THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOWENTHAL
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM
. THE SERGEANT OF ARMS WILL
PREPARE THE CHAMBER AND BRINGING
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL AGUIAR-CURRY.
MELANIE'S ALVAREZ ARAMBULA VEINS
BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT. BERMAN
BURNER BONTA, BRIAN CALDERON,
JUAN CARILLO, WENDY CARILLO,
CERVANTES CHIN CONNOLLY, SALLY
DAVIES DIXON IS SALIH FLORA,
MIKE FONG, VINCE FONG FRIEDMAN,
GABRIEL. GALLAGHER GARCIA GIBSON
, GRAYSON HANEY HEART HOLDEN.
HOOVER ERWIN JACKSON, JONES,
SAWYER, KARA LACKEY. LI LO.
LOWENTHAL MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS
MCCARTY MAKIN ER MURATSUCHI WHEN
ORTEGA PACHECO POPPING JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON ER
PELLERIN PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK
SILVA RAMOS RAISE THREE OF US
ROBERT RIVAS RODRIGUEZ RUBIO
SANCHEZ SANTIAGO SHIAVO SORIA
TOM. TING VALENCIA, VÆ
VALLAPUDUA WALDRON, WALLACE WARD
, WEBER WICKS WILSON WOULD
ZABAR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER. AND THE
GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE
PRAYER AND FLAG SALUTE. THE DAYS
PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR
ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN. IMAM YES,
SIR. CON. AND THE NAME OF GOD.
THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST
MERCIFUL. OH, LORD. GOD OF OUR
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. WE
LOOK TO YOU TODAY. AS WE BEGIN
TO SECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY. WE THANK YOU
THIS. WE THANK YOU THIS MORNING,
AND FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE
ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY. THESE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HAVE BEEN GIVEN
A GREAT PRIVILEGE. AND HAVE AN
IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY. MR
UPON THEM THE WISDOM DISCERNMENT
AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED BE BE
VERY NEAR TO EACH OF THEM. AND
MADE THIS DAY BE A DAY OF
ACCOMPLISHMENT. BY YOUR GRACE.
ENABLE THESE REPRESENTATIVES TO
MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
FOR OUR FELLOW CALIFORNIANS. I
MEAN, THANK YOU. MOM YES,
CIRCON. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING
AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WILSON LEADS
US IN THE FLAG SALUTE. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
THANK YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING
OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL
CHAMBER SACRAMENT ON THURSDAY,
APRIL 13TH 2023 THE ASSEMBLY,
BUT AT NINE AM THE HONORABLE
CHRISTOPHER IN WARD SPEAKER PRO
TEMPORE GALLAGHER. SECONDS AT
THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE, INTRODUCTIONS
AND REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADAPTED.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
SENATE. THERE ARE NONE MOVING TO
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE
ABSENCES FOR THE DAY WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL MAJORITY LEADER RAISE
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR, MADAM SPEAKER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JACKSON
AND AGUIAR-CURRY TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY
RULE. 1 18 A TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL TO HAVE
GUESTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ON THE
FLOOR TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 96 TO
WITHDRAW A B 854 RAMOS FROM THE
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE. AND ORDER THE BILL TO
THE SECOND READING FILE. WITH
THAT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. MOVING TO GUESTS,
INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BERMAN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTION.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THE FOURTH GRADE CLASS
FROM THE GIDEON HAUSNER JEWISH
DAY SCHOOL IN MY DISTRICT WHO
ARE ALL UP HERE IN THE GALLERY
RIGHT NOW, AND I HAD A CHANCE TO
CHAT WITH THEM BEFORE SESSION.
THEY HAD SUCH GREAT QUESTIONS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A
COUPLE OF THEM HERE ON THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR IN A FEW DECADES
AS LEGISLATORS THEMSELVES,
PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING,
COLLEAGUES. WE I AM DELIGHTED
TODAY TO HAVE OUR TWO C I F 2023
SCHOLAR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
WITH US HERE IN THE CHAMBER
TODAY. I AM PLEASED THAT LILY
VEILING FROM MY DISTRICT IS CF
SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE WORLD OF
THE YEAR. UM THIS IS THE WORLD
STARTING WITH CALIFORNIA THAN
THE WORLD. UM AND THIS IS AN
AWARD. I THINK THAT MANY OF YOU
ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT IS GIVING
IN RECOGNITION OF SCHOLASTIC
ACHIEVEMENT, ATHLETIC ABILITY
AND LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY
, AND WE HAVE TO REALLY
FANTASTIC YOUNG CALIFORNIANS
WITH US TODAY. UM LILY IS A TWO
SPORT ATHLETE AT NOTRE DAME HIGH
SCHOOL, WHERE SHE HAS
PARTICIPATED IN WATER POLO AND
SWIMMING, AND SHE HAS BEEN
CAPTAIN OF THE WATER POLO TEAM
FOR THE FAST TWO YEARS. SHE ALSO
HAS A 4.69 GPA. I'M UNDERSTOOD
THAT ACTUALLY WENT UP SINCE THE
PRINTING OF THE RESOLUTION. YEAH
AND THAT THAT ACTUALLY IS NOT
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE THING.
LISTEN TO THIS. SHE HAS FOUNDED
THE FIRE FAMILY LADDER PROGRAM,
WHICH IS A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON
SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN OF
FALLEN OR DISABLED FIREFIGHTERS
, AND SHE HAS A VOLUNTEER WITH
THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND DISABLED
FIREFIGHTERS FUND ALSO HAS DONE
EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP,
FOUNDING THE NOTRE DAME GAME
CLUB TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE
MENTAL HEALTH SOMETHING WE HAVE
ALL TALKED ABOUT. ON THIS FLOOR
RECENTLY. UNSURPRISINGLY HER
CLASSES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
SCHOOLS ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY
AND SHE COATS CHILDREN,
INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
ON WATER AND SURVIVAL, SWIMMING
SKILLS. SO PLEASE HELP ME IN
CONGRATULATING LILY, VOWING OUR
CF SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
AND ALSO WANT TO GIVE A. A
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO HER
PARENTS AND HER FAMILY WHO'S UP
IN THE GALLERY BECAUSE I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF THE HARD WORK
THERE, TOO. SO LET'S WELCOME HER
FAMILY AS WELL PLAYED. I AM ALSO
PINCH HITTING TODAY FOR OUR
COLLEAGUE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BAUER-KAHAN FROM ORINDA, WHO IS
WANTED TO ENSURE OUR CF SCHOLAR
OUT OF THE YEAR. TIMOTHY CARE,
CONTINUING WITH THE THEME HE HAS
ALSO GOING TO UC DAVIS, ALSO A
WATER POLO PLAYER. HE IS
ATTENDING SAN RAMON VALLEY HIGH
SCHOOL, WHERE HE HAS BEEN VICE
PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE
COMRADES CLUB, WHICH IS FOCUSED
ON AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENT. HE HAS CLASS
PRESIDENT OF BOYS TEAM CHARITY,
WHICH IS FUNDRAISING FOR LOCAL
AND NATIONAL CHARITIES. HE HAS
VOLUNTEERED WITH THE MONUMENT
CRISIS CENTER THROUGH SCHOOL
SUPPLY DRIVES, FOOD DRIVE
DISTRIBUTION EVENTS AND ALSO A
NUMBER OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RUNNING
WITH LOVE, WHICH IS AN
ORGANIZATION. THAT SUPPORTS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR THE
CHILDREN OF FARMWORKERS AND
OTHERS WHO FACE BARRIERS. SO
ALSO A GREAT ATHLETE, A
WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. LET'S
GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO
HIM AS WELL. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILL VALLAPUDUA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS.
INTRODUCTIONS THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING,
COLLEAGUES. PLEASE HELP ME IN
WELCOMING THE FIFTH GRADE
STUDENTS FROM ALCORN SCHOOL AND
STOCKTON'S TO CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. AH THEY ARE CALM. UM,
THEY'RE HERE WITH THEIR TEACHER
, DOCTOR ADRIAN GO. MILLER WHO
WAS A SOUTH KING COUNTY OFFICE
OF EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR
. 2016 I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT
SOME OF THE STUDENTS HERE ARE
SOUTH KING COUNTY SITS SCIENCE
OLYMPIC DIVISION, A TOURNAMENT
CHAMPIONS. I'M PROUD TO HAVE THE
STUDENTS HERE TODAY AGAIN,
PLEASE, AS WELCOME TO KELLY TO
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. THE CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 6 40 TO 58 TO 54
TO 86 4 13 5 21 6 78 7 33 7 54 7
55 8 25 9 17 9 47 9 94 10 27 10
37 11 87 11 94 12 OH, 4 12 13 12
16 12 18 12 66 12 88 13 30 TO 13
45 13 99 14 30 TO 14 49 14 65 14
83 14 85 16 31 16 46 17 OH, 7 10
62 24 TO 56 3 53 68. 3 82. 3 89
99 404 95 17 6 14 6 23 6 28 6 37
17 7 85 7 91 8 59 8 76 929 24 10
23 12 17 12 71 12 83 12 91 12 96
13 18 13 28 13 31 13 55 13 66 13
77 14 OH, 4 15 26 15 60 15 78 16
11 16 12 17 60, 17 64 AND
ASSEMBLY BILL 9 36 WITH
AMENDMENTS BILLS ON SECOND
READING WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
ALL AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED MEMBERS. WILL WE BE
MOVING TO THE ADOPTION OF FLOOR
AMENDMENTS PENDING AT THE DESK?
BIO ITEM? 90 A B 1335 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ABROAD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, THE CLERK
WILL READ THE BILL 13 35, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
OF HER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRO, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
AMENDMENTS. MADAM SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS I RISE TODAY TO PRESENT
A B 13 35 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ZUBER. IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION TO TAKING A VOICE
VOTE ON AMENDMENTS? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE. OPPOSING NO, THE EYES
HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE FILE ITEM
NUMBER 98 A B THREE. PARDON ME A
B 636 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KARA
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS.
THE CLERK WILL READ THE BILL 6
36 WITH AMENDMENTS BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KARA. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. AMENDMENTS TO A B 6 36
MAKE MINOR TECHNICAL CHANGES TO
THE BILL AND ALSO CLARIFY THAT
WHEN AN EMPLOYER HAS BOTH H TWO
EMPLOYEES AND NON H TWO
EMPLOYEES, THE EMPLOYER MAY
SATISFY THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT
WITH RESPECT TO ITS NON AGE TO A
EMPLOYEES BY OPTING TO PROVIDE
THOSE EMPLOYEES WITH THE NOTICE
FOR H TWO A EMPLOYEES AS
SPECIFIED BY THE BILL. OR BY
PROVIDING THE BASIC WRITTEN
NOTICE GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR
EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KARA. IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION AND TAKING A VOICE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS? SEEING
AND HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSING NO, THE
EYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
ON TO FILE ITEM. 103 A B 1136 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, THE CLERK
WILL READ 11 36 WITH AMENDMENTS
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JEANNIE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. UH MAYBE 11 36 IS A
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS PENSION BILL
. IT'LL SIMPLY ENSURE THAT
LICENSE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
FIGHTERS IN OUR STATE HAVE THE
SAME ACCESS TO A PENSION AS
BOXERS DO. IT'LL BE FINANCED
YOUR TICKET SALES AND SOUVENIRS
. THESE ARE CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS THAT SIMPLY ENSURE
THAT THOSE ARE SOUVENIRS THAT
ARE COMMISSIONED BY THE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE ON THESE
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY. IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION IN SEEKING A VOICE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS SEEING
AND HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSING NO, THE
EYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINCE AND BACK ON FILE. BEFORE
WE VOTE. WE WILL FIRST TAKE UP
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING CO AUTHORS. THE CLERK
WILL READ THE RESOLUTION ON THE
CONSENTS CALENDAR. THE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. 39 BY
SWIMS. REMEMBER BAINES RELATIVE
TO OLDER CALIFORNIANS MONTH A
SEMI CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 69 BY
SOME REMEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY
RELATIVES. NECROTIZING COLITIS
AWARENESS DAY ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 73 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VEINS RELATIVE
TO STATE SCIENTISTS DAY HOUSE
RESOLUTION 32 BY SOMEONE
REMEMBER MCKENNA RELATIVE TO
BLACK CONSERVATION WEEK SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EIGHT BY
SENATOR QUINN AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO BLACK APRIL MEMORIAL
MONTH. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION, 34 BY SENATOR ASKED
ME AND OTHERS WELL AS WITH THE
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH,
SENATE-ROOM RESOLUTION 45 BY
SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO WOMEN, SURF DAY AND
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 51
BY SENATOR BECKER AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROAD TO
ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS CO
AUTHORS TO THE RESOLUTION
MEMBERS. THIS IS A VOTE FOR CO
AUTHORS, ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. YES,
PLEASE. YEAH. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE THAT THERE ARE 59
0 AUTHORS. MOVING TO A VOTE ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO MOVE AN ITEM FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR ASSEMBLY BILL 13 76 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JUAN CARILLO
INACTIVE INTO EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLE AND CONSENTS CALENDAR.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE TO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE. ISAIAH 61 THAT
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. I'M
SORRY. I 62 NOS. ZERO THE
CONSENTS CALENDAR HAS ADOPTED.
THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENTS
CALENDAR ASSEMBLY BILL 16 50. I
62 NO 0 71 62 NO 0 TO 98 62 NO.
ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL 3 30 TO 62 NO
03 34 62 NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL
3 79 62 NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY BEFORE
27 62 NO 06 91 62 NO. ZERO
ASSEMBLY BILL 7 12 62 NO 08 2062
NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL 8 73 62
NO. ZERO SOME PEOPLE 9 10 62 NO
09. 46 62 NOSE ASSEMBLY BILL 10
71 62 NOSES 11 41 0 12 46 62 NO
0 12 61 62 NO 0 14 33 62 NO 0 14
50 TO 62 NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL
14 59 62 NO 0 15 39 0 15 41 62
NO 0 15 40 TO 62 NO. ZERO
ASSEMBLY BILL 15 80 3 62 NO 0 16
65 62 NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY BILL 17
16 62 NO 03 54 62 NO 0 17 36 62
NO. ZERO CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
39 0 SOMEBODY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 69 62 NO. ZERO
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 73 62 NO.
ZERO RESOLUTION 30 TO 62 NO.
ZERO SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION. 8 62 NO. ZERO SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, 34 62
NOTES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. 43
62 NO. ZERO CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 45 62 NO. ZERO AND
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 51.
AND I 62 NO. ZERO MEMBERS. A
QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN PLACE.
WE ARE NOW MOVING TO A GERMANS
IN MEMORY. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO ARE GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION
TO SPEAK ON IN A GERMAN OF
MEMORY. MEMBERS ONCE AGAIN WHERE
YOU'RE IN A GERMAN AND MEMORY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGUILAR CURRY
RECOGNIZED THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. MEMBERS. I
WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE MAKE
SO MANY INCREDIBLE DECISIONS ON
THE FLOOR. BUT WE HAVE SOME
THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF OUR
HANDS. IN OUR DISTRICTS, AND
THIS IS ONE THAT NONE OF US
COULD HAVE CHANGED. I'M RISING
TODAY. TO ADJOURN MEMORIES OF
DAVID BRO AND KAREEM ABU NAJIM.
THE TWO VICTIMS, THE TRAGICALLY
LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE BRUTAL
KILLINGS THAT SHOCKED AND
TERRIFIED MY CONSTITUENTS IN THE
CITY OF DAVIS LAST WEEK. DAVID
BRO. WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE
DAVIS COMMUNITY. AS HE MET HE
WAS KNOWN FOR SPREADING
COMPASSION AND LOVE TO EVERYONE
HE MET. YOU COULD SEE HIM EVERY
WEEK AT THE FARMER'S MARKET WITH
THIS CLIPBOARD. AND WANTING TO
MAKE SURE WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF
WHAT COMPASSION WAS. HE LIVED A
VERY SIMPLE LIFE. BASED ON HIS
PERSONAL MISSION TO RAISE
AWARENESS OF COMPASSION. HE WAS
KIND. HE WAS GENTLE. HE WAS SOFT
SPOKEN, AND HE WAS THOUGHTFUL.
ANYONE WHO'S SPENT TIME AROUND
DAVIS CENTRAL PARK OVER THE PAST
DECADE DECADE WOULD RECOGNIZE
HIM AND HIS CONSTANT SEARCH OF
WHAT DOES COMPASSION MEANS TO
YOU? DAVID GREW UP IN DUARTE,
CALIFORNIA, NORTHEAST OF LOS
ANGELES. HE GRADUATED FROM
STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND
SUBSEQUENTLY MOVED TO THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA. HE MOVED TO
DAVIS IN 2009, AND IN 2013. HE
WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CREATION
AND ORGANIZATION OF THE
COMPASSION BENCH, LOCATED ON THE
CORNER OF THIRD AND C STREET AND
DAVIS. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BENCH
AND ITS MOSAIC AND IT JUST KIND
OF BRINGS YOU IN WHEN YOU SEE
THE BENCH. DAVIS, BUT HE ALSO
PUBLISHED HIS OWN BOOK.
COLLECTED WRITINGS ENTITLED
COMPASSION, A COMPILATION OF
CONCEPTS AND COMPASSION. AND
DAVID'S OWN WORDS. I HAD DECIDED
TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE
WITH A PIN AND A NOTEPAD AND
ASKING PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR
CONCEPT OF COMPASSION. I WILL
CONTINUE DOING THIS UNTIL THIS
CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE, AND HE
DID JUST THAT. HE IS SURVIVED BY
SISTER MARIA. WHO SAID THAT HIS
DESIRE TO SPREAD COMPASSION AND
LEARN WHAT IT MEANT TO OTHERS
CAME FROM WATCHING A TED TALK.
THE TED TALK WAS MY WISH. THE
CHARTER FOR COMPASSION. BY KAREN
STRONG, ARMSTRONG. MARIA SAYS
THAT HER BROTHER WAS ALWAYS THE
KIND IST IN THE SWEETEST PERSON
WHO TRIED TO BE IN THE STATE OF
PURE LOVE. HE TOUCHED MANY LIVES
IN OUR DAVIS COMMUNITY,
DEDICATING HIS TIME AND HIS
ENERGY TOWARDS SELF INNOCENTS.
THE CROWD WHO TURNED OUT TO HIS
MEMORIAL VIGIL. IT WAS THAT THE
CONCRETE DEMONS THERE WAS A
CONCRETE DEMONSTRATION OF HIS
VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HOW
MUCH HE WILL BE MISSED. KARIM.
ABDUL ABOU REGIME. HIS PARENTS
ARE HERE WITH US THIS THIS
MORNING. KARIM WAS BEST KNOWN AS
A SMART AND CARING YOUNG MAN. HE
WAS A LOVING SON AND BROTHER TO
HIS PARENTS. AND HER BROTHER TO
HIS PARENTS. UC DAVIS PROFESSOR
MAJID BABOON REGIME AND THE DEAN
. YEAH. HA AND HIS GRANDMOTHER
IS ALSO HERE, MOM. HE MEANT THE
WORLD TO HIS FAMILY. HIS FATHER
CALLED KAREEM AND EXCEPTIONAL
TALENT AND A BUNDLE OF ENERGY.
BEFORE MOVING TO THE UNITED
STATES AND 2018. HE ATTENDED THE
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE AND
BARRETT BERUIT, LEBANON. WHEN HE
ARRIVED IN DAVIS. HE ATTENDED
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATED
WITH HIGH HONORS IN 2020. KARIM
20 YEARS OLD, WAS A STUDENT AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS. HE WAS JUST 66 WEEKS AWAY
FROM GRADUATING WITH HIS
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE WITH HONORS. THE FAMILY
SHARED WITH ME THIS MORNING, THE
CHANCELLOR MAY WIN OVER AND
PRESENTED HIS DIPLOMA. AN
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT. HE WAS ALSO
A FULL TIME SOFTWARE ENGINEER,
INTERN AND MULTIPLE COMPANIES
MENTORED TO UNDERGRADUATE
COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS AND ON
BOARD OF THE STUDENT RESEARCHERS
TO MILLER LAB AT UC DAVIS.
FINALLY REMEMBERED BY HIS
FAMILY, THEY NOTED. CREAM, LOVE
COATING. HE LOVED MUSIC, NICE
CLOTHES, GOOD FOOD AND BEST OF
ALL THE COMPANY OF HIS FRIENDS.
HE HAD A FULL LIFE IN FRONT OF
HIM. HIS AMBITION TOOK HIM MANY
PLACES THAT PEOPLE MUCH OLDER
HAVE NEVER ACCOMPLISHED. HIS
MOTHER SAYS. I DON'T WANT YOU TO
REMEMBER KAREEM AS THE DAVIS
VICTIM, BUT RATHER AS THE BRIGHT
BRILLIANT. GORGEOUS SOUL THAT HE
IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE TO
CONTINUE HIS LEGACY. THERE'S
BEEN A MEMORIAL UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD HAS BEEN
CREATED IN HIS NAME. THE INITIAL
GOAL WAS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS
$50,000 WITHIN FOUR DAYS. IT HAS
RAID RAISE 87,000. YOU KNOW,
THIS MORNING I MET WITH HIS
MOTHER AND FATHER. AND AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE, IT'S PRETTY HARD TO
SEE THESE PEOPLE THAT REALLY
MISS THEIR SON. BUT SHE HIS MOM
MADE A REALLY GOOD POINT TO ME.
YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH. YOU KNOW, WHY AREN'T WE
GOING AND HELPING PEOPLE SOONER
? WHY DON'T WE PRETEND THIS IS A
PANDEMIC? HOW FAST WE WORKED ON
DOING A PANDEMIC? WHY CAN'T WE
DO THIS WITH MENTAL HEALTH? AND
THAT REALLY STRUCK ME STRUCK ME
HARDEST, BECAUSE WHY ARE WE
TALKED ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. WE
VOTE ON IT. WE KEEP PUTTING
BARRIERS TO GET THINGS DONE.
FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING AND WE
ALL KNOW THAT BUT THIS ONE HITS
ME REALLY HARD. AND I'M SURE IN
YOUR COMMUNITIES YOU'VE HAD THE
SAME THING. SO LET'S HONOR THESE
PEOPLE. LET'S HONOR KAREEM AND
HIS FAMILY AND DAVID'S FAMILY.
WE NEED TO TAKE SOME BIG
STANCES. SO I REQUEST THAT YOU
JOIN ME IN A JOURNEY IN MEMORY
OF BOTH DAVID AND CREAM, NOT AS
VICTIMS. BUT AS THE WONDERFUL
HUMAN BEINGS. THEY ARE. PLEASE
KEEP THEIR FAMILIES AND THE
DAVIS COMMUNITY IN YOUR HEARTS
AS WE'VE GRIEVED AND TRY TO HEAL
FROM THIS TRAGEDY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO
MANY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY. DR
JACKSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GERMAN MEMORY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. COLLEAGUES I RISE TO
DAY TO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL
HARLAND LEONARD. WHO SERVED IN
THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR
CORPS. NOW WE CALL THE US AIR
FORCE. DURING THE SECOND WORLD
WAR AS A MEMBER OF THE TUSKEGEE
AIRMEN, WHICH IS OFTEN REFERRED
TO AS THE RED TAILS. AT THE END
OF HIS CAREER, HARLEM WOULD
RETIRE AS LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN
SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. FOR OVER
TWO DECADES. HARLEM WAS BORN
SEPTEMBER 30TH 1926 IN KANSAS
CITY, MISSOURI, AND MADE HIS
JOURNEY TO THE CITY OF MARINO
VALLEY. HARLAN'S APPLE DID NOT
FALL FAR FROM THE FAMILY.
REMARKABLE PEOPLE. HIS FATHER
WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN. HIS MOTHER
, A PROMINENT CATERER, AND HIS
SISTER AND ENTREPRENEUR WHO
BROKE THE COLOR BARRIER BY BEING
THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AND
CHINESE AMERICAN TO OWN A
PRIVATE STORE IN PASADENA,
CALIFORNIA. HARLAND SERVICE TO
THE UNITED STATES. ARMY AIR
CORPS AS A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN
CANNOT BE UNDERSTAND OVER OVER
UNDERSTATED WHILE SERVING HARLEM
WITH TOTAL OVER 3000 HOURS OF
FLYING BEING AWARDED HIS COMMAND
PILOT WINGS, WHICH REPRESENTS
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FLYING
EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY HE WAS
AWARDED THE JOINT SERVICE
COMMENDATION MEDAL IN
RECOGNITION OF HIS TIME WITH THE
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL LEONARD AND
HIS COUNTER CONTEMPORARIES
PROVIDED SERVICE AND THE GIFT OF
LEADERSHIP. HARLAN AND HIS
FELLOW RED TAILS TRULY BLAZED A
TRAIL FOR RACIAL INTEGRATION
YEARS BEFORE. THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT OF THE 19 FIFTIES AND
SIXTIES. BY NOT JUST BEING THE
FIRST WING OF BLACK FIGHTER
PILOTS BUT ALSO BEING THE BEST
AFTER HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE,
HARLAN WOULD RETIRE FROM THE
AIR. AIR FORCE IN 1968. AFTER
HIS DISTINGUISHED MILITARY
CAREER, HARLAN WORKED FOR IBM AS
A MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE FOR
COMPUTER SYSTEMS, THEN WENT ON
TO WORK FOR BORNS INC. A GLOBAL
MANUFACTURER OF AUTOMOTIVE
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, CIRCUIT
PROTECTION, MAGNET AND RESISTANT
PRODUCTS, SENSORS AND CONTROLS
LOCATED IN RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA. HARLAND THEN RETIRED
IN 1994. FINALLY IN 2006. HARLAN
AND HIS FELLOW TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
WERE AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL
GOLD MEDAL OF HONOR. THE HIGHEST
AWARD GIVEN TO US CITIZENS.
HARLAN WAS A REMARKABLE MAN WHO
BELIEVED IN SERVICE AND HE WOULD
ANSWER THIS CALL EVERY TIME.
FROM HIS TIME AS A RED TAIL. A
FATHER GRANDFATHER, GREAT
GRANDFATHER. TO YOUTH SPEAKER
AND MENTOR. TO HIS CONSISTENT
AND LONG SERVICE AS A COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER TO THE GREER CONCERNED
CITIZENS AND THE RIVERSIDE
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
SOCIETY. HARLAN'S PRESENCE WILL
BE MISSED. HARLEM PASSED ON
MARCH 29TH 2 2023 IS SURVIVED BY
HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, RHONDA
CARLA, UM MYRNA, NINE
GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GRANT
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR ADJOURNING AND THE
MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL
HARLAND LEONARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, DR JACKSON MEMBERS.
PLEASE BRING THE NAMES OF THE
DEATH TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL ALL REQUEST TO ADJOURN A
MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENT. THE SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS FRIDAY.
MAY 12TH NO FLOOR. NO CHECK IN
SESSION. NO FLOOR SESSION MONDAY
, MAY 15TH FOR SESSION AT ONE PM
AH OTHER ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS
SHALL BE CONTINUED SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M
READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
ADJOURN. MISS REYES MOVES, MR
GALLAGHER SECONDS THAT THIS
HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED. UNTIL
MONDAY, MAY 15TH AT ONE PM CAUSE
LIFTED IN THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.