THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
REMEMBER, WOULD NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM SERGEANT AT
ARMS WILL PREPARE THE CHAMBER
AND BRINGING THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
ROLL. ADDIS AGUIAR-CURRY.
COLONIES. ALVAREZ ARAMBULA.
BAINES BAUER-KAHAN. BENNETT.
BERMAN. BOERNER HORVATH BONTA.
BRIAN CALLED HER OWN. ONE. KOREA
WENDY KOREA, CERVANTES CHAN.
CONNELLY. DALLI. DAVIES. DIXON
AS SALIH. FLORA. MIKE FONG.
VINCE FONG. FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER. GARCIA. GIBSON.
GRAYSON. HANEY. HEART. HOLDEN
HOOVER IRWIN. JACKSON, JOHN
SAWYER. CHOLERA. LACKEY. LEE.
LOW. LOW AND TALL MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS MCCARTY. MCKENNA.
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. TING. VALENCIA,
VÆ VALLAPUDUA. WALDRON. WALLACE
WARD. WEBER. WICKS WILSON. WOULD
SUBURB. MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND THE VISITORS
IN THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND.
FOR THE PRAYER. OUR GREATEST
PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR
ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN IMAM YASIR
KHAN EMAMI SER.
IN THE NAME OF GOD. THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL. ALL
MARIE GOD. MAJOR DIVINE WISDOM.
YOU'RE UNBIASED JUDGMENT. AND
YOUR LOVE. FILL EACH OF THOSE
WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO SERVE OUR
STATE. IN THIS ASSEMBLY. WHEN
THEY DRAW FROM YOUR FOUNTAIN OF
KNOWLEDGE. AND YOUR STOREHOUSE
OF FAIR PLAY. AS THEY ADMINISTER
AND CREATE LEGISLATION. THAT
GOVERNS OUR LAND. AND STILL IN
ALL OF US RESPECT. HONOR. AND
THEY LOVE FOR LIFE. THAT WILL
ALLOW US TO SERVE WITH PRIDE AND
DIGNITY. HELP US TO PUT ON THE
SHIELD OF FAITH. AND TO FACE THE
CHALLENGES BEFORE US. WITH THE
DETERMINATION THAT WE WILL
SUCCEED AND PROSPER. BECAUSE WE
OPERATE IN YOUR PROVIDENTIAL AND
DIVINE ORDER. I MEAN, WE ASK OUR
GUESTS AND VISITORS TO REMAIN
STANDING AND JOIN US IN THE FLAG
SALUTE. PLEASE JOIN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SZABO WITH HER
DAUGHTER AS SHE LEADS US IN THE
FLAG SALUTE. PLEASE PLACE YOUR
HAND OVER YOUR HEART READY?
BEGIN. NORWEGIANS TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE ROUTINE JUSTICE FOR
ALL. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE
SEATED. READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL CHAMBER,
SACRAMENTO TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
2023, THERE'S SOMETHING MET AT
SEVEN A.M. THE HONORABLE GAIL
PELLERIN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S 20TH
DISTRICT PRESIDING CHIEF CLERK,
SUE PARKER AT THE DESK CLERK.
DAVIDE BOWMAN. READING ROLL CALL
FOLLOWING REPLACED UPON THEIR
MORNING WILL COST 74 DISAGREE.
CARRY ALANIS ALVAREZ ARAMBULA
BEANS BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT,
BOERNER HORVATH, MONZA, BRIAN
CALLED HER OWN ONE CARILLO MR
FLORES, SECONDS AT THE READING
OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL,
BE DISPENSED WITH PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE
INTRODUCTIONS AND REFERENCES THE
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE 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
ABSENCE FOR THE DAY THERE ARE
NONE. YEAH.
MAJORITY LEADER REYES, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5. TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIKE FONG
AND JIM PATTERSON TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY
RULE. 1 18 A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEEKS AND SZABO
TO HAVE A GUEST SEATED AT THEIR
DESKS WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. MR SPEAKER.
THERE IS A RULES COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION AT THE DESK. TO WAIVE
THE 30 DAY CONSTITUTIONAL
WAITING PERIOD ON A B 2 69
BERMAN I ASKED THAT WE GO TO
THAT RESOLUTION NOW. CLARK WILL
READ. RESOLVED THAT PURSUANT
ARTICLE FOR SECTION EIGHT. A OF
THE CONSTITUTION A B 2 69 MAY BE
HEARD IN COMMITTEE AND ACTED
UPON BY THE ASSEMBLY BEFORE 30
CALENDAR DAYS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE
INTRODUCTION AND THAT JOINT
RULES. AND THAT GENERAL 55 BE
SUSPENDED TO PERMIT SUCH HEARING
AND ACTION PRIOR TO BEING IN
PRINT FOR 30 DAYS. MEMBERS THIS
RESOLUTION IS NOT DEBATABLE, AND
IT TAKES 60 VOTES, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE.
WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. I 16 I 68
NO. ZERO RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
THE RULES ARE WAIVED. AND THIS
REYES, MR. SPEAKER I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 56 TO ALLOW THE
HEALTH COMMITTEE TO NOTICE A B 2
69 BERMAN FOR HEARING PENDING RE
REFERRAL FROM THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. YOU KNOW?
AND SUMMER WOMAN. CERVANTES
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. TODAY I HAVE THE
DISTINCT PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING
THE MONDAY MORNING GROUP WHO ARE
WITH US IN THE ASSEMBLY GALLERY
. THE MONDAY MORNING GROUP IS AN
ORGANIZATION OF CIVIC AND
BUSINESS LEADERS IN WESTERN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY THAT HAS
OPERATED SINCE 1963. THEY ARE
HERE WITH US AT OUR STATE
CAPITAL TODAY TO MEET WITH THEIR
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO
DISCUSS HOW PUBLIC POLICY
AFFECTS THE INLAND EMPIRE.
PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME THE
MONDAY MORNING GROUP.
THANK YOU, MR MONTES. AND WE
WILL BE MOVING TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE. BEGIN WITH FILE
ANIMAL ONE. THIS IS HR. EIGHT.
THE CORPORAL REED. HOUSE
RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT BY SOME
AIR PETRIE-NORRIS RELATIVE TO
ENROLLED AGENTS THERE AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PETRIE-NORRIS.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR OPEN.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS I
RISE TODAY TO TAKE UP HOUSE
RESOLUTION EIGHT, WHICH
RECOGNIZES FEBRUARY 15TH AS
ENROLLED AGENTS DAY AS WE BEGIN
THE START OF ANOTHER BUSY TAXIS,
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE THE TAX PROFESSIONALS
THAT HELP IMPLEMENT OUR TAX CODE
ENROLLED. AGENTS HELP
CALIFORNIANS COMPLY WITH OUR
EVER CHANGING AND SOMETIMES VERY
COMPLICATED TAX FILING RULES
ENROLLED AGENTS SPECIALIZE IN
BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE TAX
CODES. AND ARE ENROLLED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY TO
REPRESENT TAXPAYERS BEFORE THE I
R S AND OUR STATE TAX AGENCIES
ENROLLED AGENTS HAVE BEEN
SERVING CALIFORNIANS SERVING OUR
CONSTITUENTS SINCE 18 84. LET'S
GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE
ENROLLED AGENTS WHO ARE VISITING
IN THE GALLERY TODAY FOR ALL OF
THEIR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA, AND LET'S WISH THEM
WELL AS THEY KICK OFF THE 2023
TAX SEASON. WITH THAT. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR VOTE
AND ASKED THAT THE FIRST RULE BE
OPENED FOR CO AUTHORS. THANK
YOU, MISS PETRIE-NORRIS AND SEE
NO OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO
DISCUSS THIS ITEM, THE CORK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE FOR CO AUTHORS.
ALL MEMBERS WHO USED TO BE A CO
AUTHOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
CASTING YOUR VOTE. MEMBERS. THIS
IS FOR CO AUTHORS. ALL THOSE
WISHING TO BE A CO AUTHOR. ON HR
EIGHT. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY CASTING
YOUR VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLE. THERE ARE 72 CO AUTHORS
WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL
THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAME IS HAVE
IT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
AND AS SOMEONE PETRIE-NORRIS YOU
AGAIN RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN.
MR SPEAKER MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN
ME IN WELCOMING THE ENROLLED
AGENTS WHO ARE JOINING US IN THE
GALLERY TODAY AND JOIN ME IN
THANKING THEM FOR ALL THEY DO TO
SUPPORT OUR CONSTITUENTS
WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MISS PETRIE-NORRIS.
AND WE'LL BE MOVING TO FILE ITEM
TO CORPORAL REED HOUSE
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11 BY
SOMEWHERE. BRIAN RELATIVE, THE
RELEASE OF AVON HERNANDEZ AND
SOME MEMBER BRIAN, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR OPEN. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS I RISE
TODAY TO BRING ATTENTION TO AN
URGENT MATTER. REGARDING EVEN
HERNANDEZ. EVEN HERNANDEZ IS A
CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND A
CONSTITUENT IN MY DISTRICT.
EVANS FAMILY IMMIGRATED. TO
CALIFORNIA WHEN HE WAS A TODDLER
FROM WAR TORN L. SALVADOR,
SEEKING A BETTER LIFE. EVEN
HUSTLE. HE WORKED HARD. HE WENT
TO U C L, A DOUBLE MAJORED. AND
THEN GOT HIS LAW DEGREE. AFTER
THAT HE COMMITTED HIS LIFE TO
JUSTICE AND SERVICE. LÀ COUNTY
PUBLIC DEFENDER. QUOTE HIS
BROTHER HENRY. EVEN HAD NOTHING
AND NOW SPINS HIS LIFE FIGHTING
FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE NOTHING.
HE'S AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DEFENDERS. PUBLIC
UNION, LOCAL 1 48. PREVIOUSLY
SERVED ON THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. HE WAS A U C L, A LAW
FELLOWS MENTOR, TEACHING THE
NEXT GENERATION OF SCHOLARS,
LEADERS AND LAWYERS. HIS LIFE
CHANGED 10 MONTHS AGO. WHEN HE
WAS ON VACATION IN COLOMBIA. HE
WAS PICKED UP ON THE COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA BORDER AND DIDN'T
RETURN HOME. A MASK WAS PUT OVER
HIS HEAD. HE WAS THROWN IN A
MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON IN
VENEZUELA. THEY'RE CALLING HIM A
SPY. HE'S FACING POTENTIALLY 16
YEARS OF INCARCERATION. IT'S
BEEN LABELED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AS AN UNJUST
DETENTION. BUT WHILE HE'S BEEN
THERE, HE HAS KEPT A POSITIVE
ATTITUDE. HE'S KEPT HOPE ALIVE
AND HE'S INSPIRED OTHER US
DETAINEES. IN FACT, HE'S FOUGHT
SIDE BY SIDE TO HELP SECURE THE
RELEASE OF NINE OTHERS ABOVE
HIMSELF FROM VENEZUELA. THERE'S
BEEN A BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION THAT IS CALLED FOR
RAVENS RELEASE. THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, HAS CALLED FOR A
VAN'S RELEASE. IT'S TIME FOR THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO DO OUR
PART. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
YOU JOIN ME AND CALLING FOR EVEN
HERNANDEZ TO COME HOME WHERE HE
BELONGS. THANK YOU, MR BRIAN AND
ASSEMBLYWOMAN CERVANTES. YOU
RECOGNIZED THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
. TODAY I RISE AS THE CHAIR OF
THE CALIFORNIA LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS AND SUPPORT
OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 11 BY OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM COVER CITY. EVEN
HERNANDEZ IS ONE OF SEVERAL
AMERICAN CITIZENS AT THE U. S
DEPARTMENT. STATE DEPARTMENT HAS
DETERMINED TO BE WRONGFULLY
DETAINED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY IN
THIS CASE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
VENEZUELA. I DO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUE FROM COVER CITY AND
COLLEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN, THE
ADMINISTRATION AND MEMBERS OF
THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION TO
CONTINUE WORKING TO NEGOTIATE
FOR MR HERNANDEZ IS RELEASED. A
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I VOTE
ON HR 11. THANK YOU, MR FONTE'S
AND SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS
WISHING TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM, MR
BRIAN, DID YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER
TO ADD FOR CLOTHES? I JUST WANT
TO ECHO THAT HE IS A SON. HE'S A
BROTHER. HE'S A FRIEND. HE'S A
POWERFUL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
WHO SPENDS EVERY DAY FIGHTING
FOR OTHERS. HE DESERVES TO HAVE
US FIGHTING FOR HIM. I ASKED
THAT THE FIRST ROW BE OPEN FOR
COOP. THANK YOU, MR BRIAN
MEMBERS. WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE.
THE FIRST VOTE WILL BE FOR CO
AUTHORS, THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLE. ALL THOSE WISHING TO BE CO
AUTHORS ON THE RESOLUTION,
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY CASTING YOUR
VOTE. ALL THOSE WISHING TO BE A
CO AUTHOR. PLEASE VOTE NOW. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. THERE
ARE 76 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, THE
EYES HAVEN'T RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. AND AS I REMEMBER,
BRIAN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU. THE FAMILY OF AVON IS HERE.
HIS FATHER, PEDRO MARTINEZ
COULDN'T MAKE IT. BUT HE'S
WATCHING RIGHT NOW. HIS BROTHER
HENRY MARTINEZ, IS HERE, ALONG
WITH A WHOLE HOST OF COLLEAGUES
AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
THANK YOU, MR BRIAN. MEMBERS. WE
HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. WE HAVE A
BIRTHDAY AMONG US IN THE HOUSE
WAS TO WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
ASSEMBLYWOMAN THREE OF US, WHOSE
BIRTHDAY IS TODAY.
AND WITH THAT MEMBERS, WE HAVE
COMPLETED THE BUSINESS ON THE
DAILY FILE. WE WILL BE MOVING TO
A GERMANS AND MEMORY. AND WE ASK
THAT YOU GIVE RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO THOSE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY TODAY. IF
YOU ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS, WE
ASK THAT YOU TAKE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR AT
THIS TIME.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIKE FONG,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS. IT IS WITH PERFECT
PROFOUND SADNESS AND GRIEF THAT
ARISE TO REQUEST THAT WE
ADJOURNED IN MEMORY OF THE 11
BEAUTIFUL LIVES LOST AND THE
MONTEREY PARK, MASS SHOOTING
THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 21ST
2023. THE STAR BALLROOM DANCE
STUDIO AS A HUB FOR CONNECTION.
FRIENDSHIP AND FUN. ON THE EVE
OF LUNAR NEW YEAR. THESE 11
BEAUTIFUL SOULS WERE ENJOYING A
NIGHT OF DANCING. THESE DANCERS
WERE REFLECTIVE OF WHY MONTEREY
PARK AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ARE
SO SPECIAL. THEY WERE IMMIGRANTS
WHO FOUND SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
WITH ONE ANOTHER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
OUTPOURING SUPPORT AS WE
REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE THEIR
LIVES TODAY. AND THEN THANK YOU
FOR KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY CLOSE
TO YOUR HEARTS AS WE HEAL FROM
THIS TREMENDOUS, IMMENSE
TRAGEDY. MING WEI MÀ 72 YEARS
OLD, WAS KNOWN AS MR MÀ. HE WAS
THE MANAGER AND INSTRUCTOR AT
THE DANCE STUDIO. HE ALWAYS
ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO DANCE AND
TO SING, OFFERING WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT TO STUDENTS OF ALL
LEVELS. MR MA WAS KNOWN TO WALK
STUDENTS TO THEIR CARS IF DANCE
CLASSES ENDED LATE AT NIGHT. MR
MA WAS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY
BUILDER WHO IS RESPECTED FOR HIS
KINDNESS AND LIVELINESS.
VALENTINO MARCOS OF ERROR. 68
WAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY.
ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY. HE WAS
A STORYTELLER WHO LOVE PEOPLE
AND WILL LISTEN AND LAUGH WITH
EVERYONE. HE WAS A DEVOUT
CATHOLIC. AND HIS FAMILY
REQUESTS THAT ALL PRIESTS AND
CATHOLICS PRAY FOR HIM BY NAME
VALENTINO MARCOS OVERALL. HUNG
IN. CHEN, ALSO KNOWN AS NANCY
WAS 62 YEARS OLD. A MOTHER AND A
WIFE, NANCY, IMMIGRATED TO THE
UNITED STATES FROM CHINA IN THE
2000 TENS TO GIVE HER CHILDREN
NEW OPPORTUNITIES. NANCY WAS
KNOWN TO BE AN ACTIVE PERSON WHO
LOVED TO SING, DANCE AND PLAY
THE PIANO. MY MIND ON 65 YEARS
OLD. LOVE, BALLROOM DANCING AND
FASHION. ACCORDING TO HER DANCE
INSTRUCTOR, MY BREATHE LIFE INTO
THE STAR BAR AND DANCE STUDIO
AND A LIE LIE BALLROOM IN
ALHAMBRA, WHERE SHE ATTENDED
CLASSES EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK
. SHE ALWAYS BROUGHT CHEER AND
JOY TO HER WIDE CIRCLE OF
FRIENDS AND EXTENDED FAMILY. YOU
LEARN COW, ALSO KNOWN AS ANDY.
WAS 72 YEARS OLD. ANDY WAS
NICKNAMED MISTER NICE BECAUSE OF
HIS WELCOMING SPIRIT. ACCORDING
TO FRIENDS AT A RESTAURANT ONE
NIGHT HE DISAPPEARED FROM THE
TABLE AND WAS FOUND LATER AT A
PRIVATE PARTY. DANCING WITH
PEOPLE WHO DID NOT KNOW HIM. ON
THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING, HE
PROTECTED HIS DANCE PARTNER OF
15 YEARS. BY TAKING THE BULLET
FOR HER. LELAND LEE 63. IS
DESCRIBED AS A GRANDMOTHER, WHO
WAS A PILLAR OF STRENGTH AND
OPTIMISM FOR HER FAMILY. SHE
LEAVES BEHIND HER DAUGHTER. TWO
GRANDCHILDREN, TWO SISTERS AND A
BROTHER. DIANA MAN, LING TOM
SEVEN DAY WAS A HARDWORKING
MOTHER, WIFE AND GRANDMOTHER.
THOSE WHO KNEW HER KNEW THAT SHE
LOVED TO DANCE AND WE'LL GO OUT
OF OUR WAY TO GIVE TO OTHERS
THROUGH HER GENEROSITY. MÐI DIE
ON 67 WAS A REFUGEE FROM
VIETNAM. WHO FOUND A WELCOMING
COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF
MONTEREY PARK. ACCORDING TO HER
FAMILY. SHE LOVED TO DANCE AS
YOU LOVE TO EAT. SHE WAS
RECENTLY REUNITED WITH HER
DAUGHTER, WHO HAS NOT SEEN HER
IN MANY YEARS. SADLY HER
DAUGHTER MUST NOW BURY HER, UM
JIA LING YAO, ALSO KNOWN AS
CHARLIE WAS 76 YEARS OLD. HE IS
REMEMBERED AS SOMEONE WHO WAS
HAPPY WHO TOOK EVERY OPPORTUNITY
TO CULTIVATE HIS LOVE OF MUSIC,
DANCE AND TRAVEL. HIS SON
DESCRIBES HIM AS GENEROUS WITH
WORDS OF LOVE AND INFORMATION.
WHEN I TELL YOU 64 CELEBRATED
LOON IN THE AREA WITH HIS FAMILY
JUST HOURS BEFORE THE SHOOTING.
EVEN THOUGH HE WAS RETIRED. HE
WAS ALSO EXPLORING A SECOND
CAREER AND RECENTLY STARTED
SCHOOL TO BECOME A PHARMACIST.
SHEEHAN. YOU. 57 WAS A MOTHER OF
THREE. SHE LOVED TO COOK. SOME
OF HER FAVORITE RECIPES INCLUDED
SOY SAUCE DARK, SO IT STARTS
CHECKING AND STICKY RICE AND SHE
WOULD OFTEN DROP OFF FOOD AT A
RELATIVE'S HOMES. ON ASKED,
REMEMBER IT AS HARD WORKING AND
DILIGENT. MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY
TODAY WE OFFER OUR DEEPEST
CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS OF EGYPT. VICTIM AND WE
OFFER OUR SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE
MONTEREY PARK COMMUNITY AND A
GREATER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. WE
KNOW THAT WE MUST OFFER MORE
THAN WORDS, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE
FREE FROM OUR COMMITMENT TO
MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER FOR
EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING IN THE MEMORY OF MR
MING. MÀ VALENTINO. MARCOS
RIVERA, NANCY CHEN MY MIND ON
AND THE COW. LELAND LEE. DIANA
TOM. CHARLIE WENT TELL YOU. YOU
MAY THEY CONTINUE TO DANCE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR
VAN. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JIM
PATTERSON. YOU RECOGNIZE THAT
YOUR DESK FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY? THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. I'M ASKING THAT
YOU PLEASE, UH JOIN ALL OF US
TOGETHER IN A JOURNEY AND MEMORY
FOR A VERY DEAR AND CLOSE FRIEND
OF MINE FOR YEARS, BILL TATHAM.
WHO PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 17TH
AT 89 YEARS OF AGE. BILL'S LIFE
BEGAN VERY HUMBLY IN A TANK
HOUSE IN MCFARLAND. WHERE HIS
PARENTS WORKED AS FARM LABORERS
AND 1934. THEY CAME TO
CALIFORNIA DURING THE DUST BOWL,
HOPING FOR A BETTER LIFE. FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN.
BILL MADE A LIFE FOR HIMSELF.
AND HIS FAMILY THAT I'M SURE
MADE HIS PARENTS PROUD. BILL AND
HIS WIFE, ARLENE, MET AT A
CHRISTIAN EVENT IN 1953. FAMILY
WITH DEEP RELIGIOUS AND FAITH
VALUES THAT SO OFTEN TIMES
INFORMED AND GUIDED THEIR LIVES.
THEY SPENT TIME IN THE BAY AREA
HE WAS WORKING FOR NABISCO.
CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY AND ALL
BILL MOVED TO THE FAMILY TO
FRESNO AND HIS WIFE STARTED A
CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL THAT THEY
OPERATED OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
OVER THE NEXT 65 YEARS UNDER
BILL'S LEADERSHIP. THAT LITTLE
START BECAME CALIFORNIA'S
LARGEST PRIVATE NURSING HOME
ORGANIZATION. THERE ALSO WAS A
SPORTSMAN. HE HAD OWNERSHIP IN
THE N B, A AND THE U. S. FL
UNITED STATES FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
HE ALSO RAN A VERY LARGE
VINEYARD AND WINERY OPERATION.
THAT HE DEVELOPED IN FRESNO'S
NORTH EAST PORTION. CALLED
COPPER RIVER RANCH, AND IF YOU
EVER GET A CHANCE TO COME TO
FRESNO, GO TO COPPER RIVER
RANCH, AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT A
DEVELOPMENT VISION LOOKS LIKE
THAT WE ARE ALL PROUD OF IN OUR
REGION. WITH HIS STRONG BUT
QUIET FAITH LEADING THE WAY.
BILL'S LIFE WAS HIS TESTIMONY.
AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE. BILL WAS
ONE OF MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME
DECIDE TO RUN FOR MAYOR IN THOSE
DAYS AND HIS HONEST AND DECENT
LIFE AND HIS COMMENTS AND HIS
ADVICE TO ME. THAT WAS SOMETHING
I'M GOING TO BE GRATEFUL FOR.
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. BILL
LIVED HIS LIFE AND EXAMPLE TO
THOSE IN PUBLIC LIFE AND IN
LEADERSHIP, AND HE HAS LEFT AN
INCREDIBLE LEGACY. BECAUSE I
THINK OF HIS FAITH AND HISTORY.
FROM THE DUST BOWL, TOO.
ATTEMPTING TO GET AN NFL
FRANCHISE. HE CAME ABOUT THAT
CLOSE TO DOING IT WAS GOING TO
SAY FROM THE DUST BOWL TO THE
SUPER BOWL, BUT HE HE MISSED IT
BY A BIT, BUT HE DID HAVE SOME
OWNERSHIP IN THE NBA BASKETBALL
AND ALL HIS WORD WAS HIS BOND.
HIS FAITH WAS HIS GUIDE. HIS
FAMILY WAS EVERYTHING. BILL WAS
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE OF
NEARLY 66 YEARS, ARLENE. HE IS
SURVIVED BY SON BILL JR AND MIKE
HIS DAUGHTER, RENEE, ALONG WITH
SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN, AND HE IS ALSO
SURVIVED BY HIS SECOND WIFE.
NORMA. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME
IN ADJOURNING THIS BODY IN THE
MEMORY OF BILL TATEM, A GIANT OF
A MAN WHO WAS QUIET, HONEST,
DECENT AND A GODLY ADVISER TO SO
MANY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
PATTERSON. MEMBERS PLEASE BRING
THE NAMES TO THE DEATH TO BE
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL ALL
REQUEST TO ADJOURN. THE MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. WITH THAT OUR
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED. AND WE
ARE MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE
SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH SECOND
SESSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
CHECKING SESSION THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 9TH FLOOR SESSION AT
NINE A.M. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN MR
ZABAR MOVES AND MR FLORES SECOND
SAID. THIS HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 9TH AT NINE. A.M.