SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALVARADO GIL. ARCHULETTA
ASHBY. ATKINS. BECKER. BLAKE
SPEAR. BRADFORD. NÚMERO CORTESI.
DAILY. DODD. BAGMAN. GLASER.
GONZALES. GROVE. TODD Ó. JONES.
LAYERED LEMON. MCGUIRE MENJIVAR.
MEN. NEWMAN. WHEN HELLO.
HORRIBLE BUT THE PORTANTINO
BROTH. RUBIO. SEYARTO SKINNER.
SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN. AMBER.
AHA! WIENER. WELL. MEMBERS OF
WARREN IS PRESENT. WHAT THE
MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS BEYOND
THE RAIL AND IN THE GALLERY,
PLEASE RISE. WE WILL BE LED IN
PRAYER THIS AFTERNOON BY OUR
CHAPLAIN SISTER MICHELE GORMAN,
AFTER WHICH PLEASE REMAIN
STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. LET US
BRING OUR MINDS, HEARTS AND
BODIES INTO GOD'S PRESENCE.
SPIRIT OF GOD WHO BREATHES IN
US. THE POET DANA FOALS REMINDS
US THAT IS ONLY TAKES A REMINDER
TO BREATHE. A MOMENT TO BE STILL
AND JUST LIKE THAT, SOMETHING IN
A SETTLES SOFTENS. MAKE SPACE
FOR IMPERFECTION. THE HARSH
VOICE OF JUDGMENT DROPS TO A
WHISPER. AND WE REMEMBER AGAIN
THAT LIFE IS NOT A REALLY RACE.
WE WILL ALL CROSS THE FINISH
LINE. THAT'S WAKING UP TO LIFE
IS WHAT WE WERE BORN FOR. AS
MANY TIMES AS WE FORGET. AS WE
CATCH OURSELVES CHARGING FORWARD
WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING WHERE WE'RE
GOING. THAT MANY TIMES WE CAN
MAKE THE CHOICE TO STOP. TO
BREATHE. AND BE. AND WALK SLOWLY
INTO THE MYSTERY. AMEN. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
TOGETHER. MEMBERS WITHOUT
OBJECTION. PHOTOGRAPHY'S
PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL BE ALLOWED ON
THE FLOOR. MEMBERS ARE GONNA
MOVE ON TO PRIVILEGES OF THE
FLOOR. IF YOU COULD TAKE YOUR
SEATS. WE'VE GOTTA EXTENSIVE.
OPPORTUNITY TO DO INTRODUCTIONS
TODAY. MADAM PROTEST. WHERE IS
YOURS? THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE AND COLLEAGUES ARE RISE
TODAY TO INTRODUCE AN HONORED
GUEST. CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY INTERIM CHANCELLOR DR
JOLENE KESTER. JOINING HER TODAY
IS, OF COURSE, HER HUSBAND, ROD
, LEST IGG AND, UH, SOMEONE WHO
PROBABLY NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION
CSU CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, WHEN TO FONG AND, UH,
WITH CHANCELLOR CASTOR IS A
NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY
MAKE THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE RUN
AND THERE IN THE AUDIENCE
WATCHING AND I WANT TO WELCOME
ALL OF THEM. IN DR CHESTER'S
ROLE AS CHANCELLOR. SHE OVERSEES
CSU'S 23 CAMPUSES 460,000
STUDENTS AND 56,000 FACULTY AND
STAFF. DR KESTER HAS BEEN PART
OF THE CSU FAMILY FOR NEARLY 30
YEARS BEFORE BECOMING INTERIM
CHANCELLOR. SHE SERVED AS
PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, FROM
2000 TO 2011. PRIOR TO THAT SHE
SPENT 17 YEARS DOWN THE STREET
AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
IN SACRAMENTO, WHERE SHE STARTED
AS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND
WORKED HER WAY UP TO PROVOST. DR
KESTER BECAME INTERIM CHANCELLOR
IN MAY OF LAST YEAR, STEPPING UP
DURING A PRETTY DIFFICULT TIME
FOR THE CSU SYSTEM. I WANT TO
EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO
HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND HER
COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS, THE
FACULTY AND THE STAFF OF THE
NATION'S MOST DIVERSE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM. I GREATLY APPRECIATED
HER STEADY HAND. THROUGHOUT HER
CAREER, DR KESTER HAS MAINTAINED
A STRONG RECORD OF ETHICAL AND
PURPOSE DRIVEN LEADERSHIP AS
CHANCELLOR. SHE'S BEEN A
CHAMPION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS,
INCLUSION AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT
OF INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND
LEARNING. SO COLLEAGUES PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THANKING HER, UH, AND
WELCOMING HER AND HER SPOUSE AS
WELL AS HER SUPPORT TEAM. AND OF
COURSE, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES TO THE SENATE
CHAMBER.
MEMBERS. THIS IS THE TIME FOR
THE PICTURE. THOSE OF YOU WHO
WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE PICTURE,
PLEASE. GO TO THE BACK OF THE
CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
HERE IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
UNDER PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.
WELL NOW TURN TO SENATOR WEN AT
THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER'S
DESK, SENATOR NGUYEN THANK THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT TO TODAY
I'M JOINED ALSO BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN
DIANE DIXON AND LORI DAVIES,
CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO A LONG
ESTABLISHED AND WIDELY RESPECTED
SURFING, CULTURE AND TRADITION
AND IN MY DISTRICT INCLUDES MANY
OF THEM. I HAVE HAD THE I HAVE
THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING
BEAUTIFUL STRETCH OF THE ENTIRE
COAST OF ORANGE COUNTY FROM
SILVER BEACH TO SAN CLEMENTE,
WHERE THEY HOST EVERYTHING FROM
PRESTIGIOUS SELF OBSERVED
COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL WELL
KNOWN SURF CLOTHING AND
EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, EDUCATIONAL
MUSEUMS AND NON PROFITS. PROFITS
AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY THAT
SUPPORTS MANY COASTAL
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING HUNTED
BASED ALSO KNOWN AS SURF CITY
USA. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST OBSERVED CALIFORNIA
SURFING DAY ON SEPTEMBER 20TH
2018 FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF MY
BILL, SCR 1 22, WHICH I
INTRODUCED TO BRING AWARENESS
AND ATTENTION TO THE IMPACT THAT
SURFING HAS HAD ON OUR STATE.
SEPTEMBER 20TH. WAS ADOPTED BY
CALIFORNIA SURFERS AS A DAY TO
UNIFY AROUND THEIR LOVE OF THE
OCEAN, THE SPORT AND THE PURSUIT
OF THE PERFECT WAVE. SURFING AND
SURF CULTURE HAS SUSTAINED MANY
COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING
HUNTING BEACH, SYLT BEACH, DANA
POINT, SANTA CLEMENTE, SANTA
CRUZ, OCEANSIDE, MALIBU, AND
MANY, MANY MORE WHILE ONE OF THE
MOST ICONIC SURF BREAKS IN
HUNTING BEACH. WE GET TO HOST A
NUMBER OF MAJOR SURFING EVENTS
SUCH AS THE ADVANCED U. S OPEN
OF SURFING THE SURFACE HALL OF
FAME AND THE INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL SURFBOARD BUILDERS
HALL OF FAME. RECENTLY THE
WOMAN'S U. S OPEN OF SURFING WAS
WON BY UP BY OUR OWN UP AND
COMING. LOCAL SURFER 17 YEAR OLD
SAN CLEMENTE RESIDENT SOLVER
THAN BAR. WHO WAS UP AGAINST
VETERAN COMPARISON FROM
CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE WORLD.
CALIFORNIA COASTLINE SPENDS 1100
MILES AND ITS BEACHES AND OUR
COASTAL AREAS GENERATE 1.11
$0.15 TRILLION IN ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY ANNUALLY. THE UNITED
STATES BOATS IS APPROXIMATELY
3.3 MILLION SURFER WHO SPENT
BETWEEN 1.9 TO 3.3 BILLION EACH
YEAR ON LOCAL SHERIFFS TRIPS,
THE SURFING INDUSTRY ALMOST
EXCLUSIVELY BASED IN CALIFORNIA
, GENERATES OVER $6 BILLION IN
THE U. S AND U. S ANNUAL RETAIL
SALES IN CALIFORNIA HAS THE
LARGEST OCEAN ECONOMY IN THE
UNITED STATES, RANKING NUMBER
ONE FOR BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND
JOBS. AND IT'S GROSS STATE
PRODUCT AT APPROXIMATELY $41.9
BILLION TODAY. AS I MENTIONED.
JOINING ME IS ASSEMBLYWOMAN
DIANE DIXON, WHO REPRESENTS, UM
PART OF MY DISTRICT AND
ASSEMBLYWOMAN ARE UM LAURIE
DAVIS ALSO REFERENCED THE OTHER
PART OF MY COASTAL DISTRICT,
WHERE HERE WE ALSO HAVE AND I
WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND
OBSERVE CALIFORNIA SURFING DAY
WE HAVE HERE WITH ME TODAY, AND
I WANT TO WELCOME OUR MAYOR FROM
HUNTING BEACH MAYOR TONY
STRICKLAND, FORMER STATE SENATOR
MM HMM. WE HAVE WHAT HE WITH HIM
IS MAY PRETEND FROM HUNTING
BEACH MAYOR PRO TEMP GRACIE
VANDERMARK. AND ALSO STILL BEACH
MAYOR TOM MORE, OKAY? SENATOR
BLAKES. FOR THANK YOU. I RISE
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF ELEVATING
THIS RECOGNITION, AND I REALLY I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND
THE LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO
HAVE COME UP FROM THE DISTRICT.
SURFING IS A VERY IMPORTANT
SUPPORT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.
THERE ARE MANY OF US WHO
REPRESENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES,
AND I JUST WANT TO OFFER MY
VOICE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AS WELL
TODAY. THANK YOU. SENATOR LAIRD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH REPRESENTING
AND AS A FORMER MAYOR OF THE
CITY THAT WAS SUED OUT OF THE
NAME OF SURF CITY. AH I
CELEBRATE. THIS IS AND IN PLACE
TO SUPPORT IT. THE DIFFERENCE IS
WE EVEN HAVE SEA OTTERS THAT
SURF IN OUR AREA. IT MAKES A
FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE TO THE
COASTAL ECONOMY. I AM GLAD THAT
WE'RE ALL UNITED FOR THIS AND I
CONGRATULATE THEM ON THIS ON
TODAY. JUST LOOKING TO SEE IF WE
HAVE ANY OTHER COASTAL MEMBERS
THAT FEEL THE URGE TO JUMP ON.
BUT SAYING NONE. CONGRATULATIONS
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE TODAY. ANYBODY WHO WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE. CAN JOIN
SENATOR WHEN IN THE BACK.
NEXT ON UNDER. WE'RE STILL UNDER
PRIVILEGES, PRIVILEGES OF THE
FLOOR MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO SENATOR STERN, WHO
HAS AN INTRODUCTION. SENATOR
STERN. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE TO
ONUR NEXT GUEST. ALSO IN BAD
FIRST SENATOR LEMOND WHO'S TIED
UP ON AIRPLANES RIGHT NOW. BUT
WE'RE IN THE PRESENCE HERE OF
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ICONIC
ACTORS, AUTHORS, BUSINESS WOMEN
AND A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR ANIMAL
RIGHTS, MISS PRISCILLA PRESLEY.
PRISCILLA PRESLEY IS JOINING US
IN SACRAMENTO TODAY, ADVOCATING
FOR THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS AND
FIGHTING AGAINST THE PET
OVERPOPULATION CRISIS. IMPACTS
ANIMAL SHELTERS LEADING TO
HORRIFIC CONDITIONS BOTH FOR
ANIMALS AND CARETAKERS AND
ULTIMATELY CAUSING MANY SHELTERS
TO EUTHANIZE ANIMALS THAT CAN NO
LONGER BE CARED FOR. I'M SO
GRATEFUL TO HAVE MISS PRESLEY
HERE TO BRING MUCH NEEDED
AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE IS A
TRUE ANIMAL HERO. SHE GIVES
GENEROUSLY OF HER TIME TO THOSE
WHO ASK FOR IT. AND DOESN'T SHY
AWAY FROM STANDING UP FOR
ANIMALS WHO CAN'T SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES. WITH ADAM, PLEASED
TO WELCOME HER HERE AS A GUEST
ON OUR SENATE FLOOR.
MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
IN THE PHOTO, PLEASE GO TO THE
BACK OF THE CHAMBERS.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON
TO, UM, INCLUDING SOME SENATE
UNDER CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY
FILE. SENATE THIRD READING,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP FILE ITEM
NUMBER 61 PLEASE READ. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 85 BY
SENATOR NILO RELATIVE TO
ASTRONOMY AWARENESS MONTH.
SENATOR NEAL OH, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. MEMBERS TODAY ARISE
TO RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 7TH AS
AUSTIN ME AWARENESS DAY. TO ME
IS A SURGERY. INDEED A LIFE
SAVING SURGERY THAT CREATES AN
OPENING OR STONE IN THE ABDOMEN
WHEN SOMEONE HAS LOST NORMAL
DIGESTIVE OR URINARY SYSTEM
FUNCTIONS DUE TO BIRTH DEFECTS,
COLORECTAL BLADDER BLADDER
CANCER. CROHN'S DISEASE,
ULCERATED COLITIS AND OTHER
MEDICAL CONDITIONS. SYSTEMS ARE
ALSO NECESSARY, SOME FOR SOME
ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES THAT HAVE
BEEN SUSTAINED BY THOSE IN
MILITARY SERVICE. THERE ARE
NEARLY 1 MILLION AMERICANS WITH
AN ASK TO ME AND NEARLY 100,000
NEW COSTUMEY PROCEDURES ARE
PERFORMED. EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
TO ME. SURGERY CAN OCCUR TO
ANYONE AT ANY TIME. THIS
RESOLUTION STANDS TO RECOGNIZE
THE SURGERY AS LIFE SAVING AND
LIFE RESTORING SURGERY AND HELP
ERASE THE EMBARRASSMENT AND
STIGMA THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED
WITH HAVING AN AUSTIN ME. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING OCTOBER
7TH AS AUSTIN ME AWARENESS DAY.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS ITEM? ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SAYING NO
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. AND I BROUGHT A
GILL. ALRIGHT ARCHER. LET OH,
HI, ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS. AYE,
BECKER. I SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. AYE CABALLERO. I ORTEZ
E DAILY. ALRIGHT, DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. I GLASER.
AYE. GONZALES. GROVE. AYE. AYE,
JONES. AYE LORD I LEMON. MCGUIRE
AYE, MENJIVAR. MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
I WHEN NEELA. I TRELLEBORG. I
BADIA. ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. AYE,
WRATH. AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN. I AM
BERG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. I CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ORTEZ. AYE. GONZALES. LEMON.
MENJIVAR. WHEN AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. AYE. I 37 NO. ZERO THE.
RESOLUTION ISN'T IS ADOPTED.
SENATOR NEAL OH, YOU HAVE SOME
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT
. AND TODAY I'D LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE JOINING ME IN THE
GALLERY IN COORDINATION WITH
THIS RESOLUTION IS MR DAN
DRYDOCK SHOCKLEY, A RETIRED NAVY
OPERATION DESSERT STORM,
ENDURING FREEDOM AND IRAQI
FREEDOM VETERAN AND AN 11 YEAR
ESTIMATE. AND ALSO A RESIDENT OF
MY DISTRICT. MR SHOCKLEY.
WELCOME TO THE SENATE. MR
SHOCKLEY. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU HERE WITH US TODAY. MEMBERS
ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER
INTRODUCTION. SENATOR SKINNER AT
THE, UH, MAJORITY LEADER'S DESK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS AS CHAIR
OF THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS. I ASKED THAT WE GIVE A
BIG CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
WELCOME TO THE FIVE WOMEN
MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
STATE SENATE. NOW YOU MAY BE
LOOKING AND SEEING ONLY 41 OF
THEM. KATRINA SHEALY, WHO IS A
REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM
LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WAS
DUE TO BE WITH US BUT DUE TO A
FAMILY ILLNESS CENTER REGRETS
BUT THE WONDERFUL FIVE EXCUSE ME
FOR SENATORS WHO HAVE JOINED US
OUR MARGIE BRIGHT MATTHEWS, WHO
IS A DEMOCRAT FROM COLLEGE IN
SOUTH CAROLINA, SENATOR MIA
MCLEOD, WHO IS AN INDEPENDENT
FROM RICHLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA,
SENATOR SANDY SEND A REPUBLICAN
FROM CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND SENATOR PENRY GUSTAFSON.
PENNY GIFTS PERSON HENRY FROM
WHO IS A REPUBLICAN FROM
KERSHAW, SOUTH CAROLINA. AND
THESE UH, ARE WONDERFUL SENATORS
WHO ARE HERE, ALONG WITH SENATOR
SHEALY ARE THE FIVE WOMEN
MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA.
SEN. IT'S 51 MEMBER BODY. AND
THEY ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED
TO AND YOU CAN FIND MANY PRESS
REFERENCES AS THE SISTER
SENATORS, AND THEY ARE THE FIRST
TIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA'S HISTORY
THAT FIVE WOMEN HAVE SERVED
SIMULTANEOUSLY AMONG THE
SENATE'S 51 MEMBERS. AND THEY
GOT PARTLY THEY GOT THAT
COLLECTIVE NO MURMUR BECAUSE
THIS BIPARTISAN GROUP OF WOMEN
DEFIED AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
OF MALE SENATORS TO BLOCK A NEAR
TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION, AND THEY
FILIBUSTERED BECAUSE IN THEIR
WORDS AS THEY EXPRESSED ON THE
FLOOR THEY WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE
IN THE ROOM WHO HAD WHO HAVE
EVER BEEN, OR WHO COULD GET
PREGNANT AMONGST THAT
MEMBERSHIP. SO I WANT TO PRESENT
EACH OF THEM A CERTIFICATE FROM
OUR SENATE. PARTY HONORING THEM
AND FROM THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS ALSO HONORING THEM AS
WOMEN MAKING HER STORY, AND I
ASKED YOU TO JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THEM TO OUR CHAMBER.
A BIG CALIFORNIA SENATE. WELCOME
TO OUR SISTERS FROM SOUTH
CAROLINA.
THE NEXT PICTURE WILL BE WITH
ALL THE WOMEN SENATORS. ALL THE
WOMEN SENATORS.
MEMBERS. MEMBERS WERE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO FURTHER
INTRODUCTIONS. SUBJECT COUNTER.
MADAM PRO TEM. WELL, THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. I KNOW IT IS AN
ENERGETIC AND EXCITING DAY AND
AS OUR PHOTOGRAPHER SAID,
THERE'S THE DRUM ROLL AND HOW
APPROPRIATE WE GET A DRUM ROLL
BECAUSE I RISE TO WELCOME IT
SAYS INTRODUCED BUT WELCOME AN
HONORED GUEST. AND THAT IS OUR
GOOD FRIEND, THE UNITED STATES
SENATOR ALEX PADILLA. MANY OF US
KNOW SENATOR PADILLA FROM HIS
DAYS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
SENATE AND, OF COURSE, AS OUR
SECRETARY OF STATE, SO WE ARE
WELCOMING, WELCOMING ONE OF OUR
SENATE FAMILY BACK TO THE FLOOR.
TO HONOR YOUR LEGACY. SENATOR
STEVE PADILLA HAS TAKEN UP
RESIDENCY IN YOUR OLD SEAT. IT
IS KNOWN AS THE PADILLA SEAT.
OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T NECESSARILY
INTENTIONAL, BUT I THINK IT'S A
FUNNY COINCIDENCE. BUT IN ALL
SERIOUSNESS, UH, SENATOR HE IS A
CHAMPION FOR WORKING
CALIFORNIANS IN OUR NATION'S
CAPITAL. HE HAS BEEN UNWAVERING
AS AN ADVOCATE FOR PROTECTING
VOTING RIGHTS, CLIMATE ACTION,
PROVIDING A PATH THE CITY ISN'T
SHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
AS THE FIRST LATINO TO REPRESENT
CALIFORNIA IN THE UNITED STATES
SENATE AND THE SON OF IMMIGRANTS
HIMSELF. SENATOR PADILLA'S
EMBRACED HIS ROLE AS THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION,
CITIZENSHIP AND BORDER SAFETY
WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT
IN A FEW MINUTES, SENATOR YOU
AND I AND AUTHORED IMPORTANT
IMMIGRATION RELATED LEGISLATION
. UH YOU KNOW, I JUST THE MORE
THAN A DECADE ACTUALLY,
APPROACHING TWO THAT WE HAVE
KNOWN EACH OTHER FROM YOUR DAYS
AT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. HE
HAS JUST BEEN A TIRELESS,
SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATOR AND WE
ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM
REPRESENTING US. IN THE UNITED
STATES SENATE AND WE ARE
THRILLED THAT HE WOULD BE BACK
HERE JOINING US TODAY ON THIS
FLOOR, SO LET'S GIVE HIM THAT
SENATE FAMILY WELCOME.
WELCOME BACK TO THE SENATE
FLOOR, SENATOR.
MEMBERS IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE IN
THE PICTURE WITH SENATOR BADIA
WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE BACK
OF THE CHAMBERS.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
AN ITEM. AH! TO SENATOR BECKER.
MEMBERS. SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST
IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF
STUDENT ATHLETES AND LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUTH.
SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON IMMEDIATE
HANDS ON CPR AND USE OF AN
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
AND A D WITHIN 3 TO 5 MINUTES OF
THE VICTIMS COLLAPSE. THEY LIKE
TO RECOGNIZE THE HEROIC PAIR OF
SIBLINGS FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY
, MOLLY AND IAN HANNAH RAE, WHO
RECENTLY PERFORMED HANDS ONLY
CPR ON A STUDENT IN CARDIAC
ARREST AND SAVED HIS LIFE. IN
AND MOLLY WORKED HIS LIFEGUARDS
AT CAMPBELL COMMUNITY CENTER,
AND WE'RE ON DUTY WHEN THEY
LEARNED THAT 15 YEAR OLD RYAN
SHANE WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST ON A
BASKETBALL COURT NEARBY.
ACCORDING TO DOCTORS AT
CHILDREN'S HEALTH, RYAN OWNS HIS
LIFE TO THE PEARS, QUICK
RESPONSE AND KNOWLEDGE OF HANDS.
ONLY CPR. IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT
RYAN HAS BECOME A STAUNCH
ADVOCATE FOR CPR AND A D
TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOL
CURRICULUM. BRIAN PLANS TO STUDY
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND PURSUE A
CAREER IN TECHNOLOGIES FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. BEING
TRAINED IN CPR AND SAVING A LIFE
IS PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
ENDS FUTURE AND HE NOW PLANS TO
BECOME A PARAMEDIC. HE'LL BE
TENDING FOOTHILL JUNIOR COLLEGE
IN THE FALL TO BEGIN ITS
EDUCATION AND TRAINING MOLLY
STARTING HER JUNIOR YEAR
PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL AND IS
ACTIVE IN SPORTS PLAYING BOTH
SOCCER AND SOFTBALL. HER FUTURE
PLANS ARE TO ATTEND COLLEGE TO
PURSUE A CAREER IN MARINE
BIOLOGY. COLLEAGUES PLEASE JOIN
ME IN GIVING A HAND AND
RECOGNIZING THE HEROIC
ACHIEVEMENTS OF IAN AND MOLLY
HANNAH RAE AND CELEBRATE RYAN'S
RECOVERY.
SENATE. WELCOME THANK YOU FOR
YOUR QUICK THINKING AND FOR
SAVING THE LIFE OF A FELLOW
STUDENT. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF
YOU. MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER. 57 SCR 84. PLEASE READ.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 84
BY SENATOR ALVARADO GIL RELATIVE
TO CALIFORNIA RUNAWAY AND
HOMELESS YOUTH PREVENTION MONTH.
SENATOR ALVARADO GILL. THE FLOOR
IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE. I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 84
, WHICH WOULD DESIGNATE THIS
NOVEMBER AS RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS
YOUTH PREVENTION MONTH HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS RESOLUTION
RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF YOUTH WHO DO NOT HAVE
A SAFE AND STABLE PLACE TO CALL
HOME. THAT MEANS SLEEPING ON THE
STREETS AND SHELTERS RUNNING
AWAY BEING KICKED OUT. OR
SURFING FROM COUCH TO COUCH. IN
CALIFORNIA. THE NUMBER OF
UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH IS
9590. THERE'S ANOTHER 1909,
PARENTING, YOUTH AND THEIR
CHILDREN EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS BASED ON THE U. S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENTS. 2022 POINT AND
HOMELESS COUNT. FINDINGS FROM
CHAPLIN HALL FOUND THAT ONE IN
10 YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18 TO 25
AND AT LEAST ONE IN 30.
ADOLESCENTS AGES 13 TO 17
EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF
HOMELESSNESS UNACCOMPANIED BY A
PARENT OR GUARDIAN OVER THE
COURSE OF A YEAR. ARE HOMELESS
YOUTH ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE
UNSHELTERED THAN ADULT HOMELESS
, YOUTH OR ADULT HOMELESS PEOPLE
AND OUR BLACK, LATINO AND LGBTQ
YOUTH ARE ALSO
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED. IN
FACT, ABOUT 40% OF HOMELESS
YOUTH IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN GAY,
BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER QUEER. THE
LEGISLATURE HAS TAKEN IMPORTANT
STEPS TO ENSURE THAT HOMELESS
YOUTH ARE SERVED IN THE
HOMELESS, HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND
PREVENTION PROGRAM OR THE H H
ÁP. THIS FUNDING IS FOR HOME KEY
AND MORE PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE
DONE SO THAT NO YOUNG PERSON HAS
TO LAY THEIR HEAD ON THE COLD
GROUND TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. AS
CHAIR OF THE SENATE, HUMAN
SERVICES AND ON BEHALF OF MY
COLLEAGUES ARE ALSO SERVED.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN DESIGNATING
NOVEMBER 2023 FOR CALIFORNIA'S
12TH ANNUAL RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS
YOUTH PREVENTION MONTH TO ENSURE
THAT SUPPORTIVE AND EFFECTIVE
PROGRAMS ARE CREATED THROUGHOUT
THE STATE AND MAINTAIN THEIR
FUNDING. WITH ME TODAY FROM THE
GALLERY. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
BEFORE. IT'S GREAT. IF YOU COULD
JUST WAIT ON THE INTRODUCTIONS
WILL FINISH THE, UM THE
RESOLUTION, AND THEN WE'LL BE
ABLE TO DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.
OKAY. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF
LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO OUR
KIDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SENATOR
WIENER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
RESOLUTION FORWARD. I RISE IN
SUPPORT. UM FIRST I WANT TO READ
HER, THE ALMOST HALF OF HOMELESS
YOUTH AND CALIFORNIA IDENTIFY AS
LGBT. Q AND I ALSO WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THAT, COMPARED TO THE PERCENTAGE
OF THE POPULATION, IT IS WAY OUT
OF PROPORTION. AND THAT IS NOT
RANDOM. IT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN.
IT'S BECAUSE THESE KIDS
TRAGICALLY TIMES DO NOT FEEL
SAFE IN THEIR HOMES OR DRIVEN
OUT OF THEIR HOMES. AND I JUST
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE PARTICULARLY WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE RHETORIC THAT WE
HEAR TODAY. DEMONIZING LGBTQ
KIDS. INCLUDING OUTSIDE TODAY AT
THREE PM THAT THAT RHETORIC HAS
PROFOUND RAMIFICATIONS FOR THESE
KIDS LIVES. AND IT IS NOT A
COINCIDENCE THAT NEARLY HALF OF
HOMELESS YOUTH IDENTIFY AS LGBT
QUÊ. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO AND
CALIFORNIA THAT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IN TOTAL SPENT
APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION PER
YEAR FOR THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF
LGBT Q YOUTH, AND IT WASN'T THAT
LONG AGO WHEN TWO THIRDS OF
CALIFORNIA COUNTIES HAD NO YOUTH
SPECIFIC HOMELESS SERVICES. SO
AS A YOUTH, YOU HAD CHOICES.
THEY'RE ACCESSING. THE ADULT
SYSTEM, WHICH THEY DON'T WANT TO
DO FOR THE MOST PART. OR
REMAINING HOMELESS AND WE WORKED
VERY HARD AND I WANT TO THANK
OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE HOLLY
MITCHELL AND THE CHAIR OF THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE, AND WE WORKED
SO HARD TO INCREASE THE
RESOURCES DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS
OF HOMELESS YOUTH. WE HAVE A LOT
MORE WORK TO DO. I'M OPTIMISTIC
THAT WE CAN DO IT AND I ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON
THIS ITEM ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE? SENATOR ALVARADO GIL,
YOU MAY CONCLUDE. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT WITH ME TODAY
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE FROM THE
GALLERY FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
AND SHELTER DIRECTORS LEADING
THE EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR
HOMELESS YOUTH, INCLUDING THE
NEW MORNING YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KRISTEN PATTERSON. ASHLEIGH
HOUSE SHELTER DIRECTOR ADRIANA
WEB. TAHOE YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES, INTERIM EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR DIANE LANE. AND
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAVON WILKES.
THANK YOU AND I URGE FOR AN I
VOTE ON SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 84. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
I BROUGHT GIL. AYE, ARCHULETTA.
AYE, ASHBY. I. ATKINS. BECKER.
HI, SHAKESPEARE. AYE, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E. I
REALLY AYE, DODD. I DO NOT SO
AYE, EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
GONZALEZ. BRO. ORTEZ. JONES.
AYE, LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. I MANAGE A BAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN
AYE, NILO. AYE. I BADIA.
PORTANTINO ALRIGHT, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. ALRIGHT
SKINNER. AYE. SMALLER QUIVERS.
HI, STERN. I NUMBER I WILL HAVE
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
GONZALES. I 38 NO. ZERO. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. NOW, I'D
LIKE TO THANK OUR GUESTS WHO
STOOD UP DURING THAT
PRESENTATION. WELCOME TO THE
SENATE AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND ADVOCACY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND
HARD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US HERE TODAY. MEMBERS
ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER 66 S R 47. BY
SENATOR BRADFORD. PLEASE READ.
SENATE RESOLUTION 47 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD RELATIVE TO BLACKBERRY
THURSDAY. SENATOR BRADFORD AT
THE MAJORITY LEADER'S DESK. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT TODAY I RISE TO
PRESENT US ARE 47, WHICH
RECOGNIZES OCTOBER 10TH. AS
BLACK BREWERS DAY. THE HISTORY
OF CRAFT BURING DATES BACK TO
1965 WHEN FRITZ MAYTAG PURCHASED
ANCHOR BREWING IN SAN FRANCISCO
, THE FIRST CRAFT BREWERY IN THE
UNITED STATES. SINCE THEN, BLACK
BREWERS HAVE EMERGED AS TALENTED
, TALENTED ARTISANS, CREATING
UNIQUE AND EXCEPTIONAL BRUISE
THAT SHOWCASE THEIR PASSION,
CREATIVITY AND DEDICATION. THE
LEGACY OF BLACK BREWING AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP WOULD BE
INCOMPLETE WITHOUT RECOGNIZING
TED MACK. TED MACK SR WAS BORN A
SHARECROPPER IN ALABAMA IN 1930
. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE KOREAN
WAR AND PLAYED FOOTBALL AT OHIO
STATE WHILE EARNING A COLLEGE
DEGREE. HE WAS ALSO A CIVIL
RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND PICKETED
SEGREGATED SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE
AND ORGANIZED BUSSES. THE MARCH
ON WASHINGTON, WHICH WE
CELEBRATE TODAY, 60 YEARS AGO.
ON OCTOBER 10TH 1970 TED MACK
AND HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES
CELEBRATED TO PURCHASE OF
PEOPLE'S BREWING COMPANY IN
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, WITH OVER
2000 GUESTS, INCLUDING
STOCKHOLDERS, LOCAL AND STATE
LEGISLATORS AND NOTABLE
DIGNITARIES. HE BECAME THE FIRST
BLACK BREWERY PRESIDENT IN THE
UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE'S
BREWING COMPANY BECAME THE FIRST
BLACK OWNED BREWERY IN THE
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
THIS YEAR, THE NATIONAL BLACK
BREWERS ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED
HERE IN SACRAMENTO. TO RECOGNIZE
AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS
AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK
BREWERS IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS
THE NATION WHO HAVE OVERCOME
TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES AND
BARRIERS TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES
AS PILLARS OF THE CRAFT BREWERY
COMMUNITY, INSPIRING OTHERS AND
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS OF RACIAL
INEQUALITY THAT STILL EXISTS
TODAY. CALIFORNIA'S THE HOME OF
10. BLACK BREWERIES, INCLUDING
TWO IN MY DISTRICT IN THE 35TH
SENATE-DISTRICT CROWNS AND HOPS
BREWING COMPANY IN INGLEWOOD AND
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC IN SOUTH LOS
ANGELES. MEMBERS PLEASE JOIN ME
IN RECOGNIZING THE BLACK BRUISE
DAY AND CELEBRATE CELEBRATING
BLACK BREWERS IN YOUR DISTRICT
AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR I VOTE. SENATOR ASHBY NEXT
TIME. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS? ANY DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE? SAYING NONE. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALRIGHT ALBARADO GIL. ALRIGHT,
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS. BECKER. I BLACK
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ORTEZ E. AYE, DELI.
AYE DOT I DO THAT SO AYE,
EGGMAN. I GLASER. AYE. GONZALES.
GROWTH. TODD Ó. ALRIGHT JONES.
I LAIRD I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE, MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN HELLO.
ALRIGHT. WHAT'S YOUR BOOK? I
PADILLA PORTANTINO ALL RIGHT,
ROD. AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. I TURN. I
REMEMBER. I WILL HOP. WIENER.
WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
GONZALES. WHEN. I WAS 37 NO.
ZERO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
SENATOR BRADFORD. FOR
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. I'M HERE TODAY AND
I'M ALSO HONORED AND PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE SEVERAL GUESTS ON THE
FLORIDA DAY WHO ARE LEADERS IN
INDUSTRY AND BRING INCREDIBLE
CRAFTSMANSHIP AND BUSINESS TO
THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN
SACRAMENTO AND IN THE BAY AREA.
WE FIRST STARTED OUT WITH LORI
AJAX, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA BOORISH CRAFT BREWERS
ASSOCIATION. KEVIN ASADO,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NATIONAL BLACK BIRDS
ASSOCIATION. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK
JENNINGS. I'M GIVING STEVE
BRADFORD FIVE ASIDE,
REPRESENTING THE SEVENTH
DISTRICT OF SACRAMENT CITY OF
SACRAMENTO. CASSANDRA JENNINGS,
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ST HOPE IN
SACRAMENTO. P O HUNTER, BOARD
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
BLACKBIRDS ASSOCIATION AND CO
FOUNDER OF CROWNS AND HOPS,
BREWERY AND INGLEWOOD IN MY
DISTRICT, MARIO BENJAMIN, CO
OWNER OF HELLA COASTAL BREWING
IN OAKLAND, RAJ LITTLE, CO OWNER
OF OAK PARK BREWERY IN
SACRAMENTO, ARTHUR MOYAMOYA. P
O, A FULL CIRCLE BREWING COMPANY
IN FRESNO AND ANNIE JOHNSON.
AMERICAN BREWERS ASSOCIATION
HOME BREWER OF THE YEAR AND 2013
, THE FIRST WOMAN IN 30 YEARS TO
WIN THE AWARD AND THE FIRST
AFRICAN AMERICAN TO EVER WIN THE
AWARD. FINALLY I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO RECOGNIZE FORMER MAYOR AND N
B. A ALL STAR KEVIN JOHNSON, WHO
COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. I NEED
TO CO OWNER OF OAK PARK BREWERY
AND SACRAMENTO WHO IS OUT OF
TOWN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO
THIS ISSUE AND HELP HIM BRING
BLACK BLACK BIRDS DAY TO
FRUITION, SO REMEMBERS WELCOME
THEM TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
SENATE. SENATOR ASHBY. YEAH. I
JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
FIRST OF ALL, THANK SENATOR
BRADFORD FOR RECOGNIZING THIS
GROUP. THERE ARE A LOT OF
WONDERFUL SACRAMENTO PEOPLE IN
THIS CROWD, AND SO I DEFINITELY
WANT TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THEM.
THEY'RE AMAZING, AND I JUST HAVE
TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL
OUT MY COLLEAGUE RICK JENNINGS.
SO I SPENT 12 YEARS BEFORE I WAS
ON THIS FLOOR, SERVING IN CITY
HALL THREE BLOCKS AWAY. AND
COUNCIL MEMBER. JENNINGS IS ONE
OF MY VERY CLOSE FRIENDS FROM
THAT TIME THERE, AND IN CASE YOU
DON'T KNOW THIS. I LOVE TO BRAG
ABOUT HIM. HE IS A FORMER
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO
PLAYED FOR THE OAKLAND RAIDERS,
AND HE WON A SUPER BOWL. HE
USUALLY HAS THAT RING WITH HIM.
BUT WELCOME TO THE SENATE. MY
FRIEND. WELCOME TO YOU ALL AND
IT'S MY HOPE WE'LL WE'LL DO A
BUS TOUR. AND VISIT EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF YOUR BREWERIES. SENATOR
BRADFORD. I SAW HIM MAKE THE
COMMITMENT TO RENT THE BUS.
WE'RE GOING ON A BUS TOUR.
OKAY? ALL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE A PHOTO RIGHT NOW IS
YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 51 SCR 82 BY
SENATOR WAHAB, PLEASE READ
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 80
TUBA SENATOR WAHAB RELATIVE TO
CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER
APPRECIATION MONTH IN CALIFORNIA
FIREFIGHTER'S MEMORIAL DAY,
SENATOR WAHABI THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT AND
FELLOW SENATORS. FIREFIGHTERS
RESPOND TO APPROXIMATELY 3
MILLION INCIDENTS ACROSS THE
STATE EACH YEAR AND THE SCOPE OF
THEIR WORK GOES BEYOND FIGHTING
FIRES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND
RESPOND TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS,
WATER, RESCUE EMERGENCIES, HIGH
ANGLE AND CONFINED SPACE
EMERGENCIES AND OTHER GENERAL
PUBLIC SERVICE CALLS. IN HAYWARD
. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A
CLINIC MANAGED BY OUR HAYWARD
FIREFIGHTERS AND WHEN THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC BEGAN, HAYWARD
FIREFIGHTERS STEPPED UP AND
OPENED AND ADMINISTERED TESTING
SITES FOR FREE, MAKING HAYWARD,
A LEADER IN CALIFORNIA ON FREE
COVID TESTING. OUR COMMUNITIES
ARE NOT ONLY SAFER BUT ALSO
HEALTHIER BECAUSE OF THE WIDE
RANGE OF SERVICES DELIVERED BY
FIREFIGHTERS DAILY. BY THE SAME
TOKEN, IT IS ALSO ALWAYS A GREAT
LOSS WHEN THESE COMMUNITY
LEADERS LOSE THEIR LIVES ON THE
LINE OF DUTY. OR TO WORK RELATED
DISEASES. WE ARE ALL A BIT WORSE
OFF. SO LET US ALL REMEMBER THE
FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE GIVEN
THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY
AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO
THOSE FIREFIGHTERS WHO CONTINUED
TO PROTECT OUR FAMILIES. WITH
THAT IN MIND, I CALL ON ALL OF
YOU TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING AND
ACKNOWLEDGING OCTOBER AS
CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER
APPRECIATION MONTH. IN OCTOBER.
14TH 2023 AS CALIFORNIA
FIREFIGHTER'S MEMORIAL DAY.
THANK YOU. SENATOR ALVARADO,
GAIL. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS AND MY COLLEAGUE FROM
HAYWARD FOR INTRODUCING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE TO RISE IN
SUPPORT OF SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 82 TO HONOR OUR
CALIFORNIA FIGHTER FIRES. THOSE
WHO SERVED EACH DAY AND THOSE
WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN
SERVICE STATE IS MOST IMPACTED
BY FIRES ACROSS THE U. S AND FOR
2023 THERE HAVE BEEN ALREADY
RECORDED. 4930 FIRES HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. TWO YEARS
AGO, THREE COUNTIES IN MY
DISTRICT ELDORADO AMADOR. AND
CALVARY'S WERE DEVASTATED BY THE
KELDORF FIRE, WHICH BURNED FOR
69 DAYS. ERADICATING 221,830.
ACRES DESTROYING 1003 STRUCTURES
AND CALLING FOR THE EVACUATION
OF OVER 50,000 RESIDENTS. IT WAS
AN EXTENSIVE FIRE. THAT DO ONLY
TWO FIREFIGHTER OPERATIONS AND
THEIR RESILIENCY. WE WERE ABLE
TO SAVE LIVES, AND LUCKILY WE
HAD ZERO DEATHS. FIREFIGHTERS
COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING LIVES
, PROPERTY, LIVESTOCK AND OUR
COLLECTIVE WELL BEING IS NOTHING
SHORT OF REMARKABLE AND I, ALONG
WITH ALL OF YOU HAVE DEEP
ADMIRATION, APPRECIATION FOR OUR
FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ESSENTIAL TO OUR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND BECAUSE
OF THIS DESERVES TO BE HONORED
AND MEMORIALIZED FOR THEIR
SACRIFICES. THANK YOU. SENATOR
DODD. THANK YOU MEMBERS. I WANT
TO JUST ADD ONTO THIS OBVIOUSLY
VERY INVOLVED IN, UH, WILDFIRES
IN IN MY DISTRICT. DISTRICT
THREE AND JUST THE PARTNERSHIP,
THE ONE TEAM ONE FIGHT IN THIS
AREA SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND
UM, REALLY RESPECT THE
DEDICATION AND SUPPORT THAT WE
GET FROM OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
RESPECTFULLY, THAT'S DRIVE OVER.
SENATOR EDMUND. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I JUST
WANTED TO STAND UP AND SAY THANK
YOU TO THE FIREFIGHTERS FOR
ALWAYS STANDING WITH OUR MOST
VULNERABLE AND THOSE ARE THOSE
WHO ARE SUFFERING ON OUR STREETS
WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
ISSUES AND THE CRISIS THAT WE
HAVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE ALWAYS STOOD
BY OUR LEGISLATION WHETHER IT
WAS LAST YEAR. YEARS AGO WITH,
UH, THE LAURA'S ACT WHETHER IT
WAS CARE COURT WHETHER IT WAS
WITH GREAT DISABILITY, AND THIS
YEAR WHETHER IT'S WITH MHS A. WE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP,
AND WE WILL CHANGE LAWS SO YOU
CAN GET BACK TO ACTUALLY DOING
THE FIREFIGHTING THAT YOU NEED
TO DO AND NOT DEALING WITH THE
HUMAN CRISIS THAT SO OFTEN IS
LEFT FOR YOU TO DEAL WITH. THANK
YOU. SENATOR JONES. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT WANT TO RISE IN
SUPPORT OF SCR 82 ALSO AND
RECOGNIZE THE PRIOR SPEAKER ON
THOSE COMMENTS. THOSE ARE VERY,
UH, APPROPRIATE FOR WHERE WE ARE
IN CALIFORNIA CHASE. SO THANK
THE SENATOR FOR THOSE COMMENTS,
AND SHE POINTS OUT RIGHTLY THAT
FIREFIGHTERS IN CALIFORNIA
RESPONDING TO MULTIPLE TYPES OF
EMERGENCIES. IN ADDITION TO
FIRES, EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS AND
WHATEVER NATURAL DISASTER
HAPPENS THAT THAT THEY'RE CALLED
UPON TO RESPOND AND IN A VERY
PROFESSIONAL AND APPROPRIATE
MANNER, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE
OTHER THINGS WE MIGHT WANT TO BE
COGNITIVE UP TODAY, AS WELL, NOT
ONLY IN CALIFORNIA BUT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE WORLD
. CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS ARE
RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES
EVERYWHERE. THAT US AS
CALIFORNIANS ASKED THEM TO GO.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW IN
MAUI, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS
RESPONDING THERE AND HELPING
LAHAINA, UH, REBUILD AND GET
BACK, PUT BACK TOGETHER AND
CONTINUING TO FIGHT THE FIRES.
THERE WE SENT FIREFIGHTERS TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
DURING MAJOR WILDFIRES. AND WE
THANK YOU. BUT THOSE
FIREFIGHTERS FROM CALIFORNIA
THAT RESPOND AND WHEN WE HAVE A
LIKE EMERGENCY FIREFIGHTERS FROM
OTHER STATES COMING HERE, SO I
WANNA COMMENDED THE AUTHOR TODAY
AND ALSO ASKED FOR ALL OF OUR
SUPPORT ON SCR 82. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SENATOR DOLLY. THANK
YOU, MADAME SPEAKER MEMBERS TO
RISE IN SUPPORT OF ESTUARY TO I
JUST WANT TO SAY, UM TO THE
SENATE SENATORS. THANK YOU FOR
ACTUALLY THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE
IN CHARGE OF THE CAL FIRE. FOLKS
ARE BUDGETS ACTUALLY REFLECT THE
COMMITMENT THAT I KNOW SENATOR
MCGUIRE AND I AND, UH, ON SUB TO
WORK TO TRY TO GET THOSE, UH,
RESOURCES AND TIME OFF DURING
THESE MAJOR FIRES. I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE SENATORS FOR
ACTUALLY DOING OUR PART. THERE
ARE MANY OTHER FIREFIGHTERS IN
CALIFORNIA. THERE'S VOLUNTEERS
HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS.
ACTUALLY MY OWN COMMUNITY IS
STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS. AND I
JUST WANT TO REACH OUT TO THOSE
FOLKS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN
CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT
REPRESENT THE FIREFIGHTING
COMMUNITY. TO ALWAYS BE THERE 24
HOURS A DAY. WHEN YOU DIAL 911,
THEY RESPOND AND I APPRECIATE
THEM SO MUCH AND I WANT TO ALSO
SUPPORT SCR 82. SENATOR KOBO.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D
LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK
ALL OF THE INLAND EMPIRE, MEN
AND WOMEN WHO DEDICATE THEIR
LIVES TO KEEPING US SAFE FROM
FIRES AND OTHER EMERGENCIES AND
DISASTERS. THIS INCLUDES CITY
AND COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS,
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS,
PARAMEDICS, MTS WILD LAND,
FIREFIGHTERS, SMOKE JUMPERS AND
PILOTS, AS WELL AS THE
DISPATCHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO
COORDINATE THESE HEROIC EFFORTS
BEHIND THE SCENES. JUST THIS
YEAR ALONE. THE INLAND EMPIRE
HAS EXPERIENCED SNOWSTORMS,
FIRES AND MUST SLIDES AND, MOST
RECENTLY, A TROPICAL STORM. AND
THROUGH IT ALL LOCAL AND STATE
FIREFIGHTERS WORKED HARD TO
ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS WERE
PROTECTED FROM HARM. I'M PROUD
OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE
COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE AND PROUD
TO BE A CO AUTHOR, AND THIS
RESOLUTION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. SENATOR CIERTO.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
GUESS I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY
SPEECH A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE ALL
OF THE POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE, SO I DO WANT TO RISE IN
SUPPORT. OF SCR 82 IS A PROUD CO
AUTHOR OF IT, UM. THE FIRE
SERVICE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UM, AND IT'S GETTING IT'S
GETTING HARDER, NOT EASIER. I
THE MATERIALS THAT ARE OUT THERE
ARE MORE DANGEROUS. THE TYPE OF
CALLS THAT THE GUYS ARE GOING ON
AND GIRLS ARE GOING ON ARE MORE
DANGEROUS. UM, THEY HAVE TO KNOW
MORE. THEN WE USED. TO WE DIDN'T
USED TO HAVE TO KNOW CHEMISTRY
AS MUCH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
WE BECAME HAZMAT MATERIAL
SPECIALISTS. UM HIGH ANGLE
RESCUE FOLKS. IT'S JUST BECOMING
A MORE COMPLICATED FIELD. AND SO
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
ALL MY COLLEAGUES IN HERE WHO
HAVE RECOGNIZED OUR CALIFORNIA
STATE FIREFIGHTERS, UH,
CONTINUALLY OVER THE YEARS WHEN
I WAS IN THE FIRE SERVICE AND
WOULD COME UP FOR THE MEMORIAL
AND THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT
WHILE WE WERE DOING THAT THE
MEMORIAL STANDS AS AS A WAY FOR
US TO SAY THANK YOU TO A LOT OF
COLLEAGUES OF MINE WHO PAID THE
ULTIMATE PRICE. UH WHETHER IT
WAS IN THE LINE OF DUTY OR
AFTERWARDS ONE OF THE BIG THINGS
AFFECTING FIREFIGHTING THESE
DAYS IS MENTAL HEALTH AND PART
OF THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS THE
STRAIN. OF OUR LABOR ENVIRONMENT
NOW, BECAUSE EVEN IN
FIREFIGHTING, I USED TO BE ONE
PERSON WILL GET A JOB AND 1000
PEOPLE WOULD SIGN UP FOR IT. AND
ONLY ONE WOULD GET HIRED OR ONE
OR TWO OR WOULD GET HIRED. IT
WAS VERY COMPETITIVE. NOW
THEY'RE OUT THERE TRYING TO
RECRUIT TO TRY AND GET PEOPLE
INTERESTED IN DOING THIS JOB.
AND SO THAT IS BECOMING A REAL
BIG CHALLENGE, AND THAT IS ALSO
CREATING STAFFING SHORTAGES AND
THOSE STAFFING SHORTAGES CAN
LEAD TO OVERWORK AND OVERWORK
AND OVER EXPOSURE BECAUSE ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ALWAYS
EXPOSED TO WHERE THE THINGS THAT
PEOPLE THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT
THEY DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT AND
THE FIREFIGHTERS DO. SO THAT
TAKES A TOLL. WE NEED TO SPEND
MORE TIME ON THAT. I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THE RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN
STARTING TO BE PUT INTO GIVING
FIREFIGHTERS THE TOOLS THAT THEY
NEED TO DO THE JOB, RIGHT. AND
BECAUSE THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR
THAT AS WELL. SO ON BEHALF OF
ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS IN OUR
STATE, BOTH VOLUNTEER AND FULL
PAID FIREFIGHTERS ARE FULL TIME
FIREFIGHTERS. I SAY THANK YOU TO
ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
DEDICATION AND ON ALSO THIS, UH
, RECOGNITION HONORING WHAT WHAT
FIREFIGHTERS DO. AND ALTHOUGH I
HAVE TO TELL YOU. IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE ACCOLADES, EVERY FIREFIGHTER
. I KNOW THE REASON THEY'RE
DOING IT BECAUSE I LIKE TO HELP
PEOPLE AT THE END OF THE DAY.
AND, UH AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET
THEIR SELF FULFILLMENT. AND SO
THANK YOU. SENATOR GROOVE. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST
LIKE TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO
ECHO ALL MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS
REGARDING THE FEARLESS SERVICE
THAT'S PROVIDED TO US ACROSS THE
STATE FOR ALL FIREFIGHTERS. I
ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY
THAT ON OCTOBER 14TH 2023, THE
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, COMMEMORATE
A CEREMONY HONORING THE 34
INDIVIDUALS THAT LOST THEIR
LIVES THIS YEAR. PROVIDING THOSE
SERVICES TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. IT
WILL BE THEY WILL BE ADDED TO
THE 1400 NAMES ALREADY ON THIS
BEAUTIFUL, UM, BRUSHED LIMESTONE
WALL THAT HAS THE NAMES OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS THAT GAVE THEIR LIFE
PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS AGAIN, ECHOING THE
HEROISM THAT'S ALREADY BEEN
SPOKEN ABOUT AND ENCOURAGE
EVERYBODY TO COME UP FOR THAT
CEREMONY ON OCTOBER 14TH AND
PROUD TO BE A CO AUTHOR, PLEASE
VOTE AYE ON SCR. 82 SENATOR
MENJIVAR. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES, I STAND UP
AS ANOTHER PROUD CO AUTHOR OF
SCR 82. IN FACT, SINCE I WAS 10
YEARS WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD 10
YEARS OLD, I STARTED MY PASSION
CAREER BECOMING A FIREFIGHTER.
IN FACT, MY FIRST EVER TATTOO ON
MY RIGHT FOREARM IS A SIGN OF
FIRE. IT'S VERY FADED OUT
BECAUSE I WAS 17 YEARS OLD WHEN
I GOT THIS, AND I TRIED ALL THE
WAY UNTIL I WAS 25 YEARS OLD TO
BE A FIREFIGHTER. IT WAS WHEN I
SWITCHED MY CAREER'S INTO POLICY
THAT I GOT THE LETTER FROM L. A
FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYING I WAS
FINALLY SELECTED TO BE A
FIREFIGHTER BUT ALREADY SWITCHED
CAREERS THERE. SO HUGE
APPRECIATION FOR THIS PROFESSION
L. A FIRE DEPARTMENTS. ANGELES
FIRE DEPARTMENT JUST GOT ITS
FIRST EVER FEMALE CHIEF WERE A
DISTRICT THAT HAS GIRLS CAMP AND
ENSURING THAT WE'RE INCREASING
THE NUMBER OF GIRLS WHO SEE THIS
AS A UM, ALGEBRA ELIGIBLE
PROFESSION. WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS
OLD, IT WASN'T UNTIL IT WAS
AROUND 18 THAT I SAW MY FIRST
EVER FEMALE FIREFIGHTER AND I'M
STILL VERY PASSIONATE AND
ENSURING THAT WE'RE INCREASING
WHAT I THINK IS ONLY 3% OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE UP OF
WOMEN. I'M SO FOR THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE.
SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SENATOR WAHABI MAY
CONCLUDE. THANK YOU, UH, IT'S
CLEAR THAT WE DO LOVE OUR
FIREFIGHTERS AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. MEMBERS THIS
ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL. IS THERE ANY
OBJECTION? SAYING NO OBJECTION.
ICE 38 NO. ZERO THE RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED. SENATOR WAHABI. YOU
HAVE SOME AN INTRODUCTION. THANK
YOU. I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE A
VERY DISTINGUISHED FIREFIGHTER
ON THE SENATE FLOOR TODAY. BRIAN
RICE. HAS SPENT OVER 30 YEARS
WITH SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN
FIRE DEPARTMENT RISING TO THE
POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF BRIAN
WAS ALSO TWICE ELECTED AS
PRESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO AREA
FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 5 TO 2
SERVING A TOTAL OF 12 YEARS IN
THE POSITION IN 2018 BRIAN WAS
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS.
REPRESENTING CLOSE TO 35,000
FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTERS AND
PARAMEDICS AROUND THE STATE. HE
ALSO SERVES AS A CO CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER, JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE AND
CHAIR OF THE NONPROFIT
CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION.
PLEASE WELCOME HIM AS WE HONOR
HIM TODAY. THANK YOU.
INVITE ALL SENATORS FOR A PHOTO.
WITH FIRE CHIEF BRIAN RICE.
TAKE A BRIEF PAUSE HERE.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON NOW WE'RE
GOING TO RECOGNIZE SENATOR
CABALLERO FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK. SENATOR
CABALLERO. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES IS MY
HONOR TO RISE TODAY TO WELCOME
FOR EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM
MENDOTA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, A
SMALL RURAL COMMUNITY ON THE
WEST SIDE OF PRESIDENT COUNTY IN
MY DISTRICT. OPORTO ANTHONY
RENADA, JONATHAN AL FARO AND
JIMMY FUENTES ARE PART OF THE
SCHOOL'S MATHEMATICS.
ENGINEERING SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
MESS UP PROGRAM AT FRESNO STATE
THAT HAS SERVED STUDENTS IN THE
CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SINCE
1980 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MESSA
, TEACHER ADVISOR MR CARLOS
TAMAYO, THESE STUDENTS EARNED
FIRST PLACE IN FRESNO COUNTY FOR
THE NATIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
COMPETITION FOR CREATING AN APP
CALLED FENTON NO THOUGHTFULLY
DESIGNED APP CONNECTS MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY TO RESOURCES AND
INFORMATION TO COMBAT THE
FENTANYL CRISIS AND PROVIDES
MUCH NEEDED INFORMATION IN
ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH, WITH A
SPECIAL SECTION, REMINDING THE
COMMUNITY THAT WANTS IMMIGRATION
STATUS SHOULD NOT STOP THEM FROM
ASKING FOR HELP. AND THE APP
FEATURES A DIRECT CALL BUTTON
FOR 911. THE TEAM OF FOUR SPENT
COUNTLESS HOURS AFTER SCHOOL
GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT
FENTANYL TEACHING THEMSELVES HOW
TO CODE AND PUTTING IT ALL IN
ONE PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO
EASILY ACCESS IN APRIL OF 2023,
THE TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE
REGIONAL COMPETITION HELD IN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY
RECEIVED FIRST PLACE QUALIFYING
THEM TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE
COMPETITION IN SAN DIEGO. HARD
WORK. INGENUITY AND CREATIVITY
ONCE AGAIN PAID OFF. AND THIS
TIME THEY'RE FIRST PLACE AWARD
GRANTED THEM THE COVETED
OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT
CALIFORNIA IN THE NATIONAL
ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPETITION
IN NEW MEXICO. THEMED DESIGNING
FOR EQUITY IN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR
THIS PROJECT, STUDENTS WERE
ASKED TO IDENTIFY AND INEQUALITY
IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND EMPLOY
HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN PRACTICES
TO ENGINEER A SOLUTION. ON JUNE
30TH 2023, THE MENDOTA JUNIOR
HIGH MESSAGE TEAM REPRESENTED
MESSY CALIFORNIA IN THE NATIONAL
ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPETITION
AND AGAIN EARNED FIRST PLACE
BEATING 25,000 STUDENTS FOR THE
TOP SPOT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
MENDOTA JUNIOR HIGH MESSAGE TEAM
FOR YOUR SUCCESS. REMARKABLE
DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND
UNIFIED TEAMWORK. YOU'VE MADE
YOUR FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY
PROUD. I WOULD LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THEM MENDOTA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MENDOTA
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND
ADVISERS SUCH AS CARLOS TAMAYO,
SUPERINTENDENT PAUL LOPEZ AND
VICE MAYOR LIBERTY LIBERTAD
LOPEZ, WHO ARE PRESENT HERE
TODAY AND WHO ENDEAVORED TO
BUILD SCHOLARS. LEADERS AND
CHAMPIONS THAT REPRESENT THE
ABUNDANCE OF TALENT WITHIN
CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY. I'M
PROUD TO RECOGNIZE YOUR WORK
HERE TODAY AND A BIG
CONGRATULATIONS. AND A BIG
SENATE. WELCOME TO OUR FINE
GUESTS.
WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE SMART
YOUNG PEOPLE COMING UP OUT OF
THE CENTRAL VALLEY, THE NEXT
LEADERS OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY.
IF OTHER MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN FOR A PHOTO, PLEASE. WITH
THESE SMART YOUNG PEOPLE FROM
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NOW WE'LL SAY
FRIENDS. YES, COUNTY.
SENATOR WIENER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES TODAY WE
WILL BE RECOGNIZING OUR
TREMENDOUS 2023 SCIENCE FELLOW
COHORT THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. THE GREAT
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE AND SEE CST ALLOWS
FOR OUR BRIGHTEST YOUNG PEOPLE
IN THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF
SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY
TO BE AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BECOME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN
PUBLIC POLICY AND THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS OF THE
SENATE. OUR SCIENCE FELLOWS HAVE
PROVIDED REMARKABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOLDEN
STATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BY
ANALYZING AND STAFFING BILLS,
ENGAGING WITH CONSTITUENTS AND
STAKEHOLDERS AND WORKING WITH
THEIR COLLEAGUES TO SHEPHERD THE
AGENDA AND PRIORITIES OF THEIR
MEMBER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN
EXCEPTIONAL PIPELINE FOR SCIENCE
FELLOWS TO JUMP START THEIR
CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, WITH
MANY FORMER SCIENCE FELLOWS
TODAY SERVING AND VARIOUS LEVELS
OF GOVERNMENT WITH THAT SAID, I
WILL RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST SCIENCE
FELLOW AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT
OVER TO SENATOR CARASSO AND
SENATOR ALLEN. TO PRESENT THE
2ND AND 3RD SCIENCE COLORS. SO
COLLEAGUES I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
AIYANA CORTEZ, WHO SERVED AS A
SCIENCE FELLOW IN THE SENATE
HOUSING COMMITTEE. THIS YEAR, MY
ANA COMPLETED HER PHD IN
BIOPHYSICS FROM UC DAVIS,
HELPING TO DEVELOP EARLY DRUG
SAFETY TESTING PROTOCOLS USING
COMPUTER MODELING AND OBTAINING
BEFORE THAT HER DEGREE IN
MICROBIOLOGY. AND TEACHING
CREDENTIALS FROM CSU LONG BEACH.
ANA RIGHT INTO HER FELLOWSHIP BY
HELPING ORGANIZE TO DUEL
COMMITTEE ORGAN OVERSIGHT
HEARINGS AS PART OF THE PRO
THAMES PROTECT OUR PROGRESS
INITIATIVE, INCLUDING DRAFTING A
COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND
DOCUMENT ON RECENT LEGISLATIVE
EFFORTS TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS
IN CALIFORNIA. THE COMMITTEE'S
BILL LOAD IN THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE DOUBLED THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR BEING
SO INTERESTED IN THIS IMPORTANT
TOPIC, AND I, ANA ANALYZED A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THOSE
BILLS COVERING ISSUES RELATED TO
HOMELESSNESS, LAND USE BUILDING
STANDARDS, CODE ENFORCEMENT,
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS,
HOUSING, FINANCE, PARKING AND
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS. SHE
SPENT MANY HOURS WORKING WITH
OPPOSING SIDES ON MULTIPLE BILLS
TO HELP CRAFT DELICATE AND
DIFFICULT COMPROMISES BETWEEN
OPPOSING INTEREST GROUPS AND AT
TIMES COLORFUL PERSONALITIES.
SHE ALSO BECAME OUR RESIDENT
EXPERT ON THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN VARIOUS LAND USE AND
HOUSING UP PLANNING PROCESSES,
AS WELL AS THE BEST SPOT FOR A
BITE. TO EAT OR TO GO THRIFT NG
MY HONEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE
SENATE HOUSING COMMITTEE ARE
IMMEASURABLE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
THANKING HER FOR HER SERVICE TO
THE SENATE AND TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
SENATOR DURAZO. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES GIVES ME
TREMENDOUS PRIDE. TO SHARE SOME
WORDS ABOUT DR JEAN MARIE
GONZALEZ AND RECOGNIZE HER
CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE SENATE
AT ONCE AS ONE OF OUR THREE
SCIENCE FELLOWS JEAN MARIE
GONZALEZ WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA,
NEAR THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
AND IS THE ELDEST OF FIVE
CHILDREN. SHE MOVED NORTH TO THE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. TWO
MAJOR IN MOLECULAR AND CELL
BIOLOGY AT UC BERKELEY. AFTER
GRADUATING FROM UC BERKELEY, SHE
MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO TO WORK
AS A RESEARCHER AT UC SAN
FRANCISCO, WORKING ON
UNDERSTANDING THE IMMUNE
RESPONSES UNDERLYING ASTHMA. DR
GONZALEZ COMPLETED A PHD AT èC
SAMPLE AND CISCO RESEARCHING THE
IMMUNE RESPONSES BEHIND OF
ECZEMA AND HOW THESE IMMUNE
RESPONSES ARE INFLUENCED BY THE
HEALTHY MICROBIOME OF THE SKIN
AND GENETIC DEFECTS IN THE SKIN
BARRIER. I KNEW THAT. AFTER
COMPLETING HER PHD, SHE MOVED TO
SACRAMENTO TO MAKE A BROADER
IMPACT VIA POLICY. DOCTOR
GONZALEZ IS SCIENCE PEDIGREE HAS
ENHANCED OUR WORK IN MANY WAYS,
ESPECIALLY DURING OUR POLICY
DISCUSSIONS. SHE ALWAYS
PRESENTED THEM IN A WAY THAT WAS
EASIER FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND.
QUICKLY SHE TOOK CHARGE OF HER
ISSUE AREAS AND THE LEGISLATION
THAT SHE WAS INTERESTED WITH,
INCLUDING SPECIAL SESSION
HEARINGS FOR THE SENATE ENERGY
COMMITTEE, HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. DR GONZALEZ QUICKLY
BECAME AN EXPERT ON HER ISSUES,
POSING QUESTIONS THAT SHOWED HER
ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND LOOKING
AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF HOW
DECISIONS ARE MADE THAT IMPACT
CALIFORNIANS. SHE DID THIS WITH
HER OWN STYLE. SELF CONFIDENCE.
QUIET DETERMINATION, COURTEOUS,
ENGAGING, WILLING TO TAKE ON
MORE THAN WHAT WAS ASKED OF HER
AND A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR. SHE
DOES NOT KNOW THIS YET, BUT WE
ARE NOT GOING TO LET HER GO.
SOMEHOW WILL BLOCK THE DOOR. OUR
OFFICE HAS ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO
WORK WITH HER BEFRIEND HER. WERE
WE SAD THAT HER FELLOWSHIP IS
ENDING? THANK YOU, DR GONZALEZ,
FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR
US AND FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. WE WISH YOU YOUR
FAMILY. NOTHING BUT THE BEST IN
YOUR FUTURE.
SENATOR ALLEN. MEMBERS TERESA
KEATS IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY COMMITTEE. OUR CAR
COMMITTEES. PHENOMENAL SCIENCE.
FELLOW TERESA JOINED US AFTER
WRAPPING UP HER PHD IN
OCEANOGRAPHY FROM UC SANTA CRUZ.
GO SLUGS. LUCKILY ALL THAT
TRAINING REALLY PREPARED HER TO
TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO SOME MURKY
WATERS IN EQ TERESA ANALYZED A
BREATH OF ISSUES FOR OUR
COMMITTEE THIS YEAR, BUT SHE
WORKED ESPECIALLY HARD ON TWO OF
THE THORNIEST TOPICS UNDER OUR
JURISDICTION. HYDROGEN AND P.
EVA'S NOW THIS SHOULD COME AS NO
SURPRISE TO ANYONE LISTENING. SO
MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. BUT THE EQ
COMMITTEE REVIEWS A LOT OF VERY
TECHNICAL, VERY DIFFICULT BILLS.
AND I KNOW THAT WE WILL KEEP
HEARING HYDROGEN AND TYPHUS
BILLS LONG AFTER THERESA HAS
LEFT US BUT OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
HOW WE CONSIDER THESE TOPICS
WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE ANALYSES
AND DECISION MAKING ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A
LOT OF OUR COMMITTEE. I KNOW
THOSE OF YOUR CHAIRS KNOW THIS
AS WELL. THERE'S A COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT PERSPECTIVE, AND
THERE'S AN AUTHOR PERSPECTIVE
WHEN IT COMES TO BILLS, AND WE
GAVE TERESA THE OPPORTUNITY TO
STAFF A BILL TO GET THAT
PERSPECTIVE THAT AUTHOR
PERSPECTIVE AND SHE DID A
PHENOMENAL JOB. ON A VERY
INTERESTING HYDROGEN BILL THAT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON TOGETHER,
TAKING A LOT OF INFORMATIVE
TRIPS AROUND THE STATE, LEARNING
ALL THE ISSUES AND REALLY
STAFFING THE BILL WITH A GREAT
DEAL OF ALACRITY AND COMPETENCE.
AND UM, IT'S OF COURSE, ALL OF
THIS CHALLENGING WORK. SHE'S HAD
A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. SHE'S
HAD A REAL TEAM PLAYER ATTITUDE
HAS HAD SUCH A SUCH A JOY HAVING
YOU ON OUR TEAM THIS YEAR.
TERESA WE WISH YOU WE WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR GREAT
HARD WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE,
AND WE WANT TO WISH YOU ALL THE
VERY BEST IN YOUR NEXT
PROFESSIONAL ADVENTURES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH TERESA
KIDS.
BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE SCIENCE
FELLOWS WHO PARTICIPATED THIS
YEAR.
SENATOR ALLEN. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS YOU HAVE ANOTHER INTRODUCTION
YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE OR
CONGRATULATIONS. QUÊ MADAM
PRESIDENT. IT'S NOT AN
INTRODUCTION. IT'S JUST AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOMETHING
VERY EXCITING. THAT HAPPENED IN
MY FOR FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT AND
FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WATCH
WITH THE GAME TIED IN THE LAST
INNING. EL SEGUNDO IS LEADING
HOME RUN HITTER LEWIS LAPPI
STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. WALK
OFF HOME RUN SHOT THAT BALL FAR
OVER THE LEFT FIELD AND WON THE
GAME. THE FIRST TIME
CALIFORNIA'S ONE THOSE LITTLE
LEAGUE WORLD SERIES AND OVER A
DECADE. AH AND IT WAS AN
INCREDIBLY EXCITING MOMENT FOR
THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT ALSO FOR
THE WHOLE TOWN OF ALL SEGUNDO,
WHICH IS A IT'S A REAL SMALL
TOWN, A WONDERFUL TOWN IN MY
DISTRICT. AND THE FEELING OF
PRIDE OF ENGAGEMENT. YOU KNOW
YOU THE WHOLE MAIN STREET WAS
FILLED WITH CROWDS. YOUNG PEOPLE
OUT CELEBRATING FAMILIES. IT WAS
A VERY SPECIAL SPECIAL MOMENT
FOR OUR FOR OUR AREA, AND SO I
JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
CONGRATULATE THOSE THOSE GREAT
KIDS. WELL, I HOPE TO BRING THEM
HERE TO THE FLOOR, PROBABLY
PROBABLY SOMETIME IN JANUARY. IN
THE COMING YEAR TO CELEBRATE
THEM AND CONGRATULATE THEM. THE
GAME WAS, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE UP
BY 5 TO 1 MOST OF THE GAME AND
THEN CURACAO HIT A GRAND SLAM
RIGHT IN THE IN THE SECOND LAST
INNING, AND THAT SUDDENLY YOU
KNOW, TURNED THE GAME INTO A
VERY DIFFERENT VIBE. AND THEN,
OF COURSE, LOUIS STEPPED UP.
LEWIS STEPPED UP AND HIT THAT
INCREDIBLE HOME. RUN. SO GO GO
WINDOW. I WANT TO JUST MENTION
THAT AMAZING PLAYERS. HOPEFULLY
WE'LL GET SOME OF THEM UP HERE
AS I MENTIONED BRODY, LEWIS
LUCAS JACKSON CREW, MAX, LENIN,
FINLEY, NGUYEN, COLBY, DECLAN
AND ALI THERE. COACHES DANNY,
EDDIE AND TOM CONGRATULATIONS
ALSO, GONDO, YOU'RE THE GREAT
CHAMPIONS OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE
WORLD SERIES. FOR THOSE OF YOU
HAVEN'T WHO HAVE NEVER SEEN THE
LITTLE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD
SERIES. IT'S THE MOST FUN. IT IS
EXCELLENT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO
L. SEGUNDO. SENATOR BRADFORD.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT I
RISE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE AND
COMMEMORATE THE 6/60
ANNIVERSARY. OF THE MARCH ON
WASHINGTON. ON THIS DAY 60 YEARS
AGO BEFORE THE INTERNET AND
SOCIAL MEDIA 250,000 PEOPLE
ASSEMBLED ON THE NATIONAL MALL
IN A PEACEFUL YET VERY POWERFUL
PROTESTS TO CALL FOR EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK
AMERICANS. THEY ALSO DEMANDED
THE PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ACT. THIS IS HISTORIC EVENT WAS
WELL REMEMBERED AS DR MARTIN
LUTHER KING TO ENDURING I HAVE A
DREAM SPEECH. BUT IF YOU KNOW
THE HISTORY THAT WAS NOT WHAT
HIS SPEECH INITIALLY WAS ABOUT.
IT WAS ABOUT A PROMISE, WHICH
WAS SUPPOSED TO FALL UPON ALL
AMERICANS, BLACK MEN AS WELL AS
WHITE MEN SIGNED IN THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND
THE CONSTITUTION. AND AS DR KING
SAID, THEY PROMISED THAT
CONTINUES TO COME BACK MARKED
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO THE NEGRO
PEOPLE. TODAY AS WE REFLECT ON
THE MEANING OF OUR NATION'S
PROMISE OF EQUALITY FOR ALL WE
KNOW DR. KING'S DREAM IS NOT YET
REALIZED. DR. KING ALSO TALKED
ABOUT THE PROMISE MADE A PROMISE
AND A DEAD OLD TO BLOCK
AMERICANS. AND WE STILL HAVE
THAT CONVERSATION TODAY. I SPENT
TWO YEARS ON THE REPARATIONS
TASK FORCE, TALKING ABOUT THAT
PROMISE THAT HAS BEEN MADE AND
HAS YET TO BE FULFILLED. AND,
TRAGICALLY, THIS WEEKEND'S HATE
FUELED MURDER OF THREE BLOCK
AMERICANS IN JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA. IS A SOBER REMINDER
THAT INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE STILL
BEING BRUTALIZED SIMPLY BECAUSE
OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN. THIS
FOLLOWS THE PAIN AND HORROR
OTHER MASS MURDERS IN BUFFALO,
NEW YORK. IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA. ALL AMERICANS HAVE THE
SAME RIGHT TO BE SAFE FROM
VIOLENCE AND PUBLIC PLACES. BE
IT STORES BE AT OUR CHURCHES.
WHEREVER WALKING HOME FROM
SCHOOL. TODAY IS MORE CLEAR THAN
EVER. WE MUST CONTINUE DR KING'S
WORK UNTIL OUR NATION FULLY
FINALLY REACHED REACHES ITS
PROMISE OF EQUALITY AND JUSTICE
FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR BRADFORD MOVING ON
MEMBERS TO MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR WILL BE DEEMED READ.
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY WILL
BE DEEMED READ. REPORTS OF
COMMITTEE WILL BE DEEMED READ
AND AMENDMENTS ADOPTED. MEMBERS
ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO MOTIONS
, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATE
JOURNALS FOR AUGUST 21ST 2023
THROUGH AUGUST 24TH. 2023 WILL
BE APPROVED AS CORRECTED BY THE
MINUTE CLERK. THERE ARE FLOOR
AMENDMENTS AT THE DESK, THEY
WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED. SENATOR
LAIRD. AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR OF POLICE REMOVED FINAL
ITEM TO A B 876 FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS. SO ORDERED SENATOR
PORTANTINO. AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE A B
876 REVIS FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR TO THE FLOOR FOR THE
PURPOSES OF AMENDMENTS. JUST
JUST APPROVED. UH, SENATOR OH,
KOBACH. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FILE
ITEM A SEVEN FROM THE INACTIVE
FILE TO THE SECOND READING,
PLEASE. SO ORDERED WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SENATOR PADILLA.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
WOULD REQUEST THAT FILE ITEM
NUMBER 39 SB 7 75 REPLACED ON AN
ACTIVE FILE. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ANY OTHER MOTIONS. RESOLUTIONS
ARE NOTICES. SAYING NONE WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO
CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY FILE
. WE HAVE THIS SECOND READING
FILE. MR SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 77 17 8 76 10 33
13 69 12 27. MOVING ON TO THE
SENATE THIRD READING. WE HAVE
ONE FINAL ITEM ON THAT, UM, TO
TAKE UP FILE ITEM NUMBER 60 BY
SENATOR GLASER. PLEASE READ.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 58
BY SENATOR GLASER RELATIVE TO
NATIVE AMERICANS, SENATOR
GLASER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. MEMBERS LONG BEFORE
CALIFORNIA BECAME A STATE NATIVE
PEOPLES WERE THE FIRST HUMANS TO
LIVE IN THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEYS,
HILLS AND MOUNTAINS THAT WE NOW
CALL OUR HOME. THEY CARED FOR
THE PRECIOUS FORESTS, LAKES AND
COASTAL WATERS AND RESPECTED THE
NATURAL RESOURCES THAT MADE THIS
A SPECIAL PLACE. WE ACKNOWLEDGE
AND HONOR OUR INDIGENOUS ELDERS
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE. WHO'S
STEWARDSHIP OF THESE BEAUTIFUL
LANDS. ALLOW US TO PURSUE OUR
CALIFORNIA DREAM TODAY. AND THIS
RESOLUTION LOSE. THIS RESOLUTION
SEEKS TO DO JUST THAT. TO
PROVIDE A SHORT, RESPECTFUL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE NATIVE
PEOPLES OF CALIFORNIA HAVE
SHAPED THE COURSE OF THE STATE
THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY WITHOUT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
ON SCR 58. IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ITEM, SENATOR GROOVE? THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I APPLAUD THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. I DO WANT TO ADD THAT I
SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION, BUT WE
HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO. YOU KNOW
WHEN INDIGENOUS INDIANS AND
INDIAN AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
COME AND APPLY FOR THEIR LAND
OWNERSHIP THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
TAKEN FROM THEM, THEY GO THROUGH
A VERY, VERY STRINGENT PROCESS
WHEN THEY GO THROUGH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, AND THEY FIND THEY
HAVE TO FIND PROOF. THERE'S ALL
THESE DECLARATIONS AND FINDINGS
AND THEN THE LAND IS AWARDED TO
THEM. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO
DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH
THEIR LAND, WHICH IS LIKE A
COUNTRY INSIDE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. IT'S CONSIDERED A
SOVEREIGN NATION JUST RESIDES
WITHIN THE BORDERS OF OUR STATE.
BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. WHEN IT
COMES TO US. AS A BODY OF A
LEGISLATURE, WE STILL MAKE THEM
GO THROUGH COMPACTS AND ALL
THESE REQUIREMENTS TO DO WHAT
THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO ON
THEIR LAND GOVERNED BY THEIR OWN
GOVERNMENT. SO ALTHOUGH I DO
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION, I THINK
WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE
ADEQUATELY. UM PUT DOWN AND THAT
RECOGNIZED AS A THINK ABOUT IT
AS A SOVEREIGN NATION INSIDE OF
CALIFORNIA, LIKE I SAID EARLIER.
WE DON'T TELL FRANCE HOW TO RUN
THEIR BUSINESS WHAT THEY CAN
BUILD WHAT THEY CAN'T BUILD WHO
THEY HAVE TO HIRE. WE DON'T TELL
ENGLAND THE SAME THING. AND WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE SOVEREIGN NATION
OF THESE INDIAN TRIBES THAT COME
AND ESTABLISH THEIR COUNTRY
WITHIN THE BORDERS OF OUR STATE
, WE CONTINUE TO DICTATE TO THEM
THE POLICY THAT THEY HAVE TO
ADHERE TO. AND UM I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE ON THIS, BUT
CONSIDER OUR COLLEAGUES THAT WE
HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO. ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE, SAYING
NONE. SENATOR GLASER. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. ONE OF THANK
THE SENATOR FROM BAKERSFIELD FOR
HER THOUGHTFUL REMARKS. I
BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF SHORT
RECOGNITION THAT'S UH, CONTAINED
IN THIS RESOLUTION CAN BRING
ABOUT A LARGER EFFORT TO HEAL
LONGSTANDING INJUSTICES AND
STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN NATIVE
AMERICANS AND NON NATIVE
CALIFORNIANS. WITHOUT
RESPECTFULLY, ASTRID. I VOTE.
MEMBERS. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION FOR USING THE
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL? SAYING NONE
EYES 38 NO. ZERO. THE RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED. HMM. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, SENATOR GROVE
THE DESK IS CLEAR. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES, UM
THE NEXT FLOOR SESSION WILL BE
SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER
1ST 2023 AT 9 A.M. PLEASE BE ON
TIME. THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN
THINGS GOING ON THIS WEEK. SORRY
GUYS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MOSTLY
FOR WOMEN. WE HAVE A
GIRLFRIEND'S DINNER TOMORROW
NIGHT. DON'T FORGET, AND THEN WE
ALSO HAVE TONIGHT. TONIGHT AND
THEN WE ALSO HAVE RECOGNIZING
WOMEN, THOUGH WOMEN FROM SOUTH
CAROLINA AT THE CENTER CLUB ALL
WOMEN'S EVENTS, BUT YOU GUYS
HAVE A GREAT WEEK TO THE SENATE
WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL ALL
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS HAS BEEN
RECEIVED. WE WILL RECONVENE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST 2023 AT 9
A.M.