SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ARCHULETTA. ATKINS BATES.
BECKER. GORGEOUS BRADFORD
CABRERA CORTESI. DOLLY! DODD.
DURAZO EGGMAN BLAZER, GONZALEZ
GROVE. HERTZBERG WEST. SO,
HURTADO JONES. KAMLAGER LAIRD.
LABOR. LIMÓN MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S
MEN NEWMAN NIELSEN. PAN
PORTANTINO ROTH RUBIO SKINNER
STERN. HAMBURG, WIECKOWSKI
WIENER. WILK. A QUORUM IS
PRESENT. MEMBERS WELCOME BACK. I
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL AND
PRODUCTIVE JULY RECESS. AND I'LL
ASK THAT MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS
BEYOND THE RAIL AND THE GALLERY
, PLEASE RISE WOULD BE LED IN
PRAYER THIS AFTERNOON BY SENATOR
DURAZO. AFTER WHICH PLEASE
REMAIN STANDING WILL BE LEADING
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY
SENATOR ARCHER LETTUCE, SENATOR
DURAZO. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
GRACIOUS AND LOVING CREATOR. WE
ASK YOUR BLESSING ON ALL THOSE
WHO CONTINUE TO LABOR FOR THE
COMMON GOOD OF OUR STATE AND
COUNTRY THIS SESSION ALL THOSE
WITHIN AN AFAR BEYOND THE
CONFINES OF THE STATE CAPITAL.
WE PRAY FOR CONTINUED HOPE IN
OUR ABILITY TO MEND THE
BROKENNESS OF OUR WORLD. THE
POET THE NEEDS LEVERAGE. TOV
REMINDS US WE HAVE ONLY BEGUN TO
LOVE THE EARTH. WE HAVE ONLY
BEGUN TO IMAGINE THE FULLNESS OF
LIFE. HOW COULD WE TIRE OF HOPE
SO MUCH IS IN BUD. HOW CAN
DESIRE FAIL? WE HAVE ONLY BEGUN
TO IMAGINE JUSTICE AND MERCY
ONLY BEGUN TO ENVISION HOW IT
MIGHT BE TO LIVE AS SIBLINGS
WITH BEAST AND FLOWER. NOT AS
OPPRESSORS. WE HAVE ONLY BEGUN
TO KNOW THE POWER THAT IS IN US
WHEN WE JOIN OUR SOLITUDE IN THE
COMMUNION OF STRUGGLE. SO MUCH
IS UNFOLDING THAT MUST COMPLETE
ITS GESTURE. SO MUCH IS IN BUD.
AMEN. FELLOW CENTER PUT YOUR
HAND OVER YOUR HEART AS WE HONOR
OUR FLAG ON OUR MEN AND WOMEN
ARE SERVING AND WHO HAVE SERVED
THIS GREAT COUNTRY I PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU MOVING ONTO PRIVILEGES
OF THE FLOOR. SENATOR DOLLY HAS
TO CONSTITUENTS VISITING THE
CAPITAL TODAY. ADJACENT MONTAGE
, A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, AND
BRIAN STEPHAN, THE PRINCIPLE OF
READING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
WELCOME WELCOME JASON AND BRIAN
TO THE STATE SENATE. PLEASE. UH,
IF THEY WILL RISE AND WE'LL GIVE
THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. I CAN
SEE THEM. THESE ARE TWO MILLION. ALSO UNDER PRIVILEGES OF THE
FLOOR, SENATOR ATKINS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. UM AND FOLLOWING THAT
VERY BEAUTIFUL PRAYER. UM THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I WANT TO GIVE
REALLY FOLLOWS THAT INCREDIBLE
PRAYER SENATOR THAT YOU JUST
GAVE I RISE TODAY TO HONOR A
TRULY REMARKABLE SAN DIEGAN. MR
LEON L. WILLIAMS WHO WE
CELEBRATED THIS PAST WEEKEND
WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD, AND HE RECENTLY TURNED
100. WE OFTEN PAID TRIBUTE TO
OUR LOCAL LEADERS AND ADJOURN IN
THEIR MEMORY WHEN THEY PASS, BUT
I REALLY WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE
UNDER PRIVILEGES OF THE FLORIDA
TELL YOU ABOUT LEON AND HONOR A
CIVIC ICON THAT CONTINUES TO
INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF US IN SAN
DIEGO. MENTIONED LEON AND SAN
DIEGO AND YOU WILL HEAR AN ARRAY
OF INSPIRING DESCRIPTIONS.
PASSIONATE RESPECTED, RESPECTFUL
, KIND HEARTED, DIGNIFIED, A
TRAILBLAZER AND ALL OF THAT IS
TRUE. LISTEN TO LEON AND HIS
STORY AND YOU WILL BEAR WITNESS
TO A MAN WHO OVERCAME OR I
SHOULD SAY, DESPITE RACISM
BECAME AN INTEGRAL LEADER IN OUR
COMMUNITY AT A TIME WHEN IT WAS
UNHEARD OF FOR A MEMBER OF THE
BLACK COMMUNITY. LEON WAS BORN
ON JULY 21ST 1922 IN OKLAHOMA,
THE ELDEST OF 15 CHILDREN. HE
WAS A FARMER'S SON AND HIS
FAMILY MOVED TO BAKERSFIELD
DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION TO
ESCAPE THE DUST BOWL WHEN HE WAS
12 YEARS OLD. IN 1941 LEON MOVED
TO SAN DIEGO, WHERE HE SERVED IN
THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
WHEN HE ARRIVED, HE HAD TO STAY
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE. AFTER
HAVING BEEN DENIED A ROOM AT A
DOWNTOWN HOTEL BECAUSE HE WAS
BLACK. AFTER GRADUATING FROM SAN
DIEGO STATE COLLEGE WITH A
DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY. WHERE HE
WOULD LATER TEACH PUBLIC POLICY
. LEON SERVED AS A SOCIAL WORKER
FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN HE WORKED FOR THE URBAN
LEAGUE SERVING AS INTERIM
PRESIDENT. HE BECAME THE
DIRECTOR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
YOUTH CORPS PROGRAM AND WAS AN
ACTIVE ALSO ACTIVE IN THE
CITIZENS INTERRACIAL COMMITTEE.
HE FIRST BOUGHT A HOME IN 1947.
HE WAS THE FIRST BLACK HOMEOWNER
IN GOLDEN HILL. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT I LIVE IN TODAY, DESPITE IT
BEING A WHITES ONLY DEED
RESTRICTED AREA AT THAT TIME.
LEON LIVES IN THAT HOUSE TO THIS
DAY, AND IN 2017, THAT BLOCK OF
E STREET WAS RENAMED LEANNE
WILLIAMS DRIVE IN HONOR OF HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
LEON WAS THE FIRST BLACK PERSON
TO SERVE ON THE SAN DIEGO CITY
COUNCIL, HAVING FIRST BEEN
APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY IN
1969. HE LATER WAS ELECTED TO
THE DISTRICT FOUR SEAT, A
POSITION HE HELD FOR 13 YEARS.
IN 1982. HE WAS THE FIRST AND
THE ONLY BLACK PERSON TO SERVE
OR HAVING SERVED ON THE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. DURING HIS
12 YEAR TENURE, HE SERVED AS
BOARD CHAIR TWICE. HE ALSO
SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES IN 1993. THE SAME YEAR
HE MARRIED HIS BELOVED WIFE,
MARGARET. WITH WHOM HE HAD A
BLENDED FAMILY THAT INCLUDED
NINE CHILDREN. LEON'S COMMITMENT
TO PUBLIC SERVICE DIDN'T STOP
WITH SERVICE TO THE CITY AND
COUNTY. HOWEVER A TIRELESS
ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT AND
THE SAN DIEGO TROLLEY THAT
BEAUTIFUL RED TROLLEY YOU GET TO
SEE WHEN YOU VISIT OUR CITY,
LEON SERVED ON THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT BOARD FOR 29 YEARS, 13.
WE SERVED TOGETHER, 13 OF WHICH
HE SERVED AS CHAIR. A STATUTE OF
HIM NOW IS STATIONED AT THE SAN
DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY TROLLEY,
WHICH IS SO FITTING GIVEN HOW
THAT ALL COMES TOGETHER. LEON
CONSIDERS HIS GREATEST
ACCOMPLISHMENT ANOTHER FACET OF
HIS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC
SERVICE, THE CITY ITSELF. LEON
HELPED INITIATE THE SOUTHEAST
REDEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC
CORPORATION, AND HE WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION OF
CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION THAT THE REVITALIZED
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO IN 2020, THE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REESTABLISHED THE HUMAN
RELATIONS COMMISSION AND NAMED
IT IN HONOR OF LEON. WHEN YOU
RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE IN SAN
DIEGO, THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE
YOU NEED TO TALK TO IS KIND OF A
RITE OF PASSAGE. I THINK ALL OF
OUR COMMUNITIES PROBABLY HAVE
THAT AND FOR ME, AND SO MANY OF
US THAT INCLUDED LEON, I
REMEMBER WHEN I WAS FIRST
RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL THE DAY
THAT I RECEIVED LEON AND
MARGARET'S ENDORSEMENT. IT WAS
AN INCREDIBLE DAY IT FILLED MY
HEART. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO
SERVE ALONGSIDE LEON AS A MEMBER
OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT
SYSTEM BOARD, AND I LEARNED A
GREAT DEAL OF WORKING WITH HIM.
HE WAS A GENTLEMAN AND IS AN
INCREDIBLE PERSON. WHEN I LOOK
AT HIS HISTORY AND ALL THAT HE'S
DONE, IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO
KNOW THIS MAN, LEON WILLIAMS AND
HIS SIGNATURE FEDORA IS A LEGEND
IN SAN DIEGO AND HIS LEGACY OF
PUBLIC SERVICE AND EFFORTS TO
MAKE OUR COMMUNITY VIBRANT,
INCLUSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL, ENDURE
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, LEON. I
WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL. I WAS
THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO JOIN YOU
THIS PAST WEEKEND. AND I HAVE A
NUMBER OF SAN DIEGO COLLEAGUES
WHO SERVED WITH HIM, UH, ON
BOARDS AND IN THE COUNTY AND I
KNOW THEY KNOW WHAT I SAY WHEN I
TALK ABOUT HIS LEGACY AND HIS
HISTORY AND I THINK IT'S REALLY
A WONDERFUL THING WHEN YOU CAN
PAY TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE WHEN THEY
ARE HERE AND CAN REALLY
APPRECIATE THE LOVE AND HONOR WE
GIVE, AND I REALLY THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME DO THIS TODAY. AS WE
START THE LAST LAST MONTH OF OUR
SESSION, AND SEPARATELY. I WOULD
JUST SAY, WELCOME BACK. WE HAVE
A INCREDIBLY BUSY AND LONG MONTH
AHEAD OF US, BUT I KNOW AS THE
SENATE FAMILY THAT WE ARE GOING
TO STEP UP AND DO THE WORK THAT
WE NEED TO DO FOR ALL OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS IN THE WAY THAT WE
ALWAYS DO IN THIS HOUSE AND AS A
TRIBUTE TO LEON, WHO WAS
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST
DIGNIFIED CIVIL PEOPLE I'VE EVER
MET, WE WILL RISE TO THAT
OCCASION FOR LEON. SO WELCOME
BACK, EVERYONE. MR PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE
THIS TOP. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
LEON'S STORY WITH US. DO YOU
HAVE A COUPLE OF THEIR
ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE HAD A BIG
BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY. OUR DEAN OF
OUR SENATE. SENATOR NIELSEN HAD
A BIRTHDAY WE JOIN ME. AND TODAY
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY.
OUR LEADER. SENATOR ATKINS HAS A
VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY. HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. MOVING ON MESSAGES
FROM THE GOVERNOR WILL BE DEEMED
READ. A MESSAGE FROM THE
ASSEMBLY WILL BE DEEMED READ.
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED UNDER MOTIONS,
RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES. I HAVE
ONE MOTION WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THE SENATE JOURNALS FOR THE WEEK
OF JUNE 27TH TO 30TH 2022 WILL
BE APPROVED AS CORRECTED BY THE
MINUTE CLERK. UNDER MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. NOW IS THE TIME TO
REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SENATOR HURTADO GO
AHEAD UNDER MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO RETURN SENATE BILL 9
10 TO THE ASSEMBLY FOR FURTHER
ACTION. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. NOTED
SENATOR CORTEZ E. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE FILE ITEM
2 TO 2, WHICH IS A B 27 63 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KALRA FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. HERZBERG THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR. PRESIDENT THE
REQUEST THE AUTHOR, PLEASE MOVE
THE FOLLOWING BILLS TO THE
INACTIVE FILE. FIRST FILE AND
TWO OH ONE, WHICH IS A B 22 OH,
NINE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S COOLEY.
IN ADDITION, NEXT IS FILE ITEM
202, WHICH IS A B 25 19 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S COOLEY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU,
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU, ANDREW
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR LIKE TO
REMOVE FILE ITEM NUMBER 8 24 A B
777 BY SEVEN MEMBER MCCARTHY
FROM THE INACTIVE FILE FOR
PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT. NOTED
SENATOR WIENER. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE A B 16 80
FILE ITEM 2 TO 1. PLEASE REMOVE
THAT FROM THE CONSENT FILE.
NOTED ANY OTHER. MOTION
RESOLUTION SEE NONE MOVE ON TO
CONSIDERATIONS OF THE DAILY
FILE. SECOND READING, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILLS 4 99. 27 49 WITH
AMENDMENTS 27 50 WITH AMENDMENTS
27 52 WITH AMENDMENTS 28 78 WITH
AMENDMENTS 23 16 WITH AMENDMENTS
1951 WITH AMENDMENTS 25 6 2ND
READING WILL BE DEEMED READ.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS. SENATOR
BATES BATES WILL MOVE ON TO
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS. YES.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 52 IS THE
CONFIRMATION OF AMY TONG OF
SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS AGENCY. PRIOR TO THIS
APPOINTMENT, MISS TONG SERVED AS
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
OFFICE OF DIGITAL INNOVATION IN
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY. SHE WAS APPROVED IN
THE RULES COMMITTEE ON JUNE 1ST.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE,
SENATOR PAN THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. SENATORS I TOO WANT
TORISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
CONFIRMATION OF AMY TANG AS
SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS AGENCY. UH MISS TANG
HAS ALSO CONSTITUENT. MINE IS
THE FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANTS
WHO ARRIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AS A
TEENAGER DEDICATED HER LIFE TO
PUBLIC SERVICE AND, AS NOTED BY
MY GOOD FRIEND, MY COLLEAGUE, MS
TANG HAS SHOWN A STRONG
COMMITMENT TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND HER MORE THAN 25
YEARS OF STATE SERVICE SERVING
SIX STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
POSITIONS OF INCREASING
LEADERSHIP. AND HER STORY,
CAREER SUCCESS AND DEDICATION
REFLECTS THE VALUES HAVE
DIVERSITY ENRICHES THE STATE AND
ITS CHAIR OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDER ALLEGEDLY CAUCUS. I
WOULD MAKE NOTE THEY HAVE
CONFIRMED HE WILL BE THE ONLY
ASIAN AMERICANS SERVING AS A
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S CABINET
AFTER CONFIRMATION, ACTUALLY
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE FOR HER
CONFERENCE. A MEETING
CONFIRMATION THANK YOU. SENATOR
NIELSEN. MR PRESIDENT. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, SENATOR, I ALSO
RISE IN SUPPORT OF AMY TONGS
CONFIRMATION. I'VE KNOWN AMY FOR
NEARLY 30 YEARS. SHE'S A BILL
THAT BEEN A LEADER IN HER
COMMUNITY SERVED IN MANY
CAPACITIES OF LEADERSHIP IN
STATE GOVERNMENT. LOTS. THIS IS
BUT ANOTHER STEP IN THAT
CONTINUUM OF HER LEADERSHIP.
ALONG THE WAY. SHE IS ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL FEW CO FOUNDERS OF THE
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION. NOW
A NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION.
WIDELY RESPECTED. GREATLY
CONTRIBUTED TO THE A P I
COMMUNITY AND CONTINUES TO AMY
IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS
. SHE WILL CONTINUE TO DO HER
GOOD WORK IN THIS POSITION EVEN
BETTER. FROM THE TRAINING AND
EXPERIENCE THAT SHE HAS ENJOYED.
AMY TONG IS WELL WORTHY. OF YOUR
I VOTE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION AND
DEBATE. SEE NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I
FAITH. AYE BECKER. I PORCHES.
AYE, BRADFORD. I COVER ESTARÁ.
ORTEZ. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I
ALSO. AYE, EGGMAN. I LASER I
GONZALES I GROWTH AYE,
HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO HURTADO.
AYE, JONES. KAMLAGER I FLARED. I
LABOR. AYE, LIMÓN. I MCGUIRE
AYE. MELINDA'S I MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. I NIELSEN. I WILL SHOW A
BOOK. I PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I
BROUGHT AYE, RUBIO. AYE,
SKINNER. ICE TURN. I AM BERG.
AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER.
AYE, WILK. AYE. ISAIAH 39 KNOWS
ARE ZERO WITH THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM 53 SENATOR BATES. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 53 MR PRESIDENT IS THE
CONFIRMATION OF ABIGAIL ORTEGA
AND ANNETTE WALKER TO THE BOARD
OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, HANA BAY
AND SHEA SALINAS TO THE
EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR BOARD
AND PORSCHE MIDDLETON AND ADDIE
NHÀ GARAGE TO THE HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION. THESE
APPOINTEES WERE APPROVED BY THE
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE ON JUNE
8TH ON A 50 VOTE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEN ON
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH AYE, BECKER. AYE
FORGES. AYE, BRADFORD. I
CABRERA. AYE CORTESI, DOLLY!
AYE, DODD. I ALSO. AYE EGGMAN
LASER. GONZALES. I GROW AYE,
HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO. HURTADO.
AYE JONES. I KAMLAGER AYE,
LAIRD. I LEAVE TO AYE, LIMÓN. I
MCGUIRE. I MELINDA'S I MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I HAVE A
BOOK I PAN. I PORTANTINO I
BROUGHT AYE, RUBIO. AYE,
SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM BERG.
AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE WIENER.
WILK? AYE. AS OF 39 KNOWS, ARE
ZERO. THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. MOVING ON TO
HIGHLIGHT AND 54 CENTER BASE.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. VILE
ITEM NUMBER 54 IS CONFIRMATION
OF DIRECT BILLIARD, DR SORAYA.
ELI EL HASSEN AND JACQUELINE
JACKSON FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT TO
THE COMMISSIONER AND DISABILITY
ACCESS RENE NASH FOR APPOINTMENT
TO THE COMMISSION ON STATE
MANDATES IN LARA BREWER TO THE
COURT REPORTERS BOARD THIEVES
APPOINTEES WERE APPROVED BY THE
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE ON JUNE
8TH ON A 50 VOTE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEN DONE,
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH AYE, BECKER. AYE
FORGES. AYE, BRADFORD. I COVER
ERA. AYE, CORTEZ E. I DOLLY I
DODD I DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. I
LASER AYE. GONZALES. I GROWTH.
AYE, HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO.
HURTADO. AYE JONES, KAMLAGER. I
FLARED LEYVA. AYE, LIMÓN.
MCGUIRE. SENATORS I KNOW WE'RE
ALL HAPPY TO SEE EACH OTHER, BUT
IT'S VERY LOUD HERE IN THE IN
THE GALLERY SO IN THE CHAMBER,
SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR.
MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S. I MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I THROW A
VOGUE. I PAN. I PORTANTINO AYE,
ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. I WILL.
I HAVE 39 KNOWS OR ZERO. THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. WE'RE
GONNA MOVE ON TO SENATE 30 AND
AGAIN IT IS. WE'RE HEARING A LOT
OF A LOT OF CHATTER UP HERE. SO
COULD YOU PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL?
I KNOW AGAIN. WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO
SEE EACH OTHER AFTER THE JULY
RECESS, MOVING ON WHICH YOU FILE
ITEM 84. SENATOR LEYVA. YES.
GREAT. GO AHEAD. SENATE
RESOLUTION. PLEASE READ SENATE
RESOLUTION 84 BY SENATOR LEYVA
RELATIVE TO STOMACH CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS AND MR
PRESIDENT. SENATE RESOLUTION 84
REQUESTS THAT THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER IS DECLARED SYSTEMIC
CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. THIS
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS TAT STOMACH
CANCER IS AMONG THE CANCERS WITH
THE LOWEST FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL
RATE AND 42% OF PATIENTS
DIAGNOSED DO NOT MAKE IT PAST
THE FIRST YEAR. LIFESTYLE
CHANGES SUCH AS SMOKING
CESSATION, EATING MORE FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES, MAINTAINING A
HEALTHY WEIGHT CAN POTENTIALLY
REDUCE THE RISK OF STOMACH
CANCER MEMBERS. EARLY DETECTION
IS KEY AND SENATE RESOLUTION 84
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS
PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF
STOMACH CANCER ACROSS OUR STATE
MEMBERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DO
THIS IN RECOGNITION OF MR DAVID
MCKAY ELWYNN, ONE OF MY, UH,
CONSTITUENTS FROM POMONA, WHO
DID HOUSE FROM STOMACH CANCER.
AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH HIS WIFE,
SHE WAS ADAMANT ABOUT EARLY
DETECTION SO THAT PEOPLE COULD
LIVE LONGER. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SENATOR
PAT. THANK YOU, MADAM. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SENATORS I TO
RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF OUR 84
. I THANK MY GOOD FRIEND FROM
CHINO, BRINGING FOR BRINGING
THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD AS CHAIR
OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS WOULD MAKE
NOTES STOMACH CANCER
DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECTS. THE
ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND
AGAIN IT'S ONE OF THOSE CANCERS
THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T HEAR OF
SO MUCH ABOUT, AND I THINK THIS
IS REALLY THIS WELL DESCRIBED BY
MY GOOD FRIEND FROM CHINO,
UNFORTUNATELY, HAS A RIGHT NOW.
FAIRLY POOR OUTCOME. SO AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
RAISING AWARENESS ON THIS VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE AND CERTAINLY
BEHALF OF THE AAPI COMMUNITY
APPRECIATE THE THIS AWARENESS
AND THANK YOU, AND THAT'S WHEN I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA ATKINS
FAITH AYE, BECKER. AYE FORGES.
AYE, BRADFORD. I HAVE A ESTARÁ.
AYE, ORTEZ. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD.
I ALSO AYE, EGGMAN. LASER AYE.
GONZALES. I GROW. AYE HERZBERG
HUESO. AYE, HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
KAMLAGER I FLARED. I LABOR. AYE,
LIMÓN. MCGUIRE AYE. MELINDA'S I
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN.
I KNOW A VOGUE. I PAN
PORTANTINO. PORTANTINO I BROUGHT
AYE, RUBIO. AYE SKINNER STERN. I
AM BERG. AYE WIECKOWSKI WIENER.
AYE, WILK. AYE. ISA 40 KNOWS
ZERO. THE MEASURE PASSES. WELL
NO RETURN TO UNFINISHED
BUSINESS. FILE ITEM. 81 SENATOR
WIENER. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. SENATE BILL 57 BY SENATOR
WEINER AND ACT RELATING TO
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. GO AHEAD,
SENATOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES. SENATE
BILL 57 HAS RETURNED TO US FROM
THE ASSEMBLY ON CONCURRENCE.
CENTERVILLE 57 AS A REMINDER
WILL AUTHORIZE AS PILOT PROGRAMS
THE CITY OR SAN FRANCISCO,
OAKLAND CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. TWO
PILOTS SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES,
ALSO KNOWN AS OVERDOSE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO HELP US
ADDRESS THE EXPLOSION OF
OVERDOSE DEATHS THAT WE'RE
SEEING IN CALIFORNIA AND,
FRANKLY, THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY
. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN IN
OPERATION FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS
AROUND THE WORLD IN EUROPE,
CANADA AND AUSTRALIA. AND
ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO SILVER
BULLET TO OUR OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
, THEY ARE PROVEN STRATEGY. TO
REDUCE OVER THOSE DEATHS TO GET
PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT TO REDUCE
SYRINGE LETTER AND TO PROVIDE
PEOPLE AN OPTION NOT TO BE USING
DRUGS IN OUR PUBLIC SPACES,
WHICH IS NOT HEALTHY OR
APPROPRIATE FOR ANYONE INVOLVED
THE AMENDMENTS IN THE ASSEMBLY
INCLUDE ADDING THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES INTO THE BILL THAT LOS
ANGELES CITY COUNCIL VOTED 14 TO
1 TO ASK TO BE INCLUDED. UM AND
TO REQUIRE ANY PARTICIPATING
JURISDICTION TO COME TOGETHER.
AND UM, UH, PAY FOR AND
AUTHORIZED A PEER REVIEWED STUDY
TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF THE
PROGRAMS RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR
AN I VOTE. MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEE NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
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THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL RETURN TO
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS AND WE
WERE DOING SO FOR JOURNAL
MEMORIES. SO AGAIN. I KNOW FOLKS
ARE ANXIOUS TO TALK TO EACH
OTHER TODAY, BUT AGAIN PLEASE BE
RESPECTFUL DURING A JOURNEY
MEMORIES. WE WILL START OFF WITH
SENATOR STERN. UM THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. I RISE TO
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY OF HAROLD
LIVINGSTON OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE
WHO PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 28TH
THE AGE OF 97 AS A HERO OF BOTH
THIS COUNTRY AND ISRAEL. AS THE
LAST SURVIVING FOUNDING MEMBER
OF THE ISRAELI AIR FORCE, NOW
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST
POWERFUL AERIAL FIGHTING FORCE
IN THE WORLD. MR LIVINGSTON DREW
ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS A
RADIO OPERATOR IN THE UNITED
STATES DURING WORLD WAR TWO.
WHERE HE ANSWERED THE CALL
AFTERWARDS TO GO BACK TO ISRAEL
IN 1948 AND FIGHTING THEIR WAR
OF INDEPENDENCE. A TURNING POINT
IN THEIR NATION. HE RAN THE
ISRAELI AIR TRANSPORTATION
SQUADRON FOR MOVING WEAPONS AND
AIRCRAFT INTO ISRAEL. AS EGYPT
AND OTHER ARAB NATIONS BOMBARDED
TELL AVIV HIS CONTRIBUTION TO
THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE WAS
NOTHING SHORT OF CRITICAL
WITHOUT THE TRANSPORT. HE HELPED
COORDINATE. THERE WOULD HAVE
BEEN NO RESOURCES BROUGHT IN
DURING SOME OF THE DARKEST DAYS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS HEROICS. MR
LIVINGSTON'S SECOND CAREER, YOU
MIGHT KNOW MORE POPULARLY. HE
WAS A PROLIFIC AUTHOR AND
WRITER. HE WROTE SOME OF THE
MOST ICONIC SCI FI PRODUCTIONS
OF ALL TIME, INCLUDING STAR TREK
. THE $6 MILLION MAN IN MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE. HE ALSO WROTE
SEVERAL BOOKS, INCLUDING THE
COAST OF THE EARTH, THE
DETROITERS, NO TROPHY, NO SWORD.
AND OFTEN DRAWING ON HIS
EXPERIENCES ON THE FRONT LINES
IN BOTH SECOND WORLD WAR AS WELL
AS THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE IN
ISRAEL. HE IS DEARLY MISSED BY
HIS DAUGHTERS, LEAH HOPKINS,
ANDY LIVINGSTON, HIS SON, DAVID,
HIS GRANDDAUGHTERS. AND HIS
NEPHEW ON THE BATTLEFIELD THERE
ON THE SILVER SCREEN. THE WORLD
WAS MADE BETTER DUE TO THE LIFE
OF HAROLD LIVINGSTON LED, HE'LL
BE FINALLY AND FOREVER MISSED.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT MARK ON
HISTORY CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN. HE
WAS A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN. HE
WITNESSED THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
AMERICA SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO
VOLUNTEERED AMERICAN TO HELP IN
THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL RETURN TO
THE U. S AIR FORCE INVOLVED IN
THE BERLIN AIRLIFT, THEN WENT TO
HOLLYWOOD. AND THOSE EXPERIENCES
WILL BUILD HIS CAREER FOREVER.
HIS SON, HIS NEPHEW, BOBBY SAID
, WELL BETTER THAN I WOULD SAY.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOU TO JOIN IN HIS
MEMORY. THANKS. THANK YOU.
PLEASE BRING HIS NAME UP SO IT
CAN BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED.
NEXT. WE WILL HAVE SENATOR
PORTANTINO.
COLLEAGUES. I RISE TODAY TO ASK
THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
HENRY HANK DEAL. HANK PASSED
AWAY ON MAY 18TH 2020 DUE TO THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC. HIS FAMILY
UNFORTUNATELY, WAS UNABLE TO
HOLD A MEMORIAL SERVICE
CELEBRATING HIS LIFE UNTIL THIS
YEAR PROUD, U. S NAVY VETERAN
WHO SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR.
HANK SERVICE WAS RECENTLY HELD
AT THE V. A CEMETERY, THE
NATIONAL CEMETERY IN LOS
ANGELES. HANK WAS A DEDICATED
VOLUNTEER WHO WILL ALWAYS WAS
ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP THOSE IN
NEED. HE WAS A BOARD MEMBER AT
THE BURBANK COORDINATING
COUNCIL, WHERE EVERY YEAR HE AND
HIS WIFE, JANET, WOULD PEPARE
HOLIDAY BASKETS FILLED WITH FOOD
, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES AND TOYS
FOR KIDS AND DELIVERING THEM
HAND DELIVERING THEM TO LOW
INCOME FAMILIES IN BURBANK AHEAD
OF THE HOLIDAYS, HANK ALSO
SERVED AS THE CITY OF BURBANK
SENIOR CITIZEN BOARD. ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON DISABILITIES AND THE
BURBANK VETERAN'S COMMITTEE. HE
VOLUNTEERED WITH THE BURBANK
BIKE ANGELS AND WAS ACTIVE IN
THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETS
ORGANIZATION. THE AMERICAN
LEGION AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS FAMILY WAS HANK'S FIRST
PRIORITY AS HE WAS A VERY LOVING
HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE,
JANET, WHO IS A ROCK STAR IN HER
OWN RIGHT. DAUGHTERS JENNIFER
JOCELYN AND JOANNA, HIS SONS,
JAMES AND JASON, HIS GRANDSON,
ANDREW AND HIS SIBLINGS JOYCE,
DON THE LANE AND TERRY. HIS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
HANKS KIND, HUMBLE PERSONALITY
AND HIS TIRELESS SERVICE TO OUR
COMMUNITY, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK THAT THE SENATE ADJOURNED IN
HIS MEMORY. THANK YOU. PLEASE DO
BRING HIS NAME UP SO HE CAN BE
PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED AS WELL.
NEXT. WE HAVE SENATOR LIMÓN.
FOLLOWED BY SENATOR SKINNER.
SECTOR-LIMÓN THANK YOU. MEMBERS
IT'S WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I
ADJOURNED IN THE MEMORY OF JOEY
QUÊ THAN THE A RESIDENT OF SAN
LUIS OBISPO AND A FIREFIGHTER
PARAMEDIC IN SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY. JOEY PASSED AWAY JANUARY
8TH 2022 AT THE AGE OF 33 IN AN
OFF DUTY SKIING ACCIDENT AT
CHINO PEAK IN FRESNO. JOEY GREW
UP IN THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY,
AND HE STUDIED BROADCAST
JOURNALISM AT CAL POLY SAN LUIS
OBISPO. FROM A YOUNG AGE, HE WAS
FASCINATED WITH EMERGENCY
VEHICLES AND WOULD PERFECTLY
MIMIC THE SOUND OF SIRENS. JOEY
BEGAN HIS CAREER IN AN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL CARE AS APART AS A
PARAMEDIC FOR AMERICAN MEDICAL
RESPONSE IN 2007. LATER HE
BECAME A PUBLIC SAFETY
DISPATCHER AND FLIGHT PARAMEDIC.
BEFORE GETTING HIS DREAM JOB
WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. JOEY
HELPED TRAIN NEW PARAMEDICS IN
THE FIELD. MOST RECENTLY, HE
WORKED AS A FIREFIGHTER
PARAMEDIC FOR SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY FIRE. JOEY SAVED
COUNTLESS LIVES THROUGH HIS
WORK. HE TOUCHED THE LIVES OF
MANY MAKING LASTING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE HE CAME
ACROSS AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH
JOEY IS SURVIVED BY HIS FIANCEE
, MELISSA, HIS DOG, LUCY, AS
WELL AS GRANDMOTHER, SALLY
MOTHER, ANITA STEPFATHER, KEN
FATHER, RUBEN. BROTHERS CODY,
KENNY, JESSE AND DOMINIC AND
SISTERS, RENNES AND JASMINE.
JOEY WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS
SMILE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND
HARD WORK ETHIC. HIS SERVICE TO
HIS COMMUNITY WILL NOT BE
FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU, SENATOR
LAIRD. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
I WISH TO JOIN IN THE ADJOURNED
IN MEMORY OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SANTA BARBARA. WHICH WAS JUST
VERY ABLY DONE. AND NOTE THAT HE
WAS A RESIDENT OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND THAT HE ALSO WAS A
RESERVE PARAMEDIC FOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTY, AND HIS WORK WAS
SO DISTINGUISHED IN THAT AND HIS
YOUNG AGE THAT HE HAS A COUNTY
ROAD NAMED FOR HIM AND AVALA
BEACH IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.
BECAUSE OF THAT SERVICE, AND
ALSO IT WAS MENTIONED THAT HIS
FIANCEE IS MELISSA. SHE HAPPENS
TO BE MELISSA NEWMAN, WHO THE
NEWS ANCHOR FOR LOCAL KSB Y AND
THEREFORE, IN ADDITION TO JUST
SUCH A PERSONAL LOSS, IT WAS IT
WAS JUST WIDELY FELT IN OUR
COMMUNITY. SO I JOINED IN THE
ADJOURNING MEMORY FOR JOEY.
THANK YOU. PLEASE MAKE SURE HIS
NAME IS BROUGHT UP. SO WE
PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I
RISE AND ASK THAT YOU ADJOURN IN
MEMORY WITH ME. YOU JOIN ME. IN
A JOURNEY IN MEMORY FROM MY DEAR
FRIEND ALICE PHILIPSON. SHE WAS
FIERCE, LOVING AND GENEROUS AND
WAS A PIONEERING CIVIL RIGHTS
IMPACT LITIGATOR. SHE LEFT US
JULY 14TH. THIS YEAR AT HER HOME
IN BERKELEY. SHE WAS 74. ALICE
LIKED TO BOAST THAT SHE WAS THE
LEGAL EQUIVALENT OF DYNAMITE. I
WILL SOON TELL YOU WHY THAT WAS
AN APT DESCRIPTION. SHE LIVED AN
OUTSIZED LIFE. HE WAS LOYAL,
INTENSE, BRILLIANT, GREAT SENSE
OF HUMOR. DEEPLY COMMITTED
FRIEND. CREATIVE LAWYER WHO WAS
ABSOLUTELY INTOLERANT OF
INJUSTICE AND IGNORANCE. BUT FOR
MOST OF US WHO ENCOUNTERED HER,
EVEN THOUGH SHE LOVED AND THOSE
OF US WHO LOVED HER, SHE WAS
ALSO A PROVERBIAL PAIN IN THE AS
MY PASSWORD FOR HER MEMORIES
PAGE I NAMED MYSELF ALICE'S
WIMP. AND I PUT THAT IN THERE
BECAUSE IN THE IMPORTANT TIMES
THAT SHE CAME TO MY RESCUE HE
WOULD GIVE ME A LOOK. AND SHE
WOULD SAY TO ME, NANCY. DON'T BE
A WIMP. ALICE WAS BORN AND GREW
UP IN PASADENA. SHE WENT TO
PITZER COLLEGE. SHE GOT A SOCIAL
WORK DEGREE. THEN SHE MOVED TO
THE BAY AREA AND GOT HER LAW
DEGREE AT GOLDEN GATE
UNIVERSITY. SHE CAME OUT IN THE
EARLY SEVENTIES, AND FROM THAT
DAY ON, SHE WAS AN OUT AND PROUD
LESBIAN. SHE MET PETROL. I'LL
LILIA STRAND PETRA APOLOGIES.
THE LOVE OF HER LIFE IN 1976,
AND THEY SHARED 46 YEARS
TOGETHER. IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES
, ALISON PETRA OR ONE OF THE
FIRST LESBIAN COUPLES TO HAVE A
CHILD VIA DONOR INSEMINATION.
THEIR DAUGHTER, MAYA, IS HOW I
MET ALICE AND PETRA BECAUSE MY
DAUGHTER AND MAYA WERE IN
PRESCHOOL TOGETHER. THIS WAS A
TIME WHEN LGBTQ PEOPLE RARELY
CONSCIOUSLY PLANNED TO FAMILY.
DONOR INSEMINATION AND SPERM
BANKS WERE RARITY. LATER ALICE
HELPED FOUND AND SERVED ON THE
BOARD OF BERKELEY'S NONPROFITS.
SPERM BANK, WHICH WAS FOUNDED TO
SERVE LGBTQ PARENTS. NOW. ABOUT
10 YEARS LATER. ALICE CONFRONTED
DIFFICULTIES WITH MAYA'S BIRTH
CERTIFICATE. BECAUSE IT LISTED
ALICE AS MOTHER, BUT FOR FATHER
, IT SAID ARTIFICIAL
INSEMINATION. IT MADE IT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR PETRA TO INCLUDE
MAYA IN HER HEALTH COVERAGE THAT
SHE GOT FROM HER EMPLOYER. AND
IT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR
MAYA TO GET A PASSPORT BECAUSE
AS A MINOR YOU HAVE TO HAVE BOTH
PARENTS PERMISSION TO LEAVE THE
COUNTRY. SO ALICE STARTED TO
HARANG STATE DEPARTMENT OF VITAL
STATISTICS HERE IN CALIFORNIA TO
CHANGE BIRTH CERTIFICATES. AND
IN 1993, SHE SUCCEEDED. THIS IS
WELL BEFORE OUR LEGISLATION. AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF VITAL
STATISTICS CHANGED THE HEADINGS
SO THAT IT THEN LISTED FROM THAT
POINT ON FOR ANY BIRTH MOTHER
SLASH PARENT. AND FATHER SLASH
PARENT SO THAT SAME SEX PARENTS
COULD BE LISTED. THIS WAS PRE
GAY MARRIAGE PRE MOST DOMESTIC
PARTNER RULES. NOW. ALICE
STARTED HER CAREER AS A SOCIAL
WORKER AND A DRUG ABUSE
COUNSELOR. BUT OUR COMMITMENT TO
BEING A GAME CHANGER FOR SOCIAL
JUSTICE LETTER TO GET HER LAW
DEGREE WHERE SHE BECAME A
QUINTESSENTIAL ACTIVIST LAWYER
DOING THINGS LIKE I JUST
DESCRIBED, BUT DURING THE AIDS
EPIDEMIC ALICE REPRESENTED MANY
FOLKS WITH AIDS WHO ARE BEING
DROPPED BY THEIR INSURERS. OR
FIRED. FOR THERE ARE INSURANCE
COMPANIES WOULD REFUSE TO PAY
FOR THEIR MEDICAL COVERAGE, AND
SO SHE BEGAN TO SUE ALL OF THEM.
AND SHE BEGAN TO WIN. THOUGH. IN
FAR TOO MANY CASES. HER CLIENTS
WERE DEAD. BY THE TIME SHE WON
THERE WAS ONE CASE WHERE SHE DID
WIN. AGAINST AN INSURANCE
COMPANY WAS THE FIRST ONE SHE
TOOK, AND SHE WANTED MANY YEARS
LATER, BUT FORTUNATELY HER
CLIENT WAS STILL ALIVE. HE WAS
ONE OF THE ORIGINAL VOLUNTEERS
ATTORNEYS WHO ESTABLISHED THE
AIDS LEGAL REFERRAL PANEL. AND
THEY WENT ON TO PROVIDE NO COST
LEGAL SERVICES TO THOSE WITH
HIV. AND IN 1986. THE SAN
FRANCISCO CHRONICLE ARTICLE
DESCRIBED THE CASE THAT ALICE
TOOK AGAINST THE INSURER WHERE
SHE WON AND DESCRIBED IT AS ONE
OF THE FIRST WHERE THERE WAS A
SUCCESS WHILE THE PERSON WAS
STILL ALIVE. UM SHE ALSO SUED
HOSPITALS, INSURERS AND OTHERS.
WHO WERE SECRETLY TESTING PEOPLE
TO SEE IF THEY HAD AIDS. SO THAT
THEY COULD THEN DENY THEM THE
INSURANCE. AS A PRE EXISTING
CONDITION OR FIRE THEM BEFORE
THE PERSON EVEN KNEW THEMSELVES
WHETHER THEY WERE HIV POSITIVE.
AND SO SHE HAD TO SUE ALL THOSE
ENTITIES TO STOP. THIS TESTING
WITHOUT PEOPLE'S CONSENT. WHEN A
TEXAS PEDIATRICIAN WAS DRIVEN
OUT OF HIS PRACTICE BECAUSE HIS
HIV STATUS WAS MADE PUBLIC.
ALICE WAS QUOTED IN A TEXAS
PAPER AS THE EPIDEMIC OF FEAR IS
WORSE THAN THE EPIDEMIC OF
DISEASE. THESE ARE NOT THINGS TO
BE BANDIED ABOUT. THESE ARE
IRRATIONAL FEARS. AND ACTIONS
AND SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED AT
EVERY TURN. A CIVILIZED SOCIETY
HAS NO ROOM FOR LYNCH MOB
JUSTICE. AND THAT IN AFTER THAT
, THE 1998, THE ADVOCATE, GAVE
ALICE A HERO AWARD, NAMING HER A
FIERCE FIGHTER FOR AIDS RIGHTS.
ALICE ALSO BEGAN TO REPRESENT
CANCER PATIENTS. FIGHTING FOR
THEM. SIMILARLY AS THEY FACED
SIMILAR TYPES OF INSURANCE DROP
AEGEAN, SUCH HE ALSO IN THE
NINETIES, WHEN WE BEGAN TO
RECOGNIZE DOMESTIC PARTNERS. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY EMPLOYERS
STILL DID NOT PROVIDE HEALTH
CARE COVERAGE. HE ORGANIZED
CALIFORNIA STATE BAR TO PROVIDE
HEALTH BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC
PARTNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
LATER AS MORE LGBTQ FAMILIES
BEGAN HAVING CHILDREN, BUT WE'RE
NOT YET PROTECTED BY MARRIAGE.
AND IN MANY CASES NOT ABLE TO
GET ADOPTIONS. NASTY CUSTODY
CASES HAPPENED BECAUSE, HEY,
LOOK, ANYBODY CAN HAVE A BAD
BREAKUP. AND IN THOSE NASTY
CASES THE NONBIOLOGICAL PARENT
WAS BEING DENIED ANY RIGHT TO
SEE THE CHILD THAT THEY HELPED
RAISE. SO AS AN EARLY MEMBER OF
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN
RIGHTS BRAIN TRUST. ALICE TOOK
THIS ISSUE ON AND CONVINCED THE
CALIFORNIA COURTS FOR THE FIRST
TIME TO GIVE LEGAL STANDING TO
LESBIAN PARENTS IN GUARDIANSHIP
AND CHILD CUSTODY CASES. OUT
MAGAZINE DESCRIBED HER WORK AS
BLASTING OPEN CALIFORNIA'S
COURTHOUSE DOOR FOR LESBIAN
FAMILIES. AND IT RESULTED IN
LAVA. THE LESBIANS HAVE
ACHIEVEMENT, VISION AND ACTION,
GIVING HER THEIR ANNUAL AWARD IN
THE YEAR 2000. NOW. ABOUT 20
YEARS AGO. LITTLE LONGER. ALICE
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. SHE
THEN FACED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
CANCERS AND FOUGHT THOSE
CANCERS. FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
SHE STOPPED PRACTICING LAW. AND
TOOK UP HER CHILDHOOD PASSION OF
RIDING HORSES. AND SPENT MANY
TIME MANY, MANY HOURS RIDING IN
THE BERKELEY HILLS, THE EAST BAY
HILLS WITH HER FRIEND SHE CALLED
THE BARN GIRLS. UNFORTUNATELY
HAD A FEW HORSEBACK ACCIDENTS
WHERE. THERE WERE SOME VERY
SERIOUS INJURIES AND JUST THE
WORLD BECAME TOO HARD. AND, UH,
INJURIES SHE SUFFERED. ALL OF IT
WAS TOO MUCH. ALICE. DESERVES TO
BE REMEMBERED FOR THE BRILLIANCE
FOR WHAT SHE HER FIERCENESS HER
ADVOCACY IN THE LAW. THE CASE
WORK THAT SHE BROKE. SHE WAS
JUST A WONDERFUL PERSON. AND
WITH THE RECENT DOBBS DECISION
IN TRUE ALICE FASHION, SHE ASKED
THAT DONATIONS IN HER MEMORY BE
GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF
ABORTION FUNDS. ALICE WILL BE
MOST ACUTELY MISSED BY HER
SPOUSE, PETRA. BY THEIR DAUGHTER
, MAYA AND RACHEL BISCOTTI, WHO
THEY CONSIDERED THEIR SECOND
DAUGHTER. BUT SHE HAD SIBLINGS.
MANY BELOVED NEPHEWS, NIECES,
COUSINS, FRIENDS ALL OVER THE
WORLD. OUR ALLIES COLLEAGUES.
AND WE ALL WILL MISS HER SO
DEEPLY. THANK YOU. PLEASE BRING
HER NAME UP SO SHE CAN BE
PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED. IF THERE
IS NO OTHER BUSINESS CENTER,
ATKINS THE JUSTICE CLEAR THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU FOR TODAY ARE NEXT
FLOOR SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR
THIS. THURSDAY AUGUST 4TH 2022
AT NINE. A.M. THE SENATE WILL BE
ADJOURNED. WE WILL RECONVENE
THURSDAY AT NINE A.M.