OKAY WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND
GET STARTED AND TO THE PUBLIC
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE-
IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK- AND A
BUSY DAY SO I JUST TO GIVE YOU A
HEADS UP- WE'VE GOT MEMBERS
COMING AND GOING BETWEEN THREE
COMMITTEES TODAY SO WE'RE GONNA
GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AND IF
YOU SEE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS
LEAVING I JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE
GOT HEALTH COMMITTEE LABOR
COMMITTEE. AND I THINK ONE OTHER
COMMITTEE GOING ON IN ADDITION
TO THIS ONE SO THAT WOULD BE THE
REASON SO ARE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON RULES WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD
AFTERNOON WE CONTINUE TO WELCOME
THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA OUR
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WE'RE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARING IN
THE- STREET BUILDING IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. AND FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT WISH TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS THE
PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE NUMBER AND
ACCESS CODE ARE POSTED ON OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE. IT WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
877-226-8163 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS SIX NINE FOUR EIGHT NINE
THREE ZERO. FOR OUR COURT
REPORTER ON BEHALF OF I NOW LET
ME ASK ALL SPEAKERS COLLEAGUES
WITNESSES ALIKE TO SPEAK SLOWLY
AND CLEARLY. BEFORE WE BEGIN
TODAY'S AGENDA WE SHOULD
ESTABLISH A QUORUM ESPECIALLY
SINCE WE HAVE ONE A REMINDER
COLLEAGUES YOU'LL NEED TO TURN
ON YOUR MICROPHONE FOR ROLL CALL
AND EVERY TIME THAT WE VOTE
MADAM SECRETARY WE PLEASE CALL.
THERE'D HERE THIRD HERE WHICH
SHOW BOTH SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
GROWTH GROWTH HEAR ATKINS ATKINS
HERE ON THANK YOU- THANK YOU.
AND TO MY COLLEAGUES COMING IN
WE'VE ALREADY LET THE PUBLIC
KNOW YOU'RE RUNNING BETWEEN
MULTIPLE COMMITTEES SO. LET ME
GO AHEAD AND START WE HAVE- TO
CONFEREES TODAY BUT LET ME GO
AHEAD AND START- AND FOR THE
RECORD WE NOW HAVE- SENATOR A
CHILL A BOGEY AND SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. AND WE WILL
START WITH ITEM TO BUILD
REFERRALS AND SEE IF I CAN GET A
MOTION. THANK YOU MADAM VICE
CHAIR MADAM SECRETARY WE CALL
THE ROLL. LAYARD FROM HI THERE I
PUT CHOI BOGUE. FOR TROUBLED
SMALLWOOD PLAY OF THIS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS SIDE GROWTH. GROWTH AYE
ATKIN AT CONSIDE FIVE ZERO FIVE
TWO ZERO THANK YOU I AM THREE
SUBCOMMITTEE RATIFICATIONS AND
THANK YOU MADAM VICE CHAIR MADAM
SECRETARY WE PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. LAYERED HI THERE I. GO
CHOI BOGUE. A JOB GUYS SMALLWOOD
. I WOULD FAVOR SIDE GROWTH
GROWTH I ATKINS I INSIDE FIVE TO
SEE JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH OF
WHAT WE HAVE I NUMBER FOR. S.
ITEM FOR WHICH A FLOOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS COULD BE A
LONG DAY- MOTION PLEASE. THANK
YOU MADAM VICE CHAIR WE CALL THE
ROLL MADAM SECRETARY LAYERED HI
LAYARD AVE OR TROUBLED. A
TROUBLED A SMALL CUEVAS. SMALL
CUEVAS I DROVE GROVE ATKINS ASK
INSIDE FIVE ZERO FIVE ZERO THANK
YOU AND NOW THAT ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES ARE HERE- JUST TO LET
THEM KNOW I DID INFORM THE
PUBLIC THAT THERE'S AT LEAST
THREE COMMITTEES GOING ON RIGHT
NOW AND THAT PEOPLE MAY BE
COMING AND GOING BUT WE WILL.
GIVE OUR FULL ATTENTION WHEN
WE'RE HERE AND GET RIGHT INTO
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AND WITH
THAT I'M GOING TO INVITE UP OUR
FIRST APPOINTEE REQUIRED TO
APPEAR. AND THAT WOULD BE-
SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION-
AND THAT WOULD BE JEFFREY
MCCUMBER. AND WELCOME AND AS
YOU'RE GETTING SET UP THERE. I
WILL JUST. INVITE YOU TO MAKE
SOME OPENING COMMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGE ANYONE THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE IT'S EITHER WITH YOU
ARE AT HOME WATCHING. AND GET
RIGHT INTO OPENING COMMENTS AND
THEN WE'LL COME BACK UP HERE FOR
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. WELCOME
GREAT THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
COULD HAVE MADAM AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE I WOULD LIKE
RECOGNIZE AND TAKE MY- FAMILY MY
WIFE- IS HERE TODAY SENT OVER IN
THE CORNER SHE TOOK THE DAY OFF
AS HE IS A READING INTERVENTION
SPECIALIST AT ONE OF OUR LOCAL
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND I
HAVE NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF MY
SUITS OUR FAMILY HERE TOO MANY
TO NAME- THAT HAVE JOINED ME AS
WELL SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE
OF- THE MAKING OUT TODAY- YOU
KNOW I BEGAN MY CAREER IN CCR AS
A STUDENT ASSISTANT OVER THIRTY
YEARS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME I'VE
HELD NUMEROUS POSITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT.
WORKING CÁC ADMINISTRATIVE AND
HEALTH CARE CAPACITIES. I THINK
THE GOVERNOR FOR APPOINTING ME
TO NOT ONLY DOES APARTMENT
PARTICULARLY THE TIME WE'RE ON
THE COPS CUSP OF SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE. THE DEPARTMENT TODAY IS
UNRECOGNIZABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
THE ONE I BEGAN WORKING FOR
NINETEEN NINETY TWO. SINCE THAT
TIME. WE RESHAPED OUR APPROACH
TO CORRECTIONS TO VASTLY EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES. TO PROVIDE REAL
REHABILITATION AS PART OF OUR
MISSION. IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT
OF OUR ROLE IN PROMOTING PUBLIC
SAFETY WITHIN CALIFORNIA. AND
PREPARING THE INCARCERATED
POPULATION FOR SUCCESSFUL
REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY
. THROUGHOUT MY TENURE I'VE BEEN
FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF SEVERAL
MAJOR DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVES
INCLUDING THE EXPANSION OF
VOLUNTEER SELF HELP PROGRAMS
WITHIN THE INSTITUTIONS.
RESTRICTED HOUSING REFORMS FOR
THE MENTAL HEALTH POPULATION.
AND OVERSEEING THE EXPANSION OF
COLLAGEN REENTRY PROGRAMS AS
WELL AS WORKING TO ENHANCE
WELLNESS EFFORTS TO ARE
INVALUABLE STAFF. THE EVOLUTION
OF THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES AS
WE ARE ACTUALLY UNDERTAKING A
NUMBER OF MAJOR INITIATIVES.
THESE INCLUDE CLOSING THE
DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
ACCORDING TO TRANSFER THE
REMAINING USED TO THE COUNTIES.
WE'RE ALSO PREPARING TO CLOSE TO
ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR. AND TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE WHILE WORKING TO
ACCOMMODATE ARE VALUABLE AND
DISPLAY STAFF. CCAR'S IN THE
PROCESS OF ELIMINATING CONDEMNED
HOUSING IN SAN QUENTIN AS WELL
AS RESTRUCTURING. RESTRICTED
HOUSING POLICIES TO DECREASE
LENGTH OF STAY. OFFER MORE OUT
OF CELL TIME AND INCREASED
PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THAT POPULATION. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO INCREASING
WEAVERVILLE TATIAN AND
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
EXPANDING IN PRISON COLLEGE
DEGREE PROGRAMMING. AND
PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH LAPTOPS
AS WELL AS OPENING ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITY REENTRY CENTERS. TO
ACCOMMODATE MORE INDIVIDUALS AND
THESE AFFECT PROGRAMS. LASTLY
AND PERHAPS MOST SIGNIFICANTLY
THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEGUN. TO
TRANSFORM THE PRESIDENT VARMINT
VIA THE CALIFORNIA MODEL.
DRAWING A CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES
FROM NORWAY AND OTHER REFORM
MINDED. CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS.
THE CALIFORNIA MODEL WILL
RESHAPE CITIES ARE IMPROVE THE
WELL BEING OF THOSE WHO WORK AND
LIVE IN OUR INSTITUTION. THIS IS
HORRIBLE IT'S A NUMBER OF
CRITICAL INITIATIVES OVER THE
NEXT FEW YEARS I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH ALL
STAKEHOLDERS. INCLUDING THE
LEGISLATURE TO ADVANCE THE
MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT. AND
IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STAFF
AND THE INCARCERATED POPULATION.
LIKE TO THANK THE SENATE FOR
CONSIDERING MY APPOINTMENT. AND
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
AFFECT CHANGE IN THIS NEW ROLE I
LOOK FORWARD YOUR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
LET ME WELCOME YOUR FAMILY YOUR
SPOUSE HERE USUALLY THEY DON'T
HIDE OVER IN THE CORNER WE
USUALLY GIVE THEM TOP BILLING-
BUT I RESPECT YOUR DECISION- LET
ME DO THIS I KNOW THAT I HAVE
COLLEAGUES THAT ABSOLUTELY
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE
WHO IS GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE.
OKAY OKAY SO CENTER ACTUALLY-
CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS LET ME
START WITH YOU BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND I
MAYES DIDN'T MOVE ON AND COME
BACK TO YOU AND SO I'LL GO TO.
YOU SECOND CENTER GO AHEAD THANK
YOU THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR- IN IN
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR TIME
TOGETHER A EARLIER THIS WEEK- I
DON'T ENVY. THE JOB THAT YOU
HAVE AHEAD BUT AS WE TALKED
ABOUT YOUR SORT OF A LIFE OR TWO
IN THE SYSTEM- AND STEPPING INTO
THIS ROLE- TO BRING ABOUT THE
CHANGE. THAT'S THAT'S NEEDED AND
NECESSARY- YOU KNOW. I MENTIONED
THAT THIS WAS A VERY-
CONTROVERSIAL APPOINTMENT I
THINK I DON'T THINK I'VE GOTTEN
AS MUCH. EMAIL LETTERS- THAN ANY
OTHER APPOINTMENTS SO I KNOW
THIS ISSUE. IS A VERY NEAR AND
DEAR TO THE HEART OF MY
DISTRICT. AND YOU KNOW
UNFORTUNATELY WE DO HAVE A
LIMITED TIME AND OTHER
COMMITTEES AND SO THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT- I HAVE
BEEN ASKED TO ASK QUESTIONS ON-
INCLUDING YOU KNOW WAGES. FOR
PEOPLE WORKING IN THE PRISONS
TO- AND THAT'S THE. THE INMATE
WORKING POPULATION. I'M HOW WERE
YOU TO CONTRACT THAT ENABLE A
REAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CERTIFIED- AND PORTABLE SKILLS
FOR THOSE WHO ARE COMING OUT- TO
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO
DO MORE TO HIRE WOMEN CEOS I
LOOK IN THIS ROOM AND IT JUST
REINFORCES CONCERNS ABOUT. HOW
WE ARE REALLY BRINGING WOMEN
INTO THIS SPACE AND CREATING A
SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM-
FAMILY CONNECTIONS IN TERMS OF
HOW- OF FOLKS WHO ARE
INCARCERATED CAN REACH OUT AND
TALK WITH THEIR LOVED ONES- WITH
MATT INCURRING RIDICULOUS COSTS-
WORKING WITH CBO'S WITHIN THE
PRISONS FOR RE ENTRY AND MAKING
SURE- THAT THEY ARE WELL PAID-
AND THAT WE ARE REALLY AND
TRULY- UP. INVESTING IN MODELS
THAT WORK- AND THEN YOU KNOW
MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY
RE INTEREST RE ENTRY FACILITIES
ARE ARE WELL RESOURCE IN THAT
WE'RE CONTINUING THOSE
CONTRACTS- AS WE ARE MOVING. IN
A VERY NEW MISSION RIGHT OF THIS
OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND LEANING
INTO THAT MISSION IN REAL AND
MEASURABLE WAYS AND COMMUNITY RE
ENTRY IS A PART OF THAT- AND
SINCE AND SO MANY MORE
PARTICULARLY- MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE NOT- HANDING OVER OUR
CITIZENS TO ICE- AND MAKING SURE
THAT- IN ALL WAYS THAT WE ARE-
RESPECTING THE LAW AND DIVIDING
OUR JURISDICTION APPROPRIATELY
SO. YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT'S A LOT
AND I DO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
US CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
BE ON TODAY SO THAT WE CAN DIG
MORE INTO THOSE THOSE ISSUES BUT
FOR NOW MY FIRST QUESTION. IS
REALLY CENTERING ON A
REHABILITATION- YOU KNOW- FOR ME
THAT'S WHAT THE SYSTEM IS SHOULD
BE ABOUT- NOT PERPETUATING
VIOLENCE BUT PREVENT YOU
WAITING- THE TOOLS- IN THE
CULTURE SHIFT THAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO-
MAKE THE BEAT GREATEST
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY. WE
HAVE THE PAROLE BOARD COME HERE
A FEW MONTHS AGO- AND MADE IT
VERY CLEAR- THAT THE WAY IN
WHICH FOLKS ARE RELEASED AND
NEVER COME BACK- IS THAT THEY
ARE CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY.
BETWEEN BY TRAINING AND BY JOB
PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES- AND
YOU'VE INDICATED THAT YOU KNOW
THAT IS A PRIORITY OF YOURS-
THAT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
YOU ARE WORKING ON- I WAS GLAD
TO HEAR TEN THOUSAND- OF OUR
FOLKS ARE IN- COLLEGE AND THERE
ARE WAITING LISTS FOR MORE AND
MORE- A RESIDENTS WHO ARE
INSIDE. OF THE THESE WALLS AT TO
BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO
EDUCATION AND THAT THERE IS A
MASSIVE WAITING LISTS- THAT THE
STATE AUDITOR FOUND WAY BACK IN
TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT THAT WE
STILL HAVE NOT FULLY CHIPPED
AWAY AT. AM I ALSO KNOW THAT
THERE'S AN INCONSISTENCY IN THE
PROGRAMMING WE TALKED ABOUT THAT
IN TERMS OF THE PRISON SITES AND
THAT WHILE I APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR'S EFFORTS AT SAN
QUENTIN- THAT DOESN'T HELP THE
OTHER THIRTY SITES THAT DON'T
HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE AND THRIVING- THE
OTHER ISSUE. YOU KNOW BUT I WANT
TO LIFT UP IN AND GO BACK TO IS
THAT THOSE PROGRAMS CONNECTED TO
OUTSIDE OPPORTUNITIES IS THE
GAME CHANGER AND WHEN WE TALKED-
ABOUT- THIS PROGRAMMING YOU
TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE
FACILITIES SPACE- IF WE WERE TO
MOVE TOWARD A SITUATION WHERE WE
WERE ACTUALLY CREATING MORE
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
STATEWIDE THAT WE WOULD NEED. TO
CREATE MORE- FACILITIES AND SO I
WANT TO KNOW HOW HOW CAN WE
BEGIN THIS PROCESS- TO OPEN UP
THIS QUESTION OF HOW DO WE
CREATE THE SPACE AND BUILD. THE
VOLUNTEERS I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING
WITH UNIONS BUT HOW ARE WE MORE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT CREATING
ACROSS OUR STATE SYSTEM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAMS AND WHAT. YOU BELIEVE
IS NEEDED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN
AGAIN SO THAT FOLKS COME OUT
WITH REAL SKILLS THAT CAN LEAD
TO REAL OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S A
GREAT QUESTION I THINK I SHARE
THE SAME GOAL IS YOU OBVIOUSLY
WHEN OUR OUR FACILITIES WERE
BUILT YOU KNOW OVER THE LAST YOU
KNOW THIRTY TO A HUNDRED FIFTY
YEARS AGO- REHABILITATION WAS
NOT ALWAYS THE NUMBER ONE OPTION
THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IT WAS.
FINDING A WAY TO MAXIMIZE THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WE COULD
PUT IN A FACILITY- AND QUITE
FRANKLY FOR A LONG TIME WE WERE
WAREHOUSE IN THE POPULATION- WE
ARE VERY FORTUNATE SPACE NOW AND
THAT- YOU KNOW WE WERE BELOW A
HUNDRED THOUSAND OUR POPULATION
WERE NINETY FIVE THOUSAND SOME
CHANGE WHICH ALLOWS US. THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE
PROGRAMMING FOR THE FOLKS THAT
DO REMAIN- AND SO I THINK
THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS WE CAN DO
NUMBER ONE WHEN YOU TO MAXIMIZE-
WITH THE EXISTING RESOURCES THAT
WE DO HAVE- WE NEED TO CONTINUE
OUR EXPANSION AND- COMMITTEE
REENTRY CENTERS WHO ARE- MALE
COMMUNITY REENTRY A PROGRAM AND
ARE. A FEMALE INTO PROGRAM TO
MAXIMIZE USE OF THOSE BEDS AND
ROLL WITH THE MONEY THAT THE
LEGISLATURE- THANKFULLY APPROVED
FOR US TO EXPAND THOSE PROGRAMS.
AND THEN TO YOUR LARGER POINT OF
HOW TO EXPAND WITHIN THE PRISON
I THINK WE CAN. DO A BETTER JOB
OF TAKING ACT- ADVANTAGE OF
DOING SOME MORE LABOR.
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES WE
DO HAVE SOME PRE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS OR PRESIDENT IS
RESTORED AND WE CHATTED ABOUT
THAT- AND I THINK WITHIN THE
SEIZE OUR SYSTEM IF WE WANT TO
DO A VAST EXPANSION AND
VOCATIONAL AND OTHER SPACE- AS
IMAGE BEFORE. WE DO HAVE SOME
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE
MAXIMIZED REGULATIONS SPACE. AND
PART OF THAT IS DUE INVOLVED DUE
TO WE'VE ALSO DONE A HUGE
EXPANSION- IN OUR SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM- WE
HAVE- YOU KNOW TEN THOUSAND
FOLKS THAT ARE NOW ENROLLED IN
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. THAT WHAT
LITTLE SPACE WE DID HAVE- A LOT
OF THOSE PROGRAMS TO FILL THOSE
UP SO- WERE. SUPER OPEN TO- ANY
SORT OF CONVERSATION TO MAXIMIZE
OUR INCREASE- SPACE AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR REHABILITATION
. I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU
MORE. THANK YOU THAT AND I THINK
THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORK
ON- WHEN THE- WORD SAYS 93% ANTI
RECIDIVISM RATE BECAUSE OF GOOD
JOBS AND THAT MEANS WE'VE GOT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS KEY. TO
OUR OUR SYSTEM- MY NEXT QUESTION
GOES TO THIS THIS OTHER CULTURE
SHIFT NEED- AND THAT IS HOW DO
WE DEAL WITH SEXUAL VIOLENCE
BEHIND THE WALLS- THEY'RE ONLY
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED WOMEN IN THE
SYSTEM. YET THERE WAS ONE CEO
WHO WAS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT INVOLVING TWENTY TO
INCARCERATED WOMEN MEANING ONE
INDIVIDUAL ACTUALLY ASSAULTED 1%
AT THE STATE PRISON POPULATION.
WITH A POPULATION OF WOMEN IN
PRISON- ACCORDING TO THE
COALITION OF WOMEN'S- PRISONERS-
THE OFFICER BEHAVE THIS WAY OVER
A DECADE- IN TWENTY TWO WOMEN
CAME FORWARD AND WE KNOW. WHEN
WOMEN COME FOR THEIR OFTEN WOMEN
ANOTHER VICTIMS WHO DON'T- SO
YOU KNOW THE SAME PRISON LAW
OFFICE IN TWENTY SIXTEEN REPORT
FOUND THAT STAFF DO NOT PROPERLY
OR COMPLETELY INVESTIGATE ALL
ALLEGATIONS OF MISTREATMENT. AND
THEN IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE THE O.
I. G. FOUND THE CD ARE POORLY
HANDLED 60% OF ALL COMPLAINTS-
AGAINST STAFF. US SO YOU KNOW
YOU WE TALKED ABOUT THE NORWAY
MODEL WE TALKED ABOUT CULTURE
SHIFTS- YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS
SPACE AS I MENTIONED- YOUR-
ENTIRE CAREER. YOU KNOW WHAT IS
IT TAKE TO CREATE A CULTURE
CHANGE THE STOPS THIS LEVEL OF
VIOLENCE- BE IT AGAINST WOMEN
AGAINST CHILDREN- AGAINST- MALE
INMATES YOU KNOW WHAT HOW ARE
YOU PROTECTING- PARTICULARLY
WOMEN IN PRISON GIVEN THIS
LATEST- SITUATION. THE IT LET
THE SECOND QUESTION FOLLOW UP TO
THAT I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE THEM
BOTH OUT IS THESE REHABILITATION
GOALS AND THE NORWAY MODEL THAT
YOU TALKED ABOUT- WHEN YOU STILL
HAVE STAFF WHO ARE ENGAGING IN
THESE DEHUMANIZING BEHAVIORS.
HOW DOES THAT THREATEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE CLOSER TO
THIS NORWAY MODEL IN A MORE
REHABILITATIVE MODEL. WELL LET
ME START OUT BY SAYING THE
INCIDENT WITH THE OFFICER THAT
YOU MENTIONED THAT- C. C. W. YOU
KNOW IS APPALLING- AS SOON AS WE
FOUND OUT ABOUT IT THAT-
INDIVIDUALS REMOVED FROM THEIR
POSTS PROMPTLY RETIRED- IS NOW.
BEING PROSECUTED FOR. THE
OFFENSES AND- I WELL I WANT TO
SAVE YOU KNOW THANKS THE
LEGISLATURE THAT WE HAD CAMERAS
IN PLACE- AT C. C. W. F. THAT
WERE ABLE TO HELP COOPERATE- THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED WHICH WILL
GREATLY ASSIST IN THE
PROSECUTION SO- AS A DEPARTMENT-
WE PROVIDE TRAINING ON PREVIOUS
STANDARDS EACH YEAR TO OUR
STAFF- WE ALSO ARE AUDITED BY AN
INDEPENDENT STE- HONORED A GROUP
FROM ANOTHER STATE THAT DOES
NOT. ON IT- SO THERE'S NO PRINT
COLQUITT COLQUITT CROW- BETWEEN-
THE STATE'S- AND WE DO VERY WELL
WITH OUR PRE IN OUR ON OUR
PROCESS- DO WE HAVE FOR YOU KNOW
FOLKS ENGAGE IN MISCONDUCT YES-
AND WELL WE DO OUR BEST TO ROUTE
THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUT YES- IS
PART OF THAT- WE DO PLAN NEXT
YEAR IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR AS
PART OF OUR TRAINING CYCLE. TO
ROLLOUT ACTIVE BYSTANDERS SHIP
TRAINING WHICH IS- TRAINING
DESIGNED FOR PEACE OFFICERS I
THINK WE MAY HAVE TALKED ABOUT
THIS BRIEFLY- TO INTERVENE- WHEN
THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT
GOING RIGHT OR NOT WELL AND GIVE
THEM THE TOOLS TO PUT THAT INTO
ACTION- WITHIN THEIR PART BUT WE
ALSO IF YOU'RE GOING TO OUR
FACILITIES YOU'LL SEE THAT WE
POST. ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT
NUMBERS OF- WAYS AND VARIETY TO
REPORT MISCONDUCT. VIEW THAT
WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINES WHO ARE
OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE OR OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL- THROUGH STAFF
THROUGH COUNSELORS- AND THROUGH
OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
SO. WE HAVE AN OF A NUMBER OF
AVENUES AVAILABLE TO REPORT
MISCONDUCT BUT YEAH THIS WAS A
VERY UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT I
DON'T THINK IT'S INDICATIVE OF
MOST OF OUR STAFF- WE ALSO
PROVIDE- YOU KNOW- OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IN ALSO- TRAINING ON WITH- THE
TRANS GENDER POPULATION AS WELL
TO ALL STAFF EACH YEAR. SO I
THINK WE HAVE THE SYSTEMS IN
PLACE I THINK THE CALIFORNIA
MODEL FITS AND TO WHERE WE WANT
TO HEAD THAT- WE WANT TO IMPROVE
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN STAFF OF
THE POPULATIONS WANT TO BREAK
DOWN THOSE BARRIERS THAT MIGHT
EXIST OR HISTORICALLY HAVE
EXISTED- GOING FORWARD SO I
THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
HERE. ARE WE PERFECT- NO- I HAVE
SIXTY THOUSAND EMPLOYEES- IN THE
DEPARTMENT- WE ARE THE LARGEST
STATE DEPARTMENT AND I OFTEN
TELL FOX 51% NOT DOING THE-
RIGHT THING ABOUT SIX HUNDRED
PEOPLE NOT DOING THE RIGHT
THING- I COULD TOLD ME WITH YOU
YOU'RE A NUMBERS PERSON- BECAUSE
YOU FOR YOU. HAVE MY POINTS
BEFORE I COULD ENTER MEETING.
AND YOUR- NO ONE CAN ASSAULT 1%
OF THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM
ALONE. SO I APPRECIATE- THE
DEEPER TRAINING- AND ALERT
SYSTEM. TO BETTER PROTECT- WOMEN
IN PARTICULAR- BUT THOSE THAT WE
ARE ENTRUSTING WITH YOUR
REHABILITATIVE. CARE I HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS BUT I WILL. DEFER TO
YOU AND CHAIR I WILL I WILL COME
BACK- AFTER WE'VE MADE OUR
ROUNDS- CENTER LAYERED. LET ME
JUST SAY. THE GUESTS GETTING TO
THE TESTIMONY ON THE LAST BILL.
IN WEBER SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO
OVER THERE AND THEN COME BACK
AND ASK OUR QUESTIONS OKAY I
THANK YOU- FOR HELPING US MANAGE
THIS- MATTER BY STATE MONEY GO
HEAD. THANK YOU MADAM. THANK YOU
MISTER COMER FOR HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TO COME
INTO THE OFFICE AND- I
APPRECIATE YOUR PLAN AND HOW YOU
WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE
CHANGES THAT YOU'RE MAKING THE
C. D. C. R. M. I APPRECIATE
YOUR- FOR THOUGHT AND HOW THINGS
HAVE CHANGED AND HOW IF YOU
CREATE A PEACEFUL INMATE
POPULATION. WHERE THERE ARE
PROGRAMS AND NOT JUST PROGRAMS
BUT AT NOT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
THE COLLEGE PROGRAMS WE TALKED
ABOUT. YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GO TO
COLLEGE YOU KNOW I SHARE WITH
YOU A STORY OF A GENTLEMAN THAT
CAME INTO MY OFFICE AND HE WAS
SO EXCITED THE FIRST JOB EVEN
OFFERED IMMENSE AND- HE COULDN'T
READ WRITE VERY WELL SO WE DID
THAT HAPPEN HAVE A BILL THAT IS
APPLICATION. WHEN HE'S NOT HE'S
NOT GONNA GO TO COLLEGE SO I
DON'T WANT ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE
TO BE MISSED. M. I SHARED WITH
YOU HOW I LOVE THAT YOU'VE
IMPLEMENTED THE DOG PROGRAM. YOU
KNOW WYNETTE. WHEN MY
CONSTITUENTS WHO HAS. A ONE OF
THE CONTRACTS OF THE DOG PROGRAM
SHARES WITH ME SOME OF THOSE
PHOTOS. OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY
HAVING YOU KNOW INMATES
ACHIEVING- HARDENED AND- YOU'RE
NOT CHANGEABLE AND THEY'RE
HOLDING A DOG IN THEIR ARMS AND-
YOU KNOW. DOGS MAKE US ALL HAPPY
MMHM FROM THE SENATE PROTEAMS
JOEY TO MY LAI LEFT. AND WE ED
DOGS MAKE US ALL HAPPY. SO I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE THOUGHT
OUTSIDE THE BOX. I APPRECIATE
ALL THOSE THINGS- I DO HAVE A-
HUGE CONCERNS OVER THE PRISON
CLOSURES. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE
JUST DOING WHAT YOUR BOSS. IS
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UNLESS YOUR
BOSS IS IMPLEMENTING YOU DO THE
LEGISLATURE SIMPLY DO I THINK
IT'S THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IT'S
CLOSING THE FACILITIES. I COULD
BE WRONG. BUT THE NEXT BASILEA'S
ENCLOSURE CALIFORNIA CITY. SMALL
CITY IN MY DISTRICT. FIVE
HUNDRED EMPLOYEES THAT WILL
EITHER BE DISPLACED OR- SENT TO
ANOTHER PRISON THAT'S CLOSING
SOON IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR. AND
SPECIFICALLY CDC ARE BEING THE
LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THIS LITTLE
COMMUNITY MAKES ME VERY VERY
NERVOUS OF THE COMMUNITY WILL
SURVIVE. SO WHAT ARE THE THINGS
THAT YOU'RE DOING TO ENSURE.
THAT TIMES STAFF HAS A PLACE TO
GO. AND THAT TO AND DOES THAT
NEED TO BE HELD BEHIND BARS ARE
HELD BEHIND BARS IN A DIFFERENT
LOCATION OF FACILITY AND HOW
DOES THAT WORK WITH THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS FOR VISITATION. AND
ALSO. THE THE COMMUNITY ITSELF.
YEAH THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION-
YOU KNOW SOLD FOR THE STAFF WE
WILL. GO THROUGH A COLLEGE ARE
APPROVED PROCESS LIKE WE HAVE
WITH THE CLOSURE OF DUAL
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION THE
CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL CENTER
SUSANVILLE OR WILL LOOK AT.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE
STAFF TO TRANSFER TO OTHER
VACANCIES- EITHER LOCAL OR
STATEWIDE WE ARE FORTUNATE. OR
UNFORTUNATE DEPENDING ON THE YOU
KNOW HOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT
THAT WE DO HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT
WIDE- PARTICULAR INNER PEACE
OFFICER CLASSIFICATIONS SO WE
HAVE PLENTY OF- LANDING SPOTS
FOR. THE VAST MAJORITY IF NOT
ALL THE STAFF- THEY'RE WORKING
THE CALL CITY FACILITY- IN TERMS
OF. THE POPULATION THAT LIVES
THERE- THEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED
TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS-
CONSISTENT WITH THEIR CASE
FACTORS SO WE'LL LOOK AT- WHAT
PROGRAMS THEY NEED- YOU KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE AND THEIR PATHS-
TO FIND THE BEST FACILITY FOR
THEM TO GO TO GOING FORWARD. IT
WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY SORT OF
EARLY RELEASES OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT THE CULTURE THEY WILL BE-
THE POPULAR DISPLACED POPULATION
WILL BE MOVE SLOWLY TO OTHER
FACILITIES AND- IN FACT WE'VE
STARTED THAT DOWNSIZING PROCESS-
NOW- SO WE CAN BE THOUGHTFUL AND
IT IS AS WE ROLL THAT OUT- TO.
YOU AND WE SPENT SOME TIME
TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF
COMMUNITIES- YOU KNOW WHEN WITH
CLOSURE OF SUSANVILLE- MY YOU
KNOW MY PARTNERS IN THE LABOR
AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
GOLD IS AND- GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
PLANE RESEARCHER OR COMMITTED TO
HELP ASSIST THOSE. COMMUNITIES-
AND HAVE MET WITH CITY IS TO.
AND I KNOW WE'RE OLD TO DO THE
SAME ON FUTURE. AS WELL- MAYBE A
QUICK GREAT QUESTION FOR- WHO'S
UP NEXT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. AND
WE WILL ASK THAT QUESTION THANK
YOU. I'M GONNA PAY FOR THAT ONE
I THINK. AND SO I AND I JUST
HAVE A QUESTION ON ONE HAND AND
THE GOVERNOR HAILS YOUR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE- AS-
PROGRAMS THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE
DOING AND TO MAKE SURE THAT AND
THOSE THAT ARE RELEASED FROM
PRISON OUR SUCCESSFUL. OUTSIDE
OF PRISON MMHM THAT. OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE REALLY
STRUGGLING WITH OF THE CRIME. AS
YOU NO SMASH AND GRABS LOCKING
UP YOU KNOW YOU CAN GO DOWN A
WALMART OR TARGET I'LL OR
ANYTHING WITH THAT HAVE TO GET
SOMEBODY TO ASSIST YOU TO GET
SOMETHING OUT OF A LOCKED CASE.
AND IN ANY OTHER KIND OF MORE
PROTECT YOU KNOW BROUGH CRIMES
THAT ARE HAPPENING ON OUR
STREETS AT HEAVY BALANCE THAT
BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY THE
TARGET RATE AND IT'S PROBABLY
NOT HIM SO MUCH IS THE GUY
RUNNING C. C. R. YET WHY I THINK
IT'S ALWAYS- YOU KNOW IT WOULD
BE YOU KNOW BALANCING PUBLIC
SAFETY- WITH NOT JUST SIMPLY
WAREHOUSING INDIVIDUALS WHO. YOU
KNOW OTHERWISE WE'LL BE READY
FOR RELEASE- I KNOW THE
COMMITTEE GOT A LOT OF LETTERS
ON THE ELEVEN SEVENTY D. PROCESS
AND YOU KNOW THE SECRETARY IS
ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO. YOU KNOW REFER
CASES BACK FOR RE SENTENCING AND
YOU KNOW I TAKE THAT PROCESS
VERY SERIOUSLY AND ONLY YOU KNOW
LOOKING AT THOSE THAT I FEEL
COMFORTABLE- THAT ARE NOT GOING
TO BE A SIGNIFICANT YOU KNOW
DANGER TO SOCIETY. TO RECOMMEND
POTENTIAL FOR YOU KNOW RE
SENTENCING BACK TO THE COURT-
THAT IS A DIFFICULT- ISSUE AND
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT
APARTMENT. YOU KNOW COULD HOLD
PEOPLE UP TO THEIR- LEGAL
RELEASE DATE AND THEN AND THEN
WE HAVE TO RELEASE FOX- IT'S MY
JOB. TO GIVE THEM THOSE TOOLS TO
THE EXTENT WE CAN TO BE
SUCCESSFUL AND IN SOME OF THOSE
ISSUES HAVE COME UP ALREADY. ARE
THEY ARE THEY PREPARED TO GET A
JOB. DO THEY HAVE A HOME TO GO
TO. OR THE DRUG FREE DO THEY
HAVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. YOU
KNOW THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS-
THAT WHOLE- BRING SUCCESS TO
THAT POPULATION THOSE ARE THREE
BIG ONES WERE ALSO VERY
ENCOURAGED ABOUT. SLIGHTLY GOING
OFF TRACK OF YOU KNOW BE ABLE DO
THE CALAIS MINISTER OF WHERE WE
CAN ROLL PEOPLE AND- YOU KNOW
MEDICAL NINETY DAYS BEFORE THE
RELEASE WERE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT PROGRAM- OBVIOUSLY
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT STRUGGLE
OUT THERE ARE THOSE WITH MENTAL
ILLNESS- AND OTHER- CHALLENGES-
IN A PERFECT WORLD THOSE FOLKS
WOULD HAVE THOSE ISSUES. DEALT
WITH PRIOR TO COMING TO PRESENT
BUT A LOT OF TIMES. YOU KNOW-
YOU KNOW THE COUNTRY PRESIDENT
AND THEN WE PROVIDE TREATMENT
ONCE THEY'RE THERE SO- I BELIEVE
IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR
THE BEST JOB WE CAN WHICH IS WHY
YOU KNOW I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR
PROGRAMMING. I'VE SEEN WHAT
PROGRAMMING CAN DO TO FOLKS THAT
SOMETIMES. JUST WANT TO SHOW UP
TO GET YOU KNOW EXTRA CREDIT OR
OR THE CASE MAY BE BUT THEN
THEY- SEE THE CHANGE STARTS TO
HAPPEN- AND YOU KNOW NOT OF ALL
ALL FOR FOLKS ARE READY FOR
CHANGE SOME SOME ARE AND SOME
ARE NOT BUT- WE WANT TO KEEP
GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY- ONCE THE
READY. SHE THAT YOU KNOW THE
REAL WORLD BUSINESS OWNER AND- I
CONTACTED. AS MS HERNANDEZ WHO
RUNS A COMPANY ON A DAY TO DAY
BASIS AND ASKED HER WHAT. HER
SECOND CHANCE A RADIUS YOU KNOW
BECAUSE IT'S TRACKED FOR TAX
CREDITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND 33% OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE
EMPLOYER SECOND CHANCES I ASKED
HER WHAT THE- BUT THE LOSS RATIO
WITHOUT A LOSS RATIO RATE IS.
IT'S TWO POINT 9% WHICH IS VERY
MINIMAL WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
THAT I WAS A FAILURE RATE
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE.
YOU KNOW THERE'S 31% OF THE
SUCCESS RATE. OF PEOPLE GOING ON
TO GET FULL TIME JOBS. AND IN
THE TWO SHARED A STORY WITH ME
THAT. EVEN ONE PERSON THAT HAD.
THAT DATA. CAME FROM YOUR
POPULATION OUT INTO. THE WORLD
AND- STARTED OFF IT YOU KNOW
LEADING HAS NOW STARTED YOU KNOW
WE APPROVED IT AND GOT TO THE
COMPANY AND STARTED HIS OWN
LITTLE OILFIELD CONTRACTING
COMPANY. AND CAME BACK TO OUR
COMPANY TO GET THREE MORE
EMPLOYEES TO HELP ME SO. THERE
IS SUCCESS OUT THERE AND I THINK
THE BIGGEST. THING THAT YOU CAN
OFFER ANYBODY WHETHER. AND I
AGREE THAT YOU KNOW EDUCATION IS
IMPORTANT BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS
THAT THEY NEED A JOB. SO THEY
CAN HAVE- YOU KNOW DIGNITY SELF
WORTH PROVIDE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
SELF SUSTAINABLE. AND THE JOB
CREATES ALL OF THOSE THINGS
INSIDE OF YOU. AND THE BEST
SOLUTION TO POVERTY IS A JOB.
AND SO AM I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU
TO KEEP DOING THOSE THINGS THAT
YOU'RE DOING TO ENSURE THAT
THOSE THAT ARE LEADING THE
SYSTEM. AND THAT ARE DEEMED YOU
KNOW TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM. THAT
THEY'RE JUST NOT RELEASED OUT
INTO THE STREET YOU KNOW WITH
NOTHING TO DO THAT THEY HAVE A
JOB. AND WE GIVE THEM THE TOOLS
THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO
THANK YOU. AND I LOOK FORWARD
YOUR CONFIRMATION THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MUCH SENATOR ACCIONES
. HERE MY COLLEAGUES ON A ROLL.
ASK EXLEY QUESTIONS I HAVE TO
SAY AND I'M I'M GRATEFUL FOR.
WE'RE TAKING THE FOR BOTH OF
THEM TAKING THE LEAD THAT'S
PART- ON THE QUESTION SO.
ACTUALLY SOME OF THE QUESTIONS
WERE ASKED THAT I. WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT SOME. TOUCH UP ON A
COUPLE OF- ITEMS THAT WE-
ALREADY DISCUSSED. AND I THINK-
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE ON
RECORD JUST. WANT TO REITERATE
THAT IT. BECOMES AS FAR AS THE
PRISON CLOSURES AND THE IMPACT
THAT HAS. ON THE COMMUNITIES-
SURROUNDING THEM. AND WE TALKED
ABOUT. THE CLOSURES AND- IN AND
BLIGHT. AND THE LETTERS OF
OPPOSITION OR CONCERNED THAT WE
RECEIVE FOR MANY MANY YEARS TO
DO SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT. WE WERE ON RECORD THAT WE
HAD DISCUSSED THAT WE'VE WE'VE-
WE'VE EXPRESSED CONCERNS- TO THE
POWERS THAT BE MMHM THIS YEAR-
SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD JUST- WE
APPRECIATE AB. CAN HAVE HAVING A
LITTLE BIT OF A- INPUT FROM YOU
WITH REGARDS TO OUR CONVERSATION
REGARDING PRISON CONTRABAND. AND
WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE
WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A SYSTEM-
BECAUSE OF THE CONCERNS THAT
WE'VE RECEIVED WITH REGARDS TO.
CONTINUE S- THE VARIOUS- WORK
THAT'S BEING DONE. AB FROM
INSIDE OUR PRISONS TO THE
OUTSIDE COMMUNITIES. AND HOW
THAT IMPACTS- THE CULTURE- BOTH
IN THE PRESENT AND THE ABILITY
TO GO BACK AB SO WHAT DO WE HAVE
IN PLACE WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO
BETTER. IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING AND
THAT WE DON'T BRING IN THAT
OUTSIDE CULTURE OF. NEFARIOUS-
GROUPS. YES GROSS WORK COMING
INTO OUR PRISONS WHERE HE WON A
CULTURE THAT IS A FOSTERING TO
WHAT THE NORWAY MODEL IS WITH
THAT IN MIND IT DID TRIGGER MY
THOUGHT THAT. YOU KNOW I VISITED
LANCASTER PRISON WAS VERY
IMPRESSED WITH THAT WITH THE
DIFFERENT YARDS BECAUSE
ACCORDING TO THE INMATES IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE DIFFERENT YARD
SO THAT. PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT-
DIFFERENT MINDSETS ARE ALLOWED
TO PROGRESS IN A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN
PURSUE THEIR SKILL SETS IN
EDUCATION OR WORK SKILL SETS- TO
THE- THREATENED OR EVEN KILLED
AND IF THIS IS COMING FROM THEM.
BOB EVEN WITHIN THEM AND I THINK
THERE'S A CORRELATION BETWEEN
THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE
HAVE. HE TNC SPACES BUT I'M
HAVING THE ISSUE THE ENVIRONMENT
WHERE THEY FEEL WHERE THEY CAN
PURSUE THAT SELF IMPROVEMENT
BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE AS YOU
MENTIONED IS ON THAT THOUGHT
PROCESS IN THIS IS COMING FROM
THEIR- PERSPECTIVE THEIR THEIR
VOICE WHERE THEY SAID. NOT
EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PATHWAY
OF DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION
IN IN IN THE WILLINGNESS TO DO
THAT SELF IMPROVEMENT SO. AB YOU
MAY START WHERE HE FEELS MOST
APPROPRIATE WHY WOULD AGREE WITH
YOU THERE CONTRABAND IS A
SERIOUS CONCERN OF THE APARTMENT
BECAUSE IT OFTEN LEADS TO SOME
OF THE VIOLENCE WE HAVE IN OUR
DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT'S- LEADS
TO DRUGS AND CELLPHONES AND
STUFF THAT. YOU KNOW BECOMES A
HOT COMMODITY WHILE YOU'RE IN A
PRISON ENVIRONMENT- YOU KNOW
CONTRABAND COMES IN AND A LOT OF
DIFFERENT WAYS OF THE PRESIDENT
COULD COME INTO PACKAGES AND
LEGAL MAIL- UNFORTUNATELY EVERY
WEEKEND I GET NOTICES WE ARE WE
ARRESTING FIVE SIX SEVEN. YOU
KNOW VISITORS WHO ARE BRINGING-
YOU KNOW USUALLY DRUGS INTO THE
PRISON- ON WORK WEAR OCCASIONS
WE ALSO HAVE- STAFF THIRTY STAFF
THAT- WE CATCH BRINGING
CONTRABAND INTO PRISON WHO WE-
TURN AROUND AND QUICKLY FIRE AND
PROSECUTE- AND THEN IN A MORE
RECENTLY WE'VE SEEN- MORE MORE
DRONE ACTIVITY- AND- TYPICALLY
THE DRUGS ARE FINE WELL YOU KNOW
FLYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT WHEN I DON'T HAVE STAFF
OUT ON THE YARDS. TO DETECT A
BUT WE DO KNOW LAST YEAR WE HAD
WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED DRONE
SIGHTINGS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO
THE PRESIDENT I USED TO BE A WAR
NOW WE HAD A- DRONE THAT WAS
GOING TO DO A DROP AND HIT ONE
OF OUR- SUPER TALL LIGHT POLES.
CRASHED TO THE GROUND WITH AN
EIGHT POUND BAG OF MARIJUANA IN
IT- YOU KNOW SO WE DID PEOPLE
ARE VERY CREE- AND IN GETTING
DRUGS OF THE PRESIDENT I WILL GO
AND- TO ALL THE WAYS TO GIVE TO
GIVE ANYONE- ANY FURTHER IDEAS.
ABOUT IS A SERIOUS CONCERN SO WE
HAVE- SOME. AVENUES TO HELP US
WITH THAT WE HAVE SOME CELLPHONE
DETECTION EQUIPMENT- WE HAVE
SIXTY EIGHT CANINES- THROUGHOUT
THE DEPARTMENT THAT SOME ARE-
CELL PHONE DETECTION DOGS- ARE A
DRUG DETECTION DOG SOME DO BOTH-
WE DO HAVE- SOME TECHNOLOGY
THAT'S ALSO DETECTS CELLPHONES-
SO WE TRY TO DO A MULTI LAYERED
APPROACH IN FOR STAFF WE LOOK AT
THINGS LIKE WE DO PERIODICAL WE
CALL HANDS INSPECTIONS WERE-
STAFF HAVE TO EMPTY ALL THE
POCKETS ALL THEIR- MATERIALS ON
THE TABLE THAT WE GO THROUGH
THAT. THROUGH THOSE ENHANCE
INSPECTIONS ARE ALSO
CONSIDERING- YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO
GO THROUGH OUR LABOR- THE
NEGOTIATION PROCESS BUT YOU
KNOW. MAKING GREATER USE OF- OUR
CANINE TEAMS- TO NOT ONLY-
SEARCH VISITORS THE STAFF WAS
WELL- IT'S TO EVERYONE'S BENEFIT
TO NOT HAVE DRUGS COME INTO THE
PERSON I THINK THAT'S- UNIVERSAL
AGREEMENT. WE'RE ALSO HOPEFUL
THAT. YOU KNOW WE HAVE PROBABLY
I PROBABLY DO HAVE THE LARGEST-
I ISSUE DUE TO PROGRAM OF A LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE
COUNTRY- FIFTEEN THOUSAND. OF
OUR POPULATION THAT ARE ON
MEDICAID ASSISTED THERAPY NOW SO
WE'RE TRYING TO. STEM THE FLOW
THAT WAY AS WELL SO I THINK IT'S
A MULTI LAYERED APPROACH TO TRY
TO COMBAT THIS I DON'T THINK
IT'S A SINGLE SOLUTION- YOU KNOW
I AM INTERESTED DOWN THE LINE
AND PURSUING- MORE UP TREES TO
HAVE MORE CANINE UNITS- BECAUSE
I THINK THAT IS A VERY
EFFECTIVE- YOU KNOW MECHANISM-
SO I HOPEFULLY HAVE ANSWERED
YOUR QUESTION. I HOPE AND I
WON'T KNOW UNTIL AFTER THE FACT
AND I RECEIVED FEEDBACK. FROM
STAKEHOLDERS BUT I. I'M NOT SURE
HOW YOU MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF
NEFARIOUS. WORK BEING DONE
WITHIN THE FACILITY WITHIN
PRISONS AND HOW YOU CAN ADJUST
YOUR PLAN TO IMPROVE THE
ENVIRONMENT- SO THAT IT'S NOT
OCCURRING AS OFTEN OR AS DEEPLY
AS IT SOUNDS LIKE AS IT IS BUT
IT IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME.
MMHM FRUSTRATING THAT WERE
MOVING PEOPLE FROM THE
COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO HELP-
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ONE BE
ACCOUNTABLE IN NUMBER TO HAVE.
WE HAVE LOCATION PURPOSES AND TO
FIND OUT THAT IT IS SO DEEPLY
EMBEDDED RIGHT NOW. WITH IN THE
PRISON SYSTEM THAT IT JUST.
DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF YOU KNOW
OF. AB AS MY AS MY A FRIEND OF
OURS OUR FAMILY WHO SERVED
PRISON. TIME SAID HE GOES. RIGHT
BECAUSE BECAUSE SHE SHE YOU KNOW
HE GOES WERE CON SUS IS WHAT WE
DO WE CON PEOPLE WE LEARN HOW TO
WORK THE SYSTEM. AND WE WORK IT
TO GET WHAT WE WANT. AND AND
THAT WAS IT WAS FRUSTRATING IT
WAS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HEAR
THAT FROM FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE.
I'M HAVING SAID THAT- THE- MY
SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE AB WE
WITH REGARD TO THE GOOD TIME
CREDITS- CAUSING THE THEIR
PERCEPTION FOR SOME AND FOR
OTHERS MAY NOT BE. BUT CAUSING
THE AB. EARLY RELEASE OF INMATES
SO- AS WE MENTIONED IN OUR
CONVERSATIONS THERE'S BEEN
CONCERNS- ON THE PROCESS IN
WHICH INMATES ARE EVALUATED AND
RELEASED INTO THE PUBLIC. AND
THE LACK OF CLARITY AS TO WHY
AND HOW THAT WAS DETERMINED. AB
AS FAR AS INFORMATION BEING
AVAILABLE TO OUR DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN TO
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AS TO HOW
THAT HAPPENED AND THEN HAVING
INCIDENTS OF. SERIOUS VIOLENCE
OR EVEN DEATH BY THE SAME
INMATES THAT WERE RELEASED ON AN
EARLY NIGHT WE TALKED WE GIVE
SOME EXAMPLES- FOR MY DISTRICT
THAT HAD HAPPENED- IN THAT IN
THAT SCENARIO SO- IF YOU
WOULDN'T MIND JUST EXPLAINING-
THE DIFFERENCES OR- THE
SIMILARITIES- THE FACT THAT
IT'S- IN YOUR- IN YOUR
PERSPECTIVE IT'S STILL THE SAME.
AS TO HOW IT USED TO BE. TO WHAT
WE HAVE NOW CURRENTLY IN PLACE
AND THAT PERCEPTION OF- HE
HAVING THOSE GOOD CREDITS. BEING
APPLIED TO THE EARLY RELEASE AND
NOT FULLY SERVING THOSE
SENTENCES. SO WHEN CITY SORRY-
YOU KNOW IMPLEMENTED PROP FIFTY
SEVEN WHICH GAVE THE SECRETARY
BASICALLY THE AUTHORITY TO-
MANAGE CREDITS WITH AN APARTMENT
SO AS THAT'S BEEN DONE OVER THE
YEARS. HAS GONE THROUGH THE
PUBLIC RULE MAKING PROCESS WHERE
FOLKS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE INPUT TO LOOK INTO THAT.
AND PROVIDE YOU KNOW FEEDBACK-
REGARDING THOSE REGULATIONS IN
THE DEPARTMENT DOES- OFFER
CREDITS FOR- NOT ONLY GOOD
CONDUCT BUT- FOR FOLKS
PARTICIPATION REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS. FOR THINGS. OUR
VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FOR YOU
KNOW THINGS FOR LIKE ON IN
COLLEGE- COURSE COMPLETIONS AS
WELL AS EIGHT DEGREES AND HIGH
SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. SO
WE DO THAT AS A METHOD TO
INCENTIVIZE FOLKS TO GET INTO
PROGRAMMING AND MAYBE WANT TO
EXPOSE THAT YOU BECOME ONE OF
THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU
REFERENCE THAT- IS READY FOR A
FULL PROGRAM IT DOES NOT WANT TO
LEAVE THAT GANG LIFESTYLE THAT
WANTS TO LIVE AND- OF THE
PROGRESSIVE PROGRAMMING YARD
WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE ONE
YOU'RE REFERENCING IN LANCASTER
STATE PRISON. SO I DO NOT
CONSIDER THOSE EARLY RELEASES-
AT THE POINT TIME THEY'VE EARNED
THOSE CREDITS- AND I HAVE SERVE
THEIR FULL TERM SO- WE DO NOT
REFER TO THOSE AS EARLY RELEASE
YEAH IT IS TRUE DURING COLD ED-
WE DID DO- SOME FOLKS THAT WERE
CLOSE TO THE RELEASE STATES-
THAT WERE LOW LOWER LEVEL
OFFENDERS WE DID- RELEASE EARLY
BUT THOSE WERE ONLY A NUMBER OF
MONTHS BEFORE THEIR NORMAL
RELEASE STATES OF THOSE ONE OF
ALL BEEN. OUT OF THE SYSTEM BY
NOW SO I THINK IT'S TRYING TO
GET THAT BALANCE BETWEEN. PUBLIC
SAFETY WHILE ALSO PROVIDING
INCENTIVE FOR FOLKS TO WANTED TO
PROGRAM ALREADY WE ALWAYS STRIVE
TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE AND ARE
ALWAYS OPEN FOR A FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THAT. PERFECT
THANK SIR. THANK YOU CENTER
GLARED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND-
I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE AND I HOPE TO GOD I'M
NOT ASKING A QUESTION THAT YOU
JUST ANSWERED- BUT I THOUGHT I
WOULD START. IT AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME
TO MEET AND- IT AND I
APPRECIATE. THAT THE FACT. THAT
YOUR FAMILY IS HERE AND- AND-
THE FAMILY OF THE NEXT CABINET
SECRETARY IS HERE BECAUSE I
MENTIONED WHEN WE MET THAT. I
WAS RATHER CAVALIER WHEN I HAD
TO GO THROUGH CABINET
CONVERSATION IT SAID MY
NOMINATION WAS BEST SERVED BY
HIM NOT BEING PRESIDENT BUT IT'S
LIKE- YOU KNOW. IT IS A NICE
THING FOR FAMILIES TO BE HERE
THE SUPPORT OF. ARM I THOUGHT
I'D START WITH A R. ONE WE
TALKED ABOUT THAT TO RATHER.
YEAH WHO LOWER GRADE ONE PART.
AND HOPEFULLY HASN'T BEEN ASKED
BUT- THE PRISON AT CORCORAN. IS
POTENTIALLY RIGHT IN THE PATH OF
A FLOOD. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT
HOW YOU'RE STAYING ON TOP OF IT.
AND WHAT YOUR CONTINGENCY PLANS
OR- COULD YOU LET THE COMMITTEE
KNOW WHAT THAT IS. YES WERE-
CLOSELY WHAT MONITORING THE
TULARE LAKE- SITUATION AS YOU'RE
PROBABLY WHERE THE GOVERNOR WAS
ACTUALLY- DOWN THERE YESTERDAY-
TO PUT EYES ON HIMSELF WE HAVE-
THE BOTH LOCAL WARDENS ARE
ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DAILY
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCALS-
I'VE GOT EXCELLENT COOPERATION
AND COORDINATION WITH-
CALIFORNIA SO THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES. ON WHAT'S
HAPPENING DOWN THERE WERE
WORKING VERY. WELL TOGETHER- BUT
IN THE IN THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO WE DO HAVE AND A
POTENTIAL EVACUATION PLAN
DEVELOP SAID WE HAVE TO GO
THERE- AND DISCUSSES WITH MY
COLLEAGUES THEY DO NOT BELIEVE
THAT WILL HAPPEN- WELL IF YOU
SEE PICTURES IT DOES APPEAR THE
WATER IS VERY CLOSE- THAT WATER
IS YOU KNOW FLOWING YOU KNOW THE
OTHER DIRECTION AS IT STANDS NOW
SO WE'RE CLOSELY MODERATE
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE. A WARM-
SEVERAL DAYS OVER THE NEXT- FIVE
SIX DAYS BEFORE ANOTHER COOLING
TREND- BUT WORK CLOSELY
MONITORING AND WERE TOLD THAT
THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A
SITUATION WHERE- YOU KNOW. WE'RE
GOING TO GET TWENTY FOUR HOUR
NOTICES NOTICE OF IT'S GOING
OVER TOP TO LEVY THIS IS
SOMETHING WHERE WE IF THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT DANGER WE SHOULD
HAVE A MANY WEEKS NOTICE AND
WE'VE- THE- YOU KNOW DEVELOPED
AN ACTION PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW
US TO SAFELY MOVE FOLKS OUT- AND
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT YOU KNOW SOME
OF THE CHALLENGING POPULATIONS
WE HAVE WITH. YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT
BE IN WHEELCHAIRS OR HAVE A
MENTAL ILLNESS SO WE'VE TRIED TO
BE THOUGHTFUL IN HOW WE WOULD DO
IT SHOULD WE HAVE TO GO THERE
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T JUST GO TO
ANY. SECONDARY UNIT YOU ARE
CORRECT SO WE WANT TO BE VERY
THOUGHTFUL THAT YOU KNOW WERE
WERE SENDING THOSE FOLKS TO A
ASSESSABLE LOCATION IF THEY IF
THEY HAVE A DISABILITY- OR IF
YOU HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS FOR
EXAMPLE ONE OF. TO SEND YOU TO A
PLACE WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE THAT
TREATMENT OR UTILIZE. THE STAFF
THAT WE ALSO HAVE. TO YOU KNOW
RE DIRECT OTHER FACILITIES
SHOULD THAT SHOULD THAT BE
NEEDED BUT- WERE. PRETTY
CONFIDENT RIGHT NOW THAT OF
ACTUATION WILL BE. NECESSARY BUT
WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE WORST.
MMHM I'M JUST AWARE OF FROM. JOB
I COULD NOT NAME FRONT OF
SENATOR. THAT- THAT. YOU TO BE
PREPARED. YOU DON'T GET A
WARNING SOMETIMES. AND THEN I
WANTED TO ASK A THING WE TALKED
ABOUT IN OUR MEETING. THAT IS
MORE TOP LEVEL AND I DID IT WITH
THE OTHER CABINET SECRETARIES
WHILE. YOUR AT THE TOP. OF AN OF
AN INSTITUTION THAT HAS AT
LEAST. WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS
TWENTY THREE. A PRISON
FACILITIES THAT ARE SCATTERED
ALL OVER ITS DECENTRALIZED. AND
IT'S- THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
EMPLOYEES IN ADDITION TO THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE INCARCERATED.
HOW DO YOU AS A MANAGER. STAY ON
TOP OF THAT HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU ARE GETTING THE INFORMATION.
FROM EVERY LOCATION THAT ALLOWS
YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE KNOWING
WHAT'S GOING ON AND YOU'RE NOT
BLIND SIDED BY THINGS. I WISH
THERE WAS A PERFECT ANSWER TO
THAT BUT WAS SIXTY THOUSAND
EMPLOYEES AND YOUR POINT WE HAVE
WE HAVE FACILITIES THAT ARE ON
THE OREGON BORDER AND- A STONE'S
THROW FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER AS
WELL SO- WHAT WE TRY TO DO WITH
THE DEPARTMENT IS- YOU KNOW HAVE
A ROLL BUS. YOU KNOW
COMMUNICATIONS PLAN- INTERNALLY
AS WELL AS- USING VARIOUS SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS- MY TAKE MY TIME
TO BE WITH- LEADERSHIP FOLKS WE
DO OFFER YOU KNOW ONGOING
TENUOUS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM FOR BRING FOLKS UP TO
SACRAMENTO I TAKE MY TIME OUT OF
MY DAY TO MEET WITH THOSE FOLKS.
WE HAVE AWARDS BEING ALWAYS MAKE
A POINT TO SPENDING A FULL DAY
WITH THOSE FOLKS- TOLL FREE
SPREAD MY MESSAGE BECAUSE THE
DANGER AND EQUITABLE INTO IS
WHEN YOU HAVE THAT TELEPHONE
GAME WHEN IT GOES FOR ME DOWN TO
RANK AND FILE OFFICER YOU'RE-
YOU'RE SPENDING PROBABLY FIFTEEN
DIFFERENT LEVELS- IT CAN BE
EASY. TO GET THINGS LOSS OR
REALLY ALSO FOCUSING ON. A MORE
ROBUST AND BETTER TRAINING PLAN-
TO GET THE MESSAGES WILL BE
PARTICULARLY CRITICAL AS WE ROLL
OUT WHAT WE WHAT WE CALL THE
CALIFORNIA MODEL- WE WANT CLEAR
AND CONCISE INFORMATION I NEED
STANDARDIZED TRAINING. AND ALSO
THE RIGHT PEOPLE DELIVERING THAT
TRAIN TO DELIVER THAT RIGHT
MESSAGE SO- WE DO OUR BEST TO DO
REGULAR COMMUNICATION WE HAVE
ACCOUNTED MEETINGS AND I HAVEN'T
YOU KNOW GREAT TEAM THAT'S
COMMITTED TO- YOU KNOW GO OVER
WE NEED TO GO. IT AND YOU'RE A
RIGHT THERE IS NO ANSWER TO
THAT. UP BUT THERE'S YOU'RE A-
IT AT ANY GUESSES THE SENSE OF
HOW YOU'RE WILLING. TO STAY ON
TOP OF IT DIDN'T KNOW THAT
THAT'S OUR GOAL. THEN MY LAST
QUESTION IS REALLY IN THE- AREA
OF BUDGET. AND. V. YOU. YOU KNOW
IF YOU'RE AND- BUDGET WORLD HERE
YOU THINK IT'S A VERY LARGE
BUDGET. IF YOU'RE GETTING WAGES
FOR PRISON WORK. OR YOU'RE
GETTING THE FOOD AND IT'S
LIMITED TO SOMETHING LIKE FOUR
DOLLARS A DAY. HOW DO YOU BOTH
MAKE IT STRETCH AND ADVOCATE FOR
MORE FAIRNESS IT IN WHAT SOME OF
THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE. YEAH
THAT'S A HAVE BEEN MORE
DIFFICULT AS OF LATE WITH
INFLATION- DOLLARS DON'T GO AS
FAR- YOU KNOW WE FEED OUR
POPULATION NOW AND A LITTLE BIT
OVER FOUR DOLLARS A DAY I
BELIEVE IS OUR BUDGET LEVEL- BUT
I LIKE MORE DOLLARS TO. TO
IMPROVE. OUR FOOD QUALITY AND- I
CERTAINLY WOULD- I'VE BEEN
PRETTY TRANSPARENT I'D LOVE TO
SEE- YOU KNOW INCREASED WAGES
FOR OUR POPULATION- THINGS OF
THAT NATURE- BUT I THINK PART OF
THIS TIES TO WHERE WE WANT TO GO
YOU KNOW WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MODEL OF NORMALIZATION AND
THINGS LIKE THAT- YOU KNOW DO WE
WANT TO GIVE FOLKS YOU KNOW GOOD
QUALITY MEALS TO WANT TO GIVE
THEM A COMFORTABLE MATTRESS
STORE WANT TO GIVE THEM. YOU
KNOW YOU KNOW YOU KNOW BETTER
CLOTHING A LOT OF THOSE THINGS
COME INTO PLAY AND SO- I'M VERY
INTERESTED IN YOU KNOW FURTHER
DISCUSSIONS ON HOW WE CAN LOOK
TO- DO SOMETHING AROUND THE WAGE
ISSUE- I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
I THINK THAT'S AN OMINOUS- OF
JUST BASIC FAIRNESS. AND WE'VE
GOT TO GET THERE WE COMPLETELY
AGREE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH I
APPRECIATE THANK YOU SENATOR-
THANK YOU I'M GONNA ASK A FEW
QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL GO BACK
TO SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS- ON
THE CLOSURES I JUST WANT TO ADD
SOMETHING THAT I SHARED- I THINK
WITH YOU AND SINCE THE NEXT
CONFEREES HERE THERE'S THE WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT PIECE OF IT.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE AND
I'VE SHARED THIS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION- YOU KNOW THERE
HAS TO BE PLANNING TO DO A
CLOSURE AND I THINK I SHARED
THIS WITH YOU AND I WANT TO
REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
TIME. YOU SPENT WITH ME YOU
ANSWERED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ASKED
BY- CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS AND-
AND OTHERS. BUT YOU KNOW I AND I
KNOW THE GOVERNOR STAFF IS
REPRESENTED HERE THERE ARE
PIECES OF THIS THERE IS THE
INMATES AND THE EMPLOYMENT. OF
THERE'S FAMILY VISITATION AN
INMATE'S THERE'S EMPLOYEES OF
THE FACILITY. THERE IS A
COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT EXISTS
AND- THERE'S AN ECONOMIC
COMPONENT WHICH WE ARE DEALT
WITH- LAST TIME THERE WAS A
CLOSURE RIGHT BEFORE WE DID A
CONFIRMATION OF A SECRETARY. OF
CDC ARE AND I THINK THAT IT IS
INCUMBENT UPON. US IN GOVERNMENT
TO BE LOOKING ALSO THIS IS
REALLY YOU KNOW NOT YOUR
PURVIEW. BUT YOU CAN SHARE THE
MESSAGE THAT SENATORS HAVE SAID
TO YOU. THROUGH THE CONFIRMATION
PROCESS THAT THERE IS A
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE ECONOMIC
VIABILITY OF A LOCAL COMMUNITY
AND I KNOW THAT- SECRETARY KNOX
UNDERSTANDS THAT. AS WELL AS THE
WORK FORCE PEACE WHILE YOU'RE
BOTH HERE I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT
THERE. BECAUSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES
PARTICULARLY RURAL COMMUNITIES.
YOU KNOW IT'S THEIR LIVELIHOOD
SO I THAT'S JUST THE STATEMENT
AND I SHARED THAT WITH YOU. BUT
I'M GLAD THE SECRETARY KNOX'S
HERE THE SAME DAY- I HAVE A
COUPLE OF. QUICK QUESTIONS AND
I'M GLAD THAT THE SENATOR- ASK
ABOUT THE FORMER SECRETARY OF
NATURAL RESOURCES. ASK ABOUT-
ABOUT A TO LEARN LAKE I WE ARE
GOING. TRY TO STAY UP ON THAT
THAT HAS BROADER RAMIFICATIONS
THAN JUST- TO THE MEMBERS WHO
LIVE IN REPRESENT THAT AREA- AND
WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT
FROM A BROAD STANDPOINT. I HAVE
A COUPLE OF HOPEFULLY QUICK
QUESTIONS- THAT COME FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH
I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN MADE AWARE
OF. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THREE
POTENTIAL THINGS I'VE HEARD AND
WANT YOU TO RESPOND TO THE FACT
THAT. THERE ARE POTENTIAL
IMMIGRATION HOLDS BE INPUT ON
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT
UNDOCUMENTED. I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU'VE BUT YOU KNOW AND I WANTED
YOU TO RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE-
ARE YOU THE OBVIOUSLY I'D THAT'S
NOT LEGAL I WOULD IMAGINE- THAT
THAT. IMMIGRATION HOLDS WILL BE
PUT ON FOLKS WHO ARE CITIZENS.
BUT ALSO AS IT RELATES TO
UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
INCARCERATED. I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT WHETHER THEY HAVE ACCESS
TO- TO EDUCATIONAL
REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS- AS WELL
SO CAN YOU RESPOND TO THOSE.
YEAH AND I WOULD SHARE YOUR
CONCERN IF THERE IS- YOU KNOW
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ICE HOLDS
PLACED INAPPROPRIATELY I KNOW- I
BELIEVE WAS A SO YOU AND PERHAPS
OTHERS PROVIDED LIST WHICH I BY
FOLKS LOOKING AT THAT LIST RIGHT
NOW- INJECT YOUR QUESTION WE DO
NOT EXCLUDE- FOLKS OF MAY HAVE
AN ICE HOLD FROM PARTICIPATION
IN EDUCATION VOCATIONAL AND
OTHER IN PRISON PROGRAMS IN FACT
WE RAN THE DATA- JUST THIS
MORNING- BECAUSE I KNOW WAS A-
CONCERN OF A- COUPLE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE THAT- THAT GROUP
ACTUALLY. AS IS AND ROLLED AND
OUR EDUCATION VOCATIONAL
PROGRAMS AT A HIGHER PERCENTAGE
THAN FOLKS WITHOUT AN ICE HOLD.
SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY- OVER
REPRESENTED- WITHIN THAT GROUP-
AND I'M ALSO AWARE THERE WAS YOU
KNOW SOME CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF
THOSE INDIVIDUALS NOT HAVING
ACCESS TO SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY
BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS CAMPS
AND- AND OTHERS SO WE ARE
ACTUALLY IN THE FINAL STAGES OF-
YOU KNOW THE REGULATION PROCESS
OF THE DRAFT IN THAT PROCESS TO-
NO LONGER. CONSIDER ICE HOLDS
PLAN CONSIDERING CAMP PLACEMENT
OR- PLACEMENT AND- REENTRY
FACILITIES WHICH THERE WAS SOME
INDIVIDUALS THE THAT MAY HAVE
BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXCLUDED- BASED
ON- EXISTING DEPARTMENT CREDIBLE
WE ARE ACTUALLY CHANGING OUR
REGULATIONS TO- NO LONGER HAVE
THAT IS EVEN A COMPONENT WE LOOK
AT. OKAY SECRETARY I WOULD I
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU
AGREED TO MEET WITH- SOME FOLKS
ON A REGULAR BASIS FORMER
SECRETARIES HAVE DONE. I WILL
ASK OUR STAFF IF THEY WILL
FOLLOW UP TO YOU TO BE SURE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR OFFICE TO
GET WHAT YOU FIND FROM THE-
RESEARCHER DOING NOW THAT MAYBE
WEREN'T ABLE TO GIVE US A
HYUNDAI. SO THAT WE CAN MAKE
SURE WE CLOSE THE LOOP ON THAT I
WOULD ASK TELL ME WHAT YOU MEAN
. BY AN ICE HOLD- AND SO IF IT
INTO- IS COMING AND- TO THE
PRISON SYSTEM AND WHEN WE REVIEW
THEIR PAPERWORK S. HAVE SAY A
PROBATION OFFICER'S REPORT OR
OTHER DOCUMENTATION WE RECEIVE-
SHOW THOSE SHOWS THAT INDIVIDUAL
IS- YOU KNOW FOREIGN BORN- AND
MAY BE SUBJECT TO YOU KNOW TWO.
YEAR DEPORTATION- WE DO CONTACT
. NICE TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO
PLACE A HOLD ON THAT INDIVIDUAL-
AND SO THAT IS PART OF OUR
PROCESS UPON INTAKE- AS WE GO
THROUGH- IT HAS BEEN PART OF OUR
PROCESS- AN ONGOING BASIS. I YOU
KNOW THAT I WILL. I WASN'T
PREPARED TO ASK THIS QUESTION SO
I DIDN'T- SO LET ME JUST ASK
THIS AND I HAVE COLLEAGUES WHO
MAY DISAGREE WITH ME ON THIS WE
HAVE. WE HAVE MIXED PERSPECTIVE
ON THIS. BUT IS CDC ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO SB FIFTY FOUR AND
NOTIFICATION AND- COLLABORATION
WITH ICE AS IT RELATES TO
UNDOCUMENTED SAW AND WHEN SB
FIFTY FOUR WAS PASSAGE EXCLUDED.
THE STATE CORRECTIONS AND
APPLIED TO THE LOCALS ONLY-
THERE'S STILL PENAL CODE
LANGUAGE THAT IS ON THE BOOKS
THAT SAYS WE SHALL COOPERATE-
THERE WERE PIECES OF SB FIFTY
FOUR THE VALUES ACTED TO DO
APPLY TO C. C. C. C. R. WHICH
WAS- YOU HAVE A QUESTION TIED TO
DO WE ALLOW PARTICIPATION
ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS
ACT THE ANSWER IS YES- WE ALSO.
NO LONGER HOLD INDIVIDUALS
PASSED THE RELEASE DATE TO HAVE
AND I SAW THAT WAS PART OF SB
FIFTY FOUR- AND THERE'S ALSO A
PROVISION THAT THE IT'S
BASICALLY STATES THAT THE
POPULATION HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE
INTERVIEW- IF ICE WANTS TO
INTERVIEW AN INDIVIDUAL AND THEY
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HAVE A
LAWYER PRESENT SO WE'VE
IMPLEMENTED ALL THE PRESS THE
PROVISIONS OF DENTAL PLAN A CCR.
BUT WHEN I WAS PASSED IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN TO USE OUR WAS
EXCLUDED. THAT'S HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND WE MAY FOLLOW UP
LATER TO ASK MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR
DIFFERENTIATING AND WHEN YOU'RE
THE LETTER OF THE LAW THE SPIRIT
OF THE LAW SO TO SPEAK- MAYBE A
SIMPLE QUESTION. D. ACCESS TO
BEING ABLE TO GET A DMV
IDENTIFICATION CARD BEFORE THEY
LEAVE PRISON. AND SOCIAL
SECURITY HOW HOW DO YOU. YES SO
WE HAVE WERE WEREN'T WE'RE
GAINING A LOT OF MOMENTUM ON THE
DMV PIECE- IN TERMS OF DMV NOW
ALLOW US TO USE PHOTOS UP TO
FIFTEEN YEARS OLD WHERE THE PAST
WAS ONLY TEN YEARS AND WE'VE
ALSO- WERE CLUB COLLABORATIVELY
WITH DMV TO- PILOT TABLETS ALLOW
US TO TAKE PHOTOS- WE DO EXPECT
TO ROLL THAT OUT TO. ALL PRISONS
BY THE END OF JULY SO THIS IS
BEEN A LONG TIME COMING- AND SO
A LOT OF FOLKS POTENTIALLY TO
RELEASE. EVERYONE RELEASE WITH A
COLLIE D. OR DRIVER'S LICENSE IF
THEY REMAIN ELIGIBLE. WE'RE ALSO
WORKING WITH SOCIAL SECURITY. ON
GETTING THAT GOING THEY HAVE TO
AUDIT OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND
OTHER PIECES BEFORE THEY WILL
AGREE TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT BUT
THAT IS WELL UNDER WAY- WE'RE AT
THE MERCY OF SOCIAL SECURITY A
LITTLE BIT BUT- I THINK WE'RE ON
A GOOD TRACK TO. TO HAVE
RESOLUTION THERE EITHER BECAUSE
AGAIN I THINK THIS TIES TO THOSE
. OUR QUESTIONS IT'S HARD TO GET
A JOB. OR AN APARTMENT OR
ANYTHING ELSE IF I YOU DON'T
HAVE A SIMPLE ID. AND SO THERE'S
A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE WORK
COMING TOGETHER HERE WELL FOR US
BETWEEN- YOU KNOW CAL AMEN.
HAVING IDEAS AND HOUSING AT ALL
IT ALL FITS TOGETHER AS PART OF
A WHOLE REENTRY PLAN WE'RE
TRYING TO GET TO WELL I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT- I WISH YOU THE
BEST ON THE CALIFORNIA MODEL-
OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO TAKE
WORK- AND WE MAY CHECK IN NOW
AND AGAIN BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT- THAT
PERSPECTIVE. BEFORE I GO TO
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I WANNA
I KNOW AND I SHOULD LET FOLKS
KNOW AND I WANT TO TRY TO DO
THINGS AS ORDERLY AS POSSIBLE
WE'RE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THE
RULES COMMITTEE THAN POLICY
COMMITTEES- AND WE GIVE.
LATITUDE BUT THERE ARE OVER
FORTY PEOPLE WAITING ON THE
PHONE TO SPEAK SO I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE FOLKS HERE IN PRESENT
AND EVERYBODY PRESENT GETS WILL
SPEAK. AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU
HAVE THINGS YOU WANT TO SAY SO
LET ME JUST ASK I WILL I WILL
ALLOW PROBABLY THREE PEOPLE. I
SUPPORT AND THREE PEOPLE
OPPOSED. TO MAKE- TWO MINUTES
WORTH OF COMMENTS AND THEN I'M
GOING TO DO THE ME TOOS AS WE
CALL IT. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT I
AM HERE IN OPPOSITION YOU CAN
SAY YOUR NAME. YOUR ORGANIZATION
IF ANY YOU REPRESENT. AND YOUR
YES OR NO AND I KNOW THAT SOME
OF YOU FOLKS KNOW EACH OTHER. SO
MAYBE YOU CAN COORDINATE. VERY
QUIETLY. COORDINATE VERY QUIETLY
FALL THE GOOD SENATOR ASK A FEW
MORE QUESTIONS SO THAT WE CAN BE
ORDERLY ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS I
WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.
I DON'T PEOPLE AFTER THE FACT TO
SAY I HAD SOMETHING TO SAY. SO
IF THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF A COORDINATED. TWO
MINUTE. THREE OF YOU THREE OF
YOU AND THEN THE ME TOOS I HAVE
POOR OPPOSE I SUPPORT. MAN OF
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS THANK YOU SO
MUCH ARE SENATORS AND I'M MAD
AND YOU'RE THERE. YOU'RE THERE
WELL I'M MADAM CHAIR YOU'RE THE
SENATOR GO AHEAD. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR- AND- AND THANK YOU
FOR. YOUR YOUR QUESTIONS YOU YOU
YOU HIT. ON SOME OF THE POINTS
THAT I WANTED TO HIT ON BUT-
ALLOWED ME TO. UP OTHERS ARE AT
MY SENATOR. THE PHARMACY. OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND- GOOD
FRIEND. ARE LAYERED TALKED
ABOUT- YOU KNOW THE- THE WAGE
QUESTION- AND I WANTED TO- JUST
ASK A QUESTION WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENTIAL IN TERMS OF COST
BETWEEN SOMEONE. IN IN PRISON
LIVING IN PRISON. AND SOMEONE
LIVING IN A COMMUNITY RE ENTRY
CENTER. I DON'T WANT TO GUESS
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I CAN
TELL YOU I KNOW WHAT IT COST PER
YEAR ON AVERAGE THE- HOLLOWS- A
MEMBER OF THE POPULATION WHICH
IS I BELIEVE A HUNDRED FOUR
THOUSAND- AND I BELIEVE THE-
THERE IS LANGUAGE AND I DON'T
KNOW IF IT STILL EXISTED SAID
THE COST OF THE COMMUNITY BASED
PROGRAM SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE
AVERAGE DAILY COSTA PRESIDENT
BUT I DON'T I'M- I DON'T WANT TO
GAS ON THAT SO I'D LIKE TO GET
BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I LIKE I
LIKE TO GET OKAY- ONE BECAUSE MY
UNDERSTANDING IS SIGNIFICANTLY
LESS- FOR SOMEONE TO. LIVE IN A
IN A RE ENTRY CENTER AND I
WONDER HOW- CDC ARE WOULD LOOK
TO BE EXPANDING- THAT- RE ENTRY
MODEL- IN AND ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE BRINGING MORE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS INTO THAT
SPACE. YEAH WERE WERE REALLY
OPEN AND WORKING TOWARDS
EXPANDING REENTRY WE SEE.
RESULTS OF RECENT STUDIES-
INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY THAT
SHOW- SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN
RECIDIVISM RATES FOR FOLKS IT'S
BEEN- YOU KNOW OUR BEST RESULTS
OF FOLKS TO SPEND NINE OR MONTHS
DINER MORE MONTHS OUT AND ONE OF
THOSE- REENTRY FACILITIES. SO
WERE VERY MINDFUL OF THE TIMING-
AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
BENEFITS IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS AND FOLKS AROUND AS
RANGERS CENTERS CAN GET REAL
JOBS- THEY'RE GETTING EXPERIENCE
OF GETTING WAGES- OR IF THEY
NEED TO GETTING TREATMENT- YOU
KNOW WHILE THEY'RE THERE- AND
THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOU KNOW YOU KNOW GAME POLITICS
ARE THINGS WE REALLY DON'T SEE
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS IN THOSE
RANCHERS CENTER SO THEY ADD A
TON OF VALUE- SO WE'RE SUPER
SUPPORTIVE. OF EXPANDING THOSE
PROGRAMS IN IN THE REASON I
RAISE IT IS BECAUSE WE KNOW THE
LEGISLATURE DID MAKE AN
INVESTMENT IN THAT MODEL AND-
BELIEVE WE'RE BUILDING THE SIX
SIX S. SUCCESSFUL NETWORK. BUT
THOSE CONTRACTS ARE UP AND I'VE
HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF THOSE
CONTRACTORS THAT THERE'S NOT
BEEN AN INDICATION THAT WE'RE
GOING TO RENEW AND CONTINUE THE
SUCCESSFUL MODEL SO I HOPE I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN COMMENT ON
THAT NOW BUT- MY HOPE IS THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TO WORK. THROUGH
WHATEVER THE CHALLENGES SO THAT
WE CAN CONTINUE AND NOT LOSE
GROUND. YEAH WE SHARE THAT
CONCERN- I THINK YOU KNOW SOME
OF THE PROVIDERS. ARE BEING
IMPACTED LIKE ALL OF US BY THE
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES OF A
CONTRACTED IT MAY HAVE BEEN
SEVERAL YEARS AGO- AND SO WERE.
COORDINATING WITH- DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND OTHER AGENCIES TO.
TO COME UP WITH A VIABLE PLAN.
BECAUSE WE SHARE THE SAME
CONCERN. AND THEN MY FINAL
QUESTION AND YOU- MASS HERE FOR
AND ME AND I NOT TO GET TO A OF
THEM BUT I WANT TO JUST RAISE
THIS QUESTION ABOUT- HOW WE CAN
DEAL WITH THE RESENTENCING
REFERRAL PROCESS- YOU KNOW.
THERE WERE SOME. SOME MIS
UNDERSTANDING SOME CLARIFICATION
THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE ON THAT
PROCESS IT HAS BEEN DONE. FROM
MY UNDERSTANDING- THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF LETTERS THAT ARE HAVE
NOT BEEN CONSIDERED AN IN AT
THIS MOMENT- THE SENSE IN THE
COMMUNITY IS AS JUST MOVING TOO
SLOW AND THAT THERE'S ONLY BEEN
TWELVE FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN ABLE TO
SUCCESSFULLY MOVE THROUGH THIS
PROCESS- JUST ONE CAN YOU SPEAK
TO YOUR APPROACH TO THESE
REFERRALS- IN WITHIN YOUR ANSWER
CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME THOUGHTS-
ON THIS. OPTION TO- RECENT
REFERRALS THAT WERE NOT ACTED
UPON PRIOR TO AB FIFTEEN FORTY
AND WHAT YOU THINK THE
APPROPRIATE EXCLUSIONS-
ESPECIALLY GIVEN RECENTLY PASSED
YOU KNOW LEGISLATION. OKAY YEAH
THE ELEVEN SEVENTY PROCESS
ALLOWS THE SECRETARY AND
PROSECUTORS OTHERS TO REFER.
CASES BACK TO THE COURT- EITHER
OR FOR EXCEPTIONAL CONDUCT-
SINCE DISCREPANCIES OR FOR-
SINCE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE IN
PLACE YOU KNOW MAYBE TWENTY
YEARS AGO THEY WERE NOT NOW. THE
DEPARTMENT ALONE HAS REFERRED
ABOUT TWENTY TWO HUNDRED CASES-
WE'VE RECEIVED- LOS. PHRASE AT
NINE A BALL ALMOST NINE HUNDRED-
FOLKS HAVE RECEIVED A REDUCED
SENTENCE AS A RESULT OF THIS AND
THAT'S- SHAVED OFF A TOTAL OF-
OVER FORTY SIX HUNDRED YEARS
OFF- SENTENCES. SO WE CONTINUE
TO DO- THOSE REFERRALS ON A CASE
BY CASE REVIEW- IN FACT IT DID
SOME THIS MORNING- AND SO IT'S
AN ONGOING PROCESS I DID READ
THAT THERE WAS A QUESTION IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN ABOUT NOT
UNDERSTANDING I DIDN'T I DON'T.
HAVE INFORMATION ON WHAT THAT IS
BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY OPEN TO WORK
WITH THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL ON
OTHERS IF WE NEED TO GET
INFORMATION OUT ON A CONSISTENT
BASIS I THINK THE THAT THAT
GROUP MIGHT BE A GOOD PARTNER
FOR US SO WE'RE- VERY MUCH OPEN
TO THAT CONVERSATION. IN TERMS
OF. CENTRALLY OF FOLKS WHO- DID
HAVE LETTER SENT BUT BECAUSE OF
THE CONFUSION WERE NOT
CONSIDERED HOW CAN WE GO BACK TO
ADDRESS. ADDRESS THOSE CASES YET
AGAIN I THINK- TALK TO THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL I THINK WE'VE
ALSO HAD SOME- YOU KNOW.
DISCUSSIONS OF FOLKS THAT DID
RECEIVE IT AND ACT ON THE LETTER
NO CLEAR THAT THEY THEY
INTENTIONALLY DID NOT ACT- BUT
WERE OPENED- TO LOOKING AT THAT
PROCESS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
BECAUSE WHAT I THINK AND TO YOUR
POINT IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
AND THEN SLIPS OF THE CRACKS
THERE'S ONE THING TO SAY NO
WE'RE NOT RESENTENCING THERE'S
ONE THERE'S OTHER THAN TO SAY-
DID IT DID IT DID IT GET LOST IN
THE PROCESS OF THE BUREAUCRACY
AND I THINK- THAT'S A MUTUAL
CONCERN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- OKAY WE'RE GONNA GO
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WE'RE
GOING TO START RIGHT HERE IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED- WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN SUPPORT. SO
I'M TRUSTING THAT. THREE SOLID
PEOPLE ARE READY TO GO- WITH A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS- TWO MINUTES
COME ON FORWARD. GIVE PLEASE
WELCOME GIVE ME YOUR NAME-
ORGANIZATION IF ANY AND- TWO
MINUTES WELCOME. OKAY MY NAME IS
JOHN GAGE PIECE POWER
POSITIVITY. I'M A LIFE COACH
WITH HOPE AND REDEMPTION TEAM
OF. ANTI RECIDIVISM COALITION
I'M HERE WAS SOMEONE WILL CALL
OR DIRECT HERE LEGIBLE MCDUFFIE
CANDACE LEWIS- GARY BIRD IS HERE
AND ALSO WITH THE WORDS- I'M IN
SUPPORT OF. SECRETARY I WANT TO
SAY THAT I MYSELF HELLO MY
COURTS WE ARE RECIPIENTS. OF
THE- REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS
THAT EXIST WITHIN CDC WE ALL
FORMER LIFERS- NOW WE ALL WORK
BACK IN CITED INSTITUTIONS AS
LIFE COACHES. TO HELP HIM- MAKE
HIS DREAM COME TRUE. TO CHANGE
THE POPULATION TRIED TO PEOPLE
AND ONE LAST THING- IF I MAY OUR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAM LEWIS BUT
A R. C. IS ACTUALLY ON THE PHONE
A LOT HE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU
CAN AT LEAST HAVE TWO MINUTES.
OUT IS WHAT IS HIS NAME SAMUAL
LEWIS OKAY. YES THANK YOU THANK
YOU. THAT THAT'LL BE THE THIRD
PERSON SO THE NEXT PERSON GETS
TWO MINUTES- AND THEN WE'LL GO
TO THE THOSE IN SUPPORT. JUST
MAKING THE STATEMENT. MADAM
CHAIR THAT- DOES THAT STATEMENT
WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MINE-
AND SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT
SECRETARY MCCUMBER- MY NAME IS
MATT KATE IN THE FORMAL SECTOR
CORRECTIONS HERE IN CALIFORNIA
AND SERVED IN GOVERNOR BROWN'S
ADMINISTRATION NOT ROLE. TODAY
AND FOR TWO REASONS ONE IS TO.
REPRESENT THE AMITY FOUNDATION
WEST CARE AND HEALTH RIGHT THREE
SIXTY THE THREE NONPROFITS AND
CBO'S TO PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF
REHABILITATION AND REENTRY WORK
FOR THE DEPARTMENT. ALL THREE
HAVE SENT LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF
SECRETARY MCCUMBER- HE IS
ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE ARE
NONPROFITS MOST CBO'S. HE HAS
BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR WORK
WITH OUT QUESTION AND ALL THREE
HAVE SENT LETTERS I STAND
SUPPORT THOSE SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES. AND PERSONALLY I
HAVE SEEN MISTER MCCUMBER WORK.
WHEN I SERVED IN HIS ROLE IF WE
HAD A TERRIBLE PROBLEM TO SOLVE
WE WOULD ALWAYS BRING MISTER
KAMBER UP OVER HIS OBJECTIONS
FROM THE FIELD. TO WORKING
HEADQUARTERS TO SOLVE THAT
PROBLEM HE WAS THE BEST AND
BRIGHTEST OF US. AND IT'S RARE
TO FIND SOMEONE OF HIS-
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND HIS
HEART COMBINED ONE PERSON SO I
WHOLE HEARTEDLY. I AM VERY HIS
SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.
THANK YOU THANK YOU. VERY MUCH
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WELCOME NEIL FLOOD CALIFORNIA
CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION RANKING VICE
PRESIDENT. MADAM CHAIR
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS CAN I JUST
HAVE A QUICK MOMENT YOU CAN HAVE
THE THIRTY SECONDS THAT NO OKAY
DID NOT USE- A- VERY FAST
ACTUALLY FONG FIVE THAT WE FACE
MANY CHALLENGES TODAY AND WE
HAVE FACED CHALLENGES IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS. AND OUR
ORGANIZATION HAS- NOT ALWAYS
SEEN EYE TO EYE WITH CDC ARE THE
DECISIONS THAT THEY MADE WE ARE
VERY HOPEFUL AND WE ARE VERY.
EXCITED TO SEE HOW SECRETARY
MCCUMBER- FUNCTIONS IF HE IS
CONFIRMED. AND FOR ME PERSONALLY
I'VE WORKED WITH HIM IN MANY
DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THIS
ORGANIZATION. AND HAVE ENJOYED
THE INTERACTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD
AND I DO LOVE THE FACT THAT HE
HAS AN OPEN DOOR POLICY TO
EVERYBODY WITH THEIR ISSUES AND
CONCERNS SO. WE HOPE AND SUPPORT
HIS CONFIRMATION. THAT WAS
PERFECT THANK YOU SO MUCH-
WELCOME NEXT- NEXT SPEAKER ANA.
I'M I'M HOPING TO SPEAK WITH A
NEUTRAL WITH SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
OKAY THAT IS PERFECTLY FINE I'LL
GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES. I'M HI MY
NAME IS COLBY LANDS I'M HERE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA COALITION
FOR WOMEN PRISONERS. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING FOR. MORE THAN TWENTY
SEVEN YEARS OF PEOPLE INTERESTED
IN THE WOMEN'S PRISONS IN
CALIFORNIA- WE ARE EXTREMELY
CONCERNED WITH THE ONGOING
CULTURAL OR OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
VIOLENCE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP
EARLIER. THIS CULTURE HAS BEEN
DOCUMENTED FOR DECADES WITHOUT
ANY SUSTAINED INTERVENTION BY
SEE THIS YEAR'S LEADERSHIP. THE
RECENT ADMISSION IN THE CASE
THAT CAME UP EARLIER ABOUT
RODRIGUEZ- IS JUST ONE OF MANY.
IN WHICH- CITIES YOU ARE UNABLE
TO CULTURE OF RAPE BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT. SURVIVORS HAVE
REPORTED. SLOWDOWNS RIGHT AND I
WANT IT AGAINST YOU OKAY-
SURVIVORS WHO HAVE REPORTED
BEING ASSAULTED BY CO RODRIGUEZ.
LIKE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
BY COUNTLESS CORRECTIONAL
OFFICERS OVER DECADES HAVE FACED
SEVERE BELT RETALIATION SINCE
REPORTING. WE ASK YOU SECRETARY
MCOMMERCE TO AND THE CULTURE OF
SEXUAL VIOLENCE THAT PERMEATES
THE WOMEN'S PRISONS. FURTHER WE
ARE CONCERNED WITH THE HIGH
RATES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND
VIOLENCE. THAT TRANSGENDER WOMEN
IN PARTICULAR ALSO EXPERIENCE. I
QUESTION IS WHAT WILL YOU DO TO
PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO
REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND
ASSAULT BY CCR STAFF. BECAUSE
CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING
WITH SEVERAL SURVIVORS IN THE
RODRIGUEZ CASE AND MANY OF THEM
HAVE EXPERIENCE RETALIATION. BY
OTHER OFFICERS WHO POSSIBLY
ENABLE THAT ORDER SUPPORT AT
THAT OFFICE OR IN OTHER WAYS.
AND LASTLY WE ARE ACUTELY AWARE
OF THE COSTLY DEVASTATING
EFFECTS OF EXTREME SENTENCING
CALIFORNIA ENERGY SECRETARY TO
INCREASE THIS YEAR AS
RESENTENCING REFERRALS AND ALL
CATEGORIES. OR CO HEARTS TO
CREATE REAL AN EQUITABLE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENTENCE
REVIEW POST CONVICTION. AND WE
ARE ALSO CONCERNED THAT CAESARS
CURRENT RESENTENCING POLICIES
EXCLUDING EXCLUDE ENTIRE
CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE INCLUDING
PEOPLE SENSE A LIFE WITHOUT
PAROLE AND EXCLUSION BASED ON
OUTDATED INTERPRETATIONS OF THE
LAW THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. OKAY THAT WAS
CONCERNED- IT CONCERNED NOT
EXACTLY OPPOSITION BUT SERIOUS
CONCERNS COME FORWARD THANK YOU-
WELCOME. THANK YOU DAN AYKROYD
I'M ON BEHALF OF THE
TRANSFORMATIVE IN PRISON A WORK
GROUP THE GROUP TRAINING
INSTITUTE INITIATE JUSTICE ALL
TAKING A NEUTRAL POSITION BUT I
THINK POTENTIALLY MOVEABLE TO
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT WITNESS WELCOME. THANK YOU
DAN SEAMAN ON BEHALF OF CRIME
SURVIVORS FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE
CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFETY AND
JUSTICE THE REFORM ALLIANCE. AND
THE REENTRY PROVIDERS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA ALL IN
STRONG SUPPORT. ALSO JUST ON A
PERSONAL NOTE AS A FORMER
COLLEAGUE JEFF. GREAT INTEGRITY
BELIEVES IN SECOND CHANCES AND-
STRONG SUPPORT ON A PERSONAL
LEVEL. THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS.
HELLO I'D LIKE TO MAKE INITIAL
STATEMENT IS THAT OKAY- IT AND
NOT IT WOULD CONCERNS. OKAY YES-
I'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES
PERFECT THAT'S A THIRD CATEGORY
CONCERNS OPPOSITION SUPPORT. TWO
MINUTES THANK YOU MY NAME IS
GLORIA GONZALEZ AND I AM THE
POLICIES LISTED EVAN REBOUND-
ILLEGAL NONPROFIT SUPPORTING.
INFORMAL INCARCERATED PEOPLE
NAVIGATING REENTRY JOURNALISM
ALSO EIGHTY PRESIDENT OF MERCED
COUNTY YOU CAN SLOW DOWN A
LITTLE BIT JUST FOR HER I WON'T
HOLD IT COUNTED AGAINST YOU. I'M
ALSO A RESIDENT OF MERCED COUNTY
AND CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY.
I AM HERE TODAY JUST TO URGE THE
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE AND
GOVERNOR AND USE THEM TO ENSURE
THAT ANY SECRETARY NOMINEE
COMMITS TO ENDING A LAWFUL
PRACTICES. AND COLLUSION BETWEEN
CDC ARE AN I. S. GIVEN THAT MY
COMMUNITY IS SURROUNDED BY
PRESENTS OFTEN TIMES I AM ASKED
TO SUPPORT AND TRANSPORT PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED PAROLE.
HOWEVER HE'S YOURS TERRIBLE
PRACTICE OF REFERRING EVERY
FOREIGN BORN INDIVIDUALS IN ITS
CUSTODY TO ICE HAS RESULTED IN
PEOPLE BEING DETAINED AT THE
GAME. AT THE GATE WITHOUT EVEN.
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO
HOME. THIS ENTRY PAUL. HAS LED
TO MANY PEOPLE BE DOUBLE PUTTING
. ON TO READ AND CITIZENS BEING
AND THE- DETAIN AND I'M VERY PUT
INTO THAT THE PARTITION PIPELINE
. BASED ON TV ARE THIS ABOUT THE
RACE OF PLACE TO BIRTH NAME OR
HOW WELL THEY SPEAK ENGLISH. I
DEFINITELY BELIEVE THIS IS A
CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT AND AT
LEAST TO THE DENIAL OF
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS WE MUST END
THESE DRACONIAN AND HARMFUL
PRACTICES. AND INSTEAD INVEST IN
COMMUNITY BASED ALTERNATIVES.
ARE PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE
TO RETURN HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES
AND COMMUNITIES THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WITNESS.
HELLO I HAVE A BRIEF STATEMENT
OF CONCERN IF THAT'S OKAY YOU
WILL BE THE LAST PERSON TO DO
THAT THAT WILL BE THREE HUNDRED
THREE THREE THREE OKAY SO YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. HI
MY NAME IS LIZ BOMB WITH THE CAR
STRAIGHT SACRAMENTO AND A MEMBER
OF THE KAPPA CALIFORNIA UNITED
UNIT CALIFORNIANS INDICTED FOR
RESPONSIBLE BUDGET OR CURB
COALITION- KERR PUBLISHED A
PEOPLE'S PLAN FOR PRISON CLOSURE
IN APRIL OF TWENTY TWENTY ONE TO
LAY OUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN-
FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
CLOSE PRISONS IN A WAY THAT
CENTERS AND PRIORITIZES THE
NEEDS. OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE
AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN ADDITION
TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH
STATES A STATE PRISONS HAVE BEEN
PLACED. CCAR'S PROCESS OF
DETERMINING WHICH PRESENTS TO
CLOSE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY UNCLEAR
AND FRUSTRATING TO LEGISLATURES.
AS WELL AS THOSE INCARCERATED
AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE ONLY
OWES OFFICE HAS ALSO BEEN
EXPLICIT THAT CVC ARE DOES NOT
HAVE A CLEAR PLAN TO CLOSE
ADDITIONAL PRISONS WHICH- COULD
COST THE STATE BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS. SO WITHOUT A ROADMAP TO
CLOSE CALIFORNIA PRISONS THE
STATE. RISKS INVESTING BILLIONS-
IN PRISONS THAT MAYBE SHOULD
SOON BE SHATTERED- SO WE HOPE
THAT THE SECRETARY MCCUMBER- IS
WILLING TO TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT
ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
APPLICATIONS IN THE BUDGET.
UNTIL OKAY COMMUNITY INFORMED
ROAD NOT FOR PRISON CLOSURE IS
APPROVED. AND CURBS- MOST RECENT
PRISON CLOSURE ROADMAP RELEASED
IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. PROVIDES
EVEN MORE DETAILS ON HOW CITIES
DURING THE STATE SHOULD BE
CLOSING PRISONS IN TRANSITIONING
COMMUNITIES. AND WE NEED THE
STATE TO PRIORITIZE A JUST
TRANSITION PLAN- TO TRANSITION.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
PRISON TOWNS TO GREEN JOBS TO
JOBS THAT ARE NOT EXTRACTIVE AND
HARMFUL. WE NEED TO BE MOVING
AWAY FROM A PRISON ECONOMY AND
CALIFORNIA. SO JUST BRIEFLY TO
WRAP UP I MEAN WE SINCERELY HOPE
THAT YOU'LL FOLLOW THE PEOPLE'S
PLAN. FOR PRISON CLOSURE-
PRIORITIZE INTENTIONAL
CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY WITH
IMPACTED PEOPLE. AND IMPLEMENT
THEIR GUIDANCE AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WITH YOU TO MORE PER
INCOME NO THAT PROMOTES YOU CAN.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND RACIAL THANK
YOU. IN YOU THAT WAS. ONE MINUTE
FIFTY NINE SECONDS. OKAY WE ARE
NOW- ON ON ME TOO. HELLO WELCOME
HOW YOU DOING COMMITTEE UNABLE
JEWEL MATT DUFFY. ANTI
RECIDIVISM COALITION ALIVE CALL
TO SEE IF THE FACT AND I FULLY
SUPPORT SECRETARY MCCUMBER THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT
WITNESS. YES MY NAME GOOD
EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
WILLIE WAS I AM A LIFE COACH FOR
A R. C. ANTI WAS THE RULING
COALITION. AND I SUPPORT- MISC
MISTER MCCUMBER. ALSO I'M A
FACILITATOR FOR THE- CRIMINAL
GANG ANONYMOUS. AND CELEBREZZE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
VERY MUCH NEXT WITNESS PLEASE.
HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
CANDACE LEWIS AND I AM ALSO A
LIFE COACH FOR THE INTERESTS OF
THE COALITION- MY PRIMARY PRISON
IS EASY TRP AND I AM IN FULL
SUPPORT OF MISTER JEFFREY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH NEXT WITNESS LOW
MY NAME IS GERRY BURKE I'M A
LIFE COACH WITH ANTI RACISM
COALITION I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED-
FOLSOM STATE PRISON AND I AM IN
FULL SUPPORT OF JEFFREY MCCUMBER
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT
WITNESS GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRED
MEMBERS DANIEL SANCHEZ ON BEHALF
OF THE CHIEF PROBATION OFFICERS
OF CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THE SECRETARY'S APPOINTMENT
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. OKAY
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. IF YOU
ARE HERE IN OPPOSITION. OKAY BAD
TIMING ON A STANDING UP AND
WALKING. YOU'RE GOOD YOU'RE
GOOD. I. SHE SHE GOING TO FILM-
OKAY WITH THAT- WE'VE HAD PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SPOKEN WITH CONCERNS
AND THOSE IN SUPPORT WE ARE NOW
GOING TO GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
AND WHEN MR SAMUEL LEWIS COMES
UP HE GETS TWO MINUTES OTHERWISE
EVERYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR IN
OPPOSITION YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION YOU SUPPORT AND
YOUR AYE SUPPORT OR I OPPOSE AND
THAT'S IT. WITH THAT I'M GOING
TO WELCOME OUR MODERATOR. GOOD
AFTERNOON GOOD AFTERNOON- AND
WE'RE PREPARED TO GO IF YOU WANT
TO T. PEOPLE LOOK TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. IT'S MUCH
BETTER SHARE AND AS SHE SAID IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
ON TODAY'S AGENDA PLEASE PRESS
ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO ONE VOEPEL
ZERO. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH
FLYING TO FIFTY TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WELCOME THERE ARE. MY
NAME IS AND I'M A RESIDENT OF
EIGHTY AND- I'M- IF YOU'RE AT
CONNECT TWEET. MA'AM WE CAN'T
HEAR YOU. I OKAY I DON'T CARE WE
HAVE A REALLY FEEDBACK I IS
THERE TO MY UNCLE TO EACH. LET
ME ASK I AM ONLY ONE A MIKE ON
HE I THINK. OKAY LET'S TRY ONE
MORE TIME HOW. GO AHEAD TESTING
ONE TWO. OKAY MA'AM GO AHEAD. HI
MY NAME IS AND WHEN I AM- I WORK
WITH THE EIGHTEEN COULD NOT
SUPPORT COMMITTEE IN OAKLAND-
AND I WANT TO CALL. WHERE
CONCERNS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSITE I'M ONLY
TAKE IN- YOUR- COMMENT. NOT WORK
NOT COMMENTS JUST DO SUPPORT YOU
OPPOSE ARE YOU JUST HAVE
CONCERNS BUT YOU CAN'T GO
FURTHER THAN THAT. YES WHAT-
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT
WITNESS MISTER MODERATOR. WE'LL
GO TO LINE TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO JOHN ANOTHER LET ME WITH-
DROPPED A LOT OF FAMILIES UNITED
AND WALK AND FUN ELIMINATION. I
PERSONALLY NUMBER TO BOOK NUMBER
LOCAL SUPPORT THANK YOU SO. NEXT
WITNESS. RIGHT TO SEVENTY OPEN.
HI MY NAME IS SARAH AND I WERE
FOR THEY ARE TO ANSWER THAT WITH
BECAUSE THEY I'M A COACH YEAH. I
AM IN- SUPPORT DATE THANK YOU.
NUMBER THANK YOU JESSICA NEXT
WITNESS. TWO SIX SEVEN YOU ARE
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON THANK YOU
MY THERE. OF THE FOOD VIDEO
MEMBERS AT RISK FROM MODERN SAM
LEWIS AND I'M MAKES ABOUT THEY
ARE ASKED IT DOESN'T QUITE. I'M
A LIFE BUSINESS. OF TOTAL FOUR
YEARS OF HOW TO COMPLEMENT
PUBLIC LECTION DE REALLY HAVE
THE ABILITY TO CALL BACK. NOW WE
MORE PROGRAM WITHIN THE OF
CORRECTIONS AND HAVE TO LOOK. WE
SEE PEOPLE HOME DAY SO AS THE
LIGHT COACHES THERE THERE ARE.
I'M INTERESTED SUPPORT OF COME
UP COMMERCE ACCOUNT FOR OF BOTH
IN. AND EXECUTIVE DE OF. THAT
FILE IN OVER ONE MAY COURSE
RATED PEOPLE THIS REPORT IS
BASED ON MR LOOKING SUPPORT
VEHICLE. AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE
LAW OR SCAN MODEL PRETTY.
CREATE A SAFER SYSTEM BOTH FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INCARCERATED
AND FOR THE STAFF TO WORK IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF CLIP LOWER
REITERATE ONE MORE TIME THAT I'M
IN STRONG SUPPORT. OF THE
CONFIRMATION FOR SECRETARY
MCCUMBER I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
SHORTAGE. MISTER LEWIS THANK YOU
SO MUCH OUR SPEAKERS GOING
FORWARD WILL GO BACK TO SAYING
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE NAME AN
ORGANIZATION IF ANY THANK YOU SO
MUCH GO FOR NEXT WITNESS PLEASE.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR BONTA LINE
TWO SIX FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
MY NAME IS JACOB. HI HI MY NAME
IS JACOB OF WHAT THEY GET YOU TO
CALL THE AND I SORRY WHAT OF THE
CARE. ACT EIGHT THANK YOU SO
MUCH NOW WITNESS. I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE ONE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON NAME IS DAVID KOENIG
IN THE LIVE CALL WITH THE AND
FIFTEEN COALITION APPS GETTING
PARKER. AND I COMPLETE THE POOR
DIDN'T COP CAN YOU THANK YOU SO
NOW WITNESS. TWO SIX YOUR-
I WOULD MOVE ON TO LINE TO
SEVENTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO MY NAME IS JOANNE SHEER.
AND ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY
SON- WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF FELONY MURDER
ELIMINATION PROJECT WE'RE IN
STRONG SUPPORT I PERSONALLY WORK
WITH THANK YOU VERY THANK YOU M.
THANK MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE THANK
YOU SO MUCH THANK. THANK YOU
NEXT WITNESS. TWENTY EIGHT YOU
ARE OPEN. HI MY NAME IS LORN. BY
RECIDIVISM COALITION IN SUPPORT
OF JEFFREY MCOMMERCE
CONFIRMATION AS SECRETARY OF C.
T. HE OUR- THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. RIGHT TO SIXTEEN PLEASE
GO AHEAD. TWO SIXTEEN YOU ARE
OPEN. I WILL MOVE ON AND WE'LL
GO TO LINE. TWO TWENTY FIVE.
RUBIO SCORED AT ONE ZERO IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO QUEUE UP AT THIS
TIME.
ONE MOMENT MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU
. WE APOLOGIZE OUT THE
SPECIALIST THAT'S GIVEN LINE
NUMBERS IS HAVE WILL GET
SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE SEVEN
COMPUTER PROBLEM. WE'LL BE RIGHT
WITH YOU PLEASE BEAR WITH US SO
WE HAVE FOUR FIVE QUEUED UP OKAY
THANK YOU TO STOP I'LL BE RIGHT
THERE THANK YOU. OKAY WE DID
FIND SOMEBODY ALREADY AND IT'LL
BE. TUITION ONE MOMENT PLEASE
SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT'S ALL GOOD
. BY TWO THIRTY EIGHT YOU ARE
OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS OUT ALSO
BURKE YEAH I AM A HOME THE OPEN
AGAIN PEOPLE FOR THE AT THE
REPAIR VEHICLE COALITION- I'M
LYFT OKAY YEAH I AM AND I WILL.
FOR DEBT FREE WELCOME THANK YOU
SO MUCH THANK YOU SO MUCH WEEK
PLEASE. WE WILL GO TO WINE. ONE
MOMENT THERE WITH THE OPERATOR.
TWO THIRTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD
TO THIRTY TWO. HELLO HELLO GO
AHEAD YOU'RE ON IT. HELLO MY
NAME IS ANTHONY ROMERO I AM A
LIFEBOAT ATTACK THE STATE PRISON
FOR EVERYTHING. AND I AM IN
SUPPORT OF SEPARATE COMES THANK
YOU SO. NEXT WITNESS. ALKALINE
TWENTY NINE YOU ARE OPEN. WILL
BE A NOT I'M A MEMBER OF HEALTH
DO NOT FOR LESS BUDGET HER AND
I'M CALLING MUTUAL POSITION I'M
CONCERNED. THANK YOU FOR AND
THAT- NEXT WITNESS PLEASE. I
BETTER WE GET A QUICK. THANK YOU
SO MUCH MISTER WILL BE BACK YOU
ASHUR. OKAY COLLEAGUES. MADAM
VICE CHAIR HAS MOVED THE
CONFIRMATION- BEFORE I WE CALL
THE ROLL OUT SIX THREE THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
OBVIOUSLY YOU HEARD SOME
CONCERNS EXPRESSED. AND DOG WILL
TAKE THAT BACK HOPEFULLY- STAFF
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE LETTER
ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO GET BACK TO US ON AND
WE WILL GET THAT TO YOU. BUT I
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO
SPOKE TODAY WITH SUPPORT WITH
OPPOSITION AND WITH CONCERNS
EXPRESSED- WE WILL TAKE THAT- AS
A COMMITTEE TO HEART AND WE WILL
FOLLOW UP WITH THE SECRETARY WE
HAVE HIS COMMITMENT TO MEET WITH
US ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS
BECAUSE- THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT. AND WE
APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THANK
YOU FOR THE MOTION. M. SECRETARY
WILL YOU KNOW CALL THE ROLL.
THERE'D THERE'D I'D OR TROUBLED
BY A TROUBLE GUYS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SIDE
GROWTH NIGHT GROUP AYE ATKINS
AYE A CONCISE ZERO FIVE ZERO
THANK YOU WE WILL MOVE THIS TO
THE FULL SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
TODAY THANK YOU EVERYONE. WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A FIVE TO
TEN MINUTE BREAK I WILL BE RIGHT
BACK AND SET UP FOR THE NEXT
ONE. CONGRADULATIONS.
I THINK WE LOST OUR CONFEREE.
THAT'S BECAUSE OF SENATORS
ROAMING ALL OVER THE PLACE WE
LOST OUR CONFEREE. WELL IT AT
LEAST WE HAVE EVERYBODY'S
ATTENTION HI. YOU'RE GOOD YOU'RE
GOOD MR KNOX. WELL WELCOME-
UNDER ON OUR NEXT GOVERNOR'S
APPOINTEE REQUIRED TO APPEAR WE
HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF STUART
C. KNOX AS SECRETARY OF LABOR
AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND WHILE WE HAD ONLY TWO TODAY
USUALLY BUT THESE WERE THESE ARE
BIG APPOINTMENTS SO- WE KNEW IT
WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. SO LET ME WELCOME YOU
AND INVITE YOU TO DO- THE SAME
AND THAT IS INTRODUCED ANY WHEN
YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY THAT
YOU'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR
THANK AND THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND GO TO YOUR OPENING STATEMENT
OR COMMENTS AND THEN WRITE TO US
AND WE'LL- WE'LL START OFF
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. WELCOME
THANK YOU ADAM- JERRY PRITCHETT-
I BROUGHT- ANTHONY WHICH HAS
BEEN MY PARTNER FOR ALMOST
THIRTEEN AND A HALF YEARS NOW.
AND SO. A RIVER THIRTEEN HAVE
YEARS HE'S DEALT WITH ALL OF MY
CRAZY JOBS IN MY LIFE IN TERMS
OF- WORKING MANY TWO WAY TOO
MANY HOURS AS WE ALL KNOW WE DO
IN THESE JOBS AND SO I
APPRECIATE HIM BEING HERE. THE
WHOLE TEAM I THINK IS
PRACTICALLY HERE TODAY BEHIND
ME- WHICH I SUPER APPRECIATE
YES- SO WHO AYE AYE THERE'S TOO
MANY FOLKS FOR BEING A PROBABLY
GO THROUGH ALL THE NAMES BUT AT
THIS POINT BUT- SUPER EXCITED TO
HAVE- THE WHOLE TEAM HERE WITH
ME TODAY. FROM ALL OVER MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS DIVISIONS BOARDS-
AND- PANEL- SINCE I WAS THE
FORMER PAL DIRECTOR THERE SO
THAT'S- AND SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT AND- THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF
THAT THE TEAM APPROACH THAT I
BUILD FROM- TRADITIONALLY FROM
WITH THE WORK I DO. A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT ME I JUST KIND OF WANTED
TO PUT THAT OUT THERE JUST
BECAUSE- I THINK THE WORK ITSELF
IS SO IMPORTANT IT'S VERY
PERSONAL TO ME. AND THE REASON I
SAY THAT IT'S PERSONAL TO ME IS
BECAUSE I TWENTY NINE YEARS OF
DOING THIS JOB. IN ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER I THINK IT'S BUILT TO BE
BECOME THE SECRETARY. TWENTY
YEARS I WORKED AT THE LOCAL. AND
I REALLY ENJOYED BEING AT THE
LOCAL. LEVEL RUNNING WORKFORCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SPEND PRIMARILY I WORKED IN THE
FAR NORTH I WORKED- COMING OUT
OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY FOLKS
THAT LOST JOBS- BASED ON THE
DEMISE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY
BACK IN THE NINETEEN NINETIES.
AND I TAUGHT G. D. TO THESE
FOLKS MOST GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE
HAD GOOD WELL PAYING JOBS THEY
WERE UNION JOBS. AND THEY LOST
THOSE JOBS AND SO- IT WAS MY
FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT
WITH WITH PEOPLE THAT HAD LOST
EMPLOYMENT GOOD WELL PAYING-
EMPLOYMENT. AND SO I TAUGHT G.
D. SO IS MY FIRST COUPLE YEARS
THAT I REALLY GOT TO KNOW. THE
POPULATION AND REALLY UNDERSTAND
HOW I COULD SERVE THE POPULATION
THE FUTURE. FROM THAT POINT
FORWARD I WORKED- IN THE
AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY I WORKED
IN THE COLUSA COUNTY AREA WORK
FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS
THERE ARE NEW CANCERS HERE TODAY
TO ABOUT THE WAY SHE MENTIONED
THAT. THIS IS GREAT- AND SO.
WITH THE- WE HAVE- ENOUGH. WE'RE
EVERY. CAN REALLY START TO SEE
HOW WE CAN CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES
AND AG- WHETHER IT WAS CHANGING
TECHNOLOGY THIS IS THE EARLY
NINETIES IT WAS CHANGING BACK
THEN IT IS CHANGING EVEN MORE
DRASTICALLY TODAY. HOW WE COULD
ACTUALLY INVOLVE THE WHOLE
FAMILY AND ACTUALLY- DESIGN
SYSTEMS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
APPROACH FOR THAT COMMUNITY
WORKERS. AND HOW WE COULD BRING-
WORKER RIGHTS AND INFORMATION TO
THEM AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO
EITHER. HAVE THEM CONTINUE
WITHIN THAT A COMMUNITY WITH A
HIGHER PAYING WAGE KNOWING THEIR
RIGHTS. BUT ALSO BRINGING THEM
TO OTHER JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
WITH IN THE FUTURE. AND ALSO
WORKING WITH SECOND GEN- KIDS
WITHIN THE AG INDUSTRY TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THE COLLEGE. AND FOR- UC'S AND
OUR STATE UNIVERSITIES AND SO I
THINK. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I
REALLY STARTED TO GROW AROUND
WHAT WAS NEXT WHAT WHAT CAN WE
DO BETTER IN CALIFORNIA WHAT WE
COULD REALLY DEVELOP AND HAVE
STRATEGIES FOR CALIFORNIA. AND
FROM THAT POINT FORWARD- I EVEN
WORKED IN URBAN AREA WAS IN THE
L. A. AREA A WHILE IN YOU KNOW
WE SAW THE TO. OF ANY. CODE
KOTAK RECUERDA CAMERAS- KODAKA
MAJOR PRESENCE IN THE LA AREA.
AT THE TIME- I PHONE CAME OUT.
GONE THAT INDUSTRY BASICALLY
ALMOST DIED. AND SO- WE SAW
THOSE WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR
JOBS AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS NOT
DISLOCATED WORKER MOMENT OF
TRYING TO HELP IN ASSISTING MOVE
PEOPLE INTO BETTER EMPLOYMENT.
AND SO FROM THAT POINT FORWARD-
I REALLY STARTED TO SEE THAT ONE
WE COULD DO THE WORK SO MUCH
BETTER AND STILL CONTINUE TO
SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES. BUT HOW
DO WE DO THIS IN PARTNERSHIPS
AND SO THAT'S WHERE I THINK
REALLY WE STARTED TO THINK
ABOUT. COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS HOW TO DEVELOP A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM- BECAUSE THE
WORKFORCE SYSTEM ALONE CAN'T DO
IT ALL. AND IT SHOULDN'T. AND SO
THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED TO REALLY
DEVELOP DEEP PARTNERSHIPS WITH
THE SYSTEM. LATER IS HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR- THAT IS
A REALLY COMPLICATED. SYSTEM
REALLY STARTED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT- INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM
FOR FOSTER CARE YOUTH. AND HOW
COULD WE DO WORK BETTER FOR ILP
KIDS HOW DO WE DEVELOP
STRATEGIES FOR THESE I'LL BE
KIDS- SO THAT THEY AREN'T LEFT
BEHIND AND SAID ALL OF THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES I THINK IT'S JUST.
SAYS MY TWENTY NINE YEARS. IN MY
CAREER. AND I SHOULD BRING UP A
TV I WAS OF BROWN'S. APPOINTEE
AS WELL. MR THERE IT'S AN ALERT-
FOR FIVE YEARS AND THERE REALLY
WAS WORKING WITH THE UNIONS
WORKING WITH JOINT FRIENDSHIP
TRAINING COUNCIL'S. REALLY WORK
WITH EMPLOYER GROUPS AND
DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO MAKE
SURE THAT. THOSE INCUMBENT
WORKERS PRIMARILY INCOMING
WORKERS WERE ACTUALLY ACHIEVING
HIGHER WAGES THEY KNEW THE
RIGHTS WITHIN THOSE WAGES AND
THEY STARTED TO DEVELOP
STRATEGIES. WITH IT THAT'S A
HUNDRED A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR
PROGRAM MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
HOW BIG ETP KIND OF THIS. IS THE
LARGEST IN THE NATION FOR INCOME
WORK FORCE AND SO. THAT PROGRAM.
REALLY STARTED TO DEVELOP MY
STRATEGIES AROUND POLICY. AND
THEN BECAME THE UNDERSECRETARY
NEWSOME IN THE STATION. HERE I
AM TODAY IT'S I AM PROUD TO JUST
KIND OF SURE THAT HISTORY A
LITTLE BIT OF MY STORY MY
BACKGROUND. AND ALSO JUST AGAIN
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM THAT'S
BEHIND ME IS JUST WITHOUT THEM.
I WOULDN'T BE HERE. BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZING WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
OBSTACLES THE LAST THREE YEARS
AS WE ALL KNOW. WE'VE ALL-
TAKING THOSE OBSTACLES WORK
HARDER AND I THINK FOR THE
FUTURE THAT'S LEARNED OUR
LESSONS MOVING FORWARD AT THIS
POINT. SO WITHOUT LOOKING
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH I
APPRECIATE THOSE OPENING
COMMENTS AND YOUR- PARTNER FOR
BEING HERE. AS WELL AS YOUR
TEAM. BETTER VICE CHAIR HOW
ABOUT I START. WITH YOU.
STINKING CHAIR. AND IT SHE
STARTED WITH ME BECAUSE THEY
REAL WORLD I'VE BEEN. FOR YEARS
AND I'VE DEALT EDT FRIENDS. WAY
BEFORE YOU I THINK. ISSUES THAT
COME- INTO PLAY. HOW FAMILIAR
ARE YOU WITH THE- THANK. FOR
BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF YOUR PARTNER AND
THE TEAM. AND SPECIFICALLY MEANS
MATCHING MY CONSTITUENT THE
CHANCELLOR. AND SO. HE WOULD
BRING HER UP HERE THOUGH. YES
YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR
MENTIONING SO- HOW FROM ARE YOU
WITH PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
ACT. YES BHAGA. AND IS THERE
ENOUGH STAFF THAT YOU THINK-
THAT YOU HAVE IN AS THE L. D. W.
A. PROGRESS UNIT FACILITY TO
REVIEW THESE- CASES. I KNOW THAT
BEFORE THEY WERE JUST RAMPANT
SETTLEMENT CASES THAT DIDN'T
GET. M. ANY REVIEW I APPRECIATE
THE LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWED.
REVIEW I CUT THAT EYE BALL. AND
I THANK. M. THE COURT REAP I
HAVE TO SLOW DOWN MY CONVERSE
ALL YOU GOT. AT IDEA. I
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE
PASSING A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AND D. I.
R. OR L. D. B. DI REVIEW. OF
SETTLEMENTS WHERE- YOU KNOW
AGAIN GOVERNOR BROWN'S
MINISTRATION JUST BEFORE HE LEFT
PUT TOGETHER THIS PAGO
LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS FOR
BLISS EDUCATION AND- TO ME IT'S
PRIVILEGED AND THE REASON WHY I
SAY THAT IS BECAUSE- I TRACK
THOSE CASES THERE SIXTY TO
EIGHTY CASES A DAY EVERY SINGLE
DAY FIVE DAYS A WEEK WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF POLITY AS HOLIDAYS
FILED. M. MOST OF THESE CASES IF
YOU TRACK THEM HAVE THAT- A
MULTIPLE- LEAD LATE AGAINST OUR
ENHANCED EMPLOYEE WHO GETS
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS BRINGING THE
CASE. HIGHER TO LEGISLATION
BEING PASSED WHERE YOU OR YOUR
DEPARTMENT REVIEWED THE
SETTLEMENT CASES THE EMPLOYER
WOULD PAY OUT MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
I KNOW OF ONE SETTLEMENT OF FIVE
POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THE EMPLOYEES GOT LESS THAN
SIXTEEN DOLLARS EACH. AND THE
ATTORNEYS WALKED AWAY WITH A
LITTLE OVER FOUR AND A HALF
MILLION DOLLARS SO I'M GLAD THAT
THAT PROCESS HAS CHANGED A
LITTLE BIT DO YOU FEEL THAT- YOU
HAVE THE ADEQUATE STAFF IN THAT
PARK REVIEW DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW
THOSE CASES BECAUSE IN TWO
THOUSAND SIXTEEN IT WAS LESS
THAN 1% YEAH WE DO NOT HAVE A
LARGE STUFF A LOT. SO THAT'S IS
THE OF FOR AN ANSWER TO THAT- I
MEAN PART OF AS YOU KNOW THE LAW
WAS REALLY DESIGNS AT THE
PRIVATE ATTORNEYS. WOULD TAKE ON
THE CASES ON BEHALF OF THE
REGENCY IN THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. IN A WAY
THAT WOULD MITIGATE THE WORKLOAD
. WOULD BE CURRENTLY WITHIN
THOSE OFFICES TO DO THAT WORK.
SO THAT IS THE SHORT ANSWER THAT
ALSO THERE'S A PROPOSITION THAT
WILL BE A- VALID IN IN. TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR AND SO LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING THE LEGISLATURE
REALLY TO THINK OF THINK THROUGH
WHATEVER CHANGES OR- MOVES THAT
NEED TO BE MADE TO IMPROVE THE
PAGA. STRUCTURE HAPPY TO DO
THAT. THANK YOU. IT IS A VERY
LUCRATIVE BUSINESS FOR-
ATTORNEYS- BECAUSE THE TWO PARTY
SETTLEMENT PROCESS RIGHT THERE'S
HARM MMHM AND THEN THERE'S A
PENALTY. AND EVEN THOUGH A JUDGE
CAN DEEM THAT THERE WAS NO HARM.
THE EMPLOYEE NEVER WAS. ABSENT
WAGES ABSENT TIME PAID ABSENT
ACCURATE WE JUST GOT WAGES ANY
OF THAT STUFF. THE BIG ISSUE
THAT THE EMAIL YOU WANT IS THE
WAGE STATEMENTS- FOR INSTANCE IF
YOU PAY EVERY WEEK ANY OF WEEK
ENDING SEVEN ONE. AND THAT IS A
VIOLATION OF THE PAGI ACT AND
EVEN THOUGH THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT
HARMED. THERE'S A FIFTY DOLLAR
PENALTY FOR EVERY PAYCHECK
ISSUED GOING BACK FOUR YEARS
WITH- AT OR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
EMPLOYEE. SO EVEN SOMEBODY WITH
FIFTY EMPLOYEES AT SMALL
BUSINESSES FIFTY EMPLOYEES GOING
BACK FOR YEARS AND THEY PAID
WEEKLY. IT'S FIFTY DOLLARS PER
FIFTY EMPLOYEES TIMES FIFTY TWO
YEARS TIMES FOR YEARS. AND EVEN
THOUGH THE JUDGE WOULD DEEM
THERE'S NO HARM ON THE LIABILITY
PIECE. THE PENALTY PHASE STANDS
IT'S THE HIGHEST PENALTY- IN IN
ANY TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT LAW THAT
WE HAVE. IT ALSO HAS THE HIGHEST
PENALTY IN THAT THE NATION. YEAH
IF YOU LOOK AT- IF YOU JUST LOOK
AT IT YOU SEE WHERE THAT- THAT.
IF AN EMPLOYER. WHAT JUST SAY IT
PLEASES TWENTY TWO DOLLARS OVER
A PERIOD OF TIME WHETHER IT'S A
DOLLAR AN HOUR AND THEN THEY
CATCH THE FACT THAT THEY DIDN'T
PAY THEM CORRECTLY. AND IF IT'S
OVER A PERIOD OF LONGER THAN
THREE WEEKS THAT PENALTY SIXTY
SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS. PER TWENTY TWO DOLLAR
ERROR. AT FOR LABOR CODE SECTION
AND TWO TWO SIX. NINE I AM
SPECIFICALLY THAT HAVE TO GO ON
A WEAK STATEMENT OR THEY'RE
CONSIDERED AN INACCURATE WAIT
STATEMENT HAS TO BE SPECIFIC.
LIKE THE WORD TO WIN THE WEEK
ENDING IN THE WEEK BEGINNING A
WEEK ENDING DATES OR IT'S A
FIFTY DOLLAR PENALTY PER
PAYCHECK FOR EMPLOYEE GOING BACK
. AT FOR YEARS. THE PROBLEM THAT
YOU HAVE WITH THAT IS LIKE I
SAID- IT'S TO ME IT'S JUST
EXTORTION RIGHT YOU HAVE TO
SETTLE BECAUSE THE PENALTIES ARE
SO HIGH. AND THEN THE SETTLEMENT
GETS A PAID ENHANCED EMPLOYEE
AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES
THAT HAVE ENHANCEMENTS THAT GO
FROM COMPANY TO COMPANY. AND
THERE'S JUST A FEW OF THESE BAD
ACTORS OF ATTORNEYS WHICH CALL
PRIVATE ATTORNEYS. AND THAT- AT.
THE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
SITUATION. AND YEAH THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL IS A CONSTITUTIONALLY
ELECTED OFFICER. FOR THIS AT THE
STATE AND THESE PRIVATE
ATTORNEYS ARE NOT- AND I REALIZE
THAT YOU GUYS PUT THAT THAT WAS
OUT THERE SO THEY CAN REDUCE
YOUR GUISES WORKLOAD. A BIT IT
IS SEVERELY BEING TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF. AND SO I'D
APPRECIATE YOUR AT YOUR-
THOUGHTS ON- YOU KNOW IMPROVING
THAT- AND MAKING IT TO WHERE
EMPLOYEES THAT ARE. BEING HAVING
WAIT STAFF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE
AND YOU KNOW HAVING ISSUES WITH
EMPLOYERS. BASED THAT SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED AN EMPLOYER SHOULD BE-
I EVER SEE PUNISHED FOR WHAT
THEY'VE DONE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE
MINOR INFRACTIONS ON A PAYCHECK
SEVEN THERE'S NO ILL WILL. TO
CHARGE SOMEBODY YOU KNOW TWO
MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE- AND
THE- ONE OF THE OTHER TIMES IS
THAT AND THEY DIDN'T BREAK OUT A
MEAL AND REST PERIODS WHICH IS
REQUIRED NOW. SOME COMPANIES
WITH SMALL COMPANIES THAT WE
REPRESENT. THEY DON'T FOLLOW ALL
THOSE THINGS THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT THE LAW CHANGES
EVERY FEW MONTHS THAT THEY HAVE
TO MAKE IT TEN MINUTES AND
MINUTES TO THEIR PAYCHECK STUB.
AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST VIOLATION
AGAIN NO HARM TO THE EMPLOYEE.
BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PAID.
ACKERT WAGES. BUT THERE ISN'T
INACCURATE. ITEM ON THEIR
PAYCHECKS. THAT CREATES NO HARM
TO THE EMPLOYEE. I HAVE GIVEN
REQUIRE OKAY. SORRY AND I DO
LOOK FORWARD TO A WITH A- AND-
ALL- STANDING THAT- THERE WILL A
PROPOSITION IN TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR YES. YES I HOPE SO MMHM
IT'S BEEN FAR TOO LONG. AND I A
- I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THROUGH A LOT OF
THE SYSTEMIC FAILURES THAT EDT
IS HAD IN THE PAST AND I KNOW
THAT THE PREVIOUS SECRETARIES
HAVE. HAVE ADDRESSED SOME OF
THOSE FAILURES I KNOW THAT WE
LEARNED A LOT DURING COBIT. AND
I KNOW THAT THE NEW SYSTEMS THAT
THEY DOUBLE CHECK SYSTEMS ON
ISSUING AND- YOU AN EMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE BENEFITS MAKING SURE
THAT PEOPLE. IN PRISON THAT
DON'T ARE ENTITLED TO IT I'M
TALKING ABOUT THE SCAMS NOT
PEOPLE THAT ARE IN PRISON THAT
JUST WENT THERE AND WERE WORKING
BEFORE THEY WENT THERE AND ARE
ENTITLED TO THOSE BENEFITS. SO
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GO AND ALL
THAT BUT I DO WANT TO GO INTO
THE- THE ISSUE THAT IN YOUR
WRITTEN RESPONSE THE RULES
COMMITTEE AND WHAT YOU SAID IN
YOUR OPENING STATEMENT IS THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED- I WASN'T
AWARE OF THE ISSUE IN LOS
ANGELES WITH THE KODAK SITUATION
WHEN THE IPHONE CAME MATTER.
PHONES PHONES CAME OUT. I WAS
AWARE OF YOU BEING INVOLVED IN
THE TIMBER INDUSTRY UP IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. AS
THIS GOVERNOR AND YOU KNOW I
THINK SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND
LEGISLATURE ARE. HELL BENT TO
CLOSE DOWN AND SHUT DOWN THE OIL
INDUSTRY WHICH EMPLOYS YOU KNOW
A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND
PEOPLE. AND REPRESENTING 70% OF
THE STATE'S OIL. I DON'T NEED
ANOTHER AMAZON IT PAYS MINIMUM
WAGE NO AGAINST AMAZON YOUR
PROPERTY SO. THEY BUILD LARGE
FACILITIES. I NEED THOSE PEOPLE
TO MAKE 852-005-0000 DOLLARS
YOU'RE STARTING BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THEY MAKE NOW. AND 30% OF
THEM ARE SECOND CHANCER IS 55%
OF THEM ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. A
17% OR VETERANS AND 12% ARE
WOMEN. THAT IS A VERY DIVERSE
WORKFORCE. I HAVE PEOPLE FROM
LOS ANGELES ON PAROLE WHERE WE
GET. AND PERMISSION FROM NON
CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES FOR- COMING
INTO A SITUATION WHERE. YOU'RE
NOT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE PERMISSION
TO GO FROM ONE COUNTY JUMPED
OVER ANOTHER COUNTY TICKET. IF
YOU'RE ON PAROLE. SO WE FILE
THAT PAPERWORK ALL THE TIME
BECAUSE THEY COME FROM LOS
ANGELES AND OTHER AREAS. TO GET
A JOB WHERE THEY CAN PROVIDE FOR
THEIR FAMILIES AND NOT GO BACK
TO THE PRISON SYSTEM. AND WHAT
ARE YOUR THOUGHTS I MEAN. I
DON'T THINK THEY CAN. SHUT DOWN
THE OIL INDUSTRY BECAUSE I DON'T
THINK ANY BUT YOU CAN LIVE
WITHOUT IT BUT- IF THEIR
SUCCESS- WHERE THE- PEOPLE GOING
TO WORK. SURE YEAH IT'S A GREAT
. IF IT'S AN OF. ONE IS THE
WORK. AND WORKING WITH OUR
UNIONS AS WELL BECAUSE OF MANY
OF THESE JOBS YOU KNOW OUR UNION
JOBS. SO WHAT I WOULD SAY BY THE
TIME AND INDUSTRY WHICH IS THAT
WAS A DIFFERENT TIME A DIFFERENT
SETTINGS ABOUT NINETEEN NINETY
THREE NINETY FOUR AND IT WAS A
FEDERAL ACTION THAT TOOK PLACE
THAT ACTUALLY. REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF TEMPORARY COURAGE WITHIN THE
NORTH STATE THERE WAS. WITHIN
PROBABLY I WOULD SAY MONTHS
CALLED THE CLOSURES OF THE
LARGER. PLANTS STUDENTS WITH
THEIR PACIFIC PACIFIC INDUSTRIES
LOUISIANA. PACIFIC INDUSTRIES IS
A LARGE. ARE YOU GOOD CAN YOU HE
- YEAH SLOW. OH SURE OF COURSE.
YEAH I DO SPEAK FAST USUALLY A
THAT'S- I ALWAYS GET THAT. OLD
THE- TWO OF YOU TO GET. ARE THE
DANGERS HER- SO I RECKON.
ABSOLUTELY ISSUES WHAT I WOULD
SAY SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES ARE
THAT WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED OVER
THE LAST. TWENTY YEARS REALLY
LEARNED SOME LESSONS ABOUT HOW
TO DO BETTER ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT BETTER WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN MANY OF
THOSE INSTANCES. I THINK THE
OFFRAMP WHAT I WOULD CALL OFF
RAMPS TO THIS- IF IN FACT BY
TWENTY THIRTY FIVE THE REDUCTION
IN FUEL. TAKES PLACE DURING THAT
PERIOD TIME STILL SLUR. FEDEX
WILL GIVE US TIME TO MITIGATE
THE RISKS TO MANY OF THOSE
WORKERS ONE BY DOING SOME
RETRAINING OBVIOUSLY NOW LOOKING
FOR OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT WE CAN
DEVELOP STRATEGIES WITHIN THOSE
LOCAL COMMUNITIES I NOTE. THAT
MR RECOVERED SECRETARY COVER
ALSO WAS ASKING. THE SAME
QUESTION BUT THIS IS A BILL THAT
THE CLOSURES WITHIN THE STATE.
BUT HOW WE CAN YOU THIS. POWER
BY. DEVELOPING STRATEGIES WITH
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES SO WE HAVE
MULTIPLE FACTORS ONE OF WHICH
AND FUNDING SOURCES- WE HAVE
RAPID RESPONSE FUNDS WHICH IS
TYPICALLY ADMINISTERED THROUGH
OUR WORKFORCE SERVICES BRANCH
THREE D. THAT WE DEVELOP
STRATEGIES WITH THE LOCAL
WORKFORCE BOARDS. TO DO TO DO
INDUSTRY SECTORS- STRATEGY. WE
CAN ALSO WORK WITH LOCAL
COMMUNITIES SO THE CITIES AND
COUNTIES TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES
OF WHAT THOSE COMMUNITIES COULD
LOOK LIKE BASED ON ANY CLOSURE
AGAIN COULD BE PRISON CLOSURE
COULD BE OIL INDUSTRY CLOSURES-
IN ADDITION TO THAT THE GOVERNOR
AND APPROVED. BY THE LEGISLATURE
I COMMITTED SIX HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS IN THE COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUNDS THIS
LAST YEAR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO
NOW- THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE
THEY HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO THE
THIRTEEN REGIONS. AND A GOOD
PORTION OF THOSE FUNDS ARE
SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE PURPOSES
WHAT WHAT OTHER INDUSTRY MOVES
ARE WE GONNA SEE- SUCH AS A
LITHIUM VALLEY OR OTHER PLACES
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE
NEW INDUSTRIES CAN GROW AND
DEVELOP. I KNOW THE CURRENT AREA
I'VE SPOKE- WITH- SON CHRISTIAN-
WHILE SHE WAS PRAYER IS STILL
PRESENT THE COLLEGE THERE-
TALKING ABOUT THE AG INDUSTRY
WAS IN TERMS OF THE CLIMATE
CHANGES THAT WERE SEEN SO WITH
THE DROUGHT. HOW WE HAVE TO
WHICH WATER LEGO SOMETIMES- BUT
HOW DO WE DEVELOP- FOR AG FOR
OIL- FOR THE PRISON CLOSURES.
WHAT WITH THE STRATEGIES LOOK
LIKE AND AGAIN TO ME IT'S
WORKING WITH A COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S WORKING WITH
THE CITIES AND COUNTIES- WE
BRING IN CONTRACTORS TYPICALLY
TO ACTUALLY DO STUDIES TO SEE
WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT PHASES
COULD LOOK LIKE. WHAT WOULD THAT
LOOK LIKE OVER TIME I WAS IN
FRESNO LAST WEEK TOO AND AN AG
TECH EVENT. WHAT CAN THEIR
ECONOMY CHANGE TO AND LOOK LIKE.
BASED ON DEVELOPING- WITH THE
COMMUNITIES AND PUT SO THAT'S- I
KNOW KIND OF A LONG ANSWER TO
PROBABLY A MUCH MORE COMPLICATED
QUESTION- BECAUSE I WENT
THROUGH- THAT. THOSE PROCESSES
IN BOTH AREAS AND BEING IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. I HAVE A
GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF A- I HAVE
CALVET HERE TO WELL BY THE WAY-
BOXES HERE FROM CAL. LOOK LIKE
AND I'M CORP- WORKING WITH THESE
. IN THESE IN THESE ORGANIZED. I
THAT'S PHASE FOR WHICH WE'RE
TRYING TO BE. AND THAT WE WERE
IN THE PAST. WE IS THE STATE ARE
HERE TO LISTEN AND TO WORK WITH
THOSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. RATHER
THAN TOP DOWN APPROACH. I
APPRECIATE THAT I APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU'RE EVEN LOOKING AT
IT. AND THAT YOU DID VISIT THE
CENTRAL VALLEY BECAUSE WE HAVE
THE TOP THREE FEET PRODUCING
COUNTIES. IN THE WORLD. AND WE
PRODUCE 75% OF THE STATE
TOTALING 53% OF THE STATE'S
RENEWABLE ENERGY. SO WE'RE
DIVERSE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR
INDUSTRIES. BIG NOR THE FORMER
SECRETARY. IT'S MY TIME. WE HAVE
A LOT OF AND WE'RE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU MESS WITH
OUR FOOD AND OUR ENERGY AND
WE'RE AT THE EXTREMELY
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED. AND
WE ARE LEFT BEHIND AND AS MISS
CHRISTIANSEN'S CAN TELL YOU- OR
SHE'S ME THE CHANCELLOR. I CAN
TELL YOU AND WE HAVE A HIGHER
DISPROPORTION OF LOS AS YOU
ECONOMIC I ECONOMIC.
DISADVANTAGE COMMUNITY BECAUSE
WE HAVE A LOT AS A FARMWORKERS
THAT PRODUCE THE FOOD THAT WE
EAT AND THEN OF COURSE THE
ATTACK ON OUR OIL INDUSTRY. AND
THE U. I SEND TO SEVERELY
UNDERFUNDED. SEVERELY
UNDERFUNDED- BECAUSE EMPLOYERS
JUST CAME OUT OF COVE IT. IS A
IF THERE ISN'T SOME TYPE OF THE
- I DON'T KNOW- IF THERE ISN'T
AS SOME HAVE ALLOCATION FROM
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR
EMPLOYERS. IT'S AN AVERAGE
ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. PER
EMPLOYEE FOR EVERY EMPLOYER
FORMER TWENTY TO FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S
CALCULATED. IF IT'S ONLY ON THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE FIRST
SEVEN THOUSAND ARE AFTER. AND IT
IS ISSUE AND THE NUMBER OF W.
TWOS I MEAN IT MAKES A BIG
DIFFERENCE TO SOMEBODY WORKS TWO
DAYS. AND THEN THEY QUIT OR
DISAPPEAR AND THEY GET A W. TOO
BECAUSE THEY WERE TWO DAYS AND
THEY STILL HAVE TO PAY THE FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS I'M OR- DID THEY
ARE IN THE FOR SEVEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND THEN IT'S ON THOSE
EMPLOYEES. WHAT KIND OF IMPACTS-
OR MITIGATION MEASURES ARE YOU
GUYS LOOKING AT. AND TO MITIGATE
THAT DAMAGE IF THERE IS A SOME
TYPE OF FUNDING FROM THAT. AND
STATE LEGISLATURE IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS FOR THE- PAY BACK OF THE
WIFE AND WHEN IT WAS NOT THE
EMPLOYERS RESPONSE AND WE DID
NOT THE EMPLOYERS DID NOT CAUSE
THAT MESS. AND THEY'RE GONNA BE
REQUIRED TO PAY FOR IT AND IT'S
NOT LIKE. THERE IS A- OUR- AND
PAY BACK PROGRAM OR LOAN PROGRAM
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S
DECEMBER THIRTY FIRST THE YEAR
ENDS JANUARY TENTH YOU WILL THIS
SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS YOU GET A 10%
PENALTY EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT
YOU DON'T PAY IT. THAT'S THAT'S
HOW THAT PROGRAM WORKS. SO
WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS OF- OF
ADDRESSING AND MITIGATING THE
DAMAGE IT'S GOING TO COST TO
EMPLOYERS. JOB CREATORS THAT ARE
JUST COMING UP BECAUSE OF IT.
YEAH I MEAN. ABSOLUTELY I MEAN
IN TERMS OF. THE PAY BACK IS
WHAT WE EXPERIENCE IN THE GREAT
RECESSION IT'S THE SAME DESIGN
SYSTEM IT IS. IT'S AN
LEGISLATION IT IS THE FIFTY TAX-
WHICH IS THE TWENTY ONE DOLLARS
PER. WHICH INCREASES TO YOUR
POINT EVERY YEAR. UP UNTIL PAID
FOR AND SO- THAT'S TWENTY ONE
DOLLARS PER YEAR PER EMPLOYEE UP
IN TO PAY FOR- CRITICISM INSERT
KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE IN
TERMS OF HOW LONG THIS IS GONNA
TAKE. TO PAY DOWN. ITS CUT
CURRENTLY CLOSE TO NINETEEN
BILLION DOLLARS YOU KNOW- I WILL
SAY. THERE IS ALWAYS IN EVEN IN
MY HEAD I GET CONFUSED ON THAT
THE WHAT WAS. CLOSE TO THE
TWENTY PLUS BILLION DOLLARS IN
FRAUD AND THEN THERE'S THE
NINETEEN BILLION DOLLARS WHICH
IS. THE Q. I. TRUST FUND
INSOLVENCY. I WILL SAY THAT THE
P. WAY FOR A PANDEMIC
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE THAT'S
WHERE 95% OF ALL THE FRAUD
HAPPENED SO IF YOU KIND OF I
THINK IT'S WORTH TALKING ABOUT
THE FRAUD ISSUE A LITTLE BIT.
95% OF THAT WAS THE FRAUD ISSUE.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY PAID
EVERYTHING WE GET BACK ON THAT
HAS TO GO BACK TO THE FAT RIGHT
SO THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE U. I
TRUST FUND ANYTHING THAT'S
RETURNED FROM- IN IN THE- IN THE
FRAUD CASE. SIDE IS ABOUT 5%
THAT ALSO GOES BACK TO THE TRUST
YOU I TRUST FUNDS OF ITS KIND
THE SEPARATION OF THE TWO- BUT
WITHOUT YOU KNOW ANY CHANGES
BASICALLY. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE
WERE WE EXPERIENCE FROM TWO
THOUSAND EIGHT ALL THE WAY
THROUGH TO TWENTY NINETEEN. WAS
A PAY BACK PERIOD AND THAT'S HOW
THE TAX WORKS TO THE FOR THE
FOOD TAX REDUCTION CREDIT WILL
BE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYERS. EVEN
THOUGH AGAIN IT THE EMPLOYEE
FENDI ET DEFENDER THEY-
EMPLOYMENT AND- THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE FUND IS 1100% EMPLOYER
FUNDED WITH NO EMPLOYEE
CONTRIBUTION. THERE WAS A SEVERE
OVERPAYMENT BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC THAT WAS NOT THE YOU
KNOW WE WERE TOLD BY THIS
GOVERNOR. YOU RE CENTURY WERE
NOT ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING IF
WERE PROVIDED. RATE SO NOW I'M-
ARE. FOR THE PAID OF THAT. AND
YOU'RE TELLING ME NOW THAT NO
WAY TO MITIGATE THAT. MINUS THE
LEGISLATIVE CHANGE THERE'S NO
WAY TO MAKE IT THAT. NOW THE
INTEREST IS PAID BY THE STATE AS
YOU KNOW. THE INTEREST IS PAID
BY THE STATE BUT THE ACTUAL.
PRINCIPAL IS PAID BY THE PLACE
TO. START THANK YOU SIR. SENATOR
LAYERED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH- I
WAS SMILING BECAUSE I THINK SHE
LEFT OFF. THAT IF KERN COUNTY
WORDS ON STATE TO WOULD BE THE
FOURTH LARGEST OIL PRODUCING
STATE IN THE UNITED STATES SO.
SHE BELIEVES SHE STOPPED SHORT-
INNER SPEECH. WELL LET ME THANK
YOU FOR- FROSTS MEETING TOGETHER
AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOUR
FAMILY AND YOUR TEAM HERE. EVEN
TERRY BRENNAN. OF WHAT THE- AND
YOU- ANSWERED MY FIRST QUESTION
IN YOUR OPENING STATEMENT
BECAUSE I WAS GONNA ASK. SORT OF
WHAT LIFE EXPERIENCE FROM
GROWING UP ON A RANCH DID YOU
BRING TO YOUR WORK AND YOU JUST
ANSWERED SAT STRAIGHT AWAY IT A-
IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER IT. TO
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. AND SO
MUCH MORE- YOU YOU HAVE THE
SUPPORT AND I SUSPECT IT'S MUCH
PERSONAL WAS WORK FROM THE
CHANCELLOR AND THE- THE CURRENT
PRESIDENT. OF WOMEN AND PIVOT
BECAUSE WHEN I WAS A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TRUSTEE. THERE ARE
COLLEGE WAS REALLY
ENTREPRENEURIAL THERE YOU KNOW
ONE TIME- PEOPLE WERE UNDER
TRAINED AND HUMAN SERVICES IN A
CLASS WAS DELIVERED IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
WHERE PEOPLE COULD COME AND DO
IT AND WENT OUT TO THE FIELDS
AND DID CERTAIN THINGS WITH
AGRICULTURE DELIVER CLASSES
THERE. HOW DO YOU COORDINATE
BECAUSE NORMALLY ALTHOUGH WE
SEEM TO NOT HAVE THE SAME
CYCLES. ECONOMICALLY WHEN THE
THERE'S A BIG ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
USED TO GO UP. BECAUSE PEOPLE
COME THROUGH RETRAINING HOW DO
YOU COORDINATE WITH YOUR AGENCY
IN A PUBLICATION C. AND SOMEBODY
THAT DOES THAT TO MAKE SURE
THAT. YOU'RE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER AND INTEREST TRYING TO
MAXIMIZE WHAT YOU CAN DO YEAH
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I
THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE AND-
THAT'S WHY I'M SO THRILLED THAT
SITE IS OUR NEW CHANCELLOR
BECAUSE I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COORDINATE TOGETHER IS JUST
AMAZING- I'VE- SAW HER WORK
PHILOSOPHY. FEW YEARS AND HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY GO DOWN THERE
AND MEET WITH WITH THE
CHANCELLOR AND REALLY START TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD THAT
ACCORDING TO OUR LEVEL WE'VE
DONE A LOT OF THAT OVER THE
YEARS YOU PROBABLY KNOW SENATOR-
IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BUT I
THINK- THE TIME IS NOW. WE
ACTUALLY START TO LOOK AT
SPECIALLY STUDENT POPULATION IS
DOWN AS WE KNOW IN TERMS OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND I THINK
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
WORK. A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL WITH
THEM THE APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
PROGRAMS ARE SO IMPORTANT BALLOT
IN AND WE ALL KNOW HOW GREAT
THOSE PROGRAMS ARE- THERE IS THE
R. ASIDE THE RELATED
SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION SIDED
OUT OF THE HOUSE WHICH GOES
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
TO THE JAY TC'S. I THINK WE CAN
LOOK AT A BROADER SCOPE FOR THE
WAY THAT WERE RUNNING THE NEW
OFFENSIVE INNOVATION FUND-
THAT'S UNDER LABOR AGENCY AND
DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP
STANDARDS. SO I THINK THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO DEVELOP
STRATEGIES FOR THAT. I THINK
THAT THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE IN
PLAYERS- ESPECIALLY TO THEIR
COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION
PROGRAMS- AS A CONTRACTED I
SHOULD SAY CONTRACTED. I'M
DATING MYSELF BACK INTO THE OLD
. SYSTEMS- CONTRACTED SYSTEM MS
WHICH WE HAVE TO AND GOOD FRIEND
OF MY FROM. SEVEN YEARS OF IT
WAS HERE TODAY THAT RUNS ONE
COLLEGE- IS REALLY THE ANSWER
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE EMPLOYER
IN. AND SO IF WE CAN START TO
DEVELOP STRATEGIES MOVING
FORWARD AS AS- THE CHANCELLOR I
HAVE TALKED ABOUT RECENTLY- I
THINK THERE'S TONS OF
OPPORTUNITY 1 DEGREES THE
STUDENT POPULATION ESPECIALLY.
UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THAT
WE'VE SEEN- THAT EITHER DON'T
THINK THEY HAVE ACCESS POINTS TO
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT- AND OUR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS WE
HAVE FORTY FIVE BOARD THROUGHOUT
THE CITY CALIFORNIA- IS. HAVING
THOSE B- THE FEEDERS INTO THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM WOULD
BE COURTING KEY- FOR US TO DO
THAT WORK THEY ARE THE VENDOR OF
CHOICE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF.
FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT
PREVENTS SOME OF IT A LITTLE BIT
TO BE HONEST IT'S VERY DETAILED.
THIS IS MY WORLD TO YOU ASK THE
QUESTION IS IF THE ELIGIBLE
TRAINING PROVIDERS ONLY VEERED
TOWARD AN ACRONYM ONE I KNOW TRY
TO STAY AWAY FROM BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU'RE YOU'RE A OR FIFTEEN OF
THOSE. I AGREE- SO. THAT'S I
THINK COURTS TO THE VALUES OF
WHAT THE CHANCELLOR AND I SEE-
FOR THE SYSTEM. I MEAN THE ONE
THING THE GROWING UP ON A RANCH
IN UNDERSTANDING- FROM A
GRANDMOTHER WHO DID NOT GRADUATE
HIGH SCHOOL. HOW COURT WAS. TO
GET AN EDUCATION OR TRAINING.
SHE DIDN'T SAY YOU HAD TO HAVE A
FOUR YEAR DEGREE OR- SIX YEAR OR
70 DEGREES WHICH YOU HAD TO HAVE
SOME SKILL TRAINING. AND SO I
THINK THAT'S CORD MY VALUES TO
DEVELOP THE STRATEGY IS WORKING
FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
FOR SEVEN YEARS- ALSO INSTILLED
IN ME THAT WE COULD DO THINGS
DIFFERENT AND BETTER. AND. I
KNOW THIS CHANCE I FEEL THE SAME
WAY. OR WHEN SHE'S READY. TO
WORK WITH. AND EDUCATION. SUB
COMMITTEE. OF THE TO WIN LET'S
AGREE EMPHASIS. THEN I WANT TO
ASK YOU THE- THAT I ASKED- OF.
THE PREVIOUS CANDIDATE THAT WE
DID TALK ABOUT YOUR BUT WE SEVEN
DISPARAGE. AGENCIES WITH THE
AND- THE- YOUR OWN PURVIEW. HOW
DO YOU. KEEP ON TOP OF IT AND
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY
SWIMMING THE SAME WAY AS YOU AND
YOU ARE NOT SURPRISED BY
ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON THERE
HOW DO YOU. GET CLEARLY
SOMETHING MUST BE WORKING
BECAUSE HALF OF THEM SHOWED UP
HERE. BUT WHAT I WAS LIKE HOW DO
YOU DO THAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL
HELLO THE QUESTION BECAUSE YOU
SAID THERE WAS NO WRONG ANSWER
EITHER SO I KNEW I WOULD HAVE A
WRONG ANSWER ON THIS- THE ANSWER
WAS NOT SPEAKING FOR SOME OF THE
OTHER- HEAR MORE LATER. OF YEAH
YOU KNOW I WAS IN MY IN WAS
GONNA BE THINK THEY ALL HAVE MY
NUMBER THEY LITERALLY DO COME
WITH NUMBER. I THINK THE AVERAGE
BEING THE OTHERS. THE
UNDERSECRETARY ROLE HAS
CIRCUITED ORGANIZATION AS YOU
KNOW- HABEEN THE EARS AND THE
COMMUNICATION OF THE WHOLE
AGENCY IS REALLY CORE TO THAT.
AS THE SECRETARY I WOULD
CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT LEAD OF
COMMUNICATION WORKING WITH MY
NEW UNDERSECRETARY OF THINK IT'S
AWESOME AND TODAY- IS DEVELOPING
THE STRATEGY I COMMUNICATION. WE
THE COURT AT WHAT WE'VE FOUND IN
ESPECIALLY WITH CODE IN WHAT
HAPPENED- AT THE TIME. IS THERE
ARE CHANGE YOUR LINES OF
COMMUNICATION AND YOU KNOW ALL
THE PROTOCOLS EVERYTHING THAT WE
DO- BUT THERE'S A CORE NUMBER OF
US WHICH IS ART MY SEVEN DIRECT
REPORTS ESSENTIALLY UNDER THE
AGENCY- WE ALL COMMUNICATE ON A
WEEKLY BASIS- REGARDLESS OF
WHAT'S TAKING PLACE AND SO
THERE'S A WEEKLY COMMUNICATIONS.
MEETING THAT TAKES PLACE IN ONE
PLACE OR ANOTHER- BUT AGAIN WE
DO HAVE- A AN OPEN LINE OF
COMMUNICATION NO SURPRISES. TWO
POINT. THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN-
AND- EVEN. THE LEVEL OF
COMMUNICATION SOMETIMES. TO
WHERE YOU'RE LIKE I DON'T NEED
TO KNOW THAT. I DO NEED TO IT'S-
I MAY GET A CALL FROM SENATOR
SOME POINT AND SO. JUST KEEPING
THAT ALL CORE TO WHAT WE DO AND
YOU'RE RIGHT MY TEAM IS AMAZING
AND SO THEY'VE ALL GOT MYSELF.
AT THE- OUR HEARTS YOUR PROBLEM
. WILK THE LAST QUICK QUESTION-
TO FOLLOW UP ON CENTER GROVE'S.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND
IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE IN
BALANCE FOR. I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY YEARS EIGHT YEARS SEVEN
YEARS WHATEVER IT IS. AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY
WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW OF HAVING
DECIDED TO IT WAS LEGISLATIVE.
AND YET HOW DO YOU. MONITOR IT
IN A WAY THAT IF IT TURNS OUT.
WE'RE GONNA GET SET BACK OR
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED
YOU COMMUNICATE WITH THE
LEGISLATURE OR YOU WORK WITH US
TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IS.
NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH WHAT
YOU'RE SENSING THAT WE DON'T
KNOW YET YEAH THAT'S A REALLY
GOOD POINT AND I THINK I WOULD
WITH NANCY'S TEAM EIGHTY D. OF
COURSE AND TIED IN CALEB WHICH
YOU GUYS OF ALL THAT BEFORE
BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF
HEARINGS WITH U. S. I USUALLY
GET TO WATCH THOSE INSTEAD OF
BEING IN FRONT OF YOU- ALL THAT
ONE OF TWO. WE LOOK AT THOSE YOU
KNOW EVERY EVERY SIX MONTHS AND
LOOK AND START TO SEE THE TRENDS
FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING. BECAUSE TO
SENATOR GROSSE POINTE THERE'S SO
MANY FACTORS THAT WE ACTUALLY
CAN AFFECTED AND RISING
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED- THE NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES HOURS CHANGE ALL OF
THAT ARE CHANGES WITHIN THE
FACTORS THAT. THIS IS NANCY TEAM
REALLY DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB
OF US LOOKING AT WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE OVER TIME. AND SO AS WE
START TO SEE ANY MAJOR ISSUES
COMING FORWARD WE WOULD LOVE TO
WORK WITH THE LEGISLATURE- TO
BRING BACK IN WITH OUR
ADMINISTRATION OF COURSE-
RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT COULD.
POTENTIALLY BE EITHER A REALLY
BAD DAY FOR ALL OF US OR A
BETTER DAY FOR ALL OF US AND
WE'LL HOPE FOR THE LATTER BUT-
ABSOLUTELY WE LOOK WE LOOK AT
ALL THE TRENDS. THANK YOU I
APPRECIATE THAT- THANK YOU-
MANAGER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH US
SENATOR OF CHOI BOOK. YEAH. SUCH
A PLEASURE AND I JUST WANNA.
HEAR L'ARCHE OUT TO. ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PEOPLE THAT I'VE-
SPOKEN. AND MET SINCE I'VE BEEN
HERE. FANCY BEAR'S. GLAD TO KNOW
YOU GUYS ARE YOU KNOW. PARDEE I
AM. I GUESS THERE WOULD BE. A
CLOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO
OF YOU AND- WE HAD SUCH A REALLY
GOOD. CONNECTION IN A
CONVERSATION WHERE WE MET NANCY.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND I LOOK
FORWARD. GLAD TO KNOW YOU FOLKS
BECAUSE THEY REALLY LIKE TO GO
TO. I HAVE TO SAY I EVERYONE
I'VE MET THUS FAR AS FAR AS THE
NOMINEES HAVE BEEN REALLY WHO
HAD SUCH GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE. AB
EVERYONE'S OF. WILLINGNESS TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS EVEN WHEN THERE
MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOUGH. AB BUT
I ALWAYS DO IT. I HOPE TODAY IN
THE MOST HEARTFELT WAY- AS- I
CONCERNS ARE FOR CALIFORNIA AS A
WHOLE. SO I'M I KNOW WE SPOKE
WITH REGARD TO THE CENTER
GLAZERS AB STATE AUDIT REQUEST-
TO REVIEW THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER'S WAGE THEFT UNIT.
AND IT'S JUST FOR THE RECORD YOU
THOUGHT IT WAS APPROVED IN
MARCH. THE START DATE WAS
DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER AB SO-
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST
SHARING WITH US SOME OF THE- M.
BASICALLY A PLAN OF ACTION AS TO
WHAT YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS IT
WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS
SURE ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU- AND
YOUR CONCERNS AND OUR CONCERNS.
AND WORKING WITH THE CONCERNS OF
THE LABOR COMMISSIONER IT IS
BECAUSE ALSO HERE TODAY- ARE ALL
OF OUR CONCERNS WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE DO BETTER AND SO- TO DO
THAT ONE IS- ADDRESSING. AND THE
HIRING NEEDS AND SO WORKING
WITH- OUR FOLKS AT- THE IRE TO
DEPARTMENT OF THIS RELATIONS
KATIE'S HERE TODAY- IT WILL
THEIR HR UNIT. I MANY YEAH TO
USE. IT IS THAT OF I. R.
DIRECTOR- AND SO. WE'RE AT THE
VERY WITH THOSE H. PROCTOR ARE
YOU ALSO KNOW WE ALL YOU TO
EIGHTEEN- FOR DIR- IN THE LAST
ADMINISTRATION AND SO THERE WAS
TWO YEARS BASICALLY THAT THERE
WAS BASICALLY NO HIRES DONE AND
SO WE BASICALLY DEPLETED. THE
DEPARTMENTS AND IN MANY WAYS AS
YOU ALSO HAVE THE VACANCY RATES
AROUND TWENTY SEVEN PERCENT. THE
LABOR COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE IS
IF YOU EVEN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
THAN THAT SO WHAT IS A STAFFING
ISSUE. SO ONE OF THE WAYS OF
TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT IS-
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES INCREASING THE NUMBER
OF TRAINED INDIVIDUAL
INDIVIDUALS- BUT THERE'S A
TECHNOLOGY PIECE TO THIS AND I.
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
HISTORY ABOUT THIS THE DAY
BEFORE- ALSO CODE. AT THE TIME
FOR WHICH- THE OTHER HIRING
DELEGATION ABOUT THE TIME THAT
THE DIRE DELEGATION WAS COMING
BACK. AND WILL BE ABLE TO HIRE
PEOPLE IS ALSO A COMPLICATED
ISSUE FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS
INVOLVED IN NOT. BUT WE ALSO
PIVOTED. TO AN ONLINE SYSTEM AT
THE TIME. WE HAD TO RATE THERE
WAS NO MORE IN PERSON
COMMUNICATION AND SO WE- TURN ON
SYSTEM. THE ONLY SYSTEM WAS
BUILT TO BROADLY IS TO BE HONEST
THERE WAS TO DO IT THE QUESTIONS
WERE NOT NARROW ENOUGH IT TAKES
ALMOST ABOUT 50% MORE TIME- TO
DETERMINE A CASE BASED ON THE
WAY THAT THE SYSTEM IS BUILT. SO
WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF DOING
BASICALLY A BUSINESS PROCESS RE
ENGINEERING OF THAT SYSTEMS ARE
GOING TO BE P. ARE NOT SYSTEM TO
HONE IT IN. SO THAT THOSE THOSE
WORKERS THAT ARE THERE WORKING-
ARTS SPENDING SO MUCH EXTRA TIME
TRYING. TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
CASE BELIEVE IT IS- SO WE'RE
WORKING ON THAT. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE CSA
AUDIT WE HAVE YOU KNOW THIS IS
NOT A BAD THING IN MY OPINION-
IT IS BEEN THROUGH THREE OF THEM
I THINK. IN A SPEECH. OF THERE
WERE A LOT OF. GOOD WRECK. THE
COMMITTEE OF THIS. AUDIT AND WE
LOOK YOU KNOW FOR TO WORK WITH
THE SENATE. AND THE- MEMBERS IN
REPORTING- YOU KNOW. THE ONE
THING THAT THE I. R. IS
CONSTANTLY WORKING TOWARDS IS-
IMPROVING THEIR HIRING
PRACTICES. AND SO- I'LL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH REALLY- AND WITH
KATIE- TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS
WE DO MEET ON A BI WEEKLY BASIS
OF WHETHER NUMBERS ARE. AND WHAT
THE CHALLENGES ARE. YEAH AND SO
I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM BUT ALSO AGAIN. LOOK FOR TO
I MEAN NO ONE LIKES TO SAY THEY
LOOK FOR TO NOT IT BUT THEY CAN
BE HELPFUL. NO I ABSOLUTELY
AGREE IT'S JUST. THE WAY THAT I
LIKE IN ITS TWO ASSESSMENTS AND
TEST PEOPLE FEAR THEM. AND IN MY
OPINION IT SHOULD BE. LOOKED
UPON AS A MEANS BY WHICH WHERE
WE ARE. AND WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE
TO GUIDE YOU KNOW IN EDUCATION
WOULD BE. OUR OUR OUR
CONSTRUCTION. AND IN THIS CASE
IS. YOU KNOW PRACTICES AND-
SYSTEMS THAT WE NEED TO GIVE
OURSELVES. I'M GLAD YOU YOU LOOK
AT IT AND THAT WAY- IS IT NEEDS
TO IMPROVE. THE OTHER QUESTION I
HAVE FOR YOU. HAS TO DO WITH- MY
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLICY- BEING
CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATURE- I
HAD MENTIONED THAT I HAVE SET
ASIDE JUST FOR TWO YEARS ONLY
AND THE LABOR- COMMITTEE AND IT
WAS. VERY ENLIGHTENING AND YOU
KNOW SOME PEOPLE FEAR IT I DON'T
I FOUND IT FASCINATING AND I
LEARNED A LOT FROM IT. BUT SOME
OF THE OBSERVATIONS THAT I HAVE
THAT I SHARED WITH YOU IS THE
FACT THAT. I SAW- WITH WELL
INTENDED UP POLICY THAT MEANT
TO. FURTHER AB THE EFFORTS OF
POLICY THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN
ENFORCING- YOU WE KNOW THAT
CALIFORNIA HAS ONE OF THE SYSTEM
STRINGENCY- LABOR LAWS- IT. I'M
NOT SURE WITH IN THE NATION BUT
I KNOW IT'S INCREDIBLY-
METICULOUS HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND WE CONTINUE TO
PASS THESE LABOR LAWS AND IN IN
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT
FOR LAW ABIDING GOOD. WILL
EMPLOYERS TO DO THEIR JOB
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY DON'T
EVEN KNOW- THAT THERE ARE
CERTAIN LAWS IN PLACE BECAUSE
THERE'S JUST SO MANY COMING
ALONG YOU KNOW. AND THEN EFFORT
TO OVERCOME THE ONES THAT. M.
HAVE NOT. IN ENFORCED SO- WE
TALKED ABOUT. I CAN MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY'S DOING THAT THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A GRACE
PERIOD SO THAT PEOPLE CAN-
MEDICAID. YOU KNOW THE PLACES
WHERE THEY'RE FALLING THROUGH.
SO I'M YOUR THOUGHTS ON ON THE
LOSS THAT WE'RE SEEING- BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT ENFORCING AND WHAT DO
WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO DO
TRADE FORCE WHAT WE CURRENTLY
HAVE IN PLACE. AND AB SO THAT
WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING EFFORTS
FOR EXASPERATED OR ADDING MORE
LOST TO THE BOOKS AND MAKING
THAT BOOK LITTLE TOUGHER FOR
HAVE. BUSINESS TO BUSINESS IN
CALIFORNIA AND HE IMPACT THAT
HAS ON THE COST OF DOING
BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE
SURE YEAH I KNOW AT OUR LABOR
COMMISSIONER TALKED ABOUT THIS I
THINK IN THE PAST AS WELL AND
YOU KNOW- BLOOD WORK THE
LEGISLATURE ONE OF THE THINGS
ABOUT THIS. IS THE LAWS OF
HEARING MORE MORE COMPLEX AND I
THINK I TALKED ABOUT THAT A
LITTLE BIT WITH YOU THE OTHER
DAY TO THAT WHICH IS ALSO TAKES
A LOT OF TIME FOR OUR FOLKS
ATTORNEYS AND OTHERS- AND- IT
TAKES ALMOST ADDITIONAL MORE
TIME TO ACTUALLY IN THE FORCED A
LOT AT THAT POINT BECAUSE IT'S
THEIR- THEIR- THEIR COMPACTED. A
LOT THERE AND SO WITH THE QUOTE
WITH LOOK FOR TO THE WORKING OF
THE LEGISLATURE ON IMPACTS
AROUND WHAT THEY WOULD WANT TO
DO AROUND- LABOR LAW. I DO SAY
OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE THAT THESE LABOR
LAWS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND
PROTECTING WORKERS IS OBVIOUSLY
ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
THAT WE CAN DO IN CALIFORNIA SO
I THINK THERE'S A SPEND TO THIS
A LITTLE BIT THAT I WOULD SAY-
YOU KNOW WELL WE HAVE SOME OF
THE LARGE. THAT THE MAYBE SOME
OF THE- BIGGEST LAWS AROUND
LABOR ENFORCEMENT. I WOULD ALSO
SAY WE HAVE SOME OF THE SAFEST
EMPLOYEES- IN THAT IN THAT FIELD
AS WELL. THAT SAID. THERE ARE
DATE OUTDATED LAWS THERE ARE
LAWS THAT COULD THAT COULD HAVE-
MANAGE CHANGE OVER TIME AND WE'D
BE HAPPY. WITH THE LEGISLATURE
TO DO THAT. YEAH I MEAN. SIR CAN
YOU MEMBER OKAY YEAH YEAH YEAH.
WELL I THINK YOU KNOW IN IN
TERMS OF THE WAY WE DO THIS A
LITTLE BIT ON OUR SIDE ALREADY
NAY YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW.
OBVIOUSLY THE PROCESS FOR WHICH
WE LOOK AT ALL THE LABOR LAWS
THE COME DOWN BECAUSE OUR OUR OF
THE LABOR AGENCY DOES THIS. D.
R. GETS. THE BULK OF THEM
DEPARTMENT US RELATIONS THE
WORKFORCE WHERE DOES EIGHTY P. A
FEW YOU KNOW SO THOSE ARE
MANAGED AT OUR OFFICE. AND WE
ACTUALLY MAKE COMMENTS AND WE
MAKE. REVISIONS TO THOSE AND
THEN WE WILL TRY TO WORK WITH
THE AUTHORS TO TRY TO GET THOSE
REVISIONS WITHIN THE LAW- AND
SOMETIMES ACCESSIBLE SOMETIMES
NOT SUCCESSFUL- BUT THAT'S THE
WAY THAT. IT'S USUALLY MANAGE.
WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION
TO DO THAT AS WELL. THE ENOUGH
THANK YOU YEAH. SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. SHARE AND- I
DON'T KNOW IS IT ON. OKAY YEAH.
WE GET A CLOSER MAYBE IF I GET
CLOSE IS THAT GOOD. OKAY THAT
COULD BE. HELLO CONNECT VERY NOT
GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US AND REALLY
ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATION- MOST
OF ALL I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS.
ALIGNMENT AROUND OUR
UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU. NEED
HIGH LABOR STANDARDS. AND YOU
NEED FAIR WAGES AND CAREER PATH
TO ACTUALLY LIFT. THE WORK FORCE
AND I ALWAYS SAY WHEN WORKERS DO
WELL OUR COMMUNITIES DO WELL
THAT IS A PROVEN FACT AND YOUR
AGENCY IS AT THE CORE- OF THAT
PRINCIPLE AND IDEALS SO I
APPRECIATE. ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS AND
HOW WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS
ROLE. YOU KNOW I HAVE. I HAVE A
FEW QUESTIONS BUT BUT WE JUST
HAVE THIS OTHER- DEPARTMENT COME
BEFORE YOU AND WHEN I LOOK AT
THE PIE CHART IN TERMS OF HOW
THE STATE AND MESS THE GENERAL
FUND DOLLARS- YOU KNOW THERE WAS
A BIG FOURTEEN BILLION DOLLARS
SLICE RIGHT FOR THE CARCERAL
SYSTEM. RIGHT AND FOR YOUR
AGENCY HE WASN'T EVEN ON THE PIE
WAS SO SMALL. IS NOT ON THE
PIPES. AND IT'S SIMPLY THAT
MEANS WERE UPSIDE DOWN WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT- OUR VALUES AND
WHAT'S DRIVING WHAT WE'RE DOING-
AND HOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
BE ABOUT TURNING IT RIGHT SIDE
UP. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TRYING
TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS OR
TRYING TO DEAL WITH HEALTH
DISPARITIES ARE TRYING TO DEAL
WITH EDUCATION GAPS AT THE END
OF IT WE NEED MORE CALIFORNIANS
TO BE IN GOOD JOBS AND HIGHER
WAGES- AT THE END OF THE DAY.
AND I JUST YOU KNOW IN
UNDERSTANDING THAT PIE CHART I
WAS CURIOUS- YOU KNOW. WHY DO
YOU THINK IT IS OF HIS AGENCY IS
SO WOEFULLY FUNDED. WHY DO YOU
THINK THAT IS AND I'M NOT GOING
TO. HELP ANDERSON WHY. WHY DO
YOU THINK THAT THE- WELL I WILL
SAY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
TYPICALLY AND I WILL SAY THIS
ADMINISTRATION AND THIS
LEGISLATURE HAS PUT MORE MONEY
IN LABOR AGENCY IN OUR
DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS. THAN
ANY OTHER GOVERNOR OR-
LEGISLATURE IN THE PAST THIRTY
YEARS THAT I'M AWARE OF SO THERE
IS GOOD NEWS THERE EVEN THOUGH
IT IS STILL SOME REALLY SMALL
PIECE OF THE PIE. WE STILL HAVE
MORE DOLLARS THAN WE'VE EVER
SEEN IN ANY ADMINISTRATION SO WE
APPRECIATE THAT THE GOVERNOR AND
THE LEGISLATURE- YOU KNOW
TYPICALLY- FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE
FUNDED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS AND BEEN
AROUND FOR ALMOST THIRTY YEARS
IN THE SYSTEM. THEY HAVE NOT
ONLY- NOT KEPT UP WITH TIME
THEY'VE ACTUALLY DECREASED IN
TIME. AND SO I REMEMBER A DAY
GOTTA DO SOUND OLD I REMEMBER A
DAY WHEN WE SO CLOSE TO SIX
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF
FEDERAL INVESTMENTS WE'RE DOWN
ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED FOUR HUNDRED
FIFTY MILLION. SO THE FEDERAL
DOLLARS CONTINUE TO DECREASE- ON
THE ON THE TRAINING SIDE. AND
THEN I WOULD ADD THAT I THINK-
QUARTER WHAT WE NEED TO DO
BETTER AND I DO HAVE A NEW
EVALUATION PERSON TO THAT WORKS
ON MY TEAM DATA VALUATION- IS I
THINK WE AS A SYSTEM NEED. TO
BETTER ABOUT SHOWING OUR
PROGRESS AND I THINK WE NEED TO
SHOW THAT TO CONGRESS OBVIOUSLY
BUT ALSO TOWARD LEGISLATURE
ENACTED OR GOVERNOR. TO BE ABLE
TO PROMOTE OURSELVES IN A WAY
THAT THIS IS THE EFFECTIVE WAY
TO MOVE WORKERS IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. I'M WORKING WITH OUR
LABOR UNIONS WORK WITH OUR
COLLEGES WORKING WITH R. C. B.
AS- A AND TWO POINT DIFFERENCE
BUT A HUNDRED AND FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLARS. ON A PERSON
INCARCERATED BUT WE'RE LET'S
BILLION LESS THAN THIRTY FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ON A PERSON TO
BE TRAINED. WE HAVE THIS A
LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS SO- WOULD
LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU AROUND. IN
THE FUTURE ON HOW TO. BETTER WE
HAVE TO COMMIT TO WORK WITH YOU-
ON THAT IN IN A LONG. TIME AGO
THOSE LINES WE ARE. SORT OF ON
THE VERGE OF THIS GREEN
REVOLUTION- WHERE WE ARE
TRANSFORMING OUR OUR INDUSTRIES
AND- REPRESENTING SOUTH LA. NO
ONE OF THE STRONGEST. CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS IN THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY. NOW A SHELL
OF ITSELF. AND WE HAVE A WHOLE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE STILL
REELING FROM THE LAST INDUSTRIAL
SHIFT. DEREGULATION
DEHUMANISATION- IN THAT SECTOR
IN TRYING TO REBUILD ON THE BACK
IN THE SERVICE ECONOMY WITH. YOU
KNOW LIVING WAGE LAWS AND
RAISING MINIMUM WAGE- AND THEN
AT THE SAME TIME WHEN WE LOOKED
AT THIS BUDGET. THERE WERE A LOT
OF CUTS TO WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT- I'M CURIOUS- AS
YOUR- AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
BENCH MARKS A MILESTONE FOR
CLIMATE RESILIENT CALIFORNIA.
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FORTY FIVE-
TO WHAT DEGREE. CAN YOUR AGENCY
REALLY INSERT ITSELF- IN THAT
COME STATION SO WE ALL HAVE. A
MAP. OF WORK FORCE IN TERMS OF
SKILLED LABOR CODES-
APPRENTICESHIPS THAT HELP US
MEET THE DEMAND I'M GONNA. SHARE
AN EXAMPLE OF A AND- AND AN
EMPLOYER WHO CAME TO ME WHO SAID
THEY HAD ORDERED THESE ELECTRIC
VEHICLES THEY HAVE PAID IN CASH
FOR THEM. THEY HADN'T RECEIVED
THEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE TO
ACTUALLY BUILD OUT OF THEM. SO
TO ME THAT MEANS THEIR- OUR
REVOLUTION IS GOING TO BE IN
SOME TROUBLE IF WE DON'T HAVE A
WORKFORCE PREPARED YEAH WHAT ARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW WE CENTER
THIS AGENCY AND THAT AND INVEST
IN SCALING THOSE JOBS OF THE
FUTURE. SIR NO THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION- I WOULD SAY WE'RE
DOING SOME OF THAT WORK
OBVIOUSLY WE WORK ACROSS ALL ALL
LINES OF THE CABINET LEVEL- AT
THE KEY CODE- THAT COMPANY
ENERGY COMMISSION WE WORK WITH
THE NRA WE WORK WITH- GOV OPS
AND WE'RE WE DO SPREAD THE
RANGE- BETWEEN THE JOBS ACT
FUNDING THAT IS COMING DOWN AND
SO REALLY LOOKING AT THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES. TO DEVELOP
TRAINING I HEARD THE SAME
COMMENTS FROM THE BUSING
INDUSTRY THE BUS INDUSTRY IS
THAT GOING TO ELECTRIC BUS
BUSES- THAT THERE'S NO ONE TO
WORK ON THOSE ELECTRIC BUSES AND
SO HOW DO WE DEVELOP STRATEGIES
TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE- THOSE.
PEOPLE ARE TRAINED TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT WORK- WE ARE WORKING
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION- AND WE
WILL BE WORK WITH THE
LEGISLATURE ON COMING UP WITH
WITH WAYS TO ACTUALLY. BETTER
FUND THIS IN THE IN THE FUTURE
I'M UTILIZING SOME OF THOSE
FEDERAL FUNDS- POSSIBLY TO BE
ABLE TO MOVE US FORWARD- TO BE
ABLE TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY SO WE
HAVE ONGOING RESOURCES AND
MONEY- THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO
ASSIST AT THE- THROUGH THE LABOR
. AGENCY IN OUR AND OUR
DEPARTMENT. HI PRESHEAF IN-
MANAGE JASON TOLD ME VOTE FOR.
MORE QUESTION- NEWS HOW TO DO
WITH HOW DO WE- ALL WORKERS IN
THE OPPORTUNITY OF A GOOD JOBS
AND WE'VE WE'VE SPENT SOME TIME
BEFORE. LEAVING IN THE
LEGISLATURE TALKING ABOUT THIS I
THIS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PEACE
AND HOW DO WE REACH THOSE
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
POPULATIONS HISTORICALLY. UNDER
REPRESENTED. AND YOU KNOW
FRANKLY YOU KNOW WHOLE
POPULATIONS IS JUST BEEN LEFT
OUT OF INDUSTRIES I THINK ABOUT
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION FOR
EXAMPLE- AS AS AN EXAMPLE OF
THAT AND I KNOW YOU. HAVE BEEN
DIRECTED TO CREATE AN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE- JULY OF TWENTY TWENTY
THREE THAT WILL YOU KNOW- MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT VANCE WOMEN
IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES. I
KNOW THIS WILL INCLUDE UNIONS
IT'LL CLUED WORKFORCE.
DEVELOPMENT FOLKS- ARE YOU
THINKING COMING PARTNERS AS PART
OF THAT AND YOU KNOW HOW WERE
YOU. PUTTING THAT THAT GROUP OF
A LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER
YES ABSOLUTELY AND WE DID JUST
RELEASE- THE TWENTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS FOR THE TWO PREVIOUS
YEARS THAT WAS INVESTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE THANK YOU- FOR THE
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION GRANTS AND
SO THOSE ARE NOW JUST PRETTY
PUSHED OUT AND HAVE BEEN PUT OUT
SO. AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ARE PART OF THE
GROUPS THAT ARE PART OF THAT
WITH THE LABOR UNIONS- AND OTHER
ENTITIES TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AND
THAT IN THAT- NATURE- AND THIS
WAS VERY SPECIFIC WELL IT
WOULDN'T DOESN'T NECESSARILY
HAVE TO BE WOMEN THAT WAS REALLY
SPECIFIC AROUND. A WITH
CHILDREN- THAT NEED CHILD CARE
AND SO LISTENING TO COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS REALLY
STARTING TO HEAR. WIRE ARE LESS
WHERE'S THERE'S SO LESS- FEW
WOMEN WITH IN THE INDUSTRIES-
AND SO MUCH OF THE CONVERSATION
WAS AROUND CHILDCARE AND SO
THAT'S HOW WE ACTUALLY DESIGNED
THAT THROUGH- DEPARTMENT IS IN
THIS RELATIONS- AND THAT'S HOW
THE MONEY WAS PUT OUT AND THIS
WAS LISTENING TO COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. I THINK WHAT ONE
THING I WAS GOING TO SAY TO YOU
IS UNITED TALKED ABOUT IT THE
OTHER DAY IS. REALLY WANT TO THE
KEEP COMPONENTS FOR US THAT WE
LEARN FROM WAS THROUGH BECAUSE
OF IT AND OUR OUR WORKER
OUTREACH PROGRAM RIGHT. AND HOW
MUCH THAT WE NOW DEPEND KIND OF
ON THE C. P. AS IN A GOOD WAY-
WITH THIS RECIPROCAL INFORMATION
EXCHANGE- AND WHEN THE FLOODING
HAPPENED ON THROUGHOUT THE
VALLEY- WE WERE ABLE TO PIVOT TO
THESE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAD.
EITHER UNDER SOME CONTRACTS OR
THROUGH THIS YEAR HEALTH
FOUNDATION CONTRACTS OR UC
DAVIS. ON TO BIG PEOPLE MOBILE
EVERY MOBILIZE RESOURCES BUT
ALSO MOSTLY COMMUNICATION. AND I
THINK HOW COR THAT IS- AND I DO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN
TO THE FRESNO AREA- THE WEEK
BEFORE AND MEET WITH ALSO A LIVE
IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ACTUALLY
SERVE THE MIGRANT SEASONAL
FARMWORKERS. OF POPULATIONS AND
AG WORKERS AND TRY TO DEVELOP
AND LISTEN TO AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THEIR BIGGEST NEED WAS
WHICH- ON THE OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE
. YEAH AND I'VE YOU MAY. THE SEE
WHAT. PROJECTS MANY OF MY
DISTRICT VERY AWARE OF THAT
INITIATIVE AND PARTICULARLY
THOSE TEMP WORKERS- WORKERS TO
FLOAT BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND
LOW WAGE WORK. VERY HARD TO
REACH IN TERMS OF WHAT THEIR
RIGHTS ARE. BOB WAS A LIFESAVER
IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY
UNDERSTOOD THE CHANGING NATURE.
OF THEIR PROTECTIONS AND ALSO
HOW TO ADDRESS- PROBLEMS ON THE
JOB MY HOPE. MY HOPE AND- WANT
TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
IDEA OF X. OF CONTINUING THAT
PROGRAM REALLY TRANSITIONING IT
FROM A- COVE IT BUT TO A- LONG
STANDING. PROGRAM THAT DOES
CONTINUE TO BUILD A LEVEL OF
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION FOR
WORKERS FOR TV THOSE WHO ARE
HARD TO REACH. I'M I REALLY AM.
EXCITED ABOUT THIS IDEA OF.
COMMUNITY CENTERS. INCREASING
THE FOOTPRINT OF THE AGENCY IN
THOSE. LOCATIONS WHERE WORKERS
HAVE HARD HARD TIME ACCESSING-
THE DEPARTMENT IN IN IN MY LAST
QUESTION IS YOU KNOW ALONG THOSE
LINES OF THOSE HARD TO REACH.
WORKERS HARD TO GET THEM
CONNECTED TO GOOD AND STRONG
OPPORTUNITIES IS NOT WHAT IS
YOUR PARTNERSHIP- PRETTY CLEAR
AROUND THIS ISSUE OF EQUAL PAY.
IN THIS ISSUE OF- ENSURING
COMPLIANCE. AROUND LOCAL HIRE-
AND FEDERAL PROJECTS IN IN IN
WORKER- PARTICIPATION WHAT IS
YOUR RELATIONSHIP IN TERMS OF
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE THINGS
BECAUSE I THINK THOSE ARE TOOLS
THAT ENSURE WE DO HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE. WORKFORCE IN
GOOD CAREERS DO YOU WORK WITH
THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT ON
THIS AND HOW CAN YOU DEEPEN YOUR
RELATIONSHIP- BECAUSE I THINK
THERE'S CONFUSION FOR WORKERS IN
TERMS OF- WHO'S IN. WHO'S
ENFORCING EQUAL PAY WHOSE
ENFORCING EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION WHAT ARE THE WAYS
IN WHICH YOU ALL ARE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO DO THAT AND
ACCOMPLISH THAT YEAH IT'S A
GREAT QUESTION AND AS UNITS YOU
KNOW I TALKED. A COUPLE DAYS AGO
ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE
RELATIONSHIP IS VERY GOOD
ACTUALLY BETWEEN AND- MISTER.
OFFICE AS WE KITCHENS KEVIN BUT
CASES OF WITH R. D. SO RIGHTS
THAT- BUT THERE IS CONFUSION TO
POINT OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY
OF WHAT WHAT UNITY WE GO TO OUR
LABOR COMMISSIONER. LEE WORKS
WITH THEIR OFFICES DIRECTLY I
LIKE YOUR IDEA OF THINKING ABOUT
IT IN THE U. AND DEVELOPING EVEN
A STRATEGY AROUND THIS I KNOW
THAT THEY DO WORK TOGETHER IN
WAYS THAT THERE ARE STRATEGIES
ESPECIALLY IN SOME CASES- SO THE
WORKER ACTUALLY GETS MORE-
DOLLARS BACK ESPECIALLY IN A
CASE IN THE CASES WHERE WE MAY
HAVE- CLAIM IS TRYING TO GET TO
A PLACE WHERE THEY GET INTO A
SETTLEMENT- THAT WASN'T QUITE AS
MUCH AS IT COULD BE AND I KNOW
THAT- DO YOU WORK WITH OUR-
LABOR COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE TO
DO THAT- BUT I LIKE A
RECOMMENDATION I LOOK FORWARD
TO. WORKING WITH THEM AND WILL
FOLLOW UP WITH THEM. THANK YOU-
FOR THE ANSWERING THESE
QUESTIONS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF WORKERS I'M VERY
FAMILIAR WITH THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER'S WORK- I KNOW
FIRST HAND FROM THE GROUND THAT
IT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
YOUR RIGHT. NO ONE AGENCY CAN DO
IT ALONE SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR
ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP THIS
YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SENATOR- A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS
SO MINOR GOING TO FEEL
DISJOINTED BECAUSE I'M NOT. THEY
ASK QUESTIONS I WANTED TO HEAR
COVERED. I WOULD AGREE WITH-
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS TO SEE.
THE BUDGET TEN POINT NINE
MILLION. AND THE DEPARTMENTS OR
BOARDS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER
THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE NEARLY
ENOUGH- ESPECIALLY GIVEN SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES- JUST TALK ABOUT
EDT A LOAN- WHICH WAS. YOU KNOW
DEFINITELY. NOT SOMETHING WE SAW
COMMON- EVEN AFTER TWO. EIGHT
THERE WAS NO WAY. TO THIS. SO I
WANT ASK SOME DISJOINTED
QUESTIONS- WAGE THEFT CLAIMS ONE
OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO KNOW
IS- SOME OF THE REFORMS MAYBE
THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS MAY BE UNDERTAKING. TO
ADDRESS THE DELAYS IN PROCESSING
THOSE CLAIMS- TO REDUCE THE
TIMELINE TO MEET THE HUNDRED
TWENTY DAY SPECIFIED IN THE
LABOR CODE. CURRENT TWENTY DAYS
IS FOUR MONTHS AND I THINK ABOUT
THE FOLKS THAT GET. WAGE THEFT
CLAIMS THOSE ARE TYPICALLY LOW
WAGE LOWER WAGE WORKERS I DON'T
KNOW THAT THAT'S TRUE. BUT I
WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT IS TRUE
AND THAT'S A LONG TIME FOR
SOMEONE TO WAIT FOR SOME- AND I
KNOW DUE DILIGENCE IS IMPORTANT
AND I KNOW. BUT I'M THINKING IT
HAS A LITTLE SOMEWHAT A LITTLE
BIT MORE TO DO WITH YOUR ABILITY
TO HAVE APPROPRIATE STAFFING. SO
SO THAT IN TERMS OF HOW IT'S
GOING AND ANY IDEA HOW MANY.
WAGE THEFT CLAIMS ARE DISMISSED
BECAUSE OF DELAYS. JUSTIN
EARLIER THOUGHTS ON THAT SIR
YEAH I WILL ANSWER THEM THE
FIRST ONE AUDIO BACK ON THAT ARE
THE PROGRAM OR THE QUESTION IS
HOW MANY. IT IS NICE BUT I WILL
DO THAT AND AT THE COMMISSIONER
IS LIKE HERE IN SO WE CAN. HAVE
A QUICK FOLLOW- YEAH WE'RE WE'RE
FULLY AWARE OF THE TODAY'S TO
LAW AND SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD
TO ONE STUFFING CONTINUED TO
STOP UP- AS IMAGE BEFORE THE
COMPLEXITIES OF THE LAWS BECOME
YOU KNOW PART OF THE ISSUE AS
WELL AND SO I THINK IT JUST.
IT'S TAKING LONGER THAN THE
TYPICAL ALSO THE COURT SYSTEM
TAKES A LONG TIME TO WORK
THROUGH AND SO UP SOME OF THE
COURT SYSTEM CASES ARE OVER
THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE DAYS A
HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS IS IN A GOOD
COMPARATIVELY YEAH EXACTLY AND
SO- IF YOU ADD ALL THAT
TOGETHER. IT CAUSES THE ISSUE
THAT WE HAVE TODAY- IN TERMS OF
THE WAITING TIME PERIOD THE
LABOR COMMISSIONER HAS
INSTITUTED WITH THE CALL ON
THESE COUNTRY CONFERENCES WITHIN
THE SAN DIEGO AREA WITHIN THE
INLAND EMPIRE THEY'RE MOVING
THIS OUT. INTO THE COULD SOME OF
THE COASTAL AREAS WITH THE
TAKING THESE CONSTITUTED
CONFERENCES IN ONE BIG. CHUNK
THAT IS REDUCE THE TIMELINE BY
ALMOST 50% ON SOME OF THOSE
CASES THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE
MOVES THAT. THE COMMISSIONERS
TAKING ON. A TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD. BUT WE STILL REALIZE
IT'S REALLY A STAFFING ISSUE
TOO. AND SO- WE'RE WORKING WITH
THE COMMISSIONER- IT IS WELL AND
I'LL START THE SENATORS IN WAYS
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY WORK WITH
CBS AND OTHER ENTITIES TO START
A PIPELINE. COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FIVE LIMIT OF FOLKS TO ACTUALLY
BE ABLE TO HIRE. A UNION CITY
CALIFORNIA NOTHING THIS SUPER
EASY TO DO IN TERMS OF HIRING-
AND SO- BUT BUT WE'RE I THINK
WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION TO. TO FOR THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER THANK YOU YEAH SO
MOVING. TO A DIFFERENT ISSUE- I
WANTED TO ASK ABOUT A- OSHA. AND
HE YOUR VIEW. OF COURSE- AND THE
NEED TO UPDATE PROCEDURES TO
ADDRESS UNSAFE WORKING
CONDITIONS. AND WORK PRACTICES
FOR THE CANNABIS EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYERS- JUST SOME THOUGHTS
SURE YEAH ABSOLUTE SPECIALLY
WITH THE LA TIMES ARTICLE THAT
CAME OUT RECENTLY WROTE NOT SO
RECENT ANYMORE ABOUT YOU KNOW
THREE MONTHS AGO- OBVIOUSLY THE
THERE'S AN UNDERGROUND ECONOMY
TO THE CANNABIS- THAT. A COMPANY
OR THE INDUSTRY ITSELF- AND SO.
YOU KNOW THE GOOD ACTORS IN THAT
FIELD I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB
WITH ITS THE UNDERGROUND DOCTORS
THERE WHERE WITH WITH THEIR
STILL UNKNOWNS- COLORS IT DOES
TO YOU OBVIOUSLY THOSE
INVESTIGATIONS THAT THEY DO
FOLLOW UP ON THOSE
INVESTIGATIONS- AND SO. ONCE
TIPPED OFF BUT IT ALSO TAKES THE
EMPLOYEES MANY TIMES AS YOU KNOW
THE ONES THAT HAVE TO TIP THEM
OFF. IN A MANY TIMES DOZEN PLAYS
MAYBE- WORKERS THEY DON'T HAVE
DOCUMENTATION TO WORK AND SO
THEY DON'T USUALLY DO THAT AND
SO WE DO HAVE- TWO DIFFERENT
GROUPS WITHIN EDT ACTUALLY WITH
THE TAX BRACKET BRANCH THAT
OVERSEES. BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO
TAX EVASION ISSUE HERE. WITH
THEM THE THIRD ALSO IF ANY
TAXES- THAT THEY WORK ACROSS THE
LINES WITH THE DEPARTMENT
INVESTOR RELATIONS AND DOSE- IN
TERMS OF RECIPROCAL INFORMATION
. BACK AND FORTH AS WELL. THANK
YOU I APPRECIATE THAT- WE'RE
GOING TO GO WITH NO FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. AND WITH WE'RE GONNA
START WITH- FOLKS RIGHT HERE IN
THIS ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND
SUPPORT- I WOULD LIKE YOUR NAME-
YOUR ORGANIZATION IF ANY AND
THEN- YOUR- SUPPORT SO PLEASE.
WELCOME COME ON FORWARD. DREADED
SHERLYN SIXTEENS THE PRESIDENT
OF THE CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS
AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION.
THERE'S NO STATE AGENCY THAT HAS
A MORE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES CMC'S
APPRECIATED ITS RELATIONSHIP
WITH T. T. P. OVER THE MANY
YEARS. THE OPPORTUNE WORK
RESTORE KNOCKS AND MY FOUR
NEPHEWS THE CAPACITY IS BEEN A
PLEASURE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO.
YOUR SUCCESSFUL SUPPORT IN.
BECOMING SECRETARY THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT WITNESS
. THANK YOU KEEFE DONE HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE DISCOUNTS OF OUR
WORKERS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ALSO HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT. OF
SURGERIES CONTINUED ROLE- WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE- ERICA
GRANT EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR
ALL WE APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THAT PROGRAM AND
REACHING OUT TO UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY LIFT
THEMSELVES UP THROUGH. QUALITY
WORK AND THE OPPORTUNITY SAFE
WHILE THEY'RE DOING IT SO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH NEXT WITNESS VENTURE
MEMBERS ALEX TORRES WITH THE
BURY COUNCIL REPRESENTING OVER
THREE HUNDRED EMPLOYERS AND THE
NINE COUNTY BAY AREA HERE
DEVOTION SIMPLY WASH OUR SUPPORT
FOR. SECRETARY KNOX APPOINTMENTS
HAD THE PLEASURE TO SPEAK WITH
HIM AND- EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT OUR WORK PARTICULARLY IN
EVANGELIZING APPRENTICESHIPS FOR
OUR EMPLOYER MEMBERS LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
GOING FORWARD THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS GROUP
ACCESO TIME THE PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. WE REPRESENT
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. AND AT THE STATE THAT ARE
WORKING HARD TO CREATE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIANS.
WERE HERE AND PLEASED TO SUPPORT
STUART'S NOMINATION IS
APPOINTMENT TO THIS POSITION.
WHAT YOU HEARD TODAY HAS HIS
PASSION FOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. BUT ALSO HIS DEEP
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT TAKES
TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR CALIFORNIANS. FROM AN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PERSPECTIVE. STORE DOESN'T JUST
TALK THE TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE
ISSUES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ISSUES. HE WALKS THE WALK HE'S
THE PERSON THAT ROLLS UP HIS
SLEEVE AND SAYS HE NEEDS TO BE
AT THE TABLE. HOW DO WE FIND
SOLUTIONS AND HOW DO WE WORK
TOGETHER TO GET THERE. SO WE'RE
HERE PLEASED TO SUPPORT HIS
NOMINATION ALSO THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU ASKED
RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
FOR BOTH THE CONFEREES FIRST
MUCH APPRECIATED THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT WITNESS
. GOOD AFTERNOON ADAM PACK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT BOARD OF TULARE
COUNTY AND LET'S LEGISLATIVE
CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION.
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTS THE FORTY FIVE LOCAL
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS-
WITHIN CALIFORNIA AND WE ON
BEHALF OF THEM PROBABLY SUPPORT-
STORE KNOCKS- I WILL ECHO THAT.
DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THESE VERY
COMPLEX INTERWOVEN SYSTEMS AND-
A GREAT MANAGEMENT GRASP ON HOW
TO GET THE SYSTEM TO WORK ON
BEHALF OF WORKERS AND
BUSINESSES. AND CALIFORNIA SO WE
PROBABLY- SUPPORT THE
NOMINATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
NEXT WITNESS. NOT A PRO TEMAN
MEMBERSHIP ARGUED ABOUT BECAUSE
FOR THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION VERY PLEASED TO BE
HERE TO SUPPORT THE CONFIRMATION
OF SECRETARY KNOX. TO BE OUR
NEXT SECRETARY OF LABOR HIS
EXTENSIVE RECORD ON WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND HIS COMMITMENT
TO LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRULY
MAKE HIM AN EXCELLENT FIT FOR
BOTH THIS CHALLENGING BUT VERY
CRITICAL. POSITION THAT REQUIRES
BOTH BIG PICTURE VISION FOR
CALIFORNIA WORKERS AND A FOCUSED
ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE'S
MOST IMPORTANT- WORKER AGENCIES
AND WE BELIEVE HE HAS TRULY
DEMONSTRATED AN UNDERSTANDING
THAT. STRONG ENFORCEMENT OF
LABOR LAWS ARE NOT JUST
BENEFICIAL FOR WORKERS BUT ALSO
ESSENTIAL AND LEVELING THE
PLAYING FIELD FOR RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYERS WHO FOLLOW THE LAW AND
WE BELIEVE HE WILL CONTINUE TO
DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK AS
SECRETARY OF LABOR WE URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT HIS. NOMINATION THANK
YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS. MY NAME IS LINDA
SORENSEN ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AT BUTTE COLLEGE I
ALSO REPRESENT THE STATE WIDE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTRACTED TO
CATION UNITS AND WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE NOMINATION OF STORED
ACTION SECTORS LABOR. THANK YOU
. NEXT WITNESS. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS MY CONSUMERS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS VERY
PLEASED TO BE HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE CONFIRMATION OF MR KNOX-
DURING HIS TIME AT THE LABOR
AGENCY BOTH THE SECRETARY AND
UNDERSECRETARY HE'S- BEEN A VERY
STRONG COMMITMENT TO
APPRENTICESHIPS. WHICH AS WE
KNOW IS A WONDERFUL PATHWAY FOR
GOOD JOBS IN CALIFORNIA CPF IS
THE PROUD LABOR SPONSOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE. SO WE
APPRECIATE- THE SECRETARY'S
ENGAGEMENT WITH US ON THOSE
ISSUES IN ADDITION TO I'M
ENSURING YOU KNOW ADEQUATE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS
WORKERS COMPENSATION
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM ARE
ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO OUR MEMBERS.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING OUR WORK THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WITNESS.
AFTERNOON MY NAME SEPARATE OPEN
ON THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
FEDERAL HEALTH NONPROFIT
LAUNCHED BY KAISER PERMANENTE A
AND S. C. I. U. H. W. OF THE
GOAL IS TO BRING DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES INTO ALLIED HEALTH
CARE CAREERS- THOUSANDS NOW OF.
NEW PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN
JOBS ARE NOW GETTING GETTING
THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THANKS THE
WORK OF PEOPLE LIKE STUART. SO
PETER HOW. WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT
THE NOMINATION OF HIM THAT. THEY
CAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
WITNESS WELCOME MALBROUGH IT
SENATORS TERRY BRENNAN ON BEHALF
OF- S. YEAH YOU CALIFORNIA. AT
THE RISK OF JEOPARDIZING THE
SUPPORT OF OUR SENATOR FROM
SANTA CRUZ. OF THE SEVEN HUNDRED
THOUSAND MEMBERS REPRESENTED BY
YES YEAH YOU'RE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF MR KNOX. AND HIS
CONFIRMATION I'VE ALSO BEEN
ASKED TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT
THE CARPENTERS UNION.
PRINCIPALLY BECAUSE OF PROBABLY
CLOSEST IN AGE OF HAIR COLOR TO
DANNY CURTAIN. HI MY MIGHT ADD
THE FORMER. NATIONAL RESOURCES
SECRETARY ASKED ME TO CUT OFF
THE SPEAKERS- BEFORE KNOWING-
THANK YOU OTHERS SPEAKERS IN
SUPPORT. OKAY LET ME ASK IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED OTHER PEOPLE
WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
. OPPOSITION OKAY. WE'RE GOING
TO GO BACK TO OUR MODERATOR-
MISTER MODERATOR WE ARE HAPPY TO
HEAR YOU TEE UP SPEAKERS IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. AND THEY
WILL GIVE THEIR NAME
ORGANIZATION IF ANY AND THEIR
POSITION. AS YOU LIKE TWO
COMMENTS FOR OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND
WE'LL GO TO LINE TWO FORTY SEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBER SHARON GLASSMAN ON BEHALF
OF THE TEAMSTERS THE AMALGAMATED
TRANSIT UNION. THE MACHINE THE
MACHINE OF UNITE HERE UTILITY
WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA AND THE
ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF
CALIFORNIA ALL THESE UNIONS
STRONGLY SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH NEXT WITNESS. THIS TIME
THERE'S NO THERE'S A QUEUE THANK
YOU VERY MUCH- I FORGOT TO-
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP TODAY
MISTER MODERATOR WE REALLY
ALWAYS APPRECIATED- I FORGOT TO
THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH ME
AND TAKEN TIME I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THAT. AND I AM GLAD
THAT THE SPEAKER ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT GOT UP SO I CAN
REMIND YOU ONE LAST TIME ABOUT
THE PRISON SITUATION AND
CLOSURES IN COMMUNITIES AND YOUR
BE IN A BRIDGE INVOICE TO HELP
THE ADMINISTRATION UNDERSTAND.
EXPECTATIONS YEAH ABSOLUTELY
LIKE I MEAN I'D LIKE TO ADD A
LITTLE TOO DOT SO DEFINITE THIS
IS A PICTURE OF THE COVER AND I
HAVE- ACTUALLY MEANT THREE AND
FOUR TIMES ON THIS AND MATTER OF
FACT WE- HAVE. BEEN WORKING WITH
THEM ON THE TWO UPCOMING
CLOSURES WE'RE WORKING ON THE
SEASONAL CLOSURE AS WE SPEAK-
WE'VE DEDICATED OVER A MILLION
DOLLARS A WHAT WE CALL RAPID
RESPONSE MONEY TO THIS IS UNTIL-
LOCATION ALREADY. AND- IT
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
FUNDS WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT THE BEGINNING FUNDS
TO ALL OF THOSE CLOSURES SO.
WORDY WORKING TOGETHER I
APPRECIATE THAT I JUST THINK
THOSE ENGAGE IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN ANY COMMUNITY AND
OUR STATE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS
REALLY ABOUT PLANNING. AND
LOOKING FORWARD AND THE VISION
AND I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES OR AN EXCELLENT
RESOURCE IN THAT REGARDS- BUT-
SO THANK YOU I'M SORRY I DON'T
MEAN TO. I'M HEARING YOU A VERY
INCORRECT WITH J. I DON'T MEAN
TO GO ON AND ON AND ON BUT IT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THESE
COMMUNITIES SO MANY OF THEM
AGAIN RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT
CANNOT AFFORD ECONOMIC. THANK
YOU- WITH THAT- MADAM SECRETARY
WE NEED A MOTION- MOVED. SO
SKEWS ME HOW YOU'LL THAT. THE
VICE CHAIR OF RULES TO THE
FORMER SECRETARY OF NAFTA. THIS
WEEK. ON FOR THE- ON THE- YOU
SEE WHAT HAVE TO DO WITH- MIKE
TO CALL. HERE TO THE RIGHT I'M
SO SORRY FOR MY TWO COLLEAGUES
HERE TO THE LEFT. YES BUT WITH
THAT MADAM SECRETARY FOR YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THERE ARE
THERE TO AYE OCHO. BY A TRAVEL
GUIDE SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SIDE
SMALL CRITICIZED GROVE HI
PROVIDE ATKINS I RECONCILED FIVE
TWO FIVE ZERO AND- WE THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. RED SALACIOUS.
AND THIS COMMITTEE FOR THIS TO
THE FULL SENATE. THANK YOU. OKAY
. WE'RE DONE THIS CONCLUDES OUR
AGENDA TODAY I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TODAY IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO
TESTIFY SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE
RULES COMMITTEE. OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS- WE
REALLY TRULY VALUE YOUR COMMENTS
AND SUGGESTIONS THEY'RE
IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT'S INCLUDED. IN
THE PUBLIC EYE THE OFFICIAL
HEARING RECORD SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR
PATIENCE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON RULES IS NOW ADJOURNED.