AM GOING TO CALL THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
TO ORDER UM, WE HAVE A CHOIR. UM
SO, MADAM SECRETARY, WE COULD
ESTABLISH THE QUORUM PORTANTINO
. I'M HERE TO HEAR SENATOR JONES
JONES HERE, SENATOR ASHBY.
SENATOR BRADFORD BRADFORD HERE,
SENATOR CIERTO. CR TO HEAR
SENATOR ONE HOB WILL HAVE HERE,
SENATOR WIENER. MHM WIENER HERE
YOU'RE HERE. WE HAVE A CHOIR. UM
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA WE ARE
LIVE STREAMING. SO IF YOU WANT
TO PARTICIPATE AT HOME THE
NUMBERS 8772268. THE ACCESS CODE
IS 7368. EXCUSE ME, 736. 2836
THE ACCESS CODE IS 736 TO 836.
WE'RE HOLDING THE COMMITTEE
HEARING IN 1 12. WE'VE
ESTABLISHED THE QUORUM WE WANT
TO HEAR FROM YOU. I AM GOING TO
LIMIT PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON EACH
MEASURE TO 15 MINUTES ASIDE, SO
I'M MAKING THAT THAT AND PRIMARY
WITNESSES TO TWO MINUTES. FOR
EACH PRIMARY WITNESS. YOU CAN
ONLY BE A PRIMARY WITNESS. IF
YOU'RE IN PERSON, SO THE PHONE
CALLERS CANNOT BE PRIMARY
WITNESSES, BUT EACH ONE WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE HAVE SEVEN
BILLS ON THE AGENDA. WE'VE
ESTABLISHED OUR QUORUM. I ALSO
WANT TO REMIND OUR WITNESSES TO
LIMIT THEIR TESTIMONY. THE
FISCAL IMPACTS OF A BILL. THIS
IS A FISCAL COMMITTEE. SO DON'T
FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO RELITIGATE
THE POLICY. AND WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT THE LIMITS ON TESTIMONY
WITH THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO TO
THE SPEAKER IS HERE. SO MR
SPEAKER, YOU WOULD COME UP AND
PRESENT YOUR BILL, WHICH IS A B
876 ON THE HARO RIVER FLOOD RISK
MANAGEMENT PROJECT, AND IT'S AN
URGENCY ITEM. AM I TO BE HERE OR
UP HERE? YOU CAN COME HERE. WE
WANT YOU CLOSE AND INTIMATE.
THIS IS GOOD. THANK YOU. AND
SENATORS APPRECIATE. UM ALL OF
THE YOU KNOW THE TIME. I WANT TO
THANK THE STAFF FOR THE TIME
THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS BILL,
YOU KNOW, AND I'LL CERTAINLY BE
AS BRIEF AS I POSSIBLY CAN. BUT
THIS BILL HERE, UM A B 8 76 IS
URGENCY LEGISLATION. IT'S UH,
YOU KNOW, VERY IMPORTANT
BUILDING THE REGION I REPRESENT
, AS IT INTENDS TO SPEED UP A
CRITICAL 400 MILLION. UM A
DOLLAR FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
PROJECT. IT'S A PROJECT. THAT
WILL PROVIDE 100 YEAR FLOOD
PROTECTION TO OUR REGION. THIS
PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE POWER
VALLEY, WHICH IS NESTLED BETWEEN
THE COUNTIES OF MONTEREY AND
SANTA CRUZ. UM AND SPECIFICALLY
THIS BILL, AS WAS DETAILED IN.
THE ANALYSIS SEEKS TO GRANT THE
BORROWER RIVER FLOOD RISK
MANAGEMENT PROJECT EXEMPTIONS
FROM NEEDING TO SECURE LAKE AND
STREAM BED ALTERATION AGREEMENTS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE, AS WELL AS EXEMPTIONS
FROM CERTAIN WATER QUALITY
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. IT ALSO
SEEKS TO GRANT THIS PROJECT AND
EXPEDITED SEQUEL PROCESS. WHICH
IS LOOSELY BASED ON A PRECEDENT
REGARDING DAM REMOVAL ALONG THE
CLIMATE RIVER. IN BOTH CASES,
RECOGNITION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT. UM
THEY JUSTIFIED A LESS EXTENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SO THAT
WORK COULD BEGIN SOONER AND
FASTER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
THIS PROJECT WILL ONLY RECEIVE
THESE EXEMPTIONS IF IT MEETS THE
HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
. WE HAVE INCORPORATED EXTENSIVE
FEEDBACK FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY AND FROM THE SENATE,
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER. UM
THE COMMITTEE. UM AND SO, IN
FACT, THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED
TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
ENVIRONMENTAL, UM SOME BENEFITS
IN SO CERTAINLY THIS. YOU KNOW
WHY THIS PROJECT IS SO IMPORTANT
? WHY IT'S SO CRITICAL THAT
THESE COMMUNITIES IN THE POWER
OF VALLEY, THE TOWN OF PATROL,
THE CITY OF WATSON VILLE ARE
SOME OF THE MOST DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES IN OUR STATE AND
RECEIVE SOME OF THE LOWEST
LEVELS OF FLOOD PROTECTION IN
OUR STATE OF THE RESULTS, AS WE
ALL KNOW IS THAT SEVERAL MAJOR
FLOODS HAVE DEVASTATED THIS
COMMUNITIES OVER THE YEARS.
INCLUDING THIS PAST SPRING WHEN
HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES
WERE DESTROYED. RECOVERY IS
STILL ONGOING. HUNDREDS OF LOCAL
FARM WORKERS HAVE BEEN LEFT
UNEMPLOYED AS A RESULT OF THE
DESTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL
FIELDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
SENATOR LAIRD HAS ALREADY PASSED
LEGISLATION THAT GOVERNS THE
STATE'S SHARE OF PROJECT COSTS.
BUT NOW WE NEED TO SPEED UP THE
TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE
, UM, TO ENSURE THAT. WE BEGIN
THE CONSTRUCTION. UM YOU KNOW,
WITH ME HERE TO TESTIFY IS
JACKSON ELKO ON BEHALF OF THE
PAHO REGIONAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT
AGENCY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER,
MR. CHAIR MEMBERS, JACK WALKER
WITH THE WALKER GROUP ON BEHALF
OF THE BORROWER RIVER FLOOD
MANAGEMENT AGENCY. THE SPEAKER
HAS CLEARLY LAID OUT THE BILL.
THE ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ADD IS
THIS AREA HAS 5 TO 7 YEARS LEVEL
OF FLOOD PROTECTION OF SOME OF
THE WORST IN THE STATE. AND THE
COMMUNITIES WERE DEVASTATED.
NEED A QUICK RESPONSE, SO IT'S
IN THAT SPIRIT THAT WE ASKED
WHEN I VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER PRIMARY WITNESSES. NO. ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
PLEASE COME ON UP TO THE
MICROPHONE. SUPPORT COME ON UP.
WE'VE TAKEN OUR PRIMARY
WITNESSES, SO IT'S ME TO TÌM.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN OF
MEMBERS MATT CREMINS, ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS WERE IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER SUPPORT
WILL GO TO OPPOSITION. ARE THERE
ANY PRIMARY OPPOSITION? SEEING
NONE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN
THIS ROOM OPPOSED? SEEING NO
OPPOSITION WILL GO TO THE PHONE
LINE. MODERATOR PLEASE OPEN THE
PHONE LINE FOR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION. YOU MAY
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. WE'VE GOT
TO LINE NINE LINE IS OPEN. BY
NINE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WE WILL
MOVE ON TO LINE 14. GOOD
EVENING, THIS SCALE DILETTANTE
WITH WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTER.
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU KNOW,
FURTHER SUPPORTER OPPOSITION IN
QUÊ, MR. SPEAKER OF COLLEAGUE
BILL MOTION ON THE BILL. IT IS A
DO PASS RECOMMENDATION BEFORE I
ASK YOU TO DO YOUR CLOTHES. MR
SPEAKER. WE DO HAVE A TRADITION
OF DOING TRIVIA QUESTIONS IN THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. BUT
I'M GONNA BE NICE SINCE YOU ARE
THE SPEAKER. WOULD YOU LIKE POP
CULTURE OR SACRAMENTO? POP
CULTURE POP CULTURE. OKAY, WHICH
POP STAR? WAS JUDGE JUDY'S
NEIGHBOR. I WILL DEFER TO THE
ADVOCATE. UM. ALRIGHT SPEAKER
CLEARLY, DOESN'T YOU GO? I WILL
HELP OUT THE SPEAKER WAS JUSTIN
BIEBER JUDGE JUDY'S NEIGHBOR, MR
. SPEAKER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE ACTUALLY ASKED FOR AN IVA.
ALRIGHT THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
FOR ROLAND WITH THE WITH THE
TRIVIA QUESTIONS, AND WITH THAT
WE WILL TAKE THE VOTE. MAYBE 876
. THE MOTION IS PASSED TO THE
SENATE FLUORESCENT PORTANTINO.
JONES JONES. I ASHBY FBI
BRADFORD BRADFORD. I CR TO CR
TÔI WAHAB. I WIENER WIENER. AYE.
7070 THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU
AND MISS ASHBY SINCE HE DID NOT
CHOOSE SACRAMENTO WELLS FARGO
CENTER, IS THE TALLEST BUILDING
IN SACRAMENTO AT 430 FT. WHAT IS
THE SECOND TALLEST BUILDING IN
SACRAMENTO, US BANK BUILDING US
BANK TOWER. ASHBY GOT IT RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WE HAVE MR
RAMOS HERE TO COME UP AND TELL
US ABOUT HIS BILL. POINT OF
ORDER. I THINK THE JOINT RULES
SAY THAT UM, DURING THE LAST TWO
WEEKS OF SESSION, TRIVIA IS NOT
PERMITTED. AS THE CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO OVERRULE
YOU, MR WIENER. BECAUSE WE
CANNOT DISAPPOINT THE AUDIENCE.
ALRIGHT MR RAMOS COMING UP AND
TELL US ABOUT 83 89, WHICH IS ON
NATIVE AMERICAN REPARATIONS,
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
GRAVES PROTECTION AND
REPARATIONS ACT OF 2001. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND SENATORS TOO.
PRESENTING 83 89 A BILL THAT
WOULD HOLD THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITIES ACCOUNTABLE IN
RETURNING THE REMAINS OF NATIVE
AMERICAN ANCESTORS. HOW DID
THOSE INSTITUTIONS FOLLOWING AN
AUDIT THAT WAS REQUESTED 2022 WE
DISCOVERED THROUGH THE AUDIT
INDEPENDENT AUDIT THAT THE CAL
STATE UNIVERSITY COMPLIANCE WAS
OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH OVER
700,000 NATIVE AMERICAN REMAINS
WITH A LITTLE LESS THAN 6% OF
THOSE REMAINS REPATRIATED SINCE
1995. THE AUDIT CONTINUED TO
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOLDING
, UM CAL STATE UNIVERSITIES
ACCOUNTABLE. MAYBE 3 89 TAKES
THE AUDITORS TOP RECOMMENDATIONS
, WHICH CONSIDERS THAT THE CAL
STATE UNIVERSITY HAS HAS A LOT
MORE TO DO. THIS BILL IS MOVING
FORWARD WITH YOUR HELP. I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE PRIMARY WITNESSES. NO
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO OTHERS IN
SUPPORT. GOOD EVENING, MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE JEROME AND SEEN US
HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY.
WE ARE REMOVING OUR OPPOSITION
AND SUPPORTING THE BILL WITH THE
AMENDMENTS THAT MR RAMOS HAS
TAKEN IN THE SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE THAT FIXED A LOT OF
THE GLARING ERRORS THAT WERE IN
THE BILL. THANK YOU, OTHERS
WISHING TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
NAOMI ADRIN ON BEHALF OF THE
PECHANGA BEING OF INDIANS,
THANKS TO THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN
IN THE SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE YESTERDAY, PECHANGA
HAS REMOVED THEIR OPPOSITION AND
IS NOW IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANY OPPOSITION? SEEING NO
OPPOSITION WILL GO TO THE PHONE
LINE MODERATOR FOR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING OPPOSITION. YOU MAY
PRESS 10. MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO.
ONE IN CUBA AT THIS TIME IN CUBA
. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES AND MOVED THE BILL?
OKAY FINANCE DOES NOT HAVE A
FILE ON THIS. NO FILE ON THIS.
WE HAVE A MOTION. UM MR RAMOS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE SENATE FLOOR. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. PORTANTINO AYE,
JONES JONES, I ASHBY ASHLEY. I
BRADFORD. BRADFORD I CR TO CR
TÚI WAHAB WIENER WIENER I SEVEN
BILL IS OUT 7 TO 0. MR WIENER.
WHICH OSCAR WINNER WAS ON THE
MICKEY MOUSE CLUB. SINCE YOU
WERE TROUBLEMAKER HAD TO GIVE
YOU A GOOD QUESTION. AWESOME.
OSCAR WINNER GOT TO START ON THE
MICKEY MOUSE CLUB. UM 21. THERE
ARE SO MANY ACTORS IN THE
MAKING. OSCAR WINNER, THOUGH. NO
HE DIDN'T. YOU KNOW RYAN GOSLING
. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB. ALRIGHT WE WILL MOVE
ON. WE WILL MOVE ON TO MR
HOLDEN. MR RAMOS. YOUR BILL IS
OUT. 7 TO 0. MR. HOLDEN, COME ON
UP. MR HOLDEN FEEL FREE TO BRING
TRIVIA TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. PLEASE
TELL US ABOUT A B 12 28 FAST
FOOD, RESTAURANT INDUSTRY, FAST
FOOD COUNCIL, HEALTH SAFETY AND
EMPLOYMENT AND MINIMUM WAGE.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE ALLOW
ME TO PRESENT A B 12 28. AN
AMENDED BILL THAT CREATES A PATH
FORWARD TO RESOLVE EMPLOYER
COMMUNITY CONCERNS AROUND THE
CONTENT OF A B 257 FROM 2022,
WHILE PRESERVING FAST FOOD
WORKERS HARD FOUGHT EFFORTS TO
SECURE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND
MEANS TO RAISE STANDARDS THE
JOINT LIABILITY PROVISIONS OF HB
12 28 WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN
UPDATED VERSION OF ABBY TO FIVE
SEVENS. FAST FOOD COUNCIL, THEY
WILL GO INTO EFFECT PROVIDING
THE REFERENDUM IS WITHDRAWN BY
THE JANUARY 1ST 2024. THE
AMENDMENTS TO A B 12 28 RAISE
THE STATEWIDE MINIMUM WAGE. FAST
FOOD WORKERS TO $20 AN HOUR IN
APRIL OF NEXT YEAR. 2024
THEREAFTER THE COUNCIL MAY
ESTABLISH MINIMUM WAGES FOR FAST
FOOD RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES. THAT
TAKE EFFECT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1ST 2025
THE HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE
ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL MAY
INCREASE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY
NO MORE THAN 3.5. THE COUNCIL
MAY ELECT TO SET MINIMUM WAGE
STANDARDS THAT VARY BY REGION.
MAYBE 12 28, AS AMENDED, AFFIRMS
THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FAST
FOOD COUNCIL IS TO DEVELOP
MINIMUM FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS, INCLUDING
AS APPROPRIATE STANDARDS ON
WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
THE BILL ENSURES THAT THERE IS
EQUAL REPRESENTATION ON THE
COUNCIL BETWEEN THE FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND THE
FRANCHISEE OR A RESTAURANT
OWNERS AS WELL AS FAST FOOD
EMPLOYEES. AND EMPLOYEE
ADVOCATES. FINALLY A B 12 28
INDICATES THAT THE COUNCIL DOES
NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE
OR AMEND, WHICH IS THE SAME AS A
B BY 257 AND THE COUNCIL CAN'T
SET REGULATIONS CREATING NEW
PAID TIME OF TIME OFF BENEFITS,
SUCH AS PAID SICK, LEAVE OR PAID
VACATION. WITH THAT? I ASKED FOR
YOUR I VOTE. AND WE HAVE YOUR
PRIMARY WITNESS. MR CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, RANDY
PAULA CAN BE HALF OF THE
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE
ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THE AMENDED VERSION
OF A B 12 28. I WANT TO THANK
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE
GOVERNOR'S STAFF FOR SPENDING
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS OF
BRINGING THE PARTIES TOGETHER TO
TRY TO NEGOTIATE THE
DISAGREEMENT, AND WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS IS A FAIR AGREEMENT
FOR WORKERS AND ALSO IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT IT PRESERVES THE
FRANCHISE MODEL HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. SO WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE
AND THE GOVERNOR AS WE MOVE THIS
BILL FORWARD, AND I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. KIMBERLY
ROSENBERG WITH SERVICE EMPLOYEES
INTERNATIONAL UNION. I JUST WANT
TO ECHO THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WAS A
HERCULEAN THING TO GET HERE
TODAY, AND WE ARE VERY
APPRECIATIVE ABOUT THE
LEGISLATURE. AND UM, THE
FRANCHISOR IS AN EMPLOYERS AND
WORKERS. THIS BILL HAS ADDRESSED
A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND
ULTIMATELY IS PROVIDING A
COUNCIL THAT HAS FAIR
REPRESENTATION IN A LEVEL
PLAYING FIELD. ULTIMATELY WE
THINK THAT THIS JUST SHOWS THAT
WHEN WORKERS FIGHT EVERYONE WINS
, AND FOR THOSE THOSE REASONS WE
URGE YOUR SUPPORT. WONDERFUL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. SEEING NO
ONE ELSE. COME TO THE
MICROPHONE. HOW ABOUT
OPPOSITION? SEEING NO ONE COMING
TO THE MICROPHONE MODERATOR.
LET'S GO TO THE PHONE LINE FOR
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A B 12
28. THANK YOU FOR IN SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
THAN ZERO. MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO
QUEUING UP. WE HAVE NO ONE
QUEUING UP. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? WE
HAVE A MOTION BY ASSEMBLY OF
SENATOR WAHAB. LET'S CALL THE
ROLL. UM WHAT OH, DID YOU WANT
TO CLOSE? SORRY. RESPECT FOR THE
LAST YEAR I VOTE AND WE HAVE NO
FILE. NO FILE. THANK YOU, MR
HOLDEN. LET'S CALL THE ROLL.
MAYBE 12 28. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS THE SENATE FLOORS AND
PORTANTINO. JONES JONES. NO
ASHBY, FBI, BRADFORD. BRADFORD I
CR TWO HARTONO HOB, HAVE I
WIENER? I 5 TO 25 TO 2.
CONGRATULATIONS WELL DONE,
EVERYBODY FOR MAKING IT ALL
WORK. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MR
MCCARTY HERE. AS AS MR MCCARTY
COMES UP, MR SARTO. I KNOW YOUR
HIP. SO WHO DID TAYLOR SWIFT?
THIS IN BAD BLOOD. NOT THAT HIT.
WHO KNOWS? IT OUT. KATY PERRY.
THERE YOU GO. THE AUDIENCE
HELPED YOU OUT. ALL RIGHT, MR
MCCARTHY. TELL US ABOUT YOUR
BILL. A B 12 91 ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATE DEGREE FOR TRANSFER
PILOT PROGRAMS TAILORED HIS
TOILET. LOOK AT THAT. WHAT DOES
IT SAY? BAD BLOOD BLOOD. SO YOU
KNEW THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.
I WANTED TO GIVE THEM THAT ALL
RIGHT SO THANK YOU. MR CHAIR ON
YOUR STAFF ARE WORKING WITH US.
WE HAVE BEFORE US. REALLY BIG
DEAL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS
IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS THE
LARGEST EXPANSION OF AUTOMATIC
TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR èC
TRANSFER FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
COLLEGE IS A LOT OF WORK WITH
THE SENATE ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP,
ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
AND THE YOU SEE THIS STARTED AS
PART OF A BUDGET PROPOSAL. IT
WAS PUNTED TO THE LEGISLATURE
FOR US TO HAMMER OUT AN
AGREEMENT YOU SEE WAS OPPOSED UP
UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, SO WE'RE
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE EVERY
MOVED THEIR OPPOSITION. THIS
ISN'T THE PERFECT 80 T PROCESS
LIKE WE HAVE WITH THE CSU, BUT
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
START THIS WILL START WITH YOU
CLA AND THEREFORE EXPAND TO FIVE
CAMPUSES BY 28 29. YOU KNOW YOU
HAVE TO HAVE SOMETIMES A PHD TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO TRANSFER FROM
A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO A èC.
ONLY ABOUT 2.5% OF STUDENTS
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED FROM A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO èC WITHIN
TWO YEARS. THIS THIS BREAKS US
WIDE OPEN. IT'S A GAME CHANGER
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR WORKING
WITH US, MR CHAIR AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALRIGHT WE'VE GOT ANY WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. SEEING NONE. ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION SEEING
NONE. MODERATOR, LET'S OPEN THE
PHONE LINE. SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING OPPOSITION. YOU MAY
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. AND WE
HAVE NO ONE IN Q AT THIS TIME,
NO OPPOSITION NO SUPPORT. NOBODY
ON THE PHONE LINE. ANYBODY WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THIS? WE HAVE A
MOTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? MR MCCARTY? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE AND WE
HAVE NO FILE AND BEFORE WE GO
SINCE WE HAVE TO SACRAMENTO
FOLKS HERE, WHICH FAMOUS SWIMMER
SWAM FOR THE ARDEN HILL SWIM
CLUB AND WON SEVEN GOLD MEDALS.
MARK SPITZ. MARK SPITZ. THERE
YOU GO. GOOD JOB. LET'S TAKE THE
ROLE. YOU KNOW THAT HELP. A B 12
91. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE SENATE FLOOR, SENATOR
PORTANTINO HIÂU NÓI JONES JONES
. I. ASHBY FBI. BRADFORD
BRADFORD. I CR TWO HI. HØI WAHAB
, BY WIENER. I 70 THAT BILL IS
OUT 7 TO 0. WE WILL GO ON TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WERE GARCIA.
COME ON UP ON QUÊ. COME TALK
ABOUT YOUR ENERGY BILL, WHICH IS
AN URGENCY MATTER. A B 13 73.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I THINK I
HEARD THE MOTION NÓ. NOT YET.
PROUD TO PRESENT A B 13 73
COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE. THAT AT
THE CORE ENABLES THE DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES TO PROCURE
SPECIFIC ENERGY RESOURCES THAT
AREN'T BEING PURCHASED BY OUR
STATES UTILITIES. ANALYSIS DOES
A GOOD JOB AND OUTLINING WHAT WE
CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH THIS
PARTICULAR AUTHORITY. SO I'LL
JUST CUT TO THE CHASE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I WILL. ALL
RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT? WE HAD. THERE IS
MOTION. COME ON, LINE UP. LET'S
GO. YOUR PRIMARY WITNESS. COME
TAKE THE SEAT. GO AHEAD.
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS JOHN WHITE WITH
A CLEAN POWER CAMPAIGN. THIS IS
A VERY IMPORTANT MEASURE THAT
WILL HELP STABILIZE OUR ELECTRIC
GRID, HELP MAINTAIN RELIABILITY
AND HELP US DEVELOP THE MOST
VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT NEW
RESOURCES SUCH AS OFFSHORE WIND
, GEOTHERMAL AND STORAGE. UM WE
THINK IT'S A GOOD BILL. THERE'S
BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS
NEGOTIATIONS. WE THINK IT'S A
FAIR AND BALANCED APPROACH AND
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT SINGLE HOLE. BUNCH OF
FOLKS LINE UP. IS THIS SUPPORT?
GO AHEAD. IT'S ME TO TÌM. I M.
NANCY KIRSHNER RODRIGUEZ WITH
THE BUSINESS NETWORK FOR
OFFSHORE WIND. WE HAVE CLOSE TO
600 MEMBERS SUPPLY CHAIN
COMPANIES FROM SHIPBUILDING AND
MORNING LINE MANUFACTURERS,
CABLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTANT SKILLED TRADES, PORTS
AND ENGINEERING FIRMS IN SUPPORT
OF A B 13 73. THANK YOU. MELISSA
CORTEZ, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA WIND ENERGY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. GOOD
EVENING, MR TURN MEMBERS, CARON
LING ON BEHALF OF THE HUMBOLDT
COUNTY AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS IN
SUPPORT, SEEKING ALSO AMENDMENTS
TO MAKE SURE THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS CAN RECOVER THEIR
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TRANSMISSION THAT WILL COME ON
SHORE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS. BRIAN WHITE ON
BEHALF OF OFFSHORE WIND,
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES OFFSHORE
WIND DEVELOPERS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. WE
APPRECIATE SUMMER GARCIA IN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND YOUR
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL YOUR
HARD WORK. THANK YOU. GOOD
EVENING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TATUM MACKLER WITH SAMSON
ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF VINEYARD
OFFSHORE, ONE OF THE THESE
HOLDERS AFTER HUMBOLDT COAST IN
STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD EVENING.
MCKINLEY THOMPSON MORLEY ON
BEHALF OF OCEAN WINDS, WE HAVE
THE GOLDEN STATE WIND PROJECT
OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
EVENING, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS
ROSANNA CARVALHO ELLIOT HERE ON
BEHALF OF ECUADOR WIND, WHICH IS
ALSO A LEASEHOLDER ON THE
CENTRAL COAST. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH IN SUPPORT. MR CHAIR,
REMEMBERS VICTORIA'S ROME WITH
NRDC NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT. LIKE MORNING
AND STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL AND
SUPPORT. JORDAN CURLY ON BEHALF
OF AMERICAN QUEEN POWER,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THE
AFTERNOON DON WILCOX WITH
CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF
CARPENTERS AND STRONG SUPPORT
TAX BEFORE YOU GO. IT'S A GOOD
IT'S A GOOD ONE. SO MR WILCOX,
WHICH CHEF COMMONLY USES THE
WORD BAN. EMERALD EMERALD. THERE
YOU GO. SEE? I GAVE YOU A
SOFTBALL. GOOD EVENING CHAIR
MEMBERS MATT CRIMMINS HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS. WE ARE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CAITLIN
RODNEY ETCETERA ON BEHALF OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND IN
SUPPORT. MEGAN MURRAY HERE ON
BEHALF OF RWE, ONE OF THE LEAST
HOLDERS IN HUMBOLDT AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING
, ERIN GRIZZARD WITHIN ENERGY,
WHERE ONE OF THE CENTRAL COAST
LEASEHOLDERS OF THE EVEN KILL
NGUYEN PROJECT AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING
, MR CHAIRMAN. MY NAME IS DAN
JACOBSON. WITH ENVIRONMENT,
CALIFORNIA STRONG SUPPORT. CHAIR
MEMBERS, MAUREEN PINEL ON BEHALF
OF THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE
AND WAREHOUSE UNION. WHAT THANK
SENATOR BRADFORD AND I REMEMBER
EDGAR GARCIA FOR ALL THE WORK IN
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS JASON. I
COME ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY CHOICE ASSOCIATION AND
CLEAN POWER SF, BOTH OF WHOM ARE
NEUTRAL ON THE BILL, BUT VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE AUTHOR, THE
ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP
FOR THE GOOD PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT NEGOTIATED.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CATHERINE BRANDENBURG ON BEHALF
OF CINEMA. CLEAN POWER WERE ALSO
NEUTRAL. THANK YOU. ART. IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION? LOOKS LIKE
WE HAVE ONE. COME ON UP. GOOD
EVENING, MR CHAIR. IS HE
SWELLING ON BEHALF OF MENDOCINO
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION. THANK
YOU SEEING NO OTHER OPPOSITION
COME FORWARD MODERATORS OR
ANYONE ON THE PHONE LINE
SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING. A B 13
70. PARENTS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. YOU MAY PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS 10 FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION. AND WE
HAVE NO ONE IN CUBA AT THIS
TIME, MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE
IN CUBA. THE BILL, WE HAVE A
MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A FILE.
MICHELLE PAROLE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. WE ARE NEUTRAL ON THE
BILL C P. U C. C E S DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE
CALIFORNIA WORK FIRST
DEVELOPMENT BOARD. ALL ESTIMATE
. MINOR ESTIMATE MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE COSTS AND IMPLEMENT
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BILL.
FINANCES NEUTRAL AS WE BELIEVE
THIS AIMS TO ADVANCE THE STATE'S
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION AND
ENERGY RELIABILITY GOALS, AND IT
IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL
INCLUDED IN THE 23 24 BUDGET
ACT. GREAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION ON THE MATTER. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT? WE HAVE A
MOTION TO PASS IT TO THE SENATE
FLOOR. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 13
73. THE MOTION IS TO PASS THE
SENATE FLORIST AND AIR
PORTANTINO WARRANTY. NÓI JONES,
JONES. NO ASHBY, FBI, BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I CR TO CR TONO WAHAB.
BEHALF. I WIENER WIENER. AYE.
THAT BILL IS OUT 5 TO 2. WE
NEED, UM. SOMEBODY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY OR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AWARD. YEAH. PLEASE CALL THEM
SERGEANTS WHILE WE'RE WAITING
FOR THEM. MR WIENER. YOU'RE
ALWAYS GOOD ON MUSIC. NO. WHICH
WHICH ALTERNATIVE METAL BAND WAS
FORMED IN SACRAMENTO IN 1988.
BEFORE WE DO THAT ONE QUESTION.
WITH WHITE PONY AND GORE, WHERE
THEIR ALBUMS FRIENDS TONES. DID
I DO THAT ONE ALREADY? DEFTONES.
YEAH IT WAS. IT WAS THE FAN. NO,
HE DIDN'T. ALL WE NEED CAKE. WE
DID KATE, WE NEED AGUIAR-CURRY
AWARD. OKAY? WHOEVER SHOWS UP
FIRST. WOULDN'T HURT ME. ROBERT
FOR THEM. ALL RIGHT. WHO WANTS A
MARVEL QUESTION? SHE DOESN'T
WANT THAT. THERE ARE THREE
MARVEL ACTORS WITH THE SAME
FIRST NAME. EASY YEAH, THAT IS
US. CHRIS CHRIS, YOU CAN JEALOUS
. WE HAVE CHRIS HEMSWORTH, CHRIS
EVANS AND CHRIS BRAD. CHRIS
LAWRENCE. PRIDE IMPORTANT? YEAH
OH, LEAST IMPORTANT. OH, MY
GOODNESS WAS THIS SHE WENT TO
THE JONAS BROTHERS CONCERT LAST
NIGHT. SHE HAD DEFINITELY HAS A
FAVORITE JONAS. ALRIGHT WE NEED
WE NEED OUR AUTHORS.
SEE A 13 ON VOTING THRESHOLDS.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS
WE WERE WRAPPING UP SOME FLOOR
BUSINESS HERE TO PRESENT THE 13
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
WOULD YOU LIKE THE SHORT
VERSION? YES IMPACTS ARE REALLY
RELATED TO THE GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY
OF STATE'S BE ABLE TO PLACE THE
MEASURE ON THE BALLOT AND SO
ASSOCIATED IMPACTS WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OTHER
AGENCIES THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED
IN THIS ACTION WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO PRESENT MY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL AND WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. GOOD EVENING CHAIR
MEMBERS. BEN TRAVEL WITH LEGAL
CALIFORNIA CITIES I'D LIKE TO
START BY EMPHASIZING THAT
ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH OUR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
PROUDLY SUPPORT 13. THERE'S BEEN
A LOT OF MISINFORMATION THAT 13
SELECTIVELY PROTECT CERTAIN
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OVER OTHERS.
THE 13 EQUALLY APPLIES TO ALL
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING
SPECIAL DISTRICTS, COUNTIES,
GENERAL LAW CITIES AND CHARTER
CITIES. WE STAND TOGETHER BEHIND
A 13. NOW AS I MENTIONED A C 13
IS ABOUT FAIRNESS AND EMPOWERING
VOTERS. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
SIMPLE MAJORITY OF VOTERS MAY
REQUIRE MAY VOTE TO REQUIRE
SUPER MAJORITY VOTER APPROVAL OF
FUTURE MEASURES WITHOUT THE
CORRESPONDING LEVEL OF SUPPORT.
èC 13 IS A CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE
FUTURE BALLOT MEASURES THAT
INCREASE VOTER APPROVAL
REQUIREMENTS TO ALSO PASSED BY
THAT SAME THRESHOLD IS THE 13 IS
FAIR. IT WOULD ALSO PRESERVE THE
RIGHT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
PLACE ADVISORY QUESTIONS ON THE
BALLOT, ASKING VOTERS THEIR
OPINIONS ON ISSUES 13 SUPPORTS
GOOD GOVERNMENT IS THE A 13
PROTECTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY
ENSURING THAT A SIMPLE MAJORITY
OF STATEWIDE VOTERS CANNOT
RESTRICT RESTRICT THE WILL OF
THE SUPER MAJORITY OF VOTERS AND
LOCAL COMMITTEE. ETHIER'S TEAM
PROTECTS THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
FOR THESE REASONS. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
ANY CHILD AT THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING
A C 13, WHICH ENSHRINES THE
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE OF ONE
PERSON, ONE VOTE. THE 13
PROTECTS SCHOOL FUNDING AND
LOCAL CONTROL. IN ADDITION TO
STATE GENERAL FUND ALLOCATED TO
SCHOOLS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE
THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS THEIR
NEEDS BY USING BALLOT MEASURES
TO ASK VOTERS TO APPROVE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS.
THIS IS FUNDING FOR CLASSROOMS
AND LIBRARIES, SUPPORT STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS AND FOR ARTS AND
MUSIC EDUCATION. VOTERS APPROVED
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR
EDUCATION FUNDING THROUGH LOCAL
MEASURES EVERY ELECTION CYCLE.
IT'S INTEGRAL, INTEGRAL FOR A
TWO ENSURE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND VOTERS RETAIN THE ABILITY TO
RECOGNIZE WHAT THEIR COMMUNITIES
NEED MOST AND CAN ACT ON IT. AT
THE TURN OF THE LAST DECADE,
CALIFORNIA WAS RANKED IN THE
MIDDLE THIRTIES IN THE NATION'S
AND PEOPLE'S FUNDING, THANKS TO
FOCUS ON INCREASED FUNDING THE
LOCAL MEASURES AS WELL AS PROP
30 PROP 55, CALIFORNIA IS NOW
19TH. BUT THAT IS NOWHERE NEAR
WHERE WE SHOULD BE WITH THE
FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE
WORLD. ENSURING THE PASSAGE OF A
C 13 ISN'T INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS. AND FOR THOSE REASONS,
CT URGES THERE. I VOTE ON THIS
PRIORITY, BILL. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU ARE THERE
OTHERS IN SUPPORT? COME ON UP ME
TO TÌM. UH CHAIRMAN AND SENATORS
TERRY BRENNAN ON BEHALF OF STU,
CALIFORNIA, REPRESENTING OVER
700,000 TAXPAYING WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA, WHO BELIEVE FAIR IS
FAIR WE ARE TONIGHT ABOUT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MEGAN SUPERS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS AND SUPPORT GOOD
EVENING CHAIR MEMBERS JONAS
O'MALLEY WITH AFSCME CALIFORNIA
HERE AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU CHAIR AND SENATORS
MATT CREMINS HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONFERENCE
OF OPERATING ENGINEERS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DON WILCOX WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF
CARPENTERS IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. UNLESS IT'S ALL HIGH ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF RECREATION AND
PARK DISTRICTS AND THE CITIES OF
BELMONT RENTAL. CUCAMONGA SANTA
ROSA AND MOUNTAIN VIEW. THANK
YOU. KARIN LANG ON BEHALF OF THE
SOUTH 17 IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND
SUPPORT. IS HE SWIMMING ON
BEHALF OF MAYOR LONDON BREED OF
SERVICE, CISCO AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR AND MEMBER SYLVIA
SO LEASH ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES
OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, SANTA MONICA
BEVERLY HILLS. IN SUPPORT AND
ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION. ALSO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
EVENING, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS
ROSEANNA CARPACCIO ELLIOTT ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. BALTAZAR
CORNEJO WITH BRAUNSTEIN ON
BEHALF OF THE WATER DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. GOOD EVENING, ROSS
BUCKLEY ON BEHALF OF SOUTH COAST
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND
SUPPORT GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, MARCUS DETWEILER WITH
THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU MYSELF. JUST CALM ALLIANCE.
GOOD EVENING, ERIC ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES, REPRESENTING ALL 58
COUNTIES IN STRONG SUPPORT. MR
CHAIR MEMBER. SARAH FLOCKS.
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SUPPORT. CHURNED MEMBERS.
TIFFANY MARK, YOU HAVE A CFT AND
SUPPORT ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO
OPPOSITION. OF A C A 13. PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
VANESSA CHAVEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS HERE IN OPPOSITION TO
SEE A 13. 13 WOULD REQUIRE THAT
ANY CITIZEN LED INITIATIVE TO
AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION,
WHICH ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE THE
PERCENTAGE OF VOTES NEEDED TO
PASS A LOCAL OR STATE BALLOT
MEASURE MUST ITSELF PASSED BY
THE SAME PERCENTAGE. THE
CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH A PROPOSAL
WOULD HAVE DISASTROUS EFFECTS BY
ERODING THE CURRENT VOTER,
INACTIVE CITIZEN LED INITIATIVES
THAT ARE ENSHRINED WITHIN THE
STATE'S CONSTITUTION. SO FOR
EXAMPLE, AN INITIATIVE TO REMOVE
THE TAX PROTECTIONS OF PROP 13
WOULD ONLY NEED A MAJORITY VOTE
TO DO SO. BUT AN INITIATIVE TO
PROTECT OR STRENGTHEN THE
PROPERTY TAX PROTECTIONS OF PROP
13 BY ENACTING A TWO THIRDS VOTE
FOR SPECIAL TAXES AFFECTING
PROPERTY WOULD REQUIRE A TWO
THIRDS VOTE OF THE PEOPLE IN
SHORT, REMOVING PROTECTIONS
AGAINST PROPERTY AGAINST
TAXATION IS EASY. BUT PUTTING
THEM BACK BECOMES VERY HARD.
THIS INCREASES THE ODDS OF
GROUPS TRYING TO STRIP AWAY PROP
13 TAX REQUIREMENTS. WHICH WILL
ONLY MAKE HOUSING EVEN LESS
AFFORDABLE AS CITIZENS WILL BE
BURDENED BY HIGHER TAXES. A C A
13 HAS FAR REACHING IMPACTS THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE TAXES TO BE
IMPOSED NOT ONLY TO HOMEOWNERS
BUT ALSO TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS WHO ARE THE BEDROCK OF
OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT I DON'T
KNOW. BOTTOM LINE A C A 13 WILL
LEAD TO INCENTIVES TO REDUCE THE
VOTE THRESHOLD FOR SPECIAL
TAXES. PUT ON THE BALLOT BY A
GOVERNMENTAL BODY, THEREBY
MAKING AN INITIATIVE TO PROTECT
OR STRENGTHEN THE PROPERTY TAX
PROTECTIONS OF PROP 13 MORE
CHALLENGING TO RESTORE IF THEY
WERE TO BE REDUCED. FOR THESE
REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR NO VOTE. MR CHAIR AND
SENATORS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME HERE TONIGHT. I FEEL BAD
BECAUSE WE'RE THE FIRST
SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION OF THE
EVENING AND THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A
GREAT HEARING. HOPE WE COULD BE
THE FIRST OPPOSITION TO GET SOME
TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND NAIL THEM.
BUT GOOD EVENING, WHICH WHICH?
REALLY, WHICH REAL HOUSEWIVES?
TWO OF THEM START START ON
BROADWAY IN CHICAGO. ERIKA
JAYNE. THAT'S. ONE NAME ANY AND
LEASE ARENA. OH THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. RESTART THE CLOCK ON YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MATTHEW
HARGROVE. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF THE CALIFORNIA BUSINESS
PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION. AND
WE'RE HEARING STRONG OPPOSITION
IN A CIA 13. WE REPRESENT MANY
DIFFERENT ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE
ALL THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING THE BUILDING OWNERS,
OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA. THERE'S A
CHAPTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
CALIFORNIA THERE'S SIX CHAPTERS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE ICSC AND
IRAM. BASICALLY IT'S COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE. A C A. 13 IS NOT
JUST A DIRECT THREAT TO PROP 13
, BUT IT'S A DIRECT THREAT TO
THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND AS WELL
. AND I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS MY
COMMENTS TONIGHT ON HOW IT WILL
IMPACT THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND.
AS THE OPPOSITION COALITION
BROUGHT UP IN POLICY COMMITTEE
YESTERDAY AND WAS AFFIRMED BY
ALLEGED COUNCIL OPINION WILL NOT
I'M SORRY. ALLEGED COUNCIL NOTE
TODAY. I HOPE YOU HAVE SEEN THAT
A C A 13 ONLY GOVERNS CHARTER
CITIES AND DOES NOT AFFECT
GENERAL LAW CITIES. SPECIAL
DISTRICTS, COUNTIES OR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, IF A C A 13 HAS
PASSED BY VOTERS, 98% OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS WILL STILL BE
SUBJECT TO HIGHER VOTE
THRESHOLDS WITH A SIMPLE
MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTORATE.
13 WILL CREATE A TWO TIERED
SYSTEM OF WINNERS AND LOSERS.
THE LEAGUE OF CITIES THE CHIEF
PROPONENT OF A SAY 13 HAS
PUBLICLY STATED THE MEASURE IS
DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASIER TO
RAISE REVENUE AND I GET THAT I'M
A TAXPAYER ON THE PARENT. I DO
WANT TO SEE ALL THE NICE THINGS
THAT THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER,
BUT ALSO THAT NEEDS TO BE WITHIN
REASON. UM BUT IT ONLY MAKES IT
EASIER TO RAISE REVENUE FOR THE
LEAGUE'S WEALTHIEST AND LARGEST
CITIES, CREATING A POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT DISPARITY AND
FUNDING BETWEEN CHARTER CITIES
AND GENERAL LAW CITIES HERE IN
THIS AREA. THE EXAMPLE WILL BE
SACRAMENTO AS A CHARTER LAW.
SITIO WILL BE COVERED BY THIS
BUT WEST SACRAMENTO, WHICH I
KNOW YOU HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS
OVER THERE WILL NOT BE COVERED
BY THIS. AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL
FOR US, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEBODY
LIKE ME IS VERY ACTIVE OVER
THERE. AND SUCH FUNDING AND
EQUITIES. THE SUPREME COURT HAS
REPEATEDLY AFFIRMED THAT THE
STATE GENERAL FUND IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR EQUALIZING THE
FUNDING A 13 IN THE LAWSUITS
THAT ARISE FROM THE FLAWS OF
THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
WILL JEOPARDIZE THE FUTURE
STABILITY OF THE GENERAL FUND,
WHICH WOULD BE AT RISK OF HAVING
TO PAY AND TOLD AMOUNTS OF MONEY
TO EQUALIZE THE FUNDING REVENUE
DISPARITIES. BETWEEN A CIA
THIRTEEN'S WINNERS AND LOSERS.
CALIFORNIA ALREADY HAS ONE OF
THE MOST VOLATILE BOOM AND BUST
BUDGETS IN THE COUNTRY. 13 WILL
EXACERBATE THAT PROBLEM TO AN
UNKNOWN DEGREE. AND LET'S NOT
FORGET THAT A CIA 13 IS A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ONCE
PASSED WE IT'S NOT EASY TO
CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THIS EVENING, RIGHT? ANY OTHER
OPPOSITION? TO A SEE A 13 LINEUP
ME TO TÌM. MR JARED CHRIS
MAKELELE ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
HOFFMAN HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYER
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION.
NATALIE BALANCED ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA BUSINESS
ROUNDTABLE IN OPPOSITION.
ALRIGHT SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN
THE ROOM AT THE MICROPHONE.
MODERATOR PLEASE QUEUE UP
ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A 13.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
OPPOSITION. YOU MAY PRESS ONE
THAN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO LINE
EIGHT. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
EVENING, REBECA GONZALEZ FOR THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 12.
GOOD EVENING TURN MEMBERS CARLIN
SHELBY ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES
OF GOING TO PARK COMPTON, HALF
MOON BAY'S, IRVINE, MISSION
VIEJO, OAKLAND OCEANSIDE, PALO
ALTO PRESENT IN FAMILY, ANDREWS
AND PABLO STATE OF BARBARA
WANTED CREEK, LAFAYETTE AND THE
TRIVELLI CITIES COALITION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FIND 13. GOOD EVENING ZANG
OR WITH THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION IN SPORT.
THANK YOU LINE 17. WHAT DO YOU
MEAN JAMIE MINOR BEHALF OF THE
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT THANKS. THANK YOU
LINE 18. BEING IN CHAIR MEMBERS
, ERIC TURNER ON BEHALF OF THE
TOWN OF APPLE VALLEY AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 20.
GOOD EVENING TO R. ROS WITH
ILLEGAL VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU LINE 21. GOOD EVENING, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS TO TALK ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU LINE 10. THANK
YOU, PRESIDENT. YOUNG FROM THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HERE TONIGHT IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU LINE 19. LAWRENCE
ENGAGING WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT AND QUÊ. ALRIGHT WE'VE
TAKEN SUPPORTING OPPOSITION. ANY
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? WE
HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A
COMMENT. YEP SO WHOOPS. THANK
YOU. UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD
FOR WORKING ON THIS TRYING TO
MAKE US UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I
HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THIS THE
PROCESS AND ALSO THE BILL ITSELF
BECAUSE I SEE IT AS TAKING
ANOTHER BITE OUT OF SOME
PROTECTIONS THAT WERE BUILT IN A
LONG TIME AGO, AND THOSE IT THE
PROTECTIONS WERE TAKEN BY
CITIZENS. UH BECAUSE THEY WANT
TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT
INCREASING TAXES SHOULD BE VERY,
VERY DIFFICULT. UM, AND BECAUSE
WHEN IT WASN'T PEOPLE WERE BEING
PRICED RIGHT OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
THAT WAS IN THE 19 SEVENTIES. I
REMEMBER THE BEGINNINGS OF PROP
13. EVEN SAT THERE IN THE HOWARD
JARVIS MEETINGS WHEN HOWARD
JARVIS WAS TRYING TO GET
SUPPORT. UM FOR PROP 13. AND SO
. THAT PART UM IS CONCERNING TO
ME THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE A
BITE OUT OF THAT. UM AND IF
RAISING TAXES IS MADE REALLY
EASY, WHICH AND I CAN UNDERSTAND
WHY ALL THE PUBLIC AGENCIES WANT
THIS. BECAUSE IT MEANS MORE
REVENUES. BUT IF RAISING
REVENUES IS MADE REALLY EASY.
THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS BEING
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND USING
SOME FISCAL RESTRAINT. IN
SPENDING. OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS
BECOMES LESS OF. YOU KNOW LESS
OF A PRIORITY, AND THEN YOU HAVE
THE RUNAWAY TRAIN. THIS
LEGISLATURE IS SPENDING MORE AND
MORE MONEY AND MAKING EVERYTHING
MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE. AND
THEN WE WANT TO TURN TO TAXES
AND TAKE MORE MONEY OUT OF
PEOPLE TO PAY FOR IT ALL. WELL,
WE SHOULD BE DOING IS USING THE
TAXES THAT THEY PAY US TO GET
THE PRIORITIES DONE AND LET
PEOPLE LIVE THEIR LIVES. UM. THE
THIRD PART OF THIS THAT CONCERNS
ME A LOT IS WHENEVER WE CHANGED
THE STRUCTURE AND IT GOES TO THE
BALLOT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A
BALLOT AND TITLE AND SUMMARY
PROCESS. THAT, FRANKLY, IS VERY
SKEWED. IT'S VERY PARTISAN. AND
UNTIL WE ADDRESS THAT, AND THERE
HAVE BEEN BILLS ONE THERE WAS A
BILL THIS YEAR. OF COURSE, IT
NEVER GOT HEARD. TO ADDRESS THIS
AND HAVE A NONPARTISAN BODY. DO
OUR TITLE AND SUMMARY FOR THE
BALLOT. SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T
CONFUSED. INTO THINKING THAT
WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON IS
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY ARE
VOTING ON. AND UNTIL THOSE
THINGS ARE ADDRESSED I AM NOT
COMFORTABLE AND CHANGING ANY
PART. PROP 13. AND, UH AND I
REALLY DO THINK WE DO. WE HAVE A
LOT OF MONEY THAT WE RAISE
THROUGH TAXES, AND WE NEED TO BE
BETTER ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT
USING THAT NOT JUST MAKE IT
EASIER TO RAISE THEM AGAIN.
BECAUSE AS SOON AS WE RAISE
THEM, EVERYBODY'S COMING TO THE
TABLE FOR THEIR SLICE OF THE
PIE, AND WE WILL GAIN NOTHING IN
TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING
AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT
WE REALLY, REALLY NEED. SO THOSE
ARE MY CONCERNS WITH THIS BILL,
I'LL BE VOTING. NO MY COMMENTS
ARE CARRY OVER TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR. SO YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO HEAR ME TWICE. UM
BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT
WITH US TODAY WHILE WE TALK
ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
IF I MAY, MR CHAIR, GO AHEAD,
RESPONDING TO SOME OF THOSE VERY
VALID CONCERNS, AND I HEAR YOU
STRONGLY ON THOSE, MAYBE WORKING
BACKWARDS. OF COURSE, THIS
MEASURE HAS NOTHING TO DO TO BE
ABLE TO CHANGE THE MECHANISM. BY
WHICH WE DO OUR BALLOT AND
TITLES, SUMMARIES AND THE
ANALYSIS THAT GOES INTO THAT. AH
I MIGHT HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
YOU WHERE I FIND GOOD FAITH WITH
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHARGED
WITH BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT
THAT FUNCTION AND THAT SERVICE
RIGHT NOW, BUT IF FUTURE
MEASURES COME UP THAT ARE
LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT ANOTHER
WAY. LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION THAT POTENTIAL
DEBATE WITH YOU. I SUPPOSE THAT
WOULD APPLY TO EVERY AKA AND SEE
A THAT'S PUT FORWARD AS WELL. UM
AND SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF AN
EQUAL ISSUE THERE WITH REGARD TO
TAXES AND PROPOSITION, 13,
THANKS TO WORK WITH SENATE
COLLEAGUES AS WELL. IT WAS
EXPLICITLY AMENDED IN HERE, EVEN
THOUGH IT'S IMPLICIT BECAUSE
NOTHING IS RETROACTIVE WHEN WE
PASS SOMETHING GOING FORWARD. IF
IT'S APPROVED BY THE VOTERS,
EVERYTHING IS AN EFFECT GOING
FORWARD, BUT WE MADE THAT
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THROUGH SENATE
AMENDMENTS HERE THAT NOTHING IS
RETROACTIVE CHANGES ANYTHING
WITH PROPOSITION ONE THAT'S IN
EFFECT. NOTHING IN THIS TEXT
RAISES ANY TAXES. THIS ADDRESSES
THE QUESTION WHERE WE HAVE NOW
SEEN A SUCCESSIVE EFFORT TO TRY
TO CHANGE BALLOT THRESHOLD
MEASURES TO SOMETHING GREATER
THAN A MAJORITY. AND IT BEGS THE
FIRST QUESTION. IS THAT FAIR? IT
SHOULD SHOULD YOU LOCK IN A
SUPERMAJORITY VOTE WITH LESS
THAN A SUPERMAJORITY LEVEL OF
SUPPORT. AND SO WHETHER OR NOT
SOMETHING IS SO SIGNIFICANT THAT
YOU NEED TO CHANGE WHETHER IT
OFTEN REPLIES TO REVENUE
QUESTIONS. BUT OF COURSE IN THE
STATE OF OHIO OVER THE SUMMER,
IT WAS ATTEMPTED TO APPLY TO
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS QUESTIONS,
AND WE'VE HEARD CHATTER IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. THIS COULD AFFECT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN
THE CITY OR WHATEVER, UH, PEOPLE
THAT WANTED TO USE A CITIZENS
INITIATIVE PROCESS WANTED TO TRY
TO TEST WHEN YOU'RE RAISING
SOMETHING TO A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL
. IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH HARDER
THAN FOR ANY FUTURE QUESTIONS TO
BE ABLE TO, UM TO MEET BECAUSE
YOU'RE BASICALLY TAKING AWAY THE
RIGHTS, THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TITLED
THIS THAT PROTECT AND RETAIN
MAJORITY VOTE ACT. THANK YOU.
ANYONE? YES, MR JONES. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. MR WORRIES. WANNA
ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS BECAUSE
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME
DISAGREEMENT IN SOME OF THE
OPENING TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL, THE OPENING WITNESS
MENTIONED THAT THE BILL APPLIES
EVEN ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE BILL
ONLY APPLIES TO CHARTER CITIES
WHICH WOULD LEAVE OUT YOU KNOW
361 OTHER CITIES 58 COUNTIES
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SPECIAL
DISTRICTS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF
THE 13 IN YOUR OPENING WITNESS
SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED SPECIAL
DISTRICTS. SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THAT DISPARITY AND MAYBE CLEAR
THAT UP FOR US, PLEASE? THANK
YOU, SENATOR. I FIND THAT AN
INTERESTING AND NEW ASSERTION
THAT I FIND IS COMPLETELY FALSE.
I THINK YOU ALL KNOW WELL, WE'RE
ALL PRETTY ASTUTE AT HOW OUR
GOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENTS WORK THAT
THE CONSTITUTION AS THE
GOVERNING THE SUPERIOR GOVERNING
DOCUMENT IN THE STATE AND OUR
NATION, BUT FOR HERE THAT
RELEGATES, THEN ALL THE
DECISIONS THAT ARE DECIDED
THROUGH RECORD OR DECIDED
WHETHER SOMETHING IS PASSED BY
THE SECRETARY OF STATE. SO, OF
COURSE, IT APPLIES TO BOTH
GENERAL AND CHARTER LAW CITIES.
GENERAL LAW AND CHARTER CITIES
ALIKE. AND THAT'S WHY YOU HEARD
A LOT OF TESTIMONY FROM
REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIVIDUAL
CITIES BOTH HERE AND OVER THE
PHONE LINES WHO ARE GENERAL LAW
CITIES THAT ARE STILL IN VERY
STRONG SUPPORT YOUR ASSERTION
THAT IT APPLIES EQUALLY TO
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND GENERAL LAW
SCHOOLS, INDISCRIMINATE CITIES.
I MEAN, CITIES INDISCRIMINATELY
. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL ALSO BE
VERY NO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
AND JUST AGAIN, UH, WALK US
THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
TAKEN IN THE ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE. GERMAN TO PROP 13
RIGHT. SO THERE IS EXPLICIT
LANGUAGE THERE THAT IS AWARE AS
THAT SAYS, EVERYTHING WITH
PROPOSITION ONE THAT'S IN EFFECT
IS STILL IN EFFECT. NOTHING IS
GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING
RETROACTIVELY. WE DON'T DO THAT
THROUGH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS, WHICH ARE
PROSPECTIVE IN THEIR EFFECT AND
THE SECOND ONE AGAIN FOR
ABUNDANCE OF CLARIFICATION IS IN
THE MEASURE ITSELF, WHICH SAYS
THIS ONLY APPLIES TO MEASURES
GOING FORWARD AFTER JANUARY 1ST
2024 THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I
DON'T KNOW. HAS THE BUILDING
MOVED THEM HAPPY TO MOVE?
REMEMBER BILL? I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, THERE HAS BEEN A, UH
AND VERY TROUBLING MOVE IN THIS
COUNTRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM ACTUAL
DEMOCRACY, AND WE SEE IT IN
MANY, MANY, MANY RESPECTS, BUT
ONE WAY IS THIS CONTINUAL PUSH
TO HAVE SUPERMAJORITIES FOR THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA TO TAKE
ACTION? JUST BE CLEAR PEOPLE
PASSED A NUMBER OF BALLOT
MEASURES. WE'RE SIMPLY SENDING
THIS PROPOSAL TO SEND THIS TO
THE VOTERS. TO ASK. THE PEOPLE
IF THEY WANT TO DO THIS, AND YOU
KNOW THERE THERE. THIS IS REALLY
THERE IS A CONCERTED EFFORT TO
DESTROY GOVERNMENT, UH, IN
CALIFORNIA TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR GOVERNMENT TO FULFILL, UM,
FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE, BASIC
PUBLIC SERVICES FIRE POLICE.
HAVING FUNCTIONING
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, HAVING
WATER SYSTEMS THAT DON'T POISON
PEOPLE HAVING SEWER SYSTEMS THAT
ACTUALLY WORK. THESE ARE BASIC
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, AND
THERE WAS A PUSH TO MAKE IT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT TO DO
THAT, AND WE'RE EVEN NBC EFFORTS
EVEN TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR
THE LEGISLATURE. UM TO REALLY
FUNCTION. AND WE HAVE IN
CALIFORNIA BEEN GRADUALLY MOVING
AWAY FROM THOSE ANTI DEMOCRATIC
IMPULSES. WE NO LONGER REQUIRE A
TWO THIRDS VOTE TO PASS A BUDGET
AND THE LEGISLATURE WE SAW A
MOVE AROUND SCHOOL BONDS AND I
THINK IF SOMEONE IS PROPOSING TO
SOMETHING HIGHLY ANTIDEMOCRATIC.
FOR EXAMPLE, TO SAY IT'S NOT
GOOD ENOUGH FOR 63. VOTERS TO
SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT
GOOD ENOUGH. THE 37% TRUMP THE
63% THAT IS INTENSELY DEMOCRATIC
, ANTIDEMOCRATIC, AND IF YOU'RE
PROPOSING THAT, I THINK IT'S
COMPLETELY FAIR. TO SAY THAT YOU
SHOULD HAVE TO ACHIEVE THE
THRESHOLD THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO
IMPOSE. ON THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND OUR CITIES AND SO
ON AND SO FORTH, SO THIS IS A
VERY REASONABLE MEASURE AND I'M
HAPPY TO MOVE IT. ALRIGHT. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, EVERYBODY
FOR THIS DISCUSSION AGAIN. IT'S
VERY SIMPLE ON ITS FACE. IT
REALLY JUST ASKED THE VOTERS
RIGHT? NOT FOR US TO DECIDE, BUT
FOR THEM TO DECIDE A VERY
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION, AND THAT
IS, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO
ACTUALLY PASS A MEASURE AND THAT
IF A MEASURE IS PROPOSING TO
RAISE A VOTE THRESHOLD SHOULD
THE SAME PROPORTION OF VOTERS BE
IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK HER I VOTE. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE
TO THE FLOOR. CALL THE ROLL.
IT'S A 13. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED
AND REFERRED TO THE SENATE
FLOOR. SENATOR PORTANTINO NÓI.
JONES JONES. NO ASHBY, FBI,
BRADFORD. BRADFORD I CR TWO
HARTONO WAHAB. PERHAPS I WIENER
5 TO 2 BILL IS OUT FIVE TO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR
FINAL BILL. A ONE AT YOUR CURRY
ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE. PLEASE TELL US
ABOUT. A ONE ONCE UPON A TIME.
GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR AND
SENATORS RISE TO PRESENT ONE,
WHICH WILL GIVE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS A MORE REALISTIC
FINANCING OPTION TO INVEST IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FUNDING
INCREASE IN HOUSING AND TO
ADDRESS THE NUMEROUS LOCAL
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES
THE CITIES, COUNTIES AND SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ARE FACING EACH DAY.
IT'S A ONE IS EQUIPPED WITH
HISTORIC AND UNPRECEDENTED
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
MEASURES. ONE OF WHICH REQUIRES
THE LOCALS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
AND FINANCIAL AUDITS BE REVIEWED
BY THE BUREAU OF STATE AUDITS.
THIS FISCAL OVERSIGHT WAS ADDED
TO ADDRESS OPPONENTS CONCERNS
ABOUT ASSURING LOCAL TAXPAYERS
MONEY IS SPENT APPROPRIATELY AND
ON THE SPECIFIC EXPENDITURE PLAN
REQUIRED AS PART OF A SEE A ONE
INITIATIVES. THEY MAY DISAGREE
ON THE OVERALL INITIATIVE, BUT
THEY CANNOT ARGUE THAT ONE WOULD
NOT BE THE MOST ACCOUNTABLE
FISCAL TOOL AVAILABLE TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS WHO CHOOSE TO SEEK
THE APPROVAL OF THEIR VOTERS FOR
LOCAL INVESTMENTS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. ECONOMY. WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT TODAY IS
DOUG SUPER'S, THE DIRECTOR OF
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS, AND ABRAM DIAZ, A
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR NON PROFIT
HOUSING. THANK YOU, MR. AND
SENATORS. MY NAME IS DOUG SUPERS
AND I'M HERE TODAY. BUT ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IN
SUPPORT OF A SEE A ONE AT THE
OUTSET, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR HER LEADERSHIP
AND ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA.
THE ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD THAT
RESIDENTS LIVING IN DANGER ZONE,
WHETHER IT'S AN EARTHQUAKE FIRE
OR A FLOOD OR A WILDFIRE. THE
WAY WE ANSWER THE CALL IN
CALIFORNIA, STERILE WORLD CLASS
MUTUAL AID SYSTEM. THE THIS
SYSTEM DEPENDS ON HAVING A
ROBUST AND EFFECTIVE LOCAL FIRE
, EMS AND DISASTER RESPONSE
SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BUT
OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH TIGHT
BUDGETS AND DANGEROUS THREAT
LEVELS IN MANY JURISDICTIONS.
LOCAL VOTERS HAVE MADE THEIR
PRIORITIES KNOWN BY STEPPING UP
TO SUPPORT MEASURES THAT SECURE
LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING. YET
WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF MANY
MEASURES THAT HAVE FAILED TO
ACHIEVE THE TWO THIRDS VOTE
THRESHOLD. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2020
, A SPECIAL TAX TO SUPPORT
DISASTER AND FIRE SERVICES AND
SONOMA COUNTY FAILED WITH 64.8%
OF THE VOTE. THE PARCEL TAX TO
FUND FIRE AND E. M S SERVICES IN
THE HIGGINS FIRE DISTRICT IN
NEVADA COUNTY RECEIVED 58.3% OF
THE VOTE AND FAILED. THE FAILURE
OF THIS MEASURE ULTIMATELY
RESULTED IN THE DISTRICT, LAYING
OFF SIX FULL TIME POSITIONS,
KEEPING ONLY TWO OF THREE FIRE
STATIONS OPEN AT A TIME, AND AS
A RESULT, RESPONSE TIMES DOUBLED
. WE THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO
ASK THE VOTERS TO CONSIDER
WHETHER THE TWO THIRDS OR 55%
THRESHOLD PROPOSING ONE IS
APPROPRIATE. AND A SEE A ONE
DOES NOT RAISE OR APPROVE A
SINGLE TAX. ULTIMATELY WE
BELIEVE THAT THE BENEFITS OF
PUTTING THIS PROPOSAL BEFORE THE
VOTERS OUTWEIGH THE COSTS OF
ADDING ANOTHER MEASURE TO THE
ELECTION, AS DISCUSSED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. AND FOR
THOSE REASONS WE REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. PERFECT AHEAD.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ABRAM DIAZ
AND I SERVE AS A POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE PROUD TO
SUPPORT A C A ONE AND ARE
PARTICULARLY ENTHUSIASTIC TO
CHAMPION THE CAUSE AND NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONDS. THE
TOOLS CREATED BY THIS MEASURE
PERIOD OF HISTORIC
ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS TO
ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY DOLLAR
SPENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT MEASURES TO ADDRESS
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IN
FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE THIS
YEAR. COALITION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
ORGANIZATIONS URGE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR A SAY ONE AND HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE
MEASURE AS WELL. ALRIGHT, OTHERS
IN SUPPORT. TIME FOR ME TO MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. SARAH FLOCKS.
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR
MATT ROBINSON WAS SCHEIDER ANTI
SMELLS AND LYING ON BEHALF OF
CULTURING SAM TRANSIT SAN MATEO
COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT, THE SAN
MATEO CITY COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS, MONTEREY SALINAS
TRANSIT AND THE SOLANO COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. ALL IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS DON WILCOX WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE CARPENTERS
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS VERY
IMPORTANT BILL. DONNY DONNY?
YEAH. WHICH WHICH WHICH RAPPER
IS MARTHA STEWART'S BEST FRIEND
, SNOOP SNOOP. ALRIGHT SEE I
GAVE I GAVE YOU AN EASY ONE.
ALRIGHT? COME ON UP. KEEP GOING.
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, RAND MARTIN ON
BEHALF OF THE AIDS HEALTHCARE
FOUNDATION, AND IT'S HEALTHY
HOUSING FOUNDATION DIVISION AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. KEEP COMING. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS MATT
CREMINS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ABOUT A CONFERENCE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. TIFFANY MARK
, HAVE YOU HAVE THE CFT AND
SUPPORT? THANK YOU. SOMALI ASKED
ME CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT. AMY
HÌNH SHAIKH WITH WILDCAT
CONSULTING REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
NETWORK AND THEIR 3500 RESIDENTS
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. CONNIE DELGADO ON
BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT HOSPITAL
LEADERSHIP FORUM AND SUPPORT
GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
GREG HAYES OF BRAUNSTEIN ON
BEHALF OF HOUSING CALIFORNIA AND
THE HOUSING ACTION COALITION IN
SUPPORT. GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. DAVID AZEVEDO WITH
AARP, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
VENTURE VOTE, THE LEGAL
CALIFORNIA CITIES AND STRONG
SUPPORT MICHAEL PIMENTEL,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION,
REPRESENTING ARE MORE THAN 220.
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, ERICA
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES,
REPRESENTING ALL 58 COUNTIES,
AND STRONG SUPPORT. ALYSSA STILL
HIGH ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF
BELMONT, REDWOOD CITY AND SANTA
ROSA AND ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF RECREATIONAL PARK
DISTRICTS. THANK YOU. IS HE
STILL THERE? ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. KAREN
LAYING ON BEHALF OF THE MARIN
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ROSEANNA
CURVATURE ELLIOTT ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, ALSO IN
SUPPORT. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS,
JULIE SNYDER ON BEHALF OF THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATION OF
BARRIER GOVERNMENTS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SYLVIA
SALISH ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES
OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AND SANTA
MONICA IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
JORAN BRIANNA CARAFA HARD ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA. AMBIEN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, GRACIELA CASTILLO
KRINGS HERE ON BEHALF OF SILICON
VALLEY ACTION FUND AND ALL HOME
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. JENNIFER ADAMANT
THAT WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT. GOOD
EVENING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
MARCUS DETWEILER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. MISS SHARON SENATORS TERRY
BRENNAN ON BEHALF OF STU,
CALIFORNIA, AND BEFORE YOU ASK
ME ANY TRIVIA QUESTIONS, SENATOR
WEINER HAS OFFERED TO ANSWER ON
MY BATH. GOOD AFTERNOON ME AGAIN
GONNA SAY LIKE I SEE YOUR KRINGS
HERE ON BEHALF OF ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO
OPPOSITION. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION SO YOU
GUYS GIVE UP YOUR CHAIRS FOR THE
OPPOSITION? COME ON UP. GO
AHEAD. VANESSA CHAVEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS, WITH AN IMPOSING LESS
AMENDED POSITION. CR IS
REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT THAT
LIMITS THE ACQUISITION RELEASE
OF WONDERFUL SINGLE FAMILY HOME
PARCELS. THE AMENDMENT WILL
PRESERVE HOMES FOR FIRST TIME
HOMEBUYERS AND LIMITS INSTANCES
WHERE ONE FUNDING IS COMPETING
WITH HOME BUYERS FOR THE SAME
PARCELS. WE LOOK FORWARD WITH
WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
CO SPONSORS TO ADDRESS OUR
CONCERNS. THANK YOU. SCOTT
KAUFMAN, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR.
HOWARD DRIVERS TAXPAYERS
ASSOCIATION. A C ONE IS A DIRECT
ATTACK ON PROPOSITION 13. IT
AMENDS ARTICLE 13 A OF THE
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION THAT'S
PROP 13 IRREFUTABLE. FURTHER THE
TWO THIRDS VOTE REQUIREMENT IS
NOT A NEW IDEA. IT HAS BEEN IN
THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
SINCE 18 79 FOR MORE THAN A
CENTURY. LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS
HAVE BEEN PROTECTED AGAINST
SUCCESSIVE BONDED BY THE
REQUIREMENT OF LOCAL BONDS,
REPAID ONLY BY PROPERTY OWNERS
NEEDED TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE
ELECTORATE. THE LOGIC BEHIND IT
A TWO THIRDS VOTE REQUIREMENT
FOR SPECIAL TAXES IS THE SAME.
WHILE EVERYONE CAN VOTE ON
SPECIAL TAXES, THEY ARE OFTEN
PAID ONLY BY PROPERTY OWNERS
THROUGH PARCEL TAXES, BONDS,
ASSESSMENTS AND FEES. IN
CONCLUSION. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE
THAT IT HAS BEEN ARGUED THAT ONE
DOES NOT RAISE TAXES. IT JUST
PUTS THE QUESTION TO THE VOTERS.
BUT THIS LEGISLATURE WOULD NOT
PLACE A SEE A ONE ON THE BALLOT
IF IT DID NOT SUPPORT THE BILLS.
INTENTIONS IF THIS LEGISLATURE
VOTES TO PUT ONE ON THE BALLOT,
IT WANTS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO
RAISE TAXES. AND I ASK THAT YOU
VOTE. NO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OTHERS IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NO
ONE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
MODERATOR POLICE QUÊ UP ANYONE
ON THE PHONE LINE SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING OPPOSITION. YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE'LL
GO TO LINE 23. LAUREN DAY.
VALENCIA REPRESENTING THE
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. LINE 11.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JEAN HEARST CALLING IN TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE BOARDS OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTIES OF
SANTA BARBARA AND SANTA CLARA IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE
NINE. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS, TIM MADDEN,
REPRESENTING THE WASHINGTON
TOWNSHIP HEALTHCARE DISTRICT IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU, 26.
GOOD EVENING, DORA ROSE, BUT THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA IN VERY STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 27. AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBER IS JAMES, THOROUGH ACTOR
AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL
LABORER'S WE ARE STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU LINE 10. THANK YOU.
PRESTON YOUNG FROM THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HERE IN OPPOSITION, RIGHT? THANK
YOU LINE 19. FLORENCE GAIN WITH
THE CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. WINE, 12.
9 12 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. DO YOU
HAVE A SON MUTE? WE'LL MOVE ON
TO LINE 13. LINE 13. ARE YOU
ONLINE? LINE 29. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? MR CHAIR, OKAY. 20 MINOR ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FOR
WATER QUALITY ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE 28. THE
BIAS WALKING WITH THE CALIFORNIA
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTER.
OPPOSITION QUÊ. ALRIGHT, WE'VE
TAKEN OUR SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION
WILL COME BACK TO THE MY
COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE A MOTION
ANYONE HAVE? YES, MR SEYARTO. GO
AHEAD FOR A TAX EXPERTS. UM IT
WAS NOTED THAT THIS IS NEEDED
BECAUSE SEVERAL LOT OF COMMUNITY
CITIES ETCETERA NEED EXTRA MONEY
FOR FIRE SERVICES. EXTRA MONEY
FOR YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS
THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE IN
DIRE NEED OF, BUT I DO KNOW
SEVERAL CITIES DID SALES TAX
MEASURES THAT DID EXACTLY THAT,
AND THEY WERE 50% PLUS ONE. SO
HOW DID THOSE GET PAST? IS THAT
MECHANISM STILL THERE OR DID WE
PASS SOMETHING THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS TO GET RID OF THAT
THRESHOLD? TAXES ONLY REQUIRE,
UM, RIGHT. SIMPLE MAJORITY. SOME
CITIES SO CITIES CAN DO A
GENERAL TAX WITH A WITH A SIMPLE
MAJORITY STILL SO THIS IS MORE
SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS PROPERTY
TAXES, SPECIAL TAX AND OTHER
SPECIAL TAXES. OKAY AND SO
CITIES HAVE BEEN DOING THAT.
THAT. THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING
THEIR GENERAL TAXES TO ADDRESS
THE ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE. AND
HOPEFULLY THEIR CITIZENS ARE
HOLDING THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE,
BECAUSE WHEN THEY SAY WE'RE
GOING TO DO THIS, AND THIS WITH
THAT MONEY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WITH THAT MONEY. AND I THINK TO
THE OTHER POINT THAT THERE'S ALL
OF THESE NEEDS OUT THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS WATER
QUALITY. ALL THAT STUFF THAT'S
OUT THERE THAT WE IF WE CAN'T IF
WE CAN'T MAKE A DENT IN THAT
STUFF WITH $300 BILLION A YEAR
THAT THIS THIS STATE MAKES THEN
I WOULD OFFER THAT WE'RE
PROBABLY SPENDING OUR MONEY A
LITTLE BIT FOOLISHLY. AND UH AND
SO THIS IS ANOTHER MEASURE THAT
I FEEL LIKE IS ONCE AGAIN TRYING
TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF THOSE
PROTECTIONS THAT PEOPLE PUT IN
PLACE FOR A REASON AND FOR THE
REASONS I STATED BEFORE I GOT TO
OPPOSE IT. SO THANK YOU. YOUR
SPONSOR WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND.
IS THAT OKAY? YEAH. ABSOLUTELY
YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE
HOVERING TO RESPOND. IF SOMEONE
WAS GONNA I DIDN'T KNOW IF
SOMEONE WAS GOING TO CALL ME. I
JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT YOU
KNOW, SPECIAL DISTRICTS DON'T
HAVE GENERAL TAX AUTHORITY. SO
WHEN THEY PUT FORWARD A TAX TO
THE PEOPLE THAT IS A SPECIAL
TEXT UNDER THE CURRENT LAW, SO I
JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT CONTEXT.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT, AND, UH MADAM
SPEAKER PRO TEM AS FAR AS THE
ISSUE RAISED BY THE REALTORS AND
THE WONDERFUL HOUSE THING COULD
YOU COMMENT UPON THAT? AND WHAT
WE HOW WE SEE THAT WORKING
ITSELF OUT GOING FORWARD?
ABSOLUTELY UM SO, MR CHAIRMAN,
AS I TOLD THE ELECTIONS CHAIR
YESTERDAY, ON THE RECORD, I
AGREE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SHOULD NOT USE A C ONE PROCEEDS
TO COMPETE WITH REGULAR
HOMEBUYERS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
WORKING WITH HIM TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT. I ALSO TOLD HIM THIS
IS THE REASON WHY WE ADDED
LANGUAGE TO ONE THAT ALLOWS
CLEANUP LEGISLATION. WE WON'T WE
WANT TO VERY MUCH, MAKE SURE WE
CAN REACH A COMPROMISE AND WE
WILL DO THAT IMMEDIATELY, AND WE
HAVE PLANS THAT WILL WORK ON
THIS ALL THROUGH THE FALL. BUT I
THINK WE CAN COME TO A GOOD A
SOLUTION. CAN I MAKE ONE OTHER
COMMENT WHILE WE'RE HERE? UM I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
REALIZE IS THAT THIS, UH, A CIA
HAS MORE ACCOUNTABILITY THAN
ANYTHING YOU'VE SEEN. AND I WANT
TO JUST GO THROUGH A FEW OF
THOSE, BECAUSE I MAYBE YOU'RE
NOT AWARE OF THEM. THE FUNDS ARE
USED ONLY FOR HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, NO
SALARIES OR OPERATING EXPENSES.
THE LOCAL INITIATIVE EXPENDITURE
PLAN MUST IDENTIFY SPECIFIC
PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS TO BE
FUNDED AND CERTIFY ALTERNATIVE
FUNDING SOURCES HAVE BEEN
EVALUATED. ANNUAL AND
INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE AND
FINANCIAL AUDITS UNTIL OUR
PROCEEDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED TO
ENSURE FUNDS ARE EXPENDED AS
INTENDED. AUDITS POSTED AND
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC REQUIRES
APPOINTMENT OF CITIZENS
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE
FUNDS ARE EXPENDED AS APPROVED
BY THE VOTERS. NO ENTITY OWNED
OR CONTROLLED BY A LOCAL
OFFICIAL VOTING TO PUT AN A C A
ONE INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT
WILL BE ALLOWED TO BID FOR WORK
BID FOR WORKING FUNDING BY THAT
INITIATIVE. THE STATE AUDITOR,
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE SHALL
REVIEW AND OVERSEE FINANCIAL AND
PERFORMANCE AUDITS REQUIRES
MEMBERS OF A CITIZEN OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL
TRAINING ABOUT BONDS AND FISCAL
OVERSIGHT. ALL PROCEEDS, OUR
PROCEEDS OF AN A C. A ONE
INITIATIVE SHALL BE COMMITTED
FOR THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN
THE EXPENDITURE PLAN BEFORE A
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN PROCEED
WITH ANOTHER INITIATIVE UNDER
ONE, ALL A C ONE. A INITIATIVE
FUNDING SHALL BE SPENT ON
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT SERVE
THE JURISDICTION WHERE THE
INITIATIVE IS PASSED. WE PUT IN
ALL THE GUARDRAILS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAD THIS COVER. WE
DOTTED OUR I'S CROSSED OUR TEAS
, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
REALTORS. I APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE
HAPPENING ALL DAY AND THE GOOD
FAITH THAT YOU'RE BOTH SHOWING
AND HAVE FAITH IN BOTH OF YOU TO
FIGURE THAT OUT WHEN WE COME
BACK, FIST BUMP I LIKE IT. I
LIKE IT. THAT'S YOUR CLOTHES.
THAT'S MY CLOTHES HAVE EMOTION
FROM SENATOR WAHAB WITH THAT
WILL CALL THE ROLL TO DO PASS TO
THE SENATE FLOOR. A C ONE. THE
MOTION IS BE ADOPTED, REFERRED
TO THE SENATE FLOOR CENTER
PORTANTINO. NÓI, JONES, JONES.
NO ASHBY ASHBY, I, BRADFORD.
BRADFORD I CR TO CR TURNO WAHAB
BY WIENER WIENER AYE. FIVE IS
OUT 5 TO 2 AND ASHBY. YOU GET
THE FINAL TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WHAT WAS
DWAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON'S FIRST
MOVIE FIRST MOVIE? WHAT IS THE
QUESTION? WAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON
, DWAYNE THE ROCK. JOHNSON'S
FIRST MOVIE WAS FOLKS HAVE
ALREADY YELLED IT OUT. SCORPION
KING WITH THAT CONCLUDES THE
SENATE CALENDAR FOR THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS.