MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ARCHULETTA ATKINS
BATES WRECKER. GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD CABRERA. ORTEZ. DOLLY!
DODD. YOU'RE ALSO. EGGMAN GLASER
GONZALES. GROWTH. HERTZBERG
HUESO HURTADO JONES KAMLAGER
LAIRD LABOR LIMÓN MCGUIRE,
MELINDA'S MEN. NEWMAN NIELSEN
OCHOA, BOGUE. PAN PORTANTINO
ROTH. RUBIO SKINNER. STERN.
HAMBURG, WIECKOWSKI WIENER.
WILK. THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY
FORUM IS PRESIDENT PRESENT. THE
MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS BEYOND
THE RAIL. ALRIGHT MEMBERS. LET'S
TRY THIS AGAIN WOULD OUR MEMBERS
AND OUR GUESTS BEYOND THE RAIL
AND IN THE GALLERY, PLEASE RISE
WILL BE LED IN PRAYER THIS
MORNING BY SENATOR LIMÓN, AFTER
WHICH PLEASE REMAIN STANDING
WILL BE LEADING THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BY
SENATOR NEWMAN, SENATOR LIMÓN.
THANK YOU. LET US PRAY TODAY, IN
THE WORDS OF HILL GRID BEEN IN
HOLY SPIRIT, GIVING LIFE TO ALL
LIFE MOVING ALL CREATURES ROOT
OF ALL THINGS. WASHING THEM
CLEAN. WIPING OUT OUR MISTAKES,
HEALING OUR WOUNDS. YOU ARE OUR
TRUE LIFE, LUMINOUS AND
WONDERFUL. AWAKENING OUR HEART
FROM ITS ANCIENT SLEEP. AMEN.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE. ONE.
GOOD MORNING MEMBERS. WE ARE
GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING SOME OF
OUR OUTGOING MEMBERS TODAY. I
PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR COMING TO THE
DINNER LAST NIGHT. IT WAS QUITE
LOVELY. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A
GOOD TIME. WE'RE GOING TO START
WITH SENATOR BATES. SHE HAS TWO
SPEAKERS. THE FIRST SPEAKER WILL
BE SENATOR HERZBERG, SENATOR
HERTZBERG. MEMBERS. I AM SO
HONORED. TO BE ABLE TO STAND
HERE. AND HAVE BEEN ASKED BY
SENATOR BATES. IT'S ONE OF THE
TWO INDIVIDUALS TO SPEAK ON OUR
BEHALF. I AM NOT OF HER PARTY.
WE DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE. ON MANY
THINGS. BUT SHE IS A PERSON. AND
EVERYBODY HERE IS SERVED WITH
HER SINCE 1998 AND THE OTHER
HOUSE KNOWS THAT SHE'S KIND.
SHE'S THOUGHTFUL. SHE'S NOT A
DEMAGOGUE. SHE'S A LISTENER.
SHE'S AN EXTRAORDINARY
INDIVIDUAL. AND SHE HAS SERVED
THIS SENATE. THE COMMUNITIES
THAT SHE REPRESENTS IN ORANGE
COUNTY. SAN DIEGO COUNTY WITH
EXTRAORDINARY DIGNITY. THE
NATIVE OF LOS ANGELES. LIKE
BARACK OBAMA. SHE WENT TO
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE. AH SHE SPENT
HER UNIVERSITY YEAR ABROAD. MANY
MEMBERS MAY NOT KNOW IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF MADRID IN SPAIN,
OF COURSE. UM. AND AS A
REPUBLICAN LEADER. SHE SPENT 10
YEARS AS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SOCIAL WORKER. WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL
SERVICES AND FOR THOSE 10 YEARS
WHO EVENTUALLY BECAME THE DEPUTY
DISTRICT DIRECTOR. AN
INTERESTING BACKGROUND, WHICH
INFORMS SO MUCH OF HER THINKING
SHE WILL TELL YOU IN A ROLE IN
GOVERNMENT. AND SHE SAID TO SOME
OF US SHE STARTED WITH A GROUP.
IN HER COMMUNITY CITIZENS FOR A
SAFER CROWN VALLEY PARKWAY GROUP
SOMETIMES DISMISSEDAND SHE
REFERS TO HERSELF AS HOUSEWIVES
WITH CALCULATORS WHO COUNTED THE
NUMBER OF CARS TO BE ABLE TO GO
TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
BASICALLY TALK ABOUT THE
EXTRAORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY
TRAFFIC, SHE SAYS. NEVER
UNDERESTIMATE A HOUSEWIFE WITH A
CALCULATOR. NOW HER POLITICAL
CAREER, HER SERVED THEIR SERVICE
AND GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN QUITE
EXTRAORDINARY. SHE SERVED AS THE
FIRST MAYOR OF LAGUNA NIGUEL.
SHE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF
SADDLEBACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOARDS. SHE SERVED AT THE LAGUNA
NIGUEL CITY COUNCIL, I SAY FOR
10 YEARS, RECEIVING THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF VOTES IN A GROUP OF 23
CANDIDATES. SHE SERVED IN THE
ASSEMBLY WHEN I WAS THERE,
GETTING ELECTED IN 1998. AND SHE
DID SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT THAT OFTEN WE DON'T
RECOGNIZE AND BRIEFLY. I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THEM ALLOCATING 30
$35 MILLION TO PROTECT AND
IMPROVE CALIFORNIA'S BEACHES.
SHE ESTABLISHED THE CITIZENS LAW
ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD ABOARD
A CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT POLICE
BOARD TO DEAL WITH ISSUES ON THE
POLICE AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY.
SHE SERVED AT OUR HOUSE AS THE
MINORITY LEADER. AS THE PRO TEM
LIKES TO SAY, AND I AGREE WITH
HER THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
BECAUSE WHEN I STARTED IN
GOVERNMENT, THE OTHER PARTY WAS
IN POWER. I NEVER FORGET THAT.
NEVER FORGET THAT. AND YOU KNOW
AS A LEGISLATOR. THE PROTEST
WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH AS A RULE
AS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE RULES
COMMITTEE, HAS SHE COORDINATED
ON ALL OF THE VARIOUS
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES THAT WE
FACED? TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS TO
REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ALL
OF THE VARIOUS DYNAMICS THAT
WERE PUT TOGETHER IN THIS HOUSE
. SHE SUPPORTED THE SCHOOL BONDS
FOR K THROUGH 12 AND COLLEGES
AND WORKED WITH HE MAYOR OF
ENCINITAS IN 2008 TO SPONSOR
BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO MAKE
IT EASIER TO BUILD A DUS. I
WORKED WITH HER ON A MEASURE IN
2018. WE JOINED AUTHOR DEALING
WITH VETERANS. IN. HE CARES
ABOUT SEA LEVEL RISE AND SO MANY
ISSUES THAT CROSS THE LINES.
SHE'S A SHE'S A CONSERVATIVE AS
IT COMES TO TAXES AND SOME OTHER
ISSUES ABOUT GOVERNMENT. BUT
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'LL END WITH
THIS. AND CERTAINLY YOUR HUSBAND
, JOHN DIDN'T LIKE MY TAX
PROPOSAL TO TAX ARCHITECTS VERY
MUCH, BUT. BUT SHE BRINGS HONOR
TO THIS HOUSE. SHE BRINGS HONOR
TO HER WORK. SHE MEANS HONORED
TO HER RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF
US. SHE HAS SERVED WITH GREAT
DIGNITY. SHE'S GOING TO GO ON
AND SERVE AGAIN IN GOVERNMENT,
LIKE SOME OF US MIGHT AND, UM, I
JUST THINK WE'RE ALL BETTER OFF.
BECAUSE OF PAT BATES
CONTRIBUTION TO CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, SENATOR
HERZBERG, SENATOR GROVE. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S
DEFINITELY MY HONOR TO BE ABLE
TO BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE SELECTED
TO SPEAK ON THE OUTGOING SENATOR
PAT BATES FROM THE STATE SENATE
, AND I JOINED MY COLLEAGUE, THE
MAJORITY LEADER, FORMER MAJORITY
FLOOR LEADER ON ECHOING A LOT OF
THE COMMENTS THAT HE MADE
ALREADY I RISE TODAY TO HONOR
THIS INCREDIBLE WOMAN THAT WILL
BE GREATLY MISSED AS SHE
CELEBRATES HER FINAL TERM IN THE
SENATE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT
SENATOR BEATS HAS BEEN A STAPLE
TO THIS INSTITUTION. YOU HAVE
SERVED YOUR CONSTITUENTS SOVERY
WELL AT EVERY LEVEL OF CITY OF
GOVERNMENT OF GOVERNMENT FROM
CITY TO COUNTY, NOW STATE AND
BACK TO COUNTY TO REPRESENT YOUR
ORANGE COUNTY CONSTITUENTS, AND
YOU'VE DONE IT IN THE MOST
GRACEFUL, KIND, GENUINE MANNER
NOW DON'T THINK THAT SHE DOES
NOT HAVE A FIGHTING SPIRIT IN
HER SHE APPEARS TO BE THIS VERY
KIND, GENUINE, SWEET, LOVING,
CONGENIAL PERSON. BUT WE'VE BEEN
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOORS
WITH HER AND CAUCUS WHERE SHE
LINES ALL OF US OUT ON HOW WE'RE
GOING TO DO THINGSSO THAT WE
CAN BE OR COULD BE THE MOST
EFFECTIVE CAUCUS. AFTER WORKING
AS A SOCIAL WORKER IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SENATOR BATES
POLITICAL CAREER WAS INSPIRED
AFTER SHE BECAME A NEIGHBORHOOD
ACTIVISTS AND WHAT MY COLLEAGUE
JUST SAID THERE WAS AN INCIDENT
REGARDING TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC
SAFETY WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS IN
HER COMMUNITY AND HER AND HER
OTHER HOUSEWIFE, FRIENDS,
HOMEMAKER FRIENDS, MAMA BEAR
FRIENDS GOT TOGETHER AND TRACKED
ALL THE TRAFFIC THAT WENT DOWN
THIS STREET AND THIS FAIRWAY AND
MADE SURE THAT THERE WAS TRAFFIC
SAFETY PUT IN TO MAKE SURE THAT
CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE HAD A
SAFE WAY TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM
WORK IN SCHOOL. YOU CAN IMAGINE
SENATOR BATES, CONCERN FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY GREW FROM THAT
INCIDENT, AND IT WAS THIS EVENT
THAT WAS THE FOUNDATION OF YEARS
OF ACTIVE ADVOCACY FOR HER
COMMUNITY AND A SAFER
CALIFORNIA. DURING YOUR TIME IN
THE STATE SENATE, SHE DILIGENTLY
AND MOST PRESSINGLY WORKED ON
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE ISSUES SUCH
AS BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE
LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS
THE ONGOING OPIOID EPIDEMIC.
PASSION FOR EFFECTIVE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND
SPENDING, ENSURING TAXPAYER
DOLLARS WERE PUT TO WORK IN THE
MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY SO THAT
CALIFORNIANS COULD ACTUALLY HAVE
SAFE PASSAGE TO AND FROM WORK
AND SCHOOL IN A WAY THAT EVERY
COMMUNITY IN OUR IN OUR STATE
NEEDS TO HAVE SENATOR BASES LIST
OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS
ARE PLENTIFUL. SHE BLAZED
HISTORY IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA BY BEING THE SECOND
REPUBLICAN WOMAN. TO SERVE AS
THE REPUBLICAN LEADER. SHE
ALLOWED ME TO STAND ON HER
SHOULDERS AND BECOME THE THIRD
REPUBLICAN LEADER. AND I CAN
TELL YOU THAT PAT A K A. THE
MAMA BEAR OF OUR CAUCUS WAS AT
MY BECK AND CALL WHETHER IT WAS
MIDNIGHT AT NIGHT. THREE O'CLOCK
IN THE MORNING. IT DIDN'T MATTER
. SHE ALWAYS RETURNED. MY CALLER
ANSWERED MY PHONE CALLS SO THAT
I COULD LEARN FROM THE THINGS
THAT SHE HAD LEARNED IN ORDER TO
BE IN THAT POSITION OF
LEADERSHIP. AND NO OFFENSE GUYS
, BUT ESPECIALLY THE MAIN TOP OF
THE CONVERSATION IS HOW DO WE
GET THESE UNRULY MEN IN LINE?
SENATOR BATES HAS BEEN
RECOGNIZED BY A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS FOR TREMENDOUS
HARD WORK NOT ONLY FOR HER
COMMUNITY BUT FOR ALL OF
CALIFORNIA. SOME OF THESE
EXAMPLES ARE ORANGE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S AWARD. THE BIO COM
CALIFORNIA ELECTED OFFICIAL OF
THE YEAR AWARD, THE NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE GUARDIAN OF SMALL BUSINESS
AWARD, THE MATTRESS, RECYCLING
COUNCILS. ENVIRONMENT
STEWARDSHIP OF WAR STEWARDSHIP
AWARD FRIENDS AND HARBORS OF
BEACHES, PARKS AND GREEN VISION
AWARD. DANA PORTS, DANA POINTS
TAXPAYER. CHURCH. OF THE YEAR
AWARD, THE CALIFORNIA LIFE
SCIENCES AWARD THAT CALIFORNIA
BLACK CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE CRIME
CONTINUES, YOU MIGHT UNITED AND
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON FOR HER
DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT
ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT NOW TO YOU IS THAT
SENATOR BATES HAS DEDICATED THE
MAJORITY OF HER ENTIRE LIFE
SERVING OTHERS, WHETHER IT WAS A
SOCIAL WORK HERE, MAKING SURE
THAT A HOMELESS CHILD GOT
HOUSING OR THAT THE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES THAT AN
INDIVIDUAL NEEDED OR SERVING IN
THE LOCAL AND NOW STATE
GOVERNMENT AND GOING BACK TO
COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SHE COULD
ACTUALLY RETIRE AND GO ON AND DO
THINGS IN LIFE IKE HER
PREDECESSOR. UM DEAD AS THE
FORMER REPUBLICAN LEADER, JEAN
FULLER WRESTLE AND JEAN, BOTTOM
MOTOR HOME AND THEY'RE TRAVELING
ALL OVER AND THEY'RE DOING A LOT
OF FUN THINGS, BUT SHE'S
CHOOSING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE
HER CONSTITUENTS OF ORANGE
COUNTY AS A COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, AND WE WISH YOU
NOTHING BUT THE BEST THAT GOD
HAS FOR YOU AND YOUR FUTURE AND
YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED AS A
CALMING CONSERVATIVE. CAUTIOUS
VOICE IN THIS BUILDING. GOD
BLESS YOU, MY FRIEND. THANK YOU,
SENATOR GROVE. SENATOR BATES.
WELL THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW
I FOLLOW THAT AND LISTENING TO
ALL THAT. I THINK I DID ALL THAT
IN MY 30 YEARS AND I'D LIKE TO
SHARE WITH YOU THAT I AM ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. AND I AM ALL,
UM, ADMONISHED BY SOME OF THOSE
I'M COMPETING WITH FOR BEING A
30 YEAR POLITICAL HACK. SO I'D
LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. YEAH I
STARTED IN 1987 WITH A SMALL
PARKS. IT WAS A COMMUNITY
SERVICE DISTRICT AND I MOVED
RIGHT ON FROM THAT TO, UM UH,
CITY COUNCIL MAYOR THEN ONTO
THIS ASSEMBLY AND THEN ONTO THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND THEN
HERE WHAT AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
FOR A 16 YEAR OLD WHO'S NOW YOU
KNOW, OCTOGENARIAN IS WHAT I SAY
. WHEN I STARTED OUT AS A VERY,
VERY SHY PERSON WITH A FRIEND
THAT I SHARED THE BACK ROW AND
GENOMIC. TERRY WITH. I SHARED
THAT WITH YOU LAST NIGHT, AND WE
USED TO HIDE, HOPING THAT THE
TEACHER WOULDN'T CALL ON US
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO UP TO THE
BOARD. YOU KNOW, AN ANSWER THE
PROBLEMS. I COULD DO THAT. BUT I
DIDN'T LIKE PEOPLE LOOKING AT
ME. I NEVER LIKE TO SPEAK IN
PUBLIC. SO WHEN LARRY MERMIN
SAID THAT TO ME, HE WAS THE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ASSEMBLY AT THE TIME. HOW DID
YOU GET HERE? HE WAS TALKING
ABOUT HIMSELF, AND I SAID THAT
TO HIM. HE WENT TO SCHOOL TO GET
THERE. I ACTUALLY TOOK THE PATH
OF CAUSES, AND THAT'S WHAT DROVE
ME OFF FRIENDS BECAUSE WHEN I
WAS A SOCIAL WORKER, WHAT,
REALLY TROUBLED ME ABOUT THE
BUREAUCRACY, IT REALLY DIDN'T
HELP PEOPLE. WE HAD TO INTERVIEW
PEOPLE, AND WE HAD TO GO THROUGH
ALL OF THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS,
EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM AND I'M
TALKING TO PEOPLE AT 22 YEARS
OLD WHO HAVE LIVED A LIFE AND
NOW THEY HAVE NOTHING BECAUSE
THEY'VE FALLEN INTO VERY HARD
TIMES. BE IT, HEALTH OR
ECONOMICS, AND I HAD TO DENY
THEM BECAUSE THEY HAD. I WANT
YOU TO KNOW ABOUT IN THOSE DAYS.
IF YOU HAD $1100 IN YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR SOCIAL SERVICES OF ANY KIND.
MEDICAL KEY MAN THAT WAS A BOON
TO I SERVED THE AID TO DISABLED
UNITED. WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY
GET HELP AND HEALTH CARE IN
MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE
WHO CAME BEFORE US. SO AT THAT
TIME, I THOUGHT THIS BUREAUCRACY
DOESN'T WORK. GOVERNMENT'S
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TO HELP. NOT
TO HURT PEOPLE NOT TO SUPPRESS
PEOPLE. SO I BECAME. REALLY I
GUESS YOU WOULD SAY, A AN
ADVOCATE AGAINST GOVERNMENT. IT
IS OF BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE. WE
OWN IT AS PEOPLE AND THOSE OF US
ARE HERE ARE REPRESENTING ALL OF
THOSE PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY GUYS
WHENEVER YOU'RE ACCUSED OF BEING
A CAREER POLITICIAN, TELL THEM
YOU ARE A CAREER POLICYMAKER. IT
IS EXTREMELY NOBLE PROFESSION.
BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT ALL THOSE
PEOPLE. THE MILLION IN OUR
DISTRICTS. IT'S 500,000 IN A
SUPERVISOR DISTRICT IN ORANGE
COUNTY THINK IT'S 600,000 AND
THEN FOR CONGRESS. I THINK IT'S
ABOUT THE SAME STANDARD IS HUGE
. IT'S HALF OF THE STATE, BUT IT
IS TRULY A PATH AND I KNOW ALL
OF YOU HAVE WALKED THAT ALL OF
YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME OF
THE SAME SAME THINGS. I DID,
WHETHER IT BE BECAUSE OF YOUR
ETHNICITY OR GENDER. WHATEVER
MINE WAS A VERY, VERY LOW SELF
ESTEEM. I WAS VERY HEAVY KIND OF
UGLY AS A KID BUCK TEETH. YOU
KNOW ALL THAT STUFF, SO I WAS
SHY AND HIDING, BUT CAUSES
BROUGHT ME OUT FOR PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY ARE GOD'S CHILDREN,
AND WE ALL ARE. SO THOSE OF YOU
IN MY I GUESS YOU SAY MY VALUES
AND THE PATH I FOLLOWED AND TO
BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS AND
KNOW THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH
SOME OF THE SAME THINGS. WE'RE
FAMILY. WE'RE FAMILY. WE DON'T
ALWAYS AGREE HOW WE'RE GOING TO
GET TO THAT. PERFECT SPOT. FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT,
BUT I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE ALL
WANT TO BE THAT WE WILL LEAVE
BEHIND US THE QUALITY OF LIFE
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, UH
EXPERIENCE AND COME WHERE WE ARE
AND MOVE OUR NEXT GENERATION
EVEN BEYOND THAT, SO THAT THERE
IS PEACE, LOVE ALL THE THINGS
JUSTICE, JUSTICE IN OUR STATE
AND OUR NATION FOR EVERYONE, SO
THAT'S WHAT I'M ABOUT, AND I AM
RECRUITED TO GO BACK TO THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND
HOPEFULLY I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
BUT IF NOT, I DO BELIEVE THAT
GOD SAYS YOU'RE DONE, PAT.
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. GET
THAT MOTOR HOME AND START
TRAVELING. WHATEVER BET I'LL
GIVE IT MY BEST. AND I TOLD THE
SENATOR FROM NORTH HOLLYWOOD.
HOW ABOUT IF I CAN USE THAT? AS
MY CAMPAIGN SPEECHES SOUNDED
GREAT. BUT ANYWAY, I HAVE A LOT
OF THANK YOU'S TO GIVE FIRST OF
ALL TO THE CONSTITUENTS OF
ORANGE COUNTY WHO'VE RETURNED ME
AS A POLICY MAKER TO OFFICE FOR
THAT 30 YEARS. CERTAINLY TO MY
MOM AND DAD. THEY AREN'T HERE
WITH US ANYMORE. BUT THEY GAVE
ME THAT. THAT IDEA THAT I COULD
BE ANYTHING I WANTED TO BE. AS
LONG AS I WORKED HARD FOR IT AND
STOP THINKING ABOUT MYSELF.
THINK ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE
THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO HELP OR
THAT YOU'RE RELATED TO AND THEN
CERTAINLY TO MY STAFF. TO MY
GREAT GREAT CHIEF OF STAFF.
KEVIN BASSETT. HE'S AN
INSTITUTION HERE. AND WHEN HE
CALLED ME WHEN I WON THE SENATE
SEAT AND SAID, PAT, DO YOU HAVE
AN OPENING FOR A CHIEF OF STAFF?
I SAID, YOU WANT TO BE MY CHIEF
OF STAFF YOU AND HE SAID YES. SO
WE HAVE BEEN HAD A GREAT
PARTNERSHIP. AS YOU KNOW, HE'S
THE LIBRARY. FRANKLY IF YOU NEED
TO KNOW ANYTHING. HE'S GOT THESE
STACKS IN HIS OFFICE, AND HE
KNOWS EXACTLY EXACTLY WHERE
SOMETHING IS ON EVERY SINGLE
BILL. THAT EVER PASSED IN THE 20
. SOME YEARS HE SERVED AND
CERTAINLY TO MY COLLEAGUES IN
THE SENATE WHO WERE HONORED ME
WITH BEING THEIR LEADER, ND WE
CALL OURSELVES LEADER EMERITUS.
EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS
LATER, I'M STILL THE SENATE
LEADER OF MARRIAGES. I USE THAT
ON MY ON MY CARD, YOU GUYS SO
ANYWAY, UM, FOR THE GUYS WHO
DRIVE US EVERYWHERE. I THINK OUR
SPECIAL SERVICES ARE INCREDIBLE
. PEOPLE GET US THERE WHEREVER
WE NEED TO GO ON TIME. CERTAINLY
TO OUR SERGEANTS WHO KEEP US
SAFE HERE AND GET A, YOU KNOW,
ANSWER OUR EVERY NEED TO MY
STAFF IN THE DISTRICT AND I KNOW
YOU ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM
THEY MANAGED ABOUT 1000
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS AGAIN BACK
TO THE PEOPLE SUFFERING
SUFFERING OUT THERE. WITH THE
PANDEMIC, AND SO CONGRATULATIONS
TO THEM WHO HAVE STAYED WITH ME?
I THINK I'VE GOT MOST OF THEM
STILL WHO HAVE OTHER JOBS
WAITING FOR THEM, BUT DECIDED TO
STAY THROUGH THE WHOLE CASE.
LOAD THAT WE STILL HAVE LEFT TO
MY STAFF HERE IN THE CAPITAL,
BRIE, WHO'S BEEN A FANTASTIC
SCHEDULE ER MY LEDGE STAFF.
EVERYBODY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT, UM PART OF MY
PATH. MY JOURNEY. I WILL BE BACK
BECAUSE I'LL BE BACK TO HASSLE.
YOU GUYS. I TOLD PORTANTINO. I'M
USING YOUR NAME. HE HAS THIS
TELEPHONE PERSONALITY. THAT'S
WONDERFUL. AND NOW I KNOW HOW TO
CALL IN ON APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT HIM. TO
THOSE I SERVED AS YOUR VICE
CHAIR, BEN ALLEN. I SAID I'D
CALL HIM OUT. SPECIFICALLY HE'S
ONE OF THE FIRST I MET WHEN WE
BOTH WERE ELECTED AND WE WERE IN
THE LOUNGE AND HE WAS STANDING
THERE AND BEN CAME FROM BOARD OF
BOARD OF EDUCATION. IF I
REMEMBER RIGHT WHERE YOU DON'T
HAVE THE YES AND NO, THE PART
PART OF IT, AND HE SAID, YOU
KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE LUCKY YOU CAN
VOTE NO ONE A LOT OF THINGS.
THAT KIND OF TROUBLE ME AND THIS
IS HIS FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OR
DAYS. AND I SAID, WELL, BEN, YOU
COULD TO JUST CHANGE YOUR
REGISTRATION, YOU'LL BE RIGHT
THERE WITH US. ANYWAY THANKS,
GUYS. I THINK I PROBABLY OVERDID
MY THREE MINUTES, BUT IT'S BEEN
A FANTASTIC AND I WILL MISS YOU
ALL. BUT I WILL NOT BE ABSENT
FROM YOUR LIVES YOU'LL HEAR FROM
ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, SENATOR BATES. IT HAS
BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH
YOU REMEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO
GO BACK TO PRIVILEGES OF THE
FLOOR. TODAY WE HAVE IN THE
GALLERY ROSIE ROSEMARY ROSIE
SALAS, WHO WAS A GUEST OF
SENATOR SKINNER. PLEASE STAND.
THANK YOU. ROSIE USED HER
SUCCESS IN TENNIS. HOLD ON. HOLD
ON. USE HER SUCCESS IN TENNIS TO
FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S EQUITY AND LAY
THE GROUNDWORK TO MODERN DAY
WOMEN'S TENNIS ASSOCIATION TOUR
. SHE NOW WORKS EXTENSIVELY WITH
HER LOVE AND LOVE TENNIS
FOUNDATION. WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, ROSIE.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE ON WITH OUR RECOGNITION
RECOGNITION SCHEDULE. WE'RE
GOING TO START TO GO TO SENATOR
BEN HUESO, WHO WILL HAVE TWO
PEOPLE SPEAKING FOR HIM, SENATOR
JONES AND THEN SENATOR ATKINS OR
I'M SORRY, SENATOR ATKINS FIRST
AND THEN SENATOR JONES, MADAM
PROTEIN WHEN YOU'RE READY WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
PRESIDENT. WHAT A GREAT DAY TO
HONOR OUR COLLEAGUES AND TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS
MADE HISTORY BE RECOGNIZED TODAY
ON THE FLOOR. ROSIE CASELLAS, SO
WONDERFUL. YOU KNOW, BUT I AM
THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO STAND UP
TODAY. I FIRST GOT TO KNOW
SENATOR BEN HUESO WHEN I WAS ON
THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL, HE
WAS WORKING FOR THE CITY ON
REDEVELOPMENT ISSUES. I THINK WE
BONDED OVER OUR INTEREST IN THE
CITY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH
IS A LONG HISTORY OF ECONOMIC
CHALLENGES IN BEING UNDERSERVED
, AND WE WANTED TO CHANGE THAT.
I'M SO PROUD THAT THAT BOND HAS
REMAINED STRONG OVER THE YEARS,
INCLUDING THE FACT THAT A KID
FROM RURAL VIRGINIA AND A KID
FROM BARRIO LOGAN AND THE BIG
CITY CAN BECOME FRIENDS AND
SERVED TOGETHER IN THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
THROUGHOUT OUR TERMS IN OFFICE,
SENATOR HUESO AND I HAVE ALWAYS
SHARED COMMUNITIES, WHICH MAKES
SENSE BECAUSE WE ONLY LIVE A
COUPLE OF MILES APART. AND I
COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER
PARTNER WORKING HERE IN
SACRAMENTO AND AT HOME IN OUR
DISTRICTS. OF COURSE, THE BEST
THING ABOUT LIVING ONLY A COUPLE
OF MILES AWAY FROM BEN. IS THAT
UNLIKE MOST OF YOU ON THE FLOOR
RIGHT NOW, I STILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT WHENEVER
BEN MAKES HIS PAPA IN THE
FUTURE. I'M SURE HE'LL INVITE
YOU TO SAN DIEGO. SENATOR HUESO
MAY REPRESENT OUR LAST
SENATE-DISTRICT THE 40TH. BUT
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN FIRST IN HIS
BOOK. THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE
WHEN IT COMES TO AREAS THAT
HAVEN'T ALWAYS GOTTEN THE
ATTENTION THAT THEY DESERVE,
LIKE IMPERIAL COUNTY, WHERE HE
HAS BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR THEM ON
ISSUES INVOLVING IN INVOLVING
LITHIUM EXTRACTION AND THE
BORDER, WHERE HE HAS BEEN
TIRELESS AND WORKING ON
MAINTAINING AND ADVANCING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT
ARE SO BADLY NEEDED. IN THESE
COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE HAVE ASKED
WHAT I SEE BEN DOING NEXT. I
THINK IT'S OBVIOUS. THOSE KEYS%
HAS NOT HAD A MOST INTERESTING
MAN IN THE WORLD SPOKESPERSON
SINCE 2018 AND I BELIEVE OUR
FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE ARE
MULTIPLE LANGUAGE SPEAKING FIVE
STAR CHEF PIANO PLAYING MARIACHI
SINGING FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE BEN
HUESO IS THE PERFECT PERSON FOR
THE JOB. AS HE WAS FOR THIS JOB,
BEN, WE HAVE, UM WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH MANY, MANY THINGS
TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL, OUR COMMUNITIES
LOOKING OUT FOR THOSE
COMMUNITIES. JENNIFER AND I
CONSIDER YOU A DEAR FRIEND. AND
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
WISH YOU THE BEST. UH, IT'S AN
HONOR. TO BE YOUR FRIEND AND
YOUR COLLEAGUE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR ATKINS. SENATOR JONES.
MEMBERS I'M NOT OFTEN NERVOUS
WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING A FLOOR
SPEECH. NOR ADULT FOR AT A LOSS
OF WORDS WHEN IT COMES TO, UH
PONTIFICATING ON THE FLOOR OF
THE SENATE. BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO
SCREW THIS UP. BECAUSE MY
FRIENDSHIP WITH BEN HUESO HAS
BECOME ONE OF MY MOST CHERISHED
AND DEAR FRIENDSHIPS THAT I
CURRENTLY HAVE. AND SO I WAS
SHARING WITH OUR COLLEAGUE,
SENATOR ARCHULETTA LAST NIGHT
ABOUT THIS AND HE GOES WELL,
JUST SHARE A DAY IN THE LIFE. OF
SENATOR HUESO. BECAUSE YOU LIVE
IN SAN DIEGO, SO I'M GOING TO
JUST SHARE A DAY IN THE LIFE.
WITH YOU ALL OF SENATOR BEN
HUESO. SO THERE WAS A, UH SAN
DIEGO BAY SWIM AS A FUNDRAISER.
UH AND FOR SOME FAMILIES IN SAN
DIEGO, SO BEN HUESO GOT UP AT
SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
DROVE FROM HIS HOUSE TO
CORONADO. CHANGED INTO HIS, UH,
SWIM GEAR. GOT IN THE WATER AND
CORONADO AND SWAM ACROSS THE BAY
UNDERNEATH THE CORONADO BAY.
OVER TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.
GOT OUT OF THE WATER AND THOUGHT
HE WAS DONE FOR THE DAY, BUT NO,
THE SAN DIEGO CITY LIBRARIAN
KNEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE
COMING OUT OF THE WATER ABOUT
THAT TIME AND SAID SENATOR
HUESO. ARE VISITING PROFESSOR
FROM MEXICO CITY HASN'T SHOWN UP
AND WE NEED SOMEBODY TO DO THE
PRESENTATION AT THE LIBRARY FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND THE
HISTORY. OF MEXICO CITY. SO BEN
WITHOUT NOTES OR WITHOUT EVEN
KNOWING IT. YOU CAN DO IT AND
WENT TO THE SAN DIEGO CITY
LIBRARY AND GAVE AN HOUR LONG
SPEECH ON THE HISTORY OF MEXICO
CITY, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAN
DIEGO, BY THE WAY. WELL HE
THOUGHT HE WAS DONE FOR THE DAY
. SO IS GETTING READY TO CATCH A
BUS TO GO BACK HOME. BUT NO, THE
OWNER OF CAFE SEVERE KNEW THAT
HE WAS AT THE LIBRARY. AND CAME
AND SAID SENATOR HUESO. OUR CHEF
IS SICK TODAY. WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO FOR LUNCH? AND SENATOR
HUESO SAID, DO NOT WORRY. I WILL
COME AND MAKE YOUR PEYA FOR
LUNCH TODAY. SO SEND HER AWAY,
SO MADE THE BEST PAY THAT CAFE
SEVERE HAS EVER SERVED. AS A
MATTER OF FACT, IT GOT FIVE
STARS ON YELP ALL DAY LONG. HE
THOUGHT HE WAS DONE. IT WAS
GOING TO CATCH A TAXI BACK. TO
CORONADO BUT NOW THE OWNER OF
THE SHOUT HOUSE ONE OF THEIR
PIANO PLAYERS. COULDN'T GET BACK
TO SAN DIEGO THAT DAY. THEY WERE
VISITING FAR AWAY. SO THE
DUELING PIANO SHOW WAS GOING TO
BE CANCELED. BUT NO SINNER,
HUESO SAID. DO NOT WORRY. I WILL
COME. DO YOUR DUELING PIANO
SHOW. AND HE PLAYED FOR SEVERAL
HOURS AND GOT THE HIGHEST NUMBER
OF TIPS EVER RECEIVED BY A PIANO
PLAYER AT THE SHOUT HOUSE UNDER
THE DUELING PIANO DEAL. ANYWAY,
SO I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BE
ABLE TO GO BACK TO CORONADO AND
TO HIS CAR AND GO HOME, BUT NO
THE OWNER OF THE FISH MARKET.
THEY'RE BACK COOK. CALLED IN
SICK THAT DAY, AND THEY HAD
NOBODY TO MAKE THE CEVICHE OR
THE PAN ROASTED SEA BASS.
CENTER, HUESO SAID. DO NOT
WORRY. I WILL COME MAKE YOUR
CEVICHE AND COOK YOUR PAN
SEARED. QUESTIONED THE BASS ON
HARVARD DRIVE. NOW ALL OF US BY
THIS POINT IN TIME WOULD BE OUT
OF TALENT. OUT OF BREATH. AND
OUT OF ENERGY, BUT NO THINNER.
HUESO STILL HAD A LITTLE BIT
MORE LEFT IN HIM AND THE READY
SHELL. THE NEW EMPATHY. ATTAR ON
THE BAY WAS GETTING READY TO DO
ONE OF THEIR, UH, EXPOSES ON
MEXICAN, UM, OPERA. BUT IT WAS A
CONCERT WITH ARTURO SHACK OAN
CRUISE CLOSE TO RIGHT. SEYARTO
SHANGKUN CRUISE IN CONCERT AND
EVENING OF OPERA FAVORITES
ZARZUELA AND MARIACHI. SEYARTO
COULDN'T MAKE IT. HE WAS STUCK
IN MEXICO. THINNER HUESO SAID.
DO NOT WORRY. I WILL SING FOR
ARTURO TONIGHT. AND NOT ONLY DID
CENTER HUESO SING FOR ARTURO
THAT NIGHT. HE SANG IN THE
MARIACHI AND PLAYED THE
INSTRUMENTS IN THE MARIACHI THAT
EVENING AS WELL. AND AFTER ALL
OF THAT, SWAM BACK. THE CORONADO
BUT ON THE WAY ON THE WAY BACK
TO CORE SWIMMING ACROSS THE BAY
AT NIGHT IN THE DARK, BY THE
WAY. THERE WAS A SMALL FISHING
BOAT THAT HAD BROKEN DOWN IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE BAY. AND HE SAID,
DO NOT WORRY. I WILL TELL YOU
BACK TO CORONADO. AND HE GOT
EVERYBODY BACK TO CORONADO NON
SHORE SAFELY, INCLUDING HIMSELF
, CHANGED BACK INTO HIS CLOTHES
AND DROVE HOME. THAT'S A DAY IN
THE LIFE OF BEEN HUESO. YOU
THINK THAT'S AN EXAGGERATION,
BUT THAT ACTUALLY COULD HAPPEN
ACTUALLY COULD HAPPEN. I ASKED
MY WIFE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THE
HONOR OF THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING
ABLE TO TRAVEL WITH BEN AND NORA
SEVERAL TIMES AND I ASKED
HEATHER FOR A THOUGHT. I SAID,
WHAT'S THE THOUGHT AND SHE GOES.
HE SHARES HIS GIFTS WELL. AND
HE'S PROBABLY. THE LIKE. I WOULD
NEVER DO TRIVIA AGAINST BEN
HUESO BECAUSE HE KNOWS
EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND
IF HE DOESN'T KNOW IT, HE'LL AT
LEAST MAKE UP AN ANSWER. THAT
SOUNDS REALLY GOOD THAT YOU
WOULDN'T CHALLENGE ANYWAYS. BUT
HE HAS A GIFT OF WHEN HE'S
SHARING HIS GIFTS AND HIS
TALENTS AND ESPECIALLY HIS
KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES
OR THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA OR
THE HE MIGHT KNOW THE HISTORY OF
YOUR FAMILY. WHO KNOWS? I MEAN,
YOU TELL THEM WHERE YOUR
FAMILY'S FROM. HE'S GOING TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THAT
PLACE WHERE THEY CAME FROM. AND
HE DOES IT IN SUCH A MANNER THAT
IT'S UH. WELCOMING IT'S WARM.
IT'S ENCOURAGING. IT'S NOT KIND
OF SENDING, OR LIKE A KNOW IT
ALL IS THE POINT I'M TRYING TO
MAKE HERE. HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW
WHAT HE KNOWS. HE WANTS YOU TO
DO WHAT HE DOES. HE WANTS YOU TO
ENJOY LIFE AS MUCH AS HE ENJOYS
LIFE AND BEEN HUESO DOES ENJOY
LIFE. AS I HAVE STATED, MY WIFE
AND I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF
TRAVELING WITH HIM TO, UH VIA DE
GUADALUPE. UH, A COUPLE OF
TIMES. I WAS PUTTING TOGETHER A
TRIP TO WELL TO COPE WITH SOME
FRIENDS OF MINE. ACTUALLY SOME
FRIENDS OF MINE WERE PUTTING
TOGETHER THE TRIP AND INVITED
HEATHER AND I AND IT WAS ALL
EAST COUNTY REPUBLICAN. AH!
RIGHT WINGERS. RIGHT, BUT NOT
POLITICALLY ACTIVE. I'M THE ONLY
ONE THAT'S POLITICALLY ACTIVE.
AND I WAS IN THE BACK. I THINK I
WAS INVITING DOLLY AND HUESO AND
DOLLY. WE'RE IN THE IN THE BACK.
THEY USED TO SIT BACK THERE IN
THE BACK DURING IN CAUSE
PROBLEMS FOR THE REST OF US. UM
AND I THOUGHT WHAT THEY HAD BEEN
INVITED ME PLACES. WHY DON'T I
INVITE HIM? HE'S NOT GOING TO GO
WITH ME AND MY FRIENDS. I DIDN'T
EVEN THINK ABOUT IT LIKE HE
DIDN'T EVEN CALL NORA AND SAY
HERE, WE BUSY. THEY SAID, YEAH,
WE'LL GO. AND LIKE, REALLY, AND
THEN I EVEN GAVE HIM THE
DISCLOSURE OF WHO'S GOING YEAH,
WE'RE GOING WE HAD A GREAT WEEK
. WE HAD TWO AND NOW ALL MY
FRIENDS THINK HE'S THEIR BEST
FRIEND TO. THAT'S JUST HOW
GRACIOUS BEEN IS AND, UH, WARM
AND WELCOME. HE AND NORMA ARE.
AS THE PROTEIN HAS SAID. HE'S
GOING TO LEAVE HIS MARK. AND
SEND YOUR COUNTY IMPERIAL COUNTY
IN THE ENTIRE STATE. THERE'S
GONNA THERE'S EVIDENCE OF HIS
BLOOD. SWEAT AND TEARS.
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND
REGARDING THE SAN SALVADOR IN
REAL, REBUILDING HIS TWO FRONT
TEETH. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
FUNNY, BUT NOT MAYBE RENEW IT.
ISN'T FUNNY, LUCY. NO IT WAS NOT
FUN. IT WASN'T FUNNY. SO FOR
THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW BEN
WAS HELPING REBUILD THE SAN
SALVADOR IN SAN DIEGO. SO TRUE
SAILING SHIP. AND, UH, BOARD
KICKBACK AND BUSTED OUT HIS HIS
TEETH IN THE I MEAN, WE WERE
REALLY WORRIED ABOUT AND THIS
WAS BACK WHEN WE WERE IN THE
ASSEMBLY. THE BIBLE SAYS IN
PROVERBS 18 24. A MAN WHO HAS
FRIENDS MUST HIMSELF BE
FRIENDLY. I KNOW OF NO OTHER
PERSON. IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LEGISLATURE THAT HAS WORKED AS
HARD AS BEN HUESO TO REACH
ACROSS THE AISLE AND THEN BUILD
GENUINE FRIENDSHIPS WITH ALL OF
US. THOSE ON HIS SIDE OF THE
AISLE AND THOSE OF US ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO WHERE
NOW WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER,
POLITICS IS NOT EVEN A PART OF
THE CONVERSATION. WE'RE JUST
FRIENDS. WE'RE FRIENDS WITH HIM
AND NORA, HEATHER AND ME, AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR KIDS
BUILDING A FRIENDSHIP TOGETHER
THAT WILL LAST DECADES. THE PRO
TEM STOLE MY CLOSING LINE, BUT
I'M GOING TO GIVE IT ANYWAYS.
LAST NIGHT, SHE SAID. BEN HUESO
DEFIES LABELS. AND I AGREE WITH
HER THIS MORNING THAT THE ONLY
LABEL THAT APPLIES IS THE MOST
INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD.
GOD BLESS YOU BEEN HUESO. WE
LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR JONES.
SENATOR HUESO. FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN
HERE I'M BLESSING. BUT, UH OF
COURSE, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THE ENGLISH
LEXICON. IF THE ENGLISH LEXICON
HAS THE WORDS. OR THE MEANS TO
EXPRESS HOW SPECTACULAR IT HAS
BEEN. FOR ME. THE SON OF MEXICAN
ECONOMIC REFUGEES, REALLY? TO
WORK WITHIN THE HOLLOWED HALLS.
OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE. I
HAVE NOT FOUND THOSE WORDS OR
THAT MEANS YET. I HAVE SO MANY
PEOPLE TO THANK THAT THE LENGTH
OF THE LIST WOULD EXCEED TIME
THIS YEAR. I BEGAN. THIS JOURNEY
AS A AS A CRITIC OF GOVERNMENT
AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS. AND
DECIDED TO RUN FOR MYSELF. AND
JUST FOUND AN ENORMOUS NEW WORLD
OF PUBLIC ADVOCATES AND
WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT ARE
FIGHTING TO CHANGE THEIR
COMMUNITY AND A SYSTEM. THAT HAS
BEEN DEVISED FOR SO MANY YEARS
TO ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS.
AND UH, IT'S OFTEN REMARKABLE TO
ME HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
DISSATISFIED WITH HOW FAR WE
HAVE COME AS A COMMUNITY AS A
STATE. AS A COUNTRY WHEN WE LEAD
IN SO MANY AREAS IN THE WORLD.
UNDER THIS SYSTEM, AND IT'S JUST
BEEN SAID. IT'S NOT PERFECT
WHERE IT'S NOT THE BEST, BUT
IT'S BETTER THAN ALL THE REST.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE
BEEN SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF
FOR ALL THESE YEARS TO GET TO
KNOW ALL OF YOU. WONDERFUL
PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SO MUCH
ADMIRATION AND RESPECT FOR THAT
WERE ELECTED BY YOUR
CONSTITUENTS TO COME HERE AND I
MEAN, I THINK THEY'RE PROBABLY
EXPECTING A LITTLE MORE PHYSICAL
ENGAGEMENT. BUT THE TRUTH IS, I
HAVE SEEN ALL OF YOU FIGHT SO
HARD. FOR THE ISSUES THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR
CONSTITUENTS IN A WAY THAT MAKES
ME SO PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF
THIS BODY. BEFORE THEY ELECTED
ME. THE PEOPLE OF MY DISTRICT.
EXTRACTED NUMEROUS AND EXTENSIVE
PROMISES FROM ME. TO WHICH I
ALWAYS FELT ENORMOUS DUTY AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO DELIVER. FOR
ME. IT WAS MORE THAN JUST
CASTING A VOTE OR TAKING A
POSITION. IT WAS REALLY TO
CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE AND TRY
TO ENACT THOSE THINGS. INTO LAW
THAT I PROMISED TO DO WHEN I RAN
. I USED MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. SERVICE FROM THE
CITY COUNCIL IN THE COASTAL
COMMISSION ON EDUCATION AND
WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENT. ALL
THOSE THNGS THAT I LEARNED
ALONG THE WAY IN LIFE. THE
LESSONS FROM MY PARENTS. LESSONS
FROM FRIENDS. LIFE'S LESSONS,
DIFFICULT LESSONS. TO TRY AND
ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE ALL THOSE
GOALS. IN MY 30 YEARS. OF
SERVICE IN THE SENATE. I'VE HAD
THE IMMENSE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING
AS A CHAIRMAN. OF THE VETERANS
COMMITTEE AND ACTIVE ENACTING
LAWS TO REALLY REWARD AND HELP
VETERANS THAT WERE WILLING TO DO
SO MUCH FOR THEIR COUNTRY, AND
IT WAS JUST SUCH AN AWARD
REWARDING THING FOR ME TO DO.
AND, UH, WORK ON THINGS RELATING
TO CREATING NEW EDUCATION
PROGRAMS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS,
HOUSING. AS THE LABOR COMMITTEE
CHAIR, WORKED ON NUMEROUS BILLS
AND IN COMMITTEE. WE WORKED ON
BILLS THAT IMPROVED QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR AND WORKING. CONDITIONS
FOR THE WORKING POOR. AND FOR
WORKERS OFTEN ROBBED OF THEIR
WAGES AND COMMENSURATE BENEFITS
AS CHAIRMAN OF ENERGY AND TECH
AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE. HAVE WORKED TO
REDESIGN OUR STATES. ECONOMIC
SECTOR. IN A WAY AND ENERGY
SECTOR IN A WAY THAT FIGHTS
CLIMATE CHANGE THAT RESPECTS THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES QUALITY
JOBS AND CREATES AN
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT. THROUGH
LEADERSHIP WHILE ENSURING
RATEPAYER INTERESTS ARE ALWAYS
DEFENDED. YOU, MY COLLEAGUES.
AND THE LEADERS OF THE SENATE
ALSO ENTRUSTED ME WITH
FASHIONING LAWS THAT WERE
ULTIMATELY ADOPTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE BY APPOINTING ME TO
WORKING GROUPS. IN IN WAYS THAT
HAVE MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON
ON CALIFORNIA'S LIVES. OFTEN I
SERVED ON THOSE COMMITTEES THAT
WORKED ON THE MOST IMPORTANT
ISSUE OF THE YEAR. I SERVED ON
THE WATER BOND WORKING GROUP
THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE WATER BOND. THAT
WAS EVENTUALLY APPROVED BY THE
VOTERS. I WORKED ON THE
BROADBAND WORKING GROUP,
SOMETHING THAT I'M SO PROUD OF
THAT WILL BRING ONE DAY 100%
CONNECTIVITY TO THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. I WORKED ON THE
POLICIES WITH BUT WITH SO MANY
OF YOU ON FIGHTING THE WILDFIRE
CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA AND PRETTY
NUDE LAWS IN PLACE THAT WILL
MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF FIRES IN
CALIFORNIA. I WORKED ON
REFORMING CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
THAT CHANGE CALIFORNIA WHEN I
GOT ELECTED CALIFORNIA WAS THE
12TH ECONOMY IN THE WORLD TODAY,
WHERE THE FIFTH AND CALIFORNIA
IS DOING. BETTER THAN EVER
ECONOMICALLY AND THAT, IN PART
WAS D. TO DECISIONS MADE HERE
BUT ALSO CREATING A PROGRAM THAT
ATTRACTS BUSINESSES TO
CALIFORNIA THAT PROVIDES AH,
INCENTIVES TO CALIFORNIANS. IT'S
STARTING THEIR BUSINESSES FOR
THE MEMBERS OF THE LATINO CAUCUS
AND THE LEGISLATURE. THANK YOU.
FOR ELECTING ME TO THE TO BECOME
THE CHAIR. WHEN I GOT ELECTED.
THERE WERE 23 MEMBERS OF THE
LATINO CAUCUS AND ONLY THREE
WOMEN. ONE OF OUR GOALS WAS TO
MAKE THAT NUMBER EQUAL. OR EVEN
EXCEEDED, AND I AM PLEASED TO
SAY THAT WE HAD WE DID, AND
UNDER MY TERM AS AS CHAIR. WE
GOT THE MOST AMOUNT OF LATINAS
ELECTED IN THE PERIOD THAT I'VE
BEEN HERE. TODAY WE HAVE A
CAUCUS OF 32 MEMBERS WAS 17
WOMEN. WHICH NOW EXCEEDS THE
AMOUNT OF MEN IN THE CAUCUS,
WHICH IS WHY WE'VE ONLY BEEN
ELECTED WOMEN LEADERS NOW, BUT
IT'S THEY SAY WE WE'VE WE'VE HAD
ALL THE LEADERSHIP UP TILL NOW.
THEY SHOULD HAVE IT WELL INTO
THE FUTURE AND BUT I'M VERY
PROUD OF THAT. AND I WANT TO
THANK THE MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING
ME TO WORK ON THAT PLATFORM AND
DO SOME MUCH FOR THE LATINO
COMMUNITY AND IMMIGRANTS.AND
I'M VERY PROUD. OF SO MANY OTHER
THINGS. THAT I'VE DONE HERE AT
SO MANY OTHER CAPACITIES THROUGH
ALL THE LEGISLATION IS TOO
NUMEROUS TO NAME BUT LOOK,
CALIFORNIA IS ON A DIFFERENT
PATH AND ARE ECONOMY IS DOING
WELL. WHEN I GOT ELECTED, WE
WERE ONLY CUTTING THINGS. AND
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST PROUD
OF IN THE BUDGET DISCUSSION IS
HOW WE WERE ABLE TO TURN THAT
AROUND. NEVER CUT EDUCATION
FUNDING. NEVER NOT ONCE. HOW
WE'VE INCREASED EDUCATION
FUNDING AND ALSO HELPED CREATE
NEW PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS HEALTH
CARE AND HOUSING AND SO MANY
THINGS AND ONE OF THE THINGS I
SUPPORTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAS
CREATING A RESERVE, A RAINY DAY
FUND. AND IN THE FIRST YEARS
DESPITE OUR CUTS, WE STARTED
WORKING IMMEDIATELY ON CREATING
A RAINY DAY FUND AND TODAY WE
HAVE THE LARGEST RESERVES OF ANY
STATE. IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND VERY PROUD OF
THAT I WAS A SMALL PART OF THAT.
YOU'VE OFTEN HEARD OF ME. TALK
ABOUT MY FATHER. WHOM I REGRET
NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO SEE ME
ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE. AND
WHOM PROBABLY NEVER IMAGINED.
THAT I WOULD ONE DAY BECAME A
SENATOR FOR THE GREAT STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. I WISH HE WAS HERE,
SO I COULD TELL HIM THAT HIS
LESSONS IN LIFE HELPED AND MADE
A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. AND
MY MOTHER WHO FOR ME PERSONALLY
ALWAYS SERVED AS AN EXAMPLE OF
SELFLESS COMMUNITY SERVICE
WITHOUT ASKING ANYTHING IN
RETURN. THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE
TO FOLLOW MY WORK. IN THE LAST 8
TO 9 YEARS BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN
BATTLING ALZHEIMER'S. AND HASN'T
BEEN ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND WE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION IN THAT TIME. AND I
WISH I COULD TELL HER THAT I'M
SO GRATEFUL TO HER. FOR ALL THE
SACRIFICES SHE MADE. FOR ALL HER
NINE CHILDREN. SHE GAVE UP SO
MUCH PART OF HER LIFE. SO THAT
WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT
SOMETHING TO WEAR. AND THAT WE
COULD ATTEND SCHOOL. AND ALL MY
FAMILY, MY BROTHERS, MY SISTER,
MY COUSINS. MY CHILDREN. THEY'RE
WONDERFUL MOTHER. TO NORA, WHO
HAS COME INTO MY LIFE AND MADE
SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND ALL
THOSE THAT SUPPORTED MY WORK AS
I WAS OPPOSITE, OFTEN. ABSENT
AND FAR AWAY. I HOPE I DID
ENOUGH HERE. AND FOR EVERYONE.
THAT IT WAS WORTH IT FOR ALL OF
YOU. AND FINALLY, JUST MY FINAL
WORDS. I YOU KNOW, MY HAVE TO
THANK MY STAFF WAS THEY'RE LIKE
FAMILY. ALL OF YOU KNOW YOUR
STAFF FOR NOT JUST PEOPLE THAT
WORK FOR YOU. THEY BECOME PART
OF YOUR FAMILY. YOU SPEND SO
MUCH TIME WITH THEM. THEY DO SO
MUCH AND GIVEUP SO MUCH OF THE
THEMSELVES. I WISH I COULD NAME
ALL THE PEOPLE. THAT GAVE THEM
THEMSELVES AND TO THE SENATE AND
TO MY COMMUNITY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE NOTHING OF
WHAT I DID, AND ACCOMPLISHED
COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT
ALL OF THEM. I'M VERY GRATEFUL
TO ALL OF THEM, AND I WANT TO
THANK THEM, UM TODAY PUBLICLY
AND WHEN IT'S ALL OVER. I HOPE
TO THANK THEM INDIVIDUALLY. AND
ALSO TO CALIFORNIA. TO ALL OF
YOUR WONDERFUL DISTRICTS THAT I
GOT A CHANCE TO VISIT.
CALIFORNIA IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
STATE AND HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER
THE WORLD. IT HAS PLACES THAT
ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. THAT HAVE SO
MANY AMAZING RESOURCES. THAT'S
WHY YOU KNOW, I ONCE HEARD, SAY
, GOVERNOR NEWSOM. I WORKED ONCE
HEARD GAVIN AND GRUESOME SAY
THERE ARE TWO DREAMS IN AMERICA,
THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE
CALIFORNIA DREAM. AND THAT IS
HAS BEEN TRUE FOR ME. CALIFORNIA
IS SUCH AS SPECIAL PLACE. I
THANK THE LORD FOR ALLOWING ME
TO BE BORN HERE. AND MY FINAL
PRAYER. WILL BE TO BE ALLOWED TO
BE BURIED HERE ONE DAY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. THANK YOU, SENATOR
HUESO.
THE NEXT MEMBER THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO HONOR IS SENATOR BORDJ
IS AND. I DO APOLOGIZE. MY LIST
HAS BEEN CHANGED IN NUMEROUS
TIMES. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP
UP AT THIS POINT. NEXT MEMBER
WE'RE GOING TO HONOR IS SENATOR
HERZBERG. HIS FIRST SPEAKER IS
SENATOR DODD. YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND FELLOW SENATORS. I
THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO SUM UP SENATOR BOB
HERTZBERG IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
BUT I'LL DO MY BEST. WHEN I
THINK OF SENATOR HERZBERG, THERE
ARE A FEW THINGS THAT COME TO
MIND. BEING HERE FOR THE RIGHT
REASONS. TO AFFECT POSITIVE
CHANGE. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE
THAT IS ONE. NEVER SHYING AWAY.
FROM THE BIG CHALLENGE. A
TIRELESS STATESMAN. VISION AND
LEADERSHIP. SEEING WHAT CAN BE
AND BLAZING THAT PATH. AS A
FORMER ASSEMBLY SPEAKER. AND
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HE HAS
BUILT A TREMENDOUS TRACK RECORD
OF POLICY ACHIEVEMENTS. AND AT
THE SAME TIME HE NEVER LET THE
FEAR OF FAILURE. HOLD HIM BACK
FROM ROLLING UP HIS SLEEVES. I
WAS FORTUNATE TO SEE THAT FIRST
HAND ON HIS WORK BRINGING
TOGETHER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER
PRIVACY ACT. ONE OF NUMEROUS.
AND DOZENS OF EXAMPLES. I'M
REMINDED OF TWO QUOTES. FROM
PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN. THE
FIRST. PROGRESS OCCURS WHEN
COURAGEOUS, SKILLFUL LEADERS
SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE
THINGS FOR THE BETTER. WELL. BOB
WASN'T JUST MARKING THE PASSAGE
OF TIME. HE SEES HIS TIME HERE
AND DIDN'T PASS UP THE CHANCE TO
IMPROVE THE LOT OF OUR FELLOW
CALIFORNIANS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO SPEND EVEN TWO MINUTES WITH
BOB HERTZBERG WITHOUT LEARNING
SOMETHING. AND CATCHING HIS
ENTHUSIASM FOR POLICY. PUBLIC
SERVICE. AND BRINGING A DEAL
TOGETHER. YOU JUST SEE THIS? THE
SECOND QUOTE. LEADER IS A PERSON
WHO CAN PERSUADE PEOPLE TO DO
WHAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO. AND
LIKE IT. IT'S SOMETHING SENATOR
HERZBERG HAS DONE TOO MANY TIMES
TO COUNT. BOB. IT IS ABSOLUTELY
NO DOUBT THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL
CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FOR YEARS
AND GENERATIONS TO COME. FROM
YOUR SERVICE IN THE CALIFORNIA
STATE, SENATE AND LEGISLATURE.
AND THERE IS EQUALLY NO DOUBT
THAT SENATOR HERZBERG WILL
CONTINUE WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC
GOOD IN MAKING POSITIVE IMPACTS.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. AND A
PLEASURE TO CALL HIM A
COLLEAGUE. AND A GOOD FRIEND.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
DODD. MADAM PROTEIN WILL BE OUR
NEXT SPEAKER.
SENATOR ATKINS. THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. WELL THANK YOU AND MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES. PARDON ME
FOR STEPPING AWAY. I MEAN, IT'S
NOT OFTEN YOU GET TO MEET A
TENNIS GREAT. SO FORGIVE ME, BUT
I AM THRILLED AND HONORED TO BE
ABLE TO STAND HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK ABOUT OUR MAJORITY LEADER.
EMERITUS, FORMER SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY. SO COLLEAGUES ON
DECEMBER 5TH 1995 THE L A TIMES
RAN A STORY ABOUT THE UPCOMING
LEGISLATIVE RACES IN LOS
ANGELES. IF YOU MAKE IT ALL THE
WAY TO THE 24TH PARAGRAPH, YOU
WILL SEE BOB HERTZBERG MENTIONED
BRIEFLY. AFTER THAT ELECTION,
HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THERE'S
BEEN A STORY MENTIONING BOB
HERTZBERG, WHERE HE WASN'T IN
THE HEADLINE OR IN THE LEAD. THE
LEAD. EXCUSE ME. THE LEAD HAS
BEEN REWRITTEN AND THE HEADLINE
CHANGED. THAT HAS BEEN, UH,
BOB'S LEGACY. HE IS THAT
EFFECTIVE A LEADER. AS SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY AND MAJORITY
LEADER OF THE SENATE. AMONG THE
TOP POSITIONS THIS LEGISLATURE
OFFERS BOB HAS TRANSFORMED THIS
CAPITAL INSIDE AND OUT. WE ALL
REMEMBER THE WHAT NOW FEELING OF
OUR FIRST DAY AS A LEGISLATOR.
BOB'S EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION AND
TRAINING, MADE SURE THAT MANY OF
US WERE PREPARED FOR THE DAYS
THAT FOLLOWED. IF YOU CAME INTO
THE ASSEMBLY, YOU KNOW THAT I
SEE A NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES
WHO WERE PART OF THE HERZBERG
INSTITUTION AND TRAINING. WE'RE
NOW GOING TO HAVE THAT IN THE
SENATE. THANK YOU, BOB. BOB HAS
BEEN THE SENATE'S LEAD ON THE
DESIGN OF THE NEW EAST WING OF
THE CAPITAL. MAYBE THERE WILL BE
A SHOW IN THE FUTURE. THE EAST
WING AND IT'LL HIGHLIGHT BOB.
MAKING SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO
BE MEMORABLE AND SAFE PLACE FOR
THE PUBLIC TO VISIT AND AN
EFFECTIVE SPACE WHERE
LEGISLATORS AND STAFF CAN WORK
SAFELY AND IN SURROUNDINGS THAT
HELP US REFLECT CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORY AS WE BUILD FOR
CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE. AS MAJORITY
LEADER. BOB HAS HURTED TRAINS
AND MADE THE CATS RUN ON TIME.
AND I AM STILL IN AWE OVER HOW
HE HAS DONE THAT, JUST AS I AM
ABOUT THE THOUGHTFUL, ARTFUL WAY
HE HAS NEGOTIATED COMPROMISES
THAT PREVENT COSTLY AND
UNHELPFUL INITIATIVE WARS ON THE
BALLOT. CALL IT A RECORD. CALL
IT A LEGACY. BOB WHAT YOU HAVE
GIVEN US YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND
THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA HAS
BEEN OUTSTANDING. AND WE THANK
YOU FOR THAT. AND NOW IF I MAY,
I'D LIKE TO CLOSE WITH A POEM
I'VE WRITTEN ABOUT BOB'S PUBLIC
SERVICE. BOB GOT HIS START
DRIVING MERV DONNELLY TELL YOU
MORE ABOUT AMOUNT OF TIMELY SO,
SENATOR HERTZBERG. MAJORITY
LEADER EMERITUS. FORMER SPEAKER
ALWAYS THE HEADLINE ALWAYS THE
LEAD, ALWAYS THE LEADER. THANK
YOU, MADAM FOR TIM. SENATOR
HERTZBERG. THANK YOU. I GET THIS
FROM MY MOM. IT WAS CRAZY. UM
THANKS, BROTHER DODD. WE SHOULD. I WON'T MISS YOU BECAUSE IF
WE'RE GONNA BE HANGING OUT
TOGETHER AND MADAM PRO TIM.
APPRECIATE THE CAR, BUT IT'S YOU
HAVE. YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY, FOR
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND
THE MAJORITY LEADER JOB HAS NOT
BEEN A REAL JOB AND YOU MADE IT
A REAL JOB BECAUSE YOU WERE
MAJORITY LEADER IN THE OTHER
HOUSE AND ALSO THE CONFIDENCE
YOU PLACED IN ME AND WHERE'S THE
PIPSQUEAK? AH WHERE IS HE? NEVER
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN HIM AS CHAIR
YET? MY SEAT MATE OVER HERE,
WIECKOWSKI AND I WOULD SIT
TOGETHER AND WE FIGURED I'LL
JUST STAY THERE BECAUSE SENATOR
MCGUIRE WILL NEVER BE THERE
BECAUSE HE'S DOING 25,000 STEPS
A SESSION. BUT HE'S DOING
EXTRAORDINARY. EXTORTED JOB, BUT
THANK YOU, MADAM PRO TEM. I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW,
AS I THOUGHT ABOUT TODAY, I
DIDN'T WRITE GERMANY NOTES. ALL
I DID WAS TWO THINGS. I WANT TO
ADD A FEW THINGS BUT ONE OF MY
FAVORITE BOOKS. TALKED A FEW OF
YOU PEOPLE ABOUT THIS. THIS IS
THE FIRST EDITION OF LIVING
PHILOSOPHIES WRITTEN IN 1931.
AND IT'S WRITTEN. IT'S COMPILED
BY CLIFTON'S FATIMA, WHO WAS THE
EDITOR OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
BOTANICA FOR ANYBODY'S OLD
ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THAT IT'S
LIKE MEDIA BOTANICA EXISTS IN
HER LAYERED AND SO HE PUT
TOGETHER, HE ASKED A WHOLE HOST
OF THINKERS. TO PUT TOGETHER A
LIVING PHILOSOPHY AND AGAIN.
MOST OF THEM WERE MEN AT THE
TIME IN 1931 THE IMMEDIATE AGAIN
50 YEARS LATER, AND HALF WOMEN
HALF THURMOND. BUT IN BOTH
EDITIONS IN 1967 YEARS. IT WAS
IN 1931 THE LEAD PHILOSOPHY READ
STORY BY ALBERT EINSTEIN. HAVE
TO READ THE OPENING LINE BECAUSE
IT TO ME IN FORMS. ARE THINKING.
STRANGE. IS OUR SITUATION HERE
UPON EARTH. STRANGE SITUATION
HERE UPON EARTH. EACH OF US
COMING FOR A SHORT VISIT, NOT
KNOWING WHY. IT'S SOMETIMES
SEEMING TO DIVINE PURPOSE. FOR
EACH OF US. THAT PURPOSE IS
SERVICE. WHATEVER STORY WHATEVER
OUR BACKGROUND. NOT HERE TO MAKE
MONEY. WE'RE NOT HERE TO BE
TREATED WELL AS POLITICS IS
GETTING TOUGHER AND TOUGHER. BUT
TO MEET THE CHALLENGES TO GIVE
LIFE TO DEMOCRACY. WHICH IS UGLY
, DIFFICULT AND BEAUTIFUL AND
GREAT. TO BRING LIFE. GOODBYE,
CÁC. SO I WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE
OF THOUGHTS. AND THAT IS FIRST
YOU KNOW MY VIEW. OF THAT
PURPOSE. IT'S JUST SOLVE POPS.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE SO
MUCH OF POLITICS IS SOMETHING
HITS THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATED OR
WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT OR
WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE USED
AND ARE GENIUS IN THIS BUSINESS.
BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY IS THAT
GOD IS IN THE DETAILS. NOT DEVIL
IN THE DETAILS, BECAUSE IF WE
FOCUS IF WE LOOK AROUND THE
CORNER, WE THINK AHEAD. WE SOLVE
PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE
GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW. I'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT WATER FOR
YEARS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
WHERE MOST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FOLKS OF THE WATERWORLD TALK,
YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT JUST
TURNING ON THE FAUCET, AND IT'S
THE EGG COMMUNITIES THAT CARE
ABOUT WATER. WELL, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. THINK
AROUND THE CORNER. THIS IS SO
MANY OF YOU KNOW, I GAVE YOU A
COMPILATION OF 100 BEDS THAT I
WROTE, INSPIRED BY HENRY KAISER
PROBLEMS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN
OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKING
CLOTHES. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT INFORMS MY THINKING, THAT'S
IT. THIS IS SENATOR DODD SAID.
TAKE ON THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES.
AS I SAID LAST NIGHT VIDEO JUMP
OUT OF THE BUILDING. WE ARE NOT
HERE TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES.
WE'RE HEADED THE TOUGH STUFF AND
IT'S HARD. BECAUSE IF YOU WERE
THE. OWNER OF THE TELEGRAPH
COMPANY, AND ALONG COMES THE
TELEPHONE COMPANY. THERE'S 1000
REASONS WHY THE TELEGRAPH
OPERATORS WILL BE TORN IN THE
BUSINESS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
REASONS WHY YOU GOT TO THINK
ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE
MORSE CODE SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAVE
TO INVENT THE FUTURE. WE HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT THAT IN A VERY
DIFFERENT WAY, AND IT'S HARD
BECAUSE SYSTEMICALLY THIS PLACE
IS ABOUT LOOKING BACKWARDS, NOT
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE THE MONEY
AND THE INFLUENCE OVER THE FOR
PROFITS ARE NOT FOR PROFITS ARE
PRESERVING THE STATUS QUO. WE
REPRESENT THE VISION AND THAT
FUTURE AND IT'S HARD. SO I
TACKLE THOSE TOUGH PROBLEMS FOR
THOSE REASONS. I WAS RIGHT. I
ALWAYS TELL THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM
I WORK, WHETHER IT'S IN PRIVATE
SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR. I WANT YOU
TO MAKE MISTAKES 25% OF THE TIME
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE WORRIED THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A MISTAKE,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EXPAND YOUR
HORIZONS. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
PUSH HARD. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
DO WHAT THAT IS. I SHOULD MAKE
50% MISTAKES OUT OF HERE. BUT
25% THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS. THE
LAST THING I HAD SEDATIVE HUESO
MENTIONED THIS, BUT I ACTUALLY
AM DOING IT IN DETAIL. I DON'T
WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME. I
WANTED IT TO TAKE MOST OF MY
TIME. I WANT TO LIST THE NAMES.
I HATE THE WORD STAFF. IT'S BEEN
PERSONAL. THESE ARE HUMAN
BEINGS, ALL OF WHOM GIVE UP
THEIR LIVES THEIR WEEKENDS. THEY
TOO ARE DEDICATED TO SERVICE
THAT THEY TOO HAVE DEFINED
PURPOSE, ANDTHAT IS IN A
DIFFERENT CAPACITY. MAYBE NOT TO
THIS FLOOR IN THIS GREAT
CHAMBER. BUT THEY ARE THE PEOPLE
IN MY WORLD. ON WHOSE SHOULDERS
I STAND. DIANE GRIFFITHS. JOHN
WALDY, KAREN JOHNSON, JESSICA
MIDDLES, JUDITH GARVEY. BILL
CRAVEN DENNIS RECORDER.
CATHERINE MOORE, WHO LISA
DELGADO. ELIZABETH BORQUEZ.
JANUARY, SENOR. MAURA THOMAS
LEE. BILL KAVALA. JAMES HANSEN,
J. HANSEN. HANSEN HANSON. JOE
REM SHOW. EVELYN BROUGH AYALA.
FREDDIE QUINTANA. RICK SIMPSON,
JEFF LEADER, ENORMOUS IN THE
HOUSE. MICHEL BEDARD, CHRISTINE
HARI. RAZOR TARO. MAGGIE LYNDON.
PAUL HEFNER. JOE BYRNE, JAMES
TOMA STEWART WALLMAN. VERY WORTH
GIVEN SHERRY GREENBERG, ERIC
CONTRERAS. JERRY MAGUIRE. TO
HIGHLAND COLIN GRINNELL. ANTON
FABBRINI CLOSED CUSTOMER MARISA
LANCHESTER, CYNTHIA CASTILLO.
BASILICA KAROS, PATTI HANSEN,
JOSE CORNEJO, JANE LEONARD BROWN
QUICK, CORNETT. JOHN DECKER.
WHICH TIGER JIM WISELY LIN
MONTGOMERY, DOMINIQUE JONES,
ZAIRE BAILEY AT LEAST THE ROW
CARROLL BAKER. CHRISTOPHER
CARLISLE, TONY BOWIE, MARTIN
BOWIE. TERRA GRANTHAM, ALEX
BARNETT, CAPTAIN CHARLES, TELL
ME, TRENT. MIRIAM POLICIES. K
HANZLIK. BRADY BOARD SHOOTING
STEVE SHARE TOUCHE, VICTOR
TORRES, CHARLIE LOUDON AND
MIRIAM JAFFE. I HONOR THEM. THEY
HONOR US. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE
WHO SO MUCH WORK IS HIDDEN. BUT
IT IS CRITICAL. AND WE ALL KNOW
IT. I WANTED TO GIVE THEM HONOR
. THANK YOU. ALSO VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, SENATOR HERTZBERG.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. ALRIGHT, OUR
LAST MEMBER THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HONOR TODAY IS SENATOR BORDJ IS
AND HIS FIRST SPEAKER IS SENATOR
CAVALLERO, SENATOR CABALLERO.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M
GOING TO THANK SENATOR BORGIAS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY IF
YOU WORDS TODAY, SO I MET
SENATOR BORGIAS WHEN HE WALKED
INTO THE SENATE CHAMBERS IN
DECEMBER OF 2018 AFTER HE AND I
WERE BOTH ELECTED TO THE SENATE.
AND IN WALKS A TOTALLY GQ GUY,
RIGHT? HE WAS SUAVE AND DEBONAIR
. HIS HAIR WAS JUST SO AND HE
HAD A SNAPPY SUIT. AND AN ASCOT
AROUND HIS NECK. HE WAS
INTRODUCED TO ME AS A SENATOR
FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY. AND I
WAS SURE I HEARD IT WRONG. HE
DIDN'T FIT THE MOLD. HE LOOKED
LIKE A MALIBU AND ALLAH OR A SAN
FRANCISCO, RIGHT? THEN I HEARD
HE WAS AN ATTORNEY. AND I
THOUGHT, OH, MAN, THIS CAN'T BE
GOOD. BUT CONTRARY SENATOR
BORGIAS TURNED OUT TO BE A
REALLY GREAT GUY. ORIGINALLY
FROM PHOENIX. UM, AND WE'RE BOTH
FROM ARIZONA. SO WHAT DOES THAT
SAY? SENATOR ANDREAS BORGES IS
NOW A PROUD PRESIDENT. HE AND
HIS WIFE, ANA, WHOM HE MET AT A
STARBUCKS IN FRESNO. ARE THE
PROUD PARENTS OF ALEXANDER AND
ARISTIDES. THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE.
HE'LL TELL YOU THAT AND HE'S
JUST SO PROUD OF HIS FAMILY.
SENATOR BORGES, AS WE ALL KNOW,
IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE
FRESNO, GREEK AND ARMENIAN
COMMUNITIES, AND HE'S ALSO
INVOLVED WITH THE PRESIDENT,
GREEK FEST AND AS AN ADVOCATE.
FOR THE RECOGNITION AND
CONDEMNATION OF THE ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE. AS AN EDUCATOR,
SENATOR BORGES HAS WORKED AS A
PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY LAW AT SAN JOAQUIN
COLLEGE OF LAW AND AS AN ADJUNCT
PROFESSOR AT THE MIDDLEBURY
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES IN MONTEREY. HE RECEIVED
HIS EDUCATION AT NORTHERN
ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, HARVARD
UNIVERSITY, GEORGETOWN.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
AND THE PANTHEON UNIVERSITY OF
POLITICAL SCIENCE IS FOLLOWING
HIS LEGAL EDUCATION HE SERVED AS
A JUDICIAL LAW CLERK. TO THE
HONORABLE OLIVER W WINGER AT THE
U. S DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. SENATOR
BURGES HAS BEEN LAUDED FOR HIS
BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP WHEN IT
COMES TO ADDRESSING REGIONAL
ISSUES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
THE FRESNO BEE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED
HIS OBJECTIVE AND DEFT HANDLING
OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. AND
SUCCESSFULLY SPEARHEADED WITH ME
A BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO DELIVER
$2.6 BILLION TO SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY
THE COVID 19 AND REALLY, THAT'S
AN UNDERSTATEMENT. WE BOTH WERE
WORKING ON ON BILL IDEAS, UM,
RECOGNIZING THAT SMALL
BUSINESSES WERE JUST STRUGGLING
AND NEEDED SOME ASSISTANCE, AND
HE APPROACHED ME AND SAID I'D
LIKE TO WORK ON O THIS TOGETHER
. ARE YOU INTERESTED? AND SO I
DUMPED MY IDEA AND JOINED HIM IN
WORKING ON A BILL THAT
ULTIMATELY HAD MY NAME ON IT, SO
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR HARD
WORK YOUR HAND THAT REACHED OUT
AND SAID, LET'S DO THIS
TOGETHER. AND IT WAS AN
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE,
UM, SENATOR BORGES CALLED ME
EVERY FRIGGIN DAY ABOUT HOW IS
IT GOING? WHAT'S HAPPENING? HOW
CAN I BE HELPFUL? BUT IT WAS. IT
WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I THINK
FOR BOTH OF US BECAUSE IT WAS
SOMETHING WE WERE PASSIONATE
ABOUT. AND ULTIMATELY WHEN THE
BILL PASSED, IT GAVE US THE
ABILITY TO DO IT A TOUR IN OUR
DISTRICTS TO LET SMALL
BUSINESSES KNOW THAT WAS MONEY
AVAILABLE FOR THEM. THAT COULD
MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. UM
TO THE EXISTENCE, FRANKLY.
SENATOR BOARD IS ALSO LED A
BIPARTISAN COALITION OF CENTRAL
VALLEY LEGISLATORS AND COUNTY
LEADERS TO URGE THE GOVERNOR TO
DECLARE AN EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO
ALLOW FOR THE RELAXATION OF
CERTAIN REGULATORY,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
RESTRAINTS TO ALLOW FOR WATER
TRANSFER FOR FOOD PRODUCERS IN
THE STATE. AND DURING A TIME
WHEN WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE, UM
BLACK OF PRODUCT, WHETHER IT WAS
MASKS OR TOILET PAPER, OR, UM,
YOU KNOW ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU
WENT TO THE STORE IN THE SHELVES
WERE CLEARED OUT. UM THE ONE
THING THAT IS TRUE IS THAT
AGRICULTURE PRODUCED ESSENTIAL
WORKERS PRODUCED AND, UM AND WE
MADE SURE THAT WE HAD THE WATER
AVAILABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE COULD FEED THE NATION DURING
ONE OF THE WORST PANDEMICS IN
OUR HISTORY. AND SO, UM, PROUD
EFFORT ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
BORGIAS. SENATOR BURGESS. IT'S
BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO
WORK WITH THE YOU THESE LAST
FOUR YEARS. YOU'RE CARING,
SMART. A GOOD YOU ASK GOOD
QUESTIONS. MAYBE TOO MANY
SOMETIMES, BUT YOU ASK GOOD
QUESTIONS. YOU'RE PASSIONATE AND
YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK HARD TO
HELP PEOPLE LIVE THEIR BEST
LIVES. YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT
CHAIR OF THE SENATE AGRICULTURE
ON COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, AND
IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO SEE
YOU GROW IN THAT ROLE. IT'S NOT
EASY TO START CHAIRING A
COMMITTEE AND YOU DID A GREAT
JOB. I WAS HONORED TO SERVE ON
THE COMMITTEE ALONGSIDE YOU AND
TO PROTECT AGRICULTURE AND HELP
TO KEEP IT ROBUST. WE WILL MISS
YOUR EARNEST QUESTIONS HERE IN
THE CHAMBER WHEN WE ARE
CONSIDERING BILLS AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WE WILL MISS YOUR
FRIENDSHIP. GO WITH GOD, MY
FRIEND. MAY THE WIND ALWAYS BE
AT YOUR BACK. THANK YOU, SENATOR
CABALLERO. SENATOR ALLEN.
MEMBERS. WE JUST HONORED.
SENATORS WEST SO AND SENATOR
HERTZBERG. AND THERE'S A THERE'S
SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING THAT
TIES THESE TWO MEN, THESE TWO
GREAT SENATORS WITH OUR NEXT
HONOREE CENTER BORGES, AND
THAT'S THAT ALL THREE OF THEM
WHILE BEING SO ROOTED IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES CARRYING SO MUCH
WORKING SO DEEPLY IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES GETTING SO ENGAGED
IN HELPING TO SOLVE BROAD
STATEWIDE ISSUES. BUT EACH OF
THEM ALSO HAD A VERY. FIRM FOOT
PLANTED IN THE WORLD OF
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. AH!
SENATOR WEST OF COURSE, CHEERING
R CALIFORNIA MEXICO COMMITTEE
AND HIS DEEP CONNECTIONS AND
TIES THERE, SENATOR HERZBERG
DOING INTERNATIONAL WORK ON SO
MANY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IN CLEAN
ENERGY. AND A LOT OF FOLKS THAT
DEBONAIR PERSONA THAT HE BROUGHT
TO YOUR FIRST MEETING CENTER
CAVIAR. OH I THINK WAS IN SOME
RESPECTS, SO INFORMED BY HIS
EXTENSIVE WORK OVERSEAS. NOT
ONLY HAD HE, OF COURSE, REALLY
STELLAR ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT
HE TOOK THOSE CREDENTIALS TO A
FASCINATING CAREER OVERSEAS THAT
THAT THAT TOOK PLACE ALL BEFORE
HE GOT HERE. HE ACTUALLY THAT
JUST DOESN'T JUST HAVE A LOT OF
DEGREE FROM GEORGETOWN AND WHERE
AND IN A CAREER PRACTICING
INTERNATIONAL LAW, HE HAS A PHD
AND DID HIS FIELD RESEARCH IN
CHINA AND THE NEIGHBORING
CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS. HE WAS
A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR. HE WAS A
CONTRIBUTING FELLOW FOR THE
WOODROW WILSON CENTER IN
WASHINGTON. HE SERVED OUR NATION
AT THE US EMBASSY IN KAZAKHSTAN
AS A POLICY SPECIALIST, FELLOW
AND MOST LOT OF FOLKS DON'T EVEN
KNOW THAT WHILE HE WAS SERVING
IN THE SENATE, HE HAS BEEN
SERVING OUR NATION ON THE U. S
CHINA ECONOMIC SECURITY REVIEW
COMMISSION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST
LEVEL, UH, COMMISSION OUTSIDE OF
THE FORMAL INFRASTRUCTURE, THE
STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE AGENCY
AND THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
THAT OVERSEAS AND HELPS TO
DIRECT AND ADVISE US POLICY. TO
OUR CHINA. ALL THE WHILE. DEEPLY
ROOTED IN HIS FRESNO COMMUNITY.
DOING ALL THE TYPE OF WORK THAT
THE CENTER CABALLERO TALKED
ABOUT. DEEPLY ENGAGED WITH THIS
WONDERFUL FAMILY. WHO MELANIE%
AND EZRA AND I HAD THE CHANCE TO
TRAVEL WITHIN THE SENATE TRIP
RIGHT BEFORE COVID TO IRELAND
AND THE UK, AND IT WAS JUST SUCH
A MAGICAL TRIP FOR THOSE OF US
WHO WERE THERE AND TO HAVE THE
CHANCE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH
YOU WITH YOUR FAMILY. ANDREAS
WAS VERY SPECIAL, AND I CAN'T
UNDERSCORE ENOUGH. SENECA
VIEIRA'S COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR
DEEP LOVE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND
THE WONDERFUL WARMTH THAT THAT
YOU HAVE. TOGETHER. SENATOR
GEORGE IS, UH AND I, OF COURSE,
HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO SHARE OUR
LOVE FOR LAW FOR INTERNATIONAL
ISSUES. WE'VE WE'VE HAD LONG
CHATS ABOUT ALL SORTS OF
INTERESTING TOPICS OVER MIDDLING
QUALITY DRINKS AT VALLEJOS. AH!
UH AND I JUST I REALLY HAVE TO
SAY HOW MUCH I'VE ENJOYED
GETTING TO KNOW AND WORK WITH
YOU. ANDREA'S YOUR ABILITY TO
ENGAGE. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT
YOU HAVE SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE. YOU ARE
THE ONLY REPUBLICAN IN THE
ENTIRE LEGISLATURE WHO CHAIRS A
COMMITTEE. AND I THINK THAT THAT
IS THAT SPEAKS TO THE REPUTATION
THAT YOU HAVE OF FAIRNESS OF
THOUGHTFULNESS. THE
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS THAT YOU'VE
BROUGHT TO ALL OF YOUR POLICY
WORK. UH YOU GOT YOUR HANDS
DIRTY IN A MONTH BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT INTERESTING MEDIA
ISSUES THAT MIGHT NOT BE QUITE
SO GLAMOROUS AND SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT SENATE. HERTZBERG'S
BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON BUT BUT YOU
STRUCK A BIG DEAL ON OLIVE OIL,
FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH WHICH IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE. ONCE YOU
GOT INTO THE ONCE YOU GET INTO
THE INTO THE DETAILS INVOLVING
LABELING INVOLVING PROVENANCE,
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT SOMETIMES
IT'S THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES THAT
DON'T MAKE THE NEWSPAPERS QUITE
AS, UH, REGULARLY, BUT BUT THEY
REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE
PEOPLE WORKING IN THOSE FIELDS.
THEY REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FOR CONSUMERS. AND THEY END UP
BEING PART OF WHAT SENATOR
HERTZBERG WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS
THIS WORLD OF SERVICE WHERE EACH
OF US ARE CONTRIBUTING TO TRY TO
MAKE OUR SYSTEM WORK BETTER FOR
REGULAR CALIFORNIANS, AND THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED
AS CHAIR OF OUR COMMITTEE, AND I
KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, BOTH DEMOCRAT AND
REPUBLICAN, HAVE DEEP RESPECT
FOR YOU. THE SMALL BUSINESS
EFFORT THAT WAS MENTIONED
EARLIER, WAS IT IT WAS A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF THAT TYPE OF WORK.
YOU IDENTIFIED A NEED. YOU
IDENTIFIED AN IMPERATIVE. YOU
ALSO IDENTIFIED AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ACTUALLY BRING TOGETHER KRATZ
AND REPUBLICANS SAW THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR LEADERSHIP
TEAMED UP WITH A MEMBER OF THE
OTHER PARTY AND WORKED ON
SOMETHING THAT REALLY MADE A
DIFFERENCE. FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
DESPERATE MOMENT IN OUR STATE'S
HISTORY DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND
THAT ONCE AGAIN SPEAKS TO YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS AND YOUR YOUR
YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND YOUR BUT
ALSO YOUR WILLINGNESS AND
ABILITY TO WORK WITH OTHERS.
THIS IS A WILD TIME WE ALL KNOW
AND SENATE HERZBERG SPOKE TO
THIS. UH, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE
SO POLARIZED ON THE NATIONAL
LEVEL. AND SOMETIMES THINGS GET
PRETTY POLARIZED ON THIS FLOOR.
BUT WE KNOW THAT WHEN YOU RISE
TO ASK A QUESTION OF THE AUTHOR
AH, THAT THAT THAT ANY RISE MANY
TIMES TO ASK A QUESTION OF THE
AUTHOR. WE KNOW THAT THAT
QUESTION IS COMING FROM A PLACE
OF THOUGHTFULNESS. IT'S GONNA BE
A SMART QUESTION. IT'S GOING TO
RAISE ISSUES THAT SOMETIMES THE
REST OF US HAVEN'T THOUGHT
ABOUT. AND THAT IS JUST SO
APPRECIATED. YOU AND I HAVE
DEVELOPED A STRONG WORKING
RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE
FRIENDSHIP. WE HAVE AN
INTERESTING VENN DIAGRAM OF
POLITICAL VIEWS. WE YOU WERE SO
CONVINCING THAT YOU EVEN GOT
POOR SENATOR EDBERG AND I ME
INVOLVED IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE
SOME MINUSCULE CHANGE TO SEQUA
THAT LEAD ALL OF US TO MANY
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. BUT AND WHILE
WHILE I'M NOT SURE IT WAS WORTH
IT IN THE END AH, IT'S REALLY
DOES SPEAK TO THE RESPECT THAT
WE HAVE FOR YOU AND THE AND THE
FACT THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW HOW
MUCH YOU ARE COMING FROM A GOOD
PLACE IN ALL THE WORK THAT YOU
TRY TO DO HERE IN THIS
LEGISLATURE. I'VE TALKED TO SOME
MEMBERS ABOUT YOU JUST TO HELP
TO PREPARE FOR THIS. THIS TALK
AND THE ONE THING YOU HEAR OVER
AND OVER AGAIN, WHICH I THINK
ONE OF THE ONE OF THE BEST
COMPLIMENTS THAT CAN BE GIVEN
OVER AND OVER AGAIN. YOUR
COLLEAGUES SAY HE'S A GOOD GUY.
HE'S A GOOD GUY. HE'S A HE'S.
HE'S THOUGHTFUL. HE'S KIND. HE'S
INCISIVE. HE'S GOOD NATURED.
HE'S INTELLIGENT. HE BRINGS
CIVILITY TO THIS BODY AND TO OUR
WORK. SO MEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO
ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING OUR GOOD FRIEND,
SENATOR ANDREAS BORDERS, WHO'S
LEAVING US FAR TOO SOON. WE WANT
TO. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM
ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER HERE
IN UNDER OUR CAPITOL DOME, AND
WE WISH HIM THE VERY BEST WE
KNOW HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE IN
SERVICE DEEP SERVICE. TO HIS
COMMUNITY TO HIS FAMILY TO A
STATE AND TO OUR NATION.
CONGRATULATIONS OPA TO YOU,
SENATOR. GORGEOUS THANK YOU,
SENATOR ALLEN.
YES, AND GORGEOUS. THAT WAS THAT
WAS VERY KIND. AND. I THINK, UH
, SENATOR HERZBERG EXHAUSTED ALL
THE TEARS IN THE ROOM, AND I'M
HOPING NOT TO ADD TO THAT JUST
IN MY OWN CAPACITY. AH! LAST
NIGHT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING. I
WANT TO THANK THE PRO TEM AND
EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN
HONORING ALL OF US WHO ARE
LEAVING WHETHER WE'RE TURNED OUT
OR OTHERWISE. UM I THINK THERE
WERE A LOT OF PERSONAL STORIES
AND I AND I WON'T GO INTO ALL OF
THEM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF
WHAT MY TERM IN EXPERIENCE HAS
BEEN. AS A CALIFORNIA STATE
SENATOR, HOWEVER, BRIEF THAT HAS
OCCURRED. MY FOUR YEARS HERE HAS
PRETTY MUCH BEEN A. DICHOTOMY OF
ABUNDANCE AND DEPRIVATION. AND I
MEAN THAT. THEN IN THE IN TERMS
OF DEPRIVATION. I THINK ALL OF
US EXPERIENCED, YOU KNOW THE
COVID SHUTDOWNS AND WHAT THAT
WHAT THAT MEANS. WHAT THAT MEANT
TO US AS POLICYMAKERS AS
COMMUNITY LEADERS. WHEN THE
SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. IT TOOK AWAY
NOT JUST OUR ABILITY TO CONVENE
AS A BODY. HE TOOK AWAY OUR
ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH THE
PEOPLE WE REPRESENT. THAT I
THINK WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY
DEPRIVATION. UM, THAT WAS
UNEXPECTED. AND, OF COURSE, ALL
OF THE REALITIES THAT WENT ALONG
WITH THE COVID EXPERIENCE. UM,
IN TERMS OF ABUNDANCE. WE HAD
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEND
SURPLUS DOLLARS ON WORTHWHILE.
ON WORTHWHILE PROJECTS AND
INVESTMENTS IN CALIFORNIA'S
FUTURE. WHAT WHAT HAS TROUBLED
ME? AND INSPIRED ME. AGAIN WITH
THE DICHOTOMY OF THIS BUILDING.
IS THAT THE CALIFORNIA DREAM AND
THE AMERICAN DREAM? ARE VERY
MUCH ALIVE. THEY ARE DIMMING IN
SOME RESPECTS. THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM IS MUCH, MUCH HARDER. TO
ACHIEVE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. AND
WHAT I REALIZED IS THAT WHEN WE
WORK TOGETHER AS A BODY THE
FOLKS STRONGEST ON THE RIGHT AND
THE FOLKS STRONGEST ON THE LEFT.
TEND TO FOLLOW AND MODEL AFTER
THE WASHINGTON DC DYNAMIC, AND
THAT'S NOT HELPFUL. THE FOLKS
THAT. WORK ON COMMON DENOMINATOR
ISSUES I THINK ARE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS FOR
CALIFORNIA. THAT HAS BEEN A
LESSON THAT I HAVE LEARNED, AND
I'VE TRIED TO BRING THAT
SENSIBILITY TO THIS TO THIS
POSITION THAT WHEN WE DO FIND
THOSE COMMENTS ON DENOMINATOR
ISSUES THAT WE BUILD ON THEM.
WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH WHOM YOU
MAY PHILOSOPHICALLY DISAGREE
NINE TIMES OUT OF 10, FOR
EXAMPLE. BUT WHAT'S THAT ONE?
WORK ON THAT, AND THAT, I THINK
WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
THAT SENATOR CABALLERO HAD HAD
MENTIONED. AND SENATOR ALLEN
THANK YOU BOTH THOSE KIND WORDS
BUT THAT THESE WERE LESSONS THAT
I LEARNED THAT REPUBLICANS,
NUMERICALLY WE DO NOT HAVE THE
POLITICAL MUSCLE TO DO THINGS
ALONE. WE KNOW THAT SO FINDING
FOLKS TO WORK WITH ON ISSUES OF
MUTUAL CONCERN OF MUTUAL
INTEREST. THAT IS OUR CHARTER.
THAT'S BEEN MY CHARTER, AND I
THINK WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB
DURING THE FOUR YEARS THAT WE'VE
BEEN HERE. UM THE FOLKS THAT I
WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION
TO FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY WIFE,
HONOR AND HER TWO BOYS, ALECKO
AND ARTIST ARE EASY. UM NOBODY.
NOBODY COMES TO THIS BUILDING.
WITHOUT GIVING SOMETHING UP.
IT'S THE LAW OF FUND ABILITY.
YOU WANT TO SERVE YOUR
COMMUNITY? THERE WILL BE A
COMMENSURATE SUBTRACTION FROM
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. AND YOUR
FAMILY'S LIFE. THERE'S A
MULTIPLIER. WITH EVERYTHING WE
DO HERE. AND THEY'RE THE ONES
THAT HAVE TO BEAR A LARGER
BURDEN. NOT BEING ABLE TO BE
HOME WITH THE KIDS NOT BEING
ABLE TO GO TO THE EVENTS NOT
BEING ABLE TO MAKE DINNER
BECAUSE I'M HAPPY TO BE THE COOK
OF THE FAMILY THERE. I THINK I
THINK ANA HAS MADE MORE EGGS AND
CEREAL FOR DINNER. VIRTUALLY
ANYBODY COULD IMAGINE BUT I DO
WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO
MY FAMILY FOR ALLOWING ME THE
PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH ALL OF
YOU. AND NOTHING. NOTHING GETS
DONE IN THIS BUILDING WITHOUT
YOUR TEAM. I MEAN, WE ALL WE ALL
KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE DON'T
ALWAYS EXPRESS IT ENOUGH TO OUR
OUR TEAMMATES. I'D LIKE TO GIVE
RECOGNITION TO MY TEAMMATES
CHIEF OF STAFF JULIE ARE I HAVE
THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING 11
COUNTIES. ONE LARGEST IN IN THE
CALIFORNIA SENATE. IF FOUR
OFFICES SO I WANT TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO THE CAPITOL OFFICE
TEAM. JULIE CAITLIN HEIDI'S
STACEY AND MANY THAT CAME BEFORE
THEM. IN THE FRESNO OFFICE.
SHANNON JENNA AT A STANISLAS
MICHELLE JACOBIN OUT OF AMADOR,
DANA. UH, THESE FOLKS. EMPOWER
US TO DO THE PEOPLE'S WORK, AND
WE WILL ALWAYS RESPECT AND
APPRECIATE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE
FOR US COLLEAGUES. I'LL CONCLUDE
HERE. I ASSURE YOU, THERE WILL
NOT BE A QUESTION OF THE AUTHOR.
THIS HAS BEEN AN HONOR. AND WE
SAY THAT. BUT THE GRAVITY OF
THIS MOMENT OF THIS EXPERIENCE
HAS BEEN PROFOUND. LAST NIGHT.
THERE WAS AN AWARD GIVEN TO EACH
OF THE DEPARTING MEMBERS. AND I
THINK IT MENTIONED MADAM PRO
TIM. WAS IT 1000 SOME ODD 1100.
INDIVIDUALS HAVE SERVED IN THE
SENATE SINCE ITS CREATION IS
THAT CORRECT? 1200. I'M SORRY.
THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A 2ND 1200
INDIVIDUALS. HAVE SERVED IN THIS
ESTEEMED HOUSE. THAT ITSELF, I
THINK SPEAKS TO THE ENORMITY OF
THE PROJECT, THE ENORMITY OF THE
OBLIGATION. AND THE HONOR THAT
THE ONE MILLION RESIDENTS THAT
YOU AND ALL OF US REPRESENT,
RESPECTIVELY. THEY PUT THEIR
TRUST IN US. AND THAT IS
HALLOWED. THAT IS SACRED. AND I
GOTTA TELL YOU WHILE THE
DICHOTOMY OF ABUNDANCE AND
DEPRIVATION DURING MY FOUR YEARS
HERE I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR
ANYTHING BETTER. I REALLY HOPE
TO STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH
ALL OF YOU. AND MANY OF YOU IN
PARTICULAR. I DON'T PLAN ON
WALKING, UM OFF INTO THE SUNSET
BECAUSE I STILL BELIEVE IN
PUBLIC SERVICE, AND I STILL
BELIEVE THERE'S A CALLING. WE'LL
JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IN WHAT
CAPACITY THAT MIGHT BE IN THE
FUTURE. COLLEAGUES. IT'S BEEN A
WONDERFUL RIDE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR BORGIAS.
MEMBERS. THANK YOU, FOR ALL THE
KIND WORDS ABOUT OUR OUTGOING
MEMBERS. EVERYONE WILL
DEFINITELY BE MISSED. ALRIGHT
MEMBERS. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR THEY
WILL BE DEEMED READ. MESSAGES
FROM THE ASSEMBLY WILL BE DEEMED
READ. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE WILL
BE DEEMED READ AND AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND
NOTICES PURSUANT TO SENATE RULE.
29 10. THE FOLLOWING BILLS ARE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES 58 SP 34 59 SB 5 18. FOR
AMENDMENT MOTIONS. THERE ARE
FLOOR AMENDMENTS AT THE DESK AND
THEY WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED.
ALRIGHT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO
CONSIDERATION. OF THE DAILY
FILE. AND WE'RE GOING TO START
WITH SECOND READING. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 2097 WITH AMENDMENTS
ASSEMBLY BILL 18 45 17 80 29 73
5 24 25 21 22 OH, FIVE. 98 13
14. THANK YOU, MADAM. SECRETARY
SECOND READING IS RED. WE'RE NOW
MOVING TO GOVERNOR'S
APPOINTMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH FOUL ITEM. 11,
SENATOR HERTZBERG THANK YOU.
MADAM SHARON MEMBERS RESPECT THE
FILE AND REMEMBER 11.
CONFIRMATION OF JULIE HENDERSON
IS A DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF
PESTICIDE REGULATION PRIOR TO
APPOINTMENT SENATORS, MISS
HENDERSON HAS BEEN SERVED
SERVING AS THE DEPARTMENT'S
ACTING DIRECTOR. SHE ALSO
PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE DEPUTY
SECRETARY OF PUBLIC POLICY AT
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY. SHE WAS
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE
RULES COMMITTEE ON JUNE 29TH. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR HERZBERG
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN I. ARCHULETTA AYE.
ATKINS FAITH AYE, BECKER.
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD CABRERA. I
SEE I DOLLY. DODD DURAZO EGGMAN.
BLAZER. AYE. GONZALES. I GROW.
HERTZBERG I SO I HURTADO. AYE,
JONES. KAMLAGER BLARED. I FLAVOR
I LIMÓN I MCGUIRE AYE. MELINDA'S. MEN. I NEWMAN AYE, NIELSEN. I
BROUGH. PAN PORTANTINO AYE,
ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE WIECKOWSKI
. AYE. WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE
CALL THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS.
BECKER. GORGEOUS. DOLLY! THERE
ARE SO EGGMAN? AYE. GROVE.
JONES. KAMLAGER MELENDEZ. OUR
BUG. BROCK. WILK. 39 NOS 30. THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED FILE
ITEM 13, SENATOR HERTZBERG THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THIS RELATES TO THE CONFIRMATION
OF RALPH LIGHT STONE,
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON A FRIEND
FOR MANY YEARS FOR HIS
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE LRB, THE
AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT.
ROUGH LIGHTS DOWN, WAS A MEMBER
OF THE CALIFORNIA AND EMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE APPEALS BOARD AND A
SENIOR ADVISOR ON POLICY
LEGISLATION AT THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR. AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY. HE ALSO WAS APPROVED BY
THE RULES COMMITTEE AND JUNE
29TH AND UNANIMOUS VOTE ASKED
FOR AND I VOTE THANK YOU,
SENATOR. HERZBERG MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING THAT MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN I.
ARCHULETTA AYE. ATKINS FAITH NÓ
BECKER. GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. I
CARBONARA. AYE. CORTESI, DOLLY!
NÓ DODD. AYE, DURAZO. EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. AYE. GONZALES. I
GROWTH NÓ HERTZBERG. AYE, WESA.
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NÓ
KAMLAGER. LAIRD. I LABOR LIMÓN.
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S NO
MEN. AYE NEWMAN. I NIELSEN. NO
OCHOA BOGUE. NO PAN. I
PORTANTINO. WHY I ROTH RUBIO.
AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. I WIECKOWSKI WIENER. I
WILL. NO, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. BECKER. GORGEOUS.
WHEREAS Ó WESA. AYE. KAMLAGER
ROCK. WIECKOWSKI. AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSOLUTE NUMBERS ONE
MORE TIME. BECKER AYE. GORGEOUS
NÓ. BARROSO KAMLAGER ROUGH. 28
KNOWS NINE. THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. MOVING THE FILE ITEM
14 SENATOR HERTZBERG THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT THIS
FILE RELATED TO THE CONFIRMATION
OF ERIC BANKS FOR THE
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES. RELATIONS FOR MR
BANKS HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD
SINCE 2013 AND IS CURRENTLY THE
BOARD CHEER BEFORE JOINING THE
BOARD MEMBERS. HE SERVED AS
PRESIDENT OF THE CDU LOCAL 2 TO
1. HE WAS APPROVED BY THE RULES
COMMITTEE ON JUNE 29TH
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR RIVAL
. THANK YOU, SENATOR HERZBERG
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE ATKINS
. FAITH NO, BECKER. GORGEOUS. NO
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. NÓ DODD. I
DURAZO. EGGMAN I GLASER I.
GONZALES. I GROWTH. NÓ
HERTZBERG. AYE WESSEL HURTADO.
AYE JONES. NO KAMLAGER. LAIRD. I
LABOR LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NÓ OCHOA BOGUE.
NO, PAM. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE,
ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. I WIECKOWSKI
AYE WIENER, WILK NÓ. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSOLUTE MEMBERS. BECKER.
AYE. SO KAMLAGER BROTH. 28 KNOWS
NINE. THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT
IS CONFIRMED FILE ITEM 16
SENATOR HERZBERG. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS
RELATES THIS MEASURE THIS FILE
AND RELATE TO THE CONFIRMATION
OF PHILIP GINSBURG FOR
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE STATE PARKS
AND RECREATION COMMISSION. MR
GINSBERG IS THE GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE SAN FRANCISCO, A
RECREATION PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND
CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE
COMMISSION'S VICE CHAIR. HE WAS
APPROVED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE
ON JUNE 29TH. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR HARTSBURG MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE AND HARRY
NONE. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE
ARCHULETTA. AYE ATKINS. I FAITH
AYE, BECKER. AYE FORGES. AYE,
BRADFORD. I HAVE A ESTARÁ. I SEE
I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I ALSO
EGGMAN. AYE. BLAZER. I GONZALES.
I GROW. AYE HERZBERG HUESO. I
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. KAMLAGER
LAIRD. I FLAVOR I LIMÓN AYE,
MCGUIRE. I. MELINDA'S I MEN.
AYE, NEWMAN. NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. I KNOW A VOGUE. PAN
PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH. RUBIO.
AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. WIECKOWSKI AYE, WIENER. I
WILL. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. SO JONES. I
KAMLAGER HOWEVER OH GPI ROTH.
HAMBURG. AYE. 37 NO. ZERO THE
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED MEMBERS. WE ARE MOVING
ON TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING.
FIRST UP IS FILED ITEMS 76
SENATOR MCGUIRE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ONE
SOMEBODY NINE BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
O'DONNELL AND RELATIVE TO
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH WEEK.
SENATOR MCGUIRE. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT A CR 1 79 ON
BEHALF OF THE SIMILAR MEMBER
O'DONNELL, WHICH DECLARES A
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH WEEK RIGHT
HERE IN THE GOLDEN STATE. AS WE
ALL KNOW, THE PANDEMIC IS DEALT
, IN PARTICULAR HARD BLOW TO
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL
BEING DUE TO SOCIAL ISOLATION,
AS WELL AS RESTRICTING ACCESS TO
SUPPORT SERVICES AT SCHOOL. NOW
MORE THAN EVER, WE ALL NEED TO
BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AND I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE ON
A CR 1 79. THANK YOU, SENATOR
MCGUIRE MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SEEING AND HEARING THEM.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH BECKER. I
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. I CABRERA
ORTEZ. ORTEZ. I DOLLY. AYE DODD.
I SAROSO EGGMAN I GLASER AYE,
GONZALES. I GROVE HERTZBERG. I
SO AYE, HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
AYE, KAMLAGER. LAIRD. I LABOR? I
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. I MELINDA'S
I MEN I NEWMAN AYE, NIELSEN. I
KNOW A VOGUE. I PAN PORTANTINO.
I ROSS. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG WIECKOWSKI
WIENER. AYE WILK. I PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. FATES. AYE.
GORGEOUS. AYE. GRASSO, KAMLAGER
ROTH. 37 NO. ZERO THE MAJOR
PASSES, MEMBERS WERE MOVING TO
FOLLOW HIM TO 13, SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION
23 BY SOME OF THE MEMBER
BOERNER HORVATH RELATIVE TO
TITLE NINE. SENATOR SKINNER.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS I HONORED TO PRESENT A
J. R 23. WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES THE
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE NINE.
TITLE NINE WAS ONE OF THE MOST
CONSEQUENTIAL LAWS FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
IN THE US THIS MORNING, THE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS HELD A BREAKFAST
. IT WAS OUR EQUALITY DAY
BREAKFAST, RECOGNIZING THAT
SEPTEMBER IS THE MONTH OF
CALIFORNIA GRANTED WOMEN THE
RIGHT TO VOTE, BUT WE USED IT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF BOTH TITLE NINE AND THE EQUAL
RIGHTS AMENDMENT FORTUNATE TO
HAVE THE TENNIS LEGEND IN
CALIFORNIA WHO GREW UP IN
CALIFORNIA AND LEARNED HOW TO
PLAY TENNIS ON THE SAN FRANCISCO
PUBLIC COURTS, ROSIE CASTLES.
ROSIE DID NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT
OF TITLE NINE. AND SO WE KNOW
THAT FOR MANY, MANY. YOUNG WOMEN
AND GIRLS. THEY GREW UP WITHOUT
ACCESS TO SPORTS, EITHER AS
CLUBS SPORTS OR IN THEIR GRADE
SCHOOLS OR HIGH SCHOOLS OR
COLLEGE. I HAPPEN TO BE ONE SUCH
STUDENTS WHO I HAD NO ACCESS TO
SPORTS. THERE WERE NONE
AVAILABLE TO ME. JUST 10 YEARS
AFTER I GRADUATED FROM HIGH
SCHOOL. MY SISTER, HOWEVER, GOT
TO BE PART OF A SOCCER TEAM.
THAT WAS THE FIRST GIRLS TEAM
FROM AMERICA TO PLAY IN EUROPE.
SO AND THAT WAS ALL THE BENEFIT
OF TITLE NINE. NOW TITLE NINE
DID MORE THAN JUST CHANGE SPORTS
TITLE NINE ALSO SAID THAT
EDUCATION SETTINGS HAD TO TREAT
ALL PEOPLE EQUALLY REGARDLESS OF
GENDER AND GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT%
TO CHALLENGE SEXISM, SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN
THEIR EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. UM
NOW BACK TO SPORTS JUST BRIEFLY.
AH! TODAY SPORTS PARTICIPATION
AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IS 10
TIMES WHAT IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO.
BUT AS I SAID, TOTAL NINE
PROTECTS EVERYONE IN EDUCATION
SETTINGS FROM SEX BASED
DISCRIMINATION. AND THIS
RESOLUTION URGES ALL
CALIFORNIANS TO ACT TO REACH THE
PROMISE OF TITLE NINE, WHICH IS
EQUITY REGARDLESS OF GENDER,
PERCEIVED GENDER OR GENDER
EXPRESSION. AND WITH THAT, I ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR SKINNER MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE REMEMBERS. THIS
QUALIFIES FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE HAS 37
NO. ZERO THE MAJOR PASSES.
MEMBERS WE ARE GETTING READY TO
BREAK FOR LUNCH. BUT I NEED TO
LET YOU KNOW WHAT TIME TO
RETURN. SO GIVE ME JUST A
MINUTE.
SENATOR MCGUIRE. FOR WHAT
PURPOSE DO YOU RISE? THANK YOU
SO MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT WOULD
LIKE TO ANNOUNCE A DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS THAT WILL BE STARTING
MOMENTARILY IN THE MADDIE LOUNGE
. THANK YOU, SENATOR MCGUIRE,
SENATOR WILK. BUT THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. REPUBLICANS
WILL CAUCUS BE A ZOOM SO WE
DON'T HAVE ANY INCIDENTS LIKE WE
DID TWO YEARS AGO AND THAT WILL
START APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES
FROM NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WILK AND ALL MEMBERS.
PLEASE BE BACK ON THE FLOOR BY 1
30. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
UNFINISHED BUSINESS FILE ITEM
35, SENATOR GLASER. ONE MOMENT,
SENATOR BLAZER.
SENATOR GLASER. I DO APOLOGIZE.
WE'RE GOING O GO TO AN ANOTHER
ITEM PRIOR TO YOURS. MEMBERS. WE
ARE GOING TO START WITH FILE
ITEMS. 69, SENATOR WIECKOWSKI.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 12 56 BY SENATOR
WIECKOWSKI AND ACT RELATING TO
WASTE MANAGEMENT. WIECKOWSKI
PRESIDENT MEMBERS SB 12 56 IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THIS IS THE
BILL THAT WOULD TRANSITION
CALIFORNIA AWAY FROM THE SINGLE
USE £1 PROPANE SINGLE CYLINDERS
. AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE
ASSEMBLY EXEMPT PROPANE
CYLINDERS THAT ARE NORMALLY
DESIGNED TO BE USED IN
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND
CYLINDERS THAT ARE OFFERED TO
THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FOR PURCHASE PURSUANT TO THE
UNITED STATES. GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION, STATE AND LOCAL
DISASTER PURCHASING PROGRAMS
WITH THAT URGENT I VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. YES
SENATOR. UNDER DISCUSSION AND
DEBATE. SENATOR JONES ON THE
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MAY ASK THE AUTHOR A
QUESTION. PLEASE SENATOR
WIECKOWSKI. WILL YOU TAKE A
QUESTION? ABSOLUTELY ON FIRST
READ OF THIS AND TRYING TO GET
AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE
AMENDMENTS. IT EEMS LIKE TO ME
THAT THIS BILL PROPOSES THE
CHANGES THAT IT MAKES IN CURRENT
LAW FAVORS ONE PARTICULAR
COMPANY. TO THE HARM OF ANY
OTHER COMPANY THAT'S IN THIS
INDUSTRY. CAN OU SPEAK TO THAT?
YES GO AHEAD. THREE PERSONS.
ACTUALLY IT DOESN'T. THERE'S
ONLY ONE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES
THE SINGLE USE. UH CYLINDERS
THERE IS IN MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THERE'S THREE COMPANIES
THAT ACTUALLY PRODUCE SINGLES
ARE REUSABLE CYLINDERS AND THAT
THESE PATENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
OR EASILY MODIFIABLE TO THAT
THEY CAN THAT THAT EVERYBODY
WILL BE TREATED DIFFERENT, UH,
THE SAME AND BY GIVING IT A
SEVEN YEAR IMPLEMENTATION. WE'RE
HOPING THAT NOBODY WILL BE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED FROM A
PRODUCTION FACILITY POINT OF
VIEW. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
WIECKOWSKI SENATOR JONES. THANK
YOU, MA'AM. UH PRESIDENT. THANK
YOU. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE
ANSWER. IT DOES SEEM LIKE, UH,
WEAVED THROUGH THAT THAT YEAH,
THERE IS ONE BUSINESS ONE
COMPANY THAT'S ACTUALLY
PRODUCING THESE RIGHT NOW. NO
OTHER COMPANY PRODUCING THEM. I
THINK IT'S THE BILL MIGHT BE A
GOOD IDEA. I THINK WE'RE A
LITTLE BIT EARLY ON THIS IN. UH
ALLOWING FOR FREE MARKET
RESPONSE TO THIS, SO I WILL BE
VOTING NO TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR JONES MEMBERS
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NONSTANDARD
WIECKOWSKI. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE AND I VOTE? THANK YOU,
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. BATES. NÓ BECKER. AYE
FORGES. BRADFORD. CABRERA
CORTESI DOLLY! NÓ DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. EGGMAN. I LASER
GONZALES. I GROW. HERTZBERG. AYE
WESA HURTADO. I JONES. NÓ
KAMLAGER. LAIRD. I LABOR LIMÓN.
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S NO
MEN. I NEWMAN NIELSEN. NÓ OCHOA
BOGUE. PAN. I ARGENTINA AYE,
ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ATKINS. GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. AYE. YEAH. SO GLASER.
AYE. GROVE. KAMLAGER NEWMAN.
AYE. VOGUE. ROTH. SENATOR MOVES
THE CALL MEMBERS. WE ARE NOW
MOVING TO FILE ITEM 35. SENATOR
GLASER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 9 81 BY
SENATOR GLAZER AND ACT RELATING
TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CENTER
GLASER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SP 9 81
STREAMLINES THE PROCEDURES FOR
THE WRONGLY CONVICTED TO BE
COMPENSATED FOR TIME THEY SPENT
UNJUSTLY IN PRISON. ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ALLOW CLAIMANTS TO GO
THROUGH THE VICTIM'S
COMPENSATION BOARD AND SUPERIOR
COURTS WITH THAT I WOULD ASK FOR
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU. SENATOR
GLASER REMEMBERS DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA
ATKINS. FAITH. AYE, BECKER. I
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. I GOTTA
CORTESI. I, SALLY? I THOUGHT I
WHEREAS Ó EGGMAN. GLASER. I.
GONZALES. I GROW. HERTZBERG. I
GUESS SO. I FURTADO JONES. AYE,
KAMLAGER. LAIRD I FLAVOR LEMON.
AYE, MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S I MEN I
NEWMAN AYE, NIELSEN. I KNOW A
BOGEY. PAM I PORTANTINO I
BROUGHT RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. AYE
WIECKOWSKI. AYE. WIENER. AYE,
WILK. BYE. SENATOR MOVES THE
CALL MEMBERS WERE MOVING TO FILE
ADAM 36 SENATOR HUESO. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 9 88 BY SENATOR WEST SO AN
ACT RELATING TO HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES, SENATOR HUESO. YES,
MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THIS BILL BASICALLY IS A
PROMISE MADE TO THE LARGE
LEGISLATURE PROMISED KEPT LAST
YEAR. AS YOU KNOW, THE
LEGISLATURE APPROVED RYAN SLAW
BILL THAT WAS ABOUT
COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL
CANNABIS. AND THERE WAS A LAST
MINUTE AMENDMENT LAST YEAR. THAT
KIND OF CREATES SOME CONFUSION
AROUND WHAT THAT AMENDMENT WAS,
AND SO WE PROMISED TO DO SOME
CLEANUP LANGUAGE COURSE. UH
SOMEBODY THAT HELPED ALONG THE
WAY WITH DOCTOR PEN AND DR PAN
CONNECT KIND OF A TEST THAT WE
PROMISED TO COME BACK WITH SOME
CLEANUP LANGUAGE. THIS IS THAT
CLEANUP LANGUAGE, AND THIS IS A
CONCURRENCE WITH, UM UH ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE WORKED OUT
WHAT CD PH AND THE AMENDMENTS
NOW IMPRINT TO PROVIDE THE
OVERSIGHT THEY NEED WHILE
REMOVING ANY CONFUSION FOR HELP
FACILITIES. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. HUESO
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. GREAT. AYE, BECKER. I
PORTEOUS. BRADFORD. I HAVE
DIARRHEA. AYE CORTESI. AYE
DOLLY. I DODD AYE, DURAZO.
EGGMAN I LASER EYE GONZALES I
GROWTH. HERTZBERG? AYE, WESA. I
FURTADO. AYE, JONES. AYE,
KAMLAGER. LAIRD. I FLAVOR AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S I MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. AYE, VOGUE. PAM. I
PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH. RUBIO.
AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. WIECKOWSKI WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. SENATOR MOVES THE
CALL MEMBERS FROM MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM. 37 SENATOR EGGMAN
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 11 82 BY SENATOR
EGGMAN AND ACT RELATING TO
FAMILY LAW. SENATOR IGMAN. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM. PRESIDENT
SB 11 82 JUST ENSURES THAT WHILE
PTSD BECAME BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT AND FAMILY LAW DID NO
WAY, UH, SAYS THE COURT DOESN'T
HAVE TO TAKE A CHILD'S WELFARE
INTO ACCOUNT. I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. EGGMAN
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SEEING AND HEARING THEN, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. FAKES. AYE, BECKER. I
GORGEOUS I BRADFORD. I CABRERA
ORTEZ. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I
ALSO EGGMAN. AYE. BLAZER. I.
GONZALES. I GROW. HERTZBERG. I
WEAR SO I POTATO. AYE, JONES.
KAMLAGER BLARED. I NEVER I LIMÓN. AYE MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S MEN.
AYE, NEWMAN. I NIELSEN. I.
WAHLBERG. I PAN. AYE PORTANTINO.
AYE, ROTH. RUBIO. I CAN, ER ICE
TURN. I AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. SENATOR
MOVES THE CALL MEMBERS MOVING TO
FILE. ADAM 40 SENATOR HUESO.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
SENATE BILL 12 80 BY SENATOR WES
OH, AND ACTUALLY RELATING TO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THERE UP
TO CONVICT IMMEDIATELY, SENATOR
HUESO. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. TODAY S B 12
AREAS BACK ON CONCURRENCE THAT
WOULD APPLY A. TIGHT HOUSE
EXEMPTION TO A NEW FACILITY AT
SENTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY SET
SNAP DRAGON STADIUM. IT'S
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER VENUES
ACROSS THE CAMPUS, THE VEHICLES
BASKETBALL ARENA. TONY GWYNN
BASEBALL STADIUM, THE AZTECS
SOFTBALL FIELD AND THE COW COAST
OPEN AIR THEATER. AH THE THIS
BILL IS SPONSORED BY CSU AND HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND I ASK
ALL THE CSU ALUMNI IN THE ROOM
AND ALL THE USEFUL ALUMNI. IT
IS. JOIN IN AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. HUESO MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING THEN MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. BATES.
I THINK, ER AYE FORGES. AYE,
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. ORTEZ.
SALLY. AYE, DODD. I ALSO EGGMAN
I GLASER I GONZALES I GROWTH
HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO I ADORE.
AYE JONES, KAMLAGER. LAIRD. I
LIVE. UM LIMÓN. MCGUIRE AYE.
MELINDA'S I MEN. AYE, NEWMAN
NIELSEN. I KNOW A VOGUE PAN
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. RUBIO.
AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. I WIECKOWSKI AYE WIENER.
AYE, WILK. I. SENATE BILL 49 BY
SENATOR UMBERG AND ACT RELATING
TO CORPORATIONS CENTER EDINBURGH
. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. THIS BILL WILL
ENCOURAGE NEW BUSINESS
INCORPORATING CALIFORNIA RATHER
THAN ANOTHER STATE BY
STREAMLINING THE CORPORATE
CONVERSION PROCESS, THEREBY
MAKING CALIFORNIA COMPETITIVE
WITH THOSE STATES. URGENT. I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR UMBERG
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA
ATKINS. FAITH. AYE, BECKER. AYE
FORGES. BRADFORD. CABRERA. AYE,
ORTEZ. I DOLLY. AYE DODD DURAZO.
EGGMAN. AYE. BLAZER. I GONZALEZ.
I GROWTH. HERTZBERG. AYE,
WESSEL. HURTADO JONES. AYE,
KAMLAGER. LAIRD. I FLAVOR LIMÓN
AYE, MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S I MEN.
AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I
TELL A BOTH I, PAM. PORTANTINO
AYE, ROTH. RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE,
STERN.I AM BERG WIECKOWSKI
WIENER WILK. I AKOL? CENTER
MOVES A CALL. WE'LL GET BACK TO
YOU, SENATOR. GORGEOUS FILE ITEM
. 43 SENATOR ARCHULETTA. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 2 77 BY SENATOR ARCHULETTA
AND ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS
CENTER ARCHULETTA. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. AND MEMBERS. I
RISE TO PRESENT SENATE BILL 2 77
DEALING WITH FIREWORKS SEIZURES.
UNDER CURRENT LAW, THE OFFICE OF
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL CAN ONLY
DISPOSE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
THIS NARROW DEFINITION AS A
RESULT, EFFECTIVELY LIMITS THE
ACTIONS OF THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL THAT CAN HEAT TAKE TO
TREAT SEIZURES. UH SEES
FIREWORKS, STRAINING STATE
RESOURCES, INCREASING COSTS AND
DRIVING ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS. THIS BILL WOULD AMEND
CURRENT LAW TO PROVIDE THE
OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
WITH THE AUTHORITY TO MANAGE
THESE FIREWORKS RATHER THAN ONLY
DISPOSE OF THEM. RIGHT NOW. THE
STATE FIRE MARSHAL DISPOSES
BETWEEN TWO AND £300,000 OF
CEASEFIRE WORKS PER YEAR.
DISPOSAL COST ABOUT $10 PER
POUND, INCLUDING LABOR COSTS.
CONSEQUENTLY THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL'S SPENDING APPROXIMATELY
2 TO $3 MILLION PER YEAR IN
DISPOSAL COSTS. THIS PROCESS IS
COSTLY AND LACKS OF SUBSTANTIAL
FUNDING. SOURCE SP 2 77 DIRECTLY
ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE AND WILL
IMMEDIATELY HELP TO REDUCE COSTS
. PASTORS OF THIS BILL WILL
SIMPLY ALLOW THE STATE FARM
MARSHALL TO MANAGE INSTEAD OF
ONLY DISPOSAL AND DISPOSING OF
SEES FIREWORKS, WHICH IN TURN
HAS A POTENTIAL TO CUT. DISPOSAL
COSTS UP TO 50. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION HAS RECEIVED NO NO
VOTES. AND FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
CONCURRENCE THANK YOU, SENATOR
ARCHULETTA MEMBERS. IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THE
AMENDMENTS SEEING AND HEARING
DONE REMEMBERS. THIS IS
QUALIFIED FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. DOES ANYONE OBJECT TO
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL? SEEING AND
HEARING DONE. I 35 NO. ZERO. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING TO FILE ITEM
44 SENATOR PAN. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 401 BY
SENATOR PAN AND ACT RELATING TO
HEALING ARTS CENTER PAN. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SENATORS
SP 401 IS BACK AND CONCURRENCE
AFTER TECHNICAL CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS, RESPECTIVELY. ESTHER
AND I VOTE THANK YOU, SENATOR,
PAN MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SEEING AND HEARING THEN MEMBERS
IS ALSO QUALIFIES FOR A
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. 35 NO. ZERO THE
pCONCURRED IN MOVING TO FILE
ITEM. 46 SENATOR CORTEZ. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 6 92 BY SENATOR CORTESI AND
ACCURATE RELATING TO SPECIAL
EDUCATION CENTER CORTEZ E. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS
SP 6 92 REQUIRES THE STATE TO
LINK FEDERAL SPECIAL EDUCATION
INDICATORS TO THE STATE
DASHBOARD AND MAKE THAT DATA
CAPABLE OF BEING DISAGGREGATED
SEARCHABLE. THE BILL HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND NO
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR CORTEZ E MEMBERS,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING THEN MEMBERS IS ALSO
QUALIFIES FOR A UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
SEEING AND HEARING THEN I 35 NO
ZERO. THE MAJOR PASSES. EXCUSE
ME. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM. 49
SENATOR LAIRD. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 10 61
BY SENATOR LAIRD AN ACT RELATING
TO ELECTIONS CENTER, LAIRD THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SENATE
BILL 10 61 WILL MINIMIZE SPECIAL
ELECTION COSTS FOR SCHOOL AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS.
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY
MIRROR THE ELECTION TIMELINE
ESTABLISHED LAW. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR URIBE AN. THANK YOU,
SENATOR LAIRD. MEMBERS IS THERE
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SEEING
AND HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. FAITHS. NÓ BECKER. I
GORGEOUS. NO BRADFORD. I
CABRERA. I PROTEST. I DOLLY. NÓ
DODD. I ALSO EGGMAN I BLAZER.
AYE, GONZALEZ. I GROWTH NÓ
HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO. AYE,
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NÓ
KAMLAGER. LAIRD I FLAVOR I LIMÓN
AYE. MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S. NO MEN.
I NEWMAN NIELSEN. NÓ OCHOA,
VOGUE. NO PAM PORTANTINO. I
BROUGHT RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. WIENER. AYE, WILK.
NO. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ATKINS. SO KAMLAGER
ROCK. WIECKOWSKI. 26 KNOWS NINE.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FILE AND, UM 54
SENATOR MIN. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 13 84
BY SENATOR MEN AND ACT RELATING
TO FIREARMS, SENATOR MEN THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SP 13 84
REQUIRES LICENSED FIREARM
VENDORS TO CARRY GENERAL
LIABILITY INSURANCE AND TO
ENSURE THAT THEIR BUSINESS
PREMISES ARE MONITORED BY A
DIGITAL VIDEO AND AUDIO
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. AH ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS NEAR THE SCOPE OF THE
BILL A LITTLE BIT BY, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, DELETING NUMEROUS
PHYSICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR
GUN STORES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOU TO VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
. MEN, MEMBERS, DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SINGING HARRY NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE RCHULETTA
ATKINS. BATES. NÓ BECKER. AYE
FORGES. NO BRADFORD. I CABALLERO
CORTESI. I, SALLY? NÓ DODD. I
GUESS SO. EGGMAN. AYE. BLAZER.
I. GONZALES. I GROW. NÓ
HERTZBERG. AYE, HUESO. I HEARD
TODAY. JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER.
LAIRD. I LABOR LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. I'VE MELINDA'S NO MEN.
I NEWMAN AYE, NIELSEN. NO OCHOA
BILGE. NO, PAM. AYE, PORTANTINO.
I ROCK. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. I
WIECKOWSKI WIENER. AYE, WILK.
NO. 26 KNOWS NINE. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEMS. 61 SENATOR DODD. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ BILL 8 52
BY SENATOR DODD AND ACT RELATING
TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE,
DISTRICTS, SENATOR DODD REQUESTS
AND I VOTE ON THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU, SIR.
MEMBERS, DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. FAITH. BECKER. AYE
FORGES. BRADFORD. I CABRERA
CORTESI. I DOLLY. NÓ DODD. I
PARAS Ó. EGGMAN I GLASER. I
GONZALES. I GROWTH NO, HERTZBERG
I SO HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
KAMLAGER LAIRD. AYE, FLAVOR. I
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NÓ OCHOA BOGUE.
NO, PAM. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE,
ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. I
STERN I AM BERG WIECKOWSKI.
WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS
FAITHS. NO. GORGEOUS. WHEREAS Ó
JONES. NO. KAMLAGER ROTH.
WIECKOWSKI WILK. NO. 26 KNOWS
EIGHT. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN MOVING TO FOUL
ITEMS. 60 FOR SENATOR NEWMAN,
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 9 91 BY SENATOR
NEWMAN AND ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC CONTRACTS, SENATOR NEWMAN
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT RIGHT
TO PRESENT SP 9 91, WHICH IS
BACK FROM THE ASSEMBLY ON
CONCURRENCE. SP 9 91 WILL ALLOW
LOCAL WATER AGENCIES TO CONTRACT
WITH ENTITIES THEY USED TO
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
CONTRACTING MODEL IN THE
EXECUTION OF PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS, AMENDMENTS TAKING THE
ASSEMBLY OR STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND
TECHNICAL. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU
, SENATOR NEWMAN MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HARRY NONE MEMBERS. THIS IS ALSO
QUALIFIES FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. I 35
NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE BACK TO FILE ITEM. 45
SENATOR DODD. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 4 68 BY
SENATOR DODD AND ACT RELATING TO
EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER DODD
REQUEST THE SENATE CONCURRENT
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU,
SENATOR DODD MEMBERS DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE SEEING AND HEARING
SENATOR UMBERG QUESTION THE
AUTHOR. SENATOR DODD. WILL YOU
TAKE A QUESTION? THIRD DODD.
SENATOR DOT COULD YOU BRIEFLY
EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENTS? IS THAT
GOING TO ADD TO MY TIME? OF
COURSE, YOU KNOW? YEAH. THANK
YOU, GENTLEMEN. MEMBERS THIS
QUALIFIES FOR A UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. I 35
NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN. MEMBERS THOSE
ARE ALL THE ITEMS WE ARE GOING
TO COVER TODAY, BUT WE DO HAVE
ITEMS ON CALL, SO GIVE US A
MOMENT WHILE WE GET THAT READY.
ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA START WITH
FILE ITEMS. 69 SENATOR
WIECKOWSKI, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ATKINS. GORGEOUS. TERRAZZO.
GROVE. NO. KAMLAGER VOGUE. NO.
ROTH. GORGEOUS. NO. 27 NOS. NINE
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FOLLOWED HIM. 35
SENATOR GLASER, PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
GORGEOUS. AYE. SO GROWTH AYE.
KAMLAGER ATAOLLAH BOGUE. AYE.
ROCK. 36 NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM. 36 HUESO, PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
GORGEOUS. AYE. ERATO GROWTH.
AYE. KAMLAGER OCHOA BUG. AYE.
BROTH. SIX NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WHILE ITEM 37 SENATOR EGGMAN,
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ATKINS. YEAH. SO GROVE. AYE.
KAMLAGER ROTH. 36 NO. ZERO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM. 40
SENATOR HUESO, PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS DURAZO.
GROW. AYE. KAMLAGER ROSS. 36 NO
. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM. 42
SENATOR UMBERG, PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
GORGEOUS. WHEREAS Ó GROWTH.
AYE. KAMLAGER ROUGH. 35 NO. ZERO
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN ALRIGHT MEMBERS
WERE NOW MOVING TO COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCEMENTS. SENATOR HUESO,
DID YOU? HE'S NOT S DESK.
SENATORS STERN, PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT UPON
A GERMAN CENTER, NATURAL
RESOURCES AND WATER WILL BE
SCHEDULING AT 29 10 HEARING IN
ROOM 2200 IN THE SWING SPACE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SENATOR
EDMUND, FOR PURPOSE DO RISE. I
JUST ALSO ROSE ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMITTEE'S EVERYONE. EVERY
COMMITTEE WILL MEET 20 MINUTES
AFTER THE CONCLUSION OBSESSION.
SENATOR HUESO. AH SENATE ENERGY,
UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HEARING. UH HEARING SP 3 96 IS
GOING TO BE MEETING ROOM 2100.
AT 10 21 ST. THAT'S WEEKS BASE
BUILDING VERY MUCH, SENATOR
HUESO. I WILL BE CHAIRING BMP
AND WE WILL MEET IN ROOM 1200.
WE WANTED TO MEET IMMEDIATELY
UPON ADJOURNMENT, BUT IT SOUNDS
LIKE WE HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINUTES
, SO AS SOON AS YOU CAN GET
THERE, WE CAN GET DONE. WE HAVE
ONE ITEM MEMBERS. WE ARE
RETURNING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE TO ADJOURN
A MEMORIES. SENATOR LIMÓN. THANK
YOU. MEMBERS IT'S WITH A VERY
HEAVY HEART THAT I ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF CARBON RAMIREZ.
THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF VENTURA COUNTY.
SHE WAS A WELL RESPECTED LEADER,
MENTOR, SUPPORTER ADVOCATE AND
MY FRIEND. SHE WAS A POWERHOUSE
WITH DECADES OF SERVICE TO HER
COMMUNITY. CARMEN PASSED AWAY
THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH AT THE
AGE OF 73. TWO DAYS SHORT OF HER
74TH BIRTHDAY AFTER BEING STRUCK
BY A VEHICLE IN DOWNTOWN OX NERD
CARMEN GREW UP IN THE SAND
GERBIL VALLEY AS ONE OF SEVEN
SIBLINGS AND HAD WORKED IN
VENTURA COUNTY SINCE 1978.
CARMEN GRADUATED FROM LOYOLA LAW
SCHOOL AND BEGAN HER CAREER AS A
LEGAL AID ATTORNEY. OXNARD'S
LACK ALONI, A NEIGHBORHOOD IN
THE LATE 19 SEVENTIES. SHE CARED
ABOUT REPRESENTING THOSE WITHOUT
MEANS TO HIRE A LAWYER. SHE
SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
VENTURA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
AND WAS LATER ELECTED TO THE
STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA BOARD OF
TRUSTEES. CARMEN SERVED ON THE
OXNARD CITY COUNCIL FOR 10 YEARS
AND MADE HISTORY IN 2020 AS THE
FIRST LATINA EVER TO BE ELECTED
TO THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. SHE THEN MADE
HISTORY AGAIN AS BEING THE FIRST
LATINA TO CHAIR THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. CARMEN FOUGHT HARD
FOR HER SEAMLESSLY. ENDLESS LIST
OF PASSIONS, INCLUDING THE
ENVIRONMENT, WATER,
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING,
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND GOOD
GOVERNMENT. SHE STEPPED UP
AGAINST POLLUTERS TO PREVENT
POLLUTION IN NEIGHBORHOODS
ADVOCATED FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND OXNARD AND CLEAN
ENERGY IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE IS
SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, ROY
PRINCE AND HER SISTER, MARIA.
CARMEN WAS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL
ELECTED LEADERS AND A MENTOR TO
SO MANY SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED
FOR HER KINDNESS AND HER
COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE IN
OUR COMMUNITY. HER DEATH HAS
GENERATED A SHOCKWAVE THROUGH
OUR COMMUNITY. AS ELECTED
OFFICIALS SO MANY OF US CAN ONLY
DREAM THAT ONE DAY OUR COMMUNITY
WILL SEE THAT THE WORK WE DO AND
THE ADVOCACY WE DO IS MEANINGFUL
IMPORTANT. APPRECIATE IT AND
LONG FOR MORE OF IT. THAT IS
WHAT CARMEN'S WORK HAS MEANT TO
THE OXNARD, VENTURA COUNTY AND
CENTRAL COAST. COMMUNITY MOURNS
IN A VERY DEEP WAY. CARMEN WON'T
HAVE THE CHANCE TO LIVE ANOTHER
DAY. FIGHT ANOTHER FIGHT. OR
KEEP ADVANCING IMPORTANT POLICY.
BUT TRUE TO WHO CARMEN WAS. SHE
LEAVES US IN THE COMMUNITY,
REFLECTING ON THE FACT THAT EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF US IS BLESSED
TODAY BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD
THINGS ARE WE ARE HERE TODAY.
AND WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO FIGHT
ANOTHER FIGHT. BECAUSE TOMORROW
IS SIMPLY NOT PROMISED. CARMEN.
DIED DOING WHAT A LOT OF US DO.
EVERY WEEK IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE
PARKED HER CAR. CROSS THE STREET
ON THE AND SHE AS IN THE
CROSSWALK GOING TO A COMMUNITY
EVENT AND WAS HIT BY A CAR. IT
IS A GREAT LOSS TO OUR
COMMUNITY. AND WE CAN ONLY HOPE
THAT OUR COMMUNITY FINDS TIME TO
HEAL, BUT THAT WE HAVE LEFT. THE
ISSUES THAT CARMEN FOUGHT FOR.
REST IN PEACE. CARMEN THANK YOU,
SENATOR LIMÓN. SENATOR STERN ON
THIS ISSUE. YES THANK YOU. I
JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY ADD MY
WORDS OF CONDOLENCE. UM, TO THE
SENATOR FROM FROM SANTA BARBARA.
CARMEN RAMIREZ IS ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE THAT YOU SPEND A LOT OF
TIME. SORT OF HOLLOWING AND
LIONIZING AND MANY OF US SPENT.
MANY YEARS TRYING TO GET HER
INTO THIS POSITION OF. OF POWER
AND THEN TO HAVE IT SNATCHED
AWAY FROM A OVERSIZED PICKUP
TRUCK DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN
HOUR. RIGHT IN A CROSSWALK. JUST
ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. KEEP
THAT IN MIND. FOR ALL TO GO AWAY
THAT QUICKLY. I DON'T KNOW. IT'S
LISTENING. ALL OUR MEMBERS SORT
OF LOOK TO THEIR THEIR LIFE
BEYOND THE SENATE AND ALL THESE
SORT OF THESE MOMENTS OF
REFLECTION ABOUT HISTORY AND
WHAT WE'VE DONE WHEN YOUR LIFE
IS SNATCHED THAT THAT QUICKLY
AWAY FROM YOU. AND YOU REALIZE
IT'S EVEN MORE FLEETING THAN,
SAY, 12 YEARS IN THE SENATE
MIGHT BE IT IS FLEETING AS AN
INSTANT AND A CROSSWALK. THE
ONLY THING THAT GIVES ME SOME
SOLACE IS BUT SHE WAS A TEACHER.
AND THEN SHE LIFTED UP A
COMMUNITY AROUND HER. AND THAT
THERE'S A GENERATION OF YOUNG
LATINA LEADERS IN OXNARD AND IN
VENTURA COUNTY WHO AREN'T AFRAID
OF BULLIES ANYMORE. WHO AREN'T
GONNA BEBARKED AT BY INDUSTRY
THAT SAYS WE NEED TO KEEP
POLLUTING THE SAME WAY. WE'VE
ALWAYS DONE THAT THE POOR PEOPLE
IN THE IMMIGRANTS NEED TO BE
SHUNTED ASIDE. THERE IS A
THERE'S AN ARMY NOW. BEHIND
CARMEN, AND IT'S TIME FOR THOSE
LEADERS. THE SENATOR IS AMONGST
THEM. TO SOMEHOW TAKE THE TORCH
AND LEAD US FORWARD. BUT THAT
TORCH IS A LITTLE BIT DIMMER. UM
A LITTLE BIT DIMMER FOR ALL OF
US, AND SO FOR THAT PERSONAL
LOSS TO HER FAMILY. UM, WE MOURN
DEEPLY. BUT I TRULY BELIEVE THAT
SHE WAS STRONG ENOUGH. BUT THAT
LEGACY WILL REMAIN, AND WE WILL
LOOK TO HER AS THE STANDARD FOR
WHAT JUSTICE CAN BE. IN A
COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT SHE
CANNOT DIE. CANNOT DIE. PLEASE.
UH. A JOURNEY IN HER MEMORY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
STERN SENATOR LIMÓN. PLEASE BE
SURE TO BRING HER NAME FORWARD
SO SHE MAY BE PROPERLY
MEMORIALIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA
STATE SENATE. SENATOR NIELSEN. I
BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN ADJOURNING
MEMORY FOR US. SENATOR NIELSEN.
DID YOU HAVE AN ADJOURN? PLEASE
PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY. MADAM
PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE SENATE. WITH A GREAT DEAL OF
SADNESS. I ASKED THAT WE ADJOURN
IN MEMORY OF A KIND OF A
LEGENDARY. ENTREPRENEUR AND
BUSINESSMAN IN THESE PARTS.
RICHARD NEAL Ó. RICHARD. HAD A
LONG CAREER IN THE AUTO
BUSINESS. HE PASSED AWAY JUNE
4TH. HERE NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD.
A LONG AND A STELLAR CAREER. TO
HIS FAMILY WAS PAPA PAPA RICHIE.
FATHER. GRANDFATHER. GREAT
GRANDFATHER. HE GRADUATED FROM
LOWELL HIGH AND SAN FRANCISCO.
WENT ON TO BERKELEY. GRADUATED
IN 43. IS A MEMBER OF THE KEY
CLUB AND SIGMA NU. JOINED THE
NAVY AND WENT TO THE O. C S.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HIS HIGH
SCHOOL SWEETHEART, ELINE. HELEN
LEWIS FE JOINED HIM IN CHICAGO
AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN 1944.
HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS THAT,
ENSIGN. IT SERVED ABOARD A
DESTROYER ESCORT IN THE PACIFIC
THEATER. DURING WORLD WAR TWO.
SENATOR NIELSEN IF I COULD ASK
YOU TO GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO
THE MICROPHONE. EXCUSE ME
STEPPED AWAY FROM IT. NOT A
WORRY. THANK YOU. BACK FROM THE
SERVICE, HE JOINED HIS FATHER,
LOUIS, NEEL Ó. AT A PACKARD AND
PIERCE ARROW. SOME EVEN MIGHT
REMEMBER THE PIERCE ARROW. I
DON'T MUCH REMEMBER THAT. BUT I
DO REMEMBER THE PACKARD. IN SAN
FRANCISCO. THE PACKARD
AUTOMOBILE WAS DISCONTINUED, AND
SO HE CHANGED HIS BUSINESS AND
MOVED HERE. HE MET A FRIEND
NAMED WEST LAST YEAR. ANOTHER
PROMINENT AUTO DEALER NAME HERE
IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION. THEY
STARTED A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP
HERE IN SACRAMENTO. RICHARD
PURCHASED THE OTHER VW
DEALERSHIP IN SACRAMENTO. WHEN
THAT DEALER PASSED AWAY. AND HE
AND WEST SEPARATED HIS BUSINESS
PARTNERS BUT REMAINED CLOSE
FRIENDS. THEY KNEW COMPANY
BECAME NILO VW PORSCHE AND THEN
ADDED NILO, PORSCHE, AUDI. IN
THE SEVENTIES SONS, RICK, ROGER
AND DAVID JOINED HIM. HE
EXPANDED THE BUSINESS THAT THEY
EXPANDED THE BUSINESS TO 10
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS REPRESENTING
NINE DIFFERENT FRANCHISES. NOT A
DYNASTY, BUT A VERY SUCCESSFUL
VENTURE. HE BECAME A FOUNDING
DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO DEALERS
ASSOCIATION. SERVED ON DEALER
COUNCIL AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD OF GREATER SACRAMENTO NEW
CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION. AND. A
DIRECTOR FOR A LONG TIME AT THE
SACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. HE ENJOYED BOATING ON
LAKE TAHOE. IT WAS A PART OF THE
ART CLUB MEMBER OF THE BOHEMIAN
CLUB. THE SUTTER CLUB HERE THAT
WE OFTEN ATTEND DEL PASSO
COUNTRY CLUB AND THE QUOTE
GRANDFATHER'S CLUB. HE WAS FREE
DECEASED BY HIS WIFE, HELEN. AND
THEY ARE IN TURN TOGETHER AT
EASTLAND MEMORIAL. HE IS
REMEMBERED BY RICHARD SON.
THERESA. RICHARD'S LIFE, DAVID.
AND DAVID'S PARTNER, SO YOUNG
LEE ROGER. WHO WE HOPE WILL BE
JOINING US HERE. AND MARY.
GRANDCHILDREN AMY RYAN KELSEY
ARMSTRONG, DAVID AND THAT THE
SUN WOULD BE DAVE, THE GRANDSON
WOULD BE DAVE. UH, THE AND JENNY
LAWSON, NEIL'S HER SON, DEREK.
LAUREN. CAMILLE CARSON. MATT.
JANET DAUGHTER, JENNY. ERIC
CAREY IS ERIC'S CHILD. KEVIN
LISA. PATRICK, JESSICA, AND
QUITE THEY THEY HAVE A SON, SAM.
THE MANDAN, DAVID AND 19 GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN. AND A DEAR
FRIEND. SISSY CHRISSY CLARICE
HIDE. HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED.
RICHARD WAS A. GOOD BUSINESSMAN
, AND OBVIOUSLY HE ENJOYED A
HUGE FAMILY. MADE A GREAT
CONTRIBUTION. TO THIS COMMUNITY.
THE NAME WILL LIVE ON. NOT JUST
IN THE FAMILY LINEAGE. BUT IN
THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT RICHARD
MADE HIS COMMUNITY. I ASKED THAT
WE ADJOURN AND HIS MEMORY THANK
YOU, SENATOR NIELSEN. PLEASE
BRING HIS NAME FORWARD SO HE MAY
BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE. MEMBERS
IF THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS,
SENATOR BATES THE DESK IS CLEAR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IF
THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS, THE
DESK IS CLEAR IN THE SENATE WILL
BE ADJOURNED. WE WILL RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY AT 10 AM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR BATES. THE
SENATE WILL BE ADJOURNED. WE
WILL RECONVENE WEDNESDAY AT 10
A.M. MEMBERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED
DO NOT FORGET TO GET RIGHT OVER
TO COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN GET
THAT DISPENSED WITH HAVE A GREAT
DAY MEMBERS.