THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION
AND SOME OF THE MEMBER AND WHEN
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM
, THE SERGEANT AT ARMS TO
PREPARE THE CHAMBER AND BRINGING
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS, THE CLERK
HALL, THE ROLE SO. ADDIS
AGUIAR-CURRY. COLONIES. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA. BAINES BAUER-KAHAN.
BENNETT. BERMAN. BOERNER HORVATH
BONTA. BRIAN COLDER ROAD. JUAN
CARILLO. WENDY CARILLO.
CERVANTES CHEN. CONNELLY. DOLLY!
DAVIES DIXON, IT'S SALEY FLORA.
MIKE FONG. VINCE FONG. FRIEDMAN.
GABRIEL. GALLAGHER. GARCIA.
GIBSON. GRAYSON. HAITI HEART
HOLDEN. UBER IRWIN. JACKSON,
JOAN SAWYER. KALRA. BLACKIE.
LEAVE. LOW LOW AND ALL,
MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS MCCARTY.
MAKIN ER MURATSUCHI WHEN ORTEGA.
PACHECO. HAPPING. JIM PATTERSON.
JOE PATTERSON. PELLERIN. PETRINO
WHERE IS QUIRK-SILVA? RAMOS
REYES LOOSE RIVAS ROBERT RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORIA. TOM. TING.
VALENCIA, VÆ VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON. WALLACE WARD. WEBER.
WICKS WILSON. I WOULD ZABAR, MR
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO ASK THAT
YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TO YOUR DESK.
SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHO AMONGST
US STILL NEEDS TO ARRIVE. PLEASE
MAKE YOUR WAY TO YOUR DESK FOR
THE PANORAMIC PHOTO.
MEMBERS A COUPLE REMINDERS,
PLEASE, NO JACKETS ON YOUR
CHAIRS. NOTHING ON YOUR DESK. AT
LEAST NOTHING THAT WOULD BE
VISIBLE FROM THE CAMERA LIKE
COFFEE CUPS. OR FLAGS OR
ANYTHING ELSE.
MEMBERS WE ARE ALL PRESENT. SO
IF YOU COULD PLEASE GET TO YOUR
DESK SO THAT WE CAN FINISH
TAKING OUR PANORAMIC PHOTO AGAIN
. NO JACKETS ON THE BACKS OF
CHAIRS. NOTHING VISIBLE FROM.
THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THIS
CAMERA. NO COFFEE CUPS, NO
FLAGS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. WE
CAN SIT FORWARD ON OUR DESKS AND
WE CAN GET TO WORK. ALRIGHT. MY
NAME IS MARK. IT'S MY HONOR TO
BE YOUR CHAMBER. PANORAMIC
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER TODAY, SO
LET'S LET'S DO THIS. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. SO NORMAL TRADITION
IS JUST HANDS ON THE DESKS. AND
IF YOU GOT SOME PUT YOUR JACKETS
DOWN IN THE BACK A LITTLE BIT.
STRAIGHTEN UP NICE POSTURE. AND
I'M GONNA TAKE A PANORAMIC. THAT
MEANS I'M GONNA SHOOT FROM MY
LEFT TO THE RIGHT SO AS LONG AS
THE CAMERA IS IN YOUR GENERAL
DIRECTION, IN MY FIELD OF VIEW,
JUST MAINTAIN THAT SMILE AND THE
LOOK THAT WE WANT AND THAT'S IT.
ALMOST DONE, ALL RIGHT. SO GIVE
ME A FEW SECONDS HERE TO ADJUST
OUR SEATING. AND WE'LL GET RIGHT
TO IT.
MR MCCARTY.
I SAID, CAN YOU GO A LITTLE BIT?
ALRIGHT. PUT YOU RIGHT?
I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET
THIS RIGHT WHILE WE'RE HERE
TOGETHER WHILE I HAVE YOUR
ATTENTION. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT.
BRING YOUR EYES OVER HERE
TOWARDS MY CAMERA. HAWAII IS
OVER HERE. I WANNA BE ABLE TO
SEE EVERYONE DIED. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU. BEFORE TODAY. PUT THE
WEST.
ALL RIGHT, ALL EYES OVER HERE.
OKAY? REALLY FANTASTIC. WHO'S
THE LUCKY PHOTOGRAPHER RIGHT
HERE? THIS IS GREAT. ALMOST
ALMOST.
IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT. THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENTS WERE
ALMOST EXT. I WON'T TAKE IT.
A COUPLE OF TEST SHOTS. GREAT.
NICE TO DEEP BREATH. ONE MORE
TIME. PUT THE WINDOW. I'M SO
SORRY TO COME COVERING YOUR JUST
GET A CLEAR SHOT OF YOU KNOW
HIM. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL MAKE IT
EASIER ON YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
BROAD DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND TALL. GENERALLY IN THIS
AREA. NICE NICE SMILE. THREE.
AND ONE MAN. WE GOT ONE MORE OF
THESE COMING UP. IN THE BACK. A
LITTLE TIGHT. AND ALSO. THEY
WORKED ON ON THAT SIDE. THIS IS
A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT. HERE WE GO.
TOMORROW. THESE WHERE HE SAT ONE
TOO NICE. A BODY SET. ELECT
SMILE. IN. ONE ALL RIGHT ALL
AROUND. GIVE ME YOUR BEST READY?
THREE. ALL RIGHT. PRETTY SET.
FIGURE COME BACK WHERE YOU WERE.
ALL RIGHT. READY SET. SMILE.
FUNNY. THANK YOU. YOU SO MUCH.
ALMOST DONE. ALL RIGHT. REST
THAT 32. 32 AND ONE THANK YOU.
THAT OVER HERE. NICE LOVE IT
REALLY SET. THANK YOU GOT TWO
MORE OF THOSE COMING UP. READY?
THREE. AND ONE WHAT SET FREE TWO
AND ONE. OUR FAVORITE. GRAVERT
SET.
ALRIGHT AND MEMBERS WERE GOING
TO ASK THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
MEMBERS AND ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
TO COME UP TO THE FRONT FOR A
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS PHOTO. THEY'RE
GOING TO DECONSTRUCT EVERYTHING
BEHIND US, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE
THAT PHOTO AND THEN RESUMED
SESSION.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND
WE ASK THAT OUR GUESTS AND
VISITORS IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER. AND IN THE GALLERY TO
PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND
THE PLEDGE. TODAY'S PRAYER WILL
BE OFFERED BY OUR ASSEMBLY
CHAPLAIN. IMAM YES, CIRCON. MOM
IS HER. IN THE NAME OF GOD. THE
MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL. ALMIGHTY GOD. SOURCE
OF ALL THAT IS GOOD. BE WITH US
TODAY. THESE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GATHER HERE. AS REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE PEOPLE HONORED BY SUCH A
CALL TO SERVICE. BUT ALSO FULLY
AWARE OF THE GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY THAT IT DEMANDS.
GRANT THEM TO INCITE TO DISCERN
WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF
OUR PEOPLE. THE WISDOM TO CHOOSE
WHAT IS GOOD, MORAL AND JUST AND
THE COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS
NECESSARY. EVEN IN THE FACE OF
ADVERSITY, MISUNDERSTANDING AND
OPPOSITION. HELP THEM HELP THEM
TO GRASP THE NOBILITY OF THEIR
CALLING. TO SERVE IN THE ARENA
OF POLITICS AS THEY FACE THE
CHALLENGE OF MAKING POSSIBLE THE
GROWTH OF OUR STATE AND VIRTUE,
INTEGRITY AND PROSPERITY. MAY
ALL THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED TODAY
REFLECT A TRUE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE
, COMPASSION, CONCERN AND REAL
DEDICATION. AND REAL DEDICATION
TO THE WELL BEING, OF ALL PEOPLE
OF OUR BELOVED STATE. I MEAN, WE
ASKED. OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS
REMAIN STANDING FOR THE FLAG
SALUTE. PLEASE JOIN US ON
MEMBERS OF BUREAU AS HE LEADS US
IN THE NATION'S PLEDGE. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. AND THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER
GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU
MAY BE SEATED. READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL ASSEMBLY
CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 28TH 2023, THE ASSEMBLY
MET AT SEVEN A.M. THE HONORABLE
WANNA LINEAS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
22ND DISTRICT RESIDING, CHIEF
CLERK. SEE PROGRESS THE DESK
READING CLERK DAVID BOWMAN.
READING ROLL CALL. THE FOLLOWING
ARE PLACED UPON THE MORNING ROLL
CALL 73 DISAGREEING CURRY
COLONIES. ALVAREZ ARAMBULA,
BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT BERMAN
BOERNER HORVATH BANTER BRIAN
CALDERON. JUAN CARILLO, WENDY
CARILLO, CERVANTES CHIN CONNOLLY
, DOLLY DAVIES DIXON IS SILLY
FLORA, MIKE FONG, VINCE FONG
FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL GALLAGHER,
GRAYSON HANEY MOVES AND MR
FLORES. SECONDS AT THE READING
OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL,
BE DISPENSED WITH PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTIONS AND REFERENCES OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
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 OF THE
DAY FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS. SOME
WORK, GALLAGHER. AND MAJORITY
LEADER REYES YOU RECOGNIZE FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELONIS AND
WICKS TO SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT
IN MEMORY TODAY WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE
96. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO RE REFER A B 99 CONNOLLY FROM
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND
TOXIC MATERIALS COMMITTEE. AND
THEN BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
SHALL BE THE ORDER.
AND MEMBERS. WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY
TO ANNOUNCE WHICH A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SANTIAGO, WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS
TODAY.
AND IT'S A MEMBER. GABRIEL
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK
FOR YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES
TODAY THIS EVENING BEGINS THE
JEWISH HOLIDAY OF POOR. UM AND
AS SOME OF YOU REMEMBER, WE
DISTRIBUTED HOW MONTAGE IN WHICH
ARE THE TRADITIONAL COOKIES THAT
WE SHARE ON FORUM LAST YEAR. WE
WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT AT YOUR
DESK THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE
PHOTO, SO JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT IN THE MEMBER'S LOUNGE YOU
WILL FIND THESE LITTLE BASKETS
HERE THAT HAVE SOME COOKIES. THE
PORN HOLIDAY IS A VERY JOYOUS
ONE. IT RECOUNTS THE JEWISH
PEOPLE BEING SAVED BY A VERY
BRAVE WOMAN BY THE NAME OF
ESTHER. SOME OF YOU MAY BE
FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY AND TO
CELEBRATE ITS A LITTLE BIT LIKE
A REVERSE HALLOWEEN. WE ACTUALLY
GIVE OUT TREATS TO PEOPLE THAT
WE CARE ABOUT. AND SINCE THE
JEWISH CAUCUS CARES ABOUT ALL OF
YOU WE HAVE PROVIDED SOME
COOKIES IN THE MEMBER'S LOUNGE.
SO WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A VERY
FESTIVE DAY. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOLIDAY, YOU
CAN COME COME SPEAK WITH ME OR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. BERMAN WOULD
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU HAVE ABOUT THE FORM HOLIDAY.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MR
GABRIEL AND THE LEGISLATIVE
JEWISH CAUCUS. AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED THAT YOUR DESK FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS
JOINING US IN THE GALLERY TODAY
ARE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS.
MISS MARY ANN PETTWAY, MANAGER
OF THE GEE'S BEND QUILTERS
COLLECTIVE, MISS CHINA, PETTWAY
, MEMBERS OF THE GEE'S BEND
QUILTER QUALITY AND COLLECTIVE
AND KAREN BELSKY, DIRECTOR OF
GOVERNMENT AND EXTERNAL
RELATIONS FOR MLK FREEDOM CENTER
IN OAKLAND. MY DISTRICT AND THE
QUILTS OF G BEND OUR QUILTS
CREATED BY A GROUP OF WOMEN AND
THEIR ANCESTORS WHO LIVE OR HAVE
LIVED IN THE ISOLATED AFRICAN
AMERICAN HAMLET OF GUYS BEND,
ALABAMA. THE 18 60 PLANTATION OF
JOSEPH G. WAS SOLD TO MARK
PETTWAY IN 18 45. AFTER THE
CIVIL WAR. MANY OF THE FORMER
SLAVES REMAINED AS SHARECROPPERS
AND TOOK THE NAME PETTWAY. SPEND
WOMEN MADE QUILTS TO KEEP
THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN
WARM AND UNHEATED SHACKS THAT
LACKED RUNNING WATER, TELEPHONES
AND ELECTRICITY. IN 1962 RIGHT
AS MEMBERS OF GEE'S BEND. WE'RE
BECOMING CIVILLY ACTIVE. THE
FERRY SERVICE, ONE OF THE ONLY
ACCESS POINTS INTO GEE'S BEND
WAS ELIMINATED, CONTRIBUTING TO
THE COMMUNITIES DIRE ISOLATION,
AMONG OTHER EFFECTS. THIS
HINDERED RESIDENTS ABILITY TO
REGISTER TO VOTE. VERY SERVICE
WAS NOT RESTORED UNTIL 2006 THE
WOMEN OF THESE BEND CREATED AND
PASSED ON TO THEIR CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN. THEIR OWN STYLE
OF QUILTING, MIXING TRADITIONAL
AMERICAN FOLK PATTERNS WITH
AFRICAN AMERICAN INSPIRED
PATTERNS TO CREATE THEIR UNIQUE
QUILTS. QUILTS ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR THEIR WORKS OF SUPREME
CRAFTSMANSHIP. DESIGN UTILITY
AND ART IN 3, 2050 QUOTE MAKERS
FOUNDED THE GEESE, BEN
COLLECTIVE, WHICH IS OWNED AND
OPERATED BY THE WOMEN OF GUYS
BEND. EVERY QUILT SOLD BY THE
G'S BANGKOK COLLECTIVE IS UNIQUE
AND INDIVIDUALLY PRODUCED. THE
QUILTS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED AT
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON
, THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART
, THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF
ART. TACOMA ART MUSEUM, THE
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
AND THE TURNER CONTEMPORARY. IN
THE UK AMONGST OTHERS.
UNFORTUNATELY I WAS NOT GRANTED
PERMISSION TO SHOW THAT QUILT
TODAY. BUT PLEASE KNOW IN MY
HEART. WEAVING THROUGH EVERY
SINGLE FABRIC OF YOUR QUILTS. IS
AN EXPERIENCE OF BLACK WOMEN'S
RESILIENCE. AND RESPECT. MEMBERS
OF THE COLLECTIVE HAVE TRAVELED
NATIONWIDE TO TALK ABOUT THESE
BEND HISTORY AND THEIR ARTS.
THIS WEEKEND AS PART OF THE
BARBARA LEE AND HUGH HARRIS
LECTURE SERIES. THEY WERE IN MY
DISTRICT TODAY IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
BLACK CAUCUS AND IN HONOR OF
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WE WELCOME
TO QUILTERS TO THE CAPITAL ON
BEHALF OF THE CAUCUS. I WELCOME
EVERYONE TO RECEPTION THIS
EVENING AT 5 30 ON THE EIGHTH
FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM TO SEE
THEIR WORKS OF ART IN PERSON.
THANK YOU. AND PLEASE GIVE OUR
GUESTS A VERY WARM ASSEMBLY
WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MISS PONTA. AND A
SEVEN MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. GOOD MORNING, MR
SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR
COLLEAGUES TO RECOGNIZE AND
WELCOME MY EXTRA SOLVE WALDO
RUBIO'S FIFTH GRADE CLASS AND
PARENTS FROM CESAR CHAVEZ
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DAVIS.
CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY IS A
FULL SPANISH IMMERSION
CURRICULUM SCHOOL AND THE CLASS
INCLUDES ALL ALINA RIVIERA, THE
DAUGHTER OF OUR VERY OWN, MARIA
MARIA LIU. WHEN IT STARTED AS TO
THE AUNTIES. THEY ARE THERE.
THANK YOU, MR AGUIAR-CURRY, AND
WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA
ASSEMBLY. MEMBERS WE ARE MOVING
TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE.
THE FILE ITEM ONE. THIS IS A CR
24 CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 24 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA AND
OTHERS RELATIVE TO WOMEN AND
CONSTRUCTION WEEK.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR OPEN. HELLO
GOOD MORNING, SPEAKERS AND
MEMBERS. TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT
A CR 24 PROCLAIMING MARCH 5TH
THROUGH MARCH 11TH 2023 TO BE
WOMEN AND CONSTRUCTION WEEK IN
CALIFORNIA. WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION WEEK WAS FOUNDED IN
1953 BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION GROUP
DEDICATED TO CREATING A SUPPORT
NETWORK FOR WOMEN IN THE
INDUSTRY. THE FOCUS OF THIS WEEK
IS TO HIGHLIGHT WOMEN AS VISIBLE
COMPONENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY AND TO CONTINUE OUR
PROGRESS TOWARDS AN ECONOMY AND
JOB MARKET OR ALL WOMEN AND
PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR
GENDER CAN PURSUE MEANINGFUL
WORK AND HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE
WORKING CONDITIONS. GOOD WAGES
AND SECURE JOBS. SINCE 2018.
CALIFORNIA HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE
THIS MAJOR GENDER DISPARITY IN
CONSTRUCTION, LABOR AND
APPRENTICESHIPS ARE CRITICAL FOR
CARVING THESE PATHWAYS. I
APPLAUD JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT
BUILDING TRADES PROGRAMS, WHICH
ACCOUNT FOR 90% OF WOMEN
ENTERING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
. BUT DESPITE THESE EFFORTS,
THERE ARE STILL SO MUCH WORK
LEFT TO DO. WOMEN REMAIN
SEVERELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY. WE STILL HAVE A LONG
WAY TO GO TOWARDS REACHING OUR
MODEST GOAL OF SEEING WOMEN
REPRESENTED IN 20% OF
CONSTRUCTION JOBS BY 2029. TODAY
THAT NUMBER IS ONLY 3 TO 4%
NATIONALLY. THESE JOBS OFTEN
REPRESENT A STEADY PAYCHECK,
VALUABLE JOB SKILL AND A LADDER
INTO MIDDLE CLASS FOR TOO LONG
WOMEN AND ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF
COLOR HAVE BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE
INDUSTRIES LIKE CONSTRUCTION.
TODAY I RISE TO AND ASK FOR
RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE TRADES
WOMEN WHO REFUSED TO BE TOLD A
GIRL CANNOT SWING A HAMMER AND
TO INVITE EVERY OTHER YOUNG GIRL
WHO IS INSPIRED TO BUILD TO
FIGHT FOR HER PLACE ON THE JOB
SITE. CALIFORNIA IS STRONGER AND
BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR COURAGE,
YOUR SWEAT AND YOUR TENACITY,
BUT WE MUST DO BETTER TO ENSURE
THAT OUR SISTERS FIND IT JUST A
LITTLE EASIER TO FOLLOW IN THOSE
FOOTSTEPS. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES
. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST OR I
VOTE ON A CR 24. THANK YOU, MR
ORTEGA. AND SEEING NO MEMBERS
WISHING TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM. MR
TAKEN. WOULD YOU LIKE THE FIRST
ROLE TO BE OPEN FOR CO AUTHORS?
YES KIRK WILL OPEN THE RULE FOR
CO AUTHORS. ALL THOSE WHO WISH
TO BE A CO AUTHOR ON A CR 24,
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY PRESSING YOUR
VOTE BUTTON.
CLINICAL CLOSE ROLE. THERE ARE
77 CO AUTHORS. AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, THOSE
OPPOSED TO NAME THE EYES HAVEN'T
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. AND SOME
ARE ORTEGA. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. I
AM EXCITED TO INTRODUCE JORDAN'S
MCCARTEN. WHO IS A FIVE YEAR
APPRENTICE WITH A LOCAL 2 TO 8,
PLEASE STAND THERE IN THE
GALLERY. SHE LEARNED ABOUT THE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FROM A
FRIEND, A FORMER U. H 2 TO 8
MEMBER WHO TAUGHT HER BASICS
WELDING SKILLS AND ENCOURAGE HER
TO JOIN THE PROGRAM. WE'RE ALSO
JOINED TODAY BY WHITNEY MANDO
VIA A THREE YEAR APPRENTICE WITH
YOU, A LOCAL 2 TO 8. WHITNEY
LEARNED ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF A
CAREER IN THE UNIONIZED
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM HER
DAD, WHO IS AN OPERATING
ENGINEER. THANK YOU BOTH. THANK
YOU, MR ORTEGA MEMBERS. WE WILL
NOW MOVE TO OUR SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
SEEING NONE. THE CLERK WILL READ
THE SECOND DAY CONSENT CALENDAR
ASSEMBLY BILL 2 71 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA AND
OTHERS INOCULATED AND
HOMELESSNESS IN THE CONSENSUAL.
ALL THOSE WHO VOTE ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
THIS IS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CLOSE THE ROLE. KELLY DEVOTES. I
79 NO. ZERO. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. AND
MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR
GERMANS AND MEMORY. PLEASE GIVE
YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE MEMBERS GIVEN PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON A GERMAN
MEMBER TODAY. WE DO HAVE FAMILY
OF THOSE IN THE GALLERY WITH US.
AND THE FAMILY MEMBER ELONIS.
RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DESK FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
COLLEAGUES I STAND BEFORE YOU
TODAY TO HONOR AND ADJOURNED IN
MEMORY OF MR PETER JAMES SOCKO
WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 70
ON JANUARY 29TH OF THIS YEAR
FROM A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE WITH
CANCER. A LION. WHEN IT CAME TO
YOUTH AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS,
PETE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS
COACHING, TEACHING AND
MENTORING, YOUTH AND ADULTS
ALIKE. THE FACT IS COLLEAGUES
WHY SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW
PETE BY NAME IF YOU HAVE FAMILY
OR FRIENDS WHO COMPETE IN HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS IN CALIFORNIA.
OVER THE LAST THREE DECADES.
THEN PETE WAS PART OF ENSURING
THOSE KIDS HAD THEIR EXPERIENCE.
WE NEVER MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE HIS INFINITE WISDOM OF
RESPECT AND LOVE FOR OTHERS
EVERY DAY. HE LIVED BY THE
WORDS. DO WHAT IS RIGHT, NOT
WHAT IS POPULAR. HE SAW IT IN A
YOUNG AGE, THE BENEFITS OF
COMMUNITY ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AND
CHOSE AN EARLY CAREER IN THE
FIELD OF YOUTH SPORTS, STARTING
WITH THE CITY WITH THE SOUTH
CITY RECREATION DEPARTMENT. HE
WENT FROM BEING A BASEBALL
EMPIRE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND
COLLEGE PACK EIGHT AND FAR WEST
CONFERENCE TO BEING AN ASSISTANT
COACH. FOR BASKETBALL AT OCEANA
HIGH SCHOOL. HE ALSO SERVED AS
THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT LODI
HIGH SCHOOL FROM OVER A DECADE
WHERE HE LED MANY TEAMS TO
ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
SPORTS WERE HIS PASSION. HE
COACHED BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS
BASKETBALL. HE LED HIS TEAM TO
MULTIPLE STATE PLAYOFFS AND WON
SEVERAL TITLES IN 1993 PEAT WAS
GIVEN THE TRUST OF MANY OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS HERE IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE APPOINTED
CI F SAC JOAQUIN SECTION
COMMISSIONER AND WAS PROBABLY
SERVING UNTIL HE RETIRED IN
2014. WITH HIS LOVE OF GOLF AND
TRAVELING. HE AND HIS WIFE,
BARBARA, NEVER MISSED AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOMEONE NEW
MAKING LIFELONG FRIENDS ALONG
THE WAY. THE ATHLETES AND
COLLEAGUES THAT PETE COACHED AND
MENTORED BECAUSE FAMILY VENTURED
, BECAME FAMILY AND TO THIS DAY
REMEMBER THE IMPACT HE HAD ON
THEIR LIVES. IF YOU ENJOY AS I
DO OUR STATE'S HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BALL GAMES
YOU CAN THANK MR SOCKO. FOR
HELPING TO MAKE THEM REALITY
UNDER SOCKO. THE SECTION CREATED
ITS OWN HALL OF FAME. MODEL
COACH AWARDS AND A DAY OF HONOR.
RING DAVE HONORING WOMEN IN
ATHLETICS AND SO MUCH MORE. THE
SAC. JOAQUIN SECTION OFFICE
BUILDING ACTUALLY BEARS HIS
NAME. RONALD CHETTY, CALIFORNIA
CF STATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ASKED THE IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION.
HOW DO YOU ENCAPSULATE INTO
WORDS? THE LIFE OF SOMEONE WHO
WAS SO MUCH TO SO MANY AND THE
ANSWER IS YOU CANNOT PEACH
LEGACY REACHES FAR BEYOND THE
SCHOOLS IN OUR STATE. FOR HE DID
SO MUCH MORE. HE WILL BE SORELY
MISSED. IF YOU GUYS TAKE A LOOK
UP IN THE GALLERY TODAY, IF YOU
GUYS CAN STAND IF YOU GUYS DON'T
MIND AH, COLLEAGUES WITH US
TODAY IS HIS WIFE, BARBARA,
SOKKA. ROGER AND MARY VAL,
LIFELONG FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
RON NO CHARITY, THE C I F STATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN SEYMOUR
, THE CF STATE ASSOCIATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CHRIS BEHE C
I F STATE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE
SPONSORSHIP KRISTINA SHANNON CF
STATE ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. MIKE GARRISON, CF SAC
JOAQUIN SECTION COMMISSIONER AND
HIS WIFE, SANDY. AND WILL THE
BOARD CF SAC JOAQUIN SECTION
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER. ARE
COMBINED THOUGHTS AND
CONDOLENCES ARE WITH YOU ALL
TODAY AND I THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO CELEBRATE PETE'S
LIFE AND LEGACY ON THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR TODAY. THANK YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR ELONIS.
THANK YOU. AND IT'S SOMETHING
WOMAN. WIX, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS I RISE TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF JANET ABLE SEUIN, A
LONGTIME LEADER IN PILLAR OF THE
CITY OF EL CERRITO. SHE PASSED
AWAY PEACEFULLY ON JANUARY 26TH
. JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE
CELEBRATED HER RETIREMENT FROM
DECADES OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
EARLIER THIS MONTH. COMMUNITY
LEADERS GATHERED TO CONGRATULATE
, CONGRATULATE, THANK AND PRAISE
JANET FOR HER ROLE IN SHAPING EL
CERRITO INTO THE CITY THAT IT IS
TODAY. A MOTHER OF FIVE. SHE WAS
THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE HISTORY
OF EL SERENO TO SERVE AS THE
CITY'S MAYOR FIVE TIMES DURING
HER RECORD SIX TERMS. CHEN IT
CLEARLY CARED FOR OUR CITY AND
OUR SERIALLY. HER CITY CLEARLY
CARED FOR HER AND BENEFITED FROM
HER TIMELESS SERVICE. JANET WAS
A WHEELCHAIR CHAIR USERS SINCE
1984 FULLY RELIANT ON PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION WITH AN INTIMATE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY'S
INFRASTRUCTURE FROM HER STARTED
PUBLIC SERVICE 23 YEARS AGO, SHE
HAD ALWAYS BEEN A VOICE FOR THE
DISADVANTAGED, MAKING SURE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES, SENIORS AND
THOSE WITH DISABILITIES WERE
NEVER OVERLOOKED IN HER
ADVOCACY. WHEN SHE FIRST BEGAN
HER TENURE WITH THE CITY OF EL
CERRITO 1999. IT WAS A SMALL
CITY WITH A LOT OF PROMISE.
JANET ALWAYS SAW ITS POTENTIAL
FROM HELPING ELSE. RITO PAVED
THE WAY IN TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY
TO EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING TO ADDRESS
THE STATE'S HOUSING NEEDS. JANET
WAS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO BETTER THE CITY'S FUTURE.
BEYOND CITY COUNCIL. JANET'S
PASSION AND BRILLIANCE SHINES
THROUGH IN HER WORK WITH
NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THE WEST CONTRA COSTA
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
COMMITTEE, THE CONTRA COSTA
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, THE
EAST BAY DIVISION OF THE LEAGUE
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, WHERE SHE
SERVED AS CHAIR THE LOCAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE LEAGUE
OF WOMEN VOTERS AND MANY MORE. I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE JANET ABLE
SONS, DAUGHTER WHO IS WITH US
HERE TODAY IN THE GALLERY,
RUTHIE A. BELSON LIVES THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THE CITY OF EL CERRITO AND THE
ENTIRE EAST BAY ARE FOREVER
INDEBTED TO JANET A. BELSON. HER
WORK BY CONTINUING IN HER
FOOTSTEPS. I ASK THE ASSEMBLY
JOINED ME TODAY IN A JOURNEY IN
HER MEMORY. THANK YOU, MISS
WICKS. MEMBERS PLEASE BRING THE
NAMES TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL ALL REQUEST TO
ADJOURN. THE MEMORY WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL AND WE'RE MOVING TO
BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS. THERE ARE
COMMITTEE HEARINGS TODAY BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE ONE ON HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES WILL MEET AT 2 30
IN CAPITAL ROOM 1, 26 AND
BUDGETS OF COMMITTEE. FIVE
PUBLIC SAFETY WILL MEET AT 2 30
IN CAPITAL ROOM FOR 37. THE
SESSION SCHEDULE WAS AS FOLLOWS
TUESDAY. MARCH 7TH CHECKING
SESSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH
CHECKING SESSION THURSDAY, MARCH
9TH FLOOR SESSION AT NINE A.M.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS. I'M READY TO ENTERTAIN
A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MISS REYES
MOVES AND MR LACKEY SECONDS THAT
THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL
THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH AT NINE.
A.M. QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED
HOUSES ADJOURNED.