THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
IT'S A MEMBER HEART NOTICES. THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM SERGEANT AT
ARMS WILL PREPARE THE CHAMBER
AND BRINGING THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL
THIS AGUIAR-CURRY COLONIES.
ALVAREZ ARAMBULA. BAINES.
BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT. BERMAN.
BOERNER HORVATH BONTA. BRIAN
CALDERON. JUAN CARILLO. WENDY
CARILLO, CERVANTES CHIN
CONNELLY. DOLLY! DAVIES DIXON IS
SALIH FLORA. MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL GALLAGHER
GARCIA. GIBSON GRAYSON. HANEY.
HEART. HOLDEN. HOOVER. IRWIN.
JACKSON, JOAN SAWYER. KARA.
LACKEY. LEE. LOW. LOWENTHAL
MAIENSCHEIN, MATHIS MCCARTY
MAKIN, ER MURATSUCHI WHEN
ORTEGA. PACHECO POPPING JIM
PATTERSON. JOE PATTERSON.
PELLERIN. PETRIE-NORRIS
QUIRK-SILVA. RAMOS RAISE
THREE OF US ROBERT RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORIA TO TING VALENCIA,
VÆ VALLAPUDUA WALDRON WALLACE
WARD. WEBER. WICKS WILSON WOULD
ZABAR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS IN THE VISITORS
AND THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND
IN THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND
FOR THE PRAYER.
TODAY IS PURE WILL BE OFFERED BY
OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN. IMAM YES,
SIR. CON MAMA SER. IN THE NAME
OF GOD. THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE
MOST MERCIFUL. ALMIGHTY GOD. WE
THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. AND
OPPORTUNITIES. IT PRESENTS TO
US. FILL US WITH A RENEWED
SPIRIT. NEVER TO WAVER. WHEN THE
WAY IS HARD. PREPARE EACH OF US
WITH OPEN HEARTS. AND BROADENED
MINDS. TO FACE THE MANY
CHALLENGES SET BEFORE US. DIRECT
OUR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS. SO
THAT WE MAY EXHIBIT FAIR
JUDGMENT. AND THE PRACTICE OF
GOOD CORE VALUES. MADE THE
PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE FREEDOM.
DEMOCRACY. AND LOYALTY BE EVER
PRESERVED. OPEN OUR EYES TO THE
NEEDS OF OTHERS. MAKE A
SENSITIVE TO THE ISSUES OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE FACING AT THIS
TIME. I MEAN, WE ASKED. OUR
GUESTS AND VISITORS REMAIN
STANDING AND JOIN US IN THE
FLIGHT SALUTE. PLEASE JOIN US
SOME OF THE MEMBER MIKE FONG AS
HE LEADS US IN THE FLAG SALUTE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC. THANK YOU.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER SACRAMENT ON
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5TH 2023, THE
SOMEBODY MET AT NINE A.M. THE
HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER AND MORE
SPEAKER, PROTEIN POOR ASSEMBLY
PRESIDING CHIEF LUXURY PRODUCT
AT THE DESK, READING CLERK DAVID
BOWMAN READING LARA SECONDS THAT
THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH.
PRESENTATIONS IN PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTIONS
AND REFERENCES THE BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
THAT WE DIDN'T READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE. MESSAGES FROM
THE SENATE. THERE ARE NONE.
MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. AND
MAJORITY LEADER REYES, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON,
GRAYSON AND BRIAN TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE. 1 18 A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AT US, JOHN
SAWYER AND BOERNER HORVATH TO
HAVE GUESTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ON
THE FLOOR TODAY AND FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HAPPENED TO
HAVE A GUEST SEATED AT HER DESK
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE. 96 REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT. TO RE REFER A B 96
CHOLERA FROM THE LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE TO THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER.
MEMBERS WE HAVE ANOTHER NUMBER
OF GUESTS WITH US IN THE GALLERY
AND IN THE CHAMBERS HERE TODAY.
AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT
SOME MEMBER OF BORDER HORVATH AT
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER FOR YOUR
GUESTS, INTRODUCTION. GOOD
MORNING, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS
. I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE SEVERAL
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FROM THE
FREE STATE OF TOURING IN IN
GERMANY. GERMANY IS ONE OF OUR
COUNTRY'S MOST IMPORTANT GLOBAL
PARTNERS, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO
WELCOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
GREEN HEART OF THE GERMAN NATION
. JOINING US ON THE FLOOR TODAY
IS DR KATIA BIRLA, THE SECOND
STATE SECRETARY OF RESEARCH,
INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. OF THE TRAINING
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS,
SCIENCE AND DIGITAL SOCIETY.
ACCOMPANYING HER ARE TWO
INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS FROM THE
GERMAN CONSULATE IN SAN
FRANCISCO, REPRESENTING THE
NATION OF GERMANY, AND LOU OF
CONSUL GENERAL OLIVER SHRUM, WHO
UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE WITH
US TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
VISITING US HERE IN SACRAMENTO.
IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO HOST YOU
ON BEHALF OF ALL MY COLLEAGUES
IN THIS CHAMBER. WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY. AND
IF YOU WILL INDULGE ME, I'D LIKE
TO SAY A LITTLE BIT IN GERMAN,
EVEN THOUGH THEY ALL SPEAK GREAT
ENGLISH ZIADA AND DOMINANT HAND
AS HIS ANGLO SICK AIR ON THE
GUEST SITUATION HERE FOR HOUSTON
. WHAT TO HAPPEN WITH OUR
DEMOCRATIC RIGHT METAPHOR?
DOCTOR CARTIER BIRLA, SECRETARY
FOR FORCING INNOVATION AND
TRAVÉS PHOTO, I WAS TUNING IN ON
THE V A TRAITOR THAT WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO A COUNSELOR AND SAN
FRANCISCO 11-3 ARRAIGNMENT ON
SNITCH HERE AT THE BISON
COUNTER. INVESTIGATOR INTERNET
ANALYSIS. SALMON ALIBIED
SUFFICIENT TOURING IN CALIFORNIA
TRADITION BIZARRENESS AS JOBS ON
THE VITAMIN VIKRAM PHªN ON THE
BEDROOM, SUSTAINMENT AND BACON
AND ON THE DESPERATION THIS
CALIFORNIA SHALLOTS IN OLIVE
TRACK ON THE EXPRESSIONS DOES
CALIFORNIA AND LAND TAGGERS ON
MINOR. COLLIGAN WAS IN IN GANZ
HEADS THIS VEHICLE. AND THE
CALIFORNIA SHOULD LAND TAG HYSON
AND THEIR PHONE ON CELLPHONES
ARE VITAL SUZANNE AND A BITE.
WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY BILL COMMON. MEMBERS WE
HAVE A FORMER COLLEAGUE JOINING
US THE REAR OF THE CHAMBERS OR
TO THE LEFT. WE WANT TO WELCOME
BACK FORMER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ADAM GRAY.
AND MEMBERS. WE HAVE SOME VERY
IMPORTANT GUESTS HERE TODAY IN
THE GALLERY. WE HAVE STAFF FROM
THE OFFICE OF STATE PUBLISHING
THESE STAFF ASSIST US AND
PRODUCING THE ASSEMBLY JOURNAL
FILE AND HISTORY, PLUS OTHER
CRITICAL DOCUMENTS LIKE OUR
STATEWIDE VOTER PAMPHLETS,
PLEASE WELCOME THEM TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY. AND
THANK YOU.
AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN PATTERN.
ASSEMBLYWOMAN PAPIN. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZING YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
GUESTS, INTRODUCTION.
WELCOME. AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN ALICE
, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT
COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS. I AM
HONORED TO WELCOME SAN LUIS
OBISPO IS VERY OWN CALIFORNIA
POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, A
K A COW, POLLY SLOWED TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY TODAY
. I AM. THANK YOU. I M JOINED ON
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR BY CAL POLY
SLO PRESIDENT GEOFF ARMSTRONG,
THE LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENT
AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL SYSTEM. CLAIRE FRANCE, A
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR
FROM SAN LUIS OBISPO AND ASHLEY
WAY MEYER. HER TEAM PLAY SECOND
IN THE NATIONAL INTER COLLEGE,
IT DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST.
ADDITIONALLY IN THE GALLERY ARE
MRS SHARON ARMSTRONG 15 COW
POLLY, SO STUDENTS WHO HAVE ONE
INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM AWARDS. AND
THREE A S I C STUDENTS AND
STUDENT LEADERS. SO WELCOME
TODAY. FRAWLEY'S. CAL POLY SAN
LUIS OBISPO, LOCATED IN MY HOME
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, AS
PART OF THE 23 CAMPUS,
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM AND ONE OF THE BEST
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN OUR
NATION, I WOULD SAY CAROL PAULIE
, SO PROVIDES DIVERSE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS ON
RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS
AGRICULTURE, WINEMAKING AND
DISTINCTIVE COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS.
POLLY SLOW IS AN EDUCATIONAL
LEADER WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
TECH INDUSTRY AND CULTURAL HUBS
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE
BAY AREA. YEAH. AS. ONE AS ONE
OF CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES. CAL POLY SLO
ENABLES STUDENTS TO DO
GROUNDBREAKING WORK THAT IMPACTS
OUR ENTIRE GLOBE AND WE ARE HERE
TODAY TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE
THE AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS OF
THESE EXCEPTIONAL COW, POLLY
SLOW STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS
ARE AMONG THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST
AT CAL POLY SLO THEIR EMBLEMATIC
OF THE LEARN BY DOING MOTTO AND
REPRESENT THE EXCELLENCE OF THIS
ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. EACH
STUDENT HAS DISTINGUISHED
THEMSELVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR
AS PART OF A TEAM THAT HAS
RECEIVED A COVETED AWARD. FOR
EXAMPLE, CLAIRE AND HER TEAM WON
FIRST PLACE IN THE SOCIETY OF
WOMEN ENGINEERS TEAM TECH
COMPETITION. AND THE STUDENTS IN
THE GALLERY REPRESENTING EACH OF
THE SIX COW POLLY COLLEGES ALL
RECEIVED SIMILAR RECOGNITION IN
THEIR ACADEMIC OR
EXTRACURRICULAR DISCIPLINE. SO
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FRIEND
PRESIDENT GEOFF ARMSTRONG, HIS
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
INCREDIBLY HARDWORKING FACULTY
FOR CAL POLY EDUCATED THAT FOR
THE INCREDIBLY HARDWORKING
FACULTY OF CAL POLY FOR
EDUCATING THIS EXCEPTIONAL GROUP
OF STUDENTS, SO COLLEAGUES, I
ASK THAT YOU PLEASE JOIN ME WITH
A HEARTY APPLAUSE TO WELCOME AND
APPRECIATE THESE BRIGHT MINDS
THAT ARE COW POLY STUDENTS HERE
IN THE GALLERY AND UP. HERE ON
THE FLOOR AND IN THE GALLERY.
THANK YOU, MR ADDIS. WELCOME TO
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
AND SOME OF THEM REALLY. YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DESK FOR
YOUR GUESTS INTRODUCTION GOOD
AFTERNOON MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
INTRODUCE FROM MY DISTRICT ALONE
IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD CHAIR
SU CHAN I WILL ONLY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE BOARD TRUSTEE LANCE KWAN
AND OUR INTERIM PRESIDENT,
SUPERINTENDENT OF ALONE IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ANTHONY
DESALVO, WHO I AM VERY PROUD
THAT THEY'RE UP HERE
REPRESENTING OUR FREMONT
COMMUNITY AND THANK THEM FOR
THEIR MANY, MANY YEARS OF
SERVICE TO OUR EAST BAY
COMMUNITY AND PLEASE WELCOME
THEM TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR LEE. AND AS I'M A
MEMBER OF SALLY, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I AM PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE AND WELCOME TO THE
CHAMBER. IF YOU GUESSED FROM MY
COMMUNITY WHO ARE HERE IN THE
GALLERY? FIRST I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE RIVERSIDE CHIEF OF
POLICE LARRY GONZALEZ, WHO IS
ALSO PRESIDENT OF OUR COPS,
WHICH IS THE ASSOCIATION OF
RIVERSIDE COUNTY CHIEFS OF
POLICE AND SHERIFF. SO THANK
YOU, CHIEF. ALSO WITH US IS
CHIEF BOB NEWMAN, CHIEF OF
POLICE OF THE CITY OF CORONA.
AND ALSO HERE'S CHIEF JOE DEL
GIUDICE QUÊ, CHIEF OF THE BUREAU
OF INVESTIGATION WITH THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE THANK EACH
OF THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR
COMMUNITY, AND WE WELCOME YOU TO
OUR CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR ASTLEY. AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOAN SAWYER.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER. MOVE
AROUND. THERE YOU GO. UM. UH
MADAM SPEAKER TODAY I RISE TO
RECOGNIZE CORRY EVANS AYALA FOR
HER RETIREMENT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE.
COREY BEGAN HER CAREER IN PUBLIC
SERVICE IN 1985 AS A LEGISLATIVE
AIDE FOR CONGRESSMAN GENE
CHAPPIE BEFORE ENTERING AS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOU PAPIN'S
DISTRICT OFFICE FATHER OF OUR
COLLEAGUE DIANE PAPIN. IN 1987
COREY BEGAN HER CAREER IN
SACRAMENTO IS AN ASSEMBLY FELLOW
WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER BILL
FILANTE, VICE CHAIR OF THE RULES
COMMITTEE. SHE CLIMBED THROUGH
THE RANKS FROM LEGISLATIVE AIDE
TO CHIEF OF STAFF DURING HER 35
YEAR CAPITAL CAREER. IMPRESSIVE
RESUME INCLUDES SERVING AS CHIEF
OF STAFF OF FIVE DEMOCRATIC
LEGISLATURES. AND LEGISLATORS.
YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT CAN
BE, INCLUDING SOUTH CANELA.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CAROLE MIGDEN
SENATOR MICHAEL RUBIO. SENATOR
CONNIE LABOR AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REGINAL BYRON JONES. SAWYER,
SENIOR. SUPPORTED MEMBERS WHO
REPRESENT CALIFORNIA ACROSS 10,
DIFFERENT REGIONS AND COUNTIES.
AS EVIDENCE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO
BUILDING UP THE NEXT GENERATION
OF CAPITAL STAFFERS, COREY
EFFECTIVELY MENTORED COUNTLESS
FELLOWS IN JUNIOR STAFFERS OVER
THE YEARS. BUILT AND MAINTAINED
AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PERSONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS WITH
LEGISLATORS, EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SENIOR STAFF STAKEHOLDERS AND
STAFF WITHIN THE SENATE AND THE
ASSEMBLY. SHE IS A PILLAR. A
PILLAR OF THE CAPITAL COMMUNITY.
WHEN ASKED WHAT SHE LIKED BEST
ABOUT WORKING IN THE CAPITAL,
SHE RESPONDED, MAKING CALIFORNIA
A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL WHO LIVE
HERE AND WORKING WITH SO MILLION
, SO MANY BRILLIANT AND
DEDICATED PEOPLE. ABOUT HER
RETIREMENT, SHE SAID. I WILL
MISS THE CAMARADERIE. BUT I TAKE
THE FRIENDSHIPS WITH ME. WE'D
LIKE TO THANK COREY FOR A
DEDICATION AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE
HER THIS RESOLUTION. BUT MOST
IMPORTANT, EVERYBODY ON THIS
FLOOR SHOULD APPRECIATE ALL
THOSE YEARS THAT SHE GAVE TO
THIS BODY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR JONES. SAWYER AND
WE ALSO HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SORIA, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
ON THIS GUEST INTRODUCTION AS
WELL. SO MR SPEAKER I RISE TODAY
IN RECOGNITION OF KOREA, YALA,
UM TO ME STANDING TODAY HERE FOR
THE FIRST TIME TO SAY A FEW
WORDS TO CONGRATULATE HER ON HER
RETIREMENT IS FULL CIRCLE FOR
THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW. I
STARTED HERE WORKING IN
SACRAMENTO AS A CAPITAL, FELLOW
POLANCO, FELLOW ACTUALLY BACK IN
2006. AND I HAD THE HONOR TO BE
PLACED IN THE OFFICE, WHERE
KOREA YALA WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR AT THE TIME, SO I
STARTED. SHE WAS MY SUPERVISOR.
AND I WILL SAY WHEN I THINK OF
COREY, I THINK OF NOT NOT ONLY
SOMEONE THAT IS KIND CARING.
SHE'S SMART. WHERE E. UM SHE HAS
A GREAT SENSE OF STYLE. UM BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY, AS THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MENTIONED, SHE
TOOK THE TIME TO MENTOR YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT CAME THROUGH THROUGH
HER OFFICES. AND I WAS ONE OF
THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT IF I
WOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN THE UP WERE
NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK UNDER HER. AND THEN YEARS
LATER IN 2012. SHE WAS THE ONE
THAT RECRUITED ME TO MOVE BACK
HOME TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY TO
WORK FOR SENATOR MICHAEL RUBIO
AS HIS DISTRICT DIRECTOR. I
DON'T THINK I WOULD BE HERE
TODAY. UM AND SO I DO WANT TO
JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCREDIBLE
WORK THAT YOU GAVE TO THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA IS
BETTER BECAUSE YOU WERE PART OF
SOME VERY IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
WITH YOU ON SB 60 THAT DRIVER'S
LICENSE FOR UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS. UM SO I WAS PROUD AS
A FELLOW TO WORK ON THOSE BILLS
THAT GAVE, UM FOLKS IN THE
SHADOWS AND OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO
HAVE JUST SOME BASIC DOCUMENTS
IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO I JUST WANT
TO CONGRATULATE YOU TODAY. UM I
KNOW WHAT AN OUTSTANDING NOT
ONLY STAFFER. YOU WERE TOO MANY
MEMBERS, BUT AN INCREDIBLE MOM
BECAUSE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ALSO SEE YOU TRY TO BALANCE THAT
SOMEONE REALLY DEDICATED TO HER
PROFESSIONAL CAREER, BUT ALSO AT
THE SAME TIME, NOT FORGETTING
THAT YOU HAD THREE BOYS AND YOUR
HUSBAND THAT NEEDED YOU AT HOME.
I REMEMBER WORKING ON, YOU KNOW
, COLLEGE ABSENT TRYING TO HELP
OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVAN AND
ALL THE OTHER BOYS, UH,
CONTINUED ON THEIR EDUCATION, SO
IT'S AWESOME TODAY TO BE HERE
AND TO SEE, UM NOT ONLY YOUR
SUCCESS, BUT THEIR SUCCESS, AND
THAT SUCCESS REALLY IS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE HARD WORK THAT
YOU GAVE NOT ONLY HERE IN THIS
BUILDING, BUT ALSO AT HOME, SO
CONGRATULATIONS, UM I KNOW THAT
YOU WOULD. YOU'RE GOING TO DO
AMAZING THINGS NEXT, BUT AGAIN,
I SALUTE YOU FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU GAVE TO THIS INSTITUTION.
AND WE'RE ALL BETTER BECAUSE OF
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
AUREA.
AND MEMBERS. WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY
TO ANNOUNCE. HAPPY EARLY
BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BOERNER HORVATH, WHOSE BIRTHDAY
IS THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST.
AND MEMBERS FOR OUR FINAL GUEST
INTRODUCTION TODAY AGAIN,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOAN SAWYER.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED THAT THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER FOR THIS
INTRODUCTION THERE YOU GO. THANK
YOU. MR SPEAKER. UM IS ALWAYS
GREAT WHEN YOU GET THE HONOR.
NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO WOMEN WHO
HAVE DONE GREAT THINGS FOR THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
DEDICATED THEIR LIFE. TODAY I
RECOGNIZE AND THANK COMMISSIONER
AMANDA RAY FOR OVER 33 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO THE CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL CHP.
SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN AND
SECOND BLACK INDIVIDUALS TO
SERVE AS CHP COMMISSIONER.
APPOINTED IN 2020 LED THE
HIGHWAY PATROL DURING SOME OF
THE MOST STRESSFUL CRISIS IS IN
RECENT HISTORY THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC. BLAZING FOR WILDFIRES
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE GEORGE
FLOYD MURDER, MURDER
COMMISSIONER RAY MAINTAIN
BALANCE BETWEEN SERVICE TO THE
PUBLIC AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF OFFICERS. ENSURE THE AGENCY
WAS REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE TRUST IN
THE CHP. PARTNER WITH ME TO
EXTEND THE ORGANIZED RETAIL
CRIME TASK FORCE, WHICH HAS
CARRIED OUT 1296 INVESTIGATION
AND RECOVERED NEARLY $26 MILLION
WORTH OF STOLEN GOODS.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS COMMISSIONER
INCLUDE SERVING AS THE SPECIAL
RESPONSE TEAM TACTICAL COMMANDER
DURING SUPER BOWL 50 AND BEING
SELECTED INTO THE FBI NATIONAL
EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. SHE
IS ENJOINED BY ACTING
COMMISSIONER'S SEAN DORY AND
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BRANDON
JOHNSON AND TROY DUCASSE. AS
WELL AS FAMILY MEMBERS. AGAIN.
JOIN ME. AND HONORING AND
WELCOMING TO THIS FLOOR AND
THANKING AMANDA RAY FOR ITS
SERVICES COMMISSIONER OF THE
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL AND
LET US ALL WISH YOU'RE A WELL
DESERVED RETIREMENT.
THANK YOU, MR JONES. SAWYER. AND
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER RANG.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
RETIREMENT.
MEMBERS WE WILL BE MOVING TO
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE AND
THE COURTESY REMINDER. IF YOU'RE
NOT ALREADY PLEASE TURN YOUR KEY
TO ACTIVATE YOUR VOTING
MECHANISM.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH ASSEMBLY
. THIRD READING. THIS IS FOUL
ITEM. ONE A. C. R. THREE THE
CORPORAL REED CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION THREE BIAS. REMEMBER
HANEY RELATIVE TO POSITION AND
IT'S EASY OLOGISTS WEEK, AND
SOME OF THEM ARE HEANEY. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS TODAY I
PRESENT A CR THREE, WHICH
DESIGNATES THE WEEK OF JANUARY
29TH THROUGH FEBRUARY. 4TH 2023
AS PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGIST
WEEK. PHYSICIAN
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ARE GUARDIANS
OF PATIENT SAFETY IN THE
OPERATING ROOM, THE DELIVERY
ROOM, THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN
PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS AND ON
THE FRONT LINES OF THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC. PHYSICIAN AND
ANESTHESIA. ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
UNDERGO OVER 12 YEARS OF
EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO
NAVIGATE CRITICAL LIFE AND DEATH
MOMENTS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SERVED AS
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT EXPERTS FOR
THE SICKEST OF PATIENTS
DIAGNOSED WITH AND SUFFERING
FROM COVID 19. THE CALIFORNIA
SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS,
WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN 3000
, PHYSICIANS, WHO SPECIALIZE IN
ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PAIN MEDICINE
, IS CELEBRATING THEIR 75TH
ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK. THEY HAVE
TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS TO PROMOTE
PATIENT SAFETY AND INCREASE
EDUCATION ABOUT PAIN MANAGEMENT
. SAFE OPIOID USE AND NON OPIOID
ALTERNATIVES TO PAIN MANAGEMENT
TO HONOR THE WORK OF
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS AND C S A S
75TH ANNIVERSARY. I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS RESOLUTION TODAY
AND ASK THAT THE FIRST ROLL CALL
THE OPEN FOR CO AUTHORS. THANK
YOU, MR HANEY. AND SEEING NO
OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO ADDRESS
THIS RESOLUTION. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE FOR CO AUTHORS.
ALL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO BE A CO
AUTHOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
CASTING YOUR VOTE. ALL MEMBERS
WHO WISH TO BE A CO AUTHOR ON A
CR THREE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
CASTING YOUR VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE.
THERE ARE 68 CO AUTHORS. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY NAY, YOU
GUYS HAVEN'T RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HANEY. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE
GUESTS. INTRODUCTIONS AFFILIATED
WITH THIS RESOLUTION. YES THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SEVERAL
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, INCLUDING
THEIR PRESIDENT, ED MARIANO,
THEIR LEGISLATIVE AND PRACTICE
AFFAIRS DIVISION CHAIR TODD
PRIMACK AND INSTALL IT AND
ANESTHESIOLOGIST. RESIDENTS FROM
UC DAVIS. IF YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN
ME IN WELCOMING THEM TO THE
CHAMBER, THEY SHOULD BE UP HERE
TO THE LEFT. THANK YOU, MR
HANEY.
NEXT WE HAVE FILED ADAM TO THIS
IS HR FIVE PURPLE READ. HOUSE
RESOLUTION FIVE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S STEPHANIE
NGUYEN AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
LUNAR NEW YEAR REMEMBER, AND
WHEN YOU MAY YOUR RECOGNIZED
THANK YOU. MR SPEAKER IS THE SUN
. THERE WE GO. MEMBERS I RISE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE ASIAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUS TO PRESENT TO YOU. HR
FIVE RELATIVE TO LUNAR NEW YEAR.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THIS
THIS HOLIDAY FOR US THOSE THAT
CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IS
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
HOLIDAY FOR US THE REST OF THE
YEAR. WE HAVE PREPARED THE
ENTIRE YEAR FOR THIS HOLIDAY.
MANY OF US THAT CELEBRATE LUNAR
NEW YEAR HAVE CLEANED OUR HOUSE
BEFORE THE MIDNIGHT OF JANUARY,
22ND, WHICH IS THE FIRST DAY OF
LUNAR YEAR. FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
WE'VE ALSO DONE THE LAUNDRY FOR
THOSE OF YOU THAT DO LAUNDRY.
THAT'S LIKE AN ENTIRE EPISODE.
RIGHT AND SO I'M HERE. ALSO TO
THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT
WE'RE HERE TO MAKE INTO LAW A B
25 96 LAST YEAR BECAUSE THAT NOT
ONLY MADE THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RECOGNIZE THAT AS A
NATIONAL HOLIDAY, BUT ALSO BEING
THAT WE ARE THE FIRST THE FIRST
IN THE NATION TO BE ABLE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT AS A HOLIDAY, AND
WE HOPE THAT OTHER STATES WILL
FOLLOW SUIT AS WELL TO THIS YEAR
IS THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT AND
THE YEAR OF THE CAT. IF YOU'RE
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN, IT IS THE
YEAR OF THE CATS. AND FOR THOSE
OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW. WE ASK
THAT YOU WERE RED. SO THAT YOU
BRING LUCK TO YOURSELF. AND YOUR
FAMILY BUT ALSO BUT ALSO THAT
YOU TAKE THE TIME. NOODLES.
DUMPLINGS AND GO OUT THERE AND
SUPPORT THOSE LOCAL SMALL
BUSINESSES. IT IS MY HONOR TO
WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY LUNAR NEW
YEAR. AND SIR, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK THE ROBIE OPENED FOR CO
AUTHORS AND URGE FOR YOUR I
VOTED. YOU WANT MORE LUCK
TOWARDS YOUR WAY? THANK YOU, MR
MEN. AND AS A MEMBER, REALLY?
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS I RISE ON BEHALF
OF THE L G B T Q. PLUS CAUCUS TO
RECOGNIZE HR FIVE AND
CELEBRATION OF LUNAR NEW YEAR.
LUNAR NEW YEAR IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS FOR
THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY,
AND IT REPRESENTS A JOYOUS TIMES
OF CONCRETE WITH OUR FAMILIES,
REMEMBER OUR ROOTS AND CELEBRATE
OUR HERITAGE. 2023 IS THE YEAR
OF THE RABBIT AS WELL AS THE
CAT. AND THEY SYMBOLIZE IN
JEOPARDY. PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
ALSO ELEMENTS OF SYMBOLS IS OF
COURSE, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE
ARE THESE ORANGES IN CHINESE AND
VIETNAMESE CULTURE, ORANGES OR
CITRUS ROUTES THAT ARE ORANGE
REPRESENT WEALTH AND PROSPERITY.
BECAUSE THEY ARE HOMOPHONE IQ.
THEY SOUND THE SAME AS GOLD. SO
THAT IS WHY WE GIVE YOU
KUMQUATS. WHY WE GIVE YOU
ORANGES AND THEY WISH YOU GOOD
LUCK AND PROSPERITY. AND FOR THE
LGBT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN ASIA ARE
FIGHTS. OUR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY
CONTINUES. WE MADE GREAT STRIDES
IN THE RECENT PAST, WITH TAIWAN,
BECOMING THE FIRST IN ASIA TO
LEGALIZE SAME SEX MARRIAGE AND
THAILAND MAKING SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS THIS YEAR. THERE'S A
LOT MORE WORK OF EQUALITY BE
DONE HERE OR ABROAD. AND HERE,
MANY FOLKS WITHIN THE AAPI
COMMUNITY AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY
CANNOT UNFORTUNATELY, COME BACK
HOME FOR LEARNING YOUR
CELEBRATIONS BEING AUTHENTICALLY
WHERE WE ARE, BUT I KNOW IN
CALIFORNIA HERE WE RECOGNIZE THE
GRAND FAMILY OF CALIFORNIA
RECOGNIZE PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE,
AND ANY OF THEIR FAMILIES ARE
NOT READY TO ACCEPT THEM FOR
THEY ARE. WE ARE READY TO ACCEPT
IT FOR THE R AND I ASKED MY
COLLEAGUES TO CO AUTHOR THE
SUPPORT RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF
OUR P AND L G B T Q COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR LEE.
AND THE SEMI WOMAN, RUBIO,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK
ON THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS AND SUPPORT
OF HOUSE RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR
COLLEAGUES FROM OUTGROWTH FOR
AUTHORING THIS RESOLUTION. FOR
MANY AAPI COMMUNITIES
CELEBRATING THE LUNAR YEAR, IS A
TIME OF GATHERING WITH FRIENDS,
FAMILY AND LOVED ONES IN HOPES
OF A NEW YEAR OF PROSPERITY,
HAPPINESS AND GOOD FORTUNE. AS
WE ALL KNOW, CALIFORNIA IS HOME
TO MORE THAN SIX MILLION ÁP.
AYE. WHO MAKE UP NEARLY 16% OF
OUR STATE'S POPULATION. THIS
MEANS THAT LUNAR NEW YEAR IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST HOLIDAYS FOR A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
CALIFORNIANS. IS THAT A STATUS
RECOGNIZED BY THE FACT THAT MOST
OF US VOTED FOR A BILL LAST YEAR
AUTHORED BY OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
SILICON VALLEY, MAKING IT AN
OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAY? HOWEVER,
THIS IS ALSO. HE NEEDED
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMEMORATE THE
INNOCENT LIVES WERE LOST AT THE
HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTING IN
MONTEREY PARK AND HAVE MUMBAI.
THE MONTEREY PARK SHOOTING IS
MADE ALL THE MORE HEARTBREAKING
BY THE FACT THAT IT OCCURRED ON
THE EVE OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
HOWEVER INSTEAD OF JOYOUSLY
CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE
RABBIT OR THE YEAR OF THE CAT
FOR OUR VIETNAMESE AMERICAN
COMMUNITY, WE MUST ALSO ADD
MOURNING AND GRIEVING FOR THE
LOST LIVES. LET ME BE CLEAR. NO
ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO FEAR FOR
THEIR LIVES OR SAFETY IN A
GATHERING WITH FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEIR
CULTURE'S MOST SHERIFF HOLIDAYS.
I AM THE REST OF THE LATINO
CAUCUS STAND WITH OUR COLLEAGUES
IN THE API LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS
AND SOLIDARITY AGAINST THE
HORRIFIC VIOLENCE WE SAW IN
MONTEREY PARK AND HALF MUMBAI.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
IN LIGHT OF THE INCREASED
TARGETED VIOLENCE AND
DISCRIMINATION FACED BY THE AAPI
COMMUNITY IN RECENT YEARS. AS
THE MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE
NEIGHBORING. I'M SORRY AS THE
MEMBER REPRESENTING THE
NEIGHBORING DISTRICT. I ALSO
WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION
TO OUR ASSEMBLY COLLEAGUE FROM
ALHAMBRA FOR HIS STEADFAST
LEADERSHIP AND EXPRESSING THE
GRIEF HIS COMMUNITY IS
EXPERIENCING. AS THE, UM TO OUR
COLLEAGUES IN THE AAPI CAUCUS.
PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ALLIES
IN THE LATINO CAUCUS WHO ARE
STANDING WITH YOU WHO ARE
SENDING THE AAPI COMMUNITY LOVE
AND COMPASSION AND WHO ARE READY
TO WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THESE
ALL TOO COMMON TRAGEDY IS A
THING OF THE PAST. THANK YOU,
AND I JOIN OUR COLLEAGUES FROM
AL GROVE AND RESPECTFULLY ASKING
FOR AN I VOTE ON HOUSE
RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR RUBIO. AND AS
A MEMBER OF JOAN SAWYER YOU
RECOGNIZED ON THE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
BLACK CAUCUS ARISE IN SUPPORT OF
HR. FIVE CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW
YEAR. THIS HOLIDAY IS OBSERVED
BY BILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE
WORLD AND NEARLY SIX MILLION
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
CALIFORNIANS. THERE'S TWO WEEKS
CELEBRATION IS MARKED BY THEMES
OF REUNION AND HOPE FOR THE NEW
YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY ON JANUARY,
22ND. DURING THE FIRST DAY OF
THIS JOYOUS HOLIDAY TRAGEDY
STRUCK THE COMMUNITY IN MONTEREY
PARK IN LOS ANGELES, WHERE 11
SOULS LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE
HANDS OF A MASS SHOOTER. WITHIN
DAYS. ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CLAIMED THE
LIVES OF SEVEN VICTIMS. WE MUST
LET YOU KNOW. NOW AND FOREVER
AND GOING FORWARD OUR HEARTS.
AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE
FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES OF THOSE
AFFECTED. WE RECOMMEND WE
RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO ENACTING
POLICIES THAT UPHOLD THE PUBLIC
SAFETY. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE
BLACK CAUCUS NOT ONLY STANDS IN
SOLIDARITY NOW AND. NOW AND THEN
WE STAND SOLIDARITY NOW FOR WHAT
HAS HAPPENED THAT WILL STAND IN
SOLIDARITY IN THE FUTURE FOR
WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS DOES NEVER HAPPEN
AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE ON H R FIVE.
THANK YOU, MR JONES. SAWYER. AND
THE SOUTHERN WOMAN QUIRK-SILVA.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON THE
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I RISE IN ON BEHALF OF
THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS
AND SUPPORT OF HR FIVE, WHICH
CELEBRATES THE 2023 LUNAR NEW
YEAR. HAPPY NEW YEAR, TUNGHAI.
HEY FAT CHOY LUNAR YEAR. NEW
YEAR IS A TIME FOR FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER
REFLECT ON THE PAST AND PAY
RESPECT TO ELDERS AND ANCESTORS
. IT'S ALSO A TIME TO CELEBRATE
THE MANY CONTROVERSIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE AAPI
COMMUNITIES FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS CULTURALLY
CIVICALLY. AND ECONOMICALLY. AS
WE REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
AMERICANS AND WHAT DEMOCRACY
LOOKS LIKE. WE MUST BE VIGILANT
IN OUR QUEST TO ENSURE THAT ALL
COMMUNITIES ENJOY THE PEACE AND
FREEDOMS THAT ARE INTEGRAL TO
THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE.
ESPECIALLY. AND THESE CURRENT
TIMES WHEN ASIAN AMERICANS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCING
HEIGHTENED DISCRIMINATION,
BULLYING, HARASSMENT AND
HORRIFIC ACTS OF GUN VIOLENCE.
THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT
AND THE CAT. AND TODAY I'M VERY
LUCKY AS I'M IN RED. AND WE KNOW
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RABBIT, IT'S
ABOUT HOPE AND STRENGTH.
LONGEVITY PEACE AND PROSPERITY
MADE THE NEW YEAR BRING WITH IT
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF US
TO CREATE JOY, SPREAD LOVE AND
PROMOTE HEALING AND
UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MISS QUIRK-SILVA AND SOME
MEMBER HEANEY RECOGNIZED ON THE
RESOLUTION. HMM. START FIGURING
. THANK YOU, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS
AND THANK YOU TO OUR COLLEAGUE
FROM ELK GROVE AND TO ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE A P I CAUCUS I
RISE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE JEWISH
CAUCUS, AS WELL AS THE PROUD
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATION'S
OLDEST AND LARGEST CHINATOWN TO
RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR. THE JEWISH
CAUCUS IS PROUD TO CELEBRATE
WITH COMMUNITIES AND CAUCUSES OF
ALL FAITHS AND BACKGROUNDS AND
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
LONGSTANDING CULTURAL TRADITIONS
OF MANY OF OUR ASIAN AND PACIFIC
ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. THE LUNAR
NEW YEAR IS A SACRED AND
CELEBRATORY OCCASION FOR MANY OF
OUR ÁP I FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
IT IS AN HONOR TO WITNESS THE
CELEBRATION OF THESE VALUE
TRADITIONS, AND WE ARE
ESPECIALLY PROUD THAT WE ARE
FINALLY RECOGNIZING LUNAR NEW
YEAR AS AN OFFICIAL STATE
HOLIDAY ALONGSIDE THE STATES.
NEARLY 2.5 MILLION ÁP. AYE,
CALIFORNIANS. ÁP AYE. HISTORY
HAS LONG BEEN A PART OF THE
TAPESTRY OF JEWISH HISTORY. THE
JEWISH AND API COMMUNITIES HAVE
A RICH HISTORY OF SOLIDARITY,
SUPPORT AND SHARED VALUES. IN 18
85, A JEWISH IMMIGRANT IN SAN
FRANCISCO NAMED SICK SIGMUND
DANIEL WITS SPOKE OUT AT WHAT
WAS TO BECOME THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION. HE CALLED FOR
TOLERANCE AND RESPECT TOWARDS
THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND HELPED
TO SPARK A MOBILIZATION FOR BOTH
COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE THEIR
SHARED ADVERSITY AND DISPLAY
OPEN AND ACTIVE SOLIDARITY. THAT
LEGACY CONTINUES TODAY. WE ARE
MOTIVATED BY THE PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO
CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR EACH
OTHER AND BUILD BRIDGES THROUGH
SHARED IDEALS. UNFORTUNATELY OUR
COMMUNITIES ALSO SHARE A RISING
THREAT OF HATE. WE RECOGNIZE
THAT ÁP. AMERICANS CONTINUE TO
FACE THE HARDSHIPS AS A RESULT
OF TARGETED AND HATE MOTIVATED
VIOLENCE. BUT WE ARE DEEPLY
MOVED BY THE RESILIENCE AND
COURAGE OF OUR API NEIGHBORS AND
FAMILIES. THE SPIRIT OF COURAGE
GROWS MORE STILL, WHEN IT IS
FOSTERED BETWEEN DIVERSE PEOPLE
FORGING DEEP AND UNBREAKABLE
BONDS. ON THE LUNAR NEW YEAR,
THE CUSTOMERS TO WISH A HAPPY
AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR WHILE EACH
COMMUNITY FACES SIMILAR
CHALLENGES, AS WELL AS THEIR
DISTINCT OAN, THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY STANDS IN STRONG
SOLIDARITY AND RENEWS OUR
COMMITMENT TO ENDING HATE AND
VIOLENCE, PROMOTING TOLERANCE
AND MUTUAL RESPECT AND
CELEBRATING THE HERITAGE OF
PROGRESS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AS
WE ENTER THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT
AND THE YEAR OF THE CAT. WE
OFFER OUR SINCERE WISHES THAT
THE SYMBOLS OF THESE ANIMALS
PEACE, HOPE, COURAGE AND
KINDNESS WILL BE FOUND IN
ABUNDANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THAT SPIRIT AND ON BEHALF OF
THE JEWISH CAUCUS, I
RESPECTFULLY URGE SUPPORT FOR HR
FIVE AND WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY
LUNAR NEW YEAR SUNNY FRYLOCK
GANG. HEY, FAT CHOY. THANK YOU,
MR HANEY. AND A SEVEN MEMBER
GIBSON. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. MR SPEAKER MEMBERS. I CONCUR
WITH WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ALREADY INDICATED. AS WE
CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S, UM,
THE YEAR OF THE YEAR OF THE
RABBIT AND ALSO CAT, THIS
CELEBRATIONS FILLED WITH CULTURE
AND ALSO TRADITION THAT CENTERS
AROUND HOPE AND FORTUNE AND
PROSPERITY. UM AS WHAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY MADE
MENTION, REFUSED TO BE REDUNDANT
. IT'S A TIME ALSO THAT WE
REFLECT ON THOSE WHO LOST THEIR
LIVES IN THIS HORRIFIC SHOOTINGS
THAT HAS TAKEN OUR OUR ÁP
BROTHERS AND SISTERS LIVES AWAY
MONTEREY PARK AND ALSO, UM, THE
HALF MOON BAY. UM ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH. AND SO WE WANT TO REALLY
CELEBRATE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR
WITH ALL THE CAUCUSES WHO HAVE
RAISED THEIR MICROPHONES ON THIS
FLOOR AND WORK TOGETHER. TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
THESE ATROCITIES UM, DOESN'T
HAPPEN IN CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA
IS A GREAT STATE, AND I BELIEVE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK
TOGETHER THAT WE WILL SEE FRUIT
, FEW OR FEWER OF THESE KINDS OF
INCIDENTS. SO I STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN THE A P I CAUCUS AND
THINK MY COLLEAGUE FROM ELK
GROVE FOR THE NICE GIFTS THAT
SHE PROVIDED FOR ME AND ALL OF
US, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
STRONG I BOAT ON H R FIVE. THANK
YOU, MR GIBSON AND SOME MEMBER
RAMA'S YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON THE
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE AS CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS TO JOIN AND
RECOGNIZING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR,
WHICH BEGAN SUNDAY, JANUARY
22ND. THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IS A
TIME OF CELEBRATION FOR SO MANY
IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY AND
BEYOND. CELEBRATED BY MILLIONS.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS OF THE YEAR AMONG EASTERN
AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULTURES. IT
IS TIME. TO COME TOGETHER. TO
LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE TO THE
ARRIVAL OF SPRING. AND PROMISE
OF A NEW YEAR. IN THAT SPIRIT.
WE JOIN IN THAT MESSAGE OF
UNITY. JOY AND HOPE FOR OUR
REGION AND ALL OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE WORLD TO THAT, I SAY EVEN
AND SUPPORTING HR FIVE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR OBAMA'S AND
ASSEMBLYWOMAN CARILLO. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK ON THE
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I RISE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF HR FIVE AND I
KNOW A LOT OF WORDS HAVE BEEN
SAID ABOUT THE OCCURRENCES THAT
HALF MOON BAY AND MONTEREY PARK
AND SADLY, IT IS NOT THE FIRST
TIME I'VE HAD THE IMMENSE
PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING
CHINATOWN, THE SECOND LARGEST
CHINATOWN IN CALIFORNIA,
PASSING, UM SAN FRANCISCO. AND
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WE WERE ABLE
TO ALLOCATE $5 MILLION TO WHAT
WILL BE THE UNITY GARDEN
COMMEMORATING THE 18 71 CHINESE
MASSACRE IN LOS ANGELES WHEN WE
DO THE RIBBON CUTTING I'D LIKE
TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME IN
SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT OUR API
BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND
REMEMBER THAT THE HISTORY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN REPEATED,
UNFORTUNATELY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE
AN IMMENSE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
HOPE. TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO
SAY THAT WE ARE ALL IN THIS
TOGETHER. I WANT TO GIVE A
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO DR GAY U.
N. WHO'S ON THE BOARD OF THE
CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM IN LOS
ANGELES, WHO HAS DONE AN
INCREDIBLE JOB OF BRIDGING
COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES
TO ENSURE THAT WE CELEBRATE AND
HONOR EACH OTHER'S HISTORY. SO
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH,
AND I RISE AGAIN IN STRONG
SUPPORT. OF HR. FIVE GANG HIGH
FAT CHOY. THANK YOU, MR CARILLO
, AND SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS
WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. IF
THERE'S ANYTHING FURTHER, MR.
WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
YES SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MEMBERS. IF YOU DO NOT WEAR RED
TODAY. WE GOT YOU. BEHALF OF THE
ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
ALLEGEDLY LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS YOU
WILL FIND IN YOUR OFFICE ON YOUR
DESK, A BRANCH FROM A KUMQUAT
TREE AND KUMQUATS FOR US
REPRESENTS GOOD LUCK AND
PROSPERITY. WE SPRINKLED SOME
GOOD LUCK AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL
OF YOU TODAY TO ENSURE THAT YOU
GOT SOME GOOD LUCK. THERE'S MORE
ON YOUR DESK, YOU WILL FIND A
RED ENVELOPE IN ADDITION TO THE
RED ENVELOPES, ALSO SOME
TANGERINES INSIDE THE RED
ENVELOPE. YOU WILL FIND A
QUARTER AND THIS COIN IS VERY
SPECIAL TO US BECAUSE THIS COIN
WILL BE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
HAS SOMEBODY THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO US. MISS ANNA MAY
WONG, WHO HAS BEEN KNOWN IN
HOLLYWOOD FOR DECADES, WHO HAS
APPEARED IN OVER 60 FILMS,
INCLUDING INCLUDING PETER PAN IN
ITS EARLY RENDITION IN THE 19
TWENTIES. MEMBERS. NOT ONLY NOT
ONLY IS SHE KNOWN IN HOLLYWOOD,
BUT THE VERY FAMOUS LUCY LIU,
WHO DEDICATED HER HOLLYWOOD WALK
OF FAME SPEECH TO HER THIS IS
THE FIFTH COIN. THE FIFTH COIN.
AND AMERICAN WOMEN QUARTERS
PROGRAM. I ENDED BY SAYING THIS
SINCE MEMBERS HAVE SAID GANG
HEY, FAT CHOY Ó ENDED IN MY
NATIVE TONGUE, WHICH IS POKEMON
NUMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MISS NGUYEN. AND I KNOW MISS
WHEN YOU WOULD ASK. THE FIRST
WILL BE OPEN FOR CO AUTHORS. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE. ON
THOSE WHO WISH TO BE A CO
AUTHOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
PRESSING YOUR BUTTON. MEMBERS.
THIS IS FOR CO AUTHORS. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. THERE
ARE 73 CO AUTHORS AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALL
THOSE OPPOSED. SAY, NAY, YOU
GUYS HAVEN'T THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. MEMBERS WE HAVE ONE
MORE ITEM ON FILE TODAY. THIS IS
FILE ITEM 34, CORPORAL REED.
SENATE-ROOM RESOLUTION FOR BIAS
. REMEMBER ADDIS AND OTHERS WILL
JUST POSITIVE PARENTING
AWARENESS MONTH MEMBER AT US
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES TODAY
I'M HONORED TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION FOR
DECLARING JANUARY AS POSITIVE
PARENTING AWARENESS MONTH STATE
RIDE FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A
ROW. THE FUTURE HEALTH AND
PROSPERITY OF CALIFORNIA DEPENDS
ON WHAT WE DO FOR OUR CHILDREN,
AND OUR FAMILY IS TODAY,
INVESTING IN FAMILIES AND
PROVIDING EARLY CHILDHOOD
SUPPORT, PARENTING, EDUCATION
AND ACCESS TO SERVICES CAN
IMPROVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, ALLOW
CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST
POTENTIAL AND MITIGATE THE RISK
OF CHILD MALTREATMENT. DECADES
OF RESEARCH HAVE PROVEN THAT THE
QUALITY OF PARENTING AND
CAREGIVING DURING CHILDHOOD IS
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
PREDICTORS OF FUTURE SOCIAL,
EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. YET MANY
PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS BEGIN
THAT'S LIFETIME JOB OF RAISING
CHILDREN FEELING UNDERPREPARED,
SOCIALLY ISOLATED OR UNABLE TO
REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT SO
POSITIVE PARENTING, THEREFORE
STRENGTHENS FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
. IT INCREASES PARENT AND
CAREGIVER CONFIDENCE. IT HELPS
BUILD EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE. IT
DEVELOPS PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
, AND IT HELPS FAMILIES COPE
WITH THE STRESS THAT CAN HAVE
LIFETIME OF FACTS. THE TRAUMA OF
RACIAL INJUSTICE OF GUN VIOLENCE
OF THE PANDEMIC OF THE CLIMATE
CRISIS OF THE HOUSING SHORTAGE
OF THE RISING COST OF LIVING AND
OTHER ISSUES ARE REAL AND CAN
HEIGHTEN THE RISK OF FAMILY
CONFLICT, CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS
AND CAUSE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
FOR CHILDREN. AND PARENTS AND
CAREGIVERS AND WE KNOW THAT
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING ARE
INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO HEALTHY
FAMILY, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTS. AND THAT FAMILY
AND COMMUNITY BASED BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES ARE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT, SO POSITIVE PARENTING
PROGRAMS ARE THEREFORE A
PROTECTIVE FACTOR THAT CAN
PREVENT OR MITIGATE THE EFFECTS
OF TRAUMA AND ADVERSITY THAT
MANY FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE
OR EXPERIENCING FAMILIES CAN
BENEFIT FROM A TOOLKIT. OF
PROVEN STRATEGIES AND RECEIVE
SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS POSITIVE
PARENTING PROGRAMS IN MANY
COUNTIES AND TRIBES THROUGH
NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS, THANKS
TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST
FIVE COMMISSIONS, COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, TRIBAL NATIONS
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES,
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES, FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTERS AND PARENT
LEADERS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE
GOVERNOR'S MASTER PLAN FOR KIDS
. MENTAL HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS
INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS URGENT
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH, ESPECIALLY
IN UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES AND CREATES AN
INCLUSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR
SUPPORTING PREVENTION AND EARLY
INTERVENTION OF MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES. SO I AM THANKFUL TO
THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN MY
DISTRICT FOR IMPLEMENTING
POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAMMING
AND PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES
TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE FAMILY SERVICES
TEAM AT TRANSITIONS MENTAL
HEALTH, POSITIVE TRIPLE P.
POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM
CLASSES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO. ARE
FREE OF CHARGE AND HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS
IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. AND IN
THE LAST TWO YEARS, 83 PARENTS
AND CAREGIVERS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THESE CLASSES IN THE PROCESS
, THE TOOLS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF
POSITIVE PARENTING HAVE BECOME
AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF FAMILY
SERVICES PROGRAMS. AND SO FOR
THESE REASONS, I AM PROUD TO
AUTHOR AND PRESENT A CR FOR
TODAY AND INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME
IN THAT SUPPORT. QUÊ SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, MISS ADDIS AND SEEING
NO OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO
SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IS ASKED,
WOULD YOU LIKE THE FIRST ROLE TO
BE OPEN FOR CO AUTHORS? YES
PLEASE. VERY WELL WILL OPEN THE
ROLE MEMBERS ASSIST FOR CO
AUTHORS. ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO
BE A CO AUTHOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY
BY CASTING YOUR VOTE. ALL THOSE
WHO WAS TO BE A CO AUTHOR.
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY CASTING YOUR
VOTE. THEIR CLINICAL CLOSER ROLE
. THERE ARE 73 CO AUTHORS AND
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE MEASURE. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALL
THOSE OPPOSED, SAY, NAY, THE
EYES HAVE IT RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. MEMBERS IN THE ABSENCE
OF OBJECTION, THE QUORUM CALL IS
LIFTED. WE HAVE A FEW GERMANS
AND MEMORY. ON FILE TODAY, SO WE
ASKED THAT IF YOU ARE NOT
STAYING FOR IF YOU ARE STAYING
FOR A GERMAN SOME MEMORY THAT
YOU GIVE RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE MEMBERS OTHERWISE, PLEASE
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
FLOOR AND THE MAJORITY LEADER
WILL BE ASSEMBLING A GROUP OF
MEMBERS AT THE FRONT FOR A QUICK
PHOTO PHOTO. WILL RESUME WITH
THE GERMANS AND MEMORY IN JUST A
MOMENT.
MEMBERS WE WILL NOW BE MOVING TO
OUR GERMANS AND MEMORY AND I ASK
THAT YOU GIVE RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION TO
SPEAK TODAY ON THE GERMANS AND
MEMORY. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE
SUMMER WOMAN. DIXON, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU. I RISE TODAY TO ADJOURN A
MEMORY OF SUPERVISOR BILL
STEINER, WHO PASSED AWAY
DECEMBER 15TH 2022. I KNEW BILL
WELL, IN FACT, THERE WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST AND EARLIEST PEOPLE
WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO BEGIN MY
PUBLIC SERVICE BY RUNNING FOR
THE NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL,
AND HE ENJOYED FOLLOWING MY
CAREER. UP UNTIL DECEMBER. HE IS
GREATLY MISSED AND WILL AND WAS
LOVED BY MANY. HE IS SURVIVED BY
HIS FIVE CHILDREN. 16
GRANDCHILDREN. ONE GREAT
GRANDCHILD. HIS FAMILY WAS THE
CENTER OF HIS LIFE AND HIS PRIDE
AND JOY. THERE WAS A FUN LOVING
CHARACTER WHO NEVER TOOK HIMSELF
TOO SERIOUSLY. BUT HE ALWAYS
PUTS SERVICE. ABOVE SOUTH. BILL
FIRST BEGAN HIS DEDICATION TO
OTHERS. AS A MEMBER OF THE BOY
SCOUTS. THEY WENT OUT TO EARN
HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL
WORK AT USC, HIS SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY CARRIED INTO HIS
SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OF ADOPTION
AS A DIRECTOR OF GOOD SAMARITAN
CENTERS CHILDREN AGENCY. HE ALSO
LED A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
AND RAISED $8.5 MILLION. TO
DEVELOP THE ORANGEWOOD
CHILDREN'S HOME IN ORANGE COUNTY
AND BECAME THE DIRECTOR FROM
THEIR BILL WENT ON TO BECOME THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION, WHERE HE
RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR
VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN HIS
COMMUNITY. DESPITE HAVING SERVED
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN BUT ALWAYS
MADE TIME TO LEARN AND CONNECT
WITH EACH OF THEM. MANY OF THEM
SAY BILL GREATLY INFLUENCED OUR
LIVES. HE LEAD A FULFILLING
CAREER BY TRANSFORMING THE LIVES
OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN
NATIONWIDE. HE GAVE THEM HOPE
AND COMFORT. FOR A BRIGHTER
FUTURE. MANY OF THE CHILDREN
BILL SERVED IN HIS FOUNDATION
WENT ON TO CONTINUE HIS WORK.
PROTECT PROTECT PROTECTING
VULNERABLE CHILDREN. BILL SERVED
ON THE ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND THE ORANGE CITY
COUNCIL. HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS IN 1993 BY GOVERNOR
PETE WILSON AND WENT ON TO
SERVICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
AFTER HIS RE ELECTION. HE WAS A
GREAT ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY AND
HELPED LEAD. AFTER HIS TIME
SERVING ON THE BOARD, HE
CONTINUED TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY
TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY. HE
SERVED ON THE JUVENILE JUSTICE
COMMISSION AFTER BEING APPOINTED
BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT. HE SERVED ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND
EXPLOITED CHILDREN. HE RECEIVED
COUNTLESS AWARDS FOR HIS
DEVOTION TO THE WELL BEING OF
CHILDREN, INCLUDING THE
COMMISSIONER'S AWARD FOR THE
PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND
NEGLECT BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. IN
HIS SPARE TIME. BILL TAUGHT
POLITICAL SCIENCE AT UC IRVINE
PUBLIC POLICY AT U. S C. AND
CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AT CHAPMAN
UNIVERSITY, EDUCATING THE NEXT
GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS
WAS VITAL TO BILL IN 2019. HE
RECEIVED THE ORANGEWOOD
FOUNDATIONS CRYSTAL VISION AWARD
FOR HIS DEDICATION TO HELPING
ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
WE MOURN HIS PASSING BUT TAKE
GREAT INSPIRATION FROM HIS LIFE
AND DEVOTION TO OTHERS AS ONE OF
THE GREATEST CHILD ADVOCATE OF
HIS GENERATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MS DICKSON. AND AS I
REMEMBER, BRIAN, YOU RECOGNIZE
THAT YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY? THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. TODAY I ASKED
THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
JACKIE HAWTHORNE. ON JANUARY
16TH OF THIS YEAR WE SAID
GOODBYE TO A BELOVED MEMBER OF
OUR COMMUNITY. JACQUELINE
HAWTHORNE. JACKIE OR MISS
JACKIE, AS I CALLED HER. LIVED
WORKED AND SERVED IN THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY. FOR OVER 60
YEARS. SHE WAS BORN, THE ELDEST
OF FIVE SIBLINGS AND HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS. WHEN SHE WAS NINE YEARS
OLD. HER FAMILY RELOCATED TO
CALIFORNIA. SHE GRADUATED WITH
HONORS FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH
SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY WITH A
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE. SHE
MARRIED THE LOVE OF HER LIFE.
ADDISON HAWTHORNE WAS THE MOTHER
TO THREE CHILDREN. ADDISON,
VALERIE. HILLARY. SHE PURCHASED
HER HOME IN BALDWIN HILLS IN
1973 AND WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF
THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. UNTIL HER VERY LAST
DAYS. SHORTLY AFTER HER
RETIREMENT IN 1992, IF YOU COULD
CALL IT A RETIREMENT BECAUSE IN
LOS ANGELES, YOU COULDN'T
CONVINCE US. JACKIE HAD RETIRED,
PARTNERED WITH THE INCREDIBLE
CELESTINE PALMER TO ESTABLISH
THE LOS ANGELES AFRICAN AMERICAN
WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
LAW PACK. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
IN CALIFORNIA. LÀ PACK IS STILL
THRIVING TODAY. MANY OF THE
LEGISLATORS HERE AND THIS STATE
HOUSE AND IN CONGRESS AND IN
POLITICAL OFFICE ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. OH, A LOT. TO JACKIE
HAWTHORNE. OVER THE YEARS,
JACKIE WAS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER
OF THE CRENSHAW UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH. IT'S PART OF HER WORK.
WITH CRENSHAW UNITED, JACKIE
WORKED ON PROJECTS TO MEET THE
NEEDS. THE LOCAL COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. JACKIE'S
POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY
WORK OVER THE YEARS, IS
LEGENDARY IN LOS ANGELES. SHE
VOLUNTEERED HER EXPERTISE TO A
WIDE RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING KAREN BASSETT'S
CONGRESSIONAL COUNCIL, THE CCP,
THE CALIFORNIA AND THE L. A
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTIES. SHE
WAS A 2008 OBAMA IN THE 2016.
CLINTON DELEGATE TO THE
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BIDEN
AFRICAN AMERICAN FINANCIAL
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. SHE WAS A
MEMBER. OF AN ORGANIZATION
CITIZENS FOR ACCOUNTABLE
LEADERSHIP, A MEMBER OF THE NEW
FRONTIER DEMOCRATIC CLUB, AND SO
MANY OTHER THE POSITIONS. WHEN
JACKIE WAS EVER ASKED. WHY YOU
DO ALL THIS? SHE WOULD EXPLAIN
THAT SHE GIVES BACK BECAUSE GOD
HAS BLESSED HER SO WITH LOVING
FAMILY AND FRIENDS, INCLUDING
HER THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.
HER FAVORITE SCRIPTURE WAS MICAH
68, WHICH STATES HE HAS SHOWN
YOU O MORTAL. WHAT IS GOOD? AND
WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF
YOU? TO ACT JUSTLY. AND TO LOVE
MERCY. AND TO WELCOME BILLY WITH
YOUR GOD. I READ ALL MY TALKING
POINTS TODAY, WHICH IS
UNCHARACTERISTIC OF ME, BECAUSE
IF I SAID IT FROM EMOTION. I
PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CRIED. I'VE
BEEN IN OFFICE LONG ENOUGH TO
RECOGNIZE ONE WOMAN OF THE YEAR.
JACKIE HAWTHORNE WAS MY WOMAN OF
THE YEAR. JACKIE HAWTHORNE
PASSED AWAY ON MY BIRTHDAY.
WHENEVER I WOULD WALK INTO A
ROOM, JACKIE WOULD ALWAYS LIGHT
UP. SEND ME THAT LOVE FROM
WHATEVER CORNER SHE WAS IN, AND
SHE WOULD SAY, MY ASSEMBLYMAN.
WE THREW A HUGE PARTY WHEN WE
MADE HER A WOMAN OF THE YEAR. WE
DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS SICK THEN.
BUT SHE GOT ALL OF HER FLOWERS
FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THAT DAY,
AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE DID
THAT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
AND I WILL MISS JACKIE
HAWTHORNE. THANK YOU, MR BRIAN
AND MR JONES SAWYER ON THIS
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. AND I
PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRYANT FOR
JEREMY AND JACKIE. JACKIE'S, UH,
MEMORY. JACKIE HAWTHORNE. LIFE.
FOR I WAS GONNA SAY MANY OF US,
I WILL SAY FOR ALL OF US IN THE
BLACK COMMUNITY AND IN IN LOS
ANGELES, ESPECIALLY SOUTH LOS
ANGELES. SHE WAS THE ONE THAT
WOULD COME TO US WHEN SHE
THOUGHT WE WEREN'T DOING WHAT
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. AND MAKE
SURE WE DID WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO DO. AND SHE HAD SUCH THE
SWEETEST VOICE. THAT YOU COULD
EVER HEAR. SHE SHE NEVER YELLED
AT YOU. BUT AS IT WAS THE WORST
WHEN SHE TALKED TO YOU. IT WAS
ALMOST LIKE SHE DID YELL AT YOU.
UM. THIS WOMAN HAS SO MUCH CLASS
. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. AND SHE
SHOWED ME AND SHE SHOWED MR
BRIAN WHAT IT IS TO BE A SERVANT
LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY. WE
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THOSE.
COMING UP THROUGH THE RANKS,
AND, UH AND I'M JUST SORRY TO A
LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WON'T BE
ABLE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT I
EXPERIENCED THAT KIND OF
MENTORSHIP. SHOW ME. THE WAY
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WHEN
YOU'RE IN THESE POSITIONS RIGHT
NOW. AND SHE MADE EVERYBODY
ACCOUNTABLE. AND SHE DIDN'T CARE
WHO YOU WERE. SHE MADE EVERYBODY
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE. IN
LOS ANGELES. AND SO, UH, WE WERE
NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO MISS
HER UM THERE'S A BIG HOLE IN THE
COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW. AND UH, MR
BRIAN AND I ARE GOING TO DO OUR
BEST TO FILL IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR JONES. SAWYER. AND
IT'S NOT REMEMBER GRAYSON. YOU
RECOGNIZED YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS I RISE TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF BRENDA
MCKINLEY, A RESIDENT OF
PITTSBURGH, WHO PASSED AWAY THIS
PAST DECEMBER ON THE 16TH OF THE
YOUNG AGE OF 59. SHE WAS JUST
FIVE DAYS SHY OF HER 60TH
BIRTHDAY. MS MCKINLEY GRADUATED
FROM PITTSBURGH HIGH SCHOOL IN
1981, AND DURING THEIR TIME AS A
PITTSBURGH HIGH PIRATE, WHERE
SHE PLAYED VOLLEYBALL AND KEPT
STATS FOR THE SCHOOL'S TRACK AND
FIELD TEAM. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL,
BRENDA ATTENDED CLASSES AT LOS
MCDONALD'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
BEGAN WORKING AS A CUSTOMER
SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT
MONTGOMERY WARD IN PLEASANT HILL
IN NATURAL PEOPLE, PERSON SHE
ALWAYS LOVED TO HELP, AND MS
MCKINLEY SPENT 27 YEARS OF HER
WORKING OF HER LIFE, WORKING IN
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETAIL AND
IN BANKING BEFORE CHANGING
CAREERS AND BECOMING AN IN HOME
CAREGIVER TO THOSE WHO COULD NO
LONGER CARE FOR THEMSELVES.
BRENDA QUICKLY GAINED EXPERIENCE
IN HER NEW ROLE AND TOOK JOY IN
BUILDING A GENUINE CONNECTION
WITH THEIR CLIENTS. OFTEN THEY
WERE SENIORS WHO NEEDED HELP
WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES OR FAMILY
CAREGIVERS WHO NEEDED RESPITE
FROM THEIR DUTIES. CAREGIVING
WAS SOMETHING THAT BRENDAN HAD
DONE ALL OF HER LIFE, ESPECIALLY
BEFORE CHANGING INTO HER
PROFESSION OR MAKING IT HER
PROFESSION A GODMOTHER TOO MANY
BEFORE BECOMING APPARENT BRENDA
LOVED CHILDREN AND IN 1996, SHE
WAS BLESSED WITH HER DAUGHTER,
ALEXANDRA, WHOM SHE LOVED MORE
THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD. THE
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY EVER COMMUNITY
. BRENDA WAS A KIND AND LOVING
WOMAN. WHO REMEMBERED EVERYONE'S
BIRTHDAYS. ANNIVERSARIES HELP
PLANS CELEBRATIONS AND SHOWED UP
WITH AN INFECTIOUS SMILE, A KIND
WORD AND A GIFT TO ALL THE
SPORTING EVENTS, COMPETITIONS
AND GRADUATIONS FOR THE KIDS
THAT ARE IN HER LIFE. FRIENDS OF
MS MCKINLEY DESCRIBED HER AS A
FIERCELY LOYAL FRIEND AND NOTE
THAT IF BRENDA CAME INTO YOUR
LIFE, SHE CARED ABOUT YOU AND
THERE WAS NOTHING THAT SHE WOULD
NOT DO FOR YOU OR FOR YOUR KIDS.
YOU WERE HER FAMILY. IF YOU
NEEDED HER, BRENDA WOULD ALWAYS
SHOW UP TO BE THERE FOR YOU.
THROUGH HER WORK AND COMMUNITY
SUPPORT. MS MCKINLEY CONVEYED
POSITIVITY, COMPASSION AND
EMPATHY AND WHO HER FAMILY
FRIENDS AND MANY IN PITTSBURGH
AND EVEN BEYOND WILL MISS BRENDA
MCKINLEY IS SURVIVED BY YOUR
DAUGHTER, ALEXANDRA. HER MOTHER
, SAVANNAH, HER OLDER BROTHER,
CALVIN. HER NEPHEW, CALVIN JR.
HER NIECES, CHANEL AND SHANNON,
WHO SHOWS US CHIEF IN AN
ASSEMBLY OFFICE HERE, AND A
NUMBER OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS,
BEST FRIENDS WHO WERE LIKE
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE
WHO LOVED HER VERY, VERY MUCH. I
ASK THAT THIS HOUSE ADJOURNED IN
THE MEMORY OF BRENDA MCKINLEY.
THANK YOU, MR GRAYSON. MEMBERS
PLEASE BRING THE NAMES TO THE
DEATH TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL ALL REQUEST TO ADJOURN
THE MEMORY WILL BE DOING RED AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING
TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS. TUESDAY
JANUARY 31ST IS CHECKING SESSION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST ALSO
CHECK IN SESSION AND THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 2ND FLOOR SESSION AT
NINE A.M. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN,
MR LOWENTHAL MOVES AND MR
GALLAGHER, SECONDS AT THIS HOUSE
STAND ADJOURNED. UNTIL THURSDAY
, FEBRUARY 2ND AT NINE. A.M.