SECRETARY POLICE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALVARADO GIL. ARCHULETTA.
ASHBY. ATKINS. BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR BRADFORD. CABALLERO.
CORTEZ E. DAILY. DODD. SO
BAGMAN. GLASER. GONZALES. GROVE.
OH, JONES. LAYERED LEMON.
MCGUIRE MENJIVAR. MEN. NEWMAN.
WHEN NILO. WHAT'S YOUR BOOK?
PORTANTINO ROTH. DROVE YOUR SO
YOU ARE TOE SKINNER. SMALLER
CUEVAS. STERN. HAMBURG. AHA!
WIENER. WILK. MEMBERS A QUORUM
IS PRESENT. WHAT OUR MEMBERS AND
OUR GUESTS BEYOND THE RAIL AND
IN THE GALLERY, PLEASE RISE.
WILL BE LED IN PRAYER THIS
MORNING BY OUR CHAPLAIN. SISTER
MICHELE GORMAN, AFTER WHICH
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO REMAIN
STANDING FOR THE FLAG, SO LOOK.
AND LET US BRING OUR MINDS AND
HEARTS INTO THE PRESENCE OF HOLY
MYSTERY. GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL
GOD. AND THESE DAYS OF FIRES,
FLOODS AND OTHER DISASTERS. HOW
CAN WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO
SUFFER? FROM THE SECURITY OF OUR
OWN HOMES. HOW CAN WORDS SELF
AND SOOTHED REAL WOUNDS ASSUAGE
REAL FEARS? WIPED TEARS FROM
REALIZE. GOD HAVE ENDLESS
COMPASSION TRANSFORM OUR PRAYERS
FROM WORDS INTO BRIDGES THAT
SPAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US.
UNITING OUR HEARTS WITH THOSE
WHO NEED OUR COMPASSION AND
SWIFT RESPONSE. EVERY TIME WE
TURN OUR KEYS IN THE LOCK, MAY
WE REMEMBER ALL WHO ARE LOSING
THEIR HOMES? EVERY TIME WE STEP
INTO OUR CARS, MAY WE REMEMBER
ALL THOSE HAVING TO FLEE? EVERY
TIME WE EMBRACE OUR LOVED ONES.
MAY WE REMEMBER ALL WHO ARE
GRIEVING LOSSES? THEY ARE
BESIEGED BROTHERS AND SISTERS
SUFFERING FROM RECENT DISASTERS
ADRIN INTO YOUR LOVING ARMS. AND
MAY OUR CRY BE HEARD AS ONE
VOICE. RINGING OUT FROM EVERY
CORNER OF THE EARTH. GOD OF
ENDLESS MERCY. GIVE US THE
RESILIENCE TO CREATE A WORLD OF
SECURITY AND LOVE. AMEN. MEMBERS
WILL HAVE THE PLEASURE
ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
TO THE FLYER.
MEMBERS BEFORE WE BEGIN. UH, CAN
WE PLEASE HAVE A MOMENT OF
SILENCE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE
MASS SHOOTING IN ORANGE COUNTY
YESTERDAY EVENING.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TWO
SPECIAL GUESTS HERE TODAY. TOMMY
AND TIMMY ON WIECKOWSKI. PLEASE
STAND. HEY, TOMMY. HEY, TIMMY.
GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN. THE TWO
SONS OF. OUR SENATOR, SENATOR
NGUYEN.
MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION WILL
MOVE TO SENATE THIRD READING TO
TAKE UP FILE ITEM 34 SENATE
RESOLUTION 45 SEATER MEN ARE YOU
PREPARED? HE'S GETTING THERE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
RESOLUTION 45 BY SENATOR MIN
RELATIVE TO KIMCHI Dð. SENATOR
MEN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT
S R 50 45, WHICH DESIGNATES
NOVEMBER 22ND 2023 AS KIMCHI
DAY. HE'S A KOREAN DISH MADE OF
FERMENTED VEGETABLES, BASICALLY
PICKLING, TRADITIONALLY PREPARED
THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED KIM
JONG, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COME TOGETHER TO PREPARE ENOUGH
GAMES SHE TO LAST THROUGH THE
WINTER IN 2013, THE UNITED
NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC
AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED KIM JONG
OR ON ITS REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF
THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
OF HUMANITY. THIS DESIGNATION
LED TO THE GMC DAY HOLIDAY IN
KOREA AND THE CELEBRATION OF JIM
SHE DAY IN STATES ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES. LIKE KOREAN
CULTURE, KIMCHI IS A LITTLE BIT
SPICY. HAS A TREMENDOUS DEPTH OF
FLAVOR AND IS REALLY GOOD FOR
YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR HEART. UH I
WOULD JUST WANT TO SAY TAKE A
MOMENT TO PERSONALLY JUST
REFLECT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN
CALIFORNIA IN 19 EIGHTIES. NO
ONE KNEW WHAT CAREER WAS THE
IDEA THAT KIMCHI WOULD BE
CELEBRATED IN THIS STATE IN THIS
COUNTRY WAS UNFATHOMABLE TO BE,
UM, THE IDEA THAT KOREAN CULTURE
WOULD BE CELEBRATED IN SO MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS. WHETHER IT'S AH
K POP OR KTVK DRAMAS TO SEE SO
MANY MOVIES AND SHOWS BECOME
POPULAR ON STREAMING CHANNELS.
UH JUST THE GROWTH OF KOREAN
CULTURE TO SEE THE EXPLOSION.
THE POPULATION HERE IN THIS
STATE IS JUST SOMETHING THAT
MAKES ME INCREDIBLY PROUD. AS A
KOREAN AMERICAN. I ASK THAT YOU
JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING KIMCHI
DAY BY VOTING I ON S R 45. THANK
YOU ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE DOING
THIS LATER. SEEN UN SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN A
BROADER GIL. AYE, ARCHULETTA.
ALRIGHT ASHBY. AYE, ATKINS.
ALRIGHT BECKER. ALL RIGHT, BLAKE
SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. HI
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
REALLY AYE, DODD. I DO SO I
EGGMAN I GLASER. AYE. GONZALES.
AYE, GROVE. I HURTADO. AYE,
JONES. AYE, LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE
MCGUIRE. AYE. I MEN. AYE NEWMAN.
I WHEN AYE, NEELA. ALRIGHT.
WHAT'S YOUR BOOK? I BADIA.
ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. AYE, WRATH.
AYE, RUBIO. I SEE YOU ARE AYE,
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLWOOD CUEVAS.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. I WILL
HAVE ALRIGHT, WIENER. AYE, WILK.
AYE. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBER. ALAN AYE. I 40 NO. ZERO
THE MOTION PASSES FOR YOUR
DISTRICT MEMBERS MOVING BACK TO
PRIVILEGES ON THE FLOOR, SENATOR
MEN AND MEMBERS. IN CELEBRATION
OF JIM SHE DAY YOU'LL NOTICE
THAT YOU PROBABLY SMELLED THIS
COMING IN, BUT THERE'S A JAR OF
KIMCHI ON EACH YEAR DESKS. I
ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE
CELEBRATING SCR 72, WHICH HONORS
AND RECOGNIZES THE 70 YEAR
ALLIANCE BETWEEN KOREA, THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE UNITED
STATES, SOMETHING THAT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BOTH IN
KOREA AND FOUR KOREAN AMERICANS
HERE. WE HOPE TO HAVE ANOTHER 70
YEARS OF A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THESE TWO COUNTRIES. AND
IN HONOR OF THESE TWO THINGS.
WE'RE JOINED THIS MORNING ON THE
FLOOR BY CONSUL GENERAL OF THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA FOR SAN
FRANCISCO EUN SUNG'S SANG SOO.
AND SONIA HARRIS, THE CEO OF
STATE STRATEGIES. I WANT TO
THANK STATE STRATEGIES, UM AS
WELL AS KOREAN Kò CC IN L. A FOR
ALL THE WORK THEY DID IN HELPING
US PUT TOGETHER THE KIMCHI DAY
CELEBRATION LAST NIGHT WITH SOME
OF YOU WERE ABLE TO JOIN, SO
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR
GUESTS. WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE.
MANY MEMBERS WANT TO JOIN IN THE
PHOTOS NOW IS THE TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO INVITE ALL
SINNERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO
PARTICIPATE IN A PHOTO TO DO SO
NOW.
PAPER. MEMBERS NOW WE'RE MOVING
TO THIS SENATE FELLOWS
PRESENTATION. SENATOR ATKINS,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. FOR YOU. I AM
I GONNA OKAY, TAKE THEIR SEATS
DURING THIS PRESENTATION IS A
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
PRESENTATION. UH, A YEAR LONG
EFFORT OF WORK. UM ON THE PART
OF SOME PEOPLE THAT WE'RE
GETTING READY TO RECOGNIZE.
COLLEAGUES I AM RISING NOW TODAY
TO HONOR OUR SENATE FELLOWS, A
GROUP OF DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PLAY A VERY CRITICAL ROLE IN THE
WORK. WE ALL ACCOMPLISHED EACH
SESSION AND I DO NOT EXAGGERATE
. WHEN I GOT TO THE SENATE. MY
FIRST YEAR, I WAS FORTUNATE
ENOUGH TO HAVE A FELLOW AND SHE
, UM, REALLY JOCKEYED MY MOST
IMPORTANT BILL. UM AND ONE THAT
WAS INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO GET DONE
, AND I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL
TO HAVE HAD HER FOCUSED
ATTENTION AND HER BRILLIANCE. AS
A FELLOW DOING THAT BILL. OUR
FELLOWS BRING UNIQUE STRENGTHS,
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND NEW
PERSPECTIVES TOWARDS PROBLEM
SOLVING TO INFORM THEIR SUPPORT
OF OUR PUBLIC POLICY AND
GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS THEIR
WORK OVER THESE PAST 11 MONTHS
AS AT THE SENATE HAS HELPED THEM
GAIN PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO AIDING US
SENATORS AS WE DO THE PEOPLE'S
WORK. FELLOWS ARE THE FUTURE
BENCH FOR THE SENATE, OFFERING
US A SKILLED POLL OF STAFF
TALENT THAT'S BEEN THOROUGHLY
GONE THROUGH A THOROUGH AND
HIGHLY SELECTIVE APPLICATION
PROCESS. THEY KNOW THAT IS TRUE.
UM TO ENTER THIS PRESTIGIOUS
PROGRAM, MANY OF OUR EXPERIENCED
STAFF AND CAPITAL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ARE FORMER FELLOWS
THEMSELVES. EVEN SOME SENATORS.
THE PROGRAM BOASTS AN AVERAGE OF
60 TO 75% RETENTION RATE.
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR SENATE
STAFF, OF COURSE, INCLUDING MY
OWN CHIEF OF STAFF, NICK HARTMAN
, OUR SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS DIRECTOR AND FORMER
POLICY DIRECTOR TO A PREVIOUS
PRO. TIM LISA CHIN ARE ALUMNI OF
THE PROGRAM. SO FELLOWS WHEN YOU
LEAVE THIS PROGRAM WHETHER TO
RETURN IN A NEW ROLE IN OUR
LEGISLATURE HERE ARE TO EMBARK
ON YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
IN OTHER AREAS OF GOVERNMENT OR
BEYOND. YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE IN
THE SENATE HAS PREPARED YOU WELL
TO EXCEL IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
YOU'VE MADE IT THROUGH A BUDGET
SEASON. THE HOUSE OF ORIGIN
DEADLINE AND THE FINAL HURDLES
THAT COMPRISE THE END OF A
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. YOU'VE MADE
YOUR MARK ON COUNTLESS PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. SOME OF WHICH WILL
BE ENSHRINED INTO CALIFORNIA LAW
IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. AND
YOU'VE SERVED OUR STATE WITH
DEDICATION FOCUS AND AN
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO MAKE
CALIFORNIA BETTER FOR ALL WHO
CALL OUR STATE HOME. SO MY
COLLEAGUES AND I APPRECIATE ALL
THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THIS ROLE
AND WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT
EACH OF YOU DO NEXT. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK ALL SENATORS
WHO ARE RECOGNIZING THEIR
FELLOWS TO DO SO FROM THE PRO
TEAMS DUST. I MEAN, MAJORITY
LEADERS. DOES I APOLOGIZE FROM
THE MAJORITY LEADER'S DESK? SO
OUR FIRST CENTERS PREPARED.
SENATOR MCGUIRE AND SECRETARY
PLEASE READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
CLEARLY CHAMP FROM ROSEVILLE.
CAYLEE GRADUATED FROM UC DAVIS
WITH THE BACHELOR OF ARTS AND
SCIENCE DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.
KELLY WAS PLACED IN SENATOR
MAGUIRE'S OFFICE. SENATOR
MCGUIRE. MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
SOME BRIEF WORDS ABOUT THIS
CHANCE. SHE IS A GO GETTER TO
SAY THE LEAST. SHE IS ALREADY
INTERN IN THE GOVERNOR'S
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND
APPOINTMENTS UNIT. SHE IS A
FORMER STUDENT ADVISOR TO THE
CHANCELLOR AT DAVIS. SHE WAS A
FELLOW WITH EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA
AND SHE LIVES AND BREATHES DOING
GOOD FOR THE GOLDEN STATE.
CAYLEE'S WORKED ON THREE BILLS
THIS YEAR, INCLUDING A CRITICAL
MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE BILL THAT'S
GONNA FOREVER PROTECT FIRE
SURVIVORS WITH THEIR REBUILDS.
SHE IS WICKED SMART. SHE IS
DETERMINED KIND, AND SHE ALWAYS
ALWAYS GOES THE EXTRA ONE.
ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE
BETTER WORK WITH CAYLEE WOULD
SAY HER. GO GET EM ATTITUDE IS
INFECTIOUS. HE IS A TEAM PLAYER
, ALWAYS WILLING TO TAKE ON
ADDITIONAL TASK INTO GO TO THE
MAT FOR THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. FINALLY WE HAVE ALSO
BENEFITED GREATLY FROM HER
ENDLESS SUPPLY OF BEEF JERKY,
WHICH WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL
FOR AN EVER GROWING LIST OF NEW
MUSIC, WHICH I'VE NEVER HEARD OF
. SO IT IS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE
PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH CAYLEE AND CANNOT WAIT TO
SEE WHAT COMES NEXT. IF WE CAN
PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
TO MISS CHAN.
THANK YOU, SENATOR BECKER.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
CONGRATULATIONS TO AMAYA CHILD
FROM SACRAMENTO. AMAYA GRADUATED
FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
IN SOCIOLOGY AND I WAS PLACED IN
SENATOR BECKER'S OFFICE. SENATOR
BECKER. COLLEAGUES HERE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT MAYA CHARLES,
WHICH SEEMS LIKE A STRANGE THING
TO DO UM NOT BECAUSE SHE HASN'T
BEEN A GOOD FELLOW, BUT BECAUSE
SHE WAS SO GOOD. I HONESTLY
FORGOT SHE WAS A FELLOW. UM AND
JUST CONSIDER IT PART OF THE
TEAM. SHE GRADUATED FROM SAN
DIEGO STATE. SHE TWICE SERVED AS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT THERE
ON THE STUDENT COUNCIL. SHE WAS
PRESIDENT OF HER SORORITY IN OUR
OFFICE. YOU STAFFS, K 12,
EDUCATION, GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE. HOUSING LABOR, AND SHE
STAFFED FOUR BILLS FOR US THIS
YEAR, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
SHE'S BEEN A STRONG CONTRIBUTOR
TO OUR SHARED OFFICE. SPOTIFY
LIST. UM CHOOSE INGRAINED
HERSELF IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY
, BECOMING THE COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR FOR THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE BLACK STAFF
ASSOCIATION. BEYOND THAT, SHE'S
BEEN INVALUABLE ADDITION TO OUR
OFFICE WITH HER BRIGHT SMILE,
SUPERIOR BAKING SKILLS AND
INFECTIOUS PERSONALITY HAVE
IMPACTED ALL WHO MET HER. AND IF
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, TAKE THIS
FROM MY TEAM, WHO SAID UH,
DESCRIBED HER AS THE FOLLOWING
INSIGHTFUL AND SUPPORTIVE A
UPSTANDING IN DETAIL ORIENTED,
KIND AND DRIVEN, FRIENDLY,
ENTHUSIASTIC, THOUGHTFUL AND
SINCERE, BIGHEARTED AND WISE
BEYOND HER YEARS AND POSITIVE
AND UPBEAT MY WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD YOU IN OUR
OFFICE AND IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE
TO WATCH YOU GROW AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
FELLOWSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT UP, SENATOR WIENER. PLEASE
READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO BETTER
OR THE UNDER PLASCENCIA FROM
SOUTHGATE. FEDERAL GRADUATED
FROM UC BERKELEY WITH A BACHELOR
OF ARTS DEGREE IN ENGLISH AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE. FEDERAL WAS
PLACED AND SENATOR WEINER'S
OFFICE. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. COLLEAGUES ART. OUR OFFICE HAD
THE DISTINCT PRIVILEGE THIS YEAR
OF HOSTING PEDRO DEANDA
PLASCENCIA AS OUR FELLOW BORN IN
MEXICO AND RAISED IN SOUTH GATE
, PEDRO'S OWN EXPERIENCE AS A
FORMERLY UNDOCUMENTED PERSON AND
A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
MADE HIM UNIQUELY SUITED. TO
HANDLE. MANY OF THE ISSUES OUR
OFFICE HAS TO DEAL WITH. IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COUNTY.
HOMICIDE FROM BEING AN
INCREDIBLY HARD WORKER WANTED
PAGES. GREATEST STRENGTH WAS HIS
ABILITY TO LISTEN AND EMPATHIZE
WITH ANYONE THAT COMES INTO OUR
OFFICE. PEDRO STAFF ME ON THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE THIS YEAR
AND AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
KNOW THAT IS ONE OF THE VERY
HARDEST COMMITTEES TO STAFF AND
HE ANALYZED AND ADVISE ME ON
SCORES OF DIFFICULT BILLS. HE
TOOK ON SWEEPING LEGISLATION
THIS YEAR RELATED TO CHILDREN'S
MENTAL HEALTH AND ENTERTAINMENT
ISSUES, AND THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE YEAR, HE PROVIDED THE
OFFICE WITH ENDLESS LAUGHS AND
TIDBITS OF INFORMATION FROM
REALITY TV. HE CONTINUES TO GROW
IN HIS ADVOCACY, AND IT'S BEEN
JUST A REAL PLEASURE TO WATCH
HIM GROW AND PROSPER IN OUR
OFFICE. WHILE WE ARE SAD THAT
PEDRO CANNOT BE HERE TODAY,
WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT. THE
REASON THAT IS NOT WITH US TODAY
IS THAT HE JUST STARTED THE NEXT
LEG OF HIS JOURNEY AS A PUBLIC
POLICY FELLOW WITH THE
CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS
INSTITUTE. SO OUR STATE SENATE'S
LOST FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS OF THE YEAR AS SENATOR
ALEX PADILLA'S GAIN, SO MEMBERS
PLEASE HELP ME AND SENDING OUR
BIGGEST 2500 MILES. THANK YOU TO
PEDRO IN WASHINGTON, D C FOR HIS
SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN
MATEO COUNTY AND TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. YEAH.
CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP IS
SENATOR CORTEZ E CLERK YOU MAY
READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
LAWRENCE. STEPHEN DORSEY, THE
THIRD FROM ARABIA. LAWRENCE
GRADUATED FROM LAST YEAR, A
UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF
ARTS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY.
LAWRENCE WAS PLACED ON SENATOR
CORTEZ OFFICE CARTELS. ALRIGHT
FIRST THING I NEED TO STRAIGHTEN
OUT AS WE REFER TO THIS
GENTLEMAN IS STEVE THANK YOU,
STEVE FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE
CONTRIBUTIONS YOU HAVE MADE TO
MY OFFICE, OUR OFFICE. ANYONE
WHO'S WORKED WITH STEVE KNOWS
THAT HE HAS A KIND HEART AND A
STRONG PASSION FOR JUSTICE. HE'S
BEEN AN EXCELLENT STAFFER IN A
GREAT FIT WITH OUR TEAM. UM HE'S
STAFFING ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT BILLS WITH PROFICIENCY
AND PATIENTS. HIS LEARNED
QUICKLY AND HE SHOWS GRACE AND
UNDERSTANDING THE STRESSFUL
SITUATIONS. HE'S READY TO TAKE
ON ANYTHING. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE
AND OFTEN IN IT FROM WHAT I
UNDERSTAND STEVENS AND ABBOTT
MARVEL FIN MUCH LIKE DOCTOR.
STRANGE STEVE IS ALWAYS PREPARED
FOR THE UNEXPECTED, SO I
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF HE HAD
ACCESS TO HIS TIME STONE. HE
EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
A STRONG LEADER THROUGH HIS
WORK. STAFFING ACTUALLY,
ALTOGETHER FOUR OF MY BILLS.
HE'S WELCOMING AND COMFORTING IN
HIS PRESENCE. TOWARDS STAFFERS,
VISITORS CONSTITUENTS, I OFTEN
MENTIONED TO HIM DURING HIS
FIRST FEW MONTHS, PARTICULARLY
IN MY OFFICE THAT HE HAD THE
WARMEST SPACE THE WARMEST SPACE
OF ANYONE IN OUR OFFICE. IT'S
EASY TO SEE AND FEEL HIS PASSION
FOR SERVING HIS COMMUNITIES.
AGAIN HE'S A GREAT SUFFER WHO
THRIVES IN THE LEGISLATIVE
ENVIRONMENT, BUT HE'S IN AN EVEN
BETTER HUMAN BEING. IT WAS A
PRIVILEGE TO HAVE HIM ON MY
STAFF AND YOU'RE NOT DONE YET.
WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, STEVE AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE GREAT
THINGS YOU ACCOMPLISH. THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP,
SENATOR GROVE. CLERK YOU MAY
READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID
EDWARDS FROM HILMAR DAVID
GRADUATED FROM CAL POLY SAN LUIS
OBISPO WITH THE BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT. DAVID
WAS PLACED IN SENATOR GROWS
OFFICE. CENTER GROWTH. THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. AND THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. IT'S MY HONOR TODAY
TO INTRODUCE MR DAVID EDWARDS,
WHO SERVED WITH TEAM GROVE THIS
PAST YEAR. MR EDWARDS IS A
GRADUATE LIKE THIS. IT WAS
STATED FROM CAL POLY AND HE'S A
THIRD GENERATION FARMING FAMILY
, WHICH MADE HIM VERY, VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN STAFFING ME IN THE
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. WHEN MR
EDWARDS FIRST CAME TO OUR OFFICE
, HE WAS THE FELLOW. THEN HE PUT
TOGETHER A WONDERFUL BILL FOR
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY AND BUILT
A NASCAR LETTER OF SUPPORT.
WORKED VERY HARD ON IT. AND HE
BECAME DAVID. AND THEN THE
MORNING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
PRESENT THIS BILL BEFORE
COMMITTEE. HE COMES INTO MY
OFFICE AND HE SAYS OUR LEAD
WITNESS CAN'T MAKE IT. I GO WELL
, YOU BETTER BE PREPARED IN MY
BILL BETTER NOT DIE. AND AFTER
HE GOT UP BEFORE COMMITTEE, AND
HE PRESENTED THAT BILL AND IT
GOT OUT UNANIMOUSLY. HE WAS
APPLAUDED AND WELCOMED BACK INTO
MY OFFICE IS MR DAVID EDWARDS AS
AN INCREDIBLE, HARDWORKING
INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS GREAT
SUCCESS PAVED BEFORE HIM IN HIS
LIFE. WE WERE EXCITED TO HAVE
HIM HE HAD TO LEAVE THE
FELLOWSHIP A LITTLE BIT EARLY
BECAUSE HE GOT A FULL RIDE
SCHOLARSHIP TO MAKE GEORGE
UNIVERSITY TO BE A LAWYER. AND I
HOPE THAT HE HANGS BOTH OF THESE
LITTLE MOMENTO THINGS THAT WE
GAVE THEM IN HIS OFFICE WHEN HE
BECOMES A VERY SUCCESSFUL LAWYER
, AND HE DEFENDS THE
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN STILL FOOD
PRODUCE FOOD IN THIS WONDERFUL
GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COLLEAGUES. PLEASE SAY THANK YOU
TO MR DAVID EDWARDS.
UM I JUST I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH
THIS YOUNG MAN. WE KIND OF
MEMORIALIZED ALL OF HIS
SUCCESSES IN THIS PHOTO ARRAY.
OF UM.
SENATOR NEAL Ó. CLARK, YOU MAY
READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO HAILEY
FERNANDEZ FROM HILLARY HALEY
GRADUATED FROM CAL POLY SAN LUIS
OBISPO WITH THE BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE DEGREE IN DAIRY SCIENCE
. HALEY WAS PLACED AND SENATOR
NEEDLES OFFICE. SENATOR NEEDLE.
SO HALEY IS ACTUALLY THE LONGEST
TENURED MEMBER. OF MY STAFF. SHE
WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL MEMBER OF
MY STAFF WHEN I STARTED AND SHE
HAS BEEN TRULY AN INDISPENSABLE
MEMBER OF OUR TEAM. SHE'S BEEN
MY LEAD STAFFER ON
TRANSPORTATION, AGRICULTURE AND
INSURANCE POLICY TO NAME A FEW.
SHE HELPS IN AND LOTS OF OTHER
AREAS. SHE ALWAYS STEERS ME TO
DRAW ON HER. DAIRY BACKGROUND.
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO CALL
ON OUR COMMON CONSERVATIVE
BACKGROUND AND I KNOW HER
PARENTS AND FAMILY ARE HERE
TODAY. AND UH WELL, HER, UH,
IMMENSE INTELLIGENCE IS NATIVE.
UH, THEY DESERVE CREDIT FOR
RAISING A TRULY CHARMING YOUNG
LADY WHO HAS BEEN INDEED FUN TO
WORK WITH HER. ABILITY TO DRAW
FROM HER UPBRINGING AND
EDUCATION. HAS BENEFITED OUR
OFFICE AND I FIND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE HER DEDICATION
TO AGRICULTURE. UH AND I KNOW
THAT THAT WILL BE IN AN
IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT IS I KNOW
FOR HER A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE, SO
I ASKED MY TEAM. AH TO GIVE ME A
FEW THOUGHTS THAT THEY HAD ABOUT
HALEY. AND THEY, OF COURSE,
OFFERED HIGH PRAISE. COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES. HALEY HAS BEEN THE
PERFECT FIT FOR OUR NEW TEAM.
SHE IS ALL OF THE THINGS YOU
HOPE FOR NFL. OH, SHE'S BRIGHT,
RESOURCEFUL. EXCUSE ME AND
EAGER, LEARN. AND HAS ALSO NEVER
HESITATED TO ASK A QUESTION TIME
IN WITH A JOKE THAT IS IMPORTANT
IN MY OFFICE OR LAUGH OUT LOUD
TO OUR SILLY BANTER IN THE
OFFICE. AH! A COMMENT BY THE
PERSON WITH WHOM SHE REALLY
WORKED THE MOST CLOSELY. HALEY
IS A QUICK STUDY HARD WORKER AND
HAS GROWN MUCH DURING HER
FELLOWSHIP. SHE EMBRACES
OBSTACLES WITH GRACE. EXCELS
WITH FORTITUDE AND WILL BE A
CONFIDENT LEADER. TO THOSE WISE
ENOUGH TO FOLLOW. AND HER BOSS
SAID. FROM THE MOMENT I MEANT
HALEY, I WAS SUPREMELY IMPRESSED
. SHE IS INTELLIGENT, POISED,
CAPABLE, INQUISITIVE AND
CREATIVE, INDIVIDUAL, HER
SPIRIT. AND POTENTIAL PROMISE
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR HER AND THOSE
LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN HER
COMPANY. SO AS FOR ME. I WAS
FORTUNATE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF
FELLOWS WHEN I WAS IN THE
ASSEMBLY AND MY LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR WAS ACTUALLY A FELLOW
THE IMMEDIATE PRIOR YEAR BE
BEFORE ME HIRING HER, SO I
LEARNED THAT FELLOWS ARE TRULY
THE CREAM OF THE CROP. AND I
HAVE TO SAY THAT HALEY FERNANDEZ
EXCEEDED EVEN MY EXPECTATIONS,
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING HALEY ON A
SUCCESSFUL YEAR, AND I'D LIKE TO
PRESENT THESE FLOWERS.
NEXT UP, SENATOR GLASER. CLERK.
PLEASE READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
JAMES FORD FROM SAN MORTAL.
JAMES GRADUATED FROM BROWN
UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE.
JAMES WAS PLACED IN SENATOR
GLASER'S OFFICE. GLASER THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS AND
BEFORE I SPEAK TO JAMES, WHO WE
CALL J. LET ME MENTION THAT I
HAD THE HONOR OF THIS YEAR TO
HOST MANY OF THE FELLAS IN MY
OFFICE FOR WHAT WE CALL THE
ANNUAL HIGHER EDUCATION SEMINAR
ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND SO
I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO
PARTICIPATED WITH ME AGAIN IN
THAT FUN ACTIVITY. J CAME TO MY
OFFICE IS ONE OF THE MORE MATURE
FELLOWS HAVING BEEN IN THE
WORKFORCE FOR A FEW YEARS. THAT
LIFE EXPERIENCE HAS SERVED HIM
VERY WELL IN THE WORK HERE IN
THE LEGISLATURE. FROM THE
BEGINNING, J'S WORK HAS BEEN
MARKED BY AN EVEN KEEL.
THOUGHTFUL DELIBERATIONS AND A
SOLID PURSUIT OF THE TASK BEFORE
HIM. HE HAS TAKEN THE LEAD ON
ANALYZING TOUGH ISSUES FOR ME,
INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION AND
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. I'M
PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH HIS
WORK TO SUPPORT HIGHER
EDUCATION. INCLUDING ONE OF MY
PRIORITIES, THE CALIFORNIA
PROMISED PROGRAM AT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.
ALWAYS WILLING TO LEARN AND ASK
QUESTIONS. J IS NOTABLY
INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS, OFTEN
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT
CALIFORNIA'S LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
THAT REVEAL A SCHOLAR'S AYE.
HE'S PROBABLY THE MOST SERIOUS
PERSON IN MY OFFICE. BUT IF YOU
LISTEN CLOSELY, HE HAS A DRY WIT
AND HUMOR THAT CAN BUST UP THE
ROOM. NOW J WANT TO NOTE THAT
YOUR FOOTBALL SKILLS HAVE
DEFINITELY IMPROVED, ESPECIALLY
AS THAT YOUR DEFENSE AS THE
DOUBLES PARTNER. UM IN ALL JAY
HAS BEEN A PERFECT FIT IN MY
OFFICE. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR
ALL THAT HE HAS CONTRIBUTED, AND
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE HE GOES
NEXT IN HIS CAREER. PLEASE JOIN
ME IN CONGRATULATING J. J FORD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
EXCEPT SENATOR RUBIO, CLERK YOU
MAY READ CONGRATULATIONS TO
DANIELA GARCIA HERNANDEZ FROM
RICH GROVE. DANIELA GRADUATED
FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
, BAKERSFIELD WITH A BACHELOR OF
ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE. DANIELA WAS PLACED IN
SENATOR RUBIO'S OFFICE. RUBIO
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE
TODAY, I'M HERE SO PROUD TO
ACKNOWLEDGE SOMEONE THAT HAS
BROUGHT TREMENDOUS VALUE TO MY
OFFICE. SHE'S INCREDIBLY
TALENTED MY SENATE FELLOW
DANIELA GARCIA HERNANDEZ. SHE'S
FROM RICH GROWTH. BAKERSFIELD
SHE HAS BEEN THE PERFECT FIT TO
OUR OFFICE AND HAS EXHIBITED
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES. SINCE DAY
ONE SINCE THE FIRST DAY, SHE
WASN'T AFRAID TO ASK TOUGH
QUESTIONS CHALLENGES IN SO MANY
WAYS AND PUSH US TO SEE
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. AS A
VETERAN TEACHER, I CANNOT BE
MORE PROUD OF HER ENGAGEMENT AND
HER PASSION FOR LEARNING. SHE'S
PROACTIVE, VERY INQUISITIVE. SHE
WILL ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND
HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT.
OVER THE PAST YEAR. SHE HAS MET
EVERY GOAL EVERY MARKER THAT WE
SET FOR HER AND BEYOND. DANIELA
ALSO HAS TAKEN A FEW POLICY
AREAS, WHICH INCLUDES HELPING
STAFF, ENERGY, UTILITIES AND
COMMUNICATIONS. COMMITTEE FOR ME
WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO EXCEL.
SHE ALWAYS GOES BEYOND THE CALL
OF DUTY TO HELP ON ALL ISSUES
AND ALL COMMITMENT. MEHDI'S I
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR
STAFFING. MY FIRST BILL SIGNED
IN 2023 AS WE 3 76, WHICH
PROVIDES FURTHER PROTECTIONS FOR
VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND
VERY IMPRESSED AT HER ABILITY TO
CONVEY HOW MUCH SHE CARES ABOUT
HER COMMUNITY. SHE'S ALWAYS
THINKING OF BACK HOME. SHE'S
ALWAYS THINKING WHAT'S BEST. FOR
HER COMMUNITY. I'M ALSO VERY
PROUD OF HER AS SHE CONTINUES TO
GROW AND MATURE IN THIS ROLE,
AND I KNOW THAT SHE WILL DO
INCREDIBLE THINGS AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HER RUNNING
CALIFORNIA SOMEDAY. I COULD NOT
BE MORE PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE
ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER, AND SHE
NEVER HAS A STATED TO JOIN IN ON
THE FUN AND LAUGH WITH US. AGAIN
TO DANIELLA. THANK YOU FOR BEING
IN HER OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT LIGHT. THE JOY
THAT SMILES EVERY DAY AND FOR
ALWAYS WANTING TO BE PART OF A
TEAM AND HER FELLOWS AND SHE
JOKES THAT SHE HAS BECOME A
LITTLE MINI ME. SHE'S SHE EVEN
DRESSES LIKE ME AND AGAIN PROUD
, MAMA. I COULDN'T SAY YOU KNOW
HOW PROUD I AM OF HER AND OUR
TEAM AND TO ALL THE OTHER
FELLOWS, THANK YOU FOR ADDING
VALUE TO CALIFORNIA WITH THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT UP SENATORS SEYARTO.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS
TO CRYSTAL HORN FROM OAKLAND.
CRYSTAL GRADUATED FROM CAL POLY
POMONA. THE BACHELOR OF ARTS
DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE.
CRYSTAL WAS PLACING SENATOR SEE
ARTS WAS OFFICE SEYARTO. WELL
GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES AND
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME WELCOME
CRYSTAL HERE TODAY AND THANK HER
FOR HER SERVICE THIS YEAR, SO
CRYSTAL ISN'T NEW TO OUR OFFICE
LAST YEAR, SHE WAS AN INTERN
FROM KAZAKH STATES PARTICIPATING
INTERN PROGRAM, SO WE GOT OUR
FIRST GLIMPSE. AT CRYSTAL AND
RECOGNIZE THE TALENTS THAT SHE
HAD ENCOURAGED HER TO APPLY FOR
THIS PROGRAM. AND OF COURSE, SHE
SUCCEEDED IN DOING THAT. AND
WHILE CRYSTAL IS FROM OAKLAND,
SHE WAS ALSO FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, AND SHE AND I SHARED
THE SAME COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS
GRADUATES FROM MOUNT SACK
COLLEGE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO CRYSTAL HAS BEEN A BLESSED
ADDITION TO OUR TEAM. AND SHE
HAS CARRIED IMPORTANT ROLES IN
STAFFING US ON GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND
ALSO ON OUR. NATURAL RESOURCES.
THANK YOU. I ALWAYS I DON'T KNOW
WHY I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER, AND
SHE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB
PREPARING ME FOR ANY ANY OF
THOSE ISSUES THAT COME UP. SHE
IS DEDICATED AND SHE GETS THERE.
FIRST SHE LEAVES LAST, WHICH IS
A MODEL FOR THE FIRE SERVICE.
FIRST AND LAST OUT, THAT'S HOW
YOU WORK, AND SHE'S ALWAYS
UPBEAT. SHE IS ALWAYS CONCERNED
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE IN THE
OFFICE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE
OKAY. BUT SHE'S ALSO VERY
DEDICATED TO DOING THE JOB OF
RESEARCHING AND UNDERSTANDING
PROBLEMS, AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
SHE IS ALSO VERY DEDICATED
EDUCATION. THAT IS HER MAIN
INTEREST. AND SO SHE STAFFS US.
SHE'S THE MAIN OFFICE CONTACT
FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO
EDUCATION AND ALSO LABOR. SO
CRYSTAL HAS A VERY, VERY BRIGHT
FUTURE. AND WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT
SHE CAME TO OUR OFFICE AND SHE
IS PART OF OUR TEAM. AND UH, I
WISH HER THE VERY BEST IN THE
FUTURE. I KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT
THINGS. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE
TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING PART OF OUR TEAM
AND BEING A DELIGHTFUL,
DELIGHTFUL PART OF IT AT THAT.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.
SENATOR CABALLERO SNOOKS. CLERK
YOU MAY READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
CARL KRUGER FROM CLEVELAND,
OHIO. KARL GRADUATED FROM UC
DAVIS WITH AMBASSADOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND
MANAGEMENT DEGREE CAR WAS PLACED
IN SENATOR CALOGERO IS OFFICE.
CAVIAR. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT,
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I'M
PLEASED TO RISE TODAY TO
RECOGNIZE SENATE FELLOW KYLE
KRUGER FOR HIS DEDICATION, HARD
WORK SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE 14TH SENATE-DISTRICT. CAL
KRUGER, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN IN
OUR OFFICE AS KILIS OR GIVEN HIS
PASSION FOR PALEONTOLOGY, AND
HIS TALENT FOR DRAWING DINOSAURS
HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO
OUR DISTRICT AND INTEGRAL PART
OF OUR TEAM. DURING HIS TIME IN
THE OFFICE, HE STAFF SEVERAL
BILLS AND HANDLED AN ARRAY OF
COMPLEX ISSUES, INCLUDING HEALTH
, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
JUDICIARY. HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE
IN OUR EFFORTS TO SAVE HOSPITALS
AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE SO
THAT CALIFORNIANS HAVE MEDICAL
CARE WHEN THEY NEED IT. HE
PROVIDED TERRIFIC SUPPORT IN OUR
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO SECURE
100 AND $50 MILLION INITIAL $150
MILLION FOR THE DISTRESSED
HOSPITAL. N FUN AND REALLY DID
EXCELLENT WORK TO RESEARCH THE
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION TAX.
SO THAT WE WHICH WAS REALLY
COMPLICATED AND TECHNICAL, SO
THAT WE COULD RUN A BILL ON IT,
AND, YOU KNOW, GET EVERYBODY
TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDING
THAT TO HELP HOSPITALS AND
HEALTHCARE. NOT ONLY WAS HIS
WRITING PRECISE AND HIS RESEARCH
EXCELLENT, HE WAS A TEAM PLAYER
AND A PASSIONATE PUBLIC SERVICE
WHEN WE WERE SHORT STAFFED AT
OUR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE. HE JUMPED IN HELP THEM
TO ANALYZE BILL AND ACTUALLY SAT
AT THE DIOCESE DURING THE
COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND, UM, DID
REALLY TREMENDOUS WORK. FOR
THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW KYLE IS A
NATURE ENTHUSIASTS, A PUBLISHED
AUTHOR, A FORMER UC DAVIS
STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT, HE WOULD
BE CONSIDERED A RENAISSANCE MAN,
EXCEPT THAT HE WAS UNFAMILIAR
WITH MOTOWN. SO I MEAN, WHAT CAN
YOU SAY ABOUT THAT? OUR OFFICE
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME
WITHOUT KYLE'S WELCOMING AND
POSITIVE DEMEANOR, HIS
CONTAGIOUS LAUGH AND, OF COURSE
, HIS DINOSAUR DINOSAUR SKETCHES
. THAT KIND OF ROAMED AROUND THE
OFFICE. UM THANK YOU, TOO. KYLE
KRUGER FOR YOUR EXCELLENT STAFF
WORK AND YOUR DEDICATION TO
SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO KYLE'S
PARENTS, KEVIN AND ANGIE KRUGER.
FOR RAISING AN OUTSTANDING
RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTABLE
YOUNG MEN. GRADUATIONS.
SENATOR LIMÓN. CLERK YOU MAY
READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
ISABELLA MARTINEZ FROM SAN DIEGO
. ISABELLA GRADUATED FROM UC
RIVERSIDE WITH A BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION. WAS PLACING
SENATOR LEE MONTHS OFFICE. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE TRULY ENJOYED
HAVING ISABELLA MARTINEZ IN OUR
OFFICE DURING THE FELLOWSHIP,
ISABELLA WAS KEY STAFF ON FOUR
BILLS AND STAFFED ON STAFFED ME
ON THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE,
WHICH I THINK ARE MAJORITY
LEADER WOULD SAY IS NOT SHORT OF
SOME CRUNCHINESS. AT TIMES,
ISABELLA CAME IN AND BEGAN THE
WORK WITH A VERY WITH A VERY
LITTLE DIRECTION, HER
INTEGRATION INTO OUR OFFICE AND
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WAS SO
SEAMLESS THAT WE OFTEN FORGOT
THAT SHE WAS A FELLOW SHE HAS
DEMONSTRATED INITIATIVE.
WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND IS A
HARD WORKER AND ABSOLUTELY
RELIABLE. ISABELLA BALANCES HER
INCREDIBLE WORK ETHIC WITH A
WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR AND IS
A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH. SHE ALSO
SOMEHOW IS ABLE TO ANSWER THE
PHONE QUICKER THAN ANYBODY ELSE
IN OUR OFFICE, WHICH IS TRULY AN
IMPRESSIVE SKILL. THANK YOU,
ISABELLA FOR BRINGING YOUR
INTELLECT, YOUR COMMITMENT, YOUR
DEDICATION YOUR CHARM TO TEAM
LIMÓN AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA IN
SENATE-DISTRICT 19. WE ARE SO
FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU HONOR YOUR
ON OUR TEAM, YOUR ENERGY, YOUR
DEDICATION AND LOVE FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE AND YOU'RE STRONG WORK
ETHIC. FIT REALLY WELL INTO
THINE LIMÓN. THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
EXCEPT SENATOR DODD. CLERK YOU
MAY READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
NINA WENT FROM SANTA CLARA NINA
GRADUATED FROM CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO WITH A
MASTER OF ARTS AND COMPOSITION,
RHETORIC AND PROFESSIONAL
WRITING. NINA WAS PLACED IN
SENATOR DODD'S OFFICE SENATOR
DOT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. I AM
ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO BE HERE
TODAY. TO RECOGNIZE NINA NGUYEN
, WHO HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING
MEMBER OF TEAM DODD OVER THE
LAST YEAR, AND IT'S A POINT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. IT'S BEEN
REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE SHE
IS INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE
OTHER FELLOWS. SHE'S VERY THAT'S
THE TYPE OF PERSON SHE IS. SHE'S
INCREDIBLY INCLUSIVE AND I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY. TO GO IN,
PROBABLY AS OTHER MEMBERS DID TO
SPEAK WITH ALL, UH THE FELLOWS
AND ONE OF THE INCREDIBLE THINGS
IS AS YOU WALK AROUND THE
CAPITAL. AND THEY SAY HELLO,
SENATOR. HELLO. YOU DON'T THINK
OF HIS FELLOWS ANYMORE. YOU'RE
ALL PART OF THE TEAM, AND YOU
JUST DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
BUT NINA WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
SANTA CLARA AND HAS BEEN WITH US
. OF COURSE, FOR A YEAR SHE HAS
MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS
TO MY 2023 PROGRAM, STAFFING ME
ON SOME OF MY MOST DIFFICULT
TECHNICAL BILLS DEALING WITH
ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION, INSURANCE
, PRIVACY AND NATIVE AMERICAN
TRIBAL ISSUES. HE HAS ALSO BEEN
AN AMAZING STAFF. AH! COLLEAGUE
TO EVERYBODY IN THE OFFICE. SHE
HAS THESE AREAS THAT SHE IS
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN. BUT
WHEN ANYBODY NEEDS A HELPING
HAND, SHE IS ALWAYS THERE TO
HELP OUT. SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN ENGLISH AND A MINOR IN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND A
MASTER'S DEGREE IN COMPOSITION,
RHETORIC AND PROFESSIONAL
WRITING FROM SACRAMENTO STATE. I
COULD USE YOU FOR A LOT LONGER.
UM IN ADDITION TO SERVING MY
CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT THREE,
NINA IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT
EDUCATION ISSUES AS A BILINGUAL
FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT
, VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT PARENTS
IMPURE WRITING TUTOR FOR FOUR
YEARS AND HAS BROUGHT HER
DIVERSE LIVED EXPERIENCE TO MY
OFFICE AND THE LEGISLATURE. ON
TOP OF THAT NINA STARTING HER
DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THIS WEEK IN
HOPES TO USE THE KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILL SET SHE HAS GARNERED FROM
HER TIME IN OUR OFFICE TO
CONTINUE HER WORK IN PUBLIC
SERVICE AND HER COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU, NINA. CONGRATULATIONS.
EXCEPT SENATOR NEWMAN. CLERK YOU
MAY READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
CRYSTAL PADILLA FROM REDWOOD
CITY. CRYSTAL GRADUATED FROM
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
SACRAMENTO WITH A BACHELOR OF
ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
. CRYSTAL WAS PLACED AND SENATOR
NEWMAN'S OFFICE, SENATOR NEWMAN
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I HAVE
THE HONOR TODAY OF INTRODUCING
CRYSTAL. PADILLA WAS SERVED AS A
SENATE FELLOW WITH DISTINCTION
IN MY OFFICE OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PAST YEAR. AND LIKE SO MANY
OF US SENATE FELLOW COLLEAGUES,
CRYSTAL IS A PROUD PRODUCT OF
HER CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM. AFTER STUDYING POLITICAL
SCIENCE AT TWO ENDS, A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, CRYSTAL TRANSFERRED TO
SACRAMENTO STATE AND COMPLETED
HER BACHELOR'S IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE AND GOVERNMENT. AS A
SENATE FELLOW CRYSTAL QUICKLY
ESTABLISHED YOURSELF AS A KEY
CONTRIBUTOR IN OUR OFFICE,
COVERING A RANGE OF ISSUES TO
INCLUDE BUDGET BUDGET SUB FIVE
AND ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS. OVER THE COURSE OF
THAT WORK, SHE HAS DISTINGUISHED
HERSELF FURTHER THROUGH HER
DILIGENCE, HER ENTHUSIASM, HER
PROFESSIONALISM, HER
THOUGHTFULNESS IN HER
DEPENDABILITY OVER THE PAST
LEGISLATIVE YEAR. MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD
CRYSTAL AS A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER
CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT ALSO FOR THE
CHEERFUL ENERGY AND QUIET
INTELLIGENCE THAT SHE BRINGS TO
EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES.
CRYSTAL HAS A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE
AHEAD OF HER IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
HER PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF
HER FAMILY ARE HERE WITH US
TODAY, AND THEY HAVE EVERY
REASON TO BE IMMENSELY PROUD
COLLEAGUES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
RECOGNIZING AND THANKING CRYSTAL
FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE FELLOW
CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT UP IS SENATOR WILK. KIRK,
YOU MAY READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
PRIZE PAYMENT FROM CONCORD. RICE
GRADUATED FROM CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO WITH A
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE. BRYCE WAS
PLACED IN SENATOR WILKES OFFICE,
SENATOR WILK THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I'VE HAD A FELLOW
NINE ON MY 11 YEARS HERE, AND
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I BELIEVE
WE'VE DONE THIS, AND I COMMEND
YOU FOR IT. I THESE. THESE
FELLOWS SHOULD BE HONORED LIKE
THIS. SO THANK YOU PRO TEM FOR
DOING THAT. SINCE WE HAVEN'T
DONE THIS BEFORE, LIKE ALL THESE
OTHER PEOPLE DID LIKE
BACKGROUNDS, THEIR STUDENT OF
THEIR FELLOWS. AND SO I WENT. I
WENT TO BRYCE. I GO. DO YOU WANT
ME TO SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR
BACKGROUND, HE SAID. IT'S NONE
OF THEIR BUSINESS. SO THAT'S ALL
YOU'RE GONNA GET. SO HIS LIFE
BEGINS TODAY, BUT YOU KNOW, BUT
BRIGHT OUR OFFICES IN UNUSUAL
OFFICE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
TOGETHER A LONG TIME AND WE HAVE
A GOOD TIME, AND BRYCE WAS
ABSOLUTELY THE PERFECT FIT, AND
I JUST LOVE HIS HIS ENERGY AND
ENTHUSIASM IN THE EARLY DAYS OF
SESSION. HE WAS LIKE A HUMAN, UM
PACMAN. GAME BECAUSE HE WAS
PINGING THE HALLS GETTING
GETTING CO SPONSORSHIPS ASSIGNED
AND DID A GREAT JOB AND HE'S
REALLY ACTUALLY HAD A HEAVY LIFT
AND ACTUALLY MAYBE KNOW WHAT MY
LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
DOES, BECAUSE I THINK BRYCE DOES
IT ALL BUT FROM LATE FROM LATE
NIGHTS JUDICIARY WITH SENATOR
AMBER TO GETTING UP THE CRACK OF
DAWN TO PREPARE FOR EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. UH, BRYCE HAS BEEN
WITH ME. YOU KNOW, EVERY STEP OF
THE WAY AND YOU KNOW YOUR
EDUCATION, YOUR DEDICATION TRULY
COMMENDABLE, AND YOU KNOW,
REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE ASKED YOU
TO DO, WHETHER IT WAS BIG OR
SMALL, YOU YOU ALWAYS DID IT AND
YOU DID IT. YOU DID IT WITH
EXCELLENCE. AH HE DID COME AWAY
WITH A COUPLE OF LIFE LESSONS.
WHICH I'M HAPPY THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO IMPART TO HIM. NUMBER
ONE. WHEN YOU COME TO THE FLOOR
, YOU BRING A SECOND PIN,
BECAUSE CHANCES ARE I'M GOING TO
FORGET A PEN. SO HE LEARNED THAT
HE ALSO LEARNED THAT IF THE PRO
TEM IS GIVING A JOURNEY MEMORY,
YOU DO NOT WALK OUT THE CHAMBER
BACK WHEN IT'S ON TV. SO HE
LEARNED THAT BUT I THINK WE
HAVEN'T TIME. THE MOST IMPORTANT
LESSON YOU NEED TO LEARN WHEN
YOU'RE IN THIS BODY, ALTHOUGH I
THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HAS
BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS
SESSION, BUT THE NUMBER ONE
LESSON AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU
SHOULD NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH
YOUR BILLS, AND HE'S IN LOVE
WITH THE BILL THAT WE'RE STILL
WORKING ON, AND WE'RE PROBABLY
GONNA COME UP SHORT, BUT I'M
GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO WALK AWAY
WITH THAT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU
NEED TO HAVE THE WHOLE
EXPERIENCE OF THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. WITH THAT YOU YOU'VE
REALLY BEEN A BLESSING TO HER
OFFICE REALLY ENJOYED. YOU
REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE ON STAFF
TO EMBRACE MY BUBBLE MACHINE
ENTRY. IF YOU HAVEN'T COME YET,
COME BY MY OFFICE. WE HAVE
LIGHTS AND BUBBLES, AND WE WANT
TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD BEFORE WE
TELL, YOU KNOW WITH THAT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SO MUCH
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA. CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT UP, SENATOR PADILLA. CLERK
YOU MAY READ. CONGRATULATIONS TO
SILVERIO RESO HAMAS FROM
SACRAMENTO. SILVERIO GRADUATED
FROM UC DAVIS WITH A BACHELOR OF
ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
AND SOCIOLOGY. THE VIDEO WAS
PLACED IN SENATOR BY THE HOUSE
OFFICE. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. A REAL HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AND
THANKS VERY OR IS SURYAMAS WHO
IS TEMPERED DÍAS SENATE FELLOW
THIS YEAR, HE HAS BEEN AN
INVALUABLE ASSET TO OUR TEAM AND
OFFICE WITH INSIGHT AND
CURIOSITY ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. IT'S BEEN A STARTING
POINT FOR MANY, MANY MEANINGFUL
CONVERSATIONS IN OUR OFFICE.
HE'S BEEN A MEMBER OF TEAM
PADILLA FROM DAY ONE THIS YEAR,
AND DURING THAT TIME HE HAS
LEARNED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE
DISTRICT AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
. IT'S REALLY BEEN A PLEASURE
WATCHING YOU GROW SILVERIO AS A
STAFF MEMBER DEVELOPING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER
ADVOCATES AND TEAM MEMBERS
OFFERING INCREDIBLE POLICY
ANALYSIS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF
ISSUES. INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY
, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND
EDUCATION. TO SAY THE LEAST, HE
HAS A DESIRE TO DIVE DEEP INTO
ISSUES, AND IT'S A GIFTED
RESEARCHER AND HAS HELPED
INFORMED OUR OFFICE'S EFFORTS IN
AREAS SUCH AS INVESTIGATING THE
PRACTICES OF LARGE CORPORATE
ENTITIES WHO FEEL FREE TO SKIRT
CALIFORNIA'S LABOR LAWS
ADDRESSING CALIFORNIA'S CROSS
BORDER SEWAGE POLLUTION
CHALLENGES TRAVELING FROM
MEXICO, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY OF
ALL CONSISTENTLY REMINDING OUR
TEAM OF THE INCREDIBLE PLAYING
AND SCORING POTENTIAL OF THE
MEXICAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM. HE
TRULY IS A CONSCIENCE OF TEAM.
PADILLA SOMETIMES WITH HIS
INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY AND
CONSTANTLY RE GROUNDING EVERY
CONSTANT CONVERSATION WE HAVE
ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY AND THE
PEOPLE THAT IT AFFECTS. I AM
CERTAINLY EXCITED AND WE ALL
SHOULD BE TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT FOR
SILVERIO. INTELLECT AND NATURAL
CURIOSITY WILL LEAD HIM. AND MY
FRIEND IF I HAD A FEW WORDS TO
DESCRIBE YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES
HERE WOULD BE HEART. IT WOULD BE
COMMITMENT. IT WOULD BE
INTEGRITY. FOLKS LIKE SILVERIO
RESOURCE HAMAS ARE OUR FUTURE.
LET'S PLEASE RECOGNIZE AND THANK
HIM. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP IS
SENATOR GONZALEZ. CLERK. WAIT.
CLARK, YOU MAY READ.
CONGRATULATIONS TO A RURAL
SCHEUNEMANN FROM NORTH BAY.
AURORAL GRADUATED FROM UC DAVIS
WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
AURORAL WAS PLACED IN SENATOR
GONZALEZ OFFICE. GONZALES THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I
AM SO THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO
CONGRATULATE OUR SENATE FELLOW
ARORA SCHEUNEMANN ON AN
INCREDIBLE YEAR OF HARD, HARD
WORK, LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH OUR
SENATE-DISTRICT 33 TEAM. AURORA
IS THE FIRST STATE SENATE FELLOW
THAT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING WITH AND I'M SO GLAD
BECAUSE SHE'S ACTUALLY JOINING
TEAM GONZALEZ IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS BECAUSE I LOVED HER SO
MUCH AND ALL OF HER INCREDIBLE
WORK, AND IT'S BEEN SUCH A
PLEASURE SEEING HER GROW SINCE
LAST FALL AS A RECENT U. C.
DAVIS GRAD TO NOW A SKILLED AND
ACCOMPLISHED LEGISLATIVE STAFFER
. I THINK SHE WROTE THAT FOR ME,
BUT I ACTUALLY TOTALLY AGREE
WITH HER AND ALSO THANK HER FOR
HER POSITIVITY AS WELL IN OUR
OFFICE, AS WELL AS HER
CONVICTION TO ALWAYS DO WHAT'S
RIGHT. AS A FELLOW SHE TOOK ON
SOME OF OUR MOST DAUNTING BILLS,
INCLUDING AN EFFORT TO KEEP OUR
STATE PARKS FREE OF PLASTIC
POLLUTION MEASURES TO BRING
TRANSPARENCY AND SUNLIGHT TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS OUR
FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT BILL AND
IS LEADING OUR CURRENT PUSH TO
MAKE CALIFORNIA ONE OF THE FIRST
SIGNERS OF AN INTERNATIONAL
TREATY ON NON PROLIFERATION OF
FOSSIL FUELS. SHE HAS DUG INTO
THE VERY EASY BILLS AND
SENATE-DISTRICT 33 ALL THE WHILE
COMMITTING TO ENSURING THAT WE
ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON THE
COMMITTEE AND ALL SO ENSURING
THAT SHE IS A GO TO STAFFER ON
ALL THINGS HOUSING POLICY.
THROUGH LATE NIGHTS. LONG
COMMITTEE HEARINGS. TOUGH VOTE
COUNTS, ARORA HELPED CARRY OUR
TEAM WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
AND ALWAYS A DESIRE TO DO THE
BEST THING FOR PEOPLE. FIRST THE
PEOPLE OF THE SENATE-DISTRICT 33
AND CALIFORNIA I THINK HER
FAMILY AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS
ARORA. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING ON TEAM SD 33 OFFICIALLY
CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT EPISODE, SENATOR ON BARK
CLERK YOU MAY READ.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHLOE SHIN
FROM FULLERTON. KHLOE GRADUATED
FROM UC IRVINE WITH A BACHELOR
OF ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE. CHLOE WAS PLACED IN
SENATOR BURKE'S OFFICE. SENATOR
EMBARK. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES. WE ARE REALLY
PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE
CHLOE. CHLOE IS A PRODUCT OF
34TH SENATE-DISTRICT AND
ACTUALLY LIVES AND SENATOR
MINUTES AND THURMOND, SENATOR
NEWMAN'S THEY'RE EASILY CONFUSED
. SENATE SENATOR NEWMAN'S
NEIGHBORHOOD. CHLOE HAS
TREMENDOUS PASSION, TREMENDOUS
INTEGRITY. SHE HAS BEEN A
WONDERFUL ASSET TO OUR OFFICE
BOTH IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE SHE
SPEAKS FLUENT KOREAN, AND WITH
OUR NEW KOREAN POPULATION, SHE'S
BEEN AN EMISSARY TO THE KOREAN
COMMUNITY. SHE'S ALSO BEEN
FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC IN TERMS OF
HER SUBSTANTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO
OUR LEGISLATION. FOR EXAMPLE, ON
FENTANYL, SHE WAS A PERSON WHO
GUIDED AND HELPED CRAFT TO
SURPLUS LANDS. BILLS THAT HAVE
EVOLVED IN EMERGED FROM THE
ANAHEIM ANAHEIM STADIUM SCANDAL
. BY THE WAY, SHE'LL BE WATCHING
EACH OF YOU DON'T WANT TO
DISAPPOINT. CHLOE. WHEN THESE
BILLS COME TO THE FLOOR, JUST A
HEADS UP. UM, SHE SHE IS ALSO UP
THE TEAM HAMBURG HUMOR GAME AND
WITH PERMISSION TO READ. LET ME
LET ME JUST READ PART OF THE
TALKING POINTS MY STAFF GAVE TO
ME TO READ. IT SAYS THAT CHLOE
SHIN HAS ADDED A FRESH
PERSPECTIVE TO THE UMBERG TEAM.
UM SHE HAS CONVINCED US IN ME TO
ENGAGE IN CHOREOGRAPHED TIKTOK
DANCES, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, I
HAVE BECOME AN EXPERT IN SHORT,
CHOREOGRAPHED TICKTOCK DANCING.
THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT QUITE
TRUE. UH YEAH, YOU FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO ARE GOING TO TIKTOK
RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
FIND TOO MANY, UM BERG. TICKTOCK
DANCES, BUT IN TRUTH, SHE
ACTUALLY IS SOMEONE WHO HAS
ENJOYED. THANK YOU, SENATOR DODD
SHOOTING. APPARENTLY SHE KILLED
A NUMBER OF PIGEONS THE OTHER
NIGHT. MOST OF THEM ARE THE CLAY
VARIETY AND WAS THE LAST PERSON
LAST PERSON ON THE RANGE AS IT
WAS BECOMING DARK. UM, HER
REMARKABLE JOURNEY HAS REALLY
BLESSED OUR OFFICE IN SPECIAL
AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF HER
MOM. GRACE YOU WHO IS HERE WITH
US TODAY? THANK YOU, MOM.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE MADE A
TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION. THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE FORM
OF YOUR DAUGHTER, CHLOE SHEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
EXCEPT SENATOR PORTANTINO.
CLARK, YOU MAY READ.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CATHERINE
SQUIRE FROM STOCK KHN.
CATHERINE GRADUATED FROM UC
BERKELEY WITH THE BACHELOR OF
ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE. CATHERINE WAS PLACED IN
SENATOR PORTANTINO'S OFFICE.
SENATOR PORTANTINO. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. IT IS
TRULY A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR
TO BE INTRODUCING YOU ALL TO
CATHERINE SQUIRE, WHO HAS SERVED
BOTH OUR DISTRICT THIS OFFICE
AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXTREMELY ADMIRABLY WITH PASSION
AND COMMITMENT AND JUST A
PLEASANTNESS ABOUT HER AND A
QUIET CONFIDENCE THAT I KNOW AND
HER MOM IS UP IN THE BALCONY AS
WELL. MAKE YOUR FAMILY PROUD.
SHE WAS BORN IN 1999. AND FOR
ALL OF YOU AS OLD AS I AM. THINK
ABOUT THAT. HERE WE ARE
RECOGNIZING SOMEBODY BORN JUST
BEFORE THE TWO THOUSANDS, UM SHE
LIVED. EXCUSE ME, MOVING TO
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, WHERE SHE
WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT FOR MORE
THAN 20 YEARS. CATHERINE OWES
HER HARD WORK, CHARACTER AND
COMMITMENT TO THE FURTHERING HER
EDUCATION TO HER MOTHER, LILIANA
, WHO I MENTIONED AND HER
GRANDMA IRMA, WHO ARE BOTH
IMMIGRANTS FROM GUATEMALA, AND
RAISED HER IN SET THE SOUTH SIDE
OF STOCKTON'S AFTER GRADUATING,
GRADUATING FROM LINCOLN HIGH
SCHOOL, CATHERINE ATTENDED SAN
JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE, WHERE SHE
DEVELOPED A DEEP PASSION FOR
ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS
FROM DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES. SHE BECAME THE
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND LATER ROSE
TO THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE STUDENT SENATE. BRO
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
IN THOSE ROLES, CATHERINE WORKED
WITH MEMBERS TO CHAMPION SEVERAL
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND
MENTORED OTHER STUDENT LEADERS
ACROSS THE STATE. CATHERINE ALSO
REMAIN COMMITTED TO SERVING IN
HER LOCAL COMMUNITY AS AN INTERN
FOR THE STOCKTON PUBLIC
DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND AN INTERN
FOR MAYOR MICHAEL TUBBS, WHERE
SHE WORKED ON PROJECTS
SURROUNDING HOMELESSNESS AND
DOCUMENTED FAMILIES AND SEED THE
CITY'S GUARANTEED INCOME PILOT
PROGRAM. SHE CONTINUED TO SHARE
HER LOVE OF LEARNING AFTER
TRANSFERRING TO THE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY. SO FOR ALL OF YOU GO
BEARS FOLKS OUT THERE SHE DID
YOU PROUD WHERE SHE SERVED AS A
READING MENTOR. TO CAVE FIVE.
ACTUALLY ME TO FIFTH GRADERS AT
SCHOOLS IN BERKELEY AND OAKLAND
BEFORE COMPLETING HER BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND
BEING ACCEPTED TO THE CAPITAL
FELLOWS PROGRAM. KATHERINE
OBVIOUSLY WAS PLACED IN MY
OFFICE, WHERE SHE STAFFED THE
BANKING AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
AND SIX BILLS RANGING FROM
ISSUES RELATED TO FIREARMS AND
THE OPIOID CRISIS. THE EDUCATION
AND HOUSING AND THE BILL. SHE
STAFF FOR ME. ONE OF THOSE SIX
WAS THE FIRST BILL I HAD SIGNED
THIS YEAR BY THE GOVERNOR TO
HELP UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS ACCESS PROGRAMS
AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS,
SO PUT HER PASSION TO HELP OTHER
STUDENTS AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED
THAT BILL. AS A RESIDENT OF
STOCKTON. SHE FOUND DEEP
PERSONAL TIES TO MANY OF THE
ISSUES SHE WORKED ON. HAVING
LOST FAMILY AND FRIENDS, FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO GUN
VIOLENCE AND DRUG ADDICTION.
GROWING UP, SHE VIEWED WORKING
ON THESE ISSUES AS A WAY TO
HONOR HER LATE FATHER, BRIAN,
WHO ALSO TRAGIC, SHE SHE LOST
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND A
COUSIN ANDREAS, WHO
UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY AND
THE COLLAPSE OF CHAPLIN. TOWERS
CONDOMINIUM IN SURFSIDE,
FLORIDA. THINK ABOUT THAT. ONE
COULD LOOK AT ALL OF THAT TRAUMA
IN YOUR FAMILY. AND BE DEEPLY
MOVED TO NOT JUST MOVE FORWARD.
HERE'S SOMEBODY WHO TOOK ALL OF
THAT TRAUMA AND ALL OF THAT PAIN
AND CHANNELED IT TO HELP OTHER
YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHER FAMILIES
AROUND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CHIEF OR WHEREVER HAVE MY DEEP
APPRECIATION FOR THAT TODAY,
KATHRYN'S MOTHER, LILIANA, WHO I
KNOW IS PROUD, AS IN THE GALLERY
WITH US, AND IN HER SPARE TIME,
UH, HE HAS FOUND EXPERIENCES
REWARDING AND I KNOW SHE HAS
GOTTEN AS MUCH OUT OF THIS AS WE
HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF HER, UM, WHEN
SHE'S NOT WORKING IN OUR OFFICE,
SHE CAN BE FOUND TRAVELING AND
EXPLORING NEW PLACES, ATTENDING
YOGA READING AND LISTENING TO
TAYLOR SWIFT NOW, MR AMBER GUY.
NO YOU LISTEN TO TAYLOR SWIFT AS
WELL. SOME OF HER FAVORITE
LYRICS ARE MAKE THE FRIENDSHIP
BRACELETS BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES
THERE IS NO MORE FULFILLING
THING IN LIFE THAN HAVING
FRIENDS AND ADVENTURES AND
SHARING THAT WITH FAMILY AND
FRIENDS, AND I CAN SEE THAT WHEN
I SEE HER INTERACT WITH THE
OTHER FELLOWS, THIS IS A PERSON
WHO DEEPLY CARES ABOUT MAKING
FRIENDS AND VALUES. THOSE
FRIENDSHIPS. I KNOW SHE'S GOT A
LONG TERM PLAN TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE OUR STATE AND MENTOR OTHER
YOUNG PEOPLE. AND PLEASE JOIN ME
IN THANKING AND APPRECIATING THE
WORK OF CATHERINE SQUIRE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
SENATOR JONES FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK, PLEASE. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. GOOD MORNING,
FELLOWS. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
HERE ON THE SENATE FLOOR WITH
YOU THIS MORNING AND BID YOU
FAREWELL. GOOD LUCK AND GOD'S
BLESSINGS AS YOU MOVE ON FROM
THE SENATE BUILDING BEFORE I GET
INTO MY PREPARED REMARKS. I DID
WANT TO BRING UP MR JAMIE
TAYLOR. IF YOU CAN COME UP RIGHT
HERE TO THE CENTER SER JAMIE IS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THIS
PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN OVERSEEING.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW FOR HOW MANY
YEARS AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE
AND LONGER. BUT I WANT THE
SENATE TO THANK MR TAYLOR FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP IN THIS PROGRAM,
MENTORING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND
BRINGING THEM UP INTO CARING
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR
STATE AND OUR COUNTRY. AND I'M
VERY THANKFUL FOR MR TAYLOR AND
EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES IN THIS
PROGRAM. I WANT TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE
SENATE FAT LOWS OF THE CLASS OF
2023 ON COMPLETING THIS
PHENOMENAL PROGRAM. FOR THOSE
WHO AREN'T AWARE OF THE PROGRAM
EVERY YEAR. 18 SENATE FELLOWS
ARE PLACED IN A SENATE OFFICE
AND SERVICE FULL TIME
LEGISLATIVE STAFF WAS STRONG
SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP AND
UNDERSCORE AND EXPAND ON FULL
TIME BASED ON SOME OF THE
MEMBERS COMMENTS THAT SOUNDS
LIKE IT WAS MORE THAN FULL TIME.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
AND YOUR EXTRA PARTICIPATION AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH SACRAMENTO
STATE FELLOWS ALSO ATTEND WEEKLY
SEMINARS TO HELP THEM BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE THEORETICAL AND
ACTUAL ASPECTS OF THE JOB. I
DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE MEMBERS
MENTIONED THIS, BUT THIS WEEKLY
SEMINAR I WILL SHARE WHEN I'VE
HAD. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OF
THREE FELLOWS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS AND AS A MEMBER
WITH A FELLOW YOU'RE INVITED TO
COME SPEAK TO THEIR GROUP AT
THEIR, UH AT THEIR SEMINARS. AND
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, FOR TWO
YEARS WE WERE IN A PANDEMIC. SO
AS ON ZOOM, UH, I HOPE THIS YEAR
IT WAS LIVE. I DIDN'T HAVE A
FELLOW THIS YEAR. I LOST THE
LOTTERY SOMEHOW AND DIDN'T GET A
FELLOW BUT I WILL SHARE IS OFTEN
AS AS WE SPEAK ON THE FLOOR AS
OFTEN AS WE SPEAK AT EVENTS AS
OFTEN AS ALL OF US SENATORS ARE
WELL REASONED AND WELL SPOKEN
AND WELL, THOUGHTFUL AND ALL OF
THAT THE MOST SCARY THING I'VE
EVER HAD TO DO IS PRESENT AT ONE
OF THOSE FELLOWSHIP BROWN BAG
LUNCHEONS. BECAUSE I JUST KNEW
SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO COME UP
WITH A QUESTION. I WASN'T GONNA
BE ABLE TO ANSWER BUT I WILL
SHARE EVERY SINGLE TIME. ALL
THREE YEARS. I'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. THE
FELLOWSHIP CLASS WAS VERY
GRACIOUS, VERY POLITE AND VERY
INQUISITIVE AND CURIOUS ABOUT
HOW I WAS SHARING MY PERSPECTIVE
ON THINGS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT
THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE
PROGRAM. THAT'S ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY THE FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM IS SO HIGHLY REGARDED,
AND THERE IS AN EVER INCREASING
DEMAND FOR FELLOWS. THE PROGRAM
HAS HIGH STANDARDS ONLY
ACCEPTING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST
INDIVIDUALS AT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS TO OFFER. AS I
SAID, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO
HAVE THREE SENATE FELLOWS OVER
THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND ALL OF
THEM HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL
DURING THE PROGRAM AND CONTINUE
THEIR SUCCESSES AFTER THE
PROGRAM, AND YOU WILL AS WELL. I
KNOW ALL FELLOWS ARE HIGHLY
MOTIVATED WITH A PASSION FOR THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
POLICY AND POLITICS. IMPORTANTLY
THE PROGRAM SEEKS DIVERSITY AS
WE TRY TO REPRESENT 40 MILLION
CALIFORNIANS IN ALL PARTS OF THE
STATE WITH VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS.
NOT ONLY DO WE NEED MORE
DIVERSITY IN THE LEGISLATURE,
BUT DIVERSITY ALSO HELPS THE
FELLOWSHIP CLASS LEARN FROM
THEIR PEERS ABOUT DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCES, BACKGROUNDS AND HOW
THAT IMPACTS OUR WORK HERE IN
THAT BUILDING. AS SENATE
MINORITY LEADER. I AM I GREATLY
VALUE THE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT
AND APPLAUD THE PROGRAM FOR
CONTINUING TO SEEK QUALIFIED
CANDIDATES FROM ALL PARTIES AND
WALKS OF LIFE ACROSS THE STATE.
AFTER THE PROGRAM, FELLOWS EXCEL
AT LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AT
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
FELLOWS HAVE FREQUENTLY REFERRED
TO THEIR FELLOWSHIP AS LIFE
CHANGING EXPERIENCES. I DO NOT
DOUBT THAT THIS CLASS WILL
FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THEIR
PREDECESSORS AND EXCEL IN THE
NEXT PHASE OF THEIR CAREERS. I
WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. GODSPEED TO
THE PARENTS IN THE GALLERY. GOD
BLESS THE PARENTS.
CONGRATULATIONS AND MAYBE YOU'RE
ALL SENDING THEM OFF TO VERY
SUCCESSFUL CAREERS, AND THEY CAN
MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE IF THEY
HAVEN'T ALREADY. MEMBERS AND
PUBLIC THERE IS A FELLOWSHIP.
THERE'S A FELLOWSHIP RECEPTION
FOLLOWING THIS DOWN IN THE
EUREKA ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. WE
WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN US.
THANK YOU, FELLAS HAVE A GREAT
AFTERNOON AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL
REST OF THE SUMMER. MEMBERS WERE
GOING TO TAKE A SLIGHT BALLS
ALLOWED THE FELLOWS TO TAKE A
GROUP PHOTO SO WE'LL DO THAT AT
THIS TIME.
ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS TO
ALL OUR 18 SENATE FELLOWS. JOB
WELL DONE.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO RETURN
BACK TO PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR,
SENATOR AMBERG, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. MR PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE
HERE IN OUR CHAMBER IN THE
GALLERY. THE YOUNG SENATORS FROM
THE 34TH SENATE-DISTRICT. THESE
ARE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SOPHOMORES
, JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN HIGH
SCHOOL, AND I WANT TO ASK THAT
WE ALL WELCOME THEM. THEY'RE
HERE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE AND THE
KEEP US FOCUSED AND HONEST.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, IF WE
CAN RECOGNIZE WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE.
NOW REMEMBERS REMOVING MESSAGES
FROM THE GOVERNOR WILL BE DEEMED
READ. MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY
WILL DEEP WILL BE DEEMED READ.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED. NOW MOVING ON TO
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND
NOTICES. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE
SENATE JOURNALS FOR AUGUST 14TH
2023 THROUGH AUGUST 17 2023 WILL
BE APPROVED AS CORRECTED BY THE
MINUTE CLERK. MCGUIRE YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU SO MUCH
MEMBERS. I MOVE THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENTS FOR BILLS THAT CROSS
THE DESK ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 26TH AND
27TH. THESE AMENDMENTS WILL BE
ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED. I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? SENATOR
NEAL Ó. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. AT THE RISK. OF
SOUNDING LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
I'M GOING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN
RECORD. UM I MUST OBJECT TO WHAT
CONTRIBUTES TO THE ONGOING LACK
OF TRANSPARENCY. I THINK
GENERALLY, BUT IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS IN PARTICULAR, THIS IS
NOT A COMMENT ABOUT ANY OF
SUBSTANCE OF THE BILLS BECAUSE
INDEED. THE REASON FOR MY
OBJECTION IS THERE IS NO
SUBSTANCE TO THE BILLS. BUT
AFTER THIS WEEKEND, I SUPPOSE,
MAGICALLY THERE'LL BE SUBSTANCE
IN THE BILLS. I RECOMMEND A NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. SOONER
MCGUIRE'S REQUIRE ASKING FOR I
VOTE. SENATOR NEAL IS ASKING FOR
A NO VOTE CLERK, PLEASE. CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN. ALVARADO GIL.
AYE. ARCHER LETO. AYE, ASHBY.
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. ALRIGHT
BLACK SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E.
AYE DAILY. NO DAR AYE, DURAZO.
ALRIGHT, EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
AYE. GONZALES. AYE, GROVE. NO
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NO LAYERED
AYE. LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE,
MENJIVAR. I MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. I
WHEN NÓ NILO. NO OR TRIAL
BOGGED. NÓ PADILLA. PORTANTINO
AYE, ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. AYE,
SEYARTO. NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. I
HAMBURG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ALAN HI, ASHBY. AYE.
WELCOME. 5 32 NO. SEVEN THE
MOTION PASSES. CENTER ONE HOP.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. I MOVED TO
SUSPEND THE SENATE RULES AS THEY
RELATE TO SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION SEVEN. SENATOR GROVE.
PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER. I
ASKED FOR A NO VOTE ON THIS RULE
WAIVER JUST TO THE PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S BEING ASKED
HERE. SGR SEVEN CALLS FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO
MAKE A CHANGE TO THE SECOND
AMENDMENT. THERE IS NO DEBATE ON
THE MOTION. SPECIFICALLY ASKED
FOR A NO VOTE, SENATOR GROVES
ASKING FOR NO VOTES AND WAHABS
ASKING FOR I VOTE CLERK. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT. I
BROUGHT A GILL. ARCH ILETO. AYE,
ASHBY. AYE ATKINS. ALRIGHT
BECKER. BLAKESPEAR ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. AYE CABALLERO. I
CORTEZ E I DALLY. NO DAR AYE.
AYE, EGGMAN. I GLASER. AYE.
GONZALES. AYE, GROVE. NO
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NO LAYERED
I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR
I MEN AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ
NILO. NO OR TRELLEBORG. NO IDEA.
AYE, PORTANTINO. ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT. SEE ARTO. NÓ
SKINNER. ALRIGHT, SMALL MARK
WEBBER'S I TURN I AM BERG. I
WOULD HAVE ALRIGHT, WIENER. AYE
WILK NÓ. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ALVARADO GIL. AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE. 32 NOS. EIGHT.
SENATE RULES ARE SUSPENDED. NOW,
SENATOR JOAB. THANK YOU. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
RETURN SB 461 TO THE ASSEMBLY
FOR FURTHER ACTION. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. THANK YOU. SENATOR
CAVIAR Ó. PRESIDENT I RISE TO
SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
REFERENCING SB 6 99 BILL RELATED
TO NON COMPETE RESTRAINTS OF
TRADE. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SENATOR LARRY AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR. POLICE REMOVED FILE
ITEM TO 73 A B 14 04 FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS WITHOUT OBJECTION,
PORTANTINO THANK YOU, UH, PLEASE
REMOVE CONSENT ITEM 17 69, WHICH
IS FILE ITEM TO 78. COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SENATOR HER TITLE AT
THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR.
PLEASURE PROFILE. I M 274 EVERY
15 OF FIVE RODRIGUEZ FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND A B 717 B,
A POODLE FROM INACTIVE FILE FOR
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, SENATOR
TO HER TODAY. I'M GOING TO NEED
YOU TO REPEAT THAT FILE ITEM AND
BUILD NUMBER. PARDON ME, MR
PRESIDENT. I DON'T HAVE THE FILE
ITEM, BUT IT'S A B SEVEN ONCE A
V A P B VALLAPUDUA FROM THE
INACTIVE FILE FOR PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS. DID YOU DID? IT WAS
JUST ONE NOW. THERE'S TWO ITEM
274 A B 15 05. AND A B 717. WHAT
ARE YOU ASKING? SENATOR TATO. I
KNOW. THANK YOU. AT THE REQUEST
OF THE AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE
FILE ITEM 274. MAYBE 15 05
RODRIGUEZ FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AND PLEASE REMOVE A B
7167 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VIA
PORTA FROM THE INACTIVE FILE FOR
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS. WITHOUT
REJECTION. SENATOR SKIMMER.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR, I'D LIKE
TO PULL ITEM 277. MAYBE 17 65.
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
WITHOUT OBJECTION. ARE THERE ANY
SENATOR MCGUIRE THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MR PRESIDENT, AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO REMOVE A B 365 FILE ITEM
TO 68 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU WITHOUT
REJECTION. OKAY ANY OTHER
MEMBERS WISHING TO REMOVE THE
ITEM? SEE NONE. NOW WE'RE GOING
TO CONSIDERATION OF DAILY FILE.
SENATE WILL SECOND READING FILE
ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR CLERK YOU
MAY READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 12 87 13
41 TO 23. NOW MOVING TO
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT. WE HAVE
FOUR ITEMS. WE HAVE SENATOR
LAIRD, WE'RE READY FOR FILE ITEM
FIVE. ALERT. ARE YOU PLEASE
READ? I WILL KEEP SENATOR LARRY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
PRESIDENT. FINAL ITEM NUMBER
FIVE IS THE CONFIRMATION OF
LENDED DR LINDA DARLING HAMMOND
FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION. SHE IS A RETIRED
PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION AND
FOUNDER OF THE LEARNING POLICY
INSTITUTE. SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SINCE
2019 CURRENTLY SERVES THIS MORE
PRESIDENT. SHE WAS APPROVED BY
THE RULES COMMITTEE ON JULY 5TH
. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN OVER
WITHOUT SENATOR GROVE. MR
PRESIDENT ON JULY 5TH, LINDA
DARLING HAMMOND, JOSE ESCOBEDO
AND ALISON YOSHIMOTO TOWERY CAME
BEFORE THE SENATE RULES
COMMITTEE FOR A ROBUST
CONVERSATION, INCLUDING A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEW
CONTROVERSIAL MATH FRAMEWORK
SINCE THAT TIME OF THEIR
CONFIRMATION, THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO
ADOPT THE 2023 MATHEMATICS
FRAMEWORK, WHICH WOULD GUIDE
MATH EXTRACTION INSTRUCTION FOR
PUBLIC QUÊ THROUGH 12. SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. THE CONTROVERSIAL
MATH FRAMEWORK HAS, UM, HAS
RECEIVED COUNTLESS, UM
OPPOSITION IN LOCAL SCHOOL
BOARDS AND LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND HAVE CONCERNS FROM
STEM TEACHERS EXPERTS THAT ARE
VERY CONCERNED PARENTS THAT ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE UPWARD
MOBILITY OF EDUCATION IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CREDITS
WITH THE NEW MATH FRAMEWORK,
WORRY ABOUT THE NEW FOCUS THAT
WILL BE PROMOTING EQUITY AND
ENGAGEMENT AND NOT DIRECT
INSTRUCTION ON THE MATH FLUENCY
WHERE IT GIVES US A DISADVANTAGE
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES THERE. UM
YOU KNOW, TEACHING ALGEBRA AND
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THE MATH
FRAMEWORK THAT WE ADOPTED HERE
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL
NOW REMOVED AND REMOVED ALGEBRA
FROM THE EIGHTH GRADE
CURRICULUM. IF WE'VE WANT PUBLIC
EDUCATION TO BE THE BEST PLACE
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND
TALENT, IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE
WE'RE BETTER PREPARING OUR
STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS ARE
BETTER PREPARING OUR STUDENTS
WITH THE MATH CURRICULUM. IT
WORKS NOT ONLY FOR US, BUT
AROUND THE WORLD. UM IT'S ONLY
BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION THAT
I'M REVERSING MY VOTE THAT WE
SUPPORTED OR THAT I SUPPORTED IN
RULES TO A NO VOTE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE
ON THESE COME FREEZE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR JONES. OH, I'M SURE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON
THIS APPOINTMENT. CLERK. PLEASE
CALL THE WORLD ALAN I, ALVARADO
GIL. AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE ASHBY
. I. ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. I
BLAKE SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. NO DAR NÓ DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. I GLASER. AYE. GONZALES.
I GROW. NÓ HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
NÓ LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE, MENJIVAR. ALRIGHT MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ NILO. NO
TROUBLE, BERG NÓ PADILLA.
PORTANTINO ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. I
AM BERG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO. 31 KNOWS NINE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. NOW
WE'RE MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM
SIX. SENATOR LYRIC. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR PRESIDENT. FINAL
ITEM SIX IS THE CONFIRMATION OF
DR FRANCISCO ESCOBEDO FOR
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR URBAN SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION. HE'S BEEN A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SINCE 2021. HE WAS APPROVED BY
THE RULES COMMITTEE ON JULY 5TH
. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
IPHONE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE, SENATOR KOBACH. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. AND MEMBERS I
RISE TODAY TO OPPOSE THE
APPOINTEE TO THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION. I INITIALLY SUPPORTED
TWO OF THEM IN THE RULES
COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF OUR
DISCUSSION UNDER PROPOSED MATH
CURRICULUM. AT THAT TIME I
TALKED WITH THEM AND THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THOUSANDS OF STEM
PROFESSIONALS WHO HAD PETITIONED
THE BOARD TO REWRITE THE
CURRICULUM. UNFORTUNATELY THEY
DID NOT HEED THE ADVICE OF THESE
VERY DISTINGUISHED AND
PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS THE DEAN
AND PROFESSOR FOR THE COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING OF UC BERKELEY. I
KNOW. SOME ARE OPPOSED TO THE
MATH CURRICULUM FOR OTHER
REASONS, BUT I'M OPPOSED TO IT
BECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY LOWERS
OUR MAP STANDARDS AND
EXPECTATIONS, AND MY ASSESSMENT
IS SHARED BY MANY. I HAVE
SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION, RECOMMENDING
SOMETHING THAT ARE èC SYSTEM
SAYS ISN'T RIGOROUS ENOUGH TO
MEET THE èC MATH REQUIREMENTS
IN THE FOUNDATIONAL AND
INTRODUCTORY CLASSES TO STEM
MAJORS. WE WILL NOT ACHIEVE
SOCIAL JUSTICE OR EQUITY BY
ABANDONING MATHEMATICAL RIGOR OR
. OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT MASTERING
THE MATH STANDARDS. WISH YOU
LOOK AT THE ROOT CAUSES AND FIND
NEW WAYS TO TEACH MATH, NOT
REDUCE WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO
LEARN TO IN ORDER TO APPEAR
APPEAR SUCCESSFUL. HOW CAN WE
EXPECT THEM TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL
STEM CAREERS IF THEY ARE NOT
AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITIES AND
EXPECTED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY
MATH CLASSES IN ORDER TO BUILD
THE NECESSARY FOUNDATION AND,
YES, CONFIDENCE. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, IN ORDER TO TAKE
THESE CLASSES. WE SHOULD NOT
LOWER STANDARDS SO THAT EVERYONE
CAN APPEAR TO REACH THE BAR. WE
SHOULD KEEP OUR STANDARDS HIGH.
AND BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS
ABLE TO REACH THE BAR. THEIR
VOTE TO LOWER STANDARDS IN MATH
CURRICULUM IS A REASON. I CANNOT
IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SUPPORT THE
BONE TEAS TODAY. OUR CHILDREN.
OUR STUDENTS. ARE CALIFORNIA
FUTURE DESERVES MORE. MORE
DIGNITY, MORE RESPECT AND OUR
CONFIDENCE IN THEIR POTENTIAL.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND BODY AND
ACT ON THESE VALUES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE.
THANK YOU FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION
AND DEBATE. SENATOR LARRY IT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I THINK THERE
WAS A ROBUST DISCUSSION. EQUITY
WAS AT THE CENTER OF IT. I THINK
IT WAS A REAL MOTIVATING FACTOR,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
EYE BONE. CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON FOLLOW ITEM. SIX. ALLEN.
ALRIGHT ALVARADO GIL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. I S B. AYE, ATKINS.
AYE, BECKER. I SHAKESPEARE.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CAVALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E. I
REALLY NÓ DODD. YEAH. SO AYE,
EGGMAN. I GLASER. AYE. GONZALES.
AYE, GROVE. NO TODD Ó. AYE,
JONES. LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. I MAN
AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ NILO. NO
MORE TROUBLE. NÓ PADILLA.
PORTANTINO AYE, WRATH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. NÓ
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. I WOULD
HAVE AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO.
CLARK PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. DODD. JONES. 31 NO.
SEVEN THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED NOW MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM SEVEN. WE FOLLOWED HIM TO
12. SEVEN. OKAY. FOLLOW HIM.
SEVEN. SENATOR LARRY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR PRESIDENT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS THE
CONFIRMATION OF ALLISON
YOSHIMOTO TOWERY FOR APPOINTMENT
TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION. SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE UC CSU,
CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FOR
NEURO DIVERSITY AND LEARNING. HE
WAS APPROVED BY THE RULES
COMMITTEE ON JULY 5TH. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IPHONE.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER
DESCRIPTION OR DEBATE ON THIS
APPOINTMENT CENTER OKO BOOK.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS
. SAME POINT AS ITERATED WITH
THE PREVIOUS APPOINTEE ARE
SHARED WITH THIS PARTICULAR
PROPERTY AS WELL. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION. DEBATE HEARING SEEN
NONE. CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL AND FALL ITEM SEVEN. ALAN
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GALE. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER.
ALL RIGHT, BLAKE SPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO. AYE,
CORTEZ E. ALRIGHT DAILY. NO
DARK. AYE, DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. I GROW.
NO HADO. AYE, JONES. NO, LORD. I
LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. MENU BAR.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. AYE, NEWMAN. I
WHEN. NÓ NILO. NO CHILD, BORG.
NO IDEA. PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. NÓ
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
ALRIGHT, STERN. HI. I'M BERG. I
WOULD HAVE AYE, WIENER. WILK.
NO. 32 NOS. EIGHT THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED NOW
MOVING ON THE FALL ITEM 12.
SENATOR LARRY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MR PRESIDENT. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 12. IS THE APPOINTMENT OF
JACK VOICE FOR APPOINTMENT TO
THE BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS. HE
PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A FEDERAL
PROSECUTOR FOR THE U. S
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND IS ALSO A FORMER
LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
. HE WAS APPROVED BY THE RULES
COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 16TH. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE ON THIS APPOINTMENT?
HEARING C NONE CLERK CLUES
CALLED THE WORLD ALAN I,
ALVARADO GIL. HI, ARCHULETTA.
AYE, ASHBY. AYE, HACKINGS.
ALRIGHT BECKER. HI BLAKE SPEAR.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. DELI.
NÓ DODD. I ALSO AYE, EGGMAN. I
GLASER. AYE. GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. TODD Ó. AYE, JONES. NO.
LAIRD. I DEMAND AYE, MCGUIRE. I
MEAN, JABBAR. ALRIGHT MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN. NÓ NILO. KNOW
WHAT YOUR BOOK. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. I TURN I
NUMBER I WOULD HAVE AYE, WIENER.
AYE, WILK. NOW. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS GROVE. WHAT
TROUBLE? NO. SUHARTO. NO. 32
NOS. SEVEN. THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. NOW MEMBERS WERE
MOVING ON TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING, WE HAVE FALL ITEM 89.
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CORPUS. ARE
YOU PREPARED? SECRETARY POLICE
RAID. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I
RISE TO PRESENT A B 5 87 ON
BEHALF OF SPEAKER ROBERT REVIS
85 SECRETARY NEEDS TO READ SORRY
ABOUT THAT. ASSEMBLY BILL 5 87
BY SEVEN MEMBER ROBERT RIVAS
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. YAHOO
ENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE TO
PRESENT A B 5 87 ON BEHALF OF
SPEAKER ROBERT REVIS A B 5 87 IS
A SIMPLE CLARIFICATION TO
EXISTING LAW THAT MAKES CLEAR
THAT WHEN A LABOR COMPLIANCE
ENTITY DETECTS A POSSIBLE
INACCURACY AND ELECTRONIC
CERTIFIED PAYROLL RECORD, THEY
ARE ENTITLED TO REVIEW THE HARD
COPY OF THAT RECORD, WHICH IS
THE SOURCE MATERIAL. THIS BILL
DOES NOT IMPOSE ANY NEW
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. ON THE
CONTRACTORS AND HAS NO NEGATIVE
. LET ME RE SAY THAT NEGLIGIBLE
FISCAL IMPACT TO THE STATE A. B
5 87 HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND HAS NO REGISTERED
OPPOSITION AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU ANY
FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF DEBATE ON
THIS ITEM ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
OF EIGHT HERE IN THE CHAIN DONE,
CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
FALL ITEM 89. ALAN I BROUGHT A
GILL. AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ASHBY. I. ATKINS. ALRIGHT
BECKER. I LIKE SPEAR. HI,
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO. AYE,
CORTESI. I REALLY DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. I GLASER.
AYE. GONZALES. AYE, GROVE. DODD
Ó. AYE, JONES. LAIRD. I LEMON?
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. I
MAN NEWMAN. I WHEN. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS IS NOT
INFINITE NILO. SHE JUST. SOONER.
WHEN CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR VOTE?
NOT GOING HOME. IT'S DONE.
HELLO. WHAT'S YOUR BOOK? BY THE
AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, WRATH.
AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT. SEE ARTO.
SKINNER. ALRIGHT, SMALLER
CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. I NUMBERED.
I HAB AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK.
AYE. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. DELI. GROVE. JONES.
MEN. AYE. WHEN HELLO. OR
TROUBLE. SO YOU ARE TOE. 33 NOS
. ZERO. THE MEASURE PASSES NOW
MEMBERS WERE MOVING TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THIS IS A TIME
OF ANY MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THIS WOULD BE THE TIME
SEE NONE. CLERK. PLEASE READ THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL
A 72 9 79 11 40 11 59 15 66 17
63 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
60 70 SENATORS SOLUTION. 32
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 24
25 SEND A BILL TO 69 4 69 82 86
ASSEMBLY BILL FIVE OR TWO
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
91 97 101 01. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL CLERK ON FILE ITEM 269.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. I ASKED BE. AYE,
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. I LIKE
SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. HI, DOLLY.
AYE, DODD. I DO NOT SO HAGMAN.
HØI EGGMAN I GLASER AYE.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. AYE,
ORTEZ. AYE, JONES. AYE, LAIRD. I
LEMON? MCGUIRE I MEAN, JABBAR. I
MAN AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN AYE,
NILO. I TROUBLE I BADIA. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. AYE,
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. I REMEMBER HIGH WAHAB.
WIENER. WELCOME. AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBER WIENER
HIGH. 40 NO ZERO CONSENT
CALORIES APPROVED 40 NO. ZERO
THE SPECIAL CONSENT CALENDARS
APPROVED NOW MEMBERS WERE MOVING
ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. UM YOU
MIGHT BE AWARE TODAY WAS WHITE
SUIT DAY STARTED BY FORMER
SENATOR. UH ROD, RIGHT. WE'RE
GOING TO ASK ALL THE MEMBERS WHO
ARE WEARING WHITE OR THINK
YOU'RE WEARING WHITE TO STAY IN
THE CHAMBER AFTERWARDS FOR A
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. AH, AFTER WE
FINISHED CLOSE THE BUSINESS
TODAY. NOW WE'RE RETURNING TO
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. NOW IS
THE TIME FOR A JOURNEY MEMORIES
WE FIRST HAVE UP SENATOR ATKINS.
MR PRESIDENT. THANKS SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES SEVERAS TODAY TO A
JOURNEY MEMORY OF LONGTIME
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATE AND
TRAILBLAZER PATRICK PAT SABLE
HOUSE. A DEDICATED PUBLIC
SERVANT WHO PASSED AWAY EARLIER
THIS MONTH AT THE AGE OF 82.
THAT WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
RURAL TELL CITY, INDIA. I MEAN,
UH, INDIANA. TELL CITY INDIANA,
THE SIXTH OF SEVEN CHILDREN
AFTER GRADUATING FROM MARIAN
COLLEGE IN INDIANAPOLIS, PAT
SERVED IN THE PEACE CORPS IN
VENEZUELA. IT WAS PAT'S RURAL
ROOTS, HOWEVER, THAT INSPIRED
HIM TO ENTER PUBLIC SERVICE AND
TO DEDICATE HIS LIFE TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HE BEGAN HIS
CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN
WASHINGTON, D C WORKING FOR THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
HE THEN BECAME DIRECTOR OF FIELD
OPERATIONS FOR THE RURAL HOUSING
ALLIANCE, A ROLE THAT HE HELD
FROM 1968 TO 1976. AND WHILE
THERE, PAT HELPED CREATE FARM,
LABOR, HOUSING AND SELF HELP
HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF
HIS LONG AND DEDICATED CAREER IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AT THE END
OF HIS TIME IN WASHINGTON, DC,
PAT SERVED AS A SENIOR
CONSULTANT AT THE U. S
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT, OR HUD. PAT AND HIS
WIFE, NETTIE SABLE HOUSE MOVED
TO SACRAMENTO IN THE LATE 19
SEVENTIES, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
NETTIE HERSELF AS A DEDICATED
PUBLIC SERVANT, WAS AN
INFLUENTIAL MEMBER OF GOVERNOR
JERRY BROWN'S INNER CIRCLE. ONCE
IN CALIFORNIA, PAT ATTENDED LAW
SCHOOL AT GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY
. HE ALSO SERVED AS CHIEF OF
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS DIVISION AT
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, AND HE GRADUATED
WITH HIS LAW DEGREE IN 1980
AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF
PUBLIC SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN
THE PUBLIC SECTOR THAT CONTINUED
HIS WORK ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
SPECIALIZING IN STATE AND
FEDERAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX,
CREDIT LAW, TAX EXEMPT BOND
FINANCING, LAW, REAL PROPERTY
LAW AND SYNDICATION, NOTABLY PAT
HELPED FOUND THE CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WHICH NOW PROVIDES COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS IN HIS NAME TO
PEOPLE LIVING IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. HIS LEGACY LIVES ON
THROUGH THAT SCHOLARSHIP AND
THROUGH THE COUNTLESS
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HE
HELPED TO FIND HOUSING OVER THE
DECADES. HE IS SURVIVED AGAIN BY
HIS WIFE OF 51 YEARS. NETTIE
WHO, BY THE WAY, IS A MEMBER OF
OUR CAPITAL COMMUNITY AND A
MEMBER OF THE SENATE FAMILY. FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN
AROUND FOR A WHILE. HE IS ALSO
SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN. SARAH
SABLE HOUSE, LET'S AND EMILY
SABLE HOUSE. HE WAS A DEVOTED
GRAHAM P TO PATRICK AND
CHARLOTTE LUTZ. HE LEAVES BEHIND
TWO BROTHERS, JEROME AND STEPHEN
, AND MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS TO
HIS FAMILY. AND CERTAINLY OUR
FRIEND NETTIE. WE THANK YOU FOR
SHARING PAT AND HIS TIRELESS
COMMITMENT. TO IMPROVING
PEOPLE'S LIVES WITH CALIFORNIA
AND ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES,
AND I THINK BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR
DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND
ENDLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR
STATE. THOSE OF YOU THAT NEW PAD
TALK ABOUT A TRUE GENTLEMAN. YOU
WOULD NEVER KNOW. HE HAD DONE
ALL OF THE THINGS HE HAD DONE.
UM AND ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE
WORK AND LEADERSHIP IF YOU MET
WITH HIM, HE WAS JUST A PRETTY
GROUNDED. UH, VERY, VERY
DISTINGUISHED. UM JUST A DECENT
, DECENT HUMAN BEING. AND SO MY
HEART GOES OUT TO NETTIE, OF
COURSE, IN THE WHOLE FAMILY AND
SO COLLEAGUES, I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURNED TODAY IN MEMORY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHAMPION PET
SABLE HOUSE. THANK YOU. PLEASE
BRING HIS NAME FORWARD SO IT CAN
BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZE FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE. NEXT UP
IS SENATORS SEE ARTO. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS TODAY I
RISE TO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN
MEMORY OF CAL FIRE ASSISTANT
CHIEF JOB, JOSH BISHOP. OF MEN.
IF I ALONG WITH FIRE CAPTAIN TIM
RODRIGUEZ AND PILOT TONY SOSA.
BISCHOFF GAVE HIS LIFE BATTLING
A FIRE. IN CABAZON EARLIER THIS
MONTH. BISHOPS FIREFIGHTING
CAREER STARTED IN MOUNTAIN
CENTER WHERE HE WAS A VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER BEFORE JOINING CAL
FIRE IN 1999. IN 2013. HE
TRANSFERRED TO HIM IT RYAN AIR
ATTACK BASE AND PROMOTED TO
BATTALION CHIEF. FOR MENEFEE
BATTALION, 13 3 YEARS LATER. HIS
PROMOTION TO ASSISTANT CHIEF FOR
CALIFORNIA'S SOUTHERN REGION
HEADQUARTERS CAME IN MARCH JUST
THIS PAST YEAR. WHERE HE OVERSAW
THEIR TRAINING PROGRAM AND
SUBSEQUENTLY THEIR TACTICAL AIR
OPERATIONS. BESIDES HIS DECADES
OF SERVICE AND PASSION TO THE
FIRE SERVICE, JOSHUA'S A DEVOTED
HUSBAND AND FATHER, SON, BROTHER
AND UNCLE. HE CHERISHED HIS
FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIPS AND WAS
ALWAYS UP FOR AN ADVENTURE. HIS
WORK ETHIC WAS UNMATCHED. AND HE
WAS LOVED AND RESPECTED. AND
BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LIFE. JOSH BISHOP.
ASSISTANT CHIEF JOSH BISHOP. IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 24 YEARS
AND THEIR CHILDREN. MEMBERS I
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TODAY AND AGAIN, I ASK
THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF CAL
FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF JOSH
BISHOP. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
PLEASE BRING HIS NAME FORWARD SO
HE CAN BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED
BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE.
NEXT UP IS SENATOR KOBACH. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS.
IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I
RISE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF TIM
RODRIGUEZ 44 YEAR OLD FIRE
CAPTAIN WITH CALIFORNIA WHO WAS
A RESIDENT OF SAN JACINTO IN MY
DISTRICT. LOVING HUMBLE, LOYAL,
DEDICATED COURAGEOUS. THESE WERE
JUST A FEW WORDS USED TO
DESCRIBE CAPTAIN RODRIGUEZ
DURING HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE ON
MONDAY AT THE INTERIOR
CONVENTION CENTER. AFTER
GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL
CAPTAIN RODRIGUEZ COMPLETED THE
FIRE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AT
MOUNTAIN, HIS CENTRAL COLLEGE
AND BEGAN HIS CAL FIRE CAREER AS
A FIGHTER. AS A FIREFIGHTER IN
MECCA. IN 2014, HE PROMOTED TO A
FIRE APPARATUS ENGINEER AND IN
2019 HE PROMOTED TO FIRE
CAPTAIN. IN 2022. HE RETURNED TO
THE HEMET RYAN AIR ATTACK BASE
WHERE HE WAS PROMOTED TO HELL.
ATTACK FIRE CAPTAIN TIM OR T ROD
, AS HE WAS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN
, WAS DEDICATED TO FITNESS AND
LOVE, MOUNTAIN BIKING, KAYAKING
, SNOWBOARDING AND HIKING.
CAPTAIN RODRIGUEZ IS SURVIVED BY
HIS PARENT TEAM TIM SR AND MARY
DOROTHY, HIS WIFE OF 19 YEARS.
AND HIS THREE CHILDREN, JOSH
HALEY AND ALEXIS, WHOM HE TALKED
ABOUT ALL THE TIME WITH LOVE AND
PRIDE. CAPTAIN RODRIGUEZ WAS AN
OUTSTANDING LEADER WHO WAS WELL
RESPECTED AMONG HIS PEERS. HE
WAS TAKEN FAR TOO SOON AND WILL
BE DEEPLY MISSED IN OUR
COMMUNITY. HIS DEDICATION TO
MAKING RIVERSIDE COUNTY IS SAFER
PLACE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. MY
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH
HIS LOVED ONES IN THE ENTIRE
COUNTY, CAL FIRE FAMILY AS THEY
GRIEVE THIS TERRIBLE LOSS. THANK
YOU BRING HIS NAME FORWARD SO HE
CAN BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZE NEXT
EPISODE, SENATOR DAHLE. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS. IT IS
WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I RISE
TODAY TO ADJOURN THE MEMORY OF
OUR BELOVED HERO HELICOPTER
PILOT TONY SOSA, WHO CHARGES THE
PAST AWAY WHILE PERFORMING
WILDFIRE AERIAL OPERATIONS. TONY
WAS DETERMINED MAN. IT WAS BEST
AT WHATEVER HE SET HIS MIND TO.
ONCE HE DECIDED TO BECOME A
PILOT. NOTHING COULD STOP HIM.
TONY WAS NOT ONLY GOING TO BE AN
AVERAGE HELICOPTER PILOT. HE
WASN'T GOING TO BE AN A PLUS
PILOT, AND HE WAS HE ACHIEVED
TOP SCORES ON ALL OF HIS EXAMS.
AFTER BECOMING A PILOT, HE
BECAME A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND
DEVELOPED FUTURE PILOTS. IN HIS
LATEST ADVENTURE, TONY WAS A
PIVOTAL IN IMPLEMENTING THE CAL
FIRE HELICOPTER COORDINATOR,
ALSO KNOWN AS HILCO TRAINING
PROGRAM, WHICH STARTED IN 2022.
HE WAS THE FIRST NIGHT VISION
GOGGLE. QUALIFIED HILL CO PILOT
QUALIFIED BY CAL FIRE HE TRAINED
AND MENTORED A HUGE BROTHERHOOD
OF FELLOW AVIATORS TO PROVIDE
THE HILL COAST SERVICES TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. HE SHINED
THE MOST IN BEING A FATHER OF
HIS TWO SONS, CONNOR AND CARSON
, AND HE DEVOTED DEVOTED HUSBAND
TO HIS WIFE, RACHEL, OF 28
YEARS. WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIS
COURAGE AND FIGHT TO KEEP
CALIFORNIA'S FAMILIES SAY FROM
DEVASTATING WILDFIRES. HIS
LEGACY WILL CONTINUE FOREVER IN
OUR HEARTS. I ASKED THAT THE
SENATE ADJOURNED IN HIS MEMORY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE ASK
THAT YOU BRING HIS NAME FORWARD
SO HE CAN BE PROPERLY
MEMORIALIZE SENATOR LARRY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR PRESIDENT. I
RISE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
STEVE MARTIN, WHO WAS MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF PASO ROBLES. HE WAS
MAYOR FOR, OR CITY COUNCIL FOR
23 YEARS. IN TWO STINTS, HE WAS
A DEMOCRAT IN A CONSERVATIVE
COMMUNITY WHO REACHED ACROSS THE
AISLE FOR VERY LONG POLITICAL
CAREER. I RAN INTO HIM ONCE IN
THE CONSERVATIVE RADIO STATION
IN PASO ROBLES, WHERE HE HAD A
REGULAR SHOW AND TOOK CALLS LAST
YEAR, WHEN THERE WAS AN
EXPLOSIVE ISSUE AT THE SCHOOL
LEVEL, HIS INSTINCT WAS TO CALL
A TOWN HALL MEETING AND GET
EVERYBODY TO TALK TOGETHER. BUT
THERE WAS A VERY UNIQUE
DEVELOPMENT IN HIS PASSING. AND
THAT WAS IS THAT HE DIED A WEEK
AGO MONDAY. AND TUESDAY WAS A
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND HE
WROTE A FAREWELL LETTER TO THE
COMMUNITY AND I ASKED FOR
PERMISSION TO READ. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THANK YOU AND I'LL
JUST DO EXCERPTS, BUT I THINK IT
TELLS THE STORY BETTER THAN I
COULD OF WHO HE WAS. BECAUSE HE
WROTE, I AM A MAN OF SIMPLE
PURPOSE. AND THAT IS TO SERVE MY
NORTH COUNTY COMMUNITY AND TREAT
EVERYONE'S SUPPORTER AND
DETRACTOR ALIKE WITH DIGNITY,
COMPASSION AND RESPECT. I TRUST
I HAVE SUCCEEDED MOST OF THE
TIME. TO THOSE WHO FEEL I HAVE
FAILED. I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS
TO THOSE WHO NOW FEEL THEY HAVE
MADE MAY HAVE WRONG TO ME. I
OFFER MY FORGIVENESS. I FACE THE
FUTURE WITH REGRETS ABOUT NOT
HAVING FINISHED AND UNFINISHED
WORK, BUT I ALSO FACE THE FUTURE
WITH WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF
FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.
I FEEL HONORED TO HAVE WORKED
WITH SUCH A CARING AND COMPETENT
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN SUCH TALENTED
AND DEDICATED STAFF. AS A
CHRISTIAN. I MOVED TOWARDS THE
REST OF GOD'S PLAN FOR ME, EVEN
AS I WAVE GOODBYE TO EVERYONE
AND EVERYTHING. HE HAS PROVIDED
DURING MY LIFETIME. MY WONDERFUL
FAMILY, AND HE LISTS THEM. AND
SAYS I LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE TO
SEE YOU AGAIN ONE FINE DAY. AS
ALWAYS, I HOLD ALL OF YOU AND
YOUR COMMUNITY IN MY HEART
URGING YOU TO LET YOUR
DIFFERENCES BE SUBORDINATE TO
YOUR DESIRE TO CARE FOR ONE
ANOTHER REMEMBER TO STAY
INFORMED, STAY INVOLVED AND STAY
STRONG. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND
FAREWELL. AH, THAT SAYS IT
BETTER. HE WAS A CLASS ACT TO
THE LAST MINUTE. I ASK THAT WE
ENSURE THAT THE MEMORY OF STEVE
MARTIN PLEASE BEING HIS NAME
FORWARD SO HE CAN BE PROPERLY
MEMORIALIZED BY THE SENATE.
SENATOR BRADFORD, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND I STAND HERE TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF A
LUMINARY MUSIC. UH EXECUTIVE
BARNA AND ONE OF THE TOP
INDIVIDUALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY AND THAT'S IN THE
PASSING OF CLARENCE AVON. AH IF
YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MUSIC,
YOU CAN NAME ANY ARTISTS OVER
THE LAST 50 YEARS, AND I ASSURE
YOU, MR AVON HAD SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THEIR CAREER. AS I STATED
LAST WEEK WHEN WE RECOGNIZE OUR
HIP HOP 50TH ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS
INDIVIDUALS LIKE MR AVON THAT I
LOOKED UP TO WHEN I WAS A CLUB
PROMOTER, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW HE
STARTED HIS BUSINESS. HE GREW UP
IN NORTH CAROLINA. IT WAS THE
OLDEST OF EIGHT KIDS AND IN HIGH
SCHOOL, HE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL, AND HE MOVED TO NEWARK,
NEW JERSEY, AND STARTED RUNNING
NIGHTCLUBS AND THROUGH RUNNING
NIGHTCLUBS. HE MET A VARIETY OF
ARTISTS FROM DIZZY GILLESPIE,
SARAH VON ON AND ON AND ON, AND
HE START MANAGING MANY OF THESE
ARTISTS. AND IN THE SIXTIES, HE
MOVED TO CALIFORNIA. AND
EXPANDED HIS MUSICAL. CAREER BY
JOINING RECORD LABELS. SHE
STARTED THREE RECORD LABELS TO
BOOZE SUSPECTS AND VENTURE
RECORDS AND ALL SUCCESSFUL
LABELS. AND THEN I WENT VERY
GORDY. SO MOTOWN IN 1992, HE
BECAME THE CHAIRMAN OF MOTOWN
RECORDS, AND IT WAS DUE TO A
GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. RON CARTER,
WHO WAS THE PUBLICIST AT THE
TIME AT MOTOWN. THAT AFFORDED ME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MR AVON
WHO, IF YOU EVER HAD A CHANCE TO
MEET HIM, HE WAS NO NONSENSE. HE
WAS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER. STOIC
LOOKING. YOU COULDN'T READ HIS
FACE. HE WAS AN EXCELLENT POKER
PLAYER, BUT HE WAS A GENUINE
INDIVIDUAL. UH AND HE ALWAYS
EXPRESSED, YOU KNOW, KNOW YOUR
VALUE. AND DON'T LET FOLKS KNOW
HOW MUCH YOU KNOW. KNOW YOUR
VALUE, AND HE HELPED THE CAREER
OF JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS. IF
YOU KNOW THOSE NAMES TO THEY
PRODUCED ALL THE JANET JACKSON
HITS, YOU NAME IT, UH, AND WHEN
THEY WERE SEEKING A RECORD DEAL,
HE SET HIM DOWN AND HE SAYS WHAT
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE WORTH, AND
THEY HAD NO IDEA AND HE SAYS I'M
GOING TO GET YOU A MILLION
DOLLARS AND YOU'RE GONNA DO YOUR
FIRST DEAL AND HE GOT ON THE
PHONE, AND HE GOT HIM A MILLION
DOLLARS. HE ALSO HELPED JIM
BROWN WHEN HE LEFT THE NFL. THE
TRANSITION INTO ACTING. JIM
BROWN HIT NO HOLLYWOOD
CONNECTIONS. IT WAS MR AVON WHO
PUT THAT DEAL TOGETHER, AND HE
ALSO DID THE DOCUMENTARY FOR
MUHAMMAD ALI ON AND ON AND ON.
AND THE MICHAEL JACKSON BAD TOUR
. MR AVON WAS TO PROMOTER OF
THAT AS WELL. AND UM, BILL
WITHERS AS WE ALL KNOW, THE
LEGENDARY SINGER. MR WEATHERS
WAS A AIRPLANE MECHANIC, AND HE
HAD TRIED TO START A MUSIC
CAREER AND EVERY RECORD LABEL
REJECTED HIM THAT HE INTERVIEWED
ARE I AUDITIONED. FOR IT WAS MR
AVON THAT SAW SOMETHING AND
HEARD SOMETHING AS YOU SAID, AND
BUILD, WHETHER ITS AND THE REST
IS HISTORY. HE WENT ON TO FIRST
ALBUM SOLD MULTI MILLION COPIES
. GOLD RECORD PLATINUM, YOU NAME
IT. HE DID IT. BUT THIS WAS MR
EVANS VISIONARY. HE WAS NOT WANT
TO TAKE CREDIT. HE WAS ALWAYS IN
THE BACK OF THE ROOM, BUT HE WAS
ALWAYS IN THE ROOM. AND HE EXT
REHS BEING IN THE ROOM, AND HE
WAS THE BIGGEST CHAMPION OF
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FROM
RECORDS, ENTERTAINMENT MOVIES,
YOU NAME IT, HE'S DONE IT. AND
HE WAS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS
THE BLACK GODFATHER BECAUSE HE
MADE SURE THAT PEOPLE LOOK LIKE
HIM HAD OPPORTUNITIES. HE HELPED
QUINCY JONES AND WHO WOULD THINK
QUINCY JONES NEEDED HELP WITH
HIS CAREER, BUT HE HELPED
ELEVATE QUINCY TO A WHOLE
ANOTHER LEVEL. SO IT IS WITH
THAT HONOR, AND I FELT
DIMENSION. HE WAS A CONSULTANT.
AN ADVISOR TO FOUR PRESIDENTS.
JIMMY CARTER. BILL CLINTON.
GEORGE BUSH AND BARACK OBAMA.
AND HE HELPED ALL OF THEM GET
ELECTED. AND AGAIN A MAN WITH A
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. BUT A
PASSION AND WHICH FOR BUSINESS
FOR PEOPLE AND UNDERSTANDING,
AND AS WE ALL KNOW, TWO YEARS
AGO, HE TRAGICALLY LOST HIS
LOVELY WIFE, JACQUELINE, WHEN
THEIR HOME WAS INVADED BY ARMED
ROBBER WHO SHOT HER AND BUT HE
HAS TWO AMAZING CHILDREN. NICOLE
AVON SARAH DONDO, WHO WAS
AMBASSADOR TO BAHAMAS UNDER THE
, UM BROCCO, OBAMA'S
ADMINISTRATION AND HIS SON,
ALEXANDER, WHO'S A UM AGENT AND
MUSIC EXECUTIVE AS WELL. AND HIS
SON IN LAW, TED, SO I ASKED THAT
THIS BODY ADJOURNED IN THE
MEMORY OF CLARENCE AVON,
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE
BLOCK GODFATHER. MAY THE ANGELS
BE SINGING HIS GREETING IN
HEAVEN. PLEASE BRING HIS NAME
FORWARD SO THAT HE MAY BE
PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED BY THE
STATE SENATE AND YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR SECOND
ADJOURNED IN MEMORY, MR BRADFORD
. THANK YOU. I STAND TODAY TO
ADJOURN IN AN AMAZING CALIFORNIA
ONE THAT WE ALL KNOW THE NAME
CHARLES J. OGLE TREE JUNIOR. HE
WAS A TIRING AND RESPECT. ITS
LEGAL SCHOLAR PROFESSOR OF
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL WHO BECAME
ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING
CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEYS PROFESSOR
OVER THREE ROWS FROM A VERY
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN
CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY
COMMUNITY OF MERCED. HE WAS A
CHILD OF FARMERS WHO WORKED ON
RENTED LAND. AND AT AN EARLY
AGE, HE DEVELOPED WHAT WOULD
BECOME A LIFELONG LOVE OF
READING AND FISHING. HE WAS THE
FIRST IN HIS FAMILY TO GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL. HE ATTENDED
STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND BECAME
ACTIVE IN THE BLACK STUDENT
UNION. HE EARNED A BACHELOR'S,
UH, AND MASTERS DEGREE IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE. HE EARNED HIS
LAW DEGREE FROM HARVARD
UNIVERSITY AND I WAS AN
ATTORNEY. HE WAS FAMOUSLY
REPRESENTED ANITA HILL AND
RECORDING ARTIST TUPAC SHAKUR. I
HAD TO OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MR
OGLETREE BACK IN 1992, A ON THE
CLARENCE THOMAS CONFIRMATION IN
WASHINGTON, D. C AND OUR PATHS
CROSSED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE
YEARS. HE WORKED ON BEHALF OF
SURVIVORS OF THE TULSA RACE.
MASS MASS, SECURING 1921 TO HELP
ADVANCE. UM PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE
OF THE HORRIBLE MOMENT IN OUR
NATION'S PAST AND HELPED REFOCUS
THE DISCUSSION ABOUT REPARATIONS
. HE WAS OUR GUIDING LIGHT, MANY
OF THE ISSUES THAT WE DISCUSSED
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS ON THE
REPARATIONS TASK FORCE.
COLLEAGUE SUMMED UP PROFESSOR
OGLETREE IS PASSION FOR THE LAW
BY SAYING QUOTE HE WAS
DETERMINED TO SEE THAT BLACK
PEOPLE WERE TREATED FAIRLY IN
THE COURTS, WHETHER THEY WERE
ANITA HILL OR TUPAC SHAKUR, OR
EVEN INDIGENOUS PERSON ON THE
STREETS OF BOSTON. HIS LEGAL
LEGACY LIVES ON IN THE MINI
BLOCK ATTORNEYS WHO HE HAS
MENTORED OVER THE YEARS. THAT
LIST INCLUDES BARACK OBAMA AND
MICHELLE OBAMA. PROFESSIONAL
OGLETREE KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY TO
HIS FRIENDS AS SIMPLY THE TREE
LIVED A LIFE OF GREAT MEANING
AND IMPACT IN RECOGNITION OF HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAW AND CIVIL
RIGHTS. THE NEW SUPERIOR COURT
BUILDING AND RASHID WAS
DEDICATED IN HIS NAME EARLIER
THIS YEAR. LED BY FORMER
ASSEMBLYMAN ADAM GRAY. HE PASSED
AWAY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
EARLIER THIS MONTH AT HIS HOME
IN MARYLAND. HE IS SURVIVED BY
HIS WIFE. I'M NEARLY 50 YEARS
PAMELA TO CHILDREN AND FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN, MEMBERS. I ASKED
YOU THAT YOU JOIN IN MEMORY AND
JOURNEY IN THE MEMORY OF CHARLES
J. OVER TREE JUNIOR. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. WIENER. YOU'RE ALSO
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. MADAM PRESIDENT ALSO ASKED THE
SENATE ADJOURNED IN MEMORY OF
PROFESSOR OGLETREE WHEN I WAS A
LAW SCHOOL STUDENT AT HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL AND THE MID 19
NINETIES, PROFESSOR OGLETREE WAS
TEACHING THERE HE WAS, HE HEADED
UP THE CLINICAL PROGRAM, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, AND SO I HAD THE
HONOR OF GETTING TO KNOW HIM.
THEN, AND HE WAS JUST TRULY AN
EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN BEING
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT AND
TRANSFORMATIONAL AND HIS
MENTORSHIP OF STUDENTS AND
ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO CONSIDER
CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND
CONSIDER LEGAL CAREERS
REPRESENTING PEOPLE WHO CANNOT
AFFORD ATTORNEYS BUT ABSOLUTELY
DESERVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PLEASE
BRING HIS NAME FORWARD SO HE CAN
BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED BY THE
STATE SENATE. AND IF THERE'S NO
OTHER IF THERE IS NO OTHER
BUSINESS, SENATOR GROVE THE DESK
IS CLEAR. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES, UH, THE
SENATE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 3
30 THIS AFTERNOON WHICH TIME THE
ADJOURNMENT MOTION WILL BE MADE.
WILL GRIEVE CONVENED MONDAY,
AUGUST 28TH 2 PM HAVE A
WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND WE'LL SEE
YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY. SENATE
WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 3 30 PM
AT WHICH TIME THE ADJOURNMENT
MOTION WILL BE MADE. WE WILL
CONVENE MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH AT
TWO PM.