THERE WE GO. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. WE WILL START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE AS MEMBERS. ARRIVED
WE WILL TAKE CORN WHEN WE HAVE
ENOUGH PEOPLE. AND IF YOU ARE
WATCHING THIS HEARING IN YOUR
OFFICE AND YOU WERE ON THIS
COMMITTEE, PLEASE COME HERE.
WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY, HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE HEARING. WE HAVE 18
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY FOR
ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THREE ITEMS ON SPECIAL
ORDER AND 11 ITEMS ON REGULAR
ORDER OF BUSINESS. BILLS TO BE
HEARD IN SPECIAL ORDER. ITEM ONE
SB 11. OH FIVE AT NINE AM ITEM
TWO. SB SIX AT 11 A.M. MAKE SURE
I SAID THAT RIGHT ITEM. I DON'T
WANT SB 11 OH, FIVE AT NINE.
A.M. ITEM TWO SB SIX AT 11 AM
FOLLOWED BY ITEM S I ITEM THREE
SP 4 90. WE'RE ASKING AUTHORS TO
GIVE TO SINK PRESENTATIONS. EACH
BILL CAN HAVE TWO MAIN WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION. EACH
MAIN WITNESS GETS TWO MINUTES.
THERE ARE NO THERE'S NO PHONE
TESTIMONY FOR THIS HEARING. ALL
WITNESSES TESTIFYING WILL BE IN
PERSON. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. THIS WILL
BECOME PART OF OUR OFFICIAL
RECORD OF THE BILL. THE HEARING
ROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE
OF THIS HEARING. ANY MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC ATTENDING THE HEARING
IS ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A MASK AT
ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE BUILDING
ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE
HEARINGS FROM ITS LIVESTREAM ON
THE ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE. IT'S
RIVETING. I CAN ASSURE YOU THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING. UM AND WITH THAT
WE WILL GO TO OUR FIRST ORDER.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. SB 11
TO 5, SENATOR HUESO. YOU MAY
BEGIN.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR CHAIR.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT SB 11. OH, FIVE. THIS IS
A BILL THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE
SENDING ORIGINAL, EQUITABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HOUSING
AGENCY. I'M THE AUTHOR OF THE
BILL. I CAN BARELY PRONOUNCE
THAT. IT'S REEF FOR SHORT. THIS
WOULD BE A BILL THAT IS SPECIFIC
TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN ORDER TO
TACKLE THE HOUSING HOUSING
SHORTAGE IN THIS COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA HAS CONSISTENTLY
FAILED TO MEET ITS ANNUAL
HOUSING PRODUCTION GOALS. TO
TACKLE HIGHER HOME AND RENT
PRICES. PRODUCTION HAS SLOWED
EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE COASTAL
AREAS LIKE SAN FRANCISCO, LOS
ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO. IN MY
DISTRICT, SAN DIEGO STILL HAS
SOME OF THE HIGHEST UH, HOUSING
PRICES IN THE NATION AND
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT
THAT. THIS BILL, UH SIX. TO
ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM BY USING A
MORE REGIONAL APPROACH TO INVEST
IN AREAS THAT ARE LESS SERVED BY
HOUSING PRODUCTION. AH, THIS THE. THIS WOULD UH, HELP ESTABLISH
A MULTI STAKEHOLDER COUNTYWIDE
AGENCY THAT COULD HELP
COORDINATE AND EXECUTE
OPERATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE
RESOURCES THAT BEST MANAGE THE
HIGH COST OF HOUSING, GIVING
THIS NEW AGENCY THE ABILITY TO
GENERATE NEW FUNDS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
LOCAL STAFFING AND TECHNICAL
SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
WILL HELP THE COUNTY TACKLE THE
ISSUE. ON A LARGER SCALE MORE
EFFICIENTLY, SANDY YOU'LL, UH, A
COUNTY IS HOST TO 18 CITIES AND
OTHER JURISDICTIONS. SOME ARE
VERY SMALL GENERAL LAW CITIES
THAT DON'T HAVE RESOURCES OR
HAVEN'T BEEN GENERALLY BEEN ABLE
TO PUT ALL THE RESOURCES. TO
KEEP UP WITH THEIR HOUSING
PRODUCTION NEEDS. THIS WILL
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
LOCAL CITIES AND OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, AND THIS HAS BEEN
A ROBUST STAKEHOLDER PROCESS.
WITH FIVE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETINGS AND 6000 TASK FORCE
MEETINGS DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE
LOCALLY, AND THIS BILL IS
PRODUCT THAT REFLECTS THE
FEEDBACK, DIRECTION AND
PERSPECTIVES. OF THE WORKING
GROUP. WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF
ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
INCLUDING, UH SOME CITIES IN THE. IN THE COUNTY AND VARIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
PART OF THIS EFFORT. I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF IN THE
CHAIR WHO HAVE WORKED WITH MY
STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CRAFT
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL. WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS THAT
REQUIRE PLA AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL
BUILDING TRADES BEFORE PUTTING A
REVENUE MEASURE ON THE BALLOT.
AND THAT LANGUAGE WILL BE
AMENDED INTO THE BILL IN THE
ASSEMBLY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL.
I HAVE UH, AS AS PRESENTER CAROL
KIM, REPRESENTING THE BUILDING
TRADES OF SAMUEL COUNTY. THANK
YOU. YOU MAY BEGIN. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR WICKS AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CAROL KIM
AND I'M THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
REPRESENTING 22 UNIONS AND OVER
30,000 WORKERS ACROSS SAN DIEGO
COUNTY. I AM ALSO THE CEO OF A
NONPROFIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROPERTY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
WHERE WE OWN AND OPERATE 456
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
MANY MORE. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
SB 11. OH, FIVE. TODAY I CAN
PERSONALLY ATTEST THAT THIS
LEGISLATION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
AND SHAPED THROUGH ROBUST LOCAL
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. I
PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS HOUSING
TASK FORCE AND SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETINGS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS ALONGSIDE DOZENS OF OTHER
REGIONAL LEADERS AND HOUSING
STAKEHOLDERS. IT WAS AN
INCLUSIVE PROCESS WHERE EVERYONE
WAS WELCOME AND ALL VOICES HEARD
. WE WORKSHOPPED EVERY ASPECT OF
THE BILL WEEK BY WEEK TO OPENLY
DISCUSS EACH CONCEPT, PROVIDE
DIRECTION, VOTE ON OUR
PREFERENCES AND TO SUBMIT
WRITTEN FEEDBACK EACH STEP OF
THE WAY. OUR APPROACH IN SAN
DIEGO IS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
USED IN THE BAY AREA, OR L L A
AND THAT'S APPROPRIATE BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT THOSE REGIONS, AND
THIS BILL REFLECTS THE VALUES
AND VISION OF SAN DIEGO BECAUSE
OF THAT IT STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT SAN
DIEGANS. LIKE S, E I U U D W
CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN. SAN
DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP, SAN
DIEGO REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON
HOMELESSNESS. LISK ARE AARP AND
, OF COURSE, THE SAN DIEGO
COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL. THE BILL SEEKS
TO BUILD ON EXISTING REGIONAL
STRUCTURES. SO WHILE THE AGENCY
IS ITS OWN ENTITY, IT IS CLOSELY
ALIGNED WITH SANDBAGS, REGIONAL
EFFORTS AND MIRRORS THE SPIRIT
OF THE WEIGHTED VOTING
PROVISIONS AND MAYBE 805 AND
THIS LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES
CRITICAL PROVISIONS THAT ENSURE
HIGH QUALITY JOBS AND WORKER
PROTECTIONS TO UPLIFT WORKING
FAMILIES AND INVEST IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. WE'VE ALL HEARD
THAT'S STRONG LABOR STANDARDS
WON'T ALLOW HOUSING PROJECTS TO
PENCIL. AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT
DOESN'T PENCILED THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THE PUBLIC WOULD NEED TO
PROVIDE TO HELP BUILD ENOUGH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO COVER THE
NEED DRIVEN BY POVERTY, WAGES AS
IT STANDS, 40% OF THE PEOPLE
ENROLLED IN CALIFORNIA'S MEANS
TESTED SAFETY. NET PROGRAMS ARE
FROM CONSTRUCTION WORKING
FAMILIES. SO WE'RE ALREADY
SUBSIDIZING THE PROFITS OF THESE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS. IT'S
APPROPRIATE THAT PUBLICLY
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING PROJECTS SET
THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC
BENEFIT, AND THAT INCLUDES THE
JOB QUALITY STANDARDS IN THIS
BILL. AS SENATOR WHO ALSO
MENTIONED THE NEED FOR THIS BILL
IS VERY REAL, AND WE NEED A
REGIONAL SCALE SOLUTION TO SOLVE
THIS REGIONAL SCALE PROBLEM. SB
11. OH FIVE JUMP, START THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE AND
MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING AND START
SUPERCHARGED OUR REGIONS HOUSING
EFFORTS. IT'S CRUCIAL FOR
WORKING FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO,
MANY OF WHOM ARE STRUGGLING TO
AFFORD HOUSING. AND I URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES, PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. OKAY, ANY OTHER FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT. NAME ONE
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, THE
COMMITTEE JEREMY SMITH ON BEHALF
OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL,
ALSO IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING,
JEFFREY. YOU IN WITH THE OFFICE
OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR TERRA
LAWSON REMER IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING SHARED MEMBERS. DAVID
AZEVEDO WITH THE AARP,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, MATT LEGER WITH STU
CALIFORNIAN SUPPORT. GREAT UM,
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? AND YOU'LL EACH HAVE
TWO MINUTES. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE JENNIFER SPEC
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 11. OH, FIVE.
UNLESS IT IS AMENDED TO LIMIT
THE POWERS CONVEYED TO THE
PROPOSED LOCAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AGENCY. SB 11. OH, FIVE
GRANTS PAST UNCHECKED BONDING
AND TAXING AUTHORITY TO AN
UNELECTED HOUSING AGENCY BOARD
AND SAN DIEGO, WHICH WOULD
CONSIST OF SIX APPOINTED
REPRESENTATIVES SERVING FOUR
YEAR TERMS THAT CAN BUY
RESOLUTION OR INITIATIVE.
IMPOSED SPECIAL TAXES ON REAL
PROPERTY, UH ON REAL PROPERTY,
INCLUDING A PARCEL TAX. GROSS
RECEIPTS. BUSINESS LICENSE TAX,
A SPECIAL BUSINESS TAX, A
DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX, A
SPECIAL LAND TAX WINDFALL TAX
AND COMMERCIAL LINKAGE Væ. THE
PROPOSED AGENCY REQUIRES REVENUE
GENERATED TO ASSIST AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRESERVATION AND
ENCOURAGES THE REMOVAL OF
NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE
MARKET RATE HOUSING FROM THE
PRIVATE MARKET. THE VAST,
UNCHECKED BONDING AND TAXING
AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THIS AGENCY
WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT MARKET
RATE HOMEOWNERS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY
PUTTING THE DREAM OF WEALTH AND
EQUALITY AND EQUALITY THROUGH
HOMEOWNERSHIP OUT OF THE REACH
FOR OUR STATES WORKING FAMILIES.
ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED BY
THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
FOR THE YEAR. 2019 2020, ADVIL
O'RYAN PROPERTY TAXES COLLECTED
FROM PROPERTY OWNERS EQUALS
ABOUT $75 BILLION ANNUALLY,
COMBINED WITH THE EXISTING 5200
SPECIAL DISTRICTS WITHOUT
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH
ALREADY COLLECTS AN ESTIMATED
$79 BILLION. PAID FOR ENTIRELY
BY HOMEOWNERS TO FUND A WIDE
VARIETY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS TAX
COLLECTION MIXED METHOD IS
GROWING QUICKLY AND CONTINUES TO
PLACE PRESSURES ON MARKET RATE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AS NEW
PROPERTY OWNERS PAY HIGHER
PROPERTY. TAXES AND PURCHASE
PRICES, AND THEY'RE SADDLED WITH
HIGHER OVERALL PROPERTY TAXES TO
GET IN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING AS
HOMEOWNERS STRUGGLE TO AFFORD
THEIR MONTHLY MORTGAGE. THEY
SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO FUND THE
COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF DEED RESTRICTED
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING, WHICH
SHOULD BE BORNE BY SOCIETY AND
DEVELOPERS BENEFITING FROM THE
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF
THESE UNITS. FURTHERMORE IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SEVERAL
STUDIES IN RECENT YEARS HAVE
OPINED THAT BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN ASSESSED
HIGHER TAXES AND PROPERTY
OWNERSHIP, WHICH IS A
SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AS WE SEEK
TO BRIDGE THE STATE'S PERSISTENT
WEALTH WEALTH GAP. CONTINUING TO
EXPAND THE GRANT AND GRANT EVEN
BROADER SPECIAL TAXING AUTHORITY
WILL CONTINUE TO NEGATIVELY
IMPACT HOMEOWNERS AND FURTHER
EXACERBATE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
STATEWIDE, SIMPLY STATED SB 11.
OH, FIVE, WILL PUT HOME
OWNERSHIP OUT OF THE REACH FOR
MANY CALIFORNIA'S WORKING
FAMILIES, WHICH IS WHY WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A NO VOTE.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS, PAT
MORAN WITH AARON READING
ASSOCIATES REPRESENTING THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTAL
HOUSING ASSOCIATION WERE OPPOSED
TO THE BILL. WE'RE NOT OPPOSED
TO THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, OF COURSE, BUT THIS
BILL CREATES ANOTHER LAYER OF
BUREAUCRACY. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH
TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AH!
THE MAIN QUESTION THAT WE HAVE
IS ONE IS THE LAST TIME CREATING
A BUREAUCRACY TO SPEED UP THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ANYTHING, LET
ALONE AFFORDABLE HOUSING EVER
EVER DID THAT? IT NEVER HAS. AND
WE DON'T THINK THIS WILL EITHER.
UM WITH REGARD TO THE TAXES, AS
WAS TESTIFIED TO ALREADY IT.
INPUT ALLOWS HIM TO IMPOSE
ADDITIONAL TAXES ON TOP OF TAXES
TAXPAYERS AND IN SAN DIEGO. UM
WE'RE OPPOSED TO THAT. WE THINK
THAT'S ONEROUS AND THE
CONVOLUTED VOTING WEIGHTED
VOTING MECHANISM ESTABLISHED IN
THIS BILL. WHAT? I HAVEN'T DONE
THE MATH, I THINK GIVES TOO MUCH
POWER TO AN AUTHORITY TO THE
COUNTY AND THE CITY, UH, LEAVING
OTHER CITIES WITH WITH LESS
INFLUENCE IN WHAT IS CONSTRUCTED
, UM, WITH THAT, UM, WE'RE
OPPOSED. ONE OTHER THING. THIS
CAN ALREADY BE DONE IN THE
COUNTY. UM IF IT'S SUCH A GOOD
IDEA WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY
THE COUNTY HASN'T FORMED A JPA
OR SOME OTHER ENTITY TO DO
EXACTLY THIS. WE DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY NEED
LEGISLATION. I NOTICED THERE
MAYBE A HANDFUL OF CITIES I
DIDN'T HEAR THE COUNTY COME UP
AND SUPPORTED OR THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO OR OR OTHER CITIES HERE
SUPPORTING THIS. SO WITH THAT WE
ARE OPPOSED TO THE BILL AND
ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
FOLKS IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE SHARED GONZALVES
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD AND REGRETFUL
OPPOSITION FOR THE REASONS
STATED BY THE OPPOSITION AND IN
OUR LETTER. THANK YOU. DEBORAH
CARLSON, THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. YOU
KNOW WHY IT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. STEVEN RUSSELL,
WITH THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING
FEDERATION OPPOSED FOR THE
REASONS STATED IN THE STAFF
REPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
CORNELIUS BURKE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION, OPPOSING US AMENDED
MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE TAXES
IN THIS BUILDING. AMBER LEE
LESLIE WITH HOUSING CALIFORNIA
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AND WE WILL BRING
IT BACK. TO THE COMMITTEE, MR
WARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. OF COURSE IN SAN DIEGO.
WE NEED TO BE USING ALL OF OUR
TOOLS EFFECTIVELY EFFICIENTLY IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING. AND
OF COURSE, MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF
OUR SOCIAL GOALS OR LIFTED UP AS
WELL IN THAT OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW
THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. I KNOW
THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AT THE
TABLE AND I'M ABSOLUTELY
GRATEFUL. THAT WE HAVE MADE IT
SO MUCH PROGRESS IN THIS AREA,
AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A
PATHWAY FORWARD THAT WILL YIELD
SUCCESS AND ULTIMATELY, THIS
TIME NEXT YEAR WILL BE HOPEFULLY
DELIVERING MORE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES, MAKING MORE
DECISIONS AND GETTING THESE
HOUSING PROJECTS STARTED UP. I
WANTED TO RAISE A COUPLE OF
ISSUES THAT I HOPE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO BE WORKED ON THROUGHOUT THE
SUMMER RECESS AS WELL, BECAUSE I
THINK THAT AND I WANT TO AGAIN
COMMEND STAFF AS WELL FOR THEIR
ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT. I THINK
THEY HAD THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
WITH SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT
ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO
GET RIGHT SO THAT THIS CAN BE AN
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT AND
PRODUCTIVE BODY IF IT WAS
INSTITUTED. FIRST I WANTED TO
SORT OF FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NIPPING THE
WRONG THE SAME PAGE WITH REGARD
TO SOME ISSUES AROUND TAXES,
LIKE ANY OTHER PUBLIC ENTITY AND
TAX WOULD BE PUT BEFORE THE
VOTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. IS
THAT CORRECT? YES YES, THANK
YOU. AND OF COURSE, IF THERE IS
A FEE, THERE'S A PROCESS TO GO
LOOK FOR A NEXUS STUDY AND LIKE
ANY OTHER TAXING AUTHORITY
WITHIN THE CITY OR COUNTY OR
SPECIAL DISTRICT. THERE ARE
PROCESSES THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW
AS WELL. THAT'S CORRECT. I
APPRECIATE THE LABOR STANDARDS
THAT ARE IN HERE, I THINK AGAIN
TO MY EARLIER POINT. I THINK
THIS MAKES THINGS STRONGER,
STRUCTURALLY A COUPLE OF ISSUES
ONE SENATOR YOU MENTIONED AS
WELL. THE NAME SO I THINK, AS
THE REEFER IS GOING TO CAUSE YOU
KNOW SOME SOME GIGGLES, AND SO
IF WE COULD ALSO THINK ABOUT THE
WAY IT CERTAINLY IS A VERY
HELPFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE
MISSION STATEMENT THAT WE WANT
TO SEE IN ALL OF OUR HOUSING
PROJECTS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND
MAKE THAT SOMETHING THAT'S A
LITTLE BIT MORE DIRECT. UM,
THERE ARE LESSONS FROM THE LOS
ANGELES BILL, THE KAMLAGER BILL
THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY
THIS COMMITTEE HERE TODAY, AS
WELL ALSO STEMMING FROM YEARS OF
CONVERSATION WITH LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS THAT COULD BE
INCORPORATED SHOULD BE
INCORPORATED INTO OUR ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS. AND THEN THERE
ARE LESSONS AND DISTINCTIONS
FROM THE NINE COUNTY BAY AREA.
AUTHORITY THAT I THINK ALSO ARE
HELPFUL TO DRAW FROM. BUT
MINDFUL THAT THAT'S A DIFFERENT
CONTEXT, BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY
A MULTI COUNTY ISSUE, AND SO
THEY THEY'RE HAVING SUCCESS IS
THERE BUT WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL
OF THE TRANSFERABLE LESSONS FOR
THOSE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL HERE
FOR A SAN DIEGO CONTEXT. UM
DRILLING DOWN THOSE SPECIFICALLY
ON WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN A
SUMMER WORK PERIOD OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND MORE ARE COMING
TOGETHER AT THE TABLE. I AGREE
WITH THE COMMITTEE'S CONCERNS
ABOUT IS THIS SET UP FOR SUCCESS
. SO ARE WE SEEING ANY
REDUNDANCY HERE? THAT ALREADY
EXISTS WITH ANY OF OUR OTHER
LOCAL ENTITIES. WHETHER IT'S THE
SAN DIEGO HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT
I WAS ONCE A MEMBER OF THROUGH
MY ROLES ON CITY COUNCIL,
WHETHER ITS POWERS THAT ARE
ALREADY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
COUNTY ITSELF, UM AND THEN I
THINK ALSO IT IS OF NOTE AND
CURIOUS NOTE BETWEEN SANDBAG AND
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. I'D
LIKE TO SEE MORE POSITIVE
SUPPORT AS WELL FOR THEM BECAUSE
THEY'RE GOING TO BE TWO OF THE
BIGGEST DRIVERS IN THE DECISION
MAKING THROUGH THIS BODY AS WELL
. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE COULD PROBABLY GET, HOPEFULLY
WORKED OUT OVER OVER A SUMMER
PERIOD. UM THE EXPENDITURES
REQUIREMENT. THERE'S BEEN
CONVERSATION AROUND. YOU KNOW
THE DECISION MAKING OF THIS BODY
AND THE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE
THE WEIGHTED VOTE STRUCTURE AS
WELL AS SOMETHING I FULLY
SUPPORT AND AGAIN. WE'RE IN THIS
YEAR OF, YOU KNOW, ROLLING BACK
DECISIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
MADE. WE'VE DECIDED THAT THAT
WHAT WORKS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE PERSON,
ONE VOTE IS REFLECTED
PROPORTIONATELY. THROUGH ANY
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, BE IT
SANDBAG OR MTS, OR SOME OF THE
OTHER SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE AS
WELL, SO I SUPPORT THAT THAT
GOING FORWARD AS WELL. UM THE SO
I WANT YOU TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON
THE ANY DUPLICATIVE NATURE SO
THAT WE'RE NOT CREATING
REDUNDANCIES HERE BECAUSE THAT
THEN YIELDS EXTRA STEPS. SO IF
SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO BE ABLE TO
GET A PROJECT THROUGH ALL OF THE
NECESSARY ENTITIES THAT HAVE TO
REVIEW SOMETHING, ARE WE
CREATING THOSE EXTRA STEPS?
WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING
BOTH STATEWIDE AND LOCALLY TO
STREAMLINE. AND PROVIDE THOSE
EFFICIENCIES SO WE CAN GET
SHOVELS IN THE GROUND FASTER. I
DON'T WANT TO CREATE EXTRA STEPS
, AND SPECIFICALLY, MOST OF MY
DISTRICT IS CITY OF SAN DIEGO.
UM AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT
CREATING ANY ADDITIONAL
REDUNDANCIES THAT OTHERWISE
SHOULD BE UNDER THE PURVIEW. OF
THE HOUSING COMMISSION. UM AND
THAT, UM AH CITY COUNCIL DOES
NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF LOSS OF
OVERSIGHT OR CONTROL FOR
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE
WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION AS WELL
. THAT SAID, I RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE'S 18 OTHER CITIES OR 17
OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION AS
WELL, AND EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE
HAVE ALL THE TOOLS IN THE
TOOLBOX TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO I IN THEIR
JURISDICTIONS AS WELL. AND I
THINK THAT THIS COULD BE HELPFUL
ENTITY TO REALLY PUSH MORE
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO
I THINK WITH THAT SENATOR IS
THEIR COMMITMENT GOING FORWARD
OVER THE SUMMER RECESS TO JUST
CONTINUE WORKING WITH LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS AND TRY TO RESOLVE
THESE GOVERNANCE AND TECHNICAL
ISSUES WHICH ARE IMPORTANT.
ABSOLUTELY YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WELL, I
CERTAINLY MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE
AS WELL. TO BE A PARTNER IN THAT
WERE YOU KNOW WE SHARED
JURISDICTION AND, UH, THE
OUTCOME THAT WE WANT IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS IS EFFICIENT,
PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL, AND
I'M COMMITTED TO YOU WITH THAT
AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, UM, WHEN
THE TIME COMES CONDITIONALLY,
I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A
MOTION AND SUPPORT THE BILL.
THANK YOU. AND I HAVE TAKEN OVER
THE CHAIRMANSHIP. SO WITH THAT,
UH, SENATOR, WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM ESTABLISHED AND THERE
WILL BE A TIME TO TAKE A VOTE
UNTIL SUCH A TIME. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MAKE A CLOSE? YES. AND,
UH I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THE
IDEA OF THIS BILL AND WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE THE IDEA OF WHAT I
HAD. THE IDEA OF I SERVED ON THE
SANDWICH BOARD. I WASN'T ELECTED
OFFICIALS THE ENTIRE BOARD. IS
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEY'RE
FROM DIFFERENT CITIES. AND THE
WAY THEY CURRENTLY OPERATE AT
SANDAKAN IS IF THEY DO, UH,
COUNTYWIDE MEASURE THOSE FUNDS.
ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THROUGH
THE THROUGH THE CITY'S FOR
PROJECTS IN DIFFERENT CITIES.
TRANSPORTATIONS FUNDS COMING TO
SANDACK THROUGH THE STATE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THEIR PLAN
AND THEIR INVESTED IN SO THE
MONEY WILL GO DIRECTLY TO EACH
ENTITY. JUST THE WAY SAN DIEGO
OPERATES NOW. THE SAME DYNAMIC
FUNCTION, SO IT'S ALREADY SET UP
TO FUNCTION THAT WAY, AND THIS
IS REALLY ABOUT RAISING REVENUE
GETTING, UH, REVENUE TOGETHER
AND SUPPORTING LOCAL CITIES WORK
, BUT IT'S ALSO IDENTIFYING
WHERE HOUSING IS MORE NEEDED.
AND THERE ARE THINK SOME CITIES
COULD USE SOME HELP AND
UNDERSTANDING HOW TO DENSITY I
THEIR CITIES ALONG
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS THAT
STILL NEEDS TO BE NON SANTIAGO.
SOME CITIES ARE DOING THAT SAN
DIEGO IS DOING THAT. UNDER THE
SCENARIOS, UH, SAN DIEGO CITIES
WOULD GET DIRECT BENEFIT FROM
THE FUNDS INTO THAT PROGRAM, AND
THEY WOULD ALREADY BE DOING
THAT, SO IT'S COMPLETE LOCAL
CONTROL. BUT THE IDEA THAT THIS
ORGANIZATION COULD PLAN LONG
TERM IDENTIFY THOSE PROJECTS
HELP SPEARHEAD THOSE PROJECTS IN
AREAS WHERE THEY'RE REALLY
NEEDED BY SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMY
AND BY THE WORKFORCE AND BY THE
COMMUNITIES OR WHOLE. I THINK
THAT NEEDS TO PERHAPS AND WE
PLANNED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. AND
THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS WHY
THE COUNTY CAMP ASSUME THAT ROLE
SO SANDACK WAS SET UP
SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE,
AND I THINK THIS WILL BE THE
BEST MECHANISM HAVING WORKED TO
DEVELOP HOUSING THROUGH
GOVERNMENT. I WORKED FOR AH, THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. I WORK FOR
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
APARTMENT AND I HAVE MYSELF
DEVELOPED HOUSING IN SAN DIEGO
AND FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, I
KNOW THIS BILL BE VERY HELPFUL.
BRING IN MORE RESOURCES TO
CERTAINLY WILL COUNTY AND LOOK
FOR SUPPORT TO LOCAL CITIES TO
STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING
PROCESS. AND SUPPORT AND
IDENTIFYING THE BEST LOCATIONS
TO BUILD HOUSING SEND YOU THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, SARAH HUESO. YOU'VE
DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR REGION AND
WE'RE GRATEFUL AND FROM THE
CHAIRS NOTES. I JUST WANTED TO
PASS ON THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS THAT HER SUPPORT THAT
THERE'S ASPECTS OF THE BILL THAT
ARE STILL WORK IN PROGRESS, AND
THAT SHE ALSO LOOKS FORWARD TO
HEARING HOW THE CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE OVER THE SUMMER PERIOD
AS WELL. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE A
VOTE WHEN THE TIME AND WHEN WE
WHEN WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A
QUORUM VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT I SEE. WE
HAVE SENATOR UMBERG JOINING US.
THESE ARE ONLY SENATOR HERE, AND
WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE MAKING
PROGRESS. SENATOR. THIS IS A
SUBCOMMITTEE OF ONE. BUT WE ARE
VERY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT ITEM
NUMBER FOUR SP 3 61 AND THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MR CHAIR. SO, UH, SB 3
61 IS A PRODUCT OF EVENTS IN MY
OWN DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM. WHICH ILLUSTRATED SOME
CHALLENGES THAT STILL REMAIN
CONCERNED. THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT
SURPLUS LANDS ACT AS YOU RECALL
IS THE PROVISION IN LAW THAT
PROVIDES FOR THE SALE OF
GOVERNMENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE
REQUIREMENTS ATTENDED THERE,
TOO. IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. UH,
ANAHEIM STADIUM AND THE AREA
AROUND ANAHEIM STADIUM WAS PUT
UP FOR SALE. BUT THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, THE SUBSEQUENT
PURCHASER, UH, A GROUP THAT WAS
LED BY THE OWNER OF THE ANGELS.
UH SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED INTO A
CONTRACT TO PURCHASE THE
PROPERTY. IN MY VIEW, UH, THE
PURCHASE THE SALE UNDERVALUED
THE PROPERTY, BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, UH, THE SALE WAS
NEGOTIATED BY ONE PERSON ANAHEIM
AND ACCORDING TO FBI AFFIDAVITS
AT THE TIME, HE WAS ACTING IN
HIS OWN PERSONAL INTEREST IN
PERHAPS EVEN COLLUDING WITH THE
BUYER. WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS
THIS BILL SAYS, IS WHEN THERE IS
A VIOLATION THAT SURPLUS LANDS
ACT IN THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, DETERMINED THAT
THERE WAS A VIOLATION. THIS
GIVES THEM AN ADDITIONAL TOOL.
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TOOL, WHICH
REQUIRES BASICALLY THE PARTIES
TO START OVER AGAIN IF THEY'RE
IN VIOLATION VERSUS SIMPLY
PAYING A FINE, UM, AND IN THIS
CASE, THE FINE BASICALLY MEANT
THAT THE CITY NEEDED TO TRANSFER
$96 MILLION FROM ONE PART TO
ANOTHER POT. WHICH DID NOT
CREATE A DISINCENTIVE AT ALL TO
VIOLATE THE SURPLUS LAND. ZACH
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT ALLOWS
HCG TO CLEAR VIOLATION TO USE
THAT TOOL TO BASICALLY HAVE THE
DEAL START OVER AGAIN. ANOTHER
CHALLENGE THAT WAS ILLUSTRATED
WAS THAT AFTER THE DEAL WAS
STRUCK, UM AND THE, UM THE BUYER
AND THE SELLER NEGOTIATED
CONTRACT. IT WAS RATIFIED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL. 24 HOURS LATER DID
NOT GIVE THE PUBLIC AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN TO
INVESTIGATE TO EXAMINE AND SO
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR A 14
DAY PERIOD BETWEEN THE TIME OF
THE AGREEMENT IN THE TIME THAT
THE GOVERNMENT ENTITY WOULD
RATIFY THE AGREEMENT. THIS ONLY
APPLIES. TO SO TO SPEAK OF THE
SURPLUS LANDS ACT. UH AND I HAVE
BOTH DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH
AND WE'LL START IN ORANGE COUNTY
AND SEE IF WE SHOULDN'T HAVE
THIS REMEDY PROVIDED OTHER
PLACES IN THE STATE. WITH THAT I
HAVE THERE ARE MANY WITNESSES.
THEY'RE JUST N TESTIFYING
TODAY. UH AND I URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. SO AS
YOU'VE NOTED, WE HAVE NO
WITNESSES IN, UH, ON THE
REGISTER TO TESTIFY. ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF SB 3
61. NONE SEEN NONE OF THE ROOM
OPERATOR. IF YOU COULD GO TO THE
LINES ARE THERE ANY MEMBER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
TO SUPPORT SB? 3 61. WE DON'T
HAVE OPERATORS TODAY. WELL IT'S
ONE OF THOSE COMMITTEES. WE'RE
GOING TO GO FASTER. UM ARE THERE
ANY OPPONENTS TO SP 3? 61,
PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
THANK YOU. OKAY GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR. SINCE THERE'S NO PRIMARY
OPPOSITION MAY HAVE 30 EXTRA
SECONDS. I PROMISE TO BE BRIEF.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GEARBOX.
THE HOTEL, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WE REPRESENT OVER 800 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
PRACTITIONERS AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. THAT WORK EVERY DAY TO
CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR
THEIR RESIDENTS. I'M HERE TO
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED SENATE BILL
361 BECAUSE IT SETS A DANGEROUS
PRECEDENT GIVING THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT UNILATERAL
AUTHORITY. TO REVIEW FINE AND
DELAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
HOUSING PROJECTS IN ORANGE
COUNTY AND ITS CITIES WITHOUT A
JUDICIAL PROCESS OR TRANSPARENT
STANDARDS. WE BELIEVE THE
CHANGES IN SENATE BILL 3 61 AND
FAIRLY SINGLE AT ORANGE COUNTY
AND ITS CITIES, UNDERMINING THE
ABILITY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND CREATE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY WHILE RAISING OTHER
QUESTIONS, AND THE MOST NOTABLE
OF THOSE IS THE LACK OF JUDICIAL
PROCESS OR TRANSPARENCY. THERE'S
NO IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, WHICH
MEANS IT'S HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE.
AND WHAT IF A JURISDICTION
DISAGREES WITH H. C D S FINDINGS
? WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR APPEAL
? THERE IS NONE. HCG BECOMES
JUDGE, JURY DELAYER AND
POTENTIALLY EXECUTIONER OF LOCAL
PROJECTS. THROUGH AN AMBIGUOUS
PROCESS WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO
APPEAL. WITH THOSE IN MIND. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER TESTIFIER IS IN
OPPOSITION? GOOD MORNING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHRISLEY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA, REGRETTABLY WITHIN
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED POSITION.
AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE CONCERNS
OUTLINED BY THE PREVIOUS WITNESS
RELATED TO DUE PROCESS. WE JUST
THINK THIS IS THE WRONG APPROACH
TO ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. WE
PROPOSED TO THE AUTHOR THAT WE
WOULD BE OPEN TO A MUCH MORE
LIMITED USE OF THIS NEW
PROCEDURE, PERHAPS FOR
EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE OR COMPLEX
SURPLUS LANDS, DISPOSITIONS, BUT
FOR THE REASONS STATED BY THE
PREVIOUS WITNESS, AS WELL AS
THOSE OUTLINED IN OUR LETTER WE
ARE OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WHO
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY WITH THAT? I
ALSO WANT TO MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT TO ANY STAFF
LISTENING. WE WOULD APPRECIATE
ANY SENATORS MAKING THEIR WAY TO
COMMITTEE WE HAVE. I THINK, AN
OPEN CHAIR. AFTER THIS, I'M
SEEING NO OTHER TESTIMONY AND
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION SENATOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES
THANK YOU. I THINK THE OPPONENTS
ACTUALLY RAISED REASONABLE
ISSUES. YOU KNOW, ONE ISSUE IS
WHETHER THIS SHOULD BE
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. BUT AS I SAID IT IN THE
OPENING, IT'S WORTHWHILE TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT IMPROVE
THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT SO THAT
THAT THERE'S NOT A LOOPHOLE THAT
EXISTS RIGHT NOW THAT BASICALLY
PROVIDES THAT WHERE THERE'S A
VIOLATION. THERE'S LTD. SOME
CASES EVEN REALLY NO REMEDY. UM
AS TO THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY
THINK THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT
WE WILL CONSIDER HOW IT IS NOT
OUR INTEREST TO HAVE HC D, UH,
BE ENGAGED IN VERY SMALL
TRANSACTIONS. BUT FOR EXAMPLE,
IN THIS CASE, THIS IS PROBABLY
THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL UM,
PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS? CERTAINLY
THE LAST DECADE, SO WE WOULD
CERTAINLY WANTED TO APPLY TO
ANYTHING OVER. YOU KNOW $100
MILLION, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WITH
THAT, I'LL URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR WALL PASS ON
MY COMMENTS. I AGREE WITH YOUR
BILL INTENT WILL BE HAPPY TO
SUPPORT WHEN THE TIME COMES. I
AM CURIOUS. WHY IN A WAY YOU'RE
LIMITING INTO ORANGE COUNTY. IT
FEELS LIKE THE PRINCIPLES THERE
OR SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
CONSIDER STATEWIDE. IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN, UM,
CONVERSATION IN A PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE. IT HAS. OKAY WELL, UM
, GOOD FOR
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
TIME. I WANTED TO PASS ON THE
CHAIR'S COMMENTS THAT YOU KNOW,
SHE REMAINED CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT WE HAVE ALL LEARNED ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED IN ANAHEIM AND HOW
THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR
GUARDRAILS AND AROUND ABUSES TO
THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT. SO WE
LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING A MOTION
IN A VOTE WHEN THE TIME COMES.
THANK YOU. REMEMBER THANK YOU.
AND WITH THAT WE ARE WAITING
SENATORS OR MENTIONED MENTIONED
OF THE ASSISTANCE OF STEVE WORTH
TIME BECAUSE THE BILL HAS BEEN
IMPROVED, SO THANK YOU. WE
APPRECIATE MR WERTHEIM SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. WE ARE AWAITING A
PRESENTER.
UM YES AND EIGHT CD CAN CONTINUE
TO EVALUATE STATE PROPERTIES FOR
THE POSSIBLE USE OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA. EXCUSE ME SO SORRY.
UM. I WANT TO THANK UH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA FOR
HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND
HOPE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
HER ON BOTH OF OUR BILLS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK DR THANK YOU,
SARAH DIAL. WE HAVE NO WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT ON ON PROTEST TO
TESTIFY ON FILE. IS THAT CORRECT
? THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
SUPPORTERS IN THE ROOM WHO WISH
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF SB 5
61. SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES OR
INDIVIDUALS IN THE ROOM WISHING
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO SB? 5
61. OKAY SEEING NONE. AND WE
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE PHONE
LINES TODAY. UM WE'LL BRING THIS
BACK TO COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND FOR
YOUR WORK TO WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA,
WHO'S A MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
EFFICIENT WITH BOTH OF OUR BILLS
GOING FORWARD. AND THAT THERE IS
A CONTINUED ALIGNMENT AS WELL AS
YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT OVER THE
SUMMER. UM THOSE ALSO ARE
REFLECTED IN THE CHAIRS NOTES.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S ALL WE
HAVE. ALTHOUGH WE'RE WELCOMING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHOLERA AND THE
NO NEED TO SPEAK ON THIS BILL.
SO WITH THAT, SENATOR, YOU MAY
CLOSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
WHEN THE BODY ESTABLISHES THE
QUORUM WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE
THIS UP AND HAVE A VOTE. WITH
THAT WE ARE WAITING PRESENTERS.
IF ANY SENATORS WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE THEIR WAY TO ROOM. 1 26.
SOMETIMES.
PREFERENCES WITH INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE REQUIREMENTS TO OUR
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT USE
TAX CREDIT OR BOMB FINANCING O
REDUCE DISPLACEMENT BY USING
TENANT PREFERENCES. COVID 19 HAS
AMPLIFIED THE DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES EXPERIENCED BY
CALIFORNIA'S MOST VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS. THROUGH REDUCED
INCOMES AND RISING HOUSING COSTS
. DISPLACEMENT CAUSES LOWER
INCOME RESIDENTS WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF
COLOR, REAL TANGIBLE ISSUES,
INCLUDING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS IN EDUCATIONAL
DEFICIENCIES. DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES ALSO CAUSES TO LOSE
OUR NEIGHBORS. A RECENT STUDY IN
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SHOWED THAT
OVER HALF OF DISPLACED LOW
INCOME RESIDENTS HAD TO LEAVE
THEIR COMMUNITIES. LOCAL TENANT
PREFERENCES ARE CRITICAL TOOL.
MANY CITIES HAVE USED TO HELP
STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS IN
PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT. HOWEVER LOCAL
TENANT PREFERENCES LACK THE
STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT
NECESSARY FOR CITIES AND
COUNTIES TO CONFIDENTLY USE HIM
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS FUNDED WITH TAX
CREDITS AND OR BOND FINANCING.
SB 6 49 CREATES A STATE POLICY
THAT SUPPORTS HOUSING FOR
POPULATIONS AT HIGH RISK OR
FACING DISPLACEMENT SO THAT
CITIES AND COUNTIES CAN USE 10
PREFERENCES. AS A BASIS IN THEIR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
TO PROTECT THESE VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS. THESE CHANGES WILL
HELP US TARGET THE BENEFITS OF
SCARCE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
LIMIT DISPLACEMENT AND REDUCE
THE MANY HARMS THAT RESULT FROM
DISPLACEMENT. THE USE OF LOCAL
TENANT PREFERENCES CAN ALSO HELP
REDUCE OPPOSITION, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE
THE PREDICTABILITY OF
DEVELOPMENT. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT THIS LEGISLATION
COMPLEMENTS STATE AND FEDERAL
FAIR HOUSING LAW BY SUPPORTING
LOCAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT
FOSTER DIVERSITY AND HOUSING
CHOICE. I ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS LISTED ON PAGE EIGHT
THROUGH 12 OF THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. I REALLY WANT TO THANK
THE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
CONSULTANTS FOR GREAT WORK.
HELPING US EXTENSIVELY ON THIS
BILL TO GET IT READY FOR TODAY'S
HEARING HERE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORTERS, CHRISTOPHER
ALEXANDER FROM THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE AND MATTHEW GUSTAFSSON FROM
SOMOS MAYFAIR. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND IT'S APPROPRIATE TIME
AND ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. SENATOR. APPRECIATE THE
INTRODUCTION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
OUR WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH UP TO TWO
MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, FOLKS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRIS
ALEXANDER. I AM HERE
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE IS SPONSOR OF SENATE BILL
649 LOCAL TENANT PREFERENCES TO
PREVENT DISPLACEMENT ACT. TENANT
PREFERENCES ARE AN IMPORTANT
TOOL TO HELP STABILIZE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND KEEP PEOPLE
FROM BEING UPROOTED FROM THEIR
HOMES, FAMILIES AND NETWORKS.
LOCAL TENANT PREFERENCES HELP
PRIORITIZE SCARCE, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING RESOURCES TO HELP
STABILIZE HOUSING FOR LOWER
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. SP 6 49 WILL
PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN BOLSTERING
EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS FROM
DISPLACEMENT. MOST AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA IS FUNDED
IN PART BY FEDERAL AND STATE LOW
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. AND
WHILE CITIES AND COUNTIES
ALREADY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
ENACT THEIR OWN LOCAL TENANT
PREFERENCE POLICIES FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS, A STATE
PROGRAM OR POLICY MUST BE IN
PLACE. IN ORDER FOR LOCAL TENANT
PREFERENCE POLICIES TO BE
APPLIED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPED WITH LOW INCOME
HOUSING TAX CREDITS. THIS BILL
IS MODELED AFTER THE TEACHER
HOUSING ACT OF 2016. THAT ALSO
CREATED A STATE POLICY
SUPPORTING THE USE OF FEDERAL
AND STATE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX
CREDITS TO FUND HOUSING FOR
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEES ON LAND OWNED BY THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE, AS SPONSOR OF THIS BILL
WOULD LIKE TO APPLY AN ANTI
DISPLACEMENT TENDER PREFERENCE
POLICY ON ITS LOW INCOME,
HOUSING, TAX, CREDIT AND BOND
ISSUED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS. THAT COMPRISE OF
ALMOST 100% OF THE CITY'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PIPELINE
PROJECTS. JUST LIKE THE TEACHER
HOUSING ACT OF 2016. THIS BILL
WOULD ENABLE SAN JOSE TO APPLY
AN ANTI DISPLACEMENT PREFERENCE
AND ENSURE THAT LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS HAVE ACCESS TO
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. IN THEIR
CITY THAT IS CHALLENGED TO MEET
THE DEMAND FOR HOUSING. THE BILL
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE,
FAIR HOUSING PLAYS AND
IMPLEMENTING TENANT PREFERENCES
AND PREFERENCES CAN
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR
HOUSING GOALS BY CREATING ACCESS
TO OPPORTUNITY. FOR VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU NEXT WITNESS AND SUPPORT
GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE. MY NAME
IS MATT GUSTAFSON. I WORK AS A
COMMUNITY ADVOCATE WAS ALMOST
MAYFAIR IN EAST SAN JOSE. WE
ORGANIZED WITH LOW INCOME AND
MARGINALIZED FAMILIES TO ADDRESS
HOUSING ISSUES LIKE
GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT.
HISTORICALLY OUR FAMILIES HAVE
LIVED IN AREAS OF SAN JOSE THAT
WERE REDLINED BY THE BANKING AND
REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES, AND IN
THE PAST, LITTLE WAS DONE TO
INVEST IN THE LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. FAMILIES WERE
LEFT TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN MUTUAL
AID NETWORKS TO REACH THEIR
CHILDREN AND MAKE A LIFE. NOW
THE COVID PANDEMIC, AS SENATOR
CORTEZ HAS HAS MENTIONED HAS
EXPOSED HOW VULNERABLE OUR
FAMILIES ARE. AND WITH RENTS
SOARING, WE'RE EXPERIENCING AN
EXODUS OF POOR FAMILIES FROM OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE WORKED WITH
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE'S HOUSING
DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES
TO SLOW THE DISPLACEMENT OF
FAMILIES. THAT WE WORK WITH, AND
WE'VE CHAMPIONED AN ANTI
DISPLACEMENT TENANT PREFERENCE
POLICY LOCALLY THAT WE HOPE WILL
KEEP FAMILIES IN SAN JOSE. SO
NOW WE'RE ASKING THE STATE TO
SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS BY ADOPTING
SP 6 49 SO THAT THIS STRONG ANTI
DISPLACEMENT POLICY CAN BE
UTILIZED ON NEW, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN SAN JOSE. FOR YEARS,
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACTUALLY
ADVOCATED FOR A BEAUTIFUL NEW,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED CASTLE
GARDENS. FAMILIES WERE THRILLED
LAST YEAR WHEN IT OPENED UP AT
THE CHANCE TO FINALLY HAVE A
HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, WITHOUT
ATTENDANT PREFERENCE POLICY OUT
OF THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN
OUR COMMUNITY WHO APPLIED FOR
HOUSING THERE, ZERO WERE
SELECTED. NO, NO. MANY OF THE
FAMILIES WHO DIDN'T GET IN NO
LONGER LIVE IN MAYFAIR IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. SELMA ONE OF OUR
LEADERS IN VISITING US. ACTIVOS
HAS FOUR CHILDREN, AND SHE'S
MOVED OVER 10 TIMES IN THE LAST
TWO YEARS TO TRY AND STAY IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD TO KEEP HER
CHILDREN IN THE SAME SCHOOLS.
ANOTHER LEADER OF OURS, MARY
TERESA, HAS LIVED IN SAN JOSE
FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HAD TO
MOVE 60 MILES AWAY FROM SAN JOSE
BECAUSE OF THE RENT HIKES, AND
SHE FINALLY FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY
TO RETURN TO A DIFFERENT PART OF
THE CITY. BUT NOW SHE HAS TO
LIVE WITH TWO OTHER FAMILIES TO
MAKE RENT. SO PLEASE, WE'RE
ASKING THAT YOU MOVE THIS
LEGISLATION QUICKLY AS WE FIGHT
TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES IN SAN JOSE
, KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
AND CLOSE TO OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS
. PLEASE SUPPORT SB 6 49 THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WISH TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF SB 6 49? GOOD MORNING
, STEPHANIE A SHADOW WITH CRUZ
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE SAME
SAN JOSE AND SO MUST MAKE FAIR
AND ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM
DESTINATION HOME. SAN JOSE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER CARRASCO FROM
DISTRICT FIVE WHETHER COLLECTIVE
ALUM ROCK URBAN VILLAGES
ADVOCATES SACRED HEART COMMUNITY
SERVICE JOSE PEACE PARTNERSHIP
NONPROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, MID PEN
HOUSING CORPORATION. LOCAL
INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPSE BAY
AREA, THE CITY OF OAKLAND
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WHO CANNOT
BE HERE AND OUR STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, SENATOR COURTESY
COMMITTEE STAFF AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
DHCS MICHAEL MADIGAN ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
SANTA CLARA COUNTY HERE IN
SUPPORT. JENNIFER MENTAL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND STRONG SUPPORTIVE
SP 6 49. THANK YOU. IF NOBODY
ELSE IN LINE FOR SUPPORT
COMMENTS HAVE NO REGISTERED
OPPOSITION ON FILE. ARE THERE
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
WISH TO SPEAK OUT IN OPPOSITION
OF SB 6 49. OKAY SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU. FOR ALL THE
TESTIMONY, WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO COMMITTEE, SOME MEMBER OF
CHOLERA. THANK YOU, MR. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK
MY SENATOR CORTEZ FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD ON BEHALF OF OUR
COMMUNITY, AND, UH, VERY HAPPY
TO SEE THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.
MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AS WELL
AS OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO
PURCHASE WHICH MY BILL IS
STALLED THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S
GREAT TO SEE THAT THE LOCAL
LEADERSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OUR SENATOR UM, YOU KNOW, DOING
WHAT WE CAN TO DEAL WITH THE
INCREDIBLE CRISIS. WE HAVE A
DISPLACEMENT. UM, AND HAVING
BEEN A FORMER BOARD MEMBER IS
ALMOST MADE FOR WHAT IT WAS
CALLED THE MAYFAIR IMPROVEMENT
INITIATIVE, NOT SURPRISED THAT'S
ALMOST MAYFAIR IS TAKING A LEAD
ROLE IN WORKING WITH THE CITY
NAME WITH THE SENATOR. AND
PUSHING THIS FORWARD AND I
THINK, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT
THAT WE ALREADY HEARD OF SUPPORT
FROM THE CITY, OAKLAND, SO I
THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD
AND PROBABLY WILL BE REPLICATED
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE
ABSOLUTELY AS WE PUT SO MUCH OF
OUR INVESTMENT. INTO OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THOSE THAT
LIVE IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS
SHOULD EXPECT THAT THAT THEY
HAVE SOME LEVEL OF PRIORITY
BEING ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT IS A SHAME,
BECAUSE THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL
PROJECT THAT WAS BUILT. WITH THE
CANCEL GARDENS IN OUR COMMUNITY
THAT THE LOCAL FAMILIES WEREN'T
ABLE TO BE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THAT BEAUTIFUL PROJECT, AND WE
DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND SO UM WITH THAT, CERTAINLY
WHEN THE TIME COMES, I'M HAPPY
TO MOVE THE BILL AND WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO BE JOINED ON AS A
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR. THAT'S OKAY
WITH THE SENATOR. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU WELL ON BEHALF
OF THE CHAIR, AND NO, SHE
APPRECIATES THAT YOU'RE WORKING
TO WORK ON DISPLACEMENT ISSUES
AND, OF COURSE, THE SCARCITY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALSO
EXPRESSES HER SUPPORT OF THE
BILL AS WELL WHEN WE'VE
ESTABLISHED QUORUM, AND THERE'S
A TIME TO COME TO VOTE WE WILL
BE SURE TO PASS THAT ON. IS
THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS YOU'D
LIKE TO MAKE? WELL FIRST OF ALL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AGAIN.
I CAN'T THANK THE COMMITTEE
ENOUGH FOR, YOU KNOW, DIVING IN
AND HELPING US, UH, BALANCE OUT
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT NEED TO
BE BALANCED OUT IN THE BILL, AND
I THINK YOU KNOW WE LANDED IN A
GREAT SPOT. AND I DO WANT TO SAY
TO SOME MEMBER CALL RUBY TO LOVE
TO HAVE YOU ON AS PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR. SO WITH THAT WHEN YOU DO
HAVE A QUORUM. OF COURSE WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
TODAY, SENATOR. NEXT WE HAVE
SENATOR KAMLAGER. WHO HAS A
CHOICE OF TWO BILLS TO PRESENT
FIRST WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?
SEVEN LET'S DO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN
SB 679. WHEN YOU'RE READY. NO
RUSH. OH, WOW. GOOD MORNING.
MADAM CHAIR AND ABSENTIA AND
MEMBERS. I AM PROUD TO AUTHOR
AND PRESENT SB 679. HALLELUJAH
IT HAS TAKEN US SO LONG TO GET
HERE, WHICH WILL CREATE THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY. ALSO
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS LA CASA.
SO LOW INCOME PEOPLE ARE UNDER
ATTACK RIGHT NOW EVERYWHERE,
INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS
LOS ANGELES, COUNTY, BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING
TO HANG ON. THOUSANDS OF MY
CONSTITUENTS ARE LIVING IN
UNSAFE, OVERCROWDED HOUSING, AND
THEY ARE BEING PUSHED FURTHER
AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THEIR JOBS
AND FAMILY. IN HOMELESSNESS
THREATENS EVERYONE WE SAY ALL
THE TIME THAT DOING NOTHING IS
NOT AN OPTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN
EIGHT AND 10 EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME PEOPLE ACROSS LOS ANGELES
COUNTY ARE SPENDING MORE THAN
HALF OF THEIR INCOME AND
HOUSING. WE KNOW THAT WE CAN AND
WE SHOULD DO MORE. WHEN 500,000
LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE
KNOW THAT WE MUST DO MORE WHEN
AN AVERAGE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY REQUIRES A
$38 AN HOUR INCOME. BUT WORKING
PEOPLE ARE BARELY MAKING HALF OF
THAT. WE KNOW THAT WE MUST DO
MORE. ACROSS THE COUNTY. WE ARE
TRACKING LESS THAN 30,000 NEW
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER
THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS WITH A NEW
GOAL OF 340,000 UNITS. WE KNOW
THAT WE MUST DO MORE. THE
LEGISLATION, LEGISLATION WILL
CREATE A SINGLE, INDEPENDENT
COUNTYWIDE AGENCY THAT IS
DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME
RENTERS PRESERVE HOUSING THAT IS
AFFORDABLE. AN INNOVATIVE NEW
WAYS TO CREATE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN EVERY SINGLE
COMMUNITY ACROSS LOS ANGELES
COUNTY, AND THERE IS GOOD
PRECEDENT BECAUSE THIS
LEGISLATURE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
THE SAME CONCEPT FOR THE BAY
AREA. WE NEED A SIMILAR EFFORT
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT 88 CITIES CANNOT SOLVE
OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
CHALLENGES ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS
WHY CITIES LIKE BELL GARDENS
COVER CITY. LONG BEACH, LOS
ANGELES, LINWOOD WEST HOLLYWOOD
ARE ALL IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
, IN FACT, OUT OF THE 88 CITIES
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, ONLY ONE
OPPOSES THE BILL. AND EVEN THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES HAVE
SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION. WE
WORKED WITH THE GATEWAY CITY'S
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO
STRENGTHEN THE AGENCY. THE L A
TIMES HAS BEEN TRACKING THIS
BILL AND HAS REPEATEDLY CALLED
IT A GAME CHANGER. AND THIS
WEEKEND, THEY CHALLENGED US TO
MOVE IT FORWARD TODAY. THE
SINGLE UNIFIED APPROACH WILL
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS FAIR
REPRESENTATION FOR EXPERTS FOR
CITIES AND THE COUNTY ON THE
GOVERNING AND CITIZENS OVERSIGHT
BOARDS. BUT WHAT WE CANNOT DO IS
DELAY THIS ANY LONGER. THERE IS
TOO MUCH X STATE WE MUST MOVE
THIS BILL FORWARD AS IT IS, WE
CANNOT TELL OUR CONSTITUENTS ONE
MORE TIME TO WAIT ONE MORE YEAR
OR TWO. OR THREE. THEY HAVE SENT
US HERE TO GET IT TOGETHER AND
FIND SOLUTIONS. I AM SO PROUD TO
PRESENT THIS BILL, EVEN THOUGH
IT HAS GIVEN ME SO MANY MORE
GRAY HAIRS. BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN
AUTHORING THIS WITH 15 OF MY
COLLEAGUES FROM LOS ANGELES
COUNTY, AND I THINK THAT SAYS A
LOT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
AND WITH ME TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OUR TOMMY NEWMAN WITH
UNITED WAY OF GREATER L, A AND
JESSICA MELINDA'S FROM TRUST
SOUTH L. A. THANK YOU. SENATOR
WILL NOT TAKE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT FOR TESTIFYING.
TESTIFYING TWO MINUTES APIECE,
MR NEWMAN. MADAM CHAIR AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. MY NAME IS
TOMMY NEWMAN AND I WORK AT THE
UNITED WAY OF GREATER L. A. I'M
PROUD TO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE SENATOR AND THEIR FUTURE L.
A COALITION IN SUPPORT OF LA
CASA FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A
HALF. AND I HAVE A TWITCH IN MY
LEFT EYE TO PROVE IT. I'LL START
BY APPRECIATING THE ROUGHLY 100
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS,
ELECTED OFFICIALS, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE ALL STEPPED
UP AND SUPPORTED THIS BOLD IDEA
AND THE 30 GREAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
TRAVELED HERE TODAY AND WILL BE
TESTIFYING SHORTLY. L. A COUNTY
HAS AS MANY PEOPLE AS THE STATE
OF MICHIGAN. THERE ARE NEARLY
TWO MILLION LOW INCOME PEOPLE
LIVING IN L. A COUNTY STRUGGLING
TO HANG ON. THE COUNTY HAS A
WHOLE HAS NOT RETURNED TO
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ERA
SPENDING LEVELS ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND THIS LEGISLATION
WILL CREATE A NEW TOOL THAT
APPROACHES THE SCALE OF OUR
CHALLENGE. LA CASA BRINGS THE
RIGHT MIX OF COUNTYWIDE STRATEGY
WITH LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION. AND
JUST HERE ARE THREE EXAMPLES OF
WHAT THIS AGENCY CAN DO.
SIMPLIFY PROJECT FINANCING,
ACQUIRE AND COVENANT NATURALLY
OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
PROVIDE TECHNICAL POLICY
ASSISTANCE TO CITIES. TO HELP
THEM HANDLE SURPLUS LAND
MANAGEMENT. NO ONE TAKES THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF CREATING A NEW
COUNTYWIDE AGENCY LIGHTLY. BUT
WE KNOW THAT OUR CURRENT
FRAGMENTED SYSTEM IS NOT THE
ANSWER, AND THE PEOPLE OF LA
COUNTY NEED THIS TO PASS. I URGE
TO SUPPORT THANK YOU, SIR. AND
NOW MS LINDA'S HELLO.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MY NAME IS
JESSICA MELINDA'S AND I'M
DIRECTOR OF POLICY. I TRUST
SOUTH L. A I'M ALSO PROUD TO BE
A PART OF THE COALITION HERE
THAT IS SUPPORTING SB 679.
STRESSED OUT THE L. A, IS A
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION
THAT WORKS TO STABILIZE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN L
A. WHERE INCREASED PROPERTY
VALUES AND RENTS HAVE PUSHED ON
MANY LONG TERM BLACK AND LATIN X
RESIDENTS. MYSELF BEING ONE OF
THEM. OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE AS
A STEWARD FOR COMMUNITY
CONTROLLED LAND TO BE A CATALYST
FOR VALUES DRIVEN COMMUNITY
SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVING
DEVELOPMENT AND TO BUILD
AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP AND ISSUES OF
HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND
RECREATION. AND TO CREATE
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT
ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. I CANNOT
EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW MUCH PUBLIC
DISINVESTMENT HAS HURT OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. NOT ONLY HAVE WE
NOT INVESTED ENOUGH IN CREATING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN L, A
COUNTY, WE HAVE ALSO NOT CREATED
FUNDING SOURCES THAT SUPPORT
SOLUTIONS LIKE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRESERVATION, COMMUNITY
LAND TRUSTS AND THE WORK THAT WE
DO TO ACQUIRE UNPROTECTED
HOUSING. AS WE 679 IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN TO
STABILIZE OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS
L. A COUNTY. TRUST OF THE LATE
STANDS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
679 BECAUSE IT WOULD BRING A
COUNTYWIDE FOCUSED APPROACH TO
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES LARGELY
IMPACTED BY DECADES OF
DISINVESTMENT. THAT HAVE ALSO
BEEN LARGELY HIT. BY THE HARDEST
HARDEST HIT BY THE BY THE
PANDEMIC AS WELL. THANK YOU AND
I URGE YOU TO VOTE. YES THANK
YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AND
SUPPORT WITH THAT. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER SUPPORTERS IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHED TO SIGNAL SUPPORT? WE SEE
A LOT STANDING UP. THIS IS GOOD.
GOOD CIVICS. OKAY, MAN. OKAY. WE
GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. SO
WHEN YOU COME UP HERE, WE JUST
WANT WE'D LIKE TO KNOW, MA'AM.
ONE SECOND, PLEASE. WE'D LIKE TO
KNOW YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
THE FACT THAT YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT. HI MY NAME IS DNA.
CAN'T WE FROM, UM. I'M AN
ADVOCATE. I'M NOT FROM ANY
ORGANIZATION AND, UH, STARTED,
UH, TENNIS ASSOCIATION. AND YES
, I DO SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK
YOU DID IT PERFECT. HELLO
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KEYSHIA
RANDALL. I'M FROM SAFE PLACE FOR
YOUTH AND THE YOUTH ADVOCATE.
AND I AM PRO THIS BILL AND WE
ARE THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. HELLO
MY NAME IS HELEN. I AM FROM SAFE
PLACE FOR YOUTH AND THINKING AND
PRESERVING OUR FUTURE OF OUR
YOUNG FOLKS WORKING WITH YOUTH
AND FOR ME, YOU KNOW, UM RISING
AGAINST ADVERSITY OF HOUSING
INSTABILITY AND GOING THROUGH
HOMELESSNESS MYSELF. I AM IN
SUPPORT OF THIS, BILL. THANK
YOU. HI GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS TANISHA SAUNDERS. I
AM HERE ON BEHALF OF VENICE,
COMMUNITY HOUSING AND IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 679. THANK YOU.
HELLO DEXTER O'CONNELL WITH SAFE
PLACE FOR YOUTH IN THE HOLLYWOOD
HOMELESS YOUTH PARTNERSHIP IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOOD MORNING, SYLVIA
SALISH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES, THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AND THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS. ALL IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
ABIGAIL, MILE ON BEHALF OF NRDC
ACTION FUND AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
DANIEL TAM WITH INTERFAITH
SOLIDARITY NETWORK IN LOS
ANGELES AND WORKING WITH THE OUR
FUTURE LOS ANGELES COALITION IN
DEEPLY PROFOUND SUPPORT FOR SP 6
79 URGED A YES VOTE. THANK YOU.
KATE CONNOLLY WITH THE L. A
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS
RASHAD DOUGLAS ON BEHALF OF
TRUST AWFUL, A LONGTIME NATIVE
RESIDENT OF LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG, VIGOROUS
SUPPORT FOR SP 679. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, ZURITA. JONES HERE
NOT ONLY REPRESENT A SACK SH IN
LOS ANGELES, THE BALL WILL
EMERGE. CRENSHAW LOCAL OF THE
TENANTS UNION. I REPRESENT
CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF
CHESAPEAKE APARTMENTS, WHICH IS
ATTENDED ASSOCIATION OF 425
UNITS. IN THE VERY AREAS THAT MS
KAMLAGER WAS TALKING ABOUT. I
ALSO REPRESENT THE RIGHT TO
COUNSEL COALITION AND I'M ALSO
THE VICE CHAIR OF LIBERTY
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND WE ARE
STRONGLY STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. GOOD MORNING, MONICA
STRAUSS WITH THE UNITED WAY OF
GREATER LOS ANGELES AND STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. JORDAN'S
NGUYEN COMMUNITY ACTIVATION
SPECIALIST WITH THE UNITED WAY
OF GREATER LOS ANGELES IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 679. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, JOE DONLAN WITH
STRATEGIC ACTIONS FOR A JUST
ECONOMY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SAGE
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 6 79.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. LESLIE
CROWD REPRESENTING L, A VOICE
FROM THE CITY OF CALABASAS IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND I AM IN
SUPPORT WERE IN SUPPORT OF SB
679. GOOD MORNING CINNAMON MANLY
WITH INNER CITY LAWCENTER IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING OR IN HADAR WITH
ABUNDANT HOUSING, ELLA AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 679. PLEASE
HELP US FIX OUR BROKEN HOUSING
SYSTEM. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
ZEKE SANDOVAL. WITH PATH PEOPLE
ASSISTING THE HOMELESS, ONE OF
THE LARGEST NONPROFIT SERVICE
PROVIDERS IN CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ERIC
MONTOYA. L A FAMILY HOUSING AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, SARAH
THOMAS WITH UNION STATION
HOMELESS SERVICES, LEAD SERVICE
PROVIDER IN THE SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY. STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
679. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI
I'M ALI, A CHIC WITH LÀ VOICE, A
ORGANIZATION IN L, A COUNTY AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 679. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS, COLLIN
HOLLY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
LONG BEACH AND SUPPORT. MORNING
MIKE DENNIS. UNITED WAY OF
GREATER L. A. OUR FUTURE L. A
COALITION, THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE
VOTE PROJECT AND STRONG SUPPORT
OF 679. GOOD MORNING ONION, MOBY
AGUILA WITH BLACK WOMEN FOR
WELLNESS AND BLACK WOMEN FOR
WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. GARY HARDY,
MEMBER OF THE LINDBERGH UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF
EDUCATION, AND ALSO REPRESENTING
THE CLI AND STRONG SUPPORTERS. 6
79. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS LUCY ROMANO. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF CLIMATE RESOLVE, AND
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL AS
A CLIMATE MITIGATION STRATEGY.
THANK YOU. GOODMORNING. MY NAME
IS ANDREW KERR. I'M ON THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY MEASURE H
OVERSIGHT BOARD AND I'M JUST
HERE TO SAY TODAY WE WILL NEVER
HAVE THE IMPACT ON THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS UNTIL WE
HAVE A TOOL LIKE LA CASA. AND SO
THAT'S WHY I'M A STRONG
SUPPORTER OF SB 6 79. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MARIA
LOPEZ DEWBERRY. I'M HERE WITH
VENICE COMMUNITY HOUSING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 679. HOLLY
FROM ANY DAY HISTORIES WITH
LIGHTHOUSE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING. SHARON MEMBERS DAVID AS
A VETO WITH AARP, CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE,
JEREMY SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
MORNING SAM LIMBER AWARD. AN
HONORABLE MEMBER, ZACHARY WARMER
WITH LOS ANGELES FAMILY HOUSING
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 679.
THANK YOU. MORNING. PAUL
RUBENSTEIN WAS SAINT JOSEPH
CENTER WITH THE LEAD SERVICE
PROVIDER ON THE WEST SIDE OF LOS
ANGELES IN VERY STRONG SUPPORT
OF 679. THANK YOU OTHER ANY
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
AND SPECIAL THANKS FOR THOSE
THAT TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE
STATE CAPITOL TODAY, UM, WITH
THAT WILL MOVE TO ANY MEMBERS OF
THE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION. HAVE NO LISTED
OPPOSITION, BUT I KNOW WE DO
HAVE OPPONENTS. IS THERE ANYBODY
WHO'D LIKE TO DELIVER A
STATEMENT? WHEN YOU'RE READY.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. MR CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
JENNIFER SPEC. ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS HERE IN OPPOSITION TO
SB 6 79 UNLESS IT IS AMENDED TO
LIMIT THE POWERS CONVEYED
PROPOSED LOCAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AGENCY. SB 6 79 WOULD
ESTABLISH A LOCAL HOUSING AGENCY
IN L. A TO RAISE REVENUE THROUGH
PARCEL TAX. GROSS RECEIPTS
BUSINESS LICENSE TAX, A
DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER ATTACKS OR
THE ISSUES OF BONDS TO FUND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION.
AND ENCOURAGES THE REMOVAL OF
NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE
MARKET RATE HOUSING FROM THE
PRIVATE MARKET. THE VAST,
UNCHECKED BONDING AND TAXING
AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THIS AGENCY
WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT MARKET
RATE HOMEOWNERS AND DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES BY PUTTING THE
DREAM OF WEALTH AND EQUITY. UH
INEQUALITY THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP
OUT OF THE REACH FOR OUR STATES.
MANY OF OUR STATES WORKING
FAMILIES. AS NOTED IN MY
TESTIMONY REGARDING SB 11 OH
FIVE THIS MORNING. THE STATE
ALREADY COLLECT $75 BILLION
ANNUALLY IN PROPERTY TAXES IN AN
ADDITIONAL $79 BILLION IN
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FROM SPECIAL
DISTRICTS PAID ENTIRELY FOR BY
HOMEOWNERS TO FIND A WIDE
VARIETY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS TAX
COLLECTION METHOD IS GROWING
QUICKLY AND CONTINUES TO PLACE
PRESSURES ON MARKET RATE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AS NEW PROPERTY
OWNERS PAY HIGHER PURCHASE
PRICES AND ARE SADDLED WITH
HIGHER OVERALL PROPERTY TAXES TO
GET INTO AND MAINTAIN
HOMEOWNERSHIP. AS HOMEOWNERS
STRUGGLE TO AFFORD THEIR MONTHLY
MORTGAGE. THEY SHOULD NOT ALSO
BE FORCED TO FUND THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
OF DEED RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS, WHICH SHOULD BE
BORNE BY SOCIETY AND DEVELOPERS
BENEFITING FROM THE ACQUISITION
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THESE UNITS.
FURTHERMORE IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT SEVERAL STUDIES IN
RECENT YEARS HAVE OPINED THAT
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES ARE
OFTEN ASSESSED HIGHER PROPERTY
TAXES WITH RESPECT TO OWNERSHIP
, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN
AS WE SEEK TO BRIDGE THE STATE'S
PERSISTENT WEALTH GAP.
CONTINUING TO EXPAND AND GRANT
EVEN BROADER SPECIAL DISTRICT
TAXING AUTHORITY WILL CONTINUE
TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT HOMEOWNERS
AND FURTHER EXACERBATE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY STATEWIDE, SIMPLY
STATED SB 6 79 WILL PUT HOME
OWNERSHIP OUT OF THE REACH FOR
MANY OF CALIFORNIA'S WORKING
FAMILIES, WHICH IS WHY WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A NO VOTE
IN ITS CURRENT FORM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES?
IN OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS AMBER LEE LESLIE. I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA, THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM AND THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP.
UM RESPECTFULLY WE OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED. WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE
LABOR LANGUAGE REPLACED WITH
THAT AND MAYBE 2011. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
TEST OF OUR STATE THEIR POSITION
OF OPPOSITION. HIT THE SEEING
NONE. WE ALL BRING US BACK TO
THE BODY. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SB? 6
79. OKAY, MR QUIRK-SILVA. YEAH.
YEAH. THAT'S ALAN.
UM. SENATOR I APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS FOR THIS, UM MODEL THAT
COULD BE USED TO EXPEDITE
HOUSING AND SO FORTH, BUT WHAT
I'M INTERESTED IN AND BELIEVE ME
, WE HAD MANY, MANY BILLS TRYING
TO STREAMLINE TRYING TO BRING
AGENCIES TOGETHER. I KNOW THAT
EVEN HERE AT THE STATE WE HAVE
MULTIPLE AGENCIES THAT JUST
SEEMS LIKE AMAZED FOR PEOPLE TO
GET THROUGH. HOW DO YOU ENVISION
CURRENTLY WITH THE ALL OF THE
HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN LOS
ANGELES? BECAUSE YOU SAID UNDER
ONE ROOF FOR AN UMBRELLA? THAT
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE. I GUESS
IT'S KIND OF A MACRO QUESTION.
BUT IT'S SEEMS TO BE VERY
ELUSIVE TO BRING PARTNERS
TOGETHER WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
IN MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND THEN
BRING THEM TOGETHER UNDER ONE
UMBRELLA TO ACTUALLY DO WHAT YOU
WANT, WHICH IS GET MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILT
QUICKLY. THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION, AND I WOULD JUST ASK
THAT MR NEWMAN ALSO ADD ON
PROBABLY TO CORRECT WHAT I'M
GOING TO SAY. BUT WE KNOW THAT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, UM IS THE
LARGEST COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY.
UM, IT IS RIGHT BEHIND NORTH
CAROLINA AS THE 10TH MOST
POPULOUS PLACE, UH, IN THE
UNITED STATES AND ALL OF OUR
LITTLE CITIES AND THE COUNTY AND
LOS ANGELES HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND HOUSING.
AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, WHICH
MEANS YOU HAVE AT LEAST 88
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO THE
PROBLEM. AND 88 DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES ON HOW TO RAISE
REVENUE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE SEEN
OTHER MODELS THROUGH THE CITY
AND THROUGH THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY. AND WE'VE ALSO SEEN
AUDITS AND REPORTS ON HOW THOSE
MODELS HAVE BEEN MANAGING. AND
I'M SURE WE HAVE ALL READ THE
ARTICLES ON HOW IT COSTS UPWARDS
OF $800,000 FOR ONE UNIT. UM,
TWO HOUSE SOMEONE SO IT'S ALSO
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT CREATED AN
ENTITY. WE'RE ALL PARTNERS ARE
AT THE TABLE, UM, FORCED TO BE
PARTNERS. IN COMING UP WITH ONE
SOLUTION INSTEAD OF WITH 88 PLUS
SOLUTIONS. I THINK THAT'S THE
BEAUTY OF THE GOVERNING BOARD
VERY SIMILAR TO L. A METRO'S
BOARD. WHERE YOU HAVE THE
PRINCIPLES AT THE TABLE, TALKING
ABOUT THE REAL PROBLEMS AND
COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS THAT
MAKES SENSE FOR EVERYONE. SMALL
CITY MEDIUM SIZED CITY, BIG CITY
AND COUNTY. IF WE CONTINUE TO
CREATE MODELS OR DO NOTHING, WE
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
FOLKS TALKING AT CROSS PURPOSES
AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WASTE TIME AND RESOURCES, BOTH
OF WHICH CONSTITUENTS ARE SICK
OF THIS IS A MACRO APPROACH THAT
TETHERS EVERYONE TOGETHER. IT
JUMPS US ALL IN THE BOAT. AND IT
SAYS, FIX THE PROBLEM. IN A WAY
THAT IS MEASURED. THAT IS BOLD.
THAT IS UNIFIED, AND THAT IS
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE OTHER
PARTNERS IN THE BOAT, BECAUSE IF
YOU CAN AFFORD TO LIVE. OR
PURCHASE A HOME AND LIVE IN IT.
YOU ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT THE
CITY AND THE BOUNDARIES AND THE
REVENUE STRUCTURES FOR THE
CITY'S. YOU'RE THINKING IT IS
TOO EXPENSIVE. UM AND THIS IS A
MODEL. SIMILAR TO OTHER MODELS
IN THE STATE AND ALSO OTHER
MODELS OUTSIDE OF THE STATE THAT
SAY WE WENT TOGETHER OR WE LOSE
TOGETHER. UM AND SO I BELIEVE
THAT FOLKS ARE SO FRUSTRATED AND
SO IT'S SO DESPERATE. FOR AND
AGNOSTIC RESPONSE THAT DOESN'T
POINT FINGERS BUT FOCUSES
EVERYONE ON THE SOLUTION AND
PUTS THEM ALL IN THE SAME ROOM.
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS STRIVES TO
DO. I DON'T THINK I COULD SAY IT
ANY BETTER THAN THAT. THE
ADDITION THAT I WOULD ADD, IS,
UM OF THE IDIOT CITIES IN L. A
COUNTY LESS THAN 10 ARE ABLE TO
PUT ANY OF THEIR GENERAL FUND
REVENUES INTO HOUSING. AND SO
WE, ACTUALLY, WHILE THERE ARE A
LOT OF STATE SOURCES AND
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN
DONE UP HERE TO TRY TO BRING
THOSE STATES SOURCES TOGETHER.
WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LEVEL OF
SPENDING, IF YOU AGGREGATE L, A
COUNTY, SO THIS IS A TOOL TO
INCREASE RESOURCES FOR CITIES
BUT NOT DO IT. 88 TIMES OVER
EACH WITH A DIFFERENT APPROACH
AND A DIFFERENT STRATEGY. DO IT
THROUGH ONE AGENCY AND THEN MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE DOLLARS FLOW TO
CITIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WISHING TO QUESTION WELL, I KNOW
THE TEAR ONE TO PASS ON HER
APPRECIATION, BELIEVES IT'S A
THOUGHTFUL PROPOSAL, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER TIME TO
BUILD COALITION AND CONSENSUS.
THE NEED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
REVENUE AND THEY NEED TO BE
EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING THAT FOR
HOUSING PROJECTS WILL BE, UM,
REALLY HELPFUL FOR THE LOS
ANGELES REGION, AND OF COURSE,
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD
INFORMATION TO GAIN FROM BOPHA.
AND THEIR THEIR THEIR EARLY
YEARS AS WELL, TOO. SO THAT
SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
YOU KNOW, PREDATORY DEVELOPMENT
IS REAL. OUTSIDE COST OF LIVING
IS REAL, UH, AND SOLUTIONS LIKE
THIS ARE REAL AND RIGHT IN
FRONT. RABBIT WITH THAT? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. WE ARE STILL
OPERATING AS A SUBCOMMITTEE OF
FOR NOW WE HAVE ONE MORE TO GO.
AND AT THAT TIME WILL BE HAPPY
TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A VOTE
ON THE BILL. THANK YOU, AND YOU
HAVE ONE MORE. AND THIS WILL BE
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT SP 13 73
WITH URGENCY. RIGHT WELL, ONCE
AGAIN GOOD MORNING CHAIR IN
ABSENTIA. NOW YOU. AND MEMBERS I
AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT SP 13
73 SB 13 73 IS A DISTRICT BILL
THAT JUST GIVES TWO ADDITIONAL
YEARS TO REMAINING PROPERTY
THAT'S OWNED BY A FORMER
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. TO DEVELOP
LARGE SCALE PROJECTS AND URBAN
AND UNDER RESOURCED AREAS, GIVEN
THE CHALLENGES CREATED BY THE
COVID PANDEMIC, LOCAL AGENCIES
DEALT WITH STAFFING SHORTAGES
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
INITIATIVES THAT MADE IT REALLY
DIFFICULT TO MOVE NON PANDEMIC
RELATED ISSUES TO RESOLUTION
LIKE THIS. SO THE ADDITIONAL
TIME IS REALLY REQUIRED TO
ENSURE THAT THE PUBLICLY OWNED
PROPERTY PROVIDES PUBLIC
BENEFITS ALONG WITH THE HIGHEST
AND BEST USE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
CURRENTLY ACCORDING TO THE
SURPLUS LANDS ACT, THE PROJECTS
OUTLINED IN SP 13 73 ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE OUTSTANDING
ISSUES RESOLVED BY AUGUST. 1
2022, WHICH IS LIKE IN A MONTH
IN ORDER TO BE COMPLETELY
DISPOSED OF BY DECEMBER, 31
2022. AND GIVEN THE UNFORESEEN
CHALLENGES THAT I MENTIONED SB
13 73 WOULD REALLY JUST EXTEND
THE DATE BY WHICH THE
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED
WOULD BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER.
31ST 2024. THE EXTENSION WOULD
ONLY APPLY TO PROPERTIES THAT
ARE LOCATED IN A LOCAL AGENCY
WITH A POPULATION OF OVER TWO
MILLION PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, THE
LOCAL AGENCY HAS EITHER AN
OPTION AGREEMENT DULY AUTHORIZED
BY THE LOCAL AGENCIES GOVERNING
BODY TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY
FROM THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OR AN EXCLUSIVE
NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT WITH A
PRIVATE ENTITY. TO DEVELOP THIS
SUB SUBJECT PROPERTY. SO WITH ME
AND SUPPORT TODAY IS SYLVIA. SO
WE SH AW, REPRESENTING THE CITY
OF LOS ANGELES, AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, I WILL
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. AND
WELCOME FOR TESTIMONIAL SUPPORT
. MICHELLE, YOU HAVE UP TO TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU. SYLVIA'S A
LEASH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES. UM FOR THE CITY.
THIS IS A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD
MEASURE. ITS WE ARE SIMPLY
ASKING TO EXTEND THE TIME LINES
BY WHICH WE, UM, NEED TO DISPOSE
OF THIS PROPERTY OR COMPLETE THE
DISPOSITION OF THIS PROPERTY.
WITH THE CITY HAS BEEN ENGAGED
IN NEGOTIATIONS, AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON WHAT
IS REFERRED TO AS THE UM, SORRY
. IT'S ESCAPING ME RIGHT NOW.
BUT, UM. WELL THEY'RE SORRY. I
DON'T HAVE THE XACT TERM, BUT
THEY ARE WORKING ON THIS
DEVELOPMENT. WE SIMPLY DUE TO
COVID DUE TO THE ECONOMIC
DOWNTURN. AH, WE JUST THERE HAVE
BEEN COMPLICATIONS, BUT WE ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
THESE PROPERTIES AND DISPOSING
OF THEM. THEY WE EXPECT TO
CREATE NEARLY 8000 JOBS,
CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND PERMANENT
JOBS. AFTER THESE PROJECTS ARE
COMPLETED, WE WOULD. I WOULD
ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT, UM THERE
WERE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WILL
CONTAIN HOUSING, BUT THEY WILL
ALSO LEAD TO PERMANENT JOBS AND
IN SOME OF THESE PARCELS THE
CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS AT
13% WHICH IS DOUBLE THE CITYWIDE
RATE, SO THERE IS DEFINITELY A
NEED FOR JOBS IN ADDITION TO THE
HOUSING, SO WE ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS MEASURE. THANK
YOU FOR THE TESTIMONY. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
SB 13 73? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, JEREMY
SMITH AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SEEING NO
OTHER TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT. ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
THEIR TESTIMONY. YOU MAY
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE.
MORNING AGAIN JOE DONLAN WITH
STRATEGIC ACTIONS FOR A JUST
ECONOMY AND THE UNITED NEIGHBORS
IN DEFENSE AGAINST DISPLACEMENT
THAT ONLY THAT COALITION UM,
WHILE WE WERE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF 6 79, WE MUST OPPOSE 13 73
BECAUSE IT INCLUDES A SITE THAT
SHOULD BE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
, BUT IS BEING UM SET ASIDE FOR
A LUXURY HOTEL DEVELOPMENT AND
FOR THAT REASON WE DO NOT
SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, KATIE MCEWEN WITH
PUBLIC COUNCIL AND THE ONLY THAT
COALITION. WE ARE ALSO OPPOSED
TO THIS BILL. AS LONG AS IT
INCLUDES THE BETHUNE SITE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO EXPRESS THEIR
OPPOSITION? OKAY. SEEING NONE
WILL DO A COUPLE OF THINGS ONE.
I THINK WE COULD ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. UM, SECRETARY WICKS.
SEYARTO SEYARTO TAHIR CARILLO
KOREA HERE, GABRIEL KALRA CALL
RIGHT HERE. KYLIE QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA HERE. WAR WORK HERE
WE HAVE, MR VICE. MR. SECRETARY,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAPPY TO
FINISH THE ITEM. YOU BET. OKAY
WITH THAT. ARE THERE ANY WE'RE
GONNA BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
AND A MEMBER COMMENTS ON SP 13
73. OKAY AND SEEING NINE. I'LL
PASS ON JUST A COUPLE OF
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR WHO ALSO
SUPPORTS IT TODAY, AS WELL
APPRECIATES THAT THIS WILL HELP
FACILITATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ENCOURAGES THAT THE AUTHOR AND
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES CONTINUE
TO WORK OUT SOME TECHNICAL
ISSUES AND THAT YOU'LL WORK WITH
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION ON SOME
OF THEIR CONCERNS WITH THAT,
SENATOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY ABOUT
SPECIFIC. PROJECTS BUT IT IS
ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A
COMPLETE DISPOSITION OF THESE
THREE REMAINING PARTISANS. THERE
ARE 10 THAT WERE IN THE QUEUE
WHEN THE LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY WAS DISSOLVED. THESE ARE
THE THREE THAT ARE REMAINING.
ALL OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE
ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH FULL AND
COMPLETE. CITY REVIEW THEY HAVE
HAD FULL AND COMPLETE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE
SUPPORT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT EACH OF
THE. DISTRICTS WHERE THE
PROJECTS ARE HAPPENING. ALL OF
THEM ARE IN URBAN CENTERS. MANY
OF THEM ARE IN SOUTH L. A IT IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE THAT IS ALSO
THROUGH THE JURISDICTION OF THE
CITY. THE ISSUE AT HAND, REALLY
IS JUST TO EXTEND THE SUNSET FOR
AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS. I WANT
TO SHARE THAT ONE OF THEM IS
ANGELS LANDING. IT'S THE LARGEST
DEVELOPMENT TO BE BUILT BY BLACK
DEVELOPERS IN THE ENTIRE UNITED
STATES. ONE OF THEM IS MARLTON
SQUARE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN
UNDERDEVELOPED UM, PARCEL. UH
THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING TO
HAVE DEVELOPED FOR PROBABLY OVER
30 YEARS AND THE THIRD, UM IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD HOUSING.
AND UM, YOU KNOW HOTELS AT WHICH
CREATE PERMANENT JOBS IN SOUTH L
A. WHICH REALLY HAS BEEN
ATTACKED BY, UM, UH, PREDATORY
DEVELOPERS AND NOT PROJECTS THAT
ARE BEING DEVELOPED BY FOLKS
FROM THE COMMUNITY. BUT ONCE
AGAIN, ALL OF THESE HAVE GONE
THROUGH COMPLETE REVIEW AND HAVE
HAD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
THESE WILL BE THINGS THAT THE
COMMUNITY HAS TO WORK OUT WITH
THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
SARAH MOTION ON SP 13 73. MOST
OF MY CAREER. WHAT'S SECONDED BY
SOME OF OUR QUIRK-SILVA, MADAM
SECRETARY, CALL THE ROLL. MOTION
IS DUE PAST WEEKS. THEY ARE TOÀN
Ó. FOR YOU. KOREA. I GABRIEL
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I KYLIE
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I WARD?
I WANT TO CITY FOUR TO ANSWER
FOUR VOTES. WE WILL HOLD IT OPEN
FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. THANK
YOU, SENATOR KAMLAGER. WE ARE
AWAITING ADDITIONAL SENATORS TO
PRESENT THE BILL. OR YOU CAN
ALSO BRING YOUR BILL FOLDER OVER
TO COMMITTEE. UM AND WITH THAT,
I'M GOING TO RETURN THE APPLE TO
MR SUHARTO.
RIGHT? FOR THE FIRST, LET'S GO
AHEAD AND IF WE CAN GET
EMOTIONAL SECOND FOR THE BILLS,
WE'VE ALREADY HEARD SHE'LL GO
THROUGH THE BILLS, AND THEN
WE'LL GET THOSE LOADED. ITEM
NUMBER ONE SB 11. OH, FIVE.
MOVED. MOTION TO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMEDIAN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WEEKS. SEYARTO TOÀN
ARDUINO CARILLO. KOREA. I,
GABRIELLE CHOLERA. CHOLERA I
KYLIE QUIRK-SILVA. BORING WORLD.
I WANT TO 32 ONE. UM, ITEM
NUMBER. FOUR. UM SP 361 MOTION
TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE AND APPROPRIATIONS
WEEKS SEYARTO TOÀN TO KNOW. OH,
I'M SO SORRY. YES, WE DO MOTION
IN HIS SECOND. SORRY. WE DO.
EVERYBODY SO WORK. UM WEEKS THEY
ARE TOE SEYARTO NÓ CARILLO.
KOREA I GABRIELLE CHOLERA,
CHOLERA I KYLIE QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA I, WARD WARD. I 34
ONE. UM ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ITEM
NUMBER FIVE SB 561. THANK YOU.
MOTION TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. THEY ARE
TOÀN ARE TO KNOW CARILLO CARILLO
I GABRIEL CHOLERA. CHOLERA I
KYLIE QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I
WARD WORK. I 12341 UM ITEM
NUMBER SIX. SB 649. MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED. UM WEEKS
SEYARTO TOÀN Ó CARILLO. CARILLO
I GABRIEL CHOLERA. CALL DRY,
KYLIE. QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I
WARNED OR DIE 234 TO 1. UM ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN. SP 679. OKAY? EDU. MORE SECOND, OKAY? I JUST
DIDN'T. MOTION DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. SEYARTO.
NO, NO CARILLO CAREER I GABRIEL
CHOLERA. CALL, RIGHT KYLIE
QUIRK-SILVA. BORING AWARD. POOR
GUY YOU WANT TO 123321. AND THAT
CONCLUDES THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE
HEARD. WE DO HAVE. SO WE HAVE
FOUR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL GO AND TAKE THOSE
UP AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MISS
LABOR. HAVE A MOTION. MY WARD
AND THE SECOND BY CHOLERA. ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. UM.
ITEM AND NUMBER 12 SP 959, THE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMEDIAN
APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM NUMBER 13
SB 11 77 MOTION IS TO PASS. ITEM
15 12 52 MOTION IS TO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY COMEDIAN
APPROPRIATIONS. NUMBER SIX ITEM
NUMBER 16 SP 13 OH, SEVEN MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
WEEKS. SUHARTO KOREA. KOREA I
GABRIEL CHOLERA. CHOLERA I KYLIE
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I WARD
? I WANT TO SAY 345. 5 TO 0.
ALRIGHT. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
OUT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM
NUMBER 10, WHICH IS SB 869 BY
SENATOR LEYVA. SENATOR, YOU'RE
UP. MEMBERS I WOULD FIRST LIKE
TO ACCEPT ALL THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THE GREAT
WORK MUCH APPRECIATED AS MANY OF
YOU ARE AWARE, I SERVE AS THE
CHAIR OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
MANUFACTURED HOMES. HELLO, BRUCE
. LONG TIME NO SEE. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE BEEN
HONORED TO DO THAT FOR THE LAST
EIGHT YEARS. THROUGH THAT
POSITION. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SEE FIRSTHAND SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT IMPACT THESE COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 524,900
MOBILE HOMES AND MANUFACTURED
HOMES IN CALIFORNIA. WHICH
ACCOUNTS FOR 3.8% OF TOTAL
HOUSING STOCK AND EQUALING
ROUGHLY 1.5 MILLION RESIDENTS
HERE IN THE STATE. NEARLY HALF
OF THESE HOMES ARE AFFORDABLE TO
VERY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND
SERVE AS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR STATE.
THAT AND THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE A
DESPERATE NEED FOR HOUSING THAT
IS AFFORDABLE MOBILE HOME
RESIDENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE
SENIORS RELY ON EFFECTIVE
MANAGEMENT OF THEIR MOBILE HOME
PARK TO ENSURE THAT THEIR
HOUSING IS SAFE. AND MEET
APPROPRIATE QUALITY STANDARDS.
CURRENTLY CALIFORNIA HAS NO
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRAINING OR
EDUCATION OF MOBILE HOME PARK
MANAGERS. IN MANY INSTANCES, THE
PARK MANAGER MAY BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SAFETY OF OVER 200
RESIDENTS AND SOMETIMES IN
REMOTE LOCATIONS OF THE STATE.
ONGOING VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW
GENERALLY STEM FROM THE LACK OF
SUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING BY PARK
MANAGERS OF THE MOBILE HOME
RESIDENCY LAW. THE M R L, WHICH
WE AFFECTIONATELY CALL THE
BIBLE. THIS LACK OF TRAINING HAS
LED TO SITUATIONS OF UNLAWFUL
EVICTIONS, IMPROPER FEES AND
INVOICES, DISCRIMINATION AND
POOR MAINTENANCE, WHICH GREATLY
AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN
MOBILE HOME PARKS. SB 8 69 WILL
REQUIRE MOBILE HOME PARK
MANAGERS TO BE TRAINED AND
CERTIFIED ON THE MOBILE HOME
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
MANAGING A MOBILE HOME PARK AND
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF TRAINING HOURS
THAT MORE THAN ADEQUATELY
RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS
EXPRESSED BY THE MOBILE HOME
PARK OWNERS. OTHER STATES SUCH
AS OREGON AND NEVADA, MANDATE
SIMILAR TRAINING AND LICENSING
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF RESIDENTS LIVING
IN MOBILE HOME PARKS. AND IT'S
CERTAINLY TIME THAT WE IN
CALIFORNIA FOLLOWS SUIT. MEMBERS
WANTED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE
WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT, UH, WITH PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT TODAY SO
YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU WANT. WE
HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH. OKAY.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. I AM
LINDEN I PRESIDENT OF GSM OL AND
SUPPORTIVE. SB 8 69. THE MOBILE
HOME RESIDENCY LAW, OR M R L IF
YOU CHOOSE IS THE WHICH IS THE
MOBILE HOME. LANDLORD TENANT LAW
HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE
1978. YET UNLIKE UNLIKE PROPERTY
MANAGERS FOR TRADITIONAL RENTERS
AND PROPERTY MANAGERS, FROM
OTHER HOME RESIDENTS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO UNDERGO STANDARDIZED
TRAINING AND LICENSING. TO
ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
RESIDENTS LIVING IN MOBILE HOME
PARKS. IN MANY INSTANCES, THE
PARK MANAGER MAY BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
OVER 200 RESIDENTS. TWO OTHER
STATES HAVE CODIFIED PROGRAMS TO
DEAL WITH PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE
UNTRAINED PARK MANAGERS. NEVADA
AND OREGON. BOTH REQUIRE PARK
MANAGER TRAINING. BY MANDATING
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND
ISSUING CERTIFICATES. GIZMO HAS
RECEIVED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
OF COMPLAINTS OVER MANY YEARS OF
INSTANCES WHERE MOBILE HOME PARK
MANAGERS MANAGEMENT EITHER DOES
NOT KNOW THE APPLICABLE RULES.
DOES NOT CARE WHETHER THEY ARE
FOLLOWED OR SIMPLY FLAUNTS THEM.
IN ONE EXTREME CASE A FEW YEARS
AGO, THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FOR
REST HAVEN MOBILE HOME PARK, AN
RV, LOCATED IN PASO ROBLES SENT
OUT A SIGN MANAGEMENT LETTER. TO
THE MOBILE HOME, RESIDENTS
STATING, QUOTE IF YOU DO NOT IF
YOU CHOOSE NOT TO FOLLOW OUR
RULES AND REGULATIONS, WE WILL
EVICT YOUR DUMB MASSES END
QUOTE. THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR IS
ABUSIVE AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION OF POLICYMAKERS. WE
THANK SENATOR LABOR FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND WE ASKED FOR YOUR
I VOTE ON SB 8 69. THANK YOU,
MADAM. NEXT. WITNESS GOOD
MORNING, MR VICE CHAIRMAN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. BRUCE STANTON
COUNCIL FOR GSM WELL ALSO AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL. THE THING TO
REMEMBER HERE IS THAT THE MOBILE
UM, RESIDENCY LAW IS A NON
WAIVABLE CONSUMER PROTECTION
LAW. THAT HAS EXPANDED DURING
THE LAST 40 YEARS TO INCLUDE 90
DETAILED SUBSECTIONS GOVERNING
ALL ASPECTS OF MOBILE HOME
TENDENCIES. AND THE EMERALD
SENATE SELECT PUBLICATION ALONE
CONTAINS 34 PAGES OF STATUTORY
TEXT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER
PROVISIONS IN THE GOVERNING
PARKS. LAWS IN THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE ENTITLED 25 AS WELL
THAT ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO MOBILE
HOME TENDENCIES. AS OPPOSED TO
ANY OTHER SORT OF RENTAL
HOUSING. UM LINDA, THE GSM. OUR
PRESIDENT HAS DETAILED A
SITUATION WHERE WE HAD A VERY
UNEDUCATED MANAGER. I'M HERE TO
TELL YOU THAT EVEN THOSE
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES ARE
MANAGERS WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE
EDUCATED. COULD STILL BENEFIT
FROM TRAINING. JUST TWO WEEKS
AGO, I HAD A SITUATION WHERE A
RESIDENT WHO HAS LIVED IN THE
PARK FOR 20 YEARS WANTED TO
UPGRADE THEIR HOME TO A NEWER
HOME A LARGER HOME TO
ACCOMMODATE A LARGER FAMILY. THE
PARK OWNER DENIED THIS BASED
UPON THE MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT
THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WOULD
FINANCIALLY QUALIFY OR RE
QUALIFIED TO LIVE IN THE PARK
WITH A DIFFERENT MORTGAGE. AND
AFTER NOT BACKING DOWN, THE
RESIDENT HIRED ME, WROTE A
DEMAND LETTER. THE MANAGEMENT
COMPANY SAID. I'LL CHECK WITH MY
ATTORNEY THEN TELLS ME A FEW
DAYS LATER I WAS WRONG. YOU'RE
RIGHT. I CAN'T MAKE THAT
REQUIREMENT. SIMPLE TRAINING, IN
MY VIEW, WOULD HAVE AVOIDED ALL
OF THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S A
GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW TRAINING
BENEFITS ANY KIND OF MANAGEMENT
AND WE ASK RESPECTFULLY FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO
WITH THAT WE'LL GO TO THE ROOM
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN
SUPPORT. IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT
COME UP TO THE MIC STATE. YOUR
NAME WHO YOU'RE REPRESENTING. IF
ANY AGENCY UM AND YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE BILL. GOOD MORNING,
MADELINE COOPER WITH NIELSEN
MARK'S BAR ON BEHALF OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MICHELLE
MOANING. I AM A MOBILE HOME
OWNER. AND OH, A PRESIDENT IN A
LARGE PARK IN ROSEVILLE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS BEVERLY PURCELL. I'M AN
EIGHT YEAR WAY PRESIDENT IN THE
PARK IN ORANGEVILLE. I AM ALSO
THE VICE CHAIR OF THE SACRAMENTO
AREA COALITION OF MOBILE
HOMEOWNERS REPRESENTING 6000
HOMEOWNERS. POLICE SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS BARBARA FILMON. I LIVE IN
MOBILE COUNTRY CLUB RANCHO
CORDOVA. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY
800 RESIDENTS. I'M IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. GOOD MORNING. I'M
BECKY MONTGOMERY. I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF THE RESIDENT
HOMEOWNERS AT BIG OAK MOBILE
HOME PARK IN CITRUS HEIGHTS. IN
FAVOR OF. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS KATHLEEN RYAN. I'M A
HOMEOWNER AT BIG OAK MOBILE HOME
PARK AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. AND JOSEPH NYE. I LIVE IN
ANGER CALIFORNIA ON MR DEL
MONTE. AND I'M THE BP FOR
CENTRAL VALLEY AND I'M SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WITH THAT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
BRING UP ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. IS WE HAVE TO FOLKS.
IF YOU COULD MAKE ROOM FOR OUR
OPPOSITION WITNESSES, THAT WOULD
BE GREAT. THANK YOU COMFORTABLE
STANDING HERE. IF IT'S OK WITH
THE COMMITTEE, WE CAN DO IT THAT
WAY. ALSO WHICH ONE OF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO GO FIRST? MR WIECKOWSKI
GO AHEAD. I WILL, UH, MR VICE
CHAIR MEMBERS. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS CHRIS WEITZ HOCKEY WITH
THE WESTERN MANUFACTURED HOUSING
COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION. AND
WITH RESPECT TO THE AUTHOR,
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
AMENDMENTS. WE I THINK THAT THEY
SHOULD BE COMMENDED. BUT WE
STILL BELIEVE THIS BILL ISN'T
NECESSARY. THE AMENDMENTS
IMPROVE THE BILL, BUT WE STILL
DON'T SEE A NEED FOR THE BILL.
IN 2021 H C D PROCESS 1689
COMPLAINTS THROUGH THE MOBILE
HOME RESIDENCY LAW PROTECTION
PROGRAM. THIS IS OUT OF 393,000
SPACES WITH OVER 700,000
RESIDENTS OF THOSE COMPLAINTS
ONLY 17 WERE FORWARDED ONTO A
LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER. WE
QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT HCG
SHOULD CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW
PROGRAM. FOR THIS PROGRAM. UM
WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN HIRE ENOUGH
PEOPLE TO INSPECT THE PARKS AS
AS CURRENTLY IF THIS BILL MOVES
FORWARD, WE FURTHER WOULD
REQUEST THAT, UH, THIRD PARTY
ASSOCIATIONS WITH EXPERTISE IN
PROVIDING TRAINING OF THE M R L
BE CONSIDERED. AND WHAT WE DO
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS. OTHER
STATES LIKE NO NEVADA AND
OREGON. ALLOW FOR PRIVATE
ASSOCIATIONS TO CONDUCT THE
TRAINING. HCG THEY'RE EXPERTS
ENTITLED 25. THE M R. L IS VERY
COMPLICATED, AND I THINK IF YOU
WERE TO EVEN ASK THEM THEY'RE
NOT EXPERTS IN CIVIL CODE 798,
WHICH IS THE M R L WE FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MANY PARTS ARE
RUN BY PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES. I THINK MY COLLEAGUE
WILL SPEAK TO THAT. THIS BUILDS
IN SOLUTION IS A SOLUTION IN
SEARCH OF A PROBLEM. AND IF
THERE WAS A REAL PROBLEM, THE
MLR PP WOULD HAVE IDENTIFIED
MORE THAN 17 CASES IN 2021. FOR
THESE REASONS AND OTHERS
EXPRESSED IN OUR LETTER. WE
APPRECIATE A NO VOTE ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
MY APOLOGIES FOR INTO IS ONE OF
OUR SENATORS. MR WIECKOWSKI. IT
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU, MR
VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS. EXCUSE
ME. JASON HIKER WITH EDELSTEIN.
GILBERT ROBESON SMITH ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA MOBILE HOME
PARK OWNERS ALLIANCE. UM
RESPECTFULLY AND OPPOSITION TO
SB 8 69, WE AGREE WITH THE
COUNSELOR, MR WEISS SAKE THAT
THAT THERE IS NOT COMPELLING
EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THAT THIS
POLICY IS NECESSARY OR HELPFUL,
HOWEVER. UH IF THE LEGISLATURE
IS GOING TO CONSIDER IT CMP A AS
IDENTIFIED THREE MAJOR ISSUES
WITH THE BILL, ONE OF WHICH I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS BEING
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ADDRESSED IN
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TODAY,
WHICH IS THAT THE CURRENT
PENALTY PROVISIONS IN THE BILL
ARE ONEROUS AND THE RIGHT TO
CURE PROVISIONS ACTUALLY DO
ALLEVIATE THAT CONCERN. OUR
REMAINING CONCERNS, THOUGH,
INCLUDE THE BREADTH OF THE BILL.
AS IT'S CURRENTLY DRAFTED. THE
BILL REQUIRES THAT PARKS THAT
HAVE PARK MANAGEMENT ONE MANAGER
MUST BE TRAINED PER PER THE
TRAINING PROGRAM CREATED UNDER
SB 8 69. BUT THE AUTHOR
CORRECTLY SPOKE TO EFFECTIVE
PARK MANAGEMENT. SAMPAS MEMBERS
AGREE THEY WANT EFFECTIVE PARK
MANAGEMENT, NOT ONLY BECAUSE
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO BUT
FRANKLY, IT'S SELF INTEREST
VIOLATING THE MOBILE HOME
RESIDENCY LAW. VIOLATING HEALTH
AND SAFETY CODE. THERE ARE MAJOR
ISSUES RELATED TO THAT FOR PARK
OWNERS, SO THEY HIRE
PROFESSIONAL PARK MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES. THE COST OF DOING SO,
EVEN FOR A SMALL PARK IS EASILY
IN THE THOUSANDS EVERY MONTH. SO
WE BELIEVE THAT SOME
ACCOMMODATION IS NECESSARY FOR
THOSE PARKS, WHO HAVE HIRED A
PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY
. OUR SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT
TO THE EXTENT THAT A RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYEE AT THAT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY HAS RECEIVED THE
TRAINING CONTEMPLATED UNDER SB 8
69. THAT USING THEIR
SUPERVISORIAL AUTHORITY THAT
THEY BE ABLE TO MEET THAT
REQUIREMENT ON BEHALF OF THE
PARKS THAT HAVE ALREADY RETAINED
THAT COMPANY. UNFORTUNATELY THAT
ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RAISING
OUR LETTER. WAS NOT REFLECTED IN
THE COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS TODAY
FOR THE MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO
CONSIDER AND LASTLY, I WOULD
JUST NOTE ON ON THE ISSUE OF
THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING THAT MY COLLEAGUE
RAISED, YOU KNOW, AS THE
ANALYSIS NOTES, OTHER STATES DO
REQUIRE PARK MANAGER TRAINING,
BUT THEY ALSO DO ALLOW, UM,
THIRD PARTIES TO ADMINISTER THAT
PROGRAM. THERE ARE SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY W. M.
A. THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT
COULD BE CREATED THAT WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE AND SAFE COST TO THE
STATE. SO WITHOUT THESE CONCERNS
ADDRESSED, WE UNFORTUNATELY MUST
REMAIN OPPOSED TO THE BILL AND
REQUEST YOUR KNOW ABOUT TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO
TO THE ROOM. ANYBODY IN
OPPOSITION OF THE BILL IS
WELCOME TO COME UP AND STATE,
THEIR NAME AGENCY. THEY
REPRESENT THEIR OPPOSITION. THIS
TIME. ONLY ONE AT A TIME, OKAY?
SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR
ANY QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD, MR
KALRA. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD REPRESENTING
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, WHICH HAS
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS
LIVING IN A MOBILE HOME
COMMUNITIES, AND THEY RUN THE
GAMUT. SOME ARE GORGEOUS
COMMUNITY IS VERY WELL KEPT.
WHAT HAVE YOU SOME? MAYBE NOT AS
MUCH. BUT EITHER WAY, I'M
ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT THIS
KIND OF TRAINING IS ALREADY NOT
REQUIRED. AND UM, YOU KNOW,
GIVEN THE FACT THAT I HAVE SUCH
A STRONG MOBILE COMMUNITY, UM,
WHICH I HAD KNOWN THAT, AND I'M
GLAD I KNOW IT NOW. BECAUSE I
THINK THIS IS JUST A BARE
MINIMUM. BECAUSE MANAGERS
ACTUALLY MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY
ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF POWER.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF THE
RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY A LOT OF
THE SENIORS AND IN SAN JOSE, IN
PARTICULAR, WITH THE HOUSING
CLASS MOBILE HOME CAREERS HAVE
BECOME DE FACTO SENIOR HOUSING.
UM AND A LOT OF LOW INCOME
WORKING CLASS FAMILIES ALSO LIVE
IN MOBILE HOMES. OTHERWISE, IT
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LIVE IN SAN
JOSE. UM AND SO OFTENTIMES THERE
IS THAT KIND OF BALANCE OF POWER
ISSUE, SOMETIMES WITH THE
MANAGER SAYS ONE THING OR THE
OTHER AND YOU NEED TO DO THIS
AND DO THAT, AND I THINK THAT
PERHAPS SOME BASIC LEVEL OF
TRAINING IS THE LEAST WE SHOULD
EXPECT. AND SO I'M VERY MUCH IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL LIKE TO MOVE
THE BILL AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
AS A CO AUTHOR, IF IT'S OKAY
WITH THE SENATOR. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOVE TO HAVE
YOU. THANK YOU HAVE A MOTION BY
COLORADO. WE HAVE A SECOND THE
SECOND BY CARILLO. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? SENATOR YOU
MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU, MR VICE
CHAIR. I HAVE TO SAY I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN A LITTLE MIFFED BY THE FACT
THAT THERE'S OPPOSITION TO
TRAINING. NO ONE WANTS TO DO A
BAD JOB IN ANY JOB THAT THEY DO
, AND IT'S A BIG JOB, AND IT'S A
BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO MANAGE A
PARK IN THE EIGHT YEARS THAT I
HAVE BEEN THE CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE. MY BETWEEN MYSELF AND
MY STAFF. WE HAVE VISITED
HUNDREDS OF MOBILE HOME PARKS
AND THE VAST VAST MAJORITY OF
MANAGERS THAT I WILL EVERY
MANAGER THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE
ASKED SAID WHEN I SAID WOULD YOU
LIKE TO HAVE TRAINING? THEY'RE
LIKE, OH, MY GOSH. YES BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO DO A GOOD JOB. AND
I WOULD ALSO ARGUE THAT THE
MORRELL MAY BE COMPLEX, BUT WHEN
I WAS FIRST ELECTED, AND I
DIDN'T HAVE TV, THAT WAS THE
BOOK THAT I READ FROM COVER TO
COVER AND I WAS ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND IT FAIRLY EASILY. SO
I WOULD THINK THAT THE PARK
MANAGERS WOULD BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND IT AS WELL. AND THE
COMPLAINTS ABOUT HC D. HOW MANY
LESS COMPLAINTS WOULD THERE BE,
IF, IN FACT THE MANAGER WAS
TRAINED? NO ONE AGAIN WANTS TO
DO A BAD JOB AND THE PEOPLE
LIVING IN THESE MOBILE HOME
PARKS JUST WANT TO BE TREATED AS
THE LAW STATES. THEY SHOULD BE
TREATED. SO I MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
FOR THE 1.5 MILLION RESIDENTS
LIVING IN MOBILE HOME PARKS UP
AND DOWN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WITH THAT, UH, WE HAD A
MOTION BY CAR A SECOND BY
CARILLO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE
ROLL. MOTION TO PASS AS AMENDED
TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND
APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. THEY ARTO
SÜ ARGENTEUIL CARILLO. SYRIA I
GABRIEL CHOLERA, CHOLERA I KYLIE
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I WORD.
THANK YOU, MR VICE CHAIR. THANK
YOU MEMBERS. OKAY. THAT ITEM
WILL BE HELD OPEN. ALRIGHT THAT
BRINGS US TO SENATOR HER, TATO.
WELCOME, SENATOR POTATO. THIS IS
SB 847 BY HER TATO. THANKS FOR
EVERYONE WHO ARE READY TO OPEN
YOU MAY GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. SORRY, OKAY? SO AS
OF JULY 2021 MORE THAN 1.8
MILLION HOMEOWNERS WERE BEHIND
ON THEIR MORTGAGES. MANY OF
THESE HOMEOWNERS ARE OWNERS OF
RENTAL PROPERTY WHEN FEDERAL
MORTGAGE FOR BANDS AND THEY MAY
BE FORCED TO REMOVE THE RENTAL
UNITS FOR FROM THE MARKET AND
SELL THEM IN ORDER TO AVOID
FORECLOSURE. SB 847 ESTABLISHES
A GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT
ALLOWS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
TO HOMEOWNER APPLICANTS UPON AN
APPROPRIATION BY THE
LEGISLATURE. THE CALIFORNIA
MORTGAGE RELIEF PROGRAM USES
FEDERAL HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE
FUNDS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS GET
CAUGHT UP ON THEIR HOUSING
PAYMENTS. BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE
HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE RENTAL
PROPERTIES. THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, PROVIDED 5.2. BILLION
TO CALIFORNIA TO PAY RENT FOR
SOME LOW INCOME TENANTS WHO HAVE
BEEN UNABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, BUT IT DOES
NOT INCLUDE ALL RENTERS. WE DO
HAVE TENANTS IN CALIFORNIA WHO
ARE BEHIND ON THE RENT BUT WILL
NOT RECEIVE GOVERNMENT
ASSISTANCE BECAUSE WHAT THEY
MAKE FALSE JUST ABOVE THE
EXISTING THRESHOLD FOR THOSE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. THIS LEAVES THE
HOMEOWNERS OF THE RENTAL
PROPERTY, WHO SOMETIMES ARE
STILL PAYING OFF THE MORTGAGE ON
THAT PROPERTY STRUGGLING
THEMSELVES. SB 847 CLOSES THE
GAP FOR TENANTS AND HOMEOWNERS
WHO HAVE APPLIED AND BEEN
REJECTED FROM THE STATE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. ENSURE
NEEDED RENTAL UNITS STAY IN THE
MARKET, AND PEOPLE DO NOT LOSE
THE ROOFS OVER THEIR HEADS. I
HAVE TWO WITNESSES TODAY.
JOINING US HERE IN ROOM 1 26. WE
HAVEN'T ANITA EARL. SHE'S A
SMALL RENTAL PROPERTY HOMEOWNER.
AND WE ALSO FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE HAVE DEBORAH CARLTON
WITH DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EACH OF YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES UH, FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU
BEING HERE, SO CHOOSE WHOEVER
YOU WANT TO GO FIRST. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS ANITA EARL.
I OWNED A HOME IN SACRAMENTO.
AND I LOST MY HOME BECAUSE A
WOMAN MOVED IN AT THE END OF
2019 AND LIVED THERE TWO YEARS
RENT FREE. THE WELL MEANING
PANDYA MAKE EVICTION LAW GAVE
HER PROTECTION. THIS RESULTED IN
SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS LIKE
MYSELF BEING FINANCIALLY RUINED
WITHOUT ANY REAL REMEDY WHEN A
TENANT REFUSES TO COOPERATE. I
APPLIED FOR THE EMERGENCY RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
SHE DID NOT WHAT? I FINALLY GET
MY HOME BACK. THE TENANT HAD
EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED THEIR HOME.
SHE PULLED ALL THE ELECTRICAL
WIRING FROM THE WALLS. MOLDING
FROM THE FLOOR DESTROYED THE
CEILING LIGHT FIXTURES. PULLED
OFF ALL THE SMOKE DETECTORS PUT
HUGE HOLES IN THE WALLS.
CEILINGS INDOORS, STOLE THE
WASHING MACHINE DESTROYED THE
OVEN FLOODED THE HARDWOOD FLOORS
UNTIL THEY BUCKLED. TRASH AND
DEBRIS AND ABANDONED VEHICLES
WERE STREWN ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
IT WAS DEVASTATING. THE ESTIMATE
FOR THE REPAIRS IS OVER.
$75,000. I'M NOT A RICH PERSON.
I'M GONNA BE HONEST. I LIVE ON A
FIXED INCOME. I WASN'T ABLE TO
DO THAT. SO WE HAD TO SELL THE
HOME AT A HUGE LOSS. ANY HOPES
OF FINANCIAL STABILITY FROM THE
CELL OF THAT HOME. IT'S GONE. UM. ALL OF THIS BREAKS MY HEART
BECAUSE IN 1959, MY GRANDMOTHER
AND HER DAUGHTER, MY MOTHER CAME
TO SACRAMENTO AND THEY BOUGHT
THAT HOUSE BEEN IN MY FAMILY
EVERY SINCE. LITTLE DID I EVER
KNOW THAT IT WOULD END LIKE
THIS? DURING A TIME OF CRISIS, A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE COUNTRY
ASKED LANDLORDS LIKE MYSELF TO
NOT MAKE PEOPLE HOMELESS. AND WE
OBLIGED, AND WE'RE JUST ASKING
IN RETURN THAT WE NOT BE
BANKRUPTED AND FINANCIALLY
RUINED BECAUSE WE DID. WE DID
OUR PART AND SENATORS, I MEAN,
MEMBERS. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO WRITE AN UNINTENTIONAL WRONG
TODAY. AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN THIS BILL. BUT I VOTE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME
A VOICE TODAY. THANK YOU,
DEBORAH CARLTON WITH THE
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
, THE MAKEUP OF THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 75% OR
SMALL OWNERS LIKE MISS ANITA
HILL, MISS ANITA EARL, AND
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT THE
UNUSUAL STORY THAT WE HAVE
HEARD. STATE LAW DID PROTECT
TENANTS AND THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE LAWS
TO DO THAT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WERE PROVIDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS, UH, TO HELP INFORM
TENANTS ABOUT THEIR ABILITIES TO
APPLY FOR FUNDING. THERE WERE
BILLBOARDS THERE WAS TELEVISION
. THERE WAS RADIO ADS, TENANT
ORGANIZATIONS WERE PROVIDED
FUNDING. TO HELP WITH THE
OUTREACH. UNFORTUNATELY STATE
LAW MADE IT VERY EASY FOR
FORTUNATELY, DEPENDING ON HOW
YOU LOOK AT IT PRETENDS TO CLAIM
A COVID HARDSHIP. THEY SIMPLY
HAD TO CHECK A BOX. UM
UNFORTUNATELY DURING THE
APPLICATION PROCESS LATER INTO
THE PROCESS, OWNERS LEARNED THAT
THE TENANT WHO HAD CHECKED A BOX
DIDN'T QUALIFY. THEY EITHER MADE
TOO MUCH MONEY OR THE TENANTS
THEMSELVES JUST REFUSED TO
APPLY. SO WHAT THIS BILL IS
ABOUT IS THE PAYMENT OF RENT TO
HELP THOSE OWNERS WHO DISCOVERED
TOO LATE THAT THEIR TENANTS, UH
, WE'RE NOT WILLING TO
PARTICIPATE OR COOPERATE. THESE
OWNERS WERE LEFT WITHOUT RENT.
JUST LIKE, UH, MISS ANITA, EARL,
AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
BOTH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. THIS
TIME WE'LL GO TO PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM WHO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR AGENCY AND
YOUR SUPPORT. MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
PAT MORAN WITH AARON READING
ASSOCIATES, REPRESENTING THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTAL
HOUSING ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MADELINE COOPER WITH NIELSEN
MARKSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS
. EDWIN BORBON ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF ONTARIO AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. MORNING I'M RON
KINGSTON. I REPRESENT THE
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. OKAY AT
THIS TIME, WE'LL GO AHEAD OR IF
THERE ANY OPPOSITION THEY WOULD
LIKE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. IT
DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY
WITNESSES AND PRIMARY AND
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION OR
PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. SO THAT
BRINGS US BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
FOR ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, MR
KALRA. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I THINK THAT YOU
KNOW, DURING THE COVID CRISIS
VERY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
HELP EVERYONE, OBVIOUSLY, THE
LARGER LANDLORDS OR CORPORATE
OWNED COULD WEATHER THE STORM A
LITTLE BIT MORE EASILY. UM, AND
WE DID WHAT WE COULD TO HELP
TENANTS AS WE SHOULD. AH AND I
THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME
SITUATIONS WHERE YOU HAD THIS
SMALLER LANDLORDS THAT MAY HAVE
BOTHERED THE CRACKS IN TERMS OF
THE ABILITY AS WE HEARD FROM THE
WITNESS VERY ELOQUENTLY. THE
ABILITY TO WEATHER THAT STORM
THAT WE'VE ALL KIND OF GONE
THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
IN TERMS OF, UM THE BECAUSE I
THINK THAT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS
REALLY SHOULD FOCUS ON ON THE
THERE'S SMALLER AND, UH
LANDLORDS AND WHAT HAVE YOU? I'M
LOOKING AT THE CRITERIA. AND IT
SAYS THE REAL ESTATE CAN'T BE A
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT, AT LEAST
IN THE CHAIR, ONE CORPORATION
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR AN
OWNER WHO'S REQUESTED MORE THAN
100,000 FROM THE PROGRAM NOW IS
THAT AN OWNER? WHO HAS REQUESTED
MORE THAN 101,000, CUMULATIVELY
, SO THEY HAVE MORE THAN LIKE
THEY SAY THEY OWN TWO OR THREE
PROPERTIES AND OR, YOU KNOW, I'M
I GUESS MY THE CROCS ON MY
QUESTION IS REALLY TRYING TO
DRILL DOWN TO THOSE THAT LIKE
OUR WITNESS HERE, THE THAT
NEEDED THE MOST RIGHT AND THEN
KIND OF UNWIND IT TO OTHER FOKS
THAT APPLY AS WELL. SO I DON'T I
GUESS THE I'D LIKE TO. I WOULD
LIKE IT IF IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
MORE NARROWED IF THAT'S POSSIBLE
IN TERMS OF GETTING IT TO THOSE
THAT NEED IT, THE MOST,
INCLUDING THOSE THAT HAVE
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. I DON'T
THINK THAT NEST IS NECESSARILY I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S A CRITERIA
IN ITSELF. SO I DON'T KNOW AS
YOU'VE DEVELOPED THE BILL FROM
EITHER YOURSELF OR WITNESS. YOU
KNOW, HOW IS THAT CONSIDERED TO
ENSURE THAT I WAS GOING TO THOSE
THAT NEED IT? THE MOST THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION, AND I'LL SAY
THAT THAT IS MY INTENTION. OUR
INTENTION AS WELL. UM, AND WHEN
I THINK ABOUT THIS BILL, AND I
THINK ABOUT WHAT THE INTENT OF
IT IS, IS TO HELP THE SMALL
PROPERTY OWNERS MY FATHER IS A
SMALL PROPERTY OWNER, AND HE'S
ON A FIXED INCOME, AND LUCKILY
HE HAD TENANTS THAT THAT YOU
KNOW, PAID EVERY MONTH DURING
THE PANDEMIC, BUT NOT EVERY IT
COULD HAVE. HE COULD HAVE BEEN
IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION, RIGHT
AND, UM AND SO OH, MISS ANITA
GIRL LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
HELP THROUGH THIS BILL, AND I'M
HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS
THAT CAN YOU KNOW THAT WOULD
FURTHER NARROW AND PROVIDE THAT
SUPPORT TO THOSE THAT NEED IT
THE MOST. AND OF COURSE NOT, UM
, IN ANY WAY, TRY TO BENEFIT
THOSE THAT THAT ARE VERY WELL
OFF. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY IT'S VERY
CLEAR. THAT'S THE INTENTION. AND
SO I DON'T KNOW IF, AS IT MOVES
UP UP, CERTAINLY SUPPORTING IT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT
THAT WE PROVIDE THIS ASSISTANCE
OF THOSE VENDORS THAT DIDN'T GET
ANY ASSISTANCE DURING THE COVID
PANDEMIC, BUT AS YOU KIND OF AS
A MOVES FORWARD IF YOU GET MORE
FEEDBACK, SIMILAR TO MINE AND
CERTAIN TERMS OF HOW TO DEFINE
THE CHAIR, ONE APPLICANT AND
EVEN MORE NARROW MANNER. I THINK
THAT IT DOES A GOOD JOB OF KIND
OF EXCLUDING SOME OF THE KIND OF
LOW HANGING FRUIT OF WE RE
DEFINITELY CORPORATION, REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST THINGS
LIKE THAT L O. C S AND SO WE
REALLY ARE KIND OF HONING IN ON
THE FAMILY OWNED KIND OF RENTAL
PROPERTY. WHAT HAVE YOU BUT
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS. MAYBE EVEN
WITHIN THAT CATEGORY PRIORITIZE
THOSE THAT HAVE FINANCIAL NEW
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. WHAT HAVE
YOU? I THINK IT WOULD MAKE IT A
BETTER BILL, BUT CERTAINLY
SUPPORTING IT WILL BE OPEN TO
SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK. AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WELL THAT
THAT THOSE THAT NEED IT THE MOST
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GETTING
THE FUNDS BECAUSE BY NO MEANS I
DID DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT AT ALL TO INDIVIDUALS
WHO DON'T NEED IT RIGHT OR THAT
ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MORE
MONEY OFF OF STATE. SO YES,
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
NOT I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
UM THIS WAS NOT DONE
FORESEEABLE. WHAT HAPPENED TO
YOU? WE TALKED ABOUT THAT COULD
HAPPEN. AND YET WE DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE JUST
ALLOWED THE PROCESS TO GO
FORWARD. WE DIDN'T ADDRESS THE
SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY DOESN'T
QUALIFY. AND YET USES THE
PANDEMIC. TO NOT PAY. AND THEN
THERE'S NO WAY TO EVICT BECAUSE
WE MADE ALL THREE AND SO PEOPLE
LIKE THIS POOR PERSON LADY HERE.
WE DIDN'T DAMAGE TO YOU
ECONOMICALLY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT
? WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT IS UP TO
US TO UNDO THAT AND WE HAVE TO
FIX THAT. UM. FOR YOU. IT MIGHT
BE TOO LATE FOR US TO FIX THAT
ALL THE WAY. YOU CAN'T GET YOUR
HOUSE BACK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
CAN OR NOT. BUT, UM, CERTAINLY.
WE SHOULD HAVE. DONE WHAT WE
SOME OF US TALKED ABOUT, WHICH
WAS MAKE SURE THE LANDLORD CAN
APPLY ON BEHALF OF THAT TENANT
WHO IS NOT WHO HAS DECIDED NOT
TO PAY. BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE
HELPED PEOPLE LIKE YOU KEEP YOUR
HOUSE. SO WITH THAT I'M IN FULL
SUPPORT OF YOUR BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THE
TENACITY TO HELP PEOPLE. WHO
REALLY GOT CAUGHT. IN THIS
PANDEMIC AND REALLY SUFFERED
SOME SOME BIG DAMAGE. IT WASN'T
JUST THE TENANTS THAT WERE
SUFFERING THIS. THIS IS WHERE
THEY'RE THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT
WERE SUPPLYING THEM WITH HOMES,
AND THEY GOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF
AND WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL
WHEN WE'RE DOING POLICY. THAT WE
LOOK AT THESE THINGS AND
ANTICIPATE THEM. BECAUSE COMING
IN AFTER THE FACT AND SAYING,
OH, YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
DOESN'T FIX IT. SO WITH THAT. MR
DATO, YOU CAN OH, MR CARILLO,
YOU CAN GO AHEAD. THAN YOU, MR
CHAIR. JUST WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. UM WE WORKED A LOT IN
BUDGET COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT
WE WERE PUTTING FUNDING
NECESSARY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS AMID THE PANDEMIC,
WHICH WAS ALREADY IN AN
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT THING TO DO
AND PUSH. TO ENSURE THAT THERE
WERE TENANT PROTECTION TO MID
COVID AND PEOPLE WERE LOSING
THEIR JOBS AND NOT ABLE TO MAKE
ENDS MEET. UM MY FATHER WORKED
REALLY HARD TO BUY A HOME FOR
HIS FAMILY WHEN HE WAS MUCH
YOUNGER. IT'S A FOUR PLEX AND
EAST LOS ANGELES. UM, AT A TIME
WHERE BUYING HOMELESS A LOT MORE
AFFORDABLE THAN IT IS NOW. BUT
HE HAD A TENANT TO YOUNG WOMEN
TO YOUNG COLLEGE YOUNG WOMEN WHO
LOST THEIR JOBS AT THE PANDEMIC
AND WE'RE STRUGGLING. WE ALL TRY
TO PITCH IN TO PAY FOR MY
FATHER'S MORTGAGE. AND NOW,
THANK GOODNESSTHEY'RE BACK AND
RE INSTATED AND ABLE TO PAY RENT
. UM BUT IF WE HAD NOT HAD THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT AS A FAT AS A
COLLECTIVE FAMILY MY FATHER
WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT
POSITION. SMALL LANDLORD, YOU
KNOW, HE LIVES IN A UNIT. MY
GRANDMOTHER LIVES ON THE OTHER.
ONE SISTER LIVES IN THE OTHER
ONE, AND LUCKILY THEY'RE ABLE TO
RENT A TWO COLLEGE STUDENTS.
NEARBY AT THE UNIVERSITY. UM BUT
NOT A LOT OF FAMILIES HAD THAT
SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY AND FOR SHARING THAT I
FEEL AWFUL THAT YOU WERE IN THE
SITUATION THAT YOU ARE IN. IN
THE STATE CAN AND SHOULD DO MORE
. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALSO
HAS COME UP IN BUDGET RELATED TO
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. NOT ONLY THE
SITUATION THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
ADDRESS IN WHICH A TENANT MAY
NOT HAVE APPLIED BUT ALSO IF A
LANDLORD WAS LOOKING FOR
ASSISTANCE, AND THEY WERE NOT
COMPUTER SAVVY, DID NOT HAVE AN
IPHONE DID NOT HAVE THE LANGUAGE
OR CULTURAL, UM, RESOURCES TO BE
ABLE TO ACCESS A VERY
COMPLICATED UM, TECHNOLOGICAL
SYSTEM THAT EVEN WE WERE TRYING
TO GRAPPLE WITH FOR THE PAST TWO
YEARS BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY IS A
CHALLENGE IN STATE GOVERNMENT,
AND WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT
AS WELL. BUT IF YOU DIDN'T SPEAK
ENGLISH OR DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO
A COMPUTER, OR IF YOU DIDN'T
KNOW SOMEBODY THAT COULD HELP
YOU RESOURCES WERE STILL VERY
LIMITED. SO I THINK AT THIS
POINT AS WE DO OUR COVID
ECONOMIC RECOVERY WE GET TO LOOK
AT ALL THE HOLES AND ALL THE
GAPS THAT EXISTED AND TRY TO
FIGURE THAT OUT AND TRY TO MOVE
FORWARD AND ULTIMATELY TRY TO
HELP FAMILIES. UM SO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR BILL AND I WILL BE
SUPPORTING IT TODAY. RIGHT WITH
THAT, MR TARO, YOU CAN CLOSE MR
CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. I'LL SAY THAT WHEN I
FIRST UM, REALIZED THERE WAS AN
ISSUE I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT ALL
THE POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT COULD
BE WHEN TRYING TO HELP. UM, YOU
KNOW, EVERY INDIVIDUAL
CALIFORNIA, UH, DURING THE
PANDEMIC. I CAME ACROSS A WOMAN
IN MY SENATE-DISTRICT. FORMER
FARMWORKER THAT, UM, IN SPANISH
, CAME TO ME AND SAID, I'M
STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
I'M GOING TO LOSE MY HOUSE. I
HAVE A RENTAL PROPERTY, BUT THEY
HAVEN'T PAID THE RENT. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO EAT. AND
THAT'S WHEN I UM YOU KNOW,
REALIZED TO YOUR TO YOUR POINT
THAT IT THERE'S RESOURCES OUT
THERE, BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS
ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES.
THERE'S RESOURCES OUT THERE, BUT
UM, YEAH, THEY IT'S UM IT'S NOT
A ONE SIZE FITS ALL JUST BECAUSE
THEY'RE AVAILABLE. DOES IT MEAN
THAT UM PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEM
OR THAT, UH, THERE'S LANGUAGE
BARRIERS AS WELL. AND THAT AND
THAT'S WHAT I REALIZED IN AND
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE LAW SAYS,
YEAH, THERE'S FINANCE FINANCIAL
LOSS, BUT I THINK WHAT WE ALSO
HEARD TODAY IS THAT THERE'S
HISTORY. THERE'S UM. A YOU KNOW,
WITH MRS URLS. HER HOME WAS IN
THE FAMILY, UH, THAT HER MOTHER
PURCHASED HER GRANDMOTHER
PURCHASED THE HOME. YOUR FATHER
PUTS PURCHASED THIS FOUR PLEX.
MY FATHER PURCHASED A DUPLEX.
THESE ARE INVESTMENTS THAT THAT. TOOK A LOT OF HARD WORK. AND.
THEY'RE KEPT IN THE FAMILY SO
THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE FAMILIES
DON'T END UP BEING A HOMELESS.
AND IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE THAT
WE DIDN'T PROVIDE THE SUPPORT
WHEN THE SUPPORT WAS MOSTLY
NEEDED, BUT IF WE CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE NOW WE NEED TO DO IT
. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND WE HAD A MOTION. DO WE
HAVE EMOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION
BY MS CARILLO. IN A SECOND BY MR
BURKE SILVA. GO AHEAD AND CALL
THE ROLL. MOTION IS TO PASS
THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY COMEDIAN
APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. THIS IS A. SEVEN WEEKS. I SEYARTO
CARILLO. ARE YOU? I GABRIEL
CHOLERA. KYLIE KYLIE, I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I WORK.
TONIGHT. ON TUESDAY. 45. 5 TO 0.
THAT BUILDS UP BUT WE'LL LEAVE
IT OPEN. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO WAIT A MOMENT FOR
WE'RE GONNA WAIT A MOMENT FOR AN
AUTHOR TO COME IN, AND I BELIEVE
THAT SENATOR CABALLERO IS ON HER
WAY FOR SPECIAL ORDER OF
BUSINESS, BUT WE'LL GIVE IT A
MOMENT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA ADD ON TO WE'RE
GONNA ADD ONTO BILLS. I THINK MR
KILEY ALSO IS ABSENT FOR PART OF
THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF MISS KOREA
WAS, BUT I CERTAINLY WAS. THINK
I AM NUMBER ONE SB 11. OH, FIVE,
UM, WEEKS, KYLIE. HIGHLY NO. 24
TO 2 WILL LEAVE THAT OPEN. UM
ITEM NUMBER 4361. UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEEKS. I.
WEEKS. I REMEMBER KYLIE. KYLIE,
NO. I'M NOT WORRYING. I'M SO
SORRY. THANK YOU, MEDICALLY, NOT
BOARDING. SPEED SAID THE BILL IS
OUT 51, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN.
UM ITEM NUMBER FIVE SP 561 WEEKS
WEEKS I UM KYLIE. KYLIE, NO.
THAT BUILDS OUT FIVE TO WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN. UH I DIDN'T
NUMBER SIX UH S P 649. WEEKS
WEEKS. I KYLIE KYLIE, NO. 52252
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN. I ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN SP 679 WEEKS WEEKS
I KYLIE. KYLIE, NO. FOUR. ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT UM AS SPEAK. 13 73
WEEKS WEEKS. I KYLIE. B 5 TO 1.
OH, HE DIDN'T ANSWER SO THAT NO
VOTE FOR MILEY. OKAY THAT THAT
BUILDS OUT 51 WILL LEAVE IT
OPEN. UM DO YOU NEED THAT ONTO?
OKAY. WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT.
WE'LL COME BACK TO OUR TOP
HURTADO BILL ON A SECOND. AND
THEN WE HAVE I KNOW THIS ONE
NUMBER NINE. WE'RE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHOLERA, UM,
ITEM NUMBER NINE SP 847 AYE. I
WILL BE SIX. DID YOU GET ME?
YES, YES. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY,
THAT'S 60. THAT'S OUT. AND, UM
THEN WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 10. I
SHOULD REMEMBER WEEKS. I UM
KYLIE. KYLIE, NO. HELP FOR ONE
WILL LEAVE THAT FOR FOUR, TOO
WILL LEAVE THAT OPEN. AND THEN I
BELIEVE WE HAVE THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. LET ME SEE WHO WAS
ABSENT FOR THAT. SO SORRY. WE
SHOULD. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEEKS
AT THIS IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS 12 13 14 AND, UH I'M SORRY
. 12 13, 15 AND 16. REMEMBER?
WEEKS. I UM, REMEMBER, KYLIE?
AYE. AND THAT IS OUT AND WE WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN. AND THAT GREAT
AND WE'LL WAIT FOR AN AUTHOR.
HOPEFULLY, SENATOR CABALLERO.
PLEASE COME UP, SENATOR BECKER
AND YOU ARE PRESENTING SB 948
BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES.
PRODUCT PRESENT SP 9 48. THIS IS
A BILL TO HELP CUT THE COST FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN
CALIFORNIA. RIGHT NOW. EXCUSE
ME. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES
PROJECTS THAT HAVE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS LIKE
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS TO SET
ASIDE ENOUGH MONEY WHEN
FINANCING THE PROJECT TO COVER A
YEAR OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR
TENANTS. THIS IS CALLED A
TRANSITION RESERVE, AND IT'S
INTENDED TO BRIBE A BUFFER IN
THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT
DEVELOPMENT LOSES ITS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE FUNDING. THESE
TRANSITION RESERVES RANGED FROM
AS LOW AS A FEW $100,000 IN A
SMALL PROJECT TO SEVERAL MILLION
DOLLARS IN A LARGE PROJECT. BUT
AS YOU ALL KNOW, EVERY DOLLAR
COUNTS IN THESE PROJECTS AND
FUNDING IS VERY SCARCE. HDD
RECENTLY COMMISSIONED A STUDY ON
THIS SUBJECT, IT FOUND THE USE
OF THESE RESERVES WAS SO LOW AS
TO BE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. SO IN
ESSENCE, THIS APOLOGY POLICY
REQUIRES PROJECTS TO FULLY SELF
INSURE FOR AN EVENT THAT IS
REALISTICALLY NEVER GOING TO
HAPPEN. SP 9 48 WOULD ELIMINATE
THIS REQUIREMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL
PROJECTS AND INSTEAD ALLOW HDD
TO CREATE A POOLED RESERVE LIKE
AN INSURANCE FUND. THIS WOULD BE
AVAILABLE IN THE RARE CURRENTS
WERE RENTAL ASSISTANCE MIGHT BE
LOST, BUT WOULD FREE UP A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN
HOUSING PROJECTS. MONEY THAT
COULD INSTEAD BE USED TO DEEPEN
THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE UNIT.
WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL NUMBER
OF AFFORDABLE UNITS IN A PROJECT
WITH ME TO FRY TESTIMONY TODAY
IS AMBERLEIGH LESLIE FROM
HOUSING, CALIFORNIA THANK YOU
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. YES. I'M
AMBERLEIGH LESLIE. WITH HOUSING
, CALIFORNIA WORK PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, ALONG WITH
THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP MARKS DIVERS SENDS
HIS REGRETS. HE'S CURRENTLY
TESTIFYING ON ANOTHER MEASURE.
IN SOUTHERN IT GOVERNED FINANCE.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL CONCERNED
ABOUT THE COST TO PRODUCE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THIS
BILL IS ABOUT SAVING HCG. AN
AVERAGE OF $500,000 FOR EACH
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. IT FUNDS THAT HAS
FEDERAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE. UM
ANALYSIS BY THE HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP IDENTIFIED AT LEAST
80 DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO THESE
TRANSITION RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.
TOTALING $40 MILLION IN HDD
FUNDS THAT COULD BE AWARDED TO
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. HDD IS
BEING MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THE
PRIVATE BANKING INDUSTRY THAT IS
PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE WITH AND
REQUIRES NO RESERVES FOR THE
MINUSCULE RISK OF FEDERAL RENTAL
ASSISTANCE GOING AWAY. AND AS
THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS REPORTED
. HDD ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
ELIMINATION OF THESE RESERVES
FOR FUTURE PROJECTS WOULD FREE
UP FINANCIAL RESOURCES. SO
ULTIMATELY, SB 948 CREATES A
TO BOTH ADDRESS RISK AND SAVE
VALUABLE DOLLARS THAT HCG CAN
INVEST TOWARDS BUILDING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND
THEREFORE WE RESPECTFULLY URGE
YOU I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. AND IF OTHERS WOULD LIKE TO
REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. YOU KNOW
WHY IT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT
CHRISLEY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES, THE AMERICAN PLANNING
ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER,
THE URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA
I THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. GREG HAYES ON BEHALF OF
THE HOUSING ACTION COALITION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. ANY ADDITIONAL FOLKS
IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
REGISTER OPPOSITION. OKAY, WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES? MOVED
TO BUILD A MOTION AND A SECOND
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? DO
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? SPECIALLY
ASKED WHEN I VOTE. THANK YOU
APPRECIATE SENATOR. YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. IT'S A GOOD
GOVERNANCE BILL THAT ALLOWS FOR
MORE EFFICIENT USE OF OUR VERY
LIMITED FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. SO APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THE SPACE AND, UH
, HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL AND
HOPEFULLY GET IT OUT OF OUR
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION
THAT'S A PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS. WEEKS
BY HARTO Y. KOREA, GABRIEL.
CHOLERA CHOLERA I KYLIE KYLIE, I
QUIRK-SILVA WORD. CUTE 34 THAT
IS FOR VOTES BELIEVE IT OPEN.
THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST COME ON.
HE WAS A YES. ANXIETY TEXTED
YOU. OKAY, OKAY.
HI SENATOR CALDERA. WE'VE WE'VE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER
ALREADY TODAY. WHEN YOU ARE
READY, WE WILL BEGIN OUR SPECIAL
ORDER OF BUSINESS. WHICH WILL BE
I BELIEVE TWO OF YOUR BILLS. SB
SIX AND SP 4 90. AND PLEASE
BEGIN. TAKE A BREATH. IF YOU
NEED. PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
I WILL TAKE A BREATH. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SB SIX,
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES ACT. AS
YOU ARE ALL AWARE CALIFORNIA
CONTINUES TO FACE AN EXTREME
HOUSING SUPPLY AND AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS. IN ORDER TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF CALIFORNIA FAMILIES,
THE STATE MUST INCREASE HOUSING
PRODUCTION. AT THE LACK OF
AVAILABLE LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO BE A
BARRIER TO BUILD. MANY OF OUR
CITIES ARE BUILT OUT AND DON'T
HAVE READILY AVAILABLE. VACANT
LAND AND OTHER CITIES ARE
RELUCTANT TO DEVELOP HOUSING ON
THE OUTSKIRTS OF THEIR THEIR
JURISDICTIONS, WHICH CONTRIBUTES
TO SPRAWL. AND OBVIOUSLY TO
GREENHOUSE GAS. SB SIX TAKES A
CALM CONCEPTS ARTICULATED IN SB
3 75. WHICH WAS PASSED BY
SENATOR STEINBERG IN 2000 AND
EIGHT, WHICH IS TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF TIME AND DISTANCE
PEOPLE TRAVEL BY VEHICLE BY
DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITIES REUSE AND ADAPTATION
OF UNDERPERFORMING PROPERTIES TO
RECREATE WALKABLE COMMUNITIES
AND TO AVOID SPRAWL. THIS
ADAPTIVE REUSE BILL WILL SPUR
HOUSING PRODUCTION BY
AUTHORIZING RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT ON EXISTING LOTS
CURRENTLY ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL
OFFICE AND RETAIL USE, SUCH AS
OFFICE COMPLEXES, STRIP MALLS,
LARGE MALLS AND BIG BOX RETAIL
SPACES. IT'S B SIX WILL ALSO
SOLVE AND EVOLVING CRISIS THAT
HAS BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE
SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS DURING
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HAS
SHIFTED BUSINESSES TO ACCEPT
SOME TO ACCEPT SOME PERMANENTLY
NEW WORK FROM HOME STRATEGIES
AND EXPANDED ONLINE TRANSACTIONS
FOR CONSUMER RETAIL. WE SAW
THESE ONLINE TRANSACTIONS GO
THROUGH THE ROOF AND IT REALLY
EXPEDITED. A NUMBER OF
COMMERCIAL MAJOR COMMERCIAL
TENANTS TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
RELIEF BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSING
STORES SUCH AS SEARS, JC
PENNEY'S KMART. TORIES ARRESTS
DUE TO DECLINING SALES,
ESPECIALLY AT THE BRICK AND
MURDER LOCATIONS. WE HAVE SEEN
THIS SHIFT IN CONSUMER
PREFERENCES OVER TIME, WHICH HAS
LEFT MANY COMMUNITIES WITH STRIP
MALLS AND MALLS WITH MAJOR
TENANT VACANCIES, WHICH
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DECLINE OF THE
RETAIL AND OFFICE CENTER AND
LEAD TO INCREASED BLIGHT.
VANDALISM AND DECLINING SALES
REVENUES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
IN MY RURAL DISTRICT. THESE
RETAILERS ARE MAJOR TENANTS. WE
DON'T HAVE THE HIGH END STORES
AND IN IN MOST OF MY COMMUNITIES
, AND SO IT'S THE SEARS AND THE
J. C PENNEY'S THAT ARE LEAVING
AND THEY LEAVE HUGE GAPS IN OUR
COMMERCIAL CENTERS. UM AND I
EXPECT TO SEE MORE RETAILERS
LEAVE AS EXPERTS PREDICT A
RECESSION IS LOOMING IN THE NEAR
FUTURE, AND THESE STORES ARE
RETHINKING HOW THEY SELL AND
DOING MUCH MORE ONLINE. EVEN
CORPORATE ENTERPRISES ARE
FOREGOING THEIR BRICK AND MORTAR
OPERATIONS AND FAITH IN FAVOR OF
A NEW WORK FROM HOME REALITY.
THESE UNDERUTILIZED OR VACANT
COMMERCIAL SPACES ARE OFTEN
ALONG MAJOR PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND
CONTAIN SIGNIFICANT ACREAGE
AVAILABLE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. TO CREATE
A WALKABLE LIVE WORK PLAY
VILLAGE. THE WALKABLE VILLAGE
CONCEPT, BUT WILL ALSO HELP TO
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
BY CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE
TRIPS OR ERRANDS BY LOCATING
SERVICES WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE. PUT SIMPLY AS SB SIX
WILL SPUR HOUSING PRODUCTION BY
ONE, ALLOWING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
TO APPROVE RESIDENTIAL OR MIXED
USE DEVELOPMENT ON COMMERCIALLY
ZONED RETAIL OR OFFICE SPACES.
BY UTILIZING AN EXPEDITED
PROCESS. T REQUIRING HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT TO MEET OR EXCEED
THE DENSITY DEEMED APPROPRIATE
TO ACCOMMODATE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, SUCH AS APARTMENTS,
TOWN HOMES AND CONDOMINIUMS
PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL
DECISION MAKING. BY SUBJECTING
DEVELOPMENT TO LOCAL PLANNING,
PARKING AND DESIGN ORDINANCES.
SB SIX WILL INCENTIVIZE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT
IMPACTING SINGLE FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE STILL GIVING
LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS AWAY
TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR
HOUSING. THIS BILL WILL SPUR
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY A CRITICAL
COMPONENT TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY
DURING PERIODS OF RECESSIONS IN
REGIONS MOST IN NEED OF
REVITALIZATION AND IS A STEP
TOWARDS ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION.
FINALLY I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW
YOUR ATTENTION TO A 2021
ANALYSIS OF SB SIX, DONE BY
URBAN FOOTPRINT IN COLLABORATION
WITH MAP, CRAP MAP, CRAFT AND
ECON NORTHWEST. ACCORDING TO
THEIR ANALYSIS. THE BENEFIT OF
SB SIX IS INCREDIBLE LOOKING AT
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND ANALYZING THE
MARKET FEASIBILITY FOR
CONVERSION TO RESIDENTIAL AND
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. SB SIX
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP
UPWARDS OF TWO MILLION NEW
HOUSING UNITS. WHICH WOULD
ABSOLUTELY MEET THE NEEDS THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. WHILE THIS
WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, IT
PROVIDES A CRITICAL TOOL TO HELP
ADDRESS THE STATE'S HOUSING
SHORTAGE. IN ADDITION TO ADDING
MUCH NEEDED HOUSING SUPPLY, SB
SIX ALSO PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT
REVENUE NEW REVENUE FOR LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS. AS SOME
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, PROVIDE
SALES AND USE TAX. THE FISCAL
ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY URBAN
FOOTPRINT EXPECTS IT S B SIX
WILL NOT ONLY OFFSET POTENTIAL
LOSSES BUT COULD GENERATE SIX
BILLION IN REVENUE STATEWIDE IF
ALL TWO MILLION UNITS WERE
CONSTRUCTED. THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS
THIS CONCERN ABOUT CONVERTING.
RETAIL AND THE LOSS OF SALES
TAX. BUT THE EVIDENCE IS PRETTY
CLEAR THAT YOU CAN DO THAT AND
STILL INCREASED REVENUE TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. SO THAT'S A HUGE WIN
FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. NOT UM NOT
ONLY DO THEY DOES IT PROVIDE
DESPERATELY NEEDED HOUSING, BUT
THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES. UM AS
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE TRADES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
PROTECT THEIR JOBS AND THAT
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
BUILD A WORKFORCE THAT INCLUDES
, UM APPRENTICES AS WELL AS
JOURNEY JOURNEY, PEOPLE. THIS IS
REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN
PARTICULAR IN MY RURAL COMMUNITY
. UM THERE'S A DESPERATE NEED
FOR GOOD PAYING JOBS, AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE,
UM, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO EARN A
GOOD LEVEL LIVING AND BE ABLE TO
BUY THE HOMES THAT THEY'RE
BUILDING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND
SO, UM, THE BILL FOCUS ON
FOCUSES ON THAT AS AS A
PRIORITY. SINCE THE BILLS
INCEPTION WHEN IT PASSED OUT OF
THE SENATE WITH UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. ADDITIONAL
GUARDRAILS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED TO
ENSURE MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS
WILL BE BUILT. AND PROJECTS
UNDER SB SIX. PAY THIS, UH
PREVAILING WAGES AND PRIORITIZE
THE USE OF SKILLED AND TRAINED
WORKFORCE, BUT I ALSO LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORST WORK OF
THE CHAIR AND I APPLAUD HER BOLD
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE
COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER
OVER THE, UM, THE SUMMER RECESS
TO ALIGN OUR BILLS AND ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE COMPLEMENTARY. UM
I WILL ALSO BE WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE ASSEMBLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. WHO DIDN'T
RECEIVE A REFERRAL DUE TO THAT
THE TIME THE TIMING AND WE'RE
pISSUES AS WELL. SO WITH THAT
SAID, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE BILL
TODAY AND HAVE THE NUMEROUS
CONVERSATIONS. WE ARE NOT DONE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO BE, UM, TO
BE DONE. AND WITH ME TODAY IN
PERSON TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN
SUPPORT OF SB SIX AND TO
FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION IS
AARON LAHANE, WITH THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL AND JENNIFER'S VIC WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS. THANK YOU. YOU EAT 12
2 MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING AGAIN. GENTLEMEN WIGS I
FEEL LIKE I'M FOLLOWING
EVERYBODY TODAY. MY NAME IS
AARON LAHANE PROUDLY APPEARING
BEFORE YOU ON BEHALF OF THE
NEARLY HALF A MILLION HARD
WORKING MEMBERS OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA IN VERY
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB SIX. I WISH
WE WERE IN THIS COMMITTEE ON
THIS BILL LAST YEAR, AND AS I
HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE PASSAGE
OF THIS BILL WOULD HAVE
DEFINITIVELY TRANSLATED INTO
CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING AROUND
THE STATE, AND I THINK THAT WE
CAN ALL AGREE WE DIDN'T HAVE A
YEAR TO WAIT. AND WE CERTAINLY
DON'T HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO WAIT
TO RESPONSIBLY BUILD HOUSING FOR
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS. WE
SUPPORT SB SIX IS IT AIMS TO
ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS
WITHOUT CAUSING A LABOR CRISIS?
THE AUTHOR HAS SHOWN HERSELF TO
STRONGLY SHARE THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES MORAL OBLIGATION
TO BUILD HOUSING. AND TO LIFT UP
THE BLUE COLLAR WORKFORCE THAT
WILL BUILD CALIFORNIA OUT OF
THIS CRISIS. LAST SUMMER, THE UC
BERKELEY LABOR CENTER DID A
STUDY THAT REVEALED THE
ATROCITIES HAPPENING IN
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION.
RAMPANT WAGE THEFT TO THE POINT
THAT MOST RESIDENTIAL
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEED STATE
AID TO PROPERLY CARE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. AS WE ANTICIPATE A
SIGNIFICANT RECESSION. THERE'S
ALREADY SKY HIGH INFLATION AND
OUR ONGOING HOUSING CRISIS. WE
SHOULD ALL BE WORKING TO ADDRESS
EXISTING CRISIS AND NOT
EXACERBATE THE FINANCIAL PLIGHT
OF OUR STATES, ALREADY
STRUGGLING BLUE COLLAR FAMILIES
WE CAN DO BETTER, AND WE WILL DO
BETTER. SP SIX WILL BUILD
HOUSING PAY AND TREAT
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FAIRLY AND
ALSO CREATE APPRENTICE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION OF TRADESPEOPLE.
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IS TOUGH
ECONOMIC TIMES ARE COMING IN THE
PATH OF THE MIDDLE CLASS IN
CALIFORNIA, INCREASINGLY
DIFFICULT TO FIND. CALIFORNIA'S
HARDWORKING CONSTRUCTION
WORKFORCE WILL BUILD OUR WAY OUT
OF THIS HOUSING CRISIS. BUT IT'S
UP TO ALL OF YOU TO ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE PAID AND TREATED FAIRLY
FOR THEIR HARD WORK. ON BEHALF
OF THE NEARLY HALF A MILLION
BLUE COLLAR FAMILIES WE PROUDLY
REPRESENT, INCLUDING MOST
IMPORTANTLY, ARE 73,000
APPRENTICES. WE THANK SENATOR
CABALLERO FOR HER PARTNERSHIP
AND WE URGE AND I VOTE ON SENATE
BILL SIX. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
JENNIFER SPEC. ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF SB SIX. SB SIX ENCOURAGES THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED INCOME
DEVELOPMENTS ON UNDERUTILIZED
PROPERTIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, SB
SIX ENCOURAGES THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NATURALLY OCCURRING
AFFORDABLE OWNER OCCUPIED MARKET
RATE HOUSING, WHICH WILL HELP TO
BRIDGE OUR STATE'S WEALTH GAP.
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL
RESERVE'S 2019 SURVEY OF
CONSUMER FINANCES, FAMILIAL
WEALTH REMAINS DRIVEN ALMOST
ENTIRELY BY HOMEOWNERSHIP STATUS
. IN FACT, THE ABILITY TO
ACCUMULATE ACCUMULATE EQUITY ON
THE FULL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT
WILL ONLY INVESTING A FRACTION
OF THE MONEY UPFRONT PROVIDES
THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY
FOR WEALTH ACCUMULATION IN
CALIFORNIA. AS A RESULT, WHILE
THE MEDIAN FAMILY IN THE U. S
HAD $121,000 IN REAL WEALTH IN
2019 RENTER. FAMILIES ROUGHLY
ONLY HAD $6300 IN THAT WEALTH
THAT THEY'VE HAD FOR THE PAST
FOUR DECADES, WHILE THE MEDIAN
HOMEOWNER HAS ACQUIRED AT LEAST
$255,000 IN WALT DURING THAT
SAME PERIOD. EVEN IN A WORLD OF
RAISING INTEREST RATES. WE
CONTINUE TO SEE TIGHT SUPPLY,
PLACING UPWARD PRESSURES ON HOME
PRICES ON A YEAR OVER YEAR BASIS
. THE STATEWIDE MEDIAN HOME
PRICE KEEPS REACHING RECORD
HIGHS. AS WE REPORTED IN MARCH
OF THIS YEAR, THE STATE'S MEDIAN
HOME PRICE REACHED A NEW RECORD
OF $849,000, SURPASSING THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF $827,000 SET
IN AUGUST OF 2021. GIVEN THE
PERSISTENT RACIAL WEALTH GAP
THAT EXISTS IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS
ESSENTIAL THAT WORKING CLASS
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
WEALTH AND GAIN SYSTEM STABILITY
IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
CALIFORNIA'S OVERALL
HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE HAS DECLINED
TO JUST 55. AS JUST 26% OF ALL
CALIFORNIA'S FAMILIES EARNED THE
MINIMUM INCOME NEEDED TO
PURCHASE A HOME IN 2021. DOWN
28% FROM 2020. AT THE SAME TIME
, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR
WHITE NON HAS BEEN A CAST HOLDS
FELL FROM 38% IN 2020 TO 34% IN
2021 17% OF BLACK AND LATINO
HOUSEHOLDS COULD AFFORD THE
MEDIAN PRICED HOME IN 2021. DOWN
FROM 19 AND 20% IN 2020. THE
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR BLACK
AND LATINO HOUSEHOLDS
ILLUSTRATES THE HOMEOWNERSHIP
GAP AND WHAT DISPARITY FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. WHICH WILL
WORSEN AS RATES RISE FURTHER IN
2022. IF WE CONTINUE TO FAIL AS
A STATE TO FACILITATE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ENTRY LEVEL
MARKET RATE OWNER OCCUPIED
HOUSING IT CANNOT BE OVERSTATED
. HOMEOWNERSHIP HAS AN
UNPARALLELED ABILITY TO PROVIDE
STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
FOR WORKING FAMILIES, AND IT'S
VITAL TO THE HEALTH OF OUR STATE
AND ITS CITIZENS BECAUSE IT
STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND IS ONE OF THE
MOST EFFICIENT WAYS TO CLOSE THE
RACIAL GAP IN FOSTER ECONOMIC
EQUITY FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIANS
FOR THESE REASONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE
ON SB SIX. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WHAT OTHER FOLKS IN
THE ROOM LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR
SUPPORT, PLEASE NAME
ORGANIZATION. UH, AND SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING. STILL STEPHANIE
ESTRADA FROM CRUZ STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FORWARD
ACTION FUND AND SUPPORT. MORNING
CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHRIS
HANAN, LOS ANGELES ORANGE COUNTY
IS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL STAND IN SUPPORT WITH
THE STATE BUILDING TRADES. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, RAFINHA'S
ARIANS, AARP, CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, TEDDY
MENDEZ WITH THE SOUTHWEST
REGIONAL COUNCILOR CARBON ER,
REPRESENTING 60,000 MEMBERS OF
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. WITH
THE MEN AND WOMEN CARPENTERS WE
SUPPORT IF AMENDED, AND THE
CARPENTERS ARE COMMITTED TO
WORKING WITH ALL PARTIES ON THE
LABOR LANGUAGE. GOOD MORNING,
ANTHONY RESCUES SO LOCAL 16 HEAT
AND FROST INSULATORS AND WE
STAND IN SUPPORT WITH THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES. THANK YOU. RON
ROULETTE NOR CAL CARPENTER'S
UNION. WE STAND IN SUPPORT WHEN
AMENDED. IN A WAY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSORTIUM
WERE A BIT OF A TWEENER ON THIS
BILL CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE
INTENT REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF
THE RECENT AMENDMENTS THAT ADD
THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS
AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU, ARTHUR AND LEADERSHIP ON
RECONCILE NG BOTH THIS BILL IN
2011 OVER THE SUMMER. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR PERSON AND,
UH, MEMBERS TIM JEFFRIES
BOILERMAKERS STANDING IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL AT B SIX. STATE
BUILDING TRADES. THANK YOU.
DEREK MACEIO, SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS.
SUPPORTIVE AMENDED. THANK YOU.
DANNY CURTIN, CALIFORNIA
CONFERENCE OF CARPENTERS, IN
SPITE OF SOME OF THE
MISUNDERSTANDINGS AROUND THE
COMPLEX ISSUES WERE SUPPORTING,
UH HOPEFULLY AMENDED PROPERLY
AND WILL BE CONTINUING
DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. SAYING NONE ANY
OTHER FOLKS IN THE ROOM LIKE TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION. OKAY, WELL,
OH, SORRY. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
WICKS AND MEMBERS CHRISLEY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, ALSO
TODAY REPRESENTING THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES, THE RURAL
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE
AN OPPOSING LESS AMENDED
POSITION. WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR THE AMENDMENT RELATED
TO THE REALLOCATION PROVISIONS.
WE THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT LOCAL AGENCIES BE ALE TO
RETAIN SOME SITES FOR PURELY
COMMERCIAL USES. WE DO HAVE SOME
CONCERNS WITH THE RECENT
AMENDMENTS, PARTICULARLY ABOUT
THE PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED
LANGUAGE. WE THINK THAT'S A
LITTLE BROAD. WE'VE ALSO SHARED
SOME TECHNICAL CONCERNS. WE KNOW
THERE'S SIMILAR LANGUAGE IN A B
2011. WITH YOUR STAFF HOPE TO
WORK THOSE ISSUES OUT AS WELL AS
A FEW OTHER THINGS IDENTIFIED IN
OUR LETTER, BUT HAVING OPPOSING
LESS ADMITTED POSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT WE'LL
BRING IT BACK HERE TO COMMITTEE
. ANY QUESTIONS, MR SARTO? THANK
YOU. SO I'M LOOKING AT A COUPLE
OF THINGS NUMBER ONE, UH, YOU
KNOW PARCELS THAT ARE ZONED FOR
OFFICE RETAIL. NOT NECESSARILY
PARKING, BUT RETAIL OUR PARKING
AROUND THE RETAIL. UM THOSE ARE
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE
LAND WISE. PURCHASE WISE THAN
LAND THAT IS ZONED FOR
RESIDENTIAL USE ALREADY. UM
WHAT'S WHAT AREAS DO YOU THINK
WILL BE MOST BENEFIT? WHAT WOULD
WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM YOUR
BILL BECAUSE I CAN NAME SOME
AREAS THAT I DON'T THINK WOULD
BE BENEFIT BENEFITING FROM THIS
BILL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK
YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THE KEY,
UM FACTOR IN SB SIX IS THAT ITS
PERMISSIVE EVERY COMMUNITY HAS
DEVELOPED THEIR COMMERCIAL
CORRIDORS DIFFERENTLY. UM AND UM
AND SO THE LOCAL CITY COUNCIL OR
THE LOCAL BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WOULD DECIDE WHICH PARCELS THEY
BELIEVE WOULD UM BE MORE
APPROPRIATELY. AH! THAT COULD
MORE APPROPRIATELY UTILIZE A
MIXED USE KIND OF CONCEPT. AND
UM, GENERALLY SPEAKING. WHAT
WHAT? YOU WHAT? WHAT WE'VE SEEN
AROUND THE STATE IS THAT THERE'S
A MAJOR TENANT THAT'S MISSING.
AND IN THE OLDEN DAYS, IT USED
TO BE A LUCKY ZARA SAFEWAY STORE
, AND WHEN THEY WENT TO
SUPERSTORES, THEY MOVED OUT OF
THOSE THOSE COMMERCIAL SPACES,
AND THEY BECAME CRAIGAN AND, UM
, AND BLOCKBUSTERS. THOSE STORES
AREN'T AREN'T REALLY AROUND
ANYMORE. AND SO NOW WHAT WE HAVE
IS SOME OF THEM ARE AND I HATE
TO BE PICKING ON ON THE
DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS. BUT 99 CENTS
SORES AND THE MORE UM UH, LOWER
END RETAIL AND THOSE ARE BARELY
HOLDING ON BECAUSE THAT'S NOT
WHAT PEOPLE SHOP FOR, AND SO IN
MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES AT AT
ONE POINT, I WAS TAKING PICTURES
AND I ENDED UP WITH SO MANY. IT
WAS KIND OF RIDICULOUS, BUT BUT
THERE ARE THESE MAJOR TENANT IN
A SHOPPING CENTER IN THE SMALL
STORES ARE REALLY HURTING, SO
THE IDEA WOULD BE TO BE ABLE TO
GO IN TAKE OUT THAT THAT
PARTICULAR BUILDING AND PUT A
MIXED USE, UM EITHER APARTMENT
OR A CONDO. IN THE AREA AND THAT
WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE TO WALK TO THEIR
SERVICES. UM AND ALSO WOULD HELP
TO REVITALIZE SOME OF THESE
AREAS THAT ARE STARTING TO LOOK
PRETTY SEEDY. THE BUILDINGS ARE
BOARDED UP THAT YOU START TO GET
VANDALISM AND GRAFFITI, AND SO
IT REALLY IS, UM WHICH WHICH UH,
PARCELS. WOULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATELY. UM CONVERTED.
THIS IS AN EXPEDITED PROCESS TO
BE ABLE TO GET THERE BECAUSE YOU
CAN DO IT NOW. IT'S JUST THAT IT
TAKES FOREVER AND TIME IS MONEY
AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF KNOWING
WHETHER THE COUNCIL OR THE
SUPERVISORS ARE GOING TO REPROVE
IT. IT'S MOSTLY GOING TO BE IN
IN URBANIZED AREAS BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE THE BUS
STOPS AND THAT INFRASTRUCTURE SO
THIS ISN'T REALLY A BUY RIGHT.
IT IS NOT. IT IS NOT A BY RIGHT
AND WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING IS
WHAT WE USED TO CALL
REDEVELOPMENT. WE USED TO HAVE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES TO DEAL
WITH THIS. AND THEY WERE VERY,
VERY HELPFUL TO A LOT OF
COMMUNITIES THAT I USED TO WORK
IN. AND SO I CAN SEE WHERE IT
WORKS FOR THAT THAT
REDEVELOPMENT. NEED A
COMMUNITIES THAT NEED THAT
REDEVELOPMENT AND EVERYTHING YOU
SAID, IS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE FOR
THAT. WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
HIS CITIES THAT ARE NOT THEY
DON'T NEED REDEVELOPMENT. THEY
JUST KNEW THERE ON THEIR
DEVELOPMENT PATH. AND UM, THE
CONTROL OF THOSE CITIES HAVE AS
THEY'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, WHICH IS A CORE. OF
SERVICES SURROUNDED OR WITH, UH
, WE USED TO CALL IT M U THREE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MU THREE
ZONING USED TO BE, WAS MULTI USE
, WHICH MEANS YOU COULD BUILD
APARTMENTS AND LIVING SPACE
ABOVE AND HAVE AND THEY NEVER
TOOK OFF. THAT WAS IN THE 2000
THREE'S SOME AREAS. TRY TO BRAID
TRIED IT AND I THINK THEY'RE
DOING BETTER NOW IN SOME AREAS,
BUT THEY FAILED MISERABLY FROM A
DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT. AND SO
THAT WAS THOSE. YOU KNOW, I'M
JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE WELL LAID
OUT THEIR PLANS. AND RIGHT NOW
THEY HAVE PLENTY OF RESIDENTIAL
LAND TO DEVELOP ON AND THAT
INCLUDES MULTI FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT. UM THAT THEY STILL
HAVE THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP WHAT
THEY'RE DEVELOPING. BECAUSE
THOSE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A LOT OF
THE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE ARE
CONCERNED WITH WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE, NOT BUILDING APARTMENTS
RIGHT NEXT TO THE FREEWAY OR NOT
BUILDING IT NEXT TO A GAS
STATION. AND THESE NEW
DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE THAT'S
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT
ADDRESSING SO THAT WE'RE NOT
GOING BACK IN 30 YEARS TRYING TO
UNDO WHAT WE DID NOW. AND SO
THAT'S MY CONCERN IS ENSURING
THAT LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE THE
ABILITY THAT DON'T HAVE
REDEVELOPMENT ISSUES. THEY HAVE
THE ABILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS IF THEY NEED TO, BUT AREN'T
FORCED INTO IT AND ALTERING THE
PLANS THAT THEY HAVE WORKED SO%
HARD AND GOT EIGHT CD TO APPROVE
AND SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
DOINGSEQUA. AND DO YOU KNOW
STUDIES ON THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
THOSE PLANS DERAILED. BECAUSE
THAT'S THE AND, YOU KNOW, I SEE
A LOT OF THESE EFFORTS AND THEIR
GREAT EFFORTS. BUT I ALSO SEE
THE CONFLICTS THEY HAVE WHEN YOU
MOVE FROM ONE AREA THAT NEEDS
REDEVELOPMENT TO ANOTHER,
ESPECIALLY SINCE WE GOT RID OF
OUR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES. WELL
YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT. THIS BILL IS REALLY FOR
INFRA INFILL. AND IT'S TO IT'S
TO HELP CITIES EXPEDITE THROUGH
AN EXPEDITED PROCESS TO BE ABLE
TO CHANGE THE USE OF THE
PROPERTY. UM TO, UM, TO CREATE
SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT,
RIGHT? IT'S TO GO BACKWARDS TO
WHAT USED TO BE. WHAT WHAT? UM,
HOW WE USED TO DEVELOP CITIES,
WHICH IS THE MIXED USE CONCEPT
INSTEAD OF GETTING IN YOUR CAR
AND GOING TO A BIG BOX AND
FILLING IT UP WITH HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS OF GROCERIES THAT THAT
WORK THAT YOU NEED. I MEAN,
THERE'S A LOT OF THAT, BUT BUT
THERE ARE ALSO A NEED. FOR
HOUSING AROUND THE SMALL
SERVICES, THE SMALL RESTAURANT,
THE LAUNDRY MAT, THE KINDS OF
THINGS THAT PEOPLE NEED. AND SO
THIS BILL WOULD NOT AFFECT WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, THE
NEW PLANS THAT THEY HAVE. THIS
IS PERMISSIVE. IT'S NOT BY RIGHT
AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT
CITIES DO ANYTHING. IT JUST
ALLOWS THEM AN EXPEDITED PROCESS
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET
THROUGH IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. MR GABRIEL? YEAH I JUST
WANTED TO MOVE THE BILL. I DON'T
KNOW IF THAT'S HAPPENED YET
BECAUSE I WALKED IN BUT WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WANT TO
THANK THE SENATOR FOR HER WORK
ON THIS AND ALSO OUR CHAIR. I
KNOW THAT THESE ARE REALLY,
REALLY CENTRAL ISSUES THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO SOLVE HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. UM AND I
KNOW THAT THEY'RE COMPLICATED.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU DIVING IN
AND BRINGING ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER AND WE
HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE
SITTING AROUND THE TABLE HERE.
AND SO I'M JUST REALLY
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU AND THE
CHAIR GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ALL OF THIS
AND VERY, VERY HOPEFUL THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GET UM SOME GOOD
BILLS TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT. I THINK THE HOUSING
CRISIS AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN, EVERY
COMMITTEE HEARING SO DEEPLY
IMPACTS ALL OF US IN ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND I THINK THIS AND
THE OTHER EFFORTS ARE WORKING ON
WOULD BE A BIG STEP FORWARD. SO
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL AND
SUPPORT IT TODAY. THANK YOU. AND
WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A
SECOND. SECOND BY MS QUIRK-SILVA
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM MEMBERS. OKAY WITH THAT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? HERE
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION AND WORK THAT
WE'RE DOING TOGETHER. LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING IT OVER
THE SUMMER. I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND WE'VE ALREADY SORT OF HAD
THIS DISCUSSION EARLIER IN YOUR
COMMITTEE, BUT I'LL REITERATE MY
, UM SAME THOUGHTS. UM YOU KNOW,
I VIEW OUR WORK HERE IS WE HAVE
THE SAME GOAL. UM LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT TAKE ON HOW TO GET
THERE, BUT I THINK HOPEFULLY WE
HAVE SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS
OVER THE SUMMER AND COME TO SOME
KIND OF CONSENSUS. NOT JUST FOR
THESE TWO BILLS, BUT OTHER BILLS
AND MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE LABOR
POVISIONS IN PARTICULAR, BUT I
SHARED THE GOAL OF TRYING TO UM
, GET AS MUCH MUCH NEEDED
HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AS
POSSIBLE, AND CERTAINLY THE IDEA
AROUND OPENING UP MORE LAND THAT
IS COMMERCIAL LEASE OWNED AT THE
MOMENT THAT'S BEING
UNDERUTILIZED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SO I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL
FORWARD TODAY AND LOOK FORWARD
TO MORE CONVERSATIONS AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. AND WE HAVE A MOTION TO
DO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
WEEKS. I SEYARTO SARDUINO
CARILLO. GABRIEL GABRIEL I
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I KYLIE. C
IRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I WORK.
34 CHEAP WINE. 4 TO 1, AND WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS.
YEAH WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE
ROLE ON A B 11. OH, FIVE FOR MR
GABRIEL VOTE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GABRIEL ON ITEM ONE TO SPEAK, 11
05. REMEMBER GABRIEL? I KNOW,
BABY. THAT IS 52. AND THAT BILL
IS OUT, OKAY? AND LET'S NOW GO
TO SENATOR CABALLERO'S SECOND
BILL. UM SB 4 90. MR MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT SB 4 90 AN IMPORTANT
BILL TO HELP ACQUIRE AND
PRESERVE MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THIS BILL CREATES A COMMUNITY
ANTI DISPLACEMENT AND
PRESERVATION TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CAP WITHIN
EACH CD TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS.
AND LOCAL HOUSING AGENCY ENGAGED
IN THE ACQUISITION AND
REHABILITATION OF UNSUBSIDIZED
PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES IN
ORDER TO MAINTAIN AND GROW THE
STATES. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUPPLY. THE MAJORITY OF LOW
INCOME CALIFORNIANS LIVE IN
UNSUBSIDIZED, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OR HOUSING, WHICH IS PRIVATELY
OWNED AND SOMEWHAT MORE
AFFORDABLE TO LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. DUE TO A VARIETY OF
REASONS. SUCH A LACK OF SUPPLY
AND GROWING DEMAND. THIS
SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING AND IS
LIKELY TO CONTINUE DISAPPEARING
, PUSHING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. IF YOU
ASK ME THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF
THE INFLUX OF HEDGE FUNDS AND
LARGE CORPORATE INTERESTS THAT
ARE COMING IN AND BUYING UP
HOMES AS A AS A WAY TO, UM MAKE
MONEY. AS THIS HOUSING STOCK
DISAPPEARS, THERE ARE FEWER AND
FEWER PLACES FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS TO LIVE AND NEW
HOUSING PRODUCTION IS NOT
PRODUCING NEARLY ENOUGH UNITS.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS DISPLACEMENT
AND LOSS OF AFFORDABLE HOMES,
LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE BEGUN
ACQUIRING UNSUBSIDIZED,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
PRESERVING IT AS PERMANENT. FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS
STRATEGY IS KNOWN AS ACQUISITION
REHABILITATION OFF OFTEN SIMPLY
CALLED AC REHAB. ACT REHAB
INCREASES THE SUPPLY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING QUICKLY AND
IN A COST EFFECTIVE WAY THE
HOUSING IS ALREADY BUILT. IT'S
JUST A QUESTION OF MAKING IT, UM
, AFFORDABLE, HOWEVER, EVEN FOR
EXPERIENCED DEVELOPERS AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THIS
NEW TYPE OF PRESERVATION
PRESENTS A VARIETY OF NEW
CAPACITY CHALLENGES. BUILDING ON
THE SUCCESS OF OTHER STATE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS S
BEFORE 90 WOULD ADDRESS THIS
CHALLENGE BY PROVIDING THE
NECESSARY EXPERTISE AND CAPACITY
BUILDING FOR ELIGIBLE
ORGANIZATIONS. SUCH AS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS,
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, LOCAL
HOUSING AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS. AS
BEFORE 90 WILL ENSURE THAT EACH
CD PROVIDES THESE ORGANIZATIONS
WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOOLS
SUCH AS TRAINING, FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE AND BEST
PRACTICE. GUIDELINES FOR
ENGAGING TENANTS BEFORE AND
AFTER THE ACQUISITION PROCESS.
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND HELP
ADDRESS QUESTIONS THAT THE
COMMITTEE MAY HAVE IS JUSTIN
MARCUS WITH ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND AMBERLEIGH LESLIE
WITH HOUSING, CALIFORNIA THANK
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. YES. THANK
YOU. ONCE AGAIN. I'M AMBERLEIGH
LESLIE. I'M A LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA WE ARE PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, AND I
THINK SENATOR CABALLERO DESCRIBE
THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE
BILL PRETTY WELL. I JUST WANTED
TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS A
PRIORITY OF THE STABLE HOMES
COALITION WHICH ALONG WITH
ENTERPRISE, WE ARE JOINED WITH
PUBLIC ADVOCATES HOUSING NOW, UM
UH, LAND TRUST ORGANIZATIONS. UM
AND SO WE SEE THIS AS A
IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS YOU KNOW,
CREATING THAT TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT
CAP. UM AND YOU KNOW,
ESSENTIALLY, WE, YOU KNOW,
PRESERVING EXISTING ON
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. UM IT'S
GONNA KEEP BLOWING COME. RENTERS
IN THEIR HOMES HELP EXPAND THE
SUPPLY OF PERMANENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AT A MORE COST
EFFECTIVE, MORE QUICK. UM.
METHOD THAN NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO
THEREFORE WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. I'LL PASS IT OVER
TO MY COLLEAGUE JUSTINE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS JUSTIN
MARCUS HERE, REPRESENTING
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AND OUR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
OFFICE. WE ARE PLEASED TO CO
SPONSOR THIS BILL ALONG WITH
HOUSING, CALIFORNIA. UM AS THE
SENATOR SPOKE ON ACQUIRING HOMES
OFF THE SPECULATIVE MARKET IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT STRATEGY TO
PURSUE. BOTH ARE ANTI
DISPLACEMENT AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SUPPLY GOALS.
ENTERPRISES BOTH TECHNICAL AND
FINANCIAL PARTNER WITH
ORGANIZATIONS DOING THIS WORK ON
THE GROUND AND COMMUNITIES AND
WE HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND SOME OF
THOSE CAPACITY CHALLENGES THAT
THE SENATOR OUTLINED.
ORGANIZATIONS OFTEN NEED TO SET
UP NEW SYSTEMS TO COMPETE TO
ACQUIRE THESE HOMES OFF OF THE
PRIVATE MARKET AT QUICK SPEEDS.
THEY ALSO NEED TO DEVELOP NEW,
INNOVATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIES TO EFFECTIVELY
STEWARD BUILDINGS THAT RANGE IN
SIZE CONDITION AND AGE. MOREOVER
ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO DEVELOP
PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVELY AND
COMPASSIONATELY ENGAGING CURRENT
RESIDENTS THROUGH THE
ACQUISITION AND ANY
REHABILITATION THAT IS NEEDED.
WE'VE SEEN THESE CAPACITY
CHALLENGES, BUT WE'VE ALSO SEEN
THE IMPACT WHEN ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO THIS
WORK AND MAKE AN IMMEDIATE
IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE
RESPECTFULLY ADDRESS VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO HAVE ANY
OTHER FOLKS IN THE ROOM WAS TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT NAME AND
ORGANIZATION. YOU KNOW WHY IT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING
CONSORTIUM AND SUPPORT AND FOR
THE CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, WHO COULD
NOT BE HERE, BUT THEY SUPPORT
THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE? ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. WE HAVE A MOTION.
YOU HAVE A SECOND. I WILL GIVE
IT A COURTESY SECOND, UM OR A
SECOND RATHER BECAUSE IT IS NOT
TO BE COURTESY EXTEND FULLY
SUPPORTING THE BILL, BUT AS
CHAIR OFTEN SECOND GREAT ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? WE ASKED FOR AN I VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS AS WELL. AND I'M HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL FORWARD TODAY AND
IT'S A DO PAST ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
WEEKS I SEYARTO CANNOT NOT
BORING, BORING. CARILLO.
GABRIELLE. GABRIEL I CHOLERA.
CHOLERA? AYE. KYLIE KYLIE, I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I WORK.
455 OTES ABOUT WHAT LET FOLKS
ADD ON AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
SENATOR. YEAH. OKAY WE NOW ARE
LOOKING FOR SENATOR NEWMAN OR
SENATOR ALLEN. IF ANYONE SEES
THEM, PLEASE PULL THEM INTO THE
COMMITTEE. FOR WAITING FOR
AUTHORS.
I DID? YEAH. AROUND SEARCHING.
GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH YOUR
BILL. I STILL SAY GOOD MORNING
FOR ONE FOR 30. MORE SECONDS. UH
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'D LIKE
TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE
COMMITTEE. AND THE CHAIR FOR
THEIR CONSIDERATION OF THIS
BILL. WE ALL AS YOU ALL KNOW,
WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT ON THE
HOUSING HALLENGES OF OUR STATE
RISING RENTS. HOME PRICES
CONTINUE TO OUTPACE WAGE GROWTH.
SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF STRUGGLING
FAMILIES EMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT
EPICENTERS, LIKE THE SOUTH BAY
REGION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
THAT HAVE HAD FEWER AND FURTHER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS THAT
HAVE PLACED THEM BEYOND THE
SPAN. OF THEIR LOCAL TRANSIT
RICH INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNED TO
SERVE THEM. SO FOR THOSE AND FOR
THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
IN THE REGION, THIS HAS MADE
FINDING LOCAL LONG TERM HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS DIFFICULT, IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. THESE REALITIES HAVE
ONLY EXACERBATED BEEN
EXACERBATED BY THE COVID 19.
PANDEMIC IN FACT, DESPITE ELLA,
HAVING SUCCESSFULLY HAS MORE
PEOPLE THAN EVER IN 2020 THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS HAS
LED TO A NET RISE IN
HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING 3%
INCREASE IN THE SOUTH BAY AND UM
, NOW WE'VE GOT, UH, THIS IS THE
ENTIRE SOUTH BEING AND HOUSE
POPULATIONS DOWN 65% LARGER THAN
SKID ROW IN DOWNTOWN L. A IN
RECENT YEARS THE LEGISLATURE HAS
MADE USE OF CALIFORNIA'S JOINT
EXERCISE OF POWERS ACT, WHICH
ALLOWS CITIES AND REGIONS TO
ESTABLISH COLLABORATIVE HOUSING
TRUSTS. DO YOU HELP ADDRESS
REGIONS? AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SHORTAGES, WITH MANY PROJECTS
HEADING TOWARD COMPLETION THIS
YEAR, WHICH IS CERTAINLY GOOD.
IF THE SOUTH BAY CITIES ARE TO
MEANINGFULLY ADDRESS THE DEEP
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PARTICULARLY FOR EXTREMELY LOW,
VERY LOW AND LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS AND THOSE
EXPERIENCING EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. THEY MUST ALSO
HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO
PURSUE ALL THE COLLABORATIVE AND
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT LOCAL
LEADERS HAVE TO OFFER. SO THIS
BILL BRINGS THE PROVEN HOUSING
TRUST MODEL TO THE SOUTH BAY
REGION. IT ESTABLISHES A SOUTH
BAY REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST AS A
JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. AND
THROUGH IT L, A COUNTY AND
PARTICIPATING CITIES WITHIN THE
JURISDICTION OF THE SOUTH BAY.
UH COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WOULD
BE ABLE TO SECURE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND
AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
TO HELP FINANCE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES. UM EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, ALONG WITH THOSE
FROM EXTREMELY LOW, VERY LOW AND
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, SO YOU'RE
TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THE
SOUTH BAY CITY'S COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS AND THE CITY OF
SOUTH SEGUNDO IS MY GOOD FRIEND.
CHAIRMAN, MAYOR DREW BOILS.
THANK YOU, SENATOR ALLEN. THANK
YOU, VICE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND SPECIFICALLY SENATOR
ALLEN, AS HE SAID. MY NAME IS
JEROME, THE MAYOR OF EL SEGUNDO,
WHICH IS ARGUABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT FIVE SQUARE MILES
ECONOMICALLY IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AND I'M HERE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF SB 14 44,
WHICH WOULD CREATE A SOUTH BAY
REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST. THROUGH
THE SOUTH BAY CITY COUNCILOR.
GOVERNMENTS ARE MEMBERS HAVE
VERY ROBUST HISTORY OF
COLLABORATIVELY, ADDRESSING
ISSUES INCLUDING ENERGY
EFFICIENCY, CLIMATE ACTION,
PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION AND
MOBILITY AND HOMELESSNESS. SORRY
ABOUT THAT. THIS BILL WILL ALLOW
OUR CITIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO
DISPERSE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE SOUTH
BAY REGION OF L. A COUNTY. THERE
WERE OVER 4500 INDIVIDUALS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AS OF
THE 2020 HOMELESS COUNT. IF YOU
KNOW THE SOUTH BAY. IT'S PRETTY
SMALL AREA AS WELL. OF THOSE 77%
WERE UNSHELTERED AN INCREASE OF
7% OVER 2018 IN THE SAME TIME
PERIOD. SOUTH BAY FAMILIES
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
INCREASED BY 33. THESE FIGURES
ARE LIKELY TO CLIMB AS RENTS
CONTINUE TO INCREASE MORE THAN
HALF A MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN L.
A COUNTY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
SEVERELY RENT BURDENED, PAYING
MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR MONTHLY
INCOME ON RENT. THE SOUTHEAST
CITIES BEGAN TO ZONE FOR THE
21,000 VERY LOW, LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME UNITS. REQUIRED
BY ARENA. LOCAL LEADERS ARE
LOOKING FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS
THAT WILL WORK WELL IN OUR
SUBREGION. SOUTH BAY REGIONAL
HOUSING TRUST. ONE TRUST FUND
WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
TO THE SOUTH BASED REGION TO
HELP PLAN AND CONSTRUCT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE THANK
YOU, SENATOR ALLEN AND ALSO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AL MURATSUCHI
FOR AUTHORING SP 14 44. AND I
WOULD URGE THE COMMITTEE TO
PLEASE PASS SP 14 44. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO ADD ON
AND SUPPORT IN THE ROOM? OKAY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
JENNIFER SPEC UP HALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS. WE'RE HEARING OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED POSITION. HOWEVER I
WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE
SENATOR AND HIS STAFF HAVE DONE
A GREAT JOB REACHING OUT TO OUR
LOCAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
AND ARE SEEKING TO FIND WAYS TO
MITIGATE THE CONCERNS OF THE
LOCAL ASSOCIATION AND
INCORPORATE AMENDMENTS. THAT'LL
SATISFY THEIR CONCERNS WERE VERY
HELPFUL. MOVING FORWARD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANY, UH, ANYONE
ELSE IN OPPOSITION? OKAY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE, MR
CHOLERA. THE THANK YOU, MADAM
SHARON. THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK
THAT WHENEVER, WITH AN ISSUE UM
AS A REGIONAL AS HOUSING AND
HOUSING, AFFORDABILITY, UH,
INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS CAN
FIND IT CHALLENGING AT TIMES TO
BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. NOT NOT
THAT THERE'S NOT THE INTENT, BUT
I THINK THAT COMING TOGETHER AS
A REGION TO DEAL WITH THIS
REGIONAL ISSUE, UM MAKES
COMPLETE SENSE. I DO, UM I'M
FROM SAN JOSE, THOUGH, WHICH IS
THE SOUTH BAY IN THE BAY AREA. I
I'M NOT CONVINCED THERE'S
ACTUALLY OBEY IN LOS ANGELES.
BUT I WILL STILL SUPPORT THE
BILL WITH SOME HESITATION. MR
SARDO. THANK YOU. SO THESE
HOUSING TRUSTS ARE BEING
FORMULATED AS A FORMER ARCHIVE
CHAIR. UM WE PASSED ONE LAST
YEAR FOR RIVERSIDE, AND IT'S
SIMPLY A TOOL. THAT THE AREA
CITIES CAN USE TO COMBINE THEIR
RESOURCES AND WORK ON THE
PROBLEM, SO IT WILL BE
SUPPORTING THAT I AM FAMILIAR
WITH THE SOUTH BAY AND THE BAY
IS FORMED BY THE PENINSULA OF
PALACE VERDICTS. AND THEN UP
AROUND INTO OXNARD. IT'S A HUGE
BAY AND VERY LARGE. BUT IT IS A
BAY NONETHELESS. THANK YOU. MR
COLOR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
RESPOND? IF YOU GO ANYWHERE? I'M
JUST SAYING IF YOU GO ANYWHERE
IN THE COUNTRY OR THE WORLD AND
SAY, BAY AREA WE KNOW WE KNOW
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
AND HIS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
I TAKE RELIGION. THIS IS SOMEONE
WHO REPRESENTS OAKLAND. WE ARE
THE BAY. YEAH I'M SURPRISED
THERE'S NOT A CHAIRS, AMENDMENT,
BUT ANYWAY, THEN ANY OTHER YEAH
. UM, MR QUIRK-SILVA. WELL THANK
YOU FOR THAT LITTLE LIGHTNING UP
OF THIS AFTERNOON. WE NEED A
LITTLE PICK ME UP, BUT I DO
SUPPORT THE BILL. I WILL SAY
THAT I WAS A JOINT AUTHOR ON THE
ORANGE COUNTY VERSION OF A
HOUSING TRUST. AND THEY HAVE
NOW, UM HAD THAT IN AND PLAY FOR
ABOUT THREE YEARS. MY ONLY
CAUTION IS WITH ANY REGIONAL
EFFORT. IT NEEDS TO BE REGIONAL
IN THE SENSE THAT ONCE FUNDING
IS OBTAINED, WHICH IS THE GOAL.
UM WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE IS THAT THAT THAT THOSE
HOUSING UNITS ARE SPREAD OUT
WITHIN THE REGION BECAUSE
OTHERWISE YOU GET BACK INTO THAT
SAME ISSUE THAT WE'VE HAD BEFORE
? WHERE UH, SOME JURISDICTIONS
WANTED THE THIS TYPE OF HOUSING
BUILT IN ANOTHER AREA. UM EVEN
WITHIN THAT SAME REGION, SO
THERE HAS TO BE SOME EQUITY AND
WHERE THOSE, UH, HOUSING UNITS
ARE PLACED. OTHERWISE, IT'S LIKE
WE LOVE THIS, BUT BUILD IT OVER
THERE. SO THANK YOU. I SUPPORT
THE BILL. GREAT ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AND DO WE
HAVE A MOTION? MOST MOTION MR
CHOLERA AND A SECOND BY MS
QUIRK-SILVA, AND IT IS A MOTIONS
DO PASS. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I BELIEVE MY FIRST TRIP
TO SACRAMENTO AS A KID WAS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHY BEE. OH I
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AND
I RESPECT FASTER AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MR SENATOR. AND, UH,
I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL AND
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY AND
HOPEFULLY MOVE IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE, GIVEN THE FIERCE
DEBATE. EMOTION IS TO PAST WEEKS
. SEYARTO TOÀN CARILLO. CARILLO.
I, GABRIEL. CHOLERA. CHOLERA I
KYLIE. COUNTING THAT BORING
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I WORK.
THAT BILL HAS FIVE VOTES. IT IS
OUT, BUT WE WILL LET FOLKS ADD
ON AND, UM, MR ALLEN, YOU CAN
NOW PRESENT SP 14 82 MUCH. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. SO
FIRST LET ME START BY THINKING
THE COMMITTEE FOR WORKING
CLOSELY WITH MY OFFICE AND OUR
COALITION OF SUPPORTERS ON THIS
BILL WERE VERY PREPARED TO
ACCEPT THE COMMITMENTS TODAY.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE OUR
DISCUSSIONS TO ENSURE THAT THIS
BILL LIVES UP TO THE POLICY
GOALS THAT WE'RE SEEKING TO
ADDRESS. SO THIS BILL. SEEKS TO
ENSURE NEW MULTI FAMILY
RESIDENTS. RESIDENCES IN
CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME OF
CONSTRUCTION, PROVIDE ELECTRIC
VEHICLE READY. CHARGING ACCESS
FOR EVERY HOUSING UNIT THAT HAS
PARKING. SO AS YOU KNOW, THE
GOVERNOR HAS SHOOT AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER PLEDGING TO PHASE OUT. AH
YOU KNOW, INTERNAL COMBUSTION
ENGINES. YOU KNOW, WE'VE
WHEREVER WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR
PREPARED FOR THAT GOAL. LET'S BE
HONEST WITH OURSELVES. OUR OUR
STATE CURRENTLY HAS JUST 7% OF
THE CHARGING POINTS. THAT THE
ENERGY COMMISSION'S. ESTIMATES
SHOW THAT WE'LL NEED TO SUPPORT
THIS TRANSITION. AND WE KNOW I
MEAN ANY OF US. YOU HAVE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES KNOW THAT
POWERING UP AT HOME IS THAT IS
THE CHEAPEST, MOST CONVENIENT,
MOST RELIABLE FORM OF FUELING
ANDY V BUT BUT IN THE END OF
THE DAY SOME THOSE BENEFITS ARE
FAILING TO REACH COMMUNITIES
THAT NEED THEM. THE MOST. UM YOU
KNOW, WE ALSO KNOW THAT
RETROFITTING CONDOS AND
APARTMENT BUILDINGS AFTER
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED
IS COMPLEX. IT'S FAR MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN INSTALLING EVERY
READY CHARGING AT THE TIME OF
NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO THE NEWLY
UPDATED 2022 CAL GREEN BUILDING
CODE REQUIRES RECHARGING ACCESS
FOR 100% OF NEW SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES, BUT ONLY 40% OF NEW MULTI
FAMILY PARKING SPACES IN THERE
OFTEN TIMES AS WE KNOW AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY COLOR, SO
OUR STATE HAS A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD TO MAKE TV CHARGING. TRULY
AVAILABLE TO CALIFORNIA FROM ALL
WALKS OF LIFE. I BELIEVE ONE KEY
IS MAKING AT HOME CHARGING
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THIS BILL.
WE'VE BEEN VERY SENSITIVE TO
COST AS AN EXAMPLE IF A NEW 60
UNIT COMPLEX THAT PROVIDES
PROVIDES SOME FORM OF E V,
CHARGING TO ONLY 40% OF PARKING
SPACES, AS REQUIRED UNDER
CURRENT CODE COSTS ABOUT $30
MILLION TO BUILD WE ESTIMATED
THE SAME NEW 60 UNIT COMPLEX,
PROVIDING 100% OF UNITS WITH
CHARGING UNDER THE BILL WILL
INCREASE THE COST BY ONLY
$10,000. UH YOU KNOW, SO, YOU
KNOW, 30 MILLION PLUS 10,000.
IT'S ONLY 300.3 OF THE COST
OVERALL RETROFITTING THIS
BUILDING LATER. UH YOU KNOW,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THAT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF HALF
A MILLION DOLLARS. YOU KNOW, ALL
THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS WIRING
DOWN IN THE GARAGE IS BASICALLY
WE DON'T EVEN WE DON'T EVEN
ASKING FOR THE OUTLETS. BELIEVE
IT OR NOT. WE JUST WANNA MAKE
SURE THERE'S SOME WIRING
AVAILABLE, WHICH I GOTTA SAY
SOMEONE WHO HOW'S THE GARAGE?
IT'S VERY USEFUL TO HAVE
ELECTRICITY DOWN IN THE GARAGE.
UM AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE. IT'S COST EFFECTIVE
. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RETROFITS
THAT ARE SO EXPENSIVE. UM YOU
KNOW, SO THIS IS A NECESSARY
COST EFFECTIVE POLICY. IT'S
GOING TO HELP US ADDRESS R E V
CHARGING GOT GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION TARGETS AND ALSO JUST
MAKE LIFE MORE AND MORE
CONVENIENT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS
TO PLUG ANYTHING IN THE GARAGE,
SO JOINING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
ARE SPENT. TSN WHO IS THE
FOUNDER AND CO LEADER OF E V
CHARGING FOR ALL COALITION, ALSO
MICHELLE PIERCE FROM THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU. EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS MICHELLE PIERCE AND I
LIVE IN GROUP A BELLY IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I TRAVELED
TO THE CAPITAL TO SPEAK TO YOU
TODAY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND HOW
VITAL SB 14 82 IS TO THE EQUITY.
AND ADOPTION. I'VE BEEN DRIVING
ELECTRIC SINCE 2012 AND LIVE IN
AN APARTMENT THAT DOES NOT HAVE
CHARGING I'M AN ELECTRICAL
ENGINEER AND FOUNDER OF THE
NIRVANA AND I TALKED TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE EVERY DAY EXPLAINING THE
BASICS OF DRIVING ELECTRIC THE
NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR PEOPLE
THAT I TALKED TO WHO LIVE IN
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING IS THAT
THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CHARGE
AT HOME. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT
THE AVERAGE CALIFORNIA FAMILY
WILL NOT PUT UP WITH RELYING ON
PUBLIC CHARGING TO DRIVE
ELECTRIC IT IS SIMPLY TOO
EXPENSIVE AND INCONVENIENT. MANY
FAMILIES HAVE RETURNED THEIR TVS
BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T CHARGE AT
THEIR APARTMENT OR CONDO. WHEN
MY OWN DAUGHTER LIVED IN AN
APARTMENT WITHOUT CHARGING SHE
WASN'T WILLING TO PACK UP. HER
TODDLER AND INFANT EACH TIME SHE
NEEDED TO CHARGE ANY B THIS IS
WHY THE E V CHARGING FOR ALL
COALITION IS PROUD TO CO SPONSOR
SB 14 82. WE WANT CALIFORNIA TO
PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF NEW
APARTMENTS AND CONDOS THE SAME
ACCESS TO AT HOME E V. CHARGING
THAT NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
HAVE ENJOYED SINCE 2015. IT
MAKES NO SENSE TO BUILD NEW
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING IN
CALIFORNIA WITH PARKING SPACES
THAT LACK ACCESS TO CHARGING
RETROFITTING BUILDINGS FOR E V.
CHARGING HIS MANY MORE TIMES IS
MANY TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
DESIGNING FOREIGN BUILDING IT UP
FRONT. THE COST OF INSTALLING
EVIE READY ACCESS AT THE TIME OF
CONSTRUCTION IS NEGLIGIBLE IN
THE OVERALL COST OF BUILDING NEW
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING FOR
CALIFORNIA TO REACH ITS CLIMATE
SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO BUILD MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING THAT IS PREPARED
FOR THE CLEAN MOBILITY FUTURE.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE 60 70% OF
RESIDENTS OF MULTI FAMILY
HOUSING WITHOUT ACCESS TO
CHARGING AT HOME, PLEASE SUPPORT
EQUITY, CLEAN AIR. A STABLE
CLIMATE AND A STABLE CLIMATE
BYPASSING SB 14 82 TODAY THAT
ENSURES CHARGING FOR ALL NEW
MULTIPLE, MANY UNITS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK
YOU. I'M 77, AN ENGINEER WITH 18
YEARS OF ELECTRICAL VEHICLE
EXPERIENCE AT PG ANY PENINSULA,
CLEAN ENERGY AND MY OWN TV
CONSULTING FIRM I ALSO FOUNDED
IN CO LEAD THE CHARGING FOR ALL
COALITION. WHILE WE ARE
DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RECENT
CHANGES TO SB 14 82, OUR
COALITION CONTINUES TO URGE YOUR
SUPPORT AS WE WORK WITH SENATOR
ALLEN, THE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
STAFF TO ENSURE ITS INTENT.
REMAINS SIMPLY AT THE TIME OF
CONSTRUCTION. ALL NEW, MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING PROVIDES THE
RESIDENTS THE SAME ACCESS TO
RELIABLE CONVENIENT, LOW COST
TV, CHARGING THAT SINCE 2015 7
YEARS 100% OF SINGLE FAMILY
HOUSING RESIDENTS HAVE ENJOYED.
AS MISINFORMATION CONTINUES TO
CIRCULATE ABOUT THIS BILL, LET'S
BE CLEAR, PROVIDING EQUITABLE
EVEY READY ACCESS TO RESIDENTS
OF NEW MULTI FAMILY HOUSING IS
NOT PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE NOR
TECHNICALLY IMPRACTICAL OUR
SOLUTION IS BASED ON EXISTING
REACH CODES AND OUR TECHNICAL
EXPERTS WORKING IN COLLABORATION
WITH BOTH THE HOUSING AND
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES HAVE
DETERMINED THAT WE CAN INCREASE
TO 100% E V ACCESS. TO ALL UNITS
WITH PARKING. THAT'S NOT 100% OF
THE PARKING SPACES. THAT'S JUST
100% OF THE UNITS WITH PARKING
AT A NEGLIGIBLE 0.3% INCREASE IN
UPFRONT COSTS. WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY SAVING CALIFORNIA
RATEPAYERS BILLIONS IN AVOIDED
RETROFITS. WHILE WE UNDERSTAND
THIS COMMITTEE PREFERS THAT THE
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION
MAINTAIN CODE MAKING CONTROL, WE
CRAFTED THIS BILL OUT OF
NECESSITY. BSC HAS REPEATEDLY
STATED THEY WORK ONLY
INCREMENTALLY. INCREMENTALLY IS
SIMPLY NOT INSUFFICIENT TO MEET
BOTH OUR CLIMATE AND EQUITY
GOALS. IN ADDITION, THE
COALITION ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS
IRREGULARITIES IN THE CALGARY IN
PROCESS, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF
OVER 2300 PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THIS POSITION. FOR
THESE REASONS AND MORE. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A YES VOTE
ON SB 14 82. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ADDITIONAL FOLKS
WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER SUPPORT,
PLEASE NAME AN ORGANIZATION.
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ABIGAIL MILE ON BEHALF OF THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
ASSOCIATION, VERSUS LIKE TO SAY
WE SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS PROVIDED BY
THE COMMITTEE AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AMBER
SANDALWOOD THREATENED PRICE
CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. MM
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS SILVIO
FERRARI ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
WITH THE AMENDMENTS. WE WILL BE
NEUTRAL AND WE BELIEVE THE REST
OF THE COALITION WILL BE AS
WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
OKAY WE'LL MOVE IT BACK HERE TO
THE COMMITTEE, MR COLOR. THANK
YOU, MADAM. SURE, I'M GLAD TO
HEAR OF THE OPPOSITION MOVING TO
NEUTRAL BECAUSE ULTIMATELY I
THINK THAT THERE UM. GONNA BE
VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS. AND WHAT
I MEAN BY THAT IS, YOU KNOW THE
RATE AT WHICH, UH, I BELIEVE
THAT SHOULD BE A CAUSE AS OUR
INTENTION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO MORE AND MORE. THE PUBLIC
MORE BROKEN CLASS FAMILIES, MORE
LOWER INCOME MIDDLE CLASS
FAMILIES. UM IT'S GOING TO BE A
MUST HAVE NOT NOT A WANT TO HAVE
FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING TO HAVE ACCESS TO
ELECTORAL VEHICLES CHARGING, UM
, AND IN PLACES LIKE SOUNDS THAT
WE'VE BEEN DRAMATICALLY FOCUSED
. WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON
DRAMATICALLY INCREASING ACCESS.
IN PORTIONS OF OUR CITY THAT ARE
TRADITIONALLY NOT HAD ACCESS TO
BUYING THAT SHOULD VEHICLES
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE STATE
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FOR USED
VEHICLES AND BE ABLE TO GET SOME
TAX BENEFIT FROM IT. AND UM, THE
COSTS AS IS NORMALLY THE CASE,
UM IN IN A IN A GROWING MARKET
OR STARTING, THEY'RE STARTING TO
CONTINUE TO COME DOWN. UM, WE
MUST MAKE ACCESS. TO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESSIBLE TO
ALL. IT'S AN EQUITY ISSUE. UM
AND SO I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO
SEE THIS BILL MOVING FORWARD
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, A CO
AUTHOR, IT'S OKAY WITH THE
SENATOR AND BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL. GET WITH EMOTION BY MR
COLOR AND SECOND BY MR GABRIEL
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR COMMENTS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FROM THE OTHER
SOUTH BAY FOR HIS SUPPORT? YEAH.
AH NO. AND I APPRECIATE YOU
RECOGNIZING THAT WHAT YOU REALLY
SUCCINCTLY ARTICULATE WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE. AND
RESPECT FOR RESTAURANTS. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE A MOTION A
SECOND, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU ARE
STICKING WITH YOUR MOTION. AND
WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE SPACE.
MOTION TO PASS IS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND
APPROPRIATIONS WEEKS. I SEYARTO
SERGEANT, BORING KOREA. AGREE. I
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I CHOLERA
CHOLERA, RIGHT, KYLIE?
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I WARD.
CUTE OR 55. IT'S OUT, BUT WE'LL
LET FOLKS ADD ON. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. AND SENATOR NEWMAN IS
OUR LAST BILL OF THE DAY. YOU
MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY. QUÊ
AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SP 971, WHICH WILL
EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
RENTAL HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS. WITH PETS BEFORE I
BEGIN. I'D LIKE TO THANK LISA
ANGLE OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
HER DETAILED AND INSIGHTFUL
ANALYSIS, AS NOTED IN THAT
ANALYSIS IN TODAY'S VERY
CHALLENGING HOUSING MARKET, TOO
MANY CALIFORNIA FAMILIES ARE
FINDING THEMSELVES FORCED TO
MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN SECURING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND KEEPING A
CHERISHED PET EVERY YEAR, A
STAGGERING NUMBER OF OTHERWISE
HEALTHY LOVING AND LOYAL FAMILY
PETS OR SURRENDERED AT
CALIFORNIA'S ANIMAL SHELTERS.
SADLY ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY
CITED REASONS FOR THE
RELINQUISHMENT OF A PATTERNS
BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING. MOVING
OR A LANDLORD ISSUE. IN RECENT
YEARS, THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE HAS TAKEN IMPORTANT
AND ENCOURAGING STEPS IN
RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT BOND
BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS,
AS WELL AS THE NEED TO INCREASE
ACCESS TO HOUSING RESOURCES. TO
ACCOMMODATE FOR PET OWNERSHIP IN
2017, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A B
11 37, WHICH REQUIRES HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS FINANCED THROUGH
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PERMIT
A RESIDENT OF HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. OWN ONE OR MORE
COMMON HOUSEHOLD PETS. SB 9 71
BUILDS UPON A B 11 37 TO REQUIRE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS FINANCED
WITH LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX
CREDITS TO BE PET FRIENDLY AS
WELL. THE BILL DIRECTS THESE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL AS
THOSE FINANCES FINANCE THROUGH
DIRECT THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE PET
INCLUSIVE POLICIES THAT ARE FREE
FROM BREED OR WEIGHT
RESTRICTIONS IN WHICH DO NOT
REQUIRE TENANTS TO PAY MONTHLY
PET FEES ON TOP OF REGULAR
MONTHLY RENT OR SECURITY
DEPOSITS. PEOPLE LIVING IN OR
SEEKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO
EXPERIENCE THE ANGUISH. AND
STRAIN OF RELINQUISHING A
BELOVED PET. SB 971 WILL ENSURE
THAT MORE CALIFORNIA FAMILIES
WILL BE ABLE TO INCLUDE THEIR
BELOVED HOUSE PETS AS A PART OF
ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND
PET INCLUSIVE HOUSING AMENDMENTS
TAKEN RECENTLY, OUR TECHNICAL
AND CLARIFYING WITH ME TO
TESTIFY TODAY IS MISS JENNY
BERG, CALIFORNIA STATE DIRECTOR
FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY. OF THE
UNITED STATES. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY. WITH
EMOTION AND A TWO SECONDS ONE BY
MR HALLORAN. ONE BY SHARON
QUIRK-SILVA, UM AND WE WERE
PRIMARY WITNESS AND SUPPORT. YEP
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. I'M JENNY BERG,
CALIFORNIA STATE DIRECTOR FOR
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
STATES. AND I AM HERE IN SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL 971. A SENATOR
NEWMAN NOTED ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A
CHALLENGE FOR MANY PEOPLE,
PARTICULARLY THOSE CALIFORNIA
WITH LIMITED INCOME THAT UNPACK
HSUS FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT PETS
ARE INDISPENSABLE FAMILY MEMBERS
AND THAT HOUSING IS A
FOUNDATIONAL BUILDING BLOCKS AND
CREATING EQUITY FOR PET
OWNERSHIP WHILE KEEPING FAMILIES
AND THEIR PETS TOGETHER. HOUSING
INSECURITY REMAINS ONE OF THE
TOP REASONS WHY PETS ARE
RELINQUISHED TO ANIMAL SHELTERS.
MANY LOW INCOME HOUSING OPTIONS
. MAINTAIN ARBITRARY PET
POLICIES THAT LIMIT DOGS BASED
ON BREED AND WAIT. THESE
RESTRICTIONS, ELIMINATE A LARGE
PERCENTAGE OF PETS, LIVING AND
RENTAL UNIT. AND OUR RESEARCH
LEADING UP TO THIS BILL HSUS HAS
FOUND NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
THAT ANY BREED OF DOG IS MORE
DANGEROUS OR AGGRESSIVE THAN
ANOTHER OR THAT THERE IS A
PERFECT APARTMENT SIZED DOG. IN
ADDITION TO THOSE PHYSICAL
RESTRICTIONS HIGH FEES
ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING A PET CAN
PRESENT AN ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC
CHALLENGE FOR FAMILIES,
OFTENTIMES MAKING PET OWNERSHIP
AND COMPANIONSHIP, SOMETHING
ONLY PEOPLE WITH MEANS CAN
EXPERIENCE IN RECENT YEARS,
CALIFORNIA HAS TAKEN SOME
EXCEPTIONAL STEPS TO PROTECT THE
BOND BETWEEN BETWEEN PEOPLE AND
PETS. SV AND 971 WILL ENSURE
THAT MOVING FORWARD OUR STATE'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS WILL
REMOVE ANY BARRIERS TO PET
OWNERSHIP INCENTIVIZING
RESIDENTS INTO AFFORDABLE UNITS.
ALL TOO OFTEN AN OPPORTUNITY OR
TO BE HOUSED, ARISES BUT HAS
LOST BECAUSE OF PET
RESTRICTIONS. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN KEEPING THEIR
PETS OR PUTTING A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEAD. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND WE ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU ANY
OTHER PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WANT
TO ADD ON PLEASE NAME AN
ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CHAIR MATT ROBINSON, NORMALLY
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE HUMANE
SOCIETY, UNITED STATES, BUT MR
BURKE DID A WONDERFUL JOB. I WAS
ASKED TO CONVEY THE SUPPORT OF
BEST FRIENDS, ANIMAL SOCIETY AS
WELL AS HEART. LOS ANGELES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM TURN MEMBERS,
KARIN LANG ON BOTH OF THE
CALIFORNIA ANIMAL WELFARE
ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ANIMAL SHELTERS AND STRONG
SUPPORT TODAY, AS WELL AS RED
ROVER, WHICH IS NOT OUR FIRM'S
CLIENT, BUT WERE ASKED TO REALLY
THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M RON
KINGSTON, REPRESENTING THE
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. HERE'S
THE ISSUE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT ARE OWNERS OF THE UNITS
WHERE THE PETS WILL BE LOCATED.
STILL CAN ENSURE THE QUIET
ENJOYMENT OF THE PROPERTY. SO UH
, THE ANIMALS DON'T CONSIST,
CONSISTENTLY BARK AND HOWL
DURING THE DAY. WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR ALL TENANTS TO, UM
, THAT ARE, UH, THAT WE CAN
ENFORCE CLEANUP POLICIES AS YOU
CAN, WELL, WELL ENVISIONED. AND
WORK WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES
THAT DO HAVE EXPOSED TO RORY
CLAUSES, UH, ELIMINATING CERTAIN
TYPES OF DOGS FROM BEING IN THE
APARTMENTS. SO THESE ARE THE
THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH
THE AUTHOR. HE UM WE'RE AND
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE STAFF
AS WELL. DURING THE INTERIM, WE
HOPE TO REACH A SUCCESSFUL
CONCLUSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO
REGISTER OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM?
OKAY WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE, MR CHOLERA. THANK
YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS
SPORT LIKE THAT IS A CO AUTHOR.
IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE SENATOR,
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? AND WE
HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION. YES
MOTION BY MR COLORADO. ALRIGHT
OKAY. UM GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? I'M JUST SURPRISED
THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL
DOESN'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR MY
WITNESS, BUT STRUCTURALLY ASKED
WHEN I VOTE. GREAT IT IS DO PASS
TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. WEEKS I
SEYARTO I HEAR YOU, I CARILLO
CARILLO I, GABRIEL GABRIEL I
CHOLERA CHOLERA. KYLIE
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA V
WORDS. 456 THAT BUILDS OUT 6 TO
0, BUT WE'LL LET FOLKS ADD ON.
THANK YOU, MR NEWMAN. GREAT AND
WE WILL START FROM THE BEGINNING
AND LET FOLKS ADD ON. I KNOW MR
WARD IS ON HIS WAY HERE. RIGHT
NOW. ALRIGHT, SO OKAY. YEAH. UM
AND THEY CAN SEND CALENDAR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL.
AMERICA, GABRIELLE I SO THAT
WILL BE 80 THAT'S OUT. UM. I AM.
NUMBER TWO IS, UM, HOW ABOUT
FIVE T TWO WAS ONE MEMBER NOT
BORING. UM, I DIDN'T NUMBER TWO
SOME MEMBER CARILLO. THIS IS A
SP SIX. SP SIX. I REMEMBER
CAREER I AND S P SIX. WE NEED
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WORDS, SO THAT
WOULD BE 5 TO 1. THAT BILL IS
OUT, BUT WE'LL LET MR WARD ADD
ON UM I'M SORRY, THAT'S OK. ITEM
NUMBER THREE SP 4 90 REMEMBER
CARILLO. KOREA. I REMEMBER AWARD. ZERO WILL LET MR WARD ADD ON
UM. ITEM NUMBER FOUR SP 361
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIELLE.
GABRIEL? AYE. B 6 TO 1 WITH ONE
MEMBER NOT BORING. I DIDN NUMBER
FIVE UM SP 561 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GABRIEL. IT'S A MEMBER,
GABRIELLE EYES AND 36 TO 2. UH
ITEM NUMBER SIX SP 649
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL. I AH
62. I AM. NUMBER SEVEN, UM SP
679 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL.
GABRIEL? AYE. THAT I MUST 5 TO 1
MEMBER NOT MR GABRIEL. DON'T YOU
WISH YOU ALWAYS GOT THAT
APPLAUSE WITH YOUR VOTES? ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT SP 13 73
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL.
REMEMBER, GABRIELLE? AYE. 6 TO 1
WITH ONE MEMBER, NOT VOTING. UM
ITEM NUMBER NINE SP 847
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL.
REMEMBER, GABRI, I 7.7 MEMBER
AWARD. UM, VERY 7 TO 0. UM. ITEM
NUMBER. OH, PERFECT AND JUST TO
CLARIFY SB 679 IS OUT. I SAID,
REMEMBER, WORD WERE AND I AM
NUMBER NINE. SB 847. HOW DO YOU
WISH TO BOY? I REMEMBER WORD
EYES THAT IS 8 TO 0. I AM NUMBER
10. SB 869. UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GABRIEL. GABRIEL I
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. THANKS
I'D JUST LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD THAT I RECOGNIZE SOME OF
THE OPPOSITION'S CONCERNS ON
THIS AND POTENTIAL WORK FOR
FURTHER AMENDMENTS. I'LL BE
WATCHING CLOSELY HAPPY TO GIVE
IT A COURTESY I TODAY. AND AYE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WAR. I. THE 62
TO AN ITEM 10. UM I DIDN'T 11 7
MEMBER CARILLO. KOREA, I,
GABRIEL. CORRECT SP 948 AYE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIELLE. I
SAID NUMBER WARD, REMEMBER WARD
I OH, I'M SORRY. I REMEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I? SO
THAT IS 8 TO 0. MM 13 14 ITEM
NUMBER 14 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD
AYE. WORDS. I AND SEVERAL MEMBER
KYLIE. 7 TO 0 ON ITEM NUMBER 14.
ITEM NUMBER 15 WAS A CONSENT. I
AM AND 16 CONSIDER ITEM, UM,
ITEM NUMBER 17. UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL. I
REMEMBER WARD? AYE. THE 7 TO 0
WITH ONE MEMBER, NOT VOTING. AND
UM, ITEM NUMBER 18. SEPTEMBER
KYLIE. ASSEMBLING OF AWARDS. MM
AWARD. I. OR FIGHT 62. BRIEF. 56
YES. 6 TO 0. I'M SORRY. UM
REMEMBER WARD. I BELIEVE WE HAVE
THREE ITEMS IF YOU WISH TO ADD
TO THEM. AND I. ITEM NUMBER TWO
SP SIX. SPC. SIX. AYE. 7 TO 1
WITH ONE MY BURNETT BOARDING. UM
SB ITEM NUMBER. UM THREE. REYES
I THAT IS 7 TO 0 WITH ONE MEMBER
NOT BORING AND I BELIEVE WE ARE
GREAT MEETING ADJOURNED.