SIMPSON COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS
WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD MORNING
THE SENATE CONTINUES TO WORK IN
THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT TODAY'S
HEARING THE PARTICIPANT CODE IS
. EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO SIX.
EIGHTY ONE SIXTY THREE THAT'S
877-226-8160 THREE AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS. THREE THREE ZERO
EIGHT EIGHT ZERO FIVE THAT'S
THREE THREE ZERO EIGHT EIGHT
ZERO FIVE WILL BE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE I KNOW
SHE BUILDING. AND ASKED ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
PLEASE REPORT TO ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED SO WE CAN STOP QUORUM
AND BEGAN THE HEARING ALL WE
HAVE SEVEN BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND- WE STILL CAN'T
START- STEPS ARE QUORUM BUT WE
WILL HEAR FROM OUR FIRST OFF
THERE ARE YOU SEE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SIR BERHENTI HAS EIGHTY
THREE SO. WHEN YOU'RE READY YOU
MAY BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY. SHARE
BRADFORD MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME TODAY- I'D LIKE TO
START BY THANKING YOUR COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND-
WANTED TO LET YOU GO THE DAY
THAT I ACCEPT THIS SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS- BY THE COMMITTEE.
I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AB THREE
LEGISLATION LEGISLATION THAT
SPONSORED BY AFP IT ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIA IT'S AIMED AT SHAPING
THE UPCOMING DECISIONS THE STATE
WILL MAKE REGARDING OFFSHORE
WIND. WHILE ENSURING THAT WE
PROTECT OUR SENSITIVE MARINE AND
COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS CULTURAL
RESOURCES AND AT THE SAME TIME
BRING INTO CALIFORNIA THE
MAXIMUM HIGH WAGE HIGH SKILL
JOBS THAT WILL BE CREATED BY
THIS EMERGING INDUSTRY. BRINGING
OFFSHORE WIND ONLINE IS CRITICAL
TO THE STATE'S ABILITY TO MEET
OUR CLIMATE GOALS CALIFORNIA HAS
ADOPTED AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR
OFFSHORE WIND FIVE GIGA WATTS BY
TWENTY THIRTY TWENTY FIVE
GIGAWATTS BY TWENTY FORTY FIVE.
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
SINCE ISSUED THE FIRST LEASES
OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST FOR
FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES.
OFFSHORE WIND HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO BRING TENS OF THOUSANDS TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF HIGH PAYING JOBS
IN HIGH SKILL JOBS EACH YEAR
OVER TWENTY YEARS TO THE STATE.
INCLUDING AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE
STATE'S PORTS AND SHIPPING HUBS
AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
MEETING OUR CLIMATE AND CLEAN
ENERGY GOALS REQUIRES A MULTI
BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENTS IN
NEW AND EXPANDED PORT FACILITIES
AND TRANSMISSION AND THE STATE
WILL NEED TO DEVELOP THIS
NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN A
VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
MEANWHILE POLICE REPORTS MUST
ALSO BE CITED AND EXPANDED AND
DESIGNED AND ENTITLED IN A WAY
THAT MINIMIZES IMPACTS TO
PRECIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCES AND
SENSITIVE MARINE- AND COASTAL
HABITATS AND SPECIES. WITH
THOROUGH PLANNING TIMELINE
ACCOUNTABILITY CALIFORNIA CAN
MEET ITS OFFSHORE WIND GOALS IN
A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES GOOD PAYING
AND HIGH SKILLED JOBS BY
BRINGING NOT ONLY ASSEMBLY AND
MAINTENANCE BUT ALSO THE TURBINE
AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING TO
CALIFORNIA WHILE ASSURING THE
STRONGEST PROTECTIONS FOR
CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
AB THREE REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A
SECOND PHASE ANALYSIS SUPPORT
ALTERNATIVES WITH DETAILED
CRITERIA TO GUIDE THEIR ANALYSIS
TO SUPPORT OFFSHORE WIND
ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
LEGISLATURE. AND THE
ADMINISTRATION ON THE BEST NEXT
STEPS REPORT DEVELOPMENT THAT
MINIMIZES IMPACTS TO THE
ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE
RESOURCES MAXIMIZES JOBS
ACHIEVES OF OUR MIDDLE JUSTICE
GOALS AND ASSURES THAT RATE
PAYERS ARE PROTECTED. AB THREE
ALSO REQUIRES THE C. E. C. TO
ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF
IMPOSING SPECIFIC IN STATE JOB
REQUIREMENTS OR TARGETS FOR BOTH
MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLING
OFFSHORE WIND PARTS. AND TO
ASSESS THE IMPACTS ON ECONOMIC
GROWTH ON OUR TAX BASE JOBS
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPACTS TO RATE PAYERS AND GIVE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO BOTH THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
ABOUT HOW TO RETAIN THE MAXIMUM
JOB BENEFITS FOR CALIFORNIANS.
ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED
CALIFORNIANS THE BILL ENJOYS
BROAD SUPPORT OF THE KEY
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING A
COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUPS LABOR GROUPS THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING TRADES IN
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS. MAJOR
PORTS ACROSS THE STATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE
WITH ME HERE TODAY ARE DAN
JACOBSON OF ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIA A SPONSOR OF THE BILL
AND MARVIN PINEDA REPRESENTING
THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN
AND WAREHOUSE. UNION TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
ASSIST WITH QUESTIONS I
RESPECTFULLY UP I RESPECTFULLY
ASK RIVAL. THANK YOU WE WILL.
FOR OUR- PRIMARY WITNESSES TWO
MINUTES- NOW YOU CAN GET YOUR
TESTIMONY THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR
MY NAME IS JACOBS WITHIN.
ENVIRONMENT ALSO STE AND TRY
SUPPORT OF THE BILL OR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS. THIS BILL
IN OFFSHORE WIND. IS A WIN WIN
SITUATION SUPPORTING OFFSHORE
WIND PORT STUDIES AND LOCAL
MANUFACTURING IN CALIFORNIA CAN
ACCELERATE THE STATE'S
TRANSITION 21100% CLEAN ENERGY
SOURCES. OFFSHORE WIND HAS
TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR
GENERATING CLEAN SUSTAINABLE ALL
ELECTRICITY BY INVESTING IN
OFFSHORE WIND PORCH STUDIES
CALIFORNIA CAN IDENTIFY SUITABLE
AREAS FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
AND ALSO DEVELOP THE NECESSARY
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THEIR
INSTALLATION. AND MAINTENANCE
LOCAL MANUFACTURING OF WIND
TURBINES COMPONENTS AND RELATED
EQUIPMENT FURTHER ENHANCES THE
STATE'S RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR
REDUCES RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS
AND HELPS US TO ACHIEVE OUR
AMBITIOUS RENEWABLE ENERGY
TARGETS. IN ADDITION THE
OFFSHORE WIND STUDIES AND LOCAL
MANUFACTURING CONSTABULARY JOB
CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN
CALIFORNIA THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS REQUIRES
A RANGE OF SKILLED WORKERS
INCLUDING ENGINEERS TECHNICIANS
PROJECT MANAGERS AND
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. BY
ESTABLISHING LOCAL MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES CALIFORNIA CAN
GENERATE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE SUPPLY
CHAIN FOR MANUFACTURING AND
ASSEMBLY TO MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATIONS. THESE INDUSTRIES
CONTRACT INVESTMENT CREATE A
SKILLED WORKFORCE AND CONTRIBUTE
TO THE GROWTH OF LOCAL
BUSINESSES RESULTING IN A
POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE
STATE AND FINALLY OFFSHORE WIND
ENERGY IS A CRUCIAL TOOL TO
MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A
LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL
INITIATIVES AND HAS SET
AMBITIOUS CLIMATE GOALS OFFSHORE
WIND POWERS ARE CLEAN RENEWABLE
ENERGY SOURCE THAT PRODUCES NO
DIRECT EMISSIONS OR AIR
POLLUTION BY HARNESSING THE
POWER OF THE WIND CALIFORNIA CAN
REDUCE ITS RELIANCE ON FOSSIL
FUELS. FOR THESE AND SEVERAL
OTHER REASONS THANK YOU FOR THAT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND URGENT I
VOTE THANK YOU. THE TWENTY
CHIPTUNE WHILE I. WAS CHAIR
MEMBERS MARIN PANETTA OF AN THEY
- LONG AND WAREHOUSE UNION AND
OF THREE. I WOULD THANK US
NUMBER SERVER FOR PUTTING THIS
IMPORTANT POLICY FORWARD I WE
THANK HIM FOR HAVING ORGANIZED
LABOR AT THE TABLE- THE BILL.
HAS REQUIRES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. I TO MEET
THE WORKFORCE NEEDS AND INCLUDES
ALL A REUNION SO WE THANK THEM
FOR THAT. I'M DIO W. AS WE AS
YOU KNOW WE WILL OPERATE AT ALL
PORTS WE WELCOME I'M SURE NGUYEN
PROJECTS AS THIS IS A HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY. AS A HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE JOBS AND I
AS WE LOSE JOBS TO AUTOMATION HI
THIS IS. A WAY TO TRANSITION
SOME OF THOSE WORKERS. I WE
OFTEN HEAR ABOUT. YOU KNOW THE
POWER GOING OUT NEAR THE PORTS
THAT BECAUSE- OF. OF THE HIGH
TEMPERATURES. I LATIMES WHAT
WE'D IS WE HAVE TO APPLY AND SHE
- BACK TO. AB SOME WOULD SAY
DIRTY. THIS WILL CREATE AN UP TO
I HAVEN'T. ALWAYS ACT. ENERGY
BEING USED. AND AGAIN IT'S AN
UPPER. I AND WITH THINGS TO
BRADFORD HAS PREVENT LAYS IN HIS
DISTRICT I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES HERE AND SUPPORT STATE
YOUR NAME AND YOUR ORGANIZATION
PLEASE. REBECCA MARKETS
REPRESENTING HELP HER AGAIN
SUPPORT. MISTER CHAIR MIKE MONEY
GOING TO BE AT THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING MR JOHNSON YEAH IF I
TOUCH A THING IT'S USUALLY UP
THERE WE GO- JOHN THE CLAIMED
AFTER THE PORT OF SAINT IN
SUPPORT. BILL ELLIOTT
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
SUPPORTS THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED. HEARING TÍNH NINE NOW
WILL GO TO PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION ARE THERE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. HEARING
SEEN ON ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION HERE AROUND TWELVE
HUNDRED. JANE AND MODERATE NOW
LET'S GO TO OUR PHONE LINES FOR
WITNESSES BOTH IN SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION. OF AB THREE. THANK
YOU TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD. IN
EIGHTEEN T. SPECIALIST WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH YOUR FLIGHT
NUMBER BY WHICH YOU'LL BE
IDENTIFIED. YOUR FIRST- FIRST
CALLER WILL BE FROM LINE NUMBER
TWENTY ONE GO AHEAD. IF YOU'RE
CARING MEMBERS MICHAEL PIMENTEL
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PACIFIC
MERCHANT SHIPPING ASSOCIATION-
IN SUPPORT SURE I VOTED I THINK
YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LIVE
TWENTY NINE GO AHEAD. MY INSURED
MEMBERS MARKET HE DRUM BEHALF
THE L. A. COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
TELEPHONE LINES IN Q. THANK YOU.
HEARING NO OTHER ONES AND WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
. CENTERED OUT. DAVID CHIU
CHAIRMAN DECEIVE SOMEONE NUMBER
OF I WILL BE SUPPORTING ABILITY
I HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH
OFFSHORE WIND BUT THIS IS THE
ACTUATING THE RIGHT MOVE TO- DO
THE STUDIES AT THE PORT SO WE
CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE
HEADED SO THAT WITH THAT I WOULD
BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL.
STRUCTURE THANK YOU
CONTRACEPTIVE ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
. WELL LET ME FIRST COMMEND THE
AUTHOR FOR HIS. AND FOR THE FOR
THIS. THE BY AS END OF WHO IS
NOW TO. UTILITIES AN ASSEMBLY IN
A DEMOCRAT I MEAN I DO. AND THE
SENATE. AND ALSO WORK FOR YOU
LOOK UTILITY COMPANY THE
PROMISES OF A DIVERSE WORK FORCE
HAS YET TO DEVELOP IN THIS GREEN
ECONOMY. SO WHAT INSURANCE IS DO
WE OUT THAT THIS WORK FORCE WILL
BE AS DIVERSE AS BEEN PROMISED
FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS
BECAUSE- I'VE BEEN ON NUMEROUS
RENEWABLE SITES I'VE YET TO SEE
SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE ME
WORKING ON ANY OF. THAT AS A
VERY VERY GOOD QUESTION ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY I BROUGHT THIS
BILL AND WHY- THAT SECOND BASE
PORT STUDY WAS- WAS PUT IN PLACE
WAS BECAUSE- WE HAD A BUNCH OF
STUDIES THAT WERE DONE BY AB
FIVE TWENTY FIVE BUT THERE
WEREN'T ANY STANDARDS IN PLACE
SO. ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS
REQUIRES IS THAT THE C. E. C.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PORT
ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE OUT THERE
FROM STUDIES. AND ACTUALLY MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH A BUNCH OF
STANDARDS THAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK
AT AND ONE OF THE KEY STANDARDS
IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A
DIVERSE. WORK FORCE THAT IS
BASICALLY- THAT WE'VE GOT
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE
BEAT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE- CRITERION AND THAT THE
WORK FORCE IS ACTUALLY. HELPING
ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA.
THAT DID BUT I. TO SEE SEE I
MEAN. LABOR COMMITTED THIS THE
COMPANIES JOIN THE HIGHER
COMMITTED TO THIS I MEAN IT
REALLY NEED TO. REAL COMMITMENT
NOT JUST WORDS ON PAPER BECAUSE
AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS A DIVERSE
JOBS HAVE YET TO MATERIALIZE AND
IN THE SPACE I AGREE WITH THAT I
THINK WHAT WITHOUT THE BILL.
WHAT WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN IS THAT
YOU WOULD HAVE. A NUMBER OF
COMPETING PORT ALTERNATIVES THAT
WOULD BE ADVANCE THROUGHOUT THE
STATE FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF
THINGS AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS
DOES IS IT BASICALLY PUTS THE
STATE REQUIRES THE STATE TO LOOK
AT. THE PORTS AND ACTUALLY THE
MANUFACTURING BOTH PIECES OF
THAT WITH CRITERION ABOUT WHAT
IS BEST FOR THE STATE AND WHICH
ALTERNATIVES MEET STANDARDS AND
ONE OF THOSE STANDARDS IS
BASICALLY. A DIVERSE WORK FORCE-
WHICH YOU KNOW FRANKLY IS
PROBABLY LIKELY TO HAPPEN IF THE
YOU KNOW THE TWO KEY PORT
ALTERNATIVES NOW ARE LONG BEACH.
AND HUMBOLDT BAY- AND THEN THERE
IS LIKELY THAT THERE WOULD BE
ACCELERATE PORTS IN OTHER MAJOR
METROPOLITAN AREAS THOSE ARE
LIKELY TO BE AREAS WITH. WITH
DIVERSE WORKFORCES AND ACTUALLY
THE BILL REQUIRES
RECOMMENDATIONS ON WORK FORCE-
AND HOW WE MEET THE WORKFORCE
NEEDS AND- MEETING DIVERSE
WORKFORCE NEEDS AND SURVEYING-
IN. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES. WELL OKAY I HOPE AT
SOME. IT RECRUITMENT IN THESE
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE AGAIN. I
WORK FOR UTILITY COMPANY AND
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY WAS ONE OF
THE BIGGEST COMMITMENTS UNDER.
TURN ORDER ONE FIFTY SIX THAT
THE LATE. WHEN MORE STARTED AND
WE ARE STILL FIGHTING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WOMEN MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES ARE DISABLED VETERANS
HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE IN THE
SAME IS BEING SEEN HERE AND THIS
GREEN SPACE AND ITS RENEWABLE
ENERGY SPACE SO- I'M GONNA
SUPPORTED TODAY BUT I AM. I
REALLY NEED TO SEIZE YOU KNOW
SOME REAL CHANGE IN THIS
INDUSTRY. SENATE GONZALEZ ABOUT
THAT THANK YOU SO MUCH OF THE
YOU FOR BRING THIS FOR- ASSEMBLY
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ON- I
KNOW YOU'RE CURRENTLY WORKING
THE LONG SHE- YOU. ON THE TIONAL
AMENDMENTS SUCH AS TO CONFIRM
THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO WORK
AND DISCUSS AND I KNOW THAT
THERE'S- A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY
WITH WORK FORCES WE'VE JUST BEEN
TALKED. TALKING ABOUT YET YES
WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM WE
ACCEPTED THEIR AMENDMENTS AND
THEY ACTUALLY TESTIFIED IN
SUPPORT THIS MORNING OKAY I'M
LATE TO THE GAME THANK YOU SO
MUCH I APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU
THANK YOU. HOWEVER ONE SHORT
CORNER OKAY- ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. THANK I
AGREE WITH YOUR YOUR FOCUS
MISTER CHAIR- THAT IS ACTUALLY
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE
BRINGING THIS BILL SAID THAT
THERE ARE SOME STANDARDS IN
PLACE. AS THESE DECISIONS ARE
MADE AND THAT IS AMONG ONE OF
THE KEY STANDARDS THERE. I THINK
MANY TIMES AS WE'VE DONE THESE
KINDS OF PROJECTS WE THINK ABOUT
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND
CULTURAL RESOURCES. AND WE DON'T
THINK ABOUT THE JOB BENEFIT AND
MAKING SURE THAT THE JOBS- ARE
AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITY SAID IF YOU LOOK AT
THIS. IN SOME WAYS THIS IS MORE
OF A JOBS BILL THAT IT IS EVEN
AN ENVIRONMENTAL BILL ALTHOUGH
IT HAS STRONG PROTECTIONS FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT AND THOSE ARE
THAT'S A KEY COMPONENT- WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS I ACTUALLY- REALLY
HONORED THAT WE HAVE. NO REAL
OPPOSITION I THINK WE'VE HAD ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE WE
WORKED HARD WITH THE PORTS WE'VE
WORKED HARD WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO THE
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE GROUPS
WITH ALL THE LABOR UNIONS. WITH
THE LABOR UNIONS THAT REPRESENT
MANUFACTURING AND THE BUILDING
TRADES AND WE HAVE STRONG
SUPPORT ACROSS THE BOARD. THANK
YOU WE'RE STILL LACKING A QUORUM
SO AT THE PROPER TIME WE'LL SEE
COMMOTION ON THIS MATTER AND GET
THE PROPER TIME I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN IPHONE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE.
MEMBER WHAT. AB. TWO EIGHT SIX.
SIX INTER. ASSEMBLY WHAT WORKED
FORGERS. THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEES
ADVANCEMENTS AND THANK THE
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT SARAH. FOR
WORKING WITH US TO MAKE THIS A
BETTER BILL. MAYES AMENDMENTS
FURTHER THE GOAL OF AB TWO
EIGHTY SIX BY ENSURING THAT WE
ARE GATHERING MORE DATA POINTS
TO INFORM. BROADBAND POLICY
DECISIONS. TWO YEARS AGO I
OFFERED A BILL THAT WAS THE
FIRST MAJOR STEP IN UPDATING
CALIFORNIA'S INTERACTIVE
BROADBAND MAP. LAST YEAR I
AUTHORED A BILL THAT STRENGTH IN
THE DATA. THAT INFORMS THE
STATE'S BROADBAND MAP. TO THAT
END AB TWO EIGHTY SIX ONE SURE
PUBLIC FEEDBACK. ISN'T AVAILABLE
DAVE DATASET ARE STATES
BROADBAND MAP. IT PROMOTES
GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND
STRENGTHENS THE VOICES OF THOSE
WHO CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. THERE IS A
FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IN THE WAY
WE SHAPE BROAD THAT POLICY IF WE
DID TO DEVOTE RESOURCES TO
OBTAINING PUBLIC FIJA FEEDBACK.
YET NOT INCORPORATING THE DATA
INTO OUR BASELINE MAPS WHO HAS A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
BROADBAND LOOKS LIKE. AT AN
ADDRESS AND THE PERSON WHO LIVES
THERE. OPPOSITION TO THE BILL
HAS CITED CONCERNS ABOUT THE
VALIDITY OF THE DATA SUBMITTED
BY USERS THE COMMITTEES
AMENDMENTS RESOLVE THAT CONCERN
BY ASSURING THAT THE UNVERIFIED
DATA IS NOT USED IN A RULE
MAKING PROCESS. I'M PURSUING
CROWDSOURCED DATA THROUGH
EXISTING CAL SPEED BECAUSE IT'S
QUITE LITERALLY A MEANS OF
VERIFYING THE DATA THAT THE S.
I. S. P.'S PROVIDE TO THE CPUC.
WITHOUT THE UPDATES OUTLINE IN
AB TWO EIGHTY SIX OUR MAP WILL
CONTINUE TO BE DATA SUBMITTED
ONLY BY INCUMBENT PROVIDERS
UNVERIFIED BY THE HOUSEHOLDS
THEY SERVE. THIS WILL RESULT IN
OVERLOOKING SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES
THAT SUFFER FROM THE INCOME THE
PROVIDER'S INCENTIVE TO
OVERSTATE BROADBAND ACCESS. HERE
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL IS CAMMY PEER. WITH COMMON
SENSE MEDIA AND WHEN THE TIME
COMES I RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL.
REALLY WITH THIS YOU HAVE TO
MINUTES. GOOD MORNING CHAIRING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY NAME IS
CAMMY PEER CALIFORNIA POLICY
MANAGER WITH COMMON SENSE MEDIA.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS YOU IN SUPPORT OF AB TWO
EIGHTY SIX. ESPECIALLY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR
DIGITAL EQUITY OR KATE. ACCESS
TO THE INTERNET AS A FUNDAMENTAL
REQUIREMENT TO ENGAGE IN TODAY'S
WORLD. HOWEVER PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE BROADBAND MAPS FAILED
TO FULLY ILLUSTRATE THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE PREVENTING MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS FROM RECEIVING
BROADBAND. THIS IS BECAUSE
EXISTING PROVIDERS HAVE AN
INCENTIVE TO SOMETIMES OVER A
PERCENT THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF
THEIR SERVICE TERRITORIES. WE
KNOW CALIFORNIANS ARE NOT FULLY
REPRESENTED IN OUR BROADBAND
MAPS TODAY. FROM HOUSEHOLDS IN
RURAL FROM LANDS TO MOUNTAINS
FORESTS TO URBAN. HUBS AT THE
FCC THE CPC AND OTHER STATES
THEY'RE IMPORTANT EFFORTS UNDER
WAY TO MAP THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR PUBLIC
DOLLARS WILL GO TO ENSURE ACCESS
TO FAST RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE
SERVICE. ALL THESE MASS RELY
ALMOST ENTIRELY ON INFORMATION
PROVIDED FROM THE LARGEST
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS OR
ISPS. IT IS SOMETIMES IN THEIR
INTEREST TO OVER REPORT THEIR
SERVICE TO MAINTAIN THEIR
CONTROL OVER TERRITORIES BECAUSE
ADMITTING SERVICE GAPS FROM
ANOTHER COMPANY. OR PERHAPS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAKE IT FUNDING
TO FILL THEM. AB TWENTY SIX
CHANGES THE STATUS QUO. BAD DATA
WILL PRODUCE BAD MAPS AND THAT'S
WHAT THE S. THE CPUC AN FCC HAVE
BEEN CONSISTENTLY GETTING FROM
ISPS. SO NO LONGER WILL OUR
BROADBAND DATA MAPPING EFFORTS
RELY SOLELY ON ICE P. DATA THE
INFORMATION CAN BE COLLECTED
STREET FROM CONSUMERS.
CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE
EMPOWERED AND HOW THE OP BILITY
TO SUBMITS BE TESTED CLOSE SO
MUCH THEY PAYING. ASSURE MAXIMUM
SPEEDS THERE SHOULD BE RECEIVING
ON THEIR PLANS. ALL OF THESE ARE
PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT AT
SUCH A GRANULAR LEVEL CAN
ADDRESS MAJOR MAPPING
DIFFICULTIES ABOUT THE STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVELS. THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU BEFORE
WE CONTINUE OUR TESTIMONY.
CONSULTING WITH STOPS QUORUM.
BRADFORD BRADFORD HERE. DALLI
DALLI HERE ASHLEY. BECKER BECKER
HERE CAROL. DODD DORADO. EGGMAN
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ HERE GROWTH.
GROWTH HERE MCGUIRE MEN HERE MEN
HERE NEWMAN. NEWMAN HERE RUBIO
C. R. TWO. C. R. TO HEAR SKINNER
SKINNER HERE STERN WILK. WELCOME
PRESENT. AKORN HAS BEEN
ESTABLISH- WILL CONTINUE ARE YOU
THIS TWENTY OR PRESS. WHAT OF
THE BILL. ALL RIGHT WOULD YOU
STATE YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION
NO I LOOKED AT MY TWO MINUTES
PLACE YOU HAVE TO IF YOU'RE NOT
A PRIMARY WITNESS NO AND I'M
SORRY RIGHTS AT FIRST COME FIRST
SERVE WE HEARD FROM THE
COMMITTEE. I'M HERE I'D LIKE TO
SPEAK TO MISS ON THE BILL PLEASE
IT'S ONLY FOR THE PRIMARY
WITNESSES SO YOU'LL LOSE THE
PRIMARY HOUSE PRIMARY
ESTABLISHED AS HIS PRIMARY
WITNESSES YOU WEREN'T UP WOULD
YOU LIKE ANOTHER PRIME WITNESS.
THROUGH THE RULES OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH A STEP THAT JUST
ONE WE DO. I'M SORRY TO HEAR
THAT MY ONE SUGGESTION MY NAME
POLY GAVAN CAL THERE'S REALLY
DATA FROM MICROSOFT CORP.
BECAUSE EVERY WINDOWS TEN. EIGHT
TEN COMPUTER PHONE SONG AND YOU
HAVE RELY INFORMATION ON WHAT
ARE PEOPLES UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD
SPEEDS AND YOU CAN GET THAT FROM
THEM TOMORROW WITH A PHONE CALL
THEY'VE ALREADY PUBLISHED ONE
INDEPENDENT STUDY THAT WILL
SOLVE MANY OF YOUR MAPPING
PROBLEMS I SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO
IT THANK YOU. THANK YOU BILL. HE
OTHER WITNESSES INTO FEATURE
NAME YOUR MUSIC. TREASURY
ELECTROMETER FUNDACION IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. NICOLE
ORNAMENT ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP IN
SUPPORT. SOCIAL OR WITH LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT. ERICA HOFFMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
BOARDS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THIS
ROGER. HEARING CHAIN ANALYSIS
MOST OPPOSITION WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION ARE PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION. WE HAVE ONE.
RIGHT YOU MAY CONTINUE TESTIMONY
GOOD MORNING AMANDA CALDERON
WITH HOW BROADBAND WE LIKE TO
THINK THE AUTHOR HIS STAFF AND
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
US ON THIS BILL. WE'VE BEEN
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED AND WHILE
WE ARE COMPLETING A REVIEW OF
THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN TODAY WE
ARE ENCOURAGED BY OUR BRIEF
READING OF THEM AND LOOK FORWARD
TO CIRCLING BACK WITH THE
AUTHOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION- NINETEEN NINE HERE
IN TWELVE HUNDRED. MODERATOR
LET'S GO TO OUR PHONE LINE FOR
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND IN
OPPOSITION OF AB. TWO EIGHT SIX.
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WE WILL FIRST. AN UP LINE-
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THIRTY SIX YOUR LINE IS OPEN GO
AHEAD. AND WELL I'M I'M POSING
NINE SIX FIVE AND IMPOSING AB
ONE OH SIX FIVE. MY NAME IS
ARIANNA. BROWNVILLE NEXT CALL.
MODERATORS ARE ADDITIONAL
CALLERS. LINE ELEVEN YOUR LINE
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CECILIA TO SET THE DIRECTOR OF
MASSACHUSETTS SAFE TECHNOLOGY
CALLING IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE NO FOR THE
LINES IN Q. OKAY HEARING FROM NO
OTHER CALLERS WISHING TO TEST IN
SUPPORT TO BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE
SENATOR BACKER. I THANK YOU I
REQUEST. WE'RE BIGGEST MAY BE A
CONCERN ABOUT THE SELF REPORTED
DATA SO I'M GONNA TALK TO THE
GETS AS MORE DATA POINTS BUT
WE'LL SORT OF HAVE THIS IMAGE
FOR THE CEBU CITY OF THE STATE
THAT THIS IS. YOU KNOW ACCURATE
BOOK BURKE- ENTER HOW DO YOU HOW
DO YOU TO RECONCILE THAT.
WHETHER THERE ARE A LOT OF
SOURCES OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SUBMITTING DATA- THERE ARE IN
OTHER STATES- THIS STATE IS
BEING CONSIDERED FOR MAPPING- I
GUESS IT THEM FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE MORE IS BETTER THAN
THE LAST- HOW DO WE- FOR YEARS
WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH
INCUMBENT. PROVIDER PRESENTED
DATA- WHERE I COME UP AT A
PROVIDER WOULD SAY A CENSUS
BLOCK WAS SERVER MAYBE THERE'S
ONLY ONE PERSON SERVE THERE. SO
AT THE END OF THE DAY- HOW COULD
THIS BE ANY WORSE QUITE FRANKLY
I DON'T SEE THAT AT ALL I SEE IS
I SEE IT AS ADDITIONAL DATA
POINTS THAT COULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL AND I THINK OVER TIME
WE'RE START TO SEE. MORE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE MORE AND
MORE DATA COME FORWARD. MORE
DATA IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET
THE BEST POSSIBLE PICTURE OF
WHAT'S GOING ON IN IN AREAS IT
HELPS US DRAW DOWN FEDERAL
RESOURCES TO HELP BUILD OUT. AT
THE END OF THE DAY WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO IS CLOSE THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE. YEAH WHAT'S
REALLY SUPPORT YOUR GOALS AND
END UP FOR THE BILL TO THAT YOU
WANT TO MAYBE LOOK INTO SOME OF
THOSE OTHER EXAMPLES OF OTHER
STATES AND SUCH AND- YOU KNOW
CONTINUE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU
GOING FORWARD THANKS. APPRECIATE
THAT. THANK YOU SENATOR COPIER.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN IT I
WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY LIKE
THIS BILL IT'S AN IT'S ENOUGH
WAY TO GET A- TO. TEN FOR. WHAT
WE KNOW IS THAT. ARE BROAD
REGULATORY. IS INSUFFICIENT-
THEY REPORT BASED ON CENSUS
TRACT NOT BASED ON. WHO ACTUALLY
HAS SERVICE WITHIN THAT CENSUS
TRACT. I THINK. THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AS A- FIRST. STEP THE
SECOND ANYBODY STEP IS THAT WE
NEED TO- TAKE THAT SELF REPORTED
INFORMATION. AND VERIFY IT. SO
THAT THEN WE CAN USE IT IN A
REGULATORY PROCESS BECAUSE WE
HAVE GIVEN THE BROADBAND
COMPANIES. A FRANCHISE. THAT
ALLOWS THEM TO DO ESSENTIALLY
WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO WITHIN
THEIR SERVICE AREA WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO
DISCRIMINATE. AND WHAT THE DATA.
SUGGEST IF YOU COMPARE IT TO THE
DATA THAT THE FCC GETS FROM THE
TELCO COMPANIES. IS THAT THERE
IS SIGNIFICANT DISCRIMINATION
GOING ON IT'S WHERE YOU CAN MAKE
THE MOST MONEY IS WHERE YOU PUT
YOUR SERVICE- SO THERE ARE WHOLE
COMMUNITIES THAT THAT DON'T HAVE
SERVICE AT ALL SO I'M I'M GONNA
SUPPORT YOUR BILL I THINK IT'S A
IT'S A IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT-
ANYBODY STEP WE TRIED TO. TO
TAKE TACKLE IT ALL IN ONE BIG
CHUNK AND THEN SPENT THE ENTIRE
YEAR BATTLING THE TELCO
COMPANIES AND- BROADBAND
COMPANIES BUT- I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR DOING IT THIS WAY AND-
MAYBE WE'LL GET TO A POINT AT
ONE. AT ONE POINT WHERE WE CAN
REALLY SEE WHERE WE NEED TO
DEPLOY OUR RESOURCES USING THE
RESOURCES WE PUT OUT THERE. IN
THE FEDERAL RESOURCES IN THE
STATE RESOURCES- SO THANK YOU
FOR THIS AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION
WHEN THAT TIME IS APPROPRIATE
TIME TO APPROPRIATE NOW. SO TIME
WILL THE VISOR CAREER ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTION OR CAN.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER COMMEND YOU FOR
THE MEASURE AND WANTED TO- GET
MORE DATA AS WE ALL AGREED ON
MORE DEBT IS GOOD. MORE
INFORMATION GOOD BUT I A LITTLE
LEERY I HAS TO. HALL WILL THE
CONSUMER NO TO RESPOND TO THIS
HOW WILL. DOT REACH WORK FOR TO
KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO REACH
BECAUSE I KNOW IF IT'S A BILL
INSERT MOST. GO OUT AWAY THEY
DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S IN THERE
I KNOW I WORK FOR UTILITY
COMPANY I KNOW MANY TIMES WHEN
WE ASK CONSUMERS TO RESPOND TO
SOMETHING. THEY THROW IT AWAY WE
CAN LOOK AT CCA'S NOW YOU CAN
ASK 90% OF FOLKS ARE PART OF C.
C. HAVE NO IDEAL THEY ARE PART
OF A CEASE YET SO. HOW DO WE-
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THE
RESPOND TO PROVIDE THIS NEEDED
DATA. WELL THAT'S ALWAYS THE
CHALLENGE WITH A LOT OF THE WORK
WE DO HERE- I CERTAINLY KNOW IN
OUR DISTRICT WE HAVE COALITIONS
THAT ARE WORKING ON TRYING TO
GET BROADBAND ACCESS TO PEOPLE.
AND THEY AT A GRANULAR LEVEL
MAKE A LOT ABOUT REACH TO
COMMUNITIES AND SOMETIMES THAT'S
THAT'S- MAYBE IT IS AN INSERT
MAYBE IT'S CONVERSATIONS BUT-
BUT I THINK AS CENTER COPY ARE
SAID THESE ARE THESE ARE ALL
STEPS IN IT. IN THE RIGHT IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. AS THE THIRD
BILL ON MAPPING THAT I HAVE RUN.
I'M TRYING TO GET CLOSER AND
CLOSER AND CLOSER AND- YOU'RE
RIGHT HOW DO WE GET HOW WILL WE
GET PEOPLE TO DO THAT. I THINK
THERE WILL BE NEED TO BE. SOME
SORT OF A CAMPAIGN BUT I THINK A
LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
LOCALLY. WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO
ARE THE LEAST SERVED AND THE
MOST IMPACTED BY THE POLICIES OF
THE PAST. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
JOINT CLOSE. UP THANK VERY MUCH
FOR THE- AND- I JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK HER ABOUT. WE
HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR. WE
HAVE TO DO PASSES AMENDED. TO
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CONSULTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. BRADFORD R. BRADFORD AYE DALY
. DALY AYE ASHBY. ASHBY I. BAKER
. BAKER I CABALLERO. CABALLERO
I'D- DE. I DERIVE. EGGMAN
GONZALEZ. GONZALES I GROWTH.
ROVE MCGUIRE MEN. MAN I NEWMAN.
RUBIO RUBIO ICR TO SEE OUR TO
AYE SKINNER. STERN WILK WILK AYE
WILK AYE. TWELVE ZERO. THAT'S
TWELVE BOTH WILL LEAVE THE ROLE
OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON A
LATER DATE CONGRATULATIONS YOUR
BILL IS OUT. ON A CONSULTING DO
I NEED TO GO BACK TO FILE ITEM
ONE AB THREE I FELT TO MENTION
TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
AND WATER SO. IT'S FUN TO BE ON
RECORD STATING THAT. LET'S CALL
ROLL ON THAT AGAIN SO AGAIN ON-
A B. THREE IT'S TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER. WE
DID NOT PHOTO THE AND THAT'S
RIGHT I'M SORRY WE HAVEN'T WELL
OKAY. LISTEN YEAH ALL MILLION
YOU MOVE IT AGAIN. FIFTY OF
BRADFORD ARE BRADFORD I DO. DELI
I. SB I. BECKER RIGHT BECKER I
COME. DODD DOT AYE DORADO EGGMAN
. SALAS GROWTH GROVE I MCGUIRE.
MEN NEWMAN RUBIO I RUBIO I SEE
TELL C. R. TWO ICE. STE WILK HI
WILL AYE THAT'S NINE. THE
MEASURE HAS NINE VOTE WILL THEM
MEASURE OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ON.
ON OUR MOVING THE FOLLOWING
THREE AB FOUR FOUR FORTY BY
ASSEMBLY. RHYS. YOU MAY BEGIN
RIGHT. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
SENATORS. I PRESENT AB FOUR. WE
WOULD MAKE IT THE PER. OF THE
STATE OF THE ALL CAL. HAVE
ACCESS TO BROAD. THAT IS
SUFFICIENT EQUITABLE ACCESSIBLE
AFFORDABLE RELIABLE AND
UBIQUITOUS. IT WILL MAKE IT THE
POLICY THAT THE STATE OF THE
STATE THAT BROADBAND INTERNET
SUBSCRIBERS BENEFIT FROM EQUAL
ACCESS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA
OF A BROADBAND PROVIDER. COVERED
NINETEEN HIGHLIGHTED HOW WIDE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS IN
CALIFORNIA AND HOW CRUCIAL
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE HAS
BECOME TO MODERN LIFE. WE SAW
WORKING CLASS FAMILIES IN BOTH
URBAN AND RURAL COUNTIES
STRUGGLE WHEN THEIR CHILDREN
HAVE TO LEARN OVER ZOOM BECAUSE
OF A LACK OF AFFORDABLE AND
RELIABLE INTERNET SERVICE. IT IS
CLEAR THAT INTERNET SERVICES A
DEFINING TRAIT OF THE DIGITAL
AGE AND THAT DIGITAL ACCESS IS A
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY NECESSITY
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL TODAY R. MARVIN IN THE
OTHER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND AND
ERICA HOFFMAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS
ASSOCIATION. YOU HAVE TO MANAGE
YOUR PRIMARY WITNESS GRETA GOOD
MORNING MR MEMBERS- INTERNET ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA MERGING
TECHNOLOGY FUND- THE CALIFORNIA
MERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND IS
HONORED TO SPONSOR AB- FOUR ONE
FOUR. AS TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WILL BE THE FIRST
STATE IN THE NATION TO STATUS IS
GROUND BREAKING POLICY WE THANK
SOME MEMBER RADIUS FOR ALL HER
EFFORTS IN THIS AREA. I THIS
BILL I WAS VERY IMPORTANT HI- AS
WE SAW T INTERNET
ESSENTIAL SERVICE THAT EVERYONE
NEEDS FOR DAILY LIVING AND
PUBLIC SAFETY. I NOTHING.
NOTHING MADE IT MADE THIS CLEAR
THE COURT NINETEEN WHICH
ELIMINATED THE GAP IN ACCESS WE
SAW THE DISTURBING IMAGES OF
YOUNG CHILDREN. HAVING TO THEIR
HOMEWORK OUTSIDE OF A FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT IN ORDER TO ACCESS
THE INTERNET. IN THE HOUSE
SECTOR INTERNET ACCESS IS BEING
RECOGNIZED AS THE SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. DO AND
CO IN NINETEEN I'M DOING THE
PANDEMIC CALIFORNIANS WHO LACK
INTERNET HAD DIFFICULTY ACTIONS
EXCEED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
VIRTUALLY THIS WAS NOT ONLY
DANGEROUS BUT- ALSO I'M JUST ARE
WE SEE THAT IN FOR OUR
FARMWORKERS COMMUNITIES WE SEE
THAT IN URBAN COMMUNITIES. THAT
AND I TIMES PEOPLE OF COLOR
THERE ARE ADMITTEDLY IMPACT IT I
DID YOUR DID YOUR EQUITY IS AN
IS AN ASSESSOR NECESSARY FOR
SECOND QUARTER PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYMENT LIFELONG LEARNING.
HAS OFF ACCESS TO CENSUS. AFTER
FIFTEEN YEARS CTF HAS BEEN AT
THE FOREFRONT OF CLOSING THE
DIGITAL THE BY. BY BEING DEEPLY
ENTRENCHED AS PARTNER WITH
COMMUNITY. ORGANIZATIONS- DRAW
CAL TO GET. DIGITAL ALL INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS CONNECT TO THE
INTERNET. WHAT YOU'RE- AND
HISTORIC IN GROUND BILL I THE
SAME GOES THE SAME IS TRUE AS
CAN. GO SO THE NATION- WE ASK
FOR AND I WILL THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. IS A PRIMARY WITNESS IN
SUPPORT. YES SIR. RED HAT ERICA
HOFFMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS
ASSOCIATION HERE IN SUPPORT OF
AB FOUR ONE FOUR. INTERNET
ACCESS IS SOMETHING THAT MANY OF
US TAKE FOR GRANTED- UNTIL THE
PANDEMIC LIVING THROUGH COVERED
NINETEEN LAID BARE THE
UNADDRESSED DIGITAL INEQUITIES
IN EDUCATION EXPOSING
CALIFORNIA'S WORSENING ECONOMIC
DIVIDE AND UNDERSCORING THE
IMPACT OF PERSISTENT POVERTY ON
STUDENTS. THE DIGITAL DIVIDE HAS
BECOME A DIGITAL CHASM FOR A LOT
OF STUDENTS LIMITED OR NO ACCESS
TO AFFORDABLE HI FI HIGH SPEED
INTERNET IS LEAVING BEHIND FAR
TOO MANY CALIFORNIANS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. AB FOUR ONE FOUR
WOULD ESTABLISH A SET OF
CRITICAL PRINCIPLES THAT WILL
LEAD TO ALL CALIFORNIANS BEING
CONNECTED TO STABLE HIGH QUALITY
INTERNET SERVICES WHICH WILL
ENABLE THEM TO AFFORD TO
PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION
PROGRAMS. HEALTH CARE.
EMPLOYMENT ACCESS GOVERNMENT
SERVICES AND EVEN LIFESAVING IT
SHOULD MEASURES FOR THESE
REASONS CSPA STRONGLY SUPPORTS.
AB FOUR ONE FOUR ENERGY DRIVE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN A
ROOM AND SUPPORT STATE YOUR NAME
AND ORGANIZATION PLEASE. NICOLE
WATERMAN ON THE OF THE PARTNERS
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. FROM THE
GOVERNOR BEHALF OF WIRE
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL THANK YOU. IN ADDITION WHEN
THIS IS. HEARING THREE NINE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION ARE
THERE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. ANY OPPOSITION IN
GENERAL. HERE IN CHINO AND
MODERATE LET'S GO TO OUR PHONE
LINES INTO IF THERE'S WITNESSES
WISHING TO TESTIFY EITHER IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. OF A AB.
FOR FOURTEEN. THANK YOU TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME.
MISTER CHAIRMAN WE DO HAVE
PEOPLE QUEUING UP ONE MOMENT
WHILE WE PROVIDE LINE NUMBERS TO
THEM. THE FIRST GO TO LIVE IN
THIRTY ONE GO AHEAD. YEAH GOOD
MORNING CAN LOAD REPRESENTING
THE CAL CORPORATION EDUCATION
INITIATIVES IN CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE
ELEVEN. CITY LEADERS SAID
DIRECTOR OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR
SAFE TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT. NINE
TWENTY FIVE. MORNING MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS AND AS WELL AS A MATTER
OF WHAT THE CALIFORNIA HELPLESS
AT THE IT'S ADVOCACY AFFILIATE
FOR THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
TWENTY FOUR. LINE TWENTY FOUR
YOUR LINE IS OPEN GO AHEAD. HI
JOE EMAIL CALVET. FOR SAFETY. I
AM AGREEMENT WITH THIS BILL. IT
WILL GO NEXT TO LINE FOR. LINE
FOR YOUR LINE IS OPEN GO AHEAD.
YEAH KEVIN MODEST- FOR SPEED
REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL HIGH SPEED
BROADBAND RATHER THAN
INSUFFICIENT WIRELESS. NEXT
WITNESS. WE HAVE ONE MORE LINE
Q. THAT WILL COME FROM LINE
THIRTY EIGHT LINE THIRTY EIGHT
GO AHEAD. HI AND THEREMIN OFFER
MANY GREEN THAT WITH THIS BILL.
WE HAVE THE FOR THE LINES INTO
MISTER CHAIR THANK YOU HAVEN'T
LOST IT ALL OUR CALLERS NO WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE OR
THERE ANY OR CONCERNS RELATES
TO. AB. FOUR ONE FOUR. DURING
THE START. SENATOR RUBIO I JUST
REAL QUICKLY I WANT JUST TO TAKE
THE AUTHOR AND I KNOW THAT
SOMETIMES A JUST AND TO GET IN
ON AT. YOU KNOW IT'S TO A
STATEMENT OF A VALUES SINCE
WHILE TO BE A CO AUTHOR THIS
BILL OF THE THANK YOU THANK YOU
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY SOON
RUBIO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS
IN CHINO. SINCE MEMBER REMEMBER
REAL WRIST WHICH ELECT. RESPECT
ASK FOR YOUR I. BOATS. CONSULT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FALL ITEM
THREE A. B. FOUR ONE FOUR. THE
MOTION IS DO YOU PASS TO AND RE
REFER TO ON A- BRADFORD.
BRADFORD AYE DALY. ASHBY ASHBY I
BAKER CABALLERO DODD. DODD I'D-
EGGMAN. AND SALAS GROWTH GROWTH
I MCGUIRE. MEN NEWMAN RUBIO.
RUBIO ICR TOTAL. SKINNER STERN
WILK HI WILK AYE SIX. THE
MEASURE HAS SIX VOTES WILL BE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON THANK YOU TO CHECK NEXT UP IS
FALLING FOR AB NINE SIX FIVE BY
SOME MEMBERS CARILLO REAL. WHEN
YOU'RE READY MAYBE GET. MORE
MISTER CHAIR AND I SENATORS.
THANK YOU FOR LIMITED PERCENT
ESTIMATE BE ONLINE SIX FIVE BUT
BEFORE I BEGIN I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
GROUPS CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION COUNT OF COUNTIES.
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
RURAL COUNTIES IN THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL REGULATORS ASSOCIATION
FOR WORKING WITH MY STUFF AND I.
AM WORKING ON THE AMENDMENTS
THAT REMOVES THEIR OPPOSITION.
AB NINE SIX FIVE WILL SEEK TO
HELP PREVENT PERMITS GET PROCESS
MORE EFFICIENTLY SO I
CONSTITUENTS COME MORE QUICKLY
BENEFIT FROM HIGH SPEED
INTERNET. THE SHOCK LOCKS IN THE
APPROVED LANGUAGE IN THE BILL
FOR- BATCH PERMIT PROCESSING
ONLY APPLIES TO WIRELESS
BROADBAND PROJECTS AS YOU KNOW
WHERE IT IS BROADBAND PERMITS
HAD ALREADY SUBJECT TO STATE AND
FEDERAL SHOT CLOCKS WHICH IS
SIXTY TO NINETY DAYS. WHEN I
BROUGHT MY PROJECT IS BEING
DEPLOYED IN A COMMUNITY
OFTENTIMES THAT ARE NUMEROUS.
INSTALLED PROVIDE HIGH SPEED
INTERNET. THEY ARE VERY SIMPLE
AND VERY SIMILAR THIS BILL
ENSURES THAT GROUPS OF NEARLY
IDENTICAL BROWN BUT PERMITS CAN
BE PROCESS TO GETTING A BATCH.
THE BILL AUTHORIZES LOCAL
AGENCIES TO SET REASONABLE
LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS
BATCH INTO A SINGLE PERMIT. IN
TWO WAYS. NUMBER WHAT'S THE
NUMBER ONE CITIES WITH A
POPULATION OF LESS THAN FIFTY
THOUSAND PEOPLE IN COUNTIES WITH
A POPULATION OF ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE MAY BATCH
AND ALL IS DONE. TWENTY FIVE
SITES. CITIES AND COUNTIES WITH
POPULATIONS GREATER THAN FIFTY
THOUSAND AND A HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND PEOPLE. MAY BASS
KNOWLEDGE THAN FIFTY SITES.
LOCALS WILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY
APPROVE OR REJECT PERMITS OR
EXTEND THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED
FOR REVIEW. THEY CAN ALSO MAKE A
HEALTH AND SAFETY FINDING IF
THEY HAVE CONCERNS WITH ONE MORE
PERMITS. IT ALSO MAKES IT CLEAR
TO THE PROGRAM APPLICANTS CAN
WORK WITH A LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
TO ASSIST WITH RESOURCE
TEACHERS. TO HELP PROCESS THE
PERMITS. PERMIT FEES WILL BE
RECEIVED BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. THAT STAFF CAN MORE
EASILY PROCESS ROUTINE HI BONTA
BROUGH PERMITS AS A GROUP
INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUALLY. WHAT
ALSO QUICKLY APPROACHING OF
ILLINOIS DECEMBER TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR TO SPEND SIX BILLION
DOLLARS OF FOR THE BROADBAND
DOLLARS. OR RISK OF LOSING IT.
THESE FINDINGS WILL GET GOING
TO. IN SINCE OF YEAR. I KNOW FOR
HAND HOW THIS FROM WORK. I USED
TO PROCESS THESE WITH THE PLAN
FOR ABOUT YEARS IN CITY THIS
YEAR'S COACHELLA. THIS RASMUSSEN
THIS OF PALM. IF THE BILL WASN'T
PLACE A TIME WHEN I A PLAN. WHO
WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CHRIS ORDER
AND HOW TO APPROVE SINGLE. WHY
BY ONE AND WHAT ALLOWED ME TO
USE MY TIME IN ORDER AREAS SO
NEED. SUCH A THING. IN AS YOU
KNOW FOR CUSTOMER WE HAVE.
ENJOYED A MAJOR TESTIFYING SO
AND ALSO QUESTIONS ROCHELLE'S.
ITSELF MONEY OR OF PUNK. INSTEAD
OF WHICH FOR THE RECORD OF THE A
SIMPLE TO LISTEN. COUNTY
BUSINESS FOR THE. THANK YOU YOU
HAVE TOO MANY. THE MORNING
INTERBRED AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SHELVE. EXTERNAL AFFAIR MANAGER
CROWN CAL. THE LAW SHARED IN.
TOLD COMPANY- AND WE DO INSTALL
UP MEANS. BROAD BEEN FOR BRIGHT
AND COST AND- K. THROUGH TWELVE
SCHOOL JUST LOCAL GO. YOU I IS
WHY CELLPHONE PROVIDER. WHICH IS
ALL CRITICAL TO. AND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
THIS BILL IS BASED ON EXPERIENCE
KNOWLEDGE AND A DESIRE TO GET
COMMUNITIES CONNECTED. CROWN
CASTLE WORKS WITH LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS EVERY DAY IN THIS
STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO
PLAY BROADBAND. AB NINE SIX FIVE
REFLECTS THE BEST PRACTICES OF
PERMIT BATCHING THE BILL DOES
NOT REQUIRE LOCAL AGENCIES TO
APPROVE THE PERMIT. OVER DOES
REQUIRE DECISION WITHIN THE
EXISTING SHOT CLOCKS. THIS WILL
REDUCE DELAYS INCREDIBLE
CONSISTENT PERMITTING PROCESS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS TO THE
CURRENT PATCHWORK THAT EXISTS.
AB NINE SIX FIVE IS NEEDED
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH SOME LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE USING PERMIT
BATCHING FOR BROADBAND PROJECTS
MANY ARE NOT. WITH CONSTRAINTS
STAFFING RESOURCES WE MUST FIND
EFFICIENCIES THAT MOTIVATE
APPLICANTS TO ORGANIZE IN A
BUNDLE THEIR PROJECTS AND GIVE
STAFF TOOLS. SO THEY CAN MORE
EASILY REVIEW AND PROCESS NEED A
PERMIT. IN ADDITION TO THE STATE
AND FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE THE
PRIVATE SECTOR'S ALSO BEEN
INVESTING BILLIONS IN THE STATE
AND CONTINUES TO EACH YEAR. IN
THE COMING MONTHS THAT WILL BE A
LARGE INCREASE IN BROADBAND
PROJECTS AND THE BILL IS
CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THE
DECISIONS ARE MADE AT A TIMELY
MANNER. WE GENUINELY APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK DONE BY THE AUTHOR
AND THE STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AND
FIND COMPROMISE BETWEEN
INDUSTRY. AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
INCLUDING CITIES. COUNTIES IN
THE MUNICIPAL TO LADIES WHO HAVE
ALREADY. REMOVED THEIR
OPPOSITION. IN SHORT THIS BILL
ENSURE BEST PRACTICES ARE BEING
USED CONSISTENTLY BY BOTH THE
INDUSTRY. AND THE CITIES AND
COUNTIES IN WHICH WE DO BUSINESS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TO COMMIT
COMMUNIQU. COMMUNITIES IN A
TIMELY MANNER. CROWN CASTLE IS
AN ENTHUSIASTIC PARTNER IN THIS
EFFORT. AND WE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR IPHONE. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
WITNESSES. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS MY NAME IS GERALD FONG
DIRECTOR POLICY AND ADVOCACY FOR
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUSINESS
FEDERATION. AND ON BEHALF OF OUR
TWO HUNDRED FORTY BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT FOUR
HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND
EMPLOYERS. WITH FIVE MILLION
EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WE ASK YOU TO
SUPPORT AB NINE SIXTY FIVE. THIS
BILL STRENGTHENED CALIFORNIA'S
ECONOMY BECAUSE IT WILL CREATE A
MORE CONSISTENT BROADBAND
PERMITTING PROCESSES. ALLOWING
PROJECTS TO BE BUILT QUICKER.
75% OF CALIFORNIA VOTER SUPPORT
THIS. VOTERS BUSINESSES AND
EMPLOYEES ALL WANT STREAMLINED
PERMIT PROCESSES. FOR BROADBAND
PROJECTS BECAUSE WE ALL BENEFIT
FROM TELEHEALTH EDUCATION PUBLIC
SAFETY TO JOB CREATION HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY THROUGH REMOTE
WORK AND THE ASSOCIATED EMISSION
REDUCTIONS ALL OF THIS IS MADE
POSSIBLE THROUGH HIGH SPEED
INTERNET ACCESS. IN THE COMING
YEARS WE'RE GOING TO SEE A HUGE
INFLUX OF BROADBAND PROJECTS AS
A RESULT OF PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS. WE ARE FACING
EIGHT DECEMBER TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR DEADLINE TO SPEND BILLIONS
OF FEDERAL BROADBAND DOLLARS OR
RISK LOSING THAT. A. B. NINE
SIXTY FIVE CREATES A FRAMEWORK
FOR BROADBAND INSTALLERS CAN
SUBMIT A BATCH OF NEARLY
IDENTICAL BROADBAND PERMITS TO
LOCAL JURISDICTION AT THE SAME
TIME. IN ORDER FOR THOSE PERMITS
TO BE REVIEWED AND ACTED ON IN A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS
BILL STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE
WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND
RETAINS LOCAL CONTROL AND I ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT YOUR NAME AND
ORGANIZATION PLEASE. MAR
INTERNET- WE HAVE A CALIFORNIA
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FINANCE
SUPPORT. THANK YOU NECKED WITH
THIS. THE MEDICAL DRAMA WITH CAL
BROADBAND IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING ALONG THE FENCE AND ON
BEHALF OF U. S. TELECOM THE
BROADBAND ASSOCIATION.
CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE. THE LOS ANGELES LATINO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LOS ANGELES
METROPOLITAN HISPANIC CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE. AND THE HISPANIC
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND SEVERAL OTHERS
THAT I WANT. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD MORNING RECTANGLE
REPRESENTING THE WIRELESS
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATION JUST
THE ONE IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING PETER THE ROMAN
YOURS FOR THE SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP PROUD TO
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS JASON I
OCCURRED ON BEHALF OF THE SAME
CISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION NOT SUPPORT WANT TO
DO IS PRESS ARE QUICK
APPRECIATION OF THE AUTHOR FOR
THE JUNE SEVENTH AMENDMENTS.
WHICH REMOVED OUR OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL THANK YOU THANK YOU.
SHARON MEMBERS MAKES ALL OF ON
BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING
ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT BAY
AREA COUNSEL CALCHAMBER
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA BUSINESS
PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CALIFORNIA WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS CTI
A FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS SAN
FRANCISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SAN MATTEO COUNTY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THANK YOU
NEXT WITNESS. MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DEVON CONKLIN WITH I'LL
BE HAPPILY CALIFORNIA CITIES AS
WELL AS OUR C. R. CNC SACK WHEN
I THINK THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND
NEGOTIATIONS SO TO- FOR THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ADDRESS OUR
CONCERNS THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK
YOU. IN ADDITION WHEN THIS ISN'T
SUPPORT HERE IN CHINO. KNOWLEDGE
MODEL AN OP. THANK YOU CHAIR
BRADFORD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MONEY IS PALM EVAN FOUNDER OF
WIRE CALIFORNIA IN OUR
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT OF BY AND
FOR THE PEOPLE WE THE PEOPLE.
ARE OFFERING TO TAKE OVER
SPONSORSHIP OF AB NINE SIX FIVE
AND FIX IT WITH FIVE STRONG
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU CAN READ
THAT WIRE CALIFORNIA .ORG. WE
CAN FINALLY STOP OVER THIRTY
YEARS OF LIES AND ESTABLISH
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ALL FIBER
OPTICS FOR THE LAST MILE
BROADBAND PROVIDERS DOING JUST
THAT MEANS CALIFORNIA WILL NOT
WASTE BILLIONS OF PUBLIC MONEY
TO UNNECESSARILY INSTALL FOUR
THOUSAND MILES OF REDUNDANT
FIBER. JUST BECAUSE THE TPC IS
UNDERGOING TO FACE THE DETAILED
EVIDENCE IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
FOR AB NINE SIXTY FIVE THAT WAS
GIVEN TO THE AUTHOR ONE CAREER
AND EVERY MEMBER OF THIS
COMMITTEE IN AB NOT SIX FIVE
THIS COMMITTEE COULD AMEND THE
BILL TO GRANT LAST MILE WIRED
BROADBAND PROVIDERS UNIVERSAL
ACCESS. TO THE ENTIRE FIBER
OPTIC BACKBONE INCLUDING THESE
FOUR THOUSAND MILES THE A
REGULATED PRICING SO YOU HAVE
THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO THE
MOZILLA DECISION FOR TWO
THOUSAND NINETEEN LET YOU DO IT
WHY ARE CALIFORNIA'S TALKING
BECAUSE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT WE
UNDERSTAND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
QUOTE UNQUOTE IS A TERM COINED.
IN NINETEEN NINETY FOUR TO
PERPETRATE A LONG RUNNING CON ON
CALIFORNIANS AND IT'S
LEGISLATORS BY THE TELECOM
INCUMBENTS AND THEIR AGENTS THE
VERY ENTITIES THAT EXTRACT
OBSCENE PROFITS. REPEATEDLY
STEAL PUBLIC MONEY AND FALSELY
CLAIMED THAT FIBER OPTIC CABLES
FINANCED WITH RATEPAYER FUNDS
WERE INSTALLED THE PUBLIC RIGHTS
OF WAY OR PRIVATE ASSETS.
NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM
THE TRUTH LOOK NO FURTHER THAN
THE TWENTY TWENTY TO BOOK BY
PRESCRIPTION IT THE BOOK OF
VIOLATIONS AND AGREED TO SEX.
TRILLION DOLLAR BROADBAND
SCANDAL AND THE CONTRACT
PROVIDED THAT PROVE THAT THE
PRECURSORS TO EIGHTEEN TEAM
VERIZON COMMITTED. TO REPLACE
COPPER PHONE LINES WITH FIBER
OPTICS 280% OF HOMES BY THE YEAR
TWO THOUSAND. THEY SET COLLECTED
OVER SIXTEEN BILLION DOLLARS TO
DO SO AND NEVER DID IT. THEY
EVER DELIVER THE FIBER BAIT AND
SWITCH REPEATEDLY OVER THIRTY
YEARS. THE EVIDENCE YOU HAVE
PROVED A MASSIVE ACCOUNTING AND
TAX EVASION SCANDAL BY TELECOM
CONFIDENCE. SUBSTANTIAL FIVE
RUBS THE PREMISES FTTP DIDN'T
HAPPEN IN TWO THOUSAND DIDN'T
HAPPEN IN TWO THOUSAND TEN. NOT
TWENTY TWENTY WILL NOT AGAIN IN
TWENTY THIRTY. UNTIL YOU THE
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE
FINALLY STOPPED PLAYING STARRING
ROLES AND I USUALLY WRITE THE
UNITS THANK YOU. TO VERY MUCH
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL. IN
OPPOSITION STATE YOUR NAME AND
YOUR ALL- POSITION. JUST YOUR
NAME YOUR POSITION AT THE START.
HE HAS TO MAC AND OPPOSITION
PRIMARY SPEAKER. TWO MINUTES TO
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
GOOD MORNING MARK GRAHAM ON
BEHALF OF KEEP CELL ANTENNAS
AWAY. HE'S ASKING QUESTIONS WHEN
I'M DONE. THIS BILL IS
INCONSISTENT WITH THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF
NINETEEN NINETY SIX THE
CONFERENCE REPORT FROM THAT SAID
. IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THIS
PROVISION TO GIVE PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT TO THE PERSONAL
WIRELESS SERVICE INDUSTRY IN THE
PROCESSING OF REQUESTS OR TO
SUBJECT THE REQUEST TO ANY. BUT
THE GENERALLY APPLICABLES TIME
FRAMES. FOR ZONING DECISION THIS
IS A DIRECT CONFLICT. THEY'VE
HAD ABOUT FIVE YEARS TO GET ALL
THE PERMITS THEY WANTED IN ANY
CITY IN CALIFORNIA YOU CANNOT
BLAME THE CITY'S. CITIES AND
COUNTIES CAN ALREADY DO BATCH
PROCESSING BATCH PROCESSING
SHOULD ONLY BE REQUIRED IN AREAS
WHERE IT IS NEEDED. IT IS NOT
NEEDED AND AT LEAST 90% OF THE
STATE. IF YOU GIVE TELECOM MORE
POWER BUT NO REQUIREMENT TO
PROVIDE BROADBAND INTERNET
ACCESS TO THE UNDERSERVED THEY
WILL NOT PROVIDE IT. THEY WILL
USE THIS BILL TO OVERWHELM LOCAL
PLANNING DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO
CIRCUMVENT LOCAL ZONING CODES.
LET ME GIVE YOU A PRINCIPLE
MEMBERS IF SOMETHING IS PLANNED
WELL IT WILL WORK OUT WELL. IF
YOU LET IT BUT IF YOU CHANGE
COURSE IN THE MIDDLE YOU FIND
OUT THAT YOU WISH YOU WOULD STOP
WITH YOUR ORIGINAL PLAN. WHAT IS
CALIFORNIA'S ORIGINAL PLAN FOR
BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS IT IS
A MIX OF WIRED AND WIRELESS
INTERNET ACCESS WITH AN EMPHASIS
ON WIRED. THE NTA I A OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
ADMINISTERING THE FEDERAL GRANTS
ON THE BEAD FUNDS. TO THE STATES
AND THE N. T. I. A. SAYS WIRED
BROADBAND IS THE WAY TO GO. TWO
YEARS AGO THIS OF CALIFORNIA%
PASSED SB FIT ONE FIVE SIX ON
BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS
SERVICE IT WAS PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY IN BOTH HOUSES IN
JULY TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE. IT
CREATED THE DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY IN THE OFFICE OF
BROADBAND AND DIGITAL LITERACY
AND ALLOCATED TWO BILLION
DOLLARS FOR THIS. THE CPUC AND
THAT OUR DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY AND SOMEONE THEY'RE
ALL WORKING ON THIS SO WHY WOULD
YOU UNDERMINE THEIR EFFORTS AND
WHY WOULD YOU SABOTAGE THEIR
WORK. THE CPUC DECISION TWENTY
TWO TO S. ZERO FOUR DEATHS ZERO
FIVE FIVE SAID. APPLICATION
CRITERIA CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL
RULES THE ACA ARE PROPOSED THAT
APPROVED PROJECTS MUST DELIVER
UPON PROJECT COMPLETION SERVICE
THAT RELIABLY MEETS OR EXCEEDS
SYMMETRICAL UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD
SPEEDS OF ONE HUNDRED SHOULD
TERMINATE SECOND. YOU CANNOT
MEET THIS WITH WIRELESS. PLEASE
STAY THE COURSE DON'T GET FOR
DISTRACTED AND PLEASE DON'T GET
FOOLED AGAIN. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO
STATE YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION
. BILL ALLEY- ENVIRONMENTAL
WORKING GROUP OPPOSED THANK
THANK YOU IN ADDITION WHEN THIS
IS YOUR IN TWELVE HUNDRED. SHEEN
NONE NOW MODERATE OTHERS GOOD
FOR PHONE LINE FOR WOULD AND
SHOULD SUPPORT. AND OR
OPPOSITION OF THIS MEASURE. THIS
WEEK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. WE'LL GO FIRST TO LINE
TWENTY SEVEN GO AHEAD. ONE
MOMENT PLEASE LINE TWENTY SEVEN
IS TAKING THEMSELVES OUT OF Q.
WILL GO NEXT TO A- PARTY LINE
TWENTY SEVEN HAS RE QUEUED. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN GO AHEAD. THIS IS A
DOCTOR JEFFREY DAVIS DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH TRUCKS AND I'M NOT.
PINE FOR. THIS PATRICK WHAT'S
WITH THE CALIFORNIANS UTILITIES
SITUATION WE EVER DO OUR
OPPOSITION NOW I THINK AUTHOR
PRETTY AMENDMENTS. BY NINETEEN.
CENTRAL ARE MARKED WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BRAIN TUMOR
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION. FINE
. FOR BY FOR YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
EIGHT THIS CABIN MODEST MEDICAL
SOCIAL WORKER I APPROACH NINE
SIXTY FIVE BECAUSE IT WILL
INJURE PEOPLE ON. I OPPOSE CPUC
ONCE FIBER TO THE PREMISE OVER
WIRELESS AS YOU THE FED IS
STRUCTURE FUNDING THANK YOU DO
YOU NAME YOUR- THANK YOU NEXT
CALLER. LIKE YOU. IT IS
MASSACHUSETTS FOR STATE TECH IN
STRONG OFFICE TO ANY BUT TO AND
THE PREMISE THESE THANK YOU.
NINE THIRTY FOUR. THAT'S ONE
DODD ALLIANCES NURSES A HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT IN OPPOSITION. NINE
THIRTY TWO. FIFTY FEVERS EMF
SAFETY NETWORK IN OPPOSITION. BY
. TWENTY MAYCOCK REPRESENTING
EMF SAFETY NETWORK AND HUNDREDS
OF OTHER CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
AND OPPOSITION. LEYDEN THIRTY.
JEFF LERNER. IN OPPOSITION THIS
WILL NOT CLOSE THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE THANK YOU. LINE. TWENTY
FOUR. BY TWENTY FOUR YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. CAN YOU HEAR ME YES YOU
CAN GO AHEAD. THIS OKAY- JODY
NELSON FROM CALIFORNIANS FOR
SAFE TECHNOLOGY AND TWENTY TWO
OTHERS WE OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. LINE. THIRTY EIGHT. NINE
THIRTY EIGHT YOUR LINE IS OPEN
CAN YOU HEAR CAN YOU HEAR ME.
YES WE CAN GO AHEAD PLEASE- I'M
FAIR AND I'M VOTING NO BECAUSE-
THIS SIDELINES CALIFORNIA ENERGY
GOALS AND IF A FIRE BREAKS. LINE
FORTY ONE. THEY COPE HOGAN
ACTUARIAL CONSULTING ABSOLUTELY
OPPOSED CPUC ONCE FIBER TO THE
PREMISE OVER WIRELESS AS DOES
THE FED'S- INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDING GUIDELINES. MISTER JOE
WE HAVE NO FURTHER LINES IN Q.
THANK YOU IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
WITNESSES WISHING TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT WILL BRING
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE- CENTER
WOKE. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
FIRST LET ME BE THE FIRST ONE TO
WISH YOU A HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY
THANK YOU SIR BIRTHDAYS ON
FRIDAY AND TWO I LIKE WHEN
PEOPLE BRING THEIR REAL WORLD
EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO THE
LEGISLATURE HERE AS YOU
MENTIONED IN YOUR COMMENTS YEAH
I TWENTY YOUR PLANNER THIS IS A
COMMENT AT COMMONSENSE REFORM
THAT'S LONG OVERDUE I'M GONNA BE
SUPPORTING IT TODAY AND MOVE THE
BILL WHEN APPROPRIATE. CORPORATE
NOW IF YOU'RE MOVING SO YOU HAVE
A MOTION ALL RIGHT ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS SENATOR
ALSO JUST I ALSO- WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY JUST
OFFLINE ONE HAVE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE COMMUNITIES
IN MY DISTRICT SO- WILL. LOOK
INTO IT. SANTA ROSA. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR I AND I KNOW THAT
YOU'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO. TO
SIT DOWN WITH THE OPPOSITION AND
ON I THINK IT WAS JUNE SEVENTH
THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SIT DOWN
WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND
OTHER- ORGANIZATIONS ARE OPPOSED
TO THE BILL SO THINK I ALWAYS
APPRECIATE WHEN THAT HEART WORK.
HAPPENS BEFORE IT COMES TO US
BUT YOU KNOW AS ON MY COLLEAGUE
FROM LOS ANGELES STATED YOU KNOW
THERE'S SOME CONCERNS AND MAYBE
MISS UNDERSTOOD. BUT YOU KNOW
CONTINUE TO TALK TO THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE
ARE EXPRESSING SOME CONCERNS
AGAIN IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE
THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION AND
THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT
BUT I'M ALSO HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
QUESTIONS OR CENTER EGGMAN.
THANK YOU AND I'M SORRY I MISSED
YOUR INITIAL PRESENTATION- AND
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR YOUR
COMMONSENSE APPROACH FORWARD BUT
I ALSO JUST HAVE SOME CONCERNS
ABOUT. THE MOVED ESPECIALLY I
THINK AS WE'VE SEEN DURING THE
PANDEMIC IN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
THAT STILL CONTINUES TO EXIST.
OFTENTIMES WIRELESS IS JUST NOT
ENOUGH. FOR FOLKS TO DO LIKE
TELEMEDICINE'S LIKE THAT THAT
ARE REALLY IN THE OUTER AREAS SO
WE'RE REALLY BE I THINK THEY'RE
CAREFUL ON TAKING AWAY THE
FIBER. YOU KNOW DIVERTING FROM
THAT. SO WITH CAUTION AND
CONCERN I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS
TODAY BUT- LOOK FORWARD TOUGH
FOR MYSELF LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THIS BEFORE THE FOUR TO THE
FLOOR. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS. MINCING NINE WE HAVE A
MOTION BY SENATOR WILK. ASSEMBLY
WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE.
WATCH JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME I REQUEST MY VOTE BUT
BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL CONTINUE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS. ACESITA
UPON MYSELF IN TWENTY YEARS I DO
HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND- KNOWING
HOW THIS BECOME REPETITIVE. HOW
IT REALLY SLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS
TO SOME OF THE- GOVERNMENT'S
MINIMIZE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
WELCOME VISITOR CENTER EXAMPLE
OF THAT. WORKING WITHOUT
BECOMING SLICK L. A. COUNTY- CAN
BE CUMBERSOME BECAUSE OF THE
AMOUNT OF BY THE TIME THAT THIS
PERMITS THEY ONE AT A TIME. I DO
BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL EXPEDITE
THAT PROCESS. AND THE INTENT IS
NOT TO UNDERMINE THE- BROADBAND-
THAT'S A DIFFERENT. APPROACHES
THAT THEY CAN STILL CONTINUE TO
DO THAT- THIS WILL SIMPLY JUST
UP OF. EXPEDITE THE DIGITAL- ANY
I LIKE I SAID ON MIKE MY
COMMENTS I THINK THAT PLANNERS-
WILL HAVE MORE FREE TIME. TO
PROCESS MORE IN LAND USE
ENTITLEMENTS SUCH AS HOUSING
FAMILY- AND I JUST WANNA. YOU'RE
NOT FOR YOUR VOTE. X. WOULD
CLOSE THE VIA YES CORRECT EXPERT
. THESE ARE THE BEST WAY TO MAKE
SURE. HI WE HAVE A DO PASS TO
THE- ON GOVERNOR TO FIND.
CONSEIL PLEASE THE ROLL ON AB.
NINE SIX FIVE. EFFORT AYE
BRADFORD AYE DALY DALLY I ASKED
WE AYE SB I. BECKER. IBM DODD.
DIED I'D ARIZA. DRAWS I. EGGMAN
AYE. GROWTH MCGUIRE. MEN NEWMAN
. RUBIO HI RUBIO I SEE ARE TELL
C. R. TO AYE SKINNER. STERN WILK
HI WILK HI. NINE THE MEASURE HAS
NINE VOTES WILL LEAVE THE ROLE
FOR UP MEMBERS TO ON A- AS A-
THANK YOU NOW WE'RE MOVING THE
FOLLOWING NUMBER. WE HAVE A
FIRST FIRST- CONNOLLY AND- HAVE
A. B. NINE EIGHT. THANK YOU
CHAIR AND SENATORS GOOD MORNING
I WANT TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE
PROPOSED COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
AND THANK THE CHAIR AS WELL AS
STAFF FOR WORKING ON IMPROVING
THIS BILL. I'M PLEASED TO
PRESENT AB NINE NINE EIGHT WHICH
WILL TASK THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY
COMMISSION WITH DEVELOPING A
REPORT ON MODERNIZING BIOMASS
COMBUSTION FACILITIES MANY OF
WHICH ARE OVER THREE DECADES
OLD. WE ALL KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA
CONTINUES TO DEPEND ON BIOMASS
TECHNOLOGY TO MANAGE FORCE
MATERIALS ESPECIALLY IN RECENT
YEARS AS A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
HAS INCREASED AND THE STATE HAS
ENTERED INTO NEW AGREEMENTS WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEND
MILLIONS OF ACRES OF LAND. WHILE
BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED
IN RECENT YEARS BY DEVELOPING
METHODS OF ELECTRICAL CONVERSION
AND REDUCE EMISSIONS WE STILL
RELY ON MANY OLDER COMBUSTION
FACILITIES THAT WERE DEVELOPED
DECADES AGO. ACCORDING TO A
REPORT BY PLACER COUNTY AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT THESE
FACILITIES CAN EMIT GREATER
LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS ARE LIMITED
IN THEIR USE AND EXPECT AN
EXPERIENCE HIGHER COSTS OF
ENERGY PRODUCTION. CREATING
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE VIABILITY
. OF THEIR LONG TERM OPERATION.
AB NINE NINE EIGHT IS A CRITICAL
STEP TOWARD DEVELOPING A
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE
STATE'S BIOMASS INFRASTRUCTURE
AND ITS ABILITY TO BRING A
PROCESS WOULD WASTE AND MITIGATE
WILDFIRE RISK. BY REQUIRING THE
CVC JEWISH REPORT ASSESSING
THESE COMBUSTION FACILITIES
IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MODERNIZATION AS WELL AS
CREATING CONTINGENCY PLANS TO
TAKE CARE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES
IN THE EVENT THESE FACILITIES
CEASE OPERATION. AB NINE NINE A
WILL ESTABLISH A FIRST OF ITS
KIND STUDY OF OUR BIOMASS IN
WOOD PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE.
UNIQUELY THIS BILL IS SUPPORTED
BY BOTH THE BIOMASS INDUSTRY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. AB NINE
NINE EIGHT HAS NO OPPOSITION.
AND WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT IS JOHN KENNEDY FROM
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES AND
LILLIAN BURMA'S FROM MARIN CLEAN
ENERGY. SCHINIA TWO MINUTES
THANK YOU GOOD MORNING JOHN
KENNEDY WITH RC RC WE REPRESENT
FORTY RURAL COUNTIES IN THE
STATE MANY OF OUR COUNTIES ARE
HEAVILY FORESTED AND HIGH FIRE
RISK AREAS AND BORNE THE BRUNT
OF THE STATE'S CATASTROPHIC
WILDFIRES WE'RE PLEASED TO BE
HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT. AB NINE
NINETY EIGHT WILDFIRES BURNED
OVER FOUR MILLION ACRES IN
TWENTY TWENTY TWO AND A HALF
MILLION ACRES IN TWENTY TWENTY
ONE- CAUSING COUNTLESS LIVES
LOST STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED AND IT ROUTED MANY OF
THE STATE'S GHG REDUCTIONS- THAT
ARE TAKING PLACE. SO BIOMASS
FACILITIES AS THE AUTHOR
MENTIONED PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN
MANAGING FORCED WASTE AND
HELPING THE STATE TO ACHIEVE ITS
FOREST- HEALTH AND WILDFIRE RISK
REDUCTION TARGETS- THEY PROVIDE
A PATHWAY FOR THE REMOVAL OF
THOSE MATERIALS FROM THE FOREST
MATERIALS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
BE LEFT IN PLACE TO BE BURNED-
THROUGH OPEN BURNING OR TO FUEL.
NEW FIRES IF A FIRE BREAKS. OUT
BEFORE THE OPEN BURNING CAN
OCCUR. THEY'RE ALSO VIE FOR THE
LOCAL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S VERY
DIFFICULT TO TRANSPORT BIOMASS
OVER LONG DISTANCES SO YOU NEED
TO HAVE A LOT OF FACILITIES- AND
A LOT OF SMALLER AND LARGER
FACILITIES SO YOU CAN GET THE
MATERIAL OUT. SO WHY WE LIKE AB
NINE NINETY EIGHT BECAUSE
REQUIRES THE STATE TO LOOK AT
THE EXISTING BIOMASS FACILITIES
THAT ARE OUT THERE EVALUATE THE
ROLE THEY PLAY IN ACHIEVING THE
STATE'S OBJECTIVES- AND THEN.
ALSO LOOK AT THE ROLE OF EACH
FACILITY BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST
IN THE AGGREGATE WHAT THIS FLEET
OF FACILITIES- DOES IT'S EACH
INDIVIDUAL FACILITY. ALSO
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT LOOKING AT
THOSE SHATTERED FACILITIES THAT
HAVE CEASED OPERATION OVER THE
LAST FEW DECADES. THEY PLAY A
VERY VITAL ROLE FROM A LOCAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE
AND FROM A FUELS REDUCTION
PERSPECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY EVEN
ENERGY RELIABILITY. AND WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR FOR ALSO
WEAVING AND LOCAL- ENGAGEMENT
BOTH FROM THE COMMUNITIES AND
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN WHICH
THOSE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED. SO
EIGHTY NINE NINETY EIGHT REALLY
RECOGNIZED MAGNITUDE AND
DIVERSITY OF BENEFITS THAT
ACCRUE TO THE STATE INTO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FROM BIOMASS
FACILITIES AND FOR THAT REASON
WE ARE DRY I VOTE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU. THE QUICKNESS. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR BRADFORD AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME
IS LILLIAN MARVIS I'M A SENIOR
LEGISLATIVE MANAGER WITH THEM C.
E. M. C. E. IS CALIFORNIA'S
FIRST COMMUNITY CHOICE
AGGREGATOR. AND WE PROVIDE CLEAN
ELECTRICITY AND CUTTING EDGE
ENERGY PROGRAMS TO OVER ONE
POINT FIVE MILLION RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES AND THIRTY SEVEN
MEMBER COMMUNITIES. IN NAPA
MARIN SOLANO AND CONTRA COSTA
COUNTIES. SEVERAL MCP MEMBER
COMMUNITIES ARE INTERESTED IN BY
MASS GENERATION IN PARTICULAR AS
A WAY TO MAKE PRODUCTIVE USE OF
BY PRODUCTS OF SUSTAINABLE
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE
MITIGATION EFFORTS. M. C. IS
ALREADY TALKING TO SEVERAL OF
OUR MEMBERS. ABOUT HOW TO BE A
SUPPORTIVE PARTNER IN THEIR
EFFORTS AND WE KNOW THAT FOR
MANY MITIGATING WILDFIRE RISK IS
A KEY CONCERN AND MOTIVATING
FACTOR. AB NINE NINE EIGHT WILL
HELP REDUCE THE EMISSIONS
IMPACTS FROM BIOMASS GENERATION
WHICH WILL IN TURN HELP MC AND
OTHER LOAD SERVING ENTITIES FILL
THE GAPS BETWEEN SOLAR AND WIND
WITH RELIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY.
ENERGY THAT IS AS CLOSE TO
EMISSIONS FREE AS POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONALLY BIOMASS ELECTRICITY
IS RENEWABLE BASE LOAD POWER
WHICH MEANS IT CAN BE GENERATED
TWENTY FOUR SEVEN. THIS CAN HELP
SUPPORT GRID RELIABILITY AND
REDUCED CALIFORNIA'S DEPENDENCE
ON FOSSIL FUEL GAS PLANTS.
LASTLY MC SUPPORTS EIGHTY NINE
NINE EIGHT BECAUSE IT ALIGNS
WITH OUR PRINCIPLES ON
RESPONSIBLE BIOMASS ELECTRICITY
DEVELOPMENTS. THESE PRINCIPLES
PRIORITIZE PROCURING BIOMASS
ELECTRICITY FROM FACILITIES AT
THE LOS EMISSIONS FACILITIES
THAT TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS. TO
MINIMIZE LOCAL AIR QUALITY
IMPACTS. AND TO THOSE THAT USE
FEEDSTOCK FROM SUSTAINABLE
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE
MITIGATION EFFORTS. THE
GUIDELINES ALSO PRECLUDE MCP
FROM PROCURING BIOMASS
ELECTRICITY FROM FACILITIES
LOCATED IN CALAVERAS SCREEN
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. AB
NINE NINE EIGHT WILL HELP BOTH
M. C. E. AND THE STATE MAXIMIZE
THE BENEFITS OF BIOMASS
ELECTRICITY WHILE MINIMIZING THE
RISKS FOR THESE REASONS M. C.
SUPPORTS AB NINE NINE EIGHT AND
WE RESPECTFULLY URGE AN AYE VOTE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BACK TO
THE STATE YOUR NAME IN YOUR
POSITION PLEASE AN ORGANIZATION.
GOOD MORNING MR CHAIRMAN CHRIS
MAKAYLA ON BEHALF OF PIONEER
COMMUNITY ENERGY SCCA PRIMARILY
OUT OF EL DORADO AND PLASTER
COUNTY THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD MORNING MISS CHEN
CENTERS ADAM COMMUNIS ON BEHALF
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
WATER AGENCIES ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AS A SIMILAR SHALLOW
AND REGIONALS ARE LYING ON
BEHALF THE SAN JOAQUIN AND NAPA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR
MEMBERS MY NAME IS NO AT LEAST
SPEAKING ON BEHALF THE COMPOST
COALITION WE ARE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NOW LET'S MOVE TO OUR
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION ARE
THERE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. HEARING CHAIN NINE
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN GENERAL
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE.
SEEN ON LET'S GO TO OUR PHONE
LINES MODERATOR FOR WITNESSES
EITHER IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
. OF AB. NINE NINE EIGHT. THANK
YOU TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD AT THIS
TIME. SURE WE HAVE NO IN QUEUING
UP AT THIS TIME. GREAT WE'LL BE
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS I COMMITTEE ADVICE
YOUR DOLLAR. THANK YOU MISTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRING THIS
BILL FORWARD RIGHT. OVER THE
YEARS BIOMASS IS BEEN. SOMETHING
I'VE WORKED ON FOR MUCH OF MY
CAREER AS ELECTED EVEN IF THE
LOCAL LEVEL WHEN I WAS A POOR
SUPERVISOR- WE DID OF THE VIRUS
WHICH WAS A BILL LONG BEFORE YOU
HERE WE WORKED AS SENATOR DODD
DID- SB NINE ONE WHICH
BASICALLY- FORCED UTILITIES TO
BUY BIOMASS THE PREDICT THE
CHALLENGE WE FACE WITH BIOMASS
IS- IS NOT THE SAME IN ALL THE
STATE- IF YOU'RE IN THE SAN
JOAQUIN WHERE YOU ARE IN AND
PAIRED- ERR DISTRICT. YOU HAVE A
HARDER TIME EVEN KEEPING- SO WE
LOST SOME OF THE REGIONAL PLANTS
THAT WERE THERE BECAUSE OF THEIR
OLD TECHNOLOGY- IF YOU'RE A NON
ATTAINMENT AREAS SUCH AS MOST OF
MY DISTRICT ARE WE HAVE.
PRIMARILY GROUP GOOD AIR. BUT WE
CAN STILL CONTINUE TO RUN THOSE
PLANTS SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS
BILL WILL ACTUALLY- TAKE A LOOK-
THE CC WILL ACTUALLY TAKE A LOOK
AT. THEIR BASINS AND HAVE THE
ABILITY TO KEEP THESE PLANTS
THAT ARE- OVER THIRTY YEARS OLD
RUNNING THE CHALLENGES- THE COST
THE COST TO THE RATEPAYERS IS
WHERE WE TYPICALLY. HAVE THE
CONFLICT IT IS NOT THAT WE DON'T
WANT TO USE THESE FACILITIES BUT
WE HAVE- IT'S A HIGHER RATE- FOR
RENEWABLES. WHEN YOU COMPARE TO
SOLAR OR WIND- EXCEPT I THINK
THAT THE OFFSHORE WIND WILL BE.
EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND WE MAY
BE ABLE TO COMPETE. AGAINST
OFFSHORE SO I WILL MOVE THE BILL
BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL LOOK
FORWARD TO- SEE HOW THIS BILL
WORKS OUT AND- THE ONE THING I
DO WANT TO COMMENT TO AT THE-
END. IS THAT. VERSUS OPEN BURN.
NO WHERE YOU'RE OUT YOU'RE IN
THE SAME JOAQUIN OR IF YOU'RE IN
MY TO. WHERE WE HAVE- HEAVILY
FOR SERIES. ANY PLANT AVAILABLE
TODAY WILL BE- LESS EMISSIONS
THAN. OPEN BURKE AND SO I THINK
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO LOOK AT
THE OPEN BURN VERSUS PUTTING IN
A FACILITY IN GETTING
RENEWABLES. AND DOING- A GOOD
WORK IN THE IN THE FOR SO. WE
KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR
BIOMASS NOT ONLY HELPS- THIN THE
FOREST AND UP IN THE BRUSH IN
AREAS. WHICH HELPS THE WILDLIFE
WHICH HELPS WATER QUALITY WHICH
HELPS ALL THOSE THINGS SO- WE
SHOULDN'T JUST LOOK AT- THE COST
OF ENERGY BECAUSE THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT IS EVEN BROADER THAN
THAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT SO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD I APPRECIATE YOU OUT.
COME ALONGSIDE THOSE OF US
WHO'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME
WORKING ON THIS ISSUE ALL RIGHTS
CENTER ADMIN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND THANK YOU A SYMBOL FOR
BRING THIS FORWARD- LIKE MY GOOD
FRIEND OF THE SENATOR FROM THE
NORTH THE NORTH STATE AYE I ALSO
WORKED IN THE SPACE LIMIT HAVE
BEEN LONG INTERESTED IN PEOPLE
WHO REPRESENT. AG AREAS AND FARM
AREAS MOUNTAIN AREAS YOU JOINING
THE WANT TO DO BILLS LIKE THIS
AND HAVE AN INTEREST. SO I
WONDERED WHAT I SAY YOU GET UP
HERE FROM MARIN COUNTY THEY
WOULD USE DOING HERE DOING THIS-
BUT THEN I SEE YOUR CCA GETS UP.
AND SO IT MAKES SENSE TO ME AND
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THIS IS- I YOU KNOW WHEN I FIRST
HEARD IT AGAIN URINE SO I'M I'M-
I'M SUSPICIOUS- BUT YOU'RE
TRYING TO SHUT HIM ALL DOWN
RIGHT BUT IT'S JUST- I THINK IN
TIME DOUBLE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
AND ECO MY COLLEAGUES- POINT
THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN A IN A
IMPACTED AREA OPEN BURNS AND THE
FOG JUST COMBINE. TO MAKE. THEIR
WE CAN SEE. AND OUR KIDS ARE
BREEDING SO- AS WE TAKE INTO A
VALUATION THAT. COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS OF. THE IMPACTED AREAS
YOU KNOW AS AS- HAS CENTER SAID.
IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE BETTER.
TO USE THAT. THAT WASTE IN A
GOOD PRODUCTIVE WAY. THAN TO
JUST TO MAKE OPEN BURNS. AND HER
PEOPLE SO. THANK YOU FOR DOING
THIS I'LL STILL KEEP MY- OUT OF
YOUR- TO SHUT HIM- BUT I WAS
SUPER. THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
GOING FOR I THINK YOU. YOU
ADDITION. CENTER GROW. THANK YOU
MISS CHAIR. AT YOU FOR THE BILL
I HAVE CALLED. MY CALL COME IN
FROM STE. AND OPEN DEEPER- YOU I
EVERY. AND DISTRICT AND I ALSO-
OBVIOUSLY I'M THE- CAPITAL OF
THE- STATE. WITH ALL OF THE-
RIGHT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT
BUT- THE BY. THE THREE FIFTHS.
THAT DO HAVE IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO. MAKE THE ERROR A
YOU KNOW A SITUATION THERE BUT
WE HAVE ELIMINATED A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF OPEN BURNS WHICH IS.
YOU KNOW OR ALL OF IT I GUESS
AND IT'S- IT'S MADE A HUGE
IMPACT ON OUR OUR COMMUNITIES
BUT IT IS. GETTING VERY VERY
VERY EXPENSIVE- TO CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THESE BIOMASS FACILITIES
ESPECIALLY WHEN I HEAR FROM.
INDIVIDUALS LIKE ROOMS AND
RESOURCES THAT YOU KNOW PLAY A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF
THIS SO APPRECIATE THE BILL AND
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. SENATOR ALSO THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR- I DO WANT TO- THEY
YOU. FOR INCLUDING IN THIS
REPORT THE IMPACTS ON VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES HEALTH IMPACTS AND-
OTHER IMPACTS- WE USUALLY TRYING
TO. BEAT THAT INTO. WHOEVER
MAKES A PROPOSAL LIKE THIS AND
YOU'VE DONE IT ON YOUR OWN SO I
JUST WANTED COLLEGE AND THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. CENTER DOT. YEAH
TO BE BRIEF I'M JUST ONE
ASSOCIATE MY COMMENTS- CENTER
RASO AND CERTAINLY- CENTER
EGGMAN AD CENTER DOLLY. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE'VE SPENT BILLIONS
IN THE STATE. OF MIND REDUCING
FUELS AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
PLACES TO PUT THESE FUELS AND
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPEN BIRDS
AND MANY OF THE AGRICULTURAL
AREAS- IN. YOUR EVEN AT SOME
POINT IN TIME. YEAH MAYBE THAT'S
A COSTS ITS ASSOCIATES
SUBSIDIZING POWER RATES IS A
COST OF CLEARING FUELS. YELL IN
YOUR IN THE AIR HIGH FIRE PRONE-
YOU KNOW AREAS SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE MOST OF
THE TIME. BIOMASS IS JUST
COMPLETELY EXCLUDED FROM THE
CONVERSATION BECAUSE OF THE COST
WHAT'S A NECESSARY ITEM AND I
THINK YOUR- BILL REALLY TOUCHES-
A WAY FOR US TO MAKE PERHAPS IT
ILL ADVANCE IT GOING FORWARD.
AND THANKS TO MCP FOR- STEPPING
UP ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU ANY
DISK COMMENTS ARE QUITE BY
MEMBERS. HEARING SEEN AYE AYE
TEACH WANTED ALL FOR. IS A
COMMON SENSE MEASURE AND I WON'T
SAY. WHOSE TIME HAS COME IT'S
TIME IT ALREADY BEEN HERE AND WE
IGNORED IT TWENTY YEARS AGO WHEN
WE START PICKING WINNERS OR
LOSERS AND SELLING TECHNOLOGY
OVER EFFICIENCY- IF WE HAD
COUNTED NOT ONLY BY A WASTE. AND
BIOMASS AND HYDRO WOULD BE WELL
ALONG OUR WAY TO OVER 50% CLOSER
TO A 100% RENEWABLE BUT WE SPENT
THE LAST FIFTEEN TO TWENTY YEARS
SELLING TECHNOLOGY. OVER
EFFICIENCY AND WHAT IS ALREADY
THERE WE CAN ONLY GO TO EUROPE
AND SHE WERE BILE WASTE AND
BIOMASS IS BEING USED ON A
REGULAR BASIS AND THEY HAVE SOME
THAT CLEANS APARTMENTS. AROUND
SO WE NEED TO AGAIN. OPEN A
PRICE AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A
TECHNOLOGY THAT'S HERE IT'S GOT
ALSO AT ST IT HELP. MANAGE OUR
FOR. I MEAN THE RE WHY WE HAVE
FORCE FIRES THAT ARE BURNING.
THREE IN FOUR WEEKS AS TIMES NOT
BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE
FACT THAT WE DON'T MANAGE IT
ANYMORE AND IF WE MANAGE IT WE
WOULD HAVE THE FRUIT FUEL SOURCE
THE RUN THESE PLANTS I'VE- BEEN
UP TO. WE AND OTHER FACILITIES
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE
THESE. PLANTS ARE READY TO GO
AND THE WAITING FOR FEEDSTOCK SO
I COMMEND OFF THEIR FOR THIS
SENATOR- SUPPORT THE MEASURE NOW
WE'RE STICKING OF. MOTION FOR
THIS BILL IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MOVED
BY SENATOR DOLLY. WE HAVE A DO
PASSES MINUTES I'M AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE OUR PREPARATIONS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WHICH ELECT
CLOSE RESPECTFULLY ASTRONAUT
ABOUT AND THANK. YOU FOR ALL
YOUR COMMENTS CONSULTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AB NINE NINE
EIGHT. BRADFORD BRADFORD AYE
DALY DALY AYE ASHBY. AYE ASHBY
AYE BAKER CABALLERO. DODD DODD
AYE DORADO. DORADO I. EGGMAN AYE
GONZALEZ GROVE. MCGUIRE MEN.
NEWMAN. RUBIO RIGHT RUBIO ICE
TWO SEE OUR TELL ICE. STERN WILL
AYE WILK AYE. NINE ZERO THAT
MEASURE HAS NINE FOR TO A LEGAL
OPEN FOR AFTER TO ADD ON UP IS
CONGRATS. KNOX'S AB TNC FIVE BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY- TO PRESENT THE
BILL WHAT WE AS LEGISLATORS. AND
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WE
REALLY HAVE THE SHARED GOAL OF
CONNECTING AS MANY HOUSEHOLDS AS
POSSIBLE WITH BROADBAND
INTERNET. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL
THE STATE HAS SECURED AS WE KNOW
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE
GRANTS FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF HOMES REMAIN
UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED BY
BROADBAND SERVICE. IN PART
BECAUSE THE CPUC CONTINUES TO
FAIL AT MEETING BOTH THE STATE
AND FEDERAL TIMELINE
REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY EVEN RISK
THOSE FUNDS. AB TEN SIXTY FIVE
WILL ALLOW. IT IF THE CPUC SO
CHOSE TO MEET THESE DEADLINES BY
ALLOWING WIRELESS BROADBAND
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO APPLY FOR
THAT GRANT FUNDING. UNDER THE
RIGHT CONDITIONS FIXED WIRELESS
CAN PROVIDE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND
CONNECTIONS UP FAST THE
INEXPENSIVELY EFFICIENTLY. AND
CLOSE SO MANY OF THE DIFFICULT
UP UNSERVED AREAS THAT FIBER
SIMPLY CANNOT REACH. TO BE CLEAR
WIRELESS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
MEET THE SAME SERVICE STANDARDS
AS FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY AND
THIS BILL HAS ENJOYED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT HAS RECEIVED NO NO
VOTES. F. HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF AB TEN SIXTY FIVE AND
TO PROVIDE ANY ANSWERS TO SOME
OF THE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE IS LINDA THOMAS WITH
CAL NET INTERNET AND PHONE. THIS
THOMAS YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES BUT
DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO THE MALL
OKAY- GOOD MORNING MR MEMBERS MY
NAME IS LINDA THOMAS AND I'M THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
FOR CAL DOT NET. AND I'M HERE
TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
TEN SIXTY FIVE AB TEN SIXTY FIVE
PERMITS THE CPUC TO CONSIDER
PROJECT APPLICATIONS FOR THE
FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNT TEMPLATE
FIXED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY. THIS
TECHNOLOGY IS A VITAL TOOL FOR
PROVIDERS ESPECIALLY IN RURAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA SUCH AS THE
CENTRAL VALLEY ON THE WEST SIDE-
DESERT AREAS AND PUT AND
MOUNTAIN AREAS WERE OVER TWO
MILLION PEOPLE LIVE AND WHERE
LAST MILE BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE IS MAINLY NON
EXISTENT. PLEASE CONSIDER THE
FOLLOWING FACTS FIRST AS TO RUN
A WIRELESS HAS AMPLY SHOWN IN
THEIR MANY DEMONSTRATIONS
CURRENT OFF THE SHELF WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY CAN MEET AND EXCEED
THE SPEED STANDARDS MANDATED BY
THE FF A GUIDELINES OF A HUNDRED
SYMMETRICAL. SECOND THE TWO
BILLION DOLLAR FFA CANNOT
CONCEIVABLY MEET THE GOAL OF
CONNECTING AS MANY UNSERVED AND
UNDERSERVED HOUSEHOLDS AS
POSSIBLE WITH FIBER. FIBRE OPTIC
TECHNOLOGY IS EXORBITANTLY
EXPENSIVE WITH HIGHLY VARIABLE
COST DEPENDING ON LOCAL TRAIN
CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE N.
T. I. A. THE COST TO CONNECT ALL
UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS IN
CALIFORNIA WITH FIBER COULD
EXCEED EIGHT POINT FIVE BILLION
DOLLARS. IN GENERAL INSTALLATION
AND THIS IS MY THIRD POINT
INSTALLATION OF FIXED WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY TAKES AN AVERAGE OF
ONE QUARTER OF THE TIME THAT
FIBER INSTALLATION TAKES. EVEN
THOUGH THE CPUC HAS BEEN GIVEN
AN EXTENSION TO MEET THE FEDERAL
DIET GUIDELINES. THEY NEED THE
TIME NEEDED TO DEPLOY FIBER TO
OUT OF THE WAY RURAL AREAS FAR
EXCEEDS THIS NEW TWENTY TWENTY
SIX DECEMBER DEADLINE. IN
CONCLUSION IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KNOW THAT AB TEN SIXTY FIVE WILL
HOLD FIXED WIRELESS TO THE SAME
SERVICE STANDARDS AS FIBER FOR
PROVABLE GRANT PROJECTS AS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON NOTED.
THE INTENT OF THIS BILL IS TO
INSTILL A RATIONAL STANCE FOR
FFA GRANT PROJECT EVALUATIONS.
ALLOWING THE MOST SUITABLE
SOLUTION TO BE UTILIZED FOR ANY
GIVEN AREA AND OUR STATE WITHOUT
THIS OPTION. THOSE IN RURAL
AREAS OF OUR STATE THAT HAVE
GONE WITHOUT INTERNET SERVICE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE WE ARE CHEN
AYE VOTE ON A. B. TEN SIXTY FIVE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
OF THIS MEASURE. HERE IN ROOM
TWELVE HUNDRED. PLEASE COME TO
THE MICROPHONES DID YOU NAME
YOUR ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU
CHAIR BRADFORD CARLGUARDINO
TORONTO WIRELESS IN SUPPORT OF
AB TEN SIXTY FIVE. THANK YOU.
NOW LET'S MOVE TO WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION ARE THERE WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION ARE THESE THE
PRIMARY WITNESSES ARE JUST. WE
HAVE TO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
EACH. HI BILL ALLEY- FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP WE
OPPOSE THE BILL. BASICALLY
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FIVE G. IS
INFERIOR TO- FIBER OPTIC IT'S
SLOWER AND I WANT TO POINT OUT
HOW YOU WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF
FIVE JEEZ PUT IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A SMALL CELL
WIRELESS. IN MY BACKYARD THERE'S
A SERIES OF TELEPHONE POLES THAT
RUN DOWN IS A FIBER OPTIC CABLE
THERE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE LAID
UNDERGROUND IT'S CONNECTED TO MY
HOUSE. AT ABOUT- ONE GIG A
THOUSAND MEGABYTES A SECOND
WHICH IS EXTREMELY FAST SMALL
CELL WIRELESS RUNS FORTY TO
FIFTY MEGABYTES AND FRANKLY I
DON'T WANT TO BE BOMBARDED WITH
A NEW FORM OF WIRELESS IS SUB
MILLIMETER FIVE G. WITHOUT MY
PERMISSION OR- OR LACKING I HAVE
FIBER OPTIC. I DON'T WANT THAT
FIVE G. WHICH WILL COME INTO MY
HOUSE WHETHER I SUBSCRIBE TO IT
OR NOT AND YOU HAVE TO PLACE IT
EVERY FOUR HUNDRED TO FIVE
THOUSAND ONE THOUSAND FEET. DOWN
A ROAD STREET LIGHTS OR OF
TELEPHONE POLES TO MAKE FIVE G.
WORK ADEQUATELY SO WE HAVE
TECHNOLOGY THE STAFF ANALYSIS.
CORRECTLY POINTS OUT THIS
WIRELESS IS INTERFERE TECHNOLOGY
TO WIRED BROADBAND AND SO THEY
DID THAT THE PROMISE OF THAT HAS
NOT BEEN MET IT'S THE GOALS BEEN
SHIFTED FORWARD AND FORWARD. IF
YOU PASS THIS BILL AND IT AND IT
OCCURS YOU AGAIN TO FOR THE GOAL
OF GETTING HARD WIRED. CABLE TO
EVERYONE WHICH IS THE BEST AND
MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE EVERYWHERE
IN THE STATE. BUT BY PUTTING
THIS BILL INTO LAW YOU'RE GOING
TO ENCOURAGE FIVE G. WIRELESS
WHEN IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
NEXT WITNESS. THANK YOU GOOD
MORNING. HERNANDEZ ON BEHALF OF
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK. IN
OPPOSITION ALSO ON BEHALF THE
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA
DISTRICT I WOULD PUT IN THE
LETTER LATE LAST WEEK. HOUSE ARE
NOT REFLECTED ON THE ANALYSIS-
FOR SO I DO UNDERSTAND THE GOAL
OF THE AUTHOR AND I DO. COMMEND
THE AUTHOR FOR THE COMMITMENT IN
A NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS HAVE
BEEN. A FOCUS ON TRYING TO
ADDRESS- ACCESS IN RURAL AREAS
IN HARD TO REACH AREAS. OF WHAT
WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT
WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT
RIGHT NOW SAYS FEDERAL FUNDING-
ONE. THE FED IS SUPPOSED TO BE
PRIORITIZED FOR FIBER OPTIC
NUMBER ONE NUMBER TWO IT'S ALSO
SUPPOSED TO BE FOR PROJECTS THAT
ARE FUTURE PROOF- AND WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN THUS FAR IS THAT THERE
ARE. IN A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS
WITH FIXED WIRELESS. THE SERVICE
CALL IT IS NOT THE SAME EVEN IF
IT ON THE FRONT AND IT IS
PRUDENT IT IS PROMISED TO BE.
THERE HAVE BEEN PROJECTS HAVE
NOT LIVED UP TO THAT AND THE FCC
HAS HAD TO PULL BACK. SOME OF
THE FUNDING IN THE PAST SO RIGHT
NOW WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS FUTURE PROOF
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS PROVEN. AND
TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE
TO CONTINUALLY MAINTAIN AND REAL
AND ULTIMATELY REALIZED. IS NOT
TO PROVIDE THE SAME ACCESS AS WE
WISH RIGHT NOW THAT IS A PROBLEM
MAY BE MORE. MORE AFFORDABLE
RIGHT NOW I MAY BE QUICKER TO
GET IN RIGHT NOW BUT THAT'S A
BIT SHORT SIDED WITH THESE
FEDERAL FUNDS WE NEED TO THINK
LONG TERM. THERE ARE FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR FIXED WIRELESS AND
THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR
NOW- BUT THE FUNDS THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING. THE FEDERAL FUNDS
THAT ARE AT STAKE RIGHT NOW WE
NEED EVERY DOLLAR. TO HIT EVERY
PART OF THE STATE IN EVERY WAY
WE CAN WITH FIBER OPTICS SO FOR
THOSE REASONS WE ARE OPPOSED- I
WILL MENTION LINE OF SIGHT
OBSTRUCTION. WEATHER DISRUPTIONS
I MEAN SO MANY OF THESE ISSUES
HAVE COME UP WITH FIXED WIRELESS
WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BE PROBLEMS SO.
WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THE GOAL- WE
CANNOT SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK
YOU ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION STATE YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION PLEASE. BOB
MCGOVERN WIRE CALIFORNIA WIRED
BROADBAND IS. EFFICIENT WITHOUT
POLLUTION WIRELESS BROADBAND
WE'LL GET YOU SPEAKS WITH
MASSIVE POLLUTION. THE IDEA IS
NOT TO POLLUTE JUST GIVEN THE
SPEECH THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO
SO WITH THIS IN OPPOSITION NAME
IN OPPOSITION. ORGANIZATION
WHICH IS HER YES MARKRAM ON
BEHALF OF KEEP CELL ANTENNAS
AWAY. IT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE THAT
PUTTING IN FIBER OPTIC CABLES IS
EXORBITANTLY EXPENSIVE IT CAN
RUN FROM TELEPHONE POLES. THE
RADIATION FROM WIRELESS ANTENNAS
IS A HEALTH HAZARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER
OPPOSITION HERE AND ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED. HEARING SEEN NINE.
MODERATE LIST CUTS OUR PHONE
LINES AND SEE IF THERE'S
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. AND OR
OPPOSITION TO. AB TEN SIXTY
FIVE. THANK YOU MR IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB TEN SIXTY FIVE
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AT THIS TIME. OUR FIRST MY
NUMBER IS NINE NINE. FOUR EIGHT
LINE TWENTY FOUR YOUR LINE IS
OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
TWENTY FOUR YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME. YES I APOLOGIZE
NOBODY TOLD ME- MY NAME IS JODY
NELSON WE HAVE TWENTY THREE
PEOPLE ON ON THEM THAT. OPPOSE
THIS BILL TEN SIXTY FIVE. HELLO
WE STRONGLY OPPOSE TEN SIXTY
FIVE THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT
CALL. ONE FOR YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. CABIN BODICE MEDICAL SOCIAL
WORKER OPPOSED THESE ARE FUNDS
EARMARKED FOR FIBER AND CABLE
NOT WIRELESS DO NOT SUPPORT MORE
SLOW ENERGY WASTING LOW CAPACITY
UNSAFE WIRELESS WIRELESS CANNOT
USE REAL HOLLER REQUIRE AND LET
. NINE ELEVEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. SIX BILLION TO MY- FIRST TECH
. THE RETIRED PRESS OF MICRO
CANADA HAS A WIRELESS NO LAW
GOING TECH. PLEASE INVEST IN
FIBER AND THROUGH THE PRIVACY
THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
. ONE THIRTY TWO YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. FIFTY THREE BROTHERS.
EDUCATION OUTREACH ARM OF THE MF
SAFETY NETWORK LEGISLATORS
SHOULD BE PROMOTING WIRED
TECHNOLOGY NOT THE DINOSAUR
WIRELESS. THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
. ONE THIRTY FOUR YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WELCOME TO ALLIANCE THE
NURSES FOR A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
. WE OPPOSE THIS BILL AND BOY IS
THAT ON THE THAT COULD. A NON
NOT MENTION THANK YOU THANK.
NINE TWENTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
ONE TWENTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THAT THE CRACKS
REPRESENTING EMF SAFETY NETWORK-
WIRELESS IS AN ENERGY HEART
USING FOUR TO TEN TIMES MORE
ENERGY PLEASE- PRESUPPOSE. THANK
YOU THIS CALL. NINE FORTY ONE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. DICKO GOOD
HOW H. WORLD. OPPOSED TO TEN
SIXTY FIVE THE CPUC ONCE FIBER
TO THE PREMISE OVER WIRELESS AS
DOES THE FEDS INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDING GUIDELINES VERY MUCH
OPPOSED TO THIS THANK YOU NEXT
CALL. ONE NINETEEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. ROHAN CALIFORNIA BRAIN
TUMOR ASSOCIATION NTIA NCPC
CLEARLY FAVOR FIBER ALL THE WAY
TO THE END USER POSTS. I'M
THIRTY EIGHT YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME. YES LET'S GO
AGAIN. HI THERE AND AT ALL I
OPPOSE THIS BILL FUNDS EARMARKED
FOR FIRE BURNS I AGREE ABOUT THE
NEED FOR FUTURE PROOF TECHNOLOGY
SUCH AS FIBER. THANK YOU NEXT
CALL. I AM THIRTY YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. NINE THIRTY YOUR LINE IS
OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. AND WE'LL
MOVE UNDERMINE TWENTY SEVEN ONE
TWENTY SEVEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HIS DOCTOR JEFFREY DAVIS I WE
OPPOSE ON BEHALF OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST THE
SCIENCE IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE
WIRELESS RADIATION THAT WILL
COME WITH FIVE G. IS A HEALTH
HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTH AND TO
THE ENVIRONMENT IS CRITICALLY TO
POLLINATING INSECTS WHICH IS NOT
BEEN CONSIDERED AT ALL BECAUSE
WE HAVE A HUGE NEGATIVE EFFECT
ON AGRICULTURE AS WELL AS PUBLIC
HEALTH. AND WE ARE CLOSED. THERE
ARE NO FURTHER LINES IN Q. THANK
YOU WERE GOING TO BRING IT BACK
TO COMMITTEE ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON THE
COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR DALLY.
THERE YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN- SO
JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO GET TO
. ANY KIND OF WIRE ANY KIND OF
COMMUNICATION AVAILABLE TO MY
DISTRICT LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT
WAY AND LOOK WE ALL KNOW THAT-
THERE IS- THE WIRELESS SOME
HAZARDS TO IT WE WE'VE WE'VE
HEARD THAT I HAVE A BIG
CONSTITUENCY IN MY DISTRICT THAT
IS OPPOSED TO- WIRELESS BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY. WE NEED TO
HAVE THE MIDDLE MILE IN FIBER
AND WE CAN THOSE AREAS THAT WE
CAN'T. AFFORD OR DON'T HAVE-
WELL THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FIXED
WIRELESS TO THE HOME I THINK
THIS BILL WILL GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY SERVE THOSE COMMUNITIES
WHICH I HAVE NUMEROUS
COMMUNITIES IN MY DISTRICT ARE.
UNDERSERVED OR NOT SERVED AT ALL
AND WE TALK ABOUT. THE CAPACITY
OF THE AMOUNT OF. OF YOU KNOW
SPEEDY YOU WANT I WOULD TAKE THE
WORST SPEED YOU HAVE IN SAN
FRANCISCO. IN MY DISTRICT WOULD
BE SOMETHING THAT TO ACTUALLY
USE THERE ARE A LOT OF MY
CONSTITUENTS INCLUDING. SCHOOLS
HOSPITALS- LIBRARIES IN
COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE ANY
ACCESS TO THE WORLD QUITE
FRANKLY AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS
I'LL BE SUPPORTING YOUR BILL-
AND I DO. RECOGNIZE THE
OPPOSITION AND THEIR THEIR TAKE
ON OR OUT BUT AT THE END OF THE
DAY- THERE'S A HEALTH HAZARD
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE YOU'RE NOT
ABLE TO. BE CONNECTED TO THE
WORLD AND MANY PLACES IN
CALIFORNIA ARE NOT CONNECTED
ALSO I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THE BILL FORWARD AND I WOULD
MOVE THE BUILT APPROPRIATE TIME
RESTRICTIONS. CENTER GROVE.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR I THINK
HE'S ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON
YOU KNOW WE SHARE A DISTRICT IN
THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND A LOT OF
OUR COMMUNITIES IN THESE ROOM
OUT COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO. ANY TYPE OF INTERNET
OR CONNECTION TO THE WORLD AND
SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE STOCK
YOU. SENATOR ASHLEY. YES I HAVE
A QUESTION I'M NOT SURE IF THIS
IS FOR THE AUTHOR MAYBE OR OUR
STAFF BUT- I'M- I DIDN'T SEE
I'VE I'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH IN
MY MIND ON THIS BILL BECAUSE I
THINK I STAFF RIGHTFULLY POINTS
OUT. REALLY NOT QUESTION THAT
FIBER OPTICS WOULD BE BETTER THE
ONLY QUESTION IS CAN FIBER
OPTICS GET EVERYWHERE AND THE
ANSWER IS OBVIOUSLY NO. BUT I
DIDN'T SEE WHERE THIS BILL
SPECIFIED. A DIFFERENCE MEANING
THAT YOU WOULD USE FIBER WHERE
THAT'S POSSIBLE AND THEN USE THE
FUNDING FOR. RURAL PROJECTS WHEN
FIBERS NOT POSSIBLE IS PICKING
IT. HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT ANSWERS
YES WE LAY FIBER SO CURRENTLY
RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH
THEM THE SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF
MIWOK INDIANS LATELY NOT REALLY
QUICK. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE
BILL ITSELF DOES THE BILL
DISTINGUISHED AS THE BILL LAY
OUT A PRIORITY. THAT IN RURAL
AREAS. WARY FIBER IS NOT
POSSIBLE VENUE COULD USE FIVE G.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WOULDN'T
REST ALL BOTH BUT I WANT TO KNOW
IF THIS BILL. SPECIFICALLY
PRIORITIZES IT DOES NOT RIGHT.
MASS THE WAY I READ IT TOO IS
THAT THERE MIGHT BE AREAS WHERE
YOU CAN USE FIBER OR FIVE G. AND
YOU CAN THEN. YOU CAN APPLY TO
USE THESE FUNDS FOR FIVE G. AND
MIGHT I THINK I COULD SUPPORT A
BILL WHERE YOU WOULD ONLY BE
ABLE TO USE FIVE G. WHEN YOU
CAN'T USE. AT FIBER BUT THAT
THAT'S NOT HOW I READ THIS IN
LESS I MISSED SOMETHING BUT WILK
THE BILL DOES LEAVE IT UP TO THE
CPC'S DISCRETION TO ACCEPT OR
DENY THE APPLICATION BASED ON
THEIR- OPINION. UNDERSTOOD BUT
PREVIOUSLY THERE WERE CATEGORIES
AND THE CATEGORIES WERE RURAL
OPPORTUNITY FIND AND THEN THE
OTHER SELF. ADMIN THE LAYOFF OF
THE BILL TODAY FOR THAT REASON
BUT IF IT DISTINGUISH THE
DIFFERENCE OR IF THAT CHANGE
GETS MADE. BEFORE IT COMES FOR
ANOTHER TIME THAT I PROBABLY
WOULD SUPPORT IT IS A LOT OF
SYMPATHY FOR COMMUNITIES THAT
DON'T HAVE ACCESS. BUT IN A SAN
FRANCISCO SITUATION THEY DESERVE
TO HAVE FIBER WHEN THEY CAN HAVE
IT AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A
CLEAR DISTINCTION ON THE BALLOT
. MAY I RESPOND. CREDIT THIS IS
PERMISSIVE TO THE C. P. U. C.
AND THE SPECIFIED GUIDELINES BY
THE P. UC. IN ITS- SCORING WHEN
IT LOOKS AT THE APPLICATIONS.
FAVORS FIBER. SO THE VET BASIC.
CONCERN YOU HAVE. WE BELIEVE. IS
ADDRESSED WITH THE P. YOU C. IT
SCORING. AND A DETERMINATION.
THE BILL DOESN'T MAKE THAT. THE
DISTINCTION YOU WISH BECAUSE THE
P. YOU SEE HAS THE ABILITY AND
THE EXPERTISE. TO MAKE THAT
DISTINCTION SO THAT DECISION
MAKING PROCESS IS WITH THE P.
YOU SEE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER.
COMPETE ARE SCORED. UNFAVORABLY
AND GIVE A- BUT GOOD FIBER AT.
CERTAINLY A WRECK A
RECOMMENDATION WHEN AND WHERE
IT'S ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE. AND SO
THE DISCRETION HERE IS WITH THE
P. YOU SEE THE OPTION BECOMES.
CAN WE FINISH WITH FIBER OR DO
WE NEED TO USE. WIRELESS AND I.
PREDICT THAT. FIBER IS GOING TO
BE OBVIOUSLY WHAT IS OUT THERE
LIKE AS- SENATOR DOLLY
SUGGESTED. UP BUT THERE'S GOING
TO BE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH
HAVING THIS OPTION. AND
REQUIRING IT TO HAVE THE
TECHNICAL ABILITY. OF FIBER.
COULD VERY WELL COMPLETE AN AREA
THAT WOULD BE INCOMPLETE IF WE
DID NOT HAVE THIS OPTION AND SO
I THINK THE CONCERNS YOU HAVE
ARE I THINK SATISFIED BY THE
PUC'S PREFERENCE OVER FIBER.
WHAT BY THEIR SCORING- AND
WIRELESS DOES NOT GET ANY OF
THAT PREFERENTIAL SCORING. SO I
WOULD HOPE THAT YOU HAVE THAT
CONFIDENCE IN. THE CAN YOU SEE
HOW THEY MAKE THAT DECISION I
APPRECIATE I DON'T WANT TO
BELABOR THE POINT I I'VE I
HAVEN'T BEEN HERE A LONG TIME
BUT I'VE HEARD PLENTY OF BILLS
COME THAT GIVES A LITTLE BIT
STRONGER DIRECTION. TO THE P.
YOU SEE AND I WOULD HAVE JUST
RATHER SEEN THAT INCLUDED IN
HERE RATHER THAN LEAVING IT TO
THEIR DISCRETION I THINK MAYBE
THAT'S THE DISTINCTION. THANK
CENTER SENATOR ALSO THANK YOU-
ON THE ISSUE OF FUNDING THERE IS
FUNDING FOR WIRELESS NOW. THAT'S
RIGHT. OKAY SO THIS IS THIS IS
OPENING UP MORE. MORE SOURCES OF
FUNDING. IS THAT WHICH IS THAT
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. I'M
SORRY THE CURRENT FUNDING FOR
WIRELESS IS VERY LIMITED AND IT
HAS TO DO WITH PUBLIC HOUSING
ONLY IT IS NOT THE FEDERAL
FUNDING ACCOUNT THAT CAN BE USED
TO DO. LAST MILE BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LARGE AREAS
WERE HOMES AREN'T LOCATED IN
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
OKAY WE GOT TO FUNDING SOURCES
GOT. SENATOR AS OF YET ANOTHER
QUESTION. OKAY ARE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
HEARING AND SEEING SENATOR STERN
I'M SORRY CHAIR I JUST I WANT TO
GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE
EXCHANGE FROM CENTER ASK BECAUSE
I APPRECIATED HER- QUESTION SO.
YOUR SOLUTION IS THE BILL IS OR
IS NOT TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL. IF
ALL THIS DOES IS PROVIDE THE P.
YOU SEE. AN OPTION. WHERE FIBER
CANNOT REACH OR IS SO EXPENSIVE
THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE WHAT WE'RE
REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE IS TO
HAVE THIS ALTERNATIVE IN AREAS
THAT MAY BE THE MIDDLE MILE CAN
BE FIBER BUT MY GOODNESS I
REPRESENT A- DISTRICT THAT GOES
FROM. FRESNO ACROSS THE SIERRA
NEVADA TO THE- THREE NINETY FIVE
BORDER ALREADY SONORA AT WITH
THE EXPERIENCES OF THESE. AREAS
SO MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE LEFT
OUT ARE LEFT OUT BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T GET FIBER THERE AS MUCH AS
YOU WISH AND AS MUCH AS PEOPLE
SAY WELL WE WANT FIBER. THERE
ARE PHYSICAL IMPEDIMENTS THEIR
GEOGRAPHIC IMPEDIMENTS THERE ARE
A LOT OF I APPRECIATE THOSE
THOSE IMPEDIMENTS AND I'M NOT
ACTUALLY AT I DON'T HAVE SUCH AN
ISSUE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT- IN
THOSE CASES IT'S JUST MORE
TRANSPARENT THE BILL DOES IT
SAYS- WARDING THE GRANDSON A
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL BASIS AND-
SECTION L. OF A- OF THE OF
SECTION ONE OF THE BILL TWENTY
EIGHT TO ANYONE ELSE'S
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL BASIS. SO
JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS.
THESE TWEAKS TO THE GRANT
SYSTEMS ON FFA AND CAST IT WOULD
DO IT IT IS TECH NEUTRAL YOU'RE
SAYING THERE'S A OTHER POLICY AT
THE P. YOU SEE THAT SORT OF WAYS
TOWARDS THAT WOULD KNOW WHAT
THAT BROADBAND FIRST BUT THEN IN
THIS IN THIS BILLS CASE JUST THE
WAY THESE GRANTS WILL BE
ADMINISTERED IS TECHNIQUE.
TECHNIQUE IT THE- IN THE GRANT
PROCESS AT. THE P. YOU SEE WILL
IF THERE IS A FIBER. APPLICATION
AT A WIRELESS APPLICATION. THERE
WILL BE A PREFERENCE THEY WILL
BE SCORED AND THEREFORE MORE
ELIGIBLE AND LIKELY TO GET THE
GRANT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
HERE IS SIMPLY PROVIDE. AN
ALTERNATIVE THAT WILL THAT WILL
DELIVER WHERE IT IS
GEOGRAPHICALLY AND FINANCIALLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO DO LET'S NOT LEAVE
THOSE FOLKS OUT WHEN WE HAVE A
TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN CLOSE THAT
DIVIDE. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. THE PC OF
WHAT THE BILL ACTUALLY DOES.
AND- HOPE PLAN AT ALL DUE
RESPECT I WAS X. REPAIR TO VOTE
FOR THE BILL NOW I'M A LITTLE
CONFUSED BUT WITH THE BILL THAT
SO I AM GOING TO- I DON'T.
SKINNER I LET THIS PLAY OUT A
SECOND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A
TECH NEUTRAL GRANT PROGRAM.
ANYWAY IT'S JUST MAYBE THE
SPONSORS OR ANY OF THE
SUPPORTERS CAN HELP FIND THE
ANSWER BUT I'LL JUST. I'LL I'LL
TAKE ANOTHER READ WELL YOU YOU
GET YOUR FRIEND OF LET'S GET LET
THANK YOU SEE CENTER DOT. YES-
LOOK AT WE HAVE SITUATIONS IN
THIS WORLD- STATE THAT WE HAVE
HERE WHERE THIS TECHNOLOGY IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
TO GET THE SERVICE THEY NEED.
NOT EVERY PLACE CAN BE SERVED-
WITH FIBER IT'S JUST TOTALLY
IMPRACTICAL IT I REALLY APPLAUD
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD I THINK IT'S A
COMMON SENSE SOLUTION THAT GIVES
SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO FOLKS THAT
CAN'T GET CONNECTED. SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER. SO I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL. THANK YOU
CENTER GROVE THANK YOU JUST A
FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR MY
COLLEAGUES IT SEATED NEXT TO ME
M. YOU ARE- THE FORMER MARIST AT
FRESNO ELOQUENT SPEAKER DO YOU
HAVE AND- YOU KNOW BROADCAST
RADIO SHOWS. AND I THINK MY
COLLEAGUE IS BEING DIFFICULT
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT JUST
THE SIMPLE YES THAT IT'S NEUTRAL
WOULD WORK FOR HIM. AND SO JUST
A SIMPLE YES THAT THE BILL IS
NEUTRAL WITH FOR HIM YEAH OKAY
THEN YES THE BILL'S NEUTRAL
THANK YOU. BECAUSE BECAUSE
BECAUSE WHAT IT DOES. IT CAN'T
GET HANDS IT TO THE P. UC AND
LETS THEM MAKE A DECISION AND
THEY FAVOR. FIBER WHENEVER
POSSIBLE THIS IS AN OPTION AS
SENATOR DODD SUGGESTED. OKAY ANY
OTHER COURSE OR CONCERNS. I'M
ASSUME THANK YOU FOR THIS
MEASURE- AS CLEARLY BEEN
ARTICULATE ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT
ALL AND- EVEN AND URBAN AREAS
YOU HAVE ACCESS- ISSUES THAT.
DON'T AFFORD YOU THE ABILITY TO.
PUT FIREBRAND AND OPTIONS ARE
ALWAYS A GOOD THING AND THIS
BILL PROVIDES THAT OPTION I
THINK IT PROVIDES AN IN A COMMON
SENSE MEASURE IT'S STILL A GRANT
PROCESS AS YOU STATED THAT WILL
BE SCORED BY THE PC. BUT I THINK
MORE IMPORTANTLY IT GIVES US
OPTIONS AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL
ABOUT BECAUSE AGAIN. THIS IS NOT
JUST ADDRESSING THE GAPS IN
RURAL AREAS AGAIN YOU HAVE URBAN
AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONNECTED.
BECAUSE OF ACCESS TO FIVE SO ARE
WHICH ARE CLOSE. IT THE DISCUSS
- WE TRY TO THREAD THAT. OUT WE
THINK WE HAVE DONE THAT
ESPECIALLY BY. SEARCH CERTAINLY
RECOGNIZING THAT THE PC HAS A
FOR A FAVORABLE SCORING.
PREFERENCE WITH RESPECT TO FIBER
BUT THAT PREFERENCE OFTENTIMES
CANNOT. TURN ITSELF INTO
REALITY. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOU
CAN SUPPORT THE BILL
ANTICIPATING THAT THERE WILL BE
PEOPLE IN PLACES SERVED THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE SERVED-
BECAUSE FIBER COULD NOT GET
THEIR OR THE P. YOU SEE DECIDED
THAT THOUGH. BECAUSE THERE WAS
NO SERVICE THAT MAYBE THERE WAS
SERVICE THAT COULD BE DONE. IN A
DIFFERENT WAY AND SO THOSE UP
THIS IS THE THIS THESE THE GOALS
WERE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND I
HOPE AT THE- END OF THE DAY THAT
THAT YOUR CONSIDERATIONS. WILL
BE POSITIVE IN THIS AND DOUBLE
HANDED TO THE PC THEY HAVE
SPECIFIC METHODOLOGIES. AND
WE'LL GET FIBER WHERE IT CAN BE
PUT AND WE CAN HAVE THIS OPTION
WHERE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. I ASK
THE ARRIVAL PLEASE. THANK YOU WE
HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR DALLY
IT TO DO PASSED TO COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CONSULTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AB TEN
SIXTY FIVE. BRADFORD BRADFORD
AYE DALY DALY AYE ASHBY. BACKER
CABALLERO DODD. DODD I'D-
TERRAZZA NOT VOTING EGGMAN.
EGGMAN AYE AYE GONZALEZ GROWTH.
GROVE I MCGUIRE MEN NEWMAN RUBIO
AYE RUBIO ICR TOWER C. R. TELL
AYE SKINNER. STERN WILK HI WILK
HI. ZERO THAT MEASURE HAS THE
VOTES WILL LEAVE THE ROLE FOR
OUR ABSENT MEMBERS MEMBERS.
THANK YOU THANK YOU HOW ARE
MEMBERS WE REACHED OUR LAWS BILL
HAAS I'M GONNA ASK THOSE MEMBERS
WHO ARE NOT IN COMMITTEE RIGHT
NOW AROUND TWELVE HUNDRED TO
MAKE THEIR WAY. ON TO THE
COMMITTEE ROOM SO WE CAN CLOSE
OUT THOSE OUTSTANDING MEASURES
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP
OUR FINAL AUTHOR. PRESENTING
FILE ITEM SEVEN AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY TWO SOMEONE PERSON.
CALDERON.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING
THE COMMITTEE STAFF OF FOR
WORKING WITH US ON THIS BILL AND
I WILL BE ACCEPTING ALL THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. ASSEMBLY
BILL ELEVEN SEVENTY TWO REQUIRES
THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
TO EVALUATE THE USE OF FUSION
ENERGY AS A RELIABLE SOURCE OF
CLEAN ENERGY IN THE TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE EDITION OF THE
INTEGRATED ENERGY POLICY REPORT
. IN TWENTY TWENTY TO GOVERNOR
NEWSOM OUTLINED TARGETS TO
ACCELERATE THE STATE'S CLIMATE
GOALS. TO REACH CARBON
NEUTRALITY NO LATER THAN TWENTY
FORTY FIVE. TODAY'S CLEAN ENERGY
SOURCES ME ONLY 59% OF THE
STATE'S ENERGY IS NEEDS. WITH
THE GROWING NEED FOR ELECTRICITY
THE STATEMENTS CONTINUE
INVESTING IN EXISTING AND
EMERGENCY EMERGING INDUSTRIES
SEEKING TO OFFER CLEAN ENERGY
SOLUTIONS. SEVERAL MILESTONES
HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED HIGHLIGHTING
THE PROMISING PROGRESS OF THE
FUSION INDUSTRY. IN DECEMBER
TWENTY TWENTY TWO SCIENTISTS AT
CALIFORNIA'S LAWRENCE LIVERMORE
NATIONAL LABORATORY CONDUCTED A
HISTORIC FUSION EXPERIMENT WHERE
THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY CREATED WAS
MORE THAN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO
START THE REACTION BETWEEN THE
ATOMS. IN MAY MICROSOFT STARRING
SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE
LIKE TRICITY FROM A WASHINGTON
BASED FUSION COMPANY BY TWENTY
TWENTY EIGHT WITH THE GOAL OF
GENERATING AT LEAST FIFTY
MEGAWATT. AB ELEVEN SEVENTY TWO
WAS CALIFORNIA'S FIRST STEP IN
SUPPORTING AN ENERGY PORTFOLIO
THAT INCLUDES FUSION. WITH ME IN
SUPPORT OF AB ELEVEN SEVENTY TWO
IS JOHN WINNER REPRESENTING T.
EIGHT T. EIGHTY TECHNOLOGIES.
SWINGER TWO MINUTE THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN VERSUS- JOHN
WHEN YOU'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF
TAT TECHNOLOGIES AND FIRST WANT
TO THANK THE CHAIR IN THE STAFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THE AMENDMENTS
WE BELIEVE THE- PROPOSED
AMENDMENT STRIKE- ARE
APPROPRIATE BALANCE AND AT AGE
OF ENSURING ALL FUSION SYSTEMS
ARE EVALUATED AND CONSIDERED-
WITHOUT FAVORING ANY PARTICULAR
TECHNOLOGY SO I'M SURE CENTER
STERNAL BE HAPPY THAT THIS IS
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL- SO THEREFORE
WE'RE WE'RE HERE PLEASED TO.
SUPPORT AB ELEVEN SEVENTY TWO-
AND THINK ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON FOR HER LEADERSHIP- ON
BRINGING FORTH THIS LEGISLATION-
AS WAY BACKGROUND TAT
TECHNOLOGIES IS A CALIFORNIA
BASED COMPANY- WE'RE ONE OF THE
WORLD'S LARGEST. LEADING PRIVATE
COMMERCIAL FUSION COMPANIES
BASED- RIGHT HERE IN ORANGE
COUNTY. FOUNDED OUT OF UC IRVINE
IN NINETEEN NINETY EIGHT TAT
TECHNOLOGIES HAS BEEN PROBABLY-
HERE FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND
HAS BEEN GRANTED NEARLY TWELVE
HUNDRED PATENTS. DRIVEN BY THE
WORK OF MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED
EMPLOYEES AND BACKED BY SOME OF
THE WORLD'S LEADING ENERGY
EXPERTS. LAST YEAR CALIFORNIA
TOOK THE FIRST STEP IN ADVANCING
FUSION ENERGY BY PROVIDING A CAL
COMPETES GRANT TO T. E. FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ITS SIX
GENERATION EXPERIMENTAL FUSION
DEVICE. NAME COOPER NIKI'S WHICH
IS EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE NET
ENERGY BY THE MID DECADE AND IS
EXPECTED DELIVER A 100% CLEAN
FUSION POWER TO THE GRID. BY THE
EARLY TWENTY THIRTIES TO BE
CLEAR- THE LEGISLATION IS NOT
JUST ABOUT ONE COMPANY THE
INTENT IS TO BENEFIT ALL FORMS
OF FUSION ENERGY AS WELL AS THE
LARGER FUSION SUPPLY CHAIN. THAT
WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF HIGH
PAYING JOBS. THE FUSION INDUSTRY
AS A WHOLE HAS SEEN INCREASING
SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WHICH CONVENE THE FIRST EVER
WHITE HOUSE SUMMIT ON FUSION
ENERGY LAST YEAR. AND RESULTED
IN A HISTORIC ONE BILLION BUDGET
REQUEST FOR THE PATHWAY TO
COMMERCIAL FUSION AND CREATED A
NEW PROGRAM. TO MOVE THIS
TECHNOLOGY FROM LAB TO MARKET.
THIS THE RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN
FUSION ENERGY THE INDUSTRY STILL
FACES BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT
FROM LACK OF PUBLIC AWARENESS TO
OUTDATED STATUTES THAT CAN FUSE
FUSION WITH UNRELATED NUCLEAR
FISSION WHICH COULD CREATE
MINISTRY OF HURDLES ARISING FROM
A LACK OF DEFINITIONAL. CLARITY
IN STATUTE AND SO AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY TWO IS AN IMPORTANT
FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING THESE
ADOPTION CHALLENGES. TO ENSURING
FUSION ENERGY CAN BE ACCOUNTED
FOR IN STATUTE. AND CAN ALSO BE
ACCOUNTED FOR- LAUNCHER RAINING
GOALS IN TWO MINUTES REASONS
WERE IN SUPPORT THANKS. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER WITNESSES. AND
SUPPORT HERE IN THE ROOM IN ROOM
TWELVE HUNDRED. SHEEN NINE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION HERE AND
ROOM TWELVE HUNDRED. SHE NINE
NOW LET'S GO TO THE PHONE LINES
FOR WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OR IN
OPPOSITION. OF AB. ELEVEN
SEVENTY TWO. THANK YOU MR AND IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF AB TEN
SIXTY FOUR I'M SORRY ELEVEN
SEVENTY TWO. YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. FINE FOR YOUR
LINE IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD-
KEVIN MODEST OPPOSE HAVEN'T WE
LEARNED OUR LESSONS FROM THREE
MILE ISLAND THE CAT TESTY IN
JAPAN CHERNOBYL- AND ONE OF THE
LARGEST NUCLEAR ACCIDENT THAT
ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY THAT'S NEVER
TALKED ABOUT- WE HAVE A WE HAVE
A LOT OF THOSE PROBLEMS THANK
YOU NEXT WE'LL MOVE TOWARD WITH
WITH BOTH. THERE ARE NO FURTHER
LONDON Q. THIS TIME. OKAY WERE
IT BACK TO THE CA. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING
THIS MEASURE. HEARING NONE I WAS
REALLY A QUESTION FOR MR WENGER
REGARDING FUSION IN GOLF BUT I'M
GONNA LEAVE THAT ALONE. I
ASSEMBLY IN PERSONAL TO LIKE
CLOSE YES CENTER STERNHELL. JUST
TO WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND-
I I'D BE HAVE BEEN MOVED ABILITY
APPROPRIATE TIME- THE ONE THING
I WOULD JUST ASK GOING FORWARD.
HOPEFULLY THE AT SOME POINT THE
C. C. ENGAGES MEN WITH STARTEK.
COLLABORATE ON HOW. HOW
IMPLEMENTED LIKE. HYPER IS THE
CHOSEN PATHWAY FOR THIS BILL
USING THAT THAT REPORT IS THE
WAY TO START LOOKING AT THIS BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PLANNING
ARE IN D. OTHER FUNCTIONS GOING
ON WITHIN CC SO. I THINK YOU'VE
LATER A REALLY GOOD. PLACE
SETTING HERE TO NOW SAY TO THE
ADMINISTRATION YOU KNOW COME ON
BOARD LET'S START ENGAGED
TOGETHER WITH DEPARTMENT ENERGY
AND MAKE CALIFORNIA JUST SEND
THOSE SIGNALS TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT. IF WE'RE
WILLING TO. DO THAT REALLY- THE
UNCOMFORTABLE PART OF NUCLEAR
WHICH WAS EXTENDING DIABLO.
WHERE YOU KNOW THERE'S ALL KINDS
OF BAGGAGE AND HISTORY. TO IF
WORK OF ONE DO THAT HARD WORK
WHY WOULD WE DENY OURSELVES THE
OPPORTUNITY DO THE REALLY
EXCITING WORK WHERE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS YOUR ARE
SO MUCH CLEARER WITH THE RISKS
ARE SO MUCH LESS AND WHERE THE
POTENTIAL IS I MEAN IS INFINITE
SO I APPRECIATE. YOU BEING BRAVE
IN TRYING TO THREAD THAT NEEDLE
AND KIND OF GET THIS ISSUE INTO
A PLACE WHERE IT- IT'S SERIOUS
AND IT'S AMAZING TO EVEN BE
TALKING ABOUT THIS IN A SERIOUS
WAY NOT JUST. THE SAME BACK TO
THE FUTURE HERE SO- WITH OF MOVE
THE BILL THE PROPER TIME. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
REGARDING THIS ROGER. AN
INTERESTING NINE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WHICH LIKE TO CLOSE. YES
SAID AGAIN I JUST WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFFER THERE THE
WORK ON THIS AND- I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. I BELIEVE
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR
STERN. AND MY CORRECT YES. AND
WE HAVE A DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
AND LET ME BE CLEAR ON THE
AMENDMENT. TO THE LEAGUE
DEFINITION OF ON THE TRONIC
FUSION. AND INCORPORATE PROCESS
INTO THE DEFINITION OF FUSION
WITH ADDITIONAL CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS. SEKARANG YES.
PROGRESS OKAY. CONSULTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY TWO. BRADFORD AYE
BRADFORD AYE DELI DELI I ASHBY.
ASHBY I BAKER CABALLERO. DIED
FIVE DIED I DORADO. DORADO AYE
EGGMAN EGGMAN AYE GONZALEZ
GROVE. GROVE AYE MCGUIRE MEN.
NEWMAN RUBIO MY REVIEW I SEE OUR
TO SEE OUR TO AYE SKINNER STERN.
STERN AYE WILK. WILK AYE. ELEVEN
ZERO. I'M SORRY ELEVEN ZERO ALL
RIGHT I'M AS A VOTES WILL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN. ABSENT MEMBERS AT
OFF GROW. THANK YOU SENATOR. ALL
RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO ASK
THAT ALL MEMBERS. REPORT TO-
ROOM TWELVE HUNDRED SO. WE CAN
START LOOKING TO CALL THE ONE WE
LIVE TO CALL FOR THOSE MEMBERS
WHO ARE HERE THAT OF MR BOATS
AND STARTING WITH FILE ITEM. ONE
AB THREE DAY PASSES AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
RESOURCES AND WATER. CURRENT
VOTE IS NINE ZERO BOTH CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR VOTING HI CABALLERO
DORADO FRESNO I EGGMAN EGGMAN
AYE GONZALEZ MCGUIRE. MAN NEWMAN
SKINNER STERN. STERN AYE. HAS
TWELVE ZERO. HAS TWELVE ZERO IS
TWELVE ZERO HOLD THAT OUR BEHOLD
THE ROLE OPEN ON THAT. MOVING ON
TO FILE ITEM TWO FILE ITEM TWO
AB TWO EIGHTY SIX BY WOOD AND
THAT IS THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CURRENT
VOTE TWELVE ZERO BOTH CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR VOTING HI. DURAZO
DRESS AYE EGGMAN AYE EGGMAN AYE
MCGUIRE NEWMAN SKINNER STERN
STERN AYE. FIFTEEN ZERO FIFTY
ZERO THE WE LEAVE IT ON COSTA
SOME MEMBERS. OF A LAB ENCOURAGE
ALL MEMBERS COME DOWN TO ROOM TO
HUNDRED FOR THE ENERGY COMMITTEE
SO WE CAN CLOSE OUT THE ROLE NOW
MOVING ON TO. A. B. NINE SIXTY
FIVE FOUR ONE FOUR. FOUR ONE
FOUR REYES COMMUNICATION DIGITAL
EQUITY BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL CURRENT VOTE SIX ZERO.
SHARE VOTING I. BAKER IBERO
DORADO DORADO I EGGMAN AYE
EGGMAN AYE GONZALEZ. MCGUIRE MAN
NEWMAN SEYARTO SKINNER. STERN
RIGHT STERN AYE. IT'S NINE ZERO
ONE HOLE THAT OPEN MOVING ON THE
FILE ITEM FOR A BEAT NINE SIXTY
FIVE- BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER CARILLO-
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE CURRENT
VOTE NINE ZERO PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL BOTH CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
VOTING I BAKER CABALLERO.
GONZALEZ GROVE. AYE GROVE AYE
MCGUIRE MEN NEWMAN. SKINNER
STERN. STERN AYE ELEVEN ZERO
ELEVEN ZERO HOLD THAT ROLE OPEN
ON MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM FIVE
AB EIGHT NINE NINETY EIGHT BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNELLY AND THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED AND
RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT VOTE
NINE ZERO. BOTH CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR VOTING I AM PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL THANK YOU BAKER
CABALLERO. AND SALAS GROVE.
GROVE I MCGUIRE MILLION NEWMAN.
SKINNER STERN. STERN HI ELEVEN
ZERO ELEVEN ZERO I'LL LEAVE THAT
ROLE OPENED MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM SIXTY BE TEN SIXTY FIVE BY
SOME OF THEM ARE PATTERSON THE
MOTION IS. DO YOU PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CURRENT VOTE
EIGHT ZERO BOTH CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR VOTING I. BAKER CABALLERO
. GONZALEZ MCGUIRE MAN NEWMAN.
SKINNER STERN. EIGHT ZERO EIGHT
ZERO HOLD THAT ROLE OPEN- MOVED
ON FILE ITEM SEVEN AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY TWO CALDERON AND ROLL
AND THAT MOTION IS. DEEP PASSES
AMENDED RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CURRENT VOTE IS ELEVEN ZERO.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL BOTH CHAIR
AND VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE AFTER
HAVING ZERO. AND SALAS MCGUIRE
MAN NEWMAN. SKIN ELEVEN ZERO
ELEVEN ZERO HOLE THAT OPENED
JUST ANOTHER MINUTE. WE
UNDERSTAND SOME MEMBERS ARE IN A
MEETING RIGHT NOW OR ENCOURAGING
THEM ALL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A
BREAK AND COME ON DOWN SO WE CAN
CLOSE THE ROLES ON THIS
COMMITTEE. THEY'RE WALKING DOWN
. AND THEN YOU MOVE ON. THANK
YOU CAN.
NO MORE THAN FIVE. YOU HAVE TO.
YEAH I AGREE.
I WOULD DEFINITELY OKAY HOWEVER
. WHICH WAY DOES. WE USUALLY GO
RIGHT NEVER SAY OFF.
OKAY SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND
CALL THE ROLL AGAIN WITH OUR TWO
MEMBERS THAT JUST ARRIVED WE'RE
GONNA START WITH AB THREE EARTH
I FELT ITEM ONE AB THREE VOTE IS
TWELVE ZERO BOTH CHAIR VICE
CHAIR VOTING I. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL THANK YOU CABALLERO COVER
YEAR I GROW GONZALEZ GONZALEZ I
SORRY MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE MAN
NEWMAN SKINNER. AND THEN I IT
MAN I. AB THREE. YEAH. GOOD.
SIXTEEN THE WE STILL HAVE TWO
MORE MEN K. WILL HOLD THE ROLE
OPEN FOR MORE OF FILE ITEM TO AB
DE EIGHT SIX WOULD. A THE VOTE
IS CURRENTLY. SORRY. FIFTEEN
ZERO. M. CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
MONNING AYE PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS MCGUIRE MCGUIRE
AYE NEWMAN. SKINNER. SIXTEEN
ZERO YEAH K. THAT SIXTEEN ZERO
THE BILL IS OUT BUT WE WILL HOLD
IT OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL VOTES FOR
PEOPLE TO ADD ON. FILE ITEM
THREE AB FOR FOURTEEN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REYES THE ACCOUNT IS
CURRENTLY NINE ZERO. ALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS AND SHARE VOTING
I. BAKER HI BAKER I CABALLERO.
SORRY KABIR I. GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ AYE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE
MAN AYE MAN AYE NEWMAN. SKINNER
. AB FOURTEEN ZERO CONTROL HOW
MUCH I'M SORRY FOURTEEN ZERO
FOURTEEN ZERO WILL HOLD THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS AND
PASSING IT BACK TO THE CHAIR
WERE ON FILE ITEM FOR ABC'S.
NINE SIXTY FIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARILLO PLEASE. GIVE US THE VOTE
COUNT TO CURRENT EVENTS THE
ALLEGE ZERO- CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR VOTING I. BAKER CABALLERO
. COPYRIGHT I GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ
I MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE AYE MAN MEN
AYE NEWMAN. SKINNER. FIFTEEN
ZERO. FIFTEEN ZERO WILL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR- MORE MINUTE.
IS AN EXCEPT FROM. FIVE FIVE AB
. NINE NINE EIGHT. CURRENT VOTE
ELEVEN ZERO. M. BAKER. RIGHT
BAKER I CABALLERO CARRIER I
GONZALEZ GONZALES AYE MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE AYE MAN AYE MAN AYE
NEWMAN SKINNER. SIXTEEN ZERO.
BUT SCOTT SIXTEEN ZERO SIXTEEN
ZERO WILL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS NEXUS FILE
ITEM SIX AB TEN SIXTY FIVE.
CURRENT VOTE EIGHT ZERO BOTH
CHAIR VICE CHAIR VOTING I. BAKER
BAKER AYE CABALLERO. CABALLERO
NOT VOTING. GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ
NOT VOTING MCGUIRE. MAN MAN I
NEWMAN NEWMAN I. SKINNER M. AB
TENS- OF VIOLENT STERN I. THIS
IS FUN BY. NO. COMICON ABSENT
MEMBERS AGAIN LET ME CALL ABSENT
AND AGAIN GETS CALLED UP MEMBERS
OF THE ON I SIX AV J. SIX FIVE.
OKAY OF MCGUIRE. SKINNER SKINNER
I. THIRTEEN ZERO. WHAT IS WHAT
IS ABOUT THIRTEEN ZERO THIRTEEN
ZERO MCGUIRE YOU'RE NOT VOTING
ON THIS OKAY JUST WANNA MAKE
SURE CAN WE CLOSE ROLE ON THAT
OR DO WE NEED TO STOP THEM YEAH
. WE'RE CLOSER ON FILE ITEMS.
NOW WE'RE ON TO FILE ITEM SEVEN
AB ELEVEN SEVENTY TWO PLEASE
CALL AFTER MEMBERS CURRENT VOTE
ELEVEN ZERO BOTH CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR VOTING I AM AB ELEVEN
SEVENTY TWO CALDERON BECKER.
BAKER NOT VOTING CABALLERO
CAVIAR AYE GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ I
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE MAN AYE MAN
AYE NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE SKINNER.
SKINNER NOT VOTING. SIXTEEN ZERO
ALL THE MEMBERS L. AS THE VOTE
VOTE COUNTED SIXTEEN ZERO WE CAN
CLOSE A ROLL ON THAT ITEM.
MEMBERS RUNNING WEEK WE'RE GONNA
. WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE TOP OF
THE FILE ONE MORE TIME WE'RE
CALLING ABSENT MEMBERS WERE
STARTING AGAIN WOULD FILE ITEM
ONE AB THREE. CURRENT VOTE
SIXTEEN ZERO BELCHER VICE
CHAIRMAN I NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE
SKINNER. I SKINNER I. EIGHTEEN
ZERO. EIGHTEEN EIGHTEEN ZERO
CLOSE ROLLED ON THAT NEXT FILE
ITEM TO AB TWO EIGHT SIX. I AM
CURRENTLY AT SIXTEEN ZERO BOTH
CHAIR VICE DIVIDE MONNING AYE.
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE SKINNER
SKINNER AYE EIGHTEEN ZERO. THE
MEASURE OUT EIGHTEENS. NEXT ITEM
IS FILE ITEM THREE FOUR AB FOUR
ONE FOUR. KERN VOTE FOURTEEN
ZERO. CHAIR VOTING I. NEWMAN
NEWMAN I. SKINNER SKINNER AYE
SIXTEEN ZERO THE MEASURES OUT
SIXTEEN ZERO NOW FILE ITEM FOUR
AV. NINE SIX FIVE. KERN VOTE
FIFTEEN ZERO BOTH CHAIR VICE
CHAIR VOTING I. BAKER NEWMAN
NEWMAN AYE SKINNER SKINNER AYE
SEVENTEEN ZERO THE MEASURES OUT
SEVENTEEN ZERO NOW THE FILE I'M
SIX A. B. TEN SIX FIVE. KERN
VOTE THIRTEEN ZERO CHAIR VICE
CHAIR VOTING I. THE CITY YEAH WE
CAN CLOSE IT SURVEYS WHEN AT
OKAY WHAT TEAMS. H. SIXTEEN MIN
SIX ARE. THIRTY THREE TEN SIX
FIVE IS THERE TEENS WHAT VERY
CLOSE. YEAH WE'VE DID THAT RIGHT
. IT'S FUND OKAY WHERE I AM. AB
NINE NINE EIGHT. CURRENT VOTE
SIXTEEN ZERO NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE
SKINNER SKINNER I. EIGHT EIGHT
THE MEASURE OUT EIGHTEEN CLOSE
ROLLED THAT SO IS ANYTHING
STILL- ON. THAT BEING THE CASE I
THINK EVERY FOR YOUR TODAY
HEARING. AND THE SAN- COMMITTEE
ON IN UTILITY AND COMMUNICATIONS
WE NOW STANDARD GERMAN THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.