THERE IS THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY
HERE APOLOGIZED IN A COUPLE OF
MINUTES LATE. OUR ELEVATORS ARE
NOT AS TIMELY AS WE WISH THEY
WERE. AND THEY SAID THAT THE
ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE IS CALLED TO ORDER. I
GOT A FEW HOUSEKEEPING THINGS
THAT I'M GOING TO READ. SO
PLEASE BE PATIENT. THE COLUMN
NUMBER FOR THE PUBLIC IS
877692895 ONCE AGAIN, THAT
NUMBER IS 877692. AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS 18501100. 18501100 THIS
NUMBER CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE AND IS
DISPLAYED ON YOUR SCREENS. FOR
THOSE CALLING IN PLEASE MUTE
YOURSELF WHILE YOU'RE IN THE
QUEUE TO ELIMINATE BACKGROUND
NOISE, YOU WILL BE PLACED IN A
QUEUE UNTIL YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHEN IS
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT? PRESS ONE, THEN
ZERO, THEN AMUSE YOURSELF IN
ORDER TO SPEAK. PLEASE BE BRIEF
. LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF IT IS
HEARING IS TO BE BRIEFED ON THE
CONTENT OF A TRIBAL GAMING
COMPACT BETWEEN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND THAT THE HUNT
INDIAN TRIBE, WHICH IS WHICH WAS
EXECUTED ON JUNE 13TH 2022.
TODAY WE'LL HEAR FROM THE
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS OF THIS
COMPACT, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRIBE.
ON JUNE 13TH 2022 GOVERNOR,
NEWSOM CONCURRED WITH THE U. S.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR'S
DETERMINATION TO ALLOW TO ALLOW
320 ACRES OF LAND TO BE PLACED
IN THE TRUST FOR THE TRIBE. THE
PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A CLASS
THREE GAMING FACILITY. ON THAT
SAME DATE. GOVERNOR NEWSOM ALSO
SIGNED A TRIBAL STATE GAMING
COMPACT WITH THE TRIBE TO
OPERATE UP TO 300 SLOT MACHINES
. 3000 I APOLOGIZE 3000 SLOT
MACHINES ON THE GAMING FACILITY
AS SPECIFIED. UNDER THE CONTRACT
OF TRIBAL REIMBURSE THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FIRST REGULATORY COST
ON A PRO RATED BASIS BY THE
PAYMENT INTO THE SPECIAL
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. THE
COMPACT REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT
FROM THE TRIBE, ENSURING THROUGH
THE REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND
AND THE TRIBAL NATION GRANT FUND
AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS. OF GAMING
EXTEND ALL TRIBAL GOVERNMENT IN
CALIFORNIA. THE COMPACT ALSO
SUPPORTS TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
INVESTMENT IN EXPANDING TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR ITS
MEMBERS IN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
THE OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
THIS COMPACT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
SIMILAR. OR IDENTICAL TO THOSE
FOUND IN RECENT COMPACTS
RATIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THE
COMPACT INCLUDES A TRIBAL LABOR
RELATIONS ORDINANCE. WHICH
PROVIDES THAT GAMING MUST GAMING
MAY COMMENCE ONLY AFTER THE
TRIBE HAS ADOPTED A T. L R O,
WHICH ALLOWS FOR SECRET BALLOT
ELECTIONS AND UNION NEUTRALITY
AS DEFINED. THE TRIBE COMMITTED
THROUGH AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH CURRENT COUNTY TO
MITIGATE THE CAMP. THE IMPACTS
OF THE PROPOSED GAMING FACILITY
ON PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE
SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. I WILL
DEFER TO CHAIRMAN ESCOVEDO ON
THE STATUS OF THE MOU LOCAL
AGREEMENT AND LABOR AGREEMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND BOTH YOU
AND THE GOVERNOR FOR FURTHERING
AND STRENGTHENING GOVERNMENT,
THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS AND
WORKERS RIGHT THROUGH A STRONG
TAIL ARO UPON THE NECESSARY
APPROVALS, THE COMPACT WILL BE
VALID FOR 25 YEARS FOLLOW
FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE. I
WANT TO REMIND ALL INTERESTED
PARTIES THAT THEY'RE NORMAL,
FORMAL VOTES THAT WILL BE TAKEN
UP TODAY. TODAY'S HEARING. AND
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE BRIEFED ON
THE TERMS OF THE COMPACT AS IT
CANNOT BE AMENDED BY THE
LEGISLATURE. SB SB 910 BY
SENATOR DODD. OH, IS THERE IS
THE RATIFICATION BILL FOR THE
COMPACT? AT SOME POINT, SB 9 10
WILL BE TAKEN UP FOR
CONSIDERATION BY THE ENTIRE BODY
OF THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR AND I'D
LIKE TO THANK OUR WITNESSES IN
ADVANCE BY TAKING TIME OUT OF
THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES TO BE WITH
US TODAY. I WOULD NOT FURTHER
ADO. I'D LIKE TO ASK VICE CHAIR
BIGELOW. IF HE HAS ANY OPENING
COMMENTS, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE
FORWARD WITH OUR HEARING. THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. AND I
REALLY WANT TO JUST ECHO WHAT
YOU JUST SPOKE ABOUT THERE. AND
I ALSO WANT TO SHARE MY
CONGRATULATIONS AND MANY THINGS
OR ALL THE PARTIES WHO HAVE COME
TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE MANY
ISSUES THAT ARE WITHIN THE BODY
OF THIS AGREEMENT. HAVING A
SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP IS WHAT
MAKES US ALL WORK WELL IN THE
STATE. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON
THIS WONDERFUL EFFORT THAT YOU
PUT TOGETHER. AH! THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU AND WE WANT TO
GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AGAIN.
I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A COUPLE
OF MINUTES LATE THERE. AND WE
HAVE THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
BEGIN. IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS NATHAN
VOCALLY. I'M THE SENIOR ADVISER
FOR TRIBAL NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE
GOVERNOR. I'D LIKE TO THANK
EVERYONE TODAY FOR THE CHANCE TO
GO OVER THIS COMPACT WITH THE
TOÀN INDIAN TRIBE, ESPECIALLY
LIKE TO THANK TRIBAL CHAIRPERSON
ESCOVEDO FOR THE TRIBES EFFORT.
FINALIZE THIS COMPACT. I'LL
START WITH A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON
THE TRIBAL STATE COMPACTS
PROCESS. AND THE TWO PART
DETERMINATION BY THE U. S
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO
TAKE LAND INTO TRUST FOR THE
TOÀN INDIAN TRIBE ALL THEN FOCUS
ON THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE TO
HONE INDIAN TRIBES COMPACT. THE
FEDERAL INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY
pACTOR. IGRA AUTHORIZES A TRIBE
TO OFFER SLOT MACHINES AND OTHER
CLASS THREE GAMES THAT ARE
PERMITTED IN THE STATE IF THE
TRIBE HAS NEGOTIATED A CLASS
THREE GAMING COMPACT. IGRA
BROADLY LIMITS COMPACTS TO
SUBJECTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE
OPERATION OF GAMING ACTIVITIES.
CLASS THREE GAMING UNDER A
COMPACT IS LIMITED TO INDIAN
LANDS AND THOSE FORMS OF GAMING
ALLOWED IN THE STATE. IN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH PROPOSITION
ONE, A CALIFORNIA VOTERS
APPROVED AMENDING THE CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION TO PERMIT TRIBES TO
OPERATE SLOT MACHINES, BANKING
AND PERCENTAGE CARD GAMES AND
LOTTERY GAMES ON TRIBAL LANDS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW
PROPER ONE A ALSO AUTHORIZED THE
GOVERNMENT TO NEGOTIATE TRIBAL
STATE GAMING COMPACTS SUBJECT TO
RATIFICATION BY THE LEGISLATURE.
IGRA GENERALLY PROHIBITS THE
TRIBE FROM GAMING ON LAND THAT
HAS TAKEN INTO TRUST BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER OCTOBER
. 17TH 1988, WHICH WAS WHEN IT
WAS ENACTED, THERE IS AN
EXCEPTION, HOWEVER. KNOWN AS A
TWO PART OR SECRETARIAL
DETERMINATION. IF THE SECRETARY
OF THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF
INTERIOR DETERMINES THAT GAMING
ON THE NEWLY ACQUIRED PARCEL
WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF
THE TRIBE AND ITS MEMBERS. IT
WOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN THE
LAND CAN BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR
GAMING WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF
THIS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE. FOR
STATE LAW AND IGRA DID NOT
REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO
NEGOTIATE A COMPACT WITH A TRIBE
THAT DOES THAT DOES NOT YET HAVE
LAND ELIGIBLE FOR GAMING. THE
GOVERNOR DOES HAVE THE OPTION TO
DO SO. THE TEJON TRIBE. TOÀN
INDIAN TRIBE, WHICH IS
HEADQUARTERED IN KERN COUNTY,
HAS ROUGHLY 1200 MEMBERS AND
UNTIL RECENTLY WAS A LANDLESS
TRIBE. IN 2020, THE UNITED
STATES TOOK INTO TRUST A 10 ACRE
PARCEL. SOUTH EAST OF
BAKERSFIELD. THIS LAND HAS
BECOME THE TRIBES, COMMUNITY AND
GOVERNMENT CENTER. THE TRIBE IS
NOT CURRENTLY GAMING AND
RECEIVES AN ANNUAL $1.1 MILLION
DISBURSEMENT FROM THE REVENUE
SHARING TRUST FUND. WELL THIS IS
A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF REVENUE
. THE TRIBE LACKS THE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES TO PROVIDE FOR THE
CRITICAL WELFARE NEEDS OF ITS
1200 PLUS MEMBERS. THE TRIBE
APPLIED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
INTERIOR TO HAVE A 320 ACRE
PARCEL KNOWN AS THE METTLER
SITE, LOCATED SOUTH OF
BAKERSFIELD AND NORTH OF THE
GRAPEVINE. DIGGING INTO TRUST
FOR GAMING BY THE TRIBE.
INTERIOR ON JANUARY, 8TH 2021
ISSUED ITS SECRETARIAL
DETERMINATION IN FAVOR OF TAKING
THE LAND INTO TRUST AND
REQUESTED THE GOVERNOR'S
CONCURRENCE. ON JUNE 13TH. THE
GOVERNOR CONCURRED WITH THE
SECRETARY OF DETERMINATION THAT
TAKING THE METTLER SITE INTO
TRUST FOR GAMING WOULD BE IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE TOÀN
INDIAN TRIBE AND NOT DETRIMENTAL
TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. ON
THE SAME DAY, THE GOVERNOR
SIGNED A COMPACT WITH THE
TAILBONE INDIAN TRIBE. WHICH IS
NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE FOR
RATIFICATION AND WILL BE SUBJECT
TO A 45 DAY REVIEW BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. THE
TAILBONE INDIAN TRIBES COMPACT
CONTAINS THE ELEMENTS
TRADITIONALLY INCLUDED IN PRIOR
RATIFIED COMPACTS BUT IS
TAILORED TO THE TRIBES
SPECIFICALLY. IT INCLUDES
PROVISIONS RESPONDING TO
CONCERNS INTERIOR RAISED IN
NOVEMBER 2021 WHEN IT
DISAPPROVED THREE COMPACTS. IT
REFLECTS THE GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT NATURE OF THE TRIBAL
STATE RELATIONSHIP AND THE
TRIBES EXISTING POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIP WITH CURRENT
COUNTY. THE COMPACT TERM IS FOR
25 YEARS AND INCLUDES FORCE
MEASURE LANGUAGE TO ADDRESS
REDUCED OPERATIONS OR CLOSURES
FROM EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE
TRIBES CONTROL. IF TRIBES IN
CALIFORNIA LOSE THEIR EXCLUSIVE
RIGHT TO OPERATE GAMING DEVICES
OR GAIN THE RIGHT TO OPERATE A
NEW FORM OF CLASS THREE GAMING
THE COMPACT PROVIDES THE TAEJON
INDIAN TRIBE THE RIGHT TO
NEGOTIATE AN AMENDMENT. TO HONE
INDIAN TRIBE DOES NOT CURRENTLY
HAVE A CASINO. UNDER THIS
COMPACT, THE TRIBE WOULD BE ABLE
TO OPERATE TWO FACILITIES WITH
UP TO 3000 GAMING DEVICES TOTAL
ONLY ONE OF THE TWO FACILITIES
COULD HAVE MORE THAN 50 SLOT
MACHINES. THE TRIBE COMMITTED TO
PRAYING IT'S PRO RATA SHARE OF
THE STATE'S REGULATORY AND OTHER
DIRECT COSTS OF TRIBAL GAMING
INTO THE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION
FUND. TRIBE ALSO AGREED TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVENUE
SHARING TRUST FUND. R S T F IS
THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF REVENUE
FOR THE ANNUAL $1.1 MILLION
DISPERSEMENT THROUGH EACH
LIMITED AND NON GAMING TRIBE IN
CALIFORNIA. XS ARE STF FUNDS ARE
GRANTED TO TRIBE STATEWIDE
THROUGH THE TRIBAL NATIONS GRANT
FUND IN SUPPORT OF VIGOROUS
GOALS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
SELF SUFFICIENCY AND STRONG
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. BECAUSE IT
TRIBES FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
STATUS WAS ONLY RECENTLY
REAFFIRMED. AS A NON GAMING
TRIBE. IT HAS BEEN RECEIVING THE
ANNUAL $1.1 MILLION DISTRIBUTION
FOR ABOUT THE PAST DECADE. THE
SHORT PERIOD HAD LIMIT HAS
LIMITED THE TRIBE'S ABILITY TO
INVEST IN SERVICES FOR ITS
MEMBERS. IN RECOGNITION OF THIS
THE ANTICIPATED COSTS FOR THE
TRIBE TO DEVELOP ITS FIRST
CASINO AND THE TRIBES COMMITMENT
TO KERN COUNTY TO MITIGATE
IMPACTS. FOR ITS FIRST SEVEN
YEARS OF GAMING, THE TRIBAL HAVE
NO OBLIGATION TO PAY INTO THE
REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND.
AFTER THOSE FIRST SEVEN YEARS
ARE UP. THE TRIPEL CONTRIBUTE 6%
OF ITS NET WIND TO THE RST F FOR
THOSE GAMING DEVICES OVER 350 UP
TO 2250. IF IT OPERATES OVER
2250 WILL CONTRIBUTE 7% NET WIN
ON THOSE DEVICES. HEARD THAT TO
HONE INDIAN TRIBE IS ABLE TO
CREDIT AGAINST ITS RST F
CONTRIBUTIONS, VARIOUS COSTS AND
INVESTMENTS IT MAKES TO SUPPORT
LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND
SERVICES THAT PROVIDE MUTUAL
BENEFITS. THIS CAN INCLUDE, FOR
EXAMPLE PAYMENTS. IT MAKES THE
CURRENT COUNTY FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, INVESTMENTS IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND VARIOUS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
COSTS. THE COMPACT ALSO INCLUDES
STANDARD CONTROLS FOR FAIR PLAY
HONESTY AND THE INTEGRITY OF
GAMING OPERATIONS. THESE INCLUDE
FACILITY AND EMPLOYEE LICENSING
PROVISIONS. GAMING TESTING. AND
INSPECTIONS AND TRIBAL GAMING
REGULATIONS WITH MINIMUM
INTERNAL CONTROL STANDARDS.
MINORS UNDER 21 ARE PROHIBITED
FROM GAMING PURCHASING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS ARE BEING IN AREAS
WHERE ALCOHOL MAY BE CONSUMED.
THE TRIBE AGREED TO PROVIDE A
NON SMOKING AREA AND STATE OF
THE ART VENTILATION IN THE
CASINO, BUT ALSO COMMITTED TO
COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALCOHOL SALES AND SERVICE.
THEN THE TRIBES COMPACT INCLUDES
STANDARDS FOR PATRON DISPUTES
TOWARDS AN EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION COMPARABLE TO
OTHER RECENT COMPACTS. THE
STANDARDS HAVE BEEN SIMPLIFIED
TO TRY TO CLARIFY COMPLIANCE
REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY INCLUDE
APPROPRIATE DUE PROCESS
PROVISIONS. TRIBE IS ALSO
COMMITTED TO ENSURING MINIMUM
WAGE RATES AT LEAST AS STRINGENT
AS CALIFORNIA'S. AND TO
MAINTAINING AND COMPLYING WITH
THE TRIBAL LABOR RELATIONS
ORDINANCE, OR T. L R O THE T L R
O TAKES EFFECT WHEN THE TRIBE
EMPLOYEES AND ITS GAMING RELATED
FACILITIES 250 OR MORE PEOPLE
NOT COUNTING ITS TRIBAL MEMBERS.
IT FUNCTIONS AS A MECHANISM FOR
A BILATERAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
TRIBE AND LABOR ORGANIZATION
WITH CORRESPONDING COMMITMENTS
BY EACH IT DOESN'T PREVENT OR
INTERFERE WITH THE TRIBE FROM
ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
A LABOR ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD
BE INDEPENDENTLY ENFORCEABLE
UNDER SECTION 301 OF THE LABOR
MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT.
CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR RECENT
COMPACTS. THIS COMPACT ALSO
INCLUDES ROBUST ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW. THE PROPOSED CASINO AT
THE METTLER SITE ALREADY HAS A
COMPLETE TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT. THE TRIBE HAS
ALSO SIGNED AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH CURRENT COUNTY
THAT WILL FULLY MITIGATE IMPACTS
ON ALL PUBLIC SERVICES. THE
COMPACT RECOGNIZES THIS
COMPLETED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
AND THE TRIBES COMMITMENT TO
KERN COUNTY TO MITIGATE IMPACTS.
ANY NEW OR DIFFERENT PROJECT
WOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER THE
COMPACT TO GO THROUGH AN
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS TO
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL OFF
RESERVATION IMPACTS. IF THE
TRIBE IS NOT ABLE TO
SUFFICIENTLY MITIGATE OR AVOID
IMPACTS THAN IT WOULD HAVE TO DO
A FULL IMPACT REPORT AND COME TO
AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE LOCAL COUNTY OR
CALTRANS TO MITIGATE IMPACTS.
FINALLY THE COMPACT INCLUDES A
DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS TO
ADDRESS ANY ALLEGED BREACH AND
TO ENFORCE COMPACT TERMS. IT'S
STRUCTURED TO ENCOURAGE GOOD
FAITH NEGOTIATIONS TO RESOLVE
DISAGREEMENTS THROUGH MEET AND
CONFER PROCESS. THIS IS
RESPECTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT NATURE OF A COMPACT,
BUT IT DOES ALSO PROVIDE FOR
ARBITRATION OR LITIGATION IF THE
DISPUTE IS NOT RESOLVED. I'D
LIKE TO END UP AGAIN BY THANKING
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THE
SPECIFICS OF THE COMPACT AND THE
TRIBE FOR ALL OF ITS EFFORTS IN
REACHING THE AGREEMENT. WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
CHAIRMAN. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
PRESENT THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
TIME. IS A GENUINE HONOR TO
APPEAR BEFORE YOU REPRESENTING
THE OVER 1200, MEMBERS OF THE
TOÀN INDIAN TRIBE OF THE KATANA
MARK NATION. WE COME IN THE
SPIRIT OF MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP AND
BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
OUR SOVEREIGN TRIBAL NATION AND
THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
REQUEST FORMAL LEGISLATIVE
RATIFICATION OF TEHRAN'S TRIBAL
STATE COMPACTS. I'LL BE BLUNT.
REACHING THIS POINT HAS BEEN A
LONG, ARDUOUS AND OFTEN PAINFUL
JOURNEY FOR OUR PEOPLE. LIKE
MANY OF OUR FELLOW TRIBES.
DELEON HAS HAD TO ENDURE AND
OVERCOME A LEGACY OF
HEARTBREAKING HISTORICAL
INJUSTICES. FOR CENTURIES, OUR
ANCESTORS LIVED AND THRIVED IN
THE TAILBONE CANYON AREA OF WHAT
IS NOW SOUTHERN KERN COUNTY. BUT
WERE ROBBED OF THEIR LIVES.
LIVELIHOODS AND LIFE BLOOD WHEN
THE U. S SENATE FAILED TO RATIFY
THE TREATY OF 18 51, LEAVING OUR
TRIBE ABANDONED, UNSEEN AND
LANDLESS BUT WE NEVER GAVE UP.
THROUGH ITALL, EVEN WHEN OUR
PROSPECTS WERE DIMMEST, OUR
INNER STRENGTH. SENSE OF
COMMUNITY AND FAITH IN ONE
ANOTHER, AND OUR PRIDE IN OUR
ANCESTRAL HISTORY NEVER WAVERED.
NOW AFTER GENERATIONS OF HEAVY
HARDSHIP, OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
THANKS TO THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION WHO ARE FRIENDLY
REAFFIRMED, AND WE ARE NOW THE
ONLY FAIRLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE IN
KERN COUNTY. AND AFTER BEING
LANDLESS FOR 150 YEARS, WE HAVE
SUPPORT FROM THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION AND CONCURRENCE
FROM THE NEWSOME ADMINISTRATION
ON 320 ACRES OF ANCESTRAL
HOMELAND BEING TAKEN INTO TRUST
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. TODAY
WE STAND AT THE DOORSTEP OF
SECURITY AND PERMANENT HOMELAND
WAS TRIBAL OFFICES, ACCESSIBLE
HEALTH CARE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
LONG TERM ECONOMIC SELF
SUFFICIENCY FOR OUR PEOPLE. THIS
HOMELAND WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO
CREATE A STATE OF THE ART RESORT
AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY IN
THE HEART OF KERN COUNTY. THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND, CREATING
NEARLY 5000 NEW JOBS FOR OUR
CURRENT COUNTY NEIGHBORS IN A
REGION THAT HAS TOO OFTEN BEEN
OVERLOOKED AND ECONOMICALLY
UNDERSERVED. THIS INCLUDES MORE
THAN 1000 DIRECT CONSTRUCTION
JOBS AND ONCE COMPLETE NEARLY
4000 NEW, PERMANENT, DIRECT AND
INDIRECT JOBS WITH A $60 MILLION
PAYROLL. THESE JOBS ARE MOSTLY
UNION AND WILL ADHERE TO A
STRONG LOCAL HIRING PROVISIONS
FOR KERN COUNTY RESIDENTS. WITH
NO TAXPAYER OBLIGATION. THE
ESTIMATED VALUE OF THIS PROJECT
OCCURRING COUNTY ALONE IS 220
MILLION OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
IN SHORT, WITH ONE SIMPLE
ACTION. THIS LEGISLATURE HAS THE
HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT UP
TO COMMUNITIES. PROVIDING
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO A TRIBE
THAT CERTAINLY DESERVES IT. AND
A POWERFUL NEW ECONOMIC ENGINE
FOR A COUNTY THAT DESPERATELY
NEEDS IT. PROGRESS HAS MANY
PARENTS. WE DIDN'T GET HERE
ALONE. WE ALL DEBT OF GRATITUDE
TO THE ENTIRE BIPARTISAN
DELEGATION OF CURRAN COUNTY
LEGISLATORS, INCLUDING OUR
BILLS, AUTHOR, SENATOR MELISSA
HARTARTO. FOR THEIR
ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. WE
ARE ALSO THANKFUL FOR THE TRUST
AND COOPERATION OF GOVERNOR
NEWSOM, NATHAN VOCALLY AND THE
ENTIRE NEWSOME ADMINISTRATION
WHO PROVIDED RESPECTFUL
CONSIDERATION OF OUR TWO PART
APPLICATION IN A COMPACT THAT
BENEFITS ALL PARTIES. THIS
PROJECT ALSO ENJOYS THE VOCAL,
BIPARTISAN AND UNANIMOUS SUPPORT
OF THE CURRENT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND THE ENTIRE
BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION REPRESENTING CURRENT
COUNTY. IN FACT, I'D ARGUE THIS
PROJECT ENJOYS MORE UNIFIED
LOCAL SUPPORT ANY TRIBAL GAMING
PROJECT THAT HAS COME BEFORE IT.
A STANDPOINT, THE PROJECT IS
SUPPORTED BY NEARLY EVERY LOCAL
BUSINESSES ASSOCIATION IN
CURRENT COUNTY, AND IT HAS THE
STRONG SUPPORT OF LOCAL
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING TRADES
AND OTHER MAJOR LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS. THEY DON'T ALWAYS
AGREE, BUT THEY DO AGREE THAT
THIS COMPACT IN THIS PROJECT ARE
VITAL TO CURRENT COUNTY'S
ECONOMIC FUTURE AND ARE WORTHY
OF YOUR SUPPORT. I ALSO WANT TO
THINK THAT MANY TRIBES AND
TRIBAL LEADERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
WHO HAVE OFFERED SUPPORT ADVICE
AND COUNSEL THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS. FINALLY I WANT TO THANK
OUR DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGING
MANAGEMENT PARTNER HARD ROCK
INTERNATIONAL AND THE SEMINOLE
TRIBE. HAVE STOOD SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER WITH US TO HELP MAKE
RESTORING OUR LAND BASED
REALITY. AND BEFORE I CONCLUDE
AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE. I WANT TO MAKE ONE
FINAL POINT. THE TONE TRIBE IS
PROUD TO BE BUILDING A NEW HOME
ON THE VERY LAND ON WHICH OUR
ANCESTORS WORKED, LIVED, LOVED
AND THRIVED FOR CENTURIES. IT
WAS OUR LAND THEN AND IT IS OUR
LAND NOW. INDEED HISTORY HAS
COME FULL CIRCLE, AND THAT MAKES
THIS MOMENT THAT MUCH MORE
MEANINGFUL FOR OUR PEOPLE. WITH
THAT I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON TO THE INTERESTED
PARTIES PERSPECTIVE AND ALL OF
THEM WILL BE ON WEB WEBEX. I
JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE LIGHTLY
AGAIN THAT TESTIMONY I ENCOURAGE
LIMITED TO FOUR MINUTES BECAUSE
WE DO HAVE A TIGHT HEARING
SCHEDULE. FOR THE NEXT FEW
SPEAKERS. IF I MISPRONOUNCED
YOUR NAME, I APOLOGIZE. FIRST UP
IS RYAN ALPHA CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR
CURRENT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. YOU MR CHAIRMAN,
CHAIRMAN SANTIAGO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, SHE SAID. MY NAME IS
RYAN ALSA ON THE CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR
CURRENT COUNTY AND PLEASED TO BE
BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH MY FRIEND
CHAIRMAN ESCOVEDO. THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME. BUT I LIKE TO VOICE
CURRENT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS STRONG AND UNITED
SUPPORT FOR THE TOÀN INDIAN
TRIBE IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT
PROJECT FOR A REGION OR COUNTY
IS CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY
PRODUCTION CAPITAL, ALL OF THE
STATES ALL OF THE STATE'S
CURRENT ENERGY GOALS AND
OBJECTIVES. RUN THROUGH OUR
COUNTY. MANY OF THOSE GOALS AND
OBJECTIVES ARE NOT WITHOUT
SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCE TO THE
STRENGTH AND HEALTH OF OUR
FUTURE ECONOMY. REGIONAL
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION IS
CRITICAL HERE. AND THE HARD ROCK
HOTEL AND CASINO TO HONE IS A
KEY COMPONENT. AND IN FACT A
MAJOR CATALYST FOR THIS NEEDED
DIVERSIFICATION PROJECT ITSELF.
AS THE CHAIRMAN SAID, WILL
CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW
PERMANENT DIRECT AND INDIRECT
JOBS FOR RESIDENTS WILL ALLOCATE
IT WILL CREATE HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
ADDITIONAL AND ANNUAL INDIRECT
COMPENSATION AND SALES
TRANSACTIONS LOCALLY.
ADDITIONALLY WHILE NO LOCAL
TAXPAYER MONEY IS BEING USED FOR
THE PROJECT, OUR COUNTY HAS A
STRONG, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WITH THE TAILBONE TRIBE THAT IS
WORTH NEARLY $220 MILLION OVER
THE NEXT 20 YEARS, WHICH
INCLUDES DIRECT ANNUAL COUNTY
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION BASED
ON STANDARD PROPERTY TAX
FORMULAS AND A 6% OCCUPIED ROOM
FEE. AND THE BUILDING OF A NEW
JOINT FIRE AND SHERIFF
SUBSTATION. THE PURCHASE OF
NEEDED VEHICLES, ALL THE
STAFFING FOR THOSE STATIONS AND
CAPITAL OUTLAYS FOR ADDITIONAL
EQUIPMENT. IN AN UNDERSERVED
AREA OF THE COUNTY AND DRASTIC
NEED OF THIS ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
SAFETY INVESTMENT. I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK THE HOME TRIBE. FOR
THEIR YEARS OF HARD WORK PUT
INTO BRINGING THIS EXTRAORDINARY
PROJECT CURRENT COUNTY. MOREOVER
IWOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR FOR HIS APPROVAL. AND
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AND THE MEMBERS
OF THIS COMMITTEE. FOR THIS
HEARING AND YOUR EFFORTS TODAY
TO HELP ELEVATE OUR REGION AND
YOUR OWN CONTRIBUTIONS TO
GROWING A THRIVING AND RESILIENT
REGIONAL ECONOMY IN A VERY
IMPORTANT REGION OF YOUR STATE.
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT
PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND I WILL MOVE FORWARD TO MR
YEHIA, WESTERN REGION POLITICAL
DIRECTOR FOR UNITED HERE.
INTERNATIONAL UNION AFL CI Ó.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO
CHAIRMAN ESCOVEDO AND MR VOCALLY
AND ALSO UP AND MR DEMPSEY. MY
NAME IS MARIO. YOU'D AREA ON THE
WESTERN POLITICAL DIRECTOR FOR
UNITED HERE. THE HOSPITALITY AND
CALIFORNIA TRAVEL GAMING WORKERS
UNION. WE'VE BEEN ORGANIZING IN
THIS INDUSTRY FOR ABOUT 27 YEARS
, AND WE'RE HERE TO STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS COMPACT AND COMMEND
THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR
NEGOTIATING IT WITH THE DAY ON
INDIAN TRIBE. THE TRIBE HAS
COMMITTED TO A FAIR PROCESS FOR
WORKERS TO JOIN THE UNION, UH
AND HAS A PROJECT LABOR
AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE CASINO ITSELF. THE
PROJECT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
OPPORTUNITY FOR TEHRAN AND ITS
HISTORIC STRUGGLE FOR
SOVEREIGNTY, LAND AND ECONOMIC
SELF SUFFICIENCY. THE CHAIRMAN
ESCOVEDO SPOKE TO THE UNION IS
EXCITED THAT THE RIGHTS OF
WORKERS AND THEIR ABILITY TO
ACHIEVE DIGNITY, RESPECT, FAIR
WAGES AND BENEFITS VIA UNION
CONTRACT WILL ALSO BE RESPECTED.
THIS COMPACT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
EXAMPLE OF THE COMEDY BETWEEN
TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT AND WORKERS'
RIGHTS. WE ASKED THE ASSEMBLY TO
APPROVE THE COMPACT WITH ALL
POSSIBLE HASTE. THANKS VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE MOVE
TO. AH, UH MR J. THOMAS E
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER FOR CURRENT COUNTY
HISPANIC CHAMBER. THANK YOU, MR
MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS AS WELL
AS MY GREAT COLLEAGUE, MR
ESCOVEDO AND MR I'LL STOP. UM MY
NAME IS J. TMZ ON THE PRESIDENCY
OF THE CURRENT COUNTY HISPANIC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. UM,WE'RE
PROUD TO JOIN NEARLY EVERY MAJOR
BUSINESS HERE IN CURRENT COUNTY
AND EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION IN THE
REGION. INCLUDING THE GREATER
BAY CRYSTAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND THE CURRENT COUNTY BLACK
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND STRONG,
UNIFIED SUPPORT OF THIS COMPACT
AND ITS RATIFICATION. THIS
PROJECT PROMISES TO BE A
PERPETUAL ECONOMIC ENGINE AND
POWER JOB CREATOR IN A COMMUNITY
THAT BADLY NEEDS IT. AND WE
BELIEVE IT WILL UPLIFT LOCAL
BUSINESSES. SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
AND ALL ACROSS THE CURRENT
COUNTY. WE THINK OUR BIPARTISAN
CURRENT COUNTY LEGISLATORS,
DELEGATIONS FOR THE UNIFIED
FRONT AND WE ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. ON BEHALF OF THE
CURRENT CANYONS, HISPANIC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING TO ME AND, UM,
HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE GO
TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND IF
THERE ARE ANY PEOPLE ANY PERSON
HERE TOO. FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE REMIND YOU NAME ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION ONLY. IF WE CAN GET
THE MICROPHONE ON. I APOLOGIZE
ABOUT THAT. MR CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE, UM, PALETTE
TREAT, UH, ONE VERY PROUD TO
REPRESENT TO HONE. IN ADDITION,
THE PECHANGA BAND OF INDIANS ARE
ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THIS COMPACT.
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS MIKE WEST
ON BEHALF OF THE NEARLY HALF
MILLION MEMBERS OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL, INCLUDING OUR
AFFILIATES IN CURRENT COUNTY,
LED BY JOHN SPALDING. AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME IF
THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
AH! MODERATOR IF YOU IF THERE'S
ANY ANYBODY ON THE PHONE AND
AGAIN NAME ORGANIZATIONAL
POSITION ONLY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. AND WE CAN OPEN LINE
36. 36 YEAR OPEN. 9 36. MY NAME
IS MICHAEL TURNIPSEED,
REPRESENTING THE CURRENT COUNTY
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION. CURRENT
TAX SUPPORTS AND THEN DRIVE
COMPACT. HE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS COMMENT
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU JUST WANT TO
REMIND EVERYBODY 39 POSITION
ONLY 9 39. YES. DIRECTLY LENNY
MISS KEN KELLER WITH DIGNITY.
HEALTH BAKERSFIELD REPRESENTING
THE TWO HOSPITALS, LITTLE MOYLE
AND MERCY HOSPITAL, AND WE ARE
IN SUPPORT OF THE CREDIBLE
COMPACT. THANK YOU MUCH. LINE
34. HELLO. HELLO. WE CAN HEAR
YOU. YES MY NAME IS HEARD FROM
MIRRORS REPRESENT LABOUR'S
INTERNATIONAL UNIT GROWTH
AMERICA AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF
THE TABLE TRIBAL COMPACT. THANK
YOU. LINE 50. NÚMERO YES. MY
NAME IS NICK HILL. I'M THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CURRENT
COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BELIEVE REPRESENT HOST AH
BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES HERE IN
CURRENT COUNTY AND WE ARE FULL
SUPPORT. TO HONE COMPACT TODAY.
THANK YOU. UNLESS WE HAVE LINE
44. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M ROBIN
MANDARIN SCOTT, VICE PRESIDENT
OF DIGNITY HEALTH, SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AND I'M CALLING IN
TO PLAY MY ONGOING SUPPORT OF
THE HOME TRIBE COMPACT. CHAIRMAN
ESCOBEDO IS IT'S A PROVEN
COMMUNITY PARTNER WHO HAS
CONTINUALLY ENGAGED IN HEALTH
MISSION AND SERVE THE WELL BEING
OF THE COMMUNITY. AND
PARTICULARLY THE UNDERSERVED.
AND SO WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT
THE HOME PRIDE. IN OUR SHARED
VALUES OF DIGNITY AND
COLLABORATION AND JUSTICE. THANK
YOU. ONE MORE HAIRLINE 38. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SOPHIA
GRIGOROVICH, REPRESENTING
CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION, AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THE TOÀN TRIBAL
COMPACT. AND CURRENTLY NANNING
QUÊ. THANK YOU. NOW I'M GOING TO
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE IF
THERE'S UM ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. IT'S A COMMENT, UH, MR
CHAIR AND CONGRATULATIONS, MR
CHAIRMAN INTO THE PEOPLE OF TO
HOLLAND. POTOMAC PEOPLE. UM IT'S
BEEN A LONG STRUGGLE, AND I KNOW
HISTORY HASN'T BEEN KIND. TO
YOUR PEOPLE, SIMILAR STORIES WE
SHARE WITHIN THE JOHAN VICTIMS
SURROUNDED PEOPLE. THAT'S THERE.
WE VISIT WITH YOUR TRIBE. IT'S A
HISTORY THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE
TOLD AND OT ONLY THE ATROCITIES
THAT WERE INFLICTED UPON YOUR
PEOPLE AND EVEN TO REACH THIS
POINT TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY,
SITTING IN FRONT OF HIS BODY
HERE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
GETTING A APPROVAL FOR YOUR
COMPACT SO THAT YOUR PEOPLE
COULD TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
FORWARD IN AN AREA THAT'S THERE
. AND YOU MADE THE STATEMENT.
YOU'RE ON THE LAND. YOU'RE ON
YOUR LAND. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN YOUR
LAND. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO
CONGRATULATE YOU IN THE
WORKABILITY WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION. THIS GOES FAR
BEYOND THE COMPACT. THIS GOES
BEYOND RECKONING TO A PEOPLE
THAT HAVE HAD, UM, A BAD HISTORY
WITHIN THE AREA, BUT NOW YOU'RE
GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE
FORWARD AND PROVIDE FOR YOUR
PEOPLE IN THE AREA. INTO THAT, I
SAY HOOK UP EVEY HUCKABY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR PEOPLE.
MR CHAIRMAN. YOU STOOD THERE.
YOU FOUGHT FOR THE RECOGNITION
THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY AND NOW IT'S
RE ESTABLISHED SO THAT YOU CAN
MOVE FORWARD AND PROVIDE FOR
YOUR PEOPLE AND IN PROVIDING FOR
YOUR PEOPLE PROVIDING FOR THAT
WHOLE REGION IN THE COUNTY THAT
YOU RESIDE IN, SO
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR
PEOPLE. THANK YOU, MR RAMOS. IS
THERE ANY OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? I WANT. I WANT TO.
THANK UH THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
. UH THANK YOU TO THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND I
WILL YEAH. BUT THAT WILL JUST
CONCLUDE TODAY'S INFORMATIONAL
HEARING. THANK YOU. AND JUST ONE
SECOND FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WILL BE MOVING INTO OUR POLICY
MEETING.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED THE ASSEMBLY
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE. WE'RE GONNA START AS
A SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, NOTICING THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. UM AND I'LL
JUST GO THROUGH SOME
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS FOR THE
COMMITTEE HEARING AND I'LL BE
VERY BRIEF. WITNESSES CAN
TESTIFY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IN IS
8776928957. AGAIN THAT NUMBER IS
877692895, AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS 18501100. THIS NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE
AND AGAIN IT'S DISPLAYED ON YOUR
SCREENS FOR THOSE CALLING IN
PLEASE MUTE YOURSELF AND ACUTE,
ELIMINATING THEIR BACKGROUND
NOISE FOR EACH BILL HEARD TODAY
WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT TO
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. EACH
WILL PROVIDE MAIN WITNESSES. I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT EACH WILL
PROVIDE TWO MINUTES WORTH OF
TESTIMONY. REACH ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES CALLING IN OR HERE IN
THE OR HERE IN THE ROOM. AH I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT'S
GOING TO ONLY BE NAMED
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY.
FOR THOSE CALLING IN YOU'LL BE
PLACED IN THE QUEUE UNTIL YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT. SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION
WILL BE ALTERNATED. WHEN IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENT?
PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO THEN
ON MUTE YOURSELF IN ORDER TO
SPEAK. AGAIN I'LL EMPHASIS
PLEASE BE BRIEF LIMITING YOUR
COMMENTS TO YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION IN POSITION ONLY.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. AH I AM
GOING TO USE A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE AND PRESENT ON BEHALF
OF MR ARCHULETTA HAS FIRST BILL
SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS
COMMITTEE MOVING IF THAT'S OKAY
WITH THE VICE CHAIR. HAND OVER
THE GAVEL TO THANKS. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. SO YOU'LL BE
PRESENTING ON SB 277. MR
ARCHULETTA. THING WAS CHAIR AND
I WANT TO HELP GO AHEAD AND
PRESENT ON BEHALF OF MR
ARCHULETTA SP 277. IT WAS A
BILL. HOLLANDE FOLKS, WE STILL
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM. I LOVE THAT
ENTHUSIASM, BUT WE'LL JUST LET
THE CHAIRMAN THE PRESENTER. HAVE
HIS MOMENT. I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND I'D LIKE TO START BY STATING
THE DISSENTER HAS ACCEPTED THE
COMMITTEE'S SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
, AS REFLECTED IN THE ANALYSIS,
AND TO BRIEF THIS TO BE A LITTLE
BIT BRIEF. I'LL SAY THAT THIS
BILL WILL PROVIDE THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL WITH THE AUTHORITY TO
MANAGE INSTEAD OF ONLY DISPOSED
ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. AH! THIS BILL
HAS NO OPPOSITION, AND I
RESPECTFULLY WOULD ASK FOR AN I
VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU. VERY MUCH AND I DON'T
BELIEVE THERE'S ANY WITNESSES.
THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. IF
YOU HAVE NO WITNESSES, WHY DON'T
WE GO TO THE AUDIENCE? UM IF
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
SB 277, WOULD YOU COME UP AND
GIVE YOUR NAME AND POSITION.
SEEING NO ONE RALLIED TO THE
CALL. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION?
USB 277 IN THE ROOM. SEEING
NONE. OPERATOR COULD YOU OPEN%
THE LINES FOR EITHER SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SB? 277, PLEASE?
CERTAINLY THANK YOU IF YOU'D
LIKE TO DO EITHER OF THOSE,
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME
AGAIN, IT'S 10. AND CURRENTLY,
NOBODY AT CUTE. CURRENTLY NO ONE
IN Q. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING?
YES, CORRECT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
DIOCESE DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OF THE AUTHOR OR HIS
REPRESENTATIVE. SEEING NO ONE
RALLIED TO THE CALL WILL WAIT
AND KEEP THIS OPEN UNTIL WE HAVE
ESTABLISHED A QUORUM. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR.
AND WE'RE WAITING FOR AN AUTHOR
. SO THANK YOU. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR YOUR PATIENTS.
A ROWDY CROWD, MR DODD. A ROWDY
CROWD. THANK YOU, MR DODD.
APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU'D BE OK
WITH YOU WOULD BE A SPE. UH 298
GOT IT. THANK YOU, SIR. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS. I WOULD
LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING ALL
THE AMENDMENTS LISTED THE
ANALYSIS AND THANK YOU FOR YOU
AND YOUR STAFF FOR THE WORK ON
THIS BILL. SB 2 98 ALLOWS THE
OWNER OF A BREW PUB RESTAURANT
LICENSE ALSO NOTICE TYPE 75 THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE THAT
LICENSE FOR AN ALCOHOL
RESTAURANT LICENSE. THIS CHANGE
MIRRORS OF PROVISIONS IN STATE
LAW, WHICH ALLOWS LICENSES OF AN
ALCOHOL RESTAURANT LICENSE TO
EXCHANGE THEIR LICENSE FOR A BAR
LICENSE AND VICE VERSA. AS MANY
OF YOU ARE AWARE, OVER THE
YEARS, WE'VE WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER
OF BILLS DEALING WITH TYPE 75
TRYING TO FIX THAT LICENSE BY
SIMPLY ALLOWING THEM TO OBTAIN
THE TYPE 47 LICENSE. I BELIEVE
THIS FIXES THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND
FOR ALL. IN ADDITION TO BILL
AUTHORIZES COUNTIES TO REQUEST
ADDITIONAL RESTAURANT LICENSES
FROM THE ABC WITHOUT THE NEED TO
RUN A BILL. AS CHAIR OF GEO.
I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS BILLS ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, SEEKING
MORE RESTAURANT LICENSES FOR
COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
WHILE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF SUCH LICENSES I'VE
ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE'S GOT TO BE
A BETTER WAY. UH, THIS BILL WAS
SEEKS TO SIMPLIFY THAT PROCESS
BY SIMPLY AUTHORIZING COUNTIES
TO REQUEST SUCH LICENSES
STRAIGHT FROM THE ABC. SUCH A
CHANGE WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED
FOR BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED EVERY
YEAR. GIVE OUR LOCALS GREATER
CONTROL AND HELPS ADD MORE JOBS
TO OUR STATE. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
DODD. FORGOT TO INFORM YOU THAT
WE DON'T HAVE A FULL COMMITTEE.
SO WE'RE OPERATING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. OKAY WE HAVE DO WE
DO WE HAVE TWO MAIN WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT YES. WE CAN BEGIN
WITH THOSE NOW. AND IF THEY'RE
HERE, WE LIKE THEM COME UP.
WELL, OKAY HERE, AND IF THEY'RE
ON THE OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
START AND THEN NOW WE GO TO MOVE
ON TO MAIN OPPOSITE TWO MAIN
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. AND I
BELIEVE WE HAVE TO. OF THEIR
PRESENT OR THEY'RE ON THE PHONE.
YOU CAN COME UP NOW. THANK YOU.
YEAH, THEY SHOULD BE ON THE TURN
IT ON FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CRUZ AVALON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR ALCOHOL JUSTICE. I'M ASKING
YOU TO VOTE NO ON SB 2 98. THIS
BILL FUNDAMENTALLY UNDERMINES
OVER CONCENTRATION AS A
MEANINGFUL METRIC AND ALCOHOL
CONTROL. THE OVER CONCENTRATION
THRESHOLD MEANS THAT THE NUMBER
OF LICENSES HAS REACHED THE
POINT WHERE THERE ARE REAL
CONCERNS EXCESSIVE HARMS. MAYBE
A RISING SIMPLY FROM THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT DRINKING.
BY AUTOMATICALLY GRANTING 10
LICENSES EVERY TIME AND AREA
GETS OVER CONCENTRATED. WE
REMOVE ANY OBLIGATION FOR
STAKEHOLDERS TO LOOK AT THE
HARMS BEFORE ASKING MORE OF THE
LEGISLATURE. AND REPLACE. IT
WITH AN OBLIGATION FOR
STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE THE CASE
THAT MORE LICENSES. DENSITY WILL
CAUSE MORE HARM. WE OPPOSE MOST
OF THESE EFFORTS, THESE
AFFIRMATIONS OF EFFORTS AND
AFFIRM THE EFFORTS TO DELIVER
LICENSES ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD.
OVER CONCENTRATION OR UNDUE
CONCENTRATION CAN ALSO BE
DETERMINED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT,
IDENTIFYING EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE
AND OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN
AN AREA. THIS BILL WOULD
OVERRIDE ANY ABILITY OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO REDUCE CRIME.
THIS IS WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU
TO VOTE NO ON SB 2 98. THANK
YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR A
PRESENTATION. WE HAVE ANOTHER
PRIMARY OPPOSITION WITNESS THAT
I'VE BEEN ADVISORS ON THE PHONE.
BUT BEFORE THAT, NOTICING THE
PRESENCE OF A QUORUM UM, I WANNA
ASK MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SANTIAGO.
HERE. BIGELOW. AGUIAR-CURRY
BERMAN. BRIAN SUPER. DOLLY!
DAILY. DAVIES. GARCIA. GIBSON.
JOAN SAWYER. BLACKIE HERE. LEE.
LOW. MATHIS. QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS.
RIVAS. RUBIO. SMITH. WOULD WE
HAVE A QUORUM. WE'VE NOW
ESTABLISHED CORAM. UH WE HAVE A
FIRST. WE HAVE A SECOND IN THIS
QUIRK-SILVA DIDN'T SEE WHO DID
THE FIRST OVER HERE. I
APOLOGIZE. MR SMITH. NOW WE HAVE
SOMEONE ON THE PHONE WHO WAS THE
MAIN OPPOSITION WITNESS THE
CALIFORNIA LICENSE AUTHORITY.
COUPLE. CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL.
POLICY ALLIANCE. MADAM
MODERATOR. IN THEIR LAND SHOULD
BE FUN.
GO AHEAD ONE MORE TIME. NOT. IF
THEY'RE NOT THERE. I'M JUST
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE. IF
THE COMMITTEE IS OKAY WITH THAT.
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT
OR IN THE ROOM. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION WHO ARE
IN THE ROOM. I'M GONNA GO TO THE
PHONES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANY
FOUR OR OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. AND CURRENTLY,
NOTHING. QUÊ WILL GO TO THE
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NOTICING THAT THERE'S A FIRST
AND A SECOND. NONE AND INVITE
THE AUTHOR CLOSE. RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
AYE.
MEASURE PASSES, WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON MR
DODD, WOULD YOU KINDLY PROCEED
WITH YOUR SECOND BILL? SB 8 46?
YES, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. ONCE
AGAIN, I'LL BEGIN BY ACCEPTING
THE AMENDMENTS LISTED THE
ANALYSIS. AND AGAIN THANK YOU
AND YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR GREAT
WORK ON THIS BILL. SB 8 46 SEEKS
TO DO TWO MAJOR THINGS. THE
FIRST IS TO EXPAND ON LAST
YEAR'S COCKTAILS TO GO BILL BY
ADDING BARS TO THOSE PROVISIONS
REMOVING THE MEAL REQUIREMENT.
IN ALLOWING FOR THE DELIVERY OF
COCKTAILS DIRECTLY TO A CUSTOMER
STORE. THE ABILITY TO INCLUDE
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS HAS BEEN A
LIFELINE TO OUR RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY. DURING COVID 19. THIS
BILL SIMPLY SEEKS TO CONTINUE
ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
ELEMENTS OF THE EMERGENCY.
REGULATORY PANDEMIC RELIEF. IN
ADDITION, THIS BILL REQUIRES
THIRD PARTY DELIVERY COMPANIES
WHO ARE DELIVERING ALCOHOL ON
BEHALF OF AN ALCOHOL LICENSEE TO
OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF ABC. AS ANNOUNCED
POINTS OUT AND THE CURRENT LAW,
THE DEPARTMENT OF ABC HAS NO
STATUTORY OVERSIGHT OVER THIRD
PARTY DELIVERY COMPANIES THAT
DELIVER ALCOHOL. AND THEREFORE
IT CANNOT SANCTION THIRD PARTY
DELIVERY COMPANIES AND THE
RESPONSIBILITY IN ANY POTENTIAL
CRIMINAL LIABILITY IS ONLY WITH
THE DRIVER AND WITH THE
LICENSEE. THAT'S ALL THE
ALCOHOL. SB 8 46 SOLVES THIS
PROBLEM BY SHIFTING SOME
RESPONSIBILITY OF THIRD PARTY
DELIVERY COMPANIES PROVIDING THE
DEPARTMENT OF ABC WITH OVERSIGHT
OVER THOSE ALCOHOL DELIVERIES. I
WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS DOES
NOT LEGAL LEGALIZED THE DELIVERY
OF ALCOHOL BY THIRD PARTY
DELIVERY COMPANIES BY EITHER
GROCERY STORES OR EVEN
RESTAURANTS. THAT'S THE ANALYSIS
POINTS OUT. CURRENT LAW ALREADY
ALLOWS ALL TYPES OF ALCOHOL TO
BE DELIVERED BY THIRD PARTY
DELIVERY COMPANIES ON BEHALF OF
GROCERY STORES IN THE ABILITY OF
THESE COMPANIES TO DELIVER WINE
AND BEER. ON BEHALF OF
RESTAURANTS. WHAT THIS BILL DOES
IS PROVIDES A COMMON SENSE
APPROACH THAT GIVES THE
DEPARTMENT OF ABC THE NECESSARY
OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE THE
DELIVERIES ARE BEING DONE IN A
RESPONSIBLE MANNER THAT PROTECTS
AGAINST UNDERAGE DRINKING. AND
OVER INTOXICATION. WE'VE ALREADY
TAKEN A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS IN
RESPONSE TO LABOR CONCERNS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM
. IF THE BILL MOVES FORWARD AND
HOPEFULLY REMOVED THEIR
OPPOSITION. WE ALSO HAVE SEEN
THE LETTER OF CONCERN FROM
TECHNET THAT WAS THAT WAS SET
LAST WEEK WILL BE WORKING WITH
THEM AS WELL TO SEE IF WE CAN
ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS
WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THE
PROTECTIONS IN THE BILL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR EYE
BOAT WITH ME TODAY ARE MATTE
SATIN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION AND JOHN LATIMER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION. OKAY, IF
THE MAIN WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO SIT HERE SO LONG
AS THE PRESENTER IS OKAY WITH
IT. IT'S FINE WITH ME. MOTION TO
MOVE THIS BILL. WE HAVE A FIRST
BY MR THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MATT SUTTON IN THE
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL THAT SENATOR DONNA'S
OUTLINED. THIS IS A BILL THAT
SIMPLY EXTENDS WHAT WAS IN PLACE
DURING THE EMERGENCY PANDEMIC
PERIOD THAT ABC OFFERED, SO IT'S
A TIME TESTED POLICY. IT'S GOT A
LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAFEGUARDS.
IF ANYTHING THIS BILL ADDS TO
PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTIONS WITH
THE ISSUES THAT MR DOT
IDENTIFIED. I THINK SOME OF THE
OPPOSITION IS BASED ON FEAR. AND
IT'S NOT BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE
THAT ABC AND THE REST OF US HAD
DURING THE PANDEMIC PERIOD OR
THE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES OR ANY OF
THE DATA THAT ABC HAS. WE'RE IN
STRONG SUPPORT AND WOULD ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS,
JOHN LATIMER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
. MR SUTTON WAS SPEAKING TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL RELATED
TO DELIVERY AT RESTAURANT. I'LL
SPEAK TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
BILL RELATED TO DELIVERY BY OFF
SALE RETAIL. SO YOUR GROCERY
STORE YOUR CONVENIENCE STORE
LIQUOR STORE, ETCETERA, THE
PRIVILEGE AS A SENATOR, DODD
SAID, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR
QUITE A FEW YEARS. IT'S NOT
BEING AUTHORIZED BY THIS BILL.
THAT'S CURRENT LAW DELIVERIES
CAN HAPPEN. WHAT WE FOUND,
UNFORTUNATELY, IS THAT WE DIDN'T
HAVE A MECHANISM AND BY THE WAY,
THE THIRD PARTY DELIVERY
COMPANIES ARE PARTNERS. THEY'RE
REALLY VALUABLE TO THE RETAILERS
ARE ALSO REALLY VALUABLE TO
CONSUMERS. BUT WHAT WE FOUND WAS
WHEN A DELIVERY WAS MISTAKENLY
MADE AND THE MISTAKE WAS AT THE
END OF THE DELIVERY COMPANY. THE
ONLY REDRESS THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
HAD WAS ON OUR LICENSE. AND ALL
OF YOU MEMBERS REPRESENT
RETAILERS WHO HAVE WHO EXIST IN
A THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT
POLICY FOR LIQUOR VIOLATIONS.
AND SO IF THAT COUNTED AS ONE OF
THE STRIKES AGAINST YOUR LICENSE
, IT'S A SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING
THINGS. SO THIS BILL INSTEAD
SAYS THIRD PARTY DELIVERY
COMPANIES STILL GET TO WORK WITH
RETAIL STILL GET TO WORK WITH
CONSUMERS. BUT IF THEY MAKE A
MISTAKE ON THEIR END, THERE'S AN
ABILITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
HAVE FORCED AGAINST THEM. SO
AGAIN, WE THINK IT'S VERY COMMON
SENSE. IT IS NOT A NEW POLICY.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU TO
YOUR RETAILERS. THANKS VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE
MOVING TOWARDS TWO MAIN
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION AND I
BELIEVE MR TORRICO IS ON THE
PHONE AND ALCOHOL JUSTICE WOULD
BE IN PERSON. LET'S BEGIN WITH
MR TRIGO. AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
. I'M NOT SURE I'VE BEEN PUT
THROUGH OR NOT CAN FOCUS. JEREMY
ON THAT END. YES, WE CAN. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. I APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT BEING THERE IN PERSON.
LET ME START BY THANKING YOU AND
YOUR STAFF OF INTELLIGENCE ON
THIS BILL, AND FOR THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE IN THERE IN
THE IN THE ANALYSIS AND BEEN
ACCEPTED BY SENATOR DONNA MAY
ALSO LET ME ALSO THANK SENATOR
DODD FOR HIS COOPERATION AND
WILLINGNESS TO ADDRESS MANY OF
THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN
RAISED, REPRESENTING APOLOGIZING
REPRESENT THE UNITED WORKERS'
WESTERN STATE COUNCIL. ALSO,
THANK SENATOR DODD. TO START IN
THE IN THE COMMITTEE CONSULTANTS
RATHER WORK THAT WE'VE DONE
UNDER SPILL. UM, LET ME JUST
START BY ADDRESSING SOMETHING MR
SUTTON SAID, WHICH IS, UM, YOU
KNOW THE FEAR TACTICS OR MAYBE
NOT BASED IN REALITY, SOME OF
OUR OPPOSITION, BUT I WOULD
POINT TO THE COMMITTEE THAT ABC
DID CONDUCT ADDICTS, DELIVERY
COMPANIES AND ANYWHERE FROM 50
TO 70% OF THE TIME THEY FOUND
THAT THE ALCOOL WAS DELIVERED
TO MINORS, SO THERE IS A REALITY
OUT THERE. IT'S HAPPENING IN
TERMS OF THE DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL
TO MINORS, SO I THINK A LOT OF
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE WORKED
ON SO FAR ARE GEARED TOWARDS
THAT. WE'RE STILL ON OPPOSED
POSITION, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT
WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC AND VERY
HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GOING TO
REACH SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION
WITH THE DOCTORS, PARTICULARLY
WITH ALL THE IMMENSITY TAKEN,
BUT I WILL JUST RAISE THE TWO
OUTSTANDING POINTS OF OPEN TO
WORK OUT. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
WEEKS. ONE IS THAT I ALLUDED TO
THE FIRST LOOKING FOR SOME
STRONGER ENFORCEMENT AND
PROVISIONS AND TOOLS FOR ABC TO
ASSURE THAT THE DOCTOR DELIVERY
IS CONDUCTED PROPERLY AND IT
STAYS OUT OF THE HANDS OF MINORS
RELATED TO THAT WE ARE STILL
CONCERNED THAT THE BILL
CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR NO LIMIT ON
THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL THAT CAN
BE DELIVERED AND NO LIMIT ON THE
ON THE TYPES OF ALCOHOL THAT
DELIVER. SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT AN
INSTANCE WHERE MINOR WOULD BUT
SOMEHOW, YOU KNOW, GET DELIVERED
TO HIS HOME. POURED ALCOHOL OR A
LOT OF ALCOHOL. WE'RE STILL
WORKING ON THOSE ISSUES. I THINK
THERE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF GOOD FAITH FROM THE AUTHOR
AND HIS STAFF TO TRY TO GET A
RESOLUTION SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON IT. BUT REGRETTABLY
STILL OPPOSED, BUT OPTIMISTIC.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK THINGS OUT.
THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND NOW WE HAVE
ALCOHOL JUSTICE WHO IS IN
PERSON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR SANTIAGO AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. SEVILLE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ALCOHOL
JUSTICE. AND ONCE AGAIN WE ARE
OPPOSING SB 8 46. REALLY WITH
THE PROBLEMS WITH THE HOME
DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL, NO MATTER
WHAT IT CONTINUES TO BE A PRIME
DRIVER OF YOUTH ACCESS WHICH IS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS THAT
WE HAVE, IF NOT MANY, IT'S ONE
OF THE FIRST REALTORS ARE NOT
OBLIGATED TO CARD BAD ACTOR
REALTORS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY
LIABILITY FOR KNOWINGLY SELLING
TO MINORS. APP COMPANIES ARE
ABLE TO ABSORB PENALTY MONEY.
DRIVERS IN A TIGHT SPOT DEPEND
ON CONSTANT ON THE CUSTOMER
RATINGS. ME BE PERSONALLY UNSAFE
, DENYING A SALE AND THEN
HISTORICALLY TREATED AS BY THESE
APPS. ABC STINGS CONTINUE TO
FIND VIOLATION RATES ABOVE 10.
ABC STINGS DIRECTED AT DELIVERY
BY APP TAKE CAPACITY AWAY FROM
OTHER ENFORCEMENTS. ACTUALLY
EXTENDS DRINKING HOURS SINCE
DELIVERY MAY OCCUR UP TO THREE
A.M. NOBODY GETS A COCKTAIL TO
GO FOR TOMORROW. A COCKTAIL
DELIVERY AT THREE AM WILL BE
DRINK OR DRUNK BY 3:30 A.M.
THESE ARE ALL STATS THAT WE'RE
PICKING UP AND WE WANT FOLKS TO
KNOW. ADDRESS THE ADDRESSES DOES
NOT HAVE TO BE HOME ADDRESS AND
RECIPIENTS DON'T HAVE TO BE A
RESIDENT. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME
OF THE STATS ON WHY WE'RE
OPPOSING. SB 8 46. THANK YOU.
THANK, YOU KNOW, WANT TO TAKE
ANY SUPPORT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
, SUPPORT WHO IS IN THE ROOM
AGAIN ONLY NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ONLY. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS TYLER BLACK
WITH WHITE INSTITUTIONS SUPPORT. GAVIN MCHUGH WITH THE
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL. WE
SUPPORT THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT, UH, WHO WAS OPPOSED TO
THIS BILL? WHO'S IN THIS ROOM
AGAIN? ORGANIZATION POSITION
ONLY PLEASE. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
, FRED JONES ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL AND ALCOHOL
PROBLEMS IN OPPOSITION. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MATT BROUGHT
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS
. I WOULD JUST ALIGN MY COMMENTS
WITH THOSE OF UFCW. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
MITCH STEIGER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION. WE
WOULD ALSO ALIGN OUR COMMENTS
WITH THOSE OF UFCW. THANK YOU.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
PHONES IF THERE'S ANY SUPPORT,
OR OPPOSITION AGAIN NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ONLY.
THANK YOU. AND PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. WE'VE GOT A LINE
43. CAN YOU TALK TO ON BEHALF OF
TECHNET? WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO
THE BILL. WE APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT AND WORK ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE, BUT WE DO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS WITH THE
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN. THANK YOU.
AND ONE MOMENT YOU'RE GOT A
COUPLE MORE. 56. SANDI LOGAN
WITH CAP WITH KAPPA CALIFORNIA
ALCOHOL POLICY ALLIANCE.
OPPOSED. SB 46. AND NEXT FORGOT
LINE 48. HELLO. KEEP YOU STRING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE SAN
MARCOS PREVENTION COALITION IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THANK
YOU. AND RIGHT NOW THE LAST ONE
WILL GO TO LINE 52. HELLO THIS
IS MINOR. JIMENEZ I REPRESENT
THE CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL POLICY
ALLIANCE OVER 50 PUBLIC HEALTH
TARGETS AND MEET ORGANIZATIONS,
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS
RESPECTING AN OPPOSITION OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU BEFORE I GO TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT JUST KIND
OF WANT TO CLEAR SOMETHING UP ON
A STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE IF YOU
TAKE A LOOK AT THE ANALYSIS ON
PAGE EIGHT AND PAGE NINE UM, THE
AUTHOR HAS TAKEN AMENDMENTS WERE
ABC CAN CAN SUSPEND, REVOKE OR
PUT CONDITIONING ON THE PERMITS
FOR DELIVERY COMPANIES IF THERE
ARE VIOLATIONS, SO I JUST WANT
TO CLEAR THAT UP BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT ANYBODY TO THINK HERE THAT
THERE ARE ANY PROTECTIONS.
SECOND OF ALL, THE AUTHORS
ACCEPTED TO TAKE AMENDMENTS THAT
STRENGTHEN THE FIND
SIGNIFICANTLY AND I'LL POINT TO
PAGE EIGHT UH, A THROUGH C.
WHERE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE
FINE WAS 2500 TAKEN A 25 105,000
NOW FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION. AND
12,500 AND 25,000, ETCETERA. SO
I JUST WANT TO CLEAR THAT ONE
COMMENT UP. BUT THERE'S NO
CONSEQUENCE BECAUSE THERE IS UM
SO I WANT TO SAY THAT AND THEN
I'LL GO BACK TO PUBLIC VERY
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. IF THERE ARE ANY. I'M
NOT SEEING ANY COMMENTS. OKAY
MANY MEMBERS. UH MR DODD, YOU'RE
WELCOME TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE. THANK YOU. AND
THIS DOES ENJOY A DO PASS.
DRIVER FIRST AND A SECOND AND I
THINK THERE WAS I JUST DIDN'T
CAPTURE IT. YEAH, THERE WAS
OKAY. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SB 8 46 DODD. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SANTIAGO. I SANTIAGO? I BIGELOW
BIGELOW. I AGUIAR-CURRY AGUILERA
CURRY. I BERMAN. BRIAN COOPER.
COOPER I DALI DALI I DAILY.
BABIES. DAVIES. I GARCIA.
GIBSON. JOAN SAWYER. LACKEY.
BLACKY ISLAY. HELLO. MATHIS.
MATHIS. I QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA AYE, RAMOS RAMOS, I
RIVAS. LUZ RIVAS. AYE, RUBIO.
RUBIO. I SMITH. SMITH. I WOULD.
THE MEASURE PASSES WILL LEAVE IT
OPEN. THANK YOU, MR. DON. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU. I SHOULD HAVE MADE SOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE BEGINNING.
SO I APOLOGIZE THAT THE
COMMITTEE THE UNITED THE
ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY WILL BE
SUBSTITUTING FOR SUDDENLY MEMBER
SALAS TODAY. LIKEWISE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD WILL BE
SUBSTITUTING FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S COOLEY TODAY.
UH, WE HAD I'M GOING TO GO BACK
TO THE FIRST BILL THAT WAS
PRESENTED JUST TO MAKE SURE WE
GET A BOAT ITEM ONE SP 277
ARCHULETTA AS A AS AMENDED. I'VE
ACCEPTED THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS ON HIS BEHALF. WE
NEED A 1ST AND 2ND. BIRTH,
COOPER. SECOND MANUFACTORY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
ONE. SB 277 ARCHULETTA. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY AND
TOXIC MATERIALS. SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO, I BIGELOW BIGELOW. I
AGUILERA CURRY. AGUIAR-CURRY.
AYE, BERMAN. BRIAN COOPER. SUPER
I DOLLY! DOLLY I DAILY. DAVIES.
DAVIES. I GARCIA. GIBSON. JOAN
SAWYER. BLACKIE. BLACKY ISLAY.
HELLO. MATHIS. MATHIS. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE,
RAMOS. RAMOS. AYE, RIVAS. RIVAS.
I RUBIO. RUBIO. I SMITH. SMITH.
I WOULD. MEASURE PASSES WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN AND NOW WE'LL GO
ON WITH S BEATEN. 9 30, MS
WIENER. OKAY. THE MOVE. MR CORT
EASY. SORRY. I WAS NOT DID NOT
SEE BEHIND THE PODIUM. THAT'S S
P 13 15, IF IT IS YOUR WISH. AND
UH, THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AND THANK YOU, OF
COURSE, SENATOR WEINER FOR HIS
USUAL IN HIS USUAL COMPASSION
ITSELF. UM LETTING ME GO FIRST.
I'M PROUD TO PRESENT SP 13 15 A
BILL THAT WOULD PROMOTE ECONOMIC
SUCCESS BY EXPANDING ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION RELIEF.
GIVEN DURING COVID 19, WHILE
ADDING A CRITICAL SAFEGUARDS FOR
CONSUMER SAFETY TO REDUCE THE
SPREAD OF COVID 19 AND SUPPORT
BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE
PANDEMIC OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
ISSUED REGULATORY RELIEF FOR OFF
SALE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CONVENIENCE
AND POPULARITY OF THIS OFF SALE
RELIEF HAS BEEN KEY TO HELPING
BUSINESSES SURVIVE THROUGH AND
RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.
ESPECIALLY IN A COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY, WHERE OUTSIDE SQUARES
AND WALKWAYS CONNECT
RESTAURANTS, SHOPS AND OFFICES.
HOWEVER, BUSINESS ARE STILL
STRUGGLING. IN RECOVERING FROM
THE SIGNIFICANT LOSSES CAUSED BY
THE PANDEMIC. I THINK WE ALL
KNOW THAT CONSUMERS AND
BUSINESSES CAN BENEFIT FROM
LIMITED AND CONTROLLED EXPANSION
OF OFF SALE CONSUMPTION IN A
DESIGNATED AREA. SB 13 15
CAPITALIZES ON THIS BY
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A
CONSUMPTION AREA PERMIT. TO AN
ENTITY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.
WHICH OWNS OPERATES OR MANAGES A
PRIVATELY OWNED COMMERCIAL AREA
. THE CONSUMPTION AREA PERMIT
WOULD ALLOW BUSINESSES TO
PROVIDE A COMFORTABLE
ENVIRONMENT TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS
WHO CAN ENJOY ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES. THROUGHOUT A
COMMERCIAL CENTER WHILE
MAINTAINING CUSTOMER SAFETY USE
OF THE PERMIT WOULD REQUIRE
SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY AND
COMPLIANCE MEASURES, INCLUDING
JOINT RESPONSIBILITY BY THE
LICENSES FOR ANY VIOLATIONS,
TEMPORARY OR PHYSICAL BARRIERS
AROUND THE PERMITTED AREA. AND
SECURITY MEASURES TO PROHIBIT
UNDERAGE DRINKING IN THE AREA. I
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND
CHAIR FOR WORKING WITH ME ON
THIS BILL. AND HERE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF JOHN BENVENUTO
FROM FEDERAL REALTY, AND
ACTUALLY, I THINK HE'S WE HAVE
FIRST IN A SECOND, AND I BELIEVE
HE'S ON THE PHONE ON THE PHONE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
MODERATOR ON THE PHONE. HI. THIS
IS JOHN BENVENUTO. HERE AND YOU
CAN PROCEED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. UM I'M THE GENERAL
MANAGER OF SANTANA ROW IN OPEN
AIR MIXED TO SHOPPING AND
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN SAN
JOSE. THIS BILL WILL ESTABLISH
RELATIVELY SMALL CUT CONSUMPTION
ZONE ON THE PROPERTY THAT WILL
BE CLOSELY MONITORED BY SANTANA
, ROW SECURITY AND OFF DUTY. SAN
JOSE PD. PRECURSOR PROGRAM WAS
SEAMLESSLY IMPLEMENTED IN MAY.
2021 RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY
COVID AUTHORIZATION WITH NO
INCREASE IN ALCOHOL RELATED
ISSUES AND NO KNOWN INSTANCES OF
UM, UNDERAGE DRINKING. UM AND,
AS IS THE CASE UNDER NORMAL DAY
TO DAY OPERATIONS THE
PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS ARE
REQUIRED TO CHECK I D S AS
APPROPRIATE PRIOR TO SERVICE. AS
AN ADDED PRECAUTION OR ADDED
PRECAUTIONS. BEVERAGES WILL BE
SERVED FOR HIS OUTDOOR
CONSUMPTION AND BRANDED PLASTIC
CONTAINERS. WRIST BANDS WILL
ALSO BE GIVEN TO THE CUSTOMERS
SO THERE ARE EASILY IDENTIFIED
BY OUR SECURITY AND PD
PERSONNEL. FOR ENFORCEMENT
PURPOSES. UM THE F THE
CONSUMPTION ZONE WILL HAVE
SIGNAGE AT EGRESS POINTS AND
THEY WILL BE MONITORED BY
SECURITY AND PD TO MONITOR FOR
POTENTIAL VIOLATORS. AND I JUST
ASKED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE
THAT'S THE ONLY MAIN WITNESS AND
SUPPORT NOW WE'RE GOING TO MEET
AND WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANYONE LISTED.
BUT IF THERE ARE ANY MAIN
WITNESSES, AND THERE YOU GO. I
APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. MR CORTEZ
, IS IT? OKAY IF HE'S UP HERE?
YES WE'RE DOING THAT FIRST JUST
SOCIAL DISTANCING PURPOSES. MR
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
, MICHAEL SKIP ON BEHALF OF
ALCOHOL JUSTICE. ALCOHOL HARM
HAS BEEN RISING. ALARMINGLY OVER
THE PAST 20 YEARS. IT'S BEEN
NEARLY A 50% INCREASE IN ALCOHOL
USE DISORDER, INCLUDING A 10%
INCREASE IN ALCOHOL, FATAL
ALCOHOL RELATED LIVER DISEASE.
AND A 25% INCREASE IN ALL
ALCOHOL RELATED MORTALITY DURING
COVID 19. THESE INCREASES IN
HARM HAVE BEEN IN LOCK STEP WITH
A STEADY LOOSENING OF LONG
STANDING. ALCOHOL CONTROLS.
INCLUDING EMERGENCY MEASURES
THAT GREATLY EXPAND ALCOHOL
SERVICE FOOTPRINTS SIMILAR TO
WHAT THIS BILL INTENDS. WELL
THIS ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION AND
SAN JOSE WILL NOT VASTLY
EXACERBATE ALCOHOL HARM BY
ITSELF. THIS LAW IS NOT PROPOSED
IN A VACUUM. WE ASKED IT TO
COMMITTEE CONSIDER THE STEADY
DISINTEGRATION OF ALCOHOL
CONTROL POLICIES. THE STEADY
RISE IN ALCOHOL RELATED DEATHS
AND RECOGNIZE THAT THESE DROPS
IN A BUCKET ADD UP TO A DELUGE.
I'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING
IT IS TIME TO PRIORITIZE.
REDUCING ALCOHOL RELATED HARMS
IN CALIFORNIA OVER INCREASING
ALCOHOL RELATED BUSINESS
PROFITS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE
MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM AND AGAIN
NAME ORGANIZATION IN POSITION
ONLY IF THERE ARE ANY. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY SO WE'LL MOVE OVER TO
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
WHO ARE IN THE ROOM. WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO THE PHONES. THANK YOU.
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
AND CURRENTLY NOTHING TO GIVE ME
JUST A MOMENT. WE DO HAVE ONE
HERE WE GO TO LINE 56. 36 YEAR
OPEN. AGAIN LINE 56. THEY TOOK
THEMSELVES OUT. AND THEN WE'LL
MOVE OVER TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THE AUTHOR.
MR COOPER, PLEASE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. JUST A QUESTION ON THE
EGRESS OBVIOUSLY SAID OFF DUTY
SOUNDS EIGHT. SAN JOSE PD GUYS
WILL BE THERE AS FAR AS UH,
THEIR OWN PRIVATE SECURITY.
THERE ALSO YES, THERE ARE IN THE
WAY IT SOUNDS A OPERATES, AND
I'M NOT SURE HOW SACRAMENTO
OPERATES OR OTHER CITIES THAT
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH. UM, BUT
THE OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS ARE
ACTUALS SJP D RESERVE OFFICERS
THAT ARE CONTRACTED MOST PUBLIC
OPEN AIR PROPERTIES. UM HAVE
THAT ARRANGEMENT? THIS ONE
SPECIFICALLY DOES SANTANA ROW
REPRESENTED BY OUR LEAD WITNESS?
UM, SO THE OTHER THING I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE IS, UM S J P D HAS
BEEN INVOLVED IN THE AMENDMENTS
AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE BILL
ALL THE WAY THROUGH. UM FRANKLY
, WE THOUGHT IF THERE WAS
ORGANIZED OPPOSITION, IT MIGHT
COME FROM THEM IF WE WEREN'T
ABLE TO SATISFY THEM, BUT WE
WERE ABLE TO SATISFY THEM. AND
AS A FORMER VICE MAYOR OF THAT
CITY, I'LL TELL YOU THAT THEY
WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS
SECURITY PLAN ALL THE WAY
THROUGH IT AS LONG AS THESE KIND
OF PERMITS ARE IN EXISTENCE. SO
THAT WAS PARTICULARLY ASSIGNED
TO THAT AREA, THEN? YES OKAY. I
FEEL FINE WITH IRAN, THE AFTER
THE PROGRAM HERE IN SACRAMENTO
COUNTY FOR THE SHERIFF
DEPARTMENT, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR
WITH IT. IT WORKS. IT'S
EFFECTIVE AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE
COPS WORK EVERYWHERE. SO I FEEL
COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING THIS
BILL, AND IT'S A DISTRICT BILL.
SO YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR COOPER. ANY
OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. HEARING AND
SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO
INVITE THE AUTHOR TO CLOSE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THIS UH, THIS DOES ENJOY A
D PATH. AH, THE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU. OF EMOTION. A SECOND. IN MY NOTES. I GUESS I'M GONNA
STOP EVERY NOW AND THE MAN
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SP 13 15 COURT EASY. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO, I BIGELOW BIGELOW. I
AGUIAR CURRY. AGUIRRE CURRY. I
BRIAN, BRIAN, I COOPER COOPER. I
DOLLY! DOLLY I DAILY. DAVIES.
DAVIES. I GARCIA. GIBSON. JOHN
SAWYER. BLACKIE. BLACKY ISLAY.
HELLO. HELLO, I MATHIS MATHIS. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE,
RAMOS. GRANDMA'S I. RIVAS RIVAS.
I RUBIO RUBIO. I SMITH. SMITH. I
WOULD. MEASURE PASSES WILL LEAVE
IT OPEN NOW WE'RE READY FOR SP 9
30. MR. WIENER, ARE YOU READY?
WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
CHAIRMAN THANK YOU FOR WORKING
WITH US FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
ANALYSIS. NOT THE FIRST TIME
I'VE PROPOSED THIS BILL, BUT
IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS
AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO REVISIT
THE ISSUE. SP 9 30 IS A PURE
LOCAL CONTROL, BILL. I KNOW WE
HAVE A LOT OF FIGHTS IN THIS
LEGISLATURE SOMETIME ABOUT
REMOVING OR REDUCING LOCAL
CONTROL. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
BILLS THAT SIMPLY INCREASES
LOCAL CONTROL BY GIVING TO
GIVING TO CITIES AND ONLY CITIES
THAT HAVE ASKED FOR IT. THE
FLEXIBILITY TO DECIDE IF THEY
WANT TO HAVE LATER NIGHTLIFE
THAN IS ALLOWED NOW. THE BILL TO
BE CLEAR ALL THE SEVEN PILOT
CITIES AND THIS BILL HAVE ALL
REQUESTED TO BE INCLUDED. AND
NONE OF THEM WILL BE REQUIRED TO
IMPLEMENT THIS. IF THE BILL
PASSES, THEY CAN DECIDE TO
IGNORE IT. THEY CAN ADOPT IT AND
THE BILL WILL GIVE THEM. UM
SIGNIFICANT FLEXIBILITY TO THE
SIDE TO GO LATER AND ALL OF THE
CITY OR SOME OF THOSE CITY OR
SOME DAYS OR ONE DAY A YEAR IF
THEY WANT TO. UM THIS IS ABOUT
ALLOWING CITIES TO DECIDE WHAT
NIGHTLIFE WORKS FOR THEM
LOCALLY, INSTEAD OF HAVING THE
CURRENT ONE SIZE FITS ALL THAT
THE CURRENT DROPS AT TWO AM, NO
MATTER WHAT I DO WANT TO KNOW.
UM AND I THINK WE'VE CONVEYED
THIS TO OFFICES THAT IF THIS
BILL PASSES TODAY, WILL SUBMIT
AUTHOR AMENDMENT AND
APPROPRIATIONS. UM, TO MODIFY
THE BILL SO THAT INSTEAD OF IT
WILL BE ALLOW CITIES TO GO UP TO
FOUR A.M. ON WEEKEND NIGHTS. BUT
WEEKNIGHTS WOULD BE THREE AM AND
WE DID THAT WITH SOME FEEDBACK.
WE'VE GOTTEN OVER TIME, UH, FROM
THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND OTHERS
ABOUT THE CONCERN. FOUR AM COULD
CREATE A CONFLICT WITH MORNING
RUSH HOUR DURING THE WEEK, SO IN
RESPONSE TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE IT BACK TO THREE A.M. FOR
WEEKNIGHTS BEFORE AM FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN FOR
A FEW HOLIDAYS WHEN THERE'S NOT
GOING TO BE A HEAVY RUSH HOUR
THE NEXT MORNING, SO I DO COMMIT
TODAY TO TAKE THAT AMENDMENT AS
AN AUTHOR, AMENDMENT AND
APPROACH IF THE BILL WERE TO
COME OFF OF SUSPENSE. SO
COLLEAGUES THIS IS A BILL WHOSE
TIME HAS COME, UH, LOTS OF
GUARDRAILS AROUND IT, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
WITH ME TODAY. TESTIFY ARE
AMELIA ZAMANI ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
AND ALSO MR CHAIRMAN IF I MIGHT
WERE IDENTIFIED REPRESENTATIVE
OF OAKLAND AS OUR LEAD SPONSOR,
BUT, UM, WE KNOW WE HAVE WITH US
CHRISTIE WHOLE STAGE FROM THE
PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL. H
PALM SPRINGS IS ONE OF THE
CITIES IN THE PILOT PROGRAM.
WE'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT SWITCH IF
THAT'S OKAY WITH THE CHAIR.
THANK YOU. FIRST TIME BACK.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AMELIA ZAMANI WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION. I
HEARD THE MOTION IS TAKEN. SO
I'LL JUST SAY OUR TOURISM
ECONOMY IS RECOVERING, BUT IT'S
AN UNEVEN ONE. BEING ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT THIS PILOT PROGRAM
WOULD DEFINITELY BE A DRAW TO
THESE LOCAL ECONOMIES THAT HAVE
OPTED IN AND WOULD HELP US REACH
THOSE 2019 LEVELS THAT WE'VE WE
ARE SO DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET
BACK TO SO WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE. I HAVE APPARENTLY HAVE
TO PUSH THIS BUTTON. GOOD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. FOR THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, AND I'M KRISTIE HOSTED
PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL AND
OUTGOING MAYOR. THIS IS THE
SECOND TIME THAT WE'VE OPTED IN
TO REQUEST THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE OUR NIGHTLIFE TILL
THREE AM OR FOUR AM OBVIOUSLY AS
AN INLAND CITY IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. UM AND WE ARE
EXTREMELY RELIANT ON TOURISM TO
BOLSTER OUR REVENUE. WE ARE ALSO
A INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION IN
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, AND WE
HAVE OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES OF
COACHELLA AND CATHEDRAL CITY WHO
HAVE ALSO OPTED INTO THIS BILL.
WE KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT BOOST TO OUR ECONOMY
AT A TIME THAT HAS BEEN SO
DETRIMENTAL TO RECOVER FROM THE
EFFECTS OF COVID AND THE
SHUTDOWN OF RESTAURANTS AND
BARS, SO WE HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT SO WE CAN CONTINUE THE
WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AS AN
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
DESTINATION, UM, AS A WORLD
CLASS STATION DESTINATION FOR
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, NOTING THAT
IT'S PRIDE MONTH, UM AND THANK
YOU TO SENATOR SCOTT WIENER FOR
CONTINUING THIS WORK TO SUPPORT
OUR RESTAURANTS ARE BARS AND OUR
WORKERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING
DURING THIS TIME. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY MAIN OPPOSITION ANY
MAIN WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
YOU CAME. I BELIEVE WE JUST WENT
THROUGH BOTH SUPPORT SO NO, BUT
MY MAIN WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
YEAH. AND IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH
YOU, MR WIENER, THAT IT'S OKAY
FOR THEM TO SIT THERE AND
THANKS, PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN CHAIR
SANTIAGO AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
SO THIS THIS THIS FOR? UM, BAR
BILL HITS HITS HOME FOR ME,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I'M FROM THE
CENTRAL VALLEY. UM AND BORN AND
RAISED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. NO
THE MAYOR WHEN HE WAS OUR FORMER
CHIEF POLICE. UM AND JUST
HEARING THE COMMENTS FROM FROM
THE PANEL AND EVEN SOME OF THE
SARCASM TO FROM SOME OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL. AND,
UM, NOT REALLY LOOKING AT THE
HUMANISTIC APPROACH FROM THIS
AND THAT'S THE DISAPPOINTING
PIECE ON MY END WHEN ALCOHOL HAS
BEEN A HUGE HUGE. DEATH RATE TO
A LOT OF NOT ONLY TEENS,
FAMILIES, MIGRANT WORKERS.
ACROSS THE BOARD THAT ARE
COMMUTING FROM CITY TO CITY,
ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. WHEN WE SEE THIS BAR
BILL THAT IS WANTING TO GET
EXTENDED TO FOUR A.M. A LOT OF
THESE FAMILIES AND WE TALK ABOUT
COVID AND COVID HAS BEEN THIS
BIG. CONVERSATION POINT. ACROSS
THE BOARD. BUT A LOT OF THESE
FOLKS THAT ARE RECOVERING FROM
COVID OR HAVING TO TAKE 2 TO 3
JOBS AND ACTUALLY START THEIR
DAYS AT FOUR OR FIVE O'CLOCK IN
THE MORNING IF THIS BILL WOULD
BE EXTENDED THESE ARE THE TYPE
OF FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
DRIVING AGAINST SOME OF THESE
DRUNK DRIVERS. SO YOU CAN SEE
WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR FOLKS TO
VOTE NO ON SP 9 30. NOT ONLY IN
FRESNO. I WAS ALSO A COUNSELOR
MANY YEARS AGO OUT IN THE
COACHELLA VALLEY OUT IN PALM
SPRINGS, WHERE DESERT SANDS
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, WHERE I WAS A
COUNSELOR FOR ALL THOSE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES.
SO IT REALLY DOES HIT HOME FOR
ME WHEN I SEE THIS BAR BILL THAT
WANTS TO GET EXTENDED AT FOUR
A.M. AND I JUST HOPE THAT FOLKS
CAN REALLY SEE THIS AS A
HUMANISTIC APPROACH AND TAKE THE
HUMANISTIC SIDE OF THIS AND
REALLY SEE HOW THIS IS TRULY
GOING TO AFFECT A LOT OF FOLKS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A SECOND
MAIN WITNESS IN OPPOSITION
CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL POLICY
ALLIANCE. I BELIEVE THEY'RE ON
THE PHONE EARLIER TODAY, WE'LL
GO TO THE PHONES.
MADAM MODERATOR, IF YOU'D HELP
US LOOK. UM I DON'T SHOW ANYBODY
WHO'S DEALT IN WITH THE SPEAKER
FUNCTIONALITY. OKAY WE'RE NAME.
WE CAN ASK, UH, CALIFORNIA
ALCOHOL POLICY ALLIANCE. WE'RE
LOOKING FOR THE NAME RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T WANT TO SKIP ANYBODY IF
THEY SIGNED UP. AND EVEN IF THEY
CAN HEAR US HIT STAR ZERO, AND
WE CAN OPEN THEIR LINE AGAIN.
JIMENEZ WAS WHO HAD SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. OKAY. ONE
MOMENT. I THINK I'VE GOT THEM
THEIR SECOND HERE.
OKAY, PUT. GO AHEAD, MAYA. OH,
WAIT. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY PULLED
AROUND JUST ONE. SECOND, THEY
SHOULD OPEN A RHINO. SORRY ABOUT
THE CONFUSION HERE. YES BUT I'M
THE PERSON WHO'S TESTIFYING AND
THEY JUST CALLED FOR ME AND THEY
TOLD ME TO PRESS STAR ZERO. MY
YOU'RE ALL SET TO GO AHEAD. HI.
THIS IS MY HUMAN IS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL POLICY
ALLIANCE. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME?
YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU. OKAY,
THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO
THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AGAIN. MY NAME IS
MARIA JIMENEZ. I REPRESENT THE
CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL POLICY
ALLIANCE WERE A GROUP OF 50
PUBLIC HEALTH,PUBLIC SAFETY,
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
AND WE WORK TO PROTECT
COMMUNITIES FROM ALCOHOL HARMS,
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
LGBTQ, PLUS COMMUNITIES AND
OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE PARTIALLY
IMPACTED WE ARE OPPOSED TO SP 9
30. THE SURGEON GENERAL, THE CDC
, CALIFORNIA DPH AND THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSOCIATION RECOMMEND NOT TO
EXTEND HOURS OF FAIL ON THE
PREMISE OF DECADES OF RESEARCH
AND EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES.
EXTENDING HOURS IS ASSOCIATED
WITH INCREASED CONSUMPTION.
VIOLENCE DANGEROUS DRIVING MORE
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND PEOPLE
FLOODING INTO CONSUME ALCOHOL
UNTIL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CALIFORNIA ALREADY LOSES TWICE
AS MANY PEOPLE PER YEAR TO
ALCOHOL AS THEY DO TO OPIOIDS.
IT IS TIME THAT WE THINK ABOUT
WHY AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT
THIS LOCAL CONTROL IS NOT A
SOLUTION. THE BILL WILL AFFECT
NEIGHBORHOODS MOST WHERE PEOPLE
COMMUTE. LONG HOURS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
DESERT CITIES. LIKE PALMDALE
COMMUTE DAILY, NOT JUST MEDUSA
FRIDAY TO LOS ANGELES BEFORE AND
A HALF HOURS DURING THE HOURS OF
3 TO 6 IN THE MORNING, THE LEVEL
OF DISRUPTION AND DANGER IMPOSED
ON WORKING CLASS CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES IS OUTRAGEOUS. IMAGINE
DRIVING YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL. AT
THE SAME TIME AS PARTYGOERS ARE
RACING DOWN THE FREEWAY OR
COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION ON AN UNDIVIDED DESERT
HIGHWAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND
THIS IS NOT LOCAL CONTROL. MIAMI
BEACH ALREADY ROLLED BACK
EXTENDED HOURS AND HAS FACED
LEGAL MANEUVERING FROM A HANDFUL
OF WEALTHY, WELL CONNECTED
BUSINESSES THAT IS ALSO NOT
LOCAL CONTROL. STUDIES ALREADY
TRACED INTOXICATED DRIVERS
TRAVELING 72 40 MILES FROM WHERE
THEY LEFT RANK. THAT IS NOT
LOCAL CONTROL. LASTLY MAJORITY
OF PILOT CITIES ARE IN AREAS
THAT SERVE A LARGE LGBTQ, PLUS
ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION. WE
WILL NOT BE CO OPTED TO RAINBOW,
WASH THIS BILL INTO EXISTENCE,
ESPECIALLY DURING PRIDE MONTH,
SENATOR WIENER SHOULD BE
EMBARRASSED TO PROMOTE THIS BILL
ON THE BOX OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEN IN 2016, THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY WAS IDENTIFIED AS A
HEALTHY, FAIRLY POPULATION. BUT
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON
MINORITY HEALTH THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE IN THE
U. S REPORTS. THE L G B T Q. I A
PLUS PEOPLE, SOMETHING FROM
GREATER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND
SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS EXTENDING
HOURS WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS.
THESE PILOT CITIES WILL IMPACT
US, THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY TO
BEAR LARGER BURDEN. OUR BRANDS
OF DEATH AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
AFFECTED THAT HITS LGBTQ. PLUS
YOU PARTNER THAN THEIR STRAIGHT
THERE STRAIGHT HERE. THE
RESEARCH AND THE PUBLIC POLICY.
ANALYSTS HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO
DEMONSTRATE HOW THIS BILL IS
NOTHING BUT AN OPPORTUNISTIC
CLUB TO FURTHER DROWN OUT THE
VOICES AND LIVES OF LGBT Q
QUESTION. COMMUNITIES AND LOW
INCOME PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO
SURVIVE. WE ASKED, SOME MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY LOOKED BEYOND
PANDEMIC RELIEF AND CONSIDER THE
LIVES OF OUR FAMILIES. THE
COMMUNITIES IN YOUR DISTRICT
THAT COUNT ON YOU AND YOUR OWN
FAMILY. PLEASE VOTE NO ON FB 9
30. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
THE WITNESSES JUST SPOKE. BUT
BUT KINDLY REMIND YOU TO KEEP
THE QUORUM. AND NO ATTACKS ON,
UH, ANY INDIVIDUAL PERSON.
PARTICULARLY IF. PARTICULARLY ON
ANY MEMBERS PRESENTING OR ON THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM. AYE. ROLLED CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
NICOLE OH DELUCA HERE ON BEHALF
OF OAKLAND MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF OR
ONE OF THE PILOT. CITIES REALLY
WANT TO THANK SENATOR WIENER FOR
PUTTING NOTES IN VERY GRATEFUL
FOR THIS BILL. WE LOOK AT SEEING
THEIR FOX ORGANIZATION POSITION
ONLY HAVE TO THANK YOU. HAVE TO
BE CONSISTENT WITH EVERYONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ANGIE MINETTI HERE IN
SUPPORT FOR FRESNO MAYOR JERRY
JERRY DYER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS, MATT SATIN WITH
THE CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THIS
LOCAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, BRIAN TAP ON BEHALF
OF NAVY, CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
THAT ARE IN THE ROOM IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL AGAIN?
NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION ONLY
PLEASE. FRED JONES ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA'S COUNCIL AND ALCOHOL
PROBLEMS IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. NOW WE GO TO THE PHONES AND
YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ONLY, PLEASE. THANK YOU
. PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME, PLEASE
. WELL, FIRST ALIGN 54. EILEEN,
BROKEN SAN FRANCISCO IN STRONG
OPPOSITION. NEXT IN LINE 48. 48
YEAR LINES OPEN. HELLO? SORRY.
DO YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN. K
STRENGTH SAN MARCOS PREVENTION
COALITION IN STRONG OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NEXT
WE'VE GOT LINE 59. HEY GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS HOTEL AND
I'M WITH CALIFORNIA ALCOHOL
POLICY ALLIANCE, AND THEN I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BUILD.
THANK THANK YOU. AND CURRENTLY
THEN FURTHER IN QUÊ. THANK YOU
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MR BRIAN AND
MR LACKEY. THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR OF
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. I
KNOW IT'S A TIME WHERE PEOPLE
WHO WORK IN BARS, CLUBS,
RESTAURANTS, ETCETERA, UM, NEED
THE EXTRA INCOME THAT'S PROVIDED
BY BEING OPEN LATER AS SOMEONE
WHO USED TO WORK TILL TWO IN THE
MORNING FOR OVER SIX YEARS.
GETTING MYSELF THROUGH
UNDERGRAD. THOSE WERE KIND OF
THE VITAL HOURS. UM I DO HOPE
SEEING THAT LOS ANGELES HASN'T
BEEN INCLUDED. I SUSPECT THAT'S
FROM CURRENT OR PREVIOUS
LEADERSHIP PREDATING MY TIME,
BUT I HOPE IN THE FUTURE AS THIS
IS EVALUATED AND THE ECONOMIC
EFFICACY OF THIS EFFORT VERSUS
OTHER SOCIAL EXTERNALITIES THAT
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED BY
OPPOSITION ARE FULLY EVALUATED
THAT PERHAPS THIS PILOT CAN
EXPAND IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY.
I MAY TAKE THAT AS A QUESTION MR
CHESS AS A CHAIR KNOWS BECAUSE
HE AND I HAVE MANY CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS. IN THE LAST
ITERATION IN 2019. LOS ANGELES
WAS PART OF THE PILOT AT THE
SHORTLY BEFORE IT CAME TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. UH THE L. A CITY
COUNCIL VOTED TO OPPOSE THE BILL
. UH AND THAT UNDERSTANDABLY
CREATED SOME CONFUSION. THEY
WERE IN THE BILL, BUT THEY
OPPOSED THAT THE MAYOR HAD ASKED
FOR INCLUSION. AND SO, UM AH! WE
DECIDED OUT OF RESPECT FOR THAT
DECISION BY THE CITY COUNCIL,
NOT TO INCLUDE L. A I WOULD LOVE
TO INCLUDE L A AND THE L. A
WOULD LIKE TO BE. INCLUDED WERE,
OF COURSE OPEN TO THAT
CONVERSATION. BUT AS OF NOW,
THAT REQUEST HAS NOT BEEN MADE
JUST TO CHIME IN. MR BRIAN WON'T
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL OF LOS
ANGELES. I THINK YOU SHOULD KEEP
IT HOW IT IS, BUT I THINK AFTER
THE EFFICACY OF THESE PILOTS ARE
SHOWN THAT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
CITIES MIGHT BE INTERESTED. I
SHARE YOUR SENTIMENT. IT'S BEEN
A SIGNIFICANT DIALOGUE BETWEEN
THE AUTHOR AND OURSELVES, AND
WE'VE HAD AUTHORED HELPED AFTER
THE BILL BEFORE, AND IT WAS THE. YES THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAD
ASKED TO BE IN THE BUILDING IN
THE BILL. WHY THE CITY OPPOSED
THE BILL. SO A LITTLE BIT OF A
UNUSUAL SITUATION THERE FROM
WHAT I RECALL IF THAT'S
ACCURATE. UM, MR LACKEY, YOU
WERE NEXT. YEAH, THANK YOU. WELL
UM I HAVE A PREDICTABLE POSITION
AS I DID ONCE BEFORE. THIS
SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE. AND
I DON'T. I CAN'T THINK OF A BILL
THAT I'M MORE OPPOSED TO IN MY
WHOLE EXISTENCE IN THE
LEGISLATURE. BECAUSE I BELIEVE
BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE. THAT
THIS BILL WILL SERVE AS AN
ABSOLUTE AFFRONT. AGAINST PUBLIC
SAFETY HAVE PASSED AND PILOT
PROGRAM OR NOT, A THREAT TO THE
PUBLIC IS REAL AND TRAGICALLY
DEADLY. UM. I SPEAK FROM A PLACE
THAT'S A VERY SACRED TO ME AND
THAT I HAVE BEEN TO MANY TRAGIC
SCENES. UM THAT WILL NEVER LEAVE
MY SOUL AND VERY FEW PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT THIS BILL
DOES, IS IT ACTUALLY MIXES TWO
VERY DEADLY IMPAIRING ASPECTS
THAT ARE GOING TO SYNERGIZE AND
THAT IS FATIGUE. AND THE
ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT ASPECT.
THESE ARE REAL, AND I KNOW THAT
THERE'S A AN EXPLANATION THAT I
HEAR FROM SOME PEOPLE THAT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAS BECOME
MORE READILY AVAILABLE, WHICH
WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
TRAGEDY. BUT WON'T ELIMINATE.
THAT TRAGEDY, UM, OUTCOME AND
I'M NOT GOING TO BE LABOR THIS
OTHER THAN THERE ARE TWO THINGS
THAT I WOULD REALLY I FEEL THAT
I DESERVE TO BE SAID. THAT YOU
MENTIONED THAT THIS IS TO
ENHANCE NIGHTLIFE, BUT IT'S ALSO
GOING TO LEAD TO NIGHTLY DEATH.
THESE ARE REALITIES. WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE GOING
TO BE. BUT I PROMISE YOU THAT
IT'S INEVITABLE THAT THERE WILL
BE SOME AND TO ME, THERE'S NO
FINANCIAL GAIN THAT CAN OVERCOME
THE TRAGEDY. PERSONAL DEATH.
THAT'S COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE.
AND SO I BELIEVE THAT THESE
PREDICTABLE TRAGIC OUTCOMES ARE
NOT A BABY. BETTER REALITY. IF
THIS BILL IS SUCCESSFUL, SO I
CHRISLEY ASKED FOR PEOPLE TO
CONSIDER TO NOT SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF I
MISS HER, READ THE HAND OF MR
BIGELOW EARLIER. THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR. I UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOU'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE
IS AND WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE
WANTING TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES
WHO HAVE STRUGGLED THROUGH COVID
AND IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE
FOR THEM TO DO. DISTAIN
EXISTENCE FOR A LOT OF THEM. BUT
THE HARDSHIP HERE FROM I THINK
WHAT MR LACKEY IS SAYING IS
COMING FROM HIS PROJECT IS
LIFE'S EXPERIENCE. AND WHAT I'VE
HAD IS NEARLY 50 YEARS AS A
MEDIC IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING
UM NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM
DRINKING AND DRIVING. I THINK
IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THE
GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE EARLIER UM
, IT WAS HEARTFELT AND YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED
ON FATHER'S DAY WAS AN ABSOLUTE
TRAGIC LOSS OF A YOUNG FATHER.
AND HE HAS TWO KIDS ARE STILL IN
THE HOSPITAL TRYING TO RECOVER
AS WE SPEAK HERE AND HIS WIFE AS
WELL. AND IT'S SADLY THAT FATHER
WILL NEVER GET TO ENJOY ANOTHER
MOMENT WITH HIS CHILDREN OR
SHALL DAY. ALL BECAUSE OF A
DRUNK DRIVER. WHEN THE TONES GO
OFF FOR MEDICS, FIREMAN LATE AT
NIGHT. YOU CAN ALMOST PREDICT.
WHAT THE OUTCOME IS GOING TO BE
WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING.
WHAT KIND OF AN EVENT THE
MAJORITY OF FIREMEN DON'T
RESPOND TO FIRES RESPOND TO
MEDICAL CALLS, AND A LOT OF THEM
ARE D U I S I JUST FIND MYSELF
UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO AND TORN BETWEEN TRYING TO
SUPPORT HELPING OUR BUSINESSES
AND OUR STATE'S ECONOMY GET
REVVED BACK UP TO THE PRE 19
TIMES. BUT I JUST DON'T THINK I
CAN SUPPORT IT. THIS ACTION
TODAY AND MOVING FORWARD BASED
UPON MY EXPERIENCES OVER THE
YEARS, SO I JUST WANT TO JUST
SHARE THAT WITH YOU. SO YOU
UNDERSTAND. AS WE MOVE FORWARD
AND IF THAT HELPS OTHERS TO MAKE
A DECISION HERE AT THE DIOCESE,
SO BE IT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
MR COOPER. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YEAH SENATOR, YOU'RE THE HARDEST
WORKING CENTER. I KNOW. AND I'M
WITH MR BIGELOW. I'M KIND OF
CONFLICTED ON IT. AND JUST JUST
THE BIG THING RIGHT NOW YOU LOOK
AT CHP THERE DOWN 1000. OFFICER
STATEWIDE. LOOK AT THE CARS
RACING UP ANOTHER FREEWAY AND
YOU LOOK FOR A COP. THERE ARE NO
CHP OFFICERS OUT THERE DEALING
WITH THAT AND THAT THAT'S A BIG
ISSUE. THEY'RE TRYING TO HIRE
UP. IT'S TOUGH TO HIRE RIGHT
NOW. AND IF YOU LIVE IN
SACRAMENTO, THE AMERICAN RIVERS
RIGHT HERE. GRAVEYARD IS YOUR
LOWEST STAFFING FOR ALL LAW
ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE MOST FOLKS
ARE IN BED ASLEEP, THAT'S THAT'S
THE REALITY. SO FOR CHP, THERE'S
A NORTH SACK OFFICE IT MEDICINE
AND 80. THEY HAVE 22 MEN UNITS
AND ONE SERGEANT. OUT OF THERE.
THE SOUTH KOREA OFFICE THAT MAC
IN 99 TO 2 MILLION UNITS AND ONE
SERGEANT, SO WHEN YOU ARREST
SOMEBODY AND YOU GO TO JAIL
RIGHT NOW AND BOOK SOMEONE IN
THE DOWNTOWN JAIL, YOU'RE THERE
FOR TWO OR THREE HOURS. BECAUSE
OF ALL THE LAWSUITS IN DEALING
WITH THOSE INMATES AND THE
HEALTHCARE STUFF. SO YOUR
BOOKING FOR TWO OR THREE HOURS
FOR ONE DEUCE, ONE DRIVING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE PERSON? SO IF THE
SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ARREST
SOMEBODY IN THE COUNTY THEY
TURNED OVER TO CHP. THE PDS DO
THEIR OWN. BUT SHERIFF TURNED
OVER TO CHP, SO THE CHP MAKES
THEIR OWN ARREST. THEY DEAL WITH
THAT. IF THE SHERIFF MAKE AN
ARREST FOR DRIVING THE INFLUENCE
CHP DEALS WITH THAT, UM, IF YOU
HAVE A CRASH, YOU MAY BE TIED UP
ON A CRASH AND GOING TO THE
HOSPITAL WITH SOMEBODY. YOU'RE
TRANSPORTING SOMEONE. YOU'RE
GETTING STATEMENTS, AND WE SEE A
LOT OF CRASHES EVEN AT NIGHTTIME
WHEN THERE'S NO TRAFFIC BECAUSE
PEOPLE BEING STUPID IN DRIVING
FAST. SO YOU CAN SEE HOW YOUR
RESOURCES ARE DEPLETED VERY
QUICKLY, AND IT WORKS FOR, UM
HIGH DENSE URBAN AREAS. BUT WHEN
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, A LOT OF
FOLKS DRIVING THE DOWNTOWN
SACRAMENTO AS AN EXAMPLE FROM
AWESOME ROSEVILLE, OTHER PLACES
BECAUSE THE NIGHTLIFE DOWN HERE
MORE THAN THOSE OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, YOU DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF CHP OFFICERS ON THE
FREEWAY, AND THAT'S REALLY A BIG
ISSUE. AND I'M READING THE
ANALYSIS AND WE TALK ABOUT
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
ALCOHOL RELATED COLLISIONS WHERE
YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED
IN, UM OUT AND WALKING ABOUT
THAT ARE DRUNK IN PUBLIC UNDER
THE INFLUENCE, UM, DISTURBANCE
OF THE PEACE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT TALKS ABOUT THE REPORT
REQUIRING DRIVING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT HAPPENS
WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BUT
TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW THOSE THINGS
GONE INVOLVES ALCOHOL AND OR
DRUGS, SO IT'S A REAL ISSUE. AND
TO BE OUT THAT LATE LIKE I SAID,
AND YOU ARE VERY FEW LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO BEGIN
WITH. AND RIGHT NOW, MOST OF
THEM GO FROM CALL TO CALL TO
CALL. SO EVEN IN THE L A BASIN,
THEY'RE COMING IN COMING IN
DIFFERENT AREAS IN COACHELLA.
POPS RINGS. IT COME FROM
SOMEWHERE AND THEY HAVE TO GO
BACK, AND THOSE LOCAL POLICE
OFFICERS ARE DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARE
NOT WORKING THE FREEWAYS. THAT'S
NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S
PHIL SUBURBAN AREAS IN THOSE
CITIES, SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S
A REAL ISSUE. LIKE I SAID. AND
HERE IN SACRAMENTO TO GET TIED
UP VERY EASILY. ALL OF SUDDEN,
ALL YOUR RESOURCES ARE DEPLETED
. YOU MAY HAVE A CRASH, AND CHP
CAN'T RESPOND BECAUSE THEY'RE
DOWN AT THE JAIL FOR BOOKING
AROUND A CRASH SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND LIKE I SAID, GRAVEYARD, THEY
WORK EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS.
GRAVEYARD COMES ON, AND THEY
WORK 11 TO 7. SO DURING THAT
HOUR SACRAMENTO 714 SQUARE
MILES. YOU COULD BE ALL THE WAY
DOWN BY THE ANTI OXBRIDGE. ON A
CRASH OR SOMETHING. THAT THAT
GETS PRETTY, YOU KNOW, HECTIC,
SO THAT'S THE DOMAIN. I'M IN.
AND I VOICED MY CONCERNS TO THE
AUTHOR. BEFORE ABOUT THIS, YOU
KNOW, IT IS REAL. LIKE I SAID,
ENFORCEMENTS DOWN STATEWIDE.
CHP'S DOWN 1000 POSITIONS. 1000
POSITIONS. YOU DRIVING THE
FREEWAY EVERY DAY. THE FOLKS
THERE SITTING HERE AND IT IS
MADNESS RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE
CRASHING THEY HAVE A HARD TIME
AT FIRST ENFORCING THE CURRENT
LAWS, AND THIS JUST ADDS TO IT.
SO IT'S LIKE, EVEN IN L. A
CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT'S THE
STAFFING IN L. A. FOR CHP AT
NIGHTTIME. I DON'T I DON'T
REPRESENT L. A I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT, NOT A LOT OF OFFICERS,
JUST A HANDFUL OF OFFICERS ON
THOSE FREEWAYS AND THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA IT IS A HANDFUL OF
OFFICERS AND RIGHT NOW THE
COUNTIES ARE PISSED BECAUSE
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
ENFORCEMENT. CHP'S TASKED WITH
ENFORCING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN
THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS. AND
IT'S NOT GETTING DONE. WE'RE
TALKING SURFACE STREETS. NOT THE
FREEWAYS OF SURFACE STREETS THAT
CHP'S TASK SO YOU TAKE IT WITH
CHP HAVING THOSE UNINCORPORATED
SURFACE STREET AREAS ON TOP OF
THE FREEWAYS. IT JUST
EXACERBATES THE PROBLEM, SO IT'S
JUST KIND OF TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND HAVING WORKED THOSE LATE
SHIFTS AND I TURNED MANY OF
PRISONER OVER TO CHP AND YOU'RE
WAITING FOR HOURS SOMETIMES JUST
FOR SOMEONE RESPOND, OR YOU KNOW
WHAT I'LL MEET YOU AT THE GYM
AND DROP MY PRISONER OFF TO YOU
BECAUSE THERE'S AN EXTENDED ET A
SO THAT THAT IS REAL TALK. AND
HOW DO YOU RECONCILE THAT? AND
LIKE I SAID, I DON'T WANT TO
RAIN ON YOUR PARADE CENTER, BUT
IT'S JUST JUST TOUGH. THERE ARE
SOME REAL ISSUES ABOUT THAT. AND
ALL THESE FOLKS TALKING REALLY,
THAT'S NOT SURE YOUR EXPERTISE.
I DON'T I DON'T BLAME YOU WITH
THAT, BUT THAT'S BECOMING GOING
TO CRASH IS SEEING DEAD PEOPLE
AND MOSUL'S INCIDENTS. INVOLVED
BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. YOU
TAKE THAT YOU'VE GOT BOOZE.
YOU'VE GOT DRUGS. LOT OF FOLKS
DRIVING THE INFLUENCE OF
CANNABIS RIGHT NOW, TOO, AS A
MAJOR PROBLEM, TOO. SO WHEN YOU
PUT ALL THOSE TOGETHER, UH, IT'S
TOUGH. IT'S NOT GOOD. SO UM,
THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS, AND, UM,
THAT'S FROM BEING IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT. 30 YEARS, SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR COOPER. AND I
BELIEVE THAT MR LEE. I ALSO HAVE
TO COMMEND THE AUTHOR FOR WE'RE
WORKING REALLY HARD ON THIS
MULTIPLE EFFORT MULTIPLE TIMES
AS WELL. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A
STAFFER. YOU'RE PRESENTING THIS
BILL AND I REMEMBERED. I WISH I
COULD GET TO VOTE FOR THIS BILL.
SO NOW I DO GET TO VOTE FOR YOUR
BILL. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY,
YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU ARE A
STRONG WE COMMITTED TO PUBLIC
SAFETY, MAKING SURE PATRONS ARE
SAFE, MAKING SURE PEOPLE IN
CITIES ARE SAFE BUT ALSO REALLY
STRONGLY TO THE SOLUTION TO GET.
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DRIVING UNDER
INFLUENCE IS PUBLIC TRANSIT. IN
MY DISTRICT, WHICH IS, OF COURSE
IN THE SOUTH AND EAST BAY IS
MUCH EASIER TO GET TO YOUR CITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO AND, OF COURSE,
OAKLAND BY BART, THEN EVEN TO
DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE, WHICH IS NOT
IN THIS BILL, WHICH IS OKAY BUT
AS MUCH EASIER GO BY PUBLIC
TRANSIT, AND MANY OF MY
CONSTITUENTS FREQUENTLY HAVE
MANY WEEKENDS, THEY GO OFF TO
SAN FRANCISCO. THEY GO TO
OAKLAND, AND THEY TAKE PUBLIC
TRANSIT AND THEY'RE FINE. AND
THIS IS MORE AND MORE A
PREFERRED OPTION, ESPECIALLY AS
WE HAVE MORE TRANSPARENT AND
DEVELOPMENT. MORE PEOPLE GET
USED TO THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC
TRANSIT, AND ESPECIALLY AS WE
FIGHT FOR MORE PUBLIC TRANS
EXPANSION AND FUNDING. I THINK
WE CAN ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE
CONCERNS THAT WE'RE HEARING
TODAY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY DRUNK
DRIVING IS AWFUL, REALLY AWFUL
AWFUL FOR THOSE EVERYONE
INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO
ARE HURT. BUT I THINK DEFINITELY
HAVING PUBLIC TRANSIT IS A GREAT
MEANS TO DO THAT. BUT ALSO I DO
SEE THIS AS A GREAT PRO SMALL
BUSINESS BILL AND I PRO LOW
CONTROL BILL IF THERE ARE
BUSINESS WITHIN YOUR CITIES AND
HOPEFULLY WITH MINE SOON LET
SOONER THAN LATER ALSO WANT TO
BE OPENING ON OURS THAT ARE
COMPARABLE TO OTHER METROPOLITAN
AREAS ACROSS THE WORLD THAT
ENGAGE IN THESE PRACTICES, AND
WE SEE ROBUST PUBLIC TRANSIT,
ROBUST SAFETY THE SAME THINGS
ACROSS THE WORLD. I THINK WE CAN
DO IT TOO IN AMERICA, AND WE'RE
DOING CALIFORNIA. SO I'M
PROBABLY GOING TO BE CASTING MY
VOTE FOR THIS AND SUPPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU UNLESS
THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
KÞT COMMITTEE MEMBERS I'D LIKE
TO INVITE THE AUTHOR CLOSE. AH
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. I DO
NEED TO SAY A FEW THINGS DURING
MY OPENING. I COULD TELL THERE
WERE SEVERAL MOTIONS IN SECONDS
SO WHICH I INTERPRETED AS POPLE
WANTING ME TO MOVE ALONG IN MY
OPENING, SO I DIDN'T GO THROUGH
THE STRUCTURE OF THE BILL AS
MUCH. BUT GIVEN SOME OF THE
STATEMENTS AND COMMENTS HERE, I
ACTUALLY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR ME TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS BILL
DOES. THIS BILL IS NOT SIMPLY
EVERYONE OPEN UNTIL FOUR O'CLOCK
THAT COULDN'T BE FURTHER FROM
THE TRUTH. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT
YOU HAVE TO DO. SO YOU HAVE A
CITY, WEST HOLLYWOOD OR PALM
SPRINGS AND SAN FRANCISCO. THEY
HAVE TO AND WE AND WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A TWO YEAR DELAY IN
IMPLEMENTATION IN THIS BILL, AND
THE REASON IS TO GIVE CITIES
AMPLE TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS
PROCESS. AND TO GIVE ABC AMPLE
TIME. SO IF THE CITY IS
INTERESTED IN DOING THIS, THEY
HAVE TO CONVENE A COMMUNITY
WORKING GROUP. WHICH WHICH MUST
INCLUDE AT LEAST INVITATIONS TO
INCLUDE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CHP. IN ADDITION TO OTHER
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. THEY
HAVE TO SHOW THAT THERE IS AMPLE
COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THEY HAVE TO
GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
PROCESS. WE'RE FORCING THEM TO
DO THAT, EVEN IF THEY DON'T WANT
TO DO THAT LOCALLY. THEY THEN
NEED TO COME UP, FORMULATE A
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND A PUBLIC
SAFETY PLAN. AND THAT
TRANSPORTATION PLAN HAS TO
ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE THE U. I S
AND SO YEAH, I LOVE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION. I LOVE BAR. I
LOVE MURIEL OF ALL OF IT, BUT WE
ALSO KNOW THAT COMPARED THEM IN
THE PAST, WE NOW HAVE OPTIONS
LIKE RIDE SHARING LIKE UBER AND
LYFT. I REMEMBER WHEN I USED TO
GO OUT. WAY BACK IN THE TABLE
WAS YOUNGER IN NINETIES WITH
FRIENDS, WE WOULD WE WOULD OFTEN
JUST DRIVE AND THEN ONE PERSON
WOULD HAVE TO BE THE DESIGNATED
DRIVER AND NOT BE ABLE TO DRINK
AND THAT WAS SORT OF A BUZZ KILL
FOR THAT PERSON. BUT WE WILL
HAVE TO BUT WHO'S GOING TO BE
THE PERSON NOT DRINKING TONIGHT?
I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I
DO SOMETIMES STILL GO OUT. I
DON'T REMEMBER TIME ANY
OF MY FRIENDS HAVE DRIVEN
BECAUSE WE JUST IF WE DON'T IF
WE CAN TAKE TRANSIT FOR WHATEVER
REASON. WE JUST GRAB AN UBER AND
LEFT AND NOT JUST IN SAN
FRANCISCO, YOU CAN TAKE A RIDE
SHARING AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE STATE. UM THESE
DAYS, AND SO, UM TMUST COME UP
WITH THE TRANSPORTATION AND THEY
MUST COME UP WITH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY PLAN WORKING WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT. AND THEN THEY HAVE
TO SUBMIT EVERYTHING THAT ABC
ABC HAS TO CONFIRM THAT THEY'VE
, YOU KNOW, DONE. ALL THE THINGS
ARE SUPPOSED TO DO AND THE PLAN
GOES INTO EFFECT. BUT THAT'S NOT
THE END. LET'S SAY YOU ARE
NIGHTCLUB THAT UNDER THE LOCAL
ORDINANCE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GO
TO FOR HIM. YOU THEN HAVE TO
APPLY TO ABC FOR AN HOUR'S
EXTENSION. TO YOUR PERMIT THE
SAME THAT YOU WOULD IF YOU
WANTED TO GO FROM 11. PM LET'S
SAY YOUR LIQUOR LICENSE SAID YOU
HAVE TO SHUT DOWN AT 11 AND YOU
WANT TO GO TO MIDNIGHT. YOU HAVE
TO GO TO ABC, NOTIFY THE
NEIGHBORS AND DO THAT PERMIT
EXTENSION. IT'S THE SAME THING
EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE HAS TO DO
THAT. SO IF THEY'RE A BAD ACTOR,
OR IF THERE'S AN ENORMOUS
COMMUNITY UPROAR ABC CAN SAY IT
DOESN'T MATTER THAT YOUR CITY
COUNCIL EXTENDED TO THREE OR
FOUR AM WE'RE NOT LETTING YOU DO
IT. SO THERE ARE SO MANY
GUARDRAILS IN THIS BILL AND I
RESPECT THE OPPOSITION TO IT
COMPLETELY. BUT I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS
IS NOT JUST CREATING THE WILD
WEST. LET'S TALK ABOUT BAD AND
HORRIBLE BEHAVIOR. AND I KNOW MR
LAKI AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON
THIS COMMITTEE FOR AWHILE HAVE
HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
MY AUNT. MY FATHER'S ONLY
SIBLING WAS KILLED BY A DRUNK
DRIVER. WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS
OLD. I REMEMBER THAT I WILL
NEVER THE ONLY TIME IN MY LIFE
THAT I HAVE SEEN MY FATHER
CRIED. WHEN HIS ONLY SISTER, HIS
OLDER SISTER WAS KILLED BY A
DRUNK DRIVER. IT CHANGED OUR
FAMILY FOREVER. FOREVER. AND SHE
WAS KILLED. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE
EXACT TIME I THINK IT WAS LIKE
LATE AFTERNOON. OR MAYBE SIX OR
SEVEN AT NIGHT. SHE WASN'T OUT
ONE OR TWO OR THREE OR FOUR IN
THE MORNING. SHE WAS A MOM. IT
WAS COMING HOME FROM SOMEWHERE
LATE AFTERNOON AND GOT KILLED BY
A DRUNK DRIVER. PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO DO TAKE THAT HORRIFIC
STEP OF DRINKING AND THEN
GETTING INTO A CAR, WHICH IS
EFFECTIVELY A LOADED WEAPON.
DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THREE
OR FOUR. IN THE MORNING. THERE
ARE PEOPLE LEAVING BARS OR
LIQUOR STORES, WHICH ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THIS BILL. TWO IN
THE AFTERNOON AT FIVE IN THE
AFTERNOON AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT
NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT AT TWO AM
EXTENDING THE FOUR AM DOESN'T
INCREASE THE ODDS OF SOMEONE
TAKING THAT HORRIBLE STEP IF
SOMEONE'S GOING TO BE THAT
IRRESPONSIBLE, THEY'RE GOING TO
DO IT. AND SO I AND THAT'S WHY
AND WE AND WE HAVE THE DATA. WE
TOOK THE D!I RATES OR DO YOU
LIKE CRASH RATES FROM THE 50
STATES AND COMPARED IT TO WHEN
THEY'RE CLOSING TIME WAS THERE'S
NO CORRELATION SOME OF THE
STATES THAT REQUIRE THE EARLIEST
CLOSURES HAVE SOME OF THE
HIGHEST RATES AND VICE VERSA.
THERE IS NO THERE AND SO I DON'T
AGREE WITH THE NOTION THAT IF
YOU CHANGE CLOSING TIME IN 2 TO
3 OR WHATEVER THAT MEANS THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE DRUNK
DRIVING. BAD BEHAVIOR. I'VE SEEN
IT. I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF BARS
AGAIN. PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET
DRUNK AND LEAVE A BAR AND CAUSE
A PROBLEM DOESN'T MATTER WHEN IT
CLOSES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TO
LINK THIS BILL TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE I SHOW DISAGREE WITH
THAT. WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM
WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SOME
OF IT IS ALCOHOL RELATED, AND
IT'S HAPPENING NOW. WE HAVE A
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS NOW.
AND SO TAGGING THIS BILL WITH
ALL OF THOSE SOCIETAL ILLS. I
JUST DON'T AGREE WITH YES. THIS
IS ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES, THESE
BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND
NIGHTCLUBS ARE OVERWHELMINGLY
SMALL BUSINESSES. THEY TEND THE
BARS NIGHTCLUBS. THEY MAKE THEIR
MONEY FROM MIDNIGHT TO TWO. THEY
HAVE LIKE IT'S REALLY LIKE A 90
MINUTE WINDOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO HAVE LAST CALL BEFORE TWO AM
AND SO THIS GIVES THEM A
LIFELINE AND THERE ARE A LOT
LISTEN, I TEND TO GO TO BED BY
11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. I'M NOT THE
LATE NIGHT PERSON THAT I USED TO
BE. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME
SCHEDULE THAT I HAVE. I'VE
TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
CASHIERS AT THE SUPERMARKET. HA
POINT I GET OFF AT MIDNIGHT NOW.
BY THE TIME I GET HOME, I CAN'T
GO OUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LIVES THAT
ARE DIFFERENT THAN PROBABLY THE
HOURS THAT WE KEEP, AND I THINK
WE SHOULD TAKE THAT INTO
ACCOUNT. RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR
AN I VOTE. HMM. THANK YOU. THIS.
THIS BILL DOESN'T DO IT DOES
ENJOY A DO PASS. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SP 9 30. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO, I BIGELOW BIGELOW NÓ
AGUILAR CURRY. BERMAN. BRIAN HI.
BRIAN I. COOPER. SUPER NOT
VOTING, DOLLY! DAILY. BABIES.
DAVIES, NOT VOTING, GARCIA.
GIBSON. GIBSON I JOHN SAWYER.
LUCKY. BLACK, YOU KNOW? LEE.
REALLY? I LO LOW I MATHIS
QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS. LUZ RIVAS
RUBIO. GROUP YOUR EYES, SMITH.
SMITH, NO WOOD. WOULD I?
MEASURES ON CALL. THANK YOU, MR.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. DONE. WHAT
I'M GONNA DO RIGHT NOW IS GO
BACK TO ADD ON THE VOTES FOR
THOSE MEMBERS, WHO, AS SOON AS
WE FINISH WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE,
UH YEAH, CORRECT. BUT BUT IN THE
MEANTIME, WE CAN GO BACK AND
ADDED THE VOTES. MADAM
SECRETARY, ALL YOURS. FILE ITEM
ONE. ARCHULETTA SB 277. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS.
BERMAN BRIAN BRIAN I. COOPER.
COOPER. I DAILY. GARCIA. GIBSON.
GIBSON I JOAN SAWYER. LEE. LEE
I. HELLO. LOW. I WOULD WOULD I?
MEASURE PASSES, WE WILL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON FILE
ITEM. TWO SB 298. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
BERMAN. BRIAN BRIAN, I DAILY.
GARCIA. GIBSON. GIBSON I JOAN
SAWYER. LEE. LEE. I'LL Ó LOW I
RIVAS. WOULD WOULD I? YOUR
PASSES. WE WILL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON. HIGHLIGHT
AND THREE DODD THE MOTION. SB 8
46. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. BERMAN. BRIAN
BRIAN I DAILY. GARCIA. GIBSON
GIBSON I JOAN SAWYER. LEE. LEE,
I LO LOW, I WOULD WOULD I?
MEASURE PASSES, WE WILL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON. FILE
ITEM SIX. SB 13 15. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. DAILY. GARCIA.
GIBSON. GIBSON I JOAN SAWYER.
LEE. 13 15 LEE? AYE. WOULD WOULD
I? THAT MEASURE PASSES, WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON.
SO WE'RE WAITING ON ONE MORE
BILL. SB 13. OH, NINE. MR
DURAZO, WHO IS DELAYED? SO WE'LL
JUST GIVE SOME TIME HERE AND
HOPEFULLY, MEMBERS CAN HANG
AROUND.
IF I COULD HAVE MEMBERS COME
BACK TO THE DIETS. IF MEMBERS
ARE MEMBERS, STAFF COULD OR THE
GEO COMMITTEE. IF YOU COULD HAVE
YOUR MEMBERS START MAKING THEIR
WAY DOWN, WE'RE ON OUR LAST BILL
OF THE DAY. AND IF WE'D LIKE TO
CATCH UP AND GET ALL THE VOTES
CAUGHT UP? SO MOVING FORWARD
FROM HERE. UM UM SENATOR DURAZO
HAS GIVEN PERMISSION FOR HER
BILL. SB 13 OH, NINE TO BE
PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR ON THE
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING AND DISPLAYS
EXEMPTIONS. MR CHAIR. THE FLOOR
IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING
THE COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR HELPING WORK WITH
US. SENATOR RUSSELL'S OFFICE AND
STAKEHOLDERS ON BEHALF OF THE
CENTER WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
THAT WOULD CHANGE THE
SPONSORSHIP MARKETING PLAN TO NO
LESS THAN 120 DAYS. REMEMBER
THIS BILL GOT TO THIS COMMITTEE.
IT WAS 30 DAYS AND THROUGH BOTH
ALL STAKEHOLDERS SITTING
TOGETHER, IT'S NOW 120 DAYS. THE
RESULT OF THAT IS THE REMOVAL OF
OPPOSITION FROM OPPOSITION WILL
SPEAK ON THEIR OWN. SPECIFICALLY
THIS BILL WOULD EXTEND THE
AUTHORIZATION DATE FOR
ADVERTISING DISPLAYS FOR
DESIGNATED PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
ARENAS TO THE CAPACITY OF 15,000
, OR MORE SEATS TO JANUARY,
2028. THE EXEMPTIONS WOULD BE
LIMITED TO ARENAS CONSTRUCTED OR
UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEFORE
JANUARY, 1ST 2023 WOULD REQUIRE
THE DISPLAY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH LOCAL ORDINANCE OR OTHER
DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL AS
SPECIFIED. SPECIFIED BY THE
BILL. ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE
SENATOR. UM WE'RE COMMITTED TO
REFINING, REFINING THE SKILLED
AND TRAINED LANGUAGE AND HAVE
AGREED WITH THE BUILDING TRADES
TO DO SO AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE
OPPORTUNITY. MEMBERS I WOULD
REQUEST RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND
I VOTE. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE
SOME WITNESSES. MR CHAIR THAT
YOU HAVE LISTED IN FRONT OF YOU
MIGHT CALL THEM UP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. FOR THE AUTHOR COULD
I HAVE, UH GOSH! MARTHA ACETO,
UM PLEASE COME UP AND MR LANG.
MR LANGE'S SUPPORTING THE L. A
RENT IS REPRESENTING THE L. A
RAMS AND THE CLIPPERS AND MR IS
HERE FROM THE A G. SO.
ASSOCIATED! WOULD YOU LIKE TO
START? I WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU
. UM GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR.
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS MARTHA
SAUCEDO AND I'M HERE
REPRESENTING AND SHOOTS
ENTERTAINMENT GROUP EGG IN
SUPPORT OF SB 13. OH, NINE.
HEADQUARTERED IN LOS ANGELES. A
E G IS THE WORLD'S LEADING
SPORTS AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY. AGES DEVELOPED WORLD
CLASS VENUES, AS WELL AS MAJOR
SPORTSAND ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICTS LIKE CRYPTO .COM ARENA
, FORMERLY KNOWN AS STAPLES
CENTER, AND L A LIVE OUR
CONTRIBUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
SIGNIFICANT WITH OVER $3 BILLION
OF PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN
THE AREA, ALONG WITH ONGOING
OPERATIONS OF ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICT THAT NOW GENERATES
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OF ANNUAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
MORE BROADLY, THE OPERATION OF A
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
IN CALIFORNIA ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR OVER 10,000 ONGOING JOBS IN
THE STATE S P. 13 OH, NINE,
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL CLARITY AND
FLEXIBILITY IN CONNECTION WITH
THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
OF STADIUMS AND ARENAS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, WHICH
SERVE AS A MAJOR CATALYST FOR
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. FREEWAY
VISIBLE SIGNAGE OPPORTUNITIES IN
AND AROUND STADIUMS, ARENAS AND
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICTS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE PLAN OF ANY NEW STADIUM
OR ARENA PROJECT OR FOR THE
RENOVATION OF EXISTING
FACILITIES. WITHOUT THE RELIEF
OFFERED BY SP 13. OH NINE, THE
CURRENT PROVISIONS OF THE
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ACT ARE
LIKELY TO STIFLE FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
PROJECTS AND TO HAMPER THE
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF FACILITIES
ALREADY IN OPERATION. FOR THESE
REASONS, THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
BENEFITS WE RESPECTFULLY URGE
YOUR SUPPORT OF SB 13. OH, NINE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR LANG. MR CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS,
MR. CHAIRMAN THANK YOU, JOE LANG
, REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
FIRMS IN THE LOS ANGELES
CLIPPERS, AS MANY OF YOU MAY
KNOW, WE'RE WE HAVE BOTH OF THE
TEAMS INVOLVED IN BUILDING NEW,
EXCITING STADIUMS AND ARENAS,
STATE OF THE ART AND IN THE CITY
OF INGLEWOOD. AH THE DISPLAY
SIGNS THAT ARE TALKED ABOUT IN
THIS BILL PLAY REALLY TWO
IMPORTANT ROLES. ONE THEY DO,
ASSIST WITH TRAFFIC FLOW AND
VISITORS COMING TO EVENTS ON
GAME DAYS ON CONCERT DAYS. TO
PROVIDE THE LATEST UPDATE
INFORMATION FOR TRAFFIC FLOW.
HOW IT WORKS. SECONDLY, THEY DO
PROVIDE A REVENUE SOURCE THAT
ASSISTS IN WHAT THE STADIUMS AND
ARENAS ON THE NATURAL DO, WHICH
IS TO PROVIDE A DRIVER FOR THE
ECONOMIC ENGINE, BOTH FOR THE
CITY AND THE REGION. WE
APPRECIATE THE RESOLUTION AND
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN
IN THE BILL. AH ESPECIALLY FOR
SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT WE HAD
HERE IN THE SINGLE BEING A WORD
BUT ALSO FOR THE OPPOSITION TO
AND GREAT TO HAVE A BILL THAT
CAN MOVE FORWARD. QUICKLY. THANK
YOU, MR CHEN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IF I CAN. I'LL MOVE OVER
TO WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. IF
THERE ARE ANY ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES WISHING TO ADDRESS
THIS IN OPPOSITION? NO DIRECT
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. THERE
MIGHT BE TWEENERS. UM I'LL GO TO
THE AUDIENCE OR WITNESSES. IN
SUPPORT. GIVE US YOUR NAME. DID
YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YOU HAVE
OPPOSITION. OKAY, SO, MR CHAIR
ON ONE MINUTE, UM LET ME GIVE
THE FLOOR TO THOSE THAT WANT TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT WITH YOUR NAME
AND WHO YOU REPRESENT. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
MIKE WEST ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL. ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIRMAN, CHRIS MAKELELE
ON BEHALF OF THE OAKLAND
ATHLETICS AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, BOB
GERUND BEHALF OF PAINTERS
DISTRICT COUNCIL 36. WE
REPRESENT THE SIGN PICTORIAL AND
DISPLAY WORKERS WHO LINED THE
BASEBALL FIELDS. MAKE THOSE END
ZONES LOOK PRETTY AND CHANGE
YOUR FACES ON THE BILLBOARDS AND
WE SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANDREW
GOVERNOR ON BEHALF OF SAN
FRANCISCO, 40 NINERS IN SUPPORT.
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS GREG
CAMPBELL ON BEHALF OF THE L, A
DODGERS, THE LOS ANGELES
FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE ROSE BOWL
AND SUPPORT ARE THERE ANY
OTHERS? STAYING IN THE ROOM. I'D
LIKE TO GO BACK TO I SAID
TWEENERS, AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
CLEAR ON THIS. THERE MAY BE
OPPOSITION WHO WHO HAS REMOVING
THEIR OPPOSITION, SO I'LL GIVE
THE FLOOR IN A MOMENT FOR THEM
TO SPEAK AND SHARE THEIR THEIR
CHANGE OF POSITIONING. MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MEGAN LOPER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION
. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE
COMMITTEE, THE AUTHOR AND WITH
THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
ACCEPTED TODAY WE ARE GOING
NEUTRAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, MISS SLOPER
APPRECIATE THAT. A SIMILARLY
STEVE CRUZ ON BEHALF OF GENERAL
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, LAMAR
ADVERTISING, MEADOW, OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING AND VEAL OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING. APPRECIATE THE WORK
OF THE CHAIR. WORK OUTING
REFLECTING THE COMMITTEE TODAY
AND, OF COURSE OF SENATOR ROSCOE
AND WORKING WITH US IN THE
SENATE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS, AND
WITH THAT WHAT? WE'RE REMOVING
OUR POSITIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR CRUZ. APPRECIATE THAT.
NOW WE'LL GO TO THE PHONES.
OPERATOR. UM WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
, UH, COMMENTS FROM THOSE IN
SUPPORT. CERTAINLY PLEASE PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. WE'VE GOT LINES
61. GOOD AFTERNOON REMEMBERS.
THIS IS JAMES THURL ACTOR WITH
THE CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL
LABORER'S PART OF BEING SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IN CURRENTLY KNOWN
NONE FURTHER IN. Q THANK YOU IF
YOU COULD GO TO THE FOLKS ON THE
PHONES THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION
AND AGAIN, IT'S 10 AT THIS TIME.
AND WE HAVE NONE AND QUÊ. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, UM ANY QUESTIONS
FROM MEMBERS HERE. SAYING,
SAYING NONE. TO THE AUTHOR. I
KNOW THE AUTHOR HAS ACCEPTED IN
THIS SO STATED BY THE CHAIR ON
THE AMENDMENTS. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO NEED
A MOTION FROM SOMEONE. WE HAVE A
MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
FOR THE RECORD. IT WAS MR COOPER
AND MR DAVIES, WHO SECONDED
HIGHLIGHT AND FIVE SB 13 OH,
NINE DURAZO. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO I BIGELOW I II G OR
CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE, BERMAN.
BERMAN. I, BRIAN. BRIAN I.
COOPER COOPER. I DOLLY. DAILY.
DAVIES. DAVIES. I GARCIA.
GIBSON. JOAN SAWYER. JOHN
SAWYER. I LACKEY LACKEY. I LI
LEE, I LO. HELLO I MATHIS
MATHIS. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE, RAMOS. REBUS.
RIVAS A RUBIO RUBIO. I. SMITH.
SMITH. I WOULD WOULD I? THAT
MAKES YOUR PASSES AND WE'LL KEEP
THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
IF THERE ARE MEMBERS AND MEMBER
STAFF THAT ARE LISTENING, COULD
YOU PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE A FINAL ROLL
CALL? ON ALL THE BILLS OF THE
DAY. THANK YOU, MR JONES. SAWYER
FOR APPEARING TODAY WE
APPRECIATED YOUR GRACIOUSNESS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO UP, OPEN UP
AND ADD THE ADDITIONAL VOTES. AS
OTHER MEMBERS ARRIVAL REOPENED.
SP 13 OH, NINE. GIBSON GIBSON.
AYE. FILE ITEM ONE SB 277. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS.
BERMAN. BERMAN I DAILY. GARCIA.
JOAN SAWYER. JOHN SAWYER. AYE.
MEASURE PASSES. WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN IF MEMBERS ARRIVED TO ADD
ON FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO SB 2 98.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. BERMAN. BERMAN I
DAILY. GARCIA. JOAN SAWYER. TOÀN
SAWYER. I RIVAS. LUZ RIVAS. AYE.
MEASURE PASSES. WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN IF MEMBERS ARRIVED TO ADD
ON. FILE ITEM. THREE SB 8 46.
BERMAN. BERMAN I DAILY. JOAN
SAWYER. JOHN SAWYER. I THAT
MEANT MEASURE PASSES. WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN IF MEMBERS ARRIVE
TO ADD ON FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
SB 9 30. EMOTION IS DO PASS TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
BERMAN. BERMAN I DAILY. GARCIA.
JOAN SAWYER. JOHN SAWYER. AYE.
MATHIS. MATHIS. I QUIRK-SILVA
RAMOS. RIVAS. RIVAS I. THAT
MEASURE IS ON CALL. FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX SB 13 15. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. DAILY.
GARCIA. JOAN SAWYER. JOHN
SAWYER. AYE. MEASURE PASSES.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN IF MEMBERS
ARRIVED TO ADD ON.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. I
THOUGHT I MISSED THAT ONE. SO
SORRY FOR THAT. HIGHLIGHT AND
FOUR SB 9 30 AGUIAR CURRY.
AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE. THAT MEASURE
PASSES, WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
MEMBERS TO ADD ON. FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR SB 9 30. RAMOS. NO.
ALMOST NO.
FILE ITEM FIVE. SB 13 OH, NINE.
RAMOS. ALMOST I.
OKAY?
UM. ABSENT MEMBERS WERE CLOSING
OUT THE MEETING FOR THE DAY.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.