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Secretary will call the roll.

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durazo. Gonzalez. Grayson.

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limon. Mcguire. Mcnerney.

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mengibar. Nilo. Ochoa. Bogh.

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padilla. Perez. Reyes.

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smallwood. Cuevas. Stern.

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wahab. Webber. Pearson. Wiener.

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a quorum is present with the

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members and our guests. Be on

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the rail and in the gallery.

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please rise. We will be led in

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prayer this morning by our

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guest, chaplain, reverend jason

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vince. After which, please

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remain standing for the pledge

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of allegiance to the flag

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chaplain. Let us pray. From the

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cowardice that dares not face

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new truth, from the laziness

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that is contented with half

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truth, from the arrogance that

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thinks it knows all truth. Good

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lord, deliver us. Grant us,

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dear god, in all our duties,

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your help in all our

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uncertainties, your guidance in

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all our dangers, your

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protection, and in all our

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sorrows your peace. Namaste.

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thanks be to god. Amen. Please

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join me in the pledge of

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allegiance to the flag. I

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pledge allegiance to the united

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states of america and to the

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republic for which it stands.

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one nation under god,

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indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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under

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privileges of the floor. We do

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have some guests to be

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introduced. Senator cervantes,

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you are recognized from the

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majority leader's desk. Thank

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you so much, mr. President.

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today I rise to recognize an

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extraordinary public agency in

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the 31st senate district as it

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celebrates a milestone of 70

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years. The community service

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district again marks its 70

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year anniversary. Community

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service district has done the

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hard work to provide essential

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services to our communities.

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since its formation in 1965,

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the service district has grown

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from a small local agency

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created to wastewater needs

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into california's premier

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public agency, serving more

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than 135 000 residents in our

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communities throughout eastvale

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and valley. Every single day,

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jc delivers the essential

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services that working families

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and small businesses depend on,

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from providing safe, reliable

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drinking water and wastewater

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services, operating

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streetlights, maintaining

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neighborhoods, parks jc helps

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improve the quality of life in

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the communities that I

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represent. None of this would

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be possible without jc s board

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of directors and the dedicated

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employees who work every day,

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often behind the scenes, to

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keep the services that our

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communities depend on. I am

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pleased to welcome today jc s

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director director mark nø, and

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members of jc executive

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management team who have joined

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us on the senate floor on

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behalf of the california state

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senate. It is my honor to

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congratulate the community

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service district on 70 years of

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outstanding public service

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members. If you can, please

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help me welcome and

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congratulate them. Thank you.

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members. Without objection,

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we'll now move to senate third

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reading to take up file item 35,

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scr 186 by senator greyson

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clerk will read. Secretary will

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read. Senate concurrent

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resolution 186 by senator

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greyson. Relative to thriving

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families. California foundation.

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senator greyson at the majority

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leader's desk. Thank you, mr.

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president. I am honored to

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present scr 186 recognizing

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thriving families, california

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foundation for their upcoming

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50th year anniversary. For five

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decades, community based

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organizations across california

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have played an essential role

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in being in helping families

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access affordable, reliable,

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and high quality child care and

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early learning services. This

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all began in 1976, when

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california took an important

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step toward expanding child

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care through community based

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solutions, and that recognize

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that every family has different

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needs. That vision helped

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establish alternative payment

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programs and a statewide

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network of organizations

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committed to parental choice,

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family stability, and the

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healthy development of children.

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as of today, that network

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reaches families in all 58

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counties and supports more than.

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are you ready? 260,000 children

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through california's

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alternative payment and

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calworks child care programs.

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these organizations do much

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more than just provide child

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care. They help parents remain

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in the workforce, pursue their

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education and training, and

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build a stronger future for

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their families. In turn, they

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contribute to the strength and

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economic vitality of

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communities across our state.

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the thriving families

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california foundation has been

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that effort through

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collaboration, advocacy,

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education, and leadership, the

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foundation has worked to

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strengthen california's child

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care system and ensure that

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public investments effectively

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reach children and families.

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its work reflects an important

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principle that child care is

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not simply service for families,

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it is essential infrastructure

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that supports parents, children,

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our workforce and our economy.

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and as we look forward to the

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foundation's 50th anniversary,

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we recognize five decades of

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partnership, innovation,

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leadership and service to

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california families, friends

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your attention today and the

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recognition of thriving

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families. California foundation.

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I respectfully ask for an aye

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vote. Seeing no further

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senators desiring to be

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recognized. Secretary, please

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call the roll. Alan alvarado,

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gill. Archuleta. Aye. Origin.

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blake. Spear. Aye. Cabaldon.

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jones. Aye. Laird. Limón.

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mcguire. Aye. Mcnerney. Aye.

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padilla. Aye. Perez. Reyes.

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absent members one more time.

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secretary. Please call the

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absent members. Alvarado. Gil.

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pearson. Call the absent

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age 36. Nø zero. The resolution

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thank you so much. Mr.

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introduce the incredible folks

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california foundation. I am

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pleased to have with us on the

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floor today, ceo deneen

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micheletti, government affairs

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adelia watson. We are grateful

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for all of our guests here

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today and for the strength,

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advocacy and community that

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they represent and give to our

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communities. Senators, please

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help me welcome them to the

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floor. Welcome to senator

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grayson's guests.

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continuing with senate third

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file item 45, sr 126 by senator

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rubio. Secretary, please read

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senate resolution 126 by

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senator rubio relative to

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childhood cancer awareness

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month. Senator rubio at the

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majority leader's desk. Thank

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you, mr. President. Ladies and

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gentlemen of the senate, I rise

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today with great pleasure to

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present sr 126, which

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designates the month of

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september 2026 as childhood

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cancer awareness month here in

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the beautiful state of

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california, according to the

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national cancer institute,

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childhood cancer is the leading

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cause of death by disease for

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children in the united states.

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every child deserves a chance

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to grow up and live a long,

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healthy life. Childhood cancer

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provides an unimaginable burden

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not just to the children

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inflicted, but all the families

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that love them, as well as many

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local hospitals cannot

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adequately, adequately treat

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children with cancer. Families

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are forced to relocate or

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travel long distance for life

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saving care. My guests here

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today, misha mehta and ryan

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coletti and sava savona. Shauna

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días know the struggle very

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well. Tragically, misha's lost

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her son, ryan's brother neve

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koltai pronounced. At only six

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years old to brain cancer. Sara

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also is a parent to a brain

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cancer angel neves mother and

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family have spent years

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building something out of that

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tragic loss. The neve colt

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foundation that continues to

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push for better research,

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better understanding funding

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and better outcomes for those

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children affected by cancer. It

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is critical that we continue

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raising awareness for this

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devastating illness and

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encourage further funding

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towards life saving research

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and treatments. I respectfully

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ask for your vote. Thank you.

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thank you, senator. Senator,

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you are recognized. Thank you,

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mr. President. I also rise

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today in support of sr 126,

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recognizing september as

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childhood cancer awareness

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month. And I want to thank the

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senator from baldwin park for

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introducing this important

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resolution, finding out that

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your child has been diagnosed

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with cancer has to be one of

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the most heartbreaking things a

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parent can go through. But it's

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important to acknowledge that

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children and their families are

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not alone in this fight. Across

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the state, we are fortunate to

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have some of the world's

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premier institutions that

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tirelessly work every single

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day to advance new cancer

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treatments, and ultimately, one

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day, a cure. I want to

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highlight the incredible work

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that health care workers at

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child and college awards in my

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district in the east bay have

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done to support patients,

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including at kaiser permanente

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oakland and at ucsf benioff

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children's hospital in oakland,

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and just want to thank these

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health care workers who give

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families hope during some of

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the darkest moments in their

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lives. I want to thank

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california's voters for funding

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the california institute for

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regenerative medicine through

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the passage of prop one, prop

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71, in 2004 and its renewal

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through prop 14 in 2020.

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medical advancements over the

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last couple of decades have

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significantly improved outcomes.

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yet we know that there's still

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more work to do, and this

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resolution highlights the

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importance of working together

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to find solutions that help

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children overcome this

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devastating disease. I

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respectfully ask for an aye

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vote. Senator choi, you are

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recognized. Good morning,

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president and members. I rise

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in support of scr 126,

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recognizing september as

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childhood cancer awareness

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month. About 10,000 to 12,000

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children are diagnosed with

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cancer each year in the united

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states, compared with the

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cancer in adults. Many

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diagnostic diagnostic cancers

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are more successfully.

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pediatric cancers are more

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successfully treated thanks to

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the work of dedicated oncology

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professionals, children's

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hospital of orange county in my

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district has been committed to

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treating childhood cancer for

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the past 23 years. There are so

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many other medical centers in

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my district, such as the city

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of hope or uci and kaiser. They

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are all dedicated for treating

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all forms of cancers. They

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continue to provide innovative

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and exceptional care to

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patients, and I join my

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colleague from baldwin park in

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supporting their efforts to

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spread awareness of childhood

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cancer and provide support to

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the families affected. I

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respectfully ask for your vote,

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senator grove. You are

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recognized. Thank you. I too

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rise in support of scr 126 and

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thank my colleague from baldwin

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park for introducing this. My

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husband worked. Some of you

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guys met last night, worked for

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a company for 20 years, and the

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owner of the company's daughter

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got cancer when she was just in

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her sixth grade year. And she

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loved family, friends,

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horseback riding. She liked to

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shop, travel. And I say all

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that just to say that cancer is

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not discriminatory. Like, it

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doesn't matter what color your

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skin is, how much money you

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have or don't have. And I can

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tell you that this family

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traveled all over the world in

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different countries to try to

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try things that were not

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authorized here in the united

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states to save lauren's life.

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and I think there's things that

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we could learn from other

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countries. And I think that

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there's things that we could

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adopt in other countries, from

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other countries that would help

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save children's lives, just

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like lauren and the ones that

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were represented today by my

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colleague from baldwin park.

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and I respectfully ask for an

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aye vote. Thank you. Senator,

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seeing no other senators to be

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recognized, senator rubio,

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would you like to close? Thank

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you, mr. President. And I know

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so many family members here on

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this floor, members who have

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either sons, wives. There's a

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lot that wasn't said here, but

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I know based on the personal

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stories that they've told me.

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but I also want to make sure

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that we recognize that there's

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a lot of research, a lot of

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funding for adult cancer, but

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still, we are falling short in

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recognizing that it's affecting

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children more and more often.

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and I want to pass this

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resolution also on behalf of

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andrew hirschman, who is my

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best friend's son, who passed a

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few years back, who was a high

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school student athlete.

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beautiful boy, always very

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healthy. And in one week he was

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gone. So I hope that we can all

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recognize here today that we

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have to do more for childhood

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cancer research and push for

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more funding. With that, I ask

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for a vote. Thank you, thank

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you. Secretary, please call

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roll. Alan alvarado, gill.

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archuleta. Aragon. Aye. Ashby.

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aye. Becker. Aye. Blake. Spear.

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aye. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero.

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aye. Cervantes. Aye. Choi. Aye.

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cortez. Aye. Tally, aye.

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durazzo. Aye. Gonzalez. Aye.

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grayson. Aye. Grove. Aye.

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hurtado. Aye. Jones. Aye. Laird.

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aye. Limón. Mcguire. Aye.

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mcnerney. Aye. Mengibar. Aye.

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nilo. Aye. Ochoa. Borg. Aye.

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padilla. Aye. Perez. Aye. Reyes.

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richardson. Aye. Rubio. Acierto.

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aye. Smallwood. Cuevas. Aye.

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stern. Aye. Strickland. Aye

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umberg. Aye. Valladares. Aye

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wahab aye. Webber. Pierson.

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wiener. Aye. Absent members.

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allen. Aye. Alvarado. Gil.

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limon. Reyes. Weber. Pierson.

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ayes 36 no zero. The resolution

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passes. Members. We are moving

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back to privileges of the floor

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for introduction of guests.

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senator rubio, you are

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recognized that the majority

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leader's desk for the

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introduction of your guests.

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thank you, mr. President. Today

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I do have the honor of

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introducing three warriors I

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have here, mr. Mayor ray and

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coltea sava. Shannon rogers, a

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three incredible individuals

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who have been fighting in the

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memory of their children who

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they've lost to, to cancer. And

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I want to just make sure that

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we acknowledge them and

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recognize them here on the

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floor. Thank you.

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messages from

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the governor will be deemed

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read. Messages from the

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assembly will be deemed read.

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reports of committees will be

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deemed read and amendments

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adopted under motions,

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resolutions and notices. This

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is a time for members to remove

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items from the consent calendar.

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senator durazzo, you are

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recognized. Thank you, mr.

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president. I rise for the

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purpose of moving a b 2188 to

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the inactive file. The desk

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will note senator blake spear,

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you are recognized. Thank you,

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mr. President and colleagues, I

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rise to request file item

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number 321 is pulled from the

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consent calendar for the

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purposes of author amendments.

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thank you. Desk will note.

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senator rubio, you are

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recognized. Thank you, mr.

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president. At the request of

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the author, please remove file

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item 319, bill a b 2536 by

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assembly member rubio and file

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item 323ab2644 by assembly

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member rubio from the consent

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calendar. The desk will note.

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senator laird, you are

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recognized. Thank you, mr.

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president. At the request of

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the author, please move the

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following budget bills to the

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inactive file items 82 through

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85. Assembly bills one, ten,

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one, 22, one, 25 and 177. And

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and I have additional, which is

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to file items 126 through 138

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to move as budget bills to the

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inactive file, and that's a b

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111135163164165166168, 169,

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17171, 172, 174 and 180. Thank

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you so very much, senator laird,

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for that small little list of

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requests. The desk will note.

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senator ashby, you are

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recognized from senator reyes

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desk. Thank you, presiding

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officer. I would like to move

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file item number 314ab2429, as

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well as file item number 291,

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which is a b 1811, both from

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consent for the purpose of

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amendments at the request of

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the authors. Thank you senator.

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the desk will note. Senator

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becker, you are recognized.

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thank you, mr. President.

565
00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:13,351
please remove ab 2787, file

566
00:24:13,418 --> 00:24:15,487
number 328 from the consent

567
00:24:15,554 --> 00:24:16,922
calendar for purposes of

568
00:24:16,988 --> 00:24:21,259
amendment. And please remove ab

569
00:24:21,326 --> 00:24:23,528
1696 file item number 287 from

570
00:24:23,595 --> 00:24:24,529
the consent calendar. For

571
00:24:24,596 --> 00:24:25,931
purposes of amendment, the desk

572
00:24:25,997 --> 00:24:27,766
will note. Thank you, senator.

573
00:24:27,833 --> 00:24:28,834
senator perez, you are

574
00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:30,335
recognized. Thank you, mr.

575
00:24:30,402 --> 00:24:31,703
president. At the request of

576
00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:33,238
the author, please move file

577
00:24:33,305 --> 00:24:37,475
item 290ab2467 from the consent

578
00:24:37,542 --> 00:24:39,311
calendar to the inactive file.

579
00:24:39,377 --> 00:24:41,112
thank you. Senator. Senator s¼,

580
00:24:41,179 --> 00:24:42,547
you are recognized. Thank you,

581
00:24:42,614 --> 00:24:44,349
mr. President. At the request

582
00:24:44,416 --> 00:24:45,917
of the authors, I would like to

583
00:24:45,984 --> 00:24:50,222
remove ab 2118 and ab 2744 from

584
00:24:50,288 --> 00:24:52,324
the consent calendar for

585
00:24:52,390 --> 00:24:53,792
purposes of amending. The desk

586
00:24:53,859 --> 00:24:55,894
will note. Senator, you're

587
00:24:55,961 --> 00:24:56,928
recognized. Thank you, mr.

588
00:24:56,995 --> 00:24:57,762
president. I rise to request

589
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that file item 318 ab 2502 be

590
00:25:00,932 --> 00:25:02,334
removed from the consent

591
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:03,401
calendar for the purpose of

592
00:25:03,468 --> 00:25:04,836
authors amendments. Thank you.

593
00:25:04,903 --> 00:25:07,339
senator. Senator desk will note.

594
00:25:07,405 --> 00:25:08,840
senator valdez, you are

595
00:25:08,907 --> 00:25:10,275
recognized. Thank you, mr.

596
00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:11,476
president. At the request of

597
00:25:11,543 --> 00:25:12,777
the author, please remove file

598
00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:16,014
item 320 ab 2542 from the

599
00:25:16,081 --> 00:25:17,549
consent calendar. Thank you for

600
00:25:17,616 --> 00:25:19,217
your patience and desk will

601
00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:28,493
note. Members, we are moving

602
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,061
back to privileges of the floor.

603
00:25:30,128 --> 00:25:31,496
without objection, we do have

604
00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:34,032
another introduction of guest.

605
00:25:34,099 --> 00:25:36,568
senator cortez, you are

606
00:25:36,635 --> 00:25:37,569
recognized from the majority

607
00:25:37,636 --> 00:25:40,138
leader's desk. Thank you, mr.

608
00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:41,873
president and colleagues, I

609
00:25:41,940 --> 00:25:43,041
rise today to welcome

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00:25:43,108 --> 00:25:44,109
representatives of the jain

611
00:25:44,175 --> 00:25:45,176
center of northern california

612
00:25:45,243 --> 00:25:47,679
and the federation of jain

613
00:25:47,746 --> 00:25:49,114
associations in north america.

614
00:25:49,180 --> 00:25:50,916
that association is known as

615
00:25:50,982 --> 00:25:54,586
jaina, based in milpitas in

616
00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:58,089
santa clara county. The jain

617
00:25:58,156 --> 00:25:58,890
center serves families

618
00:25:58,957 --> 00:25:59,658
throughout the bay area,

619
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including communities in senate

620
00:26:01,059 --> 00:26:02,794
district 15, and is a founding

621
00:26:02,861 --> 00:26:04,562
member of jaina, which

622
00:26:04,629 --> 00:26:05,630
represents jain centers across

623
00:26:05,697 --> 00:26:07,832
the united states and canada.

624
00:26:07,899 --> 00:26:10,035
their visit recognizes the

625
00:26:10,101 --> 00:26:11,469
international day of

626
00:26:11,536 --> 00:26:12,470
nonviolence and the jain

627
00:26:12,537 --> 00:26:15,040
principle of ahimsa. This

628
00:26:15,106 --> 00:26:16,875
commitment to nonviolence is

629
00:26:16,942 --> 00:26:18,643
reflected in jain teachings on

630
00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:20,078
compassion, ethical living,

631
00:26:20,145 --> 00:26:21,546
environmental stewardship,

632
00:26:21,613 --> 00:26:24,049
animal welfare, and respects

633
00:26:24,115 --> 00:26:27,252
and respect for all life.

634
00:26:27,319 --> 00:26:29,387
although the jains work very,

635
00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:31,156
very much on an individual and

636
00:26:31,222 --> 00:26:33,191
a congregational basis in terms

637
00:26:33,258 --> 00:26:36,294
of this concept of ahimsa and

638
00:26:36,361 --> 00:26:37,729
nonviolence, they have also

639
00:26:37,796 --> 00:26:39,898
been global leaders with a

640
00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:40,966
belief that there won't be

641
00:26:41,032 --> 00:26:42,834
peace in the world until

642
00:26:42,901 --> 00:26:45,236
there's peace among the world's

643
00:26:45,303 --> 00:26:47,238
religions. Members, please join

644
00:26:47,305 --> 00:26:48,840
me in welcoming representatives

645
00:26:48,907 --> 00:26:50,675
of the jain center of northern

646
00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:52,477
california and jaina to the

647
00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:54,612
california state senate. So

648
00:26:54,679 --> 00:26:57,148
here we have with us today prem

649
00:26:57,215 --> 00:27:00,418
jain, past president atul shah,

650
00:27:00,485 --> 00:27:02,587
president yogesh bapna, west

651
00:27:02,654 --> 00:27:04,723
regional vice president. Doctor

652
00:27:04,789 --> 00:27:06,891
jayesh shah, first vice

653
00:27:06,958 --> 00:27:08,860
president aj bhutoria, a

654
00:27:08,927 --> 00:27:11,096
community leader, and I should

655
00:27:11,162 --> 00:27:13,999
add, not just locally, but

656
00:27:14,065 --> 00:27:15,400
statewide and nationally as

657
00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:18,136
well. And baron shah, treasurer

658
00:27:18,203 --> 00:27:19,738
of the organization. In

659
00:27:19,804 --> 00:27:21,506
addition, I understand there

660
00:27:21,573 --> 00:27:23,308
are more than two dozen

661
00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:24,409
additional members in the

662
00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:27,278
gallery today. Please join me

663
00:27:27,345 --> 00:27:28,546
as they have now come over from

664
00:27:28,613 --> 00:27:29,748
the california state assembly.

665
00:27:29,814 --> 00:27:31,349
as you can see from the

666
00:27:31,416 --> 00:27:33,351
proclamation, please join me in

667
00:27:33,418 --> 00:27:34,519
giving them a big welcome.

668
00:27:34,586 --> 00:27:37,288
thank you. Welcome to the state

669
00:27:37,355 --> 00:27:55,340
senate. Up in the gallery.

670
00:28:05,450 --> 00:28:05,483
if

671
00:28:05,550 --> 00:28:07,318
other senators would like to

672
00:28:07,385 --> 00:28:09,721
join here in just one moment.

673
00:28:09,788 --> 00:28:10,922
yes. Other senators, if you'd

674
00:28:10,989 --> 00:28:29,407
like to join in a group photo.

675
00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:22,760
and members, we also have a

676
00:29:22,827 --> 00:29:24,496
very special special guest with

677
00:29:24,562 --> 00:29:27,832
us today on the floor, we have

678
00:29:27,899 --> 00:29:30,401
senator rosa's son, michael,

679
00:29:30,468 --> 00:29:31,436
accompanying her today at her

680
00:29:31,503 --> 00:29:33,304
desk. Let's welcome him to the

681
00:29:33,371 --> 00:29:41,546
california state senate.

682
00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:42,547
members. Without objection, we

683
00:29:42,614 --> 00:29:43,915
are moving to the consideration

684
00:29:43,982 --> 00:29:46,284
of the daily file secretary for

685
00:29:46,351 --> 00:29:47,719
second reading of the file.

686
00:29:47,785 --> 00:29:48,820
secretary, please read senate

687
00:29:48,887 --> 00:29:52,757
bill 19032308 2010 2025 2107

688
00:29:52,824 --> 00:29:53,791
second reading file is deemed

689
00:29:53,858 --> 00:29:55,260
read governor's appointments.

690
00:29:55,326 --> 00:29:57,495
we do have several items item

691
00:29:57,562 --> 00:29:59,164
six, eight, nine, ten, 11, and

692
00:29:59,230 --> 00:30:01,032
23. Senator grove, you are

693
00:30:01,099 --> 00:30:03,601
recognized for item number six.

694
00:30:03,668 --> 00:30:05,003
thank you, mr. President.

695
00:30:05,069 --> 00:30:06,104
colleagues, like the president

696
00:30:06,171 --> 00:30:07,505
said, we have six items. I'll

697
00:30:07,572 --> 00:30:08,673
try to get through them very

698
00:30:08,740 --> 00:30:10,074
quickly. The first item we

699
00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:11,509
should all be interested in,

700
00:30:11,576 --> 00:30:12,977
it's a confirmation of daniel,

701
00:30:13,044 --> 00:30:15,446
aka danny curtin, for the

702
00:30:15,513 --> 00:30:16,447
reappointment to the california

703
00:30:16,514 --> 00:30:17,549
water commission, where he

704
00:30:17,615 --> 00:30:19,717
served since 2010. He's the

705
00:30:19,784 --> 00:30:20,852
director of the california

706
00:30:20,919 --> 00:30:21,920
conference of carpenters and

707
00:30:21,986 --> 00:30:23,755
also a consultant for the

708
00:30:23,821 --> 00:30:24,689
united brotherhood of

709
00:30:24,756 --> 00:30:26,624
carpenters and joiners of

710
00:30:26,691 --> 00:30:27,759
america. He was approved by the

711
00:30:27,825 --> 00:30:29,627
rules committee on a five zero

712
00:30:29,694 --> 00:30:31,262
vote on june 17th, and I

713
00:30:31,329 --> 00:30:32,463
respectfully ask for an aye

714
00:30:32,530 --> 00:30:35,567
vote, seeing no members to be

715
00:30:35,633 --> 00:30:36,935
recognized. Secretary, please

716
00:30:37,001 --> 00:30:39,204
call. Roll. Allen. Aye.

717
00:30:39,270 --> 00:30:41,072
alvarado. Gil. Archuleta.

718
00:30:41,139 --> 00:30:45,243
aragon. Ashby. Aye. Becker. Aye.

719
00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:47,812
blake. Spear. Aye. Cabaldon.

720
00:30:47,879 --> 00:30:50,315
caballero. Aye. Cervantes. Aye.

721
00:30:50,381 --> 00:30:56,087
choi. Aye. Cortez. I aye durazo.

722
00:30:56,154 --> 00:30:58,556
aye. Gonzalez. Aye. Grayson.

723
00:30:58,623 --> 00:31:01,893
aye. Grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye.

724
00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:06,531
jones. Aye. Laird. Aye. Limón.

725
00:31:06,598 --> 00:31:08,433
mcguire. Aye. Mcnerney. Aye.

726
00:31:08,499 --> 00:31:11,569
mengibar. Aye. Nilo. Aye. Ochoa.

727
00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:14,806
b¢o. Aye. Padilla. Aye. Perez.

728
00:31:14,872 --> 00:31:18,042
aye. Reyes. Richardson. Aye.

729
00:31:18,109 --> 00:31:21,312
rubio. Acierto. Aye. Smallwood.

730
00:31:21,379 --> 00:31:24,582
cuevas. Aye. Stern. Aye.

731
00:31:24,649 --> 00:31:27,118
strickland. I umberg aye.

732
00:31:27,185 --> 00:31:29,153
valladares. Aye wahhab aye.

733
00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:33,157
webber. Pearson wiener. Aye.

734
00:31:33,224 --> 00:31:34,592
second secretary. Please call

735
00:31:34,659 --> 00:31:38,296
absent members. Alvarado. Gil

736
00:31:38,363 --> 00:31:42,166
cabaldon. Aye. Limón. Reyes.

737
00:31:42,233 --> 00:31:46,471
webber. Pearson. Ayes 36 noes

738
00:31:46,537 --> 00:31:47,972
zero. The appointment is

739
00:31:48,039 --> 00:31:49,374
confirmed. Moving to item eight.

740
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,441
senator grove, you are

741
00:31:50,508 --> 00:31:51,542
recognized. Thank you, mr.

742
00:31:51,609 --> 00:31:52,377
president. Colleagues, file

743
00:31:52,443 --> 00:31:53,678
item eight is a confirmation of

744
00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:55,046
carolyn thomas jacobs as the

745
00:31:55,113 --> 00:31:56,247
director of california

746
00:31:56,314 --> 00:31:58,383
governor's office of emergency

747
00:31:58,449 --> 00:31:59,784
services. Before this

748
00:31:59,851 --> 00:32:00,785
leadership role, she was

749
00:32:00,852 --> 00:32:01,853
serving as the director of

750
00:32:01,919 --> 00:32:03,354
california's office of energy,

751
00:32:03,421 --> 00:32:05,256
infrastructure and safety.

752
00:32:05,323 --> 00:32:06,591
prior to that, she was the

753
00:32:06,658 --> 00:32:07,592
director of wildlife safety

754
00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:08,593
division in the public

755
00:32:08,660 --> 00:32:09,594
utilities commission, and she

756
00:32:09,661 --> 00:32:12,163
also previously served as a cal

757
00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:14,198
oes chief in response to the

758
00:32:14,265 --> 00:32:16,734
state threat assessment center,

759
00:32:16,801 --> 00:32:17,869
and she was approved by the

760
00:32:17,935 --> 00:32:21,873
rules committee on june 24th an

761
00:32:21,939 --> 00:32:22,473
unanimous vote. Respectfully

762
00:32:22,540 --> 00:32:24,809
ask for an aye vote. Seeing no

763
00:32:24,876 --> 00:32:26,177
further discussion, secretary,

764
00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:29,013
please call the roll. Allen.

765
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,250
aye. Alvarado. Gill. Archuleta.

766
00:32:32,317 --> 00:32:35,186
aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker. Aye.

767
00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:36,921
blake. Spear. Aye. Cabaldon.

768
00:32:36,988 --> 00:32:39,424
aye. Caballero. Aye. Cervantes.

769
00:32:39,490 --> 00:32:43,328
aye. Choi. Ortez. Aye. Daly.

770
00:32:43,394 --> 00:32:46,964
aye. Durazo. Aye. Gonzalez. Aye.

771
00:32:47,031 --> 00:32:49,567
grayson. Aye. Grove. Aye.

772
00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:54,639
hurtado. Aye. Jones. Laird. Aye.

773
00:32:54,706 --> 00:32:57,742
limón. Mcguire. Aye. Mcnerney.

774
00:32:57,809 --> 00:33:01,779
aye. Mengibar. Aye. Nilo. Aye.

775
00:33:01,846 --> 00:33:04,982
ochoa. Bog. Aye. Padilla. Aye.

776
00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:08,619
perez. Aye. Reyes. Richardson.

777
00:33:08,686 --> 00:33:13,191
aye. Rubio. Aye cierto a cuevas.

778
00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:16,527
aye stern. Aye. Strickland. Aye

779
00:33:16,594 --> 00:33:19,097
umberg. Aye. Valladares. Aye

780
00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:21,466
wahhab aye. Webber. Pearson

781
00:33:21,532 --> 00:33:25,470
wiener a secretary. Please call

782
00:33:25,536 --> 00:33:27,638
absent members. Alvarado. Gill.

783
00:33:27,705 --> 00:33:34,178
choi. Jones. Aye limón reyes.

784
00:33:34,245 --> 00:33:36,247
webber. Pearson. Ayes 35 no

785
00:33:36,314 --> 00:33:37,382
zero. The appointment is

786
00:33:37,448 --> 00:33:38,916
confirmed. Moving to item

787
00:33:38,983 --> 00:33:40,651
number nine. Senator grove, you

788
00:33:40,718 --> 00:33:42,420
are recognized. Thank you, mr.

789
00:33:42,487 --> 00:33:43,287
president. Colleagues, file

790
00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:44,856
item nine is a confirmation of

791
00:33:44,922 --> 00:33:45,857
jay bradshaw to the

792
00:33:45,923 --> 00:33:47,158
reappointment of california

793
00:33:47,225 --> 00:33:48,393
transportation commission. He

794
00:33:48,459 --> 00:33:50,061
first joined the commission in

795
00:33:50,128 --> 00:33:52,196
2022 and is executive secretary

796
00:33:52,263 --> 00:33:53,297
treasurer for the north coast

797
00:33:53,364 --> 00:33:55,767
states regional council of

798
00:33:55,833 --> 00:33:56,534
carpenters. Carpenters are

799
00:33:56,601 --> 00:33:58,703
having a good day today. He was

800
00:33:58,770 --> 00:34:00,471
approved by the rules committee

801
00:34:00,538 --> 00:34:02,340
on june 24th on a unanimous

802
00:34:02,407 --> 00:34:03,474
vote, and I respectfully ask

803
00:34:03,541 --> 00:34:05,810
for your vote. Seeing no

804
00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:07,211
further discussion, secretary,

805
00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:09,480
please call the roll. Allen.

806
00:34:09,547 --> 00:34:11,215
alvarado. Gill. Archuleta.

807
00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:14,619
aragon. Ashby. Aye. Becker. Aye.

808
00:34:14,685 --> 00:34:16,587
blake. Spear. Aye. Cabaldon.

809
00:34:16,654 --> 00:34:19,190
aye. Caballero. Aye. Cervantes.

810
00:34:19,257 --> 00:34:22,059
aye. Choi. Aye. Ortez. Aye.

811
00:34:22,126 --> 00:34:25,329
daily I durazo. Aye. Gonzalez.

812
00:34:25,396 --> 00:34:28,166
aye. Grayson. Aye. Grove. I.

813
00:34:28,232 --> 00:34:31,769
hurtado. Aye. Jones. Aye. Laird.

814
00:34:31,836 --> 00:34:34,639
aye. Limón. Mcguire. Aye.

815
00:34:34,705 --> 00:34:36,808
mcnerney. Aye. Mengibar. Aye.

816
00:34:36,874 --> 00:34:40,111
nilo. Aye. Ochoa. Bog. Aye.

817
00:34:40,178 --> 00:34:44,015
padilla. Aye. Perez. Aye. Reyes.

818
00:34:44,081 --> 00:34:46,584
richardson. Aye. Rubio. Aye.

819
00:34:46,651 --> 00:34:48,686
cierto. Aye. Smallwood. Cuevas.

820
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:51,856
a stern aye. Strickland. Aye

821
00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:54,425
umberg. Aye. Valladares. Aye

822
00:34:54,492 --> 00:34:56,527
wahhab. Aye. Webber. Pearson.

823
00:34:56,594 --> 00:35:02,366
wiener aye. Ayes 36 noes zero.

824
00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:04,135
the appointment is confirmed.

825
00:35:04,202 --> 00:35:06,237
moving to item ten. Second

826
00:35:06,304 --> 00:35:07,772
senator grove, you are

827
00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:08,806
recognized. Thank you, mr.

828
00:35:08,873 --> 00:35:09,907
president. Colleagues, file

829
00:35:09,974 --> 00:35:11,309
item ten is a confirmation of

830
00:35:11,375 --> 00:35:14,212
caleb boyle's law for the

831
00:35:14,278 --> 00:35:15,213
reappointment of the central

832
00:35:15,279 --> 00:35:16,747
valley flood protection board,

833
00:35:16,814 --> 00:35:19,350
where she served since 2022.

834
00:35:19,417 --> 00:35:20,384
she's a former department of

835
00:35:20,451 --> 00:35:22,119
finance director, and she was a

836
00:35:22,186 --> 00:35:23,120
cabinet secretary for the

837
00:35:23,187 --> 00:35:25,089
office of governor brown. And

838
00:35:25,156 --> 00:35:27,158
she is also the former senate

839
00:35:27,225 --> 00:35:30,094
staff member. She served as a

840
00:35:30,161 --> 00:35:31,429
staff director for the senate

841
00:35:31,496 --> 00:35:32,396
budget and fiscal review

842
00:35:32,463 --> 00:35:33,598
committee, and she was approved

843
00:35:33,664 --> 00:35:35,566
by the rules committee on june

844
00:35:35,633 --> 00:35:38,669
24th on a five zero vote. I

845
00:35:38,736 --> 00:35:39,737
respectfully ask for an aye

846
00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:41,305
vote. Seeing no further

847
00:35:41,372 --> 00:35:42,640
discussion, secretary. Please

848
00:35:42,707 --> 00:35:44,909
call. Roll. Allen. Aye.

849
00:35:44,976 --> 00:35:46,644
alvarado. Archuleta. Aye.

850
00:35:46,711 --> 00:35:49,514
origin. Aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker.

851
00:35:49,580 --> 00:35:51,916
aye. Blakespear. Aye. Cabaldon.

852
00:35:51,983 --> 00:35:54,352
aye. Caballero. Aye. Cervantes.

853
00:35:54,418 --> 00:35:57,021
aye. Choi. Aye. Cortez. Aye.

854
00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:59,690
delhi. Aye. Durazo. Aye.

855
00:35:59,757 --> 00:36:02,059
gonzalez. Aye. Grayson. Aye.

856
00:36:02,126 --> 00:36:05,730
grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye. Jones.

857
00:36:05,796 --> 00:36:08,599
aye. Laird. Aye. Lehman.

858
00:36:08,666 --> 00:36:11,502
mcguire. Aye. Mcnerney. Aye.

859
00:36:11,569 --> 00:36:13,604
mengibar. Aye. Nilo. Aye. Ochoa.

860
00:36:13,671 --> 00:36:17,542
bogh. Aye. Padilla. Aye. Perez.

861
00:36:17,608 --> 00:36:20,144
aye. Reyes. Richardson. Aye.

862
00:36:20,211 --> 00:36:22,980
rubio. Aye. Segato. Aye.

863
00:36:23,047 --> 00:36:25,917
smallwood. Cuevas. Aye. Stern.

864
00:36:25,983 --> 00:36:28,452
aye. Strickland. Aye. Umberg.

865
00:36:28,519 --> 00:36:31,389
aye. Valladares. Aye. Wahhab.

866
00:36:31,455 --> 00:36:35,960
aye. Webber. Pearson. Wiener.

867
00:36:36,027 --> 00:36:38,529
aye. Ayes 36 nó zero. The

868
00:36:38,596 --> 00:36:40,031
appointment is confirmed.

869
00:36:40,097 --> 00:36:42,833
moving to item 11. Senator

870
00:36:42,900 --> 00:36:44,802
grove you are recognized. Thank

871
00:36:44,869 --> 00:36:45,903
you, mr. President. Colleagues

872
00:36:45,970 --> 00:36:47,271
we just have two more file.

873
00:36:47,338 --> 00:36:48,639
item 11 is a confirmation of

874
00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:49,974
monique moyer for reappointment

875
00:36:50,041 --> 00:36:51,342
to the board of directors of

876
00:36:51,409 --> 00:36:53,277
san francisco bay area water

877
00:36:53,344 --> 00:36:54,979
emergency transportation

878
00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:57,214
authority. She was. She served

879
00:36:57,281 --> 00:36:59,784
the. There since 2020 and is

880
00:36:59,850 --> 00:37:00,351
currently the board's vice

881
00:37:00,418 --> 00:37:02,219
chair. She also is an executive

882
00:37:02,286 --> 00:37:04,088
coach and partner with c2

883
00:37:04,155 --> 00:37:05,423
communications. She was

884
00:37:05,489 --> 00:37:06,924
approved by the rules committee

885
00:37:06,991 --> 00:37:09,226
on june 24th on a five zero

886
00:37:09,293 --> 00:37:10,261
vote. Respectfully ask for an

887
00:37:10,328 --> 00:37:12,063
aye vote. Seeing no further

888
00:37:12,129 --> 00:37:12,830
discussion, secretary. Please

889
00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:15,199
call. Roll. Allen. Aye.

890
00:37:15,266 --> 00:37:17,335
alvarado. Gill. Archuleta. Aye.

891
00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:20,638
origin. I ashby. Aye. Becker.

892
00:37:20,705 --> 00:37:22,406
aye. Blake. Spear. Aye.

893
00:37:22,473 --> 00:37:24,542
cabaldon. Aye. Caballero. Aye.

894
00:37:24,609 --> 00:37:28,913
cervantes. Choi. Aye. Cortez. I

895
00:37:28,980 --> 00:37:31,315
daily. Aye. Durazo. Aye.

896
00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:33,818
gonzalez. Aye. Grayson. Aye.

897
00:37:33,884 --> 00:37:36,721
grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye. Jones.

898
00:37:36,787 --> 00:37:40,691
aye. Laird. Aye. Limón. Mcguire.

899
00:37:40,758 --> 00:37:43,861
aye. Mcnerney. Aye. Mengibar.

900
00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:46,163
aye. Neelo. Aye. Ochoa. Aye.

901
00:37:46,230 --> 00:37:49,700
padilla. Aye. Perez. Aye. Reyes.

902
00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:52,536
richardson. Aye. Rubio. Aye

903
00:37:52,603 --> 00:37:54,772
cierto aye. Smallwood. Cuevas.

904
00:37:54,839 --> 00:37:57,975
aye stern. Aye. Strickland. Aye

905
00:37:58,042 --> 00:38:01,178
umber. Aye valladares. Aye

906
00:38:01,245 --> 00:38:03,414
wahab aye. Webber. Pearson

907
00:38:03,481 --> 00:38:07,385
wiener aye. Cervantes. Aye.

908
00:38:07,451 --> 00:38:08,853
ayes 36 nó zero. The

909
00:38:08,919 --> 00:38:09,520
appointment is confirmed.

910
00:38:09,587 --> 00:38:11,222
moving to item 23. Senator

911
00:38:11,288 --> 00:38:13,224
grove you are recognized. Thank

912
00:38:13,290 --> 00:38:15,693
you, mr. President. File item

913
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,162
23 is andrea evans for

914
00:38:18,229 --> 00:38:19,263
appointment to the california

915
00:38:19,330 --> 00:38:20,698
state university board of

916
00:38:20,765 --> 00:38:22,500
trustees. Miss evans is an

917
00:38:22,566 --> 00:38:23,567
attorney and independent

918
00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:24,835
consultant focusing on housing

919
00:38:24,902 --> 00:38:26,804
and homelessness. She most

920
00:38:26,871 --> 00:38:27,872
recently was the director of

921
00:38:27,938 --> 00:38:29,674
san francisco based tipping

922
00:38:29,740 --> 00:38:31,108
point community chronic

923
00:38:31,175 --> 00:38:32,710
homeless initiative, and she

924
00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:34,278
was approved by the rules

925
00:38:34,345 --> 00:38:35,346
committee on june 20th or,

926
00:38:35,413 --> 00:38:37,314
excuse me, july 1st on a five

927
00:38:37,381 --> 00:38:38,616
zero vote. Respectfully ask for

928
00:38:38,683 --> 00:38:40,117
an aye vote. Thank you. Senator.

929
00:38:40,184 --> 00:38:42,253
seeing no further discussion.

930
00:38:42,319 --> 00:38:44,055
secretary, please call the roll.

931
00:38:44,121 --> 00:38:46,891
allen. Aye. Alvarado. Gill.

932
00:38:46,957 --> 00:38:50,227
archuleta. Aragon. Aye. Ashby.

933
00:38:50,294 --> 00:38:52,730
aye. Becker. Aye. Blakespear.

934
00:38:52,797 --> 00:38:55,266
aye. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero.

935
00:38:55,332 --> 00:38:58,069
aye. Cervantes. Aye. Choi. Aye.

936
00:38:58,135 --> 00:39:04,909
cortez. Daily. Aye. Durazo. Aye.

937
00:39:04,975 --> 00:39:08,179
gonzalez. Aye. Grayson. Aye.

938
00:39:08,245 --> 00:39:13,217
grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye. Jones.

939
00:39:13,284 --> 00:39:17,254
aye. Laird. Aye. Limon. Mcguire.

940
00:39:17,321 --> 00:39:21,125
aye. Mcnerney. Aye. Mengibar.

941
00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:25,429
nilo. Aye aye. Padilla. Aye.

942
00:39:25,496 --> 00:39:30,134
perez. Aye. Reyes. Richardson.

943
00:39:30,201 --> 00:39:34,038
rubio. Aye cierto a smallwood.

944
00:39:34,105 --> 00:39:37,041
cuevas. Aye stern a strickland.

945
00:39:37,108 --> 00:39:40,978
aye umberg. Aye valladares.

946
00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:43,814
wahab aye. Webber. Pearson

947
00:39:43,881 --> 00:39:47,118
wiener secretary. Please call

948
00:39:47,184 --> 00:39:48,919
absent members. Alvarado. Gil

949
00:39:48,986 --> 00:39:54,658
cortez aye. Limon. Mengibar aye.

950
00:39:54,725 --> 00:39:57,828
reyes. Richardson. Aye.

951
00:39:57,895 --> 00:40:00,431
valladares. Aye. Webber.

952
00:40:00,498 --> 00:40:03,734
pearson. Ayes 36, nó zero. The

953
00:40:03,801 --> 00:40:07,605
appointment is confirmed.

954
00:40:07,671 --> 00:40:08,739
members. We do have another

955
00:40:08,806 --> 00:40:10,107
special guest with us in the

956
00:40:10,174 --> 00:40:12,576
back of the gallery. Senator

957
00:40:12,643 --> 00:40:14,044
rubio's niece, kristen

958
00:40:14,111 --> 00:40:15,513
rodriguez, recent graduate of

959
00:40:15,579 --> 00:40:16,347
long beach state. Let's welcome

960
00:40:16,413 --> 00:40:25,256
her to the california senate.

961
00:40:25,322 --> 00:40:26,323
without objection. Members, we

962
00:40:26,390 --> 00:40:28,159
are moving to unfinished

963
00:40:28,225 --> 00:40:33,564
business. Item 25 scr 89.

964
00:40:33,631 --> 00:40:36,000
senator smallwood cuevas, you

965
00:40:36,066 --> 00:40:38,636
are recognized from your þ

966
00:40:38,702 --> 00:40:40,037
secretary. Please read senate

967
00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:41,472
concurrent resolution 89 by

968
00:40:41,539 --> 00:40:42,573
senator smallwood cuevas.

969
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:43,607
relative to diversity, equity

970
00:40:43,674 --> 00:40:45,776
and inclusion, this is back on

971
00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:48,279
concurrence for amendments

972
00:40:48,345 --> 00:40:49,680
purposes. Senator cuevas,

973
00:40:49,747 --> 00:40:50,781
smallwood, cuevas, you're

974
00:40:50,848 --> 00:40:53,384
recognized. Thank you, mr.

975
00:40:53,450 --> 00:40:58,322
president. One more, one moment.

976
00:40:58,389 --> 00:41:00,891
okay. Thank you, mr. President.

977
00:41:00,958 --> 00:41:03,093
and good morning, colleagues.

978
00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,162
senate concurrent resolution 89

979
00:41:05,229 --> 00:41:07,331
is back on concurrence. The

980
00:41:07,398 --> 00:41:10,634
resolution reaffirms california

981
00:41:10,701 --> 00:41:12,002
legislature's commitment to

982
00:41:12,069 --> 00:41:15,306
diversity, equity and inclusion.

983
00:41:15,372 --> 00:41:17,875
dei is foundational to the

984
00:41:17,942 --> 00:41:20,344
justice and fairness of every

985
00:41:20,411 --> 00:41:21,712
californian. Amendments taken

986
00:41:21,779 --> 00:41:25,316
in the assembly added 60

987
00:41:25,382 --> 00:41:27,952
additional coauthors. That kind

988
00:41:28,018 --> 00:41:30,187
of support reflects how

989
00:41:30,254 --> 00:41:32,189
seriously this body takes. The

990
00:41:32,256 --> 00:41:34,358
moment we're in today, we

991
00:41:34,425 --> 00:41:35,826
continue to see president

992
00:41:35,893 --> 00:41:37,928
donald trump and his

993
00:41:37,995 --> 00:41:39,396
administration actively

994
00:41:39,463 --> 00:41:41,232
dismantling diversity, equity

995
00:41:41,298 --> 00:41:42,633
and inclusion efforts across

996
00:41:42,700 --> 00:41:45,903
this country, most recently

997
00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:48,439
with an attack. Senator

998
00:41:48,505 --> 00:41:50,174
valladares. For what purpose?

999
00:41:50,241 --> 00:41:51,375
mr. President, your

1000
00:41:51,442 --> 00:41:52,409
understanding that the

1001
00:41:52,476 --> 00:41:53,410
amendments are just referring

1002
00:41:53,477 --> 00:41:54,545
to the author, adding authors

1003
00:41:54,612 --> 00:41:57,381
to the bill? Correct. Point

1004
00:41:57,448 --> 00:41:59,717
well taken. Thank you, senator,

1005
00:41:59,783 --> 00:42:00,784
if you'll stick with just the

1006
00:42:00,851 --> 00:42:03,854
amendments. Will the amendments,

1007
00:42:03,921 --> 00:42:06,056
the the the points speak to the

1008
00:42:06,123 --> 00:42:07,491
fact that we had an

1009
00:42:07,558 --> 00:42:08,525
overwhelming number of

1010
00:42:08,592 --> 00:42:12,129
coauthors added. So so last

1011
00:42:12,196 --> 00:42:15,399
month, one of in the midst of

1012
00:42:15,466 --> 00:42:17,935
this this resolution moving

1013
00:42:18,002 --> 00:42:19,036
forward, we have seen

1014
00:42:19,103 --> 00:42:22,573
additional attacks on dei in

1015
00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:23,741
particularly against the

1016
00:42:23,807 --> 00:42:25,142
congressional black caucus as

1017
00:42:25,209 --> 00:42:26,176
representative senator, with

1018
00:42:26,243 --> 00:42:27,578
all with all due respect, it's

1019
00:42:27,645 --> 00:42:29,446
just on the amendments for

1020
00:42:29,513 --> 00:42:31,582
concurrence purposes. Okay.

1021
00:42:31,649 --> 00:42:34,184
well, I will I think the point

1022
00:42:34,251 --> 00:42:35,953
that we're making here is that

1023
00:42:36,020 --> 00:42:38,856
scr 89 has been overwhelmingly

1024
00:42:38,923 --> 00:42:40,925
supported by this legislature,

1025
00:42:40,991 --> 00:42:43,227
and that is a declaration that

1026
00:42:43,294 --> 00:42:44,595
california will not retreat,

1027
00:42:44,662 --> 00:42:45,963
that we will not be divided,

1028
00:42:46,030 --> 00:42:47,798
and we will not abandon our

1029
00:42:47,865 --> 00:42:49,333
values that make us the

1030
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:51,135
strongest, most diverse economy

1031
00:42:51,201 --> 00:42:52,970
in the nation. And with that, I

1032
00:42:53,037 --> 00:42:54,672
respectfully ask for your vote.

1033
00:42:54,738 --> 00:42:56,473
very good. Thank you. Senator,

1034
00:42:56,540 --> 00:42:57,541
seeing no mike's raised for

1035
00:42:57,608 --> 00:43:00,444
discussion or debate. Secretary,

1036
00:43:00,511 --> 00:43:02,947
please call roll. Allen. Aye.

1037
00:43:03,013 --> 00:43:06,150
alvarado. Gill. Archuleta. Aye

1038
00:43:06,216 --> 00:43:09,219
aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker. Aye.

1039
00:43:09,286 --> 00:43:11,188
blake. Spear. Aye. Cabaldon.

1040
00:43:11,255 --> 00:43:13,724
aye. Caballero. Aye. Cervantes.

1041
00:43:13,791 --> 00:43:19,163
aye. Choi. Cortez. Aye. Deli.

1042
00:43:19,229 --> 00:43:22,700
no. Durazzo. Aye. Gonzalez. Aye.

1043
00:43:22,766 --> 00:43:27,471
grayson. Aye. Grove. Hurtado.

1044
00:43:27,538 --> 00:43:30,240
aye. Jones. No. Laird. Aye.

1045
00:43:30,307 --> 00:43:34,645
lehman. Mcguire. Aye. Mcnerney.

1046
00:43:34,712 --> 00:43:37,881
aye. Mengibar. Aye. Nilo. No.

1047
00:43:37,948 --> 00:43:41,485
ochoa. Bog. No. Padilla. Aye.

1048
00:43:41,552 --> 00:43:46,156
perez. Aye. Reyes. Richardson.

1049
00:43:46,223 --> 00:43:49,727
aye. Rubio. Aye. Cierto.

1050
00:43:49,793 --> 00:43:52,563
smallwood. Cuevas. Aye. Stern.

1051
00:43:52,629 --> 00:43:55,432
aye. Strickland. No. Umberg.

1052
00:43:55,499 --> 00:43:58,702
aye. Valladares. No. Wahab. Aye.

1053
00:43:58,769 --> 00:44:04,108
webber. Pearson. Wiener aye.

1054
00:44:04,174 --> 00:44:10,581
limón. Aye. Secretary please

1055
00:44:10,647 --> 00:44:12,383
call absent members. Alvarado.

1056
00:44:12,449 --> 00:44:19,256
gil. Choi. No. Grove. Nó reyes

1057
00:44:19,323 --> 00:44:38,675
cierto. Weber. Pearson. Ayes 28

1058
00:44:38,742 --> 00:44:40,477
noes eight amendments are

1059
00:44:40,544 --> 00:44:42,246
concurred in moving to senate.

1060
00:44:42,312 --> 00:44:48,085
third reading item 37sr119.

1061
00:44:48,152 --> 00:44:49,853
senator caballero, you are

1062
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:53,857
recognized. Secretary, please

1063
00:44:53,924 --> 00:44:55,626
read senate resolution 119 by

1064
00:44:55,692 --> 00:44:57,428
senator caballero relative to

1065
00:44:57,494 --> 00:44:58,462
paleontology. Now, senator

1066
00:44:58,529 --> 00:44:59,596
caballero, you're recognized.

1067
00:44:59,663 --> 00:45:00,998
thank you, mr. President. I

1068
00:45:01,065 --> 00:45:04,268
rise today to present sr 119, a

1069
00:45:04,334 --> 00:45:06,070
resolution to commemorate the

1070
00:45:06,136 --> 00:45:08,072
unique paleontological heritage

1071
00:45:08,138 --> 00:45:09,673
of california and the

1072
00:45:09,740 --> 00:45:11,508
importance of science to the

1073
00:45:11,575 --> 00:45:12,543
understanding of our planet's

1074
00:45:12,609 --> 00:45:14,445
history and paleontology. Over

1075
00:45:14,511 --> 00:45:16,513
the course of its vast history,

1076
00:45:16,580 --> 00:45:17,915
california has experienced

1077
00:45:17,981 --> 00:45:19,450
everything from dry valleys in

1078
00:45:19,516 --> 00:45:21,185
what is now the san francisco

1079
00:45:21,251 --> 00:45:23,353
bay to inland seas filling the

1080
00:45:23,420 --> 00:45:25,589
central valley and beyond.

1081
00:45:25,656 --> 00:45:26,557
numerous plants and animals

1082
00:45:26,623 --> 00:45:28,092
that are now extinct once

1083
00:45:28,158 --> 00:45:29,893
roamed these ancient lands and

1084
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:31,829
seas, including mammoths, saber

1085
00:45:31,895 --> 00:45:34,832
toothed tigers and dinosaurs.

1086
00:45:34,898 --> 00:45:36,300
fossils are the physical

1087
00:45:36,366 --> 00:45:37,835
evidence of prehistoric life.

1088
00:45:37,901 --> 00:45:39,903
they can be found across

1089
00:45:39,970 --> 00:45:42,039
california, from san francisco,

1090
00:45:42,106 --> 00:45:43,540
monterey and los angeles to the

1091
00:45:43,607 --> 00:45:45,042
central valley, inland empire

1092
00:45:45,109 --> 00:45:46,743
and mount shasta region. We

1093
00:45:46,810 --> 00:45:49,246
know about california's ancient

1094
00:45:49,313 --> 00:45:51,014
life. Thanks to these fossils

1095
00:45:51,081 --> 00:45:53,584
and the science of paleontology,

1096
00:45:53,650 --> 00:45:54,985
which includes the study of

1097
00:45:55,052 --> 00:45:56,420
fossils and what they tell us

1098
00:45:56,487 --> 00:45:59,323
about the past ecology and

1099
00:45:59,389 --> 00:46:00,824
evolution. It incorporates

1100
00:46:00,891 --> 00:46:03,293
knowledge from biology, geology,

1101
00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:04,695
ecology, and many other

1102
00:46:04,761 --> 00:46:06,530
sciences. The science of

1103
00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:07,598
paleontology has played a

1104
00:46:07,664 --> 00:46:09,433
critical role in predicting

1105
00:46:09,500 --> 00:46:11,935
future climate change,

1106
00:46:12,002 --> 00:46:12,936
understanding the extent to

1107
00:46:13,003 --> 00:46:14,872
which humans have impacted

1108
00:46:14,938 --> 00:46:17,774
modern biodiversity, and

1109
00:46:17,841 --> 00:46:18,809
contextualizing modern

1110
00:46:18,876 --> 00:46:20,677
environmental challenges. It is

1111
00:46:20,744 --> 00:46:22,346
also important for engaging

1112
00:46:22,412 --> 00:46:24,181
students and the public as a

1113
00:46:24,248 --> 00:46:26,383
gateway to science, serving as

1114
00:46:26,450 --> 00:46:28,652
an incubator for an

1115
00:46:28,719 --> 00:46:30,320
interdisciplinary stem

1116
00:46:30,387 --> 00:46:32,222
workforce, this resolution

1117
00:46:32,289 --> 00:46:33,924
celebrates the science of

1118
00:46:33,991 --> 00:46:35,792
paleontology by describing

1119
00:46:35,859 --> 00:46:37,227
california's ancient life

1120
00:46:37,294 --> 00:46:39,396
across the state to include the

1121
00:46:39,463 --> 00:46:43,300
large mammals from the pliocene

1122
00:46:43,367 --> 00:46:45,402
era, the sharks and salmon from

1123
00:46:45,469 --> 00:46:47,604
the miocene, the reptiles from

1124
00:46:47,671 --> 00:46:49,773
the cretaceous, and the ancient

1125
00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:52,075
reefs from the cambrian.

1126
00:46:52,142 --> 00:46:53,710
cambrian. I hope you read the

1127
00:46:53,777 --> 00:46:54,912
resolution and enjoyed learning

1128
00:46:54,978 --> 00:46:56,246
about a few of the ancient

1129
00:46:56,313 --> 00:46:58,048
animals that once roamed the

1130
00:46:58,115 --> 00:46:59,483
lands around us. I want to

1131
00:46:59,550 --> 00:47:01,218
close by highlighting why I

1132
00:47:01,285 --> 00:47:03,820
authored this resolution beyond

1133
00:47:03,887 --> 00:47:05,289
my personal fascination with

1134
00:47:05,355 --> 00:47:07,090
the subject, and I have to tell

1135
00:47:07,157 --> 00:47:09,927
you that when the. The mammoth

1136
00:47:09,993 --> 00:47:12,162
was found in the central valley,

1137
00:47:12,229 --> 00:47:14,965
that was an exciting find, and

1138
00:47:15,032 --> 00:47:17,000
if you look over california,

1139
00:47:17,067 --> 00:47:19,670
you can visit all of the

1140
00:47:19,736 --> 00:47:21,705
museums and centers that have

1141
00:47:21,772 --> 00:47:23,974
been set up to really see what

1142
00:47:24,041 --> 00:47:26,143
used to live here in our in our

1143
00:47:26,210 --> 00:47:28,612
state, science currently is

1144
00:47:28,679 --> 00:47:31,915
under serious threat. The

1145
00:47:31,982 --> 00:47:33,317
federal administration has

1146
00:47:33,383 --> 00:47:35,252
canceled unprecedented billions

1147
00:47:35,319 --> 00:47:36,920
in science grants, including

1148
00:47:36,987 --> 00:47:37,988
grants from the national

1149
00:47:38,055 --> 00:47:39,423
institute of health, the

1150
00:47:39,489 --> 00:47:41,592
national science foundation,

1151
00:47:41,658 --> 00:47:43,427
and. This past may, the white

1152
00:47:43,493 --> 00:47:44,895
house office of management and

1153
00:47:44,962 --> 00:47:46,697
budget proposed new. New

1154
00:47:46,763 --> 00:47:48,432
changes to u.s. Federal grant

1155
00:47:48,498 --> 00:47:50,000
regulations that would

1156
00:47:50,067 --> 00:47:51,034
politicize the grant making

1157
00:47:51,101 --> 00:47:52,402
process, giving political

1158
00:47:52,469 --> 00:47:54,204
appointees appointees the

1159
00:47:54,271 --> 00:47:56,340
ability to veto merit based

1160
00:47:56,406 --> 00:47:58,208
grant awards and reduce funding

1161
00:47:58,275 --> 00:48:00,711
for early career scientists,

1162
00:48:00,777 --> 00:48:02,846
all of which benefit students

1163
00:48:02,913 --> 00:48:04,982
in our state and our university

1164
00:48:05,048 --> 00:48:07,517
system. Paleontology is one of

1165
00:48:07,584 --> 00:48:09,753
many important sciences that is

1166
00:48:09,820 --> 00:48:11,855
under serious threat. This

1167
00:48:11,922 --> 00:48:12,923
resolution is both a

1168
00:48:12,990 --> 00:48:15,459
celebration of california's

1169
00:48:15,525 --> 00:48:16,893
paleontological heritage and a

1170
00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:18,328
call to action to support

1171
00:48:18,395 --> 00:48:21,598
critical sciences exactly like

1172
00:48:21,665 --> 00:48:22,933
paleontology, and I urge your

1173
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:25,202
aye vote on sr 119. Thank you.

1174
00:48:25,269 --> 00:48:26,236
senator. Seeing no. Mike's

1175
00:48:26,303 --> 00:48:27,738
raised for discussion and

1176
00:48:27,804 --> 00:48:29,506
debate. Secretary, please call

1177
00:48:29,573 --> 00:48:32,542
roll. Alan. Alvarado. Gill.

1178
00:48:32,609 --> 00:48:36,747
archuleta. Aye aye. Ashby. Aye.

1179
00:48:36,813 --> 00:48:39,149
becker. Aye. Blake. Spear. Aye.

1180
00:48:39,216 --> 00:48:41,718
cabaldon. Aye. Caballero. Aye.

1181
00:48:41,785 --> 00:48:44,221
cervantes. Aye. Choi. Aye.

1182
00:48:44,288 --> 00:48:47,824
cortez. Aye. Daily. Aye. Durazo.

1183
00:48:47,891 --> 00:48:50,761
aye. Gonzalez. Aye. Grayson.

1184
00:48:50,827 --> 00:48:55,465
aye. Grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye.

1185
00:48:55,532 --> 00:49:00,637
jones. Aye. Laird. Aye. Limón.

1186
00:49:00,704 --> 00:49:04,207
maguire. Aye. Mcnerney. Aye.

1187
00:49:04,274 --> 00:49:06,877
mengibar. Aye. Neila. Aye.

1188
00:49:06,943 --> 00:49:09,980
ochoa. Borg. Aye. Padilla. Aye.

1189
00:49:10,047 --> 00:49:13,817
perez. Aye. Reyes. Richardson.

1190
00:49:13,884 --> 00:49:17,220
aye. Rubio. Aye cierto.

1191
00:49:17,287 --> 00:49:21,892
smallwood. Cuevas. Stern. Aye.

1192
00:49:21,958 --> 00:49:24,795
strickland. A umberg I

1193
00:49:24,861 --> 00:49:27,397
valladares. Aye wahab aye.

1194
00:49:27,464 --> 00:49:32,336
webber. Pierson. Wiener a

1195
00:49:32,402 --> 00:49:33,837
secretary. Please call absent

1196
00:49:33,904 --> 00:49:36,673
members. Allen aye. Alvarado.

1197
00:49:36,740 --> 00:49:42,746
gill. Limon. Aye. Reyes. Cor.

1198
00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:45,382
smallwood. Cuevas. Aye. Weber.

1199
00:49:45,449 --> 00:49:48,485
pierson. Ayes 36 no zero. The

1200
00:49:48,552 --> 00:49:50,721
resolution passes. Members. We

1201
00:49:50,787 --> 00:49:53,223
are moving to assembly. Third

1202
00:49:53,290 --> 00:49:57,227
reading directly to item 268.

1203
00:49:57,294 --> 00:50:04,968
item 268ab1923. A secretary,

1204
00:50:05,035 --> 00:50:07,771
please read assembly bill 1923

1205
00:50:07,838 --> 00:50:09,072
by assembly member soria and

1206
00:50:09,139 --> 00:50:10,440
link to elections and declaring

1207
00:50:10,507 --> 00:50:11,408
the arches thereof to take

1208
00:50:11,475 --> 00:50:13,110
effect immediately. Senator

1209
00:50:13,176 --> 00:50:14,177
caballero, you're recognized.

1210
00:50:14,244 --> 00:50:16,012
thank you, mr. President. Good

1211
00:50:16,079 --> 00:50:17,114
morning. Good morning members.

1212
00:50:17,180 --> 00:50:19,649
today I rise to present ab 1923

1213
00:50:19,716 --> 00:50:21,351
on behalf of assembly member

1214
00:50:21,418 --> 00:50:24,554
soria and myself, fresno county

1215
00:50:24,621 --> 00:50:26,723
counties, long standing local

1216
00:50:26,790 --> 00:50:28,225
transportation sales tax is

1217
00:50:28,291 --> 00:50:29,993
called measure c, which

1218
00:50:30,060 --> 00:50:31,762
currently raises millions of

1219
00:50:31,828 --> 00:50:33,230
dollars. For decades, these

1220
00:50:33,296 --> 00:50:34,698
locally generated dollars have

1221
00:50:34,765 --> 00:50:36,900
repaired roads, improved public

1222
00:50:36,967 --> 00:50:38,568
transit, enhance safety, and

1223
00:50:38,635 --> 00:50:40,437
help fresno county compete for

1224
00:50:40,504 --> 00:50:41,638
billions of dollars in state

1225
00:50:41,705 --> 00:50:43,240
and federal transportation

1226
00:50:43,306 --> 00:50:45,475
funds. Measure c funds are set

1227
00:50:45,542 --> 00:50:47,878
to expire next year. In

1228
00:50:47,944 --> 00:50:49,546
response, thousands of fresno

1229
00:50:49,613 --> 00:50:51,415
county residents came together

1230
00:50:51,481 --> 00:50:54,418
to qualify a citizen led

1231
00:50:54,484 --> 00:50:56,286
initiative to place a success

1232
00:50:56,353 --> 00:50:58,455
message before the voters this

1233
00:50:58,522 --> 00:51:00,257
november. The measure, fresno

1234
00:51:00,323 --> 00:51:01,725
county transportation

1235
00:51:01,792 --> 00:51:03,794
improvement act, is the product

1236
00:51:03,860 --> 00:51:05,562
of over two years of public

1237
00:51:05,629 --> 00:51:07,230
engagement involving thousands

1238
00:51:07,297 --> 00:51:09,232
of fresno county residents,

1239
00:51:09,299 --> 00:51:10,567
local government, business

1240
00:51:10,634 --> 00:51:12,502
leader, labor organization and

1241
00:51:12,569 --> 00:51:13,837
community groups. And those are

1242
00:51:13,904 --> 00:51:15,338
the individuals that showed up

1243
00:51:15,405 --> 00:51:16,440
yesterday in support of the

1244
00:51:16,506 --> 00:51:18,975
bill over 100 and which

1245
00:51:19,042 --> 00:51:20,777
included students and unions.

1246
00:51:20,844 --> 00:51:24,047
it was an impressive show of

1247
00:51:24,114 --> 00:51:26,116
excitement and interest in in

1248
00:51:26,183 --> 00:51:28,251
this new transportation

1249
00:51:28,318 --> 00:51:29,719
improvement act. The measure

1250
00:51:29,786 --> 00:51:31,188
reflects the priorities

1251
00:51:31,254 --> 00:51:32,956
identified by the residents and

1252
00:51:33,023 --> 00:51:35,592
is projected to generate 7.4

1253
00:51:35,659 --> 00:51:37,661
billion in local transportation

1254
00:51:37,727 --> 00:51:39,830
dollars support approximately

1255
00:51:39,896 --> 00:51:42,866
68,000 jobs, jobs and produce

1256
00:51:42,933 --> 00:51:45,302
more than 13 billion in

1257
00:51:45,368 --> 00:51:47,704
economic activity. More than

1258
00:51:47,771 --> 00:51:49,840
32,000 people signed the

1259
00:51:49,906 --> 00:51:52,075
petition in support of the

1260
00:51:52,142 --> 00:51:53,510
measure from all over the

1261
00:51:53,577 --> 00:51:54,911
county, and the. And the

1262
00:51:54,978 --> 00:51:56,313
required number of signatures

1263
00:51:56,379 --> 00:51:59,015
was certified by the county

1264
00:51:59,082 --> 00:52:00,450
registrar of voters. I want to

1265
00:52:00,517 --> 00:52:02,085
emphasize that it was certified.

1266
00:52:02,152 --> 00:52:04,287
the voters behind this measure

1267
00:52:04,354 --> 00:52:06,122
complied with all necessary

1268
00:52:06,189 --> 00:52:07,157
deadlines and complied with

1269
00:52:07,224 --> 00:52:08,658
every legal requirement to make

1270
00:52:08,725 --> 00:52:10,260
sure the initiative was placed

1271
00:52:10,327 --> 00:52:12,929
on the upcoming november 2026

1272
00:52:12,996 --> 00:52:14,798
ballot. Instead of moving the

1273
00:52:14,865 --> 00:52:16,600
measure to the november ballot,

1274
00:52:16,666 --> 00:52:18,702
the board of supervisors

1275
00:52:18,768 --> 00:52:21,271
exercised the option to order a

1276
00:52:21,338 --> 00:52:22,439
report, a decision that caused

1277
00:52:22,506 --> 00:52:24,207
the measure to miss the

1278
00:52:24,274 --> 00:52:25,175
statutory deadline for

1279
00:52:25,242 --> 00:52:26,243
placement this november. In

1280
00:52:26,309 --> 00:52:28,879
other words, they issued. They

1281
00:52:28,945 --> 00:52:31,014
asked for a report and that the

1282
00:52:31,081 --> 00:52:33,850
report take 30 days in order to

1283
00:52:33,917 --> 00:52:36,052
prepare, which means it goes

1284
00:52:36,119 --> 00:52:38,855
past the. The election code

1285
00:52:38,922 --> 00:52:40,257
states that if a county

1286
00:52:40,323 --> 00:52:42,092
initiative qualifies with

1287
00:52:42,158 --> 00:52:43,894
sufficient votes as certified

1288
00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:45,729
by the county registrar of

1289
00:52:45,795 --> 00:52:47,497
voters, that it must be placed

1290
00:52:47,564 --> 00:52:49,232
on the next election ballot

1291
00:52:49,299 --> 00:52:50,734
unless the governing body of

1292
00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:52,802
the county would like for it to

1293
00:52:52,869 --> 00:52:55,038
be placed sooner in a special

1294
00:52:55,105 --> 00:52:56,206
election. That didn't happen in

1295
00:52:56,273 --> 00:52:58,575
this case. That brings us to

1296
00:52:58,642 --> 00:53:00,143
the question before us today.

1297
00:53:00,210 --> 00:53:02,279
when the people do everything

1298
00:53:02,345 --> 00:53:04,481
the law requires to qualify a

1299
00:53:04,548 --> 00:53:06,182
citizen led initiative for the

1300
00:53:06,249 --> 00:53:08,385
ballot, should a ministerial

1301
00:53:08,451 --> 00:53:10,453
process delay them from voting

1302
00:53:10,520 --> 00:53:12,956
on it? The ministerial process

1303
00:53:13,023 --> 00:53:14,124
is taking the registrar of

1304
00:53:14,190 --> 00:53:15,725
voters information and saying,

1305
00:53:15,792 --> 00:53:19,129
hey, if it passed it, it it

1306
00:53:19,195 --> 00:53:22,832
it's been qualified for the

1307
00:53:22,899 --> 00:53:24,200
ballot. That's that's the only

1308
00:53:24,267 --> 00:53:25,268
thing the board's supposed to

1309
00:53:25,335 --> 00:53:27,404
do. They can ask for a report.

1310
00:53:27,470 --> 00:53:29,539
and that report can be very

1311
00:53:29,606 --> 00:53:31,308
important, but that should not

1312
00:53:31,374 --> 00:53:33,209
delay the process. They can

1313
00:53:33,276 --> 00:53:35,412
still receive the report. Let

1314
00:53:35,478 --> 00:53:37,347
me first say that I have always

1315
00:53:37,414 --> 00:53:39,282
been a big supporter of local

1316
00:53:39,349 --> 00:53:40,717
control, and I chaired local

1317
00:53:40,784 --> 00:53:42,886
government for many, many years

1318
00:53:42,953 --> 00:53:46,489
and was honored to defend local

1319
00:53:46,556 --> 00:53:47,857
government. As a former mayor,

1320
00:53:47,924 --> 00:53:49,059
I fought to protect the

1321
00:53:49,125 --> 00:53:50,060
authority of cities and

1322
00:53:50,126 --> 00:53:51,094
counties, to make decisions for

1323
00:53:51,161 --> 00:53:53,730
their own communities. And in

1324
00:53:53,797 --> 00:53:55,599
fact, that's what led me to run

1325
00:53:55,665 --> 00:53:57,267
for higher office, was to make

1326
00:53:57,334 --> 00:53:59,502
sure that that the state was

1327
00:53:59,569 --> 00:54:01,271
respecting local control. But

1328
00:54:01,338 --> 00:54:03,039
local control is more than the

1329
00:54:03,106 --> 00:54:04,541
authority of the elected

1330
00:54:04,608 --> 00:54:05,942
officials. It is also about

1331
00:54:06,009 --> 00:54:07,711
respecting the voices of the

1332
00:54:07,777 --> 00:54:09,479
people that they serve.

1333
00:54:09,546 --> 00:54:11,681
california's initiative process

1334
00:54:11,748 --> 00:54:13,450
process exists to get to give

1335
00:54:13,516 --> 00:54:15,218
citizens a path to get things

1336
00:54:15,285 --> 00:54:16,753
done when they want to place an

1337
00:54:16,820 --> 00:54:18,288
issue directly before the

1338
00:54:18,355 --> 00:54:20,123
voters. When people follow the

1339
00:54:20,190 --> 00:54:22,492
law, gather the required

1340
00:54:22,559 --> 00:54:23,660
signatures and qualify the

1341
00:54:23,727 --> 00:54:24,995
measure for the ballot, they

1342
00:54:25,061 --> 00:54:26,496
deserve the opportunity to have

1343
00:54:26,563 --> 00:54:28,965
their voice heard. That's all

1344
00:54:29,032 --> 00:54:30,800
this bill does. It does not

1345
00:54:30,867 --> 00:54:32,002
affect the report the board

1346
00:54:32,068 --> 00:54:34,037
asked for. It does not rule on

1347
00:54:34,104 --> 00:54:35,805
the merits of the ballot

1348
00:54:35,872 --> 00:54:37,641
measure, and it does not decide

1349
00:54:37,707 --> 00:54:39,109
whether the transportation

1350
00:54:39,175 --> 00:54:40,143
measure passes or not. That

1351
00:54:40,210 --> 00:54:42,345
goes before the voters, and it

1352
00:54:42,412 --> 00:54:44,147
does not impose a tax. It

1353
00:54:44,214 --> 00:54:45,248
simply preserves the

1354
00:54:45,315 --> 00:54:46,583
opportunity for the people of

1355
00:54:46,650 --> 00:54:48,585
fresno to vote on the citizen

1356
00:54:48,652 --> 00:54:50,654
led initiative. And the stakes

1357
00:54:50,720 --> 00:54:52,055
couldn't be higher. If the

1358
00:54:52,122 --> 00:54:53,456
measure does not reach the

1359
00:54:53,523 --> 00:54:55,625
november ballot, measure c will

1360
00:54:55,692 --> 00:54:58,461
expire without a successor in

1361
00:54:58,528 --> 00:55:01,364
place, creating a significant

1362
00:55:01,431 --> 00:55:03,099
gap in local transportation

1363
00:55:03,166 --> 00:55:04,668
funding. That means fewer

1364
00:55:04,734 --> 00:55:06,136
dollars for road maintenance,

1365
00:55:06,202 --> 00:55:07,871
public transit safety

1366
00:55:07,937 --> 00:55:09,673
improvement and transportation

1367
00:55:09,739 --> 00:55:11,074
infrastructure throughout the

1368
00:55:11,141 --> 00:55:13,643
county. Without a local funding

1369
00:55:13,710 --> 00:55:14,711
commitment, fresno county

1370
00:55:14,778 --> 00:55:16,546
becomes less competitive for

1371
00:55:16,613 --> 00:55:17,614
state and federal

1372
00:55:17,681 --> 00:55:19,783
transportation grants and risks

1373
00:55:19,849 --> 00:55:20,850
losing access to funding

1374
00:55:20,917 --> 00:55:22,318
program. And it's not just

1375
00:55:22,385 --> 00:55:25,155
fresno county. It's all 15

1376
00:55:25,221 --> 00:55:27,023
cities that are in the county.

1377
00:55:27,090 --> 00:55:28,391
the impact of this decision

1378
00:55:28,458 --> 00:55:30,493
will not be felt equally, our

1379
00:55:30,560 --> 00:55:32,629
rural communities stand to lose

1380
00:55:32,696 --> 00:55:34,931
the most. The city of fresno is

1381
00:55:34,998 --> 00:55:36,700
already pursuing its own local

1382
00:55:36,766 --> 00:55:38,568
sales tax measure to protect

1383
00:55:38,635 --> 00:55:39,569
transportation funding within

1384
00:55:39,636 --> 00:55:41,671
the city limits. And while that

1385
00:55:41,738 --> 00:55:43,573
may provide a path forward for

1386
00:55:43,640 --> 00:55:48,211
the city of fresno, our rural

1387
00:55:48,278 --> 00:55:50,080
cities and unincorporated

1388
00:55:50,146 --> 00:55:51,147
communities do not have the

1389
00:55:51,214 --> 00:55:52,849
same option. Those communities

1390
00:55:52,916 --> 00:55:54,651
simply do not have the tax base

1391
00:55:54,718 --> 00:55:56,953
or financial capacity to

1392
00:55:57,020 --> 00:55:58,288
replace these dollars on their

1393
00:55:58,354 --> 00:56:00,056
own. Most of the cities are

1394
00:56:00,123 --> 00:56:02,592
2000 people or less. For rural

1395
00:56:02,659 --> 00:56:03,660
communities, transportation

1396
00:56:03,727 --> 00:56:05,462
funding is much more than the

1397
00:56:05,528 --> 00:56:07,330
roads. It keeps agricultural

1398
00:56:07,397 --> 00:56:08,698
products moving. It supports

1399
00:56:08,765 --> 00:56:09,966
local businesses and good

1400
00:56:10,033 --> 00:56:11,935
paying jobs. It provides safe

1401
00:56:12,001 --> 00:56:14,170
routes to school, strengthens

1402
00:56:14,237 --> 00:56:15,338
emergency response during

1403
00:56:15,405 --> 00:56:17,073
floods and wildfires, and

1404
00:56:17,140 --> 00:56:18,108
connects residents to health

1405
00:56:18,174 --> 00:56:20,210
care, employment and essential

1406
00:56:20,276 --> 00:56:22,345
services. This is a short

1407
00:56:22,412 --> 00:56:24,914
sighted decision with long term

1408
00:56:24,981 --> 00:56:26,349
consequences, and that's why so

1409
00:56:26,416 --> 00:56:27,617
many people showed up yesterday

1410
00:56:27,684 --> 00:56:30,353
to testify in the committee,

1411
00:56:30,420 --> 00:56:32,088
the elections committee. The

1412
00:56:32,155 --> 00:56:33,256
opposition argued that the

1413
00:56:33,323 --> 00:56:35,391
board of supervisors ordered

1414
00:56:35,458 --> 00:56:37,527
the report because they don't

1415
00:56:37,594 --> 00:56:39,028
like the ballot measure, and

1416
00:56:39,095 --> 00:56:40,730
that once the report was

1417
00:56:40,797 --> 00:56:41,898
prepared, a special meeting

1418
00:56:41,965 --> 00:56:44,100
would not be called to put the

1419
00:56:44,167 --> 00:56:45,835
measure on the november 26th

1420
00:56:45,902 --> 00:56:49,038
ballot. So it's purposeful.

1421
00:56:49,105 --> 00:56:50,807
it's purposely evading the

1422
00:56:50,874 --> 00:56:52,742
purpose of the statute, and

1423
00:56:52,809 --> 00:56:54,611
it's trying to subvert the will

1424
00:56:54,677 --> 00:56:55,979
of the public that works so

1425
00:56:56,045 --> 00:56:57,647
hard to put this ballot measure

1426
00:56:57,714 --> 00:57:00,550
together. The election laws

1427
00:57:00,617 --> 00:57:02,352
were never intended to allow a

1428
00:57:02,418 --> 00:57:04,554
county board of supervisors to

1429
00:57:04,621 --> 00:57:06,055
circumvent the will of the

1430
00:57:06,122 --> 00:57:07,490
people. Delaying this vote

1431
00:57:07,557 --> 00:57:09,125
jeopardizes jobs, weakens

1432
00:57:09,192 --> 00:57:10,660
fresno county's ability to

1433
00:57:10,727 --> 00:57:12,462
compete for state and federal

1434
00:57:12,529 --> 00:57:13,496
investments, and leaves our

1435
00:57:13,563 --> 00:57:15,665
smallest communities with fewer

1436
00:57:15,732 --> 00:57:17,500
resources to meet growing

1437
00:57:17,567 --> 00:57:19,602
transportation needs. The bill

1438
00:57:19,669 --> 00:57:21,771
will not override local control.

1439
00:57:21,838 --> 00:57:23,006
rather, it will protect one of

1440
00:57:23,072 --> 00:57:24,574
the most fundamental

1441
00:57:24,641 --> 00:57:26,075
expressions of local control.

1442
00:57:26,142 --> 00:57:28,611
we have the right of voters to

1443
00:57:28,678 --> 00:57:30,780
decide the future of their own

1444
00:57:30,847 --> 00:57:31,915
community. At the end of the

1445
00:57:31,981 --> 00:57:33,783
day, this bill acts to protect

1446
00:57:33,850 --> 00:57:35,852
the integrity of california's

1447
00:57:35,919 --> 00:57:37,821
initiative process. Ensure that

1448
00:57:37,887 --> 00:57:40,156
the people of fresno county and

1449
00:57:40,223 --> 00:57:42,425
not a procedural delay will

1450
00:57:42,492 --> 00:57:44,460
have the final say. I

1451
00:57:44,527 --> 00:57:46,396
respectfully ask for your vote

1452
00:57:46,462 --> 00:57:48,431
and for immediate transmission

1453
00:57:48,498 --> 00:57:50,567
transmittal to the assembly.

1454
00:57:50,633 --> 00:57:52,035
senator grove, you are

1455
00:57:52,101 --> 00:57:54,537
recognized. Thank you, mr.

1456
00:57:54,604 --> 00:57:57,073
president. I. I appreciate my

1457
00:57:57,140 --> 00:57:58,675
colleague's comments. I know

1458
00:57:58,741 --> 00:58:00,310
that we have worked well on on

1459
00:58:00,376 --> 00:58:02,212
central valley issues, but this

1460
00:58:02,278 --> 00:58:03,947
is an issue that where we see

1461
00:58:04,013 --> 00:58:06,049
this issue from different sides.

1462
00:58:06,115 --> 00:58:07,350
so the people who gathered

1463
00:58:07,417 --> 00:58:08,918
those signatures I deeply

1464
00:58:08,985 --> 00:58:10,553
respect and they put the ballot

1465
00:58:10,620 --> 00:58:11,588
measure forward. They submitted

1466
00:58:11,654 --> 00:58:13,289
the information. It was

1467
00:58:13,356 --> 00:58:14,357
certified. It would be

1468
00:58:14,424 --> 00:58:15,758
certified one day late, which

1469
00:58:15,825 --> 00:58:17,193
is not within the process. I

1470
00:58:17,260 --> 00:58:20,463
would like to gracefully

1471
00:58:20,530 --> 00:58:21,898
correct my colleague on the

1472
00:58:21,965 --> 00:58:25,168
election code, section 9118. It

1473
00:58:25,235 --> 00:58:27,770
says the initiative petition if

1474
00:58:27,837 --> 00:58:29,472
is signed. If the initiative

1475
00:58:29,539 --> 00:58:31,374
petition is signed by voters,

1476
00:58:31,441 --> 00:58:33,076
the board of it has another

1477
00:58:33,142 --> 00:58:34,143
paragraph there. But what's

1478
00:58:34,210 --> 00:58:35,311
important in this is the board

1479
00:58:35,378 --> 00:58:37,247
of supervisors shall do one of

1480
00:58:37,313 --> 00:58:39,315
the following. Adopt the

1481
00:58:39,382 --> 00:58:42,418
ordinance without without

1482
00:58:42,485 --> 00:58:43,920
alteration and regular. At a

1483
00:58:43,987 --> 00:58:45,255
regular meeting and a certified

1484
00:58:45,321 --> 00:58:46,723
position presented within ten

1485
00:58:46,789 --> 00:58:50,326
days after it's presented or be

1486
00:58:50,393 --> 00:58:51,794
submitted. Ordinance with an

1487
00:58:51,861 --> 00:58:52,896
alteration to the voters

1488
00:58:52,962 --> 00:58:54,998
pursuant to section code 1405

1489
00:58:55,064 --> 00:58:59,636
or c. Order a report to section

1490
00:58:59,702 --> 00:59:01,170
9111 and the regular meeting at

1491
00:59:01,237 --> 00:59:03,006
a regular meeting at which the

1492
00:59:03,072 --> 00:59:05,508
certification or petition is

1493
00:59:05,575 --> 00:59:06,576
presented, which the report

1494
00:59:06,643 --> 00:59:07,744
will be presented to the board

1495
00:59:07,810 --> 00:59:08,778
of supervisors, and the board

1496
00:59:08,845 --> 00:59:09,879
shall either adopt the

1497
00:59:09,946 --> 00:59:11,581
ordinance within ten days or

1498
00:59:11,648 --> 00:59:12,649
order an election pursuant to

1499
00:59:12,715 --> 00:59:14,517
the subdivision b, so they do

1500
00:59:14,584 --> 00:59:17,687
have the right to order a study.

1501
00:59:17,754 --> 00:59:19,822
the reason why some of the

1502
00:59:19,889 --> 00:59:21,357
supervisors are very concerned

1503
00:59:21,424 --> 00:59:22,692
about this is because this tax

1504
00:59:22,759 --> 00:59:24,193
will be continually collected

1505
00:59:24,260 --> 00:59:25,662
from the citizens of the

1506
00:59:25,728 --> 00:59:27,297
district that I represent. It

1507
00:59:27,363 --> 00:59:29,565
will be sent to sacramento. And

1508
00:59:29,632 --> 00:59:31,701
then if this if fresno county's

1509
00:59:31,768 --> 00:59:32,802
road and infrastructure

1510
00:59:32,869 --> 00:59:34,103
projects meet the requirements

1511
00:59:34,170 --> 00:59:36,072
that are in the language of

1512
00:59:36,139 --> 00:59:38,207
this ballot measure, that's on

1513
00:59:38,274 --> 00:59:39,976
there, meaning that you widen

1514
00:59:40,043 --> 00:59:41,511
the road, you have a bike path,

1515
00:59:41,577 --> 00:59:43,413
you have a bus path, you have

1516
00:59:43,479 --> 00:59:45,048
bus access, you have electrical

1517
00:59:45,114 --> 00:59:46,849
infrastructure. It to me, I

1518
00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:48,017
don't think fresno will ever

1519
00:59:48,084 --> 00:59:50,086
get any of this money back. It

1520
00:59:50,153 --> 00:59:52,588
will always stay in kern in

1521
00:59:52,655 --> 00:59:54,390
sacramento. And my concern is,

1522
00:59:54,457 --> 00:59:56,526
is that the dollars that are

1523
00:59:56,592 --> 01:00:00,129
collected by this tax will not

1524
01:00:00,196 --> 01:00:01,331
benefit this community because

1525
01:00:01,397 --> 01:00:02,999
of all the restrictions and the

1526
01:00:03,066 --> 01:00:04,100
requirements based on the

1527
01:00:04,167 --> 01:00:05,902
ballot language. And I get it,

1528
01:00:05,969 --> 01:00:07,704
planning trees and bike lanes

1529
01:00:07,770 --> 01:00:09,839
and bus pass, all those things,

1530
01:00:09,906 --> 01:00:12,008
free bus passes, all of those

1531
01:00:12,075 --> 01:00:13,810
things are included in this

1532
01:00:13,876 --> 01:00:15,211
language to get people to sign

1533
01:00:15,278 --> 01:00:16,379
up for these ballot measures

1534
01:00:16,446 --> 01:00:18,181
for increased taxes. The other

1535
01:00:18,247 --> 01:00:19,615
thing that I would like to

1536
01:00:19,682 --> 01:00:21,451
share is I don't think this

1537
01:00:21,517 --> 01:00:23,653
this bill before us today is

1538
01:00:23,720 --> 01:00:25,088
about roads or transit or even

1539
01:00:25,154 --> 01:00:27,523
the voters. It's about

1540
01:00:27,590 --> 01:00:29,492
sacramento deciding what they

1541
01:00:29,559 --> 01:00:31,194
know better and the people that

1542
01:00:31,260 --> 01:00:32,895
are elect, our county

1543
01:00:32,962 --> 01:00:34,697
supervisors, some of those

1544
01:00:34,764 --> 01:00:36,265
30,000 people that sign this

1545
01:00:36,332 --> 01:00:37,600
petition, probably not all of

1546
01:00:37,667 --> 01:00:39,035
them, but they supported the

1547
01:00:39,102 --> 01:00:40,236
county supervisors and put them

1548
01:00:40,303 --> 01:00:41,504
in elected office to make

1549
01:00:41,571 --> 01:00:43,706
decisions over them on a local

1550
01:00:43,773 --> 01:00:46,142
level. On july 8th, the fresno

1551
01:00:46,209 --> 01:00:47,377
county registrar certified the

1552
01:00:47,443 --> 01:00:48,711
better roads and safe streets

1553
01:00:48,778 --> 01:00:50,580
initiative through the valid

1554
01:00:50,646 --> 01:00:54,117
signatures. But just a few

1555
01:00:54,183 --> 01:00:56,052
months ago, actually less than

1556
01:00:56,119 --> 01:00:57,754
two months ago, this body

1557
01:00:57,820 --> 01:01:01,024
passed a c 22, which put prop

1558
01:01:01,090 --> 01:01:02,392
43 on the ballot, which would

1559
01:01:02,458 --> 01:01:03,860
require a two thirds signature.

1560
01:01:03,926 --> 01:01:06,095
it was a negotiation that was

1561
01:01:06,162 --> 01:01:07,964
with outside parties and this

1562
01:01:08,031 --> 01:01:09,298
legislature, only one person

1563
01:01:09,365 --> 01:01:10,833
voted no on this body. Fuller.

1564
01:01:10,900 --> 01:01:11,968
and that's my colleague from

1565
01:01:12,035 --> 01:01:14,337
san francisco. Everyone else

1566
01:01:14,404 --> 01:01:15,938
supported that initiative that

1567
01:01:16,005 --> 01:01:17,607
we put on the ballot, and it's

1568
01:01:17,673 --> 01:01:19,409
prop 43, which would require a

1569
01:01:19,475 --> 01:01:20,543
two thirds vote, which is a

1570
01:01:20,610 --> 01:01:22,278
taxpayer protection measure

1571
01:01:22,345 --> 01:01:24,714
that is better than 50 plus one.

1572
01:01:24,781 --> 01:01:26,215
and now we're going back just

1573
01:01:26,282 --> 01:01:28,017
less than two months later to

1574
01:01:28,084 --> 01:01:30,153
unwind it for this particular

1575
01:01:30,219 --> 01:01:32,355
city under a long standing

1576
01:01:32,422 --> 01:01:34,157
election code 9118, which I

1577
01:01:34,223 --> 01:01:36,259
just read to you, the board of

1578
01:01:36,325 --> 01:01:38,094
supervisors had clear and

1579
01:01:38,161 --> 01:01:39,896
lawful option to be able to

1580
01:01:39,962 --> 01:01:42,065
request a report, wait for its

1581
01:01:42,131 --> 01:01:43,099
results, and then decide if

1582
01:01:43,166 --> 01:01:44,534
they were going to put it on

1583
01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:46,002
the ballot within ten days.

1584
01:01:46,069 --> 01:01:48,171
this process. I talked to

1585
01:01:48,237 --> 01:01:50,039
supervisors this morning. This

1586
01:01:50,106 --> 01:01:51,074
process is going through the

1587
01:01:51,140 --> 01:01:52,475
local process. According to the

1588
01:01:52,542 --> 01:01:54,644
election codes that this body

1589
01:01:54,710 --> 01:01:56,145
establishes, and they are

1590
01:01:56,212 --> 01:01:57,947
putting it on the ballot. My

1591
01:01:58,014 --> 01:02:00,049
understanding is is in 2028,

1592
01:02:00,116 --> 01:02:02,919
but we're circumventing that

1593
01:02:02,985 --> 01:02:04,787
process and circumventing local

1594
01:02:04,854 --> 01:02:06,155
control. The legal

1595
01:02:06,222 --> 01:02:07,123
certification process would

1596
01:02:07,190 --> 01:02:07,957
have been placed this

1597
01:02:08,024 --> 01:02:10,426
initiative on the 2028 ballot.

1598
01:02:10,493 --> 01:02:12,095
and I do believe that people

1599
01:02:12,161 --> 01:02:14,097
are concerned about 20 about

1600
01:02:14,163 --> 01:02:16,599
prop, excuse me, prop 43, the

1601
01:02:16,666 --> 01:02:18,401
lower the local taxpayer

1602
01:02:18,468 --> 01:02:21,671
protection act, ab 1923 now

1603
01:02:21,737 --> 01:02:23,172
comes after the fact, and that

1604
01:02:23,239 --> 01:02:26,342
the legislature already

1605
01:02:26,409 --> 01:02:29,579
approved prop 43. And now we're

1606
01:02:29,645 --> 01:02:30,746
ignoring that fact. We're

1607
01:02:30,813 --> 01:02:32,782
simply rewriting the rules for

1608
01:02:32,849 --> 01:02:34,951
one county. And I think other

1609
01:02:35,017 --> 01:02:36,752
counties will probably follow.

1610
01:02:36,819 --> 01:02:38,254
there is a process to put

1611
01:02:38,321 --> 01:02:39,689
something on the ballot. There

1612
01:02:39,755 --> 01:02:41,824
were signatures gathered. I

1613
01:02:41,891 --> 01:02:42,959
applaud them for going to the

1614
01:02:43,025 --> 01:02:44,827
work and and making sure that

1615
01:02:44,894 --> 01:02:46,262
they had the process in place

1616
01:02:46,329 --> 01:02:47,964
and the signatures. But again,

1617
01:02:48,030 --> 01:02:49,765
my concern is the funding piece

1618
01:02:49,832 --> 01:02:51,167
that will never come back to

1619
01:02:51,234 --> 01:02:52,568
fresno county because of all

1620
01:02:52,635 --> 01:02:53,903
the requirements that are in

1621
01:02:53,970 --> 01:02:55,138
the ballot measure language. If

1622
01:02:55,204 --> 01:02:56,873
you haven't, if you haven't

1623
01:02:56,939 --> 01:02:58,708
read it, you should. They can't

1624
01:02:58,774 --> 01:03:00,143
access the resources without

1625
01:03:00,209 --> 01:03:02,111
doing all these extra things.

1626
01:03:02,178 --> 01:03:03,412
and I just don't think that

1627
01:03:03,479 --> 01:03:04,514
fresno county is going to be

1628
01:03:04,580 --> 01:03:06,415
able to have the ability to do

1629
01:03:06,482 --> 01:03:08,317
that. Do we need roads and

1630
01:03:08,384 --> 01:03:09,318
infrastructure repair in this

1631
01:03:09,385 --> 01:03:11,721
district and our central valley?

1632
01:03:11,787 --> 01:03:13,289
1,000%. You drive on 395, you

1633
01:03:13,356 --> 01:03:15,124
go down to los angeles, you

1634
01:03:15,191 --> 01:03:17,093
have great roads. We have more

1635
01:03:17,160 --> 01:03:19,595
roads, miles per capita for our

1636
01:03:19,662 --> 01:03:20,530
communities in the central

1637
01:03:20,596 --> 01:03:22,465
valley, where we get almost

1638
01:03:22,532 --> 01:03:23,933
hardly any infrastructure

1639
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:25,301
dollars for that. It'll all go

1640
01:03:25,368 --> 01:03:26,469
to high speed rail, but they

1641
01:03:26,536 --> 01:03:28,304
won't give it for roads and

1642
01:03:28,371 --> 01:03:29,338
infrastructure. And then our

1643
01:03:29,405 --> 01:03:30,406
counties are supposed to

1644
01:03:30,473 --> 01:03:32,942
increase taxes on our

1645
01:03:33,009 --> 01:03:34,076
constituents in order to pay

1646
01:03:34,143 --> 01:03:35,444
for roads and infrastructure on

1647
01:03:35,511 --> 01:03:37,313
a local level, when the

1648
01:03:37,380 --> 01:03:38,447
supervisors said they would

1649
01:03:38,514 --> 01:03:39,482
consider it. But they'll

1650
01:03:39,549 --> 01:03:40,716
consider it through the process

1651
01:03:40,783 --> 01:03:43,386
and they, the supervisors,

1652
01:03:43,452 --> 01:03:46,989
exhausted their their lawful

1653
01:03:47,056 --> 01:03:48,891
right under the elections code

1654
01:03:48,958 --> 01:03:50,426
in order to do the study and

1655
01:03:50,493 --> 01:03:54,163
put it on the 2028 ballot. So I

1656
01:03:54,230 --> 01:03:55,431
it's a tough one for me because

1657
01:03:55,498 --> 01:03:57,300
I know that the citizens worked

1658
01:03:57,366 --> 01:03:58,434
hard and made sure that they

1659
01:03:58,501 --> 01:04:00,269
got the signatures to be able

1660
01:04:00,336 --> 01:04:02,205
to put it on the ballot. But I

1661
01:04:02,271 --> 01:04:03,339
really don't think that the

1662
01:04:03,406 --> 01:04:05,174
people of the of fresno county,

1663
01:04:05,241 --> 01:04:06,375
not all of them, not all of

1664
01:04:06,442 --> 01:04:08,244
them, some of them have, but

1665
01:04:08,311 --> 01:04:10,179
not all of them have read the

1666
01:04:10,246 --> 01:04:11,180
requirements. And I'm pretty

1667
01:04:11,247 --> 01:04:12,848
sure that a majority of this

1668
01:04:12,915 --> 01:04:14,250
money will never come back to

1669
01:04:14,317 --> 01:04:15,418
that county after my

1670
01:04:15,484 --> 01:04:16,919
constituents pay for this tax

1671
01:04:16,986 --> 01:04:18,221
increase. And I respectfully

1672
01:04:18,287 --> 01:04:20,056
ask for a no vote and let the

1673
01:04:20,122 --> 01:04:21,257
process for the local authority

1674
01:04:21,324 --> 01:04:22,658
and our local supervisors

1675
01:04:22,725 --> 01:04:24,827
address this issue. Senator,

1676
01:04:24,894 --> 01:04:26,295
you are recognized. Thank you,

1677
01:04:26,362 --> 01:04:27,964
mr. President. I rise in

1678
01:04:28,030 --> 01:04:30,866
support of ab 1923, and I

1679
01:04:30,933 --> 01:04:33,035
certainly respect the

1680
01:04:33,102 --> 01:04:35,204
perspective of the senator from

1681
01:04:35,271 --> 01:04:36,239
bakersfield, but I have a

1682
01:04:36,305 --> 01:04:37,306
different perspective I'd like

1683
01:04:37,373 --> 01:04:38,474
to share. I don't represent

1684
01:04:38,541 --> 01:04:40,243
fresno county. I was born in

1685
01:04:40,309 --> 01:04:41,811
fresno. I have family that live

1686
01:04:41,877 --> 01:04:43,512
in fresno county. So this

1687
01:04:43,579 --> 01:04:45,982
impacts them. But I see this

1688
01:04:46,048 --> 01:04:48,117
issue as a matter of statewide

1689
01:04:48,184 --> 01:04:50,219
concern, because I think this

1690
01:04:50,286 --> 01:04:52,788
sets a precedent for this to

1691
01:04:52,855 --> 01:04:53,990
happen in other counties. And

1692
01:04:54,056 --> 01:04:55,725
it's already happened in my

1693
01:04:55,791 --> 01:04:57,159
county in alameda county, just

1694
01:04:57,226 --> 01:04:59,695
this past tuesday. And this is

1695
01:04:59,762 --> 01:05:02,198
germane to the matter before us,

1696
01:05:02,265 --> 01:05:05,101
because I'm making a point. The

1697
01:05:05,167 --> 01:05:06,469
alameda county board of

1698
01:05:06,535 --> 01:05:07,603
supervisors using the same

1699
01:05:07,670 --> 01:05:08,771
provision elections code

1700
01:05:08,838 --> 01:05:13,075
section 199212, requested a

1701
01:05:13,142 --> 01:05:15,645
report on the fiscal impacts of

1702
01:05:15,711 --> 01:05:18,414
a proposed minimum wage measure

1703
01:05:18,481 --> 01:05:20,549
with the express intent to

1704
01:05:20,616 --> 01:05:21,617
delay putting that measure on

1705
01:05:21,684 --> 01:05:22,752
the ballot. The supervisors

1706
01:05:22,818 --> 01:05:24,053
were very transparent that

1707
01:05:24,120 --> 01:05:25,755
their interest was to make sure

1708
01:05:25,821 --> 01:05:26,989
that that did not appear on the

1709
01:05:27,056 --> 01:05:28,891
ballot. So now that has to wait

1710
01:05:28,958 --> 01:05:32,128
till 2028, even though over

1711
01:05:32,194 --> 01:05:33,129
150,000 signatures were

1712
01:05:33,195 --> 01:05:35,298
collected in alameda county by

1713
01:05:35,364 --> 01:05:36,365
people who thought this was

1714
01:05:36,432 --> 01:05:38,334
going to appear on the november

1715
01:05:38,401 --> 01:05:41,437
2026 ballot, that's wrong. It's

1716
01:05:41,504 --> 01:05:43,606
certainly appropriate for more

1717
01:05:43,673 --> 01:05:44,674
members of the board of

1718
01:05:44,740 --> 01:05:45,708
supervisors to get more

1719
01:05:45,775 --> 01:05:47,209
information about a ballot

1720
01:05:47,276 --> 01:05:49,312
measure before that measure is

1721
01:05:49,378 --> 01:05:50,813
on the ballot. I'll note that

1722
01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:52,281
in the case of alameda county's

1723
01:05:52,348 --> 01:05:54,016
measure, that was in

1724
01:05:54,083 --> 01:05:55,451
circulation for many, many

1725
01:05:55,518 --> 01:05:56,452
months. So the supervisors

1726
01:05:56,519 --> 01:05:57,620
could have requested that

1727
01:05:57,687 --> 01:05:58,688
report, just like here in

1728
01:05:58,754 --> 01:06:01,590
fresno county, months in

1729
01:06:01,657 --> 01:06:03,426
advance, so that that

1730
01:06:03,492 --> 01:06:04,293
information was before the

1731
01:06:04,360 --> 01:06:05,528
board of supervisors, when the

1732
01:06:05,594 --> 01:06:07,296
matter needed to be put on the

1733
01:06:07,363 --> 01:06:09,465
ballot, rather than using that

1734
01:06:09,532 --> 01:06:11,334
elections code section to

1735
01:06:11,400 --> 01:06:13,269
deliberately delay this issue,

1736
01:06:13,336 --> 01:06:15,304
going to the voters, I think

1737
01:06:15,371 --> 01:06:18,140
it's absurd that a report could

1738
01:06:18,207 --> 01:06:21,344
subvert the will of the voters.

1739
01:06:21,410 --> 01:06:22,878
I think it's critical that we

1740
01:06:22,945 --> 01:06:24,280
let the voters decide the

1741
01:06:24,347 --> 01:06:26,115
hundreds of thousands of voters

1742
01:06:26,182 --> 01:06:28,918
that signed these petitions, to

1743
01:06:28,984 --> 01:06:30,386
put these things before the

1744
01:06:30,453 --> 01:06:31,787
voters. I wish that I had the

1745
01:06:31,854 --> 01:06:33,723
ability to introduce a bill

1746
01:06:33,789 --> 01:06:35,791
like the senator from merced,

1747
01:06:35,858 --> 01:06:37,593
to put that measure before the

1748
01:06:37,660 --> 01:06:39,095
voters in alameda county, but I

1749
01:06:39,161 --> 01:06:41,564
was not able to do so in this

1750
01:06:41,630 --> 01:06:42,998
case. The voters of fresno

1751
01:06:43,065 --> 01:06:45,000
county circulated an initiative.

1752
01:06:45,067 --> 01:06:46,402
I'll just also clarify the

1753
01:06:46,469 --> 01:06:48,404
record that prop 43 is

1754
01:06:48,471 --> 01:06:50,139
prospective, not retrospective,

1755
01:06:50,206 --> 01:06:51,974
doesn't have retrospective

1756
01:06:52,041 --> 01:06:53,576
applicability. So measures that

1757
01:06:53,642 --> 01:06:55,544
are on the ballot this year are

1758
01:06:55,611 --> 01:06:58,114
subject to the current rules.

1759
01:06:58,180 --> 01:06:59,582
and if that measure were to

1760
01:06:59,648 --> 01:07:00,783
pass, then would be subject to

1761
01:07:00,850 --> 01:07:02,017
the higher threshold. But

1762
01:07:02,084 --> 01:07:06,088
that's a separate matter. I

1763
01:07:06,155 --> 01:07:07,923
think that if people have

1764
01:07:07,990 --> 01:07:09,959
objections to a ballot measure,

1765
01:07:10,025 --> 01:07:11,794
make your case to the voters.

1766
01:07:11,861 --> 01:07:13,329
talk about why you oppose it,

1767
01:07:13,396 --> 01:07:14,663
but don't prevent the voters

1768
01:07:14,730 --> 01:07:15,765
from having an opportunity,

1769
01:07:15,831 --> 01:07:17,633
even consider the measure. I

1770
01:07:17,700 --> 01:07:20,069
think that's anti-democratic.

1771
01:07:20,136 --> 01:07:21,604
yes, we need to amend the

1772
01:07:21,670 --> 01:07:22,538
elections code to prevent this

1773
01:07:22,605 --> 01:07:24,073
from happening in the future.

1774
01:07:24,140 --> 01:07:26,275
and maybe we need to have a

1775
01:07:26,342 --> 01:07:27,410
deadline for when that report

1776
01:07:27,476 --> 01:07:30,179
has to be issued so that it

1777
01:07:30,246 --> 01:07:32,381
doesn't delay a measure from

1778
01:07:32,448 --> 01:07:33,516
actually being able to be put

1779
01:07:33,582 --> 01:07:35,384
on the ballot. But that's a

1780
01:07:35,451 --> 01:07:37,086
separate matter for a separate

1781
01:07:37,153 --> 01:07:38,454
discussion. And I hope we can

1782
01:07:38,521 --> 01:07:39,855
clarify the law so that this

1783
01:07:39,922 --> 01:07:41,357
isn't being used to

1784
01:07:41,424 --> 01:07:44,260
deliberately prevent a

1785
01:07:44,326 --> 01:07:46,729
qualified voter initiative from

1786
01:07:46,796 --> 01:07:49,632
being considered by the voters.

1787
01:07:49,698 --> 01:07:50,900
but we can do the right thing

1788
01:07:50,966 --> 01:07:53,002
today by passing ab 1923 and

1789
01:07:53,068 --> 01:07:54,570
respectfully ask for senator

1790
01:07:54,637 --> 01:07:59,074
nilo. You are recognized. Thank

1791
01:07:59,141 --> 01:08:03,312
you, mr. President. There are

1792
01:08:03,379 --> 01:08:04,713
good arguments being made on

1793
01:08:04,780 --> 01:08:06,449
both sides of this. As we can

1794
01:08:06,515 --> 01:08:09,385
tell by the debate. And one

1795
01:08:09,452 --> 01:08:13,355
more speaker to speak to it,

1796
01:08:13,422 --> 01:08:16,625
presumably in support. But I'd

1797
01:08:16,692 --> 01:08:19,495
like to point out that this is

1798
01:08:19,562 --> 01:08:24,867
fundamentally a local dispute.

1799
01:08:24,934 --> 01:08:28,137
and in passing this legislation

1800
01:08:28,204 --> 01:08:29,605
effectively, what we're doing

1801
01:08:29,672 --> 01:08:32,441
is we're not legislating. We're

1802
01:08:32,508 --> 01:08:36,378
acting as a quasi judicial body,

1803
01:08:36,445 --> 01:08:38,948
deciding a local dispute on

1804
01:08:39,014 --> 01:08:41,083
behalf of one side of the

1805
01:08:41,150 --> 01:08:42,918
dispute. I think that's a

1806
01:08:42,985 --> 01:08:45,821
wholly inappropriate role for

1807
01:08:45,888 --> 01:08:49,024
this body to play. And for that

1808
01:08:49,091 --> 01:08:51,827
reason, I urge a no vote and

1809
01:08:51,894 --> 01:08:57,333
allow the local. People to

1810
01:08:57,399 --> 01:09:00,169
figure out how to settle this

1811
01:09:00,236 --> 01:09:01,570
dispute, which is the way

1812
01:09:01,637 --> 01:09:05,140
things should happen. Senator

1813
01:09:05,207 --> 01:09:06,308
allen, you are recognized. Yeah,

1814
01:09:06,375 --> 01:09:08,310
no, I appreciate those comments.

1815
01:09:08,377 --> 01:09:09,979
I think in some respects we are

1816
01:09:10,045 --> 01:09:11,213
letting the local people figure

1817
01:09:11,280 --> 01:09:12,915
out the dispute. We've got the

1818
01:09:12,982 --> 01:09:14,049
assembly member and the senator

1819
01:09:14,116 --> 01:09:15,851
who represent the bulk of the

1820
01:09:15,918 --> 01:09:17,786
county. We've got 11 out of 15

1821
01:09:17,853 --> 01:09:20,656
mayors who are asking for this.

1822
01:09:20,723 --> 01:09:22,458
the reason why the delay

1823
01:09:22,525 --> 01:09:25,394
happened such that it created

1824
01:09:25,461 --> 01:09:27,162
this this window of time that

1825
01:09:27,229 --> 01:09:28,697
allowed for the board to call

1826
01:09:28,764 --> 01:09:30,032
for this study, which would

1827
01:09:30,099 --> 01:09:33,235
then kick the measure to 2028,

1828
01:09:33,302 --> 01:09:34,770
was because they had been

1829
01:09:34,837 --> 01:09:37,339
negotiating intensely and with

1830
01:09:37,406 --> 01:09:39,441
the board and ultimately

1831
01:09:39,508 --> 01:09:40,843
weren't able to come to a

1832
01:09:40,910 --> 01:09:43,345
resolution. And so they had to

1833
01:09:43,412 --> 01:09:44,780
to choose this path. We asked

1834
01:09:44,847 --> 01:09:46,615
them in committee yesterday

1835
01:09:46,682 --> 01:09:47,750
about whether the board had

1836
01:09:47,816 --> 01:09:50,920
ever used this. This had ever

1837
01:09:50,986 --> 01:09:53,222
called for a study over the

1838
01:09:53,289 --> 01:09:54,857
many years where they've had a

1839
01:09:54,924 --> 01:09:58,160
zoo tax measure, parks tax

1840
01:09:58,227 --> 01:09:59,562
measure, transportation tax

1841
01:09:59,628 --> 01:10:01,263
measures, and that that had

1842
01:10:01,330 --> 01:10:02,865
never been done before. The

1843
01:10:02,932 --> 01:10:04,199
other thing I'll say is that

1844
01:10:04,266 --> 01:10:05,601
it's certainly my understanding

1845
01:10:05,668 --> 01:10:07,002
that all of this money stays in

1846
01:10:07,069 --> 01:10:09,638
the county, every single dollar.

1847
01:10:09,705 --> 01:10:11,073
and I love I don't I don't

1848
01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:11,974
understand the argument that

1849
01:10:12,041 --> 01:10:13,976
was just made. This is this is

1850
01:10:14,043 --> 01:10:15,377
money that stays there for

1851
01:10:15,444 --> 01:10:19,048
transportation projects. There.

1852
01:10:19,114 --> 01:10:20,449
finally, one of the 11 mayors

1853
01:10:20,516 --> 01:10:22,017
is actually the mayor of fresno,

1854
01:10:22,084 --> 01:10:23,319
who represents certainly the

1855
01:10:23,385 --> 01:10:25,921
largest city in the in the

1856
01:10:25,988 --> 01:10:27,156
county. And that was meaningful

1857
01:10:27,222 --> 01:10:28,724
to me as I heard this

1858
01:10:28,791 --> 01:10:30,559
discussion yesterday, because I

1859
01:10:30,626 --> 01:10:31,460
know that there were some

1860
01:10:31,527 --> 01:10:33,295
dispute over the the way that

1861
01:10:33,362 --> 01:10:34,530
the allocation of the dollars

1862
01:10:34,597 --> 01:10:36,432
was was being framed for around

1863
01:10:36,498 --> 01:10:38,801
the county and and, and look,

1864
01:10:38,867 --> 01:10:40,569
in the end of the day, this is

1865
01:10:40,636 --> 01:10:41,704
just putting something on the

1866
01:10:41,770 --> 01:10:43,439
ballot. The voters will have

1867
01:10:43,505 --> 01:10:44,540
the opportunity to choose their

1868
01:10:44,607 --> 01:10:46,408
was a measure on the ballot in

1869
01:10:46,475 --> 01:10:48,210
2022. It failed. There was a

1870
01:10:48,277 --> 01:10:48,844
real, you know, internal

1871
01:10:48,911 --> 01:10:50,646
dispute in the county. And this

1872
01:10:50,713 --> 01:10:53,082
is just giving the people of

1873
01:10:53,148 --> 01:10:55,284
the county the opportunity to

1874
01:10:55,351 --> 01:10:56,185
decide, one way or another as

1875
01:10:56,251 --> 01:10:58,053
to whether they want to extend

1876
01:10:58,120 --> 01:11:00,656
this important tax, which has

1877
01:11:00,723 --> 01:11:02,458
been been providing resources

1878
01:11:02,524 --> 01:11:05,027
for essential transportation

1879
01:11:05,094 --> 01:11:07,162
services for the county over

1880
01:11:07,229 --> 01:11:08,330
many, many years. And this was

1881
01:11:08,397 --> 01:11:10,332
now going instead of expiring

1882
01:11:10,399 --> 01:11:11,400
and not important source of

1883
01:11:11,467 --> 01:11:13,202
revenue, just ending without a

1884
01:11:13,268 --> 01:11:14,470
conversation. It's going to

1885
01:11:14,536 --> 01:11:16,105
give the people of the county

1886
01:11:16,171 --> 01:11:17,706
the opportunity to decide, and

1887
01:11:17,773 --> 01:11:18,941
it will ultimately be up to

1888
01:11:19,008 --> 01:11:20,809
them. If we pass this today and

1889
01:11:20,876 --> 01:11:22,277
signed, it will be up to the

1890
01:11:22,344 --> 01:11:23,946
people of the county of fresno

1891
01:11:24,013 --> 01:11:25,180
to decide as to whether they

1892
01:11:25,247 --> 01:11:26,949
want to move forward with this

1893
01:11:27,016 --> 01:11:28,083
or not. And for that, I

1894
01:11:28,150 --> 01:11:29,151
respectfully ask and I vote.

1895
01:11:29,218 --> 01:11:30,953
thank you. Senator. Seeing no

1896
01:11:31,020 --> 01:11:33,022
further discussion or debate,

1897
01:11:33,088 --> 01:11:33,989
senator caballero, would you

1898
01:11:34,056 --> 01:11:35,190
like to close? Thank you very

1899
01:11:35,257 --> 01:11:36,959
much, mr. President. I

1900
01:11:37,026 --> 01:11:39,862
appreciate the debate. It's

1901
01:11:39,928 --> 01:11:41,997
unfortunate to be in this

1902
01:11:42,064 --> 01:11:44,233
position. The reality of the

1903
01:11:44,299 --> 01:11:45,634
situation is there was a ballot

1904
01:11:45,701 --> 01:11:47,803
measure in 22 that was put on

1905
01:11:47,870 --> 01:11:49,505
to extend the tax, despite the

1906
01:11:49,571 --> 01:11:51,407
fact it wasn't expiring at that

1907
01:11:51,473 --> 01:11:53,709
point. The the ballot measure

1908
01:11:53,776 --> 01:11:56,378
was put on by local government

1909
01:11:56,445 --> 01:11:59,682
and did not pass because,

1910
01:11:59,748 --> 01:12:01,383
frankly, the distribution of

1911
01:12:01,450 --> 01:12:03,152
how the money would be spent

1912
01:12:03,218 --> 01:12:04,053
within the different

1913
01:12:04,119 --> 01:12:06,522
communities, many of the

1914
01:12:06,588 --> 01:12:07,623
smaller communities felt that

1915
01:12:07,690 --> 01:12:10,159
it wasn't fair and there wasn't

1916
01:12:10,225 --> 01:12:11,960
enough revenue that would go

1917
01:12:12,027 --> 01:12:14,196
towards transit, which is a big

1918
01:12:14,263 --> 01:12:16,598
need in this area. And we had

1919
01:12:16,665 --> 01:12:19,902
testimony from students and hhs

1920
01:12:19,968 --> 01:12:21,637
workers and other individuals

1921
01:12:21,704 --> 01:12:23,338
that take public transportation

1922
01:12:23,405 --> 01:12:24,873
and desperately need it and are

1923
01:12:24,940 --> 01:12:27,376
in support of, of, of the the

1924
01:12:27,443 --> 01:12:29,945
measure, as was articulated,

1925
01:12:30,012 --> 01:12:31,680
this is not putting a thumb on

1926
01:12:31,747 --> 01:12:33,916
the scale. This is just

1927
01:12:33,982 --> 01:12:35,918
allowing it to go to a vote of

1928
01:12:35,984 --> 01:12:38,887
the public. And then people can

1929
01:12:38,954 --> 01:12:40,055
debate over whether it's the

1930
01:12:40,122 --> 01:12:41,757
right allocation of money, but

1931
01:12:41,824 --> 01:12:44,693
it is all local money. What,

1932
01:12:44,760 --> 01:12:46,528
what what was said is

1933
01:12:46,595 --> 01:12:48,230
absolutely true. We have one of

1934
01:12:48,297 --> 01:12:52,668
the highest percentage of

1935
01:12:52,735 --> 01:12:54,470
highways that go through the

1936
01:12:54,536 --> 01:12:57,973
area, 99 and five principally,

1937
01:12:58,040 --> 01:13:00,175
but then all the cross highways

1938
01:13:00,242 --> 01:13:01,944
that take you from one little

1939
01:13:02,010 --> 01:13:03,746
community to the next. And

1940
01:13:03,812 --> 01:13:05,581
these small communities

1941
01:13:05,647 --> 01:13:06,682
desperately need resources. And

1942
01:13:06,749 --> 01:13:08,283
so we're putting we're doing

1943
01:13:08,350 --> 01:13:09,918
the right thing, which is to

1944
01:13:09,985 --> 01:13:11,320
insist that it go on the

1945
01:13:11,386 --> 01:13:12,821
november ballot. The board can

1946
01:13:12,888 --> 01:13:14,123
look at the report and make

1947
01:13:14,189 --> 01:13:15,791
their comments on it and oppose

1948
01:13:15,858 --> 01:13:19,661
it if they want. But but

1949
01:13:19,728 --> 01:13:21,764
politics should not be allowed

1950
01:13:21,830 --> 01:13:26,435
to. Delay what a voter

1951
01:13:26,502 --> 01:13:28,771
initiative has done according

1952
01:13:28,837 --> 01:13:30,706
to all the rules. And so I

1953
01:13:30,773 --> 01:13:32,174
respectfully ask for your vote.

1954
01:13:32,241 --> 01:13:33,675
thank you. Senator. Secretary,

1955
01:13:33,742 --> 01:13:36,545
please call roll. Alan I.

1956
01:13:36,612 --> 01:13:38,614
alvarado. Gill. Archuleta. I

1957
01:13:38,680 --> 01:13:42,284
aragon. I ashby I. Becker I

1958
01:13:42,351 --> 01:13:45,187
blake speer. I cabaldon I

1959
01:13:45,254 --> 01:13:48,023
caballero I cervantes. I choi

1960
01:13:48,090 --> 01:13:53,061
nø cortez I deli durazo I

1961
01:13:53,128 --> 01:13:57,766
gonzalez I grayson I grove nó.

1962
01:13:57,833 --> 01:14:02,805
hurtado. Jones nø laird I limón

1963
01:14:02,871 --> 01:14:07,309
I maguire I mcnerney I mengibar

1964
01:14:07,376 --> 01:14:11,547
I nilo. No. Ochoa. No. Padilla

1965
01:14:11,613 --> 01:14:15,350
I perez. I reyes. Richardson. I

1966
01:14:15,417 --> 01:14:18,287
rubio. I serrato. Smallwood.

1967
01:14:18,353 --> 01:14:22,591
cuevas I stern I strickland. No

1968
01:14:22,658 --> 01:14:26,895
umberg I valladares no. Wahab I

1969
01:14:26,962 --> 01:14:30,499
webber. Pearson wiener I

1970
01:14:30,566 --> 01:14:32,968
secretary please call absent.

1971
01:14:33,035 --> 01:14:35,971
members. Alvarado. Gil. Darling.

1972
01:14:36,038 --> 01:14:42,778
no. Hurtado. Reyes. Cierto.

1973
01:14:42,845 --> 01:14:46,114
webber. Pearson. Ayes 27 noes

1974
01:14:46,181 --> 01:14:48,150
eight on the urgency. Ayes 27

1975
01:14:48,217 --> 01:14:51,019
noes eight on the bill and it

1976
01:14:51,086 --> 01:14:53,589
passes. Members we are moving

1977
01:14:53,655 --> 01:14:57,192
back and file to item 46 a cr

1978
01:14:57,259 --> 01:15:00,429
149 secretary please read.

1979
01:15:00,495 --> 01:15:02,197
assembly concurrent resolution

1980
01:15:02,264 --> 01:15:03,632
149 by assembly member hart

1981
01:15:03,699 --> 01:15:04,633
relative to the california

1982
01:15:04,700 --> 01:15:06,935
coastal act of 1976. Senator

1983
01:15:07,002 --> 01:15:08,003
laird, you are recognized.

1984
01:15:08,070 --> 01:15:10,172
thank you, mr. President. I'm

1985
01:15:10,239 --> 01:15:11,974
presenting assembly concurrent

1986
01:15:12,040 --> 01:15:14,476
resolution 149 on behalf of

1987
01:15:14,543 --> 01:15:16,245
assembly member greg hart,

1988
01:15:16,311 --> 01:15:18,080
which commemorates the 50th

1989
01:15:18,146 --> 01:15:19,548
anniversary of the california

1990
01:15:19,615 --> 01:15:21,283
coastal act and the creation of

1991
01:15:21,350 --> 01:15:23,018
the state coastal conservancy.

1992
01:15:23,085 --> 01:15:25,220
this resolution will look very

1993
01:15:25,287 --> 01:15:26,755
familiar because we passed a

1994
01:15:26,822 --> 01:15:27,823
senate, one that they've

1995
01:15:27,890 --> 01:15:29,591
concurred in. They are passed

1996
01:15:29,658 --> 01:15:31,360
this resolution. We're asking

1997
01:15:31,426 --> 01:15:33,562
to concur in it. This

1998
01:15:33,629 --> 01:15:35,330
recognizes 50 years of coastal

1999
01:15:35,397 --> 01:15:36,798
protection. I respectfully ask

2000
01:15:36,865 --> 01:15:40,802
for an aye và. Seeing no

2001
01:15:40,869 --> 01:15:43,639
further discussion or debate.

2002
01:15:43,705 --> 01:15:45,140
secretary. Please call. Roll.

2003
01:15:45,207 --> 01:15:47,309
allen. Aye. Alvarado. Gill.

2004
01:15:47,376 --> 01:15:49,378
archuleta. Aye. Origin. Aye.

2005
01:15:49,444 --> 01:15:51,880
ashby. Aye. Becker. Aye.

2006
01:15:51,947 --> 01:15:54,082
blakespear. Aye. Cabaldon. Aye.

2007
01:15:54,149 --> 01:15:59,421
caballero. Aye. Cervantes. Choi.

2008
01:15:59,488 --> 01:16:03,825
cortez. Aye. Daily durazo. Aye.

2009
01:16:03,892 --> 01:16:06,295
gonzalez. Aye. Grayson. Aye.

2010
01:16:06,361 --> 01:16:12,768
grove. Hurtado. Aye. Jones. No.

2011
01:16:12,834 --> 01:16:16,738
laird. Aye. Lehman. Mcguire.

2012
01:16:16,805 --> 01:16:19,975
aye. Mcnerney. Aye. Mengibar.

2013
01:16:20,042 --> 01:16:25,047
aye. Nilo. Ochoa. Bogh. Padilla.

2014
01:16:25,113 --> 01:16:29,318
aye. Perez. Reyes. Richardson.

2015
01:16:29,384 --> 01:16:34,723
aye. Rubio. Aye cierto.

2016
01:16:34,790 --> 01:16:37,626
smallwood. Cuevas. Aye. Stern.

2017
01:16:37,693 --> 01:16:41,997
aye. Strickland. Umber. Aye.

2018
01:16:42,064 --> 01:16:45,500
valladares. Wahab. Aye. Webber.

2019
01:16:45,567 --> 01:16:51,340
pearson. Wiener. Aye. Secretary.

2020
01:16:51,406 --> 01:16:53,108
please call absent members.

2021
01:16:53,175 --> 01:16:57,079
alvarado. Gil. Cervantes. Aye.

2022
01:16:57,145 --> 01:17:02,784
choi. Dawley. Grove. Limon.

2023
01:17:02,851 --> 01:17:11,426
nilo. Ochoa. Perez. Aye. Reyes.

2024
01:17:11,493 --> 01:17:16,498
segato. Strickland. Valladares.

2025
01:17:16,565 --> 01:17:23,739
weber. Pearson. Yeah. Ayes 27

2026
01:17:23,805 --> 01:17:26,908
nos. One. The resolution passes.

2027
01:17:26,975 --> 01:17:28,777
members. We are deferring on

2028
01:17:28,844 --> 01:17:30,012
special consent calendar. We

2029
01:17:30,078 --> 01:17:31,680
are deferring regular consent

2030
01:17:31,747 --> 01:17:32,714
calendar and taking up the

2031
01:17:32,781 --> 01:17:34,483
special consent calendar. Any

2032
01:17:34,549 --> 01:17:36,251
members wish to remove any item

2033
01:17:36,318 --> 01:17:40,288
from the consent calendar.

2034
01:17:40,355 --> 01:17:42,424
senator blake spear, you are

2035
01:17:42,491 --> 01:17:44,226
recognized. Thank you, mr.

2036
01:17:44,292 --> 01:17:45,660
president. I rise to request

2037
01:17:45,727 --> 01:17:47,829
file item number 325 is pulled

2038
01:17:47,896 --> 01:17:49,931
from the consent calendar. The

2039
01:17:49,998 --> 01:17:54,703
desk will note. Seeing no other

2040
01:17:54,770 --> 01:17:56,138
members to be recognized.

2041
01:17:56,204 --> 01:17:57,172
secretary, please read the

2042
01:17:57,239 --> 01:17:58,240
consent calendar. Senate

2043
01:17:58,306 --> 01:17:59,808
resolution 109. Senate

2044
01:17:59,875 --> 01:18:00,842
concurrent resolution 182.

2045
01:18:00,909 --> 01:18:02,377
senate resolution 118. Assembly

2046
01:18:02,444 --> 01:18:04,880
concurrent resolution 2142 19

2047
01:18:04,946 --> 01:18:08,050
to 2223, 157, 187, one, 94, 222

2048
01:18:08,116 --> 01:18:10,519
and assembly concurrent

2049
01:18:10,585 --> 01:18:26,835
resolution 224.

2050
01:18:29,638 --> 01:18:30,272
thank you

2051
01:18:30,338 --> 01:18:33,642
secretary. Please call roll.

2052
01:18:33,708 --> 01:18:38,313
allen. I brought a girl,

2053
01:18:38,380 --> 01:18:41,883
archuleta I aragon I ashby I

2054
01:18:41,950 --> 01:18:45,420
becker I blake speer. I

2055
01:18:45,487 --> 01:18:50,459
cabaldon caballero I cervantes

2056
01:18:50,525 --> 01:18:57,632
I choi I cortez I daly durazo I

2057
01:18:57,699 --> 01:19:02,003
gonzalez I grayson I grove I

2058
01:19:02,070 --> 01:19:07,075
hurtado I jones I laird I limon

2059
01:19:07,142 --> 01:19:10,979
I mcguire. I mcnerney I

2060
01:19:11,046 --> 01:19:13,915
mengibar I nilo I ochoa I

2061
01:19:13,982 --> 01:19:19,254
padilla I perez I reyes.

2062
01:19:19,321 --> 01:19:24,993
richardson I rubio I sato.

2063
01:19:25,060 --> 01:19:27,863
smallwood cuevas I stern I

2064
01:19:27,929 --> 01:19:31,199
strickland I umberg I

2065
01:19:31,266 --> 01:19:34,069
valladares I wahab I weber.

2066
01:19:34,136 --> 01:19:37,973
pearson wiener I. Secretary.

2067
01:19:38,039 --> 01:19:40,142
please call members. Alvarado

2068
01:19:40,208 --> 01:19:46,248
gil cabaldon I dalley. Reyes.

2069
01:19:46,314 --> 01:19:49,885
cierto. Weber. Pearson. Ayes 35

2070
01:19:49,951 --> 01:19:53,121
no zero on item 331 ayes 35. No.

2071
01:19:53,188 --> 01:19:54,723
zero on the remaining items a

2072
01:19:54,789 --> 01:19:56,291
special consent calendar and it

2073
01:19:56,358 --> 01:19:58,460
passes. Members. We are moving

2074
01:19:58,527 --> 01:20:01,129
now to our returning to motions

2075
01:20:01,196 --> 01:20:03,665
and resolutions for the purpose

2076
01:20:03,732 --> 01:20:07,903
of adjournments in memory. And

2077
01:20:07,969 --> 01:20:10,005
we are going to recognize

2078
01:20:10,071 --> 01:20:13,308
senator wahab and senator

2079
01:20:13,375 --> 01:20:14,743
mcnerney for the first

2080
01:20:14,809 --> 01:20:23,685
adjournment in memory. Senator

2081
01:20:23,752 --> 01:20:26,555
wahab, you are recognized or

2082
01:20:26,621 --> 01:20:27,989
senator mcnerney, let's start

2083
01:20:28,056 --> 01:20:34,896
with you. You are recognized.

2084
01:20:34,963 --> 01:20:37,065
mr. President and distinguished

2085
01:20:37,132 --> 01:20:39,234
colleagues, I rise today to ask

2086
01:20:39,301 --> 01:20:40,802
that we adjourn in the memory

2087
01:20:40,869 --> 01:20:44,005
of scott haggerty, a former

2088
01:20:44,072 --> 01:20:46,141
longtime member of the alameda

2089
01:20:46,208 --> 01:20:47,442
county board of supervisors and

2090
01:20:47,509 --> 01:20:48,910
resident of livermore,

2091
01:20:48,977 --> 01:20:51,880
california, which is in my

2092
01:20:51,947 --> 01:20:52,981
district. Scott haggerty was a

2093
01:20:53,048 --> 01:20:55,116
leader in the bay area politics

2094
01:20:55,183 --> 01:20:56,918
who represented the tri-valley

2095
01:20:56,985 --> 01:20:58,653
and the city of fremont as an

2096
01:20:58,720 --> 01:20:59,888
alameda county supervisor for a

2097
01:20:59,955 --> 01:21:03,425
good 24 years. That's twice as

2098
01:21:03,491 --> 01:21:06,294
long as we're allowed here.

2099
01:21:06,361 --> 01:21:07,729
scott led on a range of bay

2100
01:21:07,796 --> 01:21:09,864
area issues, including

2101
01:21:09,931 --> 01:21:10,966
transportation, clean energy,

2102
01:21:11,032 --> 01:21:12,801
public safety, supportive

2103
01:21:12,867 --> 01:21:14,536
housing, the arts and

2104
01:21:14,603 --> 01:21:16,371
agriculture. He died on july

2105
01:21:16,438 --> 01:21:18,840
5th at the age of 68 years.

2106
01:21:18,907 --> 01:21:20,242
scott and I had at least one

2107
01:21:20,308 --> 01:21:22,777
thing in common. He was also a

2108
01:21:22,844 --> 01:21:23,945
political novice. When he was

2109
01:21:24,012 --> 01:21:26,014
first elected to public office

2110
01:21:26,081 --> 01:21:28,250
in 1996, he burst into the east

2111
01:21:28,316 --> 01:21:30,318
bay political scene when he won

2112
01:21:30,385 --> 01:21:31,586
a seat on the alameda county

2113
01:21:31,653 --> 01:21:33,555
board of supervisors at the age

2114
01:21:33,622 --> 01:21:36,424
of 38. Despite having no prior

2115
01:21:36,491 --> 01:21:38,627
elected public experience. He

2116
01:21:38,693 --> 01:21:40,862
was subsequently subsequently

2117
01:21:40,929 --> 01:21:44,099
elected to five more terms as

2118
01:21:44,165 --> 01:21:46,534
supervisor. Over the years,

2119
01:21:46,601 --> 01:21:47,669
scott earned a reputation as

2120
01:21:47,736 --> 01:21:49,704
being a candid, no nonsense

2121
01:21:49,771 --> 01:21:53,074
public official and champion of

2122
01:21:53,141 --> 01:21:54,075
transportation, who took the

2123
01:21:54,142 --> 01:21:55,410
lead on several major projects

2124
01:21:55,477 --> 01:21:57,479
and initiatives. And despite

2125
01:21:57,545 --> 01:21:59,214
the political environment, he

2126
01:21:59,281 --> 01:22:01,716
was a nonpartizan politician.

2127
01:22:01,783 --> 01:22:03,551
he just wanted to get things

2128
01:22:03,618 --> 01:22:05,287
done. He successfully advocated

2129
01:22:05,353 --> 01:22:06,755
for two countrywide

2130
01:22:06,821 --> 01:22:08,189
transportation measures during

2131
01:22:08,256 --> 01:22:10,191
his during his tenure that had

2132
01:22:10,258 --> 01:22:12,093
a significant impact on the bay

2133
01:22:12,160 --> 01:22:14,095
area. He was also a longtime

2134
01:22:14,162 --> 01:22:16,164
leader in the metropolitan

2135
01:22:16,231 --> 01:22:18,400
transportation commission. Kò

2136
01:22:18,466 --> 01:22:19,768
roadway and transit projects in

2137
01:22:19,834 --> 01:22:21,670
the tri-valley that he had

2138
01:22:21,736 --> 01:22:24,739
worked on included highway 84

2139
01:22:24,806 --> 01:22:26,908
extension between highway 580

2140
01:22:26,975 --> 01:22:29,177
and livermore. Scott was also

2141
01:22:29,244 --> 01:22:30,912
an early champion of a project

2142
01:22:30,979 --> 01:22:33,381
close to my heart. The plan.

2143
01:22:33,448 --> 01:22:34,883
valley link rail line

2144
01:22:34,949 --> 01:22:35,884
connecting san joaquin valley

2145
01:22:35,950 --> 01:22:38,086
to the bay area. Scott also

2146
01:22:38,153 --> 01:22:39,187
served on the governing board

2147
01:22:39,254 --> 01:22:41,656
of the livermore, alameda,

2148
01:22:41,723 --> 01:22:43,758
livermore, amador valley

2149
01:22:43,825 --> 01:22:45,193
transit authority, the san

2150
01:22:45,260 --> 01:22:47,395
joaquin regional rail

2151
01:22:47,462 --> 01:22:48,863
commission, the bay area air

2152
01:22:48,930 --> 01:22:50,665
district, oakland-alameda

2153
01:22:50,732 --> 01:22:52,534
county coliseum authority, and

2154
01:22:52,600 --> 01:22:54,969
the association of bay area

2155
01:22:55,036 --> 01:22:56,471
governments. He didn't ignore

2156
01:22:56,538 --> 01:22:58,239
issues that nourish and sustain

2157
01:22:58,306 --> 01:23:00,642
us by promoting agriculture,

2158
01:23:00,709 --> 01:23:02,844
land conservation and clean

2159
01:23:02,911 --> 01:23:06,214
energy. Scott was also a strong

2160
01:23:06,281 --> 01:23:08,616
supporter of the marissa hunt

2161
01:23:08,683 --> 01:23:10,285
agricultural education center

2162
01:23:10,352 --> 01:23:12,921
and youth barn that opened in

2163
01:23:12,987 --> 01:23:14,823
2019 at the alameda county

2164
01:23:14,889 --> 01:23:16,257
fairgrounds in pleasanton. He

2165
01:23:16,324 --> 01:23:18,059
was also instrumental in

2166
01:23:18,126 --> 01:23:19,828
developing the bankhead

2167
01:23:19,894 --> 01:23:21,930
livermore theater, the premier

2168
01:23:21,996 --> 01:23:23,765
performing arts venue in the

2169
01:23:23,832 --> 01:23:25,233
tri-valley. One of scott's

2170
01:23:25,300 --> 01:23:27,001
final projects in office was

2171
01:23:27,068 --> 01:23:29,237
helping to provide the funding

2172
01:23:29,304 --> 01:23:30,638
needed to launch goodness

2173
01:23:30,705 --> 01:23:32,407
village, a supportive housing

2174
01:23:32,474 --> 01:23:34,075
project for unsheltered people

2175
01:23:34,142 --> 01:23:36,010
in livermore. Scott understood

2176
01:23:36,077 --> 01:23:38,113
that addressing homelessness

2177
01:23:38,179 --> 01:23:40,315
required creativity,

2178
01:23:40,382 --> 01:23:41,349
opportunities for people to

2179
01:23:41,416 --> 01:23:43,151
build their lives with dignity.

2180
01:23:43,218 --> 01:23:46,187
scott is deeply missed. Senator

2181
01:23:46,254 --> 01:23:48,923
wahab, thank you, colleagues. I

2182
01:23:48,990 --> 01:23:50,658
rise to honor the life of scott

2183
01:23:50,725 --> 01:23:52,827
haggerty, a leader whose impact

2184
01:23:52,894 --> 01:23:54,396
transformed alameda county

2185
01:23:54,462 --> 01:23:55,797
specifically as a board of

2186
01:23:55,864 --> 01:23:57,966
supervisor. Scott harnessed the

2187
01:23:58,032 --> 01:23:59,334
power of local government and

2188
01:23:59,401 --> 01:24:00,902
addressed problems and turning

2189
01:24:00,969 --> 01:24:03,338
ideas into results. As was

2190
01:24:03,405 --> 01:24:05,106
mentioned, he primarily focused

2191
01:24:05,173 --> 01:24:08,476
a lot on bay area transit and

2192
01:24:08,543 --> 01:24:09,677
specifically in our district.

2193
01:24:09,744 --> 01:24:12,380
as it was expanding and growing,

2194
01:24:12,447 --> 01:24:14,516
he worked very hard to ensure

2195
01:24:14,582 --> 01:24:16,418
that our district received its

2196
01:24:16,484 --> 01:24:17,752
funds, received its support and

2197
01:24:17,819 --> 01:24:20,221
much more. Scott was never shy

2198
01:24:20,288 --> 01:24:24,058
about his beliefs and very

2199
01:24:24,125 --> 01:24:26,795
direct and blunt about his

2200
01:24:26,861 --> 01:24:28,229
opinions. I will say that scott

2201
01:24:28,296 --> 01:24:29,631
actually is very much the

2202
01:24:29,697 --> 01:24:31,065
embodiment of what human beings

2203
01:24:31,132 --> 01:24:34,235
are flawed and struggling and

2204
01:24:34,302 --> 01:24:36,671
have problems and have opinions

2205
01:24:36,738 --> 01:24:38,640
and have hopes and have dreams

2206
01:24:38,706 --> 01:24:42,210
and and so much more. And yet

2207
01:24:42,277 --> 01:24:44,412
he was always authentically

2208
01:24:44,479 --> 01:24:46,014
himself. And I will highlight

2209
01:24:46,080 --> 01:24:47,615
the fact that scott and I

2210
01:24:47,682 --> 01:24:49,417
disagreed on a wide variety of

2211
01:24:49,484 --> 01:24:51,686
things, but he was deeply

2212
01:24:51,753 --> 01:24:53,822
committed to his ideas and his

2213
01:24:53,888 --> 01:24:56,157
principles, and he would at

2214
01:24:56,224 --> 01:24:58,726
least explain why he had his

2215
01:24:58,793 --> 01:25:01,329
opinions. And I will say that

2216
01:25:01,396 --> 01:25:02,464
anybody that dedicates their

2217
01:25:02,530 --> 01:25:04,599
life to public service gives a

2218
01:25:04,666 --> 01:25:06,334
lot to the community, whether

2219
01:25:06,401 --> 01:25:08,169
we see it or don't, whether we

2220
01:25:08,236 --> 01:25:11,406
agree with it or don't. Scott

2221
01:25:11,473 --> 01:25:13,508
was the individual that served

2222
01:25:13,575 --> 01:25:16,444
for literally well over a

2223
01:25:16,511 --> 01:25:19,981
decade plus and tried to do his

2224
01:25:20,048 --> 01:25:21,816
best when it came to expanding

2225
01:25:21,883 --> 01:25:23,985
public transit into the east

2226
01:25:24,052 --> 01:25:26,521
bay and much more. Scott is

2227
01:25:26,588 --> 01:25:28,356
survived by his wife, children,

2228
01:25:28,423 --> 01:25:29,357
grandchildren, and siblings.

2229
01:25:29,424 --> 01:25:30,492
and I respectfully ask. We

2230
01:25:30,558 --> 01:25:32,961
adjourn in his memory. Senator

2231
01:25:33,027 --> 01:25:36,531
cortez, you are recognized.

2232
01:25:36,598 --> 01:25:37,632
thank you, mr. President.

2233
01:25:37,699 --> 01:25:42,036
colleagues. I first met

2234
01:25:42,103 --> 01:25:44,572
supervisor scott haggerty in

2235
01:25:44,639 --> 01:25:46,975
2001. I was I had just been

2236
01:25:47,041 --> 01:25:48,576
elected to san jose city

2237
01:25:48,643 --> 01:25:50,311
council and appointed by the

2238
01:25:50,378 --> 01:25:51,646
mayor to our cog, the

2239
01:25:51,713 --> 01:25:52,413
association of bay area

2240
01:25:52,480 --> 01:25:54,582
governments, along with other

2241
01:25:54,649 --> 01:25:57,452
appointments and commissions.

2242
01:25:57,519 --> 01:26:00,388
and of course, supervisor

2243
01:26:00,455 --> 01:26:01,789
haggerty, who already was a

2244
01:26:01,856 --> 01:26:03,725
member of that commission, and

2245
01:26:03,791 --> 01:26:05,159
other regional government

2246
01:26:05,226 --> 01:26:08,596
bodies, made himself known

2247
01:26:08,663 --> 01:26:10,064
almost immediately upon my

2248
01:26:10,131 --> 01:26:14,102
arrival on the scene. I would

2249
01:26:14,168 --> 01:26:15,770
not have become president of

2250
01:26:15,837 --> 01:26:18,439
that organization were it not

2251
01:26:18,506 --> 01:26:21,276
for supervisor haggerty, which,

2252
01:26:21,342 --> 01:26:23,411
when I look back on my own

2253
01:26:23,478 --> 01:26:28,783
history of regional government.

2254
01:26:28,850 --> 01:26:31,352
really had had a waterfall

2255
01:26:31,419 --> 01:26:32,787
effect, a cascading effect on

2256
01:26:32,854 --> 01:26:34,956
my entire career thereafter,

2257
01:26:35,023 --> 01:26:37,091
because he came up to me, he

2258
01:26:37,158 --> 01:26:39,260
was a doer. He understood

2259
01:26:39,327 --> 01:26:42,096
regional politics. I've found

2260
01:26:42,163 --> 01:26:45,700
out over the years how much he

2261
01:26:45,767 --> 01:26:47,168
understood county politics on

2262
01:26:47,235 --> 01:26:48,970
his own board of supervisors,

2263
01:26:49,037 --> 01:26:50,371
but he literally came up to me

2264
01:26:50,438 --> 01:26:53,341
one day at one of the one of

2265
01:26:53,408 --> 01:26:54,342
the association of bay area

2266
01:26:54,409 --> 01:26:55,476
governments meetings with a

2267
01:26:55,543 --> 01:26:56,945
clipboard and says, you need to

2268
01:26:57,011 --> 01:26:58,146
go around and get signatures

2269
01:26:58,212 --> 01:26:59,881
because you're going to be the

2270
01:26:59,948 --> 01:27:01,883
next vice president of, of the

2271
01:27:01,950 --> 01:27:03,418
organization. And I said, who

2272
01:27:03,484 --> 01:27:05,186
do I talk to? I'm new here. I

2273
01:27:05,253 --> 01:27:07,021
don't even know most of the

2274
01:27:07,088 --> 01:27:08,723
people. And he said, just wait

2275
01:27:08,790 --> 01:27:10,558
right here. And he came back

2276
01:27:10,625 --> 01:27:12,760
about maybe ten minutes later

2277
01:27:12,827 --> 01:27:14,596
with the entire clipboard

2278
01:27:14,662 --> 01:27:16,998
signed, nominating me on a

2279
01:27:17,065 --> 01:27:19,200
white ballot. Of course. Then I

2280
01:27:19,267 --> 01:27:22,003
became, by succession the

2281
01:27:22,070 --> 01:27:23,371
president of that organization.

2282
01:27:23,438 --> 01:27:25,139
it was critical to us in san

2283
01:27:25,206 --> 01:27:28,843
jose because at that time, san

2284
01:27:28,910 --> 01:27:32,180
jose did not have a seat on

2285
01:27:32,246 --> 01:27:33,982
what we call the metropolitan

2286
01:27:34,048 --> 01:27:35,350
transportation commission. Our

2287
01:27:35,416 --> 01:27:36,618
mpo, even though san jose was

2288
01:27:36,684 --> 01:27:38,987
the largest city and still is

2289
01:27:39,053 --> 01:27:41,189
in the bay area, it had major

2290
01:27:41,255 --> 01:27:43,691
projects going on. And and

2291
01:27:43,758 --> 01:27:45,126
scott knew it was very

2292
01:27:45,193 --> 01:27:46,995
important for me to be able to,

2293
01:27:47,061 --> 01:27:50,498
to at least open the door to

2294
01:27:50,565 --> 01:27:51,833
legislation and a recomposition

2295
01:27:51,899 --> 01:27:53,768
of, of our transportation

2296
01:27:53,835 --> 01:27:54,869
commission so that san jose

2297
01:27:54,936 --> 01:27:57,772
could be represented there. And

2298
01:27:57,839 --> 01:27:59,140
he supported me in that not

2299
01:27:59,207 --> 01:28:00,708
only supported me in that

2300
01:28:00,775 --> 01:28:02,710
supported me in becoming a

2301
01:28:02,777 --> 01:28:04,846
member of the metropolitan

2302
01:28:04,912 --> 01:28:07,048
transportation commission

2303
01:28:07,115 --> 01:28:08,650
through. Means that I won't get

2304
01:28:08,716 --> 01:28:10,685
into right now. And then

2305
01:28:10,752 --> 01:28:11,853
subsequently support supported

2306
01:28:11,919 --> 01:28:15,356
the recomposition of of that

2307
01:28:15,423 --> 01:28:18,292
body. So these are the kind of

2308
01:28:18,359 --> 01:28:19,727
impacts, as we all know, as

2309
01:28:19,794 --> 01:28:20,762
elected officials, especially

2310
01:28:20,828 --> 01:28:22,330
worked in regional level or any

2311
01:28:22,397 --> 01:28:26,534
other level that don't show up

2312
01:28:26,601 --> 01:28:28,369
real clearly on somebody's

2313
01:28:28,436 --> 01:28:30,104
resume and have this massive

2314
01:28:30,171 --> 01:28:32,340
impact. What I didn't know, as

2315
01:28:32,407 --> 01:28:34,175
we were working on the

2316
01:28:34,242 --> 01:28:35,576
so-called bart extension into

2317
01:28:35,643 --> 01:28:38,479
silicon valley, what I didn't

2318
01:28:38,546 --> 01:28:40,548
know from scott was that he had

2319
01:28:40,615 --> 01:28:42,116
committed to our mayor, ron

2320
01:28:42,183 --> 01:28:43,384
gonzalez at the time, who had

2321
01:28:43,451 --> 01:28:46,654
who had launched that project.

2322
01:28:46,721 --> 01:28:48,056
that by all means and by any

2323
01:28:48,122 --> 01:28:49,791
means, he was going to support

2324
01:28:49,857 --> 01:28:50,892
the project on every vote in

2325
01:28:50,958 --> 01:28:52,794
the future. But he never shared

2326
01:28:52,860 --> 01:28:54,529
that with me being the savvy

2327
01:28:54,595 --> 01:28:55,897
politician that he was. So I

2328
01:28:55,963 --> 01:28:57,865
can't tell you how many times I

2329
01:28:57,932 --> 01:29:00,001
had to go to him pleading for

2330
01:29:00,068 --> 01:29:03,271
votes to continue the funding

2331
01:29:03,337 --> 01:29:05,373
or the things that we needed,

2332
01:29:05,440 --> 01:29:06,774
including some alameda county

2333
01:29:06,841 --> 01:29:08,643
money from time to time to keep

2334
01:29:08,710 --> 01:29:10,945
that project going. And, you

2335
01:29:11,012 --> 01:29:12,647
know, of course, have have

2336
01:29:12,714 --> 01:29:16,551
scott basically flipped the

2337
01:29:16,617 --> 01:29:17,985
negotiating table and say, if

2338
01:29:18,052 --> 01:29:19,120
you want that vote, you're

2339
01:29:19,187 --> 01:29:21,222
going to have to support what

2340
01:29:21,289 --> 01:29:22,657
I'm doing and what I want in

2341
01:29:22,724 --> 01:29:24,225
alameda county. It wasn't until

2342
01:29:24,292 --> 01:29:27,462
we did the groundbreaking on on

2343
01:29:27,528 --> 01:29:29,230
the berryessa station in san

2344
01:29:29,297 --> 01:29:30,965
jose for the bart extension

2345
01:29:31,032 --> 01:29:34,535
that I heard mayor gonzalez and

2346
01:29:34,602 --> 01:29:36,404
supervisors supervisor haggerty

2347
01:29:36,471 --> 01:29:37,872
celebrating their first

2348
01:29:37,939 --> 01:29:39,240
conversation, where scott had

2349
01:29:39,307 --> 01:29:40,241
already committed to every

2350
01:29:40,308 --> 01:29:42,243
single one of those votes. So

2351
01:29:42,310 --> 01:29:44,278
it was a little bit of you have

2352
01:29:44,345 --> 01:29:46,214
to have a sense of humor, of

2353
01:29:46,280 --> 01:29:48,616
course, at that point and say,

2354
01:29:48,683 --> 01:29:50,518
smart guy, good guy, good

2355
01:29:50,585 --> 01:29:52,720
friend, good supporter. I'll

2356
01:29:52,787 --> 01:29:54,021
let him, you know, get away

2357
01:29:54,088 --> 01:29:59,327
with that one. Scott became a

2358
01:29:59,393 --> 01:30:02,630
close friend because we both I

2359
01:30:02,697 --> 01:30:04,398
have four children now, adult

2360
01:30:04,465 --> 01:30:06,901
children, and he had several

2361
01:30:06,968 --> 01:30:10,138
children as well. And the bumps

2362
01:30:10,204 --> 01:30:11,973
and bruises of dealing with our

2363
01:30:12,039 --> 01:30:13,775
own children as elected

2364
01:30:13,841 --> 01:30:16,210
officials, you know, came came

2365
01:30:16,277 --> 01:30:18,746
home to roost a few times. And

2366
01:30:18,813 --> 01:30:20,348
what a lot of people didn't

2367
01:30:20,414 --> 01:30:23,518
know about this guy who was

2368
01:30:23,584 --> 01:30:26,387
actually pretty gruff and, and,

2369
01:30:26,454 --> 01:30:28,623
and almost overly direct at

2370
01:30:28,689 --> 01:30:29,957
times as an elected official

2371
01:30:30,024 --> 01:30:33,094
was his caring and compassion

2372
01:30:33,161 --> 01:30:35,396
and concern about others. And I

2373
01:30:35,463 --> 01:30:37,131
will tell you some of the best

2374
01:30:37,198 --> 01:30:39,033
advice I've ever received from

2375
01:30:39,100 --> 01:30:40,535
anybody, including people in

2376
01:30:40,601 --> 01:30:41,836
the medical profession, about

2377
01:30:41,903 --> 01:30:44,005
how to, to deal with some of

2378
01:30:44,071 --> 01:30:45,239
the issues I was dealing with

2379
01:30:45,306 --> 01:30:47,008
in my own family, you know,

2380
01:30:47,074 --> 01:30:48,676
came on long walks through the

2381
01:30:48,743 --> 01:30:50,344
streets of san francisco and in

2382
01:30:50,411 --> 01:30:51,312
other places with scott

2383
01:30:51,379 --> 01:30:52,747
haggerty, where he just said,

2384
01:30:52,814 --> 01:30:54,382
hey, tell me what's going on. I

2385
01:30:54,448 --> 01:30:56,384
want to help. I just want to be

2386
01:30:56,450 --> 01:30:57,752
of help. And that's the real

2387
01:30:57,819 --> 01:30:59,854
human being. I think that we're

2388
01:30:59,921 --> 01:31:01,756
celebrating not just somebody

2389
01:31:01,823 --> 01:31:04,392
who started projects like

2390
01:31:04,458 --> 01:31:05,793
valley link and helped bart get

2391
01:31:05,860 --> 01:31:07,461
to silicon valley and did all

2392
01:31:07,528 --> 01:31:09,664
these other things, but he did

2393
01:31:09,730 --> 01:31:11,165
all that. But but someone who

2394
01:31:11,232 --> 01:31:12,834
was very caring and concerned

2395
01:31:12,900 --> 01:31:15,336
about others, one of the last

2396
01:31:15,403 --> 01:31:16,938
things he said to me, he came

2397
01:31:17,004 --> 01:31:18,439
to visit me in sacramento a few

2398
01:31:18,506 --> 01:31:20,341
times since I've been here. But

2399
01:31:20,408 --> 01:31:21,609
on our last trip to washington,

2400
01:31:21,676 --> 01:31:23,578
dc together as transportation

2401
01:31:23,644 --> 01:31:25,913
commissioners, he pleaded with

2402
01:31:25,980 --> 01:31:28,616
me not to run for state senate.

2403
01:31:28,683 --> 01:31:29,851
he said, you've done enough.

2404
01:31:29,917 --> 01:31:31,319
you've had a long career. He

2405
01:31:31,385 --> 01:31:33,020
said, I'm going to retire. And

2406
01:31:33,087 --> 01:31:34,722
he looked at me and he said,

2407
01:31:34,789 --> 01:31:35,923
life is too short. And I just

2408
01:31:35,990 --> 01:31:37,792
couldn't get that out of my

2409
01:31:37,859 --> 01:31:39,527
head. During his memorial last

2410
01:31:39,594 --> 01:31:43,598
week. An individual who really

2411
01:31:43,664 --> 01:31:46,334
had more years ahead of him to

2412
01:31:46,400 --> 01:31:47,768
enjoy his life, to enjoy his

2413
01:31:47,835 --> 01:31:49,270
family, to enjoy his his

2414
01:31:49,337 --> 01:31:50,338
grandchildren. And I know they

2415
01:31:50,404 --> 01:31:52,506
they miss him desperately. I'm

2416
01:31:52,573 --> 01:31:54,208
going to miss him. And I

2417
01:31:54,275 --> 01:31:56,377
appreciate joining in on this

2418
01:31:56,444 --> 01:31:57,845
adjournment today. Thank you to

2419
01:31:57,912 --> 01:32:00,414
my colleagues from stockton and

2420
01:32:00,481 --> 01:32:01,816
hayward for that opportunity.

2421
01:32:01,883 --> 01:32:03,184
senator, again, you are

2422
01:32:03,251 --> 01:32:05,353
recognized. Thank you, mr.

2423
01:32:05,419 --> 01:32:07,321
president. Colleagues, it's

2424
01:32:07,388 --> 01:32:08,990
with profound sadness that I

2425
01:32:09,056 --> 01:32:10,524
rise today to honor scott

2426
01:32:10,591 --> 01:32:12,660
haggerty and try not to get

2427
01:32:12,727 --> 01:32:15,730
emotional. Who as was mentioned,

2428
01:32:15,796 --> 01:32:17,431
he was a dedicated public

2429
01:32:17,498 --> 01:32:19,100
servant whose leadership helped

2430
01:32:19,166 --> 01:32:20,868
modernize transportation and

2431
01:32:20,935 --> 01:32:23,037
land use throughout the bay

2432
01:32:23,104 --> 01:32:25,339
area. But on a on a personal

2433
01:32:25,406 --> 01:32:27,341
level, he was a mentor to me

2434
01:32:27,408 --> 01:32:32,113
and a dear friend. And like

2435
01:32:32,179 --> 01:32:33,114
senator cortez and senator

2436
01:32:33,180 --> 01:32:34,282
wiener and others who had the

2437
01:32:34,348 --> 01:32:35,616
opportunity to serve with him.

2438
01:32:35,683 --> 01:32:37,251
I had the privilege of serving

2439
01:32:37,318 --> 01:32:38,819
with him in regional government.

2440
01:32:38,886 --> 01:32:41,555
and like senator cortez, I was

2441
01:32:41,622 --> 01:32:44,759
drafted by supervisor haggerty

2442
01:32:44,825 --> 01:32:46,360
to serve as the vice president

2443
01:32:46,427 --> 01:32:48,029
of the association of baker

2444
01:32:48,095 --> 01:32:49,563
governments. And then I had the

2445
01:32:49,630 --> 01:32:50,598
honor of serving as the

2446
01:32:50,665 --> 01:32:51,699
president, working with him in

2447
01:32:51,766 --> 01:32:54,201
that capacity. And I was

2448
01:32:54,268 --> 01:32:56,337
surprised that this guy who was,

2449
01:32:56,404 --> 01:32:58,139
you know, he was very

2450
01:32:58,205 --> 01:32:59,473
intimidating. I guess I'll say

2451
01:32:59,540 --> 01:33:01,008
that when I first met him, he

2452
01:33:01,075 --> 01:33:03,477
had a very gruff personality

2453
01:33:03,544 --> 01:33:06,080
and was very direct. And we had

2454
01:33:06,147 --> 01:33:08,215
very different perspectives on

2455
01:33:08,282 --> 01:33:09,350
issues. You know, I was the

2456
01:33:09,417 --> 01:33:10,518
liberal mayor of berkeley, and

2457
01:33:10,584 --> 01:33:13,254
he was this former republican

2458
01:33:13,321 --> 01:33:15,389
conservative supervisor from

2459
01:33:15,456 --> 01:33:18,259
the tri-valley. But beyond his

2460
01:33:18,326 --> 01:33:20,962
gruff personality was somebody

2461
01:33:21,028 --> 01:33:22,563
who had a heart of gold and who

2462
01:33:22,630 --> 01:33:24,365
cared deeply about public

2463
01:33:24,432 --> 01:33:26,634
service and cared deeply about

2464
01:33:26,701 --> 01:33:29,070
people. And that was his north

2465
01:33:29,136 --> 01:33:32,006
star. In his many decades of

2466
01:33:32,073 --> 01:33:34,608
public service. And that formed

2467
01:33:34,675 --> 01:33:37,411
a partnership over many, many

2468
01:33:37,478 --> 01:33:39,413
years. One of the first

2469
01:33:39,480 --> 01:33:40,514
opportunities I had to work

2470
01:33:40,581 --> 01:33:41,649
with supervisor haggerty was

2471
01:33:41,716 --> 01:33:44,986
when he championed the creation

2472
01:33:45,052 --> 01:33:47,421
of our community choice

2473
01:33:47,488 --> 01:33:48,622
aggregation public power agency

2474
01:33:48,689 --> 01:33:50,691
in alameda county, now called

2475
01:33:50,758 --> 01:33:52,426
ava community energy. He was

2476
01:33:52,493 --> 01:33:54,996
the father of public power in

2477
01:33:55,062 --> 01:33:57,498
alameda county. He saw it as an

2478
01:33:57,565 --> 01:34:00,067
opportunity to invest in local

2479
01:34:00,134 --> 01:34:01,402
development, create jobs, and

2480
01:34:01,469 --> 01:34:02,937
help advance our region's

2481
01:34:03,004 --> 01:34:05,439
efforts for energy independence.

2482
01:34:05,506 --> 01:34:06,507
and like supervisor haggerty, I

2483
01:34:06,574 --> 01:34:07,975
was a founding board member of

2484
01:34:08,042 --> 01:34:09,810
ava community energy, and it

2485
01:34:09,877 --> 01:34:11,912
was befitting because of his

2486
01:34:11,979 --> 01:34:13,147
work. And this is something we

2487
01:34:13,214 --> 01:34:14,915
had worked for decades to try

2488
01:34:14,982 --> 01:34:17,351
to do in alameda county for

2489
01:34:17,418 --> 01:34:19,553
many, many years. And it took

2490
01:34:19,620 --> 01:34:21,655
scott haggerty to get it done.

2491
01:34:21,722 --> 01:34:23,057
and like was said he was a

2492
01:34:23,124 --> 01:34:25,259
person who got things done. And

2493
01:34:25,326 --> 01:34:27,762
it was befitting that when he

2494
01:34:27,828 --> 01:34:30,998
retired that we named, I think,

2495
01:34:31,065 --> 01:34:32,767
one of the first wind farms

2496
01:34:32,833 --> 01:34:36,037
that was built in the altamont

2497
01:34:36,103 --> 01:34:39,306
pass area after scott haggerty.

2498
01:34:39,373 --> 01:34:40,841
I think a fitting tribute to

2499
01:34:40,908 --> 01:34:43,244
not just the impact he had in

2500
01:34:43,310 --> 01:34:44,645
creating the agency and

2501
01:34:44,712 --> 01:34:46,447
creating energy independence in

2502
01:34:46,514 --> 01:34:48,582
alameda county, but his

2503
01:34:48,649 --> 01:34:50,151
commitment towards addressing

2504
01:34:50,217 --> 01:34:56,957
climate change. He was a giant

2505
01:34:57,024 --> 01:34:58,325
in alameda county, in the bay

2506
01:34:58,392 --> 01:35:00,928
area, and he cared about his

2507
01:35:00,995 --> 01:35:01,962
constituents first and foremost.

2508
01:35:02,029 --> 01:35:03,497
but he was somebody who was a

2509
01:35:03,564 --> 01:35:05,266
true regionalist and recognized

2510
01:35:05,332 --> 01:35:07,401
that the issues that impact

2511
01:35:07,468 --> 01:35:09,537
alameda county impact every

2512
01:35:09,603 --> 01:35:11,338
community in the bay area and

2513
01:35:11,405 --> 01:35:12,807
brought that lens to his

2514
01:35:12,873 --> 01:35:14,608
leadership at the regional

2515
01:35:14,675 --> 01:35:18,579
level. In his six terms on the

2516
01:35:18,646 --> 01:35:20,014
alameda county board of

2517
01:35:20,081 --> 01:35:21,415
supervisors, he earned a

2518
01:35:21,482 --> 01:35:22,750
reputation as a collaborative

2519
01:35:22,817 --> 01:35:23,984
leader who brought people

2520
01:35:24,051 --> 01:35:25,786
together to tackle some of our

2521
01:35:25,853 --> 01:35:26,821
region's most pressing

2522
01:35:26,887 --> 01:35:28,255
challenges, such as

2523
01:35:28,322 --> 01:35:29,723
transportation, housing,

2524
01:35:29,790 --> 01:35:31,125
economic development, and

2525
01:35:31,192 --> 01:35:32,960
environmental stewardship. And

2526
01:35:33,027 --> 01:35:34,895
I had the honor of working with

2527
01:35:34,962 --> 01:35:37,698
him on so many regional issues,

2528
01:35:37,765 --> 01:35:40,201
not only on the association of

2529
01:35:40,267 --> 01:35:40,835
governments, but when he served

2530
01:35:40,901 --> 01:35:42,536
as the chair of the

2531
01:35:42,603 --> 01:35:43,404
metropolitan transportation

2532
01:35:43,471 --> 01:35:44,839
commission, we worked very

2533
01:35:44,905 --> 01:35:46,674
closely together on the

2534
01:35:46,740 --> 01:35:48,075
creation of our regional

2535
01:35:48,142 --> 01:35:49,076
transportation plan and the

2536
01:35:49,143 --> 01:35:50,177
creation of the bay area

2537
01:35:50,244 --> 01:35:52,346
housing finance authority.

2538
01:35:52,413 --> 01:35:55,249
scott's legacy can be defined

2539
01:35:55,316 --> 01:35:56,851
not just in the relationships

2540
01:35:56,917 --> 01:35:59,553
he had with people, but so many

2541
01:35:59,620 --> 01:36:00,988
significant transportation

2542
01:36:01,055 --> 01:36:02,423
projects and regional

2543
01:36:02,490 --> 01:36:04,458
initiatives that ³

2544
01:36:04,525 --> 01:36:07,862
in his many years, as well as

2545
01:36:07,928 --> 01:36:08,963
efforts to help provide

2546
01:36:09,029 --> 01:36:10,364
sustainable funding for

2547
01:36:10,431 --> 01:36:11,398
transportation such as the

2548
01:36:11,465 --> 01:36:12,900
passage of measure b, the

2549
01:36:12,967 --> 01:36:14,368
regional sales tax to fund

2550
01:36:14,435 --> 01:36:16,871
transit in alameda county. In

2551
01:36:16,937 --> 01:36:17,972
addition, extending bart to

2552
01:36:18,038 --> 01:36:19,874
santa clara county, the oakland

2553
01:36:19,940 --> 01:36:21,876
san francisco airport

2554
01:36:21,942 --> 01:36:23,077
connection, the expansion of

2555
01:36:23,144 --> 01:36:25,146
the caldecott tunnel, the

2556
01:36:25,212 --> 01:36:27,047
salesforce transbay transit

2557
01:36:27,114 --> 01:36:29,049
center and soon valley link are

2558
01:36:29,116 --> 01:36:31,218
testaments to his incredible

2559
01:36:31,285 --> 01:36:34,889
leadership. One thing also

2560
01:36:34,955 --> 01:36:37,358
about scott is he was in his

2561
01:36:37,424 --> 01:36:38,592
30s when he was first elected

2562
01:36:38,659 --> 01:36:40,594
to the alameda county board of

2563
01:36:40,661 --> 01:36:43,130
supervisors and was kind of a

2564
01:36:43,197 --> 01:36:44,932
maverick, and he really

2565
01:36:44,999 --> 01:36:47,835
committed his time in office to

2566
01:36:47,902 --> 01:36:49,770
mentor young people and mentor

2567
01:36:49,837 --> 01:36:51,105
the next generation of leaders.

2568
01:36:51,172 --> 01:36:52,873
and I think there's so many

2569
01:36:52,940 --> 01:36:54,275
people who serve in elected

2570
01:36:54,341 --> 01:36:56,844
office in the bay area who were

2571
01:36:56,911 --> 01:36:58,646
mentored and supported and

2572
01:36:58,712 --> 01:36:59,747
shaped by the leadership of

2573
01:36:59,813 --> 01:37:01,882
scott haggerty. In closing, it

2574
01:37:01,949 --> 01:37:03,617
was an honor to work with him,

2575
01:37:03,684 --> 01:37:04,885
to consider him a friend and

2576
01:37:04,952 --> 01:37:07,021
mentor. May we honor his memory

2577
01:37:07,087 --> 01:37:08,789
by carrying forward his

2578
01:37:08,856 --> 01:37:10,858
commitment to building a bay

2579
01:37:10,925 --> 01:37:12,660
area and state that is more

2580
01:37:12,726 --> 01:37:14,395
connected, more equitable, and

2581
01:37:14,461 --> 01:37:16,964
more collaborative. I want to

2582
01:37:17,031 --> 01:37:18,265
extend my deepest condolences

2583
01:37:18,332 --> 01:37:20,267
to his family and friends and

2584
01:37:20,334 --> 01:37:22,002
colleagues, and also ask that

2585
01:37:22,069 --> 01:37:23,170
we adjourn the senate in his

2586
01:37:23,237 --> 01:37:24,271
honor today. Senator wiener,

2587
01:37:24,338 --> 01:37:30,277
you are recognized. Thank you,

2588
01:37:30,344 --> 01:37:32,846
mr. President. I, too, had the

2589
01:37:32,913 --> 01:37:35,449
honor of serving with scott

2590
01:37:35,516 --> 01:37:38,219
haggerty for six years on the

2591
01:37:38,285 --> 01:37:40,354
metropolitan transportation

2592
01:37:40,421 --> 01:37:42,556
commission. I joined the mtc

2593
01:37:42,623 --> 01:37:45,059
just a few months after I was

2594
01:37:45,125 --> 01:37:47,061
sworn in as a new member of the

2595
01:37:47,127 --> 01:37:48,295
board of supervisors. So I was

2596
01:37:48,362 --> 01:37:51,198
very green, very new, and I

2597
01:37:51,265 --> 01:37:54,101
knew that there were certain

2598
01:37:54,168 --> 01:37:56,237
members of that commission who

2599
01:37:56,303 --> 01:37:59,039
had truly been around the block

2600
01:37:59,106 --> 01:38:00,274
and knew what they were doing.

2601
01:38:00,341 --> 01:38:02,042
the senator from san jose was

2602
01:38:02,109 --> 01:38:04,778
one of them, and scott haggerty

2603
01:38:04,845 --> 01:38:08,082
was another, and he was someone.

2604
01:38:08,148 --> 01:38:09,950
if you look at just the facts

2605
01:38:10,017 --> 01:38:11,652
on paper, he and I should have

2606
01:38:11,719 --> 01:38:13,821
had really nothing in common.

2607
01:38:13,887 --> 01:38:16,724
he was this, you know, former

2608
01:38:16,790 --> 01:38:18,525
republican, middle of the road

2609
01:38:18,592 --> 01:38:19,927
to maybe a little bit

2610
01:38:19,994 --> 01:38:22,496
conservative guy from a very

2611
01:38:22,563 --> 01:38:24,965
suburban to rural part of

2612
01:38:25,032 --> 01:38:27,835
alameda county. I was this

2613
01:38:27,901 --> 01:38:31,138
lefty guy from san francisco

2614
01:38:31,205 --> 01:38:34,708
who wanted to fund fund the

2615
01:38:34,775 --> 01:38:38,646
heck out of transit and bikes

2616
01:38:38,712 --> 01:38:41,282
and, and pedestrian spaces and

2617
01:38:41,348 --> 01:38:43,350
so forth. We're just very, very

2618
01:38:43,417 --> 01:38:45,519
different. But scott and I

2619
01:38:45,586 --> 01:38:47,655
actually became quite close,

2620
01:38:47,721 --> 01:38:49,923
and he pulled me in and helped

2621
01:38:49,990 --> 01:38:53,060
to elevate me as a new

2622
01:38:53,127 --> 01:38:54,495
commissioner on the commission.

2623
01:38:54,561 --> 01:38:57,398
he he was a true regionalist.

2624
01:38:57,464 --> 01:39:00,668
he understood that when san

2625
01:39:00,734 --> 01:39:02,903
francisco succeeded, the east

2626
01:39:02,970 --> 01:39:05,673
bay succeeded, and vice versa.

2627
01:39:05,739 --> 01:39:08,175
and he wanted to make sure that

2628
01:39:08,242 --> 01:39:09,410
all parts of the region were

2629
01:39:09,476 --> 01:39:11,178
getting what we needed in terms

2630
01:39:11,245 --> 01:39:12,880
of investment and support. And

2631
01:39:12,946 --> 01:39:15,082
so I worked very, very well

2632
01:39:15,149 --> 01:39:17,951
with him over those six years.

2633
01:39:18,018 --> 01:39:20,054
after coming to the senate, I

2634
01:39:20,120 --> 01:39:21,121
always looked forward when he

2635
01:39:21,188 --> 01:39:23,657
would be up lobbying around

2636
01:39:23,724 --> 01:39:25,592
transportation issues in the in

2637
01:39:25,659 --> 01:39:28,295
the legislature. And it's just

2638
01:39:28,362 --> 01:39:31,365
really just so depressing that

2639
01:39:31,432 --> 01:39:34,501
he has gone. I know he had a a

2640
01:39:34,568 --> 01:39:36,637
lot ahead of him and was

2641
01:39:36,704 --> 01:39:37,805
looking forward to it. And it's

2642
01:39:37,871 --> 01:39:39,740
a real tragedy. And I just want

2643
01:39:39,807 --> 01:39:41,308
to express my deepest

2644
01:39:41,375 --> 01:39:43,143
condolences to his family and

2645
01:39:43,210 --> 01:39:45,679
his community. Thank you. Thank

2646
01:39:45,746 --> 01:39:47,781
you so very much. Senator

2647
01:39:47,848 --> 01:39:49,016
mcnerney, if you'll bring the

2648
01:39:49,083 --> 01:39:50,818
name of your adjournment memory

2649
01:39:50,884 --> 01:39:52,753
to the desk to be properly

2650
01:39:52,820 --> 01:39:53,887
memorialized, we appreciate

2651
01:39:53,954 --> 01:39:56,056
that. Our condolences to you,

2652
01:39:56,123 --> 01:39:57,491
senator ashby, you are

2653
01:39:57,558 --> 01:39:58,926
recognized for your adjournment

2654
01:39:58,992 --> 01:40:01,161
memory. Thank you very much,

2655
01:40:01,228 --> 01:40:03,997
mr. Presiding officer. I rise

2656
01:40:04,064 --> 01:40:07,234
today to adjourn in the memory

2657
01:40:07,301 --> 01:40:11,538
of a beloved and incredible

2658
01:40:11,605 --> 01:40:13,741
sacramento hero named jonathan

2659
01:40:13,807 --> 01:40:16,243
burgess. He passed away on may

2660
01:40:16,310 --> 01:40:19,113
11th at the age of 52 after a

2661
01:40:19,179 --> 01:40:22,383
four year battle with als.

2662
01:40:22,449 --> 01:40:24,918
jonathan is a south sacramento

2663
01:40:24,985 --> 01:40:26,720
native and he served for more

2664
01:40:26,787 --> 01:40:28,922
than 30 years, well over half

2665
01:40:28,989 --> 01:40:31,692
of his life with the sacramento

2666
01:40:31,759 --> 01:40:33,160
fire department, ended his

2667
01:40:33,227 --> 01:40:35,662
career at the rank of battalion

2668
01:40:35,729 --> 01:40:37,798
chief. In addition to his

2669
01:40:37,865 --> 01:40:39,233
service with the fire

2670
01:40:39,299 --> 01:40:41,001
department, jonathan co-founded

2671
01:40:41,068 --> 01:40:43,971
the restaurant burgess brothers

2672
01:40:44,037 --> 01:40:46,473
barbecue and burgers with his

2673
01:40:46,540 --> 01:40:49,376
equally dynamic twin brother,

2674
01:40:49,443 --> 01:40:51,512
matthew, who, by the way, this

2675
01:40:51,578 --> 01:40:52,980
twin is a member of the

2676
01:40:53,046 --> 01:40:55,182
sacramento police department.

2677
01:40:55,249 --> 01:40:57,985
these two brothers are beloved

2678
01:40:58,051 --> 01:41:00,487
across the city of sacramento.

2679
01:41:00,554 --> 01:41:02,322
in addition to being a

2680
01:41:02,389 --> 01:41:03,791
firefighter and a business

2681
01:41:03,857 --> 01:41:07,628
owner, jonathan was a powerful

2682
01:41:07,694 --> 01:41:09,163
advocate for reparations for

2683
01:41:09,229 --> 01:41:11,565
the black community. He

2684
01:41:11,632 --> 01:41:13,567
testified before the california

2685
01:41:13,634 --> 01:41:16,670
reparations task force in 2021

2686
01:41:16,737 --> 01:41:18,806
and worked to have his family's

2687
01:41:18,872 --> 01:41:21,442
legacy restored after the state

2688
01:41:21,508 --> 01:41:23,544
took his ancestor's land in

2689
01:41:23,610 --> 01:41:26,947
coloma by way of eminent domain.

2690
01:41:27,014 --> 01:41:28,615
he also published a children's

2691
01:41:28,682 --> 01:41:30,417
book that documented his

2692
01:41:30,484 --> 01:41:32,853
family's history as one of the

2693
01:41:32,920 --> 01:41:34,988
earliest black settlers in the

2694
01:41:35,055 --> 01:41:38,325
coloma region. Jonathan will be

2695
01:41:38,392 --> 01:41:40,027
remembered as a fierce

2696
01:41:40,093 --> 01:41:42,262
protector of justice for his

2697
01:41:42,329 --> 01:41:45,532
acts of service, his humor and

2698
01:41:45,599 --> 01:41:49,069
his radiant smile. Several of

2699
01:41:49,136 --> 01:41:50,904
jonathan's friends and family

2700
01:41:50,971 --> 01:41:53,407
join us in the gallery today,

2701
01:41:53,474 --> 01:41:55,542
including his wife lauren, his

2702
01:41:55,609 --> 01:41:58,045
daughters justice and jordan.

2703
01:41:58,111 --> 01:42:00,581
his twin brother matthew, his

2704
01:42:00,647 --> 01:42:02,816
sister tonya, many of his

2705
01:42:02,883 --> 01:42:04,251
friends and colleagues from the

2706
01:42:04,318 --> 01:42:06,353
sacramento fire service,

2707
01:42:06,420 --> 01:42:08,922
including local 522 president

2708
01:42:08,989 --> 01:42:11,825
trevor jamison. Members, please

2709
01:42:11,892 --> 01:42:13,627
join me in adjourning in the

2710
01:42:13,694 --> 01:42:16,530
memory of a true sacramento

2711
01:42:16,597 --> 01:42:18,632
hero. Senator neal, you're

2712
01:42:18,699 --> 01:42:20,033
recognized on this adjournment

2713
01:42:20,100 --> 01:42:21,802
memory. Thank you, mr.

2714
01:42:21,869 --> 01:42:25,105
president. I rise to join my

2715
01:42:25,172 --> 01:42:27,307
sacramento colleague in

2716
01:42:27,374 --> 01:42:29,776
recognizing jonathan burgess. I

2717
01:42:29,843 --> 01:42:31,445
did not know jonathan well, but

2718
01:42:31,512 --> 01:42:34,448
I know jonathan's reputation

2719
01:42:34,515 --> 01:42:38,051
well. One cannot avoid that.

2720
01:42:38,118 --> 01:42:43,824
and at age 52, that is way, way

2721
01:42:43,891 --> 01:42:46,727
too early. And my deepest

2722
01:42:46,793 --> 01:42:48,595
sympathies go to his family

2723
01:42:48,662 --> 01:42:52,165
members who are here today.

2724
01:42:52,232 --> 01:42:53,333
thank you. Senator, if you'll

2725
01:42:53,400 --> 01:42:54,568
bring your name of your

2726
01:42:54,635 --> 01:42:55,702
adjournment memory to the desk

2727
01:42:55,769 --> 01:42:58,238
for proper to be properly

2728
01:42:58,305 --> 01:42:59,973
memorialized, senator mcguire

2729
01:43:00,040 --> 01:43:01,775
mcguire, you are recognized for

2730
01:43:01,842 --> 01:43:03,010
your adjournment memory. Thank

2731
01:43:03,076 --> 01:43:05,012
you so much, mr. President. And

2732
01:43:05,078 --> 01:43:06,446
members, colleagues, I rise

2733
01:43:06,513 --> 01:43:08,081
today in honor of the life and

2734
01:43:08,148 --> 01:43:09,716
legacy of a remarkable public

2735
01:43:09,783 --> 01:43:11,885
servant, marin county's chief

2736
01:43:11,952 --> 01:43:14,021
probation officer, chief marlon

2737
01:43:14,087 --> 01:43:16,189
washington. Chief washington

2738
01:43:16,256 --> 01:43:18,692
began his nearly three decade

2739
01:43:18,759 --> 01:43:21,562
long career in law enforcement,

2740
01:43:21,628 --> 01:43:23,063
helping young people in the

2741
01:43:23,130 --> 01:43:25,599
juvenile justice system, first

2742
01:43:25,666 --> 01:43:27,734
in napa county and then in

2743
01:43:27,801 --> 01:43:30,904
contra costa. And then in 2020,

2744
01:43:30,971 --> 01:43:33,140
the chief made history. He

2745
01:43:33,206 --> 01:43:34,508
became marin county's first

2746
01:43:34,575 --> 01:43:35,976
african american chief of

2747
01:43:36,043 --> 01:43:39,546
probation, serving as only just

2748
01:43:39,613 --> 01:43:41,381
three american african american

2749
01:43:41,448 --> 01:43:43,183
chief probation officers in

2750
01:43:43,250 --> 01:43:45,052
california at the time. And

2751
01:43:45,118 --> 01:43:46,820
this is an achievement that he

2752
01:43:46,887 --> 01:43:49,423
was so incredibly proud of. For

2753
01:43:49,489 --> 01:43:52,192
six years, he led more than 120

2754
01:43:52,259 --> 01:43:53,760
employees working hard every

2755
01:43:53,827 --> 01:43:56,096
day, mr. President, to build a

2756
01:43:56,163 --> 01:43:57,998
department grounded in

2757
01:43:58,065 --> 01:43:59,733
rehabilitation, accountability,

2758
01:43:59,800 --> 01:44:03,003
and the belief that anyone and

2759
01:44:03,070 --> 01:44:05,939
everyone deserves a chance at a

2760
01:44:06,006 --> 01:44:08,442
better future. During that time,

2761
01:44:08,508 --> 01:44:10,077
chief washington championed the

2762
01:44:10,143 --> 01:44:12,412
clean slate program, helping

2763
01:44:12,479 --> 01:44:14,881
those who completed probation

2764
01:44:14,948 --> 01:44:16,650
to be able to get a new start

2765
01:44:16,717 --> 01:44:19,286
on life. He took immense pride

2766
01:44:19,353 --> 01:44:20,988
in the career explorers program,

2767
01:44:21,054 --> 01:44:22,456
which introduced people from

2768
01:44:22,522 --> 01:44:24,257
challenging backgrounds to

2769
01:44:24,324 --> 01:44:26,760
careers in public service. He

2770
01:44:26,827 --> 01:44:28,929
also worked to make the justice

2771
01:44:28,996 --> 01:44:30,664
system more equitable and

2772
01:44:30,731 --> 01:44:32,099
improve outcomes for young

2773
01:44:32,165 --> 01:44:34,001
people, but in particular,

2774
01:44:34,067 --> 01:44:37,404
young people of color, because

2775
01:44:37,471 --> 01:44:39,006
that was one of his core

2776
01:44:39,072 --> 01:44:40,440
beliefs that we can make our

2777
01:44:40,507 --> 01:44:42,576
community safer while also

2778
01:44:42,643 --> 01:44:45,078
helping transform lives. The

2779
01:44:45,145 --> 01:44:47,681
chief understood that public

2780
01:44:47,748 --> 01:44:49,483
safety wasn't just responding

2781
01:44:49,549 --> 01:44:53,086
to a 911 call or going to a

2782
01:44:53,153 --> 01:44:55,589
crime. It was about upstream

2783
01:44:55,656 --> 01:44:57,090
investing, investment in

2784
01:44:57,157 --> 01:44:58,859
preventing it, giving young

2785
01:44:58,925 --> 01:45:01,161
people hope and hoping families

2786
01:45:01,228 --> 01:45:02,996
will be able to find a path

2787
01:45:03,063 --> 01:45:05,232
forward. And he also knew that

2788
01:45:05,298 --> 01:45:07,467
leadership meant lifting up his

2789
01:45:07,534 --> 01:45:09,236
community. He showed up every

2790
01:45:09,302 --> 01:45:12,139
day fighting for his department,

2791
01:45:12,205 --> 01:45:13,507
fighting for the people and the

2792
01:45:13,573 --> 01:45:16,043
families that he served, and

2793
01:45:16,109 --> 01:45:17,010
fighting for the communities

2794
01:45:17,077 --> 01:45:19,479
that he proudly represented.

2795
01:45:19,546 --> 01:45:20,847
his colleagues knew him for his

2796
01:45:20,914 --> 01:45:23,950
quiet strength, genuine spirit,

2797
01:45:24,017 --> 01:45:26,119
and visionary leadership. He

2798
01:45:26,186 --> 01:45:28,288
believed in people. He

2799
01:45:28,355 --> 01:45:29,790
instilled confidence in those

2800
01:45:29,856 --> 01:45:31,558
around him, and he changed

2801
01:45:31,625 --> 01:45:33,694
lives every day. He showed up

2802
01:45:33,760 --> 01:45:36,229
in the office, and that's the

2803
01:45:36,296 --> 01:45:37,898
public servant that we should

2804
01:45:37,964 --> 01:45:39,433
all want. And that's what the

2805
01:45:39,499 --> 01:45:41,601
chief dedicated his life to,

2806
01:45:41,668 --> 01:45:43,103
and that is the legacy that he

2807
01:45:43,170 --> 01:45:45,238
leaves behind and the people he

2808
01:45:45,305 --> 01:45:47,407
mentored, the lives he touched

2809
01:45:47,474 --> 01:45:49,242
and the communities that he

2810
01:45:49,309 --> 01:45:51,812
served so faithfully. On behalf

2811
01:45:51,878 --> 01:45:53,180
of the california state senate,

2812
01:45:53,246 --> 01:45:54,915
I would ask that we keep the

2813
01:45:54,981 --> 01:45:56,683
washington family and the marin

2814
01:45:56,750 --> 01:45:58,318
county probation department in

2815
01:45:58,385 --> 01:45:59,519
our prayers, and I appreciate

2816
01:45:59,586 --> 01:46:01,054
the opportunity to be able to

2817
01:46:01,121 --> 01:46:02,923
adjourn in the chief's memory.

2818
01:46:02,989 --> 01:46:03,990
senator, we extend our

2819
01:46:04,057 --> 01:46:04,825
condolences. Please bring the

2820
01:46:04,891 --> 01:46:06,326
name of your adjournment memory

2821
01:46:06,393 --> 01:46:07,994
to the desk to be properly

2822
01:46:08,061 --> 01:46:09,429
memorialized. Senator hurtado,

2823
01:46:09,496 --> 01:46:11,198
you are recognized for your

2824
01:46:11,264 --> 01:46:12,733
adjournment and memory. Thank

2825
01:46:12,799 --> 01:46:15,135
you, mr. President. Today I

2826
01:46:15,202 --> 01:46:16,603
rise to honor the life and

2827
01:46:16,670 --> 01:46:19,539
legacy of a remarkable man.

2828
01:46:19,606 --> 01:46:22,042
doctor koinos lnx junior, a

2829
01:46:22,109 --> 01:46:24,511
gifted cardiac surgeon, a

2830
01:46:24,578 --> 01:46:26,012
visionary, visionary leader,

2831
01:46:26,079 --> 01:46:27,414
and a dear partner in our

2832
01:46:27,481 --> 01:46:28,815
shared mission to make

2833
01:46:28,882 --> 01:46:30,584
healthcare more equitable. For

2834
01:46:30,650 --> 01:46:33,220
every californian, I had the

2835
01:46:33,286 --> 01:46:34,354
privilege of working closely

2836
01:46:34,421 --> 01:46:37,023
with doctor x on one of the

2837
01:46:37,090 --> 01:46:38,325
initiatives he cared about most

2838
01:46:38,391 --> 01:46:39,993
the california medicine

2839
01:46:40,060 --> 01:46:42,629
scholars program. Together, we

2840
01:46:42,696 --> 01:46:43,897
secured its initial funding in

2841
01:46:43,964 --> 01:46:46,099
the 2021 state budget, creating

2842
01:46:46,166 --> 01:46:48,635
new pathways for community

2843
01:46:48,702 --> 01:46:50,470
college students to pursue

2844
01:46:50,537 --> 01:46:52,672
careers in medicine. It was a

2845
01:46:52,739 --> 01:46:55,475
two year fight. Doctor x

2846
01:46:55,542 --> 01:46:56,977
believed that a student's

2847
01:46:57,043 --> 01:46:58,011
background should never

2848
01:46:58,078 --> 01:46:59,813
determine their future, and he

2849
01:46:59,880 --> 01:47:01,615
dedicated his life to making

2850
01:47:01,681 --> 01:47:05,185
that belief a reality. His

2851
01:47:05,252 --> 01:47:07,387
vision reached far beyond

2852
01:47:07,454 --> 01:47:09,823
california. Working alongside

2853
01:47:09,890 --> 01:47:10,924
congresswoman barbara lee, he

2854
01:47:10,991 --> 01:47:12,759
helped inspired the national

2855
01:47:12,826 --> 01:47:15,262
medical corps act. Driven by a

2856
01:47:15,328 --> 01:47:17,430
simple but powerful belief that

2857
01:47:17,497 --> 01:47:20,600
every community deserves

2858
01:47:20,667 --> 01:47:22,068
doctors who understand the

2859
01:47:22,135 --> 01:47:25,372
people they serve. The

2860
01:47:25,438 --> 01:47:26,640
commitment to service defined

2861
01:47:26,706 --> 01:47:29,309
his life as a cardiac surgeon.

2862
01:47:29,376 --> 01:47:31,111
doctor x cared for patients

2863
01:47:31,178 --> 01:47:32,913
across the bay area, bringing

2864
01:47:32,979 --> 01:47:34,447
compassion and excellence to

2865
01:47:34,514 --> 01:47:37,350
every operating room. Inspired

2866
01:47:37,417 --> 01:47:39,119
by his father, civil rights

2867
01:47:39,186 --> 01:47:42,289
attorney, alex senior, he

2868
01:47:42,355 --> 01:47:43,690
carried forward a lifelong

2869
01:47:43,757 --> 01:47:46,026
commitment to justice not in

2870
01:47:46,092 --> 01:47:48,028
the courtroom, but through

2871
01:47:48,094 --> 01:47:50,230
medicine, education and

2872
01:47:50,297 --> 01:47:51,998
opportunity. One of the

2873
01:47:52,065 --> 01:47:53,500
defining moments of his life

2874
01:47:53,567 --> 01:47:56,369
came in 1973, when he responded

2875
01:47:56,436 --> 01:47:58,438
to the tragic assassination of

2876
01:47:58,505 --> 01:48:01,007
oakland superintendent doctor

2877
01:48:01,074 --> 01:48:03,844
marcus foster. Although he was

2878
01:48:03,910 --> 01:48:05,378
forced to pronounce doctor

2879
01:48:05,445 --> 01:48:06,746
foster's passing, he saved the

2880
01:48:06,813 --> 01:48:08,114
life of deputy superintendent

2881
01:48:08,181 --> 01:48:11,084
doctor bob blackburn. That

2882
01:48:11,151 --> 01:48:12,519
experience inspired more than

2883
01:48:12,586 --> 01:48:14,654
two decades of service with the

2884
01:48:14,721 --> 01:48:16,790
marcus foster education

2885
01:48:16,857 --> 01:48:18,625
institute, helping create

2886
01:48:18,692 --> 01:48:20,026
educational opportunities for

2887
01:48:20,093 --> 01:48:23,330
future generations. Above all,

2888
01:48:23,396 --> 01:48:25,131
doctor annex was a devoted

2889
01:48:25,198 --> 01:48:27,968
father, grandfather, mentor and

2890
01:48:28,034 --> 01:48:30,170
friend. His legacy is measured

2891
01:48:30,237 --> 01:48:32,138
not only by the lives he saved

2892
01:48:32,205 --> 01:48:35,175
as a surgeon, but by the doors

2893
01:48:35,242 --> 01:48:38,778
he opened for countless others

2894
01:48:38,845 --> 01:48:40,213
who now have the opportunity to

2895
01:48:40,280 --> 01:48:43,083
follow in his footsteps. I'm

2896
01:48:43,149 --> 01:48:45,252
grateful to have known him, to

2897
01:48:45,318 --> 01:48:47,787
have worked alongside him, and

2898
01:48:47,854 --> 01:48:50,023
to have witnessed firsthand his

2899
01:48:50,090 --> 01:48:51,091
unwavering commitment to

2900
01:48:51,157 --> 01:48:53,627
building a more just and

2901
01:48:53,693 --> 01:48:55,395
compassionate health care

2902
01:48:55,462 --> 01:48:57,464
system. May we honor his memory

2903
01:48:57,530 --> 01:49:00,100
by carrying forward the work he

2904
01:49:00,166 --> 01:49:02,135
cared so deeply about, and by

2905
01:49:02,202 --> 01:49:04,037
continuing to create

2906
01:49:04,104 --> 01:49:05,038
opportunities for those who

2907
01:49:05,105 --> 01:49:07,941
will follow in his footsteps.

2908
01:49:08,008 --> 01:49:09,042
members, please join me today

2909
01:49:09,109 --> 01:49:10,543
in adjourning in the member in

2910
01:49:10,610 --> 01:49:13,780
the memory of doctor coignet

2911
01:49:13,847 --> 01:49:17,017
lnx junior senator, our

2912
01:49:17,083 --> 01:49:18,385
sincerest condolences and you

2913
01:49:18,451 --> 01:49:20,921
are also recognized for your

2914
01:49:20,987 --> 01:49:26,026
additional adjournment memory.

2915
01:49:26,092 --> 01:49:27,394
thank you. Today I rise to

2916
01:49:27,460 --> 01:49:29,195
honor the life and memory of

2917
01:49:29,262 --> 01:49:31,998
yolanda yoli rojo, a remarkable

2918
01:49:32,065 --> 01:49:33,633
woman from bakersfield whose

2919
01:49:33,700 --> 01:49:35,302
love for her family and her

2920
01:49:35,368 --> 01:49:36,736
community will never be

2921
01:49:36,803 --> 01:49:38,538
forgotten. Yolanda's story

2922
01:49:38,605 --> 01:49:41,708
began on october 6th, 1995, in

2923
01:49:41,775 --> 01:49:42,809
bakersfield, where she was born

2924
01:49:42,876 --> 01:49:45,312
and raised. From a young age,

2925
01:49:45,378 --> 01:49:46,813
those around her saw someone

2926
01:49:46,880 --> 01:49:48,949
who led with both determination

2927
01:49:49,015 --> 01:49:51,551
and heart. Her years in

2928
01:49:51,618 --> 01:49:52,652
catholic school helped shaped

2929
01:49:52,719 --> 01:49:55,088
her deep sense of faith and

2930
01:49:55,155 --> 01:49:57,657
compassion while her. While on

2931
01:49:57,724 --> 01:49:59,059
her time on the volleyball

2932
01:49:59,125 --> 01:50:00,827
court and the track field

2933
01:50:00,894 --> 01:50:02,629
taught her the value of

2934
01:50:02,696 --> 01:50:03,863
perseverance, discipline and

2935
01:50:03,930 --> 01:50:08,034
how to lift those around her.

2936
01:50:08,101 --> 01:50:10,236
but if you ask those who knew

2937
01:50:10,303 --> 01:50:12,472
yolanda what defined her most,

2938
01:50:12,539 --> 01:50:14,841
they wouldn't begin with her

2939
01:50:14,908 --> 01:50:15,775
accomplishments. They would

2940
01:50:15,842 --> 01:50:18,111
tell you about the way she made

2941
01:50:18,178 --> 01:50:20,313
people feel. They would tell

2942
01:50:20,380 --> 01:50:22,115
you that family was her

2943
01:50:22,182 --> 01:50:25,352
greatest purpose. As the oldest

2944
01:50:25,418 --> 01:50:26,586
sister, yolanda naturally

2945
01:50:26,653 --> 01:50:28,254
stepped into the role of

2946
01:50:28,321 --> 01:50:30,724
protector, confidant and steady

2947
01:50:30,790 --> 01:50:33,226
source of strength. She was a

2948
01:50:33,293 --> 01:50:35,795
person everyone could count on,

2949
01:50:35,862 --> 01:50:37,597
the one who brought people

2950
01:50:37,664 --> 01:50:40,433
together, who filled every room

2951
01:50:40,500 --> 01:50:42,669
with laughter, and who made her

2952
01:50:42,736 --> 01:50:44,070
home a place where everyone

2953
01:50:44,137 --> 01:50:46,573
felt welcomed, supported, and

2954
01:50:46,639 --> 01:50:50,510
loved. Her greatest pride,

2955
01:50:50,577 --> 01:50:53,446
however, was being a mother.

2956
01:50:53,513 --> 01:50:54,914
everything she did revolved

2957
01:50:54,981 --> 01:50:56,649
around her two beautiful

2958
01:50:56,716 --> 01:50:58,051
daughters, whether she was

2959
01:50:58,118 --> 01:51:00,253
cheering them on at a dance

2960
01:51:00,320 --> 01:51:02,055
competition, traveling for

2961
01:51:02,122 --> 01:51:03,523
cheer events, or celebrating

2962
01:51:03,590 --> 01:51:05,992
them on the golf course, or

2963
01:51:06,059 --> 01:51:07,494
simply encouraging them to

2964
01:51:07,560 --> 01:51:09,562
chase every dream they had.

2965
01:51:09,629 --> 01:51:11,798
your orlando was always their

2966
01:51:11,865 --> 01:51:13,600
biggest fan. She didn't just

2967
01:51:13,666 --> 01:51:15,001
tell her daughters they could

2968
01:51:15,068 --> 01:51:17,170
accomplish anything. She showed

2969
01:51:17,237 --> 01:51:18,571
them every day what

2970
01:51:18,638 --> 01:51:20,774
unconditional love, sacrifice,

2971
01:51:20,840 --> 01:51:23,643
and devotion looked like.

2972
01:51:23,710 --> 01:51:25,478
although yolanda's life was

2973
01:51:25,545 --> 01:51:27,347
tragically cut short on march

2974
01:51:27,414 --> 01:51:30,917
25th, 2026, the measure of a

2975
01:51:30,984 --> 01:51:32,652
life is not found in its length,

2976
01:51:32,719 --> 01:51:34,487
but in the love it leaves

2977
01:51:34,554 --> 01:51:36,389
behind. By that measure,

2978
01:51:36,456 --> 01:51:38,358
yolanda lived an extraordinary

2979
01:51:38,425 --> 01:51:41,161
life. Her kindness, generosity,

2980
01:51:41,227 --> 01:51:42,762
and unwavering love continue to

2981
01:51:42,829 --> 01:51:44,564
live on through her daughters,

2982
01:51:44,631 --> 01:51:46,699
her family, and the countless

2983
01:51:46,766 --> 01:51:47,834
friends and neighbors whose

2984
01:51:47,901 --> 01:51:49,702
lives are better because they

2985
01:51:49,769 --> 01:51:52,472
knew her. Today, we remember

2986
01:51:52,539 --> 01:51:54,607
not only the life that was lost,

2987
01:51:54,674 --> 01:51:56,810
but the love that remains. We

2988
01:51:56,876 --> 01:51:58,545
honor a devoted mother, a

2989
01:51:58,611 --> 01:52:00,413
cherished daughter and sister,

2990
01:52:00,480 --> 01:52:02,916
a loyal friend, and a woman

2991
01:52:02,982 --> 01:52:05,385
whose legacy will continue to

2992
01:52:05,452 --> 01:52:07,620
inspire all who carry her

2993
01:52:07,687 --> 01:52:10,523
memory forward. Yolanda rojo is

2994
01:52:10,590 --> 01:52:12,025
survived by her two beloved

2995
01:52:12,092 --> 01:52:14,461
daughters and her loving family.

2996
01:52:14,527 --> 01:52:15,662
mr. President members, please

2997
01:52:15,728 --> 01:52:17,530
join me in a journey today in

2998
01:52:17,597 --> 01:52:20,834
the memory of yolanda yoly rojo.

2999
01:52:20,900 --> 01:52:22,602
thank you senator. Our

3000
01:52:22,669 --> 01:52:23,603
condolences. Please bring the

3001
01:52:23,670 --> 01:52:24,804
names of your adjournments in

3002
01:52:24,871 --> 01:52:25,972
memory to the desk to be

3003
01:52:26,039 --> 01:52:27,407
properly memorialized. Thank

3004
01:52:27,474 --> 01:52:29,242
you, senator nilo. You are

3005
01:52:29,309 --> 01:52:30,477
recognized for your adjournment

3006
01:52:30,543 --> 01:52:32,445
in memory. Thank you, mr.

3007
01:52:32,512 --> 01:52:34,681
president. I rise to pay

3008
01:52:34,747 --> 01:52:37,450
tribute to the life and memory

3009
01:52:37,517 --> 01:52:42,155
of john m mike holmes, who died

3010
01:52:42,222 --> 01:52:44,691
on june 27th of this year at

3011
01:52:44,757 --> 01:52:48,995
the age of 86. He was a

3012
01:52:49,062 --> 01:52:51,231
distinguished californian and

3013
01:52:51,297 --> 01:52:53,299
devoted auburn city council

3014
01:52:53,366 --> 01:52:56,536
member and mayor, and a

3015
01:52:56,603 --> 01:52:58,771
longtime very good friend of

3016
01:52:58,838 --> 01:53:02,308
mine. Mike served in the united

3017
01:53:02,375 --> 01:53:05,145
states navy with distinction,

3018
01:53:05,211 --> 01:53:07,380
retiring as a captain after a

3019
01:53:07,447 --> 01:53:08,781
career that included

3020
01:53:08,848 --> 01:53:11,351
deployments to vietnam and

3021
01:53:11,417 --> 01:53:13,820
taiwan and earning numerous

3022
01:53:13,887 --> 01:53:15,321
honors, including the legion of

3023
01:53:15,388 --> 01:53:17,824
merit award, the bronze star

3024
01:53:17,891 --> 01:53:20,293
and the meritorious service

3025
01:53:20,360 --> 01:53:25,331
medal. As a civilian, he was a

3026
01:53:25,398 --> 01:53:26,799
dedicated advocate for

3027
01:53:26,866 --> 01:53:29,302
protecting auburn's history,

3028
01:53:29,369 --> 01:53:32,539
character and future. He

3029
01:53:32,605 --> 01:53:34,374
continued a life of service

3030
01:53:34,440 --> 01:53:35,808
following his military career.

3031
01:53:35,875 --> 01:53:37,944
through his professional work

3032
01:53:38,011 --> 01:53:41,281
and extensive civic involvement,

3033
01:53:41,347 --> 01:53:42,649
including through his work on

3034
01:53:42,715 --> 01:53:44,817
the auburn city council, to

3035
01:53:44,884 --> 01:53:49,455
which he was elected in 2002,

3036
01:53:49,522 --> 01:53:55,195
2006, 2010, and again 2022. In

3037
01:53:55,261 --> 01:53:57,430
addition to serving as mayor in

3038
01:53:57,497 --> 01:53:59,566
zero five and zero eight. And I

3039
01:53:59,632 --> 01:54:03,136
would point out that between

3040
01:54:03,203 --> 01:54:04,938
2010 and when he was reelected

3041
01:54:05,004 --> 01:54:09,242
in 22, coincided with my

3042
01:54:09,309 --> 01:54:11,811
absence from the legislature.

3043
01:54:11,878 --> 01:54:14,714
and when he was first reelected

3044
01:54:14,781 --> 01:54:16,849
and I was elected to the senate,

3045
01:54:16,916 --> 01:54:18,651
he made a point to come and

3046
01:54:18,718 --> 01:54:20,420
visit with me in my district

3047
01:54:20,486 --> 01:54:22,355
office. He was a very

3048
01:54:22,422 --> 01:54:24,757
thoughtful guy. Mike's

3049
01:54:24,824 --> 01:54:26,593
commitment to auburn extended

3050
01:54:26,659 --> 01:54:28,728
well beyond city hall through

3051
01:54:28,795 --> 01:54:30,563
his involvement in numerous

3052
01:54:30,630 --> 01:54:32,932
community organizations and

3053
01:54:32,999 --> 01:54:37,237
service initiatives, he leaves

3054
01:54:37,303 --> 01:54:39,038
to mourn his passing and

3055
01:54:39,105 --> 01:54:41,574
celebrate his legacy to a host

3056
01:54:41,641 --> 01:54:44,510
of devoted family members and

3057
01:54:44,577 --> 01:54:47,480
friends, including jim holmes,

3058
01:54:47,547 --> 01:54:51,384
carol hennig, and harry holmes.

3059
01:54:51,451 --> 01:54:54,220
so please join me in closing

3060
01:54:54,287 --> 01:54:57,023
today's session in the memory

3061
01:54:57,090 --> 01:55:00,260
of a dedicated friend of auburn

3062
01:55:00,326 --> 01:55:05,031
and our region, mike holmes.

3063
01:55:05,098 --> 01:55:06,399
senator, please bring the name

3064
01:55:06,466 --> 01:55:08,034
of your adjournment memory to

3065
01:55:08,101 --> 01:55:09,469
the desk to be properly

3066
01:55:09,535 --> 01:55:10,670
memorialized. Our sincere

3067
01:55:10,737 --> 01:55:13,506
condolences. If there is no

3068
01:55:13,573 --> 01:55:15,441
other business majority leader

3069
01:55:15,508 --> 01:55:17,910
ashby, the desk is clear. Thank

3070
01:55:17,977 --> 01:55:19,712
you, mr. President. And thank

3071
01:55:19,779 --> 01:55:21,948
you to my senate colleagues for

3072
01:55:22,015 --> 01:55:24,183
getting through the first week

3073
01:55:24,250 --> 01:55:25,985
back. We have much work ahead

3074
01:55:26,052 --> 01:55:28,087
of us. In the month of august.

3075
01:55:28,154 --> 01:55:30,423
we will adjourn today's session,

3076
01:55:30,490 --> 01:55:32,492
and the next floor session will

3077
01:55:32,558 --> 01:55:35,328
be scheduled for monday, august

3078
01:55:35,395 --> 01:55:38,464
10th at 2 p.m. The senate will

3079
01:55:38,531 --> 01:55:40,967
be in recess until 3:30 p.m. At

3080
01:55:41,034 --> 01:55:42,068
which time the adjournment

3081
01:55:42,135 --> 01:55:44,237
motion will be made. We will

3082
01:55:44,304 --> 01:55:46,406
reconvene monday, august 10th,

3083
01:55:46,472 --> 01:55:50,343
2026 at 2 p.m. Have a good

3084
01:55:50,410 --> 01:56:06,693
weekend, senators.