GOOD AFTERNOON
AND WELCOME TO OUR
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVEYANCE
COMMITTEE HEARING ION WITH THAT
IF WE CAN HAVE THE SERGEANTS
CALL IN ABSENT MEMBERS, AS WE
WAIT FOR CORUM, WE WILL BEGIN AS
A SUBCOMMITTEE. WE HAVE JUST A
FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. UM.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL WITNESS
TESTIMONY WILL BE IN PERSON.
THERE WILL BE NO PHONE TESTIMONY
OPTION FOR THIS HEARING FOR THE
BILLS BEING TAKEN UP TODAY. TWO
BILLS, WE WILL TAKE NO MORE THAN
TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT AND TO AN OPPOSITION.
THAT WITNESSES WILL EACH HAVE
TWO MINUTES AND WITH THAT ALL
OTHER WHAT WITNESSES SHOULD BE
ABLE TO STATE, THEIR NAME, THEIR
ORGANIZATION AND THEIR POSITION
ON THE BILL ONLY I ALSO WANT TO
NOTE THAT WE'RE ACCEPTING
WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH THE
POSITION LETTER PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. UH FOR THE
PUBLIC IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY DURING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT JUST APPROACHED THE
MICROPHONE RIGHT HERE IN FRONT
OF US, AND, UH, WE ARE GOING TO
GET STARTED. AND I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND PRESENT. UM SB 857 FOR
SENATOR HUESO AND, UM OUR VICE
CHAIR WILL TAKE OVER.
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO OUR CHAIR.
AND IF YOU ARE READY TO PRESENT
, PLEASE DO SO, AND THIS HAS A
SUPPORT SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR
VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
THAN HUESO. SB 8577 IS A SIMPLE
SUNSET XTENSION BILL TO ENSURE
THAT CALIFORNIANS CAN CONTINUE
TO MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO
BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES. THE BILL EXTENDS THE
OPERATION OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGH
COST FUNDS BY FIVE YEARS UNTIL
JANUARY. 1 2028, THE LEGISLATURE
HAS EXTENDED THE OPERATION OF
THESE HIGH COST FUNDS EIGHT
TIMES SINCE THEIR CREATION. THE
CALIFORNIA HIGH COST FUNDS
PROVIDE RATE ASSISTANCE TO
TELECOMMUNICATION. PROVIDERS
THAT MUST PROVIDE BASIC
TELEPHONE SERVICE IN AREAS OF
THE STATE WHERE THE COST OF
PROVIDING THE SERVICE ARE
USUALLY HIGH. MANY OF THESE HIGH
COST AREAS ARE IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH WILDFIRE
RISKS AND HIGH INFRASTRUCTURE
COSTS. SB 857 SUPPORTS
CALIFORNIA'S UNIVERSAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
POLICY BY ENABLING THE STATE TO
MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH COST
TELECOMMUNICATION SUPPORT IN
ENSURING THAT CALIFORNIA'S
CALIFORNIANS AND HIGH COST
COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO 911 WITH THAT WE HAVE
TWO WITNESSES. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
PAM LOOMIS AND I REPRESENT
CALIFORNIA'S INDEPENDENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, OR
CITY C, WHICH IS A CO SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL. AS CITY IS MADE UP OF
10, VERY SMALL TELEPHONE
COMPANIES SERVING RURAL AREAS
THAT ARE MOSTLY MOUNTAINOUS,
HEAVILY FORCED ID AND SPARSELY
POPULATED AREAS OF CALIFORNIA.
MANY OF THESE COMPANIES HAVE
BEEN SERVING THESE REMOTE RURAL
COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
THE A FUND IN COMBINATION WITH
FEDERAL HIGH COST SUPPORT.
ENABLES THE SMALL RURAL
TELEPHONE COMPANIES TO KEEP
TELEPHONE RATES AFFORDABLE WHILE
OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND
UPGRADING THEIR NETWORKS
RESPONSIBLY. I AM HERE AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE, AND WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS NATE SOLOVE ON BEHALF OF
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THIS BILL WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP PHONE RATES
AFFORDABLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
IT'S NOW TIME TO HEAR FROM THOSE
WHO HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND
OR OPPOSITION HERE IN THE ROOM.
PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE
STATE, YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION ONLY WE WILL START
WITH THOSE WHO ARE IN SUPPORT
HIGH JUST A LANDER ON BEHALF OF
CAL CALM, WHO WAS A CO SPONSOR
AND IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. HIâU STELLA PACHECO WITH
THE LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. JEFF NEAL, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES, ALSO IN SUPPORT. TRACY
RYAN, RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE, CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANY ANY ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
ANY. WITNESSES HERE IN
OPPOSITION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SAYING NONE HAPPY DAY. UM LET'S
TURN TO QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS.
WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM JUST YET,
RIGHT? SO WE'RE GONNA WE'RE
GONNA KIND OF LIKE A
SUBCOMMITTEE. UM UM. IS THERE A
MOTION MOTION? I'M HAPPY TO
SECOND. JUST HAVE TO PUT IT ON
CALL CALL. JUST PUT IT ON THE
CONE. ALRIGHT, WELL. YEAH THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. I WAS HOPING THE
SENATOR COULD BE HERE BECAUSE I
WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR WHAT
HE'S DOING HERE AND I I'M I'M
ALSO A. A CO AUTHOR OF THE BILL,
BECAUSE I HAVE LOTS OF THIS
URBAN AREA THAT REALLY NEEDS
HELP. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
THAT THE SENATORS TRYING TO DO.
AND WHEN IT COMES TIME TO VOTE,
I WILL BE AN EYE SO WE'LL PUT IT
ON CALL. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE SB 717 WITH SENATOR
DODD. BUT LET'S GO. MADAM
CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. LET ME BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS ON PAGE
FIVE. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE
GREAT WORK OF THE CONSULTANTS
HAD DONE. AH WITH MY STAFF ON
THIS BILL, APPRECIATE THAT VERY
MUCH. AH! SUB SP 7 17 WOULD
EXAMINE THE BARRIERS TO BRIBE
BAT BRON BIT. LET'S START OVER
HERE. BROADBAND. ACCESS POINTS
AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
HOW TO ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT
OF WIRE LINE MOBILE AND FIXED
WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE TO
INCREASE CONNECTIVITY FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. UNDER SB 717 AS
AMENDED THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY WOULD
LOOK INTO THE ROADBLOCKS TO
BROADBAND ACCESS POINTS AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO SPEED
UP THE DEPLOYMENT OF WIRE LINE
MOBILE AND FIXED WIRELESS
INFRASTRUCTURE TO GIVE ALL
CALIFORNIANS BETTER ACCESS TO
THE INTERNET. WE ALL KNOW THAT
DISTANCE LEARNING DISTANCE
LEARNING TELEMEDICINE, PUBLIC
SAFETY, REMOTE BUSINESS AND
ACCESSING IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT
SERVICES ARE ALL BECOMING MORE
RELIANT ON BROADBAND IN
CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA TWO ARE
UNABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE
DIGITAL ERA ARE EXTREME
DISADVANTAGE. DEMAND FOR NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, COVERAGE AND
CAPACITY WILL INEVITABLY RISE AS
MORE AMERICANS USE BROADBAND
INTERNET SERVICES TO MEET THE
DEMAND. IT IS. IT IS ESSENTIAL
THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
OBSTACLES ARE TO INVESTMENT AND
DEPLOYMENT OF THE INTERNET. SB 7
17 WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION
WE ALL NEED. TO ACCELERATE
BROADBAND ACCESS AND HELPED
EXPAND ITS USE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS WITH ME TODAY IS
JESUS ROMAN, REPRESENTING
VERIZON AND KIKI LAS HARAGA. BUT
I'M TELLING YOU UM, IF YOU JUST
GIVE US A MOMENT, WE'RE GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND TAKE ATTENDANCE IN
OPEN MADAM SECRETARY. KIRK
SILVER. HERE QUIRK-SILVA
PRESENT, PATTERSON. VERY.
PATERSON BARELY HERE HEAR
PRESIDENT ERBA BOERNER HORVATH
HEAR. IA BONTA, MIA BONTA HERE,
CERVANTES. DAVIES DAVIES HERE,
GARCIA GARCIA HERE. HOLDEN.
HELLO. MAIENSCHEIN STONE. VILLA,
DORIS DR WEBBER. DR WEBBER HERE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH
THE WITNESSES. IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, CHERYL WOMAN. THIS ON? CAN
YOU HEAR ME? YES. TWO MINUTES.
THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN
QUIRK-SILVA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JESUS,
ROMAN. I'M CHIEF LEGISLATIVE
COUNSEL FOR VERIZON, AND WE'RE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 717. UM
THE NEED FOR BROADBAND
DEPLOYMENT SOMETHING THAT WE ALL
KNOW ABOUT. THERE HAVE BEEN A
LITTLE QUITE A FEW BILLS ON
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER
DEPLOYMENT THROUGHOUT.
CALIFORNIA ESPECIALLY IN
UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS
TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. BUT
WE HAVEN'T SEEN, THOUGH, IS A
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH LIKE
SENATOR DODD HAS IN THIS BILL.
THIS BILL WILL BRING TOGETHER
ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, ALL THE
STATE AGENCIES THAT ARE RELEVANT
TO THIS HAVE THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY,
PERFORM THE STUDY AND PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE FOUND
THAT DESPITE ALL THE WORK THAT'S
OUT THERE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
OBSTACLES THAT PEOPLE JUST DON'T
KNOW ABOUT. AND UNTIL YOU GET A
DYNAMIC OF PEOPLE COMING
TOGETHER AND TALKING ABOUT THEM.
IS WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GET TO YES
, YOU GET TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY
WHAT THOSE OBSTACLES ARE. THE
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY WILL
THEN PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
THE LEGISLATURE TO HAVE AND FORM
BASIS FOR THEIR POLICY MAKING.
THANK YOU, WE URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN
. QUICK CIVIL AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS KIKI LAZARD, A VICE
PRESIDENT AT TELE CA. CA IS
THE NATION'S LARGEST AND OLDEST
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION SERVING CALIFORNIA'S
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. FOR
NEARLY 55 YEARS. OUR
ORGANIZATIONS STRONGLY SUPPORTS
SB 717 BECAUSE CALIFORNIANS FROM
THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE VERY
OFTEN LACK ADEQUATE BROADBAND
ACCESS. THIS REALITY PLACES THEM
AT AN INHERENT DISADVANTAGE.
DEEPENING DISPARITIES IN
EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE,
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. MORE THAN
A QUARTER OF LOW INCOME AMERICAN
HOUSEHOLDS RELY SOLELY ON
WIRELESS BROADBAND ACCESS TO THE
USE OF A SMARTPHONE. SB 717
WOULD IDENTIFY AND EXAMINE THE
BARRIERS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST TO
INCREASE BROADBAND ACCESS. IT
WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REFORMS TO
REMOVE THESE ROADBLOCKS AND
ACCELERATE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT
MOST URGENTLY IN CALIFORNIA'S
NEEDIEST COMMUNITIES.
RESPECTFULLY URGES YOUR I VOTE
ON SB 717. THANK YOU NOW WILL
LISTEN TO ANY OF THE MEMBERS IN
THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SHOW SUPPORT. SESSION, Ó. WE'RE
ACTUALLY GOING TO LISTEN TO
OPPOSITION. SORRY. SO IF WE DO
HAVE ONE PRIMARY WITNESS IN
OPPOSITION, AND WE WILL ASK THAT
OR IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE YOU CAN
INVITE THEM OUT. WE HAVE TO YOU
MAY BOTH JOIN US WELCOME. TWO
MINUTES EACH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO MY NAME IS
SUSAN LITTLE AND TODAY I'LL BE
I'LL PRESENT THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP IN
CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFE
TECHNOLOGY. I WANT TO PREFACE
THIS BY SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT
AGAINST TECHNOLOGY WERE IN FAVOR
OF SAFE, AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY
FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS, AND AT
THIS TIME WE'D ASKED. THE
COMMITTEE OPPOSED THIS BILL
ENLISTS AMENDED TO INCLUDE
NUMEROUS SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE AN
INCLUSIVE AND TRANSPARENT REPORT
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THAT
PRIORITIZES PUBLIC HEALTH.
RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE REMINDS US
THAT SIX MILLION CALIFORNIANS
LACK ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
BROADBAND SERVICE. CLOSING THIS
GAP HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE
BIDEN MINISTRATIONS. AND BASED
ON THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURES
ACTIONS LAST YEAR. WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS BODY IS EQUALLY
CONCERNED. WE'RE PLEASED THAT
THIS BILL ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS
THE BROADBAND PROCESS SHE'S
MEANT TO ADDRESS BROADBAND
ACCESS. HAVING SAID THAT THERE
WAS GROWING CONCERN BY HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS
AND THE PUBLIC THAT NUMEROUS
INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWED
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES INDICATE THAT
WIRELESS RADIATION POSES A
PROBLEM. POSSIBLE DANGER TO
HUMANS, FLORA AND FAUNA,
CALIFORNIA'S OWN DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH ACKNOWLEDGED THE
POTENTIAL DANGERS OF WIRELESS
RADIATION AND PUT OUT A FLYER
SEVERAL YEARS AGO ADDRESSING THE
ISSUE OF EMISSIONS FROM CELL
PHONES. ADDING TO OUR CONCERNS
ABOUT WIRELESS RADIATIONS
POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS IS THE
FACT THAT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
SAFETY STUDIES ARE SERIOUSLY
OUTDATED. THE FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SAFETY
STUDIES ARE OVER 25 YEARS OLD.
AND MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE 1996.
AS A RESULT OF THESE CONCERNS
ARE ORGANIZATIONS WOULD ASK THAT
THE AUTHOR AMEND SB 7 17 TO
INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS. FIRST OFF, WE'D
ANSWERED THAT THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND RESEARCH
INVESTIGATE THE BARRIER CAUSED
BY THE LACK OF RESEARCH AND
FULLY VETTED SCIENCE REGARDING
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECTS RELATED TO THE EXPANSION
OF BROADBAND. THIS LACK OF
RESEARCH AND SCIENCE IS A
BARRIER BECAUSE PUBLIC AGENCIES
AND CITIZENS ARE VERY WARY OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT'S NOT ADEQUATELY
STUDIED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF FIVE G
TECHNOLOGY ARE NOT WELL
UNDERSTOOD. WE'RE PLEASED THAT
THE AUTHOR HAS INCLUDED WIRELESS
CABLE AND WIRE LINE
COMMUNICATION PROVIDERS AND
THEIR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AS
STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS BILL, AND
WE UNDERSTAND WHY OUR LINE IN
THIS CASE TO MEAN WHY ARE TO AND
THROUGH THE PREMISES, NOT JUST
FROM BASE STATION. TO BASE
STATION AND WOULD ASK THAT THIS
DEFINITION BE CLARIFIED. IN THE
DEFINITION SECTION. THIS STUDY
SHOULD ALSO SOLICIT INPUT FROM
KELLY P. A C P U C AND THE
NATIONAL TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION,
WHICH HAS JUST ISSUED A REPORT
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. WE WOULD
ALSO ASK THAT LANGUAGE BE ADDED
TO THE FINDINGS REGARDING
CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH BASED ON THE
GROWING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE,
WHICH INDICATES THAT WIRELESS
RADIATION HAS BIOLOGICAL
EFFECTS. ALSO WE WOULD ALSO ASK
THAT SB 7 17 LIST. THAT THEIR
LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS BE
EXPANDED. TO INCLUDE INDEPENDENT
SCIENCE. SURE TO INCLUDE
INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC AND
MEDICAL EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF
NON IODIZED IONIZING RADIATION
CONCERNED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO EXPRESSED CONCERNS DURING
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND
OTHER STATE AGENCIES THAT I'VE
MENTIONED LIKE A WE HA CPUC,
CALIFORNIA E P, A AND OTHERS
STATE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
AND FINALLY, WE WOULD JUST ASK
THAT BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE
REQUIRING STATE FUNDING TO, UM,
IMPLEMENT THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS BE TRANSPARENT AND
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND BASED ON
THE LATEST SCIENCE AND ABOVE ALL
ASSET PUBLIC SAFETY BE
PRIORITIZED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS. TWO MINUTES,
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, TRACY
RYAN WITH THE ROYAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE, CALIFORNIA
REGRETTABLY, HERE WITH AN
OPPOSING LIST AMENDED POSITION
ON SB 717. UM. I WANT TO BE
CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT OPPOSING
DALEIN BARRIERS TO BROADBAND
DEPLOYMENT. AND ALTHOUGH WE
THINK SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF
THIS ARE REDUNDANT, I THINK WE
WOULD AGREE WITH THE PROPONENTS
THAT IT'S MORE ENCOMPASSING.
THEN OTHER STUDIES THAT WE'VE
SEEN OUT THERE. I THINK THAT, UM
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IS IT ACTUALLY BE
MORE INCLUSIVE OF OTHER BARRIERS
? UM SPECIFICALLY NON
GOVERNMENTAL BARRIERS IN THE
HOUSING PRODUCTION ARENA. C
THROUGH H C. D THAT WE NEED TO
LOOK AT BARRIERS TO HOUSING
PRODUCTION, AND THOSE INCLUDE BY
LAW, GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS,
SUCH AS LOCAL PERMITTING, THAT'S
CONFUSING OR ONEROUS. AND NON
GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS LIKE
MARKETING FORCES. UM AND SO I
THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
NEED TO LOOK AT, IN SB 7172 TO
MAKE IT MORE BALANCED AND
COMPREHENSIVE. REVIEW OF ALL THE
BARRIERS. UM FOR INSTANCE, I WAS
TALKING TO ONE OF OUR COUNTIES
ALPINE COUNTY AND I ASKED ONE IS
THE LAST TIME THAT YOU RECEIVED
A PERMIT REQUEST FOR
TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES,
AND THEY SAID 1987 SO THAT IS
NOT A GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINT
THAT IS MORE OF A NON
GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINT. AND SO
IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE, I THINK THAT WE
NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE NON
GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS. WE DO
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR TAKING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. WE
APPRECIATE THOSE WE THINK THAT
IS A GREAT START AND MOVING THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. UM, BUT ONE OF
THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE THINK
MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT.
HIS MESSAGES OF DIGITAL
REDLINING IN MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES THAT CONTINUE TO
DEAL WITH THOSE HISTORIC
DISINVESTMENT IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. UM AGAIN, ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE
VERY CLEAR IS THAT WE'RE NOT
AGAINST HAVING MORE DAYLIGHT ON
THE ISSUE. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE
COMPREHENSIVE CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU WITH THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE
SUPPORT FROM THE AUDIENCE.
POLICE STATE JUST YOUR NAME AND
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY
HIGHEST PACHECO WITH THE LOS
ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND SUPPORT. YOLANDA BENSON ON
BEHALF OF US TELECOM, THE
BROADBAND ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT AND ALSO FOR THE
CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND SUPPORT. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS NATE SOLOVE ON BEHALF OF
CROWN CASTLE AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS ANDREA DEVO FOR THE
CAL ASIAN CHAMBER AND SUPPORT
JENNIFER ROE ON BEHALF OF T
MOBILE AND STRONG SUPPORT. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS MOIRA TOP HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BUSINESS COUNCIL AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
JONATHAN AARON BELL ON BEHALF OF
SETIA, THE TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR
THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY ALSO IN
SUPPORT. REVENUE MADAM CHAIR
JUSTIN FANS SAW HERE TO REGISTER
THE SUPPORT FOR PASADENA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE, THE CIVIC
ASSOCIATION SAM GABRIEL VALLEY
CIVIC ALLIANCE CENTRAL CITY
ASSOCIATION IS FED THIS FAT
INSTITUTE, THE VALLEY INDUSTRY
AND COMMERCE ASSOCIATION OF ICA
AND THE WALL LAST MEMORIALS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IF
ANYBODY HAS OPPOSITION, PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE. DAMON
CONKLIN ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED, REFLECTING THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY R. C. R
C JUST A QUICK MOMENT JUST TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND HIS STAFF.
FOR THE HARD WORK AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE AMENDMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. THANK
YOU. JEFF NEAL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES. LIKEWISE, OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED THANK YOU. ANYBODY
ELSE BRINGING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR ANY AH QUESTIONS.
SOME OF THE MEMBER BONTA. THANK
YOU, CHAIR. UM, THANK YOU.
SENATOR FOR BRINGING FOR THIS
BILL. I JUST WANTED TO FIRST SAY
THAT OUR OFFICE HAS GOTTEN A LOT
OF CALLS ON THIS BILL I WAS
SHARING WITH YOU EARLIER. UM, WE
HAVE LEGISLATION A B 27 50,
WHICH IS A ESTABLISHMENT OF A
DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN THAT WILL
LIKELY BE COMING BEFORE YOU VERY
SHORTLY AND FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
AND UNDERSTANDING, THERE'S
ACTUALLY A LOT OF
COMPLEMENTARITY BETWEEN R A B 27
50 DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN AND THIS
, UM THIS MEASURE AS WELL. SO I
THINK ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF THIS
LEGISLATION THAT I APPRECIATE IS
THAT IT'S VERY FOCUSED,
PARTICULARLY ON UNDERSTANDING
THE CHALLENGES, PARTICULARLY TO
RURAL COMMUNITIES, UM WHICH I
THINK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
FOR US AS WELL. SO I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW FROM
OUR LEGISLATION WILL MESH
TOGETHER OVER TIME. AND, UM, UM
I WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
THANK YOU. I THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VICE CHAIR
PATERSON. SENATOR. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. UM,
APPRECIATE IT VERY, VERY MUCH.
UM. REAPPORTIONMENT RECREATED MY
DISTRICT IN WAYS THAT I DID NOT
HAVE ANY IDEA OR IMAGINATION AS
TO WHAT IT WOULD CREATE. BUT
IT'S PROBABLY THE SECOND LARGEST
GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IN THE
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA.
IT GOES FROM FRESNO ACROSS THE
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER ALL THE WAY UP
TO ST SONORA. OVER THE EASTERN
SIERRA NEVADA'S TO THE NEVADA
BORDER. WHICH MEANS I HAVE A
WHOLE LOT OF NEW PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN AREAS THAT ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO
HAVE ACCESS. TO THE INTERNET.
AND I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR
THE BILL. I'M GOING TO BE, UH,
SUPPORTING THIS GRATEFUL. UM, I
ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THE CHAIR
AND I WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS. WE THINK THIS IS ONE
OF THE HIGH PRIORITIES. FOR
COMMUNICATION AND CONVEYANCE,
AND IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE
THAT THE SENATE HAS BILLS AND
THE ASSEMBLY HAS COMPLIMENTARY
BILLS AS WELL. WHICH SAYS I
THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
SECONDLY THERE'S BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR
DEPLOYMENT. AND WE NEED TO BE
VERY, VERY CAREFUL AND VERY
CIRCUMSPECT. AS TO HOW IT IS
EXPENDED SO THAT IT DOES
PRECISELY WHAT WE ARE HOPING
THAT IT DOES. THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN WITHOUT BROADBAND HAVE, I
THINK THE FIRST DIBS ON WHAT WE
NEED TO DO. AND I THINK THAT FOR
THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN
SIGNIFICANT COOPERATION BETWEEN
THOSE PROVIDERS. AND THOSE OF US
WHO THINK THAT THE PROVIDERS
NEED TO BE AT THE TABLE AND
EXTENDING UM, BROADBAND
INTERNET. SO I'M GOING TO BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL. AH AND ON
BEHALF OF A ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
EIGHT, WHICH IS, UH, BIG ONE,
BUT IT HAS GREAT PEOPLE IN IT.
AND ALTHOUGH THE POPULATION IS
NOT. LIKE THE CITY OF FRESNO OR
CLOVIS. THEY EVERY BIT HAVING A
SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. TO
BE ABLE TO CONNECT. AND WE ARE,
I THINK A LOT OF US ON THE SAME
PAGE. WHICH WERE SAYING, LET'S
GET THIS DONE. I'VE BEEN HERE
FOR NINE YEARS GOING ON 10 YEARS
AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS AND TALKING ABOUT THIS. BUT
NOW I THINK WE HAVE COMMITMENTS.
BOTH FROM THE PROVIDER SIDE AND
FROM THOSE OF US HERE ON THE ON
THE DAIS. LET'S GET THIS DONE.
THE GAP IS NOT INFINITE. IT'S A
FINITE GAP. IT CAN BE CLOSED. IF
WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT AND THE
WILLINGNESS TO DO IT AND I THINK
THERE ARE PARTNERS. TOGETHER WHO
ARE WANTING TO DO THIS, AND I
COMMEND YOU AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR
YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU. REMEMBER DAVIS, WE HAVE A
MOTION TO MOVE THE BILL. A
SECOND ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIS
SENATOR DON, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION REGARDS TO AMENDMENTS
, OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CITIES COMING UP, THAT'S YOU
KNOW, SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS
OTHER CITIES A LOT OF TIMES WITH
LOCAL CONTROL, SO I'M GOING TO
ASK THAT YOU WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION. AS YOU MOVE FORWARD
, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS
FORWARD AND WORK WITH THEM TO
SEE HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY COME
TOGETHER. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. UH THIS
BILL WILL BE HEADING TO NATURAL
RESOURCES. UM MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES. KIRK SILVA
SILVA, I, PATERSON PATERSON. I
BOERNER HORVATH. BOERNER HORVATH
AYE, MIA BONTA ICE CERVANTES
CERVANTES I DAVIES DAVIES I,
GARCIA GARCIA I HOLD IN. LOW.
MAIENSCHEIN MAIENSCHEIN EYES
STONE. VALLADARES VALLADARES.
AYE. DR WEBBER. DR WEBBER. AYE.
LOW. THIS IS AN A B S. B 717.
YEAH, I LOW. I. YOU WANT. YOU
CAN REPORT. IT HAS 11 0 TO BE
FILLED, BROKE OPEN. FOR FIVE.
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT WILL BE
CALLING THE ROLE FOR OUR FIRST
BILL. WE DO NEED A MOTION OUR
SECOND FOR MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BOERNER HORVATH
YET SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
DAVIES AND WILL CALL THE ROLL
SOMEBODY YEAH, THIS IS FOR SB
857. DO PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I,
PATERSON PATERSON. I
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
MIA BANTA. MIA BANTER. I
CERVANTES CERVANTES, I DAVIES
DAVIES, I GARCIA GARCIA, I HOLD
THEM. LOW LOW I MAIENSCHEIN
MAIENSCHEIN EYES STONE. VILLA
DERRY'S VALID ARIES I, DR WEBBER
. DR WEBBER, I'M THAT'S 11. UM
AND WE WILL LEAVE THE ROAD OPEN
FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU
MEMBERS.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE CLOSING
THE ROLE. WE HAD TWO BILLS THAT
ARE MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE, UH. SB 857 MOVING OUT WITH 11 0,
AND THAT IS A DO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON A
PROBE APPROPRIATIONS SECONDLY,
WE HAVE SB 7 17 11 0 MOVING OUT
TO NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS WILL
CONCLUDE OUR HEARING.