GOOD AFTERNOON
THE ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS
CALLED TO ORDER WELCOME EVERYONE
, AND IT IS NICE TO SEE SO MANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE
TODAY. THE HEARING ROOM IS OPEN
FOR ATTENDANCE OF THIS HEARING,
AND WE CAN ALSO BE WATCHED FROM
A LIVE STREAM ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC
TO PROVIDE WRITTEN TESTIMONY BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AND NOTE THAT ANY WRITTEN
TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO THE
COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED PUBLIC
COMMENT AND MAYBE READ INTO THE
RECORD OR REPRINTED. WE WILL BE
ALLOWING TWO MINUTES EACH FOR
TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT AND AN OPPOSITION AND
THESE WITNESSES MUST TESTIFY IN
PERSON IN THE HEARING ROOM. AND
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
WONDERING WHY IT'S BECAUSE IT
HAS ACTUALLY DIFFICULT FOR THE
COMMITTEE OFTEN TO HEAR PEOPLE
WHEN THEY ARE REMOTE AND
CERTAINLY TO ASK QUESTIONS, AND
WE FIND THAT THIS MAKES FOR A
MORE ENGAGED COMMITTEE AND ONE
WHERE THERE'S LESS BARRIERS TO
COMMUNICATION. WE ARE GOING TO
START WITH THOSE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO ARE HERE IN THIS ROOM
FOR THE SECOND PORTION OF
WITNESS COMMENTS. THAT PORTION
WILL BE LIMITED ONLY TO YOUR
NAME, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT
YOU'RE REPRESENTING OR
PRETENDING TO REPRESENT, AND
WHATEVER POSITION THAT YOU HAVE
, AND THAT CAN BE EITHER THAT
TESTIMONY CAN BE EITHER IN
PERSON OR REMOTE. BUT AGAIN, WE
WILL STOP YOU IF YOU TRY TO
ACTUALLY GIVE US A REASON. JUST
YOUR NAME. YOUR POSITION AND ANY
ORGANIZATION. IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING BEYOND THAT, PLEASE
SEND IT TO US BY EMAIL OR BY
MAIL. TO USE OUR TELEPHONE
SERVICE FOR THAT PORTION OF THE
HEARING. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS
87769289. AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
185011. FINALLY THE ASSEMBLY,
UNFORTUNATELY, HAS EXPERIENCED A
NUMBER OF DISRUPTIONS TO
COMMITTEE AND FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. CONDUCT
THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR
OTHERWISE IMPEDE THE ORDERLY
CONDUCT OF THE HEARING IS
PROHIBITED. SUCH CONDUCT MAY
INCLUDE TALKING OR MAKING LOUD
NOISES FROM THE AUDIENCE,
UTTERING, UTTERING LOUD
THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
SPEAKING LONGER THAN THE TIME
ALLOTTED EXTENDED DISCUSSIONS OF
MATTERS NOT RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT OF THE HEARING AND ANY
OTHER DISRUPTIVE ACTS. TO
ADDRESS ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT.
I WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS
. IF AN INDIVIDUAL DISRUPTS OUR
HEARING PROCESS, I WILL DIRECT
THEM TO STOP. AND WARNED THEM
THAT CONTINUED DISRUPTIONS MAY
RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THIS
BUILDING. I WILL ALSO DOCUMENT
ON THE RECORD, THE INDIVIDUAL
INVOLVED AND THE NATURE OF THE
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT. I MAY
TEMPORARILY HAVE TO RECESS. THE
HEARING. IF THE CONDUCT DOES NOT
STOP, I WILL REQUEST THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE SERGEANTS AND
ESCORTING THE INDIVIDUAL FROM
THE BUILDING. AND I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COOPERATION. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU TO ENSURE THAT OUR
TRANSPORTATION POLICIES IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS, AND THAT ALSO WE
ADDRESS THE STATE'S URGENT
CLIMATE AND HOUSING CRISIS. VERY
EXCITED TO BEGIN THIS COMMITTEE
AS WE MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR,
AND WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BEGIN OUR HEARING. PLEASE NOTE
THAT OUR VICE CHAIR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VINCE FONG IS
ABSENT TODAY AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOE PATTERSON
ARE GOING TO IS GOING TO BE
FILLING IN FOR HIM, AND WE THANK
HIM FOR THAT. WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO
CALL ROLE AT THIS TIME. AND WE
WERE GOING TO WAIT TO ADOPT THE
COMMITTEE RULES UNTIL WE HAVE A
QUORUM. AND HOPEFULLY IF THERE'S
ANY MEMBERS WITHIN EARSHOT. IF
YOU CAN COME INTO THE HEARING WE
HAVE A CORN. OH, WE DO HAVE A
QUORUM. WE DO KNOW WE HAVEN'T A
MEMBER COME IN AND JOIN US. SO
WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE ROLL.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN HERE,
PATTERSON HERE. PATTERSON HERE,
BERMAN. ON KOREA. HERE DAVIES
HERE, GIBSON. HEART. JACKSON
JACKSON HERE. CHOLERA.
LOWENTHAL. STEPHANIE WIN HERE.
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ HERE, WALLACE.
WORD. WORD HERE, WICKS. WELL I
WANT TO WELCOME ALL THE NEW
MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE. IT'S
GREAT TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE. WE
DO HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO THIS
YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK
AT RE PRIORITIZING OUR
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS
TOWARDS PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES
TO REDUCE DRIVING AND TO HELP
DECREASE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. ALSO TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR TRANSIT SYSTEMS ARE
HEALTHY. AND THAT THEY SUPPORT
OUR TRANSFORMATION SO THAT
RIDERSHIP NUMBERS CAN INCREASE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR STREETS
SAFER FOR EVERYBODY, AND WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CENTER
EQUITY. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN
AGING POPULATION, MANY OF WHOM
AND I AND ALSO A YOUNG
POPULATION, MANY OF WHOM DON'T
DRIVE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS,
AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE SEE THEM AND WE MAKE POLICIES
AS WELL. AND THAT MEANS PEOPLE
WHO ARE HAVE MOBILITY ISSUES,
AND CERTAINLY PEOPLE WHO USE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. AND WITH
THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
ADOPTING OUR COMMITTEE RULES.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION FOR
ADOPTING THE COMMITTEE RULES? WE
HAVE EMOTION. DO WE HAVE A 2ND
2ND? WE HAVE A MOTION IN A
SECOND. CAN WE HAVE ROLE ON THE
RULES? FRIEDMAN I FRIEDMAN I
PATERSON PATERSON. I BERMAN. ONE
CARILLO VÚI DAVIES BABIES. AYE.
GIBSON. ART. JACKSON. JACKSON I
CHOLERA. LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL.
AYE. STEPHANIE NGUYEN HIGH
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I WALLACE WARD.
WORD. I WICKS. OKAY, WE HAVE
RULES. UM I'D ALSO LIKE TO BRING
TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION. OUR
COMMITTEES HIGHWAY NAMING POLICY
, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE'S POLICY THIS POLICY
HAS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. I ALSO
INTEND TO CONTINUE TO
AGGRESSIVELY PROMOTE THE
CELEBRATION OF THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN AND THE
RECOGNITION THAT MOST OF OUR
HIGHWAYS THE VAST MAJORITY ARE
NAMED FOR MEN, AND I HOPE THAT
AS MEMBERS DO BRING NAMES
FORWARD. FOR HIGHWAY NAMING THAT
THEY TRY TO RECTIFY THAT AND
FIND WOMEN IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO
HONOR TODAY WE HAVE THREE BILLS
ON CONTENT CONSENT FILE ITEM ONE
A B 2 50 FILE ITEM 5 83 78 FILE
ITEM 9 84 66. IS THERE A MOTION
ON THE CONSENT FILE? MOTION. HEY
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CAN WE HAVE THE ROLL, PLEASE?
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, I PATERSON
PATERSON. I BERMAN. CARILLO
CARILLO? AYE, DAVIES DAVIES. I
GIBSON PART. JACKSON JACKSON, I
KALRA. LOWENTHAL AND THOUGHT I
WIN. I WIN. I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
WALLACE. WARD. FORD. I WICKS.
OKAY THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. WE HAVE, UH WE HAVE.
NINE NINE VOTES. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WE HAVE SIX
BILLS TO DISCUSS TODAY THE FIRST
BILL IS A B 3 16. I WOULD INVITE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGUILAR CURRY
TO THE PODIUM. AND ALSO THE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND IN
OPPOSITION COME UP. YEAH.
OKAY AND WE WILL BE ALLOWING TWO
SPEAKERS FROM EACH, UH AND
SUPPORTED AN OPPOSITION. OKAY
REMEMBER, AGUIAR-CURRY WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. WE HAVE ONE
ADDITIONAL PERSON JUST FOR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF PREMIUM
THAT THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
FRIEDMAN AND MEMBERS. I ALSO
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
WITH OUR OFFICE. MEMBERS YOU'VE
UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE HEARD MANY
THINGS ABOUT THIS BILL. THE
SUGGESTION THAT IT IS A BAN ON
TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT OF
AUTONOMOUS TREKKING IS A CYNICAL
ATTEMPT BY SOME TO MISS
MISCHARACTERIZE AND CONFUSED.
THE LANGUAGE IS SIMPLE. BUT IN A
TON, A MASSAGE VEHICLE OVER
£10,000 IS OPERATED ON A PUBLIC
ROADS. IT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY
A QUALIFIED OPERATOR. TODAY. THE
ONLY FULLY AUTONOMOUS TESTING
AND DEPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC ROADS
IN THE STATE HAS BEEN WITH LIGHT
DUTY VEHICLES IN SAN FRANCISCO.
OVER 92 INCIDENTS WITH
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES HAVE
PROMPTED CITY OFFICIALS TO OUR
SISSY PUC TERRAIN IN THE
DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERLESS
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. MEANWHILE
THE COMPANY'S DEPLOYING THE
TECHNOLOGY OR INSISTING ON AND
LOBBYING FOR EXPANSION. AND
THESE INCIDENTS WIRELESS VEHICLE
STOPPED SUDDENLY IMPEDING
TRAFFIC AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS.
IN OTHERS THEY HAVE BLOCKED
EMERGENCY VEHICLES DRIVEN
THROUGH EMERGENCY SCENES AND
DROVE AWAY FROM POLICE OFFICERS
DOING A POLICE STOP. WELL I DO
BELIEVE THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS
GREAT POTENTIAL. THERE IS
ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO BELIEVE
THIS EXPERIENCE WON'T BE
REPEATED IN TESTING DRIVERLESS
TRUCKS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
UP TO 76,000 EXTRA POUNDS AND
EXPONENTIALLY GREATER THREAT TO
THE PUBLIC AT SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER SPEEDS. AS THE MEMBER WHO
REPRESENTS A DISTRICT LAYING
HERE BETWEEN THE CAPITAL AND BAY
AREA, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DRIVING
FROM HOME TO WORK AND BACK. AND
THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS MOVING GOODS
FROM PORTS EAST AND GOODS TO
PORTS WEST. I BELIEVE IT IS MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AND HAVE
THE LEGISLATURE BE THE FINAL
STEP IN AGREEING, AGREEING,
TRACKING WITHOUT ANY HUMAN
OPERATION IS SAFE. WE ALSO MISS
ADDRESSED THE REALITY THAT
AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING COULD
DECIMATE THE QUALIFIED WORKFORCE
BEFORE WE FIND OUT WHAT THE
EMPLOYEE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE ARE
RESULTING IN SEVERE SHORTAGE OF
TRAINED AND CAPABLE WORKERS TO
MEET FUTURE NEEDS. THE
REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A HUMAN
SAFETY SAFETY OPERATOR GIVES
COMPANIES THE INCENTIVE TO HELP
TRAIN AND TRANSITION THE
WORKFORCE, AS OPPOSED TO
ELIMINATING ONE OF THE MOST
COMMON JOBS IN CALIFORNIA. WE
HAVE ALREADY AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MEET WITH THE EXPERTS AND
STAKEHOLDERS AND TRUCKING AND
TRUCKEE EMPLOYMENT. TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC SAFETY GOODS, MOVEMENT
AND LOGISTICS. THIS BILL IS A
COMPROMISE BETWEEN THOSE WHO
WOULD PREFER TO BAN THESE
TECHNOLOGIES AND THOSE WHO SEEK
OFTEN WITH ENORMOUS FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES TO IMMEDIATELY DEPLOY
AND AS YET UNPROVEN TECHNOLOGY.
WELL, I HAVE GREAT RESPECT. FOR
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS AT
DMV AND CHP. I BELIEVE AS THE
PERSON'S MOST DIRECTLY
ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS
FOR THEIR SAFETY AND WELL BEING
. WE OWE IT TO THEM. WE OWE IT
TO THEM TO BE A PART OF THE
DETERMINING WHEN THE THREAT TO
THE PUBLIC IS MINOR ENOUGH TO
REMOVE HUMANS FROM CALIFORNIA
TRUCKING AND SINCE SEVERAL OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE REQUESTED
REPORTING LANGUAGE SO WE CAN
MONITOR THE DATA EMERGING FROM
TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT. I WILL
MADAM CHAIR WORK WITH DMV AND
CHP ON LANGUAGE TO ALLOW THE
LEGISLATURE TO MONITOR THE
SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF THE
VEHICLES AND THE TECHNOLOGY.
REMEMBERS PLEASE JOIN ME AND
OVER AND OVER. 20 BIPARTISAN CO
AUTHORS OF THIS BILL AND
PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
OUR WORKFORCE, WHILE STILL
ALLOWING COMPANIES TO TEST AND
DEPLOY AUTOMATIC AUTOMATED
VEHICLES. I WILL BE ASKING FOR
YOUR VOTE. TODAY. I HAVE WITH
ME. FORGETTING NAMES. SARAH
FLOSS AND MATT MCKINLEY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AND TWO MINUTES
FOR EACH OF YOUR WITNESSES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MATT MCKINLEY. I AM A MEMBER OF
TEAMSTER LOCAL 1 50. I AM HERE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 3 16 AS A 28
YEAR PROFESSIONAL AND
TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY. I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THAT THERE ARE MANY
ASPECTS OF COMMERCIAL DRIVING
THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED BY
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN THE
COURSE OF A ROUTINE WORK DAY. WE
IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH
WE WORK BY BEING A FIRST
RESPONDER. I TRUSTED OBSERVER
AND A COMMUNICATION LINK.
RECENTLY I HAVE REPORTED A
GARAGE FIRE DUE TO THE SWIFT
REPORTING THE HOME WAS SAVED AND
THE DAMAGES WERE RELATIVELY
MINIMAL. HAD I NOT BEEN THERE?
THIS FAMILY WOULD HAVE LOST
THEIR HOME. IN ANOTHER INSTANCE
, I ENCOUNTERED A LOST ELDERLY
GENTLEMEN WITH MEMORY DEFICITS.
HE HAD WANDERED FROM HIS HOME IN
THE HEAT OF AUGUST. I CONTACTED
AUTHORITIES AND STAYED WITH HIM
FOR OVER AN HOUR. RIDING HIM
WITH WATER SHADE AND SUPPORT
UNTIL THE SITUATION WAS RESOLVED
DURING THE RECENT FIRES AND
STORMS, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE GONE
TO GREAT LENGTHS TO SERVICE THE
AFFECTED AREAS. THESE VITAL
DELIVERIES AND CUTE INCLUDE
MEDICATIONS, IMPORTANT FINANCIAL
DOCUMENTS, EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
AND PHONES. THESE DRIVERS HAVE
BEEN A LIFELINE TO THESE HARD
HIT COMMUNITIES, CONTACTING
RESIDENTS DIRECTLY AND THROUGH
SOCIAL MEDIA TO ARRANGE MEET
POINTS. ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY
LOCATIONS OR THEIR AUTHORIZED
LEAVING PACKAGES WITH FAMILIES,
NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL RETAILERS.
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S ACT AS A SET
OF WATCHFUL EYES WITHIN A
COMMUNITY. THERE ARE MANY
INSTANCES WHEN WE REPORT OUR
ASSISTANT FIRES, ACCIDENTS,
ASSAULTS, BURGLARIES AND THEFTS
MORE TIMES THAN IS KNOWN, ARE
MERE PRESENCE KEEPS THESE EVENTS
FROM EVEN OCCURRING. THIS IS
JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE MANY
PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS BENEFITS
THAT COMMERCIAL DRIVE DELIVERY
DRIVERS HAVE. THESE CANNOT BE
REPLACED BY AUTONOMOUS
TECHNOLOGIES. MY STORY IS NOT
UNIQUE. IT IS TRUE OF DRIVERS
ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES, 83 16 IS
NECESSARY TO SAFELY AND
RESPONSIBLY DEPLOY AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLES OVER £10,000. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
IN THIS MATTER. PERFECT TWO
MINUTES. SETTING THE TONE FOR
THE REST OF THE HEALING HEARING
TODAY. NEXT WITNESS, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. SARAH FLOCKS CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION WHERE PRO PROUD
CO SPONSOR OF THIS BILL WITH THE
TEAMSTERS, AND WE REPRESENT MANY
UNION MEMBERS WHO DRIVE FOR A
LIVING, WHETHER SCHOOL BUSSES
DELIVERY VEHICLES, TRUCKS. UM OR
TRANSIT VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS.
AND I WANT TO START BY SAYING
THAT THIS BILL IS NOT ANTI
TECHNOLOGY. IN FACT, WE BELIEVE
THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS GREAT
POTENTIAL TO MAKE THE PUBLIC OUR
ROADS AND JOBS SAFER. THE
QUESTION BEFORE US IS, DO WE
TRUST SILICON VALLEY TECH
COMPANIES AND THEIR INVESTORS TO
PUT THE SAFETY AND JOB SECURITY
OF CALIFORNIANS FIRST AND
FOREMOST? OUR ANSWER IS THAT THE
ISSUE OF ATON A MASSAGE VEHICLES
HAS TOO BIG OF AN IMPACT ON THE
STATE AND EVERY CALIFORNIAN TO
LEAVE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE
ISSUES GO WAY BEYOND PUBLIC
SAFETY. THERE ARE QUESTIONS OF
HOW DOES LAW ENFORCEMENT DEAL
WITH THIS? WHAT IS OUR
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE?
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT
CYBERSECURITY AND HACKING INTO
THESE VEHICLES? AND OF COURSE,
THE QUESTION OF THE MORE THAN
HALF A MILLION CALIFORNIANS THAT
DRIVE FOR A LIVING AND HAVE MANY
IN MANY CASES, GOOD UNION JOBS
WHERE THEY HAVE RAISED THEIR
FAMILIES AND BOUGHT THEIR HOMES.
WITH THESE DRIVING JOBS. THE
OPPOSITION WILL COME UP AND SAY
THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL MAKE
OUR ROADS SAFER AND THAT
AUTOMATED VEHICLES ARE SAFER
THAN HUMAN DRIVERS. BUT THE
EVIDENCE DOESN'T TOTALLY BARE
THAT OUT. IF YOU LOOK TO THE
ANALYSIS, THE REALLY EXCELLENT
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS ON PAGE THREE
THEIR STUDIES THAT ARE QUOTED
SAYING THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW
AND WE MAY NOT KNOW FOR DECADES
WHETHER THESE VEHICLES ARE
SAFER. AND THEN THERE'S A
QUESTION OF WHEN YOU HAVE A
HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE SO IT COULD
BE £80,000 DRIVING ON THE 5 99
80, THE 7 10, THE 10, THE 1 10
ALL OF THE FREEWAYS I MISSING IN
FOG WITH ALL KINDS OF OBSTACLES
. ALL KINDS YOU CAN FINISH UP,
PLEASE. YES. UM SO THIS REALLY I
WOULD LIKE TO POINT TO MR
MCKINLEY AND THE EXAMPLES THAT
HE GAVE THAT COMMERCIAL DRIVERS
ARE REALLY THE STEWARDS OF THE
HIGHWAY AND KEEP US SAFE IN
MANY, MANY WAYS, AND SO MAYBE 3
16 TO US, THIS IS JUST
RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION THAT
ALLOWS FOR THE TESTING OF
TECHNOLOGY, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
THE EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING OF
SKILLED COMMERCIAL DRIVERS. SO
WE URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, OKAY, AND NOW WE'RE
GOING TO ASK FOR PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM WHO ARE HERE TO TESTIFY IN
FAVOR OF THIS BILL? HELLO MY
NAME IS RENEE LEYVA. AND I'M
WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 86 AND,
UH AND I'M, A BUSINESS AGENT
REPRESENTING OVER 3000 MEMBERS.
STANISLAUS MARIPOSA, MERCED
COUNTY AND WE ARE FOR A B 3 16.
THANK YOU. HI I'M MICHELLE
ALDRIDGE. ALSO I'M REPRESENTING
LOCAL TREATY SIX AND I AM IN
SUPPORT OF 83 16. MY NAME IS ROY
SPEARS. I'M ALSO FROM TEAMSTERS
. 3 86, MODESTO AND I AM IN
SUPPORT. OF A B 3 16. THANK YOU.
I AM LIANCHENG AND I'M ALSO IN
SUPPORT OF A B 3 16. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
LOUIS COSTA, WITH THE SHEET
METAL, AIR, RAIL AND
TRANSPORTATION WORKERS.
TRANSPORTATION DIVISIONS. MARK
TD IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HELLO
JAMES SANDILE HERE,
REPRESENTATIVE SMART LOCAL 23,
WHO REPRESENTS THE BUS OPERATORS
IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA AND
FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HELLO
MY NAME IS AMANDA. MONICA
SANDOVAL, MY MOTHER AND A
DEPENDENT OF THE BUS DRIVER AND
I SUPPORT 316. ALL RIGHT. MIKE
PRATT, TEAMSTERS LOCAL 4 31 IN
FRESNO AND STRONG SUPPORT OF A B
3 16. THANK YOU. SHE'S ARMY HERE
. BUSINESS AGENT AT A LOCAL 4 31
PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA AND I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. HELLO CORY
HALLMAN REPRESENTED WITH
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 856. I'M HERE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 3 16 ALSO GOOD
AFTERNOON. I'M RON KEVIN'S ZERO
I AM BUSINESS AGENT WITH LOCAL 1
50 IN SACRAMENTO, 10,500 MEMBERS
AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
AS WELL. YES MY NAME IS CARLOS
ORTEGA. I'M RECORDING SECRETARY
FOR LOCAL 3 86. AND I ALSO
SUPPORT OF A B 3 16. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ANTHONY SAMPSON
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. HI MY NAME IS FLORENCE
SYNAGIS. I'M A BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE FOR YOUR LOCAL
665. I REPRESENT TEXT BUS
DRIVERS OUT OF SANTA CLARENCE
AND FRANCISCO COUNTY AND I'M
SUPPORTER BILL. THANKS. HMM. HI,
JIMMY. THESE AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL
3 15 OUT OF MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA
AND I SUPPORT A B 3 16. NEVER
NEED PRAYER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. DUSTIN BOMB
BACK WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 15
RISE IN SUPPORT OF A B 3 16. I
AM MAURICE MCDONALD. UM LOCAL 96
. I'M IN SUPPORT OF A B 3 16.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
MATT CREMINS HERE ON BEHALF OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL THREE
AND THE CALIFORNIA ABOUT A
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IN THE WORLD HERE FOR
LOCAL 3 51 53 SUPPORT FOR A B 3
16. GOOD AFTERNOON. PHILIP
OTTAVIO, VICE PRESIDENT OF
TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 2785 IN SAN
FRANCISCO, AND I SUPPORT ÁP 3
16. ALL RIGHT. STEVE SHARP.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 4 31, FRESNO,
CALIFORNIA AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF
A B 3 16. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
SHELLEY LEDGER, UM LOCAL 27 85,
TEAMSTERS GENERAL FORMER FOR THE
ROCK AND ROLL INDUSTRY AND I
SUPPORT THE BILL. ADAM PADILLA,
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1 50. I SUPPORT
THE BILL. THANK YOU. SAL MEDINA.
PACKAGE. CAR DRIVER. LOCAL TO 75
TEAMSTER. SUPPORT THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK CURTIS,
BUSINESS AGENT FOR 27 85 OUT OF
SAN FRANCISCO. I SUPPORT THE
BILL. MY CRY CASUAL STEWARD FOR
LOCAL 27 85. FOR ALL THE CASUAL
DRIVERS. I SUPPORT THE BILL. I
REFUSED TO LET ANYBODY IN THIS
ROOM BE WHAT'S CALLED AN
ACCEPTABLE RISK. FOLLOW WALLACE
, TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 2785 BUSINESS
AGENT SAN FRANCISCO I SUPPORT
THE BILL. HI I'M LYNN VÚI
ORGANIZER FOR LOCAL 1 50. I
SUPPORT A B 1316. THANK YOU. HI
MY NAME IS MONICA ALCALA. I AM A
SHOP, STEWARD ADDED MY BUILDING
FOR PACKAGE CARD DIVISION AND
OUT OF LOCAL 1 50 I TO SUPPORT A
B 316. THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME
IS JERRY. RIA I'M WITH TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 1 50. I'M ON THE WARDEN.
I'M ALSO AWARDED AND ALSO A 21
YEAR. UPS VET AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. ALEJANDRO IBARRA,
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 86 BUSINESS
AGENT AND I SUPPORT A B 3 16.
THANK YOU. WILLIAM STEWART FROM
3 86. TEAMSTERS MODESTO,
CALIFORNIA AND I DO SUPPORT A B
3 16. GOOD AFTERNOON, MATTHEW
COULD STEAL WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL
3 15 I SUPPORT UH MAYBE 3 16.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
ROBERT SANDOVAL, POLITICAL
DIRECTOR AND BUSINESS REFEREE.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 50 REPRESENT
MEMBERS IN SAN FRANCISCO, SAN
MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SAN
BENITO COUNTY. AND WE ARE IN
FAVOR OF A B 3 16. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M AYANA BANKS
. LOCAL 3 50 TRUSTEE S SHOP
STORE TEAMSTERS AND I SUPPORT
THE BILL A B 3 16. GOOD
AFTERNOON. JOHN BOUCHARD OF
TEAMS LOCAL 3 50 ENJOYING
COUNCIL SEVEN IN SUPPORT OF A B
3 16. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON JUAN
COCA WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 50
RECORDING SECRETARY, AND, UM,
UH, AND SUPPORTED THIS BILL.
GOOD AFTERNOON. JOHN VERSION
OVER 30 YEAR MEMBER OF TEAMSTER
LOCAL 1 50. I SUPPORT THE BILL.
THANK YOU. MIGUEL GALLEGOS TEAMS
WAS A 56 AND SUPPORT. LOUISE
TEAMSTERS, 4 39. I'M IN SUPPORT.
SO MARK JONES, TEAMSTERS 8 56
REPRESENTATIVE AND SUPPORT.
BRYAN THEISS TEAMSTERS 1 50. I
SUPPORT A B 3 16. GOOD
AFTERNOON. QUENTIN BOOKER. I
SUPPORT A B 3 16. GOOD
AFTERNOON. JOHN EPA DACA LOCAL 3
50. I AM IN SUPPORT OF A B 3 16.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. JOE
GÒM, TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 50 37
YEAR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, AND I
SUPPORT THE BILL. HI LANI
RICHARDSON, TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2010
AND I SUPPORT A B 316. HI
KATHLEEN WITH LOCAL 2010 AND I
SUPPORT A B 3316. HERE RIGHT?
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2010. I SUPPORT
A B 316. I FULLY SEE SEMI HARD
COPIES, AND I'M TEAMSTERS LOCAL
2010 AND I SUPPORT EVERY 3 16.
TASHA WALLIS. TEAMSTERS 8 56.
I'VE SUPPORT A B 3 16. CLAYTON
FOR LOCAL 856 AND I SUPPORT A B
316. ADAMS A 56 SUPPORT A B 16.
SHANE AVON BUSINESS AGENT LOCAL
A 56 AND I SUPPORT A B 3 16.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MIKE WEST ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES, COUNCIL AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. JOSEPH MAYER,
BUSINESS AGENT FOR LOCAL 2010
WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CALLING TO MIND
ON LOCAL 1 50. I'M IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. AFTERNOON CODY KAISER
LOCAL 1 50. I'M IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. BUT AFTERNOON BONNIE
MARCOLINI, LOOK OVER THE CITY
AND SUPPORTED THIS STUFF. COR
RICHARDS, TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2010
AND WE REPRESENT THE èC
EMPLOYEES AND CSU AND I SUPPORT
THE BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS SCHIFFER GAMMON.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2010 èC,
BERKELEY. I SUPPORT THE BILL.
BARBARA STEWART ANDERSON, LOCAL
2010 AND I SUPPORT THE BILL.
LYNETTE WILSON, LOCAL 2010 AND I
SUPPORT THE BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON. LUIS DIAZ, TEAMSTERS
LOCAL AND I AM 48 BY CELIA AND
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA AND I
SUPPORT BILL 3 16. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. OTIS HALL,
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 9 48. 40 YEAR.
COMMERCIAL DRIVER, UNION
OFFICIAL SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK
YOU. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
WITNESSES ON THE PHONE, BUT WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO IS FOR EVERY
ONE OF THE BILLS TODAY WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE THE TELEPHONE
TESTIMONY TOGETHER AT THE END OF
EACH OF THE TESTIMONY SO THAT WE
HAVE LENDED. SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME AND THE DIFFICULTY OF
SORTING THROUGH PEOPLE. SO WITH
THAT WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
OPPOSITION. TWO MINUTES FOR EACH
OF YOU. THE TWO WITNESSES. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS JEFF FARRAH. AND I AM
PROUD TO LEAD THE AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
COMPOSED OF THE WORLD'S LEADING
A V COMPANIES THAT ARE SAFELY
TESTING AND DEPLOYING A V S
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING
AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS. I CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I
WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TORRENTS
, AND MY FAMILY HAS LIVED IN THE
STATE SINCE BEFORE 1900. I'M
HERE TODAY AND STRONG OPPOSITION
TO A B 316. VIA SHARES THE
SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE AUTHOR
AND BELIEVES THAT SAFETY IS
PARAMOUNT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. BUT MAYBE
316 IS A BLUNT TOOL THAT WOULD
EFFECTIVELY IMPOSE A PERMANENT
BAN ON A V TRUCKS IN CALIFORNIA
, WITH NO ARTICULATED PATH FOR
THE STATE TO APPROVE AUTONOMOUS
TRUCKS AND WITHOUT ANY
DEMONSTRATION OF WHY A HUMAN
OPERATOR WILL IMPROVE SAFETY.
MAKE NO MISTAKE. THIS COURSE
WILL MAKE CALIFORNIANS LESS SAFE
BECAUSE IT WILL HALT THE
DEPLOYMENT OF A V TRUCKS. I WANT
TO MAKE TWO IMPORTANT POINTS
FIRST. THE LEVEL OF DEATHS ON
CALIFORNIA'S ROADS IS
UNACCEPTABLY HIGH AND A B 316
ENSHRINES THE SAFETY STATUS QUO
IN LAW. 4250 PEOPLE DIED ON
CALIFORNIA'S ROADS IN 2021, THE
U. S DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HAS AFFIRMED THAT
HUMAN BEHAVIOR IS THE
OVERWHELMING CAUSE OF THESE
DEATHS. U S. G. O T HAS ALSO
FOUND THAT DRIVERS OF TRUCKS
OVER £10,000 OR RESPONSIBLE IN
87% OF INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE
TRUCK CAUSED THE CRASH. EVIE
TRUCKS ARE SAFER THAN TRUCKS
OPERATED BY HUMANS. TVS MAKE
QUICKER DECISIONS. THEY DON'T
SPEED. THEY DON'T TEXT THEY
DON'T DRIVE DRUNK. AND THEY DO
NOT DRIVE FATIGUED, BUT
CALIFORNIANS WILL SEE NONE OF
THESE BENEFITS OF A B 316
BECOMES LAW. SECOND MAYBE 316 IS
PREMATURE. CHP AND DMV. THERE
HAS ONLY BEEN ONE WORKSHOP ON
THIS TOPIC AND THERE ARE NO
DRAFT REGULATIONS AND YET 83 16
WOULD STEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS
PROCESS. OKAY? YOU'RE AT YOUR
TWO MINUTES IF YOU CAN FINISH UP
TO CONCLUDE THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND I HEARD YOU VERSION OF VOTE.
THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS CHRIS CHILDS. I'M A
NATIVE CALIFORNIAN AND A
RECENTLY RETIRED ASSISTANT
COMMISSIONER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL. DURING MY NEARLY
28 YEAR CAREER WITH THE CHP.
I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO SERVE THE
PEOPLE OF THIS STATE OF MANY
CAPACITIES TO ENHANCE TRAFFIC
SAFETY. FOLLOWING MY
CERTIFICATION AS A COLLISION
RECONSTRUCTIONIST THROUGH BOTH
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AND THE
CHP S COLLISION RECONSTRUCTION
PROGRAMS. I SPENT SEVERAL YEARS
AS AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE
CHP'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION TEAM. I RESPONDED
TO MANY MULTI FATAL COLLISIONS
AND SAW FIRSTHAND THE
DEVASTATING INJURIES AND DEATHS
CAUSED BY TRAFFIC CRASHES. I'VE
SAT WITH GRIEVING FAMILIES AT
HOSPITALS, COURTHOUSES AND IN
THEIR HOMES AS THEY GRAPPLED
WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR
HUMAN DRIVING BEHAVIOR. IN 2005
HAVE RESPONDED WITH A TEAM OF
RECONSTRUCTIONIST TO A FIERY
CRASH THAT KILLED THREE èC,
BERKELEY DOCTORAL STUDENTS. THIS
SENSELESS TRAGEDY WAS CAUSED BY
TWO MEN IN SEPARATE VEHICLES WHO
TOOK A STREET RACE ONTO OUR
FREEWAYS. THIS IS JUST ONE OF
HUNDREDS OF CASES I HAVE SEEN
AND WE CAN DO BETTER. LATER IN
MY CAREER WITH TRAINING IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT LEADERSHIP FROM THE
FBI ACADEMY IN QUANTICO, I
OVERSAW THE CHP'S REGULATORY
RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARD THE
AUTONOMOUS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA. MY TEAM,
AND I PERSONALLY DOVE DEEP, AH
NAVY ISSUES ON BEHALF OF THE
PEOPLE OF THIS STATE. WE VISITED
A B COMPANIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA
AND OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS
DEVELOPED A FIRST HAND UP CLOSE
UNDERSTANDING OF THESE
TRANSPORTATION ADVANCES. IT IS
MY OPINION THAT AUTONOMOUS
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE A CRITICAL
PART OF REDUCING ROADWAY
INJURIES AND DEATHS ON OUR
ROADS. FULLY AUTONOMOUS
TECHNOLOGY MAKES DECISIONS
QUICKER. STAYS ALERT DOESN'T GET
DISTRACTED AND HAS NEVER
CHEMICALLY IMPAIRED ALL FACTORS
THAT LEAD TO TRAFFIC
CATASTROPHES. IN CONCLUSION, I
TO RESPECTFULLY URGE A NO VOTE
ON A B 3 16, REQUIRING A HUMAN
OPERATOR IN A FULLY AUTONOMOUS
TRUCK WITH NO PATH TO DRIVERLESS
IMPLEMENTATION LOCKS IN THE
HUMAN DRIVEN STATUS QUO. I HAVE
SEEN TOO MANY HUMAN INDUCED
TRAGEDIES FOR THIS TO BE
CALIFORNIA'S ANSWER TO A V
SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION THIS MATTER. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE TO THE PHONE LINES.
OPERATOR IF YOU'RE THERE IF YOU
COULD OPEN THE PHONE LINES FOR
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND IN
OPPOSITION FOR A B 3 16 THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DID NOT. I'M
SORRY. I FORGOT TO GO TO THE
INTERIM TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. DOES ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
OF THE BILL, PLEASE COME UP TO
THE MICROPHONE NOW AND OPERATOR.
WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO YOU IN
JUST A JUST A FEW MINUTES. GOOD
AFTERNOON, PETER LAROMA NGOS
WITH THE SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP REPRESENTING
OVER 350 COMPANIES IN THE
INNOVATION ECONOMY. WE ARE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSING THE BILL.
CUETO CHAMBER OF PROGRESS
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSING THE BILL.
MONICA DARWISH, KODIAK ROBOTICS.
WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED THE
BILL. ANDREA DEVO ON BEHALF OF
IRAQ RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. ALEX
TOURISM BEHALF OF THE BARRIER
COUNCIL, RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED.
GOOD AFTERNOON ADEN. ALI
SULLIVAN WITH WAYMO RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. GOOD AFTERNOON
BREAKEVEN. ENGLAND, CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. HI MY NAME IS MARK
WATTS, REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY
COST OF TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
, AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
MEASURE. THANK YOU. DEAN TALLY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION. RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. BE ANY
TALK WITH TECHNET RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. GOOD AFTERNOON, SHE
REMEMBERS AS ALVARADO AND PATH
OF CRUZ RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. FRIEDMAN
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANDREA COW
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASIAN
PACIFIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND
WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED A B 316.
THANK YOU. I'M NATE HAD EARLY ON
BEHALF OF GEORGE PEPE'S AND THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
OR SORRY COALITION OF CALIFORNIA
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. OKAY
SEEING NO MORE WITNESSES IN THE
HEARING ROOM OPERATOR, WE WILL
GO BACK TO YOU OR TO TESTIMONY
IN IN FAVOR OF AND OPPOSED TO
THE 3 16 AND AGAIN FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE CALLING IN BY PHONE. IT
IS THE SAME PROCEDURE OF NAME
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR POSITION
ONLY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A B
3 16, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN ZERO
PRESS 10 ONLY ONE TIME AS
PRESSING ONE AND ZERO SECOND
TIME WILL REMOVE YOU FROM THE
COMMENT QUÊ. OUR FIRST COMMENT
WILL COME FROM LINE 72. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JAMES THROW ACTOR WITH
THE CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF
LABORERS. WE AREN'T STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 3 16. THANK YOU.
LINE 18. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
SHERIFF FRIEDMAN, VICE CHAIR
PATERSON TWO MEMBERS JAMES
LOMBARDO ON BEHALF OF BETA,
CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS AND
SAFETY ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 27. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SHERIFF FRIEDMAN AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND STAFF CHRISTOPH
MAYER, CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY. I MEAN APPLE EMPLOYEES
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 316.
THANK YOU. LINE 49. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. HI MY NAME IS NAIROBI
BAGDASARIAN FROM THE SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP,
CALLING AN OPPOSITION OF A B
316. LINE 77. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
WILL IT CHARGES WITH THE LEAGUE
OF CALIFORNIA CITIES IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL? YEAH.
BUYING 24. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU. CHAIR FOR YOUR
MAN. COMMITTEE MEMBERS JOIN
CANETTI PRESIDENCY. OH
CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION. LINE 15.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. SHARON
JOB A NOT SO CEO LIGHTHOUSE FOR
THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
OPPOSED. LINE 61. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN IT. MY NAME IS ANN
KEPNER. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS. I'M A
MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
IN CALIFORNIA IN CALIFORNIA. WE
ARE OPPOSED. LINE 12 YEAR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. HI THIS IS EDWARD
MCCLELLAN WITHIN RIDE ON BEHALF
OF THE SAFE COALITION. WE ARE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
LINE 42. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
HI. MY NAME IS RICK STEINER. I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF GATWICK AND WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED A B 3 16.
LINE 50. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
HI MY NAME IS MORGAN. ROB I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF EMOTIONAL AND
WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED A B 3
16. THANK YOU. LINE 63. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD APP.
PARDON ME JUST A MOMENT. LINE
13. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. LINE
13 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. AND PARDON
ME WILL COME BACK AGAIN. LINE
70. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. HI MY
NAME IS DENISE DUNCAN. I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF 80
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, AND WE
OPPOSE A B 3 16. LINE 75 YEAR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HI MARCUS
GÓMEZ, CALIFORNIA CLOTHING
RECYCLERS AND BOARD MEMBER OF
THE CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. UH, WE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU. FOR OTHER LISTENING
MEMBERS HERE WHO WISHED HIS
COMMENT ON THIS BILL. PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME WE MAY
HAVE MISSED YOU. WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO LINE 13. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. LINE 13 YOU JUST PRESS
ONE, THEN ZERO. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS YVONNE.
CURLY WOULD TELL HIGH
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN OUR
OPPOSITION OF A B 3 16. MADAM
CHAIR. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE WHO
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COMMENTS
AND QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. UM MR WARD, I THINK I
HAVE YOU FIRST. IF YOU WISH TO
SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
AND WE'LL GET YOU ON THE LIST.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANNA
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD, ONE THAT I'M
PROUD TO BE A CO AUTHOR ON AS
WELL. IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY CLEAR
AND DIRECT AND VERY SIMPLE IN
ITS CONCEPT, AND I THINK THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT IS SHARED BY A
LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS THAT AS
WE ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE IN
PASSENGER VEHICLES RIGHT NOW,
THE INTEGRATION OF A I
TECHNOLOGY AND DRIVERLESS
TECHNOLOGY AS WELL THAT
GENERALLY HAS BEEN PAIRED WITH A
HUMAN, BUT SOMETIMES WE ALSO SEE
OUR NEWS REPORTS AS WELL TO
ABOUT A PILOT VEHICLE THAT'S OUT
THERE THAT DOES CAUSE A PRIME
PROBLEMS ON OUR ROADS. RIGHT.
SOME THING THAT WOULD JUST STOP.
FOR NO GOOD REASON IN THE MIDDLE
OF A BRIDGE OR WORSE, MIGHT
ACTUALLY RUN SOMEBODY DOWN
BECAUSE IT JUST DIDN'T DETECT
THAT PERSON. THESE THINGS HAPPEN
AND TO SCALE THAT UP TO
SOMETHING THE SIZE OF A MAJOR
BIG RIG VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE
INTERSTATE. IT'S JUST SOMETHING
NOT SOMETHING I THINK THAT WE
ARE QUITE COMFORTABLE YET. THAT
SAID, WE WELCOME THIS TECHNOLOGY
AND WE KNOW THAT PAIRED WITH A
HUMAN OPERATOR, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY CAN
PROBABLY ADD A LOT OF VALUE. YES
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HUMANS MAKE
MISTAKES. THEY DO ALL THE TIME
AND THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY
TROUBLING ON OUR ROADS AND THE
IDEA THAT WE CAN TAKE THIS
TOGETHER. AH IT'S SOMETHING THAT
FOR ME CAN ONLY YOU HAVE IT AND
A I OPERATOR AND A HUMAN
OPERATOR. TOGETHER IT SHOULD BE
ADDITIVE. YOU COULD PROBABLY
ONLY MAKE THINGS EVEN SAFER WITH
THAT COMBINATION. AND WITH THAT
REALLY BEING EMPLOYED OVER TIME
, I COULD SEE THAT SOMETHING
THAT THE PUBLIC COULD GET A LOT
MORE COMFORTABLE WITH AGAIN AS
MORE DATA COMES IN, AND AS IT
STARTED TO BE INTEGRATED, AND I
GUESS I ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO
MEET WITH OPPOSITION LAST WEEK,
AND I APPRECIATE IT. THAT
CONVERSATION. BUT THERE WAS ONE
THING THAT I HAD ASKED THAT JUST
I DIDN'T FEEL WAS ACTUALLY
ANSWERED AT ALL. AND MAYBE OF
THE TESTED TESTIMONY TESTIFIES
TODAY. GOOD ANSWER. YOU KNOW
THIS QUESTION. YOU KNOW, YOU
SAID THAT THE TECHNOLOGY WOULD
BE AN EFFECTIVE BAN. UM BUT IT'S
NOT. WE WANT TO INCORPORATE THAT
WE WELCOMED INCORPORATING THAT
WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT OUR TECH
BUSINESSES HERE IN CALIFORNIA
DEVELOPING THAT, AND WE'RE
ALREADY SEEING THAT BEING
EMPLOYED TODAY AND MANY
PASSENGER VEHICLES AS WELL. HOW
DO YOU SEE THIS ACTUALLY BANNING
THE TECHNOLOGY? IF THIS, BUT
THIS BILL IS PASSED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. I
THINK THE FIRST THING TO POINT
OUT HERE IS THAT WE HAVE A
SEVERE TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE IN
THIS COUNTRY. 80,000 TRUCK
DRIVERS SET TO DOUBLE BY 2031 SO
THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO PAIR BOTH AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS
AND HUMANS IS VERY CHALLENGING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE DYNAMICS, I
THINK IN TERMS OF WHY IT IS THAT
I CALL THIS A PERMANENT BAN.
THERE IS NO ARTICULATED OFF RAMP
THIS THIS SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A HUMAN WITH THE AUTONOMOUS
TRUCK. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.
THERE IS NO OTHER KIND OF
GRADUATION OF THAT ONE.
WHATSOEVER. COMPARE THAT WITH 22
OTHER STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THAT HAVE PROACTIVELY AUTHORIZED
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON THEIR
ROADS. THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS
TYPE OF DRIVER AND REQUIREMENT
AND SO CALIFORNIA WOULD MAKE
ITSELF A NATIONAL OUTLIER IF IT
WAS A VOTE AFFIRMATIVELY FOR 83
16. SO I WOULD ACTUALLY SEE THAT
AS MAYBE A WAY THAT WE CAN
COMPARE AND CONTRAST CALIFORNIA
CONDITIONS ON CALIFORNIA'S ROADS
VERSUS OTHER STATES THAT MAYBE
OUR, UM, TAKING THAT LEAP OF
FAITH. IT'S I THINK TOO GREAT OF
ELITE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO BE
COMFORTABLE WITH TODAY. UM BUT I
DON'T SEE THAT AS A PERMANENT
BAN. I STILL SEE THIS AS
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE WELCOMED
WILL BE WANTED, UH, AND
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY FOR
OPERATIONS ON OUR ROADS. UM, AND
, YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE AVAIL
THEMSELVES OF TRUCKING
PROFESSIONS AS WELL AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE IS THAT
THAT THAT ANY PROFESSIONAL GAPS
THAT YOU WERE STATING, SO I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS MOVE
FORWARD THE OFF RAMP. OF COURSE,
AS WE ALL KNOW, WOULD BE FUTURE
LEGISLATION BASED ON MORE DATA
AND MAYBE EVEN COMPARATIVE DATA
WITH OTHER STATES AS WELL. WE DO
FUTURE LEGISLATION CLARIFYING
OTHERWISE UPDATES, CHANGING OR
SUNSETS. UH YOU KNOW ALL THE
TIME AND SO I THINK ARMED WITH
THAT WE CAN SAY THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE. TAKING
THE RESPONSIBLE STEPS AS WE
THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARE TRYING TO
PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE DRIVING ON
CALIFORNIA'S ROADS. TODAY'S
AMOUNT HERE HAPPY TO MOVE THIS
BILL AND I WELCOME MORE
CONVERSATIONS, OF COURSE, AS
THOSE GO FORWARD THROUGH
ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE STEPS, AND
, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL
SIGN INTO LAW. CERTAINLY MORE
DATA THAT KIND IS COMING IN TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS BEING
INTEGRATED AND IN A RESPONSIBLE
WAY. HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL. MRS
ALLEN CHAIR OKAY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DAVIS. I WANT
TO FIRST THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
COMING FORWARD WITH THIS.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND YOU KNOW, I
HAD A PRIVATE CONVERSATION LAST
WEEK, AND MY CONCERN WASN'T SO
MUCH WHAT WAS IN THE BILL WAS
WHAT ISN'T IN THE BILL, AND THAT
WAS THE REPORTING DATA. AND SO
WITH YOUR OPENING COMMENTS YOU
WERE, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT
WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. SO I
WAS WONDERING, HAVE YOU HAD ANY
DISCUSSIONS? AS OF YET? ONE
INFORMATION YOU THINK WOULD BE
COLLECTED WHEN IT COMES TO THE
DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU TALKING TO ME
ABOUT THE DATA SO SAFETY DATA IS
CURRENTLY BEING COLLECTED BY THE
D. M V AND FEDERAL REGULATORS.
UM BUT INFORMATION IS STILL
RELATIVELY SPORTS SPARSE, SO AS
US BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE MORE
INFORMATION. AND WE'RE LOOKING
INTO WHETHER OR NOT OR ENHANCED
REPORTING REQUIREMENT COULD BE
ADDED TO THIS BILL TO HELP
GATHER INFORMATION, AND WE'LL BE
CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS BILL
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET
THAT DONE. THANK YOU. UM, I
THINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I
CAN JUST THROW A FEW THINGS OUT
THERE. OBVIOUSLY LUTELY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE CHP IS
INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING
TO BE THE FIRST PERSON AT THE
SCENE AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
THAT INFORMATION. UM SOME OF THE
THINGS SUCH AS YOU KNOW HOW MANY
DISENGAGEMENT DO WE HAVE WITH
THESE TRUCKS? HOW MANY ACCIDENTS
ARE THERE? WHERE THERE ANY
INJURIES? WERE THERE ANY
FATALITIES? UM RESPONSE TIME ON
HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET TO THE
VEHICLE AS WELL AS CLEAR THE
AREA. AND FOR ME, YOU KNOW WE
ARE AS MEMBERS. OUR FIRST
PRIORITY IS PUBLIC SAFETY, NO
MATTER WHAT, AND REALLY, THAT
WAS, YOU KNOW MY BIGGEST CONCERN
, BUT ALSO MOBILITY AND FOR ME,
MY DISTRICT I AM SOUTH ORANGE
COUNTY INTO NORTH SAN DIEGO, AND
WE HAVE THE FIVE FREEWAY AND ON
ONE SIDE, WE HAVE THE OCEAN. WE
ALSO HAVE A NUCLEAR PLANT
COMMISSION. AND THEN WE HAVE
CAMPAIGN WILTON SO ARE WE HAVE
IS ONE ROAD AND IF THERE'S AN
INCIDENT, THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO
. AND THAT IS MY CONCERN RIGHT
NOW IS WHAT HAPPENS IF PAULSON
THE BRAKES GO OR A TIRE GOES
FLAT. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO
CLEAR THAT ESPECIALLY IF WE EVER
HAVE SOME TYPE OF FIRES LIKE
WE'VE DONE IN CAMP PENALTY, AND
SOME MOBILITY IS JUST REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT OBVIOUSLY
PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE
AND SO ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT
WAS IMPORTANT TO ME IS I WENT
AHEAD AND DID A SURVEY OVER THE
WEEKEND KNOWING THAT THIS WAS
COMING UP AND WE RESPONDED,
BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, SAYING,
WOULD YOU WOULD YOU WANT WOULD
YOU WANT TO HAVE A DRIVER WITH
THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE? OR WOULD
YOU PREFER THAT YOU'RE OKAY
WITHOUT IT? WE HAVE 116
RESIDENTS SAY THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE A DRIVER. HUMAN
DRIVER AND TENSE SAYING NO, SO
FOR ME BEFORE I EVER VOTE ON
SOMETHING. I MAKE SURE THAT I
REACH OUT AND OBVIOUSLY WASN'T A
LOT, BUT IT WAS VERY SPECIFIC IN
REGARDS TO RIGHT NOW. I THINK
PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE MAIN
CONCERN FOR THEM AND AGAIN AS UM
, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE OVER HERE
WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW,
THIS IS SOMETHING RIGHT NOW, IN
ORDER FOR US TO GET GOOD DATA SO
WE CAN MOVE ON. UM DOWN THE
LINE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND
RIGHT NOW WHAT I WOULD DO IS I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS
FORWARD, BUT WHAT I DO EXPECT IS
I'M GOING TO BE IN SEEN C
COMMITTEE COMING UP AND I'D LIKE
TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF LANGUAGE YOU
GUYS HAVE ACTUALLY PUT BECAUSE I
REALLY BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER SO
THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT UM,
IT'S SAFETY THAT WE'RE GETTING
THE DATA SO THAT WE CAN MAKE
REALLY GREAT DECISIONS KNOWING
THAT IF WE GO AHEAD AND WE MOVED
DOWN THE LINE IN OPENING UP THAT
WE KNOW THAT LISTEN DATA SHOWING
IT. THERE IS ALSO SHOWING IF WE
HAD THESE CONCERNS THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING BEEN ABLE
TO BE TWEAKED, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE
TO BE FIXED SO THAT WE CAN FEEL
100% KNOWING THAT WHEN THESE
TRACKS ARE OUT THERE. THE PEOPLE
ARE SAFE ON THE ROAD AS WELL.
THANK YOU. SOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CHOLERA. THANK YOU, SHERIFF
FRIEDMAN, UH AND I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR BEING THIS
FORWARD. I'M ALSO PROUD TO BE A
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR OF THIS
LEGISLATION AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM
OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE SPOKEN SO
FAR. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
THERE IT IS. HEY SIGNIFICANT
PUBLIC POLICY, UM, REASONING FOR
US TO ENSURE THAT THIS HAS DONE
THE RIGHT WAY. UH AND WE KNOW I
MEAN, LOOK, I REPRESENT SAN JOSE
CAPITAL SILICON VALLEY. THESE
TECHNOLOGIES ARE BEING DONE
RIGHT IN MY OWN BACKYARD AND I
GET THAT AND I GET HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS FOR US TO PROTECT THE
INDUSTRIES THAT ARE SILICON
VALLEY OR CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIES,
ESPECIALLY AS IT APPLIES TO
INNOVATION. AUTOMATION. WHAT
HAVE YOU THAT BEING SAID, THE
TIME FOR US TO HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT WE NEED
TO DO TO MAKE SURE THESE
TECHNOLOGIES ARE SAFE IS NOT BY
10 YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN THESE
LARGE VEHICLES ARE CRISSCROSSING
OUR STREETS, THE TIME IS NOW UH
AND AT SOME POINT WITH THE DATA
, WE COME TO DETERMINATION OF
WHAT THE RIGHT COMBINATION IS IN
TERMS OF MAKING SURE OUR STREETS
ARE SAFE. UM THAT'S FINE. I
THINK THERE WILL BE A POINT MY
GUESS AT SOME POINT IN THE
FUTURE FOR SMALLER VEHICLES,
THERE MAY BE A TIME IN WHICH IT
WILL BE MORE REGULARLY COMMON TO
SEE AUTOMATED VEHICLES THAT MAY
OR MAY NOT HAVE DRIVERS ON BOARD
. BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT. I MEAN,
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PUBLIC POLICY
REASONING WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT WHETHER IT'S A TRAIN OR A
PLANE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE,
MOST OF WHICH ARE OPERATED IN AN
AUTOMATED FASHION, BUT THEIR
OPERATORS THAT ARE THERE BECAUSE
OF THE PUBLIC POLICY BEHIND
ENSURING THAT THERE IS A HUMAN
BEING THAT THE SHARE OF
SOMETHING GOES WRONG. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT VEHICLES THAT CAN
WAIT TONS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY
WITH CARGO ONBOARD CAN BE CAN
WEIGH MANY TONS. IF SOMETHING
HAPPENS AND YOU DON'T HAVE A
HUMAN OPERATOR, THAT'S THERE.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MAKING SURE
THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN SAFELY. WE
GET THAT AUTOMATION. THEN
GREATLY ENHANCED SAFETY ON THE
ROAD, BUT WHAT IT WILL NOT AND
CANNOT DO IS ENSURED THAT THE
CARGO IN NOT JUST IN TERMS OF
NATIONAL SECURITY, BUT IN STATE
SECURITY THAT THE CARGO THAT'S
ON BOARD IS THE CARGO THAT THEY
SAY IS ON BOARD AS WE HAVE THESE
VEHICLES THAT ARE CRISSCROSSING
OUR STATE TO ENSURE THAT IF A
VEHICLE BREAKS DOWN, OR THERE'S
AN ACCIDENT THAT THERE'S SOMEONE
THERE IMMEDIATELY THAT CAN HELP
RESOLVE THE SITUATION. WHETHER
IT'S CLEAR THE VEHICLE OR MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE THAT MAY BE
INJURED, UM YOU KNOW, CAN BE
ATTENDED TO, AND SO THE REALITY
IS THAT WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, UM
THERE ARE A LOT OF UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS AS TO NOT JUST THE
VIABILITY, BUT WHAT IS THE
OUTCOME IF SOMETHING DOES
HAPPEN? AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DO
WANT A HUMAN OPERATOR THERE THAT
IS TRAINED THAT CAN UNDERSTAND
NOT JUST HOW TO DRIVE A TRUCK
BUT UNDERSTAND IN THE THOUSANDS
OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT CAN
OCCUR, WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING
TO DO AT THAT MOMENT, AND I
THINK THAT'S WHERE THE VALUE OF
HAVING AN OPERATOR PRESENT AND
QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG. WE TALK
ABOUT JOBS. I DON'T THINK THAT
THE FACT THAT HE MAY BE SHORT OF
TRUCKING JOBS. I KNOW THAT THE
ANSWER IS TO ELIMINATE THOSE
JOBS. I THINK THE ANSWER IS
DETERMINED. AND WHAT MANNER CAN
WE PRESERVE THOSE JOBS? PROTECT
THOSE JOBS IN A WAY THAT'S GOOD
FOR PUBLIC POLICY? NOT JUST FOR
THE SAKE OF CREATING JOBS, BUT
FOR THE SAKE OF ENSURING THAT
OUR STREETS ARE SAFE, AND I
THINK THIS IS A SCENARIO WHERE
WE CAN DO BOTH. WE CAN ENSURE
THAT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEING
DEPLOYED AS SOME OF THE BEST
TECHNOLOGY AND SAFEST TECHNOLOGY
IN THE WORLD, AND WE COULD DO IT
IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS A GOOD
QUALITY JOBS ARE THOSE THAT ARE
TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO
ENSURE THAT THE OPERATION IS
DONE AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE SEEN THE PERILS OF WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN WE PARTICULAR HANDS
OFF REGULATION, WHETHER IT'S OUR
BANKING SYSTEM OR OUR TRAINS
THAT ARE CRASHING. IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERY OTHER DAY IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY. IN
CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR
OWN STANDARD TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY,
REGARDLESS WHAT OTHER STATES DO
BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE REALLY THE
GOLD STANDARD AS IT APPLIES TO
THESE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE
BEING CREATED HERE ARE BEING
DEPLOYED IN A WAY THAT'S SAFE
FOR OUR GREATER COMMUNITY. AND
FOR THAT REASON I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL MOVING
FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NGUYEN. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UM
AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE OF YOU
THAT CAME OUT TODAY. THE BUS
DRIVERS AND TRUCKERS BECAUSE YOU
REALLY DO KEEP THINGS MOVING
HERE IN OUR STATE. FOLKS
TECHNOLOGY ISN'T JUST COMING,
BUT IT'S HERE, AND IT'S CHANGING
EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOT JUST EVERY
DAY EVERY MINUTE. I NEVER WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT A CAR WOULD BE ABLE
TO PARK ITSELF, LET ALONE DRIVE
ITSELF. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WHEN THE OPPOSITION CAME
INTO MY OFFICE, AND WE HAD SOME
CONVERSATIONS, IT IS ABOUT JOBS
RIGHT AS SOMEBODY WHO CAME FROM
A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND AND ENSURING THAT
FOLKS HAVE JOBS. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD
INTO THIS DIRECTION, AND AS
SOMEONE MY COLLEAGUES TALKED
ABOUT, YOU KNOW THIS ISN'T THE
END OF THE CONVERSATION. BUT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A
CONTINUED CONVERSATION, AND
EVENTUALLY WE'LL GET THERE. I
BELIEVE IT WILL GET THERE. AND
MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY AND THAT AS
WE SAW ALL OF THE OPPOSITION
COMING FORWARD AND KNOWING
WHAT'S COMING THAT I ASKED THAT
YOU CAN HAVE A SIT DOWN
CONVERSATION WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT
THEIR CONCERNS ARE AND HOW WE
CAN COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS
WORK. AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. I JUST ASKED THAT WE
SIT DOWN AND WE WORK WITH EACH
OTHER ON THIS. MR GIBSON. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I HAD TO LEAVE
AND PRESENTED TRANSPORTATION.
UM, BUT I HAVE IN FACT, REVIEW
THE BILL AND THANK MY TEAM FOR
BRIEFING ME. UM, I SIGNED ON AS
A CO AUTHOR OF THE BUILDING.
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD? MY
DADDY WAS A TRUCK DRIVER, ONE
JOB. UH FOR 47 YEARS AND HE
RETIRED, BECAME A LOCAL
PRESIDENT OF THAT UNION. UM AND
I WANT TO LINE MY COMMENTS WITH
MY COLLEAGUE NEXT TO ME, MR
CHOLERA, BECAUSE I THINK YOU HIT
IT ON THE NAIL. I REMEMBER
GROWING UP THE JETSONS, AND
WE'RE ALMOST AT THAT POINT RIGHT
WHERE WE HAVE VEHICLES FLYING,
AND NOW THEY'RE PARKING
THEMSELVES. AS MY COLLEAGUE, MS
NGUYEN HAS INDICATED SO
INNOVATIVE. THE INNOVATION IS
HERE UPON US. UM I DO THINK THAT
ONE WE NEED TO, UM AND I'VE BEEN
VERY PUBLICLY UM, STATING THAT I
CAN'T YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD FOR ME
TO SUPPORT WHEN ELIMINATING JOBS
AND PEOPLE. UM, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY
LOOKING OUT FOR MEN AND WOMEN OF
THE STATE, PUTTING PEOPLE TO
WORK. UM GOOD PAYING JOBS, AND I
KNOW AS A TRUCK DRIVER I NOW
CHAIR THE SLICK COMMITTEE ON THE
PORTS, UM IN CALIFORNIA AND WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PORTS
WHICH IS OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE TO
CALIFORNIA, WE CANNOT DOUBT
ABOUT BEING THE FOURTH WORLD
ECONOMY. IF WE DIMINISH THAT
ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD, NOT
ONLY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY BUT
ALSO WITH MEN AND WOMEN POWER.
UM AND SO I THINK THAT THIS
AUTHOR LET ME NOT SAY THAT. I
THINK I KNOW THIS AUTHOR IS
WILLING TO MEET WITH BOTH SIDES.
I KNOW SHE HAS AN OPEN MIND AND
I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THE OTHER
SIDE IS OPPOSING THIS BILL HB 3
16 IS TO GET TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CONVERSATION
WITH HER, UM AND TRY TO FIND
MIDDLE GROUND IF THERE BE ANY
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE'S JUST
NOT RIGHT. BUT WE HAVE TO ALSO
PUT IN THE FOREFRONT OF SAFETY.
WE KNOW THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS
SOME SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO
WORK OUT AS THEY MOVE FORWARD,
AND WE BELIEVE THEY WILL. WE
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT THEY
WILL WORK OUT THOSE OF THOSE
KINKS IN THIS TECHNOLOGY. I'M
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BILL.
I'M EXCITED US EVEN HAVING A
CONVERSATION AROUND THIS
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY MOVING
FORWARD AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THE BILL AND THANK YOU ALL FOR
COMING FORWARD WITH THIS BILL
FOR US TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION
THAT ELEVATES, UM, TECHNOLOGY IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. UH I
USUALLY SPEAK LAST, BUT I HAVE
TO GO OVER AND VOTE IN ANOTHER
COMMITTEE. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE
MY COMMENTS NOW AND THEN I'M
GOING TO PASS THE GAVEL. AND
THEN AFTER THAT, WE'RE ACTUALLY
GOING TO TAKE A FEW BILLS OUT OF
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ONE BILL OUT OF
ORDER SO THAT I CAN BE BACK FOR
YOUR NEXT BILL IS THAT YOUR
CAREER WILL TAKE MR BRIAN AFTER
THIS BILL, UM AND LET HIM GO ON
HIS HIS WAY. SO THIS WAS NOT AN
EASY BILL, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE I
THINK THAT MANY OF US DO BELIEVE
IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY. I MYSELF THINK THAT
IT HOLDS PROBABLY THE BEST
PROMISE OF ANY TECHNOLOGY THAT
WE HAVE TO REDUCE THE CARNAGE
THAT WE SEE ON OUR STREETS, NOT
JUST FULLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES,
BUT SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
INCORPORATED INTO EVEN DRIVER,
EVEN VEHICLES WITH DRIVERS AND
WHAT THAT CAN DO FOR SAFETY IS
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. AND I
THINK THAT ALL OF US WHO ARE
LEGISLATORS BECAUSE WE DO LIVE
IN CALIFORNIA WERE TECHNOLOGY
AND R AND D IS ONE OF OUR
HALLMARKS AND CREATIVITY. DON'T
LIKE TO SEE THINGS THAT MIGHT
STOP. WHAT WE DO BELIEVE WILL BE
THE PATH THAT THE REST OF THE
WORLD WILL FOLLOW. AND I
PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANY STOPPING THIS TECHNOLOGY
WHETHER IT'S WHETHER IT IS
DEVELOPED IN CALIFORNIA, OR
HOPEFULLY NOT BUT DEVELOPED
ELSEWHERE. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS
PROBABLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE AND POSSIBLY REPLACE
DRIVERS, HOWEVER. WE ARE RIGHT
NOW DEPLOYING PASSENGER VEHICLE
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY,
AND THERE ARE STILL SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT THE STATE OF THAT
TECHNOLOGY. AND WHAT WAS WHAT
REALLY TILTED THE BALANCE FOR ME
WITH THIS PARTICULAR BILL WAS
JUST THAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE
DMV HAS NOT DONE A GREAT JOB AT
REGULATING IN THIS SPACE, AND WE
SEE A PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD
TO ONE PARTICULAR AUTO A
MANUFACTURER AND THEIR
OVERSTATED PROMISE OF WHAT THEIR
VEHICLE ACTUALLY IS CAPABLE OF
DOING AND THAT LEADING TO
CONFUSION FROM THE DRIVERS AND
THE PURCHASES OF THOSE VEHICLES
AND TO A LOT OF VERY TRAGIC
ACCIDENTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED WITH BETTER OVERSIGHT
FROM DMV AND REGULATORS. AND
LET'S BE CLEAR. YES, THE
TECHNOLOGY MAY HAVE HAD ISSUES.
BUT WHAT WAS REALLY AN ISSUE WAS
THAT THE REGULATORS WHO WOULD
HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ABLE TO
DEPLOY THE DRIVERLESS TECHNOLOGY
FOR BIG RIGS. THEY DIDN'T DO A
GREAT JOB WITH PASSENGER
VEHICLES, AND THEY ALLOWED CARS
TO BE SOLD AS BEING FULLY DRY
AUTONOMOUS WHEN THEY WERE NOT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE WHERE
WE ARE TODAY. SO I DO THINK THAT
IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE DON'T
JUST TURN OVER. THE DECISION OF
WHEN THESE VEHICLES ARE READY.
TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND PEOPLE
MAY ASK. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO
KNOW WHEN THE TIME IS READY? I
DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
BUT I WOULD THINK THAT PUTTING
£80,000 VEHICLES ON THE ROAD
WITHOUT A DRIVER WOULD HAPPEN
SOMETIME AFTER WE ALL FEEL
REALLY, REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE
STATE OF SINGLE PASSENGER
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. AND
REMEMBER THIS BILL DOES ALLOW
FOR THE TESTING OF THESE
VEHICLES WITH THE DRIVER. IT
ALSO ALLOWS FOR THEM TO BE USED.
A NON PUBLIC STREETS, WHICH
MEANS THAT IF YOU'RE AT A
PORTFOLIO INSTANCE IF YOU'RE AT
A AT A AT AN INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS
THAT HAS A VERY LARGE LOT, YOU
COULD DO AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS ON
THAT PROPERTY UNDER THE CONFINES
OF THIS BILL. AND TEST IT THERE
WHERE YOU'RE NOT WITH PEOPLE
WITH KIDS IN THEIR CARS, YOU
KNOW, IN A HIGHWAY WITH STRANGE
SITUATIONS WITH, YOU KNOW
LIVESTOCK, YOU KNOW, ENTERING
THE ROAD OR WHATEVER, OR SNOW
FALLING ONTO THE ROAD OR OR YOU
KNOW THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW,
REALLY RIGHT NOW THE AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE QUITE AS
MUCH, UH INFORMATION ABOUT SO I
THINK THAT THIS IS A TOUGH ONE,
AND I UNDERSTAND THE POSITION OF
THE OPPONENTS. AND I THINK THAT
THERE CONCERN IS WELL FOUNDED IN
MANY CASES, UM BUT I THINK THAT
IF WE ARE CAREFUL ABOUT THIS,
AND WE, AS THE LEGISLATURE KEEP
A WATCHFUL EYE WITH THE EYE
TOWARDS HOPEFULLY GETTING AHEAD
OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND SORT OF
CHANGING THINGS WHEN THE TIME IS
RIGHT. AND WE'LL STILL
EVENTUALLY HAVE THESE IN
CALIFORNIA AND IN TERMS OF THE
LABOR ISSUES AND THE JOB ISSUES
. I THINK THAT'S A REAL ISSUE
HERE AND YOU'VE GOT A VERY LARGE
SECTOR OF WORKERS THAT ARE IN
THESE INDUSTRIES. AND GIVEN THAT
THE TECHNOLOGY IS SEVERAL YEARS
AWAY, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE
INDUSTRY TAKES ITS TIME TO SIT
DOWN WITH LABOR IN A VERY
SERIOUS WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
HAPPENS TO THESE JOBS AND WHAT
HAPPENS TO THESE INDUSTRY
SECTORS. SO THAT THERE IS A WAY
OF TRANSITIONING PEOPLE DIRECTLY
FROM THOSE TWO BEING THE TESTERS
TO BEING WHATEVER IT WILL BE
THAT THOSE JOBS WILL TURN INTO
AND I THINK THAT INDUSTRY IT
REALLY IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY
WITH THEIR OWN WORKFORCE. TO
COME TO SOMETHING THAT IS
AGREEABLE. AND YOU KNOW
SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY
HOPEFULLY INTERESTING TO THOSE
EMPLOYEES INTO THOSE WORKERS.
AND I THINK THAT THIS HOPEFULLY
IS THE SIGNAL THAT THEY SHOULD
BE DOING THIS AND ARE IN A REAL
WAY. SO I AM GOING TO SUPPORT
THIS. I WOULD ASK. I WOULD
ACTUALLY ASK IF I COULD BE ADDED
AS A JOINT AUTHOR TO THIS BILL.
UM I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AND I
THINK THAT WE NEED TO SEND THE
SIGNAL THAT THERE IS GREAT
PROMISE HERE IN THIS CURRENT
STATE OF CARNAGE ON OUR ROADS IS
UNACCEPTABLE, BUT WE ALSO NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THIS IN
A WAY THAT'S RESPONSIBLE. AND
THEN I AND I DO HOPE THAT THE
REGULATORS ARE ALSO WATCHING
THIS CONVERSATION WITH THAT. I'M
GOING TO GO AND COME BACK AND
LEAVE YOU IN THE VERY GOOD HANDS
OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GOOD.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO. THANK
YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR THE PRESENTATIONS AND
THOSE WHO CAME UP IN SUPPORTING
AND IN OPPOSITION. I THINK IT
GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY. IT GAVE
ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO
BOTH SIDES. UM I DO BELIEVE IN
TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT ADAPT
TECHNOLOGIES ABOUT ADVANCING
REALLY, REALLY RAPIDLY. AND THIS
IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHERE
TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING US. UM
HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE
NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
OF FIXING OTHER OBSTACLES LIKE
ON THE PORCH, AND I'M GLAD TO
HEAR THAT. MR. GIBSON IS PART OF
THAT SELECT COMMITTEE. I THINK
THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE SITUATION. OUR PORTS MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE MORE
EFFICIENT. IN I THINK THAT THAT
WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL
DEMONSTRATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
OF HOW THIS CAN BE INCLUDED INTO
OUR ROADWAYS. YES SAFETY IS
NUMBER ONE FOR ME AND AS YOU
MENTIONED FROM ANY OTHER MEMBERS
AS WELL, AND I THINK THAT THIS
AGAIN IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY FOR THOSE THAT ARE
PROVIDING THESE VEHICLES TO SHOW
THAT THEY CAN BE CAPABLE OF THEM
OF DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE DOING. AND THAT'S OPERATED
WITH SAFETY. I BELIEVE THAT WE
ALSO NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT
PROVIDING OTHER MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION TO GET PEOPLE OUT
OF THE FREEWAYS THAT WILL
ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE
CONSTRAINTS FOR THIS AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLES TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE.
WE NEED TO INVEST IN PUBLIC
TRANSIT. THE MORE PEOPLE WILL
GET OUT OF THE FREEWAY. THAT'S
ANOTHER WAY THAT THIS TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY COULD ALSO BE VERY
VALUABLE. AND WITHOUT A DOUBT,
WE NEED TO MOVE GOODS AND NOT
ONLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BUT
THROUGHOUT THE NATION AS WELL. I
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE WAY TO
DO IT, BUT IT I BELIEVE THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE INCREMENTALLY.
I THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT
TIME TO INTRODUCE THIS AT A
£10,000. AND THEN THEN YOU WILL
DEMONSTRATE THAT IT'S POSSIBLE
TO DO IT BEING EFFECTIVE AND
CAUSING. YOU KNOW NO ACCIDENTS.
EVENTUALLY, THAT'S THE GOAL. UH
THE NEXT INCREMENT. WHATEVER THE
WAY, MAYBE 120,000. I DO BELIEVE
THAT LEGISLATION WILL BE
INTRODUCED LATER. ONCE THIS IS
PROVED TO BE THE WAY THAT IT'S
SUPPOSED TO BE, AND I THINK THAT
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO
WORK ON AND ALWAYS SEE THIS AS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO THE
TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURERS TO
DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS GOING
TO WORK. THIS IS THE WAY OF THE
FUTURE TO MOVE GOODS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE
NATION AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE THOSE COMMENTS SO THAT YOU
KNOW WHERE I STAND. AND I THINK
THAT I WE NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER
OTHER THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS IS A SUCCESS FOR THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR CREW. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LOWENTHAL. UM THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I FIRST LIKE TO ASK THE
OPPONENTS OF THIS BILL IF THERE
ARE UM IS THERE ANY
STANDARDIZATION OF THE SOFTWARE
ACROSS THE INDUSTRY, OR IS IT
SILOED, BASED ON THE
MANUFACTURER AND THE USER OF OR
OF THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, SIR.
I THINK THAT WHAT IBM I SAYING
IS THAT WHAT THE MEMBERS OF OUR
ORGANIZATION HAVE IN COMMON IS
THAT THEY'RE ALL DESIGNING AND
MANUFACTURING AUTOMATED DRIVING
SYSTEM. THEY TEND TO USE SIMILAR
TECHNOLOGIES TO ULTIMATELY COME
TO THAT AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
SYSTEM, WHICH YOU CAN REALLY
THINK OF AS THE BRAINS THAT
OPERATES THE VEHICLE. AND SO ARE
THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT
APPROACHES. THEY HAVE THAT
COMMONALITY AND THEY USE IT
WHETHER IT'S ON PASSENGER CARS,
SHUTTLES GOT IT. BUT THERE ARE
DIFFERENT APPROACHES, MEANING
THERE'S DIFFERENT SOFTWARE.
THERE'S NO STANDARDIZATION LIKE
YOU WOULD FIND AN AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL AS AN EXAMPLE. I'M NOT
AWARE OF WHAT GOES ON THE AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL CONTEXT. AND SO
I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN ANSWER
DIFFERENT AIRPORTS AREN'T
ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR OWN
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS. THEY'RE ALL
PART OF A STANDARDIZED SOFTWARE
SYSTEM. COORDINATED BY THE F F
F, A OVERSEEN BY THE FAA. IF
YOU'RE ASKING ME WHETHER OR NOT
NITSA FMCSA AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION LEVEL HAS A
NATIONAL SOFTWARE STANDARD. I
BELIEVE THE ANSWER IS NO. OKAY
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT
ANSWER. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. THAT ANSWER. UM I'M I'M
ALSO A PRINCIPAL OR CO AUTHOR OF
THIS BILL. VERY PROUD TO BE. I
THINK IT IS EXTREMELY
APPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE ASKING
THESE TYPES OF QUESTIONS AND TO
BE SUPPORTING THIS TYPE OF
LEGISLATION. AN ERA WHERE WE
DON'T. WE HAVEN'T REACHED
STANDARDIZATION AND WE DON'T
HAVE THAT TYPE OF OVERSIGHT, AND
I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT COME FROM. I HAVE A
TECH BACKGROUND AS A MATTER OF
FACT, THE TECH EXECUTIVE FOR THE
LAST FEW DECADES, AND I BELIEVE
THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE DO HAVE THOSE STANDARDS IN
PLACE, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE
DATA. I SEE OVERALL DATA ON
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. I DON'T SEE
DATA BASED ON THE DIFFERENT
SOFTWARE STANDARD OR THE
DIFFERENT SOFTWARE THAT'S
DEPLOYED, AND THAT WOULD BE
THINGS THAT I WOULD WANT TO BE
LOOKING AT. I ALSO WANT TO
COMPLIMENT MISS FLOCKS ON
BRINGING UP THE ISSUE OF 500,000
JOBS. I SPOKE WITH THE WITH THE
AUTHOR OF THIS OF THIS BILL TO
SEE IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
IF I BROUGHT THIS TOPIC UP HERE
IN COMMITTEE. AND, UM, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT'S OF GRAVE
CONCERN. ITS LEADER. CALIFORNIA
MY DISTRICT LIKE MR GIBSON'S
DISTRICT INCLUDES SUPPORT WHICH
WOULD BE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED. UM BY THIS CHANGE SO
RAPIDLY. UM I LEARNED THIS
MORNING AS A MATTER OF FACT THAT
THAT I WILL BE CHEERING A NEW
SELECT COMMITTEE ON AUTOMATION.
AND THAT SELECT COMMITTEE WE CAN
ADDRESS SO MANY OF THE ISSUES
INCLUDING THE TECHNOLOGY,
INCLUDING WHAT STANDARDS WE
SHOULD BE SETTING. WE SHOULD BE
SPEAKING OF FROM A VISIONARY
STANDPOINT, SHORT TERM AND LONG
TERM AND WHAT TYPE OF RULES THAT
WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE THAT WOULD
MAKE ALL CALIFORNIANS FEEL SAFE.
AND BETTER ABOUT THEIR SYSTEM.
AH AND OSTENSIBLY CREATES MORE
JOBS AND HOW THOSE JOBS ARE
CREATED. SO HAPPY TO DO THAT,
AND ANYBODY UP HERE ON THE
COMMITTEE THAT WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING
THAT'S LIKE MANY, PLEASE LET ME
KNOW. BUT AS OF THIS MOMENT I
WOULD BE, UM, CERTAINLY IN FAVOR
OF SUPPORTING THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MR LOWENTHAL. MR
PATTERSON. GREAT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UM MY, UH, MY UNCLE IS A
TRUCK DRIVER, ACTUALLY, AND I
THINK THE CONCEPT IS A IS A GOOD
ONE. KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW NOW,
UM, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER, UH,
HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS, UH, BEING
IN ROCKLAND. I'VE BEEN AROUND
THIS AREA FOR A WHILE, AND I
USED TO BE A STAFFER IN THE
CAPITAL. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN
MY FRIEND USED TO WORK AT A HIGH
SPEED RAIL WHEN HE LEFT, HE
WROTE AN OP ED, UM, IN THE SACK
BE SAYING. SAYING AT SOME POINT
IN THE FUTURE, DEPENDING ON HOW
LONG HIGH SPEED RAIL TAKES THAT
TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION AND
THINGS LIKE THAT MIGHT MAKE HIGH
SPEED RAIL OBSOLETE. AND SO I
THINK TODAY, YOU KNOW THIS AND
FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. I
MEAN, I HONESTLY YOU KNOW, I
CAN'T IMAGINE A SITUATION RIGHT
NOW WHERE I FEEL VERY
COMFORTABLE, BUT WE MIGHT GET TO
THAT POINT. AND SO I'M
CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, OUTLYING IN
PERPETUITY, UM AND SO I HAVE
JUST WONDERED IF THE AUTHOR HAD
CONSIDERED YOU KNOW SOME KIND OF
SUNSET, EVEN 15 YEARS OR 20
YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE HAVING A
SUNSET AND AT THIS TIME, WE JUST
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY
WILL BE DEMONSTRATED TO BE SAFE
. AND WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, SO WE
DON'T KNOW WHEN THE TRANSITION
WILL HAPPEN. SO WITH THAT WE'RE
NOT WILLING TO ADD A SUNSET DATE
AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE? RIGHT IF NOT, THEN I
WOULD INVITE THE AUTHOR TO CLOSE
ON THE BILL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AGUIAR-CURRY. FIRST OF ALL I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. YOU
HAD SOME REALLY GREAT COMMENTS
TODAY, AND THEY WERE REMARKABLE
AND IT GIVES ME SOME SOME FOOD
FOR THOUGHT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE OPPOSITION BECAUSE
MANY CAME INTO MY OFFICE AND
THEY EDUCATED ME AND THINGS THAT
I THOUGHT WERE YOU KNOW TRUE? I
ENDED UP FINDING WELL, MAYBE
THEY'RE NOT, AND IT WAS A GREAT
CONVERSATION AND WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE THAT AND I THINK THIS
TECHNOLOGY IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I HAVE NEVER EVER SAID THAT I
WAS AGAINST THE TECHNOLOGY. I'M
JUST CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY.
THAT'S MY BOTTOM LINE. WHEN I
TALK TO YOUNG STUDENTS AT HIGH
SCHOOLS AND STUFF, THEY ASK YOU.
WHAT'S YOUR JOB? MY JOB IS
SAFETY. I THINK EVERYBODY HERE
WILL AGREE. WE'VE GOT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE KEEP THAT IS OUR
FOREFRONT. SO WITH THAT I
REQUESTED MY VOTE. THANK YOU,
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY. WE HAVE
EMOTION FROM MR WARD AND A
SECOND FOR MR GIBSON WITH THE
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
A B 3 16 DO PASS AND RE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVEYANCE,
FRIEDMAN PATTERSON. PATERSON,
NOT VOTING, BERMAN. GERMAN NOT
VOTING CARILLO REAL I DAVIES
BABIES. I GIBSON GIBSON I HEART
ART I JACKSON CHOLERA. ALRIGHT I
LOWENTHAL AND THOUGHT I WIN. I
WIN. I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
WALLACE. WALLACE. I WARD QUICKS.
RICK'S AYE.
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS AND THANK ALL THE
FOLKS WHO TESTIFIED. THE NEXT
ITEM WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP IS
A B 364 MY MR BRIAN.
NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT. WORK.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN, BUT
YOU'D LIKE TO, UH, OPEN ON THE
BILL. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH
YOU. AND COLLEAGUES I RISE TO
PRESENT A B 3 64. BILL THAT WILL
ALLOW CALTRANS TO COMPILE STREET
FURNITURE DATA. TO ENHANCE
COMMUTER SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY. CURRENTLY LOCAL
TRANSIT AGENCIES ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO SHARE THEIR STREET
FURNITURE DATA. AT THEIR PUBLIC
TRASH CANS, THEIR BENCHES AND
NOT THEIR BUS SHELTERS WITH THE
STATE. GENERAL TRANSIT FEED
SPECIFICATION SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM
WE NOW USE TO GIVE OUR WRITERS
REAL TIME ARRIVAL INFORMATION
DOES NOT HAVE THAT STREET
FURNITURE DATA, EITHER. AS A
RESULT, TRIP PLANNING APPS LIKE
GOOGLE MAPS CANNOT PROVIDE THAT
INFORMATION. CALIFORNIA'S 2021
HEAT WAVE BROKE ALL KINDS OF
RECORDS ACROSS THE STATE, WITH
SOME PLACES LIKE COACHELLA
VALLEY, REACHING A SCORCHING 123
DEGREES. WITH AN ESTIMATED 22
DAYS OF EXTREME HEAT BY 2050. IT
BEGS THE QUESTION. ARE WE
PROTECTING CALIFORNIA'S TRANSIT
WRITERS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE?
SHADE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN LOWER
THE TEMPERATURE OF SURFACES
BENEATH IT BY 25 TO 40 DEGREES,
BUT A RECENT STUDY AT THE NUMBER
ONE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN OUR
STATE U C L A REVEALED THAT IN
LOS ANGELES ALONE, ONLY 26% OF
BUS STOPS HAVE SHADE
INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN SURVEYED.
72% OF PARTICIPANTS INDICATED
SHADE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE
GREATEST NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS
AT BUS STOPS AT THE TIME WHEN WE
WERE ARE INVESTING IN OUR PUBLIC
TRANSIT, TRYING TO LOWER OUR
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. WE
ALSO KNOW THAT PEOPLE USE
TRANSIT MORE WHEN IT IS
RELIABLE. SAFE. COOL. AS OUR
STATE GETS HOTTER, OUR TRANSIT
RIDERS ARE INCREASINGLY
VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE AND IGNORING
THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY BECOMES
AN ISSUE OF CLIMATE INJUSTICE.
MOST WRITERS ARE LOW INCOME AND
HOUSEHOLDS MAKING LESS THAN
50,000 YEAR FOUR TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO RELY ON TRANSIT THAN
HIGHER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THE
STATE DOES NOT TRACK OR MAKE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WHICH
BUS STOPS PROVIDES TRADE.
HAMSTRINGING OUR ABILITY TO
PROTECT VULNERABLE WRITERS WITH
SAFETY INVESTMENTS. A B 3 64
WOULD FIX THIS GAP TO GIVE
TESTIMONY TODAY I'M JOINED BY
MARISA GARCIA, ORGANIZING
DIRECTOR OF L, A. AND ANITA
STRUM GRIN, AARP AND AARP MEMBER
AND VOLUNTEER. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MARISA GARCIA AND I
REPRESENT MOVE L A WE SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY BILL 3 64 ALONG WITH
AARP CLIMATE PLAN STREETS FOR
ALL THE AGING AND DISABILITY
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND OUR
D, C AND SEVERAL OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
THE STATE NEEDS TO PRIORITIZE
SHADE AS AN ESSENTIAL NEED FOR
LOW INCOME TRANSIT RIDERS,
SENIORS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO
ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF CLIMATE
CHANGE. STREET FURNITURE IS A
PUBLIC ASSET SIMILAR TO PARKS
AND LIBRARIES USED BY SENIORS AS
A REST STOP. BUS RIDERS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE
ELEMENTS AND FAMILIES SEEKING A
COOL SPOT DURING HEAT WAVES,
JUST LIKE TRANSIT ROUTES. THIS
DATA SHOULD BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE
TO THE PUBLIC MAPPING PROGRAMS
AND APPS. FOR LOW INCOME WORKERS
, SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES WHO RELY ON BUS
TRANSIT AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION. NOT HAVING
ACCESS TO SHADE IS POTENTIALLY
FATAL, BUT SHADE STRUCTURES CAN
LOWER THE TEMPERATURE OF
SURFACES BY 20 TO 40 DEGREES, A
CITY CONDUCTED BY THE LOS
ANGELES URBAN COOLING
COLLABORATIVE, FOUND THAT ONE IN
FOUR LIVES LOST DURING HEAT
WAVES COULD BE SAVED WITH BETTER
SHADE AND CLIMATE, RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE STREET
FURNITURE. AND THAT MOST OF THE
LIVES SAVED WOULD BE IN LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. BUT
SHELTERS CAN ALSO PROVIDE FOR
THE SAFETY, CONVENIENCE,
ACCESSIBILITY AND COMFORT OF US
RIDERS, EMERGENCY CALL BUTTONS,
LIGHTING AND REAL TIME. BUS
SCHEDULES ARE SOME OF THE
EXAMPLES OF CRITICAL SAFETY
FEATURES OF SHELTER TO TEARS.
PEOPLE FROM USING BUSSES, WHICH
MAKES IT HARDER FOR CALIFORNIA
TO ACHIEVE ITS GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSION GOALS, MAYBE 3 64.
STANDS TO INCREASE THE USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT, IMPROVED
CONDITIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR
PEDESTRIANS IMPROVE AIR QUALITY.
ADDRESS AN EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
CLIMATE, RESILIENT STREET
FURNITURE AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS BY MAKING STREET
FURNITURE DATA AVAILABLE TO
EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DENITA
STRONG GRIN AND I'M AN AARP
VOLUNTEER. UH THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE 3.2
MILLION AARP MEMBERS IN
CALIFORNIA AND A SPECIAL THANKS
FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN ON AUTHORING A B 3
64. OLDER ADULTS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE ON FIXED INCOMES MORE
FREQUENTLY RELY ON THE USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
DRIVING A VEHICLE JUST ISN'T AN
OPTION FOR MANY OLDER
CALIFORNIANS. TAKING PUBLIC
TRANSIT IS MORE AFFORDABLE AND
WHEN DONE RIGHT CAN BE ENJOYED
BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES, BOTH TO VISIT
FRIENDS. FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALSO
FOR HEALTH APPOINTMENTS AND
OTHER ACTIVITIES. 83 64 IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THIS
BECOMES THE CUSTOMER NORM IN THE
PUBLIC TRANSIT EXPERIENCE, AND
IT COULDN'T COME AT A MORE
IMPORTANT TIME BECAUSE BY 2030,
A QUARTER OF THE STATE'S
POPULATION WILL BE OVER THE AGE
OF 60, WHICH JUST IS MIND
BOGGLING, ACCORDING TO THE
STATE'S OWN MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING. BUT HERE IN 2023 PUBLIC
TRANSIT IS WOEFULLY UNPREPARED
TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF
OLDER ADULTS BOTH NOW AND AS WE
AGE IN THE FUTURE. OUR MEMBERS
CONSISTENTLY CITE THE SHORTAGE
OF BUS BENCHES, SHADE STRUCTURES
AND OTHER AMENITIES AS REASONS
FOR NOT TAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT.
FOR OLDER ADULTS WHO RELY ON
PUBLIC TRANSIT. THESE LACK OF
AMENITIES MEAN ONE LESS TRIP TO
THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, OR ONE LESS
VISIT WITH FRIENDLY AND FRIENDS
, AND THESE ARE TWO INSTANCES OF
SOCIAL ISOLATION THAT AARP
RESEARCH HAS SHOWN TO LEAD TO
HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECTS. AND
SPEAKING OF HEALTH. THESE THINGS
WE CALL AMENITIES SUCH AS SHADE
STRUCTURES ARE, IN FACT, MORE
ESSENTIAL THAN THE WORD ACTUALLY
PRESUMES. WITH OUR HOTTEST
SUMMERS ARE COLDER, RAINIER
WINDIER WINTERS THAT WE'RE
EXPERIENCING. NOW STREET
FURNITURE BECOMES LESS OF A
LUXURY AND MORE OF A NECESSITY.
IF YOU CAN FINISH UP, PLEASE,
YOUR THIS EXTREME WEATHER
AFFECTS ESPECIALLY OUR AGING
POPULATION. WE MUST PASS
LEGISLATION LIKE 83 64 TO
PREPARE FOR THE NORMAL AS WE ALL
AGE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF A AARP MEMBERS AND WE ASKED
FOR YOUR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN,
UH, SUPPORT OF 83. 60. THANK YOU
. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF A B
3 64? GOOD LUCK TO THE
MICROPHONE. THIS NAME AND
ORGANIZATION. SOFIA APPLICABLE
WITH THE COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
NO WITNESSES ON FILE AND
OPPOSITION. IF THERE'S ANYBODY
IN THE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, YOU MAY COME UP TO
THE MICROPHONE. OKAY WE'RE GONNA
GO TO THE PHONE LINES FOR
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION FOR A B 3 64
OPERATOR. CAN YOU OPEN THE PHONE
LINES? YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A B 3
64, PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO,
PRESS ONE AND ZERO, ONLY ONE
TIME. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE
WHO HAVE QUEUED UP, SIGNALING
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK. WE'RE
GONNA GO TO LINE 31. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. JAPANESE EVERYONE.
MARK VUKCEVIC'S DIRECTOR OF
STATE POLICY FOR STREETS FOR ALL
CALLING IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW GO TO LINE 90 FOR
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. HI THIS
IS AXEL SANTANA ASSOCIATED
POLICY LINK, AND I'M STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF A B 3 64. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW GO TO LINE 93. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. THIS IS AMY
THOMPSON WITH TRANSFORM AND
SUPPORT. LINE 32. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. MY NAME IS SHANTIA
WILLIAMS. I WORKED FOR YOUTH
VERSUS APOCALYPSE AND I'M IN
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR. THERE WAS
NO ONE ELSE WHO SIGNAL THAT THEY
WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT SO
I SUPPORT THE BILL. I WILL SAY
THAT I RECOMMEND THAT YOU
CONTINUE WORKING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS, PARTICULARLY WITH
CALTRANS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
THE BUREAUCRACY THAT'S IN THIS
EMBEDDED IN THIS BILL,
PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE INVENTORY
AND I'M WORRIED THAT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS IF WE DON'T FIND
A WAY TO KIND OF STREAMLINE THIS
PROCESS, BUT I ABSOLUTELY
COMMEND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO
AND NOT HAVING GOOD. UM
INFRASTRUCTURE IS DEFINITELY A
REASON WHY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
TAKE TRANSIT. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT
. AND I WILL SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY WE HAVE. DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE
WE FINISH? I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR YOUR
COMMENTS DEFINITELY GONNA WORK
THIS BILL ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE PROCESS AND ALSO IN THE
PRIVACY COMMITTEE. IT'S A
MOBILITY BILL. IT'S A CLIMATE
JUSTICE BILL TO DISABILITY
RIGHTS BILL. IT'LL HELP PEOPLE
PLAN. ACCESSIBLE BUS ROUTES
CURRENTLY, BUT EVEN MORE
IMPORTANTLY, IT WILL HELP US
MAKE DATA INFORMED INVESTMENTS
IN THE FUTURE ABOUT STREET
FURNITURE AND BUS SHELTERS. IN
PARTICULAR, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. PERFECT CAN WE HAVE
A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MAYBE 3 64
. THE MOTION IS DO PASS, AND WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN PATTERSON.
PATTERSON YES, BERMAN BERMAN. I
CORIO HØI DAVIES BABIES. I
GIBSON. EPSON I HEART, JACKSON.
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I, LOWENTHAL
LOWENTHAL. I WIN WHEN I SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ, I WALLACE. WARD. WICKS.
WICKS. AYE. BILL HAS 12 VOTES.
IT'S OUT. AND THANKS AGAIN FOR
BRINGING IT. AND WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN FOR THIS AND ALL THE
OTHER BILLS FOR ABSENT MEMBERS,
AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGUIAR-CURRY
BACK AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME. THIS
IS A BILL THAT I HAVE A
PARTICULAR INTEREST IN SO I
REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE FOR THE
ENTIRE FOR THE ENTIRE BILL
PROCESS. AND SO IF YOU CAN COME
UP WITH YOUR WITH YOUR WITNESSES
AND SUPPORTING OPPOSITION IS
WELCOME UP TO THE TABLE. AND
WITH THAT, YOU MAY BEGIN AT YOUR
PLEASURE. THANK YOU, CHAIR
FRIEDMAN AND MEMBERS. I'M HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 3
50. THIS BILL MAKES A SIMPLE BUT
IMPORTANT CHANGE TO THE PROCESS
FOR UPDATING THE SACRAMENTO AREA
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS NEXT
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY.
SPECIFICALLY A B 3 50 EXTENDS
THE TIMELINE FOR SAKE. HOGS NEXT
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY
UPDATE FROM NOVEMBER 2023 3 TO
DECEMBER 2025. THE BILL ALSO
ALLOWS STAKEHOLDERS CURRENT PLAN
TO REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE
REVISED DEADLINE. THERE ARE TWO
PRIMARY REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE.
FIRST THE SCHEDULE WILL BETTER
ALIGN S¼ COX TIMELINE WITH THOSE
OF ITS NEIGHBORING REGIONS, THE
SAND WALKING COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS AND THE METROPOLITAN
PLANNING COMMISSION. TOGETHER
THESE THREE REGIONS MAKE UP THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MEGA REGION
AND ALIGNING THE PLANNING
SCHEDULE WILL HELP FACILITATE
PLANNING FOR MAJOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SECOND
A B 3 50 WILL ALLOW SEKAGYA TO
EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS DURING THIS
IMPORTANT PLANNING PROCESS,
ESPECIALLY IN DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. IF APPROVED BY THE
COMMITTEE TODAY, I AM COMMITTED
TO CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES FOR BIT
BORED AS THIS ADVANCES. I'M
JOINED TODAY BY TWO WITNESSES TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF A B 3 50
PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL ON SAKE
COGS, MEGA REGIONAL PLANNING
EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
WITH ME TODAY ARE SUPERVISOR AND
SAY BOARD MEMBER BONNIE GORE OF
PLASTIC COUNTY. AND DEPUTY CHIEF
OF STAFF ZACH YATES FROM THE
OFFICE OF SACRAMENTO MAYOR
DARRELL STEINBERG. THANK YOU.
HMM. FREEMAN. YOU NEED TO BLESS.
I NEED TO TURN ON THE
MICROPHONE. ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE
TWO. SO I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SACRAMENTO
AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE
SPONSOR OF HB 3 50. THROUGH MY
ROLE AS PLASTER COUNTIES
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SEKAGYA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I ALSO SERVE
AS THE CHAIR OF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA MEGA REGION WORKING
GROUP. AS NOTED BY THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. THE MEGA
REGION INCLUDES THE BAY AREA,
THE SACRAMENTO REGION AND SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY. THIS 16 COUNTY
MEGA REGION INCLUDES 136 CITIES
AND A TOTAL POPULATION OF NEARLY
11 MILLION PEOPLE. YOU ARE
WORKGROUP ELECTED LEADERS AND
STAFF FROM EACH REGION HAVE BEEN
COLLABORATING TO ADVANCE
INTERREGIONAL PROJECTS THAT
SUPPORT QUALITY OF LIFE
TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH. IN 2021. WE COLLECTIVELY
DEVELOPED OUR MEGA REGION
DOESN'T LIST TO PRIORITIZE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT
CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES.
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CAPITOL
CORRIDOR RAIL ROUTE IS ONE OF
THOSE 12 PROJECTS. THE CAPITOL
CORRIDOR IS INTER CITY PASSENGER
TRAIN SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A
CONVENIENT ALTERNATIVE TO
TRAVELING ALONG THE CONGESTED
INTERSTATE 80, AND IT EXTENDS
ALONG 170 MILE CORRIDOR FROM
PLASTER COUNTY TO SANTA CLARA
COUNTY. CURRENTLY ONLY ONE TRAIN
A DAY ROUND TRIP GOES FROM
ROSEVILLE CONNECTING PLASTER
COUNTY TO SACRAMENTO AND THE BAY
AREA AND THROUGH OUR MEGA MEGA
REGION WORK, WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE THE
PROJECT TO INCLUDE A THIRD TRACK
BETWEEN SACRAMENTO AND ROOSEVELT
. OUR HOPE IS THAT WE WILL
INCREASE IT TO THREE ROUND TRIP.
THREE ROUND TRIPS A DAY UP TO 10
ROUND TRIPS A DAY IN THE FUTURE.
SO THAT PROJECT WILL PROVIDE
CONGESTION RELIEF ALONG THE
CAPITOL CORRIDOR, IMPROVED
TRAVEL TIME AND RELIABILITY AND
IMPROVE AIR QUALITY. SO THIS
PROJECT IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF
SHARED PLANNING AND PRIOR
PRIORITIZATION THAT REFLECTS THE
INCREASING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
THE SACRAMENTO AREA, THE SAN
JOAQUIN REGIONS AND THE BAY
AREA. A B THREE. YOU CAN FINISH
UP, PLEASE. THAT WAS YOUR TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU. SO A B 3 50
WILL FACILITATE MOVING UP THE
SCS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO ALLOW
US TO WORK A LITTLE BIT BETTER
TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE OUR
INTERREGIONAL PROJECTS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS ZAK YATES HERE TODAY ON
SOME ON BEHALF OF SACRAMENTO,
MARY DARRELL STEINBERG IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 3 50, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, THEN SENATOR STEINBERG
AUTHORED SB 3 75 REQUIRES
REGIONS DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY STRATEGIES TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM
THE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR. AT THE CORE OF SB 3 75
IS A RECOGNITION OF THE
INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN LAND USE
AND TRANSPORTATION, COGS. MEGA
REGIONAL WORK, UM FURTHER
RECOGNIZES THAT HOUSING,
TRANSPORTATION AND THE BROADER
ECONOMY ARE INCREASINGLY
CONNECTED BETWEEN SACRAMENTO SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY IN THE BAY AREA.
UM IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MEG
, AERATION, MEGA REGIONAL
PLANNING AMONGST A COG AND ITS
PARTNER AGENCIES, 83 50 ALSO
PROVIDES A COG MORE TIME TO
MEANINGFULLY INCORPORATE WITH
PARTNER AGENCIES. UM SORRY TO
PARTNER WITH PARTNER AGENCIES
INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL ROBUST
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OF UNDER
RESOURCED COMMUNITIES AND THE
SCS UPDATE. UM SEKAGYA ADOPTED
ITS RACIAL EQUITY PLAN IN
OCTOBER. 2022 TO GUIDE THE
ORGANIZATION TOWARDS THE VISION
OF IT FOR A SAFER AND MORE
EQUITABLE. UM SACRAMENTO REGION
. UM PART OF THIS WORK INCLUDES
A NEW PROGRAM SEKAGYA NIST
MEMBERS ARE BUILDING A RECEIVING
A FEDERAL RAISE. GRANT UM, IN
AUGUST OF 2022. THE RAYS GRANT
WILL HELP CREATE A MODEL FOR
EQUITY CENTERED INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. UM THAT
WILL BE CO CREATED WITH
COMMUNITY. UM SO WITH THE
ADDITIONAL TIME PROVIDED BY ABBY
3 50 THIS WORK WILL BE ABLE TO
INFORM STAKEHOLDERS NEXT SCS
UPDATE. UM AND SO, FOR THESE
REASONS, MAYOR STEINBERG IN THE
CITY OF SACRAMENTO,
RESPECTIVELY, ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM WISHING
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL AND SUPPORT OF A B 3 50
JUST COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR FRIEDMAN
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS TYLER GARLIC WITH THE
SACRAMENTO ASIAN PACIFIC CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE, AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 350. GOOD
AFTERNOON, KARIN LANG ON BEHALF
OF THE PLASTIC COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT THIS
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. JACK
BLATTNER, WITH THE SACRAMENTO
METRO CHAMBER REPRESENTING OVER
600 MEMBER BUSINESSES IN THE SIX
COUNTY REGION, AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE PLAN AND
THE BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE PAUL GONZALEZ.
SOMEBODY AFTER THE CITIES OF ELK
GROVE AND ROOSEVELT AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. YES, MARK. I
MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR DIRECTION, SO
I APOLOGIZE. I'LL BE VERY QUICK
. I REPRESENT THE SAN JOAQUIN
COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS,
AND THEY'RE VERY LAUDATORY FOR
THE OUTREACH AND THE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
REGIONAL PARTNERS AND THEIR
STRONG SUPPORT STUFF. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I'M ASSUMING YOU ARE
NOT. THERE'S NO OPPOSITION
WITNESSES HERE ON FILE. SO IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM WISHING
TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO A B
3 50? ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY
SEEING NONE. OPERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINES FOR
ANY TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION FOR A B 3 50? YOU,
MADAM CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO WISH
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO A B 3 50 PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO AT THIS
TIME, PERSUADING AZURE ONLY ONE
TIME AS MOVED AS YOU PRESS 1 TO
0. SECOND TIME WILL REMOVE YOU
FROM THE COMMENT. KILL. ONCE
AGAIN, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK JUST A MOMENT. WILL NOW GO
TO LINE 73. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. ROGER
DICKINSON, POLICY DIRECTOR FOR
CIVIC WELL IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO LINE 14
YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN. SO THE
STABLE PLASTER COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY
WE SUPPORT ABC 3 50. LINE 19.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. YEAH.
GREG GREG FISHERMEN, SENIOR
COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER WITH
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT
DISTRICT WERE IN SUPPORT OF A B
3 50. THANK YOU. LINE 23 YEAR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
. MY NAME IS GARY BRADFORD. I
MEAN, YOU THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR,
STATE HOG BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR
OF THE STATE HAUGLAND USED AND
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT 83 50. THERE IS
NO ONE ELSE WHO SIGNAL THAT THEY
WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? YES. YES WELL, THANK
YOU TO THE AUTHOR AND BRINGING
IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE COUNTY
SUPERVISORS AS WELL AS
SUPERVISOR GORE USED TO SIT ON
THE GREATER SACRAMENTO ECONOMIC
COUNCIL. AND YOU KNOW, THIS MEGA
REGION CONCEPT WAS SOMETHING
THAT WE WERE WORKING HARD ON,
AND I THINK SACRAMENTO IS ONE OF
THE FEW PLACES TO HAVE THE
ALIGNMENT OR THE REGION HAS THE
ALIGNMENT WITH YOU KNOW
NEIGHBORING AREAS TO MAKE
TRANSPORTATION WORK. JUST TODAY
. MY WIFE TRAVELED TO THE BAY
AREA FOR HER DAY JOB. AND UM,
YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS AN
INTERESTING THING GETTING TO THE
BAY AREA. SO UM, I THINK THE
VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE MOVING
TO OUR AREA IN PLASTIC COUNTY
ARE FROM THE BAY AREA AND STILL
HAVE JOBS THERE, SO THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT'S A
GREAT BILL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU ANYONE
ELSE? SO I'LL MAKE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS AND A COUPLE OF
COMMENTS. UM SO AS AS MANY OF
YOU KNOW, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN
ENSURING THAT OUR TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS ALSO HELP THE STATE
ACHIEVEMENTS. CLIMATE GOALS, AND
I HAVE TWO BILLS THAT I'VE
INTRODUCED THIS YEAR. MAYBE SIX
AND 87 THAT YOU WILL ALL BE
VOTING FOR THAT WORK TOWARDS
ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS AND I
UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO EXTEND
DEADLINES SO THAT SAY, COG. SO
THAT THEY'RE TRANS REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, AND THERE'S
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGIES
IS MEANINGFUL AND WORKS
TOGETHER, AND I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I AM A
LITTLE CONCERNED THAT HAVING
MORE TIME WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOR
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE
CAPACITY, INCREASING PROJECTS
THAT ULTIMATELY WILL INCREASE
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED RATHER
THAN DECREASE IT. SACRAMENTO
JUSTICE AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW,
SACRAMENTO JUST HAD A BALLOT
MEASURE, UM, FORCE LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX WITH
CALLED MEASURE A THAT INCLUDED
CAPACITY INCREASING PROJECTS BY
YOUR STAFF ZONE ANALYSIS. 3.5
BILLION OF THE 8.5 BILLION IN
REVENUE TO PROJECTS WERE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGIES
, AND MOST OF THOSE PROJECTS
WOULD HAVE ADDED CAPACITY. ONE
OF THOSE PROJECTS IN THE
SOUTHEAST CONNECTOR WAS THE
SOUTHEAST CONNECTOR CORRIDOR
ROAD THAT WOULD INCREASE ROAD
CAPACITY AT THE EDGE OF THE
SEKAGYA REGION AND ALSO ENABLES
SPRAWL, AND IT LEADS TO EVEN
MORE EMISSIONS AND AN AREA THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HARD TO
SERVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION. UNFORTUNATELY
THAT MALLET MEASURE FAILED, BUT
I'M CONCERNED THAT THE
SACRAMENTO REGION MIGHT SEEK TO
CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THAT PROJECT
AND OTHER PROJECTS WITH THIS
ADDITIONAL TIME. A RECENT BOARD
MEETING ON THE ON THE CONNECTOR
INCLUDED THREE AGENDA ITEMS TO
AUTHORIZE THE J P, A IMMEDIATELY
SEEKING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
FUNDING TO BUILD PORTIONS OF THE
CONNECTOR EXPRESSWAY. IS THIS
YOUR UNDERSTANDING? AND IF
FUNDED, DO YOU BELIEVE THESE
INVESTMENTS WILL INCREASE V AND
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OR
DECREASE IT? THAT WOULD BE MY
FIRST QUESTION FOR WHOEVER WANTS
TO TAKE IT. THANK YOU. SO
REMEMBER CHRIS LEE POLITICAL
GROUP HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
THE SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS. I THINK THE
ANALYSIS THAT YOU REFERRED TO
CONTAINS THE ANSWER TO THAT
QUESTION. SO, YES, THERE WERE
SOME CAPACITY PROJECTS IN THAT
MEASURE THAT WOULD INCREASE THE.
OKAY AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SAY
COX, CURRENTLY ADOPTED. SCS
BARELY MEETS THE CALIFORNIA AIR
RESOURCES BOARD, GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION TARGET AND THE YOU
ESSENTIALLY METED BY ROUNDING UP
FROM ABOUT 1.5. PERCENT IN 19%
IF THE SOUTHEAST CONNECTOR
PROJECT IS FUNDED, WHILE YOU'RE
STILL UPDATING YOUR PLAN, WITH
THE EXTRA TIME PROVIDED BY THE
LEGISLATURE IN THIS BILL, DO YOU
THINK THAT IT WILL MAKE IT
EASIER OR HARDER FOR YOU TO MEET
YOUR TARGET IN THE NEXT SCS? IN
OTHER WORDS, ARE YOU GOING TO
USE THAT TIME? TO TRY TO LOWER
EMISSIONS AND TO TRY TO RE
EVALUATE CAPACITY, INCREASING
PROJECTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH
PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP YOU
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS GOALS. OR
IS THE IDEA HERE TO TRY TO BUY
MORE TIME TO DO MORE OF THIS?
THIS PROJECT AND OTHER PROJECTS
LIKE IT? THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I WOULD POINT
TO TWO THINGS ON THAT THE FIRST
IS THE GREEN MEANS GO PROCESS IN
THE SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS AND SO A BIG PART OF
THE SAME COG ACHIEVING CARB
CERTIFICATION OF THE LAST SCS,
WHICH THIS BILL WOULD EXTEND
UNTIL 2025 WAS DEVELOPING A
PROGRAM WHEREBY THEY WOULD
IDENTIFY ZONES WHERE FUTURE
INFILL GROWTH NEEDED TO HAPPEN
IN ORDER TO REDUCE OVERALL VM T
AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
REDUCTIONS IN THE REGION. SO I
WOULD SAY THAT IS REALLY THE
PRIMARY TOOL AND THE ITEM THAT
WE ARE MOST FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING
FUNDING FOR IS TO BUILD THAT
INFO INFRASTRUCTURE AND REALLY
CHANGED THE PATTERN OF GROWTH IN
THE SACRAMENTO REGION TO SUPPORT
HOUSING TO SUPPORT HOUSING.
THAT'S NEAR JOBS, SO I DON'T
HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT
THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SPECIFIC
PROJECT THAT'S EITHER INCLUDED
IN THE 2020 SCS OR NOT INCLUDED
IN THE 2020 SCS. WE'D BE HAPPY
TO BRING THAT INFORMATION TO
YOU, BUT I WOULD POINT YOU TO
THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN THE
BILL ABOUT THIS. SO IT'S ON PAGE
17. PARAGRAPH THREE SUB
PARAGRAPH A ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE
BILL DOES IT SAYS THAT THE PLAN
THAT WAS ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER
18TH 2019. THAT'S THE CURRENT
2020 S. C S. WILL CONTINUE TO BE
IN EFFECT UNTIL THE REVISED
DEADLINE. SO THAT'S FOR ALL
RELEVANT PURPOSES, INCLUDING
CONSISTENCY DETERMINATIONS WITH
THE SCS PROJECTS THAT ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE SCS TODAY
THAT WOULD STILL BE THE
THRESHOLD AGAINST WHICH THEY ARE
MEASURED UNTIL 2025 UNDER THIS
BILL, SO PROJECTS THAT ARE
INCONSISTENT WOULD CONTINUE TO
BE INCONSISTENT. ARE OTHERS IN
THE SEKAGYA REGION SEEKING
FUNDING TO ADVANCE THE SOUTHEAST
CONNECTOR PROJECT. AND HOW DO WE
KNOW THAT THIS TIME THAT THIS
EXTRA TIME WON'T BE TIME THAT'S
USED TO TRY TO FIND OTHER
SOURCES OF FUNDING TO MAKE THAT
CONNECTOR PROJECT POSSIBLE? I
THINK THE PROVISION THAT I JUST
POINTED TO WHICH IS SAYING THAT
FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSISTENCY
WITH THE SCS THE BENCHMARK WILL
BE THE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN
NOVEMBER. 2019 THAT WILL BE THE
THRESHOLD I WOULD POINT YOU TO
KIND OF RECENT DECISION, FOR
INSTANCE, GOLDEN DOOR PROPERTIES
LLC VERSUS COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN
THAT CASE, REALLY ABOUT THE
SPECIFICS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH ADOPTED PLANS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF SEQUEL
ANALYSIS, SO PROJECTS THAT ARE
NOT CONSISTENT. I THINK PACE
FACE A PRETTY HIGH BAR OF
GETTING ADDED TO THE REGIONAL
PLAN UNDER THAT PRECEDENT, OKAY
? WELL, I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT
SOME OF THE KEY PARTIES IN THE
SAME SEKAGYA REGION ARE STILL
TRYING TO FIND FUNDING AND TO
MOVE CAPACITY INCREASING
PROJECTS FORWARD AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S
CERTAINLY THERE'S A THERE ARE
DIFFERENT GOALS FROM DIFFERENT
PARTIES AND THAT THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF GREAT AND FILL WORK DONE
IN SACRAMENTO. I DO HOPE THAT
THIS TIME IS USED TO EVALUATE
ALL OF THE PROJECTS IN THE
REGION AND HOPEFULLY FIND WAYS
OF UM INCREASING GROWTH,
INCREASING HOUSING AND THEN
DOING IT IN A WAY THAT IS
SUSTAINABLE AND THAT MAKING SURE
THAT OUR MOBILITY PROJECTS DON'T
UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE
SPRAWL. THAT WOULD INCREASE GHD
S. SO YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO
SUPPORT THIS TODAY AND I FEEL
LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN
BE USED FOR A GREAT PURPOSE IN
THE END, OR IT COULD BE USED TO
ACTUALLY KIND OF GO IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION. IN TERMS OF OUR
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGIES
AND THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
THAT WE FUND SO, UM, YOU KNOW,
WE'LL ALL BE WATCHING. I JUST
WANTED TO PUT THAT ALL ON THE
RECORD OF WHAT ARE WHAT MY
CONCERNS ARE THE CONCERNS OF MY
COMMITTEE AND, UM, YOU KNOW,
LIKE I SAID, I AM GOING TO
SUPPORT THIS TODAY. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE
HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION
IN A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
BABY 3 50. THE MOTION IS DO PASS
AND RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN I, PATERSON PATERSON. I
BERMAN. CARILLO CARILLO? AYE
DAVIES DAVIES GIBSON. ART I
JACKSON CHOLERA. LOWENTHAL AND
THOUGHT I WIN. SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ,
I WALLACE. WALLACE. I WARD FORD.
I WICKS. YOU HAVEN'T NINE VOTES
. THE BILL IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANKS
FOR LETTING US TAKE YOU A LITTLE
BIT OUT OF ORDER. OKAY NEXT UP
IS A B 4 36 ALVAREZ, IF YOU
WOULD COME FORWARD WITH YOUR ANY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT, AND THEN
IF THERE IS ANYONE IN OPPOSITION
, THOSE TWO WITNESSES CAN COME
FORWARD AT THIS TIME AS WELL.
AND WHENEVER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE
IN SITUATED, YOU CAN BEGIN.
GOOD AFTERNOON MANAGER. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. IT'S GREAT TO BE
HERE IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.
WE'RE HERE TODAY WITH A B 4 36
LAST JUNE WHEN I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND I TOOK
OFFICE. UH I WAS PROUD TO
SUPPORT A CR 1 76, WHICH WAS
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE
ASSEMBLY. IT WAS AUTHORED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THREE OF US AND
ENCOURAGE CITIES TO REPEAL THEIR
BANDS. AND RECOGNIZE THAT
CRUISING HOLDS A CULTURAL
SIGNIFICANCE FOR MANY
COMMUNITIES. THAT WAS ONLY A
RECOMMENDATION. IT WAS A
RESOLUTION. IT WAS NOT LAW, BUT
IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED BY
THE ASSEMBLY. A B 4 36 WILL
FULLY INCORPORATE THAT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE
LEGISLATURE BY, UM BANNING OR
FROM LEFT BY LIFTING THE BAN
THAT EXISTS LOCALLY ON CRUISING.
AND IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF
CRUISING AND CREATING COMMUNITY
EXPRESSING LOVE FOR ART AND
BRINGING UNITY IN ADDITION TO
MAKING A CHANGE TO THE VEHICLE
CODE AS IT RELATES TO VEHICLES.
THOSE WHO ARE CRUISING SHOULD
HAVE THE ABILITY TO CRUISE
WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING
STOPPED OR JUDGED SINCE THE 19
FIFTIES, CAR CLUBS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS HAVE CONVERTED OLDER
CARS FOR CRUISING FOR SHOWS AND
FOR COMPETITIONS AT EVENTS.
CRUISING IS A HISTORIC AND
IMPORTANT PART OF CULTURE FROM
MANY MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES.
THIS BILL WILL ALLOW FOR THE
HISTORIC LEGACIES OF CRUISING TO
CONTINUE FOR THE MANY
GENERATIONS TO COME. THERE HAVE
BEEN MANY WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY
THAT GOT US TO THE POINT TODAY,
MANY CITIES AND LOCAL
COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE, UM
ALTHOUGH THEY HAD THE AUTHORITY
TO BAN CRUISING, HAVE ACTUALLY
LIFTED THOSE BANDS. BUT WE'RE
HOPING TO DO TODAY WITH THIS
BILL, AS THIS MOVES FORWARD IS
TO ENCOURAGE, NOT JUST
ENCOURAGED, BUT MAKE SURE THAT
NO CITY CAN CAN BAN THIS TYPE OF
ACTIVITY BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL
SOME CITIES THAT CONTINUE TO DO
SO. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBERS. UH BIPARTISAN MEMBERS
OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO HAVE CO
AUTHORED THIS BILL. IT'S A
BIPARTISAN SUPPORTED BILL. AND I
WELCOME THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HAD A
CHANCE TO CO AUTHOR TO JOIN US
TODAY. WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT TODAY JOY ALLAH AND
OLIVIA FONSECA. THEY ARE BOTH
WITH THE SACRAMENTAL LOWRIDER
COMMISSION. WHO WILL ALSO BE
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
IT'S NOT OFTEN MEMBERS THAT WE
GET A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY, UH,
NOT ADD ANOTHER LAW TO THE BOOKS
BUT ACTUALLY REMOVE ONE. THIS IS
ONE THAT DOES THAT. IT'S A
COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
CRUISING AND OF THESE CLASSIC
CARS, AND I HOPE TO EARN YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. UM, I THINK ARE TESTIMONY
FROM OUR WITNESSES. THANK YOU.
OKAY. YOU CAN YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS JOE AYALA, ATTORNEY
HERE IN SACRAMENTO RESIDENT
ACTUALLY HAVE A STEPHANIE WINS
DISTRICT AND, UH, CAR OWNER 1970
MONTE CARLO, UM, GOT INVOLVED
WITH THE SACRAMENTO LOWRIDER
COMMISSION LAST YEAR WHEN THEY
WERE HAD ALREADY STARTED AN
EFFORT TO REPEAL THE LOCAL
ORDINANCE HERE IN SACRAMENTO.
THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL, AND THEN
WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S A
RESOLUTION CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
, SO WE FIGURED, RIGHT, WHY
DON'T WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP
ON THAT AND SIMILAR MEMBER
ALVAREZ INTRODUCED THE BILL THIS
PRIOR YEAR. WE THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO REMOVE THIS AS A
FORCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO STOP
PEOPLE SINCE AS UNFORTUNATELY
WE'VE HAD IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.
UM LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN USE IT AS
A PRETENSE TO STOP PEOPLE. UM
AND AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST
SOME SUNDAY, SOMETIMES TRAGEDIES
OCCUR AFTER THAT FOR MINOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS SO WEIRD
YOU'RE AYE. ON THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. YES GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS OLIVIA FONSEKA,
BOARD MEMBER OF THE SACRAMENTO
LOWRIDER COMMISSION MEMBER OF
THE CALIFORNIA LOWRIDER
ALLIANCE. I WANT YOU TO
ESPECIALLY THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALVAREZ FOR
CHAMPION A B 4 36. THAT'S RACIST
DISCRIMINATION THAT TARGETS
PEOPLE OF COLOR BECAUSE AND
BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF VEHICLE
WE DRIVE HMM. WE ARE ALL OUR
DRIVERS AS MENTIONED EARLIER,
OUR MULTICULTURAL WERE BLACK OR
BROWN OR WHITE OR ASIAN AND WE
ARE LADIES OF LOW RIDING. AS A B
4 36 SCREAMS OUT TO CITIES AND
COUNTIES STOP DISCRIMINATION
JUST BECAUSE OF A PERSON OF
COLOR AND BECAUSE WOMEN DRIVE
SLOW AND LOW NO MASS, NO MORE
UGLY STREET SIGNS THAT HANG OVER
US AS WE CRUISE THE BOULEVARD IN
THE CITY OF THE CITIES OF
CALIFORNIA, NOR MORE
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST LOW
RIDERS BECAUSE OF WHAT WE LOOK
LIKE AND WHAT WE DRIVE NO MORE
REMINDING US THAT WE ARE
UNJUSTLY CRIMINALIZED FOR OUR
LIFESTYLE OF CRUISING A B 4 36.
IN PASSING, TELL CITIES AND
COUNTIES REPEAL THOSE NO
CRUISING ORDINANCES NOW. HAS
YOUR MAYBE 4 36 BRINGS SMILES TO
LOW RIDERS. AND CURRENT, SUSIE
ASKED ON THE FREEDOM OF CRUISING
LOW AND SLOW WITHOUT GETTING A
TICKET. GETTING SEARCHED,
ARRESTED AGAIN BECAUSE OF WHAT
WE DRIVE AND WHAT WE LOOK LIKE.
YOU'VE SEEN OUR BEAUTIFUL CARS.
WE HAVE ART ON WHEELS. WE ARE IN
PARADES, COMMERCIALS, MOVIES AND
THE SUPER BOWL CRUISE. WE DON'T
BURN RUBBER. WE DON'T DO DONUTS
OR KILLED BYSTANDERS. THERE ARE
THOSE ARE THERE LAWS FOR THAT?
IT'S THE EXHIBITION OF SPEED.
THERE IS REALLY A LAW FOR SIDE
SHOWS AND YOU PASS THAT BILL A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. CODE 13352.
WE ARE LOW AND SLOW. YOU CAN JOG
FASTER THAN SOME OF OUR CRUISING
CARS. WHEN WE GATHER, WE ARE
MAGNETS FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS
AND SPENDING YES, BRINGING
ECONOMIC REVENUE TO BUSINESSES
THAT MAINTAINS OUR CARS, FEEDS
OUR CARS AND FEELS OUR STOMACHS
, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, EVEN
CALLING US TO COME CRUISE ON
THEIR BOULEVARD BECAUSE WE BRING
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. ENFORCEMENT
IS A KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IN
CRUISING AS WELL. MANY OF THE OF
THE, UM ASSOCIATIONS THAT I
MENTIONED ARE WORKING WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THE
LAWS OF THE STREET. YOUR TIME IS
BYPASSING 4 36 YOU ARE
ANNOUNCING AN END TO
DISCRIMINATION. BY PASSING A B 4
36. YOU WILL BE SAYING IN
CALIFORNIA CRUISING IS NOT A
CRIME. I'M OLIVIA FONSECA,
CURRENTLY A CRIMINAL FOR
CRUISING FOR THE PAST 53 YEARS
IN A 52 CHEVY. SO I GAVE YOU
ABOUT 30 EXTRA SECONDS BECAUSE
THAT WAS SO GOOD. THANK YOU.
OKAY I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE
ANY WITNESSES ON FILE AGAINST
THIS BILL, BUT ANYBODY WHO WANTS
TO SPEAK IN FAVOR COME UP TO THE
MIC. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ
HERE IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY AS
A CHILD WHO GREW UP IN THE
DUKE'S CAR CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY
AND STRONG SUPPORT. ANYONE ELSE
IN SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. OKAY IS
THERE ANYBODY IN AND SUPPORT?
OKAY, COME ON UP. GOOD AFTERNOON
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALVAREZ
AND ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE.
MY NAME IS FRANCINE MATA. PROUD
CHAIR OF SACRAMENTO LOWRIDER
COMMISSION, PROUD MEMBER OF THE
CALIFORNIA LOWRIDER ALLIANCE,
AND I STRONGLY APPROVE THIS.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE CAN SUPPORT
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES ON FILE. ANYBODY IN
THE ROOM OPPOSED TO THE BILL
WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK.
IN OPPOSITION. OKAY CAN WE GO TO
THE OPERATOR, PLEASE? OPERATOR,
CAN YOU OPEN UP THE PHONE LINES
FOR TESTIMONY FOR OR AGAINST A B
4 36. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A B 4
36, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO
PRESS 10 ONLY ONE TIME. ONE
MOMENT. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNALED THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK. JUST A
MOMENT, PLEASE.
JUST ANOTHER MOMENT.
MADAM CHAIR. WE THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR PATIENTS. JUST ANOTHER
MOMENT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
LINE 37. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
CARLOS BRUCE AND I'M THE
TREASURER FOR THE UNITED
LOWRIDER COALITION OF SAN DIEGO
AND A RETIRED CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATORS IN SUPPORT OF 84
36. LINE 20. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. HI I'M JERRY THOMPSON,
MODESTO AND, UH, SUPPORTER OF
436 AND ALSO HOME OF MODESTO
GRAFFITI AND GEORGE LUCAS AND
REPRESENTING THE LOWRIDER AND
HOT ROD COMMUNITY OF MODESTO,
STANISLAUS COUNTY. I HOPE YOU
WILL VOTE AND SUPPORT ALSO. LINE
97. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. HI MY
NAME IS MARIE ALBANY. A AND I AM
A BOARD MEMBER OF THE UNITED
LOWRIDER COALITION AND NATIONAL
CITY. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND
I SUPPORT 84 36 URGE ALL OF YOU
TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU. LINE
102. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. YES.
HELLO MY NAME IS A CASTANEDA AND
WITH THE UNITED LOWRIDER
COALITION AND THE CALIFORNIA
WILL RIDER ALLIANCE AND WE URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT YES, ON 84 36.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. LINE 16
YEAR, LINUS NOW OPEN. LINE 16.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ON THE LINE. 25 LINE 25
YEAR, LINUS NOW OPEN. HI MY NAME
IS EDNA CRUZ. I'M AN ADVOCATE
AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF A B 4 36.
THANK YOU. LINE 30. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. KRISTINA ROMERO,
CALIFORNIA LOWRIDER ALLIANCE,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY LOWRIDER
COMMUNITY IN FAVOR OF A B 4 36.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE
ON TWO LINES. 53. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. HI EXCUSE ME. HELLO
I'M LORRAINE KENYANS, THE
CALIFORNIA LOWRIDER ALLIANCE AND
I AM PART OF THE EAST LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY AND I URGE YOU
TO VOTE. I AM SUPPORTIVE. A B 4
36. THANK YOU. LINE 66. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. YEAH. LINE 66.
PLEASE RESPOND. OKAY WE'RE GONNA
MOVE ON TO LINE 90 BY 90. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. BY MY NAME IS
TRINIDAD'S GIRL ORGANIZATION TO
SERVICE AND SUPPORT OF A B 4 36.
AND ONCE AGAIN, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, FOR THOSE OF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO 4 36 PLEASE PRESS
ONE THAN ZERO AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY LINE 66. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HELLO. MY
NAME'S OR SOMETHING? IT'S A WORK
CARD CLUB. I'M IN FAVOR OF A B 4
36. LINE 89. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THIS IS VERONICA ANDRABI
FROM MODESTO, CALIFORNIA AND I'M
IN SUPPORT OF A B 46. YEAH. AND
MADAM CHAIR. JUST A MOMENT WE
HAVE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SIGNALED
THEY WISHED TO SPEAK WERE
PROCESSING THEM THROUGH JUST A
MOMENT. YEAH. LINE 86. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. AND ONCE AGAIN LINE
86 POLICE RESPOND. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ON TO LINE 104 PARDON
ME. 1 86, PLEASE GO. OKAY.
HELLO. YES. HI MY NAME IS STEVE
RAY FELT WITH CHÁVEZ OUR CLUB
AND I AM SUPPORTIVE 84 36. LINE
104 YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN. YES
MY NAME IS TINA DETAIL AND I
SUPPORT THE BILL. HB 436. WE'RE
GOING TO TRY LINE 66.66 YEAR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HELLO. YES.
YES MY NAME IS JOSE DOS SANTOS
AND WITH SUBWAY CAR CLUB. UM I
AM IN FAVOR OF 84 36. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR. THERE WAS NO ONE
ELSE HAS SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH
TO SPEAK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL GO TO THE COMMITTEE TO SEE
IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S GREAT AND LOVE TO
BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. I'VE
NEVER KOREA. SAME HERE. THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. THIS IS
OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I DO
REMEMBER LATE EIGHTIES EARLY
NINETIES, WATCHING THOSE ALONG
WITH THE BOULEVARD HE NEEDS TO
LAY. THANKS FOR DOING THAT. AND,
UH, YOU WOULD CONSIDER MAYBE A
CALDER APPRECIATE THAT. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOWENTHAL.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD
ALSO WISH TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR, UH, VERY PROUD WHEN MY
LATINO CHILDREN WENT TO THE
SMITHSONIAN AND SEE THE LOW
RIDERS ON DISPLAY AT THE
AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM AT THE
SMITHSONIAN, AND SO IT IS VERY,
VERY APPROPRIATE THAT WE CODIFY
THIS INTO LAW HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. REMEMBER
WHEN AND DAVID THANK YOU. I'D
ASK TO BE A CO AUTHOR AS WELL,
TOO, AND REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
THIS BECAUSE I GREW UP, UM,
SEEING THIS UP AND DOWN BROADWAY
AND OLD SACK AND WHATNOT, AND SO
I ALWAYS ENJOYED IT. AND NOW IN
OUR REGION HERE, THERE ARE SHOWS
THAT HAPPENED AROUND THE AREA,
SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO
CHANGE. THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN
HERE NOW ALL ACROSS THE STATE,
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. SOMEONE
OVER DAVIS. UM THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BRINGING THE BILL HERE AND I
WOULD LIKE TO CO AUTHOR AND I
HAD MADE A MOTION TO MOVE THE
BILL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE
WANT TO CO AUTHOR? YOU CAN JUST
RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT ONE THERE,
MR BERMAN. WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE
RECORD. UH SO, UH, I SUPPORT THE
BILL. UM CRUISING IS A PART OF
THE CULTURE OF MY DISTRICT IN
THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND MY
HOME CITY OF GLENDALE HAS HAD A
CAR SHOW CALLED CRUISE NIGHT FOR
MANY YEARS, SO WE HAVE A VERY
LARGE SECTION OF THE RUNNERS,
AND WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE
PEOPLE RIDING SLOW, SO CERTAINLY
SUPPORT THAT AND WE DO HAVE LAWS
IN THE BOOKS TO DEAL WITH ANY
KIND OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.
THOSE ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
WE CAN CERTAINLY DEAL WITH IT
UNDER THAT. UM I AM A LITTLE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY
CONCERNS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
ABOUT ABOUT CARS THAT ARE VERY
LOW AND MIGHT PROVIDE A SAFETY
HAZARD IF THEY DRIVE THAT WAY
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT
HIGHER SPEED, SO I URGE YOU TO
WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT JUST
TO ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE THERE
MAY BE A CAR THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY
A LOW RIDER. IT'S JUST TOO LOW
THAT THEY WANT TO GIVE IT. MAYBE
A FIX IT TICKET, TOO. SO JUST TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN STILL
BE WARNED IF THEIR VEHICLE IS
ACTUALLY POSING A GENUINE SAFETY
RISK. BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. I THINK
THIS IS A TERRIFIC BILL, AND,
UM, I THINK IT'S A IT'S ACTUALLY
KIND OF A JOYOUS BILL. I THINK
PEOPLE LIKE LEARNING ABOUT THIS.
THEY LIKE HEARING ABOUT IT. IT'S
SOMETHING THAT HAS BROUGHT A
SMILE TO MANY FACES IN THIS
ROOM. AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE
OF THIS IN OUR IN OUR AREAS, SO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY
CLOSING REMARKS? I WOULD SAY
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO,
UH, ADDED CO AUTHOR AS I'VE
LEARNED MORE. THIS IS HAPPENING
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL PART OF CULTURE FROM L
. A TO LONG BEACH TO THE BAY
AREA TO MODESTO THAT WE HEARD
FROM TESTIMONY ALL THE WAY TO
SAN DIEGO IN NATIONAL CITY. SO
THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK AND
TAKE THAT, UM AND WE WILL MAKE
SURE TO ADDRESS THAT AND
APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL
CALL, PLEASE? MAYBE 436. THE
MOTION IS DO PASS AND RE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, I
PATERSON. ANDERSON. I BERMAN
BERMAN I CARILLO VÚI DAVIES
BABIES I GIBSON ART I JACKSON
ALRIGHT, SO. LOWENTHAL I WIN. I
WIN. I SANCHEZ. BENCHES I
WALLACE I WARD WORD. I WIX WIX.
AYE. WE HAVE 12 VOTES. THE BILL
IS OUT. WE WILL LEAVE THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. NEXT UP. WE HAVE A B 6 10,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN. YOU AND
YOUR WITNESSES MAY APPROACH THEY
DAIS. AND IF THERE'S ANY. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES ON FILE. SO IF YOU CAN
COME UP WITH YOUR SUPPORT
WITNESSES, YOU MAY BEGIN
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY. WE HAVE
A MOTION IN A SECOND, AND THAT
IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. IF
YOU'RE HERE TO TESTIFY OR
CALLING IN WE'LL TAKE YOUR LEAD.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE CHAIR. AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
SIMPLY BILL 6 10 TODAY THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES THE U. TRANSIT
PASSAGE PILOT PROGRAM, A GRANT
PROGRAM FOR TRANSIT AGENCIES TO
DESIGN TO FIND FEAR FREE TRANSIT
PASSES FOR CALIFORNIA STUDENTS.
UNDER A B 6 10 TRANSIT AGENCIES
ARE ENCOURAGED TO COLLABORATE
WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ON
THE GRANT APPLICATION AND USE OF
THE FUNDS. WORKING TOGETHER,
THESE PUBLIC AGENCIES ARE BEST
POSITIONED TO CREATE ROBUST
STUDENT TRANSIT PAST PROGRAMS
FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR SERVICE
AREA. FOR STUDENTS ACCESS TO
TRANSIT AND INSEPARABLE FROM
THEIR CAPACITY TO PURSUE THEIR
EDUCATION, SUPPORT THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ATTAINED
THE CALIFORNIA DREAM. STUDY
AFTER STUDY HAS SHOWN THE
POSITIVE BENEFITS OF EXPANDING
FEAR FREE TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR
BOTH STUDENTS AND THE TRANSIT
AGENCIES THEY SERVE. I WANTED TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE CONCERNS RAISED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. WE ARE ALL
AWARE OUR STATE REVENUES AND
LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
AND MAY, THE GOVERNOR WILL PUT
FORWARD HIS REVISIONS FOR THE
BUDGET HE INTRODUCED IN JANUARY.
THE ASSEMBLY WILL PUT FORWARD
OUR PROPOSAL. IN THE MEANTIME,
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS BILL
AND ITS MERITS MOVE FORWARD TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR
FISCAL CONSIDERATION. WE INVEST
ROUGHLY 40% OF OUR GENERAL FUND
AND EDUCATION. LET'S WORK TO
ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE
ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL TO RECEIVE
THOSE BENEFITS. TODAY IS THE
TIME TO ACT BECAUSE A B 6 10 IS
A WIN FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR
CLIMATE AND OUR TRANSLUCENT
AGENCIES HERE TODAY WITH ME IS
MARISA GARCIA FROM MOVE L A AND
ANGELICA COMPOST, A STUDENT AT
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS MARISA GARCIA. AND
I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF MOVE
L A AND SUPPORTIVE ASSEMBLY BILL
6 10. MANY STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA FIND THEMSELVES
FACING A DECISION WHICH NO
STUDENT SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE
THEIR FORCED TO DECIDE BETWEEN
BUYING A TRANSIT PASS TO GET TO
SCHOOL OR BUYING BREAKFAST
CHOICE THAT THEY FACE BECAUSE
THEY ARE SIMPLY UNABLE TO AFFORD
BOTH. THAT'S A SERIOUS LOSS FOR
STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND TRANSIT.
BUT A LOSS THAT FREE STATEWIDE
STUDENT TRANSIT PASSES COULD
FIX. BRINGING RELIEF TO MANY
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE
STATE, WHILE ALSO IMPROVING
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. WE'RE
ASKING THE STATE TO INVEST 94
MILLION ANNUALLY TO IMPLEMENT A
FREE STATEWIDE STUDENT TRANSIT
PASS PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD HELP
CALIFORNIA TO ACHIEVE OUR
EDUCATION. ANTI POVERTY, CLIMATE
AND TRANSIT GOALS. THE BENEFITS
OF SUCH A PROGRAM CANNOT BE
UNDERSTATED. PROVIDING FREE
TRANSIT FOR UP TO 1.3 MILLION
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS WOULD RESULT
IN A 375 MILLION ANNUAL SAVINGS
TO CALIFORNIA FAMILIES. THESE
ARE SOME OF THE SAME FAMILIES
WHOSE CHILDREN ARE HAVING TO
DECIDE BETWEEN TRANSIT AND
BREAKFAST. IT WOULD ALSO HELP TO
SLOW DOWN CLIMATE CHANGE BY
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS BY OVER 100 AND 5000
METRIC TONS PER YEAR. AND
REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED
BY 239 MILLION MILES IN ITS
FIRST YEAR. WE BELIEVE THAT A
FAIR FREE TRANSIT PROGRAM IS KEY
TO TURNING STUDENT WRITERS INTO
TRANSIT RIDERS FOR LIFE. WHICH
WE MUST DO IF WE'RE SERIOUS
ABOUT GETTING OUT OF OUR CARS
AND ONTO TRAINS AND BUSSES,
REDUCING VM T FIGHTING CLIMATE
CHANGE, CLEANING OUR AIR AND
ACHIEVING OUR EDUCATIONAL GOALS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR FRIEDMAN AND
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ANGELICA CAMPUS, AND I
AM A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT AT
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO,
AS WELL AS STUDENT LEADER WITHIN
MY COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS
FORMERLY WITHIN THE STUDENT
SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. PUBLIC TRANSIT MEANS
THAT WE ARE ABLE, WE WILL BE
BETTER ABLE TO MOVE PEOPLE IN
THIS CASE STUDENTS AROUND MORE
EFFICIENTLY. AND WE WILL ALSO BE
ABLE TO REDUCE THE CARBON
FOOTPRINT. UH THAT'S PEOPLE MAY
BE ABLE TO ME ROCK UP WHOEVER
THEY'RE USING CAR OR ANY OTHER
PERSONAL VEHICLE, UM, SIMPLY PER
EACH BUS AND TRAIN TRIP. MORE
PEOPLE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT. MORE
STUDENTS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT ALSO
EQUALS LESSER CARS ON OUR ROADS
AND LESSER CONGESTION THAT BACKS
UP OUR CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND
ROADS, WHICH OFTEN TIMES CAN
CAUSE DELAYS FOR STUDENTS
TRANSPORTING BETWEEN AREAS IN MY
AREA. IT WOULD BE SAN FRANCISCO.
UH AND MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE
ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE EAST
BAY. PARTS OF SOME MATEO AND
MANY OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA
EVEN STUDENTS COMING AS FAR AS
FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY INTO THE
BAY AREA. WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE, FAIR
FREE STUDENT TRANSIT PASSES.
STUDENTS LIKE ME WILL NO LONGER
HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN, YOU
KNOW, GRABBING A BITE TO EAT AND
PAYING FOR A BUS RIDE? BECAUSE
OFTENTIMES STUDENTS LIKE ME HAVE
TO MAKE THESE IMPORTANT CRUCIAL
DECISIONS IN ORDER TO SUCCEED,
GO TO SCHOOL GET TO EVERYDAY
THINGS IN THEIR LIFE, SUCH AS
DOCTORS, APPOINTMENTS AND WORK.
UM IN THESE. THOSE BARRIERS
BROUGHT ON BY TRANSIT PASSES OR
THE COST OF TRANSIT OFTEN MAKE
OUR LIVES AND OUR EDUCATIONAL
JOURNEY A LOT MORE INEQUITABLE.
MAYBE 6 10 IS CRITICAL, PREFER
FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO
TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS THAT
WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY WE
NAVIGATE OUR EDUCATION AND TIME
OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. WHEN I
FIRST HEARD OF THIS BILL, I WAS
EXTREMELY EXCITED BECAUSE OF THE
OPPORTUNITY, THE TRANSIT AGENCY
THAT TRANSIT AGENCIES ACROSS THE
STATE WILL HAVE TO ESTABLISH
FUTURE OR LIFELONG TRANSIT
WRITERS. UM AND WE CAN SEE THAT
WITH A B 16 TRANS AGENCIES WILL
POTENTIALLY HAVE A 9 TO 28%
INCREASE OF RIDERSHIP WITHIN TWO
YEARS, AS WELL AS A 38% INCREASE
OF RIDERSHIP WITHIN 10 YEARS.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU TO
FINISH TWO MINUTES AS A STUDENT.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN
PIVOTAL AND ALLOWING ME TO HAVE
BETTER ACCESS TO MY COMMUNITY.
ACCESS TO FAIR FREE TRANSIT
ISN'T JUST ABOUT NOT NEEDING OR
OWNING THE CAR IS ABOUT HAVING
ACCESS TO SCHOOL TO MEDICAL CARE
TO WORK, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
AND OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL? MELANIE MORALES WITH
THE GREEN ONION STUDENT SUPPORT
. THE EUROPEAN ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. SOFIA AFRICA WITH THE
COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR AND
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
ANDREW AND I'M A LITTLE BIT OF A
TWEENER. WE HAVE A SUPPORT. IF
AMENDED POSITION, I HAD A CHANCE
TO TALK WITH THE AUTHOR ABOUT
THE BILL, AND THE ISSUE IS THE
FORMULA FACTOR THAT'S USED FOR
DISTRIBUTION. WE'D LIKE TO SEE
SOMETHING THAT GIVES GREATER WAY
TO POPULATION AS OPPOSED TO FARE
BOX. AND THAT'S REALLY THE HEART
OF BILL METRO HAS A LONG TRACK
RECORD OF PIONEERING FAIRLESS
ACTUALLY HAVE A GO PASS PROGRAM
THAT'S BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, AND SO
WE'RE ON RECORD AND SUPPORT THE
GOALS OF THE BILL. OKAY FOR
THOSE REASONS. THE PART OF
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND I LET HIM SPEAK BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION ON
FILE. DON'T THINK I'M GONNA LET
EVERYBODY SPEAK LIKE THAT. UM
OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WHO WAS
OPPOSED TO THE BILL, WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY OPERATOR.
CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN UP THE PHONE
LINES FOR A B 6 10 FOR WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO A B 6 10, PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO, PRESS ONE
AND ZERO AT THIS TIME AND PRESS
IT ONLY ONCE. WE HAVE SEVERAL
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNALED THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK. JUST A
MOMENT, PLEASE. WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO LINE 31 LINE 31. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. THIS IS MARK FOLK
CEVICHE, DIRECTOR OF STATE
POLICY FOR STREETS FOR ALL
CALLING IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
LINE 44. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, REBECA GONZALEZ
WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND STRONG SUPPORT. LINE
58. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. THIS
IS SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL, CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND WE'RE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO
LINE 1 10. MR LIU ON BEHALF OF
YOU. OW! 2065 YOU W 58 10 IN
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE
FOUR MORE PEOPLE HAVE SIGNALED
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. WE'RE NOW GOING
TO GO ONTO LINE 57. THERESA
BROWN. THIS IS THERESA BROWN
WITH THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND
SUPPORT OF A B 6 10. WE'RE NOW
GOING TO GO ON TO LINE 101 OR
101, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES HI.
THIS IS DENNY ZANE, FOUNDER OF
MOVE L. A IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A
B 6 10. NOW GO ON TO LINE 1 12
LINE 1 12 YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
THIS IS DARIUS REGO WITH THE
GOVERNMENT AND I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
AND WE'LL NOW GO ON TO LINE 100.
HI THIS IS HEATHER BRANDT,
WORKING STUDENT PARENT AND
MOTHER OF THREE. AS WELL AS THE
FULL TIME CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENT CURRENTLY
SERVING AS A STUDENT CHANCELLOR
ON BEHALF OF CITY COLLEGE OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND DELEGATE ON BEHALF
OF MY COLLEGE WITHIN THE STUDENT
SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
A B 6 10 AND URGE YOU ALL TO DO
THE SAME THINGS. AND MADAM
CHAIR. WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL
PERSON WHO SIGNALED THEY WISH TO
SPEAK JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.
JUST ANOTHER MOMENT. LINE 51.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. OKAY THIS
IS DYLAN HERNANDEZ WITH MID CITY
COMMUNITY AS A KISSY NETWORK ON
THE SUPPORT OF 86 10. AND THERE
IS NO ONE ELSE WHO SIGNALED THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU GO
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
ANYBODY IN THE COMMITTEE. SO
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE AND A REALLY GREAT IDEA.
IT'S A POPULATION THAT OFTEN
LACKS FINANCIAL RESOURCES. GIVEN
THEIR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN. WE
DON'T HAVE BUSSING IN MOST OF
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THIS
IS A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO
BRING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND
FOR OLDER CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GET SAFELY.
TO SCHOOL. AND OF COURSE, WE
DEVELOPED TRANSIT RIDERS.
HOPEFULLY FOR LIFE. BY
ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE THE BUS
AND THE TRAIN EVERYWHERE. AND IF
YOU'RE YOU KNOW 15 16. THAT'S A
LOT OF MOBILITY THAT YOU KNOW IF
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT
COULD BE YOU KNOW FOR BOBA AT
THE MALL. SO UH, THERE'S A LOT
OF REALLY GREAT REASONS TO
SUPPORT THIS, AND I URGE
EVERYONE IN THE COMMITTEE TO
SUPPORT IT, BUT NOT TO BE A
DEBBIE DOWNER. WE ALSO NEED TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR THIS
AT A TIME WHEN OUR TRANSIT
AGENCIES ARE FACING FISCAL
CLIFFS AND NOT HAVING THE MONEY
FOR THEIR OPERATIONS. YOU KNOW
IT DOES. I DO WONDER WHETHER THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEMSELVES AND
THE COLLEGES THEMSELVES ARE
BETTER EQUIPPED FINANCIALLY OUT
OF THERE. THEIR FUNDING TO OFFER
THESE PASSES TO THEIR STUDENT
POPULATION. BUT WHATEVER THE
ANSWER IS, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET OUR TRANSIT AGENCIES
ON THE PATH TOWARDS FISCAL
SUSTAINABILITY. FOR ONE THING.
UM AND THAT YOU KNOW THIS THIS I
THINK YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO
MAYBE STRUGGLE A LITTLE GIVEN
THEIR FINANCIAL CONCERNS, BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT
WE SHOULDN'T LET THAT BE THE
REASON THAT WE DON'T DO THIS
BILL AND I HOPE THAT IT GETS
THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THE
GOVERNOR SIGNS IT. I THINK IT'S
THAT IMPORTANT TO GET THIS
POPULATION ONTO TRANSIT. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING
THE BILL FORWARD. DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO STAY IN
CLOSING? YES, I WOULD AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID. POLICY
IS VERY SOLID. UM YOU KNOW,
WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR FIVE OR
SIX TIMES NOW. BUT I DO THINK IT
IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. AND I HAD
SOME UNFORTUNATE THAT THE FISCAL
ELEMENTS OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH OR WHAT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW,
BUT I THINK THAT THE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS ARE STRONG
SUPPORTERS AS WELL. AND I THINK
THAT YOUR POINT HOW WE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO THREAD THE NEEDLE, MAYBE
SOME APPROACH THAT LOOKS AT
BALANCING THE SCALES A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENTLY. AND AS I'VE
ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE TRANSIT
AGENCIES THAT WILL BE WORKING
WITH THEM, AND SHOULD THIS BILL
MOVE TO THE APPROPRIATION
COMMITTEE THAT IT'S OUR GOAL TO
MAKE SURE THAT SHOULD IT MOVED
FROM THE CORPORATIONS COMMITTED
TO THE FLOOR THAT THESE KIND OF
ISSUES HAVE BEEN GIVEN, UM GREAT
WEIGHT AND THOUGHT AND THAT
THERE IS A SOLUTION THAT WHERE'S
THE NEEDLE? WELL I REALLY ADMIRE
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR STICK
TO IGNACE AND I HOPE THAT FIFTH
TIME IS A CHARM. I HAD HAIR. THE
LAST TIME I STARTED THIS, YEAH.
ALRIGHT WITH THAT. I THINK WE
HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND OR NO.
OKAY WE HAD EMOTION IN A SECOND.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
MAYBE 6 10, YOU PASS AND RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN, I PATERSON ANDERSON.
I, BERMAN BERMAN. I CARILLO VÚI
DAVIES. DAVIES. I GIBSON ART.
ART I JACKSON JAX AND I CHOLERA.
LOWENTHAL I WIN WHEN I SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ, I WALLACE. WORK. WAIT.
WARD. AYE. WICKS. WICKS. AYE. WE
HAVE 12 VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT
AND WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN IS
MR LOWE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, MR LOWE. YOU ARE HERE FOR
A B 6 39 IF YOU AND YOUR TWO
WITNESSES COULD PLEASE APPROACH
.
OKAY WE HAVE EMOTION THAT A
SECOND, SO LET'S NOT TALK PEOPLE
OUT OF THEIR SUPPORT, EITHER.
OKAY. THANK YOU. OH, I THINK YOU
NEED TO PUSH THE BUTTON. RUSTY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
AND COMPANY MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT A BILL THAT THIS
COMMITTEE AND OUR BODY HAS SEEN
BEFORE. WITH RESPECT TO HELPING
ON RECIPROCITY WITH A NUMBER OF
OTHER COUNTRIES COMMENSURATE
WITH 30 OTHER STATES AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR OUR VOTE
WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
WITH ME HERE TODAY AND SUPPORT
OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
CONSULATE'S OF JAPAN AND KOREA,
WHO I KNOW WILL ALSO MAKE THEIR
COMMENTS VERY BRIEF. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
KAZUMI YOKOYAMA AND I'M HERE
TODAY TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF
THE CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN.
FRANCISCO YASUSHI NOGUCHI. I
WILL NOW READ A STATEMENT
PREPARED BY THE CONSUL GENERAL.
WITH THE MEMBER GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR
THAT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPRESS OUR OPINION ABOUT 86 39
ON BEHALF OF THE JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT. AS OF TODAY HAS A
MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION WITH
29 COUNTRIES AND JOHN PAUL. HE
SPOKE UP FOR EXEMPTION WITH
RIGHT BY THE RIGHT HAND
EXAMINATIONS. CURRENTLY HAS A
MOOC SEVEN U. S STATES. THE
LOCAL JAPANESE CAMBA COMMAS IN
THOSE STATES HAVE EXPRESSED
THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE
EXEMPTION. THEREFORE THE
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IS VERY
INTERESTED IN PASTORING AND MOST
SERIES THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
YOU MADE POSSIBLE BY THIS WILL
JAPAN IS THE LARGEST FOREIGN
INVESTOR IN CALIFORNIA. MANY
JAPANESE BUSINESS PARTNERS HAVE
COME TO REAP AND WORK HERE.
ARREST THE YEAR. PRIME MINISTER
ESTABLISHED FIVE YEARS, TAMPOPO
STARTING A STARTUP AND
INCREASING THAT OF CREATION
TEMPERATURE IN JAPAN. IN LIGHT
OF THOSE AIRPORTS. THE JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT PLANNED TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DISPATCHED
TO SILICON BARRY. I HOPE THIS
BILL IF IT COMES INTO EFFECT,
YOUR FATHER ENCOURAGED JAPANESE
COMPANIES AND ENTREPRENEURS TO
OPERATE IN CALIFORNIA AND BITE
BUS UP. HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE TO
DRAW THE ATTENTION OF HONORABLE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ONE POINT
THIS BILL REQUIRE DRIVERS AROUND
SINCE ISSUED IN FOREIGN
COUNTRIES TO BE THIS ARE TO BE
SURRENDERED TO CALIFORNIA
AUTHORITIES OR DESTROYED THIS
COULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR
THOSE WHO RETURNED TO JAPAN OF
TAPIOCA OPERATIONS IN
CALIFORNIA. THE M O. C. WITH THE
SEVENTH STATE DO NOT INCLUDE
THIS CONTENT, IT WOULD BE
GRATEFULLY GREATLY APPRECIATE IT
IF THIS ISSUE COULD BE
CONSIDERED IN FUTURE
NEGOTIATIONS. IN CLOSING. I'D
LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT OUR
SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE FOR A B 69
, THE CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN IN
SAN FRANCISCO, STAND READY TO
COOPERATE WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IN ANY WAY DOT
ACCOUNT. THAT CONCLUDES THE
STATE MENT FROM THE CONSULATE
GENERAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HONORABLE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. I AM
GANG, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL OF
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN SAN
FRANCISCO ON BEHALF OF THE
PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA. I WOULD LIKE
TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE
TO THE HONORABLE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR GIVING ME
THIS VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TODAY.
THIS MARK THIS YEAR MARKS A
SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE
BILATERAL HISTORY BETWEEN KOREA
AND THE UNITED STATES. IT IS
120TH ANNIVERSARY OF IMMIGRATION
OF KOREANS TO THE UNITED STATES
AND ALSO THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE KOREA US ALLIANCE. POLITICAL
ECONOMIC SECURITY AND PEOPLE TO
PEOPLE TIES WILL BE FOR THE
REINFORCED BY THE STATE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT YOU INTO WASHINGTON,
DC, LATE IN LATE IN THIS APRIL,
THE TWO PRESIDENTS WILL
HIGHLIGHT IMPORTERS AND ENDURING
THE STRENGTH OF THE IRONCLAD
KOREA US ALLIANCES AS WELL AS
THE UNITED UNITED STATES'
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO KOREA.
DURING THE 70 YEARS, KOREA HAS
GROWN TO BE ONE OF THE TOP 53
PARTNERS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. KOREAN GOVERNMENT
HAS PURSUED A SYSTEMIC SYSTEM.
ERICA STRATEGY TO OFFER
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT TO PUT
BOOST UP AFFORDING THE
INVESTMENT FROM KOREAN COMPANIES
TO OTHER COUNTRIES. THIS
ENVIRONMENT IS CONCRETIZE BY A
PACKAGE OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
ON INVESTMENT, TAXATION, SOCIAL
WELFARE AND THE DRIVER'S LICENSE
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. FOR THE LONG
PERIOD OF FRIENDSHIP AND KOREAN
US GOVERNMENT JUST SUCCEEDED IN
SIGNING MAJOR ECONOMIC
AGREEMENTS, AND TODAY WE ARE
WITNESSING THEY FIND A PART OF
THE PACKAGE, NAMELY THE DRIVER'S
LICENSE. EFFECTIVE. MUTUAL
RECOGNITION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE
AND SAY IT WAS A LOT OF PRECIOUS
TIME FOR INVESTORS. THIS IS WHY
KOREAN GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY
SIGNED DRIVERS THE LICENSE
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH 100. 36
COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WALL AND
ALSO 23 STATES UP THE US NOW
MANY AMERICANS FROM THESE 2033
STATES CAN EXCHANGE THEIR
LICENSE FREELY WITH KOREAN
LICENSE. WE HAD A SIMPLE
APPLICATION WHENEVER THEY TRAVEL
OR STAY IN KOREA. I CHECKED. I
CHECKED OUT THE OFFICIAL HISTORY
OF DECISION IN CALIFORNIA. KOREA
GOVERNMENT. OFFICIALLY PROPOSED
EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IN 2011. SO THIS YEAR
IS OUR 12TH YEAR OF ENDEAVOR TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IF I'M NOT
WRONG, I WILL BECAUSE SAY THAT
THE SAME BILL HAS PASSED IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE
SENATE IN MAY 2018
TRANSPORTATION COMING IN THE
ASSEMBLY MARCH 2019
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE
SENATE, JULY 2020 21
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE
SENATE. AND I WAS STILL 2021.
NOW WE ARE HERE AGAIN. KOREAN
GÓMEZ HAS SO FAR MADE ITS BEST
FORCE THAT IS PART WE HAVE
ALREADY WAVERED BEHIND THE WHEEL
TEST FOR CALIFORNIA DRIVER SINCE
HOLDERS IN KOREA SO THAT THAT
CALIFORNIA'S CAN GET A CURRENT
LICENSE JUST WITH WRITTEN AND
HEARING VISUAL EXAMINATIONS. THE
. AND THERE'S THE TODAY'S BILL.
A B 6 39 WILL BE A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF THE PRINCIPLE OF RECIPROCITY.
AND IN SEPTEMBER 2019 TO STOP
YOU OR HAS THE WAY PAST THE TWO
MINUTES, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR
TESTIMONY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM WHICH
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT AND THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS K ZERO HORA,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE
JAPANESE COMMAS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. SO ON BEHALF OF THE
CHAMBER AND ALSO THE JAPANESE
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WITH
CALIFORNIA WITH THE 35 HUNDREDS
OF JAPANESE COMPANY IN
CALIFORNIA STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. I HATE TO CUT EVERYONE'S
SHORT. WE HAVE TO BE FAIR AND
EQUAL TO EVERYBODY IS PAUL CHOW.
AH PRESIDENT OF A KOREAN
COMMUNITY IN SACRAMENTO AREA
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE BILL. A B 6
39. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SAMUEL
KIM. I SUPPORT A B 6 39. MY NAME
IS YOUNG SIR KIM AND I SUPPORT A
B 6 39. MY NAME IS JAMIE CHEN.
I'M AN ATTORNEY, ATTENDING
PHYSICIAN AND ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR AT U. C DAVIS MEDICAL
CENTER AND VÀ MAINZER HOSPITAL
ON BEHALF OF THE TAIWANESE
COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA. I'M
IN SUPPORT OF A B 639. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO
VOICE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL, PLEASE COME UP TO THE
MICROPHONE. OKAY SEE NONE YET.
LET'S GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
OPERATOR COULD YOU OPEN UP
TESTIMONY FOR AND AGAINST A B A
B 6 39. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO WISH
TO SPEAK AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL, PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO AT THIS
TIME, PRESS ONE THAN ZERO. MADAM
CHAIR. IT APPEARS THAT THERE'S
NO ONE WHO'S SIGNALED THAT THEY
WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE
WHO WISHES TO SPEAK?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DAVIES. JUST A
QUICK QUESTION TO THE AUTHOR OF
THE CURRENT LAW. RIGHT NOW, YOU
HAVE TO SHOW PROOF OF INSURANCE
BEFORE YOU DO. TAKE YOUR DARVIS
TEST. SO WHAT TYPE OF PROOF THAT
THEY SHOW IT, THEY WOULDN'T BE
DOING THEIR DRIVER TESTS WHEN IT
FITS, WAVED. WELL THANK YOU FOR
THAT QUESTION SIMILAR TO THE TO
THE ANALYSIS, WE STILL WOULD
HAVE THERE IN VISUAL AND HEARING
PORTIONS OF IT AS WELL. UM AND
TO ALLOW FOR THE DMV TO LOOK AT
SOMETHING WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
WITH RESPECT TO OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AS WELL. UM AND SO
WITH RESPECT TO INSURANCE THAT
IS STILL GOING TO BE REQUIRED A
SPECIFIC BUT IT'S JUST THE
BEHIND THE WHEEL IF IT IS
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR WITH
RESPECT TO THE OTHER COUNTRIES.
ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK THAT THIS
IS A VERY GOOD BILL AND I
SUPPORT IT. AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR BRINGING THIS BACK YEAR
AFTER YEAR. UM WE DO HAVE ISSUES
WITH THE DMV IN TERMS OF THE
LIQUIDITY OF THEIR MOTOR VEHICLE
ACCOUNT, AND I THINK THAT'S
PROBABLY THE PROBLEM THAT YOU'VE
BEEN RUNNING INTO. IT'S HARD FOR
ME TO IMAGINE THIS HAVING A HUGE
POLICY CONCERN. I THINK THAT
THERE ARE FISCAL ISSUES AT. AND
I HOPE THAT THEY CAN SOLVE THAT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE
WISE GIVEN CERTAINLY OTHER
STATES ACTIONS THAT WE DO TRY TO
ALLOW, ALLOW HIM AND ENCOURAGE
DMV. FOR TRAVELERS, SO I
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY TAKING THE
TIME TO COME HERE TODAY. I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL, AND I THINK
WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A
MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND CAN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? MR
LOWE. OKAY, WE HAVE A REAL CALL,
PLEASE. MAYBE 639 MOTION IS DO
PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, I PATERSON
BERMAN. HERMAN I CARILLO VÚI
DAVIES. BABY'S NOT VOTING.
GIBSON. ART I JACKSON JACKSON I
CHOLERA. LOWENTHAL LOWENTHAL, I
WIN. I WIN. I SANCHEZ OPPOSE IS
THAT A NO? NO. OKAY, UM WALLACE.
WHILE IT'S NOT VOTING AWARD.
WORD I WICKS. AYE. NINE. BILL IS
NINE VOTES. IT IS OUT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND
WITH THAT I'M GOING TO CALL ANY
ABSENT MEMBERS WITHIN EARSHOT.
TICK, PLEASE COME AND VOTE AND
ADD ON. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE
ROLE NOW. STARTING AT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. BERMAN.
BERMAN. AYE. YEP. KHN. HEART I
CHOLERA. WALLACE WALLACE, I
WICKS. WICKS. AYE. 13 VOTES THAT
CONSENT CALENDARS ADOPTED.
HMM. OKAY FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
A. B 3 16 CURRENT VOTE IS 10 TO
15. THE MOTION IS THE MOTION IS
DO YOU PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND
CONVEYANCE. FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN.
AYE. CARILLO. UM JACKSON.
JACKSON, NOT VOTING. FORD. WORD.
I. THE BILL HAS TO IT'S HAS 12
VOTES. IT'S OUT. MAYBE 3 50. THE
MOTION IS DO PASS AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES, BERMAN
BERMAN. AYE. GIBSON. JACKSON
JACKSON I CHOLERA. WHEN I WHEN I
WICKS. WIGS. AYE. 14 VOTES. THE
BILL IS OUT. HMM. WAIT. WHAT ARE
YOU VOTING ION? AH WELL, WE'LL
HAVE TO START AT THE TOP. JUST
WAIT FOR US, AND WE'LL GO BACK
TO THE ITEMS YOU, MISS. THANK
YOU. REAL ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
MAYBE 3 60 FOR THE MOTION IS DO
PASS, AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION. JACKSON
JACKSON. AYE. WALLACE. WALLACE I
WARD WARD. I WICKS. OH, SURE. 15
YES. OKAY 50. THAT BILL HAS 15
VOTES. IT IS OUT. I LET HIM
NUMBER SIX A. B 436. THE MOTION
IS DO PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
GIBSON. HI AND I JACKSON.
JACKSON I CHOLERA. OH, PHIL HAS
14 VOTES IT IS OUT. FILE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN A B 610. THE MOTION
IS DO PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
GIBSON GIBSON. I CHOLERA.
WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE. 13 VOTES.
THAT BILL IS OUT. HIGHLIGHTING
NUMBER EIGHT A B 639. THE MOTION
IS DO PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
PATTERSON. GIBSON GIBSON. AYE.
CHOLERA. NOT SO AND 10 VOTES
THAT BILL IS OUT. THE ONE MR.
OKAY, LIKE AND SEND CALENDAR.
GIBSON GIBSON. AYE. CHOLERA. THE
CONTENT CALENDAR HAS FOR 14
VOTES. IT'S STILL PASSED. PILOT
ITEM NUMBER THREE. MAYBE 3 50.
PASSENGER REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
ON NATURAL RESOURCES. GIBSON.
AYE. THAT BILL NOW HAS 15 VOTES.
OKAY? GREAT WITH THAT WE ARE
ADJOURNED.