAMENTO. IF I'M
THINK THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S
RIGHT. OKAY GREAT. I THINK WE
HAVE THE SAME LIST. IT'S JUST
THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT ORDERS, SO
AND I THINK THAT COVERS LIKE IN
TERMS OF THE URBANIZED AREAS.
MEGA REGIONS IN THE SO NOW THAT
YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I WAS
TRYING TO GET THE LIST. CLEARLY
BECAUSE STAFF NEEDS TO
UNDERSTAND IT IN ORDER TO
PROCESS THE IMMENSE IS THAT, UM,
IS. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO. PART OF
THE CHALLENGE IS ONE SIZE
DOESN'T FIT ALL AND THERE ARE
ARAB REGIONS OF THE STATE THAT
HAVEN'T URBANIZED TO THE EXTENT
THAT OTHER REGIONS HAVE AND WHEN
WE APPLY THE OVERLAYS THAT YOU
SOMETIMES HAVE, UM UH, HARD TIME
BECAUSE NOT ONLY HAVE THEY NOT
URBANIZED, BUT THEY JUST DON'T
HAVE THE BUDGETS THAT, UM AND
THE PLANNING STAFF AND EVERYONE
ELSE THAT YOU REQUIRE. WHEN
YOU'RE DOING THESE, UM THESE
KINDS OF PROJECTS. THIS IS AN
EXPANSION OF THE SUPER DENSITY
BONUS. UM WHICH I BELIEVE IS
REALLY THOUGHTFUL, BUT IT'S GOT
TO REALLY APPLY, BECAUSE
OTHERWISE YOU'RE GONNA END UP
WITH THESE INCONGRUENT. I WANT
YOU COULD 100% AFFORDABLE
PROJECTS IN COMMUNITIES THAT
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ABOVE TWO
STORIES OR ABOVE OR WITH THE
DENSITY. TO SUPPORT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION IN IN THEIR AREA
. I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING THAT WE
SPEND A LOT MORE MONEY.
CONNECTING RURAL CALIFORNIA AND
SUBURBAN AREAS WITH PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION TO TAKE THE TRAIN
ON A REGULAR BASIS. UM AND IT'S
REALLY INCONVENIENT. UM AND
UNTIL WE HAVE THAT CONNECTIONS,
SOME OF THE OVERLAYS WE PUT ON
OUR VERY DIFFICULT BUT I THINK
THIS HAS THIS IS A UM, SO THAT'S
ONE OF THE REASONS I HAVE AN
ISSUE WITH SOME OF THE VM T
EXPANSIONS THAT ARE GOING ON.
BUT I THINK THIS THIS HANDLES
THE ISSUE THAT I HAD. AND SO I
WILL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY, AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
IT FORWARD BY THAT. A BROKE INTO
WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. SENATOR
WIENER SAW LET YOU FINISH. I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE
ON THE SAME PAGE. VERY GOOD.
GOOD. I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL. GREAT. AH! YES SENATOR.
I'M SURE IT'S A SMALL QUESTION
HERE. IS THERE A LIMITOF HOW
MANY PROJECTS CAN CLAIM THE
DENSITY BONUS WITHIN AN AREA? I
BELIEVE SO. NO, NO, NO. AND
THEY'RE IN ISN'T BEING THE OTHER
ISSUE. BUT AND, YEAH, THIS ONLY
APPLIES TO 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THE. THAT'S THE SWEET PART OF THIS
RIGHT IT IS. IT IS THE
AFFORDABILITY. UM THE REASON I
ASK IS BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO
ISSUES WITHOUT ASSESSING, UM
AVAILABILITY OF PARKING AND
OTHER OTHER CONDITIONS. YOU KNOW
THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR. SO,
UM WE SHOULDN'T. MAYBE WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THAT SOME MORE. BUT
ON THE ONE HAND. YOU KNOW IT'S
GOOD BECAUSE YOU COULD BUILD
MORE HOUSING. ON THE OTHER HAND
, IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT IF YOU
IF THEY'RE ALL REALLY CLUSTERED
IN THE NEXT TO EACH OTHER, AND
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WANT
EITHER. NÓI I APPRECIATE THE
COMMENT. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE MORE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT. I THINK
THE GOAL OF THE BILL IS PUTTING
IT IN LOW. VM T MEANS IN THEORY,
THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION TO HELP ADDRESS
THE NEED, BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW,
HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION, GO
HAND IN GLOVE, AND WE CAN'T HAVE
ONE CONVERSATION WITHOUT THE
OTHER. SO I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN
MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU,
SENATOR. THERE'S NO MORE
COMMENTS. UM WILL ALLOW YOU TO
CONCLUDE. JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. WE DO HAVE EMOTION BY SENATOR
WEINER WILL CALL THE ROLL.
MOTION IS TO PASS THIS AMENDED
FOR FIRST AMOUNT, AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
CABALLERO I. NIELSEN. NELSON
DURAZO. AYE HERZBERG. WIENER
WIENER. I 321. UM THAT BILL IS
OUT. WE WILL WAIT. WE'LL KEEP
THE ROLE OPEN FOR, UM, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT HERE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
I'M ON MY WAY OVER TO YOUR
COMMITTEE, SO I WILL PASS THAT
THE GAVEL. IF WE COULD. I'D LIKE
TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE TWO
CONSENT ITEMS THAT, UM WE'VE
IDENTIFIED ITS FILE ITEM NUMBER
22 A B 27 89 FILE ITEM NUMBER 24
WHICH IS A B 26 61. THERE IS A
MOTION PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MOTION IS TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SENATOR SCOTT
CABALLERO CABALLERO I. NILSSON
NILSSON, ANDORRA. AYE HERZBERG
WIENER WIENER. AYE. 40 THAT BILL
HAS FOUR VOTES WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN. UM WE ALSO TOOK UP
FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS
A B 4 98. WE DID NOT HAVE A
QUORUM, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A
MOTION ON THAT BILL. SOME OF.
MOVED BY SENATOR WIENER. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. MACHINE IS TO
PASS US AMENDED BUT FIRST CEMENT
AND WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
CABALLERO CABALLERO, I, NILSSON
NILSSON I DORIS Ó. YOU'RE A SO
I HERZBERG WIENER ER I WILL HOLD
THAT OPENING CONSENT WAS ITEM 22
24. JUST THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S
JUST TWO BILLS. UM NEXT. I'D
LIKE TO, UM, HAVE A CALL ON FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS A B
20 TO 21 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA. SHE PRESENTED HER
BILL EARLIER. WE DID NOT HAVE A
QUORUM. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
WHAT DAMAGES DO THAT? NO, WE DID
NUMBER THREE. THIS IS NUMBER
FOUR. UM SOME OF WHAT? SENATOR
NELSON. DID YOU MOVE THAT BILL?
OKAY WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR NIELSEN. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL MOTION IS TO PASS US
AMENDED BEFORE CEMENT AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
CABALLERO, Hí
NILSSON, ADORA, SO. H
ENER WIENER? AYE. THAT HAS
FOUR VOTES AND WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN AS WELL. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER 14. WE DID HAVE A
PRESENTATION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ARAMBULA A B 2030. 14 OF THE
BILL. THERE IS A MOTION BY
SENATOR WIENER. POLICE CALL THE
ROLL. MOTION IS TO PASS BY FOR
CEMENT ARE SORRY. MOTION IS TO
PASS. BUT FIRST WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE AND APPROPRIATION
SENATORS CABALLERO CABALLERO, I,
NIELSEN. NELSON, EIDUR ASSO.
DORIS. SO I HERTZBERG. WIENER
WIENER? AYE. THAT BILL IS OUT AS
WELL AND WE'LL LEAVE THE ROAD
OPEN. LOW BLOOD SUGAR. I'M SORRY
. WE'LL LEAVE IT ON CALL. WE'LL
LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN SO THAT WE
CAN ADD THE MISSING MEMBERS.
OKAY, THAT MOVES US ON TO.
SENATOR GREAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GRAYSON. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO
MAKE YOU A SENATOR, BUT I THINK
IT REQUIRES A FEW MORE VOTES. UM
HI. OKAY SO YOU'LL BE YOU WANT
TO PRESENT MR SALEH'S BILL
FIRST? OKAY SOUNDS GOOD. THAT IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER 59 16, AND I'M
GOING TO HAND THE GAVEL OVER TO
MY WHO CHAIR. AND I WILL BE
BACK. T. PLEASE PROCEED. YOU'RE
BRINGING THE STAR ATTENTION
RIGHT NOW. A B 9 16 CORRECT.
THANK YOU. EMBER. THEY ARE
PRESENTING A B 9 16 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALAS AND WOULD
LIKE TO BEGIN BY STATING THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALAS DOES
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS AND IS COMMITTED TO
ALIGNING THIS BILL WITH SB 897.
THIS BILL WILL REMOVE BARRIERS
TO THE CREATION OF ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS AND ADDITIONAL
BEDROOMS. WE ARE FACING A
HOUSING CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA
WITH BOTH A LACK OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND PANDEMIC AND A
PANDEMIC OF HOMELESSNESS. 80 US
AND ENABLE THE CREATION OF EASY
TO BUILD HOUSING ON LAND THAT IS
ALREADY UTILIZED FOR HOUSING
THAT'S BRINGING DOWN THE COST OF
CREATING NEW HOUSING. THIS BILL
WILL ALLEVIATE BURDENS TO A D U
CREATION IN THE STATE AND CREATE
MORE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS. TESTIFYING REMOTELY.
TODAY IS CAPE BELL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING
ASSOCIATION. GOOD MORNING FELLOW
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION, WAS
A SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND ON
BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT
ASSOCIATION OF GREATER L. A
STRONG SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR BRINGING FORTH THIS
MEASURE AND REMEMBER GRAYSON FOR
PRESENTING TODAY 89 16
STRAIGHTFORWARD MEASURE, WHICH
WOULD ALLOW OUR MEMBERS AND
OTHERS TO RIDE MORE IMMEDIATE
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE STATE
THE BILL WOULD STREAMLINE THE
ADDITION OF UP TO TWO BEDROOMS
WITHOUT A PUBLIC HEARING AND
INCREASE THE HEIGHT LIMIT FOR
AWS. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK OF
THE CHAIR AND THE WORK OF THE
COMMITTEE STAFF. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO FUTURE CONVERSATIONS ON THE
BILL OVER THE SUMMER AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
SUPPORT. THAT WILL BE THE SINGLE
ONE, OKAY? ANYONE HERE IN THE
ROOM? UH, WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. ONE GENTLEMAN HERE. ALL
RIGHT, ADRIAN MOHAMMED WITH
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF SPUR AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE MORE.
THANK YOU. JORDAN. PLANNING
CARVAJAL ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIAN BE STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT TESTIMONY.
ANY FURTHER HERE IN THE ROOM.
OKAY, MODERATOR. DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WITNESSES IN
QUÊ? AND WE DO HAVE. SOME IN
SUPPORT. IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
QUEUE UP THE PRESS. 10 WILL GO
TO LINE 47, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
DEAN HUTCHINGS, CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SANTA
ROSA, AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND
WE'LL GO TO THE LINE. 14 14,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI ALISON
SHELLER SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNER
IN LOSANGELES. AH REPRESENTING
FROM THE FRONTLINE HOLLYWOOD
FORWARD, THE I ASKED SUPPORT
ITSELF. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
IN Q AT THIS TIME. DO WE HAVE
ANY OPPOSITION HERE IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO TESTIFY? I'M AFRAID
TO DO YOU HAVE ANY OPPOSITION?
IN QUÊ. AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, THE A B
916 PRESS 10 AND WE WILL GO TO
LINE 1 43, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS, ANDREW
HANDS WE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF BEVERLY HILLS AND OPPOSITION.
THAT'S WHERE THE LINE 3 18 318,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE MORNING
TRAIN NUMBER BECAUSE SANDRA
SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS, VERDES AND
OPPOSITION, THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
TO LINE 77, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
BEEN AS THE CHAVEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
FILTERS WITH AN OPPOSING
RECOMMENDED POSITION ON THE
BILL. WE'LL GO TO LINE 55 0,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. TRACY RYAN WITH
THE RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE
, CALIFORNIA AND ALSO ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, WITH AN
IMPOSING LESS AMENDED POSITION.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 3 51, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MRS. JOHNSON WANTED TO
GO FROM CURSED STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. AND WE
HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND
QUÊ. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYMAN. ANY
QUESTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE HERE?
THEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A
CLOSE ON THIS BILL? YES A
SIMILAR MEMBER SALAS. THANKS YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND
SIMPLY ASKED FOR AN I VOTE.
OKAY? WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? MOTION IS TO PASS
BUT FIRST OH, I THOUGHT WE HAD
ONE. WOULD YOU PROFIT PROFIT
PROPER EMOTION? I'M SORRY. THANK
YOU, UH, MOTION IS DO PASS BY
FIRST RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS CABALLERO NIELSEN
DURAZO. SO I HERZBERG WINNER. 2
TO 0 PUT IT ON THE CALL. DO YOU
HAVE ONE MORE? I HAVE THREE MORE
BILLS. THREE MORE VERY GOOD.
MUCH WOULD YOU START WITH I WILL
START WITH A B 1951 ITEM NUMBER
10. I BELIEVE. 1951 SSEMBLYMAN
AWARD. ALRIGHT AGAIN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBER
BEFORE I BEGIN THE PRESENTATION
. I DO WANT TO THANK SENATOR AND
CHAIR QUÊ VIETTO AND HER STAFF.
BOTH MR GRENELL AND MR KEEGAN'S
FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AS WE WORK TO
BRING SOMETHING BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE THAT STRIKES A REAL
BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF ONE
OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMIC DRIVERS
, AND THEN THE NEED TO MAINTAIN
FISCAL PRUDENCE AS THE ECONOMY
RECOVERS FROM THE RECENT
PANDEMIC. I AM HAPPY TO ACCEPT
THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
DESCRIBED ON PAGE SIX OF THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS THAT ADDRESS
A DRAFTING ISSUE A B 1951 6 TO
INCENTIVIZE LONG TERM
INVESTMENTS AND FUEL EXPANSION
IN CALIFORNIA'S MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY. BY PROVIDING A FULL
SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION UP
TO 200 MILLION IN PURCHASES PER
QUALIFIED COMPANY FOR THE
PURCHASE OF MANUFACTURING
EQUIPMENT WITH A FIVE YEAR
SUNSET. THE BILL WOULD ALSO
REQUIRE A REPORT BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE
ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER TO GAUGE
THE EFFECTS OF A FULL TAX
EXEMPTION ON THE STATE. THIS
WILL FACILITATE THE GROWTH,
HIRING AND TRAINING OF SKILLED
WORKFORCES FOR THE FUTURE AND
PROVIDE HIGH WAGE JOBS FOR
CALIFORNIANS. PRE PANDEMIC
CALIFORNIANS MANUFACTURING
SECTOR HAD ONLY FACED A DECLINE
IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT HAD ALREADY
FACED THAT SO MUCH OF THIS
DECLINE HAS BEEN A RESULT OF
CALIFORNIA STEEP COST OF DOING
BUSINESS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
HIGHEST IN THE NATION. THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC HAS FURTHER
CHALLENGED CALIFORNIA'S
MANUFACTURING SECTOR SINCE MARCH
OF 2020 MANUFACTURING JOBS IN
CALIFORNIA HAVE DECREASED 4%
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS,
CALIFORNIA HAS ATTRACTED LESS
THAN 1% OF THE COUNTRY'S
MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS WITH
OTHER STATES AGGRESSIVELY
ATTEMPTING TO LURE OUR STATES.
MANUFACTURERS WITH ATTRACTIVE
LOWER BUSINESS COSTS AND
LOCATION AND CENTERS. THIS BILL
WILL HELP TO RESERVE OR TO
ACTUALLY REVERSE THESE TRENDS
AND MAKE CALIFORNIA MORE
ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTMENT.
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THIS
STATISTIC, THE FACT THAT 38
STATES ALREADY HAVE A FULL SALES
AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR
MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
PURCHASES. AND ANOTHER FIVE
STATES HAVE NO SALES TAX,
MEANING THAT WE ARE NOT
COMPETING, AND NOT EVEN IN IN
THE SAME FIELD WITH 43 OTHER
STATES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
THE STATE FOUND WAYS TO MITIGATE
FINANCIAL BURDENS, PROMOTE
INCREASED PRODUCTION AND ENSURE
THE GROWTH OF HIGH WAGE JOBS FOR
A VARIETY OF SKILL LEVELSAND
BACKGROUNDS IN ONE OF THE
STATE'S ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES. A
START. MANUFACTURING JOB BASE IS
KEY TO THE GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC
COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR ECONOMY,
BECAUSE IT'S BECAUSE OF ITS
BREATH AND ALSO VARIETY. THERE
IS A MISCONCEPTION THAT ALL
MANUFACTURING IS DONE ON LARGE
INDUSTRIAL SCALES. BUT OVER 70%
OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LESS THAN
20 EMPLOYEES, SMALL AND MEDIUM
SIZED MANUFACTURERS FACE A
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF
ECONOMIC BURDENS. INCREASED
CAPITAL COSTS DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST
STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RATES
IN THE NATION. A B 1951 WOULD
HELP EASE SOME OF THOSE ECONOMIC
BURDENS. CALIFORNIA HAS
COMPARATIVE MANUFACTURING
ADVANTAGES TO OTHER REGIONS OF
THE WORLD DUE TO THE STRENGTH
AND THE DEPTH OF ITS INNOVATION
IN TECHNOLOGY. NOT ONLY DOES THE
INDUSTRY EMPLOY 1.3 MILLION
PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA IT ALSO
PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN CREATING NEW
JOBS, WITH ITS MULTIPLIER EFFECT
SUPPORTING 2.5 JOBS FOR EVERYONE
MANUFACTURING JOBS.
MANUFACTURING PLAYS A CRUCIAL
AND ITS CENTRAL ROLE WITHIN OUR
STATE'S ECONOMY, SUPPORTING HIGH
WAGE JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
WITH ROOM FOR GROWTH. IT IS IT
IS MY HOPE THAT A B 1951 CAN BE
A TIPPING POINT TO ENCOURAGE A
NEW INVENT HERE. MANUFACTURER
HERE REALITY BY INCENTIVIZING
COMPANIES. TO PLANT ROOTS IN OUR
STATE AND TO GROW AND BEFORE I
CLOSE, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
CONCERNS OF THE COUNTIES AND
CITIES AS I SHARED WITH THE
CHAIR WHEN WE MET TO DISCUSS
THIS BILL. WE HAVE HAD POSITIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND HAVE ALREADY
STARTED THE PROCESS OF
COORDINATING OUR EFFORTS WITH
THEM AND THE SPONSORS OF THIS
MEASURE. TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO
MINIMIZE ANY FISCAL IMPACTS.
THIS BILL MAY HAVE COMING FROM
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HAVING SERVED
AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND ALSO A
MAYOR OF ONE OF THE LARGEST
CITIES IN THE BAY AREA. I
UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACED
BY MY COLLEAGUES SERVING ON CITY
COUNCILS AND COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, AS I HAVE SHARED IN
MY MEETINGS WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT LOBBYISTS. MY INTENT
HERE IS TO PROVIDE A CATALYST
FOR JOBS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AT A TIME WHEN ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT COULD
CERTAINLY USE MORE OF BOTH. I
COMMIT TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH
THEM IN THE COMING MONTHS. TO
FIND A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE
OUTCOME THAT LIVES UP BOTH OUR
STATE'S MANUFACTURERS AND
PARTNERS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WITH THAT, UH, WHEN THE TIME
COMES, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AND I VOTE WITH ME HERE TO
TESTIFY. OR LENGTH HATE. LANCE
HASTINGS, PRESIDENT, CEO OF
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION VIA
TELECONFERENCE, AS WELL AS MARK
TAYLOR, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS FROM BOEING. OKAY.
MR. HASTINGS, ARE YOU AND ON THE
LINE. PAYMENT I AM ON THE LINE,
SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
CHAIRMAN, MR GRAYSON APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 1951 AND ON
BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR, WE
APPRECIATE MR GRAYSON'S EFFORT.
TO BRING THIS ISSUE FORWARD AT A
CRITICAL TIME IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY AND ECONOMIC SITUATION.
I AM IN WASHINGTON, D. C RIGHT
NOW SELECT USA CONFERENCE OR
I'VE BEEN REPRESENTING
CALIFORNIA WITH THE DELEGATION
OF ABOUT 30, OTHERS. TRYING TO
APPEAL TO FOREIGN DIRECT
INVESTMENT IN OUR STATE AND
HAVING A TOUGH TIME BECAUSE THE
OTHER STATE HAS MR GRAYSON
STATED, HAVE THE TAX EXEMPTION
THAT WE DO NOT, AND I DID SAY
THAT WE ARE PURSUING LEGISLATION
TO MAKE THAT A REALITY AND THE
RESPONSE I GOT FROM EVERY
BUSINESS INTEREST AND I SPOKE
WITH WAS VERY FAVORABLE. WE DO
BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A STRONG
ECONOMIC INCENTIVE TO PASS THE
BILL GENERATING AT LEAST $123
BILLION OF NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
AND INCREASE IN THE
MANUFACTURING JOB BASED BY OVER
10. AND LIKE MR GRAYSON, WE
REMAIN COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE KEPT AS FULL AS
POSSIBLE. AND IN FACT THAT THAT
ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WE
FEEL THAT STATE LOCAL BUDGETS
AND FISCUS IS GOING TO IMPROVE
AS A RESULT OF THIS BILL IS
APPROVED, AND WE ALSO
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR EYE
BOAT. THANK YOU, MR HASTINGS,
AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER PERSON.
MODERATOR. DO WE HAVE ONE OTHER
PERSON IN Q THERE? AND WHAT IS
THAT WITNESSES? NAME, PLEASE.
MARTIN IT'S MARK TAYLOR FROM THE
BOEING COMPANY. AND I DO LIKE
THE LINE DIALED IN. NOT IN WELL,
IF HE SHOWS UP, WE WILL
ENTERTAIN HIS TESTIMONY WHERE HE
WILL HAVE TO BE SHORTLY. DO WE
HAVE ANY OPPOSITION HERE
PRESENT? YOUR SPORT. YEAH DO WE
HAVE ANY SUPPORT IN THE ROOM
SUPPORTING THE ROOM? YEAH I'M
SORRY. MICROBES IN HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE GLASS PACKAGING IS
TO THE TRADE ASSOCIATION OF
GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS IN
CALIFORNIA. THERE'S THREE
PLANTS. UNIONIZED WORKFORCE AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MICHAEL PIMENTEL WITH SHOWER
DRAIN, WHICH SMELTER AND LYING
ON BEHALF OF THE SPECIALTY
EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR MEMBERS, CHRIS
MAKELELE, ON BEHALF OF THE
HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND NIAGARA BOTTLING AND SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, COLLECTING WITH THE
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
AND SUPPORT. IN THAT ROOM WITH
NORMAL OF ABSENCES. HE GETS HERE
FOR BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS AND
SUPPORT MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. REX
W. HEIM ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION
NAP, CALIFORNIA BUILDING OWNERS
AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MR VICE CHAIR MEMBERS,
LEWIS MERANTI SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE BAY AREA COUNCIL AND
SUPPORT THANKS MR VICE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS LARA FITZGERALD ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA LIFE
SCIENCES AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE DON'T
NORMALLY HAVE SO MANY IN THE
ROOM. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE
MODERATOR IN Q. IN ADDITION, TO
SPEAK. YES AND IF THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B
1951 PRESS 10 AND THE LITTLE
LINE AT 3 63, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. CHERRY MEMBERS.
BALLON BEHALF OF RYAN LLC
ATTACKED CONSULTING FIRM AND
STRONG SUPPORT. NEXT A LITTLE
LINE 3 67, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS TRUDY HUGE, OR
THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF FOOD
PRODUCERS REPRESENTING FOOD
PROCESSING ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL, AND I JUST THINK OF
SOMETHING MEMBER PRECINCT
INTERVIEW THING. LINE. 3 48,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
AUDRA HARTMAN WITH PUBLIC POLICY
AVERAGES ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
STEEL INDUSTRIES, A COMPANY
LOCATED IN FONTANA, CALIFORNIA,
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 40, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MR VICE
CHAIR MEMBERS, DAVE BUTLER ON
BEHALF OF UNITED CHAMBER
ADVOCACY NETWORK AND COALITION
OF NINE LOCAL CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE ACROSS FOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COUNTIES IN SUPPORT.
BLIND 1071. OH, SEVEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI ASSAULT THE CHECKER
WITH THE LAW AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND STRONG SUPPORT.
LINE. 3 64, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. SARAH NUMBERS.
THIS IS CONOR MEDINA ON BEHALF
OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF A B 1951.
LINE. 3 57, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. PRESTON YOUNG FROM
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE HERE IN SUPPORT. LINE 2
46, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 2 46
LINE IS OPEN. PARENT MEMBERS,
PARTICULARLY ER WITH
AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
LINE THREE. OH, THREE. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. JOEL BACK THROUGH WITH
WEST DROP, DEFYING STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE. 3 55, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MOTHER PROBABLY GO HOME
AND SUPPORT. AND NEXT WITH THE
LINE 3 77, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
STUDENT GROUPS OF BIO COMMON
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS IN QUÊ. THANK YOU.
OPPOSITION ANY ONE IN THE ROOM
IN A POST POSITION. SEEING NONE
. MODERATOR CAN YOU AND HERE WE
GO. THANK YOU, SENATOR JEFF NEAL
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
RESPECTFULLY IN A POSITION OF
OPPOSING LESS AMENDED. UM UM IT
WAS A LONG LINE OF PEOPLE IN
SUPPORT. WHO KNEW THAT PEOPLE
LIKE PAYING LOWER TAXES, BUT WE
DO HAVE TO FUND GOVERNMENT
SOMEHOW. AND IN THIS CASE WE
HAVE FOR THIS EQUIPMENT RIGHT
NOW. IT'S ABOUT HALF OF THE
USUAL SALES TAX THAT THEY PAY,
AND THAT FUNDS NOT ONLY COUNTY
AND CITY GENERAL FUNDS, BUT ALSO
A NUMBER OF OTHER OF OTHER ITEMS
. PROBLEM 72 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS. AND
IMPORTANTLY, ALSO THE
REALIGNMENT FUNDS THAT ARE PAID
FOR BY SALES TAX SERVICES THAT
INCLUDE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICE PROGRAMS AND IMPORTANTLY
, FOR A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS THIS
YEAR, ALSO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND SO YOU KNOW,
THROUGH BILLS THAT ARE MÀ
MATRICULATING THROUGH OTHER
COMMITTEES. A LOT OF DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR, HEALTH
SERVICES AND WHETHER TO INCREASE
FUNDING FOR THEM. UNFORTUNATELY
THIS BILL WOULD HAVE THE
OPPOSITE EFFECT AND CUT THAT
FUNDING. HOWEVER WE HAVE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICE AND WHAT WE HOPE WE CAN
DO WITH THIS WITH WITH
AMENDMENTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE IS MAKE A MODEL. OF THIS
BILL IF WE CAN GET IT SO THAT
THE SO THAT THE STATE AT LEAST
REIMBURSES THE LOSSES TO LOCAL
AGENCIES, SINCE IF THERE IS A IF
THERE IS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
THIS BILL, A POSITIVE ECONOMIC
IMPACT HE TAX REVENUES IN
GENERAL WON'T ACTUALLY FLOW TO
THE TO THE COUNTIES AND CITIES
THAT ARE LOSING THIS REVENUE. BE
MUCH MORE LIKELY TO FLOW THROUGH
THE INCOME TAXES AND CORPORATE
TAXES THAT THE STATE RECEIVES.
AND AS A FEW MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE HEARD ME, SAY, 14 OR
15 HOURS AGO IN THIS ROOM, THREE
OUT OF FOUR COUNTIES HAVE LESS
GENERAL FUND REVENUE PER CAPITA
NOW THAN THEY HAD 15 YEARS AGO.
SO IF WE CAN MAKE A MODEL OF
THIS BILL AND INCLUDE EITHER A
REIMBURSEMENT OR MAKE THE EFFECT
OF THE BILL. CONTINGENT UPON AN
APPROPRIATION, REIMBURSING
COUNTIES AND CITIES FOR THEIR
LOSSES, THEN WE WOULD BE HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE LOCAL
AGENCIES DO UM, I DO APPRECIATE
THE MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES, BUT TAKING THE
MONEY. UH THE OTHER THING I'D
LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT IT
WOULD TAKE THE MONEY BECAUSE OF
THE WAY THESE REALIGNMENT
FORMULAS WORK, TAKE THE MONEY
FROM ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATE,
NOT ONLY THE AREAS WHERE THE
MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY WILL WILL
OCCUR, AND SO YOU KNOW, EVEN IN
SMALL COUNTIES, SENATOR IT LIKE
IN MUCH OF YOUR DISTRICT, THEY
WILL SEE THE REVENUE LOSSES AS
WELL. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A
REIMBURSEMENT OR CONTINGENT UPON
APPROPRIATION. ADDED TO THE
BILL. IF THAT HAPPENS, WE'D BE
HAPPY TO SUPPORT BUT AS THE BILL
STANDS RIGHT NOW WE ARE
RESPECTFULLY AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND, SIR,
AND I PROBABLY DON'T RUN AROUND
HERE THAT REMEMBERS, BUT THE
INFAMOUS SB 90 DISCLAIMERS.
WHEREBY THE STATE HAD AN
OBLIGATION TO REIMBURSE AND JUST
JUST MADE A STATEMENT TO CLEAR
THE AIR FOR THEM. OR THEIR
LIABILITY THAT JUST DID NOT
REPRESENT. A MANDATE. SB 90
DISCLAIMERS. WE OFTEN FORGET
THAT I CERTAINLY AM SYMPATHY
WITH THE PLIGHT OF COUNTIES. BUT
I'M ALSO VERY SYMPATHY IN
SYMPATHY WITH THIS BILL SER.
THANK YOU CHAIR AND NICK ROMAN
BEHALF OF LEGAL CALIFORNIA CITY
, JOINING C SACKING OPPOSITION
UNLESS AMENDED. I'D LIKE TO TAKE
A MOMENT TO THANK THE AUTHOR,
HIS STAFF AND THE SPONSORS FOR
WORKING WITH US, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ONE MORE SORRY I AM
ON THE SUPPORT SIDE, SO I
APOLOGIZE AHEAD. DENNIS DENNIS
ALBION E WITH THE FAMILY
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA, ALSO WITH THE CAN
MAN FACTORING INSTITUTE. THEY
ASKED ME TO. TO ME, TOO, AS
WELL. AND THEN I HAVE SEVERAL
CLIENTS THAT SUPPORT THIS AS
WELL. THANK YOU. NÓ ASSEMBLYMAN
. THERE ARE AN AWFUL LOT OF
SMALLER AND MEDIUM SIZED
BUSINESSES, THAT'S FOR SURE. AND
WE OFTEN FORGET THEM. ALRIGHT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US WELL?
ANY ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? YES, SENATOR ROSS Ó.
THE. ONE DID WE? I THOUGHT I
DID. OKAY. MODERATOR YOU CALL UP
ANYONE ON IN QUÊ. RECENTLY YEP.
IF THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, THE A B 1951 PRESS
10. AND LITTLE LINE. 3 60,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. KAREN MEMBERS
CATALINA SANCHEZ WITH CORBETT
AND KAISER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TAX REFORM
ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO LINE 3
81, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THREE
AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS
IS ACTUALLY MARK TAYLOR. I WAS
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE ONE
OF THE SPEAKERS AD SUPPORT OF
THIS. UM I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW
ENDED UP IN THIS QUÊ. AH. I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU STILL WANT ME
TO TAKE MY TWO MINUTES OR JUST
TO MEET YOU AT THIS PROCEDURE,
SIR. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU TO THE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
FORWARD. MY NAME IS MARK TAYLOR
AND I CURRENTLY SERVED THE CHAIR
OF THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE
ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA. ALSO
KNOWN AS A DECK APPEARED TODAY
TO REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR A B
1951 HELP MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE
THE COMPETITIVENESS OF
CALIFORNIA'S AEROSPACE
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. OUR
INDUSTRY DIRECTLY EMPLOYS MORE
THAN HALF A MILLION CALIFORNIANS
AND EARN AN AVERAGE INCOME OF
MORE THAN $109,000 PER YEAR WITH
GENEROUS BENEFITS. THE AEROSPACE
INDUSTRIES. ANNUAL ECONOMIC
IMPACT IN CALIFORNIA IS LARGER
THAN THE COMBINED IMPACT OF
AGRICULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT. A
B 1951 WERE REDUCED THE COST OF
EXPANDING MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND
HELP TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
WITH OTHER LOW COST STATES.
INCREASED PRODUCTION WILL LEAD
TO INCREASED UTILITY USER TAXES
, SALES TAXES FOR AH, MATERIALS
THAT WILL HELP OFFSET SOME OF
THE REVENUE WAS LOST. GOING
RECENTLY EXPANDED OUR
MANUFACTURING CAPACITY AND R L.
FERNANDO AND SOME ARE FACILITIES
, AND THIS MEASURE WOULD PROVIDE
AN INCENTIVE FOR ADDITIONAL
EXPANSION AND FUTURE. MAYBE 1951
WOULD HELP REVERSE THE INVENT
HERE. DESIGN IT HERE AND BUILD.
IT S ELSEWHERE. TREND WE'VE SEEN
FAR TOO OFTEN IN CALIFORNIA.
INCREASING MANUFACTURING
CALIFORNIA WILL HELP INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF HIGH WAGE JOBS
GOING AND ARE MORE THAN 2000
LOCAL SUPPLIERS HAVE IN
CALIFORNIA. EVERY MANUFACTURING
JOB SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL 2.5 JOBS
IN OTHER INDUSTRIES THROUGH
INDIRECT AND INDUCED JOB.
FINALLY WE THINK 1951 WILL HELP
PROVIDE LIES CALIFORNIA'S
COMPETITIVENESS, PUTTING US IN
LINE WITH OTHER STATES WHO
ALREADY FULLY SET MANUFACTURING
EQUIPMENT THAT IS PURCHASED AND
USE THEIR SO ON BEHALF OF A DOC.
I URGE YOUR I VOTE TO SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA'S CONTINUED ROLE AS A
NATIONAL LEADER IN AEROSPACE
MANUFACTURING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MODERATOR ANY ADDITIONAL.
TESTIMONY YES, WE'RE GOING TO
LINE UP. WE'LL GO TO LINE 3 69,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI GOOD MORNING
. MY NAME IS SARA DEL ANTHONY
CHEE AND I'M, AN OWNER OF STILL
GROUP REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE
PROGRAMMED AND I'M GOING TO ASK
YOU GUYS TO GREENFIELD NO 80
2040 BECAUSE IT ENDS LOCAL JOBS
FOR VETERANS RIGHT AWAY, AND
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
MAKE SURE OUR VETERANS HAVE GOOD
JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WERE ON SUPPORT, BUT WE'LL
CERTAINLY ACCEPT YOUR TESTIMONY
, AND IT IS ON RECORD MODERATOR
ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
WITNESSES. NO FURTHER.
PARTICIPANTS IN Q. OKAY DO YOU
HAVE ANY AND QUÊ ADDITIONAL TO
THIS YOUNG WOMAN WOULD WOULD
OPPOSITION. I DO NOT OKAY, WOULD
YOU? NOT ANY QUESTIONS OF
MEMBERS? SENATOR ROSS? OH, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
CHAIR. UM I DID WANT TO RAISE AN
ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING. UM
REALLY HARD ON THE ISSUE OF HIGH
ROAD. LABOR STANDARDS OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS, AND PARTICULARLY
AROUND MANUFACTURING, BECAUSE A
LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK.
WE'VE BECOME. UM A LITTLE BIT
MORE ACCEPTABLE OF GOOD
STANDARDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY, SO THAT IS WELL ON ITS
WAY TO PROVIDING THE GOOD GOOD
HIGH LABOR STANDARDS THAT WE
WANT. UM HOWEVER, IN
MANUFACTURING. IT'S NOT THERE
AND I APPRECIATE THERE WERE SOME
OF THE SUPPORTERS THAT MENTIONED
THE YOU KNOW, HIGH ROAD OR THEY
MENTIONED UNION JOBS. UM BUT
IT'S REALLY NOT A PART OF OUR UM
, THE WAY THAT WE DO BUSINESS AS
A STATE. UM AND SO I WOULD LIKE
FOR YOU TO, UH TO WORK WITH YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU ON
HIGH ROAD LABOR STANDARDS,
LANGUAGE. UH UM, WE'RE GETTING
SOME. VERY WE'VE GOTTEN SOME
VERSION OF THAT, UM IN THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CODE. UM
AND WE'RE PERFECTING IT AS WE GO
ALONG, BUT THE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS SHOULD CREATE MORE JOBS
. MORE GOOD. YOU UH, HIGH ROAD
STANDARD JOBS. THEN WHAT IS DONE
RIGHT NOW? RIGHT NOW IT'S SORT
OF HIT AND MISS. MAYBE SOMETIMES
AND I REALLY WANT TO, UM,
MANUFACTURING TO GROW IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT USING OUR TAX
DOLLARS SHOULD MEAN IT SHOULDN'T
MEAN HIT AND MISS OR, YOU KNOW,
TRICKLE DOWN THEORIES. IT SHOULD
REALLY USE OUR TAX DOLLARS TO
THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF WORKERS.
SO UM, I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER
THAT AND I WILL GLADLY WORK WITH
YOU ON THAT. THANK YOU, SENATOR
FOR YOUR OBSERVATION, AND IN
THIS PARTICULAR CASE, UH, BY THE
WAY, I HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING, AND ALWAYS TRYING TO
RAISE THE STANDARD, ESPECIALLY
IF SOMEONE IS GETTING A BENEFIT.
FROM THE TAX DOLLAR. THIS
PARTICULAR BILL WAS DRAFTED
USING PARTIAL SALES AND USE TAX
EXEMPTION THAT IS IN CURRENT
STATUTE. SO OUT OF THE UTMOST
PRUDENCE AND REALLY AT THE
ADVICE OF THE REVEREND TAX
COMMITTEE. WE WERE WE WERE
INSTRUCTED AND DID SO KEPT THE
BILL AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE IN AN
EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY
WITH WHAT CURRENTLY IS TAX
POLICY. SO THE QUESTION THAT THE
BILL ACTUALLY ASK IS SIMPLY
WHETHER OR NOT TO EXPAND CURRENT
LAW BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY AT 50%
WERE RAISING IT TO 100%
EXEMPTION. SO THE BUILD ITSELF
DOES NOT ACTUALLY ADDRESS THE
CURRENT LAWS POLICY AS FAR AS
WHAT'S IN IT, BUT JUST ARE WE
GOING TO EXPAND IT TO 100% AND
SO I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT YOUR
OBSERVATION IS A GREAT
OBSERVATION, SOMETHING THAT IS
DEFINITELY WORTHY OF
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PARTNERSHIP
IN, UH, AN ADDITIONAL BILL
MOVING FORWARD. THE THAT I THINK
WE COULD. WE COULD WORK ON
TOGETHER. I DO WANT TO STATE,
THOUGH, THAT THE THING ABOUT
MANUFACTURING AND THE IMPORTANT
PART OF THAT, MAKING THAT BAR
WHERE IT IS. IS THAT IT HAS
BECOME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE
GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THAT
DON'T HAVE THAT PATHWAY. TO
COLLEGE BUT STILL NEED THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVABLE WAGE
JOBS. AND AS YOU HEARD FROM
TESTIMONY THESE ARE A NUMBER OF
THESE JOBS ARE UNION JOBS,
PAYING LIVABLE WAGES. AND OFFER
CAREER LIFELONG CAREERS WHERE
FOLKS CAN RETIRE AND AGE WITH
DIGNITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, SO I
WOULD I. I HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO
SAY ABOUT PUTTING THAT BAR AT A
HIGH ENOUGH PLACE. WITH HIGH
WITH HIGH ROAD LANGUAGE AS WELL
AS THE RIGHT STANDARDS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE PROTECTIONS
AND STANDARDS FOR WORKERS THAT
MEET OUR VALUES IN CALIFORNIA,
SO WITH THAT I WOULD LOOK
FORWARD TO US HAVING
CONVERSATIONS AND FINDING
PATHWAYS FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM IN
THE FUTURE AS WELL. CENTER. DO
WE KNOW ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? TEACHER. HOW THAT. HE
HAS WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
SENATOR WIENER. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? PLEASE? I RESPECTFULLY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. AND SENATOR.
THANK YOU. SO FOR YOUR
OBSERVATIONS, AND I TAKE THAT TO
HEART SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK WHENEVER
SENATOR WEINER HAS MOVED THE
BILL. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL? MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST CEMENT AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
CABALLERO, NILSSON, NILSSON
DURAZO. SO I HERZBERG WIENER
WIENER. I 3 TO 0 TO ZERO. WE'LL
PLACE THE BILL ON CALL NOW WOULD
HAVE 21 86. THANK YOU, SIR. GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
BILL. I WILL BE ACCEPTING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT A B 21 86
WHICH WILL INCENTIVIZE LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO REDUCE IMPACT
FEES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS. DESPITE MONUMENTAL
EFFORTS FROM THE LEGISLATURE, IT
CONTINUES TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO
BUILD HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA.
IMPACT FEES CAN REPRESENT UP TO
18% OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH
BUILDING NEW HOUSING. THAT COST
IS ADDED DIRECTLY ONTO THE COST
OF THE UNIT, OFTEN MAKING IT
DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MAYBE 21 86
PROVIDES TO INCENTIVES TO
ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM FIRST,
MAYBE 21 86 WILL PROVIDE LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS WITH 50% OF THE
VALUE OF THE FEET REDUCTION
GRANTED TO THE PROJECT. SECOND A
B 21 86 ALLOWS JURISDICTIONS TO
DEFER FEES UNTIL THE HOUSING
PROJECT IS CONVERTED TO
PERMANENT FINANCING WHILE
CHARGING INTEREST. THE STATE
WILL THEN BACKFILL THAT INTEREST
, EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING
DEVELOPERS WITH ZERO INTEREST
LOAN AND ENSURING LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ARE MADE WHOLE.
THIS VOLUNTARY PROGRAMWILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE COST OF
BUILDING HOUSING, AND I DO HAVE
WITNESSED THROUGH THE CHAIR, MR
. MARK STIVERS WITH CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP. WELCOME,
SIR. PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
MORNING MARKS. DIVERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP.
WE HAD THE PARTNERSHIP ARE
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
REDUCE THE COST OF DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS BILL IS
A WIN WIN WIN IN THAT REGARD.
FIRST OF ALL, IT REDUCES THE
COST OF IMPACT FEES TO THE
DEVELOPMENT. SECOND IT ALLOWS
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE
RECEIVING INCOME TO BE ABLE TO
MEET THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN
THE COMMUNITY AND THIRD IT
ACTUALLY REDUCES COST TO THE
STATE. THE STATE ENDS UP NOW
PAYING FOR MOST OF THESE IMPACT
FEES, EITHER THROUGH THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM OR THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PROGRAMS
AND IF WE CAN GET LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO HELP CONTRIBUTE
TO THAT, BY REDUCING THE FEES
AND SHARING THE COST BETWEEN THE
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE
STATE WILL COME OUT AHEAD. SO
IT'S A THREE WAY WIN FOR ALL
INVOLVED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN THE ROOM HERE WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT? PLEASE COME
FORWARD. ABRAM DIAZ AT THE
NONPROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION
ROLE IN CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. JENNIFER MENTAL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. QUÊ. IN ANY FURTHER AND
QUÊ MODERATOR. AND IF THERE ARE
PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. BABY 21 86
PRESS 10. AND GO TO LINE 2 72,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. JAKE CRAZE ON
BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION AND SUPPORT. MÁS RICE
CHAIR AND NO FURTHER COMMENTS IN
QUÊ. DO YOU HAVE ANY OPPOSITION?
IN CUBA. COULD YOU SOLICIT THAT?
YES AND THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. MAYBE 21 86 PRESS
10. AND WE DO HAVE SOME LINES
COMING IN JUST ONE MOMENT. AS WE
PROCEED. I SAW NO ONE STAND UP
IN OPPOSITION HERE PRESENT. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE PRESENT WANTS
TO SPEAK. IN OPPOSITION. TAPE
MODERATED. PROCEED AS YOU GET
THEM INTO YOU. THANK YOU AND
WE'LL GO TO LINE 3 88, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. KENYA I'M, A RESIDENT OF
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA. I'VE LIVED
IN MONTANA FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS.
AND I'M JUST WATCHING THE GROWTH
OF THE WAREHOUSES HERE IN
MONTANA. AND. YOU KNOW, WE WERE
PROMISED WHEN I MOVED HERE THAT
WE WILL BE A MOVING FORWARD
COMMUNITY AND STEADY. BUT THE
RECENT GROWTH OF WAREHOUSES
ISN'T MOVING FORWARD AS ACTUALLY
BLAMED MAUDE AND POLLUTION THAT
WE GOT AWAY FROM THAT IN THE 19.
I'M GONNA FAVOR OF PUTTING
REGULATIONS IN PLACE TO
MITIGATE. GROWTH BY WAREHOUSES
AND ALL UM, HAVING. YOU KNOW,
SAFEGUARDS FOR COMMUNITIES AND
CHILDREN. THAT COULDN'T SCHOOL.
UH WAREHOUSE WAS RIGHT NEXT TO
SCHOOLS, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE.
AND I OBSERVED. MANY ACCIDENTS
AND MANY ISSUES THAT UH, ARISE
FROM, YOU KNOW THE EXTRA
TRAFFIC. NOT ONLY THAT IT'S ALSO
THE FACILITY. BUT MOMENTS AGO,
ONE OF THE SENATORS SPOKE TO
HAVING A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF WAREHOUSING
ADOPTED FACILITIES MORE NÓ. NO
CONCESSIONS, NO SHOPPING, LIKE
70,000. NEW EMPLOYEES. EXCUSE ME
. I'VE BEEN REMINDED YOU ARE ON
28 40. THAT BILL IS NOT BEFORE
US RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A B 21 86 21 86. DO YOU HAVE
COMMENTS ON THAT BILL? WE'LL
JUST STAY ONLINE. WHEN IF YOU
WOULDN'T BE HERE, THE BILL THAT
YOU CARE ABOUT THEN COMES
FORWARD ANY ADDITIONAL
OPPOSITION. YES TO LINE UP FOUR.
OH, ONE, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS
IS WHEN THE STEVENS I'M RETIRED
, AND I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH
VETERANS. I AM REQUESTING NO ON
A B 28 40 IT WILL END JOBS FOR
VETERANS WERE ON 21 86 RIGHT
NOW, PLEASE. AND WE'LL GO TO THE
LINE. 3 85, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GETS MY NAME IS ALEX SANCHEZ
ABOUT ORGANIZER. WE'VE WOKEN IN
LABOR UNION AND WE HAVE OPPOSED
THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. AND MR
VICE CHAIR. NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COME BACK
HERE TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY WE
HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR WEINER
AND THE OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE SIMILAR IMMIGRATION.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE.
OKAY, VERY SIMPLE. WOULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 21 86.
MOTION IS TO PASS THIS AMENDED
BUT FIRST AMEND AND WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
CABALLERO NIELSEN, I. AYE
HERZBERG WIENER. WIENER? AYE.
320 WE WILL PUT THE CALL ON THAT
BILL. ASSEMBLYMAN GRAYSON, YOU
HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL BILL.
CORRECT. 26 68. THAT IS CORRECT.
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU
TO THE COMMITTEE. FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS BILL. I AM PLEASED TO
PRESENT TWENTIES A B 26 68. IT
IS A FIX IT BILL TO ENSURE
QUALIFIED HOUSING PROJECTS ARE
STREAMLINED AS INTENDED UNDER
CURRENT LAW, SB 35. WAS A
LANDMARK EFFORT TO INCREASE OUR
HOUSING SUPPLY UNDER SP 35 LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS MUST ESTABLISH
OBJECTIVE STANDARDS AND
STREAMLINE APPROVALS FOR
DEVELOPMENTS THAT MEET THOSE
STANDARDS. HOWEVER AMBIGUITIES
IN THE LAW HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED
TO DERAIL DESPERATELY NEEDED
HOUSING PROJECTS ACROSS THE
STATE. MAYBE 26 68 SIMPLY
CLARIFIES THAT A PROJECT SHALL
BE APPROVED. IF IT MEETS
OBJECTIVE STANDARDS, AND THAT
THE TOTAL PROJECT UNITS ARE
COUNTED PRIOR TO DENSITY BONUS.
THIS WILL HELP ENSURE THE LAW
FUNCTIONS AS INTENDED TO BUILD
THE HOUSING WE SO DESPERATELY
NEED. I DO HAVE THROUGH THE
CHAIR WITNESS PRESIDENT, MR
MICHAEL LANE WHISPER. WOULD YOU
PLEASE PROCEED, SIR? WELCOME
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
MICHAEL AND WHISPER, A PUBLIC
POLICY THINK TANK IN THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA. SP 35
HOUSING APPROVALS STREAMLINE HAS
BEEN A TREMENDOUS BOOM TO THE
PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND IS HELPING TO BRING NEW
HOMES ONLINE MORE QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY WHILE RESPECTING
LOCAL ZONING AND OBJECTIVE
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS. AS DETAILED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. 26 68
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL
CLEANUP AND CLARIFYING LANGUAGE
CONSISTENT WITH LEGISLATIVE
INTENT IN HZDS SP 35 GUIDELINES
. THESE CLARIFICATIONS WILL
FURTHER PERFECT THE LAW. AND
ENSURE IT FUNCTIONS AS INTENDED
, AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
HERE IN SUPPORT. LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE A COUPLE. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, DEBORAH
CARLSON WITH THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ADRIAN
MOHAMMED WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS HERE IN SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF SANDHILL PROPERTIES
AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,
CALIFORNIA THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
JOHN BRENNAN CARVAJAL ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA B AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE SEEN NO MORE PRESENT HERE
IN THE IN QUÊ MODERATOR. THANK
YOU, AND THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2668 PRESS 10.
AND ALTHOUGH THE LINE 3 63,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING
ASSOCIATION AND THE APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LOS
ANGELES AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITH ALIGNMENT
TO 72. PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIRST ON
BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION IN SUPPORT OF A B
2668. AND WE'LL GO TO LINE UP
FOR FOUR. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS
IS BAD NAYLOR, REPRESENTING
FIELDS DEAD COMPANY, UH, IN
ORDER TO COUNTY COMPANY OWNED BY
HOWARD AHMANSON JR. STRONG
SUPPORT. QUÊ. MR BRYCE, JERRY?
NO FURTHER COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
ANY OPPOSITION? HER PRESENT.
INDOOR AND QUÊ. ON THE PHONE IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 26 68 PRESS 10. UM MR RICE JOURNAL COMMENTS IN
Q COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS BY
MEMBERS? BILL HAS MOVED BY
SENATOR WIENER. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. POLICE
CALL HER ALL WE HAVE A MOTION TO
PASS AS AMENDED. MOTION IS TO
PASS TO THE SENATE FLOOR.
SENATORS CABALLERO NILSSON,
NILSSON DURAZO. YOU'RE A SO I
HERZBERG WIENER WIENER I THREE
OR ZERO THANK YOU DON'T CALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYMAN. IN. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. AND WHAT IS YOUR BILL?
UM GRAB 99, OKAY? 18 45,
SENATOR, ASSEMBLYMAN. WOMAN
CALDERON. NUMBER NINE. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS A
B 14 18 45 WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. TO USE
THREE ALTERNATIVE PROJECT
DELIVERY METHODS. AS CLIMATE
CHANGE INTENSIFIES DROUGHT
CONDITIONS IN OUR STATE. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL EXPEDITE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A REGIONAL
RECYCLED WATER PROJECT AND A SET
OF DROUGHT RESPONSE PROJECTS IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THESE
PROJECTS ARE TIME SENSITIVE AND
CRUCIAL FOR THE REGION, SINCE WE
ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TOO
SEVERE DROUGHTS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WITH ME IN SUPPORT
OF A B 18 45 IS ADELE. HOW'D YOU
KHALIL, GENERAL MANAGER OF
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND ALAN
SHANAHAN, PRESIDENT OF ASKED ME
LOCAL 19. OH, TWO. RIGHT? YOU
HAVE YOUR WITNESSES, ARE THEY
ONLINE. HERE WE ARE. PLEASE GO
AHEAD, SIR. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR, HONORABLE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS A DOLL HOSPITAL GENERAL
MANAGER OF METROPOLITAN WATER
DISTRICT, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WE ARE RESPONSES OF A B 18 45.
THIS BILL IS CRITICAL FOR OUR
WATER SUPPLY IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, OUR MAIN TWO SOURCES
OF IMPORTED WATER, THE STATE
WATER PROJECT AND THE COLORADO
RIVER ARE EXPERIENCING DRUG
CONDITIONS LIKE WE HAVE NEVER
SEEN BEFORE. THIS CLIMATE CHANGE
AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING
POSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE NEW WATER
SUPPLIES AND PROJECTS IN OUR
REGION. THIS IS WHAT A B 18 45
DOES. AS A PUBLIC AGENCY. WE ARE
LIMITED BY THE TRADITIONAL
DESIGN BID BUILD MODEL. FOR
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS WHICH CAN
BE INEFFICIENT AND INFLEXIBLE.
WITH A NEW DELIVERY METHODS. WE
CAN AVOID DELAYS AND REDUCE THE
RISK AND COST OUR TAXPAYERS OUR
URGENT. DROUGHT MITIGATION
PROJECTS TO MOVE WATER TO AREAS
THAT LACK SUFFICIENT WATER
SUPPLIES WILL BE SERVED BY THIS
EFFORT, ALONG WITH BUILDING THE
LARGEST PURE WATER. SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA RECYCLED PROJECT IN
CARSON IN THE WHOLE NATION WILL
HELP PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPLIES FOR
OVER 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AT THIS
MOMENT, WE MUST ACT TO ADDRESS
THIS DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CRISIS
AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT
YOU VOTE YES, ON THIS BILL. MY
GREAT APPRECIATION, ALSO TO THE
AUTHOR OF THE BILL
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALDERON AND
HER STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
PRIEST. ONE MORE. HURRY UP. GOOD
MORNING, ALMOST AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
ALLEN SHANAHAN. PRESIDENT ASKED
ME LOCAL 19 OH, TWO, ALSO THE
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT FOR
CALIFORNIA FOR ASKED ME.
REPRESENT CHEMISTS, ENGINEERS
ALL THE WAY TO TRADES AND EVEN
COOKS AT METROPOLITAN TOTALING
ABOUT 80% OF THE WORKFORCE THERE
IS OTHERWISE AS WELL AS OTHER
WATER AGENCIES. UM JUST KEEP MY
COMMENTS QUICK OR UNION ARE
MEMBERS STRONGLY SUPPORT 18 45.
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING CLOSELY TO
BUILD AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE
THE AMENDMENTS AND THE MEMBER
CALDERON FOR WORKING WITH US
VERY CLOSELY ON THIS BILL. AS
WELL AS THE STAFF OF THIS
COMMITTEE, WHO ALSO EXPRESSED
SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS TO US AND
THE CURRENT FORM. AFSCME IS
COMPLETELY SUPPORTING THIS
LEGISLATION. UM AND WE'VE SEEN A
NEW ERA OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN
LABOR AND MANAGEMENT AND
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT THAT
WE HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. THANK
YOU. THANKS TO OUR NEW GENERAL
MANAGER, ADELE HAJJ CLEAR. 18 45
WILL HELP OUR MEMBERS IN MWD
MORE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY
MOVE ON INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH
WILL ALLOW MWD TO ADDRESS THE
NEW REALITY WE FACE WITH THE
WORSENING DROUGHT CONDITIONS,
WHICH HAVE ONLY BECOME WORSE AND
WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. OUR
MEMBERS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS
AS WE WATCHED THE WATER LEVELS
DROPPED ALL ACROSS OUR IMPORTED
WATER SUPPLIES. SUPPORT OF 18 45
WILL HELP OUR MEMBERS RAPIDLY
MOVE ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
SUCH AS PURE WATER IN THE RECENT
REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER PLANT
AND ADAPT AND INCREASE OUR
RELIABILITY. AS WE STRIVE TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF 19 MILLION
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
AND WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN FAVOR.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. MHM. MR
TARYN MEMBERS DON GILBERT ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
, AND SUPPORT AS WELL AS LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION
DISTICT SUPPORTING THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ERIN AVERY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS MIKE MONEGAN AND BEHALF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
IN SUPPORT. THANK THANK YOU.
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS BOB
READ WITH REED GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE WATER
REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES HERE IN SUPPORT.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION. MODERATE
OR ANYONE. OPPOSED IN Q. WOULD
YOU INQUIRE? THIS IS MY SISTER
DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THOSE IN
SUPPORT FIRST. DO WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL INGEST? YES FOR THOSE
ON THE FRONT OF HERE IN SUPPORT
OF A B 18 45 PRESS 10 AND LITTLE
LINE. 1 43, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ANDREW ANTWI
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS AND SUPPORT. NEXT WE GO TO
LINE UP 407, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, JAMIE MINOR ON
BEHALF OF WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT, IN ADDITION TO
THAT EASTERN MUNICIPAL ATER
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
OKAY? NEXT ABOUT A 408. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, CHRIS
ANDERSON ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATIONOF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
NEXT LITTLE LINE LINE. 4. 10
410, PLEASE GO AHEAD. BEST LASSO
ON BEHALF OF THE INLAND EMPIRE
UTILITIES, AGENCY AND WATER
REUSE CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO LINE ONE.
OH, SEVEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
SHANKAR WITH LAW, THIS AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND STRONG
SUPPORT. AND GO TO LINE 4 12,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ANTONIO VINA,
RESIDENT OF MONTANA IN SUPPORT.
AND NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND QUÊ
ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. LITTLE
HISTORICAL OBSERVATION. YEARS
AGO, THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED
THE PERIPHERAL CANAL AND THE
WATERSHED REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA
HAD SOME DIFFICULTY WITH IT, AND
THAT'S AN OLD BATTLE. BUT THIS
SPEAKS TO THE HISTORY WITH M. W.
D I GOT A CALL FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF, THEN
DUKE NATION, AND THEY ASKED IF I
WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF DAVID
KENNEDY. WHO WAS THEN THE
MANAGER OF. METROPOLITAN WATER
DISTRICT AS THE DIRECTOR OF
DEPARTMENT OF WATER STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND, UH I DIDN'T
YELL. NO, BUT HE SAID. PLAINTIFF
WE WOULD YOU LEAST MEET WITH MR
KENNEDY. WHICH I DID. HE PROVED
TO BE OF SUPERB. LEADER IN
CALIFORNIA AS WE MOVED TO THE
FUTURE AND WATER. AND I WANT TO
PARTICULARLY THANKS. MWD NOW FOR
THEIR SUPPORT, THE DEVELOPMENT
AND THE WATER BOND THAT PASSED
PROPOSITION ONE. THAT INCLUDES
LARGE SURFACE STORAGE IN THIS
CASE SITES RESERVOIR. THE POINT
I MAKE HERE AND WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT. FOR DECADES. OUR
POLICIES IN CALIFORNIA WERE
PREDICATED ON THE SHARING OF
SCARCITY. SAME THING. AS WITH
ENERGY. THAT IS NOT THE PATHWAY
TO THE FUTURE FOR OUR
GRANDCHILDREN. IT'S ONLY A SMALL
PART. IT'S A RATHER THAT'S A
LARGE PART OF IT.AND IN THE.
AROUND 2000 AND 10. WE CRAFTED A
NEW WATER PLAN FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS
OF IT WERE VERY SIGNIFICANT ONE
ASSERTING A HUMAN WATER, RIGHT?
FOR CALIFORNIA'S, WHICH INCLUDED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, NOT
JUST HUMAN CONSUMPTION. AND
ARGUES, BUT AGRICULTURE AS WELL.
AND ANOTHER THING THAT WAS VERY
SIGNIFICANT FOR DECADES WATER
POLICY IN CALIFORNIA HAD BECOME
WHAT I CALL DELTA CENTRIC. AND I
WAS A DELTA CENTER FROM NUMBER
OF YEARS. BUT EVERYTHING WE WERE
DOING AND WATER AND INCLUDING
SOMETHING THAT RATHER GOT
CORRUPTED. CAL FED WAS ABOUT THE
DELTA. WE HAVE NOW ACCEPTED.
THAT IT'S HOLISTIC. THAT THERE'S
A NORTH THERE'S A SOUTH, THERE'S
A CENTRAL AND THERE IS AN EAST
AND WEST TO WATER IN CALIFORNIA.
IT'S A MUCH BETTER DIRECTION.
AND WE ARE MOVING IN THAT
DIRECTION. AND I WANT TO THANK
MWD FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND
SUPPORT OF HELPING SECURE MORE
SUPPLIES. DO YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
ASSEMBLYWOMAN CALDERON. PARDON?
I THOUGHT I ASKED, YOU KNOW. DO
WE HAVE ANY? I DIDN'T THINK I
SAW ANY HERE. BUT DO WE HAVE ANY
IN Q IN OPPOSITION? AND IF THERE
ARE ANY OPPOSITION TO A B 18 45
PRESS 10. MÁS VICE CHAIR. NO
LINES COMING IN. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, PLEASE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
A KNIFE VOTE GOOD. WE HAVE
EMOTION. WOULD YOU CALL HER
OPERATION? MOTION IS TO PASS.
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS CABALLERO NIELSEN
DURAZO. SO I HERTZBERG WIENER.
WIENER I 30 MOVE A CALL. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. WELCOME THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND SENATORS. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 18 50.
THIS WILL BE A BENEFICIAL TOOL
TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROVIDE
PUBLIC BENEFIT COMMENSURATE WITH
THE PUBLIC SUBSIDY. V 18 50
SETS MINIMUM STANDARDS OF
OWNERSHIP FOR WHEN PUBLIC
ENTITIES ACQUIRE MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSING TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE
TRANSACTIONS ARE EQUITABLE FOR
TENANTS, THE LOCAL JURISDICTION
AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO
ARE FOREGOING PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES. THIS ALLOWS GPS AND
FOR PROFIT INTEREST TO ENTER
INTO MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL
AGREEMENTS THAT WILL SECURE
AFFORDABLE AND MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSING FOR THE RESPECTIVE
COMMUNITIES WHILE PROTECTING OUR
CITIES. THIS WEEK SPUR AND THE
/C BERKELEY CENTER. TURNER
CENTER FOR HOUSING INNOVATION
RELEASED A STUDY THAT STRESSES
THE NEED FOR POLICIES IN A B 18
50 TO MAKE THIS MODEL OF
BENEFICIAL TOOL FOR COMMUNITIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WHILE MAKING
SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS WORK
AND AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECEIVES
THE ASSURANCES THAT THEY WILL BE
DELIVERED MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING
. I'D LIKE TO PRESENT WITNESSES
AND SUPPORTED THE BILL FRANK
MARTINEZ, REPRESENTING THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF NON PROFIT HOUSING, AND MARK
STIVERS, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP.
SOMEONE AWARD APPEARS YOU DO
HAVE A NUMBER OF WITNESSES HERE
WITH YOUR FIRST ONE. PLEASE COME
FORWARD AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
HE'S ON THE PHONE, SIR. OKAY,
QUÊ. MODERATOR. YES. MY NAME IS
FRANK MARTINEZ ALREADY. YES.
PLEASE PROCEED, MR MARTINEZ. YES
THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS FRANK MARTINEZ, UM,
POLICY DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING. ALSO
KNOWN AS CAMP. WE REPRESENT THE
NONPROFIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BUILDERS, PEOPLE WHO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LOWER
INCOME PEOPLE IN THE STATE
THROUGHOUT THE REGION OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY RIVERSIDE
ADVENTURE FOR ANYTHING COUNTY.
NOW WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS
OF THE CORE OF OUR MEMBERSHIP.
IS ABOUT 55 MAJOR NON DEVELOPERS
WHO WORKED ON HUNDREDS OF
AFFORDABLE BUILDING TEACHER OR
NORTHERN MEMBERS FIND THE
GUARDRAILS IN 80 18 50.
REASONABLE AND WORKABLE. WE
APPRECIATE INNOVATION IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCLUDING
COMPELLING BUT NOW IT MEANS
CUTTING CORNERS OF THE EXTENT OF
TENANTS IN THE LONG TERM
VIABILITY. HAMAD FIFTIES
INCLUDES FOLLOWING GODDARD RAILS
THAT ARE STANDARD IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WORLD AND APPROPRIATE AT
ALL. TV AGENT 50 REQUIRES
REGULATORY AGREEMENTS ENSURE FOR
ABILITY FOR 55 YEARS STANDARDS.
PERIOD. THE AGREEMENT SIMPLY
REQUIRED. THE PROJECT MINISTERS
MAKE QUOTE EFFORTS FROM QUOTE TO
ACHIEVE THE DESIRED
AFFORDABILITY AND ALLOW THE
PROJECT CONVERT TO MARKET RATE
AT ANY TIME REPUBLICANS, WHICH
IS HIMSELF UNFORTUNATELY, THIS
IS NOT ADEQUATE GUARANTEES OF
THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. YEAH, FUTURE. THE BILL
REQUIRES THAT RENT CALCULATED
UNDER TKS STANDARD USING 30% I
THINK FROM THAT TARGETING FROM
LEVEL B J P. A TRANSACTIONS
ASSUME 35% OF INCOME WITH
RAZORS, FRIENDS TECHNICALLY. 50
11 HOST CITIES HONESTLY, JPS
MONITOR EFFORTS THINKING DOCTOR
ADDITIONAL MIND IT IS A
COMPETENT INTEREST IN THE DECADE
MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS. OWNERS AND
DILIGENT MONITORING IS NECESSARY
TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC BUT FOR
WHICH THE TAX A BILLION IN HIS
GIVEN ACTUALLY ACHIEVED. THIS
BILL ALSO ENSURES THAT TENANTS
AND THE HOST CITY AND THE
ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE
REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS ON THE
PROPERTY IN SUMMARY, 88 50
YOURSELF, WHICH IS REASONABLE
AND APPROPRIATE GUARDRAILS TO
REPEAT AND TO ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIA TAX DOLLARS ARE USED
WIDELY ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE.
YES. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. PLEASE WE HAVE
A WITNESS, CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP. WE ALL SHARE AN
INTEREST IN MEETING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEEDS AT ALL INCOME
LEVELS UPON IT TO THIS BILL WILL
SAY THAT WE ARE PROVIDED THAT
THEY ARE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS WITH NO PUBLIC
SUBSIDY. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER
IS TRUE. FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE SUBSIDY IDENTIFIED JP
OWNERSHIP. THESE DEVELOPMENTS
RECEIVED PROPERTY TAX BREAKS AND
THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR
WITH MOST OF THE HIT TAKEN BY
COUNTY SCHOOLS AND INTERACT WITH
THE STATE WHO HAVE NO STAY IN
THE MATTER. IN ADDITION, THE
BUYERS OF THE BONDS, FINANCING
THE PURCHASE OR NOT PAYING TAXES
ON THE INTEREST EARNINGS. AS FOR
AFFORDABILITY IN THE LARGE
MAJORITY OF CASES, THE RENTS
THESE DEVELOPMENTS CHARGE REMAIN
WELL ABOVE THE HUD DETERMINED
FAIR MARKET RENT FOR THE AREA,
KNOWN AS A SMALL AREA FAIR
MARKET RENT, WHICH CONSIDERS ALL
RENTAL UNITS. OF THE 21 JP
DEVELOPMENTS FOR WHICH WE HAVE
RENT DATA. THE 80% RENTS WERE
BELOW THIS HUD BENCHMARK IN ONLY
EIGHT CASES. 100% OF MY RENTS
WERE BELOW THE HUT BENCHMARK AND
ONLY FIVE CASES. AND ONLY THREE
OUT OF 21 WITH 120% AM I RENTS
BELOW THE BENCHMARK THE RENT
CALCULATION SHEET I HANDED OUT
ILLUSTRATES THE UN AFFORDABILITY
FOR A PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IN
SANTA ROSA. THE RENT SAVINGS THE
OPPONENTS CLAIM ARE IN
COMPARISON TO CLASS. A LUXURY
APARTMENTS ARE VERY SMALL SUBSET
OF THE OVERALL OVERALL MARKET.
WHEREAS WORKING FAMILIES NEED A
SOLID CAMERA TO GET TO WORK.
THEY ARE OFFERING DISCOUNTS ON
FERRARIS. MOREOVER THE FOR
PROFIT ADMINISTRATORS ARE
RECEIVING EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION
, ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE CONSIDERS
THAT THEY ARE MERELY BUYING AND
MANAGING AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT
, NOT DEVELOPING SORELY NEEDED
NEW HOUSING. THEY'RE THEY'RE
RECEIVING UPFRONT FEES. ANNUAL
ASSET MANAGER FEES, AND THEY ARE
THE BENEFICIARIES OF A B BOND, A
DEBT TO THE PROPERTY OFTEN OF $5
MILLION AND ACCRUING INTEREST AT
10% PER YEAR. THE SECOND
DOCUMENT I HANDED OUT SHOWS
EXAMPLE AN EXAMPLE OF THESE
FEES. LASTLY THE OPPONENTS WHO
BENEFIT GREATLY FROM THE STATUS
QUO WILL ARGUE THAT THIS BILL
WILL UNDER THIS BILL, THE SKY
WILL FALL. HOWEVER THE LARGE
MAJORITY OF STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING NON PROFIT DEVELOPERS
, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE
TURNER CENTER AT UC BERKELEY AND
SPUR WHO TOGETHER CONVENED A
WORKING GROUP. OF PARTNERS
INTERESTED IN MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSING, FIND THE BILL BOTH
WORKABLE AND REASONABLE. THE
MAJORITY BELIEVES THIS BILL HITS
THE SWEET SPOT AND THAT THE SKY
WILL NOT IN FACT FALL. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THE
BUILDERS NOT APPLY TO NEW
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ONLY
APPLIES TO THE ACQUISITION OF
EXISTING HOUSING. IN SOME OF THE
PUBLIC IS GOING TO PROVIDE A
SUBSIDY, THE PUBLIC SHOULD
RECEIVE A COMMENSURATE PUBLIC
BENEFIT. A B 18 50 ENSURES AN
APPROPRIATE BALANCE AND ALSO
ENSURES THE LONG TERM
FEASIBILITY OF THESE
DEVELOPMENTS TO PROTECT AGAINST
FUTURE DISPLACEMENT OF TENANTS.
THE BILL SUPPORTS THE PROVISION
OF MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING WITH
APPROPRIATE GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE
THAT TENANTS NOT JUST THE
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS RECEIVE
ADEQUATE BENEFITS. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU, SIR. I
APPRECIATE YOUR REFERENCE HERE
TO AN ADELE TO HAD LONG AGO,
REPRESENTATIVE THAT COUNTY. I'M
QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES AND WASN'T JUST AN
ADELE THAT WAS AFFECTED. IT'S A
BROAD AND DEEP ISSUE HERE. OKAY?
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
PLEASE. HELLO JENNIFER MENTAL
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. ANYA LAWLER ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, THE
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PROJECT, THE
NATIONAL HOUSING LAW PROJECT IN
THE WESTERN CENTRAL ON POVERTY
ON SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ABRAM
DEALS WITH THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT OKAY. THANK YOU.
QUITE A COALITION IN THE SUPPORT
ASSEMBLYMAN. THANK YOU, SIR.
GOOD WORK, OKAY? ANY ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS COMMITTEE NÓ. DO WE
HAVE ANY IN QUÊ. AND IF THEY'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B
18 50, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND WE
HAVE NO LINES COMING IN. WOULD
DO POLE. ANY OPPOSITION. AND
AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION A B 18 50 PRESS 10 WE
HAVE ONE PERSON HAS JUST STOOD
UP HERE IN COMMITTEE, PLEASE.
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M JOHN STOKER,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY, OR
SAME IF A WE ARE A JOINT
EXERCISE WITH POWERS AUTHORITY
CREATED PRIVATE PUBLIC BENEFITS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND,
REGARDLESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS
FOR YEARS. LAST YEAR LONG WE
SUBMITTED MORE APPLICATIONS THE
SEDLAK THAN EVERY OTHER ISSUE OR
IN THE STATE COMBINED, SAY THAT
ONLY TO SAY THAT WE ARE WORKING
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIX THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. IN
REGARDS TO MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING
. THERE ARE ARE NOT THE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE
NORMAL, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROGRAM WITH TAX CREDIT AND
OTHERS, AND THAT'S WHY THIS
PROGRAM, THE MIDDLE INCOME OR
CENTRAL HOUSING PROGRAM HAS BEEN
CREATED. THE ESSENTIAL HOUSING
PROGRAM WORKS WITHOUT TAX
CREDITS THAT PROVIDES 30 TO 70%
EQUITY MONEY, ESSENTIALLY A
GRANT TO TAX CREDIT PROJECTS. WE
DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY. ALL WE
HAVE IS THE PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION. TO WORK WITH AND
THAT'S INTENTIONAL SO THAT WE
DON'T AFFECT THE NORMAL TAX
CREDIT PROJECTS. UM I THINK THIS
THIS BILL VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT
IN THE SENSE THAT YES, WE LOVE
GUARDRAILS WITH WE LIKE STANDARD
AFFORDABILITY. OTHER THINGS, I
THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THESE
DOCUMENTS, ALL OF THESE BONDS
HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN PUBLIC
DOCUMENTS. HUNDREDS OF PAGES
LONG THERE ARE GUARDRAILS. THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF THE REQUIREMENTS
THAT WE THINK THIS BILL
INTRODUCES ITEMS THAT AREN'T IN
NORMAL IF YOU WILL, OR
TRADITIONAL, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT
WE'RE MISSING IS THAT THIS IS
GOVERNMENTAL OWNERSHIP AT ALL
AND ORDERS IT BENEFITS TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO THE TUNE OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, WHICH IS
DIFFERENT THAN THE TAX CREDIT
TRANSACTIONS THAT ALL GO TO A
PRIVATE DEVELOPER THAT THEY TAKE
THE PROPERTY OFF THE TABLE AT
SOME POINT FINALLY TREASURER MÀ
HAS COME TO AN OPEN HOUSE ON ONE
OF OUR PROPERTIES AND PARAMOUNT
AND GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS
THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT THAT THE
MIDDLE INCOME PROGRAM HAS
PROVIDED. AND SEEN FIRSTHAND AND
CONSIDERABLE RENT REDUCTIONS.
PEOPLE ARE BENEFITING THE TURN
OF $1000 A MONTH AND WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THAT THAT IS VERY
MEANINGFUL IN TODAY'S
INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT.
BECAUSE OF THAT, AND OTHER
REASONS, WE MUST REGARD FELI
OPPOSE LEGISLATION BUT
APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU, SIR. I'M INFORMED
THERE IS A WADE NORRIS ALSO VIA
PHONE MODERATOR, MR NORRIS IN. Q
UH, YES, THANK YOU. CHEER
CABALLERO, VICE CHAIR, NIELSEN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS WADE NORTH, AND I'M
SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO A B.
18 50, THE MANAGING MEMBER OF
NORRIS, GEORGIA AND AUSTRO AT
WASHINGTON, D C BASED LAW FIRM
THAT SPECIALIZES IN TACTICS THEM
UP THE FAMILY HOUSING BIND
FINANCE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED
STATES. SINCE 1974. I'VE CLOSED
MANY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
THESE FINANCING IN ALL 50
STATES. THE JP WORKFORCE HOUSING
PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST
REMARKABLE BAND FINANCING
PROGRAMS HAVE SEEN IN MY CAREER.
IT IS PROVIDED A BILLION OF 100%
DEBT FINANCING TO MOVE 14,000.
TOP QUALITY APARTMENT UNITS FROM
PRIVATE TO PUBLIC GOVERNMENTAL
OWNERSHIP AND NO OUT OF POCKET
COST OR RISK TO THE GOVERNMENTAL
PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS THE ONLY
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MATERIAL
RENT RELIEF TO THE TEACHERS,
FIRST RESPONDERS. AND OTHER
MIDDLE INCOME CALIFORNIANS WHO
ARE DESPERATE TO LIVE WHERE THEY
WERE. CITIZENS HAVE NO ACCESS TO
THE HUGE FEDERAL AND STATE
SUBSIDIES, WHICH FUND HALF THE
COST OF HOUSING. FOR RENTERS AT
60% VOLUME OUR BLOWS, JOHN
STOKER JUST INDICATED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. UM. WE ARE GOING TO ASKED FOR
OPPOSITION IN IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM. UM IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE
COMMITTEE THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL? WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS DEBORAH
CARLSON WITH THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. BEN BARKER AT THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY,
WHERE THE LARGEST AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ISSUE IN THIS STATE AND
WE OPPOSED THE BILL. THANK YOU.
ELECTING WITH THE SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. SEAN ROSIN WITH
WATERFORD PROPERTY COMPANY AND
OPPOSITION MAYBE 18 50. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE
IN THE ROOM, SEEING NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. IS THERE ANYBODY ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION?
MR MODERATOR, YOU CAN YOU CUE
UP? PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND
OPPOSITION. ARE YOU THERE? MR
MODERATOR. CHECKING IN TO SEE IF
WE'VE LOST OUR CONNECTION.
MR MODERATOR, CAN YOU CHECK IF
YOU'RE MUTED? MM HMM.
SHE SAID. HE'S THERE BUT. DO WE
NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK TO
SEE IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE
LINE.
WE ARE CHECKING TO SEE THAT. TO
SEE THAT THE LINE IS WORKING AND
THAT THE MODERATOR IS ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH US. RIGHT, MHM.
YES WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE A TWO MINUTE RECESS. UM AND
THEN WE'LL COME BACK. WE'LL MAKE
SURE THE LINE IS WORKING.
LOT, A LOT OF BUSINESS IN FRONT
OF US.
AND THIS IS JOHN WITH A T AND T.
HI, JOHN. THANK YOU FOR RE
ESTABLISHING CONNECTION. OKAY,
PLACES THROUGH NOW. THANK YOU.
IN YOUR RECONNECTED. PLEASE
CONTINUE. VERY GOOD WHERE WE ARE
NOW ON OPPOSITION ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MR
MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP OPPOSITION TO A B 18 50?
CERTAINLY THANK YOU AND WE'LL GO
TO LINE 86, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
HELLO. MY NAME IS RACHEL MANNER
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT ESSENTIAL
HOUSING. I LIVE IN THE ROMAN
APARTMENT IN ESCONDIDO. AND SO I
OPPOSED A B 18 50. THANK YOU.
NEXT GO TO LINE 55, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ARMANDO SANCHEZ, HOUSING
ENDOWMENT AND REGIONAL TRUST OF
DAMAGE. COUNTY STRONGLY OPPOSED
THIS BILL UNLESS AMENDED TO
ALLOW OUR COUNTY TO TRY AND
MODEL THAT SOLVES THESE ISSUES
WITHOUT KILLING THESE TYPES OF
DEALS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE. 84, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HOW
YOU DOING? ALISON ARNOLD FROM
CATALYST HOUSING GROUP IN STRONG
OPPOSITION TO A B 18 50. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 4 23,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THURMAN AND A
MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA FOR
ESSENTIAL HOUSING COALITION, AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSED AVIATION 50.
LINE 4 33, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE
FOR 33. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. AND
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE 29. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS CRISTINA FREE. AND
THAT'S A PARALLEL APARTMENTS IN
ANAHEIM, AND I'M A STRONG
SUPPORTER OF THE CENTRAL HOUSING
IN CALIFORNIA. I STRONGLY
OPPOSED A B 18 50. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 68, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN MEMBERS MATTHEW
JACOBS HERE FROM BILL, DID YOU
PARTNERS IN STRONG OPPOSITION OF
THE PROGRAM HAS IT EXISTS HAS
SOME PROBLEMS, BUT IT'S
EFFICIENT AND IT DELIVERS
ESSENTIAL HOUSING. UM AND AS
WRITTEN, THIS BILL IS GOING TO
REALLY KILL THIS INNOVATIVE
PROGRAM THANK YOU. LINE 4 22,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
TOM MAYS. I AM A MEMBER OF THE
ESSENTIAL HOUSING COALITION. AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSED MAYBE 18 50.
LINE. 1 30, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY
NAME IS MARGARITA ROCHA RESIDENT
AT FEEL APARTMENTS IN PASADENA
MANAGED BY GREAT STORY AND I
OPPOSED A B 18 50. LINE 4 27,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS COLE
TATE AND A MEMBER OF THE
CALIFORNIA FOR ESSENTIAL HOUSING
COALITION, AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED A B 18 50. LINE 2 83,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS
LAUREN FEVER, WITH CITY HOUSING
GROUPS BEING STRONG OPPOSITION
TO A V 18 50. LINE 4194 19,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS MATT
A BEETLE WITH ASCENDENT CAPITAL
. WE ARE PROJECT ADMINISTERING
FOR LATITUDE 33 DEPARTMENTS,
ANDINO AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSED
18 50. WE'VE SEEN THIS. UM THIS
PROGRAM SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE
LIVES OF MANY FAMILIES BY
REDUCING THEIR RENT AND OFFERING
THEM SIGNIFICANTLY LESS RENT
THAN THE REST OF THE MARKET, AND
WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE BILL. IN
THE GOLD LINE. 4 41, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS JEREMY BORDEN
AND A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA
FOR A CENTRAL HOUSING COALITION
. AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED MAYBE
1850. WE'LL GO TO LINE 4 28,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS THAT ENQUIST? I LIVE
IN, UH, ORANGE PANIC. CALIFORNIA
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE A V 18 50.
THANK YOU. BLIND FOR 13, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. SAMUEL KOONJUL WOULD
BLDG PARTNERS CALLING TO OPPOSE
A B 18 50. LINE 4 40, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS BRENDAN MASSEY
WITH CINDY CAPITAL AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE A B 18 50. LINE.
93, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS GALICIA,
GRACE ISRAEL AND I LIVE AS THE
WESTGATE APARTMENT IN PASADENA
AND I AM A SUPPORTER OF THE
SEXUAL HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 18. THANK
YOU. LINE 4 47, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI. MY NAME IS BRAD GRIGGS. I'M
A 40 YEAR VETERAN IN THIS
INDUSTRY PROVIDER OF UNWELCOME
HOUSING AND THIS PROGRAM, THERE
ARE GUARD RAILS IN PLACE. THIS
IS A COMPLETE ALIGNMENT OF
INTEREST. STRONGLY OPPOSED A B
18 50. FLYING CORPS 02, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. KAREN
ESPARZA WOULD BLDG PARTNERS AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSE MAYBE. LINE 2
19, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHAWN BRADLEY WITH
HOMESTEAD CORPORATION. STRONGLY
OPPOSE 18TH. LINE 1 83. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH
HENRY FROM STATE, LAFAYETTE AND
LIVABLE CALIFORNIA. AND IN
STRONG OPPOSITION TO BUILD THAT
IT'S ALSO DISINGENUOUS IN ITS
INTENT AND MOTHER. LINE 4 57,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE WORK, 57.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. AND MADAM
CHAIR AND NO FURTHER COMMENTS IN
QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT
CONCLUDES OUR OPPOSITION BRING
THE MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR COMMENTS AND SENATOR WIENER
. UH EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AS AS YOU
KNOW, WE HEARD THIS IN HOUSING
COMMITTEE AS WELL. I KNOW THE
AUTHOR AND HIS SPONSORS HAVE
BEEN WORKING PRETTY INTENSIVELY
AND TAKEN SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS
TO TRY TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE
OBJECTIONS BY THE OPPONENTS. I
THINK THIS MODEL IS IT CAN HAVE
REAL BENEFITS. BUT THERE ARE
ALSO SOME REAL CHALLENGES AROUND
IT. I THINK THE BILL DOES A
REASONABLE JOB OF, UM OF
ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE
CHALLENGES AND MAKING SURE THAT
THIS MODEL ACTUALLY DOES WHAT?
IT UM IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
THIS IS A MODEL THAT IS
RECEIVING PUBLIC SUBSIDIES
BECAUSE HE'S J P IS THE ONLY
REASON THAT A J P A IS THE MODEL
IS SO THAT THEY DON'T PAY
PROPERTY TAXES AND I'M NOT
OPPOSED TO USING A PROPERTY TAX
SUBSIDY, UM, TO IMPROVE
AFFORDABILITY. THAT'S HOW A LOT
OF MIDDLE CLASS HOUSING GOT
BUILT IN NEW YORK CITY AFTER
WORLD WAR TWO IF I AM
UNDERSTANDING MY HISTORY
CORRECTLY, SO I'M NOT
PHILOSOPHICALLY OPPOSED TO THAT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT IF YOU'RE
DOING THAT THERE HAVE TO BE
OTHER CARD RAILS IN PLACE, AND I
THINK THIS BILL IS A GOOD FAITH
EFFORT TO DO THAT. I'M CONFIDENT
THERE WILL BE CONTINUED DIALOGUE
AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS
BILL. UM BUT I AS I DID IN
HOUSING COMMITTEE, I'LL CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT IT AND I'M HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL. OKAY. THERE IS A
MOTION BY SENATOR WIENER. OTHER
COMMENTS. WELL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
I WILL BE. UM I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY. UM
THE CONCERN I HAVE IS, UM WE
DESPERATELY NEED HOUSING AND ANY
TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX BOX THAT
PROVIDES US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND AS I WAS, UM, SPEAKING WITH
EVERYBODY ABOUT THE BILL, IT
WASN'T CLEAR TO ME EXACTLY WHERE
THE EXACTLY EXACTLY WHAT THE
CHANGES ARE THAT NEEDED TO BE
MADE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
PROGRAM TO CONTINUE, BUT ALSO,
UM, UM, MAKE SURE THAT UM, THAT
THE GOALS ARE MET THAT THE
PROGRAM WAS SET UP OR DESIGNED
TO AH, TO PROVIDE AND SO, UM,
I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT IT TODAY. AND SO I,
UH, I JUST, UH APPRECIATE YOUR
HARD WORK ON IT AND APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND, UM, STAFF. BUT
WHEN? WHENEVER THERE ARE TWO
SIDES THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY
OPPOSED AND. AND THERE'S A SWEET
SPOT IN THE MIDDLE. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO ME TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE THAT SWEET SPOT IS, AND I
COULDN'T I COULDN'T GET THERE AT
ALL, TO BE ABLE TO HELP TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT MAKE
IT BETTER SO HOPEFULLY HOPEFULLY
YOU FOUND IT AND IN YOUR
CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
OPPOSITION, THERE'S A PLACE FOR
THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW, IN TERMS OF
BOTH BOTH SIDES SITE. ERECT
IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. AND WHENEVER
THAT'S THE CASE, THEN IT IS IT
IS. IT BEHOOVES US TO LOOK
TOWARDS THE MIDDLE, AND LIKE I
SAID, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT
IS, SO APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. I'M ALLOWING YOU TO
CONCLUDE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE DISCUSSION
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, SENATOR
WIENER AS WELL FOR RECAPPED,
RECAPTURING WHAT WE HAD TALKED
ABOUT IT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
AS WELL. UM, I'LL JUST MAYBE
CLARIFY AND BUILD OFF OF ONE OF
YOUR COMMENTS THAT THIS PROGRAM
IT'S NOT THAT IT CAN HAVE REAL
BENEFITS THAT IS HAVING REAL
BENEFITS. THERE ARE EXISTING
PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. THAT WERE
THEY BUILT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
18 50 GUIDELINES WOULD ACTUALLY
BE, UM, ALIVE AND WELL TODAY, UM
, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES
AND THE REASON THIS CAME BEFORE
US FOR CONSIDERATION FOR
LEGISLATION. IS BECAUSE THE
ABUSE BY SOME FOR PROFIT
DEVELOPERS HAS EXTRACTED
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES HAS NOT
DELIVERED ON THE MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSING THAT THEY PROMISED CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS. LOCAL CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS, SMALL CITIES
WITH MAYBE, UM LESSER THAN
AVERAGE. I'M CITY OF SAN DIEGO.
WE'VE GOT STAFF. WE'VE GOT GREAT
CITY ATTORNEYS AS WELL. THEY CAN
REALLY VET THIS AND SOMETIMES
CITIES HAVE BEEN SNOOKERED INTO
DEALS THAT IS NOT DELIVERING ON
WHAT THEIR PROMISED. MEANWHILE,
THEY'RE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG
PROPERTY THAT THEY CAN'T
ACTUALLY DEDICATE. TOWARDS
MIDDLE INCOME GRANTS BECAUSE IT
WON'T PENCIL OUT ANYMORE AND
THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE PROPERTY
TAX REVENUE BECAUSE THEY HAD
ALREADY SEEN INK THE DEAL AND
GONE AWAY WITH THAT PROPERTY TAX
BASE AS WELL. SO UM, WE BELIEVE
THAT TURNER CENTER AND SPURS
REPORT THAT CAME OUT THIS WEEK
DOES UNDERSCORE BOTH THE NEED
FOR THE GUARDRAILS BUT AS WELL
THE TESTIMONY HERE TODAY FROM
SOME OF THOSE SAME FOR PROFIT
DEVELOPERS THAT DO BELIEVE THAT
THEY CAN MAKE EVERYTHING PENCIL
OUT. I THINK PROVIDES THAT SWEET
SPOT AND THAT GUARANTEE THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY
HELPFUL. SO I APPRECIATE OUR
ONGOING CONVERSATION THAT THIS
DOES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
IT OUT OF COMMITTEE HERE TODAY
AND FURTHER WORK ON AS IT, UH,
THAT WILL HAVE OTHER BOATS TO
COME IN THE SENATE. I LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO WORK ON
THAT. WELL, BECAUSE WE WANT TO
BE ABLE TO GET THIS RIGHT. IT
DOES PRESERVE AND ESPECIALLY NOT
ONLY PRESERVES LOCAL CONTROL BUT
IS ABLE TO HELP ASSIST LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO MY EARLIER POINT.
I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD
ON A BILL THAT IS GOING TO
AFFECT PRODUCTION. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL TOOLS
IN OUR TOOLBOX AND ALL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES. BUT THIS IS
ALREADY SOMETHING THAT IS GOING
TO BE ABLE TO HELP EXISTING
HOUSING HOUSING STOCK. LUXURY
HOUSING STOCK THAT WE ARE TRYING
TO TRANSFORM INTO MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSING. UM SO WITH THAT I
APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS HERE
TODAY AND YOUR AND YOUR WISE
ADVICE AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THE COMMITTEE'S I VOTE.
QUÊ PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE SENATE FLOOR.
SENATORS CABALLERO ONO NILSSON
NILSSON, NO, DURAZO, HERZBERG
WIENER. HI, WIENER. I 222. WE
WILL LEAVE THAT ON CALL FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 15. WHICH
IS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEE'S BILL.
A B 2053. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I HAVE TWO BILLS, SO I'LL
START WITH THE ASSEMBLY BILL
2053. AH BEFORE YOU TODAY I'M
PRESENTING THIS SOCIAL HOUSING
ACT OF CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL
WILL ENABLE US TO HAVE A NEW
TOOL IN TOOLBOX OF PRESERVING
AND PRODUCING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THROUGH THIS
MODEL HOUSING WOULD BE
AFFORDABLE FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS
BE COLLECTIVELY OWNED UNION
BUILT IN FINANCIALLY SELF
SUSTAINING HOUSING FOR PEOPLE
WITH HIGHER INCOMES WILL CROSS
SUBSIDIZE LOW INCOME UNITS, THE
RENT SOLIDARITY AND ALLOWING
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO BE
REVENUE NEUTRAL OVER THE LONG
TERM. THE MODEL HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL BOTH INTERNATIONALLY
AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
FOR AS LONG AS THE U. S. IS
TRYING TO CHOOSE THIS. ONE OF
THE PICTURES YOU HAVE TODAY IS
OF ALL AIRLINES IN VIENNA,
AUSTRIA. 60% OF VIENNA'S
RESIDENTS LIVE IN SOCIAL HOUSING
AND PAY AND MOST PAY 300 TO $800
PER MONTH. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS
IN HIGH DEMAND, AND IT IS ONE OF
THE GOLD STANDARD OF SOCIAL
HOUSING ACROSS THE WORLD. AND IN
THE U. S MONTGOMERY, THE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, MARYLAND
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING
HOUSING INSPIRED BY SOCIAL
HOUSING IN VIENNA AND ELSEWHERE
. AND THIS IS THE PICTURE OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MARYLAND.
SO MUCH MORE TYPICAL AMERICAN
DESIGN. THEY PLAN TO BUILD OVER
5000 UNITS, USING A SIMILAR
APPROACH TO WHAT IS PROPOSED IN
THIS BILL AND CALIFORNIA OVER
97% OF CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE
NOT PRODUCED ENOUGH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND MANY CALIFORNIANS,
OF COURSE, ARE BURDENED BY
HOUSING COSTS OF 15 SPENDING
OVER HALF OF THEIR INCOME ON
HOUSING. SO IT'S CLEAR THAT
CALIFORNIA NEEDS ADDITIONAL
TOOLS TO HELP SOLVE THE HOUSING
SHORTAGE AND SOCIAL HOUSING IS A
CRITICAL MISSING PIECE. I'VE
HEARD UP AND DOWN THE STATE FROM
LOCAL ELECTED SO WHETHER THEY BE
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, CANCER
VISORS OR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
IS THEY WANT TO DO THEIR PART TO
SOLVE THE HOUSING CRISIS. BUT
THE STATE RIGHT NOW REALLY
ENGAGES ONLY INTO ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE REGULATORS OR THEIR
MONEY. WHAT THIS BILL ENABLES US
TO DO IS CREATE THE FOUNDATION
TO BE A PUBLIC DEVELOPED TO
CREATE THE HOUSING OURSELVES,
AND NOT ONLY TO SIMPLY RELY ON
THE FOR PROFIT DEVELOPMENT
SECTOR SO WELL TODAY I'LL BE
RESPECTFULLY ASKING HER I VOTE,
BUT WITH ME TESTIFYING SUPPORT
WILL BE SCOTT, WHICH WAS
REPRESENTATIVE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS. THE CALIFORNIA STATE
PIPE TRADES COUNCIL, THE WESTERN
STATES COUNCIL OF SHEET METAL
WORKERS AND A COALITION OF
CALIFORNIA OF UTILITY EMPLOYEES
IN PERSON AND DAVID BARBOSA.
PROPOSE A FROM ABUNDANT HOUSING
L A WILL BE ON THE PHONE. GOOD
MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'VE
SHIFTED, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS.
YES. SCOTT WEST ON BEHALF OF ALL
THE GROUPS THAT THE AUTHOR JUST
MENTIONED. UM WE SUPPORT THIS
BILL FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
FIRST. WE NEED TO MOVE THE BALL
ON HOUSING. SECONDLY UM, WE
SUPPORT THE BILL WITH THE
SKILLED AND TRAINED LANGUAGE
WITH THE INCLUSION OF TWO BITTER
REQUIREMENT. FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS. ONE LEADERSHIP AND THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPRESSED
THAT WITH SKILLED AND TRAINED,
WANTING TO HAVE SOME INSURE
ASSURANCES THAT THERE'LL BE A
ROBUST CONTRACTOR POOL. FOR
PROJECTS THAT ARE COVERED BY
SKILLED AND TRAIN. SECONDLY, WE
HAVE BITTER LANGUAGE, THREE
BITTER LANGUAGE. IN COUNTLESS
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS IN L.
A. 30 DIFFERENT PROJECT LABOR
AGREEMENTS. IT WOULD BE
DISINGENUOUS FOR ME TO STAND
HERE AND OPPOSED TO BITTER
LANGUAGE WHEN WE HAVE
INCORPORATED THAT INTO OUR VERY
OWN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS, AND THEN LASTLY, AH
, MY UNIONS AND MY BELIEVE THAT
IF THE PROJECT COMES ALONG, AND
THEY CAN'T GUARD AND THEY CAN'T
GARNER THE INTEREST OF AT LEAST
TWO REPUTABLE QUALIFIED BIDDERS
TO BID ON A PROJECT AND WE
SHOULDN'T BE DOING THE WORK. AND
FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, WE THINK
THAT THIS IS A VERY REASONABLE
AND RESPONSIBLE APPROACH. AND
WOULD URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
HAVE A LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS ON
THE PHONE DAVID BARBOSA FROM
ABUNDANT HOUSING L A. THE FLOOR
IS YOURS. CHECK. GET AFTERNOON
CHAIR COUPLE OF YOUR OWN MEMBERS
OF THE SENATE GOVERNANCE OF
FINANCE COMMITTEE. HOW CAN THE
STATE ENSURE THAT ENOUGH HOUSING
IS BUILT EVERY AFFORDABILITY
LEVEL AND GUARANTEE PERMANENT
AFFORDABILITY OF THOSE BADLY
NEEDED HOMES? I'M DAVID BARBOZA
, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND
RESEARCH FOR ABUNDANT HOUSING LÀ
, AND WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT A B
2053 SOCIAL HOUSING. FORMED THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING AUTHORITY OR
TO CREATE SOCIAL HOUSING BASED
ON SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL MODELS.
THROUGH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
ACQUISITION. THE HOUSING
SHORTAGE IS CAUSING OUR HOUSING
COSTS ARISE THE PAINFUL LEVELS
AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GREAT
THINGS ABOUT THIS BILLS WOULD
PRODUCE HOUSING AT A RANGE OF
AFFORDABILITY. AFFORDABILITY
LEVELS TO UNDO PATTERNS OF
SEGREGATION. IT WOULD ALSO
PROVIDE FOR PERMANENT
AFFORDABILITY WITH NO NEED TO
RENEW EXPIRING AFFORDABILITY
COVENANTS JUST AN ISSUE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH
ASSUMING THEY HAVE MONEY TO DO
THAT, WITH RESIDENTS WOULD ALSO
HAVE A RIGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN
THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR HOUSING.
THE BILL USE OF CROSS SUBSIDIZE
CROSS SUBSIDIES, SO ON
SUBSIDIZED CAN HELP PAY FOR THE
AFFORDABLE HOMES. AND WELL, IT
HAS REVENUE NEUTRALITY OF THE
GOAL. IT ALSO PRESERVES THE
FLEXIBILITY FOR THE STATE TO
INJECT SUBSIDIES INTO THE
PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE PROGRESS.
TO ENSURE THAT MORE AFFORDABLE
HOMES ARE BUILT AT PEOPLE,
DEEPER LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY.
THE FLEXIBLE FINANCING ALSO
HELPS ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, AND WE'RE
HAPPY TO SEE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW
CONCERNS AROUND GENTRIFICATION
OR ADDRESSED REQUIREMENT FOR AN
ANNUAL REPORT. OAN PUBLIC INPUT
, WHICH WOULD FEED INTO THE
AGENCY'S PLANNING. AND THE
CLOTHES. YOU KNOW, WE THINK THAT
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND THE
PUBLIC SECTOR REALLY HAS TO DO
MORE. THAN JUST CREATE THE
CONDITIONS FOR HOUSING TO BE
BUILT AND FUNDING. WHAT IS
IMPORTANT AS THOSE THINGS ARE.
WE THINK THE PUBLIC SECTOR ALSO
HAS TO GET INVOLVED IN
CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. SO WITH
THAT. THANK YOU, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC HERE IN THE ROOM THAT
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU
TO PLEASE COME FORWARD STATE
YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, DEBORAH CARLSON WITH
THE CALIFORNIA APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS RANT MARTIN ON
BEHALF OF THE AIDS HEALTHCARE
FOUNDATION, WHOSE HEALTHY
HOUSING FOUNDATION IS ALREADY
DEVELOPED MORE THAN 1400
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN LOS
ANGELES FOR EXTREMELY AND VERY
LOW INCOME WERE VERY STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. JORDAN'S BANANA
CARVAJAL ON BEHALF OF COLOR FOR,
UM, BE PROUD CON SPONSOR IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN
ROOM 2100? SEEING THEN WE'LL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. AND MR MODERATOR IF YOU
COULD T UP MEMBERS IN SUPPORT.
CERTAINLY AND IF THEY'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 2053
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND WE'LL GO TO
LINE 4 39, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO MY NAME IS JOSHUA HAKKEN,
REPRESENTING COMMON GROUND,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF 80
2053. THANK YOU. NEXT GO TO LYON
AT 1 23. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI.
THIS IS AN WILLIAM BEHALF OF
SIERRA CLUB, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT OF 2053. LINE 4 37,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO. THIS IS
JOHN MADE IT WITH THE STAY FOR
EVERYONE. WE ARE IN FERVENT
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 2 90,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ADAM BOOK
FIGHTER FROM CAMPBELL AND CENSUS
15 FOR SELF FAGAN B AND SUNRISE
SILICON VALLEY AND SUPPORT OF A
B 2053. THANK YOU. LINE 4 76,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS
ROBERT BROCKMAN ON BEHALF OF SAN
FRANCISCO. UM, BE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 4 75,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS TOBY
MORE SHINE A COLUMN FROM US
ANGELES ON BEHALF OF WEBSITE FOR
EVERYONE INSTRUCTS SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 4 74, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I TOLD YOU AND STEIN FROM
BERKELEY AND CMB AND PAY FOR
EVERYONE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 4 30, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES, THIS IS ROBINSON
IMPELLED CALLING ON BEHALF OF
THE SPONSOR CAN BE ACTION AND
ALL ASSOCIATED CHAPTERS IN FRONT
SUPPORT. LINE 1 67, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES MY NAME IS FRANCESCA
WANDER. I AM A NUMBER OF
CALIFORNIA COALITION 80 PLUS
INVISIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
CALIFORNIA REMEMBER MENTAL
INDIVISIBILITY, YOLO AND
INDIVISIBLE FRANCISCO ALL IN
STRONG SYMPTOMS OF 82. OH, +53.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 72, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. JAKE PRICE CALLING IN ON
BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A
B 2053. THANK YOU. LINE 4 71,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS LISA
DANCE ON BEHALF OF FREMONT FOR
EVERYONE IN SUPPORT. FLYING 4
92, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES. HELLO.
MY NAME IS SARAH. AND I'M A
MEMBER OF PEACE. THEY, UM BE
CHAPTER OF THE N B ACTION IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF 2053. THANK
YOU. LINE FOR 88, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MORE THAN OTHER KHALID
WITHIN EAST BAY AND BE STRONG
SUPPORT. VB 053. THANK YOU. LINE
2 70, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR. THANK YOU.
CHAIR. I'M RIGHT ON BEHALF OF
CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME. WE'RE
INSTRUCT SUPPORT AND A B 2053.
THANK YOU. FLYING 96, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CALIFORNIA, INDIA AND
INDIVISIBLE, STRONG STATE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. BLIND FOR 48
448, PLEASE GO AHEAD. COMMITTEE
AND CHAIR. MY NAME IS VINCENT
CASTELLANA ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.
WE JOIN IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 2053. LINE. 12, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HEY THIS IS CARL KELLEY.
WITH REALLY SANTA CRUZ CALLING
AND STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 4 90,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. WARREN WELLS,
BERKELEY RENTER AND SUPPORT.
LINE 4 81, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
DAVID WATSON, A MEMBER OF
MOUNTAIN VIEW, UM, BE IN
SUPPORT. AND GO TO LINE FOR 80.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SYSTEMS YEAH.
FAGAN THE BERGRIN INSTITUTE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. WE'LL GO TO LINE
FOR 79, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS
IS ADRIANA RIZZO FROM COMMON
GROUND, CALIFORNIA AND RIVERSIDE
RENTER AND STRONG IMPORTANCE.
LINE 4 78, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JOHNSON A RENTER IN OAKLAND,
STRONGLY SUPPORTED. LINE 4 77,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MAZEL. I'M IN
OAKLAND, AND I'M CALLING AND
STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 4 83,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. HENRY HOOKER REPRESENTING
SANTA CRUZ. UM, BE STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 1 77, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CHEN WARREN WITH MULTI
FACE ACTION COALITION TO COUNTY
SUPPORT. LINE FOR 84, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. QUÊ MY NAME IS SHANE
LABOR CALLING FROM SAN DIEGO.
UM, BE URGING STRONG SUPPORT.
LINE FOUR. 55, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO THIS IS DAVID KING,
PRESIDENT OF SENATE-DISTRICT PEN
WITH COMMON GROUND, CALIFORNIA
AND EVERYONE'S CALLING IN
SUPPORT. FIND 4 86, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. KILLERS WHO WRITE IN
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA AND
INDIVIDUAL EAST PAID ONLY STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 4 85, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CLUE MY NAME IS CONNOR
FINNING. I'M CALLING WITH COMMON
GROUND, CALIFORNIA JUST A
SACRAMENTO RENDER AND CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. LINE FOR
82, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS
DEREK'S H ONE FROM OAKLAND WITH
FOR EVERYONE AND COMMON GROUND,
CALIFORNIA CONTENT SUPPORT LINE
4 67, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. THIS
IS WILL GO. I'M A RENTER IN SAN
FRANCISCO, AND I'M CALLING IT
STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 4 72,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. EVERYONE THIS
IS POPAYAN. POSTGRADUATE
STUDENTS FROM EVERY SIDE AND
RENTER IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
FOR 2030. LINE 4 94, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I'M CALLING AS AN
INDIVIDUAL, NOT A RENTER AND
ALSO REPRESENTING CWW,
INDIVISIBLE LOS COTTO'S AND. OH,
SEE I ORCHARD CITY INDIVISIBLE
IN SAN JOSE WITH STRONG STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 4 96. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI THERE. MY NAME IS BRAD
EWING. I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF
SANTA MONICA FORD AND COMMON
GROUND. CALIFORNIA VIRGINIA TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU
HAVE A GREAT DAY. LINE FIVE. OH,
ONE, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS
KEVIN BURKEWITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF LONGTIME
LISTENERS. FIRST TIME CALLERS IN
SUPPORT. WIND 500, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI. THIS IS CAROLINE WITH
CALIFORNIA, MD. AND EVERYONE
VERY STRONG TO PUSH. LINE. 305,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 305. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. AND WE WILL MOVE
TO LINE 507. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THIS IS RYAN O'CONNELL,
REPRESENTING NAPA, SOLANO FOR
EVERYONE AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
LINE. 508, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
VICTOR FLORES OPEN DATA CALLING
FOR EAST BAY FOR EVERYONE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. LINE. 509,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SAM AL FORN,
RUNNER FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY
AND STRONG SUPPORT. LINE. 5 10,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
MIKE HARDY HAVE NO AFFILIATION.
JUST THE RENTER AND ANGELES AND
I AM IN STRONG SUPPORT. LINE.
502, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
MARGARET NORMAN'S RESTAURANT AND
SHOP SUPPORT. LINE 4 87, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. LINE 47 YEAR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO. YOU HEAR ME? YES.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ALSO ONE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS STILL DON'T
WORK. THANK YOU. LINE 5 21,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS IS
NATASHA PEOPLE AND THEY RENT HER
AND A CAR OWNER IN SAN FRANCISCO
AND I'M CALLING A STRONG
SUPPORT. AND MADAM CHAIR. WE
HAVE ONE MORE LINE COMING IN
JUST ONE MOMENT. ALRIGHT? AND WE
WOULD ALIGN 5 18, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS WILL BUYER
CITIZEN OF LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA, FORCING MY VERY
STRONG SUPPORT YOURSELF. MADAM
CHAIR, NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND
QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION.
THERE IS NO LEAD. OPPOSITION
WITNESS IDENTIFIED WENT TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN ROOM 2100
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. MR MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD
T UP OPPOSITION WITNESSES
CERTAINLY IF THEY'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A B 2053
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND WE WILL GO
TO LINE 77. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
VANESSA CHÁVEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS IN OPPOSITION. AND NEXT
ONE LINE AT 404. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MADAM CHAIR. THIS IS BOB
NAYLOR, REPRESENTING FUELED
SETTING COMPANY THAT'S HOWARD
AHMANSON JR AND ORANGE COUNTY
PHILANTHROPISTS. UH WE HAVE BEEN
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. THEY
SEND OUR CONCERNS ABOUT EMINENT
DOMAIN. UM AND IF THE AUTHOR
WOULD COMMIT TO NOT MM. GIVING
THIS AUTHORITY EMINENT DOMAIN
POWER, WE WOULD GO TO NEUTRAL.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LINE 4 70,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. JASON
RYAN LEE, CALIFORNIA CITIES. WE
HAVE AN OPPOSABLE SUBMITTED
POSITION ON THIS MEASURE. UM ARE
OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS WITH
REGARD TO THE AUTHORITY OVER
LAND USE PROVISIONS. THIS NEW
HOUSING AUTHORITY WOULD BE ABLE
TO OVERRIDE OFF THE SCIENCE
STANDARDS DENSITY REQUIREMENT
TYPE LIMITATION. PARKING
STANDARDS, ETCETERA, SO WE'RE
HOPING TO WORK WITH THE AUTHOR
TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THOSE
PROVISIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. 1 89 1 83, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH
HENRY LEFT CALIFORNIA FOR STATE
LATVIA. AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA A B 2053 IS ANOTHER
DISINGENUOUS BILL. THAT IT
PRETENDS TO BE ABOUT SOCIAL
HOUSING, BUT CONTENT INTENT AND
MOTIVE OF THIS BILL. IT IS
TOTALLY NOT ABOUT SOCIAL
HOUSING. VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO
THIS BILL. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. LINE 5 33, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I'M SO SORRY. I'M. BRO
I'M SO SORRY IF I MESSED UP
ALLISON CHARLOTTE FROM LOS
ANGELES SINGLE FAMILY OWNER
SUPPORTING, UM, THE TWO OF 533.
AND MADAM KAREN. NO FURTHER
COMMENTS AND QUÊ. I'M SORRY I
MISSED THAT. NO FURTHER FURTHER
COMMENTS AND QUÊ VERY GOOD. I
UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE
IN OPPOSITION. THAT'S IN THE
ROOM, SO PLEASE COME FORWARD.
FLIPPED OVER SO TO OPPOSITION OF
JEREMY SMITH, HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL. WE
ARE IN AN OPPOSING LESSON MINUTE
POSITION. WE'VE COMMUNICATED
THAT TO THE AUTHOR AND REMOVE
THEIR SUPPORT LAST COMMITTEE
WERE STILL NEEDED. OPPOSING LESS
ADMITTED STANCE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE THAT I MISSED? WANT
TO MAKE SURE I CAUGHT EVERYBODY.
SEEING WE FINISHED THE
OPPOSITION AND BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. SENATOR WIENER. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM YOU KNOW, I
WANT TO THANK THE, UH, THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. I'M PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR OF THE BILL, AND WE SAW
THIS BILL IN HOUSING COMMITTEE
AND PASSED IT OUT. AS I
MENTIONED AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
THE UH THE AUTHOR WAS PUTTING IT
IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION SINCE
HE, UH WHEN HE INTRODUCED THE
BILL. WITH THE BUILDING TRADES
THAT SPONSORS AND WITH SKILLED
WORKFORCE IN THE BILL THE BILL
AS AMENDED AND ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS WITHOUT THE
PARTICIPATION OR CONSENT OF THE
AUTHOR, UH AND SO THE AUTHOR, I
THINK IS DOING HIS BEST DID HIS
BEST TO PIVOT WITH THIS MODIFIED
SKILLED WORKFORCE, UM, LANGUAGE
, AND I AGAIN AS WITH THE
PREVIOUS BILL, HOPEFULLY THIS
WILL ALL GET WORKED OUT OVER THE
SUMMER. BUT PUTTING ASIDE THAT
PARTICULAR ISSUE, UM BIG PICTURE
SOCIAL HOUSING WHAT WE USED TO
CALL PUBLIC HOUSING. IS SO I
THINK ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE
OF HOUSING, AND WE LOOK ABOUT
LOOK AT WHEN HOMELESSNESS
STARTED RAMPING UP IN THIS
COUNTRY LIKE IN THE EARLY TO MID
EIGHTIES. THERE WASN'T ONE JUST
ONE FACTOR. THERE WERE VARIOUS
IN TERMS OF LIKE, YOU KNOW,
MENTAL HEALTH, ETCETERA AND LACK
OF MENTAL TREATMENT. BUT ONE OF
THE FACTORS WAS THAT RONALD
REAGAN PUT A STAKE IN THE HEART
OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE 19
EIGHTIES AND SO WE STOPPED. YOU
KNOW, WE HAD ALREADY DECELERATED
OUR PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC
HOUSING. BUT IT'S JUST STOPPED
AND THE PUBLIC HOUSING WE HAD
STARTED TO FALL APART. UH, AND
THAT WAS ONE FACTOR BECAUSE
PUBLIC HOUSING IS IT'S NOT JUST
A SAFETY NET FOR THE POOREST OF
THE POOR. IT'S ALSO FOR WORKING
CLASS PEOPLE. IT IS, UH, IT WAS
JUST A STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION. SO
THAT, UH, PEOPLE WHO MIGHT
STRUGGLE TO AFFORD HOUSING HAVE
HAVE AN OPTION AND WE NEED TO
GET BACK ON TRACK OF WITH WITH
NOW WHAT WE NOW CALL SOCIAL
HOUSING. IT'S NOT THE ONLY PART
OF THE SOLUTION. WE NEED MARKET
RATE HOUSING. WE TRADITIONAL NON
PROFIT SUBSIDIZED, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. BUT
IT'S ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
THIS BILL IS NOT GOING TO
OVERNIGHT SNAP INTO EXISTENCE. A
BUNCH OF SOCIAL HOUSING THIS
BILL IS A FIRST STOP LAYING A
STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION. SO WE
HAVE SOMETHING TO BUILD ON. IN
THE FUTURE. THERE IS NO WAY BUT
ONE BILL IS GOING TO LIKE SOLVE
EVERY ISSUE TO GET US SOCIAL
HOUSING. BUT THIS IS A STEP
FORWARD. AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. UM UH, BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD
BILL. AND ALSO IT WOULD BE A
SHAME. IF WE DIDN'T TAKE THAT
STEP FORWARD. IT WOULD SEND THE
MESSAGE THAT CALIFORNIA IS NOT
MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION, AND I
REALLY THINK WE NEED TO. SO I'M
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL. THERE IS
A MOTION BY SENATOR WEINER IN
THE OTHER COMMENTS, SENATOR
RIZZO. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
UM I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
TIMES WHEN AND IT'S NOT JUST IN
HOUSING, BUT IT'S ON A NUMBER OF
THE NUMBER OF CRISIS AREAS IN
OUR STATE AND COUNTRY IS ONE OF
THOSE WHERE YOU HAVE TO TAKE A
BIG STEP, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T
HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, EVEN
THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING
FILLED IN BUT JUST THE IDEA THAT
WE COULD RECREATE PUBLIC. UM
PUBLICLY OWNED HOUSING. I THINK
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. UM
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE
WAY PUBLIC HOUSING WAS ALLOWED
TO DETERIORATE IN THE PAST. IT
KIND OF HAS A STIGMA ON IT THAT
WE ALL SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL
ABOUT. UM AND I HOPE THAT THE
WAY THAT THIS THE STEPS ARE
TAKEN IS TO GIVE A DIFFERENT
VISION OF PUBLIC HOUSING. UM IN
THIS COUNTRY AND WE COULD START
IN CALIFORNIA. UM THERE ARE MANY
PROJECTS AND IN MY DISTRICT SOME
OF PUBLIC PUBLICLY OWNED AND
SOME WERE JUST BEAUTIFUL. WELL
MAINTAINED. HEALTHY CLEAN
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEN THERE'S
OTHERS WHO JUST WENT TO POT AND
THEY DIDN'T KEEP THEM UP AND
GIVES THAT AGAIN THAT STIGMA, SO
I REALLY HOPE THAT I'D RATHER
HAVE SOLID STEPS TAKING AND DO
IT RIGHT. THEN. YOU KNOW, JUST A
LOT OF FANFARE. AND END UP WITH
, YOU KNOW, UH, SOMETHING THAT
DOESN'T, UM, MEET OUR NEEDS, SO
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE INVESTMENT.
THERE IS A NUMBER OF THINGS
FLOATING AROUND THAT WE DON'T
HAVE PERFECT ANSWERS TO WE HAVE
OUR CHARACTER CHORDS. WE HAVE
PUBLIC BANKING. WE HAVE ALL
THESE. WE HAVE SEVERAL AREAS IN
WHICH WE'RE SAYING LET'S TAKE
THE CHANCE WILL FILL IN WILL
FILL IT IN. SO UM, I'M READY TO
SUPPORT YOU. VERY GOOD. VERY
GOOD. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
THAT THAT I WON'T BE SUPPORTING
YOUR BILL TODAY, BUT LET ME TELL
YOU, I MEAN, WHO CAN NOT
APPRECIATE THE PROMISES THAT ARE
THAT ARE MADE IN THE BILL, AND
THAT'S WHAT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS
THAT I THINK THERE IS, UM THERE
IS A LOT THAT'S NOT IN IT AS AS
SENATOR, DURAZO SAID. UM AND IT
THE ANALOGY SHE DREW WAS TO THE
STATE OWNED BANK. AND AFTER MANY
FAILURES, WE FINALLY DECIDED WE
NEEDED TO STUDY THE ISSUE SO
THAT WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. WE'RE
GOING TO NEED IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A BANK AND
WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST US SO
LET ME JUST TELL YOU WHY I LOVE
THE IDEA OF DOING THIS, BUT WE
ALREADY HAVE PUBLIC HOUSING ANDTHE PUBLIC HOUSING IS BUILT AND
MANAGED BY OUR HOUSING
AUTHORITIES IN EACH ONE OF OUR
JURISDICTIONS AND THE
JURISDICTION OF THIS COMMITTEE.
IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
FINANCING AND, UM, AS A FORMER
SECRETARY OF BUSINESS, CONSUMER
SERVICES AND HOUSING. I'VE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY. TO SEE WHAT THE
STATE DOES REALLY WELL, UM AND
THE STATE EMPLOYEES ARE TERRIFIC
. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. BUT
WHEN THE STATE GETS INVOLVED IN
DOING WHAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR
DOES. AND UM THEN THEN YOU GOT
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE
WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING IS
SETTING UP A WHOLE NEW AGENCY.
AND THAT AGENCY WOULD HAVE TO
HIRE FROM THE PUBLIC SECTOR. AND
WOULD HAVE TO SET UP THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO DO ANY OF THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED. AND UM.
AND THAT THAT THE JURISDICTION
THAT'S THIS COMMITTEE IS IT
WOULD ROLL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
THE THAT THE BILL, UM, ALLOWS
THAT PROCESS TO HAPPEN AND UM,
IT MAYBE AT SOME POINT THAT THAT
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I DON'T KNOW
. BUT UM I'VE BEEN VERY
PROTECTIVE OF MAKING SURE THAT
WE RESPECT THE ROLE THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PLAYS IN. UM LAND USE
DECISIONS AND THEN JUST
DETERMINING WHAT? UM WHAT? WHAT
THE COMMUNITY SHOULD LOOK LIKE
AND HOW IT SHOULD HAPPEN, AND
I'VE BEEN VERY CRITICAL OF THOSE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVEN'T BUILT
OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE IN
MY COMMUNITIES, WE BUILT THE
HOUSING FOR A WIDE, UM. SECTOR
OF THE POPULATION THAT DIDN'T
EVEN LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT
BUT, UM BUT, UM, COULDN'T FIND
HOUSING ANYWHERE ELSE AND WE'RE
MOVING IN AND DRIVING UP THE
COST OF HOUSING, SO I'M REAL
SENSITIVE TO THAT. UM, AND TO
MAKING SURE WE PROTECT THE. THE
HOUSING THAT WE HAVE, AND FOR
THE FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENTS SO
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL
SO FAR, BUT, UM, I SUGGESTED,
AND IT WAS REJECTED AND THAT'S
FINE. IT'S PART OF THE GIVE AND
TAKE A PILOT PROJECT WHERE WE
START, START OFF SMALL AND
DEVELOP A PROOF OF CONCEPT SO
THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WHAT?
UM WHAT THE OPTION. THE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOING TO BE. I
JUST WORRY ABOUT ABOUT THIS BIG
, BOLD RIGHT? BUT WE SPEND A
BUNCH OF MONEY AND THEN WE DON'T
GET THERE AND UM OR OR WE SPEND
A BUNCH OF MONEY. AND THEN THE
ECONOMY IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE
, AND IT'S ONE OF THE NEW
PROGRAMS WE STARTED AND WE CAN'T
AFFORD TO CONTINUE IT. SO UM SO
I NEED TO KNOW. YOU KNOW WHAT IS
THE IMPACT GOING TO BE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT? AND HOW ARE WE
GONNA, UM, STRUCTURE IT SO WE'RE
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WE'RE DOING
IT IN A WAY THAT THAT FITS. UM
YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE THINK IS
BEAUTIFUL ABOUT CALIFORNIA
BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE
, UM, ASSETS IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT AS
WELL. AND I HAVE NOT NOT SEEN
ANY ANY EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL
HOUSING IN THE US THAT CAN GIVE
US A ROAD MAP. UM IF YOU'VE GOT
EXAMPLES OF THAT, I'D I'D
APPRECIATE IT. BUT, UM BUT TODAY
I JUST WON'T BE SUPPORTING AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING RESOLVING
THE ISSUE ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND WHAT YOU KNOW HOW WE GET
THERE SO THAT WE CAN GET THE
SUPPORT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
HAVE THEM FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD
THING TO HAVE THE STATE COME IN
WITH AN AGENCY THAT'S GOING TO
BUILD HOUSING IN THEIR
COMMUNITY, AND THEY DON'T HAVE
ANY SAY ABOUT IT. SO WITH THAT.
UM I'LL IF THERE'S NO MORE
COMMENTS ALLOW YOU TO CONCLUDE.
THANK YOU. CHAIR CABALLERO. I
JUST WANT TO NOTE A COUPLE OF
THINGS IN RESPONSE TO WHAT YOU
SAID IS, YOU KNOW, THIS BILL IS
AN AMBITIOUS FIRST STEP IN MANY
WAYS. AND WE FIND OURSELVES AT A
CROSSROADS IN MANY WAYS IN THIS
COUNTRY, AND I AM REMINDED MUCH
MUCH BEFORE MY TIME, BUT WHEN IF
THEY ARE CALLED THE NEW DEAL AND
CREATED PUBLIC HOUSING, CREATED
SOCIAL SECURITY CREATED ALL THE
THINGS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN FOR
GRANTED, AND THEN DURING THE
REAGAN ERA DISMANTLED AND NOW
WE'RE IN THE SAME ECONOMIC
THROWS IS THIS IS IMPORTANT TO
TAKE THAT FIRST STEP. AND IT'S
BECAUSE, AS EXAMPLE ASSURED YOU
WITH LIKE, SAY, AUSTRIA HERE.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IT SINCE 19
TWENTIES, WE START EMBARKED ON
OUR PUBLIC HOUSING ENDEAVORS IN
THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES. BUT
THE REASON WHY THERE ARE
COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD IN ASIA
AND IN EUROPE. THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING IT LONGER, IF NOT, JUST AS
LONG AS US THAT HAVE SUCCEEDED
IS BECAUSE THEY MADE POLICY
CHOICE ALONG THE WAY. WE IN THE
US, UNFORTUNATELY MADE SOME
REALLY TERRIBLE POLICY CHOICES
THAT MADE THINGS REALLY BAD, BUT
WE CAN LEARN FROM MISTAKES OF
OUR COUNTRY AND ALSO LEARN FROM
SUCCESSES AND ADAPT THOSE FROM
ASIA AND EUROPE. AND THE SAME
TIME. ALSO WANT TO POINT TO THIS
PICTURE I SHOWED IS FROM
MARYLAND AND MARYLAND IS THE
ONLY STATE RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS
ADOPTING SOCIAL HOUSING AND IS
FIRST AND FOREMOST AND I KNOW IN
CALIFORNIA. WE PRIDE OURSELVES
ON BEING FIRST, BUT I WOULD
REALLY LIKE US TO BE BEATING
MARYLAND AND THEY'RE TRYING IT
RIGHT NOW, OBVIOUSLY THEIR STATE
AND COUNTY LEVEL, WHICH IS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THIS
AND THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PUBLIC HOUSING AS WE UNDERSTAND
IT IN THE UNITED STATES AND
SOCIAL HOUSING. IS THAT IT IS
UNIVERSAL. GOOD MEETING PEOPLE
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ROCK
STARS, POLITICIANS AND PEOPLE ON
WELFARE AND ALL OVER THE SAME
PLACE AND I'LL PAY APPROPRIATE
RENTS FOR THAT IN THE U. S WHAT
WE'VE KIND OF CRETED IS A
SYSTEM WHERE IT'S HOUSING AS
WELFARE IF WE TREATED OUR SAME
UNIVERSE, UNIVERSAL GOODS AT THE
SAME WAY YOU THINK OF, YOU KNOW
ROADS FOR POOR PEOPLE, ROADS FOR
EVERYONE ELSE OR SCHOOLS OR
PEOPLE SCHOOLS FOR EVERYONE
ELSE. WE DID THAT ON A HOUSING,
BUT WE DIDN'T DO THAT WITH OTHER
MUNICIPAL GOODS, AND THAT'S WHAT
EUROPEAN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES
DECIDED IS A UNIVERSAL MENTAL
GOOD AND WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE
THEY'RE NEEDED, AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO
THAT. AND AS FOR, UM THE IDEA
ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECISIONS
. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT CERTAINLY
SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT TO
REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF IN THIS
COUNTRY TO WE DON'T WANT TO
FORCE COMMUNITIES TO FEEL LIKE
THERE ARE TOWERS IN THE PARK
THAT DON'T FIT THEIR NEEDS OR
THINGS THAT THAT DON'T WORK WITH
IT. LEGAL CITIES DID HAVE THEIR
OPPOSITION COMING IN THE SENATE,
AND WE DO WANT TO HOPEFULLY WORK
WITH THEM. HAND IN HAND TO
FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS
A TOOL FOR THEM RIGHT BECAUSE AT
THE END DAY AS WE TALKED ABOUT
SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT
DON'T MEET THEIR HOUSING GOALS,
SOME OTHER IMPEDIMENTS.
SOMETIMES THERE'S A HUGE
SKEPTICISM OF THE PRIVATE MARKET
RIGHT AND SOME OF THEIR
CONSTITUENTS HAVE THE SAME
SKEPTICISM. I UNDERSTAND THAT,
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROVIDING AN
OPTION NOW SO YOU CAN EITHER
HAVE A FOR PROFIT DEVELOPMENT.
OR THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT TO COME IN
AND HELP YOU MEET THOSE RINA
GOALS. THERE ARE A LOT EVEN IN
MY COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE
DEFUNCT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BECAUSE DECLINING ENROLLMENT
IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN,
OR PARKING LOTS OWNED BY TRANS
AUTHORITIES. THEY WOULD LOVE TO
BUILD WORKFORCE HOUSING THERE,
BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO SELL THE
ASSETS TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
IN THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO NOT
PRO, SELLING THE ASSET OF PUBLIC
LAND TO A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
SO I'M TRYING TO PROVIDE MORE
OPTIONS IN THAT SENSE, AND I DO
WANT TO ALSO THANK YOUR
COMMITTEE STAFFER WORKING WITH
MY STAFF ON SOME POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS, AND YOU KNOW IF
THERE'S A BILL TO CONTINUE
MOVING FORWARD, I STILL WANT TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS
AND WHILE I MAY NOT BE THERE ON
A PILOT PROGRAM YET I DO ALSO
UNDERSTAND GIVING YOURSELF YOUR
EXPERIENCES SECRETARY ABOUT
REORGANIZATION. I'M VERY MUCH
COMMITTED TO IF THAT'S THE PATH
WE WANT TO GO TOWARDS IS PUTTING
INTO HCG THAT WORKS FOR ME. I'VE
ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF AGNOSTIC
ABOUT BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
BUT I DO SHARE THAT. YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT? AND I
THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT BOLD,
FIRST LEAP FORWARD AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE SO
WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING ON
SUPPORTING BILL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, AND I APPRECIATE THAT I
WON'T VOTE NO TO THE I'LL JUST,
UH, NOT VOTE, AND THEN WE CAN
CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATIONS. I DO
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO THERE IS A MOTION.
UM PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL. MOTION
IS TO PASS THE FIRST REROUTE BE
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS,
CABALLERO NILSSON NILSSON, NO,
DURAZO. LARA SO I HERZBERG
WIENER WIENER, I 2 TO 1. WELL
WE'LL PUT THAT BILL ON CALL AND
PICK UP THE ABSENT MEMBER.
LATER. WE'RE GONNA OKAY. I'M
GOING TO MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER 16, WHICH IS A B 27 21.
THANK YOU, BUT I'M SURE I HOPE
THIS BILL WILL BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE BRIEF. THAT'S A THANK YOU.
I WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS TO DEFINE
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND LIKE
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL, HB 27
21 WILL ALLOW THE BAY AREA AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
BOARD AND THE COMMITTEE MEETING
SCHEDULED TO BECOME MORE
EFFCIENT AND AUTHORIZED THE
BOARD TO START ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. UNDER
EXISTING LAW BOARD MEMBERS CAN
ONLY BE REIMBURSED FOR TRAVELING
BY MEETINGS BY CAR RIDE SHARE
PUBLIC TRANSIT, BUT NOT BY
BIKING OR WALKING. THIS BILL
ALLOWS THE BOARD TO CREATE
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
THAT COMPENSATES MEMBERS FOR
BIKING, WALKING TO MEETINGS,
WHICH, OF COURSE, IS IN LINE
WITH CALIFORNIA EMISSION
REDUCTION GOALS. THIS BILL WILL
CHANGE THE COMPENSATION FOR BACK
MED BOARD MEETINGS ATTENDING
MEETINGS FROM $100 A DAY $200
PER MEETING WITHOUT CHANGING THE
YEARLY COMPENSATION LIMIT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
TODAY. TESTIFYING WITH ME WILL
BE ALAN ABS WITH BACK MED. VERY
GOOD WELCOME. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
CABALLERO AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M ALAN ABS. I'M THE
LEGISLATIVE OFFICER FOR THE BAY
AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT, THE SPONSOR OF MAYBE
27 21 IN THE LOCAL AIR REGULATOR
FOR THE NINE COUNTIES
SURROUNDING THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY. THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF
24 ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ALSO
SIT ON EIGHT COMMITTEES, AS WELL
AS REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT AND
OTHER AGENCY IN PUBLIC MEETINGS
SINCE THE SECTION OF THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY CODE WAS LAST
AMENDED. AMENDED IN 1986 THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD
AND PUBLIC INTEREST IN
PARTICIPATION IN AIR QUALITY
POLICY HAVE SKYROCKETED. A B 27
21 ACKNOWLEDGES THIS BY
INCREASING THE TOTAL DAILY
MEETING COMPENSATION BY $100 PER
DAY. FROM LOCAL REVENUES TO
ENCOURAGE HOLDING MULTIPLE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS PER DAY,
WHICH ALSO ALLOWS FOR MORE
ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
. IT ALSO PROVIDES A MINOR
MONETARY BOOST TO BOARD MEMBERS
, MANY OF WHOM ARE UNPAID CITY
ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT TAKE
TIME OFF FROM THEIR PRIMARY JOBS
AND FAMILIAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO
REPRESENT THEIR COMMUNITIES AT
UMD MEETINGS. MAYBE 27 21 ALSO
ALLOWS THE BOARD TO CREATE A
COMPENSATION POLICY, ENCOURAGING
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, SUCH AS
WALKING AND BICYCLING WHEN
REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT. THIS
AMENDMENT ALIGNS WITH REGIONAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE
COMMUTE BENEFIT PROGRAMS IN THE
BAY AREA UNDER EXISTING LAW. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU HAVE, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH US ON CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL. THANK
YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I LOST MY NOTES. DID YOU HAVE A
SECOND SUPPORT WITNESS? I'M
SORRY. JUST OKAY. VERY GOOD.
THAT MAKES IT SIMPLER. UM IS
THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM
2100 THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT. SAYING NONE. WE'LL
GO OUT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. IS THERE
ANYBODY ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE? AND IF THEY'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 27 21,
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND MADAM
CHAIR. NO LINES COMING IN. VERY
GOOD. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES, SO WE'RE
GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY
IN ROOM 2100 THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. SEEING THEN
WE'LL GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE IF YOU COULD CHECK AND SEE
IF THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION ON THE
LINE. CERTAINLY AND SAY, LIKE
SPEAKING OPPOSITION TO A B 27
21, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND MADAM
CHAIR. NO LINES ARE COMING IN
VERY GOOD THAT WILL BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. UH
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE
ARE NONE. UM, WE JUST LOST OUR.
OUR QUORUM, BUT WHEN THEY RETURN
WILL TAKE UP THE BILL, AND
ACTUALLY, I CAN MOVE THE BILL
AND I WELL, I WILL WAIT. WE'LL
WAIT TILL THEY COME BACK. IT'S A
LOT CLEANER. BUT I HAVE NO
CONCERNS. I REALLY APPRECIATE
HOW YOU'VE DONE THIS BILL, AND
SO WILL ALLOW YOU TO CONCLUDE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AND
THANK THE COMMITTEE SET FOR
THEIR WORK. SO WHEN THE QUORUM
RETURNS VIA ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION VIA WALKING
LIMITS, RIGHT DRIVER THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ALRIGHTY. WE'LL MOVE ON
TO. SENATOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TEAM. THANK YOU, SENATOR. FIRST
LET ME THANK YOU APPRECIATE OUR
DISCUSSION YESTERDAY. LET ME
ALSO THANK THE COMMITTEE. AH
YOUR STAFF FOR THEIR AMENDMENTS
WERE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS THAT CLARIFY WHEN A
COMPLAINT CAN BE FILED UNDER
THIS BILL. THE AMENDMENTS ALSO
ENSURE THAT COURT FEES AND BE
AWARDED TO A PLAINTIFF THE LOCAL
AGENCY ACTED IN GOOD FAITH AND
HAD REASONABLE CAUSE TO REQUIRE
MORE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. UM
THIS THIS BILL IS ABOUT JUST
FURTHER CLARIFY THE HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, WHICH AGAIN?
WAS A TOOL TO LIMIT THE ABILITY
OF LOCAL AGENCIES TO DENY
QUALIFYING HOUSING PROJECTS FROM
BEING BUILT IN THEIR
JURISDICTION. WHAT WE DON'T WANT
IT TO TURN INTO WHICH IS WHAT
YOU AND I TALKED INTO IS, YOU
KNOW A SMORGASBORD FOR LAWYERS
TO SUE CITIES SO WE APPRECIATE
THE WORK TO FIND THIS
COMPROMISED. WE THINK THIS IS A
VERY USEFUL TOOL WE SEE.
UNFORTUNATELY UH, TOO MANY
JURISDICTIONS MY CITY ALONE,
WHICH IS DENIED. HOUSING PROJECT
KEPT IT TO HOUSING PROJECTS KEPT
IN LIMBO. SO WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT UNDER THIS BILL
PROJECTS THAT HAVE DENIED SECRET
CLEARANCE, EVEN THOUGH THE
PROJECT ISN'T IS IN AN URBANIZED
ZONE HAS MINIMUM ENSITY
REQUIREMENTS OF 15 UNITS PER
ACRE. AS MITT REQUIREMENTS FOR
AN EXEMPTION OR HAS GONE THROUGH
LEGALLY SUFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL
VIEW IS NOT ALLOWED, AND WE WANT-TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CRITICAL
HOUSING PROJECTS, UH, ARE GOING
THROUGH NOW. THIS DOES NOT
PRECLUDE A PROJECT FROM GOING
THROUGH. THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROCESS, AND IT DOES NOT EXPAND
A SECRET EXEMPTION AT ALL. SO
WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
I VOTE ON A B 26 56. WE HAVE TWO
WITNESSES, MR MICHAEL LANE AND
CORNELIUS BURKE. VERY GOOD.
WELCOME THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR,
MR VICE CHAIR. MICHAEL NAME WAS
SPUR OF PUBLIC POLICY THINK TANK
IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
26 56 DOES NOT TOUCH SEQUA IN
ANY WAY, NOR DOES IT ALTER ANY
EXISTING RIGHTS OR
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT EXIST IN
CURRENT LAW WITH REGARD TO THAT
STATUTE. THIS BILL IN NO WAY
ELIMINATES OR LIMITS LAWFUL AND
LEGITIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
, NOR DOES IT CHANGE SECRET
TIMELINES OR TRUNCATE THE
PROCESS. THE FINDINGS AND
DECLARATIONS WERE INCLUDED IN
THE BILL TO EXPLICITLY CONVEY
ITS INTENT TO CLARIFY EXISTING
LAW AND CODIFY HZDS
INTERPRETATION OF THE HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND ITS
INTERACTION WITH SEQUA. THE BILL
DOES NOT EXPAND THE DEFINITION
OF DISAPPROVAL UNDER THE WHICH
BOTH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
COURTS HAVE FOUND AND RECOGNIZE
, ALREADY BROADLY INCLUDES THE
REQUIRED LAND USE APPROVALS OR
ENTITLEMENTS NECESSARY. FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT.
WHILE THE DOES NOT EXEMPT
PROJECT FROM SEQUA. IT ALSO DOES
NOT AUTHORIZED CITIES TO DENY A
SECRET CLEARANCE TO WHICH A
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS LEGALLY
ENTITLED. A B 26 56 MILLION
REQUIRES THAT A SEQUEL EXEMPTION
ALREADY ON THE BOOKS. THAT A
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS LEGALLY
ENTITLED TO BASED ON THE RECORD
BEFORE THE AGENCY BE GRANTED, OR
THAT AN E I R OR NEG DECK WITH
ILLEGALLY SUFFICIENT BASIS IN
THE RECORD BE ADOPTED. THIS IN
NO WAY PRECLUDES ADDITIONAL
STUDY IF THE NEED IS IDENTIFIED.
THE FACT IS A B 26 56 ONLYSEEKS
TO ENFORCE THE LAW AROUND
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW THAT IS
ALREADY IN STATUTE AND WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE SENATE GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE. CORNELIS
BURKE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE THE VOICE OF THE HOME
BUILDING INDUSTRY WE BUILT ABOUT
80% OF THE HOMES IN THE STATE.
WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT A B 26
56, WHICH WE HAVE LABELED THIS
YEAR AS A HOUSING CREATOR. THIS
IS A GREAT BILL. A B 26 56 CLUE
CLOSE A LOOPHOLE IN THE HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT RECENTLY
CREATED BY SOME TO ADD
ADDITIONAL STEPS TO CALIFORNIA'S
ALREADY LENGTHY AND COMPLICATED
HOUSING APPROVAL PROCESS. IN AN
EFFORT TO SCUTTLE ADDITIONAL
HOUSING. SOME JURISDICTIONS HAVE
REQUIRED FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDY. IN ADDITION TO COMPLYING
WITH SIKA, WHERE THERE IS NOT A
LEGALLY SUFFICIENT BASIS FOR
DOING SO. ALTERNATIVELY SOME
JURISDICTIONS HAVE DENIED
EXEMPTION FOR SEQUA, WHERE
HOUSING PROJECT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR
AN EXEMPTION. MAYBE 26 26 CLOSES
THIS ABUSIVE PROCESS. IT IS NOT
EXEMPT PRODUCTS EQUAL. IT IS NOT
GET RID OF SEQUA. IT'S A GREAT
BILL TO STRENGTHEN HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY. FOR THESE
REASONS AND MORE A B 26 36 IS A
HOUSING CREATOR. AND WE URGE
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MARK'S
DIVERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT.
ADRIAN MOHAMMED WITH LIGHTHOUSE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS HERE ON BEHALF OF
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, CALIFORNIA
CIVIC WELL AND FILLED SAID IN
COMPANY AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE JONATHAN AND
CARVE A HARD ON BEHALF OF COLOR
FOR INDIAN BE STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MITCH.
SEEING NO OTHER WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD QUEUE UP
TESTIMONY. CERTAINLY IF THEY'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B
26 56, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND
WE'LL GO TO LINE 2 90, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS ADAM BOOK,
LEONARD FROM CAMPBELL AND
SENATOR TRICK 15 FOR SOMETHING
IN B AND SUPPORTIVE. MAYBE 26
56. THANK YOU. NEXT GO TO LINE
OR 30, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. WELCOME HIMSELF,
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE NBA
ACTION AND ALL AFFILIATED
CHAPTERS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 5 33, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. ALISON SHALLOT
FROM LOS ANGELES FAMILY HOME
OWNER. STORIES FROM THE FRONT
LINE. HOLLYWOOD FORWARD AND
STRONG SUPPORT. PLEASE DO
EVERYTHING YOU CAN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT,
PLEASE. NEXT GO TO LINE UP TO
72. PLEASE GO AHEAD. CHECKPOSTS
ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION, CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
INDEED. HE SAID. LINE 5 39,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI DEBBIE.
DEBBIE NELSON WAS SENDING
VALIUM. THINK. LINE 5 59, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI TECH WITH THE LOS
ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN SUPPORT. APPLYING FOR 83.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HENRY HOOKER,
SANTA CRUZ, CMB AND SUPPORT. AND
MADAM CHAIR. NO FURTHER COMMENTS
IN Q. VERY GOOD. UM I
UNDERSTAND. THERE'S SOMEONE WHO
MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE
ROOM. SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE
COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD. JENNIFER MENTO
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT
. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
THE OPPOSITION. I HAVE TO. AND
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES.
KRISTINA KARO FROM THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
AND JP ROSE FROM THE CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. CABALLERO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS CRISTINA CARO. I'M HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL IN
OPPOSITION TO A B. 26 56 FOR
SEVERAL REASONS, AND I WOULD
ALSO NOTE THAT A CLOSE READING
OF THE BILL ITSELF ACTUALLY
DEMONSTRATES THAT MANY OF THE
STATEMENTS YOU JUST HEARD IN
SUPPORT ARE ACTUALLY INCORRECT.
UM, SO FIRST, THIS BILL WOULD
ACTUALLY REDEFINED LAND USE LOG
BY CREATING A NEW DEFINITION OF
PROJECT DISAPPROVAL THAT OCCURS
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
MANDATORY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
PROCESS. SO UNDER THIS BILL,
AGENCIES WHO MOVE FORWARD WITH
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
FOR HOUSING PROJECT WHEN THEY
ACTUALLY REASONABLY BELIEVED
BASED ON THE EVIDENCE, IN THE
RECORD THAT A PROJECT IS NOT
EXEMPT FROM SEQUA, OR ADDITIONAL
MITIGATION IS REQUIRED. WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE LITIGATION
. FINES OF $10,000 PER UNIT OF
THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND
EXPOSURE TO ATTORNEY'S FEES AND
COSTS SIMPLY FOR COMPLYING WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. THAT'S AN
ABSURD RESULT FOR A BILL
INTENDED TO PROMOTE HOUSING AND
PURPORTEDLY PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT SO SECOND, THIS BILL
IS INCONSISTENT WITH EXISTING
LAW, BOTH SEQUA AND THE HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT PROHIBIT
AGENCIES FROM APPROVING
PROJECTS. BEFORE THEY MITIGATE
THE IMPACTS AND DISCLOSE THOSE
TO THE PUBLIC. THIS BILL DOES
THE OPPOSITE. IT ACTUALLY
REQUIRES IT. STATE LAW ALSO
REQUIRES ANY LITIGANTS TO
EXHAUST LOCAL REMEDIES BEFORE
FILING A LAWSUIT. THIS BILL
ELEVATES DEVELOPERS OVER THAT
REQUIREMENT AND ALLOWS THEM TO
FILE SUIT RIGHT AWAY. UM STATE
LAW AND THE AMENDMENTS,
ACTUALLY, UM A NEW LEGAL
STANDARDS THEY ACTUALLY DO ADD
EXPRESSED NEW ENVIRONMENTAL
EXEMPTIONS, AND THEY ADD ERRATIC
NEW TIMELINES THAT ARE
CONTRADICTORY TO THE TIMELINES
AND THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN
BOTH SEQUEL AND OTHER STATE
LAWS. THIRD THIS BILL ELEVATES
THE RIGHTS OF DEVELOPERS OVER
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY
ALLOWING THE DEVELOPER TO DECIDE
WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SHOULD
BE COMPLETE, RATHER THAN THE
AGENCY THAT HAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO APPROVE THE
PROJECT. THERE'S ALSO THREATENS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BECAUSE IT
WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR AN
AGENCY TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IN RESPONSE
TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH IS A
PROCEDURE MANDATED BY SEQUA.
FINALLY, UH. AND ALSO, I WOULD
WANT TO NOTE THAT LITIGATION
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NEW
LITIGATION THAT WILL BE FILED.
WE'LL PUT A BURDEN ON STATE
FUNDED COURT RESOURCES. UM AND
AS A LAST POINT, YOU KNOW,
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IS A
REQUIREMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW IS A REQUIREMENT. IT'S
NOT A PROBLEM. WE HAVE 40 YEARS
OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY, WHICH
DEMONSTRATE THAT PROJECTS THAT
COMPLY WITH SEQUA ARE SAFER,
CLEANER, MORE SUSTAINABLE AND
THEY MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL AND
PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS. THOUSANDS
OF PROJECTS ARE APPROVED AFTER
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
AND THEN THEY'RE BUILT. THAT'S
STANDARD PRACTICE IN THE STATE.
THIS BILL IDENTIFIES AN UNLIKELY
SITUATION WHERE AN AGENCY WOULD
DELIBERATELY DELAY A PROJECT
WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE ON WHICH TO
DO SO. AND THERE ARE EXISTING
REMEDIES IN THE LAW FOR THAT.
UNDER DUE PROCESS LAW, SO THIS
BILL IS UNNECESSARY AND IT
THREATENS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. EXCUSE ME. WE URGE
YOU TO VOTE NOW. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS THIS AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. I
DIDN'T. YES, I MISSED. YOU WERE
ON THE PHONE APOLOGIZE.
WONDERFUL MY NAME IS J. P. ROSE
SENIOR ATTORNEY AND POLICY
DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND FIRST
OFF. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT IN THE FIELD
DEVELOPMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE
STATE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CRISIS. HOWEVER, WE OPPOSE THIS
BILL BECAUSE THEY WILL UNDERMINE
COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO HAVE A
VOICE IN DECISION MAKING, AND IT
WILL DRIVE TO THESE TO APPROVE
HARMFUL PROJECTS WITHOUT
ENVIRONMENT WITH MITIGATION.
PRIMARY PROBLEM WITH THIS BILL
IS IT WOULD RHETORIC, CITY
COMPLIANCE OR ATTEMPTS TO COMPLY
WITH THE STATE'S KEY
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AS NON
COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE'S KEY
HOUSING LAW, IT WOULD GIVE
DEVELOPERS THE ABILITY TO SUE
CITIES SIMPLY FOR TRYING TO
COMPLY WITH EQUAL. OR SOME OF
THESE CASES WILL END UP CLOGGING
THE COURTS. THE BILL WOULD ALSO
HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON UNDER
RESOURCED CITIES. WHEN FACED
WITH A DECISION WHETHER TO
UNDERGO NECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW OR RISK POTENTIAL
LITIGATION BY DEEP POCKETED
DEVELOPERS. MANY CITIES WILL
BUCKLE UNDER THE PRESSURE IS
SKIP ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. THE
PUBLIC WILL LOSE OUT ON A
TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND
IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY ISSUES THAT SECRETLY
DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE SWEPT
UNDER THE RUG. THE BILL HAVE
OTHER UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES,
INCLUDING INCREASED APPROVAL OF
DEVELOPMENT IN WILDFIRES. AN.
AS OUTLINED IN THE CENTER'S
REPORT BUILT TO BURN DEVELOPMENT
AND HIGH FIRE RISK, WILDLANDS
AND CALIFORNIA IS GETTING
PUTTING MORE PEOPLE IN HARM'S
WAY AND DRIVING UP FIRE
SUPPRESSION COSTS. THE BILL
ANALYSIS CORRECTLY NOTES HUMANS
DO NOT MEANINGFULLY EXCLUDED
PROJECTS IN FAR ZONES. CITIES
MUST BE ALLOWED TO STUDY AND
DISCLOSE THE RISKS OF SUCH
DEVELOPMENT, AS REQUIRED BY
SEQUA WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING SUED
BY DEVELOPERS FOR UNDUE DELAY. I
DON'T KNOW, LIKE TO KNOW THAT
THE BILL IS A SOLUTION IN SEARCH
OF A PROBLEM. A SINGLE CASE IN
SAN FRANCISCO DOES NOT WARRANT
DISRUPTING THE BALANCE BETWEEN
THE STATE'S HOUSING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS THAT HAS BEEN
IN PLACE FOR MANY YEARS. PLUS A
RECENT REPORT COMMENTS SECRET IS
NOT A MAJOR BARRIER TEAM
DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. I RESPECTFULLY
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU DON'T
DO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM 2100
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. MR MODERATOR, CAN
YOU CUE UP ANYBODY ON THE LINE
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION? CERTAINLY AND IF
THEY LIKE SPEAKING OPPOSITION TO
A B 26 56, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND
DOUBLE THE LINE. 50, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, TRACY
RYAN WITH THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE CALIFORNIA, ALSO
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES IN
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
. WE HAVE NO FORMAL POSITION ON
A B 26 56. HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE
TO CONVEY OUR APPRECIATION TO
THE AUTHOR. HIS STAFF BILL
SPONSORS AND COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THE MANY HOURS OF COLLABORATION
WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONS TO TRY TO
FIND A COMPROMISE THAT WOULD
ADDRESS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CONCERNS THAT THIS BILL MOVES
FORWARD TODAY. WE WOULD JUST
LIKE TO CONTINUE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND GO TO LINE 5
68, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SENATORS AGAIN.
MATTHEW BAKER SPENDING
CONSERVATION LEÓN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MADAM
CHAIR. NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND
QUÊ. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING
TO BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS? UM AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
THE THEM. MOCK UP SO WELL. I
APPRECIATE ALL THE TESTIMONY
HERE TODAY, AND I THINK WHAT WE
WERE. THERE WERE SOME GOALS THAT
WE WERE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. MAKE
SURE THAT, UM THAT THAT IF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT IS DOES
NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION
THAT THERE WAS THE ABILITY TO GO
BACK AND DO MORE WORK ON IT, AND
THE COUNCIL HAD THAT, UH, THAT
OPPORTUNITY. AS WELL AS, UM,
MAKING SURE THAT THERE THIS DOES
NOT SET UP A LITIGATION CHAIN
WHERE THE ONLY PEOPLE MAKING
MONEY ARE ATTORNEYS. UM AND THE
AGREED. UM PROVISIONS. UM AND
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WOULD
EXCLUDE VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONES WOULD NARROW THE
URBANIZED AREA DEFINITION. ALLOW
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. AS I SAID, TO
REQUIRE MY MORE STUDY. IF
THERE'S A FAIR ARGUMENT THAT
IT'S NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, CLARIFY
THAT AND YOU USUAL CIRCUMSTANCES
CAN STILL APPLY TO CATEGORY
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS. UM
DELETE NEW STANDARDS FOR
REASONABLE CONSTRUCTION OF
APPLICABLE LAW LIMITED
ATTORNEY'S FEES WHEN THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT DESIGN DENIES A
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION IN GOOD
FAIT AND OTHER TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS. UM SO I
GUESS I LET YOU ASK YOU TO, UM,
UM, TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEEN RAISED, IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO IN CONCLUSION, AND THEN
WHEN WE GET MEMBERS BACK, WE CAN
, UH, TAKE UP EMOTION OR AND
VOTE ON IT. IF THAT'S
APPROPRIATE, HAVE HAPPY TO, UM
AH, THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE EXACTLY
WHAT YOU AND I DISCUSSED. WE
THINK IT REALLY ADDRESSES. UH
YOUR CONCERN TO ENSURE THAT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN CONTINUE
TO DO THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK.
BUT ALSO NOT HAVE THE RISK OF
BEING SUED, WHICH I THINK IS
EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH
THE LEGISLATION DOES IS ENSURE
THAT WE COMPLY WITH SICKLE. WE
IMPLY WITH ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS, BUT THAT HOUSING
PROJECTS DON'T GET STUCK IN
BUREAUCRATIC PURGATORY. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT HOUSING
HOUSING PROJECTS ARE ASKED TO
COMPLY WITH SECRET DO ALL THEIR
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK. BUT AGAIN,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ASKING
FOR THAT WORK THAT IT REALLY HAS
TO DO WITH SEQUENCE THAT SOME
ULTERIOR MOTIVE OR ULTERIOR
POLITICAL AGENDA. SO AGAIN VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR HELP YOUR
COMMITTEE'S HELP HAPPY TO TAKE
THOSE AMENDMENTS AS YOU STATED,
AND WE RESPECT FOR US RIVAL AND
MAYBE 26 56. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND WE'LL TAKE IT UP. WHEN
THEY RETURNING MEMBERS. THEY'RE
VOTING IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE, SO
IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NOTHING
PERSONAL. NOTHING PERSONAL.
PRETTY GOOD. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
EDUARDO GARCIA. WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. UM FILE
ITEM NUMBER 27. MAYBE 28 87.
THANK YOU. THIS BILL WOULD
INCREASE THE LIMIT OF THE SALES
TAX EXCLUSION PROGRAM.
ADMINISTER BY THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE FROM 100 MILLION TO 150
MILLION DOLLARS. RECOGNIZING
THIS OPPORTUNITY I ALONG WITH
SENATOR WEST SO ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITIES AROUND OUR REGION
HAVE FOCUSED, UM, THIS PROGRAM
IN AND AROUND THE CONVERSATIONS
TAKING PLACE AS IT RELATES TO
LITHIUM. AND LITHIUM ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THE STATE. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR EYEBALL ON THIS BILL. VERY
GOOD. YOU HAVE HIS ELITE SUPPORT
. WITNESS V. JOHN WHITE FROM
CLEAN POWER CAMPAIGN WHO IS HERE
IN PERSON? WELCOME WHITE MADAM
CHAIR FROM CLINT POWER CAMPAIGN
. WE SUPPORT THIS BILL BECAUSE
WE THINK THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A DOMESTIC CALIFORNIA LITHIUM
INDUSTRY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
OPPORTUNITY. AND THIS INCENTIVE
BY EXPANDING IT, AND ASSUMING
THAT THE PROJECTS CAN MEET THE
CONDITIONS IN THE EXISTING LAW,
PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC
AND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AS
JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS EXEMPTION
, SO WE SUPPORT THE EXPANSION
WITH ASKED FOR AND I VOTE. VERY
GOOD. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THIS
ROOM ROOM 2100 THAT WOULD LIKE
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. CHAIR
MEMBERS DAN CHOI ON BEHALF OF
ARRIVAL. AUTOMOTIVE INSTRUCTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM 2100? SEEING
NONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MR MODERATE
IF YOU COULD PROMPT ANYONE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY. CERTAINLY
IT SEEMS LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 28 87 PLEASE
PRESS 10. AND THE ONE MOMENT
MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE A LINE
COMING IN.
AND WE WILL GO TO LINE 5 76,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
ANESTHESIA CABAL TRICK WITH
CALIFORNIA ADVISORS BEHALF OF
BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA ENERGY SOURCE
MINERALS AND SUPPORTIVE, MAYBE
2087. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND MADAM CHAIR. NO
FURTHER COMMENTS IN Q. VERY
GOOD. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION. WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES IDENTIFIED
. LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY
IN ROOM 2100 THAT WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION. SAYING
NONE. MR MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD
QUEUE UP PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. AND IF
THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 28 87, PLEASE
PRESS 10. AND MADAM CHAIR. WE
HAVE ONE LINE COMING INTO ME
JUST ONE MOMENT.
AND WE WILL GO TO LINE 4 29,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU,
MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS JUMPING
OVER THE CALIFORNIA STATUS
VISITATION ACCOMPANIES
RESPECTFULLY IN OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION. VERY GOOD.
MADAME PIERRE NO FOR NO FURTHER
COMMENTS IN Q. VERY GOOD. UM,
THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AND
OPPOSITION WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CONCLUDE? THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS AND THE RIGHT TIME
ASKED FOR NAVAL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. WE ARE
GOING. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10
MINUTE RECESS. GIVE EVERYBODY A
CHANCE TO CATCH THEIR BREATH AND
USUALLY UTILITIES AND WE'LL BE
BACK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. WE TOOK A BREAK TO
WAIT FOR AUTHORS AND, UM, THAT
GAVE US A CHANCE TO USE ALL OF
THE SERVICES. UM I DID PROMISE
SINCE I PASSED ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LEVIN ON THE WAY OUT, AND HE
ASSURED ME HIS BILL WAS VERY
QUICK. THAT I WOULD TAKE HIM UP
OUT OF ORDER. SO I WILL DO THAT
AND WE'LL WE'LL GET GOING. WE
STARTED THIS MORNING AT NINE
O'CLOCK, SO UM, WE ARE. WE ARE
INTERESTED IN BREVITY. SO
WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. SENATORS
THIS IS A BROWN ACT BILL AND A
RECENT COURT CASE IN PLASTIC
COUNTY COUNTY CHALLENGE THE
COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO MAKE
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC. THIS DECISION HAS
BEEN FISCALLY AND PRACTICAL AND
DIFFICULT TO COMPLY WITH DURING
THE PANDEMIC, AND SO THIS BILL
OFFERS FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS BY ALLOWING
DISTRIBUTION ONLINE. UM AS LONG
AS THEY MAKE AVAILABLE IN PERSON
AT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE THE
NEXT BUSINESS DAY. THE MEASURE
IS NO OPPOSITION, AND THIS IS
SUPPORTED BY A LARGE COALITION
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT GROUPS WITH
ME TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT IS
SARAH DUCAT FROM THE RURAL
COUNTIES. REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA I RESPECT LAST ONE. I
VOTE VERY GOOD. UM IT SARAH DECK
. IT IS ON THE LINE. UM, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS PARODY KET ON BEHALF OF
THE RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
OF CALIFORNIA. IN SUPPORT OF A B
26 47. THIS BILL WOULD ALLEVIATE
ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS BY
ALLOWING DOCUMENTS TO BE SHARED
ONLINE WITH THE LEGACY OF BODY
AND THE PUBLIC AS LONG AS THE
DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN
PERSON. RECENTLY THE DISTRICT
COURT OF APPEALS POSTING MEETING
DOCUMENTS ONLINE DOES NOT
SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT OF THE
BALANCE, BROWN EYES. AND THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUST PLACE
PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS
AND DESIGNATED OFFICES OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC. ACQUIRING PHYSICAL
ACCESS AT THE PUBLIC LOCATION AS
THE ONLY WAY TO SATISFY THE
BROWNER COULD IMPAIR THE CONDUCT
OF THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.
WITHOUT A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION.
THE COURT'S DECISION REQUIRES
LOCAL AGENCIES TO KEEP AN OFFICE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE
EVENINGS AND OR THE WEEKENDS
WHEN WRITTEN MATERIAL IS
DISTRIBUTED. LATE BREAKING
INFORMATION WOULD BE WITH HEALTH
AND THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THE
PUBLIC. UNTIL AN OFFICE IS OPEN
, WHICH CAN IMPACT THE ABILITY
OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THE
PEOPLE TO BE INFORMED, GIVEN THE
REDUCED TIME TO CONSIDER
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THIS
MEASURE WITH COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS WOULD CLARIFY THAT
WRITING IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE
MAJORITY OFTHE LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE BODY LESS THAN 72
HOURS BEFORE A MEETING CAN BE
POSTED ONLINE TO SOUTH SIDE OF
BROWN EX IF THERE'S LITTLE
COPIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR
THE PUBLIC INSPECTION 24 HOURS
PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND THAT
DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS ARE
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS TO AN
AGENDA ITEM WITH A STAFF REPORT
OR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BY REDUCING
DELAYS, THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY AND
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY WILL BE
BETTER INFORMED TO ENGAGE IN THE
MEETING. WITH THE FLEXIBILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY THIS MEASURE
PROVIDES FOR THESE REASONS ARE
CRC. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I'M OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYBODY HERE IN THE ROOM
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL? HELLO
DENNIS ALBION ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION JOINT
POWERS AUTHORITIES WE SUPPORT
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE?
SEEING THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. IS THERE
ANYBODY ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT? AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 26
47, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND MADAM
CHAIR. NO LINES COMING IN. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION. THERE IS NO LEAD
OPPOSITION IDENTIFIED WE'LL SEE
IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN ROOM 2100
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE WILL GO
TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE. IS
THERE ANYBODY ON THE LINE, MR
MODERATOR? AND IF THEY'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A B 2647
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND MADAM
CHAIR. NO COMMENTS IN. Q THANK
YOU VERY MUCH WILL BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY COMMENTS CONCERNS. DURAZO
YES, JUST A QUESTION FOR THE
AUTHOR IS, UM YOU KNOW, THERE'S
BEEN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT UM
BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED
ABOUT ESPECIALLY SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BECAUSE IT HAD SUCH AN
IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY TO DO
CONDUCT BUSINESS AS USUAL, YOU
KNOW, GOVERNMENT BODIES,
LEGISLATIVE BODIES. SO UM, IF
YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN WHY YOU
FEEL LIKE THIS IS SUCH A AN
IMPORTANT PIECE OF TO ADDRESS IN
THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF ALL OF THE,
UM, POSSIBILITY POSSIBLE CHANGES
RIGHT THAT WE COULD BE MAKING
TWO MEETINGS AND, YOU KNOW,
DISCLOSURE OF WHERE THE
LEGISLATORS ARE WHEN THEY DO A
MEETING REMOTE, ALL THOSE SORTS
OF THINGS SO WHY THIS IT WAS AN
ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM. WHAT MADE.
THIS SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING TO
DO. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE
THOUGHTFULNESS OF THE QUESTION.
AND IN THE INTEREST OF BREVITY,
I SKIPPED OVER SOMETHING THAT I
THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
SAY. AND I WANT TO SAY WITH
GRATITUDE TO THE CHAIR AND THE
STAFF THAT I DO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS, AS
OUTLINED IN THE ANALYSIS, UM
THIS IS AN ISSUE. I'M A FORMER
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. AND UM, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THAT BROWN ACT IS
PRETTY DARN FUNDAMENTAL TO
GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT WORKS AND
MAKING SURE IT WORKS FOR
EVERYBODY. AND THAT EVERYONE HAS
ALL OF THE INFORMATION THEY NEED
TO UNDERSTAND HOW GOVERNMENT IS
MAKING CHOICES FOR THEM. AND HOW
IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THEM RIGHT
SO THAT IT CAN BE AS INCLUSIVE
AS POSSIBLE AND THAT WE GET
INFORMATION OUT TO PEOPLE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF
BILLS, SOME OF WHICH ARE NOT
GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL THIS
YEAR. THAT ATTEMPT TO TINKER
WITH ALL OF THIS, UM AND I'VE
REALLY PUSHED ON THIS BILL, AND
I'M JUST GRATEFUL. SO MUCH TO
ALL THE MEMBERS IN THE
LEGISLATURE WHO WORKED WITH ME
TO GET IT TO THIS POINT. I THINK
THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE ON
THIS. BUT THIS IS ABOUT HOW DO
WE MAKE SURE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
THAT IS OUT THERE THAT WE'RE NOT
HOLDING INFORMATION BACK FROM
PEOPLE. SO WITH THE BROWN ACT,
THE AGENDAS UM YOU KNOW, AND E I
R SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT HAS
TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS BILL. IS MERELY IMPACTING
OR AFFECTING WHAT IS CALLED, UM,
SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTATION. SO
IF A STAFF REPORT HAS AN
AMENDMENT OR NOT AN AMENDMENT
BUT YOU KNOW AN UPDATE AND ERROR
TYPOS. THEY WANTED TO UPDATE
WHAT THAT PRESENTATION MAY HAVE
BEEN TO SUPPORT. THE AGENDA
AGENDA IS TO ITEMS THAT WE WANT
TO GET THAT TO THE PUBLIC AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND ACTUALLY
GET THAT OUT. AND ACTUALLY MAKE
CHANGES RATHER THAN STOPPING
THAT FROM EVER OCCURRING. SO UM
, THIS BILL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT INFORMATION IS PUSHED OUT
RATHER THAN NOT SHARED. UM AND
THAT'S I THINK A DIFFERENCE IN A
LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU
HAD. MENTIONED THAT ARE CHANGES
TO THE BROWN ACT BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC. UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK
NOT TO SAY THAT MY BILL ISN'T
AMAZING, BUT MAYBE MORE
SUBSTANTIVE WAYS THAT THOSE
BILLS DO WHERE WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT
SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTATION IS
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE. IT'S BASED
ON A LAWSUIT THAT I'LL WATCH A
DECADE. A LAWSUIT THAT WAS
FILED. YEAH THAT WAS A SHORTER
WELL IT YES, BUT THE OTHER THING
IS THAT IS IT. THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS TO GET THE REPORTS WITH 72
HOURS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING
AND WHATEVER A COUNCIL GETS THE
PUB, THE PUBLIC GETS A COPY OF
THAT AS WELL. WELL THERE MAY BE
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SENT
ELEKTRONIK LEE TO A COUNCIL
MEMBER THAT UPDATES A REPORT. UM
IT COULD BE LIKE AN EMAIL FROM A
CONSTITUENT, UM, THAT YOU WOULD
WANT TO INCLUDING THE COUNCIL
MEMBER TO KNOW ABOUT RATHER THAN
KEEP IT FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER
OR THE PUBLIC. YOU PUSH IT OUT
ONLINE. OKAY MAYBE I WAS JUST
THROWN OFF BECAUSE IT SAYS
EXEMPTS LOCAL AGENCY. FROM
MAKING MATERIALS. AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC. DID I READ THAT
WRONG? I DON'T THAT IS NOT THE
INTENT OF THE BILL. THE BILL IS
TO ACTUALLY GET THE INFORMATION
OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT
IF THAT EMAIL IS SHARED
ELECTRONICALLY, SÜ CONSTITUENT,
WRITES AN EMAIL. UM YOU WANT TO
GET THAT TO A COUNCIL MEMBER,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PHYSICAL
PRODUCT AVAILABLE, BUT IT MIGHT
BE A WEEKEND OR AT NIGHT THAT
THAT IS GETTING PUSHED OUT. AND
SO THIS SAYS, AS SOON AS THE
OFFICES OPEN, IT NEEDS TO BE
THERE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE
IN, LET'S JUST SAY SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. I'LL PICK A
VERY LARGE COUNTY. IT'S VERY
HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO THAT
GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING TO
FIND OUT WHETHER A CONSTITUENT
LETTER WAS THERE. IT'S A LOT
EASIER FOR THEM TO FIND IT
ONLINE. SO WE'RE BRINGING THAT
INFORMATION OUT WHEN WE
RECOGNIZE THAT BROADBAND'S NOT
EVERYWHERE. SO WE STILL SAY
PHYSICALLY, IT NEEDS TO BE
AVAILABLE WHEN THE OFFICE OPENS
, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HOLD THAT
INFORMATION BACK FROM THE
PUBLIC. BECAUSE OF THAT
LIMITATION, AND THAT'S WHAT THE
COURT CASE WAS SAYING WAS THAT
IT WAS CHALLENGING OFFICES THAT
MAY NOT BE STAFFED DURING THE
PANDEMIC. BUT ALSO MIGHT NOT BE
OPEN AT NIGHT OR ON A WEEKEND OR
HOLIDAY. GOOD. OKAY UM, SEEING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WILL ALLOW
YOU TO CONCLUDE THAT WOULD BE
GRATEFUL FOR AN I VOTE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THE MEMBERS. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS THERE A MOTION? SENATOR
DORR ASO, UM. MOVES AND, UH THE
MOTION WOULD BE DO PASSES
AMENDED TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS
CABALLERO CABALLERO HIGH NIELSEN
NIELSEN, I DURAZO. YOU'RE A SO I
HERZBERG WIENER THROUGH ZERO.
THE BILL IS OUT, BUT WE'RE GONNA
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR PATIENTS APPRECIATE IT VERY
MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MULLEN.
WELL, WE'LL TAKE UP FILE ITEM
NUMBER 21. MAYBE 26 22. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS BILL SIMPLY
EXTENDS AN EXISTING PARTIAL
SALES TAX EXEMPTION AUTHORED IN
2019 FOR OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT
AGENCIES TO PURCHASE ZERO
EMISSION BUSSES. PUBLIC TRANSIT
AGENCIES ARE OFTEN CASH STRAPPED
EVEN MORE SO TODAY WITH
RIDERSHIP LOSSES DUE TO COVID
19. EXTENDING THE EXCEPTION OF
THE STATE PORTION OF THE SALES
TAX FOR ZERO EMISSION BUSSES,
AND THEIR PURCHASES WILL REDUCE
THE UPFRONT CAPITAL COSTS AND
INCREMENTAL COSTS BETWEEN
TECHNOLOGIES. THUS DECREASING
THE BURDEN ON TRANSIT AGENCIES
AND ENCOURAGING EARLY COMPLIANCE
WITH THE INNOVATIVE CLEAN
TRANSIT REGULATION, LEADING TO
IMMEDIATE EMISSION REDUCTIONS
AND BENEFITING CALIFORNIANS IN
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. THE BILL
IS BEING PURSUED THIS YEAR SO
THAT TRANSIT AGENCIES HAVE
CLARITY ON THE SALES AND USE
TAXES THAT WOULD APPLY TO
PURCHASES BEGINNING IN 2024 AS
THEY BEGIN THEIR PROCUREMENT
PROCESSES. THESE PROCUREMENT
PROCESSES ARE OFTEN LENGTHY AND
BEGIN 18 TO 24 MONTHS PRIOR TO
THE ISSUANCE OF A PURCHASE
ORDER. THANK YOU. MEMBERS ASKED
FOR IT. I VOTED WITH ME TWO
WITNESSES. MICHAEL MENTAL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS STEPHEN
JONES. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS REP WITH
ALAMEDA CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT
DISTRICT WHO WILL BE ON THE
PHONE, I BELIEVE WELCOME. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS.
MICHAEL PIMENTEL, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT ASSOCIATION,
REPRESENTING 85 TRANSIT AGENCIES
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
220 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONWIDE. YOU'RE TO VOICE OUR
SUPPORT FOR MAYBE 26 22 WILL BE
SUPER BRIEF AND JUST EMPHASIZE
OR INDUSTRY IS COMMITTED TO
MAKING A TRANSITION TO 100% 0
EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES BY 2040.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGING ASPECTS
OF THIS TRANSITION HAS BEEN THE
HIGH COST OF THE ZERO EMISSION
BUSSES. AND SO THIS BILL WOULD
HELP BY DOWN THE COST OF THESE
BUSSES AT AGENCIES LOOK TO MOVE
AGGRESSIVELY. INTO THIS ZERO
MISSION FUTURE AND WITH THAT,
JUST ENCOURAGE, DRIVE OUT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO STEVE
JONES, WHO'S ON THE PHONE. HE'S
FROM TRANSIT. I AM. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
STEPHEN JONES, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
REPRESENTATIVE AT THE ALAMEDA
CONTRA TALKED TO THE TRANSIT
DISTRICT IN OAKLAND, SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF A B TO 6 TO 2. I JUST
WANT TO APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
FOR CONSIDERING THIS BILL TODAY
AND ALSO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BOWLING FOR INTRODUCING SINCE 8
2006 HAS BEEN BUILDING THE MOST
COMPREHENSIVE ZERO EMISSION BUS
PROGRAM IN THE NATION. CURRENTLY
OPERATE. 46 ROMA SCHLUSS SEVEN
BATTERY ELECTRIC BOXES 39 FUEL
CELL ELECTRIC, BUT WE HAVE 21
MORE BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSSES
ARRIVING THIS YEAR. MY EARLY
2023 C TRANSIT HAS 67 0 EMISSION
BUSSES SERVICE CONSTITUTING MORE
THAN 10% OF OUR ENTIRE FLEET.
THANKS TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BOLAN'S ORIGINAL BILL, MAYBE 7
80 FOR TRANSIT IS REALIZING OVER
$43,000 TAX SAVINGS ON EACH
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUS PURCHASE.
AND MORE THAN $34,000 ON THE
PURCHASE OF EACH BATTERY
ELECTRIC PLUS, AND AS A RESULT,
THEY'VE ALREADY REALIZED ABOUT
$2 MILLION IN TAX SAVINGS. AND
WE'RE USING THE SAVINGS TO
PURCHASE EVEN MORE. THEIR
OMISSION BUSTED. AND TO BUILD
THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL
THAT WILL POWER THEM. BUT MORE
FUNDING IS NEEDED. IT WILL COST
BC TRANSIT AND ESTIMATED $1.3
BILLION TO MEET THE STATE
MANDATES THAT REQUIRES TRANSIT
PROVIDERS OPERATE 100% 0 MISSION
FLEET. BY 2040. MAYBE 26 22 WILL
HELP. THERE WERE SOME OF THESE
FUNDS. STILL IN THE CURRENT
TEXT, THE CURRENT TAX EXEMPTION
FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS AND STILL
IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN HELPING
US ANOTHER TRANSIT OPERATORS
MEET THE STATE MANDATE OF 100% 0
EMISSIONS BY 2040. ADD AND
ACHIEVING THE STATE'S AMBITIOUS
CLIMATE THOUGHTS, TRANSIT REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND URGES
YOUR SUPPORT FOR 80 26 22. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
SUPPORTERS IN ROOM. 2100. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON,
STEVE BULLOCK ON BEHALF OF THE
NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AND THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR COORDINATED
TRANSPORTATION AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE? SEEING THEN WE'LL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. MR MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD
CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY
THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF A B 26 22. AND IF
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT THESE PRESS 10 AND LOAD
LINE TO 91, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CANDYGRAM ON BEHALF OF
MONTEREY SALINAS TRANSIT. SEEN
REGIONAL TRADE DISTRICT. SAN
MATEO COUNTY DISTRICT. CITY
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF THAT
GOVERNMENT STILL ON THE
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IN CITY
OF KHALIDIYA IN SUPPORT OF MAYBE
26 22. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'LL GO TO LINE 6 35,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 6 35. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. AND WE. 6 35 YOU PRESS
THE 10 AGAIN? AND WE'LL GO TO
LINE 6 36 IN THE MEANTIME,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. PILLOW CHAIR
MEMBERS. AMBER CELL WITH TRENTON
PRESENT INSULTING ON BEHALF OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND IN
GO BACK TO, UH, 6 35, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. SMELL GERMAN NEGRO ON
BEHALF OF LEGAL CALIFORNIA
CITIES AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND MADAM CHAIR, A NO FURTHER
COMMENTS IN Q. VERY GOOD. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION.
THERE ARE NO LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESSES IDENTIFIED. IS THERE
ANYBODY IN ROOM 2100 THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AND INQUIRE.
WHETHER THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS
THAT WANT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 26 22. AND IF THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND MADAM KAREN
. NO COMMENTS COMING IN VERY
GOOD. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? SENATOR
DRIESELL. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. UH JUST TO RAISE TO THE
AUTHOR, UM, I HAVE WORKED WITH
MY COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE. UH
TO ADD LABOR STANDARDS ON YOU
KNOW THE CONTRACTS THAT WE AWARD
OR THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS?
BECAUSE THESE ARE OUR TAX
DOLLARS AT WORK. THESE ARE THE
PEOPLE'S MONEY, SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WHAT'S BEING
CREATED THE KINDS OF JOBS THAT
ARE BEING CREATED OR QUALITY
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS,
OUTREACH TO ALL COMMUNITIES. UM
AND GOOD PAIN JOBS. UM SO, UH, I
WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU, UH
, TO LOOK AT THESE HIGH ROAD
STANDARDS. THEY ARE ALREADY, UM
, CODIFIED IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE CODE, SO THERE'S A WAY
TO JUST MAKE SIMPLE REFERENCE
WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING A
WHOLE BOOK WRITTEN ON IT. SO
WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD
COURSE LOVE TO SUPPORT YOU. THAT
EMOTION. THANK YOU, SENATOR. AND
MORE THAN HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT
ISSUE, AND YOU KNOW, THESE ARE
PUBLIC AGENCIES WERE DEALING
WITH WHO GOT HIT PRETTY HARD
DURING COVID ARE STILL
RECOVERING. BUT MORE THAN HAPPY
TO LOOK AT A WAY TO DO A CROSS
REFERENCE THERE AND MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE STANDARDS ARE ARE IN
PLACE ON THE LEGISLATION. MORE
THAN HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT
ISSUE. GREAT. THANK YOU. I MOVED
THE BILL. THERE IS A MOTION BY
SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR NELSON
WERE ON FILE ITEM NUMBER 21 A B
26 22. AND THERE IS A MOTION.
UM, YOU MAY CONCLUDE. JUST ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR FOR ENTERTAINING IT AND
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THE
CONTINUATION OF THIS POLICY AND
FISCAL APPROACH WILL HELP OUR
AGENCIES MAKE THAT CONVERSION.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AND ONE OF
THESE DAYS. WE'RE GOING TO START
PRODUCING THEM HERE BECAUSE WE
INVEST ALL THESE TAX DOLLARS, UM
IN RENEWABLE ENERGY, BUT THEN BY
A SOLAR PANELS FROM GERMANY AND
CHINA AND DON'T PRODUCE THEM
RIGHT RIGHT IN OUR OWN STATE,
WHICH IS KIND OF ONE OF MY
FRUSTRATIONS. IF I COULD JUST
HAVE VERY QUICKLY YES, ONE OF
THE ONE OF THE MAIN COMPANIES IS
RIGHT BY MY HOME DISTRICT, AND
I'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF TOURING
THAT FACILITY WAS VERY IMPRESSED
. SO THERE ARE THERE IS JOB
CREATION HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN
OUR STATE. THAT'S GREAT. THANK
YOU. FOR THAT. APPRECIATE IT.
THERE IS A MOTION. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. MOTION IS TO PASS BUT
FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS CABALLERO, Hí
, NILSSON, DORIS OH OH, I
HERTZBERG WIENER THROUGH THE
ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT, AND WE
WILL PUT IT ON CALL FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SANTIAGO WELCOME. WE'D LIKE TO
PICK UP FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX,
WHICH IS A B 15 15 IF THAT'S
OKAY WITH YOU. ABSOLUTELY THANK
YOU, MADAM SHERIFF, ALLOWING ME
TO PRESENT AND WE WANT TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS AND CONTINUE WORKING.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GRANTEE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WHICH,
WITH YOUR COMMITTEE AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE FRENCH
TAX SITE SIDEBOARD APPRECIATE
THAT IT'S ACTUALLY MEANINGFUL TO
DO THAT. UM PLAN. THIS IS
STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL THAT WOULD
CODIFY THE OUTREACH, EDUCATION
AND FREE TAX ASSISTANCE GRANT
PROGRAMS SO THEY CAN MILLIONS OF
FOUNDERS COULD CONTINUE APPLYING
FOR THE DIFFERENT TRACKS
CREDITS. THAT ARE AVAILABLE. FOR
EXAMPLE, WE'RE NOW PUSHING FOR
THE BETTER FOR FAMILIES REBATE
THE GOLDEN STATE STIMULUS. THE
STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
ON CHILD TAX CREDIT IN THE
FASTER YOU TAX PROGRAM. IT'S
FUNDED IN THE BUDGET. WE WANT TO
CODIFY IT, AND THERE'S A
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC GOOD TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS. WE HAVE TWO
WITNESSES WHO WILL BE TESTIFYING
BY PHONE. MARGARITA ALVAREZ
GOMEZ FROM CENTRAL CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS. AND
DEBORAH LINDER, HOME FROM THE
UNITED WAY. CALIFORNIA CAPITAL
REGION. THANK YOU VERY GOOD.
LET'S START WITH MARGARITA
ALVAREZ GÓMEZ. THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. UM
GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. CARE ABOUT
YOUR OWN MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE? THANK YOU FOR
INVITING ME HERE TODAY. MY NAME
IS MARGARITA ALVAREZ GOMEZ AND
I'M, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
CENTRAL CITY PARTNERS. ANGELES
BASED ON PROFIT THAT ADVANCES
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES OF LOW
INCOME FAMILIES BY FULL STREAM
PARTNERSHIP. AND SUPPORTING
POSITIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE. I AM
HERE TODAY AND SUPPORT OF BABY.
15155 GRAND FUNDING FOR
COMMUNITY BASED TAX CREDIT HAVE
REACHED EDUCATION AND FREE TAX
PREPARATION SERVICES TO CMP HAS
PROVIDED TAX CREDIT, EDUCATION
OF REACH AND PRETEXT SEPARATION
SERVICES. IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
FOR OVER 10 YEARS BELOW AND
MOTHERING FROM TAXPAYERS,
INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES. THE FAMILIES THAT WE
SORT OF ON AVERAGE 17,000 PER
YEAR AND CANNOT AFFORD THE HIGH
COST OF FOR PROFIT TAX PREPARERS
. THEY ARE FAMILIES AND RELY ON
THE EARNING CONTACTS, CREDIT AND
CHILDHOODS CREDIT. ANOTHER
CREDITS TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING
FOR ON THE TABLE AND MEET THE
BASIC NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN.
THE STATE FUNDING WILL RECEIVE
THE RAISE AWARENESS AND TAX
BENEFITS AND NOT COMMUNITY HELPS
ENSURE THAT ALL TAX PLAYERS HAVE
EQUAL ACCESS TO ACCURATE TAX
INFORMATION AND NON PREDATORY
TAX PREPARATION SERVICES,
REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE
TRADITIONAL TAXPAYER OR FILE US
AND I THINK HOLDER AS SURVIVORS
SIDE CCMP HELD THOUSANDS OF
TAXPAYERS SMILED TAXES EVERY
YEAR, INCLUDING. I THINK HOLDERS
WHO OFTEN HAVE LIMITED
EXPERIENCE WAS ATTACKED, FILING
AND REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING THE
PROCESS. THIS BILL WILL ENSURE
THAT STATE FUNDING FOR FREE TAX
PREPARATION SERVICES IS PROVIDED
YEAR ROUND. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THE CMP CAN MAINTAIN OUR
SERVICES. WITH THAT INTERRUPTION
. THIS FUNDING WILL HELP OUR
FAMILIES BE MORE FINANCIALLY
SECURE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
INCREASE HOUSES, ABILITY AND
REDUCED WOULD INSECURITY ON
BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF
TAXPAYERS CCMP EACH YEAR AND THE
DAWSONS OF OTHER VITALS,
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY,
A LARGE FUNGAL IT AND COURAGE
YOU TO VOTE? YES OR MAYBE 151
SIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO DEBRA
LINDER HOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS DEBORAH LINDER, HOME
WITH UNITED WAY CALIFORNIA
CAPITAL REGION AND REPRESENTING
THE CALI COALITION. I AM PROUD
TO TESTIFY AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
ABBY 15 15 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SANTIAGO AS I KNOW FIRSTHAND
POWER THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AT FREE TAX PREP SERVICES HAVE
IN MY COMMUNITY. THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC HAS HAD DEVASTATING
HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
, INCLUDING LOW INCOME AND
UNDOCUMENTED CALIFORNIANS DURING
THIS TIME UNITED WAY, CALIFORNIA
CAPITAL REGION HAS CONTINUED TO
PROVIDE CRITICAL FINANCIAL
EMPOWERMENT TOOLS. INCLUDING
VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE
, OR VADA IN 2022 UNITED WAY
VOLUNTEERS HELPED OVER 5000
INDIVIDUALS WITH FREE FREE TAX
PREPARATION. SAVING OVER $1
MILLION IN TAX PREPARATION FEES
MORE THAN $9.6 MILLION IN
CREDIT, HAVE ALREADY BEEN
CLAIMED ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO
REGION ALONE WITH THESE EFFORTS
, WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF
THIS WORK AND KNOW THAT WE CAN
REACH MORE ELIGIBLE TAX FILERS
WITH YEAR ROUND SERVICES AS
ENVISIONED IN A B 15 15. THE
MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIANS
BENEFITING FROM THE CALI, HPC
AND YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT,
PARTICULARLY AMONG ITIN FILERS
PAY COMMERCIAL TAX PREPARER TO
RECLAIM THESE CREDITS, EVEN
THOUGH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
FREE TAX SERVICES. MAYBE 15 15
WILL ENSURE THE STATE PROVIDES
ADEQUATE ASSISTANCE AND
EDUCATION FILERS AND WILL ENSURE
TRUSTED CBO PARTNERS ARE FUNDED
MORE ADEQUATELY ADEQUATELY SO
THAT FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR TAX
CREDITS CAN FILE AND RECEIVE
LIGHT FALTERING FINANCIAL AID.
IT TAKES YEAR ROUND EFFORT FROM
DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE PEOPLE
TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AND PERFECT
OUR SERVICES AT A TIME OF
CONTINUED ECONOMIC INSECURITY
AND UNPRECEDENTED TAX CREDIT THE
NEED FOR CLEAR OUTREACH,
EDUCATION AND FREE TAX
ASSISTANCE. FROM TRUSTED SOURCES
HAD DRAMATICALLY INCREASED
ACROSS OUR STATE. THIS BILL WILL
ENSURE THAT MORE LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS AND FAMILIES ARE
BETTER ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO
EQUITABLE TAX CREDITS AT NO
ADDITIONAL COST TO THEM. FOR
THESE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE ON A B 15 15.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ON TO THE HAVE.
INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT IN ROOM. 2100 IS
THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? SEEING NONE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD QUEUE UP
GOT INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK. CERTAINLY IF THEY'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, MAYBE
15 15, PLEASE PRESS 10 AND YOU
KNOW THE LINE AT 6 31, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, REBECA
GONZALEZ FOR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT GO TO LINE 1.
60, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. THIS IS TERRY OLI
WITH ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT
ACTION IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 15
15 THINK IT NEXT GO TO LINE 607,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. INTERESTING CHAN WITH GRACE
AND CHILD POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA
AND TRUMP SUPPORT OF MAYBE 15
15. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO LINE
5 48, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JACKSON
NGUYEN UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA
, CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
MAYBE 15 15. THANK YOU. WE WILL
GO TO LINE 6 29, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS MONICA LASSO WITH GOLDEN
STATE OPPORTUNITY AND CALLING
AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR MAYBE 15
15. WE WILL GO TO LINE 2 13 213,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MADAM TERRY MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS MADDIE RIPPED FROM THE
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
CALIFORNIA CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF MAYBE 15 15. THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR, NO FURTHER
COMMENT AND QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. THERE ARE
NONE LISTED IN, UM AS LEAD
WITNESSES. IS THERE ANYBODY IN
ROOM 2100 THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. SEEING THEN
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. IF YOU
COULD CURE UP OPPOSITION. EARLY
AND SAVE TO, UH, SPEAKING
OPPOSITION TO MAYBE 15 15,
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND MADAM
CHAIR. NO COMMENTS COMING IN
VERY GOOD. BRING THEM THE MATTER
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS. YOU MAY
CONCLUDE. I JUST WANNA THANK YOU
ENOUGH FOR THE LONGEST TO GET
THIS AND PRESENT BECAUSE IT'S
INCREDIBLY PAINFUL AND TALK A
LOT, BUT I FEEL VERY PASSIONATE
ABOUT THIS. BECAUSE IT'S A
SIMPLE STEP. BUT TO THE OTHER
FAMILIES THAT BENEFIT FROM THE
PROGRAM, WHO OTHERWISE NOT
BENEFIT IF THESE PROGRAMS
WEREN'T IN PLACE. IN AND
SOMETIMES THAT IMPACTS NOT SEEN.
UM CCMP, WHO? THE ORGANIZATION
WHO PRESENTED IT IS IN DISTRICT
THAT THE GOOD SENATOR AND I
OVERLAP. IT WOULD HAVE LINES AND
LINES OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO
BECAUSE OF THE TIN NUMBER
BECAUSE THESE PROGRAMS THAT
EXISTED THEY RECEIVING THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND
THESE ARE HARD HIT PROBABLY
STRICKEN AREAS, SO I CAN'T THANK
YOU ENOUGH FOR HELPING US. THANK
YOU FOR AN I VOTED IMPORTANT
BILL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
AT THE MOTION BY SENATOR DURAZO.
THIS CULTURAL. MOTION IS TO PASS
THIS AMENDED BUT FIRST CEMENT
EVERY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. SENATOR SCOTT
HI, ERO. I NILSSON NILSSON. I DO
RUSSELL H
ROUGH ZERO. THAT BILL IS OUT.
WE'LL LEAVE THE, UM OPEN FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THAT. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A. B 1925.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT
TO THANK FIRST BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING THE COMEDIAN
AMENDMENTS. AND THIS THIS BILL
IS GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT
ON A POPULATION PEOPLE WHO ARE
DOCUMENTED NONCITIZENS WHO WILL
NOW BE ELIGIBLE FOR COUNTY BOARD
APPOINTED POSITION BY REMOVING
AN OUTDATED REFERENCE TO VOTER
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. UM THE
AND, FOR EXAMPLE, DACA
RECIPIENTS AND LEGAL PERMANENT
RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO HAVE MEANINGFUL WORK
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND YOU
KNOW, WE REALLY GOT THE IDEA
WHEN L A COUNTY DID IT, AND I
REMEMBER TALKING TO THE
SUPERVISOR AT THE TIME. SOLUTION
AND I WALKED UP AND SAID, YOU
KNOW WHAT? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU
DID? AND THEY FOUND AN OLD
OUTDATED REFERENCE TO VOTER
REGISTRATION. AH TO GIVE CERTAIN
APPOINTED POSITIONS. A POINT OF
POSITIONS LIKE A CPA LIKE A
ALREADY WAS A NUMBER OF THEM,
AND WHEN THEY TOOK THAT OUT,
THEY WERE ABLE TO OPEN IT UP.
THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE
QUALIFIED WHO COULD APPLY, BUT
JUST 10 GOT THEIR CITIZENSHIP
BECAUSE THE FEDERAL COURTS HAVE
BEEN TIED UP OR FOR WHATEVER
REASON. AND WE FOUND A NECESSITY
TO DO THIS ACROSS THE STATE
BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY QUALIFIED
PEOPLE WHO JUST HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO GET THEIR CITIZENSHIP
WHO SHOULD BE WORKING AND SOME
OF THESE APPOINTED POSITIONS SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, LEAD
WITNESSES. RITA MEDINA FROM THE
COALITION OF HUMANE IMMIGRANT
RIGHTS AND SHE'S OH, SHE'S HERE.
WELCOME CRAZY DAYS, SO I CAME IN
PERSON. THANK YOU, MADAM. TO SEE
THE CRAZY DAYS. I WENT TO THIS
EXACTLY, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RITA MEDINA
. I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF STATE
POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT SHE WOULD
LÀ AND WE'RE HERE IN PROUD
SUPPORT, AND MAYBE 1925 IS JUST
SO ESSENTIAL TO ASSURING THAT
NON CITIZENS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
AFFORDED THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES
AS THEIR CITIZEN COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THAT WE'RE WORKING
TO CREATE SYSTEMS WHERE ALL
RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS WAS JUST
MENTIONED BY THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO 11
MILLION IMMIGRANTS, AND OVER
HALF OF THEM ARE DOCUMENTED
RESIDENTS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY
, MOST OF THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN
HERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND IN
SOME CASES DECADES, RESIDENTS OF
THEIR STATES RESIDENTS OF THE
SAME COUNTY YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND
THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOLD
VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE
THAT CAN HELP STRENGTHEN OUR
LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND ADD
IMPORTANT VOICES. AND IN VIEW
POINTS TO THESE CONVERSATIONS,
SOMEONE'S PLACE OF BIRTH SHOULD
NOT EXCLUDE THEM FROM HOLDING
PUBLIC OFFICE WHERE THEY CAN DO
MEANINGFUL WORK FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY WANT TO
DO MEANINGFUL WORK AND WE WORK
WITH OUR FOLKS EVERY DAY AND SEE
THE EXCITEMENT WHEN, AS YOU KNOW
THEY COME AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR
GOVERNMENT. LAWCENTER THIS
COUNTY IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN THE
STATE TO HAVE ADDRESSED THIS
ISSUE BY UNANIMOUSLY PASSING A
MOTON TO WAIVE THE VOTER
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR
MOST APPOINTED COUNTY POSITION,
SO A STEP CLOSER TO EQUITY AND
PARTICIPATION. IT'S TIME FOR
CALIFORNIA TO STEP UP AND TO
ISSUE TO STEP UP AND ACT ON THIS
ISSUE AND WAVE THE OUTDATED
VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
FOR BOARD APPOINTED POSITIONS.
THIS WILL OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES
FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. AND,
OF COURSE, CHEERLESS IS
ABSOLUTELY GOING TO STAND BY
THAT. SO WE THINK THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AND WE ASK FOR A VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM
2100 THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 1925? SEEING NONE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AND ASKED
THE MODERATOR TO POLICE QUÊ UP.
UH, COMMENTS. CERTAINLY AND
THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF A B 1925 PLEASE PRESS 10. AND
MADAM CHAIR. NO COMMENTS COMING
IN VERY GOOD. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
THE OPPOSITION AND THERE ARE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES
IDENTIFIED IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFYING OPPOSITION, SAYING
NONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. AND IF YOU
COULD QUEUE UP OPPOSITION,
PLEASE CERTAINLY IF THEY'D LIKE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. THE A B
1925 PLEASE PRESS 10. AND MADAM
CARANO COMMENTS COMING IN VERY
GOOD. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. UM SENATOR DURAZO
LIKE TO MOVE THE BILL AND JUST
MAKE A COMMENT YES. MOTION BY
SENATOR DURAZO. THANK YOU. UM I
WANT TO COMMEND THE AUTHOR. MY
FIRST YEAR HERE IN SACRAMENTO, I
TOOK UP A BILL FOR APPOINTMENTS
AND COMMISSIONS, STATE
COMMISSIONS AND STATE BOARDS.
AND IT WAS THE SIMILAR IDEA WAS
. IF YOU'RE NOT A CITIZEN, THEN
YOU WERE BLOCKED FROM
PARTICIPATING IN SO MANY I THINK
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF BOARDS HAVE
TO DO WITH EDUCATION OR
ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC. YOU NAME
IT. WE HAVE A BOARD AND A
COMMISSION. UM SO I REMEMBER
TALKING TO SO MANY TALENTED
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT JUST REALLY
WANTED, AS SOMEONE SAID BETTER,
MORE SERVED. PROVIDE MORE
SERVICE TO OUR STATE, SO I'M
GLAD IT'S SOMETHING SIMILAR,
WHICH OPENS THE DOORS TO SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT REALLY WANT TO SHARE
THEIR TALENTS. SO THANK YOU. I
AGREE. I THINK THIS IS IT'S A
SIMPLE WORDING THAT CHANGES
THINGS TOTALLY. AND SO IT'S A
GOOD CATCH. AND I APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT YOU DID ON IT AND MUCH
APPRECIATED. UM IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER COMMENTS, WE DO HAVE
EMOTION AND WILL ALLOW YOU TO
CONCLUDE RESPECTFULLY WOULD ASK
FOR AN I BOTH. THANK YOU. VERY
GOOD. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST AMENDED RE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
SENATORS CABALLERO CABALLERO
NIELSEN. SO SO I HEARD HERZBERG
WIENER 2 TO 0. WE ARE GOING TO
LEAVE THAT BILL AND CALL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
WE ARE WAITING FOR AUTHORS AND
BEEN TOLD THAT THERE AT LEAST
ONE OF THEM IS ON THEIR WAY. SO
WE'LL WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE
RECESS AND WILL BE BACK. WHEN
ONE OF THE AUTHORS GETS HERE.
WHICH. ONE THEN. RIGHT? WORLD.
YES.
HAS.
SO WE'LL TAKE UP SOME BUSINESS
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR AN
AUTHOR. UM WE HAVE FILE ITEM
NUMBER 16, WHICH IS A B 27 21.
WE HEARD THE BILL BUT DID NOT
HAVE EMOTION. IS THERE A MOTION
ON FILE ITEM NUMBER 6 16. MM HMM
. SENATOR DURAZO. THIS IS UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY UM. MOVED
BY ASSEMBLY SENATOR DURAZO. UH
YES, AND THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS
CABALLERO, Hí
, NO, DURAZO. SO I HERZBERG
WIENER. 321. WILL PUT THAT ON
CALL WILL TAKE UP FILE ITEM
NUMBER 25. WHICH IS A B 26 56 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CUTTING SOME OF. I, UM I THOUGHT WE DID. BUT I
AM TOLD WE DID NOT SO WE NEEDED
A MOTION. AND MOTION BY SENATOR
DRAWS. OH, DO PASS AS AMENDED
BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. SENATORS CABALLERO, I KNOW
I NEED TO HOLD HIM TO ROT Ó.
GRASSO I HERZBERG WIENER 2 TO 0.
WE'LL PUT THAT BACK ON CALL FOR
THE MISSING MEMBERS, AND THEN WE
NEED A MOTION ON FILE NUMBER.
YEAH. 27 WHICH IS A B 28 87 BY A
MEMBER, EDUARDO GARCIA,
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION. YES.
TO PASS AND RE REFER TO MEDIA ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. SENATORS CABALLERO NIELSEN
, SO I HERZBERG WIENER THROUGH
20. THAT IS OUT. WE'LL PUT IT
BACK ON CALL FOR THE MISSING
MEMBERS. OKAY, DOPE NOW. TWO YES
, ITEM 19. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT
OKAY. WE HAVE. TO 34 25. I GUESS
1 26 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WANT TO
WELCOME. THE FILE ITEM. 2018 25
60 AFTERNOON MANAGER AND MEMBERS
START BY SAYING THE COMMITTEE
AND EXPRESSING MY PATIENT STAFF.
FOR THEIR HELP AMENDED A 25 60
ESTABLISHES A PILOT QUALIFIED
JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE ALAMEDA
AND CONTRA COUNTIES AND CITIES
WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES TO TURN
BLOOD PROPERTIES INTO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIRST TIME
MARKERS. A B 25 60 ACCOMPLISHES
THIS BY AFFECTING THE SPECIFIC
JURISDICTIONS TO IDENTIFY THEIR
BLIND DEVELOP A PLAN AND
CONGESTION PROFIT DEVELOPERS
COMMUNITY. STATIONS AND FINANCE
AND POSITIONS THREE PROPERTIES
AND RETURN THEM TO THE HANDS OF
COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE ASKED TO
IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENT
AND WORKED THEM PROGRAM STRING
FROM A VERY SPECIAL PILOT AND
FRIEND TIME WHERE THIS
TRANSFORMED BLIGHTED PROPERTIES
INTO NEW HOMES FOR FIRST TIME
HOMEBUYERS AND IN THE PROCESS,
REDUCE CRIME, THIS PIECE FOR
AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOODS YOU
WITNESSES WITH THE DAY JONES
AUDIO OF THE COMMUNITY BUILT AND
YOU NO DIRECT RICHMOND HOUSING
SERVICES. SUCH WALK UP. GOOD
AFTERNOON AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY RICH
PUT HOUSING SERVICES. WE
APPRECIATE HER OFFICE WELL AS
THE KIDS. MORE ABOUT IT. 25 6.
COORDINATION THAT 25 6. IT'S
PROBLEM, SIR. TO ADDRESS NEEDS
CUTE FOR HOMEOWNER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS AS WE
ARE PALETTE, EASE STATE
GOVERNMENT AND A LOT OF FUN
PERHAPS CAME IN THIS INSTANCE
OTHER THAN IT IS. THERE'S NOT
TIME ON HER. I AM BEFORE POCKET
. WE EXPERIENCE OR TAPE I'M OUT
HAVING YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE
BIG JOB. PEOPLE WILL BUY
ANYTHING IN THE YES EFFORTS
TRYING TO QUICKLY BY PHOENIX
FEEL MADE POSSIBLE WHETHER
YOU'RE. APRIL. BELIEVE THAT
MONTH. MHM I MEAN IT. AND THIRD.
THURMOND. LEVERAGING THEY FOUND
WAS THERE AND THEIR TOMORROW
STATIONED TEST POSITION. HANDS
AT HOME. AWESOME THAT THERE'S
LITTLE OR NO OPPORTUNITY
AVAILABLE THAT MORE THAN A
PERCENT. SO THIS IS A BALL TO BE
ABLE TO THINK OWNERSHIP INTO THE
ENTITIES IMPACT BY STRIPPING, UM
LINING AND OTHER ISSUES. THAT
CAUSED FRANCHISE IN AREAS WE
DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS ANY NEW
MUNICIPAL. THERE'S ALREADY A
TOOL. BRING EVIDENCES SECTION
AND LEVERAGING FUNDS THAT THEY
HAVE AVAILABLE COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT. DID IT FOR THE
COMMITTEE MENTIONED. YOU HAVE TO
SAY IS THAT. GOOD ALL THEY NEED.
YES THAT'S A PILOT. TO BE
BEAUTIFUL DRESS. HIS DORMANT
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MHM. TOÀN
COMMUNITY. COMMITTEE, BRINGING
BUILT OFFERING A. IT WAS VERY
CREDIBLE ISSUE SIX. SAMPLE
POSSIBLE WE DID NOT ACCEPT COME
TOGETHER. I'M STILL IN TROUBLE.
THIS IS THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO
TEST PILOT AND WE'RE PATIENT,
PRIVATE LEWIS TO CREATE WAS VERY
REALLY NON EXISTENT FINANCING
FOR SMALL INFILL HOUSING
PRODUCTION THAT WILL BE SALE IN
MARCH. FAMILIES. 5 $60 FROM THE
VERY SUCCESSFUL RENOVATION PILOT
PROGRAM THAT BROUGHT HER
COMMUNITY STATION, SOCIAL
INVESTOR AND A LOCAL
JURISDICTION ESSENTIAL PARTNER.
YEAH. PART OF THE RICHMOND
PALETTE. THERE WERE OVER 200 IN
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. COSTUME
CITY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
JUST TO KEEP THEM BOARD ON
FRIDAY ON AN ACT TO BLOOD BAND
AT HOME SO THE PROGRAM COULD
EVALUATE ACQUIRE REHAB AND FELT
TO GRADUATE LOCAL SORT OF FIRST
TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS. AS THE
ASSEMBLY ANALYSIS, TOTAL COST
AND A B 26 YEARS, ALL
JURISDICTIONS LESS THAN $150,000
IS IMPORTANT TO COMPARE. COMPARE
THAT TO THE ALMOST $5 MILLION.
BENEFITS SEEN BY THE CITY OF
RICHMOND FIVE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM
AND THAT INCLUDES 6.5 AND IN
LOCAL SPENDING GENERATED THROUGH
THE CONSTRUCTION WORK $800,000
TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PAST
DUE TAX CODE ENFORCEMENT LEANS
$700,000 PER YEAR LOCAL ECONOMIC
SPENDING GENERATED BY NEW
HOMEOWNERS AND $350,000 PER YEAR
IN REDUCED CODE ENFORCEMENT. BUS
CCB IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
INNOVATIVE LEGISLATION TO
ADDRESS LONGSTANDING BLIGHT AND
ALAMEDA AND COST OF COST MONIES
AS WELL AS CREATING A NEW FILE
MECHANISM FOR MUCH NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
PRODUCTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL, PLEASE COME
FORWARD. ADRIAN MOM. IT WAS
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,
CALIFORNIA AND VERY STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. JORDAN PLAN TO CARVE
A HARD ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
AND BE STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM 2100?
SEEING NONE WILL MOVE OVER TO
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE. MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD QUEUE UP
INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 25 60.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 25 60 AT THE TIME
, PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
THE ZERO TOUCHED ON PHONE. AND
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF PLEASE PRESS 10 ON
YOUR TOUCH TONE PHONE AT THIS
TIME. AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO
LINES OF QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UM,
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. THERE
ARE NO LEAD. OPPOSITION
WITNESSES NOTED. SO WE'LL SEE IF
THERE'S ANYONE IN ROOM 2100 THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE IS THERE COULD YOU PLEASE
QUEUE UP OPPOSITION WITNESSES,
PLEASE. COURSE. AND IF THERE IS
ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION TO A B 25 60,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
THE ZERO AT THIS TIME. AGAIN IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE
NO ALLIANCE IN Q. VERY GOOD.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THERE IS
A MOTION BY SENATOR DURAZO.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. UM, THIS IS REALLY
INNOVATIVE AND WHAT WE KNOW IS
THAT IT'S A LOT CHEAPER TO MIGHT
AND FASTER. TO UM TO REALLY MAKE
THE INVESTMENT TO BUY UP WHAT'S
AFFORDABLE AND TO GET FAMILIES
INTO THEM. UM BUT BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE FINANCIAL
EDUCATION BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT
FINANCIAL EDUCATION, WHAT WE
FIND IS THAT YOU DO ALL THIS
WORK AND THEN THEY DON'T QUALIFY
FOR THE LOAN. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO WITH
THAT THERE IS A MOTION AND WE'D
ALLOW YOU TO CONCLUDE THANK YOU
SO MUCH WITH THIS BILL. WE ARE
RECLAIMING ABANDONED NEGLECTED
HOMES AND REDLINED NEIGHBORHOODS
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
COMMUNITY. TO KEEP OUR STREETS
SAFE AND TO START BUILDING AND
REBUILDING BACK BLACK AND BROWN
WEALTH IN PARTICULAR FOR
OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR RIVAL. VERY GOOD. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. MOTION IS TO PASS
THIS AMENDED BUT FIRST CEMENT
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
CABALLERO, NILSSON, NILSSON,
EIDUR ASO, Hí
3 TO 0. BILL IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLL OPEN FOR THE MEMBERS
THAT ARE MISSING. SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH. JUST CHUGGING ALONG. WE
ARE CHUGGING ON. I HAVE TO GO
TESTIFY IN I MEAN, I HAVE TO GO
PRESENT BILLS, SO I'M TRYING TO
GET DONE AND I'M NOT GONNA BE
ABLE TO DO IT. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RISK. YEAH. WELCOME. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE ASKING
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
YOUR BILL. AND WITH NO VOTE. IS
THAT CORRECT? CORRECT VERY GOOD.
WELL, WELCOME. WE'RE HAPPY TO
SEE YOU HERE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO VERY MUCH. IT'S A VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND I HAVE
WORKED. TIRELESSLY ON. AND MY
WITNESSES HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS
JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT WE GET
INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY
THAT IS THAT IS BASED ON THE
FACTS. AND BASED ON WHAT REALLY
HAPPENS TO HUMAN BEINGS BECAUSE
OF THIS. SO A B 28 40
ESTABLISHES A GOOD NEIGHBOR
POLICY FOR LOGISTICS
DEVELOPMENTS IMPACTING SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTIES. SPECIFICALLY A B 28 40
, AS WRITTEN WOULD REQUIRE THAT
WAREHOUSES, 100,000 SQUARE FEET
OR LARGER, BE BUILT AT LEAST
1000 FT. OR FURTHER FROM
SENSITIVE RECEPTORS SUCH AS
SCHOOLS. RESIDENCES AND
DAYCARES. THE BILL ALSO OFFERS
DEVELOPERS SINCE THE AMENDMENT
WAS TAKEN. AH AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENT BY PUTTING
IN PLACE ALTERNATIVE MEASURES
THAT PROVED SIMILAR PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY BENEFITS TO
COUNTER THE IMPACT. OF THE
HEALTH. TO COUNTER THE NEGATIVE
HEALTH IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
I BROUGHT THIS BILL FORWARD
BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST
DECADE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.
CHANGES THAT HAVE IMPACTED THE
LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
COMMUNITY. SINCE 2010. THERE
HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 174 MILLION
SQUARE FEET OF LOGISTICS
INDUSTRIAL SPACE DEVELOPED IN
THE COMMUNITY. WITH THE MAJORITY
OF THIS BEING DEVELOPED IN SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTIES. DURING THE SAME TIME.
THE INLAND EMPIRE EXPERIENCE THE
FIFTH LARGEST POPULATION GROWTH
IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS
INCLUDED NEARLY 400,000
RESIDENTS. ADDED IN SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTIES. THIS HAS CALLED
SIGNIFICANT PLANNING ISSUES THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD TO
ANTICIPATE. WITH OVER 10 YEARS
AGO, AND NOW COMMUNITY IS
FUNDING WHERE HOUSES ARE BEING
BUILT. RIGHT NEXT DOOR. NEXT TO
SCHOOLS, WAREHOUSES THEM TRUCKS
PRODUCING DIESEL PARTICULATE
MATTER THE PRIMARY REASON WHY
THE TWO PARTIES RANKED IN THE
TOP 10. FOR THE WORST ANNUAL
POLLUTION NATIONALLY TO THE
AMERICAN NEGOTIATION. THIS POINT
IS A DRIVING FACTOR AND
RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AS LEAD TO
LONG TERM ISSUES. IT'S HEART
DISEASE CANCER. 1000 FT THIS
BILL IS ON A RECOMMENDATION.
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES BOARD MEMO.
WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
CALIFORNIA WRONG, IT'S FINE.
PETE. DIESEL EMISSIONS. IMPACT
RESEARCHERS. UM, WHEN YOU READ
THE PARTICULAR MAN, YOU REALLY
ARE GOING TO SEE A DROP IN THE
HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. EXAMPLE
IN MY DISTRICT IN THE COMMUNITY. SIX OUT OF THE SCHOOLS ARE
HATED LOCATED. WITHIN AN APP 250
FT. SOME CLOSEST 20 FT. ALSO
RECENTLY HAD WENT THROUGH IT.
THIS FIRE WHERE PROJECT WAS IT?
RIGHT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL. UM
HELLO, GOOD. I WANT TO CLEAR.
NEVER.
TOO
TOILET SCRUBBING TREES LIKE
CYPRUS TREES, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO
ACCORDING TO A WIND TUNNEL STUDY
HAVE 20% REDUCTION IN PM 2.5.
THE RECOMMENDATION FROM ANY
REGULATORY AGENCY IS 1000 FT
BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE
SPAN OF 2.5. WITH COVID. WE
STOOD SIX FT APART BECAUSE OF
THE PARTICULAR PARTICULAR
MATTER. THIS IS PM 2.5. IF THE
REGULATORY AGENCIES ARE SAYING
1000 FT, THERE IS A REASON
BEHIND IT. WE APPRECIATE OUR
REPRE REPRESENTATIVES AND
LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND
COMMON GROUND, BUT WE MUST
REENTER TO REITERATE THE IMPACT
OF PARTICULAR IS NOT A FUTURE
STATE. IT'S HAPPENING NOW. WITH
CHILDREN THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO
BREATHE BLOODY NOSES. LOW BIRTH
RATES, IRREVERSIBLE NEUROLOGICAL
IMPACTS. WE ARE GETTING SICK OUT
OF RATE THAT OUTPACES HEALTH
INSURANCE COVERAGE, SIXTIES
RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES.
EXACERBATIONS OVERCROWDED,
URGENT CARES. AH EMERGENCY ROOMS
AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS BECAUSE. INEVITABLY WE ARE LEAVING THE
TRUE COST OF WAREHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT TO THE STATE. THIS
IS ABOUT HEALTH STANDARDS, WHICH
, WITHOUT THIS BILL CANNOT
REALISTICALLY EVER EXIST OR COME
TO COME BACK CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
RATE AND MANY OTHER CHRONIC
PULMONARY CONDITIONS DUE TO POOR
AIR QUALITY THAT RESULTS FROM
INDISCRIMINATE OF WAREHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT. IN SHORT, NOT
PASSING BILL 28 40. YOU'RE
ALLOWING THESE DEVELOPERS TO
OFFSET THEIR COST TO THE STATE
IN A RATIO OF $50 PER TON. OF
POLLUTION. TO BE CLEAR. WE'RE
NOT SAYING DON'T BUILD, AS UM,
UM, ASSEMBLY MEMBER ELOISE REYES
SAID WHAT WE'RE SAYING AND
ASKING US TO BUILD RESPONSIBLY.
WE'RE NOT SAYING DON'T BRING
JOBS WERE SAYING BRING GOOD PING
JOBS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REALLY
LOOK AT THIS BILL FOR WHAT IT IS
SAYING AND WHAT IT IS OFFERING
AND SILENCE THAT FALSE
NARRATIVES THAT ARE WILDLY BEING
SPREAD. I GOT TO ASK YOU TO WRAP
UP BECAUSE I LET MY LAST. OKAY
APPRECIATE IT. SO I WROTE THIS
TESTIMONY. BEFORE THE DECISION
TO PRESENT WAS MADE, AND I WAS
GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE ALLOW
ME THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE
TO GO BACK HOME WITH SOME GOOD
NEWS AND SOME PROTECTIVE
MEASURES. UM I DON'T. I DON'T
KNOW WHERE THAT FITS NOW IN
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. NOW WE
HAVE JUST SENIOR GONZALES WAS ON
THE PHONE. HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WE CAN GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY A MOVIE. SONIA
GONZALEZ. I'M THE ORGANIZING
DIRECTOR WITH THE UNITED FOOD
AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION,
LOCAL 11 57. I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF 19,000 MEMBERS IN THE
COUNTY'S RIVERSIDE, SOME
BERNARDINO AND PARTS OF L, A AND
IMPERIAL AND 100 AND 80,000
MEMBERS STATEWIDE. UFCW IS PROUD
TO SUPPORT AND THANKS, MAJORITY
LEADER REYES FOR AUTHORING A B
28 40 LOCAL HAS WATCHED
FIRSTHAND THE RAPIDITY OF
INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSING. FILLIED
OVER INTO AREAS WHERE OUR LIVE
WHERE THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL
WHERE THEY GO TO WORSHIP. HAS
BEEN IT HAS HAD A SUBSTANTIAL
IMPACT ON OUR MEMBERS. IF YOU
SPEND JUST ONE DAY IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE, YOU WILL NOTICE THE
LARGE AND NUMEROUS BORDERING
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS
YOU DRIVE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE TRAFFIC
CONGESTION AND EXHAUST FROM
TRUCKS DRIVING PAST SCHOOLS AND
CHURCHES, LEAVING LAYERS OF SMOG
AND POLLUTION BEHIND. FOUR
MEMBERS. THESE UNFORTUNATE
CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME THE NORM
AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD NOT
BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL IN ANY
AFFLUENT AREAS OF THE STATE.
RAPID WAREHOUSING EXPANSION HAS
HAD NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND
HEALTH IMPACT ON OUR MEMBERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES. HOW STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN THAT THE EXPOSURE TO
DIESEL EXHAUST FROM TRUCKS
MOVING GOODS CAN AFFECT THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SUCH AS
WORSEN ASTHMA, ALLERGIES,
BRONCHITIS AND LUNG FUNCTION.
OUR MEMBERS HAVE SHARED PERSONAL
STORIES ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN
HAVING ASTHMA WITH NO KNOWN
FAMILY HISTORY OF THE CONDITION
, THEIR CHILDREN HAVING THEIR
PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES
ACROSS THE STREET FROM NEWLY
BUILT WAREHOUSES AND WAREHOUSES
BEING BUILT NEAR THEIR HOMES.
OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO EXPERIENCE
THE PHYSICAL AND MONETARY HEALTH
CONSEQUENCES JUST MERELY
EXISTING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES,
AND ITS CURRENT WAREHOUSE
EXPANSION CONTINUES, OUR MEMBERS
WILL HAVE TO LIVE IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS OR BE FORCED TO MOVE.
FURTHER AWAY FROM THEIR JOB,
WHICH WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO
WORKERS WHO ARE ALREADY
STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
UFCW STRONGLY BELIEVED THAT 80
28 40 OFFERS A PRACTICAL
SOLUTION TO PROTECT THE
RESIDENTS ARE MEMBERS IN
RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING
THE LOGISTICS CENTER SECTOR AND
OUR STATES SUPPLY CHAIN.
WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT AND
EXPANSION SHOULD NOT COME AT THE
EXPENSE OF REMEMBERS, AND THEIR
AND THEIR FAMILY'S HELP AND
ABILITY TO LIVE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. IT'S FOR THESE
REASONS AND MORE THAT WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I VOTE
TODAY ON A B 28 40 THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS
IMPORTANT MATTER. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY GOING TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE IN IN
ROOM 2100 THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK TODAY. SAYING YES, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY. NO WORRIES. WE'RE ON
SUPPORT. I'M SORRY. YES. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT,
LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME TO
THE MIC. DO I HAVE A TIMELY
MARRIAGES? ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW,
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS JUST HAVING
YOU IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE AND WHO
YOU REPRESENT. AND THAT YOU'RE
IN SUPPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM,
WELL, GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. MY NAME'S SANTA
GONZALES. I AM A REALTOR
RESIDENT AND A MOM OF SUN HAD
HAS DEVELOPED ASPE DUE TO THE
INFLUX OF WAREHOUSING. I ALSO
REPRESENT THE CENTER FOR
COMMUNITY ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
MILLIONS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
BEING AFFECTED BY THIS AND I
STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT THE LITTLE
THINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THESE ARE ANYONE'S YES. PLEASE
GO BORING. HELLO MY NAME IS
MARLENE GERSH. YEAH, I AM A
CURRENT GRADUATE FROM THE
DIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
FROM COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE. I
PRESIDENT OF FONTANA. DIFFERENT
TEAMS, AND I STRONGLY THERE THE
COUNTLESS RESEARCH THAT I'VE
IMPACTS OF WAREHOUSES I STRUCK.
CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU SO
MUCH ENOUGH. SEEN NOTHING.
THEY'RE TESTED HERE IN THE, UM
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE LINE WHEN
THE LINE WANTS TO FIND SUPPORT.
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL THEM
AGAIN. AND SUPPORT HIS FIRST TWO
LINE.
BUT.
WITH SMILES. THREE YEAR OLD DÍAS. 23-14. THE NEXT SEVEN. FULLER.
UH HUH. AYE. WHAT NATIONAL
CABINET NIGHT SO I ASKED FOR AND
I VOTE NO. YEAH. MUCH. OF LYING.
HOLD OUT. MHM. PLEASE. THAT IS
ALL.
I OWE YOU. THE ROLE OF AND.
QUIET. ABOUT MY.
TOMORROW. RIGHT? RIGHT? LIKE.
AMANDA. I LEFT MESSAGES. AND I
THANK YOU. AND THE FLYING. IN
19. HI. MY NAME IS SHANNON AND
GIVEN THE CITY OF LEWINGTON AND
I'M CALLING A FAVOR, MAYBE 28
40. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
THIS TIME THERE ARE NO FURTHER
LINES IN QUÊ. VERY GOOD. THAT
CONCLUDES OUR SUPPORT TESTIMONY
. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION. UM WANT TO INVITE
THE THERE ARE TWO, UM, LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. JAMES
WALKER AND COUNCIL MEMBER DEBRA
DORST THAT UM AND WE WITHIN
PERSON, SO PLEASE, LIKE LIKE,
COME FORWARD. PLEASE. WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JAMES THURWACHTER TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF
LABORERS. PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
ONE AT FIRST EXTEND OUR DEEPEST
GRATITUDE TOO MUCH TO THE
MAJORITY LEADER AND HER TEAM.
WE'VE HAD VERY POSITIVE AND
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE.
CONTINUE THAT PATH IN THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU. REMEMBER IS
OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF
CLOSE TO 70,000 MEN AND WOMEN
STATEWIDE WHO WORK IN THE HEAVY
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. WE BUILD
CALIFORNIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE. WE
ENSURE THAT OUR ROADS AND
HIGHWAYS ARE SAFE FOR US TO
DRIVE ON. AND YES, WE ASSEMBLE
CRITICAL FACILITIES SUCH AS
LOGISTICS CENTERS AND
WAREHOUSES. 80% OF OUR OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR.
MANY HAVE COME DIRECTLY FROM THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE'RE
PROUD TO PROVIDE. PRISON PROJECT
PATHWAYS AS WE LIKE TO SAY, AND
REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
MEMBERS TO WORK IN THE VERY
COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
THIS BILL AS AMENDED THREATENS
THE LIVELIHOODS. OF THESE
MEMBERS. WE UNDERSTAND AND WE'RE
THANKFUL FOR THE RECENT
AMENDMENTS TO NARROW THE SCOPE
TO ONLY RIVERSIDE AND SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES. HOWEVER THE
FACT IS, IS THAT THERE IS STILL
A SUBSCRIPTION CRISIS WITHIN OUR
STATE. IN THE I IV. INLAND
EMPIRE HAS CRITICAL STRATEGIC
REGION. FOR LOGISTICS CENTERS TO
STORE AND MOVE GOODS THROUGH THE
PORTS OF L, A AND LONG BEACH.
BUT ALSO INCLUDING A BROAD
CATEGORY OF LOCATIONS UNDER THE
TERMS SENSITIVE RECEPTORS, OFTEN
ASKING OURSELVES WHERE IN
REALITY CAN WE BUILD OR AND
THESE CRITICAL CENTERS? MAYBE 28
46 TO MITIGATE AIR QUALITY
ISSUES. ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TRUCKS TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE
CENTERS. BUT THE WAY THAT THE
BILL IS DRAFTED, IT PRESUMES
THAT STATE ENTITIES LIKE CARB
AND THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
MHM. SORRY HERE. MY ECHO. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL AIR
QUALITY BOARDS ARE NOT DOING
THEIR JOB AND WE THINK THAT THEY
ARE A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF THIS
BILL. WHETHER INTENDED OR NOT,
IS THAT CENTERS WILL MOVE
FURTHER AWAY FROM PORTS. AND
WITH THAT THEY'LL BE TAKING THE
JOBS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WITH
THEM. THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH IS
THAT THIS WILL INCREASE BMT
SIGNIFICANTLY AS BOTH WORKERS
AND COMMERCIAL TRUCKS WILL BE
TRAVELING LONGER DISTANCES TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. AND
CLOSING. I JUST WANT TO LEAVE
YOU ALL WITH, UH, SOME DATA FROM
THE BUREAU OF LABOR. IN 2012
JUST 10 YEARS AGO. THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE III WAS
AROUND 12% JUST UNDER 12. THAT
WAS THE HIGHESTIN THE NATION
FOR COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS
OVER A MILLION. TODAY THAT
NUMBER IS JUST UNDER FOUR. NOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO ON RECORD
SAYING THAT THAT CHANGES SLOWLY
DUE TO THE E COMMERCE AND
LOGISTICS INDUSTRY. HOWEVER, WE
WOULD BE REMISS AH, TONIGHT
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY THAT
INDUSTRY HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL
IN LIFTING FAMILIES IN THE
APARTMENT. FOR ITS FINE, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME GOOD.
YEAH, GOOD. ACTUALLY CHAIRMAN
CALDERON MEMBERS OF SOMETHING
FOR THE ZOOM CALL THE TRULY
APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION. MY
NAME IS DEBBIE ENDORSE PERATA.
14 YEARS REMEMBER IN THE CITY OF
ONTARIO. I'VE BEEN A REGISTERED
NURSE YEARS, THE LAST 15 OF
THOSE YEARS SERVING AS A PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE OF THE L. A COUNTY.
THE APARTMENT. THANK YOU. I'M
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, RIVERSIDE COUNTY TO
IVE YOU A ROOF OVER TWO OF
WHAT'S COUNTY SAID COME OVER THE
LAST 100 YEARS AND THE 1920 17
60. WE WERE BASIC CONTROL
COMMUNITY WHERE WE GREW ORANGES
, GRAPES AND HAD DAIRY FROM
WORLD WAR TWO, THE 19 SEVENTIES
WAS LIKE WE'RE STILL JUST
ELECTRIC GENERAL. AND I'M JUST
LIKE CAME TO THE TOWNS AND WE
NEEDED. HOW DOES THE THOUSANDS
OF HOMES BUILT TO FACILITATE A
PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO LOVE? NOW
THAT WE NEEDED TO FIND OUR NEXT
AND THE NEXT IS LOGISTICS.
LOGISTICS IS, UM WHAT WE NEED TO
KEEP PEOPLE WORKING. UM. WHAT WE
HAVE FOUND IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS NO PROVIDED US
WITH A WONDERFUL FRAMEWORK
SYSTEM HAVE THE 15TH 10. WE ALSO
HAVE TWO WONDERFUL AIRPORTS. UM
SAMBERG, YOU KNOW, AND ONTARIO
ALONG WITH TWO RED ROSE. I CARRY
CARGO IN AND OUT. WHAT TO DO,
BUT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT LIES
ON THESE WONDERFUL ASSETS, EVEN
WITH HOUSES NOW MOVING
UNDERSTANDING BECOME A LITTLE
GOOD. PRINCE. JUST SIX TAX
TRUCKS HELPING PLEASE FIRE
STREET TRUE. THE EARTH. ONE I
LOVED IT. I LOVED ALL MY LIFE.
AND WHEN I WAS LITTLE AND GO
BACK IN THE 19 SIXTIES AND
SEVENTIES LOOKS LIKE MOUNTAINS
FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COULDN'T
BE I MEAN. TO IS THEN. TOTALLY
THAT, UM. FUNNY POINT. KEEP
LATER. LET US SCHOOL. JUST
REALLY REQUIRED. JUST SO OKAY?
COACHES. TO ACCESS THE 31ST. FOR
HELP.
POSITION.
OPEN.
LINE. BUT OKAY OH, EXCUSE ME.
AH, MOVING ON. WE HAVE 6 71.
ASSEMBLED. COLOR AND RED.
BUSINESS OWNER. THANK YOU. AND
NEXT WE HAVE LINES 6 73, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS QUISENBERRY. I'M CALLING
FROM THE LABOR SPECIFIC
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL ORGANIZING
COALITION. AND I'LL BE HALF OF
OUR ENTIRE STAFF. WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED A B 28 40.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND NEXT WE HAVE LINES 6 43,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH THIS IS
CHRISTIAN COCKBURN
REPRESENTATIVE REALITY WE
OPPOSED A B 28 40. AND NEXT WE
HAVE LINED 6 65, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CHAIR AND MEMBERS, LUIS
SANCHEZ WITH MILLER SAID THIS
AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FAMILY BEER
DISTRIBUTORS IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT. WE HAVE LINES 5 80, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS APOLLO.
LOCAL 3 45 LABOR. AND I
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED TO MAYBE 28
40. NEXT WE PUT A LINE OF 1 40,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIND 140. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MOVING ON. WE HAVE
LINES. 6 89. HI GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS ED LEARNED BUSINESS
MANAGER FROM LABOUR'S LOCAL 3 45
ON BEHALF OF OUR 500 MEMBERS. WE
RESPECT ACTUALLY OPPOSED A B
284. NEXT. WE HAVE LINES. 6 94,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. MY NAME IS SEARCH FOR MERITS
AND PROBLEMS LIKE IN THE LOCAL
TO 20. APRIL 2000 MEMBERS FROM
SANTA BARBARA OPPOSED TO THIS
ONE CURRENT TALLY THAT WE
STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 28 40.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
HAVE LINES 6 58, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
RYAN ELAINE, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
HAVE LINES 6 18, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. TÌM NAME IS MARIO SALINAS
AND WITH THE NEIGHBORS, LOCAL 3
20. ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND OUR
2000 MEMBERS. WE OPPOSE A B 2840
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND NEXT WE GO TO LINE 6
24, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ERNESTO
KANSEN BEHALF OF LEVERS. LOCAL
300 ARE OVER 8000 MEMBERS IN THE
COUNTYOF LOS ANGELES, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED E B 28 40.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 6 75, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI GOOD AFTERNOON.
ATTORNEY HUGHES AT THE
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE PRODUCERS
REPRESENTING FOOD PROCESSING
ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. AND THEY GOT A LINE. 43,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, JAMES HAMMOND, LABOUR'S LOCAL
TO 94, PRESENTING 1900 MEMBERS.
WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED A B 28
40. THANK YOU. THE NEXT LITTLE
LINES 65 AHEAD. MET HIM
CHEERFULLY ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
CALIFORNIA IN OPPOSITION. NEXT.
WE'RE GOING TO LINE 6 40,
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON MANAGER
REMEMBERS 20 FARM BUREAU IN
OPPOSITION. AND LEFT. 6 79.
THANK YOU. THIS IS GAIL
DELAHANTY WITH WESTERN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION AND WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE
HAVE 49. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS I'M
CALLING FOR, YOU KNOW, LABORS
LOCAL 5 35 923 MINUTES, WE WOULD
BE A FOLK. 28 40 THINGS. NEXT
YEAR. 7 13 WAS GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JONATHAN CHARLO, RIVERSIDE
COUNTY RESIDENT. I'M CALLING IN
STRONG OPPOSITION TO A B 2040.
THANK YOU. GO TO LINE 6 91 GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF
MEDINA WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY
BUSINESS LOOKS LIKE TO THE BILL
. IT IS. NEXT WE HAVE 6 61,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AFTERNOON
TURNED MEMBER. THIS IS CHRIS
WILSON COUNTY BUSINESS
FEDERATION. WE ARE STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO A B 28 40. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE LINES 6 82, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS DEREK TURNAROUND BEHALF
OF THE TOWN OF APPLE VALLEY,
RESPECTIVELY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 7 26, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, TODD STEIN FOR THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION OPPOSED TO MAYBE 28
40. THANK YOU. MR MURDOCH.
MODERATOR CAN YOU TELL US HOW
MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE ON THE
LINE? AH IN QUÊ. CURRENTLY WE
HAVE 29 MORE LINES. UM LET'S SEE
IF WE CAN SPEED IT UP A LITTLE
BIT MORE OF THIS REALLY IS FOR
AND HEARING PURPOSES ONLY. I
RESPECT EVERYBODY THAT'S CALLED
IN AND TALK TODAY, BUT, UM WE'VE
GOTTA COUPLE MORE BILLS TO DO,
AND WE'D LIKE TO GET FINISHED
BEFORE WE HAVE SESSION. ONE
MOMENT HERE. WE'LL SPEED IT UP.
WE HAVE LINED BY 95, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
KIMBERLY DAVIDSON WITH THE CITY
OF WILLIAM ARE LOCATED IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY. AND WE ARE
VERY MUCH IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE LINE 39. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS VINCENT ON
BEHALF OF THE PLASTIC TENDERS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCAL 14 14.
WE'RE STRONGLY OPPOSING A B 28
40. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
LEVEL LINE. 4 42, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES THIS IS RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SUPERVISOR KAREN SPIEGEL
AND I SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE
COMMITTEE OPPOSING A B 28
FORTIES OR RESPECTFULLY WANT TO
CONTINUE OUR OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE LINES 6 62.
FIND 6 62 YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
WITH ME GONE. WE HAVE LINED 35.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON.
BUT AND OCAMPO'S LABOUR'S 3 24.
AND ON BEHALF OF OUR 4500
NUMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED 80 2040.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LINE 28,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS BELLA DOOR AND I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF LABOUR'S
LOCAL 11 84, REPRESENTING 5800
MEMBERS AND WE RESPECT THE POSE
A B 2040 NEXT. WE HAVE LINE 6 96
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS JASON CORN GOLD,
PRESIDENT OF AN EMPIRE CHAPTER
OF NEW YORK AND I'LL BE HAPPY
FOR 350 MEMBERS, WHICH OPPOSED A
B 28 POINT. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINES OF FIVE. MADAM CHAIR
ANDREW SAUL, ON BEHALF OF THE
GREATER RIVERSIDE CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. NEXT. WE HAVE LINES
6 80. AFTERNOON. THIS IS WITH
PROPERTIES. RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
A B 2040. NEXT DAY. THE LINE 40
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR.
THIS IS DAVID DRY ON BEHALF OF
THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND
OPPOSITION. NEXT RED LINE, 37.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CARLOS GUTIERREZ ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FRESH
FRUIT ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA
GROCERS ASSOCIATION AND THE
CALIFORNIA CON GENDERS AND
GROWERS ASSOCIATION. NEXT. WE
HAVE LIONS 6 77. HI MY NAME IS
ROBERT MARIE'S AND I'M CALLING
FROM LABORERS LOCAL SIX TYPE IN
ORANGE COUNTY ON BEHALF OF OUR
4000 MEMBERS. WE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. THANKS. NEXT. WE HAVE
LINE 24. LINE 24. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. NEXT WE HAVE LINES 7 27,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. TWO BIG DEAL ON
BEHALF OF THE SEMI VALLEY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
OPPOSITION. NEXT WE HAVE LINE
27, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAME CARRON
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BUBBLES
FILLED REPRESENTATIVE FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT
COUNCIL OF LABORERS. WE HAVE
EVEN MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN
3000 CONSTRUCTION CRAFT LABORERS
, MANY OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE AND
RUNNING COMMUNITIES AND WE
RESPECTFULLY OF COURSE, 2040.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS. WE
HAVE LINE 7 23, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BILL
BLANKENSHIP, REPRESENTING NAP
INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTER
REPRESENTING OVER 300 MEMBER
COMPANIES IN THE LOGISTICS
INDUSTRY. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY AND
OPPOSITION AT 24 80. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINE 7 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
CARLOS RODRIGUEZ ON BEHALF OF
THE BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS. SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EXPRESS OUR STRONG
OPPOSITION TO A B 28 40. THANK
YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE LINE 7 20.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS MAYOR A
QUINTET A WARRANT FROM THE CITY
OF FONTANA THAT SETTLED WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AFTER
DEVELOPING AN INDUSTRIAL
QUALITY OF LIFE. INCLUDING
ENVIRONMENTAL TOMORROW AND THIS
PARTICULAR BILL WAS COMPLETELY
GUT OUR COMMUNITY OF OUR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I
REPRESENT OVER 200. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST
RIGHT NOW ON, UH, WHETHER YOU'RE
IN SUPPORTER OPPOSED AND YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION. I'M SORRY.
AND BASICALLY, THIS BILL IS JUST
THIS VILLAGE JUST BE BEING HEARD
TODAY. THERE WOULD BE NO ACTION
TAKEN, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINE 6 59, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON PACHECO WITH THE
AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
OPPOSITION. IN LINE 6 67. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GARY
GARDNER PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF
DESERT HOT SPRINGS AND ALSO
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE
RIVERSIDE DIVISION OF THE LEGAL
CALIFORNIA CITIES. WE ARE
OPPOSED TO A B 28 40 IS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN. THANK YOU.
AND LINE 7 35. SCENARIO SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER CORONA MOBILE
SLEEPERS I STRONGLY OPPOSED A B
28 40. IN LINE 5 87. GOOD
AFTERNOON, BOBBY SPIEGEL.
PROFOUNDLY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WERE IN OPPOSITION OF A B 2840.
THANK YOU. CLIENTS. 7 17. HI MY
NAME IS TONY. NEGOTIATION I'M AN
M ON EMPIRE CALLING ON BEHALF OF
NOW DEVELOPING LEADERS IN
CALIFORNIA. ER SEXUALLY POSED A
B 28 40. THANK YOU. FIND 7 37.
JEFF GIBSON ASSOCIATION OF
WESTERN EMPLOYERS RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. BUYING 7 39. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS IS
BENJAMIN LOPEZ WITH THE NEW
LONDON PAR ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
. WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED MAYBE
28 40. BY 7 43. GOOD AFTERNOON
MANAGER MEMBERS CARLY SHELBY,
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. CLIENTS.
7 33. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS IS MANUAL RENDON,
RESIDENT OF FONTANA ON BEHALF OF
ALL RESIDENTS WHOSE HEALTH IS
NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY
WAREHOUSES. WE SUPPORT A B 2 80.
284. AND NEXT WE HAVE LINES. 7
47, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LUCY LOCKET
PHILLIPS FROM THE CITY OF
MARIETTA, AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSE
A B 28 40. NEXT. WE HAVE LINES 6
16. MY APOLOGIES. WE HAVE LINE 7
49. OF THE 49 YEAR LINE IS OPEN.
MOVING ON. WE HAVE LINED 7 50,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. THIS IS AARON SAFTEY ON BEHALF
OF THE 27 MEMBER CITIES IN THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DIVISION OF THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND
WE ARE IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND WITH THAT THERE
ARE NO FURTHER LINE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SQUEEZE DOWN HAVE NOW
COMPLETED THE OPPOSITION WE CAN
BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SENATOR
ROSSA? YES UM THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. UM I WANT TO STAND UP AND
THANK THE WOMEN WHO ARE HERE
TODAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU
BECAUSE AS LATINA WOMEN, YOU'RE
FIGHTING FOR YOUR FAMILIES.
YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES. NEED VOICE AND NEED
REPRESENTATION. I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR. FOR BEING AN EQUALLY
STRONG WOMAN, EQUALLY STRONG
LATINA. AND WITHOUT WOMEN LIKE
YOURSELVES. FIGHTING FOR THE
KIDS FIGHTING FOR POOR
COMMUNITIES. WE WOULD REALLY,
REALLY BE IN WORSE CONDITIONS
THAN MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
TODAY. WHEN CESAR CHAVEZ AND
DOLORES HUERTA STARTED THE
FARMWORKER MOVEMENT. EVERYBODY
TOLD HIM YOU'RE POOR. YOU'RE
LATINO IMMIGRANT. YOU HAVE NO
WAY OF GETTING YOUR VOICE
ACROSS. UM, BUT THEY WERE WRONG.
AND WHEN THE FARM WORKERS UNION
BAND, THE FIRST PESTICIDE THAT
WAS SPRAYED OVER FARM WORKERS,
IT WAS BECAUSE OF THEM. IT WAS
BECAUSE WHEN AND EVEN THOUGH
EVERYBODY TOLD HIM YOU HAVE NO
POWER. THEY STILL MOVE FORWARD,
AND THEY STARTED TO ADDRESS THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE FARM
WORKERS OUT IN THE FIELDS. IF IT
WASN'T FOR WOMEN, STRONG LATINA
WOMEN LIKE YOURSELVES AGAIN, OUR
COMMUNITIES WOULD BE SO MUCH
WORTH WORSE OFF. SO THAT'S THE
FIRST THING I WANT TO TELL YOU,
AND I WANT TO TELL YOU NOT TO
GIVE UP. I WANT TO TELL YOU TO
KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT
THING. UM AND YOU NEED TO BE
ACKNOWLEDGED. YOU NEED TO BE
ACKNOWLEDGED. FOR BEING THE
FIGHTERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE NOT OUT TO DESTROY JOBS.
YOU'RE NOT OUT TO HURT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. YOU'RE NOT OUT TO
TAKE ANYBODY'S JOB AWAY FROM
THEM. YOU'RE OUT TO DEFEND THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF YOUR
COMMUNITY. SO THAT TO ME IS MY
THE BEST THAT I CAN DO RIGHT NOW
AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP ON WE
ARE PUT INTO THIS FALSE
NARRATIVE OF THINKING THAT WE
CAN ONLY PICK BETWEEN HEALTH AND
SAFETY AND GOOD JOBS. AND THAT'S
JUST NOT TRUE. IT'S NOT TRUE,
BUT IT DEPENDS ON ALL OF US. IF
WE FALL INTO THAT. THE COMMUNITY
WILL LOOK AT AH LABOR AND UNIONS
AS THE BAD GUYS. OR. UNIONS WILL
LOOK AT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST LIKE
YOURSELF. AS THE BAD GUYS. AND
IT CANNOT BE THAT WAY. IT CANNOT
BE THAT WAY. SOME OF THE SAME
PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST
THIS BILL TODAY ARE THE SAME
ONES WHO TESTIFY AGAINST RAISING
OUR MINIMUM WAGE THAT THE SAME
ONES WHO TESTIFY AGAINST OTHER
THINGS THAT ARE GOOD. FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. SO JUST. BE CLEAR.
KEEP ON MOVING FORWARD. JUST
KNOW THAT MANY OF US ARE VERY
PROUD OF YOU. AND WE'RE ALSO
PROUD. I'M ALSO PROUD OF CAN
SPEAK FOR MYSELF. THAT THERE ARE
UNIONS FIGHTING FOR GOOD JOBS.
AND THE TWO TOGETHER ARE VERY
POWERFUL FORCE. WHEN WE GET
SPLIT ACROSS AWAY FROM EACH
OTHER. THEN WE'RE WEAKER. UM AND
I, FOR ONE, AM NOT GOING TO FALL
INTO THE NARRATIVE OF ONE OR THE
OTHER. I KNOW THE AUTHOR MADE
SURE SHE INCLUDED. THE ISSUE OF
JOB STANDARDS IN IN THE BILL,
AND SO LET'S KEEP ON DOING THAT.
LET'S KEEP ON, UH, TRYING TO
MOVE FORWARD. BUT DON'T GIVE UP.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. SENATOR
ROSCOE, DID YOU MAKE A MOTION
EARLIER WHEN I WAS OUT? WELL
MAYBE WE COULD GO BACK TO THE
MOTION YET. OKAY, PLEASE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A CLOSER?
URGING AND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT
WORDS FOR MY WITNESSES TO HEAR.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN THE
FIGHTERS. NOBODY MAKES ME CRY.
EXCEPT FOR LIZ. NOW YOU'RE
MAKING ME CRY. AND WITH THE
OPPOSITION. I APPRECIATE THAT,
THEY SAY, RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
BECAUSE WE NEED TO RESPECT EACH
OTHER'S POSITIONS HERE. I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
FROM THE MOMENT WE STARTED THIS
BILL. IT WAS NEVER THE INTENT.
OUR INTENT WAS NEVER TO STOP
DEVELOPMENT. NEVER IT WAS NEVER
TO TAKE AWAY THE GOOD JOBS, GOOD
PAYING JOBS. BUT IT WAS TO MAKE
SURE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER CRIED
WHEN I PRESENTED A BILL. BUT IT
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HEAR THE
VOICE OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST
HARMED. AND THE ONES WHO ARE
HARMED ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE
MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO TAKE THEIR
CHILDREN TO DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENTS. WE HAVE TO TAKE
TIME OFF FROM WORK BECAUSE THEIR
CHILDREN ARE ASTHMATIC. THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. IN
OUR COMMUNITY. SEVEN IN 10,
CHILDREN HAVE ASTHMA. DOESN'T
JUST HAPPEN. THERE'S SOMETHING
HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT
IS CAUSING THIS. THERE WAS A
COMMENT MADE ABOUT THE SUPPLY
CHAIN CRISIS. WE HAVE A HEALTH
CRISIS. THAT HAS TO TAKE
PRECEDENCE OVER ANYTHING ELSE
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. IN SOME OF
THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE NOT
TODAY. BUT IN THE LITERATURE
THAT WAS THAT WAS DISSEMINATED.
IT TALKED ABOUT THIS BILL BEING
A JOB KILLER. IMMEDIATELY GOT
CALLS FROM THE COMMUNITY,
SAYING, ELOISE. HOW CAN THEY SAY
THIS IS A JOB KILLER? IT'S
KILLING OUR CHILDREN. THAT BE
THE SHOULDN'T THAT BE WHAT WE
TALKED ABOUT INSTEAD? THE.
AMENDMENT THAT WAS OFFERED AND I
SINCERELY APPRECIATE. I'M SORRY
THAT THE CHAIR IS NOT HERE. I
SINCERELY APPRECIATED THAT SHE
WAS WILLING TO WORK WITH US THAT
THE COMMITTEE UM MEMBERS WERE
ALSO WILLING TO WORK WITH US.
THE STAKEHOLDERS. MORE
IMPORTANTLY, MY COMMUNITY. BUT
TO PUT A MORATORIUM ON ALL THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WAREHOUSES. IS
NOT WHERE WE WANT TO GO. THAT
ISN'T WHAT I INTENDED TO DO WHEN
I STARTED AND I'M NOT GOING TO
ACCEPT THAT AS AN AMENDMENT
TODAY. I APPRECIATE THE OFFER OF
A STUDY STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE.
CARB HAS ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR
STUDY. THEY DID IT IN 2000 AND
FIVE. THEY REDID IT JUST A FEW
YEARS AGO AND SAID, I THINK EVEN
MORE THAN 1000 FT IS WHAT WE
NEED TO DO. 1000 FT ISN'T
ENOUGH. WE ARE SAYING. BUILD
YOUR WAREHOUSES JUST DON'T BUILD
THEM NEXT TO THE HOMES. BUILD
YOUR WAREHOUSES JUST DON'T BUILD
THEM NEXT TO THE SCHOOLS WHERE
THE CHILDREN ARE PLAYING. THERE
IS A NEW WAREHOUSE THAT HAS JUST
BEEN APPROVED. THAT WILL BE 15
FT. FROM THE FENCE WHERE
PRESCHOOLERS ARE GOING TO BE
PLAYING. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THIS. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT
ONE OF OUR MAYORS CALLED IN TO
SAY THAT THEY HAD, UM THEY HAD
RESOLVED AN ISSUE WITH WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BE CLEAR.
THERE WAS A 205. 1000 SQUARE
FOOT WAREHOUSE. IT WAS GOING TO
BE ABLE TO BE BUILT IN THE CITY
OF FONTANA SEQUA. WAS FOLLOWED.
BUT AS IS ALLOWED UNDER SEQUA.
IF THE CITY. WANTS THEY CAN SIGN
A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING
CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH THEY DID.
AND THE WAREHOUSE WAS APPROVED.
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO THE
COMMUNITY WHO THEN CONTACTED THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SAID HOW
CAN THIS HAPPEN? IF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SAYS
THAT SHOULDN'T BE BUILT HERE,
BECAUSE IT'S IMPACTING US. WHY
IS THIS BEING APPROVED? AND I'M
VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR ATTORNEY
GENERAL ROB BONTA. WHO DID THE
INVESTIGATION AND AS A RESULT OF
THAT, THEN THERE WAS AN
AGREEMENT. BUT IT WASN'T A
VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. IT CAME AS
A RESULT OF A LAWSUIT. LET'S BE
CLEAR ABOUT THAT. A MORATORIUM
TODAY. COULD TAKE CARE OF MY
COMMUNITY FOR A YEAR. THAT WAS
THE OFFER THE, UM OFFERED
AMENDMENT. THAT IS NOT WHAT
WE'RE SEEKING. WE ARE SEEKING
REAL SOLUTIONS. WE ARE SEEKING
REAL SOLUTIONS THAT WILL PROVIDE
A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY SO
THAT WE NOT ONLY HAVE WAREHOUSES
AS NEIGHBORS, WE WANT THEM AS
GOOD NEIGHBORS. LET'S FIND WAYS
THAT ARE ALTERNATIVE MEASURES
THAT WILL PROVIDE THE SAME
BENEFITS AS 1000 FT BUFFER. SO
IT ISN'T JUST 1000 FT BUFFER.
IT'S SAYING IF YOU CAN THINK OF
OTHER WAYS THAT WILL HAVE THE
SAME PROTECTION TO THE HEALTH OF
THE COMMUNITY. OFFER IT. THE
CITY CAN APPROVE IT. THAT
PROVIDES THAT LOCAL CONTROL THAT
THE CITIES SO MUCH WANT. BUT
IT'S STILL MAKES THEM BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT PROTECTING THE
COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE TO BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT SAYING
ALRIGHT, DEVELOPER YOU WANT TO
BUILD A WAREHOUSE? WE DON'T HAVE
1000 FT. WHAT CAN YOU OFFER SO
THAT WE'RE SURE THAT WE TAKE
CARE OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH?
BECAUSE THOSE DIESEL TRUCKS
COMING IN AND OUT, THEY'RE GOING
TO AFFECT THEIR HEALTH. AND THAT
IS WHAT WE ARE SEEKING. WE WANT
THERE TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS
INTENTIONAL WHERE THE WAREHOUSES
CAN BE BUILT, BUT THE
COMMUNITY'S HEALTH WILL BE AN
OVERRIDING FACTOR. NOT THE
ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF A WAREHOUSE.
AND WITH THAT, I SINCERELY
APPRECIATE WE ARE NOT DONE. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS
ISSUE. THAT IS A PROMISE. AND I
APPRECIATE THE HELP FROM THOSE
OF YOU WHO HAVE PLEDGED YOUR
YOUR ASSISTANCE AND YOUR SUPPORT
ON THIS MATTER. AND WITH THAT I
THANK THE CHAIR FOR ALLOWING ME
TO PRESENT THIS. FOR TESTIMONY
ONLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EMOTION IS A
SIGN OF STRENGTH, NOT A
WEAKNESS. THANK YOU FOR SAYING
THAT. OKAY? THANK YOU FOR ALL
WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED TODAY.
VERY THOROUGH HEARING. WHAT IS
OUR NEXT ITEM? PLEASE COME
FORWARD. AS YOU WILL PROCEED,
SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
CHAIR. YOU KNOW, MR CHAIR WITH
YOUR PERMISSION. I HAVE A VERY
THINK QUICK BILL THAT IT'S THINK
MAKES MORE SENSE TO TAKE OUT OF
ORDER. THAT'S A B 24 53. THAT'S
VENTURA TAX CAP. DO IT AND WE
COULD GET INTO THE LONGER BILL.
THAT'S UH 24 53. GREAT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH 24 53 UNDER
EXISTING LAW, CITIES AND
COUNTIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO
IMPOSE TRANSITION TAXES. AND USE
TAXES AND QUARTER CENT
INCREMENTS AS LONG AS THE
COMBINED RATE FOR THE COUNTY
DOESN'T EXCEED 2% VENTURA COUNTY
HIT THAT CAP WHEN ONE CITY
RECENTLY PASSED A SALES TAX
INCREASE. THIS BILL SIMPLY
RAISES THE CAP. BY HALF A
PERCENTAGE POINT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. BILL DOESN'T INCREASE
ATTACKS ITSELF. ANY WITNESSES
YOU WISH TO BRING FORWARD WITH
ME TODAY IS ANDY FIELDS FROM
REBUILD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HE
WAS HERE, BUT HE HAD TO LEAVE
AND HE'S GOING TO TESTIFY BY
PHONE. OKAY WE WOULD ARE WE AS
HE PATCHED IN NOW, MODERATOR.
NOT ON THE LINE MOMENT. LET ME
SEE HERE. I DON'T SEE HIM
CONNECTED AT THE MOMENT. YOU'RE
ONLY UH, LEADING WITNESS THAT
THAT WAS MY ONLY WITNESS FOR
FOUR FOR TODAY. UM HE
REPRESENTED THE ORGANIZATION
TRYING TO DO A TRANSPORTATION
SALES TAX IN THE COUNTY. WE ALSO
HAD REPRESENTATION FROM THE
LOCAL TRADE UNIONS, ALSO IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. WELL
CERTAINLY CONNECTED ANYBODY,
PLEASE PRESS STAR ZERO. AND I'M
NOT SEEING ANYONE QUEUE UP AT
THIS TIME. NOBODY OKAY? IT WOULD
BE SUFFICIENT FOR YOU TO PROCEED
WITHOUT THAT TESTIMONY.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE.
OKAY, VERY GOOD. YEAH. NOW DO WE
HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM?
AND OR MODERATOR ON THE LINE
OPPOSITION. IF WE WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL
, PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
THE ZERO AT THIS TIME. AGAIN IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
WE HAVE ONE LINE THE QUÊ. AND WE
HAVE LINE 5 72, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
15 TO GO AHEAD. WELL, I'M SORRY.
5 72 7 TO GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE 5 72. MY
NAME IS JAN DIETRICH WITH THE 3
50 VENTURA COUNTY CLIMATE HUB
THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO
PRIOR EFFORTS TO HAVE A
TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX AND OUR
COUNTY. UH WE'RE REALLY STRONGLY
SUPPORTING THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND ANY OPPOSITION.
AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER LINE.
THANK YOU. OKAY, WE WILL SOON
NOT SO PARDON? PLEASE PUT THEM
ON. GO AHEAD WITH YOUR
TESTIMONY. THANK YOU, MR VICE
CHAIR. I APOLOGIZE. I WAS
LISTENING TO THE, UH, THE LIVE
TESTIMONY AND APPARENTLY IT WAS
A LITTLE BIT BEHIND. SO I
APOLOGIZE IN MY TARDINESS AND
GETTING ON. UM QUICKLY, MR VICE
CHAIR MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANDREW
FIELDS AND I REPRESENTED THE
TOUR COUNTY FIRST. FUNDING
INNOVATIVE, RELIABLE AND SAFE
TRANSPORTATION WERE GRASSROOTS
COALITION THAT INCLUDES
ORGANIZED LABOR, LOCAL
BUSINESSES. CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE, ECONOMIC GROUPS,
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, ENGINEERS,
CITY MANAGERS AND LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS. SINCE 2015 OVER
VARIOUS ITERATIONS. WE'VE
SUPPORTED AN INCREASE IN FUNDING
FOR CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEM AND OUR OVERBURDENED
TRANSIT AGENCIES. I'M ONLY HERE
TO ASK YOU TO ALLOW US TO
PRESENT TO THE VOTERS OF INTER A
COUNTY THE CHOICE OF WHETHER
THEY'RE WILLING TO IMPOSE A TAX
ON THEMSELVES. IN EXCHANGE FOR
WHOLESALE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT. I'M SURE
STAFF HAS MADE YOU MADE SURE
THAT YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH
THE PREDICAMENT IN THE COUNTY
WHEN ONE JURISDICTION REACHES
THE 2% LOCAL SALES TAX CAP,
THERE IS NO MORE ABILITY TO
COLLECT FUNDING FOR OTHER AREAS
OF IMPORTANCE. WE'RE NOT ASKING
YOU TO RAISE TAXES, JUST AS WE
DID NOT ASK THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS TO RAISE TAXES WHEN
THEY VOTED TO REQUEST
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT KERRY A
V 24 53, WHICH THEY DID WITH
OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
AND WITH GUSTO. WE'RE SIMPLY
ASKING YOU TODAY TO AUTHORIZE
THE CITIZENS TO VOTE ON THIS ONE
VERY SPECIFIC ISSUE WITH A VERY
SPECIFIC CAPITAL LEAF NUMBER OF
ONE HALF OF 1. TO BE USED SOLELY
FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORWARD AND
PUBLICLY CREATED AND VETTED
TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE
PLANS. AS YOU WELL KNOW, THIS
TYPE OF CAP RELIEF HAS BEEN DONE
A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE PAST,
ALWAYS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT IF THE COUNTY SUPPORTS THE
ITEM, IT CAN BE LEFT TO THE
COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT IT, BUT
ALWAYS ALLOWS THE CITIZENS OF
THE COUNTY TO MAKE THE
DETERMINATION FOR THEMSELVES.
AND THAT'S CERTAINLY THE CASE
HERE. OUR COMMITTEE HAS
PERFORMED PUBLIC OPINION
RESEARCH TWICE OVER THE LAST 12
MONTHS AND AS RECENTLY AS TWO
MONTHS AGO AMIDST NEWS OF
SOARING GAS PRICES AND RAMPANT
INFLATION, THAT PEOPLE HAVE
INTERCOUNTY OVERWHELMINGLY
SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE
MEANS TO FIX OUR TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO THE
CITIZENS OF INTER ACCOUNT WOULD
LIKE TO REITERATE THE AMOUNT OF
PROMINENT ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
. WE HAVE MAYBE 24 53 TO NAME A
FEW. THIS INCLUDES ORGANIZED
LABOR, SUCH AS THE LABORERS,
OPERATING ENGINEERS, CARPENTERS
, THE REBUILD SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP
. LOCAL BUSINESSES SUCH AS MINOR
FILTRATION FOR RECONSTRUCTION.
BOYS CONSTRUCTION MNS
ENGINEERING W SP, THE 2020
NETWORK, THE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, AS WELL AS THE
NUMBER OF OTHER LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS. WE WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRANDED
PROFUSELY FOR CARRYING THIS BILL
THAT WILL ALLOW US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TO THE
VOTERS A CHOICE AND TO PRACTICE
THE ULTIMATE FORM OF DEMOCRACY
AND LET THEM DECIDE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH BIGGER AND AGAIN, WE
URGE A VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE
ADDITIONAL ON ON CUE FOR
SUPPORTIVE TESTIMONY. MODERATOR,
NONE. OKAY DO WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION AND QUÊ? FURTHER.
HEARING NUTS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN
I VOTE. OKAY, VERY GOOD.
ANYTHING SENATOR ROSCOE, JUST
MOVE THE BILL. OKAY? I THOUGHT
WE ALREADY HAD THE MOTION, BUT
WE HAVE THE BILL MOVED AND WE
WILL PROCEED WITH THE ROLL CALL.
MOTION IS TO PASSTO THE SENATE
FLOOR. SENATORS CABALLERO
NILSSON, NILSSON, NO, DURAZO.
AYE, HERTZBERG WIENER. 2211.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MEMBERS IN
AND OUT, BUT THEY'LL ALL BE HERE
EVENTUALLY. I'M SURE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DO YOU NOT TO
WANT TO BRING UP THE 21. IF I
COULD. I HAVE THREE BILLS I'M
SUPPOSED TO PRESENT YOU NAME
OTHER BILL I'M SUPPOSED TO
PRESENT IS THE ROBERT REVIS BILL
A B 24 42. THAT IS ALSO QUICKER
BILL. IF I COULD DO THAT, BILL,
PLEASE, OF COURSE, RIGHT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AND PRESENTING A B 24 42
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ROBERT REVIS BEFORE WE AGAIN I
JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEES.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO DELETE
SECTION THREE OF THE BILL. MAYBE
24 42 SEEKS TO CLEARLY DEFINE
CLIMATE CHANGE AS A DISASTER
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA DISASTER
ASSISTANCE ACT. THIS ENABLES
BETTER INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE
MITIGATION AND ADAPTION PLANNING
AT BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL
LEVELS. CURRENT LAWS
INCONSISTENT AS TO WHETHER
CLIMATE CHANGE IS A DISASTER
UNTO ITSELF, OR SIMPLY A
MODIFIER OF EXISTING HAZARDS
LIKE FIRES AND FLOODS. A B 24 42
CLARIFIES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS
ITSELF A DISASTER AS WELL AS A
HAZARD MODIFIER AND MAKES 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. THIS APPROACH COULD
INCLUDE NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS
THAT PROVIDE MULTIPLE ADAPTIONS
BENEFITS WHILE ALSO SEQUESTERING
CARBON. THIS LEGISLATION COULD
ALSO OPEN UP NEW DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS FUNDING TO CAL O ES
AND OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AS
WE KNOW CLIMATE CHANGE, AND AS
MANY IMPACTS ARE THE GREATER
GREATEST DISASTER WE'RE
EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. MAYBE 24
40 TO ALLOW STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO INCREASE THEIR
CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN A MORE
HOLISTIC WAY. WITH US TODAY TO
TESTIFY IS LUCAS FREDERICKS OF
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY.
FREDERICKS WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PROCEED WITH THE TESTIMONY?
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS
THAT LUCAS FOREX I'M HALF THE
NATURE CONSERVANCY. APPRECIATE
YOUR CONSIDERATION OF A B 24 42
BY SOME OF THEM WERE
ROBERT RIVAS. AS SOME MEMBER,
BENNETT STATED IT WOULD DEFINE
CLIMATE CHANGE AS A STANDALONE,
HAZARDOUS PART OF STATE HAZARD
MITIGATION POLICY. BETTER
ENABLING INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE
MITIGATION ADAPTATION, PLANNING
AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS
INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT SILENT
PROCESS. IT WOULD ALSO ELEVATE
AND INCENTIVIZE NATURE BASED
SOLUTIONS THAT BOTH REDUCE
EMISSIONS AND RISK AND COULD
RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THESE
ACTIVITIES AT THE PROPOSED
CHANGES IN 24 42 ARE IN LINE
WITH THIS GROWING TREND AMONG
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. BOTH SANTA
CRUZ COUNTY AND SAN FRANCISCO
HAVE DONE THIS ALREADY. AND IT
WOULD ENCOURAGE CONSISTENCY
ACROSS THE STATE, AND IT COULD
LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SOURCES FORLOCAL COMMUNITIES
FOR THEIR CLIMATE ADAPTATION
MEASURES. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR VOTE ON A B 24 42. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A
NETWORK? OTHER PRINCIPAL
WITNESSES. WE SEE ANOTHER
GENTLEMAN COMING FORWARD,
PLEASE. OH, I KNOW THAT MAN. MR
VICE CHAIR SENATOR ROGER
DICKINSON ON BEHALF OF CIVIC
WELL IN SUPPORT, THANKS. THANK
YOU, SIR. AND THE OTHER
SUPPORTIVE TESTIMONY BEFORE US.
MODERATE OR ANY SUPPORT CALL IN
TESTIMONY. IF YOU LATER SUPPORT
THE BILL AT THIS TIME, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO. AND WE DO HAVE LINE 5 70 TO 1
MOMENT. PLEASE GO AHEAD. CN
DIETRICH WITH 3 52 INTEREST
COUNTY CLIMATE HUB AND VERY,
VERY, VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. QUÊ. THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD. THERE ARE NO FURTHER
LINES IN. Q ALL RIGHT. DO YOU
HAVE ANY OPPOSITION WOULDN'T
WANNA CALL TO OPPOSITION
TESTIMONY. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, DEPRESSED
ONE THAT ZERO AT THIS TIME. WE
DO HAVE ONE QUEUED UP ONE
MOMENT.
AND THAT ONE IS FLYING. 7 59,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF THE WESTERN STATES
PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE
AN OPPOSING LESS AMENDED
POSITION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
REVIEWING THE AMENDMENTS AND
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR. THANK YOU. OKAY AND IS
THAT ALL WE HAVE IN QUÊ
MODERATOR? THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE
WE HAD ACCUSED. YES ALRIGHT,
THEN, ON BEHALF OF SIMILAR
MEMBER REVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
GIVE US A CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASTRONAUT VOTE, OKAY, WE HAVE
EMOTION. SO HAS MOVED THE BILL.
AND WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL? IS TO PASS THIS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST MEANT AND WE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS CABALLERO NILSSON,
NILSSON, NO, DURAZO, SO I'M
HERTZBERG. WIENER 11. THANK YOU.
WE'LL PUT THAT BILL ON.
SOMEWHERE INVENT IT. WHICH WOULD
BE THE NEXT YOU CHOOSE MY LAST
BILL, AND IT'S THE LAST BILL FOR
THE COMMITTEE. I THINK,
HOPEFULLY BE DONE ENTIRE YEAR
SENATE SESSION IS A B 22 OPEN.
AND IT MAKES COMMON SENSE. UM
CALIFORNIA TO ALLOW LOCAL AGENCY
RESPONSIBLE FOR STOPPING OVER
DRAFTING OF A BASIN. TO BE ABLE
TO SIGN OFF ON NEW WELLS THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE
OVER DRAFTING IN THAT BASIN AND
HURT THE EXISTENCE AS WELL AND
PARTICULARLY THE DISADVANTAGED,
LOW IN PEACE. WHO HAVE
VULNERABLE GIRLS WITH CLASS
CHANGE AND WARMING TEMPERATURES
FOR IN THIS WATER CRISIS IS
LIKELY TO GET MORE SERIOUS AND
MORE CHALLENGING IN THE FUTURE,
NOT LESS SERIOUS AND LEFT
CHALLENGING. DOING NOTHING IS
SIMPLY NOT THE APPROPRIATE STEP
FOR US TO TAKE AT THIS TIME.
CALIFORNIA'S GROUND PROBATION
HAVE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS.
THEY HOLD PRECIOUS WATER
RESERVES THAT HAVE OFTEN BUILT
UP OVER CENTURIES. THEY
GENERALLY DO NOT CHARGE AS
QUICKLY AS OUR SURFACE WATER
FIRST. THE PUBLIC SITE, AND THEY
HAVE FAR LESS THAN AND FAR LESS
RARE, MANAGED OUR SURFACE WATER
FLOWS THIS AMAZING VISION. WHY
MANY OF OUR BASES SERIOUSLY OVER
DRIFTED FOR YOU. THIS OVERDRAFT
A PARADISE LONG VALUE OF THE
BASINS. IN THE LONG TERM SYSTEM,
AGRICULTURE AND THE LIVELIHOOD.
VANTAGE FANS ARE EXTRACTING
WATER FAR FASTER THAN IT IS. IN
TWO SINCE IT'S LITERALLY A CASE
OF A RACE TO THE BOTTOM. THE
IMPACTS NEW WELLS AND OVER
DRAFTED BASINS ONE THEY SIMPLY
DRAW MORE WATER OUT OF A BASIN
THAT'S ALREADY OVER DRAFTED.
THEY POTENTIALLY HAVE NEGATIVE
IMPACTS FOR NEIGHBORING WELLS,
PARTICULARLY SHALLOW WELLS OF
THESE DOMESTIC FARM WORKER
COMMUNITIES THAT WERE WE'VE SEEN
A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH AND
THESE NEW WELLS ONCE PERMITTED,
UM ACQUIRE VESTED RIGHTS, AND
THAT COMPLICATES ABILITY OF A G
S A TO LEGALLY REGULATE THE WELL
RATHER THAN JUST NOT HAVING THE
WELCOME IN IN THE FIRST PLACE.
GF PSAS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO END
THE OVER DRAFTING OF BASINS THEY
MUST FIND A DECREASED AMOUNT
PUMPING. NO ABILITY TO STOP A
GROUP OF PRIVATE YEARS. BANK.
OUTSIDE THE AREA. DECISION BASED
SO OR T. HUNDREDS AND THIRSTY
SINK, DUST SPELLS AND PUMP IT,
THAT'S WHAT THEY CAN VISION
PLANE MAKING. INVESTMENT. DRY
PART. ALL OF. SUFFER. IF WE WERE
TO SAY TO EXPAND. THE OVER.
MAYOREDLEE TO DO AND COUNT FOR
TO THE WATER. AND. AND HERE.
I'LL REMEMBER THAT. POWERFUL
COURSE ONES THAT PROFIT FROM
OVERDRAFT OF THE GROUND. THEY
HAVE THE RESOURCES FROM THEIR
PROFITS TO HIRE. GREAT
REPRESENTATION BE HERE. AND A
LOT OF STATE LEGISLATURE, WHICH
IS WHY IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO GET
WATER BILLS PASSED. TO REMEMBER
THAT THE FARM WORKER COULD SEIZE
, WHOSE WELLS HAVE RUN DRY
NEARLY A FOUNTAIN WELLS AND DRY
IN 2021 ALONE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. THOSE COMMUNITIES DON'T
HAVE HIGH POWERED LOBBYISTS TO
COME IN LOBBY YESTERDAY. THE
SMALL FARMERS, THE FUTURE
GENERATIONS THAT RELY ON US TO
ADDRESS THIS OVER DRAFTING
PROBLEM. THEY DON'T HAVE
LOBBYISTS AND SACRAMENTO TO
MATCH THE POWERFUL VOICE VOICES.
POSITION. SO AS THIS BILL HAS
MOVED, I REMAINED OPEN TO EVERY
REASONABLE SUGGESTION. TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE PERATIONAL
PACKS OF THIS BILL. HAVE TAKEN
AND WE ARE STILL OPEN TO TAKING
MANY AMENDMENTS THAT IMPROVE THE
OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THIS
BILL. BUT THE ARGUMENT FROM
THOSE WHO SIMPLY SAY WE WANT TO
GUT THIS BILL WE DON'T WANT TO
DO ANYTHING IS JUST NOT LOGICAL.
YOU CAN'T FIND THE STRENGTH OF
THEIR LOGIC IN THEIR ARGUMENT.
UM THERE ARE ORIGINAL ARGUMENT
WAS JUST FIXED AWAY LOCAL
CONTROL AND IN FACT, THIS
INCREASES LOCAL CONTROL IT, SAYS
THE LOCAL GROUNDWATER AGENCY CAN
SET ITS OWN RULES AND ITS OWN
PLAN FOR DOING THIS. THEY HAVE
NOW DROPPED THAT ARGUMENT, BUT
THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO THROW A
LOTS OF OTHER CONFUSION AT THIS
BILL AGAIN. WE'RE WILLING TO
TAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS. THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN
HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED THE
SUPPORT SMALL FARMERS AND FROM
SOME JEEPS ACE IN THE STATE OF
IT WAS PEOPLE THOUGHT. WAS FIRST
STARTED WITH THE BILL IN THE
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE. THE BILL WAS AMENDED
TO SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
DOING THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT
NEIGHBORHOOD OIL YES, A TWO
PUTTING THE GOOD AMENDMENT AND
G. APPRECIATED THAT I WANTED TO
TAKE FULLY EXEMPT THE SHALLOWEST
WELL, BECAUSE THE ARGUMENT WAS
REALLY THAT MONTH AND OTHERS
SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES.
TO DO THAT KIND OF ANALYSIS, AND
THAT ANALYSIS IS NOT AS
IMPORTANT IF IT IS A SHALLOW
WELL, THAT'S NOT LIKELY TO
AFFECT THE BASIN LIKE THESE
SUPER DEEP WELLS THAT HAVE BEEN
DONE BY THESE BANKERS AND
OTHERS. FIND THEM COMMITTED TO
WORKING TO CLARIFY THE IMPACT OF
EQUAL AND THAT THIS BILL'S
INTENTION IS NOT TO TRIGGER A
SEQUENCE SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF
THE BILL. YOU WILL. HEAR TODAY
THAT WE DON'T NEED THIS BILL
BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER. STOP THE EXAM. IS PROOF
IS STILL WE. AND. FOUR OF THAT
WAS TO STOP RUN ON NEW WELLS AS
THIS BILL WOULD BE MORE WORKING
ITS WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS AND NOT TAKE EFFECT
UNTIL JANUARY OF 2023. WE COULD
HAVE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF WELL PERMITS TRYING TO
GET IN BEFORE THIS. THIS BILL
PASSED, SO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER
ACTUALLY COMPLEMENTS THIS BILL,
BUT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IT IS
TEMPORARY. IT IS NOT NUANCED. IT
DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THEY CAN'T KEEP TAKING THESE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
OFFERED BY THE SOUS AND SOME
OTHERS, AND IT WOULD BE A
TRAGEDY. FOR US TO RELY ON A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER THAT
MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
TRYING TO KILL THIS BILL HAVE
INDICATED THAT IF THEY KILL THIS
BILL, THE NEXT THING THEY'LL DO
IS GO TO COURT TO TRY TO KILL
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER. IF THEY
CAN'T KILL THE EXECUTIVE WORD,
THEY'LL WAIT. AND AS SOON AS WE
HAVE SOME HEAVY RAIN, THEY WILL
SAY THE DROUGHT IS OVER AND THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER IT SHOULD BE
LIFTED. AND IF THAT HAPPENS AND
WE DON'T HAVE THIS BILL IN PLACE
. YOU WE WILL BE BACK IN THE
AREA OF HAVING A RUN ON THE NEW
BILLS. SO FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO
ASK YOU TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD BE
HAPPENING IF THIS WAS SURFACE
WATER. IF THIS WAS A LOCAL
RESERVOIR IF THIS WAS LAKE
OROVILLE, RIGHT, AND INVESTMENT
BANKERS WERE COMING IN AND
DROPPING NEW PUMPS INTO A
RESERVOIR THAT WAS AT HISTORIC
LOWS. AND SAYING, WE WANT TO
TAKE SOME MORE WATER. THERE
WOULD BE ENORMOUS OUTRAGE IF IT
WAS SURFACE WATER, AND EVERYONE
COULD SEE THAT, UM, THAT IS
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THESE
GROUNDWATER WATER BASINS. SO I
IMPLORE YOU TO, UM, TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO STEP UP AND
PROTECT CALIFORNIA FROM A REALLY
SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN'T
AFFORD TO BE DELAYED IN TERMS OF
US TAKING APPROPRIATE
LEGISLATIVE ACTION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TEST
HIM WITH ME TO TESTIFY. I HAVE
FORMER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROGER
DICKINSON, WHO WAS PART OF THE
SEQUEL ANALYSIS FOR THIS BILL.
AND, UH, AND MR DICKINSON. NOW
LEAVE IT TO YOU HERE. WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DICKINSON.
WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU, MR VICE
VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
ROGER DICKINSON, POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR CIVIC WELL, FORMERLY THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION. AND
WE'RE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B
22 OH, ONE FAMILY MEMBER.
BENNETT HAS DESCRIBED THE
CIRCUMSTANCES AS WELL. AND I
WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS HIS
LEADERSHIP AND FOLLOWING ON OUR
LEGISLATION OF 2014. AS ONE OF
THE AUTHORS OF SIGMA. I HOPE
THAT LOCAL WELL PERMITTING
AUTHORITIES AND THE ESAS WOULD
WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE
PERMITS WERE ISSUED CONSISTENT
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF G SPS
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
PLANS. UNFORTUNATELY THAT HAS
MOSTLY NOT HAPPENED AND THE
PROLIFERATION OF NEW WELLS HAS
CONTINUED TO SAP OUR GROUNDWATER
AND IMPERIL ACHIEVING
SUSTAINABILITY. A B 22 OH, ONE
FILLS A GAP. IN MAKING SURE THAT
JESUS WHICH HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING
SIGMA AND CITIES AND COUNTIES
ARE NOT WORKING AT CROSS
PURPOSES TO THE DETRIMENT OF
BOTH RESIDENTS. AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. WE NEED TO MAKE
GREATER COORDINATION AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PERMANENT. SIGMA
HAS A 20 YEAR IMPLEMENTATION
TIMEFRAME TO REACH
SUSTAINABILITY AND IT WILL BE
CRUCIAL. TO MAINTAIN LINKAGE
BETWEEN THE APPLICATION OF G S,
P S AND THE ISSUANCE OF WELL
PERMITS OVER THAT PERIOD AND
BEYOND. HOPEFULLY OUR CURRENT
DROUGHT WILL END. AND THE
XECUTIVE ORDERWILL EXPIRE. BUT
THE CRITICAL NECESSITY TO
CONNECT REACHING AND MAINTAINING
SUSTAINABILITY. WITH THE
ISSUANCE OF NEW WELL PERMITS
WILL ENDURE. A B 22. OH, ONE
DOES NOT CHANGE WHICH AGENCY
MAKES DECISION. THE DECISION
WHETHER TO ISSUE A WELL PERMIT,
IT DOES NOT INTRUDE. ON THE
AUTHORITY OR DISCRETION OF
CITIES AND COUNTIES, WHICH GRANT
PERMITS ONLY ENSURES THAT SUCH
DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH MORE
COMPLETE AND THOROUGH.
INFORMATION INDISPENSABLE
INFORMATION, I WOULD ARGUE. WE
CANNOT AFFORD. TO FAIL TO ATTAIN
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY FOR
THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. BUT WE
CANNOT EXPECT THE ESAS WHICH
HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO ACHIEVE
SUSTAINABILITY TO SUCCEED. IF
THEY HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER OR
ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE NUMBER
AND LOCATION OF WELLS,
EXTRACTING GROUNDWATER. A B 22.
OH, ONE TAKES AN IMPORTANT STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND URGE
YOUR I VOTE. THANKS. MAY I ASK A
QUESTION ON THAT POINT? THE
ORIGINAL LEGISLATION BY SENATOR
PAVLE. IT. REMANDED THE
DECISIONS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FOR THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT PLANTS, HOWEVER, ONE
OF THE CAVEATS AT THAT TIME THAT
I OBJECTED TO WAS THAT IF TH
STATE DID NOT THROUGH THE BOARDS
LIKE THE LOCAL PLAN, THEY COULD
THEN ASSERT THE STATE AUTHORITY
SUPERSEDING. AND NOW WE HAVE
GOVERNORS AND I SAY GENERALLY,
GOVERNORS AND PRESIDENTS
GRIEVOUSLY. OVER UTILIZING
EXECUTIVE ORDERS. SO WHAT'S
LOCAL ABOUT THIS? WHAT IS A
GRIEVOUS NEED AND DEFICIENCY AND
EXISTING LEGISLATION AND
SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT PLANS AND THE
INVOLVEMENT OF THE STATE BOARD.
WELL, RESPECTFULLY. THIS BILL
ACTUALLY ADDRESSES WHAT'S
HAPPENING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND
LEAVES THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS. ABOUT WHETHER AND
WHEN TO GRANT WELL PERMITS WITH
LOCAL AUTHORITIES. SO WHAT IT'S
SIMPLY DOES IT SAYS THAT
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
PERMITS TO COMMENT ON PERMITS TO
THE PERMIT ISSUING AGENCY, WHICH
IS GENERALLY GOING TO BE A
COUNTY COULD BE A CITY IN SOME
IN IN SOME CASES. SO IT REALLY
IS ACTUALLY A WAY IN WHICH ONCE
THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER
EXPIRES, WHICH PRESUMABLY WILL
HAPPEN SOMEDAY. THEN IT IT
DEVOLVES AGAIN TO THE LOCAL
LEVEL TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS IN
THE BEST INTEREST AND WITH
RESPECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT APPLY IN THE
LOCAL AREA. BUT THE STATE BOARD
IS NOT PRECLUDED NOW OR WOULD BE
IN THE FUTURE OF THEN ASSERTING
THEIR AUTHORITY. STATE THE STEP
RESPECTFULLY, SENATOR THE STATE
BOARD, THE STATE WATER BOARD CAN
ONLY STEP IN TO, UH, LOCAL
JURISDICTION. IF THERE'S A
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCY, WHICH DOES NOT COME UP
WITH AN ADEQUATE PLAN, AS
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES, OR IF THEY
SIMPLY REFUSE. NO I DON'T KNOW
THAT WE'VE HAD ANY CASES OF
REFUSALS WE'VE HAD. WE'VE HAD
CASES WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES HAS SAID TO A
LOCAL GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCY. WE THINK THERE ARE
THINGS YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THAT
YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO SUFFICIENTLY
YET IN YOUR PLAN. BUT BUT PLANS
HAVE NOT YET BEEN DENIED OR
TURNED DOWN AND IT'S ONLY IF
THERE'S A FAILURE. AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL THAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY
HAVE THE STATE WATER BOARD COME
INTO PLAY, AND THAT WAS VERY
INTENTIONAL. ON THE PART OF
SENATOR PAVLE AND ME AND
CRAFTING THE LEGISLATION AS WELL
AS THOSE WHO SUPPORTED THE
LEGISLATION. THAT THERE WAS A
BACKSTOP. BUT WE WANTED WE
WANTED LOCAL AGENCIES AND LOCAL
COMMUNITIES TO TAKE THE
RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE THE
DETERMINATIONS FOR THEIR OWN
THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND
TERRITORY. I THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. SUPPORTED WITNESSES. I SEE.
AND MY SECOND MY SECOND WITNESS
IS KYLE JONES FROM COMMUNITY
WATER CENTER, PLEASE, MR JONES.
GOOD AFTERNOON. KYLE JONES,
POLICY DIRECTOR WITH COMMUNITY
WATER CENTER IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF ASSEMBLY BILL 201, SINCE
SIGMA HAS PASSED 6200 WELLS HAVE
BEEN DRILLED. IN THE STATE. AT
THE SAME TIME, 4293 DRY WELLS
HAVE GONE DRY, INCLUDING 462
WELLS THIS YEAR ALONE. PART OF
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE
CONTINUES TO BE A RUBBER
STAMPING OF PERMITS FOR NEW
WELLS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF
HOW THEY IMPACT SUSTAINABILITY
OR OTHER USERS OF GROUNDWATER.
ONE COMMUNITY FACING THIS THREAT
RIGHT NOW IS THE COMMUNITY OF D
QUARANTA, LARRY COUNTY. WE HAVE
WORKED WITH THIS COMMUNITY FOR
YEARS BECAUSE IT CONSISTENTLY
STRUGGLED WITH ARSENIC AND
NITRATE CONTAMINATION AND WORK
TO GET AT $1.8 MILLION GRANT
FROM PROP 50 TO GET THEM A NEW
DEEPER WELL. THAT WAS DRILLED A
COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. THAT WAS A
2000 FT. WELL, I NOT A SHALLOW
WELL AT ALL. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE
TALKED ON HOW TO CALL WITH THE
PRESIDENT ON MONDAY THAT
COMMUNITY WELL, HAS ALREADY
STARTING TO LOSE PRESSURE
BECAUSE THE COUNTY APPROVED A
NEW AGRICULTURAL WELL ACROSS THE
STREET. THAT WAS ALSO 2000 FT,
DEEP, CAUSING ACCOUNT OF
DEPRESSION THAT IS CAUSING THE
COMMUNITIES WELL OF 600 PEOPLE
TO LOSE ACCESS TO WATER, AND
WE'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
COMMUNITIES LOSE ACCESS TO
WATER. WE HAVE TO HAUL IN WATER
TANKS FOR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE TO
SET UP MOBILE SHOWERS AND PEOPLE
LIVE IN CONDITIONS THAT FRANKLY,
THEY SHOULDN'T BE LIVING IN THIS
STATE. AND I WOULD NOTE THAT
THAT ALL OF THESE EFFORTS HAPPEN
ON STATE EXPENSE. SO ANY WORK
THAT WE DO TO PASS THE SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER FUND
OR MOVE TOWARDS FULFILLING THE
HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER CAN'T BE
MADE IF WE CONTINUALLY PULLING
THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE VALLEY.
MAYBE 2201 FIXES THIS PROBLEM
REQUIRING ANALYSIS BEFORE HARM
IS DONE. TO ENSURE THAT THOSE
WHO ARE ACTUALLY CAUSING IMPACTS
CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. AND NOT
THE COMMUNITIES AND IT'S IT
WON'T BE THE JOB OF THE STATE TO
HAVE TO COME IN AND PAY FOR THIS
DAMAGE. WE WANT TO THANK THE
WORK OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER ON
GETTING THIS. MOVING THIS BILL
AND CHAMPION THIS ISSUE AND
REALLY WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT INCLUDES
PUBLIC OVERSIGHT. AND
ENFORCEMENT. WE BELIEVE THIS IS
A STRONG BILL THAT WILL FILL THE
GAP BETWEEN LAND USE AND SIGMA
AND PREVENT SOME OF THE WORST
IMPACTS THAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE
GROUND. AND WE ARE DRIVE OUT
TODAY. THANK YOU. HAVE ANOTHER
WITNESS PRESENT. YOU ARE
SUPPORTER. CORRECT I AM. I
ACTUALLY AM A CHANGE OF
POSITION. MICHAEL JARED ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
WITH FAMILY FARMERS, UM WE WERE
OPPOSING LESS AMENDMENT MENDED.
BUT THANKS TO THE AUTHOR WHO IS
COMMITTED TO TAKE AMENDMENTS TO
PROTECT SMALL FARMERS WITH SHALL
EXISTING WELLS. WE ARE NOW IN
FULL SUPPORT OF THE BILL. UM,
CALF REPRESENTS OVER 8000 SMALL
MID SCALE FARMERS AND WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHORS
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND
HIS STAFF AND WE'RE NOW IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. TELL ME, SIR.
WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD PROTECT
SMALL FARMERS TO A HIGHER
DEGREE. UM THE AMENDMENTS WOULD
EXEMPT MAINTENANCE OF A WHILE IT
WOULD EXEMPT MAINTENANCE OR
REPLACEMENT OF A PUMP. IT WOULD
, UH, ALSO EXCLUDE FROM THE NEED
TO GET A PERMIT LOWERING THE
CASING. OR EXTENDING OR
REPLACING AN EXISTING WHILE THAT
IS AT THE 15TH PERCENTILE OF
DEPTH, SO THE SHALLOW WELLS THAT
MANY OF OUR MEMBERS OWN THAT
THEY PUT IN A LONG TIME AGO AND
HAVE BEEN USING CONSISTENTLY FOR
DECADES THAT WHEN THE GROUND
WATER LEVEL GOES DOWN BELOW THAT
THEY CAN EXTEND THEIR CASING TO
KEEP FARMING. UM AND SO WE
BELIEVE THAT SINCE NONE OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE PUTTING IN NEW WELLS
AND ARE ACTUALLY NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED BY THE NEW WELLS THAT
ARE OFTEN PUT AROUND THEM THAT
THIS BILL WILL NOW STRIKE A GOOD
BALANCE TO PROTECT SMALL FARMERS
WHILE STOPPING BAD DRILLING
PRACTICES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE
WELCOME GENTLEMAN COMING
FORWARD. HI BRIAN. THEY'RE
JACKING WITH THE REGIONAL WATER
AUTHORITY. UM REGIONAL WATER
AUTHORITY IS ONE OF THOSE GS
ASSESS THAT IS NOW IN SUPPORT
CENTRAL VALLEY OR NO SACRAMENTO
AREA. GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA.
WE PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO TWO
MILLION PEOPLE IN THE GREATER
SACRAMENTO AREA, SO PROBABLY
MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
UH WE'RE NOW IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL BECAUSE WE THINK THAT THE
STRUCTURE IN THE BILL PUTS THE
RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE RIGHT
PLACES OBVIOUSLY WOULD LIKETO
SEE THE BILL MOVE FORWARD
BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER
DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE BILL.
THANK YOU. MODERATOR DO WE HAVE
ANY? WOULD YOU INVITE PEOPLE TO
GET ANOTHER ONE? PLEASE COME ON.
HIGH CALIBER ON BEHALF OF THE
WATER FOUNDATION, FORMER STATE
SENATOR AND SIGMA AUTHOR FRAN
PAVLEY MONAURAL A COMMITTEE
AMERICAN RIVERS, THE UNION OF
CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, CALIFORNIA
AND NRDC IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A
B 2201. THANK YOU. MODERATOR CAN
YOU INVITE ANY CALLING
PARTICIPANTS IN SUPPORT? SURE IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO
AT THIS TIME. F FIRST FORWARD
ALLIANCE. 7 65, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO. TURN MEMBERS. AMBER WAS
THREATENED PRICE CONSULTED ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN SUPPORT
OF 82 2. OH, ONE. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE LINE 5 72, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. STAND. DIETRICH OUR
1200 MEMBERS OF THE 3 54
COUNTIES HAVE JOINED THOSE DEREK
CLUB AND SUPPORT OF A B 20. NO.
ONE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT GSA'S NEED
THIS TO MAKE SICK MY WORK. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE GO TO LINE 7 56.
THANK YOU. THIS IS BRIAN SHOW ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE
AND AGRICULTURE NETWORK AND
SEVEN COALITION MEMBERS. WE ARE
NOW WITH THE AMENDMENTS. THE
AUTHORS AGREED TO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IN LINE 7 32. FIND 7
30 TO YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS MICHAEL
CLAIBORNE WITH LEADERSHIP
ACCOUNT COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT WE HAVE
NO FURTHER LINE. THANK YOU.
RIGHT. WOULD YOU INVITE ANY
OPPOSITION? TO PRESENT THEIR
POINT OF VIEW. YOU WON. WE WON
ONE SPEAKER HERE IN PRESENT. UM
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
BOB RIEBE WITH REED GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS, TESTIFYING TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE VALLEY OG WATER
COALITION, WHICH CONSISTS OF 43
, AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS
AND THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, ALL
OF WHOM ARE MEMBERS OF
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES AND WHO ARE OPPOSED TO
THIS LEGISLATION. BY MEANS OF
CONTEXT. MR CHAIRMAN, WE'RE IN
THE MIDST OF A SEVERE DROUGHT.
AND IT'S WELL ESTABLISHED FACT
IN CALIFORNIA THAT WHEN WE HAVE
A SEVERE DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA,
WE RELY MORE HEAVILY ON
GROUNDWATER AND THAT GROUNDWATER
TENDS THOSE LEVELS TEND TO DROP
AND RECOVER WHEN WE GET INTO THE
MORE WETTER PERIODS. SO WE HAVE,
AS HAS BEEN BEEN MENTIONED THE
GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH
SUBSTANTIALLY MIRRORS THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL. BUT
LET'S BE CLEAR THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER WHICH IS ISSUED WITHOUT
STAKEHOLDER INPUT OR THE PROCESS
, THE LEGISLATURE'S UNDERTAKING
NOW HAS CREATED SIGNIFICANT
CONFUSION. CONCERNED ABOUT
LIABILITY EXPOSURE FOR THE
PROFESSIONALS. ENGINEERS THAT
LOOK AT THESE FOR THE JEEP DAYS
AND FOR THE COUNTIES, AND IT
REMINDS ME OF THE CHILDHOOD GAME
THAT WE PLAYED CALLED HOT
POTATO. AND SOME OF THESE
COUNTIES. THERE HASN'T BEEN A
NEW WELL APPROVED SINCE APRIL,
WHEN THIS ORDER WAS ISSUED. NOW,
LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE
LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
THANKFULLY ADMINISTRATION THE
BROWN ADMINISTRATION BEFORE IT
HAS BEEN APPROPRIATING FUNDING
TO ASSIST WITH THE SHALLOW WELLS
ANDWITH THE COMMUNITY, SMALL
COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. WITH
CONNECTING THEM WITH LARGER
SYSTEMS WITH DEEPENING WEALTH.
AND WHAT HAVE YOU BUT WHAT WE
HAVE HERE IS A MEASURE THAT IS
AT BEST, UNTIMELY, GIVEN THE
EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT AND THE
GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER, BUT
MY CLIENTS WOULD ARGUE IS
UNNECESSARY. LET'S BE CLEAR AND
I WAS INVOLVED IN THE IN THE
DRAFTING AND THE NEGOTIATIONS
OVER SIGMA BACK IN 2014.
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY.
AGENCIES UNDER SIGMA HAVE
AUTHORITY TO REGULATE
GROUNDWATER WELLS. THEY CAN
REGULATE SPACING THEY CAN
REGULATE THE AMOUNT OF
EXTRACTIONS THEY CAN EVEN
REGULATE THE HOURS IN WHICH TO
GROUNDWATER WELL IS OPERATED.
THERE IS NO NEW NEED FOR
AUTHORITY FOR JESUS TO DO THEIR
JOB IN ORDER TO SEE THE
SUSTAINABILITY GOAL AND FURTHER
SIGMA SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZES
THAT. THERE WILL BE CHALLENGES
AND ACHIEVING MAKING PROGRESS OF
THE WAR, THE ACHIEVING THE
SUSTAINABILITY GOAL IN TIMES OF
DROUGHT, THE VERY TYPE OF TIMES
WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. LET ME SAY
THAT THE BILL CURRENTLY WILL
APPLY TO THE REPLACEMENT OF AN
EXISTING WILL AND THE ALTERING
EXISTING WELL, SO EVEN IF YOU
HAVE A WELL THAT NEEDS TO BE
DEEPENED, IF YOU'RE NOT, UM, EX
, EXPANDING THE EXISTING
SPECIFIC CAPACITY THAT WELL THIS
BILL COVERS THAT, IN SOME AREAS
OF CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY HAS BEEN PURCHASING
LAND FOR THE RAIL LINE. SOME OF
THOSE AG PROPERTIES HAVE
EXISTING WELLS. WELL, WE'VE LOST
THOSE WELLS. WE NEED TO REPLACE
THOSE WELLS. THIS BILL WILL
COMPLICATE THAT UNNECESSARILY.
THIS BILL REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL
TO PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO
WHETHER PROPOSED NEW WELL WILL
INTERFERE WITH EXISTING WELL OR
LEAD TO SUBSIDENCE THAT WOULD
IMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE. I'LL
REMIND THE COMMITTEE THAT WE'VE
HAD IN THE SAND, JOAQUIN VALLEY
AND MANY AREAS SUBSIDENCE THAT'S
BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER 70 YEARS
. HOW DOES ONE PROFESSIONAL
DETERMINE WHETHER A NEW WELL A
PROPOSED NEW? WELL NOT AN
EXISTING? WELL, I PROPOSED NEW
WELL WILL CAUSE DAMAGED FROM
SOME SCIENCE TO EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE. WHEN WE ALREADY
HAVE THAT TODAY. HOW DOES A
PROFESSIONAL DETERMINE WHETHER
THERE WILL BE WELL INTERFERENCE
FOR A WELL PERMIT? THAT'S NOT IN
EXISTENCE. WE'RE HEARING FROM
THE ENGINEERS DOWN THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY THAT THEY'RE
CONCERNED WITH THEIR INSURANCE
COMPANIES WON'T BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE LIABILITY COVERAGE FOR
THEM FOR THESE REPORTS. WE'RE
HEARING THAT IT'S NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THOSE
DETERMINATIONS. AND SO UNDER THE
CURRENT OPERATIONS, THE BILL, WE
DON'T THINK THAT IT WILL ALLOW
FOR ANY NEW WELLS TO BE DRILLED.
LET ME CLOSE BY SAYING THAT. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTIES AND
THE JESUS ARE JUST NOW GETTING
UNDERWAY AND IMPLEMENTING SIGMA
. IN FACT, A LOT OF THE OF THE
INITIAL REPORTS ARE STILL BEING
REVIEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES. THERE'S A LOT
OF LAND FOLLOWING GOING ON.
THERE'S A LOT OF WELLS THAT
OBVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED,
BUT WE HAVE TIME TO GET THIS
SUSTAINABILITY GOAL UNDERWAY AND
IT'S NOT THE STATE BOARD. YES
THEY CAN INTERVENE IF A
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABLY PLAN IS
NOT ADOPTED, BUT THEY ALSO CAN
INTERVENE IF EVERY FIVE YEARS
THAT AGENCY IS NOT ABLE TO PROVE
THAT IT'S MAKING PROGRESS
TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE
SUSTAINABILITY GOAL, SO THERE IS
A BACKSTOP, AND IT'S ONE THAT
NONE OF MY AGENCIES WHEN I EVER
EXPERIENCED. THEY DON'T WANT THE
STATE BOARD COMING IN MANAGING
THE GROUNDWATER BASIN. SO UM,
LIKE I SAID, I DON'T REPRESENT
THE INVESTMENT BANKERS IN NEW
YORK. I REPRESENT LOCAL AGENCIES
THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE
FARM WATER. AND TO ALSO ACHIEVE
THE SUSTAINABILITY. GOLDER SIGMA
, WE'D ASK RESPECTFULLY FOR A NO
VOTE, MR REID, LET ME ADD
ANOTHER QUESTION, THEN. ANYTHING
HISTORICALLY PREVIOUS TWO OR
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT LEGISLATION,
BY SENATOR PAVLE. IN OUR AUTHOR
HERE. THAT PRECLUDES GROUNDWATER
pTO YES, SIR? NO UM, SOME NOBODY
WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THAT. WE DO
A LOT OF THAT IN CALIFORNIA. DO
WE? NOT YES. IN FACT, THE PLAN
CONTENTS THAT ARE IN THE
SUSTAINABLE GROUND MONITOR WATER
MANAGEMENT ACT. LARGELY COME
FROM MAYBE 30 30, WHICH WAS THEN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HELEN
THOMPSON'S LEGISLATION BACK IN
THE EARLY 19 NINETIES. THE
PROBLEM WITH A B 30 30 WAS THAT
THE FINANCING AUTHORITY THE
LEGISLATURE PUT INTO THAT LAW
WAS BASED ON THE WATER
REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LAW THAT
DISTRICT OVER LIES AND
ADJUDICATED BASIN. AND THEIR
AUTHORITY WAS LIMITED TO
IMPOSINGUNIFORM RATES FOR WATER
REPLENISHMENT, AND YOU CAN'T DO
THAT, UNDER MOST AUTHORITY THAT
THE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS AND
OTHERS DIDN'T HAVE THAT
AUTHORITY SO SIGMA
REPRESENTATIVE. SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT IN THE ABILITY FOR
JESUS TO IMPOSE FEES ON WELLS,
BOTH REGULATORY AND
REPLENISHMENT ASSESSMENT IN
ORDER TO GET THE FUNDING TO DO
THE RECHARGE PROJECTS AND THE
TYPES OF THINGS THAT THAT ARE
AUTHORIZED INTO THE PLANS. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE MORE OF
WESTMINSTER'S HERE PRESENT.
THANK YOU. CATHERINE FREEMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL IN PRINT. SIGMA WAS
FUNDAMENTALLY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ISSUE. WE'VE HEARD THAT TODAY
AND WHEN WE NEGOTIATED SIGMA AND
I WAS IN THE IN THOSE ROOMS, WE
CAREFULLY PRESERVED THE ROLE OF
THE COUNTY AND PERMITTING THIS
BILL WITH RECENT AMENDMENTS
APPENDS THAT ROLE FIRST. I WANT
TO JUST QUICKLY SAY, AND
APPRECIATION TO THE COUNT OF THE
COMMITTEE STAFF. THEY'VE BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS.
THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH ALL
OF THE AMENDMENTS. BUT THE
AMENDMENT ADDED BY THE AUTHOR
AFTER THE MOST RECENT HEARING
CONFUSES THE BILL BY REQUIRING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CONSIDER
AND ACCEPT THE FINDINGS OF A
WRITTEN REPORT TO CONSIDER
PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS CAN CREATE
SOME SIGNIFICANT NEW COSTS TO
LOCAL AGENCIES BUT ARGUABLY
SHIFTS THE PROCESS AND
DISCRETION. DISCRETIONARY
PERMITTING TO, UM TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. UH WE THINK OF THIS
MAY ADD TO SOME LEGAL CHALLENGES
. WHAT I WANT TO ADD, THOUGH
JUST ON BEHALF OF COUNTIES IS
THAT WE ARE WORKING EVERY SINGLE
DAY. ON GROUNDWATER. WE ARE
WORKING ON RECHARGE FLOOD MARK.
AND OTHER PROJECTS. WE BELIEVE
IN THE G S A. SO WE BELIEVE IN
THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WITH THE SOUS, AND SO AS WE WORK
TOGETHER, SIGMA IS A VERY LONG
TERM PROJECT. BUT IT'S GOING TO
WORK. WE JUST HAVE TO ACTUALLY
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HAVING
AT WORK. AND I AGREE WITH MY
COLLEAGUE, MR REID. IS HAVE A
LOT OF POWER RIGHT NOW. THEY CAN
DO ANYTHING THEY WANT. THEY CAN
ADD A FEE. THEY CAN LIMIT WATER.
SO THE QUESTION IS. IS THIS THE
RIGHT TIME FOR THIS BILL, OR
SHOULD WE LET THE PROCESSES WORK
SO ON BEHALF OF COUNTIES WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. VERY RECENTLY
BEEN FORMED, AND SOME HAVEN'T
EVEN BEEN FORMED YET. IS THAT
CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT AND MANY
OF THEM HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED
SOME OF THE STRONGEST
RESTRICTIONS ON NEW WELLS, WELL,
DRILLING AND PUMPING. IN ORDER
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SHARED
RESOURCE IS IN THE GROUND. ARE
SHARED ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN.
THAT IS WHAT SIGMA ASKED FOR,
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY ASKED LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN
BEHALF OF COUNTIES. THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR. FROM OUR
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
ANOTHER OLD FRIEND, PLEASE.
EXCELLENT. ROBERT CORE FROM THE
GUANACO GROUP ON BEHALF OF
MODESTO. IRRIGATION CURRENT
COUNTY WATER AND KINGS RIVER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, WHICH
INCLUDES 4000, FAMILY FARMERS,
100 DISADVANTAGED. COMMUNITIES
AND NO INVESTMENT BANKERS. WE
URGE A NO VOTE ON THIS ON THIS
BILL, AND WE ASSOCIATE OURSELVES
WITH THE COMMENTS FROM MISS
FREEMAN AND MR REID. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. MR
CHAIRMAN OF MEMBERS, POLYESTER
ME HALF OF THE EIGHT COUNTIES IN
CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY.
THEY'RE ALL IN OPPOSITION. THE
BILL. SINCE THE SUPPORTERS
TALKED ABOUT ONE COUNTY IN
PARTICULAR, TILLERY COUNTY. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE UH, THE
COMMITTEE AND THE MEMBER MEMBER
BENNETT UNDERSTANDS. INTO LARRY
COUNTY. I WORKED. I WORKED MY
TAIL OFF TO GET EAST PORTER
VILLE CONNECTED TO THE PORT OF
ILL MUNICIPAL SYSTEM. TV ESTÁN
TO LEAVE ILL EASTER ROSIE OTHER
COMMUNITIES INTO LARRY COUNTY
AND IN THE VALLEY. FOR $456
MILLION APIECE. THEY CAN BE
CONNECTED TO MEAN THIS IP ALS
WATER SYSTEMS. WHEN MR DICKINSON
TALKS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY THAT
IS THE ULTIMATE SUSTAINABILITY.
WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE
CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER. WE NEED
TO HOOK THEM UP TO MUNICIPAL
SYSTEMS AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY
CAN. THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD BE
REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM ON IF WE
CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR YODER. GONNA SALVI ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA GRAIN
AND FEED CALIFORNIA'S SEED
COVERED A PAIR OF GROWER
ASSOCIATION AND WE CURRENTLY
OPPOSE. THANK YOU. FRIEND OF
VAST WITH THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE, A CONSORTIUM OF
BUSINESSES BOTH LARGE AND SMALL
, AND WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON FOR TRIGGERING ER WITH
AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA RPRESENTING 15,000
FARMERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE
OF ALL SIZES ALSO RESPECTFULLY
AND OPPOSITION. DO WE HAVE
WITNESSES HERE? THAT WOULD
SPEAK. ADDITIONALLY, IN FAVOR OF
THINK WE. THROUGH THE REMOTE.
WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY, DIDN'T WE?
THAT WE DID ALL OF THE WE DIDN'T
WANT TO LEAVE ANY OUT. NOW IT'S
JUST BY BY PHONE OPPOSITION.
OKAY WE'VE GOT IT COVERED, THEN.
VERY GOOD. OKAY? YEAH. PEACE. DO
WE HAVE ANYONE HERE?
ADDITIONALLY TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION AND OR ON THE LINE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO AT THE
TIME. AND WE DO HAVE LINES. 7
41, PLEASE GO AHEAD. FLIGHT 41.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHRIS ANDERSON
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED, BUT WE
DO APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED
DIALOGUE WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BENNETT AND HIS STAFF. THANK
YOU. QUÊ GO AHEAD. LINE 7 64.
GOOD AFTERNOON. REBECCA BASKINS
ON THE HOUSE, CALIFORNIA CITRUS
MUTUAL, CALIFORNIA FRESH FRUIT
ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA COTTON
JENNERS AND GO WITH ASSOCIATION
AND OTHER I ORGANIZATIONS AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. CLIENTS. 7 71. GOOD
AFTERNOON. DOOR ROSE, CALIFORNIA
I APOLOGIZE. I HAD SOME TROUBLE
WITH ITS OWN SYSTEM. WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. WHAT IS THE NAME
OF YOUR ORGANIZATION AGAIN? IT'S
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA. OKAY, SUPPORT. AND
WE HAVE LINED 6 75. HI GOOD
AFTERNOON TRUDY HUES OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF FOOD
PRODUCERS REPRESENTING THIS
PROCESSORS AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
LINES 7 69. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
VICE CHAIR AND OWNERS ROSANNA
CARPACCIO, ELIOT COHEN ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA BROWN WATER
COALITION. WE WERE IN AN
OPPOSING LESS ADMITTED POSITION
WHEN THERE STILL IS TURNING OUT
TO RESOURCE. WATER AND
APPRECIATED THE AMENDMENT TAKEN
IN THAT COMMITTEE. WE ARE STILL
A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
LIABILITY PROVISIONS FOR ESA'S
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH THE AUTHOR TO
ENSURE ARE TAKEN CARE OF. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
MODERATE OR ANY OTHER SEVEN. WE
HAVE LINED 7 73. YES THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THIS IS GAIL
DELAHANTY WITH WESTERN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION AND WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, 6 47.
CLOSES MICHAEL MILLER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION BUYING
GRAPE GROWERS. RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
LINED 26. THANK YOU. CHAIR
NIELSEN OR VICE CHAIR. PILSEN
DANNY MERCURY WITH CALIFORNIA
FARM GIRL REPRESENTING MORE THAN
30,000, SMALL FAMILY, FARMERS
AND RANCHERS RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. THANK YOU, MR BERKELEY.
WE HAVE LINED 40, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. FIND 40. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. THIS
IS DAVID DRY ON BEHALF OF THE
TRI COUNTY CHAMBER ALLIANCE IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. AND WE
HAVE LINED 62. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR VICE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, DAVID MERRITT WITH
KINGS RIVER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
UNLESS THURMOND THANK YOU. AND
LINE 3 90. YES GOOD AFTERNOON.
KATHY KAHAN, NORTH KINGS
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCY RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED AND APPRECIATE AS
ASSEMBLYMAN BENNETT STAFF ON
WORKING WITH US. QUÊ. AND AT
THIS TIME THERE WERE NO FURTHER
LINE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH
THE OPPOSITION. YOU GIVE US A
CLOSER QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. WELL, THAT'S RIGHT,
PLEASE. SENATOR RASO. NO
QUESTIONS. HAD THAT DOWN, TOO.
WE HAVE THE CHAIRMAN. QUESTION
THE COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ARE WE
ON FILE ADAM NUMBER 18. 17 OKAY,
GREAT. ANY COMMITTEE QUESTIONS.
NO MYSTERIES. SEVERAL COMMENTS I
RAISED. LAST COMMITTEE ISSUES
RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT. I THINK
THE LIABILITY ISSUES UM, SEQUEL
AND THE LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M
IN A SITUATION WHERE I VOTED FOR
THIS BILL. WE'VE HAD MANY
CONVERSATIONS, MR SALOMON ABOUT
THIS. AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO YOU. IT'S ABUNDANTLY CLEAR.
SINCE LEARNED A LOT FROM A LOT
OF OTHER FOLKS ABOUT OPPOSITION
AND I ALSO IN A TERRIBLE
POSITION BECAUSE THE CHAIR'S NOT
IN SUPPORT, AND I DON'T LIKE I
DON'T LIKE VOTING AGAINST THE
CHAIR. BUT I VOTED FOR IT. YOU
KNOW, I'M PRETTY STRAIGHT UP
PERSON AROUND AWHILE. I KNOW WHO
I AM COMFORTABLE IN MY SKIN AND
I, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF
ISSUES THAT HAVE COME TO MY
ATTENTION, BUT I THINK WITH THE
APPROPRIATE THING TO DO HERE
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, SUPPORT
SURE. VOTE TODAY BECAUSE. MY
VOTE'S HERE TO GET THIS OUT IF I
HAD TO GUESS I WANT TO CONTINUE
DISCUSSIONS. THERE'S BEEN SOME
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT AMENDMENTS. UM
WHETHER WE CAN DO SOMETHING OR
NOT, I DON'T KNOW. I'VE BEEN SO
BUSY ON OTHER THINGS. I HAVEN'T
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND
ENOUGH TIME WITH THE CHAIR TO
DISCUSS HER VIEW ON THIS AND I
OVER THAT RESPECT, AND THEY HAVE
A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS THAT
RESPECT TO BUT I THINK THERE'S
STILL TIME IN THE PROCESS TO
CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THIS, BUT
APPROPRIATE THING IS TO ALLOW
THIS DIFFERENCE TO THE CHAIR TO
LET IT MOVE ON, BUT ALSO IN
DEFERENCE TO THE CHAIR TO
CONTINUE TO EMPLOY YOUR
ATTENTION AND BRAINS AND SEEING
IF WE CAN TRY TO MAKE THIS WORK
IF IT'S POSSIBLE, SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING IT. I DO HAVE A LOT
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. I
APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SO
OTHERWISE DISPOSED AND WORKING
ON A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES THAT
TOOK MY ATTENTION AND WASN'T
ABLE TO PUT IT IN THAT TIME AND
ATTENTION INTO IT. BUT I THINK I
OWE YOU THAT. AND I ALSO THE
CHAIR AND I TOLD YOU WHAT MY
PREDICAMENT WAS. AND I JUST WANT
YOU TO KNOW THAT ALLOW YOU TO
MOVE IT ON. BUT I IT'S NOT A
COMMITMENT TO VOTE FOR IT ON THE
FLOOR, BUT IT IS A COMMITMENT
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO
SEE IF WE CAN GET THROUGH SOME
OF THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO
GET THROUGH WITH THE CHAIR. OKAY
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WITH GREAT
RESPECT TO THE AUTHOR. I WILL
VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE THIS. AND I'LL%
MAKE A NOTE THAT THIS COULD HAVE
A DEVASTATING IMPACT. TO THE
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
DEVASTATING. AT THE TIME OF THE
ORIGINAL LEGISLATION. I
PREDICTED THIS WOULD NOT SEE THE
END. OF SUCH MORE PRESCRIPTIVE.
LEGISLATION. THAT HAS INDEED
BEEN THE CASE. AND IT'S A
FEARSOME STRIP THAT WE'RE NOW
HEADED DOWN. AND WHEN THERE ARE
SOLUTIONS. AND I PARTICULARLY
HAVE OBJECTED OVER THE YEARS TO
THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. USING TOO
MUCH WATER. I DON'T THINK ANY
INDUSTRY HAS DONE MORE TO
CONSERVE WATER. THE AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY. I CAN TELL YOU
SPECIFICALLY HOW AND WHY AND
WHAT I MYSELF DONE. AND I THINK
THEY DESERVE CREDIT FOR THAT.
AND THEY DON'T DESERVE DISCREDIT
AND BEING PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.
AND CONSTRAINED FOR THAT. I
WOULD URGE A NO VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. GO FIRST SINGLE. WELL
LET ME JUST MAKE AND I
APOLOGIZE. I MISSED I WAS IN
YOUR COMMITTEE PRESENTING A BILL
OR THE COMMITTEE. YOU SIT ON
PRESENTING A BILL MISSED IT
CONVINCING. I'M SURE I'M SURE
THAT'S TRUE. WELL LET ME JUST
SAY I REALLY APPRECIATED OUR
CONVERSATIONS. AND I REALLY AYE.
I ACTUALLY AND I TOLD YOU THIS I
SUPPORT WHAT YOU TOLD ME WAS THE
INTENTION, WHICH IS THE CONCERN
TO NOT ALLOW. NEW WELLS FOR OUT
OF STATE INVESTORS THAT ARE
COMING IN AND BUYING UP EITHER
LAND OR WATER. UM AND THEY GO
TOGETHER, SO, UM, TO THE
DETRIMENT OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES
AND TO THE DETRIMENT OF FARMING.
LONGSTANDING FARMING IN IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. UM I'M NOT
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE BILL
TODAY BECAUSE THE BILL DOESN'T
DO THAT. AND SO THAT'S MY
CHALLENGE THAT I HAVE IS THAT IT
DOESN'T DO THAT. WE HAVE THE
GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON
THIS EXACT SAME SUBJECT THAT IS
BARELY THREE MONTHS OLD. AND UM
, I'M HEARING FROM, UM PEOPLE
ALL OVER MY DISTRICT AND THEN UP
AND DOWN THE VALLEY THAT ARE
VERY CONCERNED. GS ASSESS
FARMERS. UM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
THAT ARE REALLY CONCERNED WITH
WITH THE EXECUTIVE ORDER AND HOW
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT'S
SUPPOSED TO WORK. AND UM, THAT
EXECUTIVE RDER ISN'T GOING AWAY
ANYTIME SOON. THIS DROUGHT ISN'T
GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. UM AND
, UM IT ON TOP OF EVERYTHING
ELSE THAT THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE
REGION. UM. TO IMPOSE UNTESTED
MEASURES WHEN WATER SUPPLIES ARE
SO LOW AND FUEL PRICES ARE
THROUGH THE ROOF. UM IT JUST
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME SO
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT
REVISIT THE ISSUE EVER AFTER
WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER AND, UM. AND
WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS. AND I
WANT TO. I WANT TO AGREE WITH MY
COLLEAGUE, SENATOR NIELSEN. IS
THAT, UM IS THAT WE SET UP THESE
THESE PROGRAMS ARE HEAVILY
NEGOTIATED, AND THEN BEFORE THE
INK IS EVEN DRY ON IT.
SOMEBODY'S GOT A PROPOSAL TO
CHANGE IT AND TO, UM. CHANGED
THE ELEMENTS OF THE OF THE ISSUE
THAT WAS HEAVILY NEGOTIATED. AND
SO I THINK THIS HAS TO BE DONE.
AT SOME POINT. THE QUESTION IS
WHEN AND HOW DO WE GO ABOUT IT?
SO I APPRECIATE UM ALL OF YOUR
WORK ON THIS, BUT TODAY I WON'T
BE SUPPORTING YOUR BILL. SO I
APPRECIATE IT SO SENATOR DURAZO.
THANK YOU, MAN CHAIR AND THANK
YOU TO THE AUTHOR, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S
COMMENTS AS WELL BECAUSE THERE
ARE VERY FEW OF US IN THE
LEGISLATIVE VERY FEW IN THE
LEGISLATURE, THAT ACTUAL EXPERTS
, UM IN ALL ASPECTS OF WATER.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEARN MORE
MEETING WITH WATER EXPERTS. UM
AND JUST SOME THINGS JUST HIT
YOU HIT YOUR REALLY HARD, UM,
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF WELLS IN THE
STATE. AH, THAT THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO
BE KIND OF LIKE A WILD WEST IN
TERMS OF WHO GETS WATER AND WHEN
THEY GET WATER, SO, UM, I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE WHATEVER
, UM, AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENTS
THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER ONE OVER
SMALL FARMERS AND OTHERS. AND SO
YOU'RE BUILDING QUITE A
COALITION HERE. QUITE A UNITED
FRONT AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU
TO KEEP DOING THAT BECAUSE
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING WHEN
MOST OF THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE ARE
THERE, UM SO I, UH I HOPE TO
HEAR MORE FROM FROM THE CHAIR
TODAY. I WILL BE SUPPORTING. UM
AND I HOPE THAT EITHER THROUGH
THE CHAIR. HER. ARGUMENTS OR
YOURS. UM ONE OF YOU WILL WIN US
MORE OF US OVER WHEN THIS COMES
UP TO A NEXT ANOTHER VOTE, SO
THANK YOU. YES. FIRST OF ALL, I
WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE AUTHOR.
ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IN IT CAME UP
SEVERAL MILES NORTH OF HERE. WE
HAD DINNER AT A RICE FARM. AND
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING OUT OVER
THE BUT THE WINDOW WE WERE
LOOKING TO RICE FIELDS. SO HE
CERTAINLY IS DEVOTED SOME
ATTENTION TO TAKING A LOOK.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS
COULD BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO
IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE. AND AT
THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION THAT DISMAYED ME
THAT THE LEGAL CALIFORNIA CITIES
AND THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS
ASSOCIATION. TOOK NO INTEREST IN
THIS LEGISLATION. AND I SAID,
DON'T YOU THINK MUNICIPAL WELLS
ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED? DON'T
YOU THINK DOMESTIC WELLS ARE
GOING TO BE AFFECTED? OH, NO.
WELL, GUESS WHAT? DOMESTIC
WELLS. ARE EFFECTIVE. AND
MUNICIPAL WELLS ARE AFFECTED, SO
DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS SIMPLY
ABOUT AGRICULTURE IS FAR MORE
EXPANSIVE. AND OF GREATER IMPACT
THAN JUST THAT. WELL AND I TO
ADD TO MAKE IT EVEN MURKIER. UM
I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST
FOUR YEARS. TO DO TO TRY TO GET
A BILL TO STUDY AND TO DO WATER
INNOVATION BY BY REGION SO THAT
WE START LOOKING AT EVERY REGION
IF WE MADE SOME CHANGES, AND IF
WE PUT SOME MONEY INTO THE
SYSTEM UM, COULD WE BECOME
DROUGHT RESISTANCE RESISTANT OR
RESILIENT? UM AND THERE'S NO
SUPPORT FOR THAT. WELL, THERE'S
NOT NONE, BUT IT'S EVERY YEAR IT
GETS CAUGHT. CAUGHT UP IN
APPROPRIATIONS, WHICH IS THE
BLACK HOLE, AND WHAT THAT TELLS
ME IS, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH
SUPPORT FOR LOOKING AT. HOW CAN
WE DO? HOW CAN WE DO WATER A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AND WHAT
KINDS OF SOLUTIONS ARE THERE OUT
THERE IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD
WORK IN CALIFORNIA. AND THAT
WOULD HELP US TO STABILIZE OUR
WATER USAGE AND IN OUR WATER
SUPPLY, AND SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY
DEALING WITH THIS, UM LACK OF
WATER AND A DROUGHT SITUATION
AND SHORTAGES AND, UM I
PREDICTED SOME POINT. THE
SHORTAGES ARE GOING TO BE SUCH
THAT YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE FROM ONE
REGION OF THE STATE. THAT DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH TO MEET THEIR BASIC
NEEDS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
STATE WHERE THEY'RE WATERING, UM
, GOLF COURSES. I'M NOT WITH
RECYCLED WATER, BUT, UM, WITH
WATER THAT PEOPLE CAN CONSUME
PORTABLE PORTABLE WATER. AND UM
AND IT'LL BE IT'LL BE. IT'LL BE
A DISASTER FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SO ANYWAY, WE'LL
ALLOW YOU TO CONCLUDE THAT'S ALL
WE'VE DUMPED A LOT ON YOUR PLATE
HERE AND SO UM, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INDULGENCE. I WANT TO THANK
ALL FIVE OF YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION. AND YOUR COMMENTS. UM
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. THE
FIRST THING I JUST WOULD LIKE TO
SAY IS LIKE MANY OF YOU KNOW,
SOME OF YOU HAVE REALLY CUT YOUR
TEETH ON WATER AND HAVE WORKED
ON THIS ISSUE. I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN WITH YOU.
AND TRY TO MOVE WATER BECAUSE,
AS I SAID, YOU MISSED THE THOSE
COMMENTS CHAIR, BUT I SAID THE
HARDEST THING TO DO IN
CALIFORNIA IN THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE IS TO MOVE THE WATER
BILL REALLY TRY. IT'S REALLY
TRUE. THERE IS SO MUCH FEAR THAT
IS IMMEDIATELY GENERATED PEOPLE
THINK. OH, THIS CHANGE IS GOING
TO AND SO IT'S THE EASIEST THING
TO DO WAS TO BLOCK CHANGE AND IN
A DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM, LIKE WE
HAVE A CHEESY TO BLOCK CHANGE,
SO I WOULD WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO WORK WITH
WORK WITH YOU AND COME UP WITH
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND I WILL
. I WILL CERTAINLY REACH OUT
SENATOR HIRSCHBERG. YOUR
COMMENTS ABOUT YOU HAVE CONCERNS
WE HAVEN'T HAD I DEFINITELY
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR AND I HAVE
BEEN COMPLETELY OPEN TO TRY TO
HEAR IMPROVEMENTS AS LONG AS
THEY CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF WHAT
THE BILL IS TRYING TO DO. AND IF
I COULD GO TO THAT THEREIS A
SIGNIFICANT FRUSTRATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER OUT THERE. THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER, AS WAS POINTED
OUT TALKS ABOUT SUBSIDENCE AND
HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO TRY TO
SAY WHETHER THIS WELL IS GOING
TO LEAD TO SUBSIDENCE OR NOT,
ETCETERA. I WOULD POINT OUT
THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF
MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS BILL.
THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD. YOU
DON'T NEED THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
AND THIS BILL WILL BE BETTER.
THAN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER. IT
DOESN'T DEAL WITH SUBSIDENCE
WILLING TO HAVE ONE OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE WILLING TO
TAKE. WE WON'T DEAL WITH
SUBSIDENCE WILL ONLY DEAL WITH
THE IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING WELSH,
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE STUDY. THERE
ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS ABOUT
THIS BILL THAT I THINK YOU WOULD
FIND BETTER THAN THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NEGOTIATE
WITH THE PSAS AND THE SMALL
FARMERS. ARE NOT IN THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER, BUT THEY'RE IN
THIS BILL. THEY WOULD BE BETTER
OFF IF WE MOVE THIS BILL THAN IF
WE LIVE WITH THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER. SO I DO WANT TO SAY THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, AND I
PROBABLY AND I WOULD ADMIT I
PROBABLY OVEREMPHASIZED THE OUT
OF STATE ASPECT OF THE BUT THERE
ARE OUT OF STATE INVESTMENT
BANKERS THAT HAVE COME IN AND
THIS HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME BY
SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
TALKING ABOUT BEING OPPOSED THIS
AND THEY'RE REALLY FRUSTRATED BY
THIS SO THERE ARE OUT OF STATE,
BUT MIGHT THE INTENTION OF THE
BILL TO BE VERY CLEAR AND
HONEST. HERE IS ALL NEW
EXTRACTIONS FROM THE AQUIFER
OUGHT TO BE REVIEWED BY THE
GSA'S. IN OTHER WORDS, IF
SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME IN
WHETHER THEY'RE FROM OUT OF
STATE OR IN STATE, AND THEY WANT
TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO
BUY THIS PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO
THIS THIS OPERATION. IT HASN'T
HAD ANY ANY AGRICULTURE ON IT
YET, AND WE'RE GOING TO SINK THE
DOZENS OF NEW WELLS AND PUT IN
ALMOND TREES. THERE SHOULD BE
THE G S A. THAT'S IN CHARGE OF
THAT BASIN. DOES NOT HAVE THE
TOOLS TO SAY NO RIGHT NOW. AND
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE
HURT FROM THAT NEED THE TO HAVE
THAT TOOL, WHETHER THEY USE IT
AND HOW ALL THAT THAT'S THAT'S
THAT'S LEFT TO THE LOCALS. SO I
HOPE THAT THAT'S A CLARIFICATION
AND IN MY WE WERE IN THE HALLWAY
. WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO
TALK, SO I JUST WANTED TO USE
THAT AS AN EXAMPLE. RIGHT NOW,
THE GSA'S CAN'T STOP THE OUT OF
STATE OR THE IN STATE.
INAPPROPRIATE EXPANSION OF WELL
ACTIVITY. AND IF I IF I COULD
POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW THE
COMMENT WAS MADE, YOU KNOW RIGHT
AWAY. THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANGE.
THIS IS EIGHT YEARS AFTER SEQUA.
THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN SEQUA IN
IN THE EIGHT YEARS AND IT'S NOT
THAT SIGNIFICANT. IT'S SIMPLY
SAYS THAT THE WELL PERMITTING
THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY THE
COUNTIES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE
DATA, I THINK YOU CAN MAKE A
STRONG CASE THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN
SUFFICIENTLY STRINGENT ENOUGH TO
STOP THE VERY THINGS THAT I JUST
MENTIONED. OUT THERE. AND SO
THIS IS A COMMON SENSE FIXED.
IT'S STILL ALLOWS THE COUNTIES
TO DO THE PERMIT. IT JUST SAYS
THE COUNTY'S CHECK WITH THE CIA
AS THEY'RE GETTING READY TO MOVE
FORWARD. AND THE FINAL THING I
WOULD I WOULD JUST LEAVE YOU
WITH AND A QUICK EXAMPLE IN THE
COUNTY OF VENTURA THAT WE HAD A
GROUNDWATER AGENCY THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED BEFORE SIX. AND WHEN
SIGMA WAS PASSED, ALL OF A
SUDDEN THERE WAS A RUSH OF NEW
WELL PERMITS. EVERYBODY WANTED
TO GET THEIR PERMIT IN BECAUSE
SIGMA WAS COMING. THEY DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT IT WAS GOING TO MEAN.
WE WE, THE GROUNDWATER AGENCY
THOSE OF UNDERGROUND ASKED THE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
DO A WELL MORATORIUM JUST UNTIL
WE GOT THE PLAN READY. BECAUSE
WHAT WE RECOGNIZED AND WHAT I
HOPE THAT YOU WOULD RECOGNIZE IS
THAT, UM IF THERE AND THERE HAVE
BEEN 6000 NEW WELLS PUT INTO THE
OVER DRAFTED BASINS IN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY SINCE SIX NOW.
THAT'S 6000 COMPLICATIONS. 6000
PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE SAY THAT THE
GSS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT,
BUT WE ALL KNOW THERE IS 11
LAWSUIT AFTER ANOTHER AFTER
ANOTHER WATER LAWSUITS OUT
THERE. AND A LAWSUIT IS
STRONGER. IF YOU CAN SAY LOOK, I
GOT MY WELL PERMITTED FOUR YEARS
AGO FIVE YEARS AGO, AND WE'VE
HAD THIS WELL IN THERE AND THE
GS ASAR STRUGGLING TO SORT OF
GET ALL OF THEIR RULES AND STUFF
IN PLACE. THIS GIVES THEM THE
FLEXIBILITY TO SAY, YOU KNOW,
OUR POLICY IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO
DO ANYTHING FOR A WHILE, OR
WELLS THAT HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF EXPANSION. BUT THIS IS NOT A
ONE SIZE FIX. ALL SOLUTION. THIS
IS EVERY LOCAL GSA. CAN COME UP
WITH ITS OWN SOLUTION WITH THE
WAY THIS BILL IS WORDED JUST TO
MEET THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS, AND
I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT
FOR ME TO END ON THAT. SO I
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. I
APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO
LET THIS BILL STAY ALIVE. AND IN
WITH AS GOOD A FAITH AS I CAN
POSSIBLY PLEDGED YOU. I WILL DO
EVERYTHING I CAN TO TRY TO BOTH
HOLD ON TO THE ESSENCE OF THE
BILL AND MAKE IT OPERATIONALLY
AS FUNCTIONAL AS POSSIBLE. I
WANT TO THANK YOU. THANK YOUR
STAFF, WHO IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME GOT BOMBARDED WITH AN AWFUL
LOT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK BOTH
THE SUPPORTERS AND THE
OPPOSITION OUT THERE. WE'VE HAD
GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH LOTS OF
PEOPLE, AND YOU SAW A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS SWITCH FROM
OPPOSITION TO SUPPORT AND I
INVITE THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
NOT COME UP WITH SPECIFIC AND,
YOU KNOW, SUGGESTED CHANGES.
THAT WE ARE OPEN TO ALL OF THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS AS WE GO FORWARD.
THE FINAL THING I WOULD OFFER
WHEN WE HAD THE VOTE AND THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ROOM. FOR
THE WELL MORATORIUM THE NIGHT
BEFORE THE VOTE. I HAD A NUMBER
OF PEOPLE IN THE EGG INDUSTRY,
LARGE FORM, BUT LARGE GROWERS,
LANDOWNERS, ETCETERA, CONTACT ME
AND SAY THERE'S AN ALL POINTS
BULLETIN. WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO
BE IN THE BOARDROOM AND
OPPOSITION TO YOUR BILL. I'M
GOING TO BE THERE, BUT I WANT
YOU TO KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO SAY
ANYTHING, BUT I'M ACTUALLY NOT
IN OPPOSITION TO YOUR BILL, BUT
I CAN'T BE PUBLIC ABOUT THAT.
AND I HAVE HEARD FROM PEOPLE IN
SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE TOLD YOU TODAY THEY'RE
OPPOSED. I'VE HEARD FROM THEIR
MEMBERS WHO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS BILL IS REALLY GOING TO BE
HELPED SOLVE SOME OF THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE. OF THESE
NEW WELLS IMPACTING OUR EXISTING
OPERATIONS. THOSE RICE FARMERS
NEED TO BE PROTECTED. AND THAT
TOOL HAS TO BE GIVEN TO THE G S
A. C FOR THAT PROTECTION TAKE
PLACE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
HAVE EMOTION. DO WE HAVE? DON'T
I DON'T BELIEVE SO. SO SENATOR
GERARDO DURAZO MAKES THE MOTION.
UM THE MOTION IS. WHERE IS HE
NEED TO FIND OUT WHERE IT'S
GOING TO. K. THE MOTION WOULD
BE DO PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS
CABALLERO VOTING NIELSEN.
NIELSEN NO, DURAZO. AYE HERZBERG
HERZBERG. AYE WIENER. WIENER I 3
TO 1. THAT BILL IS OUT 321. OKAY
SO IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT WE SHOULD
DO IS UM. GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE
LIST? YES, AND THAT WAS OUR LAST
HEARING. MM. SO WE'LL START WITH
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE A. B 2011
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
OKAY?
WAS THERE. OH, YES. YOU WANTED
TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS. SO MY
APOLOGIES. I TOTALLY FORGOT.
THANK THANK YOU, I BECAUSE WE'RE
ALL IN DIFFERENT PLACES AT THE
SAME TIME WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE
DURING THE PRESENTATION AND
EARLIER VOTE ON A B 2011 AND I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM UH,
TODAY I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE. AH OF
THE MEASURE, BUT I AM VERY
SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT TWO
AREAS, AFFORDABILITY AND THE
LABOR STANDARDS. UM AND I WILL
WITHDRAW MY SUPPORT IF SUCH
ISSUES ARE NOT ADDRESSED THINGS
LIKE, UH, GENTRIFICATION AND
COMMUTE, DISPLACING BYE BYE,
RIGHT DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE NOT. I
DON'T THINK WE'RE GETTING ENOUGH
FOR THE BENEFITS THAT WERE, UH
GRANTING TO DEVELOPERS 15% TO
ME. DOES NOT MEET WHAT WE SHOULD
BE GETTING OUT OF THIS. UM AND
OF COURSE, I THINK LIKE MOST
PEOPLE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE
LABOR BECOME MUCH MORE UNIFIED
ON ON THE ISSUES OF LABOR
STANDARDS. I APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK. THAT THEY ARE ALL DOING ON
THIS. UM AH. SO I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE THAT SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO
BE HERE AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. VERY
GOOD. SO WE'LL MAKE A STATEMENT
TO SURE YOU MIGHT AS WELL BUT WE
HAVE TO BE DONE IN AN HOUR
BECAUSE WE GO BACK TO SESSIONS.
YEAH MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NEEDS
TO FOLLOW ON TO DRAW ALSO SAID
THAT THE DISCUSSION RESTRICTION
LABOR STANDARDS, UM, THAT THE
BILL OF WHICH YOUR MEASURE THAT
WAS IN HOUSING, THE LANGUAGE HAS
BEEN PUT BACK IN ITS MOVED TO
ASSEMBLY APPROACH. THIS MEASURE
IS BEING MOVED TO SENATOR
PROBES. AND THAT DURING THE
BREAK, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND IT
THIS IS AN ACCOMMODATION TO
ALLOW THAT TO OCCUR, BUT THAT'S
ALL IT MEANS. THAT IS CORRECT.
VERY GOOD, SO WE'LL CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. FIRE ITEM NUMBER
ONE A B 2011 MOTION IS TO PASS.
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CHAIR VOTING. I SO I HERZBERG
HERZBERG. I FIGHT A ZERO THAT
BILL IS OUT. UM VILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO A B 23 34 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS. MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMENDMENT AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CHAIR VOTING. I HERZBERG
HERZBERG, I 41 THAT BILL IS OUT.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE. MAYBE 4 98. BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMEND AND WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. CURRENT VOTE IS FOR THIS
ZERO CHAIR VOTING. I HERTZBERG
AYE, HERZBERG. I FIND WITH ZERO
THAT BILL IS OUT. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR A B 20 TO
21 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA. THE MOTION WAS DUE
PAST AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMENDMENT AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CURRENT VOTE IS 4 TO 0. CHAIR
VOTING. I HERZBERG HERZBERG. I 5
TO 0. THAT BILL IS OUT BEGAN TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE. MAYBE 9
16 BY SALAS. THE MOTION WAS DO
PASS AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
CURRENT VOTE IS 2 TO 0 CHAIR,
NOT VOTING. OR. NO VOTE
RECORDED. CABALLERO AYE.
CABALLERO I HERZBERG HERZBERG.
AYE, WIENER. WINNER. I'M 5 TO 0.
THAT GOES OUT. WHEN WE GOT INTO
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX A. B 15 15
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMEND AND WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. CURRENT VOTE IS 3 TO 0
CHAIR VOTING. I HERZBERG
HERZBERG. AYE WIENER WIENER. I
FIGHT A ZERO BILL IS OUT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 79 A B 1925 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO. D
PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMEND
AND RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT VOTE
IS 2 TO 0 CHAIR VOTING. I'M
NIELSEN. NIELSEN NO. HERZBERG
HERZBERG. AYE, WIENER. SEVEN.
1925. WIENER. I'M 41. THAT BILL
IS OUT, MOVING UNDER FILE ITEM
NUMBER NINE. A B 18 45 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALLED IRAN.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT VOTE IS
3 TO 0. NO CURRENT VOTE FOR THE
CHAIR. CABALLERO I CABALLERO I
HERTZBERG. 18.5 HERZBERG. I
FIGHT A ZERO. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER 10 A B 18 50 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD. AH! THE
MOTION. WELL, I THE MOTION WAS
DUE PASSED TO THE SENATE FLOOR.
YES SO CURRENT VOTE IS 2 TO 2.
CHAIR VOTING. NO HERTZBERG. TO
THE MOTION. THE NEW OUR
ANNOUNCER. THE BILL IS FAILS. UM
AND AT IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
, WE WILL GRANT RECONSIDERATION.
THAT SEEING NO OBJECTION WILL
GRANT RECONSIDERATION AND
ANOTHER TIME. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM. MADAM CHAIRMAN, SIR WHAT
WAS THE VOTE? I DIDN'T HEAR TOO
TOO, OKAY. UM FILE ITEM NUMBER
11 A B 1951 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GREAT GRAYSON. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMENDED AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
CURRENT VOTE IS 3 TO 0. NO VOTE
RECORDED FOR THE CHAIR.
CABALLERO HERZBERG. HERZBERG I
FIGHT A ZERO BILL IS OUT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 12 21 86. BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON. THAT
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST AMEND AND WE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATION.
CURRENT VOTE IS 3 TO 0. NO
CURRENT VOTE FOR THE CHAIR.
CAVALLERO H
I FIGHT A ZERO THAT BILL IS
OUT. FILE ITEM NUMBER 13 A B 26
68 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON.
THE MOTION WAS PASSED TO THE
FLOOR. CURRENT VOTE IS 3 TO 0.
NO CURRENT VOTE FOR THE CHAIR.
CAVALLERO H
5 TO 0. THAT BILL IS OUT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 14. A B 2030 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA. THE
MOTION IS DO PASS AND RE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT VOTE IS
FOR 20 CHAIR VOTING. I HERZBERG
. I'M SORRY, 14. HERTZBERG I 50
THAT BUILT THAT BUILT RIGHT? ON
14. NIELSEN. NO. 41. OH, THAT
FILE ITEM NUMBER 15. AND A B
2053 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CAN I MAKE A
STATEMENT ON THAT, MADAM? SURE
THANK YOU. SO KINDLY APOLOGIZE.
I WASN'T HERE FOR THE COMMITTEE
HEARING AND A VERY PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR OF
THIS MEASURE. I WILL NOT BE
VOTING FOR THIS TODAY. BUT I
THINK THAT IF WE CAN DEAL WITH
THE LABOR STANDARDS, WHICH WE
CAN PROBABLY DO IN REGARD TO
SOME OTHER BILLS THAT ARE ALSO
PENDING. SECONDLY I HAD A COUPLE
OF ISSUES THAT UNFORTUNATELY
AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS SO OTHERWISE
PREOCCUPIED WORKING OTHER
MATTERS. I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO WORK OUT WITH THE AUTHOR, SO
I WON'T BE VOTING FOR TODAY BUT
WILL HELP HIM IF WE CAN WORK
PAST THESE COUPLE OF THINGS,
WHETHER IT'S GOTTEN, AMEND OR
OTHER PROCEDURES TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN AND HELP THEM TO THE
PROCESS OF ELEMENTS IS THAT WORK
AND THAT ARE GOOD. WE JUST
COULDN'T GET THERE AND I
COULDN'T GET THERE FOR PURPOSE
OF TODAY, SO I WILL NOT BE
VOTING, BUT I COMMIT TO HIM TO
WORK WITH HIM, OKAY? MOTION IS
TO PASS BY FIRST WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CURRENT VOTE 2 TO 1. NO CURRENT
VOTE FOR THE CHAIR, CABALLERO.
HERTZBERG. 2 TO 1. THE BILL
FAILS, BUT, UM WE WILL GRANT
RECONSIDERATION IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION. SAYING NONE
RECONSIDERATION IS GRANTED.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 16
A B 27 21 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
EARLY. THE MOTION WAS DO PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE FLOOR. CURRENT
BOAT IS 2 TO 1 CHAIR VOTING I
HERZBERG HERZBERG. AYE, WIENER.
WIENER I 41 THAT BILL IS OUT.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 17 A B 22 OH,
ONE. BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BENNETT. UH, THAT IS OUT. MOVING
ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 18 A B 24
53 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. OH, THIS IS
STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. VERY
GOOD. MOTION IS DO PASS AND RE
REFER TO THE TO THE FLOOR.
CURRAN VOTE IS 1 TO 1 A CURRENT
VOTE FOR THE CHAIR CABALLERO
CABALLERO, I HERZBERG HERZBERG.
AYE, WIENER WIENER. I 4 TO 1.
THAT BILL IS OUT. FILE I ITEM
NUMBER 19. A B 24 42 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROBERT RIVAS.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT VOTE IS
1 TO 1. NO CURRENT VOTE FOR THE
CHAIR CABALLERO CABALLERO,
HERZBERG. HERZBERG WIENER
WIENER. I 41 THAT BILL IS OUT.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 20 A B 25 60 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST AMENDED AND RE REFER
TO THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT BEAU IS
3 TO 0 CHAIR VOTING I HERZBERG
HERZBERG. AYE WIENER WIENER. I'M
FIDO ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT. WELL
ITEM NUMBER 21 A B 26 22 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MULLEN THE
MOTION IS DO PASS, AND WE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT VOTE IS
3 TO 0 CHAIR VOTING I HERZBERG
HERZBERG. AYE, WIENER. WIENER
FIGHTER ZERO BILL IS OUT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 22 27 89 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MULLEN. THIS
WAS PART OF THE CONSENT. I'M
SORRY. MY APOLOGY. ODD AND WE
SHOULD TAKE UP CONSENT. IT'S TWO
ITEMS FILE ITEM NUMBER 22 A B 27
89 FILE ITEM NUMBER 24 A B 26 51
AND THAT'S TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS EMOTION. CURRENT
ALREADY HAD EMOTION. YEAH
CURRENT VOTE IS 4 TO 0. CHAIR
VOTING I HERZBERG HERZBERG 5 TO
0. THAT CONSENT CALENDARS OUT.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 23 WHICH IS A B
26 47 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LEVINE. THAT MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR. CURRENT
VOTE IS 3 TO 0 CHAIR VOTING I
HERZBERG HERZBERG, I WINNER
WINNER ZERO. THAT BILL IS OUT.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 25, WHICH IS A
B 26 56 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING
. THAT MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT BOAT IS
2 TO 0 CHAIR VOTING I NIELSEN.
HERTZBERG. HERTZBERG AYE, WIENER
. WIENER. I 4 TO 0. THAT BILL IS
OUT. FILE ITEM NUMBER 26. MAYBE
2020 THAT ONE WAS ON, UM
PRESENTATION ONLY FILE ITEM
NUMBER 27 A B 28 87 BY UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BORRADOR
GARCIA. THAT MOTION? YES. DO
PASS AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
CURRENT VOTE IS 3 TO 0 CHAIR
VOTING I HERZBERG HERZBERG I
WINNER WINNER I 5 TO 0. THAT
BILL IS OUT. YES. IS THE NEXT TO
HELP YOU. RIGHT AND. SO I WANT
TO THANK ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PARTICIPATED IN OUR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TODAY. IF YOU WERE NOT
ABLE TO TESTIFY, PLEASE SUBMIT
YOUR COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN
WRITING TO THE GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE. YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
TO US, AND WE WANT TO INCLUDE
YOUR TESTIMONY IN THE OFFICIAL
HEARING RECORDS. THANK YOU, AND
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION
. AND IF THE MODERATOR IS STILL
ON THE LINE, THANK YOU. SO MUCH
FOR YOUR PATIENTS AND ALL OF
YOUR HARD WORK. UM TODAY WE
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK
EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION. WE HAVE CONCLUDED
THE AGENDA AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE AND GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE IS ADJOURNED.