SECRETARY WILL CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN BROADER GIL ARCHIE LETO.
ASHBY. ATKINS. BECKER.
SHAKESPEARE. BRADFORD. PIERROT.
ORTEZ. DOLLY! DODD. THERE WAS
Ó. HAGMAN. GLASER. GONZALES.
GROVE. BUT THE AUTO JONES THERE.
LIMÓN MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR. MEN.
NEWMAN. WHEN HELLO. SHOWBOAT.
OH, DEAR. PORTANTINO ROTH.
RUBIO. THEY ARE. SKINNER. SMALL
GRIEVERS. STERN. ALBERT. AHA!
WIENER. WILK. QUORUM IS
PRESIDENT WITH MEMBERS AND OUR
GUESTS BEYOND THE RAIL, PLEASE
RISE WILL BE LED IN PRAYER BY
SENATOR DORIS OH AFTERWARDS,
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. EXPANDING
GRANDEUR OF CREATION WE GIVE
THANKS THIS DAY. FOR THIS
FRAGILE PLANET EARTH WE GIVE
THANKS THIS DAY FOR THE JOY OF
HUMAN LIFE, ITS WONDERS AND
SURPRISES WE GIVE THANKS. FOR
OUR HUMAN COMMUNITY, OUR ONENESS
TRANSCENDING ALL SEPARATION WE
GIVE THANKS. AND WE PRAY FOR
FAITH WITHOUT FANATICISM FOR
UNDERSTANDING OF VIEWS NOT
SHARED. WE PAY FOR ALL WHO LABOR
AND SUFFER FOR A FAIRER WORLD.
WE PRAY THAT WE MAY LIVE NOT BY
OUR FEARS, BUT BY OUR HOPES, NOT
BY OUR WORDS, BUT BY OUR DEEDS.
AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE LIKE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
FOR ALL. MEMBERS UNDER
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. I'D
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SENATOR
MCGUIRE. GOOD MORNING, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. IT IS AN
HONOR TO BE WITH EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU TODAY AND TODAY WE
ARE ALL MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
MUSTANGS TODAY I RISE TO
RECOGNIZE COACH BILL FULTON. YOU
KNOW, COACH VILLE EMBODIES THE
SPIRIT. LEADERSHIP SPORTSMANSHIP
IN EDUCATION, LIKE EVERY
FOOTBALL COACH SHOULD AND BEHIND
US. WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
COACH ROYALTY IS HE IS ONE OF
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL
COACHES IN ALL THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. COACH FULMER HAS
BEEN THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH OF
MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY
MUSTANGS FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS. HE
HAS BEEN RECENTLY NAMED THE
CALIFORNIA STATE COACH OF THE
YEAR AND GET THIS HE HAS OVER
300 CAREER WINS AS A FOOTBALL
COACH IN MIDDLETOWN, IN ONE
PREVIOUSLY, BUT HIS ACHIEVEMENTS
GO FAR BEYOND HIS IMPRESSIVE
WHEN RECORD HE HAS DEDICATED
THOUSANDS OF HOURS. THOUSANDS OF
HOURS TO TRAINING AND MENTORING
THE STUDENTS THAT HE LOVES TO
WORK WITH, AND HE ENSURES THAT
THEY HAVE THE SKILLS NOT ONLY TO
BE A SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES, BUT
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT THEY HAVE
THIS SKILLS TO BEAR SUCCEED IN
LIFE. AND HE ALWAYS WANTS THEM
TO BE COMPASSIONATE AND DRIVEN
HUMAN. HE IS BELOVED IN HIS
COMMUNITY HE GIVES BACK SO MUCH
YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND WE'RE
HONORED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE
HIM HERE TODAY IN THE SENATE AND
JOINING THE COACH HERE ON THE
FLOOR ARE A FEW OF THE TEAM THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE TEAM WHO GOT
HIM TO OVER 300 WINS AND WE ALSO
HAVE ASSISTANT COACHING NORMALS
. WHO IS HERE WE HAVE MARK
SIMON, WHO IS HERE IS ALSO LAKE
COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND WE ARE
REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE OF THE
TEAM CAPTAINS FROM THE
MIDDLETOWN MUSTANGS, AND BY THE
WAY, EACH OF THE STUDENTS WHO
ARE HERE WITH US TODAY THEIR
UNCLES AND THEIR DADS WERE
COACHED BY COACH CHALMERS. WELL
CAN WE PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR ONE
OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL
COACHES IN ALL OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND LET'S GO.
MIDDLETOWN MUSTANGS, EVERYBODY.
LAST YEAR IN THE OPEN.
I INVITE ANYONE UP FOR A
PICTURE.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR WILL
BE DEEMED READ. MESSAGE FROM THE
ASSEMBLY WILL BE DEEMED READ.
REPORTS THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED. NOW IS THE TIME FOR
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND
NOTICES. PURSUANT TO SENATE RULE
. 29 10, D. THE FOLLOWING BILLS
ARE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES. FILE ITEM NUMBER 12 SB 8
62. MEMBERS ARE NOW LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE
TO REMOVE BILLS FROM CONSENT AS
PART OF OUR MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS THAT DEATH ASK THAT
YOU PLEASE STAY CLEARLY BOTH THE
FILE NUMBER AND THE BILL NUMBER
IF WE COULD HAVE THE FOUL NUMBER
AND THE BILL NUMBER. WE EXPECT
TO HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE SO
PLEASE STAY CLEARLY, WE'LL START
WITH SENATOR MENJIVAR. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR, PLEASE
REMOVE FILE ITEM NUMBER 257. A B
12 39 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALDERON
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR IN
PLACE IT BACK ON THIRD READING
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS.
SENATOR SETO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE THE FOLLOWING BILLS FROM
THE INACTIVE FILE S C. R 60. S
C. R. 61. YES, CR 70. AND S. R
32. I WILL NOTE. WIENER. AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR, PLEASE
REMOVE FILE ITEM 255. SOME
PEOPLE 1114 FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS. JUST ONE NOTE.
SENATOR CORTEZ E. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT LIKE TO PULL A B 8 59
FILE ITEM NUMBER 2 50, AUTHORED
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GALLAGHER
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
CALENDAR. THE BILL'S BEEN
REMOVED FOR FOUR AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU. SENATOR OFF. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. BECAUSE OF
THE AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE FILE
ITEM NUMBER 1 20 A B 996
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOW AND MOVE IT
TO THE INACTIVE FILE. BRADFORD.
AT THE REQUEST TO THE AUTHOR,
PLEASE REMOVE FILE ITEM 244 A B
5 81 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU. JUST ONE NOTE,
SENATOR AMBERG. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE A B 1210
FILE ON NUMBER 256 FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU.
SENATOR SHOWBOAT. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT, AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR LIKE TO REMOVE VIRAL ITEM
TO 42 FROM THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. MCGUIRE. MR
PRESIDENT, WHO REQUESTED THE
AUTHOR. I'D LIKE TO REMOVE A B 2
TO 4 OR FIVE ITEMS TO 39 FROM
THE CONSENT COUNTER AND PLACE IT
ON THE INACTIVE FILE. THANK YOU
ANYONE ELSE UNDER MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS? THANK YOU. THE DESK
WILL NOTE. WHEN YOU MOVE ON TO
CONSIDERATIONS THAT DAILY FILE
SECOND READING FILES SECRETARY
PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 10 27
9 94. NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO
UNFINISHED, UNFINISHED BUSINESS
. VIOLATING 10 SENATOR CORTEZ E.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. BILL 6
42 BY SENATOR CORTESI AND ACT
RELATING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
SENATOR ORTEZ. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. SENATORS SP 6 42
GIVES COUNTY COUNCILS THE SAME
AUTHORITY TO PROSECUTE HOUSES
MATERIALS VIOLATIONS AS CITY
ATTORNEY'S DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS REQUIRE
COUNTY COUNCILS AND D A S IN THE
SAME COUNTY TO NOTIFY EACH OTHER
WHEN FILING AN ACTION SPECIFIED
IN THE BILL. THIS WAS DONE TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT
INCONSISTENT OR OR DUPLICATIVE
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEE NONE. NINE. SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE. OUR
AUDIO. ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
HI. ATKINS. AYE BECKER. I BLAKE
SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. I GOT TO SEE AYE.
DOLLY! NO. DODD. AYE. WHEREAS Ó
HI. HAGMAN. GLASER. HI.
GONZALEZ. AYE. GROWTH. NO BUT
0.0. JUNK HER DAUGHTER I. JONES.
WHERE'D LIMÓN. I MCGUIRE I MAJOR
BAR. I MEN? I NEWMAN. BYE. WHEN
NO. HELLO. BY YOUR BUG. NO.
TODAVÍA AYE. PORTANTINO AYE.
ROTH. AYE. RUBIO. AYE, SEYARTO.
AYE. DINNER. I SMOKE WAIVERS.
HI. STERN. HAMBURG. I HAB HI.
WIENER. I WELCOME AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
WATERVILLE. I EGGMAN. JONES.
LAIRD. DARN. ER 32. JONES. NO. I
ZAR 32, THE NOSE ARE FIVE. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS OR CONCURRED
IN. MEMBERS. ARE WE NEVER GOING
TO SENATE THIRD READING, BUT WE
RECOGNIZE SENATOR ORTEZ. MOVE
BACK TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT,
REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ENTER A
LETTER INTO THE DAILY JOURNAL ON
SP 6 42. WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITH
THANK YOU. WE KNOW WHO THE
SENATE THIRD READING FAR LIGHT
29. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. THE
CENTER OF COBURG SENT SECRETARY
PLEASE READ. CYNICAL CURRENT
RESOLUTION TO 86 BY SENATOR KOBO
RELATIVE TO BREASTFEEDING
AWARENESS MONTH OF 2023. GENERAL
SHOWBOAT RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. SCR 86
RECOGNIZES AUGUST AS A
BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS MONTH.
BREASTFEEDING IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF AN INFANTS FIRST YEAR
BECAUSE IT IS A POWERFUL BONDING
ACTIVITY BETWEEN MOTHER AND
CHILD AND PROVIDES A WELLSPRING
OF NUTRIENTS THAT PROMOTE
HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.
ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, HUMAN
MILK AND BREAST FEEDING PROVIDED
ADVANTAGES TO A CHILD'S GENERAL
HEALTH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING
THE RISK OF A LARGE NUMBER OF
ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES,
INCLUDING SUDDEN INFANT DEATH
SYNDROME, ALLERGIES, CHILDHOOD
LEUKEMIA AND INFANT MORTALITY.
MATERNAL HEALTH IS ALSO
POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY BREAST
FEEDING. IT CAN HELP DECREASE
POSTPARTUM BLEEDING AND PROMOTE
FASTER RECOVERY AFTER GIVING
BIRTH. IT ALSO DECREASES THE
RISK OF OVARIAN AND BREAST
CANCERS AND HELPS REDUCE HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE. WHILE
BREASTFEEDING HAS MANY BENEFITS
FOR BOTH MOTHERS AND INFANTS,
THERE ARE WOMEN WHO STRUGGLE TO
BREASTFEED FOR HEALTH REASONS,
BOTH PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL AND
SOMETIMES FOR REASONS RELATED TO
THEIR GENERAL LIFESTYLE, OR
THEY'RE LYING OF WORK.
BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS MONTH
ENCOURAGES ALL CALIFORNIANS TO
REFLECT ON THE HEALTH AND
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF
BREASTFEEDING AND TO IDENTIFY
AND REDUCE THE BARRIERS. SOME
MORE MOTHERS CAN BREASTFEED
THEIR CHILDREN IF THEY CHOOSE.
TO DO SO. FOLLOWING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF MEDICAL
EXPERTS, EDUCATING MOTHERS AND
EMPLOYERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF BREAST FEEDING AND SUPPORTING
BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS IN THE
WORKPLACE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES
WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
INCREASING THIS PRACTICE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEN
ON SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FOLLOWING BYE. ALL RODA
GIL. AYE. ARCHIE. LET Ó AYE,
ASHBY. HI, ATKINS. AYE, BECKER.
AYE. BLACK SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD.
I GAVE THE EURO AYE, ORTEZ. AYE.
DELI I DODD. AYE, DURAZO. I
ADMIN. GLASER. AYE. GONZALES.
AYE, GROVE. I THOUGHT, OH, AYE.
JONES. HI, LAIRD. LIMÓN I
MCGUIRE AYE. MENJIVAR. I MEAN,
AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN I KNEEL Ó.
I WILL BOOK. AYE. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT. AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SEYARTO. AYE,
SKINNER. AYE. SMALL GRIEVOUS.
AYE, STERN. AYE. HAMBURG I HAB
AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK. BYE.
HAGMAN. LAIRD. 38 KNOWS OR ZERO
THAT MEASURE PASSES. NOW WE'RE
GOING TO ASSEMBLY THIRD READING,
WE WILL FILE ITEM 37 SENATOR
ROTH. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 17 31 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO AN ACT
RELATING TO CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES. CENTRAL THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. THIS BILL WOULD
REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW
THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
UTILIZATION REVIEW AND
EVALUATION SYSTEM THAT SECURES
BEFORE PRESCRIBING BUFORD
BUPRENORPHINE TO A PATIENT. THIS
IS SUPPORT SUPPORT REQUESTING I
VOTE. THIS BILL IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL AN OBJECTION
TO USING UNITED'S ROLL CALL. SEE
NONE. THE ODDS ARE 38 THE NO 00
MEASURE PASSES. NOW WE MOVE ON
TO PHARRELL ITEM 55. SENATOR
GONZALES. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
. ASSEMBLY BILL 17 01 BY SOME
REMEMBER WEBER, AN ACT RELATING
TO PUBLIC HEALTH. GONZALES YOU
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS ARISE
TODAY TO PRESENT A B 17 1 ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WEBER, WHICH WILL PROVIDE EQUITY
WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
OR ALREADY ALLOCATED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR BLACK
INFANT HEALTH PROGRAMS BY
ALLOWING BOTH COUNTIES AND
CITIES WITH THEIR OWN HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE CITY OF
LONG BEACH TO APPLY FOR THESE
FUNDS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE ON A B 17 01. ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. I SEE
NONE. THIS IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL AND
OBJECTIONS. I ZAR 38 KNOWS ARE
ZERO THAT MEASURE PASSES. BUT WE
NOW MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM 94. THE
SENATOR MEN SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. ASSEMBLY BUILT 13 54 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIKE FONG AND
AGGRAVATING TO PUPIL INSTRUCTION
SERMON. YOU RECOGNIZE MR THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MAYBE 13 54
WOULD UPDATE OUR K THROUGH 12
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK TO INCLUDE
THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC
AND POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF
ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE
HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS,
UNITED STATES. AS WELL AS TO
TEACH AND EXAMPLES OF RACISM,
DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE
PERPETRATED AGAINST THIS
COMMUNITY. DURING THE PANDEMIC,
INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS OF ASIAN
DESCENT OR HARASSED, ATTACKED
AND EVEN KILLED WHILE GOING
ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES. SENIORS
WERE ATTACKED WHILE GROCERY
STOPPING OR SIMPLY WALKING IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. OF COURSE,
WE HAD A NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE
KILLED IN ATLANTA AND NEW YORK
FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THAT
THEY LOOKED ASIAN. BETWEEN MARCH
2020 MARCH 2020 TO 11,500 HATE
INCIDENTS AGAINST ASIAN
AMERICANS WERE REPORTED TO THE
STOP ÁP HATE REPORTING CENTER.
MAYBE 13 40 13 54 WOULD UPDATE
OUR CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS TO
INCLUDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
PERSPECTIVE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
OF THE NHP COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
THE HARMS CAUSED OUR COMMUNITY
DUE TO ANTI ASIAN SENTIMENTS
THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY
THROUGH EDUCATION THAT WE CAN
CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND
MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY FOR ALL
PEOPLE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE TEACH ALL OUR
HISTORIES AND OUR SCHOOLS IN THE
AP HISTORY IS AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THIS ITEM IS ELSA ELIGIBLE
FINANCE ROLL CALL AS WELL. ANY
OBJECTION. SEEN IN THE EYES ARE
38 KNOWS ARE ZERO THAT MEASURE
PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER
TO FAR LIGHT AND 100, SENATOR
DOLLY SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY WILL 16 27 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LEE INOCULATED TO
DRINKING WATER. DARLING. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MEMBERS THIS
BILL IS A FEDERAL CONFORMITY
BILL CONFORMING STATE LAW. TWO
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFICALLY A B 16 27 PRESERVED
THE STATE'S AUTHORITY TO
IMPLEMENT THE FEDERAL SAFE
DRINKING WATER ACT IN CALIFORNIA
BY REPEALING A PROVISION IN THE
CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER
ACT THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED TO
EXEMPT FOOD FACILITIES THAT
OPERATE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.
FROM REGULATIONS UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER
ACT. ADDITIONALLY A B 16 27
CONFORMS CALIFORNIA'S DEFINITION
OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO THE
FEDERAL DEFINITION BY ALIGNING
THE CALIFORNIA DRINK, SAFE
DRINKING WATER ACT AND THE
FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.
MAYBE 16 27 ENSURES THAT THE
STATE LAW IS NO LESS THAN
STRENGTHENING. THE FEDERAL LAW
PROTECTS THE STATE'S PRIMARY
AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE FEDERAL
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT IN
CALIFORNIA. THERE IS NO
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. THIS ITEM IS ALSO
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL
ANY OBJECTIONS? I ZAR 38 KNOWS
OR ZERO THAT MEASURE PASSES.
NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM 1 34.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PELLERIN,
SENATOR BECKER. SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 9 39
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PELLERIN
INOCULATING TO THE SANTA CLARA
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. SENATOR
BECKER. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. THIS IS A
DISTRICT BILL THAT UPDATES THE
STATE LAW THAT APPLIES ONLY TO
THE SENATE CLARA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT. IT UPDATES ANTIQUATED
LIMITS ON BOND ISSUANCE THAT
FORCED VALLEY WATER FINANCE SOME
OF THE LARGEST, UH, PROJECTS IN
THE STATE USING COSTLY BORROWING
OTHER THAN GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS. IT HAS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE ON THIS ITEM? ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SAYING
NONE. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION TO THE UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL? SAYING NONE EYES 38
NO. ZERO. THE MEASURE PASSES.
NOW WE MOVE ON TO OUR LAST
ASSEMBLY THIRD READING BILL.
THIS IS FIRE LIGHTING TO 35
PADILLA. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
10 TO BUY SOMETHING MEMBER
CERVANTES RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA
LOWRIDER DAY. SENATOR PADILLA.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
ON BEHALF OF THE LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
102. TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY
AND CULTURE OF LOW RIDING AND
CRUISING AND DECLARE THE FIRST
SUNDAY OF SUMMER TO BE OBSERVED
AS CALIFORNIA LOW RIDING DAY.
THE RIDERS ORIGINATED IN LOS
ANGELES IN THE 19 FORTIES AND
GREW ALONGSIDE THE CHICANO
MOVEMENT IN THE 19 SIXTIES. CAR
CLUBS BECAME COMMUNITY HUBS
OFFERING SERVICES SUCH AS
FUNDRAISING FOR THE UNITED FARM
WORKERS LABOR UNION AND HOSTING
HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES. LOW
RIDING HAS BECOME WOVEN INTO
LATINO IDENTITY IS THE CULTURE.
THAT CHALLENGED AND WAS
CHALLENGED AND TARGETED PIPE BY
POLICE AND FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
WAS BANNED BY LAW. DURING THE
CHICANO ART MOVEMENT, MANY
CHICANO DECIDED TO EXPRESS THEIR
CULTURAL VALUES, HISTORIES,
PERSONAL STORIES AND RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS THROUGH THE ART
EMBELLISHED IN THEIR VEHICLES.
CRUISING ALLOWS FOR A LOW AND
SLOW DRIVE WITH THE PURPOSE OF
SLOWING, SHOWING OTHERS THE WORK
THAT GOES INTO BEEN PUT INTO AND
IS ON DISPLAY ON THE VEHICLES.
TODAY, LOW RIDERS HAVE BEGUN TO
BE SEEN. AS CELEBRATIONS OF
CULTURE AND IDENTITY THAT THEY
ARE RATHER THAN FALSELY BEING
FEARED AS GANG MANIFESTATIONS.
RECENTLY, THE LORETTO COMMUNITY
SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED THE REPEAL
OF CRUISING BANDS IN THE CITIES
OF SAN JOSE, SACRAMENTO. SALINAS
IN SAN DIEGO, LOWRIDERS CONTINUE
TO CHALLENGE ERASER, SEGREGATION
AND SOCIAL IMMOBILITY AND
EMPHASIZED THE POLITICS OF
PRESENCE OF LATINO VOICES IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THIS VISIBILITY
REACHES NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE OF
THEIR OWN SHARING IDENTITY AND
CULTURE AND LEADING TO A DEEPER
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AND AMONG
OUR COMMUNITIES. FOR THESE
REASONS, COLLEAGUES I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
ON A CR 102. THANK YOU. THIS
MEASURE IS ALSO ALSO FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL ANY
OBJECTIONS? SORRY. SORRY. ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE FIRST? SEE
NONE ANY OBJECTION TO UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL? SEE NOW IN THE EYES
ARE 38 KNOWS, OR ZERO THAT
MEASURE PASSES NOW MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
CONSENT, CALENDAR AND SPECIAL
CONSENT CALENDAR. I WANT TO TAKE
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. UH WITH SPECIAL
CONSIDER LEHMAN. THANK YOU. I'D
LIKE TO REMOVE FILE ADAM TO SIX
TO A B 16 12 BY PACHECO FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS. THAT'S WILL NOTE
ANYONE ELSE. ANY OTHER MEMBERS.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ THE BOTH
THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE
SPECIAL CONSENT CALENDAR.
ASSEMBLY BILL 4 58 10 29 SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 74 ISLAMI
BUILT 3033 34 4 51 6 14 6 38 34
8 47 8 57 9 28 9 30 TO 10 13 10
74. 12 71 12 85 13 07 16 05 17
59 17 64 SENATE BILL 2 59 6 78
85 4 OR SIX THANK YOU. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON FILE ITEM TO
36. ALVIN. BY THE GUILD.
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE. BLACK
SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. I
BARBIERO. I SEE. I REALLY I
DIED. AYE, DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
GLASER. AYE, GONZALEZ. AYE,
GROVE. AYE. AYE, JONES. BY
LAIRD. LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. I
MENJIVAR. I MEAN, NEWMAN. AYE.
MAY I? WHEN HI, NEIL Ó. I KNOW
BOOG. AYE. HI, PORTANTINO. AYE,
ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. I SEE OUR TOE.
AYE, SKINNER. I SMILED GREVERS.
AYE, STERN. I HAMBURG. I HAB
AYE, WIENER. I WILL. AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ALVARADO GIL. AYE. HAGMAN.
LAIRD. I ZAR 38. KNOWS OR ZERO
ON FILE ITEM TO 36. THE EYES ARE
38 KNOWS OR ZERO ON BOTH CONSENT
CALENDARS. BOTH CONSENT
CALENDARS ARE ADOPTED. MEMBERS
NOW IS THE TIME TO FOR A JOURNEY
AND MEMORIES. AND WE HAVE A
NUMBER TODAY AND WE'LL START OUT
WITH SENATOR HER TATA. GOOD
MORNING. UM MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS
I RISE TODAY TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF DONA JOSEFA LINA
FLORES CERVANTES, UNITED FARM
WORKER TRAILBLAZER WHO PASSED
AWAY PEACEFULLY ON MONDAY, JUNE
26TH IN VISALIA AT THE AGE OF 92
. JOSE PENA WAS BORN ON OCTOBER
24TH 1930 IN CALEXICO,
CALIFORNIA TO A FAMILY WITH
YAQUI INDIGENOUS ORIGINS FROM
THE MEXICAN STATE OF SONORA. THE
90 FORMAL EDUCATION, SHE LEARNED
TO READ AND WRITE ON HER OWN. HÌ
SAFINA HAD WORKED AS A FARM
WORKER FOR DECADES BEFORE FIRST
MEETING SAYS THAT TRAVIS IN THE
19 SIXTIES. THAT MEETING CHANGED
THE COURSE OF HER LIFE FOR
DECADES, JOSE PENA PLAYED A KEY
ROLE IN NEARLY EVERY MAJOR
UNITED FARMWORKERS, CAMPAIGN AND
EVENT AND WAS A LIVING WITNESS
OF THE MOVEMENT'S EXPLOITS AND
SACRIFICES. SHE WAS SHOT AND
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED DURING AN
INCIDENT IN A FIELD. SHE JOINED
LENGTHY FARMWORKER JOURNEYS
ALONG RURAL HIGHWAYS TO THIS
VERY CAPITAL, SOMETIMES IN THE
HEAT OF THE SUMMER TO HELP WIN
MOMENTOUS YOU FW LEGISLATIVE
WINS JOSEPHINA ENGAGED IN FAST
WELL INTO HER EIGHTIES, AND SHE
WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR
GENERATIONS OF YOUNG ORGANIZERS
AND STAFF. JOSE PENA FLORES IS
SURVIVED BY TWO CHILDREN,
YOLANDA HERRERA AND MARIA DE LOS
ANGELES GÓMEZ. NINE
GRANDCHILDREN, 14 GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN HER
DEMOCRATIC UNION VALUES AND SEE
CEP WEATHER ADDED TUDE HAVE BEEN
PASSED ON TO FIVE GENERATIONS.
WHEN REFLECTING ON JOSEPHINA
LIFE, DOLORES HUERTA STATED
JOSEPHINA WAS AT EVERY MARCH
EVERY PICKET LINE EVERY EVENT.
SHE WAS COMPLETELY DEDICATED AND
LOYAL TO THE FARM WORKERS CAUSE
A TRUE WARRIOR. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTED THE SENATE ADJOURNED
IN HER MEMORY. THANK YOU. PLEASE
BRING HER NAME UP TO THE DESK.
NOW GO TO CENTER BRADFORD. NO.
UM LET'S MOVE ON TO SENATOR
WIENER. HMM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. MR PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I
RISE TO US AT THE SENATE
ADJOURNED. IN MEMORY OF DR
LAWRENCE CHONG. AN EXEMPLARY
PHYSICIAN AND FIERCE ADVOCATE
WITHIN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. HE
WAS 51 AND DIED AFTER A BATTLE
WITH CANCER. DR CHENG WAS BORN
IN HONG KONG, RAISED IN NEW
JERSEY, GRADUATED MAGNA CUM
LAUDE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
HE LATER ATTENDED COLUMBIA
MEDICAL SCHOOL, CONTRIBUTING THE
COLUMBIA'S FIRST COURSE ON
CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MEDICINE.
AND BECAME THE FIRST NATIONAL
PRESIDENT OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC
AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. HE TRAINED IN
INTERNAL MEDICINE AT UCSF, AND
THEN THAT THE DERMATOLOGY
RESIDENTS AT WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS, DR
CHANG, HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND
HIS CLINICAL PRACTICE ALONE
WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTEWORTHY. HE
ALSO DEDICATED MUCH OF HIS LIFE
TO PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY. IN
2014. HE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MARIN
MEDICAL SOCIETY. HE SERVED AS
CHAIR OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETIES
DELEGATION TO THE CALIFORNIA
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ON THE CMA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS A DELEGATE
TO THE AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION AND AS CO CHAIR OF
THE PACWEST RESOLUTIONS
COMMITTEE. IN 2022, HE WAS
ELECTED VICE SPEAKER OF THE CMA
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. HE WAS A
FELLOW AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY
AT THEIR DERMATOLOGY, HE WAS A
VOLUNTEER TEACHING INSTRUCTOR,
UCSF. AT ST MARY'S MEDICAL
CENTER AND CP M. C AND HE
MENTORED MANY PHYSICIANS WHO
ASPIRED TO ACHIEVE HIS
EXTRAORDINARY LEVELS OF
LEADERSHIP. DR CHENG WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN LAUNCHING THE
SUCCESSFUL SAN FRANCISCO SODA
TAX INITIATIVE. I HAVE THE HONOR
OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH HIM ON
THAT CAMPAIGN, AND HE
COURAGEOUSLY FOUGHT AGAINST BIG
TOBACCO WITH THE BAN ON FLAVORED
TOBACCO PRODUCTS. OUTSIDE OF HIS
WORK IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
DR. CHUNG WAS A LOVING HUSBAND
AND FATHER, WHO ALWAYS FOUND
TIME TO SPEND WITH HIS FAMILY. A
PASSIONATE AMATEUR GOURMET CHEF
. HE ENJOYED COOKING FOR HIS
FAMILY AND FOR GUESTS, DR CHUNG
WILL BE MISSED BY MANY WHO
CONSIDERED HIM A FRIEND AND A
MENTOR, INCLUDING MYSELF. HIS
IMPACT IN MEDICINE AND PUBLIC
HEALTH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH HIS
LASTING AND DURABLE WORK. HE
IMPROVED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS
PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND
BEYOND. DR CHUNG IS SURVIVED BY
HIS WIFE, ANGELA, BY HIS
CHILDREN, EMILIA AND AIDEN BY
HIS PARENTS, SELENA AND EDDIE
CHANG, AND BY HIS SIBLING, SUNNY
COLLEAGUES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A
JOURNEY IN THE SENATE TODAY IN
MEMORY OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY
LEADER. THANK YOU. PLEASE BRING
HIS NAME UP TO THE DESK. NOW WE
GO TO CENTER BRADFORD. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY
TO JOURNEY AND MEMORY. UM I HAVE
A GREAT FRIEND, NEIGHBOR AND
CIVIC LEADER, MR. JOYCE MARIE
WATSON. WATSON WAS BORN AND HOW
IT'S VILLE, TEXAS ON DECEMBER
29TH 1934 AFTER GRADUATING HIGH
SCHOOL IN EL PASO. MISS WATSON
MOVED TO CALIFORNIA AT THE AGE
OF 18. IT WAS IN CALIFORNIA,
WHERE SHE MET HER FIRST HUSBAND.
SONNY THOMPSON AND HIT GAVE
BIRTH TO HER SON, DARYL
THOMPSON. MISS WATSON LATER MET
CHARLES WATSON. AND THEY MARRIED
IN 1969 AND MOVED TO GUARDINO,
WHERE THEY BUILT A COMMUNITY OF
SERVICE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
MISS WATSON AND HER FAMILY LIVED
AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME, AND I
KNEW HER FOR MANY YEARS AND SHE
WAS ACTIVE IN EVERYTHING IN
GARDENA FROM BLOCK CLUBS TO
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, THE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND HER
20 YEARS JOYCE WORKED FOR THE I.
R S THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION SERVICE AS A
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND
WAS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE FOR THE
AIR FORCE STATION IN MAYWOOD.
YEAH SHE FOUND A CAREER IN
BANKING AT BANK OF AMERICA AND
DOWNTOWN L A WHERE SHE WORKED
FOR 28 YEARS UNTIL SHE RETIRED
IN 1991 AFTER RETIREMENT. MISS
WATSON CONTINUED TO WORKING, UM
, AS A CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT
AT KELLY'S SERVICE, WORKING FOR
THE SICK AND ELDERLY. MS. I'M
SORRY, MR WATSON. UM WAS AN
ACTIVE MEMBER OF HOLLY PARK
CHURCH IN GARDENA, A MEMBER OF
THE UNITED METHODIST WOMAN CLUB
FOR OVER 60 YEARS, AND ABBOTT
MEMBER OF THE CHURCH CHOIR. FOR
DECADES, HE WAS CLASSICALLY
TRAINED SINGER HAD TREMENDOUS
PITCH AND A GREAT YEAR FOR MUSIC
. OVER THE YEARS, JOYCE STATE
COMMITTED AS AN ORGANIZER AND AN
ACTIVE CHURCH MEMBER AND A
MENTOR TO MANY MEN AND WOMEN,
NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT
THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
JOYCE MOVED TO WHAT'S VEGAS AND
2020 ENJOYED HER FINAL MOMENTS,
UH, WITH HER GREAT
GRANDDAUGHTER. MS WATKINS
WATKINS. UH PASSED AWAY
PEACEFULLY ON JUNE 10TH 2023 IN
OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS HOME. SHE IS
SURVIVED BY HER BROTHER IN LAW,
HAROLD, HER DAUGHTER IN LAW,
ZELLA AND LEONA, AND MANY
GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN AND GOD, CHILDREN.
MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN ME AND JOIN
IN MEMORY OF THE MEMORY OF JOYCE
MARIE WATSON. CAN YOU PLEASE
BRING HER NAME TO DESK BECAUSE
SHE CAN BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED
. NEXT UP, SENATOR TERRAZA.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES. I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF NOTED
LABOR PHOTOGRAPHER SLOBODON
DIMITROV, WHO JUST PASSED AT THE
AGE OF 71. MR DIMITROV WAS BORN
IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA IN 1952
AS A CHILD. HE AND HIS FAMILY
EMIGRATED FROM THE YUGOSLAVIA
REPUBLIC TO GERMANY, THEN TO
FRANCE THAN TO LOS ANGELES AND
EVENTUALLY SETTLING IN SAN PEDRO
. AS A YOUNG MAN. HE WAS
STATIONED IN GERMANY DURING HIS
ARMY SERVICE, WHERE HE FIRST
DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN
PHOTOGRAPHY. FOLLOWING HIS
SERVICE, WHICH HELPED THEM
ACQUIRE HIS AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
. HE WORKED IN DARK ROOMS ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A
TRAINED PHOTOGRAPHER. HE SOON
BECAME INTERESTED IN, UH,
PHOTOGRAPHY, UH, PHOTOGRAPHING
WORKERS AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT
IN LOS ANGELES AREA DUE TO HIS
EXPOSURE TO SOCIALISM FROM HIS
CHILDHOOD IN YUGOSLAVIA. ALONG
WITH HIS EXPERIENCES WITH THE
CULTURE AND ART OF FRANCE. HE
WAS ALSO INSPIRED BY THE
DOCUMENTATION OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE US AND
THE END OF EUROPEAN COLONIALISM
IN ASIA AND AFRICA. HE ENDED UP
BEING THE UNOFFICIAL
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE LABOR
MOVEMENT FOR LOS ANGELES FOR THE
LAST 30 YEARS DURING THE CRUCIAL
TIME IN THE CITY'S HISTORY, HE
WAS EVERYWHERE. ALL THE TIME. A
RECURRING THEME AND HIS POWERFUL
WORK IS CAPTURING THE DIGNITY OF
EACH AND EVERY PERSON HIS
PORTRAITS OF BOTH PUBLIC FIGURES
AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS HIGHLIGHT
THE VALUE IN TREATING EVERYONE
WITH HUMANITY AND IMPORTANCE.
SOME OF HIS PORTRAITS HAVE BEEN
MEMORIALIZED IN HIS PROJECT
ARTIST PORTRAITS, WHICH WERE
RECENTLY SHOWCASED IN SAN PEDRO,
THE ANGELS GATE CULTURAL CENTER.
HIS WORKS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN
OVER 130 NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS.
NOTABLE WORKS WAS A 20 YEAR LONG
PROJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PILE
DRIVERS UNION. HE ALSO COMPLETED
A PHOTOGRAPHIC MURAL ENTITLED
THE LONGSHORE, WHICH IS ON
DISPLAY AND A BUILDING IN
DOWNTOWN SAN PEDRO AND SHOWCASES
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
LONGSHORE OCCUPATIONS IN THE
PORTS. THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. HE
WAS A CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
AND WRITER FOR MANY LOS ANGELES
BASED LABOR PUBLICATIONS. DAILY
WEEKLY. THE DISPATCHER BUILDING
TRADES CI YUN UNITE HERE, UH,
PUBLICATIONS AND ALSO THE
ECONOMIST AMERICA AT WORK, THE
NATION AND LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE
. HE WAS ALSO COMMISSIONED BY
THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
SEVERAL TIMES. TO PROVIDE
PHOTOGRAPHS OF INDUSTRIAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL LIFE IN LOS ANGELES
. MR DIMITROV'S WORK SAD TO
SHARE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF
REGULAR WORKING PEOPLE WHO WORK
IN MANY DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS,
ALONG WITH BEING ABLE TO
MEMORIALIZE IMPORTANCE, EVENTS,
MOMENTS AND PEOPLE IN THE LABOR
MOVEMENT. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE, LISA, AND DAUGHTERS,
VERONICA AND CHRISTIANA DIMITROV
, HIS MOTHER, RADMILA. DIMITROV
AND HIS SISTER, YASMINA SNYDER.
MEMORY ETERNAL BROTHER. YOU
WON'T BE MISSED, BUT NOT
FORGOTTEN. COLLEAGUES JOIN ME IN
SENDING OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES
TO HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR
TREMENDOUS LOSS. THANK YOU.
PLEASE BRING HIS NAME UP TO THE
DESK. NEXT UP. WE HAVE SENATOR
GLASER. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. I'D ASKED THAT THE
SENATE ADJOURNED TODAY AND THE
MEMORY OF DR CAROL WHELAN CONNOR
, WHO DIED THIS SPRING AT THE
AGE OF 80. DR CONNER WAS A
PSYCHIC COLLEGES, TEACHER AND
SPIRITUAL LEADER. SHE WAS BORN
AND 1942 ON THE PAWNEE AMERICAN
INDIAN RESERVATION IN OKLAHOMA.
WHERE HER FATHER MUSIC TEACHER
WAS STATIONED THERE DURING WORLD
WAR TWO FAMILY EVENTUALLY MOVED
TO VISALIA AND THE CENTRAL COAST
, WHERE SHE GRADUATED AS
VALEDICTORIAN OF HER HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS. SHARING HER BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
FROM UC BERKELEY. PHD IN
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY FROM
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN
WASHINGTON, D. C SHE HAD A
PRIVATE THERAPY PRACTICE FOR 25
YEARS, FIRST IN WASHINGTON, DC,
LATER IN ONE AT CREEK WHEN SHE
WHERE SHE WAS ALSO A VOLUNTEER
COUNSELOR WITH THE MOTHER
TERESA, MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY
IN SAN FRANCISCO. DR CONNOR MADE
A HUGE IMPACT IN THE BEAR AND
OTHER PARTS OF THE NATION
THROUGH HER SERVICE TO THE
HOMELESS AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE
IN OUR COMMUNITIES. ON OUR WALKS
THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS IN WALNUT
CREEK SHE SAW AND SOLD FRESH
FOOD BEING THROWN AWAY BY
SUPERMARKETS AND RESTAURANTS. SO
IN 2013, SHE FOUNDED WHITE PONY
EXPRESS, A VOLUNTEER
ORGANIZATION THAT RESCUES FRESH
SURPLUS FOOD FROM SUPERMARKETS
AND RESTAURANTS AND DELIVERS IT
TO THE UNDER SERVED IN CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY. I SELECTED HER
ORGANIZATION AS MY NON PROFIT OF
THE YEAR IN 2018 IN 2019. SHE
RECEIVED A COMMUNITY SERVICE
AWARD FROM AARP AFTER THE 2018
CAMPFIRE IN BUTTE COUNTY. WHERE
SHE PERSONALLY DELIVERED FOOD,
CLOTHING AND CASH TO SURVIVORS
ON COUNTLESS EIGHT HOUR TRIPS
FROM THE BAY AREA. FRIENDS SAY
THAT DR CONNOR COULD WALK. 6 TO
10 MILES EVERY DAY IN THE
COMMUNITIES WHERE SHE LIVED. SHE
ALWAYS CARRIED CAREFULLY. GIFT
WRAPPED $100 BILLS AND GAVE THEM
TO THOSE WHO NEED CONNOR STARTED
WHITE PONY EXPRESS BECAUSE SHE
FELT THERE WAS SO MUCH MATERIAL
WEALTH IN AMERICA THAT NO ONE
NEEDS TO GO TO BED WITHOUT
PROPER FOOD, CLOTHING AND
SHELTER. HER HUSBAND, GERRY
CONNOR, PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES
TO DR CONNORS SURVIVING FAMILY.
HER STEPCHILDREN, QUEBEC AND
ROBERT CONNOR. FIVE
GRANDCHILDREN AND MANY OTHERS
WHO WERE TOUCHED BY OUR LOVING
SPIRIT. WITH THAT, I'D ASKED
RESPECTFULLY THAT THE SENATE
ADJOURNED IN HER MOM TODAY.
THANK YOU. PLEASE BRING HER NAME
UP TO THE DESK. LAST ADJOURNED
IN MEMORY TODAY WILL BE SENATOR
PORTANTINO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I RISE
TODAY TO ASK THE SENATE TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF BURBANK
RESIDENT ROY WIGAND. ROY WILL BE
REMEMBERED FOR HIS KINDNESS AND
SELFLESS GENEROSITY. HE WAS A
MUSICIAN AND BELOVED BAND
TEACHER. HE PLAYED THE TRUMPET
OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER
AND PERFORMED WITH THE WHO,
WAYNE NEWTON AND MELT OR MAY. HE
WAS ALSO AN AVID CYCLIST AND A
MARATHONER WHO LED A LIFE OF
SERVICE. HE OFTEN DEDICATED HIS
LONG DISTANCE RUNS AND BIKE
RIDES TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF
PHILANTHROPIC CAUSES, MANY
INSPIRED BY HIS FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS, IN PARTICULAR, ONE OF
FRIENDS, SON TRAGICALLY LOST A
BATTLE TO CANCER AT 12 ROY BEGAN
DEDICATING RUNS TO SUPPORT THE
FAMILY. FAMILIES THAT WERE
TOUCHED BY CANCER. HE CERTAINLY
WAS A CAUSE DRIVEN PERSON. THERE
ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD
WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON A MACRO
LEVEL, YOU KNOW, TACKLE BIG
ISSUES, COMMUNITY LEVEL FAMILY
LEVEL. ROY WAS ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE WHO, UH, JUST TOUCHED.
HIS FAMILY, HIS NEIGHBORS AND
THEN GLOBAL POSITIONS AS WELL.
HE WAS CAUSE DRIVEN, CERTAINLY,
BUT A GREAT FATHER AND SPOUSE.
UM I HAD THE HONOR OF LISTENING
TO HIS DAUGHTER, SOPHIE, UH,
TOUCHINGLY SPEAK ABOUT HER
FATHER AT HIS MEMORIAL THIS PAST
WEEKEND, AND IT TRULY WAS A
SPECIAL, UH RELATIONSHIP. YOU
COULD SEE THAT HE HAD WITH HIS
DAUGHTER. SO MUCH SO THAT WHEN I
CAME HOME FROM THE SERVICE, I
SAT IN MY OWN DAUGHTER'S ROOM
FOR 20 MINUTES. JUST WONDERING,
YOU KNOW WHETHER I CAN ATTAIN
SUCH A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY OWN
DAUGHTERS. AND IT WAS REALLY
BOTH SAD AND INSPIRING. AT THE
SAME TIME. AT THE TIME OF HIS
PASSING. HE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE
FINAL DAYS OF 2500 LET ME SAY
THAT AGAIN. 2500 MILE CHARITY
BIKE RIDE. RAISING MONEY FOR THE
NAVAJO WATER PROJECT. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, ANGELA,
SON, DYLAN, DAUGHTER SOPHIE AND
FATHER ROY SENIOR. HE HAS FAMILY
AND FRIENDS AND COUNTLESS
INDIVIDUALS WERE TOUCHED BY HIS
LIFE AND WHAT WHEREVER CHERISHES
MEMORY AND THIS IS A HUMAN BEING
WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY
IN HIS LIFE, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR THE SENATE TO ADJOURN IN
HIS MEMORY. THANK YOU. PLEASE
BRING HIS NAME UP TO THE DESK SO
WE CAN BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED.
NOW WE MOVED ONTO ANNOUNCEMENT,
SENATOR DOLLY THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. MEMBERS. UH, AS MANY
OF YOU HAVE ASKED ME. I KNOW THE
MAYBE THE NEW MEMBERS DON'T KNOW
THIS, BUT EVERY YEAR, THE DALAI
FAMILY BRINGS PEACHES TO THE
CHAMBERS. AND SO ON MONDAY I
WILL BE BRINGING PEACHES. WE
WILL BE BAGGING THEM UP AND
ACTUALLY DELIVER THEM TO YOUR
OFFICE. UH FOR THE STAFF AS WELL
. WE WILL HAVE MANY MORE PEACHES
TO HAND OUT TO THE STAFF. SO
MEGAN AND I WILL BE HAVE A
TRUCKLOAD 40 LUGS OF PEACHES ON
MONDAY, SO I HOPE YOU ALL READY
TO ENJOY SOME FRESH RIGHT OFF OF
THE VINE PEACHES ON MONDAY, SO I
LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THOSE
DOWN AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM.
YES THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT FOR SURE.
THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS CENTER
AFRICANS. THE DESK IS CLEAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK THIS WEEK. IT'S
GOOD. EVERYONE'S BACK. AND I
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A PCI WEEKEND
. UH AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO
MONDAY, AND WITH THAT, MR
PRESIDENT. OUR NEXT FLOOR
SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY.
AUGUST 21ST 2023 AT TWO PM. BE
IN RECESS TILL 3 30, AT WHICH
TIME THE GERMAN MOTION WILL BE
MADE. WE WILL RECONVENE MONDAY,
AUGUST 21ST AT 2 P.M. THANK YOU.