GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE GOING
TO CALL THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON BUDGET TO ORDER. WE ARE
STARTING AS A SUBCOMMITTEE TO
HEAR THE PRESENTATIONS OF OUR
FUG FIVE SUB CHAIRS. TODAY WE'RE
GOING TO ADOPT THE ASSEMBLY
VERSION OF THE BUDGET. AH WE ARE
ALSO GOING TO BE HEARING FROM
THE FIVE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
SUBCOMMITTEES. ONE IN TWO. I'M
GOING TO THEN ASK FOR A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE BUDGET PACKAGE AS
PRESENTED. WE HAVE MR FERGUSON
FROM FINANCE, MR PADDOCK AND HIS
COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS CHRISTIAN
GRIFFITH IN OUR BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE OUR BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF HERE TODAY
ENTER THE QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY
WHO WISHES TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT. THEY CAN DO SO OVER THE
PHONE, THEY CAN CALL INTO
877692895. THE ACCESS CODE IS
1850110. I ALSO WANT TO JUST
MENTIONED WE KNOW THAT THE
GOVERNOR RECENTLY INTRODUCED
ABOUT 10 TRAILER BILLS ON
STREAMLINING INFRASTRUCTURE. UH
WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING POLICY
COMMITTEES HAVING HEARINGS ON
THOSE BILLS, SO WE WILL NOT BE
HEARING THOSE BILLS OR TAKING
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE
BILLS TODAY. ALSO, WE ARE HAVING
A CEO TAX HEARING BETWEEN BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE ONE AND HEALTH
COMMITTEE NEXT TUESDAY, SO I
ALSO WON'T BE TAKING ANY
SUBCOMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON THAT.
HAVING SAID THAT I KNOW THAT IF
MEMBERS DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
HAVE A CLARIFICATIONS, THEY CAN
DEFINITELY ASK, UM, ASK THOSE
QUESTIONS. WE ARE HERE TODAY
BECAUSE WE'VE HAD OVER 58
HEARINGS. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
EVERY ASPECT OF THE BUDGET THAT
WAS PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN
IN JANUARY IN GREAT GREAT DETAIL
. UH, WE APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR'S MAY REVISE AND WHAT I
WOULD SAY IS, WHILE UH
CALIFORNIA'S REVENUES ARE LOWER
THAN PROJECT THAN WE PROJECTED
LAST YEAR, THE BUDGET THAT WE
PROPOSED TODAY WOULD STILL BE
THE SECOND LARGEST IN STATE
HISTORY. IT CONTINUES TO FUND
KEY KEY PRIORITIES, WHICH IS
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL T K.
UNIVERSAL TK ALSO FUNDING RECORD
FUNDING FOR OUR K THROUGH 12
CLASSROOMS. WE ALSO RESTORE OUR
TRANSIT FUNDING THAT WAS CUT IN
THE JANUARY PROPOSAL AS WELL AS
IN THE MAY REVISE. WE'RE
PROPOSING AN INCREASE OF 25% FOR
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, COLA OF
SORTS BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO
INCREASE SINCE 2016 WERE ALSO
PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL EURO
FUNDING FOR HAP, WHICH IS OUR
FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR
HOMELESSNESS FOR OUR CITIES OR
COUNTIES AND CONTINUES OF CARE,
WHICH IS A BILLION DOLLARS FOR
NEXT YEAR. WE'RE ALSO DOING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HIGHER
EDUCATION HOUSING. IN ADDITION,
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CLIMATE
PRIORITIES THAT ARE BEING
RESTORED FROM THE JANUARY AND
THE MAY REVISE PROPOSAL AROUND
WATER RECYCLING AGRICULTURAL
FUNDING ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES,
BUT AS WITH ANY BUDGET, WHETHER
YOU HAVE A LOT OF MONEY OR A
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, WE'RE
ALWAYS MAKING VERY, VERY
DIFFICULT CHOICES. AS WE GO INTO
MORE UNCERTAIN BUDGET TIMES, AND
AS WE WAIT TO ACTUALLY GET A
REAL REVENUE PROJECTION IN
NOVEMBER, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY FOCUSED
ON OUR BUDGET WE LEARNED FROM
THE LESSONS OF 2008 2009 2010
WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU SPEND
WHEN YOU FOCUS ON ONGOING
SPENDING WITH ONE TIME REVENUE,
IT RESULTED IN ONE OF THE
GREATEST RECESSIONS AND ALSO ONE
OF THE GREATEST DEFICITS IN OUR
STATE'S HISTORY. AH THE
STATISTICS FISCAL STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS NOT BEEN STRONGER
. WE HAVE OVER $30 BILLION
DEFICIT. WE HAVE AVAILABLE CACHE
OF OVER $80 BILLION WERE IN AN
EXTREMELY STRONG FISCAL
SITUATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
THE L. O L. A S RECENT REPORT ON
THE STATE OF OUR BUDGET AND WE
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THE OFFICE
AND THAT'S WHY THIS BUDGET IS
STILL IN TERMS OF SPENDING. UH A
SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE NEWER
SPENDING IN THIS BUDGET IS AGAIN
ONE TIME SPENDING AND THE WHOLE
POINT OF ONE TIME SPENDING IS IF
WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY THE
FOLLOWING YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER
. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT. BUT NOT AS
IMPORTANT AS OUR ONGOING
SPENDING, WHICH IS MEDICAL COWL
WORKS OUT FRESH KEY CORE
PROGRAMS THAT UNFORTUNATELY HAD
TO BE CUT BECAUSE OF A MISS
BALANCED BUDGET IN YEARS PAST,
UM AT THIS POINT. LET ME JUST
TURN IT OVER BEFORE WE HAVE OUR
SUB COMMUNITIES PRESENT TO SEE
IF MR FONG OR UH MR FANG OR ANY
OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANT TO
START BY MAKING ANY OPENING
COMMENTS, MR FRANK. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. I'LL JUST BE VERY
BRIEF. I KNOW WE ARE CRUNCHED
FOR TIME. I KNOW. RIGHT NOW
WE'RE DEALING WITH A REALLY
DIFFICULT SITUATION. WE HAVE
DEFICITS COLLIDING WITH SPINNING
GROWTH THAT I'VE SAID. THAT IS
UNSUSTAINABLE, JUXTAPOSING WITH
CONFLICTING BUDGET PRIORITIES,
THAT NOW WE'RE WE HAVE TO DEAL
WITH, AND YOU KNOW MY
PERSPECTIVE IS THAT UM.
CALIFORNIA HAS EXTENDED ITSELF
BEYOND ITS MEANS. AND SO NOW WE
HAVE TOUGH CHOICES TO MAKE. AND
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT
THE MAYOR VISION. WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THIS PROPOSAL. WE HAVE
TO LOOK AT THE RECENT REPORT. UM
FROM THE L A AS A REAL WAKE UP
CALL THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY GET
OUR FINANCIAL AND FISCAL HOUSE
IN ORDER, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
THE PRESENTATIONS AND AH, LOOK
FORWARD TO THE TO THE ANSWERS TO
OUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I
NEEDED A COMMENT FROM THE
DIOCESE. SEEING THEN WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO OUR FIRST TWO
PRESENTATIONS, WHICH IS FROM DR
RAIN BERLIN SUB ONE AS WELL AS
MR MCCARTY IN SUB TO THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS BEFORE I
SHARE SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS
OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ACTIONS FOR TODAY, I WANT TO
BEGIN BY THANKING THE OTHER
MEMBERS WHO SERVE ON THE
SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER ONE. FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALLEN IS TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATERSON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO AS WELL
AS DOCTOR WOULD AND DR JACKSON
THIS SPRING. WE HEARD ABOUT THE
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING OUR
STATE AND THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES ARENA. INCLUDING FAMILY
POVERTY, FOSTER CARE, SENIOR
HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER NEEDS
ACCESS TO CARE AND THE MEDICAL
PROGRAM. AFFORDABILITY OF CARE
THROUGH COVERED CALIFORNIA AND
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF
OUR STATE. WE HELD A SERIES OF
HEARINGS AND WE HEARD VALUABLE
TESTIMONY FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND
THE PUBLIC WHICH HAVE LED US TO
OUR ACTIONS. I WILL HIGHLIGHT A
FEW OF THEM FOR EACH AREA. IN
HEALTH. WE ARE LIVING UP TO OUR
COMMITMENT TO USE THE INDIVIDUAL
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE MANDATE
PENALTY REVENUE TO TAKE CARE OF
OUR TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE
AFFORDABLE BY REQUIRING THAT
THIS REVENUE GO DIRECTLY TO
COVERED CALIFORNIA TO BE USED TO
REDUCE COST SHARING FOR COVERED
CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES. WE ARE
PROTECTING THE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS MADE LAST YEAR IN
THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE BY
PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FUNDING
TO NOT HAVE TO DELAY THESE
INVESTMENTS AS PROPOSED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. WITH AN EYE
TOWARDS BALANCING THE BUDGET, AS
WELL AS IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE
IN THE MEDICAL PROGRAM. WE ARE
APPROVING THE PROPOSED MANAGED
CARE ORGANIZATION TAX, WHICH
REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 19
BILLION IN REVENUE FOR THE
STATE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS ON THE SPECIFIC
EXPENDITURES THAT WILL MOST
IMPROVED THE MEDICAL PROGRAM. WE
ARE RESTORING ONGOING FUNDING TO
THE INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM, WHICH
IS NOT BEEN IN PLACE SINCE IT
WAS CUT DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION. WE ARE FUNDING
HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR OUR
STRIKING WORKERS. AND FINALLY,
WE ARE PROVIDING FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL COSTS OF
HARM REDUCTION ORGANIZATIONS,
WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER
TWO THIRDS OF THE OVERDOSE
REVERSALS IN OUR STATE. AND
HUMAN SERVICES. WE ARE MAKING A
PROFOUND AND CRITICAL INVESTMENT
OF 100 MILLION GENERAL FUND ONE
TIME TO REIMAGINE OUR COW WORKS
PROGRAM SERVING OUR STATE'S
NEEDIEST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
THESE FAMILIES LIVE IN DEEP
POVERTY AND STRUGGLE WITH
BARRIERS, THIS INVESTMENT AND
THE ASSOCIATED TRAILER BILL OR
INTENDED TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND
FORCED THE CULTURE SHIFT THAT IS
SO SORELY NEEDED. WE INVEST IN A
HOUSING SUPPLEMENT FOR OLDER
FOSTER YOUTH WHO ARE STRUGGLING
TO PAY RENT AND STAY HOUSED AS
THEY TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD.
WE PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CAL
FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PILOT
PROGRAM, AS THESE DOLLARS ARE
LEVERAGED IN THE COMMUNITY TO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY
NUTRITION FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE
FOOD INSECURE. WE PROVIDE BRIDGE
FUNDING FOR THE FOSTER FAMILY
AGENCIES, WHICH IS CRITICAL
UNTIL THERE IS A NEW PERMANENT
RATE STRUCTURE FOR THESE AND
OTHER PROVIDERS. WE ACCEPT THE
GOVERNOR'S NEW TIMELINE FOR THE
CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM EXPANSION 15 MONTHS
EARLIER THAN WHAT WAS PROPOSED
IN THE JANUARY BUDGET. WE CREATE
THE EMPLOYMENT FIRST OFFICE AT
THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCY. WE EXTEND
REMOTE MEETINGS AND FEAST
SUSPENSIONS FOR THE I D D
COMMUNITY AND WE INVEST IN THE
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS
AND SURVIVORS OF HATE CRIME AND
HATE CRIME PREVENTION. IN
CLOSING. I'M PROUD THAT WHILE
THE BUDGET SITUATION IS NOT AS
FRUITFUL IN YEARS PAST OUR
ACTIONS REFLECT THE PRINCIPLES
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION,
LEGISLATURE AND STAKEHOLDERS
SHARE FOR STRENGTHENING OUR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PROGRAMS. NOTABLY THIS BUDGET
SUSTAINS THE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE MADE IN
THE PAST YEARS, INCLUDING
EXPANDING HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO
UNDOCUMENTED CALIFORNIANS.
PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS INTO MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ESPECIALLY
FOR OUR YOUTH. COMBATING THE
OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND
STRENGTHENING OUR SAFETY NET
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES. I'M PROUD
TO HAVE MADE SUCH PROGRESS ON
OUR CALIFORNIA VALUES. WHILE
THERE ARE MANY INVESTMENTS THAT
WERE NOT MADE AT THIS TIME, WE
ARE STILL CONTINUING TO MAKE
PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR VALUES AND
PROTECTING CALIFORNIANS. MOST
VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT THANK YOU, DR RANDALL.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MR
MCCARTNEY. OKAY THANK YOU, UM,
JUST WANT TO AGAIN RECOGNIZE, UH
, FOLKS WHO GOT THIS POINT
CLEARLY, OUR OUR TEAM BEFORE
THROUGH THE DAY. WE HAVE OUR
CHIEF CONSULTANT AND OUR
COMMITTEE STAFF, BUT THANK YOU
TO THE SUB TO STAFF WITH AARON
GABLE AND MARK MARTIN AND THANK
YOU, PHIL FOR YOU KNOW YOUR
BUDGET SHARE, BUT YOU LEAN INTO
ALL THE COMMITTEES, BUT SOME
CHOOSE THE ONE THAT YOU SERVED
ON AND APPRECIATE YOUR
ENGAGEMENT AND OUR SUBCOMMITTEE
MEMBERS AROUND HERE SOMEWHERES
PHªN, MURATSUCHI, AVERA,
CERVANTES SANCHEZ AND DOLLY. YOU
KNOW, AS YOU SAID, PHIL, WE'VE
HAD AN AMAZING RUN IN THE STATE
BUDGET. I KNOW. YOU KNOW, SOME
FOLKS LIKE OH, THIS GUY'S
FOLLOWING DECLINE. LET'S KEEP IN
MIND THAT THIS BUDGET IS AN A
MINUS BUDGET AFTER TWO YEARS OF
AN A PLUS BUDGET AND PROBABLY
FIVE YEARS OF A ROUGHLY, YOU
KNOW, A BUDGET. UM I'M NOT SURE
IF YOU HAVE THOSE SAME RANKINGS,
MR FONG, BUT THAT'S HOW I SEE IT
. AND THIS IS AFTER MANY YEARS
OF A B MINUS AND B AND C BUDGET
, SO THIS IS A TREMENDOUS BUDGET
FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FROM OUR
YOUNGEST KIDS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH K¾T T T K THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS AND ENTIRE EDUCATION IN
THE BIG PICTURE HERE. IS WE ARE
MAINTAINING THAT SIGNIFICANT AND
TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS THAT
WE MADE THE PAST FEW YEARS WITH
THE HELP OF OUR GOVERNOR AND THE
LEGISLATURE ON ON SO MANY
FRONTS, SO I'LL GET TO THAT
HERE. STARTING WITH OUR YOUNGEST
, UH, KIDS IN CALIFORNIA. AS YOU
NOTED EARLIER, MR CHAIR EARLY IN
CHILDCARE, YOU NO, NO. THIS IS
SO KEY TO OUR ECONOMY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HELP OUR WORKFORCE
AND OUR FAMILIES THRIVE BUT ALSO
THE NEXT GENERATION, SO WE VALUE
THIS PIECE AND FUND TRUE REFORM
TO REIMBURSEMENT RATES, WHICH WE
KNOW IS THE KEY OF THE TRIANGLE.
UH THE STORE TO PROP UP THESE
EARLY ED PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA
. I KNOW WE'RE CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO
HAVE A LONGER TERM SOLUTION ON
THAT THROUGH OUR T K THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. WE
DO HAVE A NEW LETTER IN THERE.
THE T FOR UNIVERSAL, PRE K AND
CALIFORNIA RECORD COLA NORTH OF
8. WE DO HAVE A HIGHER PROPERTY
TAX ALLOCATION THAN THE MAY
REVISE, ALLOWING US TO FURTHER
INVEST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.
PROTECT THE L C. F F INVESTMENTS
, UM, RESTORING MONEY FOR ARTS
AND MUSIC, INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS BLOCK, GRANT. UM AS
WELL. WE LAUNCH AND FULLY FUND
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
UNIVERSAL ADOPTING NEW 1 TO 10
RATIOS STARTING IN 25 26. AND
MAINTAIN THE STATE'S GOAL FOR
2025 26 FULL IMPLEMENTATION.
COUPLE OF ARE NOTABLE EFFORTS
HERE ARE INCREASING ONE TIME
MONEY TO IMPLEMENT ETHNIC
STUDIES IN CALIFORNIA ARE
BILINGUAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
PROGRAM, UM, AS WELL AS
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, BEST
PRACTICES AND, UH STREAMLINE THE
STRONG WORKFORCE PROGRAM, WHICH
I KNOW WE HAD SUPPORT FROM
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TO
UNIFY THAT INTO ONE SIMPLIFIED
EFFORT ON HIGHER EDUCATION. OUR
MANTRA HAS ALWAYS BEEN SIMPLE.
EXPAND ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY
TO HIGHER ED. YOU SEE CSU IN OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES WERE DOING
JUST THAT, UM, FOCUSING ON UM
YOU KNOW THE COST OF COLLEGE AS
WELL AS JUST OVERALL ACCESS.
WE'RE EXPANDING ENROLLMENT FOR
UC AND CSU OVER 12,000. NEW
SLOTS FOR THOSE SEGMENTS WERE
CONTINUING AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN
A PRIORITY OF ALL OF US TO
DECREASE THE NUMBER OF
NONRESIDENT CALIFORNIANS AT
BERKELEY, SAN DIEGO, AND YOU
STEAL AN INCREASING NUMBER OF
HARDWORKING AND QUALIFIED AND
TOO OFTEN REJECTED. CALIFORNIA
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, UM, FOR
OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS WELL.
WE WILL HAVE THE RECORD COLA
NORTH OF 8% TO FOCUS ON, UM SOME
OF THE BASICS THERE, AND LASTLY
, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A HOUSING
CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS
THAT HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS OR
PUTTING THOSE TWO THINGS WITH
ONE SOLUTION. AND FUNDING. UM
THE STUDENT HOUSING REVOLVING
FUND AS WELL AS THE ONE TIME
MONEY FOR GRANTS FOR STUDENT
HOUSING, WHICH WOULD FUND 5000
MORE BEDS ACROSS THE STATE FOR
UC CSU AS WELL AS YOU SEE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMBO SITES AS
WELL AS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LOCATION SO AGAIN. SOLID BUDGET
. UM NOT PERFECT, BUT A MINUS TO
CONTINUE ON OUR PRIORITIES. AND
WITH THAT CERTAINLY ASK FOR THE
COMMITTEE'S ENDORSEMENT OF THIS
SUBSTITUTE PLAN. THANK YOU, MR
MCCARTY. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO
MISS BANTER WILL SURVIVE. THANK
YOU. CHAIR THIS IS MY FIRST TERM
IS SUB CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE,
WHICH WAS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE DEEPER INTO
THE PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS AND
POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC
SAFETY, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND
DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY. I
WANT TO FIRST THANK ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOAN SAWYER,
HEART BLACKIE AND JOE PATTERSON
FOR THEIR TIME, THEIR THOUGHTFUL
DISCUSSION AND CRITIQUES AND
OFTEN A LOT OF AGREEMENT AND
ALIGNMENT THE LEVEL OF AGREEMENT
IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MAY BE
SURPRISING TO SOME, BUT IT'S IN
LINE WITH OUR SHARED VALUES OF
BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE,
ASKING ALL THE QUESTIONS.
INSPIRING AND REQUIRING
TRANSPARENCY AND SUPPORTING
INVESTMENTS THAT IMPROVE THE
SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF
CALIFORNIANS. WE DON'T ALWAYS
GET THE ANSWERS THAT WE WANT,
BUT WE COLLECTIVELY TRY I ALSO
WANT TO THANK OUR CHAIRS AND
REMEMBER TING FOR HIS LEADERSHIP
, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR PUSHING
FOR INVESTMENTS AND POLICIES
THAT GET US TO OUR FAIR, MORE
JUST SOCIETY. FINALLY I WANT TO
THANK THE BUDGET SUPPORT STAFF
MARCO, IRENE AND JUAN THAT
HELPED BEHIND THE SCENES TO THE
I T STAFF AND THE SERGEANT'S
CHRISTIAN GRIFFITH AND JASON SIS
KNEE. THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE, DREW CAITLIN, ANITA,
ORLANDO AND JARED AND LINDSAY
MITCHELL, REPUBLICAN STAFF
CONSULTANT FOR ALL THEIR HARD
WORK IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT
IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, AS WELL
AS THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
THE GOVERNOR AND HIS TEAM AS
WELL. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE
SPECIAL THANKS AND RECOGNITION
TO MISS JENNIFER KIM, WHO HAS
WORKED TIRELESSLY IN THE
SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SEVERAL YEARS
AS OUR CONSULTANT FOR HER
DILIGENCE AND FOR BEING A GREAT
PARTNER THIS YEAR, ASKING TOUGH
QUESTIONS AND MAKING SURE TO GET
THE RESPONSES THAT WE NEEDED TO
BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND
UPLIFTING OUR PRIORITIES AND THE
PRIORITIES OF THIS MY PRIORITIES
AND THE PRIORITIES OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE. CONSIDERING THE
FISCAL CHALLENGES THE STATE IS
FACING. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE
BUDGET PLAN WE ARE PUTTING
FORWARD FROM BUDGETS OF FIVE. IT
INCLUDES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
, LIKE FUNDING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARE ACT
AND ENSURING SUFFICIENT TRIAL
COURT FUNDING LEVELS,
STRENGTHENING THE STATE'S
INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE
DISASTER PREVENTION. RESPONSE
AND RECOVERY EFFORTS, INCLUDING
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITIES OF
ANOTHER AND BORROW THAT WERE
RECENTLY DEVASTATED BY FLOODING.
MAKING CRITICAL INVESTMENTS TO
REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND IMPROVE
OUTCOMES OF JUSTICE SYSTEM
INVOLVED PEOPLE, INCLUDING
FUNDING COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
IMPRISON PROGRAMMING. CORRECTING
THE INJUSTICES OF OUR JUSTICE
SYSTEM BY IMPLEMENTING THE
RACIAL JUSTICE ACT TO ADDRESS
THE IMPACT OF RACISM IN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
ENSURING THE PREVIOUS
COMMITMENTS THAT THE LEGISLATURE
MADE ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND,
INCLUDING FUNDING CASA PUBLIC
DEFENDERS AND THE EARTHQUAKE.
SEISMIC SAFETY GRANT AND FINALLY
ADJUSTING RESOURCES FOR
COMMUNITY RANGE REENTRY
PROVIDERS SO THAT THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL
SERVICES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF
PEOPLE LIVING IN PRISON. WE ALSO
INCLUDE A PLAN TO IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL PRISONS FOR CLOSURE
BY 2027 TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT
THAT EVEN AFTER CLOSING THE
PRISONS, THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED
FOR CLOSURE. WE ARE LOOKING AT
AN EXCESS OF 17,000 EMPTY BEDS
IN THE FUTURE. WE SIMPLY CANNOT
AFFORD TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR
WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A SIX EMPTY
PRISONS AND THE BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN CAPITAL NEEDS.
FINALLY WE INCLUDE A PROHIBITION
ON THE USE OF CORRECTIONAL AND
DETENTION FACILITIES FOR THE
HOUSING OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM. THIS IS APPLAUD.
THERE'S A PLAUSIBLE ARGUMENT AS
TO WHY SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT WOULD
BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CARE OF A
FOSTER CHILD. I CAN'T THINK OF
IT. IT'S SHOCKING THAT WE WOULD
EVEN NEED TO PASS SUCH A BILL.
BUT WE WILL SIMPLY MUST DO
BETTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
PROCESS AHEAD IN WORKING WITH
THE SENATE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION IN PASSING A
BUDGET THAT REFLECTS OUR VALUES
AND COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA IN BUILDING A MORE
JUST EQUITABLE AND SAFE STATE.
WITH THAT I ENCOURAGE OUR
RECOMMENDED NATIONS BE ADOPTED.
THANK YOU. MR. WE'RE GONNA GO,
MR BENNETT, BUT SUB THREE THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MR CHAIR. WE HAD
10 HEARINGS THIS YEAR AND HEARD
HUNDREDS OF PROPOSALS. FIRST I'D
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A GREAT
CONVERSATIONS AND INPUT FROM MY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MR. CONNELLY,
MR SLE. THIS IS MISS FRIEDMAN,
MR GARCIA, MR JIM PATTERSON AND
MISS REVIS. UM KEY ELEMENTS OF
THE SUBCOMMITTEE ACTIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE GENERAL
FUND CONDITIONS ARE SUBCOMMITTEE
BOARD. THE MAJORITY OF THE CUTS
TO THE HISTORIC CLIMATE SPENDING
THAT WE ENGAGED IN LAST YEAR.
EVEN WITH THIS. THESE CUTS, WE
ARE STILL INVESTING AT HIGHER
LEVELS THAN EVER BEFORE. TO
PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, REDUCE
EMISSIONS. AND MORE. AH REDUCED
ADMISSIONS AND MAKE CALIFORNIANS
ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME CALIFORNIA
IS MORE RESILIENT TO THE
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, WATER,
RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE, OUR FOCUS OF OUR
SPENDING WHILE WE QUICKLY MOVE
FROM DROUGHT TO FLOOD THIS YEAR
, WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR DRIER
FUTURE AND HELP OUR FARMERS,
ESPECIALLY SMALL FARMERS. WITH
DRASTICALLY CHANGING CONDITIONS
. WE RESTORED FUNDING FOR
RECYCLED WATER DAM SAFETY AND
REMOVING PREFACE FROM WATER
SUPPLIES. WE ALSO ADDED FUNDING
FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
FOR CAL FRESH RECIPIENTS CREATED
A TOOL SHARING PROGRAM FOR SMALL
FARMERS AND PROVIDED $5 MILLION
TO HELP FARMERS TRANSITION TO
ORGANICS. WE ALSO REACHED STORED
FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY FOOD HUBS
AND URBAN AGRICULTURE. ALL OF
THOSE THINGS WE BELIEVE ARE
SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS THAT WE
NEED TO KEEP INVESTING IN YEAR
IN AND YEAR OUT. WE ALSO
PRIORITIZED EQUITY AND COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE. WE RESTORED CUTS TO
THE ABC 617 PROGRAM THAT REDUCES
ADMISSIONS IN THE MOST POLLUTED
COMMUNITIES. WE RESTORED $50
MILLION FOR PROJECTS IN THE
SALTON SEA. AND RESTORED $75
MILLION FOR EXTREME HEAT
MITIGATION RESTORING 204 MILLION
FOR COMMUNITIES LACKING PARKS
AND ADDED 125 MILLION TO HELP
LOW INCOME CALIFORNIANS GET INTO
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. TRANSIT AND
TRANSPORTATION. THOSE WERE A KEY
FOCUS OF OUR COMMITTEE. AND THAT
WAS A TRANSIT FISCAL CLIFF AND
WHAT ROLE THE STATE WOULD PLAY
IN PROTECTING TRANSIT AND
TRANSIT RIDERS AS WELL AS MOVING
TRANSIT INTO THE FUTURE. IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT OUR BUDGET
HAD TO RESTORE THE PREVIOUSLY
NEGOTIATED TRANSPORTATION
DOLLARS, INCLUDING THE FUNDING
FOR THE TRANSIT AND INTERCITY
RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM. AND ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS. THE
BUDGET AND VISIONS THAT A
PORTION OF THIS CAPITAL FUNDING
COULD BE FLEXED TO ASSIST
OPERATIONS OF FINANCIALLY DIRECT
DISTRESSED LOCAL TRANSIT
AGENCIES WITH STRONG
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES TO
ENSURE THAT THE STATE OPERATING
SUBSIDIES ARE LIMITED AND
TEMPORARY IN NATURE. THE BUDGET
PLAN INCLUDES PLACEHOLDER
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE TO
CONTINUE COVID 19 RELIEF
PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED
BY THE LEGISLATURE AND
INCORPORATES THE PROVISIONS OF
ABC 761 TO CREATE A TASK FORCE
TO EXAMINE THE WAYS TO IMPROVE
AND INCREASE RIDERSHIP IN THE
LONG RUN FOR TRANSPORTATION. OUR
PLAN APPROVES THE DELAY. OF $600
MILLION FOR THE PORTAL FREIGHT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM SCHEDULED
FOR 2023 2024 AND THE MAY
REVISION PROPOSAL TO REDUCE A
PORTION OF THE GENERAL FUND IN
2023 2024 BY $150 MILLION. AND
FINALLY TO BACKFILL, UH, DEKE
DECREASE WITH AN EQUAL AMOUNT
FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY. SHH!
ACCOUNT. THE PLAN ALSO APPROVES
THE PROPOSED FUND SHIFTS FOR
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND
CLIMATE ADAPTION PROGRAMS
APPROVES THE PROPOSED DELAY TO
THE GREAT SEPARATORS PROGRAM AND
REJECTS THE PROPOSED REDUCTION
TO THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM. THANK YOU AGAIN AND
THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE MEMBERS
OF MY STAFF IN PARTICULAR FOR
VERY BUSY AND FULL YEAR AND SUB
THREE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH EVERYBODY IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU, MR BENNETT. NOW WE'RE
GOING TO MISS KOREA AND SUB FOUR
THANK YOU. INTERESTING ON THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. I THINK IT IS ON.
YES, IT'S ON. AGAIN I ALSO WANT
TO GIVE MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO
ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT WE'VE
DONE. THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.
WE'VE HAD 11 HEARINGS VERY LONG.
SEVERAL HOURS. UM AND I WANT TO
GIVE A VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION
TO THE MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED
IN THE GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND
INPUT MR. LEE MR. JOE PATTERSON
, R MAJORITY LEADER, MS REYES.
AND MS WICKS AND A SPECIAL
RECOGNITION AND THANK YOU TO ALL
THE STUFF WHO'S INCREDIBLE. HARD
WORK ALLOWS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE SOME KEY
ELEMENTS IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE
THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT WILL
START OFF WITH HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS WAS A KEY FOCUS OF
OUR WORK. WE HELD TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS LAST FALL IN BOTH SAN
FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, WHICH
FRAMED OUR CONVERSATION. ON
HOMELESSNESS THIS YEAR. BASED
UPON FEEDBACK, WE PROVIDED 1
BILLION OF HAVE FUNDING AND 2023
AND 2024 TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY
WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS AS THEY
CONTINUE TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS
. THIS WILL BE PAIRED WITH TOUGH
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES THAT
MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
WORKED TO CREATE. WE HAVE ALSO
MOVE ON SOME REMAINING 2022 HALF
BONUS ROUND FUNDING TO THE
BUDGET YEAR. TO DEPLOY ALL
HOMELESSNESS RESOURCES AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND
HOUSING. WE INCLUDED 150 MILLION
IN MULTI FAMILY HOUSING
INVESTMENTS, GIVEN THE HISTORIC
DEMAND FOR FUNDING IN THE LAST
ROUND. WE ALSO RESTORED EU
FUNDING PROPOSED FOR REDUCTION
AND THE DREAM FOR OUR PROGRAM
USING AN INNOVATING FUNDING
MECHANISM. ON LABOR ENFORCEMENT
. IT REMAINED A PRIORITY. AS
MANY AS YOU KNOW, WE ALL CARE
ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF
CALIFORNIANS THAT HAVE HAD THE
TOUGHEST JOBS BUT ARE KEY TO
MAKING OUR ECONOMY MOVE FORWARD
. OUR BUDGET PLAN INCLUDES
FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL LABOR
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. IT FUNDS
THE DOMESTIC WORKER SAFETY PLAN
AND PROVIDES KEY WORKFORCE
SUPPORT. TWO CALIFORNIANS
LEAVING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND
DETENTION FACILITIES THOSE THAT
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. RELATED TO
THE FILM TAX CREDIT, ANOTHER KEY
FOCUS OF THE COMMITTEE WAS
IMPROVING THE PROPOSED
CALIFORNIA FILM AND TELEVISION
TAX CREDIT 4.0, WHICH IS A PART
OF THIS BUDGET PLAN. UNLIKE SOME
OTHER STATES THAT WISH TO
COMPETE WITH CALIFORNIA,
CALIFORNIA VALUES, CREATIVE WORK
, DIVERSITY AND FREE EXPRESSION
, AND WE VALUE THIS VERY ALL OF
THESE VERY GOOD UNION JOBS
ACROSS OUR STATE, BUT
PARTICULARLY FOR LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. OUR PLAN CONTAINS A TAX
THAT WILL ATTRACT MORE
PRODUCTION TO CALIFORNIA OVER
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS INCREASES
THE FOCUS ON WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
AND REQUIRES THE INDUSTRY TO
MAKE IMPORTANT CAREER PATHWAYS
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE REFLECTIVE
OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE TAKING
PLACE RELATED TO SET SAFETY AND
REFUND ABILITY, METHODS THAT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS. AND
THE RESULT WILL BE THAT WE WILL
HAVE MORE GOOD JOBS AND UNION
JOBS ACROSS THE STATE THAT
CELEBRATE THE WORKFORCE OF OUR
STATE, AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE TO
ALLOW CALIFORNIA TO BE
COMPETITIVE. AGAINST OTHER
STATES THAT WISH TO TAKE THIS
INDUSTRY AWAY. ADDITIONALLY WE
REDUCE BROADBAND FUNDING. WE HAD
TO MAKE SOME REALLY TOUGH
CHOICES TO INCLUDE THE
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS MENTIONED
EARLIER. WE REDUCED SEVERAL
ITEMS PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR
AND OUR PLAN BECAUSE WE NEEDED
SAVINGS FOR OTHER PRIORITIES.
THE LARGEST IS TO ASSUME THE 800
MILLION OF THE NEW FEDERAL BEAT
FUNDING FOR BROAD BROADBAND
OFFSET PLANNED STATE INVESTMENTS
LAST YEAR'S LAST YEAR, WE
ADOPTED A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR 6.5
BILLION IN TOTAL BROADBAND
INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING 3.6
BILLION TO THE GENERAL FUND. WE
HAVE NOT YET APPROPRIATED 2
BILLION OF THAT GENERAL FUND
AMOUNT AND SHOULD LET THE, UM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BE USED
THE FEDERALS BE USED IN LIEU OF
THAT FUTURE INVESTMENT. WHILE
REDUCTIONS LIKE THESE ARE NOT
PLEASANT, WE THINK CALIFORNIANS
WANT US TO FOCUS ON AVAILABLE
RESOURCES TOWARD HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS INVESTMENTS, GIVEN
THE PERSISTENT CRISIS THAT WE
FACE AND WHAT WE PRIORITIZE AS
THE BIGGEST ISSUE ACROSS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AMID
PANDEMIC WE SAW HOW THE SAFETY
NET, REALLY, UM, DID NOT SUPPORT
THE MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIANS.
AND SO WE CONTINUE OUR OVERSIGHT
ON E. D. D. UM AND WE ARE STILL
CONTINUING TO MONITOR EDS.
REFORM AND I T MODEL
MODERNIZATION EFFORTS. WE
APPROVED THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL
TO CONTINUE THE IT SYSTEM WE
DESIGN AND DISCUSS THE
DEPARTMENT'S REQUIRED RECESSION
PLANNED IN COMMITTEE. WE INTEND
TO KEEP THE PRESSURE UP ON E D.
D. SO WE LEARNED FROM THE
MISTAKES OF 2020 ALREADY IF
ANOTHER ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OCCURS
. THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN.
THANK YOU TO OUR ALL OF OUR SUB
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL AS ALL
OF OUR STAFF AS WE CONTINUE TO
DO THIS WORK. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU, MISS CARILLO.
LET ME AGAIN JUST THANK ALL THE
SUB CHAIRS AND ALL THE SUB
COMMUNITIES FOR ENORMOUS AMOUNT
OF WORK. IT TAKES HUNDREDS OF
HOURS TO COMPILE INTO ANALYZE
AND TO ASSESS THIS INFORMATION
AND TO PUT IT FORWARD SO REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE PARTICIPATION
FROM ALL THE SUBCOMMITTEE
MEMBERS APPRECIATE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE, LÀ AND, OF COURSE, OUR
BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF WHO HAVE
PUT IN TIRELESS NUMBER OF HOURS
TO GET TO THIS CONCLUSION. I'M
GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS
AND QUESTIONS AND THEN GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN AT SAT
AT A LATER TIME WILL BE CALLING
THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS UP. FOR FURTHER
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. MR
LACKEY JUST REAL BRIEFLY, UM
WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAN QUENTIN
REHABILITATION CENTER. I JUST
HOPE THE GOVERNOR TAKES THIS
CHANGE VERY SERIOUSLY. UM, AND
THAT HE ACTUALLY VALUES ARE
LEGISLATIVE INPUT. UM ANY FUTURE
ITEM TO REIMAGINE SAN QUENTIN
MUST INCLUDE REAL DETAILS. ALLOW
US TO HAVE AN HONEST DEBATE
ABOUT THE MERITS OF THIS
PROPOSAL. WE'RE NOT HERE TO
RUBBER STAMP THAT PROPOSAL, AND
I HOPE HE UNDERSTANDS THAT. UH
SECONDLY, THE CONSIDERATION TO
CLOSE FIVE ADDITIONAL PRISONS.
WHILE THE PRISON POPULATION HAS
CLEARLY BEEN DECLINING, DOING
LARGE PART DUE TO THE EARLY
RELEASE, CREDITS CDCR AND THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS REALLY NOT
BEEN THAT TRANSPARENT ABOUT
THEIR PRESENCE SELECTION
PROCESS. TO DATE. FOUR OF THE
PRISONS ALREADY SLATED FOR
CLOSURE, THREE ARE LOCATED IN
REPUBLICAN DISTRICTS. I HOPE
THAT'S NOT INTENTIONAL. ANYWAYS,
UM WE HAVE MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE SELECTION PROCESS AND I
THINK WE'RE DUE ANSWERS. AND I
WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT I
HAVE STRONG INTEREST AND TRYING
TO GET THOSE ANSWERS. UM
FINALLY, UM. IT'S HIGHLY
PROBABLE PROBLEMATIC ABOUT THE
DEALERS RECORD OF SALES FUNDING
FOR NON RELATED BY ARM'S
PROPOSALS. UH THIS PARTICULAR
FEE WAS INCREASED IN 2019 TO
SUPPORT THE FIREARM
MODERNIZATION. AH PROJECT AND
NOT TO TURN FIREARM AND
AMMUNITION PURCHASERS INTO THE
STATE'S PERSONAL PIGGY BANK. AH
IF THERE'S SPECIAL ACCOUNT HAS
TOO MUCH MONEY, IT'S ONLY
BECAUSE THE LEGAL GUN AND
AMMUNITION PURCHASERS ARE BEING
OVERCHARGED, AND I HOPE THAT WE
CAN ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK
YOU, MR FANG. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH MY
QUESTIONS, AND WE'LL GO FROM
REPORT TO REPORT. I THINK THAT'S
PROBABLY WHAT THE MOST EFFICIENT
I THINK. THERE'S A LOT OF
CONFLICTING DYNAMICS THAT THAT
WE'RE HEARING AND SEEING IN THIS
BUDGET. UM, MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SACRAMENTO IS A VERY GENEROUS
GREATER I'VE JUST REALIZED. UM
YEAH, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF
READING THAT AREA. THE RECENT
REPORT BUT WE HAVE A WHETHER YOU
LOOK AT THIS PROPOSAL WHETHER
YOU LOOK AT THAT SENATE
DEMOCRATIC PROPOSAL OR THE MAYOR
VISION, WE HAVE MORE SPENDING.
WE HAVE BIGGER DEFICITS. I WOULD
ARGUE THAT WE HAVE MISPLACED
PRIORITIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE LACK OF WATER
STORAGE FUNDING AND FLOOD
PROTECTION FUNDING. AND THEN WE
HAVE ALL THIS TALK OF THE NEED
FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. SO I
GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION IS MAYBE
TO THE L A L. FROM A FROM A
BROAD PERSPECTIVE IS HOW DO I
JUXTAPOSE ALL THOSE THINGS
TOGETHER? SO YOU'VE GOT CALLS
FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, BUT
WE HAVE STRUCTURAL DEFICITS.
THIS PROPOSAL I THINK OUTLINED
TODAY BEFORE US PRETTY MUCH, UH
, IS 98% OF THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN.
SO HOW DO WE GO FOR IN JANUARY
WITH A 297 BILLION BUDGET TO NOW
, A $307 BILLION BUDGET, PLUS OR
MINUS WITH BIGGER DEFICITS, MORE
SPENDING AND HOW DO YOU
JUXTAPOSE IT WITH THAT THIS IS
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. WELL UH,
SO, MR FANG. THANK YOU, GABE
POETIC LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. I
THINK I WOULD START WITH JUST
NOTING THAT WHEN YOU REFER TO
SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUDGET, A
BIG PORTION OF THE SPENDING THAT
HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO IS ONE
TIME IN TEMPORARY AND SO WE
HAVEN'T COME. OUR OFFICE HASN'T
CONCLUDED AT THIS POINT THAT THE
UNDERLYING ONGOING UH, PART OF
THE STATE SPENDING BASE IS
UNSUSTAINABLE RELATIVE TO THE
REVENUES, SO A LOT OF WHAT WE
HAVE RECOGNIZED AS CONTRIBUTING
TO THE BUDGET PROBLEMS. IN OUR
IN OUR YOU KNOW, IN THE BUDGET
YEAR AND IN THE MULTI YEAR
PERIOD REALLY RELATE TO SOME OF
THE HIGHER SPEAK INTO THE
MICROPHONE. JUST SORRY ABOUT
THAT. REALLY RELATE TO HIGH
LEVELS OF ONE TIME IN TEMPORARY
SPENDING COMMITTED TO IN RECENT
YEARS, AND SO THAT THAT'S KIND
OF THAT'S ONE SORT OF SEMANTIC
TO SOME EXTENT, DIFFERENCE, BUT
ALSO, I THINK SPEAKS TO A
FUNDAMENTAL PART OF OUR
ASSESSMENT. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
THE ASSEMBLY'S PACKAGE. IT'S
TRUE THAT IT DOES USE THE MAY
REVISION AS SORT OF A STARTING
OFF POINT. I WOULD NOTE THAT IT
DOES MAKE, UM SOME MODEST
INCREASES TO THE OVERALL LEVEL
OF BUDGET RESERVES, UM, BY
ADDING BACK THE SAFETY NET
RESERVE AND THE BUDGET DEFICIT.
UH, RESERVE ACCOUNT. UM AND SO
THERE'S ABOUT 670 MILLION OF
HIGHER RESERVES WHEN YOU ADD UP
ALL OF ALL OF THE RESERVES. AH
AND I DO. I DID NOTE IN THE IN
THE LANGUAGE THAT IT DOES. HOLD
OUT SOME, UM, OPENNESS TO
ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, TAKING
SOME ADDITIONAL RESILIENT STEPS
THROUGHOUT NOT JUST IN THE
COMING YEARS, BUT IN WITHIN THE
UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR IF REVENUES
DO UNDERPERFORM, WHICH WE THINK
IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE TO
YOUR POINT WE DO BELIEVE THAT
THE REVENUE ESTIMATES IN THE MAY
REVISION OR TOO HIGH AND IN THE
BUDGET YEAR WE THINK THEY'RE TOO
HIGH BY AROUND 11 BILLION, WHICH
ADDS ABOUT 6 BILLION TO THE
ESTIMATED BUDGET PROBLEM FOR THE
BUDGET YEAR AND THEN CONTRIBUTES
TO OVER THE COURSE OF THE MULTI
YEAR PERIOD. AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT
OF BUDGET PROBLEMS THAT SOME TO
AROUND 52 BILLION AGAIN. I
WOULDN'T NECESSARILY DESCRIBE
THOSE AS STRUCTURAL BECAUSE THEY
AREN'T ALL FROM ONGOING SPENDING
, BUT, UM YOU KNOW SOME OF THESE
, UH, CHANGES THAT THAT I'VE
DESCRIBED IN THE ASSEMBLY
PACKAGE, DO YOU AT LEAST HELP IN
THE KIND OF ON THE YOU'VE
OUTLINED? I DON'T I DON'T. I
GUESS THERE'S SOME CLARIFICATION
IN THE REPORT. THAT YOU THAT YOU
RECENTLY RELEASED. THERE ARE
DEFICITS IN THE MORTAR YEAR
WINDOW CORRECT BECAUSE SOME OF
THE TEMPORARY SPENDING IS
SCHEDULED TO GO OUT OVER THOSE
YEARS, SO THAT'S PART OF THAT.
THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. AND
MAYBE THIS IS THE AND THIS, BUT
I GUESS THE CRUX OF MY QUESTION
IS THAT WHEN I COMPARE THE
JANUARY PROPOSAL AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THESE
PROPOSALS NOW THERE IS MORE
SPENDING ALONG WITH A HIGHER
DEFICIT IS THAT IS THAT CORRECT
IN THE TOTAL FUNDS, UM YES. SO
HOW DO I HOW DO I HOW DO I WRAP
MY HANDS WRAP MY HEAD AROUND
THIS THAT NOTION THAT WE HAVE A
DEFICIT BUT THAT THE SPENDING IS
GOING UP. WELL MY UNDERSTANDING
I MIGHT HAVE. TO GET BACK TO YOU
ON THIS SPECIFIC RESPONSE TO
THAT. MAYBE MAYBE THAT'S A
BETTER QUESTION FOR THE CURRENT
FINANCE. MAYBE, BUT I WOULD JUST
SAY, I THINK PART OF IT IS
SHIFTING. YOU ARE SHIFTING IN
THESE PACKAGES. THERE IS A SHIFT
OF SOME GENERAL FUND SPENDING
TWO SPECIAL FUNDS, AND I THINK
WHAT YOU'RE THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING DOES
REFLECT AN INCREASE IN, UM TOTAL
TOTAL FUND SPENDING, WHICH
INCLUDES FEDERAL FUNDS AND
SPECIAL FUNDS. GENERAL FUND A
BELIEVE FROM THAT MISTAKEN IS
BASICALLY FLAT ACROSS IS THAT IS
THAT CHRIS? FORGET SOMEONE WITH
FINANCE. I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO MY
COLLEAGUE BEHIND ME FOR THE
SPECIFICS, BUT CERTAINLY I THINK
THAT'S UM ACCURATE. I DO BELIEVE
IT. IT'S ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT
OF GENERAL FUND AT THIS POINT.
UM AND YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE TO
GET BACK TO YOU, UH, ON
SPECIFICS OF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
MIGHT BE. BUT IF MY COLLEAGUE
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANY COMMENTS,
SURE. IF YOUR COLLEAGUE HAD
SOMETHING AS SOMETHING THAT AD,
I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE THAT
INFORMATION. SORRY FOR THE TIGHT
SPACE. GOOD AFTERNOON, LISA
BRZEZINSKI AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. AND UM, UM MR PADDOCKS
COMMENTS ARE CORRECT THEM.
GENERAL FUND IS ACTUALLY
SLIGHTLY EVEN OR LOWER. OVER A
MULTIYEAR PERIOD OR FOR THE
BUDGET WINDOW, BUT SPECIAL FUNDS
AND FEDERAL FUNDS ARE HIGHER. SO
TOTAL FUNDS LOOK ARE HIGHER. SO
IN THIS IN THIS BUDGET IN THE
MAYBE I WAS ASKING THE MAYOR
VISION JUST SINCE WE'RE STARTING
OFF FROM THERE, AND I CAN, AND I
KNOW THAT THE ASSEMBLY DEMOCRAT
DEMOCRATIC PROPOSAL KIND OF
MIRRORS IT. IS IT? THE SOLUTIONS
ARE BUT MORE SO DELAYED SPENDING
AND ALONG WITH REDUCTIONS AND
FUND SHIFTS, SO AND MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'VE
TAKEN KIND OF FUNDS THAT ARE
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE EXPENDED IN
THE OUT YEARS AND HALTED THEM
PER SE. AND THEN YOU'VE KIND OF
MOVED EVERYTHING INTO THIS
BUDGET YEAR. IS THAT A CORRECT
ASSESSMENT? WELL IT'S A
COMBINATION OF A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
TAKEN. BUT THE SHIFTING OF THE
OUT YEARS REALLY IS A KNOWLEDGE
THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT
RESOURCES WILL BE IN THE OUT
YEARS. SO INSTEAD OF JUST
CANCELING THE SPENDING OR
REDUCING ALL OF THE SPENDING,
IT'S JUST A SHIFT. AND THEN TO
REASSESS RESOURCES AT THAT POINT
IN TIME, OKAY, AND I THINK IT'S
FROM MY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I
THINK THAT'S THE CRUX OF THE
PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES THAT
IF WE ARE FACING A MULTI YEAR
DEFICITS IN THE FUTURE WITH
UNCERTAIN REVENUE WITH THE
VOLATILE REVENUE STREAMS, YOU
WOULD THINK THAT INSTEAD OF
WHETHER THEY'RE COMING FROM
SPECIAL FUNDS OR THE GENERAL
FUND. HE WOULD THINK THAT WE
WOULD WANT TO KIND OF REIN IN
BOTH, UH TO TRY TO EVEN OUT THE
VOLATILITY THAT THAT WE HAVE, SO
I THINK THAT'S THAT'S MY BROADER
POINT. I GUESS FROM FROM THAT
PERSPECTIVE IF I COULD JUST JUMP
INTO THE REPORTS AND ALBUM,
TRYING TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS IS COMING FROM THE
ASSEMBLY, THE MAJORITY OF
SILENCE AND THE ASSEMBLY BUT TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE THIS REPORT IS
THERE ANY CHANGES OR DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED WHEN IT COMES TO THE M
C O PROPOSAL AND THIS IN IN THE
PROPOSAL THAT HAS BEEN A THAT IS
BEING PROPOSED HERE. SO WE COULD
JUST BRING UP ALL THE CHAIR. YOU
CAN. YOU CAN COME ON UP.
ROTATING MEMBERS IN AND OUT TOO,
SO I GUESS HE ROTATES THE AND
THEN WE CAN FEEL FREE TO ASK THE
BUDGETS COMMITTEE STAFF HERE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS
YOU FEEL FREE TO JUMP INTO IS
MAYBE MAYBE THAT QUESTION MAYBE
THAT QUESTION WAS MORE AH, MORE
BETTER DIRECTED TO, UH TO YOU,
UM IS THERE. IS THERE
DIFFERENCES IN WHAT'S IN THIS
REPORT AND WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS
PROPOSED IN THE MAJOR VISION ON
THEMSELVES? CHRISTIAN GRIFFITH
ASSEMBLY BUDGET FROM A SCORING
PERSPECTIVE, WE ASSUME THE SAME
LEVEL AS THE GOVERNOR, BUT AS
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A HEARING ON
MONDAY ON TUESDAY ABOUT THAT,
BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF
DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE M C O
REVENUES WOULD BE USED, AND SO
THAT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT FROM A
ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUDGET
PERSPECTIVE, WE WERE AT THE SAME
PLACE AS THE GOVERNOR. OKAY SO
THERE ISN'T SO I MEAN AND THAT'S
I GUESS OF CERTAINLY WANT TO
STIPULATE THAT THERE WILL BE A
HEARING ON THE M C O MORE IN
DEPTH. I'M JUST TRY TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THE BASIC
DELINEATIONS OR DIFFERENCES IF
THERE ARE ANY BETWEEN THE
PROPOSAL BEFORE US NOW, AND THE
GOVERNORS MAYOR VISION ON THE M
C O I COULD JUST IT OCCURS TO ME
THAT TO THE COMPARING THE
JANUARY SPENDING LEVELS TO THE
MAY REVISION TO THE CEO PROPOSAL
WAS MORE FLESHED OUT AND IS
LARGER SINCE THEN, AND SO THAT
DOES ADD RESOURCES AND PROBABLY
ADDS TO THE UM, SIZE OF TOTAL
SPENDING THAT YOU WERE ASKING
ABOUT. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I
THINK THE WITH WITH THE LARGER
REVENUE, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
MORE. DESIRE FROM THE
LEGISLATURE TO HAVE MORE SAY OR
TO SEE MORE SPECIFICS. I THINK
THAT WAS PROBABLY IN YOUR
ANALYSIS TO FROM FROM THE L A
FROM FROM YOUR OFFICE AND THAT
IF WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT A
LARGER REVENUE, UM. AMOUNT THAT
WE PROBABLY WANT TO HAVE MORE OF
A SAY OR TO SEE MORE SPECIFICS.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE
CONVERSATION WE HAVE ON TUESDAY
OF WHERE THOSE THOSE ALLOCATIONS
GO MY UNDERSTANDING RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S WHY I GUESS GOING TO
THIS VERY POINT IS THAT THE
MAYOR VISION DOESN'T KIND OF
GIVES THE ADMINISTRATION KIND OF
A LOT OF LEEWAY IN TERMS OF
DETERMINING WHAT THOSE
ALLOCATIONS ARE, WHERE I THINK
WE WOULD PROBABLY WANT MORE
SPECIFICS WHEN IT COMES TO
PROVIDERS AND WHAT? THOSE WHAT
THOSE REVENUES TO BE USED FOR?
IS THAT CORRECT ASSESSMENT,
CHRISTIAN I THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF DISCUSSION THE ASSEMBLY NEEDS
TO HAVE ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHY WE
HAVE THE EXTRA HEARING, BUT ALSO
REMEMBER THAT WE'RE ALSO
ADOPTING ASSEMBLY VERSION THAT
WILL ALLOW US TO NEGOTIATE WITH
THE SENATE. SO THERE'S MORE
STAKEHOLDERS AND MORE DISCUSSION
TO MOVE FORWARD. SO IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE AN ARTICULATION
OF WHAT MEMBERS EXPECT AS WE AS
WE MOVE FORWARD THAT PROCESS AND
LET ME JUST SAY FOR THE RECORD,
I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE CHAIR. UH
MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN THESE
THINGS HAPPEN IS THAT WE HAVE A
BUDGET CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, SO
I WANTED TO STAY ON THE RECORD
THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A
BUDGET CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO
IRON OUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE ASSEMBLY. IN THE SENATE.
THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
THERE IS ONE THAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN, UM, IN TERMS OF THE LOAN
PROGRAM TO DISTRESSED LOAN
PROGRAM. IS THERE ANYTHING IN
THIS REPORT THAT THAT PUTS ANY
ADDITIONAL MONEY INTO THE INTO
THE FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED
HOSPITAL LOAN PROGRAM? I KNOW
THAT IN THE EARLY ACTION, IT WAS
A CREATION OF IT WITH 100 AND 50
MILLION I THINK THERE WAS A
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S
PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH. DOES THIS
DOES THIS PROPOSAL? THIS
PROPOSAL. JUST JUST JUST IS IT
THE SAME LEVEL AS THE MAJOR
PACKAGE WE ADOPTED, SO THERE'S
NO ADDITIONAL MONEY GOING INTO
THE FINANCIAL DISTRESS LOAN
PROGRAM. UM OKAY, UM AND I KNOW
WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY TALK A LOT
ABOUT SEO PUTTING FORWARD I JUST
WANTED FROM THE FROM THE FROM
THE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE
CHRISTIAN IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS
DISCUSSED AND SOMEONE IS THERE.
AH GOING TO BE MORE FOCUSED THAT
THAT YOU SEE IN TERMS OF
DETERMINING HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE
USED. UM WHAT THE WHAT THE WHAT
THE WITH THE ALLOCATIONS ARE
CERTAINLY THE FEAR IS THE
GENERAL FUND SWEEP AND MORE
MONEY GOING TO JUMP FUND AND NOT
INTO THE HEALTH STAYING IN THE
HEALTHCARE SPACE? UM SO I JUST
KINDA WANT TO GET A SENSE OF
LIKE WHAT THIS PROPOSAL IS, IS
LOOKING TO DO BROADLY. AGAIN MR
FANG. WE DO ASSUME THAT THERE IS
A GENERAL FUND SAVINGS FROM THE
EMC. OH, THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT THE GOVERNOR DID BECAUSE
THAT THAT'S PART OF THE
ARRANGEMENT. BUT THEN THERE'S A
PORTION THAT IS USED FOR RATES.
AS WELL. AND I THINK THAT'S A
CONVERSATION IS STILL MOVING
FORWARD. SO AT THIS POINT, I
DON'T THINK WE HAVE MUCH MORE
SPECIFICS BEYOND THAT, BECAUSE
WE'RE SORT OF WAITING FOR THIS
HEARING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
AND THEN ALSO, WE GOT TO CONFER
WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE SENATE
TO AH, ONE SPECIFIC ITEM. I
THINK THAT IS IN THIS IS IN THIS
REPORT. AND THEN YOU CAN TELL ME
IF I'M INACCURATE IS THAT
THERE'S A IT'S A. IT'S A POLICY
AREA THAT'S KIND OF, I THINK
BEEN ROLLED INTO IN REGARDS TO,
UH, BENEFIT MANDATE REGARDING
HEARING AIDS. UM CERTAINLY, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
PROBABLY SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN
THE IN THE IN THE POLICY REALM.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
BENEFIT EXCEEDS THE ESSENTIAL
HEALTH BENEFITS. UM AND SO THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT NORMALLY IS
DETERMINED IN POLICY. SO IS
THERE A REASON WHY IT'S BEEN PUT
INTO INTO THE INTO A BUDGET
PROPOSAL VERSUS POLICY WISE, MR
FANG? I APOLOGIZE ON THAT THAT
WAS MISTAKENLY INCLUDED AND
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN THE PACKET
WE SENT OUT EARLIER THIS
MORNING. IT IS NO UPPER IN THE
PACKET. SO IT'S GOING TO BE PART
OF THE PLAN. PART OF THAT, OKAY.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. UM UH,
TO, UM. I'M SURE YOUR STAFF
ALWAYS IS GONNA IS GOING TO, UH
, OTHERWISE, WHEN I ASK THIS
QUESTION, BUT THERE IS WHEN IT
COMES TO WATER STORAGE, LIKE
DOING THIS THIS PROPOSAL, ADD
ANY ADDITIONAL SURFACE. STORAGE
MONEY. IT DOES NOT. HOWEVER ONE
OF THE PRIORITIES IN OUR CLIMATE
PACKAGE WAS TO MAINTAIN IT AND
RESTORE THE RECYCLED WATER
FUNDING, WHICH WHICH SORT OF
ISN'T THE SAME THING, BUT IT'S
SIMILAR. UH ATTEMPT TO TRY TO
REUSE WATER AND CAPTURE IT. OKAY
I AS AS THE I THINK THAT THE
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR FOR SUB THREE
HAD MENTIONED. YOU KNOW, WE ARE
NOW GOING FROM A DROUGHT
ENVIRONMENT TO A FLED
ENVIRONMENT. UH CERTAINLY I SEE
THAT FIRSTHAND IN MY IN MY
COMMUNITY YOU GOT ALONG WITH
WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
SEEN THE DESIGN THE DEVASTATION
OF LEVEES BREAKING AND THE NEED
FOR FLOOD PROTECTION, SO I JUST
WANT TO STATE THAT, LIKE WATER
STORAGE IS ACTUALLY PART OF
FLOOD PROTECTION. WE HAVE WE
HAVE RESERVOIRS THAT ARE FULL.
AND WE NEED WE NEED MORE
FACILITIES TO STORE THE WATER.
THAT IS THAT IS GOING TO BE, UM
UH, COMING FROM THE SNOWPACK.
AND OF COURSE, WE NEED
FACILITIES AND CONVENIENCE
FACILITIES TO MOVE THAT WATER TO
THOSE STORAGE PROJECTS. SO WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT FRANKER CANAL AND
DELTA MENDOTA CANALS AND WE
TALKED ABOUT SITES AND WE TALK
ABOUT, UM ALL THESE. THESE UM
THESE WATER STORAGE PROJECTS.
THEY'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
TO WHAT I THINK IS BEING
DISCUSSED. SO WE DO NEED
RECYCLED WATER. WE DO NEED FOR
WATER COLLECTION, BUT WE ALSO DO
NEED WATER STORAGE FACILITY AS
WELL. SO IT'S I KNOW IT'S
SOMETHING THAT THAT THE CHAIR
AND I AND YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT
EXTENSIVELY. I JUST FEEL LIKE WE
ARE CONSTANTLY MISSING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING
BECAUSE AT A TIME WHEN WE'RE IN
DEFICITS, WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE
THE INVESTMENTS INTO THESE
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
UM. LET ME JUST GO. AND IN TERMS
OF THE INTO, UH, SELF. FOR I
KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TRYING TO DO
SOMETHING ON PAYING DOWN THE UI
DEBT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN AREA
OF PHILOSOPHICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL
DIFFERENCE, BUT THERE HAS TO BE
SOMETHING THERE. THERE WAS SOME
FUNDING. UM THAT WAS GOING TO GO
TO PAY DOWN THE DEBT. I'M MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT WAS
NOT RESTORED. YOU HAVE L A AND R
STAFF HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
OR OH, AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE
MOVING THE INDIVIDUALS MOVE
AROUND. I'LL THROW THAT TO
WHOEVER WANTS TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION. UH ANDREW MARCH,
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SO AT THE
MAYOR, VISION AND GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL, WE PROPOSED TO
WITHDRAW THE $750 MILLION EURO
DEBT PAYMENT IN BUDGET HERE AND
THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED IN THE
ASSEMBLY'S PLAN. AS THAT PUT
INTO ANY OUT YEARS. OR IS THAT
JUST GONE COMPLETELY? NO, IT'S A
IT'S A PURE REDUCTION AND BOTH
WHAT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED IN IN
THE ASSEMBLY'S PLAN. OKAY, UM I
UNDERSTAND. IN THE IN THE IS
SIMPLY PLAN ACTUALLY LIMITED THE
ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATIC PLAN THAT A
LOT OF THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING
TO GET ROLLED OR A LOT OF THINGS
ARE ROLLED INTO, UH, BONDS OR
BORROWING OR SO IT IS THERE.
CONCERN THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE
AT A COST IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE
OF THAT THOSE DECISIONS. AGAIN
IT'S CHRISTIAN GRIFFITH, THE
CITY BUDGET. I THINK OUR VIEW IS
THAT TRADITIONALLY THAT'S HOW WE
FUNDED THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF THE AMAZING
LARGESS OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
THAT WE'VE EVEN HAD THE OPTION
TO FUND SOME OF THESE THINGS
WITH CASH, SO I THINK WE'RE SORT
OF GOING BACK TO WHAT THE WORLD
LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC,
WHERE IF WE WANT TO DO LARGE
CAPITAL PROJECTS IN AREAS,
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS LIKE WATER,
NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THAT YOU
WOULD USE BOND FINANCING? AND
ONE OF THE BIG CONVERSATIONS
AND, FRANKLY, THE CRUX OF THIS
WHOLE BUDGET IN A LOT OF WAYS IS
TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THINGS
SHOULD BE CASH FINANCED WITH
THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN
IMMEDIATELY, AND WHAT THINGS ARE
COULD BE DELAYED AND PUT OUT A
BOND BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH
PENT UP DEMAND AND NEED FOR SO
MANY DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE
TYPES AND IN A LOT OF OUR
DIFFERENT AREAS, AND SO THAT
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU SEE IN
OUR PLANET'S FRANKLY WHAT YOU
ALSO SEE IN THE SENTENCE
PLANNING IN THE IN THE
GOVERNOR'S PLAN. I I'LL GO
AHEAD. GO AHEAD, MR FONG. IF I
MAY I WOULD JUST RESPECT TO
CHRISTIANS COMMENT THAT UH, YOU
KNOW, OUR OFFICE DOES RECOGNIZE
THE SWITCHING FROM GENERAL FUND
TO BONDS CAN BE BENEFICIAL,
ESPECIALLY IN THE BUDGET YEAR.
IT PROVIDES NEAR TERM SAVINGS.
BUT WE AGREE WITH THE KIND OF
THING THE POINT YOU'RE ALLUDING
TO, WHICH IS THAT OVER THE LONG
TERM, THE PROJECT HAS COST MORE
. BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE ADDING IN
THE INTEREST COSTS AND SO OVER
THE LIFE OF THE FINANCING AND
THE PROJECT. IT DOES ADD THAT
COST BUT UM, AS AS CHRISTIAN
SAID SOME OF THESE CAPITAL
PROJECTS ARE APPROPRIATELY LONG
TERM FINANCE, PARTICULARLY IF
THEY ARE LONG LIVED ASSETS
BECAUSE THEN THERE'S
INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY THAT
USERS ARE PAYING OVER TIME. AND
SO I MEAN THERE'S TRADE OFFS, AS
AS WE WOULD SAY ABOUT THAT ONE
THIRD CHAIR, BUT I THINK THAT'S
MY THE KEY POINT, WHICH IS THE.
THE INVESTMENT WORLD NOW IN
TERMS OF THESE WHEN THESE
PROJECTS ARE GOING OUT OR
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NOW THAN IT
WAS PEOPLE ENDEMIC, WITH
INTEREST RATES BEING HIGHER AND
A LOT OF, UM A LOT AND ECONOMIC
RECESSION, POTENTIALLY DOWN THE
LINE, WHICH I THINK IS THE
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM WE TALK
ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SO IT MAY
BE WORTH LOOKING AT A GENERAL
FUND INVESTMENT VERSUS GOING OUT
TO DEBT. UM IT'S IT WAS JUMPING
BACK TO STEP FOUR. AND I
APOLOGIZE IS THAT THERE THERE
SEEMS TO BE A DRAMATIC CUT TO
THE YOUTH OF JOBS CORPS CAN CAN
SOMEONE TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT
SPECIFIC ITEM. IF THAT THE YOUTH
JOBS CORPS IS A CAL VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SORT OF ADDITIONS IN THE BUDGET
FOR NEW EXPENDITURES WAS THE TO
VOLUNTEER ITEMS. SO ESSENTIALLY
AS A PROPORTIONATE REDUCTION OF
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE
DOING. WE MADE A $50 MILLION NET
CUT TO THE KALEVALA TEAR NEW
ITEMS WHICH ARE NEW, ONGOING
SPENDING, UH, TO SORT OF MAKE IT
REDUCE THEM OUT TO ABOUT 40% OF
THE PROPOSED FUNDING BY THE
GOVERNOR. OKAY? AND DID ANYONE
IN L A OR THE ELEVATED PART OF
FINANCE OR ANYTHING TO ADD TO
THAT? OKAY, UM I THINK, UM. I
THINK THAT'S CERTAINLY I THINK
IS A PRIORITY OF THE BIG CITY
MAYORS. AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED
TO GET THAT, UM, GET THAT ON THE
RECORD AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE
AH, THE TRAILER BILLS THAT ARE
NOT PART OF THIS, UH PROPOSAL.
MY GUESS IS THAT THE CENTRAL
PROCUREMENT PROPOSAL IS NOT PART
OF THIS. UM THE PROPOSAL IN
REGARDS TO JOSHUA TREE IS NOT
PART OF THIS PROPOSAL. AND I
KNOW THAT WE THINK THE CHAIR
SAID THAT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE
TRAILER BILLS WILL BE TAKEN UP
IN A DIFFERENT TIME. IS THAT
CORRECT? SHY FORBES ASSEMBLY
BUDGET STAFF. BOTH OF THOSE WERE
REJECTED. IN THIS PLAN. HOWEVER,
THERE ARE POLICY BILLS MOVING IN
THE ASSEMBLY ON BOTH OF THOSE,
OKAY. AND WAS THERE A REASON WHY
THEY WERE REJECTED IF I IF I MAY
ASK AND I BELIEVE THE POLICY
CHAIRS HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT
THEY WANT TO THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL, AND
SO THAT'S WORKING THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. OKAY AND
THEN IN THIS PLAN, THERE IS
THERE'S PROBABLY, UH, COINCIDES
WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL.
THERE'S A $3.8 MILLION GENERAL
FUND. UM. REQUESTS FOR THIS, UH,
COMMITTEE THIS UH I GUESS OIL
SEVERAL. I KNOW SEVERANCE OIL
PENALTY IS THAT TO CREATE THIS
COMMITTEE? FOR PROFITS.
COMMITTEE. IS THAT CORRECT?
MILLION IS ESCAPING ME. YOU
MIGHT BE CORRECT. I THINK THERE
WERE SORT OF THREE TIERS ON THAT
PROPOSAL, BUT THERE IS FUNDING
AND THE GOVERNOR'S NEIGHBOR
VISION. FOR IMPLEMENTING SB X 12
, WHICH WAS THAT OIL GOUGING
PENALTY ISSUES, SO WE APPROVED
THE PROPOSAL. HOWEVER I BELIEVE
$5.9 MILLION OF IT THAT WAS
ONGOING FOR THE ENERGY
COMMISSION WAS FROM PURPLE,
WHICH IS A SPECIAL FUND. WE
REJECTED THAT AND FUNDED WITH
GENERAL FUND, BUT WE FUND THE
PROPOSAL. OKAY? I APPRECIATE
THAT. I PROBABLY COULD SAVE YOU
$3.8 MILLION AND TELL YOU HOW
IT'S DONE. BUT I'LL REFER TO
ANOTHER TOPIC. I THINK THOSE ARE
THE BROAD AREAS THAT I HAVE
QUESTIONS ON. UM I THINK THE M C
O DISCUSSION. I THINK WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A LOT. WE NEED TO
HAVE A LOT MORE SPECIFICS, WHICH
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HEAR NEXT
WEEK. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT UM
LOOKING AT THIS BUDGET,
HOLISTICALLY MIGRATE IS
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN MY
COLLEAGUE FROM FROM SACRAMENTO
PROBABLY WOULD GIVE THIS AN
INCOMPLETE AT THIS MOMENT. UM
AND I THINK THAT THIS BUDGET
DOES HAVE STRUCTURAL. I WON'T
PUT THE WORDS IN. I THINK
THERE'S MULTIYEAR PROBLEMS. HE
CALLED STRUCTURAL OR NOT, BUT I
THINK THEY'RE STRUCTURAL. UM, I
THINK THIS BUDGET IS
UNSUSTAINABLE. I THINK WE MAKE
SOME QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS IN
TERMS OF, UH, MOVING THINGS IN
THE OUT YEARS AND BORROWING
THINGS THAT WILL INCREASE COSTS
IN THE FUTURE. AND I DO BELIEVE
THAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE A
LITTLE ROSIE. WHEN IT COMES TO
THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, AND ALL OF
THOSE THINGS ARE, UM CLOUDS ON
THE HORIZON THAT I DON'T BELIEVE
IS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED IN THIS
BUDGET. AND ON TOP OF THAT, I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE ADEQUATELY
MAKE THE PROPER INVESTMENTS AND
THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO, UM
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
WILDFIRE PROTECTION. UH AND TO
FLOOD PROTECTION INTO WATER
STORAGE, SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN
IT BACK OVER TO THE CHAIR. GOOD.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM? THE DIOCESE FROM MEMBERS
WHO ARE HERE. OKAY? THEN UH, I
KNOW WE WILL HAVE MEMBERS COMING
UP LATER. SO IN THE INTERIM,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE ROOM
FIRST. SO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
JUST MAKING A COMMENT, PLEASE
LINE UP WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC
COMMENT ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. THEN WE WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. FEEL FREE TO START.
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. BETHEL A SWAN BEHALF OF
WATER REUSE CALIFORNIA WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR RESTORING THE 310
MILLION FOR WATER RECYCLING VERY
, VERY IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN
OUR DROUGHT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
WE HOPE IT STAYS IN AT THE FINAL
FINAL PUSH. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARING MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS RAQUEL YOFFIE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM ASSOCIATION, OR CAPA. WE
WANT TO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT
ASSEMBLY IS DOING TO SUPPORT
CHILDCARE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
. KAPPA REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS DOING THE WORK IN THE
FIELD TO ENROLL FAMILIES AND
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND WE
ASKED TO BE INCLUDED IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS AS WE CAN PROVIDE
INFORMATION AND DATA TO SUPPORT
YOU IN THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS, MISSY
JOHNSON ON BEHALF OF THE
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA HERE
IN SUPPORT OF THE ASSEMBLY, SUB
FIVE COMMITTEES WORK ON THE
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE
PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS IS DERRICK LENNOX,
REPRESENTING THE 58 COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS WERE
DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE 80
MILLION APPROVED BY OR ABOUT TO
BE APPROVED BY THIS COMMITTEE.
WE ARE CONCERNED, HOWEVER, THAT
THE ASSEMBLY'S VERSION DOES
DELAY THIS FUNDING BY ONE YEAR
IN A CLIMATE WHERE WE HAVE
WORSENING BUDGET SITUATION, SO
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT MONEY
GO OUT THIS YEAR. WE EMBRACE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
, AS PROPOSED IN THE COMMENTS IN
THAT SECTION. BUT WE DON'T THINK
IT WILL TAKE A YEAR TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
ASSEMBLY STAFF THIS YEAR TO DO
THAT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THAT PROCESS. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR MEMBERS, NICK
ROMLEY HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
WOULD REALLY JUST LIKE TO ALIGN
MY COMMENTS WITH THOSE OF MR
LENNOX FROM THE CALIFORNIA
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS REGARDING
THE JUVENILE COURT COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS FUNDING ALSO HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE SMALL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION REALLY
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK HERE TO TRY TO REDUCE THOSE
CUTS TO THOSE BLOCK GRANTS
REALLY WOULD AMOUNT AS A MID
YEAR CUT FOR A LOT OF OUR
SCHOOLS. SO THANKS FOR YOUR WORK
ON THAT. JUSTIN GARRETT, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTY SPEAKING ON SEVERAL
ISSUES FIRST ON HOMELESSNESS WE
APPRECIATE AS PART OF OUR
ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADVOCATE FOR
ONGOING HOMELESSNESS FUNDING THE
ADDITIONAL YEAR OF HAP FUNDING
PROVIDED AT 1 BILLION. WE ALSO
SUPPORT THE PLACEHOLDER, TBL AND
HOMELESSNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AS
WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUT
HOME PLAN AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY
FRAMEWORK WITHIN THAT. UM WE'RE
ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE ASSEMBLY'S
ACTION TO PROVIDE 33 MILLION TO
REIMBURSE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
FOR A VLF REVENUE SHORTFALLS. WE
DO, HOWEVER, OPPOSE THE ASSEMBLY
ACTION THAT DENIES 375 MILLION
IN GENERAL FUND, INCLUDING THE
MIRROR VISION FOR COUNTY EAST,
IMPLEMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PAYMENT REFORM AND INSTEAD
DIRECTS COUNTIES TO UTILIZE
COUNTY SAY FUNDS AND FINALLY, WE
ALSO OPPOSED THE ADOPTION OF THE
DEFERRAL OF 550 MILLION AND LAST
MILE AND 400 MILLION IN LOAN
LOSS RESERVE PROPOSED BY THE
GOVERNOR OF THIS FUNDING IS
IMPORTANT FOR THE EXPANSION OF
BROADBAND. TO OUR ACROSS ALL THE
STATE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
. CHRISTINA MOJAVE WITH
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE. WE
WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THREE
ITEMS. FIRST WE ASK YOU TO
REJECT THE PROPOSED RETROACTIVE
CUT TO LAST YEAR'S FUNDING FROM
METHANE SATELLITES AND CARBS
BUDGET. AH, THESE SATELLITES
ALLOW THE STATE TO DIRECTLY FIND
AND MITIGATE MEDICAL METHANE
EMISSIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER
THAT CAN'T BE DONE WITH CURRENT
METHODS. IN THE CASE OF ONE
LANDFILL LANDFILL, FOR EXAMPLE,
METHANE PLUME WAS IDENTIFIED IN
THE DATA WAS USED BY OPERATORS
TO QUICKLY LOCATE AND REPAIR THE
LEAK. THIS PLUME MIGHT HAVE GONE
UNNOTICED FOR MONTHS USING
EXISTING MONITORING TECH
REVERTING FUNDING FOR THIS
INVALUABLE TECHNOLOGY WOULD
UNDERMINE THE STATE'S COMMITMENT
TO ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE
CRISIS. FOR OUR CYCLES, ITEMS
WE'D LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT
FOR THE $40 MILLION AUGMENTATION
OF THE PLASTIC MARKET
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND WE ALSO
APPRECIATE THE APPROVAL OF
CONGRESS. CYCLE ZERO. WASTE
PLAN, BCP. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
PAMELA GIBBS, REPRESENTING THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. WE FIRST OF ALL LIKE
TO ALIGN OUR COMMENTS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS ADVOCATE WHO
SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE $80
MILLION FOR THE JUVENILE COURT
AND COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PROGRAMS. WE KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW
IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GET THIS
DONE AS THERE IS A D. J J
ALIGNMENT AND THIS WOULD HELP
SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF
STUDENTS AND ALSO SUPPORT THE
STABILIZATION OF THE YOUTH WHO
ARE AT PROMISE AND BEING SERVED
IN THOSE SYSTEMS. SECOND WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE DIVERSE
EDUCATION LEADERS PIPELINE
INITIATIVE THAT WAS ALSO FUNDED
IN THE SENATE BUDGET, AND WE
URGE YOUR VOTE TO BE CONSISTENT
WITH THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP
US TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL UM,
SUPPORTS TO EDUCATION LEADERS OF
COLOR. WE KNOW STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN THAT TEACHERS OF COLOR
HELPS STUDENTS TO IMPROVE. BUT
EDUCATORS WHO ARE LEADERS ALSO
HELP SUPPORT THOSE TEACHERS AND
HELP THEM TO BE RETAINED IN
THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO FOR
THOSE REASONS, WE ARE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS ANDREA BALL HERE ON
TWO ISSUES IN THE SUB TO REPORT
FIRST ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
THE CENTRAL VALLEY EDUCATION
COALITION, WHICH REPRESENTS SIX
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY, AND THE MARIN
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT. WE
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE DONE
TO APPROVE THE FUNDING FOR THE
COURT IN COMMUNITY, JUVENILE
COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
ALIGN OURSELVES WITH THE
COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION,
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
TO MAKE SURE THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT
DELAYED ANOTHER YEAR, THE FUNDS
ARE NEEDED NOW. SECOND WE
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THE
ENTIRE PROBLEM 98 PACKAGE AND
CONTINUE TO POINT OUT THAT MID
YEAR CUTS TO THE TO BLOCK GRANTS
WILL BE VERY DISRUPTIVE TO
ELIA'S, AS THEY'VE ALREADY
PLANNED AND BUDGETED. SOME HAVE
PROPOSED TO USE THOSE FUNDS FOR
STAFFING. IT WOULD BE VERY HARD
TO ADOPT THOSE CHANGES NOW.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS. JANICE O'MALLEY WITH
ME. CALIFORNIA JUST WANTED TO
EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL
YOUR HARD WORK, UH, TO CONTINUE
TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS IN THE
PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE. UH, AND
THE SERVICES THAT THE CITIZENS
IN THE STATE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
UM ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR
APPRECIATION FOR DOCTORS WOULD
AND ARAMBULA. FOR THEIR WORK IN
ENSURING THAT STRIKING WORKERS
HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, ALONG
WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS USED
TO LOWER THE COST OF SUBSIDIES
AND COVER CALIFORNIA. LASTLY
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BANTA FOR
ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND
SUB FIVE THE RETENTION AND
RECRUITMENT OF THE WORKFORCE IN
STATE HOSPITALS AND IN OUR STATE
PRISONS IS AT A CRISIS LEVEL TO
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S CONCEPT
OF TRUE REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
TO THE JUSTICE JUSTICE INVOLVED.
WE NEED A COMMITTED AND
SUPPORTIVE WORKFORCE IN THESE
FACILITIES, THE D S H ENHANCED
TREATMENT PILOT PROGRAM WAS
ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE CLINICAL
TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO
VIOLENT OR DANGEROUS TO BE
TREATED IN A STANDARD TREATMENT
ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROGRAM WILL
INCREASE THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF
D S. D S H STAFF AND OTHER
PATIENTS. WHILE ONE UNIT CAME
ONLINE IN 2021 2, OTHERS HAVE
BEEN DELAYED INDEFINITELY AND WE
URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE
DELAYS AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL
SAFETY OF INMATES AND STAFF IN
ATASCADERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, RYAN SOUSA ON
BEHALF OF ROOTS OF CHANGE
PROJECT BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH
INSTITUTE. WE JUST WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR INCLUDING
MONEY FOR THE CALIFORNIA
NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM AND FUNDING WILL
NOT ONLY GO TO HELP SUPPORT LOW
INCOME CALIFORNIANS, BUT ALSO
CALIFORNIA FARMERS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
I'M KEN HARTMAN, DIRECTOR OF
ADVOCACY OF THE TRANSFORMATIVE
IN PRISON WORKGROUP ON BEHALF OF
THE 85 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND
THE 10TH OF THOUSANDS OF MEN AND
WOMEN WHO WILL TAKE PROGRAMS
WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA FOR YOUR
CONTINUED CHAMPIONING AND
SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHT GRANT AND
THANK YOU AS WELL. MR CHAIR AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HEART FOR YOUR
CHAMPIONING OF OUR ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT
THE T P W UH AGREES THAT WE
SHOULD NOT SUPPORT THE
GOVERNOR'S SAN QUENTIN PROPOSAL
AS IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN, AND
WE STRONGLY AGREE THAT MORE
PRISON SHOULD BE CLOSED. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR MEMBERS. SARAH
FLOCKS OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION ON TWO ITEMS. WE
SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE BUDGET
SUB FOUR TO REAUTHORIZE THE
CALIFORNIA FILM TAX CREDIT TO
RETAIN GOOD UNION JOBS IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN
CALIFORNIA. WE ALSO ARE VERY,
VERY APPRECIATIVE TO SEE FUNDING
FOR SUBSIDIES. FINANCIAL
SUBSIDIES FOR HEALTHCARE FOR
STRIKING WORKERS AS PART OF THE
BUDGET, MANY THANKS TO THE
BUDGET CHAIR. DR ARAMBULA AND
DOCTOR WOULD FOR CHAMPIONING
THAT ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MEGAN
SUPERS ON BEHALF. FIRST OF THE
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION FOR, UM
, PROPOSED FUNDING FOR HEALTH
CARE FOR STRIKING WORKERS AND
THANK DR ARAMBULA AND DOCTOR
WOULD FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND
THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE
AND THEN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION'S TRAILER BILL
RELATED TO MODIFICATIONS TO THE
A DIRECTOR AT AND THE CREATION
OF A CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER WERE
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT PROPOSAL, AND
WE CONTINUE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THIS COMMITTEE ON
MODIFICATIONS THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE TO THAT TRAILER
BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
LINDA WAY WITH WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY RELATED TO SUB
ONE WE APPRECIATE DR ARAMBULA
STAFF AND AS WELL AS THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNTIES WORK
ON REIMAGINING. HOW WORKS MOVING
AWAY FROM A PUNITIVE TO MORE OF
A FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERED
APPROACH. WE ALSO APPRECIATE
MAKING PERMANENT COW WORKS,
GRANTS, INCREASES AND SUPPORT
REJECTION OF THE COVERED
CALIFORNIA AFFORDABILITY SWEEP,
CLEAN UP LANGUAGE TO ELIMINATE
THE MEDICAL ASSET TEST THAT WAS
DONE IN THE 2021 BUDGET, THANKS
TO THE CHURCH. THERE'S
LEADERSHIP AND HEARING AID
COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN. WE WERE
DISAPPOINTED THAT MEDICAL
HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICE WAS NOT
INCLUDED CONSIDERING THE RISE IN
HOMELESSNESS AND LEAVING
SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL DOLLARS ON
THE TABLE, BUT ALL OVER ARE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE INVESTMENT
IN THE SAFETY NET. THANK YOU.
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
ALYSSA, UM, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYEES UNION. WE WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE BUDGET.
AND SPECIFICALLY, WE'D LIKE TO
THANK BUDGET SUB TO EDUCATION
FINANCE FOR ROW 1 81 OF THEIR
ACTIONS TAKEN, WHICH IS THE
APPROVAL OF THE CSU BASED
INCREASE WITH PLACEHOLDER BUDGET
BILL LANGUAGE TO REQUIRE
REPORTING AND LEGISLATIVE
INTENT. TO PRIORITIZE SPENDING
ON REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. AS YOU
ALL MAY KNOW, OUR MEMBERS HAVE
BEEN FIGHTING FOR A FAIR LIVING
WAGE FOR YEARS, AND THE MERCER
SALARY STUDY RELEASED LAST
SPRING SHOW THAT CSU STAFF
SALARIES ARE ON AVERAGE 12%
BEHIND THE MARKET. SO WE'RE
HOPEFUL THAT THIS DIRECTIVE TO
PRIORITIZE REPRESENTATIVE
EMPLOYEES WILL HELP MOVE THE
NEEDLE AND IMPLEMENTING A MERIT
SALARY STEP SYSTEM. AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
THE BUDGET BILL LANGUAGE. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE JED HAMPTON WITH
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION HEALTH
PLANS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY, PROVIDE COMMENT ON
TODAY'S HEARING AND DECENTLY
DEMOCRATS BUDGET PLAN JUST THREE
QUICK THINGS REGARDING THE
ATTACKS. I WOULD VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE WORK
THAT'S GOING ON WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION, THE LEGISLATURE
IN OUR DISCUSSIONS AND RENEWING
THE EMC ATTACKS AS THE PAYERS OF
ATTACKS, WE WOULD WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN OUR
POSITION THAT THE TAX DOLLARS
ARE GOING TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT
THE MEDICAL PROGRAM. THAT THAT
THE PROGRAM IS AFFORDABLE,
STABLE AND EQUITABLE. MOVING
FORWARD ON THE COVERED
CALIFORNIA PREMIUM SUBSIDIES. WE
ARE PLEASED TO SEE THAT
LEGISLATORS RECOMMENDATION TO
REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE
PENALTY REVENUE BE A DEPOSIT
INTO THE HEALTH CARE
AFFORDABILITY RESERVE FUND TO
LOWER COSTS FOR HEALTH CARE
PURCHASERS OF THE EXCHANGE. I
BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL MOVES IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND LASTLY
, REGARDING HEARING AIDS. SOUNDS
LIKE THAT. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN
SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THAT
BENEFIT BENEFIT, BUT, UH, IF
INCLUDED IN THE PLAN, WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIALLY
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE BENEFIT
MANDATE ON HEALTH PLANS THROUGH
THE BUDGET PROCESS, NOT THROUGH
THE POLICY COMMITTEE PROCESS AS
IT'S USUALLY DONE THROUGH, AND
WE ARE ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE FACT THAT THIS BENEFIT
MANDATE IN PARTICULAR. DOES
VIOLATE THE STATES OF CENTRAL
HEALTH BENEFITS SO THE STATES
WOULD BE THE STATE WOULD BE ON
THE HOOK FOR THE COSTS MOVING
FORWARD SO AGAIN, LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING A BIT MORE
CLARIFICATION AROUND THAT, BUT
IF THAT IS INCLUDED, WE WOULD
RECOMMEND THAT THE COMMITTEE
REJECTED PROPOSED ONE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. VENICE CASINO WITH K P
PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNDER SUB ONE ON
BEHALF OF THE SHAWNEE COMPROMISO
GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
ASSEMBLY'S INCLUSION OF FUNDING
FOR TRAINING CAPACITY BUILDING
FOR COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPLOY
MOTORIST A SALOON IN COMMUNITY
HEALTH WORKERS ON BEHALF OF CAL
PIECE. THANK YOU FOR APPROVING
THE DHC, SBC, P FOR PACE
MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT. AND
THEN ON SUB THREE ON BEHALF OF
THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF
WATER AND POWER, WE NEVER
MENTION APPRECIATE THE
ASSEMBLY'S EXPANSION OF THE
DEADLINE FOR THE CALIFORNIA
WATER AND WASTEWATER REAR JUST
PAYMENT PROGRAM. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, BETSY
ARMSTRONG ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTY HEALTH EXECUTIVES
ASSOCIATION ON THREE ITEMS IN
THE SUBWAY. ONE REPORT. FIRST
CHECK IS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA
CAN'T WAIT COALITION. THANKS THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR WITHDRAWING
THE CUTS PROPOSED IN JANUARY TO
PUBLIC HEALTH, WORKFORCE,
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING. WE
ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATURE
AND PRIORITIZING THESE
INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND WOULD ASK FOR THE
RESTORATION OF THESE FUNDS TO BE
APPROVED IN THE BUDGET. ALSO
CHEOK APPRECIATES THE NEIGHBOR
VISION PROPOSAL TO INCREASE
FUNDING FOR THE CALIFORNIA LEAD
POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM.
HOWEVER WE KNOW THAT THE SCOPE
OF THE ACTIVITIES REQUESTED OF
LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SUCCEED
THE TOTAL FUNDING, INCLUDING
THIS AUGMENTATION AND HOPE THAT
WE CAN RIGHT SIZE THAT FUNDING
AND FINALLY, IN TERMS OF AN
ISSUE WITH THE UM S AUTHORITY
AND ON BEHALF OF THE M S
ADMINISTRATORS OF CALIFORNIA WE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE COMMENTS ON CLARIFYING
THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL
OFFICER. SER, OVERSEEING THE EMS
AUTHORITY. AND WOULD ASK THAT
IT'S A TRAILER BILL GETS
FINALIZED THAT IT ENSURES THE
CMO IS GIVEN APPROPRIATE
OVERSIGHT OF THE MEDICAL ASPECTS
OF THE AUTHORITY. THANK YOU.
BECKY SILVA WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS.
CALIFORNIA IS IN THE MIDST OF AN
UNPRECEDENTED HUNGER CRISIS WITH
THE END OF CALIBRATION URGENCY
ALLOTMENTS, AND I CAN CONFIRM
THAT FOOD BANKS RIGHT NOW ARE
SEEING A HUGE INCREASE IN DEMAND
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AS PEOPLE
FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE END
OF THOSE EMERGENCY ALLOTMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
ADOPTION OF 60,000,001 TIME
TOWARDS THE CAL FOOD PROGRAM,
WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR ASSISTING
FOOD BANKS IN HELPING THEIR
COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THE MANY
INVESTMENTS TOWARDS CALLE FRESH
, BUT NONE OF THESE ADDRESS THE
CORE BENEFIT ADEQUACY ISSUES
THAT IS CAUSING CALIBRATES
RECIPIENTS TO COME TO FOOD BANKS
IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE URGE YOU
TO INVEST IN RAISING THE CALIPH
RUSH MINIMUM BENEFIT TO $50 PER
MONTH, UM, AND ESTABLISHED THE
CAL THRUSH, A BOD CARE BENEFITS
TO PROTECT HUNGRY CALIFORNIANS
FROM THE CRUEL FEDERAL A BOD
TIME LIMIT RULES. THANK YOU,
ALSO FOR REJECTING THE PROPOSED
SAFETY NET WITHDRAWAL AND
FINALLY JUST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE REIMAGINED COW WORKS
COALITION WE OFFER EXTRAORDINARY
THANKS FOR INCLUDING THE
REIMAGINED COW WORKS PROPOSAL IN
YOUR BUDGET PLAN, AND WE STAND
READY TO HELP ENSURE THAT THIS
IS INCLUDED IN THE FINAL BUDGET.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. CHAIR TENSION MEMBERS.
ANDREW SHANE WITH GRACE AND
CHILD POVERTY. CALIFORNIA WANT
TO THANK THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTING THE
SAFETY NET RESERVE AS WELL AS
THE REIMAGINED CALL WORKS. WE
ARE JUST SO THRILLED AND CHAIR.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING THOSE HEARINGS AND
YOU'RE AND YOU'RE VERY STRONG
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT ABOUT
TREATING FAMILIES IN POVERTY
WITH DIGNITY, AS WELL AS THE
EXTENSION. PERMANENT EXTENSION
OF THE COW WORKS GRANT INCREASE
IN THE SILK HOUSING SUPPLEMENT.
UM ON TOP FIVE REALLY APPRECIATE
CHAIRMAN BANTA. YOU'RE VERY
STRONG COMMENTS AND WE KNOW MR
TING, YOU'VE BEEN EXTREMELY
SUPPORTIVE ABOUT MAKING STRONG
DIRECTION IN THE BUDGET ON
PUBLIC SAFETY. UM WE ARE HOPEFUL
THAT THE FINAL BUDGET WILL
INCLUDE THE CATFISH MINIMUM
BENEFIT THAT ABBAD CARES.
BENEFIT AND THE SNB TEA AND BE
TRUE UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS DENISE. I'M WITH
EQUITABLE LITERACY FOR ALL AND I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
GOVERNORS MAY REVISE PROPOSAL
WITH REGARD TO UNIVERSAL
SCREENING FOR CHILDREN IN K
THROUGH TWO FOR AT RISK AND
DYSLEXIA. THIS IS A PICTURE OF
MY SON IN FIRST GRADE. HE'S NOW
17 YEARS OLD. HIS READING
COMPREHENSION IS FIFTH GRADE. HE
WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM EARLY
SCREENING AND I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE
YOU TO PASS THIS PROPOSAL IN
SUPPORT OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE
STATE WHO WILL ALL BENEFIT FROM
EARLY SCREENING. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS KYLE
JONES WITH COMMUNITY WATER
CENTER, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR A FEW THINGS.
FIRST, APPROVING 19 NEW
POSITIONS AT THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD TO
SUPPORT SIGMA WORK THAT'S BEING
DONE THERE. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL TO GET PROBATIONARY
BASINS WITHOUT PLANS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY GOING TO PROTECT
DRINKING WATER IN A TIMELY
MANNER. SECONDLY THANK YOU FOR
REJECTING THE PROPOSED DROUGHT
AND FLOOD TRAILER BILL AT THIS
TIME. WE DO NEED TO GET
FLOODWATERS IN THE GROUND, NOT
IN PEOPLE'S HOMES, BUT WE NEED
TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT'S SMART
AND WON'T IMPACT WATER QUALITY
IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN FINALLY,
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
EXTENDING THE TIME PERIOD FOR
THE WATER AND WASTEWATER WERE
JUST PAYMENT PROGRAM. WATER
DEBTS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE AND
IT'S CRITICAL. WE ADDRESS THESE
DEBTS NOW WHILE WE WAIT TO SET
UP A PERMANENT LOW INCOME WATER
RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, LISA
COLEMAN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING. I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE'S WORK FOR
PROTECTING THE INVESTMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS. WITH REGARDS TO OUR OLDER
ADULT POPULATION, THE FASTEST
GROWING POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA
. I'M SPECIFICALLY THANKING YOU
FOR THE $50 MILLION $50 MILLION
AND INVESTMENT IN OLDER ADULT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. PRIOR TO
COVID 2019. THERE WAS A REPORT
THAT SAID 30% OF THOSE OVER THE
AGE OF 65 HAD DIAGNOSIS OF
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY OR COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENT. 30% AND THAT WAS
PRIOR TO COVID. YOUR INVESTMENT
SAYS THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THAT
COVID DID GREAT HARM IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND WE WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AFTERNOON
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS ROSEANNA
CARPACCIO ELLIOT HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
CONSORTIUM. UNFORTUNATELY WE
MUST RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED THE
PROPOSED EXPANSION TO
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TO
ALLOW FOR SUMMER BIRTHDAYS. UM
AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, 2022 23
SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR
OF THE TK EXPANSION, AND THIS
UNFORTUNATELY, HAS LED TO
COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERS HAVING
TO UM, CLOSED. THEIR CLASSROOMS
ARE HAVING VACANT CLASSROOMS,
INCREASING TUITION OR HAVING
UNDER ENROLLMENT. AND WE THINK
THAT THE ACCELERATION OF THE
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAM WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE
SITUATION WE UNDERSTAND AND
APPRECIATE THE INTENT, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, HAVING SEEN
FIRSTHAND IMPACTS OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, THIS
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN
SUPPORT AND WE ASK THAT THE
ASSEMBLY REMOVE IT FROM YOUR
PROPOSAL. AND LASTLY, ON A MORE
POSITIVE NOTE, I WANT TO THANK
THE ASSEMBLY FOR THEIR
COMMITMENT TO RATES IN THE 25%
COLA. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS ANTHONY
SAMPSON ON BEHALF OF THE
LEARNING CARE GROUP, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO ALIGN MY COMMENTS WITH
THOSE OF ROSEANNA KARACHI.
ELLIOTT ON BEHALF OF EC, EC. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS BRENDAN TO IGG
ON BEHALF OF TWO SEPARATE
CLIENTS ON BEHALF OF ED VOICE.
WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE THAT
REQUIRES SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
DYSLEXIA IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
GRADES TO, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR PRIORITIZING SCREENING
AND ALSO RECOGNIZING THE URGENCY
OF THAT, INCLUDING IT IN BUT IN
THE TRAILER BILL. AND ALSO THANK
SENATOR PORTANTINO FOR BEING
STEADFAST IN HIS EFFORTS TO MAKE
UNIVERSAL SCREENING OF REALITY
IN CALIFORNIA. WE PROVIDED YOUR
OFFICES WITH A LETTER SIGNED BY
53 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN
SUPPORT OF THE TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE AND WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. AND THEN ALSO ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. WE
APPRECIATE THE 300 MILLION IN
FUNDING FOR THE A B 6 17
COMMUNITY AIR PROTECTION PROGRAM
, AND WE ALSO URGE YOU AS
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
RESTORE FUNDING OF 150 MILLION
BACK TO THE FARMER PROGRAM. BOTH
OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE VERY COST
EFFECTIVE AT GETTING GREENHOUSE
GAS REDUCTIONS AND CRITERIA
POLLUTANTS. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. GOOD AFTERNOON
MEMBERS AND STAFF RICO MASTER
DONATO WITH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC
LAND. WE SUBMITTED A DETAILED
LETTER COMMENTING ON THE MAY
REVISE, BUT I DID WANT TO THANK
THE ASSEMBLY, PARTICULARLY SUB
THREE AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOOSE
REVIS FOR RECOGNIZING THE VACUUM
AND THE MAY REVISE WITH RESPECT
TO RESPECT PROTECTING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES FROM
EXTREME HEAT. THE GOVERNOR HAD
PUT AH, THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
CENTERS IN URBAN GREENING AND A
BOND THAT WOULD NOT SEE MONEY.
HIT THE GROUND FOR THREE YEARS
ARE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
CANNOT WAIT THREE YEARS TO BE
PROTECTED FROM VULNERABLE HEAT,
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EDUARDO GARCIA
, WHO STOOD UP FOR THE LOCAL
PARKS PROGRAM, WHICH CHAIR HAS
BEEN OVERSUBSCRIBED BY $7
BILLION. SO WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND
THE SCOPE OF OPPORTUNITY, THE
GREAT PROJECTS THAT ARE READY
THERE AND THE VAST AMOUNT OF
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO NATURE. THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PROGRAM.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COMMITTEE AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JENNIFER FEARING FOR OCCIDENTAL
ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER, THE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE CENTER AND THE
NATURE CONSERVANCY HERE TODAY TO
GIVE BRIEF BUT GRATEFUL AND
MEMORABLE TESTIMONY AS I THANK
YOU FOR THE BUDGET BILL LANGUAGE
THAT IT WOULD EXPAND THE ABILITY
OF THE APARTMENT OFFICIAL
WILDLIFE TO PREVENT, UM, LETHAL
BEAVER. TAKE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
GRACIELA CÁC OCCURRING HERE ON
BEHALF OF KINDERCARE ALSO
ALIGNING MY COMMENTS WITH THOSE
OF MY COLLEAGUES VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT INCLUDING AND EXPANDING TK
WHEN IT'S HAVING SUCH A DIRE
IMPACT ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
CHILDCARE, AND I HOPE THAT THAT
LANGUAGE IS REMOVED FROM THE
TRAILER BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
MORE ATOP ON BEHALF OF SAN DIEGO
MAYOR TODD GLORIA, AS WELL AS
THE BIG CITY MAYORS COALITION,
WHICH IS THE COALITION OF THE
13TH LARGEST CITIES IN
CALIFORNIA, AND FIRST REALLY
WANT TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION
FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE HAP
PROGRAM. THE HOMELESS PROGRAM
FUNDS, OF COURSE, THE MAYORS
WERE ASKING FOR A LITTLE MORE
MONEY, BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY
RECOGNITION THAT THIS IS A TOUGH
BUDGET YEAR AND WE'RE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE CONTINUED
FUNDING. BUT WE ALSO WOULD LIKE
TO NOTE THERE IS SOME CONCERN
ABOUT THE YOUTH JOB CORPS
PROGRAM. THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT'S NEW TO THE STATE. IT
PROVIDES FUNDS DIRECTLY TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL IN ITS
FIRST YEAR. WE'VE OUR CITIES
HAVE HIRED THOUSANDS OF AT RISK
YOUTH. THESE ARE THIS IS YOUTH
WHO IS WHO ARE FORMALLY JUSTICE
INVOLVED. UM THOSE TRANSITIONING
OUT OF FASTER CARE. AND THESE
ARE EXACTLY THE YOUTH THAT WE
WANT TO HELP THE CUT. UM IS I
ASSUME NECESSARY FOR BUDGET
REASONS, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY IT'S
A SMALL INVESTMENT TO KEEP
PEOPLE FROM GETTING HOMELESS IN
THE FIRST PLACE. AND SO WE THINK
IT IS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM AND A GOOD USE OF FUNDS.
AND WE WOULD REQUEST YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THAT ITEM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SEEN NO
OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM. WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO THE PHONE LINE. OPERATOR
DO YOU WANT TO START ALLOWING
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PHONE
LINE? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
WE DO HAVE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ALREADY QUEUED UP, SIGNALING
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK IF YOU
HAVE NOT IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
AND HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO AND AS
A REMINDER IF YOU PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO A SECOND TIME. THIS
WILL REMOVE YOU FROM THE
COMMENT. KILL. WE'RE GOING TO
FIRST GO TO. LINE 68. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR, REMEMBERS JOHN WINGER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION IS
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE ASSEMBLY
REJECTS 30 MILLION APPROPRIATION
FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAM. THIS FUNDING WAS
A TWO YEAR BUDGET AGREEMENT THAT
WAS APPROVED IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, RENEGING ON THAT
AGREEMENT AFTER ONE YEAR IS
INAPPROPRIATE AND GOING TO
CAUSING THIS AGAIN IN
UNNECESSARY DISRUPTION FOR
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE
ALREADY DEVELOPED AND IMPROVED
THEIR BUDGET. THIS PROGRAM
SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT SCHOOLS IN
LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN THIS
COUNTRY FOR SCHOOL TO REDUCE
STAFFING SERVICES FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE STUDENTS TO BACKFILL
LOSSES IN ALREADY UNDERFUNDED
PROGRAM. WE WOULD URGE YOU TO
RECONSIDER ITS REJECTION OF THIS
BUDGET ITEM. THANK YOU. LINE 64.
GOOD AFTERNOON SHIRTING AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS IS
ADRIAN SHELTON WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES. WE GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE ASSEMBLY
SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER ONE ACTIONS
TO EXTEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ABBY 10 51, WHICH MAKES CHANGES
TO PRESUMPTIVE TRANSFER
PROHIBITING ADOPTION
FACILITATOR. REJECTING THE
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE PROPOSAL
FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT FACILITIES AND
SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS BUDGET
REQUEST FOR FOSTER FAMILY
AGENCIES TOGETHER THESE ARE ALL
CRITICAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL
IMPROVE SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE
YOUTH, INCLUDING FOSTER YOUTH IN
CALIFORNIA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO ADVOCATE WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION TO IMPROVE THE
BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS THROUGH
OUR GUARDIAN SYSTEM. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. LINE 76 YOUR LINE THE
SNOW OPEN. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
CAITLIN BAGEL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION. WE
WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN TING AND
CHAIRWOMAN CARILLO OF SUB FOUR
AS WELL AS THE INCREDIBLE BUDGET
STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE
DONE AROUND LABOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT. WE FACE THE LABOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT CRISIS TODAY IN
CALIFORNIA. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
WE FULLY FUND BOTH THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE AS WELL AS
LOCAL PUBLIC PROSECUTORS, WHO
HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP WITH
ENFORCEMENT OF BASIC LABOR LAW.
TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE
WORKERS SO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF
ALL THE WORK DONE BY SUB FOR TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE PUTTING NEW
RESOURCES IN AND WE HOPE THAT
THE FULL ASSEMBLY WILL APPROVE
THE BUDGET AS PROPOSED. THANK
YOU. LINE 80 YOUR LINUS NO OPEN.
LAURIE DEPAUL CO. STATE DIRECTOR
OF DECODING DYSLEXIA, CALIFORNIA
, A STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS
ADVOCACY GROUP, COMPRISED OF
OVER 15,000, CALIFORNIA PARENTS
AND EDUCATORS. DDC EH? ISN'T
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE PROPOSING ANNUAL
SCREENING OF ALL KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH SECOND GRADE CHILDREN
FOR READING DIFFICULTIES,
INCLUDING RISK OF DYSLEXIA,
PROVIDING SCHOOLS AND PARENTS
SCREENING INFORMATION AT A TIME
WHEN RESEARCH SHOWS READING
INTERVENTIONS WILL PROVIDE THE
HIGHEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT AT
A FACTOR OF 4 TO 12 TIMES AND
SAVINGS. PREVENTING READING
FAILURE CUTS COSTS 40 OTHER
STATES ALREADY HAVE UNIVERSAL
SCREENING LEGISLATION. WE THANK
THE GOVERNOR AND SENATOR
PORTANTINO FOR MAKING THIS A
PRIORITY IN CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU. LINE 78 YOUR LINE OF SNOW
OPEN. BASKETFUL ON BEHALF OF THE
TEAMSTERS AND UNITE HERE HERE TO
THANK THE CHAIR, MR TING AND THE
ASSEMBLY, SUB ONE DOCTOR
ARAMBULA AND DOCTOR WOULD FOR
FUNDING BENEFITS FOR HEALTH
BENEFITS FOR STRIKING WORKERS
AND ALSO TO SUPPORT THE LARGER
FUNDING FOR COVERED CALIFORNIA
AFFORDABILITY AS WELL AS THE
CONTINUE ASIAN OF HELP DRAW
THANK YOU. BLIND 49. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JESSICA MALDONADO. I AM
THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY WITH
THE DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE. I'M HERE TO URGE THIS
COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL OF THE
DIVERSE EDUCATION LEADERS
PIPELINE INITIATIVE, A NEW 2023
2024 STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL TO
INVEST 18 MILLION IN THE
CREDENTIALING PLACEMENT AND
RETENTION OF 300 DIVERS. AND
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE T K
THROUGH 12 ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS
THE STATE. THIS PROPOSAL IS ALSO
SPONSORED BY SENATOR BRADFORD
AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA,
CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO THE
NATION'S SMOKE AT NOTE RACIALLY
DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION. 60%
OF STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA
THROUGH 12 ÁP. I BLACK OR LATINO
NECKS AND ONLY 20% OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN 2018 REFLECTED THAT
POPULATION AS A PRO GRADUATE OF
BRAZIL HIGH SCHOOL AND SOMEBODY
THAT GREW UP WITH EDUCATORS THAT
LOOK LIKE HER. I WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY TO
ATTEND COLLEGE AND FOR THIS
REASON I, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF
EDUCATORS, PARENTS, STUDENTS,
LABOR ASSOCIATIONS AND ADVOCATES
ACROSS THE STATE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE DIVERSE EDUCATION
LEADERS PIPELINE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. LINE FIVE. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR AS
WELL AS THE INVESTMENT. THEIR
TARGET HEAD ONLY CAMPAIGNED. WE
WANT TO THANK THE ASSEMBLY FOR
THEIR BUDGET PROPOSAL JUST AS WE
SUPPORT THE SENATE MAJORITIES
BUDGET PLAN. THE SIMPLEST
VERSION OF THE BUDGET ALSO HAS
MANY LAUDABLE POINT SPECIFICALLY
APPRECIATE THE ASSEMBLY'S
APPROACH TO EQUITY PROGRAMS AND
LIKE DUTY PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS
BEGINNING WITH DISCUSSION OF HOW
TO PREVENT TRANSIT AGENCIES FROM
FALLING OFF THE CLIFF. THE
FISCAL CLIFF THAT WE RECOGNIZE
THAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE
REGARDING THE SENATE PROPOSAL.
WE LIKE THEIR APPROACH TO MEDIUM
AND HEAVY DUTIES, ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. WE
ALSO SUPPORT BOTH HOUSES
APPROACH TO THE GOVERNOR'S
STREAMLINING PROPOSAL IN THANK
THE LEGISLATURE FOR SUGGESTING
THAT GO THROUGH THE POLICY ROUTE
INSTEAD, AS THE LEGISLATURE
MOVES FORWARD, WE WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THE NEED TO DELIVER
BENEFITS TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE,
POLLUTE COMMUNITIES AND MAKING
SURE THAT THEY REAP THE BENEFITS
OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION LAST
WEEK, WE'RE JUST COALITION FOR
CLEAN AIR. WE ALSO WANT TO
THANKS FOR YOUR ASSEMBLY. FOR
INCLUDING FUNDING FOR 86 17 THE
COMMUNITY PROTECTION PROGRAM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. LINE 63. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU, CHARIS AND
MEMBERS ALEX BLOOM AROUND A
COUPLE OF ITEMS AND WE HAVE BEEN
VERY WELL DEFENSE FUNDS. CIVIC
WELL. SELF HEALTH ENTERPRISES,
AUDUBON, CALIFORNIA AND MARYLAND
TRUST. WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO
RESTORE THE $20 MILLION FOR THE
MULTI BENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING
PROGRAMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION. ALSO ON BEHALF OF
THE HOBBY, DESERT LAND, TRUST
THE CALIFORNIAN PLANTS SOCIETIES
TO NORMALLY ENTRUST THERE'S A
WILDLIFE AND AUDUBON,
CALIFORNIA. WE GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE ASSEMBLY HOLDING
POLICY COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON THE
ADMINISTRATION'S TRAILER BUILT
PROPOSALS AS THEY REDUCE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS IN
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE GOLDEN
STATE SALMON ASSOCIATION ALSO
THAT THESE COMMENTS FURTHER. WE
APPRECIATE THE RESTORATION OF
FUNDING TO URBAN GREENING ACCESS
TO OUTDOORS AND EXTREME HEAT
PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, WE WERE
RESTORE ANY FUNDING TO THE VOTE.
TO MOST OF THE KEY PROGRAMS FOR
30 BY 30 IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE,
WEIRD RESTORATION OF FUNDING FOR
VEGETATION, MAPPING AND
MONITORING, AS WELL AS SPENDING
TO LAND CONSERVATION RESTORATION
, INCLUDING FUNDING TO THE PILOT
CONSERVATION BOARD, THE STATE
COASTAL CONSERVANCY AND STATE
CONSERVANCIES. FINALLY WEIRD
RESTORATION OF FUNDING FOR
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS BUT
SUCH AS DEPARTMENT CONSERVATIONS
QUITE FAIRLY AND PROGRAM. THANK
YOU. LINE 92. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THIS IS GINA COOK LIST,
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
COUNTIES, BOARDS OF EDUCATION
AND ON THE SONOMA COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION. WE ARE ALIGNED
WITH ALL THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS GROUPS HAVE
SPOKEN TODAY. OTHERS
SUPERINTENDENT COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS AS WELL AS THE
CALIFORNIA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
. I'M GONNA SPEAK FIRSTHAND TO
WHAT I SEE ABOUT THE NEED FOR
THE FUNDING. SPEAKING TO YOU
TODAY ON THE HEELS OF ATTENDING
MY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS END OF THE
YEAR AWARDS ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
WHERE I WATCHED EXPELLED
STUDENTS WHO HAD ACHIEVED WHAT
THEY NEEDED TO CHEAT TO GO BACK
TO THEIR DISTRICT NEXT YEAR.
YESTERDAY, I ATTENDED OUR
GRADUATION. AND I WATCHED
NUMEROUS STUDENTS. GRADUATE
RECEIVE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA FROM OUR PROGRAM. THE
NEED FOR THE FUNDING IS NOW THE
URGENCY IS NOW OUR MOST
VULNERABLE AND AT ACT RISK.
STUDENTS CANNOT WAIT. PLEASE
INCLUDE THE MONEY FOR
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS IN THE
BUDGET THIS YEAR WITH NO STRINGS
ATTACHED. THANK YOU. LINE 77
YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON FOR KING AND MEMBERS
SAYING A DOUGLAS WITH HEALTH
ACCESS CALIFORNIA WE SINCERELY
APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF DR
ARAMBULA AND SUBCOMMITTEE ONE IN
THE ASSEMBLY'S CONTINUED
PRIORITIZATION TO SAFEGUARD THE
REVENUE GENERATED FROM OUR
STATES INDIVIDUAL MANDATE
PENALTY TO ENSURE IT WILL BE
USED FOR AFFORDABILITY
ASSISTANCE. CALIFORNIA MUST MAKE
GOOD AND ITS COMMITMENT TO KEEP
COVERAGE AND CARE AFFORDABLE IN
OUR MARKETPLACE, ESPECIALLY AS
WE CONTINUE TO COLLECT HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS FROM OUR UNINSURED
WHILE DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYS
RISE EACH YEAR. HEALTH ACCESS
SUPPORTS THE ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
TO ENSURE ALL FUTURE PENALTY
REVENUE ALSO BE DEPOSITED INTO
THE RESERVE AND TO QUICKLY
EXTEND HELP TO PEOPLE IN 2024.
THANK YOU. LINE 27 YEAR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MARY
CHRISTIE ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND THE
WORK OF STAFF. CHILDREN
PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS MANY
ELEMENTS OF THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET
. HOWEVER WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE GREAT
IMPORTANCE TO CHILDREN'S LONG
TERM HEALTH AND WELL BEING, AND
WE RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU AND THE
ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THEM
IN THE FINAL VERSION OF THE
BUDGET. WE ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE
2.4 MILLION ANNUALLY EXTENSIVE,
COMPREHENSIVE PERINATAL SERVICES
PROGRAM FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS
PREGNANCY, WHICH WILL DRAW DOWN
5.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
HE REQUESTED THE TRIGGER
LANGUAGE FOR CONTINUOUS MEDICAL
COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN, 0 TO 5 V
DELETED AND FINALLY WE URGE YOU
TO EXPAND THE CALIFORNIA FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ALL AGES,
REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS. THANK YOU. LINE 1 13.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN FROM ME,
BUT YEAH. HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
JENNY BIRLA, THE DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH AND POLICY INNOVATE
SCHOOLS CALLING IN FROM LOS
ANGELES. I'M HERE TO URGE THIS
COMMITTEE TO APPROVE THE DIVERSE
EDUCATION LEADERS PIPELINE
INITIATIVE. A NEW 2023 24 STATE
BUDGET PROPOSAL TO INVEST 18
MILLION IN THE CREDENTIAL IN
PLACEMENT AND RETENTION OF 300
DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE T K THROUGH 12
ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS THE STATE
. I, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF
EDUCATORS INNOVATE PARENT
LEADERS, STUDENTS, LABOR
ASSOCIATIONS AND ADVOCATES URGE
ACROSS THE STATE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE DIVERSE
EDUCATION LEADERS. PIPELINE
INITIATIVE. SECOND INNOVATE
SUPPORTS THE GOVERNORS MAY
REVISION BUDGET PROPOSAL TO
REQUIRE UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR
READING DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
DYSLEXIA IN GRADES K THROUGH
TWO. THANK YOU. LINE 106 LINE IS
NOW OPEN. THANK YOU. CHAIR TING
AND MEMBERS MICHAEL PIMENTEL
WITH THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION. WANT TO START MY
BRIEF REMARKS TODAY BY FIRST
THANKING YOU FOR INCLUDING IN
THIS ASSEMBLY BUDGET PLAN ONE
THE RESTORATION OF FULL FUNDING
WITH THE TRANSIT INNER CITY
WORLD CAPITAL PROGRAM TO THE
AUTHORIZATION TO FLEX A PORTION
OF THIS FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS
IN THREE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF
QUARTERLY FOR TRANSIT AGENCIES.
AS THEY OFFER THIS SINCERE
THANKS. I ALSO DO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVEN THIS
ROBOT'S PLAN WILL NOT ADDRESS
THE FULL BALANCE OF NEAR TERM
OPERATING NEEDS ACROSS THE
STATE, AND WE'VE HAD A STRONG
COLLABORATIVE WORKING
RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS COMMITTEE
AND YOUR STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE WITH YOU AS THE BUDGET
ADVANCES ON IDENTIFYING
ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRANS
OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THROUGH
CAP AND TRADE AND, OF COURSE,
SUPPORTED BY THE STRONG
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES THAT
WE'VE DISCUSSED OVER THESE PAST
FEW WEEKS. SO THANK YOU. LINE
107 YEAR LINE OF SNOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MY
NAME IS STEPHEN KING, AND I'M
THE CLEAN ENERGY TO ADVOCATE
WITH ENVIRONMENT, CALIFORNIA
WHILE WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THAT THE
GOVERNOR'S MADE BUDGET REVISION
DOESN'T INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CUTS
BEYOND WHAT WAS PROPOSED IN
JANUARY. WE REMAIN CONCERNED
ABOUT SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION AND CLEAN ENERGY
FUNDING IN THE BUDGET.
CALIFORNIA STILL NEEDS TO INVEST
IN CLEAN AIR BY FUNDING
IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY.
OUR STATE IS HOME TO THE
DIRTIEST AIR IN THE NATION AND
TRANSPORTATION IS OUR STATE'S
LEADING SOURCE OF CLIMATE AND
HEALTH, HARMING AIR POLLUTION.
NO CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE EXPOSED
TO THIS DANGEROUS POLLUTION DAY
IN AND DAY OUT, SO WE MUST
EMBRACE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
THAT TRANSITION US TO CLEAN
ENERGY, ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES
AND PUBLIC TRANSIT. WE NEED A
BUDGET THAT TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT POSSIBLE SUPPORT ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES PRIORITIZES
INVESTMENT IN CLEAN MOBILITY AND
TRANSIT CUTS PROGRAMS THAT
SUBSIDIZE THE FOSSIL FUEL
INDUSTRY AND HARM COMMUNITIES
AND CREATE STABLE FUNDING FOR
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION IN THE
FUTURE. WE APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR'S SUGGESTION OF THE
CLIMATE BOND AND LOOK FORWARD TO
ENGAGING IN THE PROCESS GOING
FORWARD. THANK YOU. LINE 85.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
. QUICK ISSUES FIRST ON BEHALF
OF THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT
UNION, THE MACHINIST I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK DR. WOULD DOCTOR
RAMBLING AND THE COMMITTEE FOR
FUNDING? MAYBE 25 30 HEALTHCARE
FOR STRIKING WORKERS. ON BEHALF
OF THE TEAMSTERS AND SAG AFTRA
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO
CONTINUATION OF THE FILM AND
SENATE PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER FIVE
YEARS AND A PARTICULAR WE RUN
EXPRESS APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT
FOR THE WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
CHAIR TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE
BEST PROGRAM GOING FORWARD.
LASTLY ON BEHALF OF THE
TEAMSTERS AND THE AMALGAMATED
TRANSIT UNION. WE SUPPORT THE
ACTIONS, RESTORING TRANSIT
FUNDING AND CREATING FLEXIBILITY
TO HELP WITH OPERATIONS. IT'S
DESPERATELY NEEDED. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND
THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF TO FIND
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE
THAT PUBLIC TRANSIT SURVIVES AND
THRIVES. THANK YOU. FLYING 1 12.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CARON MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JOANNA FRENCH AND THEN
THE DIRECTOR OF STATEWIDE
STRATEGY AND INNOVATE. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS GOING TO EXPRESS
INNOVATE SUPPORT FOR TWO
PRIORITIES. FIRST I WOULD LIKE
TO URGE THIS COMMITTEE TO
APPROVE THE DIVERSE EDUCATION
LEADERS PIPELINE INITIATIVE,
WHICH IS A NEW 2023 24 STATE
BUDGET PROPOSAL TO INVEST $18
MILLION IN THE CREDENTIALING
PLACEMENT AND RETENTION OF 300
DIVERSE AND CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE DK THROUGH 12
ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS OUR STATE
. SECOND INNOVATE WOULD LIKE TO
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR. GOVERNORS
NEIGHBOR VISION BUDGET PROPOSAL
TO REQUIRE UNIVERSAL SCREENING
FOR READING DIFFICULTIES AND
RISK OF DYSLEXIA. IN GRADES K
THROUGH SECOND. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. LINE 98 EUR LINUS NO OPEN
. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS TODD
COLLINS FOR THE CALIFORNIA
READING COALITION. WE'D LIKE TO
THANK THE GOVERNOR FOR INCLUDING
UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR DYSLEXIA
AND OTHER READING DIFFICULTIES
AND THE TRAILER BILL AND WE URGE
THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TO FULLY
SUPPORT IT. THIS IS A VITAL STEP
TO ADDRESSING THE READING CRISIS
IN OUR STATE, WHERE OVER HALF OF
ALL THIRD GRADE STUDENTS ARE
BELOW GRADE LEVEL IN READING,
INCLUDING 70% OF LOW INCOME
LATINO AND BLACK STUDENTS IN MY
OWN DISTRICT IN PALO ALTO, WHERE
I'M, A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. WE
ALREADY PRACTICED UNIVERSAL
SCREENING, AND IT SEEMS
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN
READING RESULTS FOR OUR MOST
CHALLENGED AT LEAST RESOURCE
STUDENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING THAT HAPPEN FOR ALL
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
LINE 130. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
AFTERNOON CHAIR SINGING MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS MEG DAVIDSON WITH
THE SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD
BANK. JUST SPEAKING TO EXPRESS
GRATITUDE FOR THE $60 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN COW FOOD, WHICH IS
CRITICALLY NEEDED FOR OUR FOOD
BANK AND FOR FOOD BANKS ACROSS
THE STATE BECAUSE HUNGER IS
STILL AT RECORD LEVELS IN OUR
COMMUNITY, WE'RE STILL SERVING
NEARLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLDS WE WERE BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC, AND SINCE THE END OF
THE CALIPH RUSH EMERGENCY
ALLOTMENTS, DEMAND FOR OUR
SUPPORT HAS INCREASED. THE
WAITLIST FOR OUR PANTRIES
CONTINUE TO GROW EVERY WEEK AS
PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH
THE TREMENDOUS LOSS OF FOOD
BENEFITS, SO WE URGE YOU TO
INVEST AND INCREASING THE
CALIFORNIA'S MINIMUM BENEFITS
THIS YEAR, THE CURRENT MINIMUM
BENEFIT OF $23 IS INSULTINGLY
LOW, AND IT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF
TOUCH WITH THE REALITY THAT LOW
INCOME PEOPLE FACE EVERY SINGLE
DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
KEEPING CALIFORNIANS SAID AND
NOURISHED. LINE 1 36, YOU'RE
LINUS. NO OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR KING AND MEMBERS JARED
CALL WITH NOURISHED CALIFORNIA.
I WANT TO THANK YOU CHIRPING AND
THE SUB ONE CHAIR ARAMBULA FOR
INCLUDING SO MANY ANTI HUNGER
PRIORITIES TO HELP ADDRESS THE
CAL FRESH HUNGER CLIP,
ESPECIALLY TO CAL FRESH FRUIT
AND VEGETABLE PILOT EXTENSION
AND THE ACCELERATED TIMELINE FOR
THE FOOD FOR ALL TEETH,
EXPANSION OF WHERE WE DO STILL
URGED THE LEGISLATURE AND
GOVERNOR TO FULLY FUND TO SEE
THAT EXPANSION FOR ALL AGES,
REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS
, ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
ASSEMBLY PACKAGE FUNDING FOR
SUMMER TV T E. V. C STEPPED
REIMBURSEMENT AND THE CALIFORNIA
NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE
CHILD CARE NUTRITION PROGRAM,
COLA. AND GIVEN THE SCOPE OF
THIS HUNGER CRISIS. WE ALSO
URGED THE ASSEMBLY TO JOIN THE
SENATE IN FUNDING ADDITIONAL
ANTI HUNGER PRIORITIES. THE CAL
FRESH, SAFE DRINKING WATER PILOT
EXTENSION, RAISING THE CAP
PRESSURE, MINIMUM BENEFIT AND
REMOVING THE CALCULATION. THREE
MONTH TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU.
LINE 1 38. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
MEMBERS GAVE ME THE NEWS ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
AND FAMILY FARMERS TASK WE
REPRESENT AROUND 8000 SMALL,
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FAMILY
FARMERS. UM WE APPRECIATE AND
REALLY SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE'S
DECISION TO REVERSE THE ROUGHLY
$25 MILLION IN CUTS. ESSENTIAL
PROGRAMS, WHICH SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA SMALLEST AND MOST
VULNERABLE FARMERS, SPECIFICALLY
THE FARM TO COMMUNITY FOOD HUBS
PROGRAM THAT HAVE BEEN
AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS AND THE
BEGINNING OF FARMER AND FARM
WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS,
HOWEVER, WERE DISAPPOINTED TO
SEE THE ASSEMBLY DID NOT INCLUDE
IN ITS FLOOD RELIEF PACKAGE. ANY
FUNDING FOR CDF PHASE CALIFORNIA
UNDERSERVED AND SMALL PRODUCER
PROGRAM CUSTOMS. BY THE STRONG
TRACK RECORD OF DIRECTING
RESOURCES TO FARMERS WHO ARE
TYPICALLY LEFT OUT AND MOVES
FUNDS QUICKLY. UM, ORIGINALLY
BEGAN DURING THE PANDEMIC TO
PROVIDE COVID RELIEF FUNDS AND
DROUGHTS AND NOW AS ESSENTIAL TO
AND PROVIDE WINTER STORM RELIEF
TO THESE FARMERS ISN'T IS THE
ONLY OPTION TO HELP THOSE
UNDERSERVED FAMILY FARMERS. SO
WE HELP YOU. CONSIDER ALLOCATING
RESOURCES TO THE CUSTOMER
PROGRAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 1 44 YEAR LONG IS NOW OPEN.
THANK YOU. I LOVE ESQUIVEL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
THIS IS OFFICIALS REPRESENTING
24,000 SCHOOL BUSINESS LEADER
STATEWIDE AS A TOP BUDGET
PRIORITY CATEGORY APPRECIATES
YOUR SUPPORT TO FULLY FROM THE
COLA FOR THE L. C S F AND
PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF THE L. C. S
F. HOWEVER WE DO WANT TO EXPRESS
CONCERN WITH THE USE OF THE ONE
TIME FUNDING TO SUPPORT OVERALL
. UM EL CFF COST IN 23 24. HAS
ANOTHER BUDGET PRIORITY. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND
EXTENDING THE EXPENDITURE
DEADLINE FOR FUNDS RECEIVED IN
21 AND 22 AND 22 23 ANOTHER YEAR
FOR THE EXTENDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. WE ARE
OPPOSING THE REDUCTIONS TO BOTH
BLOCK GRANTS THAT WERE PASSED AS
PART OF THE 2022 BUDGET ACT.
THESE MEDIA CUTS CREATE CONCERN
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BECAUSE
RESOURCES HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR
AND BUDGETED FOUR SPECIFICALLY
PERTAINING TO THE LEARNING
RECOVERY, EMERGENCY BLOCK RAT
AND WHICH FUNDS HAVE ALREADY
BEEN ALLOCATED TO SCHOOL. WILL
DISTRICTS AND LIAISE. WE DO
RECOMMEND FULLY FUNDING THE
COMMITTED GRANTS BEFORE CREATING
AND FUNDING NEW PROGRAMS AND ARE
LOOKING AT REDUCING OR SHIFTING
FUNDING SOURCES IN THE OUT YEARS
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOCATED. WE
ALSO SUPPORT THE $80 MILLION
ONGOING FOR COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION AND WANT TO ALIGN OUR
CONCERNS WITH THE DIET IN
FUNDING WITH PREVIOUS COMMENTS,
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND
FULLY FUNDING THE UNIVERSAL
MEALS PROGRAM. THANK YOU. LINE 1
25. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SHARON COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ZACHARY. I
WOULDN'T VICEPRESIDENTE. WHAT'S
THE AFFAIRS CAN STUDENTS FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES?
WE CONTINUE TO BE STRONGLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE ASSEMBLY,
AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY,
SUBCOMMITTEE CHOOSE SUPPORT. 0.8
0.2 22% COLA ADJUSTMENT AND FOR
STUDENT HOUSING. WE SEE BOTH THE
GRANTS AND THE REVOLVING LOAN
FUND AS TOOLS TO HELP ENCOURAGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO SERVE THE
ONE IN FIVE HOUSING INSECURE
STUDENTS SYSTEM WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPTIONS. MOREOVER WE
ALSO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR
PROPERLY COMPENSATING STUDENT
BORDER GOVERNOR AROUND NUMBERS
WITH THE EXISTING STUDENTS.
SUCCESS COMPLETION GRANT. UM,
ADDITIONALLY, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO
URGE THE ASSEMBLY TO REJECT THE
FLEXIBILITY FOR CATEGORICAL
PROGRAM FUNDING, ESPECIALLY FOR
THE CRITICAL STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES AS PROPOSED,
AND WE'D LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL TO
HAVE UCL ADOPTED 80 TRANSFER
PATHWAY AS A CATHOLIC, THE LAST
TIME TO TRANSFER DEBT FREE
COLLEGE AND MORE ETHNICAL
TRANSFER RATES. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO SEE THIS EXPANDED TO THE
ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SYSTEM. THANK YOU. LINE 1 49
YEAR, LINUS NO OPEN THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SHARON MEMBERS.
THIS IS OLIVIA SIDEMEN WITH
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY. FIRST I WANT TO
SAY THAT WE ARE EXTREMELY
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE APPROVAL
OF THE GOVERNOR'S CUTS OF 160
MILLION TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
CENTERS AND 205 MILLION TO THE
TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE
COMMUNITIES PROGRAM IN THE
ASSEMBLY BUDGET PLAN. THESE ARE
CRITICAL CLIMATE EQUITY PROGRAMS
THAT ARE IMPERATIVE FOR
CALIFORNIA TO MEET ITS CLIMATE
GOALS AND BUILD BOTH COMMUNITY
LEVEL RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE CAPACITY. COMMUNITIES
ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING THE
EFFECTS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS
NOW. I NEED THOSE FUNDS NOW TO
THE BOND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,
GIVEN BOTH THE UNCERTAINTY IN
TIMELINE OF THE BONDS,
COMMUNITIES WOULD NOT SEE THESE
FUNDS UNTIL 2025 IS THAT ALL
SECOND, I MEAN, REMAIN OPPOSED
TO THE CUTS AND DELAYS FOR THE
EQUITABLE BUILDING
DECARBONIZATION PROGRAM. THE EBS
DIRECT INSTALLED PROGRAM IS A
CRITICAL INITIATIVE TOWARDS
ENSURING THAT HOUSEHOLD WITH
MOST NEEDS FOR HOLISTIC ENERGY
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ARE
PRIORITIZED. THE DIRECT
INSTALLATION PROGRAM WILL LOWER
ENERGY BILLS AND IMPROVE INDOOR
AIR QUALITY, HOME SAFETY AND
HEALTH WHILE SUPPORTING
CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE GOALS.
FINALLY WE DO SUPPORT AND ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THE RESTORATION OF
50 MILLION% C RESILIENCE AND
CONTINUE TO ASK FOR TARGETED
FUNDING FOR MULTI BENEFIT
INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE
SPEECH, IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SUPPORT CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 48. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. DID YOU SAY 1 48.
YES. OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON, REBECA GONZALEZ WITH
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS. CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER. WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR SO MANY GREAT
INVESTMENTS IN THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES AREA, ESPECIALLY
THANK YOU FOR THE FOSTER FAMILY
AGENCY. UM SOCIAL WORKERS
SUPPORT ALSO FELT HOUSING
SUPPLEMENTS AND ALSO REJECTING
THE DELAY OF WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT AND WE DO WANT TO
ENSURE THAT HOPEFULLY THE FINAL
BUDGET INCLUDES THE S AND D T ND
TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS AND HOLD
HARMLESS. S I. CONSUMERS ALSO
HOPE THE FINAL BUDGET HAS STRONG
PROVISIONS FOR SAFETY NET FOR
ALL. KELLY, EITC AND CTC. AND
CAL. FRESH $50 MINIMUM BENEFITS.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 53. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS CEDRIC AND I AM A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, RENOVATE
SCHOOLS. WE HEAR YOU CAN
CONTINUE SER. AND PARDON ME, MR
CHAIR. IF THAT PERSON WISHES TO
QUEUE UP AGAIN, THEY CAN PRESS
ONE THAN ZERO. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO LINE 100. YEAH. GOOD
AFTERNOON. KIM LEWIS,
REPRESENTING TWO CLIENTS AND
JUST WANT TO LIFT UP ON BEHALF
OF THE SPEAR IN THAT AND SOMEONE
ISSUE. 3 59 AND 3 66 WERE
GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
INVESTMENTS FOR THE FOSTER
FAMILY AGENCIES TO ALLOW US TO
SUPPORT OUR FAMILY REUNIFICATION
WORK, AND THE SUPPORTING
SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO YOU, OUR
FOSTER YOUTH AND RELATIVE
CAREGIVERS AND RESOURCE PARENTS
AND THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. AND
THEN ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR YEARS, AND SUB
FOUR ARE GREATLY APPRECIATE
ISSUE TO 16, WHICH CONTINUES
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
HAPPENED FOR AROUND FIVE AND
AROUND SEX AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU AROUND THE
TRAILER BILL TO ENSURE THAT ARE
MOST VULNERABLE AND ACCOMPANIED
HOMELESS YOUTH GET THE
APPROPRIATE ATTENTION THEY NEED.
AND THAT AND THE TRAILER BILL,
THANK YOU. LINE 1 41 YEAR, LINUS
NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON,
AMERICAN DANIEL RODRIGUEZ,
REPRESENTING THE DOLORES HUERTA
FOUNDATION AND THE CENTRAL
VALLEY FIRE EDUCATION EQUITY HUB
. THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET
PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE U C L A
TO OFFER ASSOCIATE DEGREE FOR
TRANSFER OR A BT PATHWAYS TO
TRANSFER SEEKING STUDENTS AS A
CONDITION OF FUNDING THE REST IN
AL TO TIÂU CLS FUNDING TO 80
ALIGNMENT IS EQUALLY VALID FOR
THE ENTIRE èC SYSTEM.
CALIFORNIA'S ABC IS CONSIDERED A
NATIONAL MODEL STUDENTS WITH AN
A D T GRADUATE FASTER WITH FEWER
EXCESS UNITS AND THEREFORE LET
THAN THEIR TRANSFER
COUNTERPARTS. YET THE YOU THINK
CONTINUES TO OFFER ONLY A WEB OF
UNCOORDINATED TRANSFER PATHWAYS
WITH DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS
BETWEEN CAMPUSES. THIS HAS
SIGNIFICANT EQUITY IMPLICATIONS
AND HELPS EXPLAIN WHY TRANSFER
RATES FOR FIRST GENERATION LOW
INCOME BLACK AND HISPANIC
STUDENTS ARE DRAMATICALLY LOWER
ON BEHALF OF THE NEARLY 2
MILLION CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. WE ARE ASKING
FOR A TWO WAY AGREEMENT
REGARDING REQUIRING THE UC
SYSTEM TO ACCEPT A TT AS A
SYSTEM WIDE GUARANTEE. THANK
YOU. LINE 82. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. MY NAME IS BILLY LUCAS,
EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE CDVA. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
THE TRAILER BUILD LANGUAGE
REQUIRING UNIVERSAL SCREENING
FOR READING DIFFICULTIES AND
RISK OF DYSLEXIA AND STUDENTS.
KINDER THROUGH SECOND GRADE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LINE 1 59
YEAR, LINUS NO OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON SEARCHING AND MEMBERS
. THIS IS SEBASTIAN VERY ON
BEHALF OF UPPER THANK YOU FOR
INCLUDING TRANSIT OPERATIONS IN
YOUR BUDGET. UNFORTUNATELY THE
PROPOSAL WILL NOT ADDRESS THE
FULL SCALE OF TRANSITS OPERATING
CRISIS AND WOULD JEOPARDIZE
LOCAL MATCHES FROM BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING,
RESULTING IN A NET LOSS FOR
CALIFORNIA WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT
NEW FUNDING FOR THE STATE. ART
MEANING AND OTHER SYSTEMS ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO BEGIN CUTTING
SERVICE IMMEDIATELY PUSHING THEM
INTO A DEATH SPIRAL THAT WILL BE
IMPOSSIBLE TO CLIMB OUT OF. WE
SHARE YOUR DESIRE TO MAKE
TRANSIT BETTER AND ENSURE A
TRANSITION TO A FINANCIALLY
STABLE BUSINESS MODEL. BUT THERE
IS SIMPLY NO PATH TO BETTER
TRANSIT WITHOUT STATE FUNDING.
NOW WE URGE YOU TO PROVIDE A
BILLION DOLLAR A YEAR OF A FIVE
YEAR PERIOD TO PUT TRANSIT ON
THE RIGHT PATH. THANK YOU. LINE
1 67 YOUR LINE OF SNOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
CLAUDIA CALLING ON BEHALF OF
WHAT FOOD BANK AND SUPPORTIVE
INVESTMENTS INCLUDE SECURITY
HUNGER STILL AT RECORD LABELS IN
OUR COMMUNITY IN L, A 200%
INCREASE IN DEMAND SPECIFICALLY
AT OUR WE'RE CONTINUING TO SERVE
APPROXIMATELY 800,000 PEOPLE
EACH MONTH. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
TIME TO SAY WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL
FOR THE $6 MILLION INVESTMENT IN
CAL FOOD, WHICH IS CRITICALLY
NEEDED. PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE THE DEVASTATING
IMPACT THE CALF FRESH BENEFITS
CLIPS TODAY AND WE URGE YOU TO
INVEST INCREASING THE CUP FRESH
MINIMUM BENEFITS THIS YEAR ARE
RECIPIENTS CANNOT WAIT. IT WAS
ALSO INVEST IN SETTING UP THE
COST FRESH A BOND CARE ABOUT IT
THIS YEAR TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM
COOL FEDERAL A BODY TIME LIMIT
MOVE. CALIFORNIA LOSES IS THEY
ARE WAIVER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LINE 1 68. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMITTEE
CHAIR AND SEEN FAMILY MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL MCDANIEL.
JUNIOR I AM CALLING IN
REPRESENTING FAMILIES IN ACTION
FOR QUALITY EDUCATION AND
CALIFORNIA AND WE HAVE TO CALL
IN THE STATE THAT WE ARE
DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF THE
GOVERNOR'S NAME REVISION
PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE UNIVERSAL
SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND WE COULD ALEXIA
CATERED TO AS WELL AS THE
DIVERSE EDUCATION LEADERS
NETWORK PIPELINE AS A BLACK
FATHER AND MYSELF. I KNOW THAT
OUR CHILDREN LEARN MUCH BETTER
WHEN THEY ARE IN THE CLASSROOM
WITH PEOPLE THAT SPEAK LIKE THEM
COME FROM WHERE THEY COME FROM
AND UNDERSTAND THE LIFE
EXPERIENCES THAT THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH. WE NEED THAT LEVEL OF
INTENTIONALITY TO START TO
REPAIR SOME OF THE YEARS OF
DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND IN ADDITION TO
THAT, WE ALSO KNOW THAT A LOT OF
ALL OF OUR GROWN BLACK AND BROWN
MEN IN THIS WORLD. DON'T FIND
OUT THAT THEY'RE DYSLEXIC AND
HAVE BEEN THROWN OFF OF THEIR
LIFE PATH UNTIL THEY ALREADY
ENDED UP IN PRISON. IT'S A IT'S
A STATUS QUO THAT WE IT IS OUR
JOB TO INTERRUPTED EVERY TURN
THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN. THANK YOU.
LINE 1 73 OR LIME SNOW OPEN. HI
THIS IS JENNIFER BAKER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR
BILINGUAL EDUCATION. WE'D LIKE
TO THANK THE ASSEMBLY SUB
COMMITTEE FOR THE INCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION OF $20 MILLION
THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR THE FIVE
ANGLED TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. WE'D
ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT CARBON AS
WELL AS OUR COLLEAGUES WITH
CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER DO HAVE
CONCERNS WITH THE LANGUAGE
THAT'S INCLUDED ON THE PANEL FOR
READING DIFFICULTY SCREENERS
THAT'S IN THE GOVERNOR'S OMNIBUS
BUDGET MAY REVISION LETTER WE DO
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS AND WE ASK THAT
THE ASSEMBLY INCORPORATE
PROTECTIONS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS
IN THE FINAL LANGUAGE THAT YOU
WISH TO MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. LINE 1 70 YEAR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON
. MY NAME IS ZAK DATES GROWTH.
I'M WITH TRANSFORM AS PART OF
THE SURVIVE AND THRIVE COALITION
. WE WANT TO THANK THE SENATE
BUT CHAIR TING AND TERRIFIED
DURAZO FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP TO
ADDRESS THE TRANSIT FISCAL CLIFF
IN THEIR LATEST BUDGET PROPOSAL
BY INCREASING IN FLEXING TRC PE
FUNDS AND SUPPORTING INCREASED
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WRITERS AND
WORKERS, HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY
, PROPOSAL DOES NOT GO FAR
ENOUGH TO FULLY MEET AND
SUSTAINED THE TRANSIT OPERATIONS
NEED IN THE COMING YEARS. UM IT
WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER SERVICE
CUTS AND FORCED AGENCIES TO MAKE
HARD TRADEOFFS BETWEEN
PRESERVING EXISTING SERVICE AND
SUPPORTING IMPORTANT CAPITAL
PRIORITIES LIKE SLEEP,
MAINTENANCE, BUS AND TRAIN
ELECTRIFICATION IN THE BAY AREA
. THIS WOULD ONLY PUT OFF THE
FISCAL CLIFF FOR ANOTHER TWO
YEARS, AND WE'RE LEAVING
ADDITIONAL $6 BILLION IN FEDERAL
MATTHEW MONEY ON THE TABLE.
THERE IS NO PATH TO TRANSFER
RECOVERY, CLIMATE, ECONOMIC AND
EQUITY GOALS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ALL TO FULLY ADDRESS THIS
CRISIS IN THE COMING WEEKS,
INCLUDING IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL
FUNDS FROM HISTORICALLY ABUNDANT
AND FLEXIBLE FEDERAL HIGHWAY
DOLLARS AND DISCRETIONARY CAP
AND TRADE MONEY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. LINE 1 80. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR. THIS IS DANIEL
BATISTA WITH UNITED WAYS OF
CALIFORNIA. WE WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR PRIORITIZING A
PERMANENT CAL WORKS GRANT
INCREASE CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN
CHILD CARE, STRENGTHENING
CALIPERS BENEFITS AGAINST THE
OTHER CLIFFS AND PROTECTING THE
SAFETY NET RESERVE. ADDITIONALLY
WE KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA STILL
HAS THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATE OF
ANY STATE, AND WE HOPE THE
LEGISLATURES FINAL BUDGET WILL
INCLUDE REIMAGINE COW WORKS.
SAFETY NET FOR ALL IMPROVING THE
UM CALLIE I T C AND Y C T. C. IT
TAKES A VILLAGE GRANTS HOW FRESH
$50 MINIMUM BENEFIT AND MORE TO
LIFT ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
OUT OF POVERTY. THANK YOU. LINE
1 81 AIRLINE IS NOW OPEN. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS IS
JENNIFER GRIP WITH PARENT VOICES
. CALIFORNIA FIRST WE'D LIKE TO
DO FOR PRIORITIZING CRITICAL
INVESTMENTS IN CHILD CARE,
INCLUDING A FAMILY BE SCHEDULE
THAT KEEPS THESE AFFORDABLE FOR
FAMILIES AND A 25% COLA FOR
PROVIDER PAYMENTS. ALSO A
PERMANENT COWL WORKS GRANT
INCREASED STRENGTHENING. COW
WORKS BENEFITS AGAINST THE
HUNGER CLIPS AND PROTECTING THE
SAFETY NET. RESERVE CALIFORNIA
STILL HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF
POVERTY, UM, OF ALL THE STATES
AND SO WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE
YOU LIFTED THE PAUSE ON THE
20,000 CHILDCARE SLOTS.
REIMAGINE COW WORKS, UM, INCLUDE
THE SAFETY NET FOR ALL FUNDING
IMPROVED THE CALENDAR, E I T C E
AND Y C. PC AND THAT TAKES A
VILLAGE GRANTS AS WELL AS PAL,
FRESH $50 MINIMUM BENEFIT AND SO
MUCH MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED. THANK YOU. LINE 1 76
YEAR, LINUS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS RACHEL DEL
CARLO CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF
THE MOUNT JAVELINA BY SCHOOL
DISTRICT. WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF
THE GOVERNOR'S NAME. REVISION
PURPOSE ALS TO REQUIRE UNIVERSAL
SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
DYSLEXIA. K THROUGH TWO. THANK
YOU. LINE 1 82. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND
THANK YOU TO SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR
. DR ARAMBULA. THIS IS ANNA
JOHNSON FROM JOHN BURTON.
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH. UH SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF A STATEWIDE
COALITION OF 75 AND MORE
ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO PREVENT
AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG
CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER USED AN
EXTENDED FOSTER CARE WE ARE SO
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
INCLUDING THE PROPOSAL IN THE
ASSEMBLY OF ONE BUDGET,
INVESTING IN FOSTER YOUTH,
HOUSING AND HOUSING SECURITY,
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR FIGHT TO,
UH HOW IS FOSTER YOUTH AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE ADDRESS
CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING CRISIS AS
CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER PARENTS?
THANK YOU SO MUCH? LINE 1 95
YEAR, LINUS NO OPEN. AFTERNOON
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE IS
ASSURED A RING FROM EQUITABLE
ADVOCACY CALLING IN TODAY AND
SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT MAY
REVISED TRAILER BILL AND SUPPORT
OF UNIVERSAL SCREENING FROM K
THROUGH TWO CHILDREN. KEVIN OUT
OF 10, CHILDREN AND OUR CANNOT
READ. AND IT IS PROVEN BY
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE BASED
STUDIES THAT CHILDREN SUFFERING
FROM THE LIVER STATE AND
PERCEIVED THE LITERACY FIVE
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE MENTAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT
THEM, REVEREND THEIR LIFE.
CHILDREN ARE NOT FAILING. WE ARE
FAILING OUR CHILDREN AND WE
ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSAL SCREENING AND
THANKS KENNETH PORTANTINO AND
GOVERNOR NELSON INTELLIGENCE
TOWARDS THIS TOPIC. THANK YOU.
LINE 1 32. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. AFTERNOON SHERIFF KING AND
MEMBERS CYRUS HALL OF RESIDENCE
AND TRANSIT WRITER IN SAN
FRANCISCO WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSIT FUNDING. THANK YOU FOR
RESTORING THE 2 BILLION IN T I
R. C P FUNDING AND ALLOWING FOR
FLEXIBLE USE OF THESE FUNDS FOR
TRANSIT OPERATIONS. HOWEVER EVEN
IF ALL THIS FUNDING WAS USED FOR
OPERATIONS IS INSUFFICIENT TO
FILL BUDGET SHORTFALL,
PARTICULARLY IN THE BAY AREA.
THIS MEANS SIGNIFICANT SERVICE
CUTS ARE STILL IN OUR FUTURE AS
WRITERS. USE OF THIS MONEY FOR
OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO PUT THE BAY
AREA AT SERIOUS RISK OF LOSING 6
BILLION IN FEDERAL MATCHING
MONEY. WE DO NOT NEED MORE
PLATITUDES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. WHAT WE NEED
IS CONCRETE PLANS. THERE ARE
SOURCES OF FUNDING. PLEASE USE
CATHERINE TRADE ALLOCATIONS OR
SHIPPED FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDING.
DO NOT CHECK WRITERS TO THE CURB
AND DO NOT ABANDON THE NEW
TRADUCED VM T THANK YOU. LINE 2
15. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS OLIVIA GLEASON,
CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR A
RESPONSIBLE BUDGET CALLING FROM
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA I'M
CALLING TO OPPOSE GOVERNOR
MASON'S PROPOSAL, THE INCREASED
PRISON SPENDING BY THINKING
MILLIONS INTO THE SAME QUENTIN
PRISON REHABILITATION CENTER
PROJECT. RATHER THAN FUNDING
THIS PROPOSAL. CALIFORNIA MUST
MOVE FORWARD WITH CLOTHING,
CLOSING ADDITIONAL PRISONS AND
ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY
INFORMED ROADMAP TO DO SO. CURBS
PRISON CLOSURE ROADMAP IS HERE
TO SUPPORT THE STATE IN THIS
PROCESS. BUT THAT SAID, I URGE
YOU TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE
SENATE TO REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED $360 MILLION
CONSTRUCTION REQUEST REBRANDING
SAINT QUENTIN PRISON AS A
REHABILITATION CENTER IN QUOTES,
SIMPLY CREATING A PRISON BY
ANOTHER NAME, WHICH WILL
CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE ALL THE
HARMS ASSOCIATED WITH
INCARCERATION, INCARCERATION,
SUCH AS SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
VIOLENCE. YESTERDAY'S ARTICLE IN
THE EXAMINER PROVES WHY THIS IS
A TERRIBLE PLAN. CDCR STAFFER
ALREADY RETALIATING AGAINST
INCARCERATED PEOPLE. BECAUSE OF
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THE CULTURE
OF CDCR IS DEFINED BY ABUSE AND
NEGLECT. ITS ENDEMIC DEPARTMENT
CAN'T BE INTERESTED WITH BEING
MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THIS MONEY
COULD BE BETTER SPENT IF
INVESTED IN SERVICES AND
RESOURCES NEEDED TO DIRECTLY
SUPPORT CALIFORNIANS BEFORE AND
AFTER INCARCERATION. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. LINE 69. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. WELL, THANK
YOU. TOM DAVIS WITH THE I T F C
COUNCIL. WE WANTED TO THANK THE
CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS
THE CHAIR OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
NUMBER FOUR FOR THE ONGOING
SUPPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA FILM
AND TELEVISION TAX. TAX
INCENTIVE. THIS PROGRAM AS
CREATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
JOBS AND THE CONTINUATION OF
THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO DO
SO AND SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES.
THAT MAKE THEIR LIVINGS IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN THOSE
GOOD MIDDLE CLASS JOBS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. BLIND 1 60 OR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HELLO MY NAME
IS MADELINE HARRIS. I'M READING
A COMMENT FROM PLANETA RESIDENTS
WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING
DISASTER THIS WINTER. I HAVE A
FINO DOMINGUEZ PATINO AND HAS
DOMINGUEZ RESIDING AT 94 15
BRODRICK AVENUE AND ENNAHDA
ADDRESS THIS COMMENT TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN DUE TO THE FLOODING
OF JANUARY 9TH 2023. WE ARE
SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF
NEGLIGENCE FROM MERCED COUNTY
AND ARE WITNESSING FLOOD
IMPACTS. TILL THIS DAY WE ASK
THAT YOU HELP US WITH THE LOSSES
WE SUFFERED FROM SUCH NEGLIGENCE
. WE ASKED FOR HELP FOR THE
LOSSES OF OUR MATERIAL AND
ECONOMIC ASSETS. WE WERE LEFT
WITH IMPACTS FROM THE FLOOD
WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REPAIR OUR
LOSSES, ALL WHILE FACING MORAL
AND EMOTIONAL SUFFERING. WE NEED
THE GOVERNOR TO APPROVE $20
MILLION IN AID OF PLANETA ALONE
AND DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE
PEOPLE WHO WERE HARMED. NOT
SECOND OR THIRD HAND. THIS
BUDGET PROPOSAL IS IMPORTANT AS
LOCALLY WE HAVE FACED CORRUPT
PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT WITHOUT
FEELINGS AND MORALS. I
ABSOLUTELY DERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
SENATOR AND THE STATE GOVERNOR
FOR HELP TO MYSELF AND ALL OF
LANATA WITH THIS BUDGET REQUESTS
, WHICH WILL BRING A AND NOT
ONLY TO MY HOME BUT TO MY
BUSINESS, AND I AM STARTING OVER
AGAIN. STRUGGLING AND GRIEVING.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 40. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS HANNAH OPERATOR. I'M A
POLICY ADVOCATE WITH THE
CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR
RESPONSIBLE BUDGET OR CURB. I'M
CALLING FROM IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
IN ORANGE COUNTY. I'M CALLING TO
OPPOSE GOVERNOR NUISANCE
PROPOSAL TO INCREASE PRESENT
SPENDING BY THINKING MILLIONS
INTO THE SAN QUENTIN PRISON
REHABILITATION CENTER PROJECT TO
SUPPORT THE CLOSURE OF MORE
STATE PRISONS INSTEAD AND FOLLOW
THE LEAD OF THE SENATE. AND
REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED
$360 MILLION CONSTRUCTION
REQUEST. BUT THEN CLINTON
PROPOSAL WILL MISS ALLOCATE
STATE FUNDS. MHM INSTEAD OF
SAVING CALIFORNIA BILLIONS BY
CLOSING MORE STATE PRISONS, THE
GOVERNOR'S SUPPOSING SPEND $20
MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND ON
HIS ILL DEFINED SAN CLINTON
REBRANDING PROJECT AND
THREATENING TO TAKE THE STEP
STATE INTO THAT FOR $360 MILLION
MORE. THIS MONEY COULD BE BETTER
SPENT ON PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY
SUPPORT CALIFORNIANS SUCH AS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION OR
VISIBLE HEALTH RESOURCES. RATHER
THAN FURTHER IN TRUSTING
REHABILITATION TO THE PRESENT
SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES TO
PERPETUATE HARM. THANK YOU.
BLIND TO 18. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD EVENING.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND SHARED
SAYING MY NAME IS KEVIN ORTIZ. I
AM THE CO PRESIDENT NEXT
DEMOCRATIC CLUB AND ALSO CO
FOUNDER OF MISSION CASINO, WHICH
IS A TRANSPORTATION ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION FOR LATIN X AND
INDIGENOUS FOLKS HERE IN
TEMPERATURE SUPPOSE MISSION
DISTRICT I'M URGING YOU TODAY
TO, UH, FULLY FUND
TRANSPORTATION HERE RIGHT NOW IN
THE MIDDLE OF A TRANSIT. FISCAL
CLIFF AND UNION AND BARK WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE UNLESS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PUT IN
PLACE, PARTICULARLY TO MAKE SURE
THAT TRANSIT OPERATIONS THAT'S
FULLY FUNDED AND INVESTED, UM
PLEASE INCLUDE QUOTE MORE
FUNDING SOURCES TO PREVENT THESE
CUTS. MUNICH FOR EXAMPLE, IS
FACING 100 AND $30 MILLION
SHORTFALL AND BART WITH RELYING
ON 70% OF WRITERS COMING IN. AND
WE DON'T NEED TO ONE THIRD OF
THE ACTUAL WRITERS COMING BACK
IN TRANSIT WILL NOT SURVIVE. AND
IF WE DO NOT REALLY FUN
TRANSPORTATION ISN'T GOING TO
BRING 50,000 MORE CARS BACK INTO
THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
DETRIMENTALLY IMPACT ON OUR
CLIMATE GOALS MOVING FORWARD, SO
I URGE YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THING IS REALLY, REALLY FUN
TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE DO NOT, UH, OBVIOUS TRANSIT.
UH TRANSIT APPROACH. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. LINE 207
YEAR, LINUS NOW OPEN. HELLO GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS BRIAN CANADA. I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF CURB CALIFORNIANS
UNITED FOR A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET
. I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA. I'M CALLING TO
OPPOSE GOVERNOR NEESON. PROPOSAL
TO INCREASE PRISON SPENDING BY
SEEKING MILLIONS INTO THE SCAN
QUENTIN PRISON REHABILITATION
CENTER PROJECT. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE CLOSURE OF MORE
STATE PRISONS INSTEAD AND FOLLOW
THE LEAD OF THE SENATE TO REJECT
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED $360
MILLION CONSTRUCTION. REQUEST
THIS PROPOSAL LACKED
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
. THE GOVERNOR ADAPTING FROM
SOUTH TRUNK OF MONEY FOR PLANTS
THAT ARE LARGELY UNKNOWN TO BE
DECIDED BY AN ADVISORY COUNCIL
THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO OPEN
MEETING LAWS, AND THIS LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY UNDERMINES
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. WE CAN'T
SUPPORT CALIFORNIANS BEING KEPT
IN THE DARK ABOUT HOW THEIR TAX
DOLLARS ARE BEING THAT THIS IS
THE BEST EXAMPLE OF WASTEFUL
PRISON SPENDING AND POOR
PLANNING. THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES
APPLIANCES, THE MARTIAN
BUILDING, WHOSE ROOF WAS
REPLACED. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
AT A COST OF $5 MILLION.
EVIDENCE OF WASTED RESOURCES
BECAUSE OF CDCR CONTINUED
FAILURE TO PROVIDE A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLOSURE.
CAN'T BE DENIED. THANK YOU. LINE
2 27. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
HELLO MY NAME IS NORA MONACO AND
I'M THE DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNER
WHO CREATED THE BREWERY
DISTRICT. ARE SMALL BUSINESSES
NEED MORE HOUSING WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GROW, BUT
OUTDATED INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN
AND IS A MAJOR BARRIER. I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY
OF PRESIDENT. PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR $250
MILLION AND REQUESTED APPROVAL
IN THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET. DOWNTOWN
REPRESENTS THE HEARTBEAT OF A
CITY AND THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE NOW AND FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU
FOR PRIORITIZING PRESIDENT
DOWNTOWN. PLEASE APPROVE THE
BILL. LINE 2 23. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS THAT ELLIOT BOLTS
CEO OF THE DOWNTOWN FRESNO
PARTNERSHIP, WE OPERATE OUR
DOWNTOWN PROPERTY AND BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITH 346
PARCELS CONTRIBUTING OUR
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS
ARE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THE
PROPOSED ALLOCATION FOR THE CITY
OF FRESNO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN THINKING ABOUT THE CENTRAL
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY OF TOMORROW,
DOWNTOWN FRIENDS OH, REALLY IS
OUR REGIONS GROUND ZERO FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR
INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR NURTURING NEW KNOWLEDGE
BASED BUSINESS SECTORS. AND IT'S
THE MOST FUN URBAN PLACE
ANYWHERE AROUND. WHICH IS WHY WE
SEE THOUSANDS OF VALLEY PEOPLE
NOT ONLY VISITING DOWNTOWN TODAY
OVER AND ABOVE PRE PANDEMIC
LEVELS, BUT ALSO SEEKING HOUSING
IN OUR DOWNTOWN, ALSO BY THE
THOUSANDS MORE HOUSING AND MORE
RESIDENCES, NORA MONICA JUST
SAID. WE'LL HAVE THE GREATEST
BENEFIT FOR OUR SMALLEST
BUSINESSES, BRINGING MORE
CUSTOMERS CLOSER AND IT'S GREAT
FOR RESIDENTS IN AN URBAN AREA
OF THE STATE THAT'S RELATIVELY
AFFORDABLE. BUT IT CAN ONLY
HAPPEN WITH THE RIGHT
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT'S WHY
THE DOWNTOWN FRESNO PARTNERSHIP
URGES YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE CITY
OF FRESNO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN. THANK YOU. LINE 2 34. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. BUT AFTERNOON
CHAIR TING AND MEMBERS MANY IS
ABBY HELPER IN WITH THE CENTER
FOR LEGAL LITERACY. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE FULL
FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.
WE'RE ASKING THE ASSEMBLY TO
CONSIDER, INCLUDING THE 100
MILLION FOR THE KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING
PROGRAM, AS WAS INCLUDED IN THE
SENATE BUDGET PLAN. WE ALSO
URGED THE ASSEMBLY TO RECONSIDER
THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE 60
MILLION FOR THE FARM TO SCHOOL
GRANT PROGRAM. THE CENTER FREAK
. A LITERACY WORKS WITH A
NETWORK OF OVER 100 PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT. ACROSS THE
STATE, AND WE'VE HEARD FROM
THESE NUTRITION SERVICES
DIRECTORS THAT THESE STATE
INVESTMENTS WILL HELP REALIZE
THE FULL POTENTIAL OF SCHOOL
MEALS TO NOURISH OUR STUDENTS.
SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS AND
BENEFIT THE PLANET. THANK YOU.
LYING TO 10. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
HILLARY A TOURIST AND I AM A
EMPLOYEE AT SUMMIT PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN ROBOT CITY,
CALIFORNIA PROPOSED TARGETED
CUTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES SUPPORT
FOR SCHOOLS AND LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES PROGRAM IS ALREADY
UNDERFUNDED AND FOR FURTHER CUTS
WILL FOURTH STAFFING AND SERVICE
CUTS AT SCHOOL SITE FOR THE
STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS
. PLEASE REJECT THE PROPOSED
CUTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY. GRANT PROGRAM. THANK
YOU. LINE 2 36 MINUS NOW OPEN. 1
TO 36. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS. THIS IS
THERESA BULLY WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PACIFIC
ENVIRONMENTS AND CALLING IN TO
URGE YOU TO RESTORE THE PROPOSED
$400 MILLION IN CUTS TO THE DESK
PROGRAM AT CARBON CC THAT WOULD
PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN CART ZERO
MISSION, CARGO HANDLING
EQUIPMENT, LOCOMOTIVES AND
HOVERCRAFT UP COURTS. THE
FUNDING IS CRITICAL IN IMPROVING
AIR COLONIA MANY REGIONS OF THE
STATE AND PROTECTING POOR
COMMUNITIES, AND THE DEDICATED
FUNDING IS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT FOR ADDRESSING THE
HEALTH BURDEN PLACED ON
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY ACTED BY THE
GOOD MOVEMENT INDUSTRY. CAPTURE
UM, SUCH AS BERRIES AND BROTHER
THE TOP THREE CANCER CAUSING
EMISSIONS THAT THE COURT AND
THINK FUNDING WILL MAKE A
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN
ACCELERATING THE DEPLOYMENT OF
THESE ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES
SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. UM
WITH THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION. LINE 2 29.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND REMEMBER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MY
NAME IS CHERYL A. NICHOLSON AND
I WORK DOWNTOWN FRESNO AT ACCESS
PLUS CAPITAL, FRESNO AREA'S
LARGEST LOCALLY, NOT PROFIT
COMMUNITY LENDER. WE'RE DOING
MORE AND MORE IN REAL ESTATE
BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR
MISSION OF RACIALLY EQUITABLE
WEALTH CREATION REQUIRES MORE
OPPORTUNITIES SHARED WITH MORE
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS A
PART OF THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO
HELPING MAKING MAKE HOUSING
HAPPENING. DOWNTOWN FRESNO AND
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF CITY
OF FRESNO'S PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR 250
MILLION AND REQUEST APPROVAL IN
THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET. THANK YOU
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. LINE 2 46. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. HI I'M ANNA BENEDICT.
I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF
. I AM A TRANSIT WRITER. I'M
DISABLED. I'M YOUNG AND I NEED
TRANSIT TO GET AROUND. IF WE
DON'T GET MORE FUNDING, WE WON'T
BE ABLE TO HAVE AS MANY LINES AS
MANY SERVICES AND WE WON'T BE
ABLE TO EMPLOY A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT LIVE AROUND HERE. UM SO I
HIGHLY SUGGEST. FINDING A WAY TO
DO THAT, THAT WILL HELP LITTLE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE BAY.
THANK YOU. WIND TO 50, OR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. OH I'M LIANCHENG
FROM THE WEST SIDE OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THINGS PERFECT BY CHOICE. I
DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
OCCUR. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
BUDGET CHAIR AND THE WHOLE
COMMITTEE DETENTION TO AVOID THE
FISCAL CLIFF AND FOR THE $2
BILLION PROPOSAL. WE DO STILL
NEED MORE MONEY TO THE BUDGET
FULLY MATCHES YOUR WORDS. COVER
TRANSIT IS MOBILITY AND
INDEPENDENCE FOR EVERYONE, AND I
JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS THE
MOST MEANINGFUL FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A FEW
OPTIONS WITH ME AT ONE POINT IN
MY LIFE, AND I THINK FOR ALL OF
US AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES,
THAT IS US FOR ANY NUMBER OF
REASONS AND BEING ABLE TO GET
WHERE WE NEED TO GO WITH, LIKE
CHANGING. I'M ASKING FOR MORE
MONEY FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT AND FOR
MORE FUNDING SOURCES TO BE
CONSIDERED, INCLUDING TAX AND
PAID. HOWEVER PLEASE DO NOT
FORCE AGENCIES PURPOSE THAT THE
I R. C P TRANSIT CAPITAL FUNDS
FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS DOING THIS
WOULD CAUSE CALIFORNIA TO $6
BILLION IN FEDERAL MATCHING
FUNDS, WHICH SEEMS LIKE A HUGE
LOSS IN A DEFICIT YEAR. THANK
YOU. LINE 66. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. LINE 66. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO THIS IS KATHY GARMA
Z CALLING FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT
UNION COALITION TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE EXTENSION OF THE
FILM AND TELEVISION TAX CREDIT
AND TO THANK ASSEMBLYWOMAN
CARILLO AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR
AND THE FULL COMMITTEE AND
CHURCH CHANGE. THANK YOU. LINE
TO 57. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. KARINA LEGO
CHILDCARE LAWCENTER CHILDCARE IS
ESSENTIAL TO FAMILIES AND SO WE
ARE THANKFUL FOR AND SUPPORTIVE
OF THE PROPOSALS FOR INCREASING
FUNDING FOR CHILDCARE, ADOPTING
THE ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR
SUBSIDY PAYMENT RATES.
INCREASING PAYMENT RATES BY
PRESENT NOW PROVIDERS PRODUCING
FAMILY FEAST 1% OF TOTAL FAMILY
INCOME AND FOR THE COWARD
PERMANENT GRANT INCREASE.
HOWEVER WE ARE DISAPPOINTED
REGARDING THE PROPOSAL TO DELAY
THE 20,000 SPACES PROMISED FOR
THIS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY THE
PROPOSAL TO STREAMLINE
ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE PRESCHOOL
FOR THREE YEAR OLD IS VAGUE IF
IT MEANS TO ELIMINATE HEALTH AND
SAFETY IN THE INTEREST OF SRI
MILLIE, STREAMLINING ENROLMENT
WE OPPOSE. WE ALSO ASKED THE
LEGISLATURE TO PAY PROVIDERS
BASED ON CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT
AND NOT ON ATTENDANCE. WE CAN
SET UP A MORE EQUITABLE
CHILDCARE SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA
THAT EMBRACES CHILDCARE AS A
PUBLIC GOOD. THANK YOU. LINE TO
59. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. OKAY?
BLIND TO 15 YOUR, UM OH, HELLO.
MY NAME IS CHRIS LUMEN, RESIDENT
OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA I'M
CALLING IN TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR
MORE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRENDS
IN THE BAY AREA. UM, I
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. THE
COMMITTEE HAS DONE TO ADD MORE
FUNDING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY
PROPOSED BY IT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE
SHOULD NOT BE LEAVING. BETTER
OLD MATCHING FUNDING ON THE
TABLE. WE SHOULD BE ADDING MORE
MONEY INTO AN INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT ALREADY EXISTS THAT WORKS
EFFECTIVELY. OR THE VAST
MAJORITY. UH, AREA RESIDENTS. IF
WE DON'T THERE WILL BE MORE
THOUSANDS. TENS OF THOUSANDS
MORE CARS ADDED EACH YEAR, SO
THE ONGOING PROCESS PROBLEMS IN
THE BAY AREA UM, THE BAY BRIDGE
WILL BE WILL BE INCREASINGLY
CONGESTED. AND IT'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT I THINK ANYONE IN
THE COMMITTEE IS LOOKING WOULD
WOULD PERSONALLY, UH, FAVORITE,
SO PLEASE RECONSIDER AND ADD
MORE FUNDING THE PUBLIC TRANSIT
IN THE BAY AREA. THANK YOU. LINE
2 45. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. 2
45. YES GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
JENELLE. WARREN EVANS. I WORK IN
DOWNTOWN FRESNO AT ACCESS PLUS
CAPITAL, THE REGION'S LARGEST,
LOCALLY BASED NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY LENDER. I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE ALLOCATION FOR
THE CITY OF FRESNO PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND EXCESS
CAPITAL. WE ARE WORKING
INCREASINGLY IN REAL ESTATE
BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR
MISSION OF RACIALLY EQUITABLE
BOTH CREATION REQUIRES MORE
OPPORTUNITIES SHARED WITH MORE
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS A
PART OF THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO
HELPING MAKE HOUSING HAPPENED IN
DOWNTOWN FRESNO. BUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO BE THERE.
THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF FRESNO'S
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR
$250 MILLION AND REQUEST ITS
APPROVAL IN THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STATE
ASSEMBLY FOR PRIORITIZING FRESNO
AFTER DECADES OF DISINVESTMENT.
GOING TO MOVE ON TO LINE 2 61.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. LINE 2
61. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WHEN YOU
MOVE ON TO LINE 2 16 TO 16 YEAR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HELLO UM GOOD
AFTERNOON. CHARITY MEMBERS. UM
MY NAME IS NATALIA KING,
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FOR CATALYST,
CALIFORNIA. UM, SPEAKING ON. THE
INVESTMENT FOR THE DIVERSE
EDUCATION LEADERS PIPELINE
INITIATIVE. OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
IS INUNDATED WITH INEQUALITY DUE
TO HISTORIC RACIST POLICIES THAT
HAVE PACIFIC AND UNIQUE IMPACT
ON WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN THE
QUALITY OF THE RESOURCES THEY
HAVE, WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO
POOR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR
STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND THE
PANDEMIC EXACERBATED THESE
INEQUALITIES. UM AND SO TO CLOSE
THOSE, UM AND ALLOW EDUCATORS
AND STUDENTS OPPOSED TO THRIVE,
WE MUST INVEST IN THE DIVERSE
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. SO THE $18
MILLION INVESTMENT FOR THE
DIVERSE EDUCATION LEADERS
PIPELINE INITIATIVE WILL UPLIFT
STUDENT EQUITY BY PROVIDING
GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCIES, UM, QUALIFYING,
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND CREDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT
INCREASED CULTURAL
RESPONSIBILITY K THROUGH 12
ADMINISTRATORS TO BETTER REFLECT
STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THE
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF
INVESTING IN DIVERSITY,
INCLUSION IN OUR STATE'S
EDUCATION WORKFORCE, AND
ULTIMATELY, AS A RESULT, OUR
BASE ECONOMY, THIS COMMITTEE HAS
DEMONSTRATED A STRONG STRONG
LEADERSHIP ON THESE ISSUES, AND
WE ASK YOU TO DO THAT AGAIN BY
SUPPORTING AND ONE TIME
INDEFINITE $18 MILLION FOR THE
DIVERSITY INSTITUTE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND ENJOY THE REST
OF YOUR DAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
A QUICK AND OPERATOR HOLD ON ONE
SECOND. UH WE WILL DO A QUICK
RECESS AT 3 15, PROBABLY ABOUT
15 TO 20 MINUTE RECESS SO THAT
MR FONG AND I CAN RETURN TO THE
FLORIDA VOTE, AT WHICH POINT WE
WILL BE WELCOMING IN ALL THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, SO WE WILL BE
PROBABLY TAKING A RECESS ON
PUBLIC COMMENTS SO THEY CAN ASK
THEIR QUESTIONS. MAKE THEIR
COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET. AND THEN
AFTER THEY'RE DONE, WE WILL
AGAIN RESUME WITH PUBLIC
COMMENTS. WE AGAIN APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S PATIENTS. UM WE'LL
MAKE SURE WE'LL BE HEARING
EVERYONE TODAY. UH BUT OPERATOR
YOU CAN GO ON WITH THE CALL, AND
THEN WE WILL AGAIN RECESS FOR
ABOUT 15 20 MINUTES AT 3 15.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO RECESS
IN 10 MINUTES. CORRECT. YES,
SIR. WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO TO
LINE 23. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, LUCY SALCIDO
CARTER WITH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION. WE ARE
ALIGNED WITH EARLIER COMMENTS BY
THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHERS. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE $80 MILLION
FOR STUDENTS IN JUVENILE COURT
AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BUT THIS
FUNDING SHOULD NOT BE DELAYED.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ALREADY COMING
TO THE COUNTIES FROM STATE D. J.
J FACILITIES. WE CANNOT, WITH
CURRENT FUNDING, PROVIDE THE
RANGE OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT
THESE STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED.
THE STUDENTS IN OUR COURT AND
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE MOST
VULNERABLE AND DESERVE STABLE
FUNDING NOW SO WE CAN HELP THEM
REACH THEIR EDUCATION GOALS.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 99 YOUR PARDON
ME LINE 1 90. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR TING AND
MEMBERS EMILY LOOPER WITH THE
AREA COUNCIL. WE'RE GRATEFUL
THAT THE PROPOSAL PROVIDED
SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR TRANSIT
OPERATIONS AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR A NEW
FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT BARTON
UNI AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS ACROSS
THE STATE ARE NOT FORCED TO MAKE
SEVERE SERVICE CUTS IN THE
COMING MONTHS. IF WE CUT TRANSIT
SERVICE, WE TRULY RISK LOSING
OUR WORKFORCE TO OTHER STATES
AND OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE ALONG
WITH THEM. THIS IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD TRANSIT
INTO A BETTER, SAFER, CLEANER,
MORE INTEGRATED AND MORE
EFFICIENT TRANSIT NETWORK, BUT
WE CAN'T MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS
OF SYSTEMS COLLAPSE NOW, SO
THANK YOU. CHAIR CAME AND OTHERS
FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO SAVE AND
IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT IN OUR
STATE. OUR FUTURE ECONOMY
DEPENDS ON IT. THANK YOU. LINE 1
24 YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
ELAINE APIARY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL
CONCERT RECORDS RELATED TO STEP
THREE'S REPORT. WE'D LIKE TO
EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO CHAIRS
BENNETT AND TING AND THE
ASSEMBLY GENERALLY FOR RESTORING
ALL FUNDING THAT WAS PROPOSED TO
BE CUT UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR LOCAL CORES TO
PERFORM NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS
PROJECTS. THAT'S FUNNY WILL
ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION
IS PART OF THE SOLUTION TO
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENABLE ARE
FOR MEMBERS TO CONTINUE SERVING
THE MOST CLIMATE IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES, WHICH ARE OFTEN
THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHILE
RECEIVING ON THE JOB TRAINING
THAT WILL SET THEM UP FOR
PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS AGAIN
REALLY APPRECIATE THE ASSEMBLY'S
RECOGNITION OF THE CRITICAL
WORKER FOR MEMBERS DO AN IMPACT
THEY MAKE. THANK YOU. LINE 97
YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I MEAN CUBAN SKI WITH
THE COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION. THERE'S MUCH THAT
WE COULD COMMENT ON IN THE
BUDGET, BUT WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THREE ISSUES IN PARTICULAR WERE
IN SUPPORT OF THE REIMAGINING
COW WORKS COMING OUT OF SUB ONE
MAKE THE PROGRAM MORE FAMILY
CENTERED AND SUPPORTIVE,
REFORMING SANCTIONED POLICY AND
REPEALING THE W P R PENALTY
PASSED THROUGH A CRITICAL
COMPONENTS IN REDUCING THE
COMPLIANCE CULTURE AND IMPROVING
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE COWARDS, 2.0 AND CALERA
PRINCIPLES. WOULD FEED W. D A
AND COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES
DIRECTORS LEAD IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WE LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH STAFF
AND OTHER PROPONENTS ON THE
FINAL DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL.
WE ALSO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING ADDED BY SOMEONE TO
PROVIDE HOUSING SUPPLEMENTS FOR
FOSTER YOUTH AND SUPERVISED
INDEPENDENT LIVING PLACEMENTS.
AND LASTLY, WE THANK THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF
MUCH NEEDED COUNTY, CALIF. RUSH
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING SO
COUNTIES CAN ASSURE ACCESS TO
CRITICAL NUTRITION BENEFITS.
THANK YOU TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND ESPECIALLY THE
MEMBERS AND STAFF OF SUB ONE FOR
ALL THE HARD WORK AND SUPPORT
THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. LINE 1 55.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS, JEFF
BACA, REPRESENTING THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. THANK THE MEMBERS AND
STAFF OF SUBCOMMITTEE TO FOR
THEIR WORK THIS YEAR. AND
SPECIFICALLY TODAY TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT FOR THE MAY REVISE
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE $80 MILLION
IN ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE
JUVENILE COURT AND COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS OPERATED BY COUNTY
OFFICERS OF EDUCATION. LIKE
OTHERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE ME
WERE VERY OPEN TO THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY LANGUAGE,
BUT WE URGED THE LEGISLATURE TO
INCLUDE SUCH LANGUAGE AND A
BUDGET TRAILER BILL THIS YEAR SO
THAT THE FUNDING WILL
IMMEDIATELY BENEFIT THE STUDENTS
IN THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.
LINE 1 28. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
REMEMBERS. THIS IS JULIA TERRY
WITH A CHILD CARE RESOURCE
CENTER, CALLING TO EXPRESS
GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT TO THE
ASSEMBLY AND BUDGETS TO
COMMITTEE FOR ALLOCATING FUNDING
FOR 25% RATE INCREASE FOR
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. THIS WILL
WORK AS A DOWN PAYMENT AS WE
TRANSITION TO THE ALTERNATIVE
REIMBURSEMENT RATE METHODOLOGY,
WHICH WILL BE A PERMANENT
SOLUTION TO THE INCREASING WAGES
FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. ALSO
WORKING TO ADDRESS THE FAMILY
FEES ISSUE AND MOVING TO PAYING
PROVIDERS BASED ON INVOLVEMENT.
NOT ATTENDING. THANK YOU. LINE 2
40 FOR YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, STARTING AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ALAN ABS WITH THE BAY
AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORT OF THE A B
6 17 PROGRAM AND MAINTAINING
FUNDING AT THE $300 MILLION
LEVEL, WHICH WILL HELP THE BAY
AREA AQ, MD. PROVIDES SUPPORT TO
THE COMMUNITIES OF EAST OAKLAND
WEST OAKLAND, RICHMOND, SAN
PABLO IN BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT
AND ALSO LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE
ASSEMBLY TO SET ASIDE SOME
FUNDING FOR THE FARMER PROGRAM
FOR CHANGE OUT OF DIESEL TRACTOR
EQUIPMENT. THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE IDENTIFIED THE
PERMANENT PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE
A B 6 17 PROGRAM IS BEING ONE OF
THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS
TO GET GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS
AS WELL AS CRITERIA POLLUTANT
REDUCTIONS AND ALSO GETTING
THESE REDUCTIONS IN THE MOST
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF THE
STATE. SO WITH THAT, I THANK YOU
AND ENCOURAGE YOUR FUTURE
SUPPORT FOR THESE PROGRAMS. LINE
72 YEAR, LINUS NOW OPEN. HI THIS
IS LAURA CUR WITH THE CHARTER
CENTER. WE APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR FOR FUNDING THE CHARTER
SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM IN
BOTH THE JANUARY BUDGET AND THE
MAY REVISE, BUT YOUR TEAM WE ARE
DISAPPOINTED THAT BUDGET SAID TO
REJECTED $30 MILLION FOR THIS
PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PERSONAL
PARTIAL LEASE REIMBURSEMENT FOR
SCHOOL FACILITIES IN
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THIS
PROGRAM IS A RARE AND VITAL
SOURCE OF FACILITIES FUNDING AND
A RECENT REVIEW BY THE STATE
AUDITOR FOUND THAT THE PROGRAM
IS BEING APPROPRIATELY
ADMINISTERED BY THE ST STATE
TREASURER'S OFFICE. CREATING
CLASSROOMS IN PLACES WHERE
ADEQUATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ARE SCARCE. AND EXCEEDING THE
TARGET OF 55% OF SERVING SCHOOLS
WITH 55% FREE AND REDUCED PRICE
LUNCH, IN FACT, THE SCHOOLS THAT
THEY EXAMINED OR SERVING ON
AVERAGE 70% LOW INCOME STUDENTS.
CUTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM WILL HARM
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN HIGH
POVERTY COMMUNITIES. PLEASE
RESTORE THE $30 MILLION FOR THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT
PROGRAM. THANKS. LINE 83. YOUR
WINE IS NOW OPEN. ALRIGHT THIS
IS ALEX THOMPSON, THE
INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CINEMATOGRAPHERS GUILD, TSC
LOCAL 600 STREAKING IN SUPPORT
OF THE FILM AND TELEVISION
PRODUCTION TAX INCENTIVES. THANK
SOME COMMITTEE FOR ALL THE WORK
THEY'VE DONE ON IT. LINE 24
YEAR, LINUS NOW OPEN. HELLO
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SUMMER.
LOWRY I OVERSEE FACILITIES THAT
GROWTH PUBLIC SCHOOL. WE ARE A
CHARTER SCHOOL IN SACRAMENTO AND
I'M CALLING INTO OPPOSED
TARGETED CUTS TO THE CHARTER
SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM,
WHICH SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS IN LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS.
THIS PROGRAM IS ALREADY
UNDERFUNDED AND FURTHER CUTS
WILL FIRST FOUR STAFFING AND
SERVICE CUTS AT OUR SCHOOL SITES
. UM AND OUR STUDENTS GREATLY
NEED OUR SERVICES. UM, THIS
THESE CUTS WOULD HURT OUR SCHOOL
AND OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE REJECT
THE PROPOSED CUTS TO THE CHARTER
SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM.
LINE 1 50 FOR YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS JEAN HEARST, CALLING IN
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA WANT TO
EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR
RESTORATION OF THE FINAL YEAR OF
FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENSE
PILOT PROGRAM? UH AND ALSO ON
BEHALF OF URBAN COUNTIES, AS
WELL AS THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA.
WE AGAIN WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION FOR INCLUSION OF
FUNDING FOR ALPINE, MONO AND SAN
MATEO COUNTIES. TOBACCO LOSSES
ASSOCIATED WITH INSUFFICIENT
IRAQ THINGS FOR YOUR HARD WORK
ON THESE ISSUES THIS YEAR. THANK
YOU. LINE 74 YEAR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MARK
AND CORNE. I AM SENIOR CHIEF
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY OF SAN
DIEGO AND I'M CALLING IT STRONG
SUPPORT OF ITEMS 7350, CREATING
AN $18 MILLION BLOCK GRANTS FOR
CITY ATTORNEYS IN COUNTY
COUNCIL'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT
WORKERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND
ACROSS THE STATE. WE THANK SUB
FOUR CHAIR WENDY CARILLO AND
COMMITTEE CHAIR PHIL TING FOR
RECOGNIZING THE ONGOING CRISIS
AND LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANK
YOU. LINE 1 10, YOUR LINE IS
OPEN, OKAY? THIS IS DAVID CHU,
YOUR FORMER ASSEMBLY COLLEAGUE
AND A PROUD MEMBER OF THIS
COMMITTEE. CURRENTLY THE SAN
FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY CALLING
ON BEHALF OF CITY ATTORNEYS AND
COUNTY COUNCILS AROUND THE STATE
TO STRONGLY SUPPORT ROE 1 38
ITEMS 73 50 IN THE SUB FOR
BUDGET RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. I WANT
TO THANK CHAIR TING AND SUPPORT
SHARE CARILLO FOR RECOGNIZING
THE CRISIS AND LABOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDING $18
MILLION IN FUNDING TO LOCAL
PUBLIC PROSECUTORS FOR WORKER
RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT. ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE CAPTAIN. THE LABOR
FEDERATION FOR ADVOCATING FOR
RESOURCES TO RETURN STILL IN
WAGES TO WORKERS ENSURE LABOR
LAWS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE
ARE ACTUALLY ENFORCED AND TO
SECURE OUR SAFETY NET. WANT TO
THANK THE ASSEMBLY FOR
CHAMPIONING THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ON THAT NOTE. WE HAVE
NOW REACHED SORRY. GO AHEAD,
SIR. YES MR CHAIR, SO WE'VE
REACHED THAT POINT WHERE YOU'RE
GOING TO RECESS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE. I KNOW
THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW PEOPLE
ONLINE. WE WILL DEFINITELY GET
TO PEOPLE AFTER WE WELCOME THE
MEMBERS BACK TO COMMITTEE AND
AFTER THEY ASKED THEIR COMMENTS
AND MAKE THEIR QUESTIONS NOW,
THANK YOU SO MUCH RIGHT BACK.
WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR A QUORUM THEN AFTER WE GET QUORUM ALL I
ASKED FOR A MOTION AND THEN WE VOTE AND THEN -- FOR MEMBERS
WHO WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND WE WERE OBVIOUSLY
QUITE THE COMMIT CHRISTIANS IN COMMENTS AS THEY WISH
SINCE ALL WAITING FOR QUORUM IS GOING TO OPEN UP TO
ANY MEMBERS WANT TO MAKE STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS WHILE
WE'RE WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO TOGETHER OR THEY HAVE
QUESTIONS ANY ANY QUESTIONS OR
MMHM WITH THE HOLES IN THE MINISTRATIONS FROM YEAH THE FOR
THE FOURTEENTH IT'S JUST IT'S PRESENTED THEIR
APOLOGIES FOR THE VERY AWKWARD -- COMMITTEE TODAY
QUIRK-SILVA SO USING THIS INFORMATION
IN THIS ARTICLE OKAY JUST ONE
PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED
YES MISTER YES PLEASE THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR I WANTED TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE FILM TAX
CREDIT -- IT BENEFITS OUR STATE AND IN PARTICULAR -- THE LOS
ANGELES REGION OF THE L.
A.
COUNTY DELEGATION WHICH IS A GROUP OF MEMBERS THIRTY NINE
MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT L.
A.
COUNTY -- VOTED TO SUPPORT THIS EXTENSION -- AND SO
ON BEHALF OF THE L.
A.
COUNTY DELEGATION I WANT EXPRESS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS
FOR OUR REGION AND OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS THE FILM TAX CREDIT
EXTENSION THANK YOU THINK MISTRESS MISTREATMENT THANK
YOU I JUST WANT TO ECHO CHAIR RIVAS IS A SUPPORT FOR THE
FILM TAX CREDIT I AM HONORED TO REPRESENT A DISTRICT THAT
HAS FOR FILM STUDIOS WITHIN ITS BORDERS I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES
IN NINETEEN NINETY TWO WHEN I GOT A JOB AT PARAMOUNT PICTURES
I WORKED IN THE FILM INDUSTRY FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS SO MANY
PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA CAME HERE TO FOLLOW THAT HOLLYWOOD DREAM
AND WE ARE A COMMUNITY -- IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA AN AREA IN
SANTA CLARITA THAT -- IN LOS ANGELES CERTAINLY ALL OVER
THAT IS PART OF THAT IDENTITY AS CALIFORNIA'S THE HOME OF
OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE WORLD AND THAT INDUSTRY BRINGS
TOURISTS TO CALIFORNIA EVERY YEAR IT POWERS PEOPLE OF POWERS
PEOPLE'S DREAMS IT CAUSES THEM TO MOVE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
AROUND THE WORLD TO COME TO LOS ANGELES WE HAVE FILMS COURSES
TAUGHT IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN OUR COLLEGES SO
MANY OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES DEPEND ON THAT ECONOMY FROM OUR
RESTAURANTS TO OUR PROP SHOPS WERE LIGHTING FACILITIES EVEN
I WOULD ARGUE SILICON VALLEY IN THE TECH INDUSTRY HAS SOME
ROOTS WITHIN THE CREATIVITY OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
SO WE GIVE TAX CREDITS FOR A WHOLE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES IN
CALIFORNIA WE GIVE TAX BREAKS FOR ALL MANNER OF THINGS IT
MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT WE EXTEND THOSE CREDITS TO OUR
MOST CALIFORNIAN INDUSTRY AND I CAN ALSO TELL YOU FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT THE TAX CREDITS THAT ARE OFFERED
HAVE PULLED PRODUCTIONS OUT OF
CALIFORNIA. MY OLD COMPANY, I
WAS PART OF OFFSHORING FILM
PRODUCTIONS BECAUSE OF JUST THE
BOTTOM LINE AND WHAT WHAT A
RAZOR THIN UM, UH, FINANCIAL
BASIS. A LOT OF THESE
PRODUCTIONS OPERATE ON THE
COMPANY THAT I WAS WITH HAD MADE
THE DECISION TO SEND PRODUCTIONS
TO CANADA BECAUSE AT THE TIME
THEY WERE THE FIRST ONES
OFFERING A FILM TAX CREDIT. WE
HAVE LEVELED THE FAME PLAYING
FIELD HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND MY
NEIGHBORS ARE BEING ABLE TO WORK
AND STAY AT HOME WITH THEIR KIDS
AND THEIR FAMILIES, BECAUSE
PRODUCTIONS MOVED BACK TO
CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF THE
SUCCESS OF OUR FILM TAX CREDIT,
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
EXTEND IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR FRIEDMAN TO ASK OUR SECRETARY
TO CALL THE ROLL. BECAUSE WE
HAVE QUORUM. YES, WE DO. CHING
FONG, VINCE VAUGHN COLONIES.
ALVAREZ. ARAMBULA BENNETT. BONTA
HERE. CARILLO. CERVANTES.
CONNELLY. DOLLY! SALLY. MIKE
FONG. FRIEDMAN. GARCIA. HEART.
JACKSON. JOAN SAWYER. LACKEY.
LEE. MCCARTY MURATSUCHI JIM
PATTERSON. JOE PATTERSON. RAMOS.
REYES. RIVAS. RUBIO. SANCHEZ.
WICKS. WOULD CORN IS PRESENT.
THANK YOU, MR SECRETARY. SO JUST
I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW
WHAT OCCURRED EARLIER IN THE
COMMITTEE. UM THE FIVE
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS EACH
PRESENTED THE PROPOSALS OF THEIR
SUBCOMMITTEES, WHICH HAS BEEN
ROLLED UP INTO THE ASSEMBLY'S
PROPOSAL ON THE BUDGET. UM THE
L. A O WAS PRESIDENT AS WELL AS
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WAS
PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THEY ARE STILL PRESENT. UH WHAT
I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO ASK FOR A
MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE
THE ASSEMBLY'S VERSION OF THE
BUDGET. AND THEN AND THEN AFTER
WE VOTE, OBVIOUSLY, ANY AND ALL
MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO STAY TO
ASK QUESTIONS TO MAKE COMMENTS,
ETCETERA. AND THEN WE DO HAVE I
THINK AT LEAST 80 PEOPLE ON THE
PHONE TO GIVE FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT SO SINCE WE HAVE A
MOTION THIS SECOND TO APPROVE
THE ASSEMBLY VERSION OF THE
STATE BUDGET, CAN WE PLEASE TAKE
THE ROLL? CHING. KING I VINCE
FONG, VINCE FONG NÓ. ALVAREZ.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE, BENNETT.
BONTA TÔI KOREA CARILLO? AYE,
CERVANTES. CONNELLY CONNELLY. I
DOLLY. SALLY SALLY, NO, MIKE
FONG FONG I FRIEDMAN FREE MEN. I
GARCIA GARCIA, I HEART JACKSON
I, JOAN SAWYER. LACKEY NÓI LI LI
I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I MURATSUCHI
JIM PATTERSON. JOE PATTERSON.
RAMOS RAMOS. I RAISE HIS EYE
RIVAS. I RUBIO. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ,
NO, WICKS. WOULD. WE HAD WE WERE
A FEW MEMBERS CALLED. I'M SORRY,
SIR. ELONIS COLONIES NÓ. CAN WE
GO BACK THROUGH ABSENT MEMBERS?
ALVAREZ. BENNETT. CERVANTES
CERVANTES? AYE. DOLLY DOLLY! NO!
HEART. JOHN SAWYER. MURATSUCHI
JIM PATTERSON. JOE PATTERSON.
JOE PATTERSON. NO. RUBIO. WICKS.
15 NO. FIVE THANK YOU, WALT.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP HOLDING THE
ROLE OPEN. UH, NOW WE'RE GOING
TO CONTINUE BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE APART. APOLOGIES ABOUT
NOT ABLE TO FIT EVERYBODY AND
THEY HAVE SEATS FOR EVERYBODY.
UH BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOW BACK TO
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO ANY TO
EITHER FINANCE ELIO OR TO OUR
COMMITTEE STAFF. ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS MR LEE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I HAD A COMMENT ABOUT
WHAT THE PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW IN
THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET IS TO SAVE
TRANSIT RIGHT NOW, AS ITS FISCAL
CLIFFS THAT ARE FACING IN THE
LOS ANGELES AND THE BEER REGION
. I KNOW THERE'S NEGOTIATIONS
AND MONEY BEING APPROPRIATED,
BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE LATEST
STATUS OF IT AND I'M NOT SURE
WHO WHO BEST ANSWER THAT WOULD
BE, BUT I JUST WANT TO GET
UPDATED WIRE OR PROPOSAL TO SAVE
TRANSIT. ALLOCATE SEVERAL
BILLION DOLLARS SOURCE TRANSIT.
IT'S GOING TO WHAT WHAT? WHAT
SHAPE IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU. GENEVIEVE MORALS
ASSEMBLY BUDGET OUR CURRENT
PROPOSAL REINSTATES THE 2
BILLION ARE THE TRANSPORTATION
DEAL FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH IS
$202 BILLION. IN THE IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET IN $2 BILLION NEXT
YEAR FOR TR RCP AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT SOME OF
THOSE DOLLARS FOR TRANSIT. IT
ALSO HAS PROVISIONS FOR, UM,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT IT
REINSTATES THE COVID. SAFEGUARDS
THAT WERE THERE TO ALLOW TRANSIT
TO USE THE DOLLARS AS THEY NEED
TO. YEAH. I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT
IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNTS THAT
WERE LISTED BY MY COLLEAGUE,
GENEVIEVE THIS CRYSTAL GRIFFITH
ASSEMBLY BUDGET, THERE'S ALSO WE
ALSO RESTORED THEIR TWO XEV
PROPOSALS THAT WERE PROPOSED TO
BE REDUCED FOR TRANSIT, ONE FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ONE FOR
CHARGING. WE ARE FOR VEHICLES.
WE RESTORED THAT FUNDING AS
WELL. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. THAT'S IT.
OTHERWISE WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS POINT. SO
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU.
AT THIS POINT WE ARE GOING TO
RESUME PUBLIC COMMENT OPERATORS
SO THERE MR CHAIR. OKAY WE'RE
GOING TO START AGAIN WHERE WE
LEFT OFF. PEOPLE ARE STILL IN
THE COMMENT. QUÊ. WE'RE GOING TO
GO FIRST TO LINE 1 83. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. LINE 1 83. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. QUESTION WE'RE
GONNA MOVE ON TO LINE 30 LINE.
30 YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS TAMARA PAWNEE
ON BEHALF OF THE OFFENSE OF
OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY BARBARA
PARKER WERE PART OF A GROUP OF
CITY ATTORNEYS AND COUNTY
COUNCILS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
THAT ONE OF VOICE OUR STRONG
SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION FOR
ITEM 7350. SPECIFICALLY THE $18
MILLION FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR
HER OFFICE IS TO ENFORCE
WORKERS' RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO
THANK THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION FOR THEIR ADVOCACY ON
THIS ISSUE, AND CHAIRWOMAN
CARILLO AND CHAIRMAN KING AND
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS ITEM. THIS FUNDING IS
CRITICAL TO HELP POST THE GAP
BETWEEN THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS.
THAT PROTECT WORKERS AND THE
LIVED REALITIES FOR WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS FUNDING WILL
HELP GIVE WORKERS ACCESS TO
JUSTICE. HOLD EMPLOYERS THAT
BREAKS THE LAW ACCOUNTABLE AND
REALLY SECURE OUR STATE TAKING
IT, SO THANK YOU, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THIS ITEM PASSING AND
BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THE
FUNDING FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS
ENFORCEMENT. I WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO LINE 205. GOOD AFTERNOON CARE
AND MEMBERS MARGALIS GREENBERG
TRAURIG ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH THOSE OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS
ASSOCIATION AND URGE YOU TO
OPPOSE THE TARGET AND CUT TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM,
WHICH SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN REJECT THE PROPOSED CUTS
TO THE TOURIST PHILLY GRANT
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. LINE 1 61.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. HELLO MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. ERIC PRIMACK
WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER. WE'RE VERY
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE $30
MILLION CUT TARGETED TOWARD THE
CHARTER FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM
. WE REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL
RESTORE THAT FUNDING,
PARTICULARLY GIVEN THAT IT WAS
PART OF A MULTI YEAR COMMITMENT
AND MANY OF US HAVE BEEN
PLANNING ON IT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. FLYING TO 55. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS IS EVELYN
ALEJANDRA, PRESENTING OUR VOICE
COMMUNITIES FOR QUALITY
EDUCATION AND UNPOPULAR
ORGANIZATION, PRIMARILY
COMPRISED OF LATINO AND
INDIGENOUS IMMIGRANT PARENTS
FROM LA COUNTY WHOSE CHILDREN
ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS. OUR
PARENTS EXPRESSED THAT THEY
ENORMOUS CHALLENGES AND
ACCESSING EARLY AND PROPER
SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND DYSLEXIA, AS
WELL AS SERVICES AND RESOURCES
FOR THEIR CHILDREN. TOO OFTEN
THEY ARE IGNORED AND GAS
BLIGHTED BY THEIR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, WHICH CAUSES MUCH PAIN
, SUFFERING AND FEELINGS OF
HELPLESSNESS OF THE INABILITY TO
PROPERLY SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN
. THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL WOULD
GIVE PARENTS THE SUPPORT THEY
NEED SO THAT THEIR CHILDREN
DON'T FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS
BUT CAN THRIVE. WE SUPPORT
ENERGY YOU ALSO TO SUPPORT THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE
UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND JUST COLLECT
FOR A GREAT KATE TO THANK YOU.
LINE 1 71. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. MHM. LINE 1 71. MOVE ON TO
LINE 105. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN TING
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LARRY
DEL CARLO. AND I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.
AND CHAIRMAN TING. I'D LIKE TO
THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL FOR YOUR
YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE SPOKEN
SAN FRANCISCO AND SACRAMENTO. UM
I'M SUPPORTING AND HOPE YOU
SUPPORT THE INCLUSION. OF EARLY
SCREENING FOR DYSLEXIA. MY
DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDSON WOULD
HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM
EARLY SCREENING HAD BEEN IN
PLACE AT THE TIME THEY WENT TO
SCHOOL. SO AGAIN, PLEASE SUPPORT
THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION
FOR THIS FUNDING. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 70. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES. YES UM ADINA LEVIN WITH
SINGLE STAY AREA AND THE SURVIVE
AND THRIVE COALITION. I WANTED
TO AH, THANK CHAIR. UH KING IN
PARTICULAR, FOR HIS WORDS OF
SUPPORT IN TERMS OF PROVIDING
FUNDING TO OF URBAN FISCAL CLIFF
AND ALSO TO ENSURE
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STRATEGIES
THAT REGROW RIDERSHIP AND
IMPROVED TRANSIT. UM THAT SAID
THE BUDGET, UM, ITEMS THAT WERE
VOTED ON TODAY. THIS NOT YET DO
THAT THE FUNDING IS NOT
SUFFICIENT TO AVOID THE FISCAL
CLIFF AND TO AVOID FOR THEIR
COSTS, AND THAT PROPOSAL IS NOT
COMPATIBLE WITH THE STRATEGIES
TO REGULAR RIDERSHIP. SO WE DO
UH, HOPE AND ENCOURAGE. UM THE
LEGISLATORS TO KEEP WORKING WITH
THE OTHER HOUSE AND WITH
LEADERSHIP AND THE GOVERNOR ON A
SOLUTION THAT WILL FUND TRANSIT
WILL PREVENT THE FISCAL CLIFF
AND WILL, UM PARTICULAR HERE IN
THE BAY AREA SET UP ON A PATH
AND ALSO IN THIS STATE TO SET UP
FOR WORKING OUT A PATH FOR LONG
TERM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY. WITH
THIS SHORT TERM FUNDING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. LINE 95 YEAR,
LINUS NOW OPEN. LINE 95. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO LINE 11 LINE 11. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. HELLO, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JENNIFER
CABALLERO. I'M THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS ARE
ASSOCIATION WAS THE PRIMARY
ADVOCATE FOR AN INVESTMENT OF
$50 MILLION INTO THE CALIFORNIA
CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL
ENDOWMENT THROUGH NATURAL
RESOURCES FOR THE MUSEUM GRANT
PROGRAM. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR
GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR REJECTING THE
PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTION FOR
THIS MUSEUM GRANT PROGRAM THAT
REPRESENTS A TRANSFORMATIONAL
FUNDING FOR THE SMALL AND MEDIUM
SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WHO OPERATE
WITHOUT AN ENDOWMENT. EXTREMELY
PANKO TO THE ASSEMBLY FOR
RECOGNIZING THIS NEED.
CALIFORNIA MUSEUMS WERE LOSING
MILLIONS EVERY DAY AT THE HEIGHT
OF THE PANDEMIC, HAVING A
MANDATED CLOSURE FOR 18 MONTHS.
THANK YOU AGAIN. WE'LL NOW MOVE
ON TO LINE 2 53. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. 0.2 53. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS RONALD KOEMAN BIOSPHERE
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PAN ETHNIC HEALTH NETWORK SEA
PEN. WE APPRECIATE THE PROPOSAL
TO ENSURE THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE
PENALTY REVENUES BE USED FOR
ADDITIONAL AFFORDABILITY
SUBSIDIES IN COVERED CALIFORNIA
. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE INCLUSION
OF THE M C O TAX TO INCREASE
PROVIDER RATES IN MEDICAL, BUT
WE ALSO URGED THE LEGISLATURE TO
NOT LEAVE WS OUT OF THAT
DISCUSSION. BY OUR ESTIMATES.
THERE ARE 80% OF THE MEDICARE
RATE. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE BROUGHT
UP TO 87.5. ADDITIONALLY WE
APPRECIATE THE REJECTION OF THE
TRAILER BUILT TO DELAY WORKFORCE
INVESTMENTS TO H. CHI AS THE TBL
IS MODIFIED. WE URGE YOU TO
RESERVE SOME FUNDS FOR GRANTS
AND STIPENDS FOR WS, OR AT THE
VERY LEAST IN SHORT, ROBUST
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS CAN CONTINUE
. HOWEVER WE ARE EXTREMELY
DISAPPOINTED THAT THE ASSEMBLY
DID NOT INCLUDE THE FRAMEWORK
FOR THE HEALTH, EQUITY AND
RACIAL JUSTICE FUND. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY NOT BE
MONEY FOR THE FUNDING THIS YEAR,
BUT WE ARE UH, OFFICIALLY, UM,
WE ARE ONLY RESPECTFULLY ASKING
FOR THE ASSEMBLY TO FOLLOW THE
CYNIC LEADERSHIP ON CREATING THE
FRAMEWORK THIS YEAR TO ENSURE
COMMUNITIES CAN LEVERAGE,
PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS OR FUTURE
STATE FUNDING. THIS IS THERE'S
BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE ON THE
PROPOSAL THIS YEAR TO WORK WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH STAKEHOLDERS IN
THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE KEY
CHANGES THAT WE BELIEVE MAKE THE
PROPOSAL STRONGER BY ENHANCING
COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION
WITH LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO
ENHANCE METRICS RELATED TO OUR
DELIVERABLES FOR GRANT PROJECTS
. WE THINK IT IS A MISTAKE TO
NOT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
HEALTH, EQUITY AND RACIAL
JUSTICE INNOVATION. TIONS AND
URGE YOU TO CHANGE COURSE. AS
YOU GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH
THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENATE.
THANK YOU. ADVOCATE. HOLD ON ONE
SECOND, I'M GOING TO ASK, UM,
OUR SECRETARY TO ADMIRAL. THE
MOTION WAS TO APPROVE THE
ASSEMBLY'S VERSION OF THE
BUDGET. ALVAREZ. BETTER.
BENNETT. BY BENNETT I HEART
HEART. AYE. MURATSUCHI JIM
PATTERSON. RUBIO. 90 ICE 19. 7
KNOWS THANK YOU. WE'LL CONTINUE
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. WILL NOW GO ON TO LINE
2 81. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
RANKING MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF
BALLARD, THE CALIFORNIA
PARTNERSHIP AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND THE ALLIANCE FOR
BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR. I'M
CALLING TO EXPRESS
DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE 2023 FINAL
ASSEMBLY BUDGET FUNDING FOR
SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION. THE URGE YOU TO
INCLUDE 20 MILLION AND ONGOING
PREVENTION FUNDING IN THIS FINAL
BUDGET RESPONDERS ESSENTIAL FOR
PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND BUILDING
HEALTHIER AND SAFER COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU. NOW GO ON TO LINE 1
87. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
MARIA. LAURA I WAS LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL. UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
POINTS FROM THE WATER WE SUPPORT
SO WE'RE PUTTING MILLION
ALLOCATION FOR THE STATE WATER
BOARD OVERSIGHT ROLES, BUT THE
BASIN SEEMS INADEQUATE. IT IS
CRITICAL FOR THE STATE WATER
BOARD TO HAVE THE INTERNAL
CAPACITY TO MOVE INTO PROBATION
IN ORDER TO PROTECT DRINKING
WATER SUPPLIES AND COMPLY WITH
SIGMA. WE SUPPORT THIS AND
BELIEVE PROPOSALS TO ALLOW THE
SWEETWATER FORD TO USE THE
REMAINING 406 MILLION FOR WATER
ARREARAGES THAT OCCURRED THROUGH
THE END OF THE PANDEMIC
EMERGENCY. WELL WE UNDERSTAND
THAT URGENT CONDITIONS THAT LED
TO THE PROPOSED ROUTE AND BLOOD
TRAILER BUILT AND IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT IT IS LACKS ADEQUATE
PROTECTION FOR DRINKING WATER
QUALITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON
THE MEMBERS THAT ARE PROTECTIVE
OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES. IN
TERMS OF ANOTHER WERE SUPPORTIVE
AND APPRECIATE THE PROPOSAL TO
DEDICATE 25 MILLION RECOVERY
FUND ANOTHER OHIO YOUR FUNDING
IS ANOTHER ALONE IS 20.3 MILLION
, SO WE BELIEVED IT CONTINUES
THAT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND
ENSURE THAT QUOTE COMMUNITIES
RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF
FUNDING FOR THEM TO FULLY
RECOVER AND THAT SLEEP REFRESH.
NO WE WANT TO EXPRESS CONCERNS
WITH THE PROPOSAL TO INVEST IN
BRUSSELS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN, GIVEN THE URGENT NEEDS
INVESTMENT BEYOND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR ONE SECOND.
I'M GONNA ALLOW MR BENNETT ASK
QUESTIONS OR MAKE A COMMENT AND
THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
CHAIR AND I WAS STILL DOWN ON
THE FLOOR OF WHEN I KNOW A
QUESTION WAS WAS BROUGHT UP
ABOUT TRANSIT. UM FUNDING THAT
WE HAVE, AND I JUST WOULD LIKE
TO GET THIS ON THE RECORD, AND
THAT IS THAT FROM MY PERCEPTION,
THE ASSEMBLY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE, UM, WE ARE SUPPORTIVE
OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
TRANSIT STAYS VIABLE IN THIS
CRISIS, BUT THAT WE ARE VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE
NEED TO HAVE A LONG TERM. UM
PLAN FOR HOW TRANSIT IS GOING TO
BE THE TRANSIT OPERATIONS OF THE
FUTURE TRANSIT THAT IS
SUSTAINABLE. UM SO THAT WE DON'T
JUST KEEP DOING THE SAME THING
AND HAVING IT GET INCREASINGLY
MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO HANDLE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. SO
WITH THAT, I THINK THAT WE HAVE
LOTS OF CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US
OVER THE NEXT 12. 18 MONTHS AS
WE BOTH TRY TO KEEP THE TRANSIT
SYSTEM, UM ALIVE AND NOT IN A
DEATH SPIRAL IN TERMS OF CUTTING
SERVICE, BUT ALSO AT THE SAME
TIME TRYING TO DESIGN THE
TRANSIT SYSTEM OF THE FUTURE
THAT WE CAN ALL FEEL CONFIDENT
ABOUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST
ONE QUICK ITEM FROM OUR MAJORITY
LEADER IF ANYBODY NEEDS TO ADD
ON TO THE FLOOR VOTE THAT COULD
GO DOWNSTAIRS TO ADD ONTO THE
FLOOR VOTE WILL TAKE ANOTHER
ADDITION FOR OUR BUDGET VOTE.
CHIEF. JUST HIM. WE JUST HAVE A
MOTION. AH! TO ADOPT THE
ASSEMBLY VERSION OF THE BUDGET.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, YOU CAN
FEEL FREE TO MAKE ANY AFTER
THAT. OKAY, COME MURATSUCHI
MERCY G. I THANK YOU. WE'RE
GONNA WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO LINE 2
89. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. THANK
YOU. THIS IS ROSS BUCKLEY HAD
LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF TWO
SEPARATE ISSUES, THE FIRST BEING
ON BEHALF OF SACRAMENTO MAYOR
DARRELL STEINBERG. WE'D LIKE TO
LEARN OUR COMMENTS WITH THE
PREVIOUS BIG SI MIRA, COACH AND
SPEAKER AROUND THE HAT FUNDING
AND DISTANTLY LIKE TO VOICE
SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH JOBS CORPS
PROGRAM. WE'RE CERTAINLY ASKED
FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THIS
IMPORTANT PROGRAM, SACRAMENTO
HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT NEARLY
300 USE THIS YEAR AND EXPECT TO
DO ABOUT SIMILAR NUMBERS NEXT
YEAR. FUNDING IS CRITICAL AND
THEN ON BEHALF OF SOUTH COAST
AIR QUALITY, MEASURED DISTRICT.
WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE
ASSEMBLY BUDGETS PLAN TO RESTORE
COUNTY IN FUNDING TO LESTER'S
LEVEL FOR AIR DISTRICT PROGRAMS
FOR IMPLEMENTATION INCENTIVES.
THE KEY THING PERSONALIZATION OF
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS 86
17, WHICH IS THE L. A, HAS
ACKNOWLEDGED AS COST EFFECTIVE,
INGESTING AIR QUALITY PUBLIC
HEALTH INCREMENT CHALLENGES IS
CRITICAL. CURRENTLY THEY'D BE 6
17 PROGRAM WAS CLEARLY
UNDERFUNDED, AND THE NUMBER OF
COMMUNITIES CONTINUED TO GROW.
BUT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH
RESOURCES SUPPORT THAT GROWTH
FURTHER. ALTHOUGH SOUTH COAST
REGION CONTAINS ALMOST TWO
THIRDS OF THE EJ COMMUNITY AND
THE STATE, WE CANNOT ADD NEW,
SUCCESSFUL IN COMMUNITIES TO
ADDRESS THIS YEAR, SO WE ASKED
THE GR REVENUES TO PAST CURRENT
ESSENCE THAT WE CONSIDER
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IS WHERE
THE PROGRAM TO HELP COVER ACTUAL
COSTS AND CONSEQUENTLY REDUCED
AIR MISSIONS THAT HELPED ME
PERIL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS AND
PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THIS
SPANISH COMMITTEE STATEWIDE.
THANK YOU. NOW MOVE ON TO LINE
TO 80 FOR YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN TENGAN
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEX
MALDONADO, RESIDENT OF SAN
FRANCISCO. AND I'M I'M CALLING
IN TO THANK THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THEIR WORK SO FAR, TOO IT AVERT
THE PUBLIC TRANSIT FISCAL CLIFF.
HOWEVER AS A NUMBER OF COLORS
HAVE POINTED OUT THE FUNDING
PROPOSALS SO FAR IS NOT ENOUGH
TO AVOID SEVERE OPERATIONAL CUTS
AND TO PREPARE FOR A HIGHER
TRENDS AT LOWER EMISSION FUTURE
. UM I DON'T HAVE A CAR. I DON'T
WANT TO HAVE A CAR AND PEOPLE
WHO DO HAVE CARS AND WANT LESS
TRAFFIC. PROBABLY DON'T WANT ME
TO HAVE A CAR EITHER. UH A LOT
OF CALIFORNIANS WHEN THEY CHOOSE
TO LIVE WITHOUT A CAR FOR US TO
HIT OUR EMISSIONS, GOALS AND
RELIABLE FREQUENT PUBLIC TRANSIT
IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAKING
THAT A GOOD CHOICE. I APPRECIATE
GERMAN TEAM'S RECENT SUPPORT
STATEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF TRANSIT
, DAMASO STATEMENT OF ACTION, I
ASKED THE COMMITTEE MAINTAINED
PUBLIC TRANSIT CAPITAL FUNDING
IN ORDER TO ACCESS $6 BILLION
AND MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS AND
ALSO THAT THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF
OPERATIONAL FUNDING TO ALLOW
PUBLIC TRANSIT TO SURVIVE AND
THRIVE, INCLUDING CAPTAIN TRADE
FUNDING AND THE REALLOCATION OF
HIGHWAY FUNDING. WHERE POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 93. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. LINE 2 93. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. THIS IS WHAT THE
PERSON WITH THE MONTEREY COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION. ALSO VICE
PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE
CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARDS OF
EDUCATION. I WANT TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS MADE BY PREVIOUS
MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION
COMMUNITY, UH, THANKING THE
ASSEMBLY FOR INCLUDING THE $80
MILLION PER CORTLAND COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS, BUT THIS IS FUNDING
THAT WE NEED NOW, NOT NEXT YEAR
. THESE ARE MOST VULNERABLE
STUDENTS, AND THAT SITUATION HAS
ONLY BEEN MADE WORSE BY THE
PANDEMIC. THIS IS A CRITICAL
TIME FOR THIS. THESE KIDS AND
THESE PROGRAMS AND AS OTHERS
HAVE SAID ANYTHING ASSOCIATED
WITH ACCOUNTABILITY WE CAN DEAL
WITH LATER. BUT WE NEED THE
FUNDING NOW. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. FIND 2 94, YOU'RE JUST
OPEN. YOU CAN HOLD ON ONE
SECOND. I'M SORRY. WE'RE GONNA
TAKE A FEW MORE. WE'RE GONNA
TAKE A FEW MORE VOTES. WE HAD A
MOTION AND A SECOND TO SUPPORT
THE ASSEMBLY COMMIT THAT THE
ASSEMBLY'S VERSION OF THE BUDGET
INTO SUPPORT THAT GET THAT OUT
OF COMMITTEE. SO. RUBIO RUBIO, I
WIX WIX. AYE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND WE'LL GO BACK TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO LINE 2
94 YOUR PARDON ME JUST A MOMENT.
AND PARDON ME. I APOLOGIZE. UH,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO LINE 2
96. HELLO MY NAME IS MARCUS.
GREAT EFFORT. THANK YOU, UH,
COMMITTEE AND CHAIR. UM, I WORK
AT A DOWNTOWN FRESNO ACCESS WITH
CAPITAL, THE FRESNO AREA'S
LARGEST LOCAL BASED NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY LEADER, UH AND WE'LL
DO IT MORE AND MORE REAL ESTATE
BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR
MISSION OF RACIAL EQUITY WEALTH
CREATION REQUIRES MORE BETWEEN
SHARE WITH PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY. AS OPPONENT. WE'RE
COMMITTED TO HELPING HOUSING
HAPPENING. DOWNTOWN FRESNO. BUT
THE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO BE
THERE. THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING
TODAY TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF
FRESNO'S PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN. UH FOR 250 MILES MILLION
DOLLARS AND REQUESTED APPROVAL
IN THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET. THANK
YOU ALL TODAY AND HAVE A GOOD
REST OF YOUR DAY. YEAH. LINE
209. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MICHELLE UNDERWOOD ON
BEHALF OF THE COALITION FOR
ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION ON SUBCOMMITTEE TO
ISSUE 20. WE THINK THE ASSEMBLY
FOR INJECTING THE PROPOSAL TO
OBSTRUCT THE LOCAL GOVERNANCE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIAL
EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREAS, AND
THEY REMEMBER DISTRICTS FOR SOME
SELF AS THE MEMBER ELLIOTT HAVE
DECIDED TO CHANGE NEXT YEAR'S
LOCAL PLAN DUE TO THE MENTAL
HEALTH FUNDING SHIFT PUT IN
MOTION BY THE CURRENT YEAR
BUDGET. DESIGNED DRASTICALLY
DIFFERENT LOCAL PLANS FOR NEXT
YEAR. THAT JUST WON'T WORK WITH
THIS PROPOSAL FOR OTHER
CELLPHONES, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT CHANGES IN
STUDENT POPULATIONS AND PROGRAMS
HAVE CHANGED HOW THEIR LOCAL
PLAN IS STRUCTURED. OTHER CELL
PHONES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
AFFORD THE SERVICES THERE.
ELLIOT HAVE ACCENTS PROVIDE FOR
THE DIRECT BENEFITS OF STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES. IN CONCLUSION
. THAT PROPOSAL WILL NOT RESULT
IN ANY BETTER SERVICES FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND
WILL CAUSE CONFUSION AND
CONFLICT FOR SELF AS AN ELEVATOR
. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
REJECTION OF THIS PROPOSAL. LINE
2 98. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
LINE 2 98. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
THANK YOU. UM GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIRMAN TING AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS DAN ZAK
I'M URBAN PLANNING CONSULTANT
WHO'S WORKING ON SEVERAL
POTENTIAL HOUSING PROJECTS IN
DOWNTOWN FRESNO AND EMPLOYMENT
SUPPORT OF THE $250 MILLION
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR
DOWNTOWN FRESNO. PRESIDENT'S
BEEN A VERY RESPONSIBLE AND
PROACTIVE CITY AND ENCOURAGING
AND PHIL HOUSING. WE HAVE BEEN
DESIGNATED AS A PRO HOUSING CITY
AND WE HAVE PREEMPTIVELY ZONED
OUR DOWNTOWN TO HAVE A CAPACITY
OF ABOUT 75,000 NEW MINI
MINISTERIAL E APPROVED HOMES,
BUT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR BUILDERS
TO MAKE PROJECTS PENCIL OUT DUE
TO HIGH CONSTRUCTION COSTS. UM
AND ARE LOW INCOMES AND HIGH
POVERTY RATE MEANS THAT WE CAN'T
REALLY OFFSET THAT WITH HIGHER
RENTS AND REVENUES SO THE STATE
AND THE CITY CAN MAKE A LARGE
UPFRONT INVESTMENT AND
INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS WOULD HELP
THOUSANDS OF UNITS OF HOUSING
COME TO FRUITION FOR PEOPLE WHO
DESPERATELY NEED THEM AND BY
FOCUSING HOUSING IN OUR WALKABLE
TRANSIT CONNECTED, JOB RICH
URBAN CORE WILL ALSO PROMOTE
EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
CLIMATE, RESILIENCE AND FARMLAND
PRESERVATION. SO PRESIDENT IS
SUFFERING THROUGH A HOUSING
CRISIS AND HAS BEEN WORKING VERY
HARD TO PROMOTE UNTIL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT AND WE WOULD REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OPERATOR. IF
YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD ON ONE
SECOND, I'M GONNA GO TO MR
ALVAREZ, WHO I BELIEVE HAS SOME
COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
APPRECIATE IT. UM I HAVE SOME
SOME QUESTIONS. I KNOW THAT A
LOT OF THE STAFF IS HERE AND
APPRECIATE YOUR, UM,
AVAILABILITY. I THINK I JUST
WANTED TO START OFF WITH THE, UH
MORE. GENERAL QUESTION. UM I
JUST HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT THE TOTALITY
OF THE, UM THIS THIS THIS BUDGET
THE AMOUNT THAT WE'VE THAT THIS
CURRENT PLAN RELIES ON IN TERMS
OF REVENUE. AND SO IF ANYBODY,
UM UM CERTAINLY, THE L A IS
WELCOME TO COME AND PROVIDE
RESPONSE. BUT STAFF WOULD YOU
LIKE TO JUST RESPOND ON THIS
PLAN, AND I KNOW THAT MAYBE IT'S
NOT COMPLETELY TALLIED AT THE
MOMENT, BUT JUST A GENERAL SENSE
OF WHERE WE STAND. I'M GONNA ASK
HELLO TO ADDRESS IT AND I THINK,
JUST, UM YOU KNOW, IF YOU IF MR
PADDOCK IF YOU COULD KIND OF
WALK THROUGH YOUR COMMENTS.
THAT'D BE HELPFUL. SURE, YES,
GAME. PATRICK LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S SO, UM AND SO THE CRUX
OF THE QUESTION ABOUT IS ABOUT
FUNDING OR THE CRUX OF THE
QUESTION IS, YOU MIGHT NOT BE
ABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS AS WELL,
THOUGH IT WE HAVE A BUDGET PLAN
BEFORE US RIGHT NOW, UM, BASED
ON SOME OF THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSALS, AND SOME OF THE
ASSEMBLY PROPOSALS AND OTHERS, I
DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAD THE
CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THIS AND
GET AN ASSESSMENT. I'LL JUST SAY
MY CONCERN IS SOMETHING THAT I
KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY EXPRESSED
IS, UM, OVERLY OPTIMISTIC
REVENUE PROJECTIONS AND PLAN
THAT RELIES ON THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS OF CONCERN. AND SO I'M
JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT YOUR
ASSESSMENT IS. YES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THE ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION, AND IT'S TRUE. UM
THE BASIS OF THE PLAN DOES KIND
OF BEGIN WITH THE MAY REVISION
PROPOSALS TO A SIGNIFICANT
EXTENT. HOWEVER IN ADDITION TO
THAT, I WOULD THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF POINTS I CAN MAKE. ONE IS
THAT IT DOES RELY ON THE
REVISION REVENUES, WHICH WE ARE
OFFICE DOES THINK ARE A BIT
OPTIMISTIC. SO WE THINK WE
ESTIMATE 11 BILLION IN LOWER
REVENUES FOR THE BUDGET YEAR.
WHICH TRANSLATES TO AN
ADDITIONAL $6 BILLION BUDGET
PROBLEM. UM HOWEVER, THE
ASSEMBLY PLAN DOES PROVIDE FOR A
BIT MORE IN TERMS OF BUDGET
RESERVES THAN THE MAY REVISION.
SO THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL
RESILIENCE FROM THAT. THIS COMES
IN THE FORM OF THE ON THE ONE
HAND AND A BIT LOWER SPECIAL
FUND FOR ECONOMIC AND CERTAINTY
THAT SFTU, BUT THEY'RE THE PLAN
ALSO ADDS BACK 450 MILLION THAT
THE GOVERNOR PROPOSES TO REMOVE
FROM THE SAFETY NET RESERVE. AND
THEN IN ADDITION, THERE IS, UH
FORGET THE, UM, THE BUDGET
DEFICIT SAVINGS ACCOUNT. THERE'S
815 MILLION PUT INTO THAT AS A
DISCRETIONARY RESERVE. SO ON NET
, THERE'S ABOUT 670 MILLION OF
ADDITIONAL RESERVES IN THE
ASSEMBLY PLAN. IN ADDITION, THE
ASSEMBLY PLAN DOES MAKE NOTE TWO
OF AN OPENNESS TO CONSIDERING
ADDITIONAL RESILIENCE. OPTIONS
SUCH AS REDUCING SOME OF THE ONE
TIME SPENDING WE'VE ESTIMATED
THAT THERE'S ABOUT 11 BILLION IN
PLANNED ONE TIME SPENDING IN
2023 24 AND ANOTHER EIGHT OR SO
BILLION IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR,
SO UM, THAT THAT'S A SOURCE OF
POTENTIAL SAVINGS THAT THE PLAN
REFERENCES, IN ADDITION TO PLAN
ALSO MAKES REFERENCE TO EVEN THE
IDEA OF PAUSING THE DELAY OF
SOME OF THE ONE TIME SPENDING
UNTIL EARLY 2024 RATHER THAN
DISPERSING IT IMMEDIATELY. BUT
UPON THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL
YEAR THAT WOULD ALLOW SOME TIME
FOR YOU TO SEE IF THE REVENUES
ARE MATERIALIZING ACCORDING TO
WHAT IS ASSUMED IN THE MAY
REVISION AND IN THE ASSEMBLY
PLAN, OR IF IT'S SOMETHING LOWER
. LIKE WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT,
THEN THERE WOULD BE THE OPTION
TO REVISIT THOSE DISBURSEMENTS
AT THAT POINT, SO UM I
APPRECIATE THAT. I DO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHAIRS, UM,
FOCUS ON ON THAT LONGER TERM
RESILIENCY, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE
CONCERNED ON THAT LAST POINT HOW
MUCH OF THAT? DELAYED
EXPENDITURE. UM IS. WHAT IS THE
AMOUNT OF THAT? AS I AS I RECALL
IT, IT'S NOT A SPECIFIC DOLLAR
AMOUNT. THAT'S THAT IS
REFERENCED IN THAT THAT
PARAGRAPH SO UM OKAY, UM IS IT
ALL ONE TIME? DELAYS FOR ONE
TIME OR IS IT DELAYS OF ONGOING
POTENTIALLY OTHER ONGOING
SPENDING? SO I THINK THIS
CHRISTIAN GIFT OF THE SOMETHING
BUDGET COMMITTEE. I THINK WHAT
MR PATACAS REFERENCING IS IN THE
BACK OF OUR SUMMARY. THERE'S
TALK ABOUT WHAT OTHER TOOLS WE
MIGHT CONSIDER AND ONE OF THE
THINGS ONE OF THE CONTEXT OF
THIS IS THAT WE BUILT THIS
BUDGET. WE SPENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS
BUILDING THIS AND THE L. A
REVENUE NUMBERS CAME OUT VERY
RECENTLY. SO I WAS TRYING TO
THINK ABOUT AS WE GET BETTER
INFORMATION. AS WE GET CLOSER TO
JUNE. WHAT WILL WE DO? AND
THERE'S SOME STRATEGIES THERE.
UM ARTICULATED AT THE END OF OUR
SUMMARY THAT SORT OF ARTICULATE
WHAT? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
THINGS GET WORSE? I THINK IN
GENERAL WE STARTED FROM THE
MAYOR. REVISION BUILT A LITTLE
BIT MORE RESERVES ON TOP OF
THAT, TO BE MORE PRUDENT, UM AND
FRANKLY, HAVEN'T TOUCHED OUR
RESERVES HAVEN'T USED A LOT OF
OUR OTHER RESILIENCY OPTIONS, SO
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT
OURSELVES AND LOOKING AT A
BUDGET THAT'S PRETTY PRUDENT
OVERALL IN TERMS OF TRYING TO
AVOID ANY KIND OF STRAIN FOR NEW
MULTIYEAR COMMITMENTS THERE ARE
YOU KNOW A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS
THERE IN THE BUDGET THAT THAT
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSED THAT
WERE PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH AND
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY TO PUT US IN
A POSITION AS WE GO THROUGH THIS
UNCERTAIN TIME, UH, TO HAVE
OPTIONS AND TO MAINTAIN OUR
OPTIONS IF WE GET TO REALLY BAD
YEAR NEXT YEAR, AND OF COURSE,
AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG
CHALLENGES SINCE WE DON'T HAVE
REAL REVENUE NUMBERS UNTIL
OCTOBER. YOU KNOW WE ALL ARE
GUESSING SO THAT YOU KNOW, AND
THERE IS IT'S REALLY HARD TO
TELL, YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH LOW
NUMBERS, WHETHER HIGH OR LOW, IF
YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, THERE'S A
BIG GRAPH OF THE HUGE, YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW, AND CERTAINTY CURVE IN
IT, AND I THINK THAT'S THE
ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU'RE
BUILDING THIS BUDGET, SO WE'RE
NEVER GOING TO BE SURE. AND SO
WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AS PRUDENT
AS WE CAN WITH, YOU KNOW,
LOOKING AT ONE TIME THINGS THAT
ARE CRITICAL. AND IF YOU HEARD
FROM PUBLIC COMMENT, INVESTMENT
PEOPLE THINK ARE CRITICAL BUT
TRYING TO NOT MAKE ONGOING
COMMITMENT BECAUSE WE ARE REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO
IN THE OUT YEARS, AND HOW MANY
OR HOW MUCH THAN REMAINS IN THE
BUDGET. I REMEMBER RECALL THAT
THE GOVERNOR HAD PROPOSED WHAT
I'M CALLING TRIGGER EXPENDITURES
. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE
RIGHT TERM, BUT EXPENDITURES IF
REVENUE MATERIALIZES THAT HE
WOULD LIKE TO, UH REQUEST
AUTHORIZATION. FOR UM, THAT
STAYS IN THIS ASSEMBLY PLAN. SO
WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED IS
ESSENTIALLY MOVE THOSE OUT A
YEAR BECAUSE WE DO BECAUSE A LOT
OF THOSE PROPOSED TRIGGER
EXPENDITURES, WHICH ARE NEW
EXPANDING INCLUDE LONGSTANDING
ASSEMBLY PARTIES LIKE, FOR
EXAMPLE, COMPLETING THE CAL
GRANT REFORM WHICH WE MADE 90%
OF THE WAY AND WE JUST ALMOST
FINISHED IT AND THE OTHER IS
ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT. THAT COW
WORKS MAXIMUM AID. GRANT REALLY
AGREED DEALING WITH A DEEP
POVERTY ISSUE AND COW WORKS.
THERE'S A LONG TIME. HOW MUCH IS
THAT ADD UP TO WELL THAT SOME OF
THOSE HAVE NUMBERS AND SOME OF
THEM ARE SORT OF T V D BECAUSE,
FOR EXAMPLE, THE COW WORKS ONE.
THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO. SO
WHAT WE MIGHT DO IN BUDGET
SURPLUS ONE OR TWO OR THREE
WOULD KIND OF DEPEND ON WHAT WE
COULD AFFORD. WE HAVE A LONG WAY
TO GO TO REALLY TAKE, UH, DEAL
WITH THE DEEP POVERTY ISSUE, FOR
EXAMPLE, I THINK THE CONCERN IS
THAT, UM, WE'RE SETTING REAL
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. I THINK
I THINK THAT'S SORT OF THE
LESSON LEARNED FROM THE LAST A
COUPLE OF YEARS WHERE THERE WAS
REVENUE AND, UM, INDIVIDUALS
EXPECTED, UM THINGS TO HAPPEN
AND GIVEN SITUATION THAT CAN
HAPPEN, SO APPRECIATE APPRECIATE
THAT, UM, LET ME ASK SOME
SPECIFICS ABOUT EDUCATION FOR
EDUCATION. THIS IS RELATED TO
THE SCREENING. AND UM, I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF
THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED
PARTICULARLY FOR NON ENGLISH
NATIVE LANGUAGE SPEAKERS. UM
WHERE DOES THAT STAND IN TERMS
OF RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE
NON ENGLISH NATIVE SPEAKERS AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING THEM AS THESE, UM,
ASSESSMENTS OCCUR. YEAH. CHRIS
FERGUSON, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE WERE AWARE OF THE RECENT
COMMENTS ABOUT THAT PROPOSAL AS
IT RELATES TO, UM NON ENGLISH
SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS IN
CALIFORNIA. WE'RE CERTAINLY
LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT NOW. BUT I
DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC RESPONSES
TO WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT,
BUT CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE
COMMENTS AND ARE INVESTIGATING
THAT NOW. AND REMEMBER ERIN
GABLE FROM THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET
COMMITTEE STAFF, SO THE ASSEMBLY
ACTION IS TO APPROVE THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL AROUND THE
SCREENER PROCESS. THE VETTING OF
THE PROCESS AS AMENDED THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO
BE WORKING ON WOULD BE TRYING TO
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE
NEEDS OF DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS
AND MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE
LEARNERS AS THE SCREENER LIST IS
BEING DEVELOPED. AND AS THAT
POLICY PROCESS CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD TOWARDS THE EVENTUAL
MANDATE FOR SCREENING. WE
ANTICIPATE, THOUGH, THAT THERE
WILL BE TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE
WITH THIS BUDGET, CORRECT
ADDRESS THIS CORRECT AND THAT'S
STILL BEING DRAFTED, THEN.
CORRECT THANK YOU HAVE A
QUESTION OF TRANSFORMATIVE
COMMUNITIES. THIS IS PROBABLY
SOME THREE AND I JUST HAVE
HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THIS
IN, UM LAST NIGHT, SO I HAVEN'T
HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY DIVE IN
DEEP. UM WAS THAT AT ALL
RESTORED EITHER IN THE MAY
REVISE OR IN THE ASSEMBLY PLAN?
UM IT IS NOT RESTORED IN THE
ASSEMBLY PLANS WE HAD ORIGINALLY
APPROVED $420 MILLION OVER
MULTIPLE YEARS ADMINISTRATION
HAS PROPOSED TO CUT $205 MILLION
OF THAT IN THE MAY REVISION WHEN
THEY CUT AN ADDITIONAL $100
MILLION THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT
COULD GO ON A BOND IN THE
FUTURE. I THINK THE BOND
DISCUSSIONS MORE LIKELY BE DONE
THROUGH POLICY COMMITTEE, WHERE
THERE'S POTENTIAL THAT IT WILL
BE RESTORED THROUGH A BOND.
ADDITIONALLY THE ADMINISTRATION
HAS TOLD US THAT THE FEDERAL
INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS BASICALLY
MIMICS THAT PROGRAM THAT WE
CREATED, AND THE STATE IS
EXPECTING TO GET A FEW $100
MILLION FROM THAT AS WELL. SO DO
YOU THINK FROM YOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION THAT THE PROJECTS
THAT WERE BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME
PROJECTS THAT WERE SOMEWHERE
ALONG THE PATH? UM THAT THOSE
WOULD BE THEN PRIORITIZES THAT
THE UNDERSTANDING AND THE
ADMINISTRATION ALSO HAS A
PROPOSAL THAT WE APPROVE, WHICH
IS OF SOME OF THE MONEY THAT
THEY DO HAVE ALREADY THAT WE
ACTUALLY INCREASE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, WHICH
TYPICALLY YOU DON'T WANT TO DO,
BUT FOR THIS REASON THE STATE IS
GOING TO HELP THOSE COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE SORT OF IN THE WORKS
APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL GRANTS TO
HELP THEM BE MORE COMPETITIVE,
SO THERE IS A FOCUS ON MAKING
SURE THAT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
IN THE PIPELINE ARE ABLE TO
ACCESS THE FEDERAL FUNDS. ONE
OTHER QUESTION FOR YOU ON G, R F
AND JUST THE STATUS OF THAT FUND
AND HOW MUCH OF THAT IS BEING
UTILIZED. NO, A LOT OF THE
PROGRAMS ARE NOT BEING FUNDED BY
THAT. BUT WHERE DOES THE FUND
ACTUALLY STAND AND ARE THERE
OPPORTUNITIES THERE? AND DOES
THE ASSEMBLY PLAN? UM, TAP INTO
SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IN
THAT FUND? I DON'T HAVE THE
TOTAL NUMBERS LAO MIGHT HAVE
SORT OF. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THERE
IS. TYPICALLY, THERE'S QUARTERLY
AUCTIONS. ONE JUST CAME IN TODAY
. GETTING IN SOME EMAILS ABOUT
THAT, UM, THE L A. OH, THEY CAN
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES IN ONE
SECOND, BUT THEY HAD ESTIMATED
THAT THERE'S ABOUT $460 MILLION
MORE THAN THE ADMINISTRATION HAD
ASSUMED IN THE MAY REVISION. AND
SO A LOT OF OUR RESTORATIONS ARE
FUNDED WITH THAT $460 MILLION
DID I ANSWER THAT DOES ANSWER.
THANK YOU. BUT I WAS GOING JUST
GREAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE ALL
OF YOU. I THINK THOSE WERE THE
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, MR KING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THOSE
QUESTIONS. AND, UM, AS I STAYED
IN THE BEGINNING, JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE ON AN ONGOING I
APPRECIATE THE SPECIFICALLY THE
450 MILLION IN THE SAFETY NET
THAT THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING.
THAT THAT WAS BEING UTILIZED AND
I THINK THE FRAMEWORK ALLOWS US
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT
MENTALITY AND THAT UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE OUT YEARS AREN'T SO
GREAT AND THAT WE NEED TO BE
VERY CAUTIOUS AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, SO APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, MR
ALVAREZ. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ON
TO THE VOTE? THERE'S A THERE'S A
MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE
THE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY VERSION OF
THE BUDGET AS STATED. ALVAREZ
ALVAREZ. AYE. THANK YOU. LOOKING
BACK AT THE MEMBERS, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS? I'M
GONNA GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT
IF THAT'S OKAY. OKAY WE'RE GOING
TO RETURN TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
OPERATOR STILL THERE. MR CHAIR.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE
GOING TO START NOW WITH LINE 1
78 1 78. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
OKAY, LETS EVERYONE I JUST
WANTED TO, UH, CONTINUE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE, UH, TAX CREDIT
FOR THE FILM THE TEAMSTER OUT OF
27 85 SAN FRANCISCO DALY CITY,
AND I JUST WANT TO SEE THE
COMMITMENT CONTINUE TO GO TO
CALIFORNIA FILMMAKERS AND TO
SHOW OFF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE TO
THE REST OF THE WORLD. THANK
YOU. LINE 2 97. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON INSURANCE
COMPANY MEMBER STEPHANIE ESTRADA
WITH CRUZ STRATEGIES ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE MAYOR
MATT MEHAN, JOINING THE BIG CITY
MAYORS COALITION AND THANKING
THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
FOR MAINTAINING THE 1 BILLION
PLANNED SPENDING FOR AN
ADDITIONAL YEAR OF THE PROGRAM
AND ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE
YOUTH JOB. COURTS CUTS TO HAPPEN
EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL THAT HAS
INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND
UNDERSERVED VIEWS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND HAVE BEEN HANDS
LOCAL CAPACITY TO ADDRESS THE
RISK OF PHARMACISTS. THANK YOU.
LINE 203. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON. KAREN MANY
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RACHEL HURD
. AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE STAND
RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN THE EAST BAY. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE GOVERNORS
MAY REVISION PROPOSAL AND
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE TO REQUIRE
UNIVERSAL SCREENING INTO
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND
GRADE FOR RISK OF READING
DIFFICULTIES, INCLUDING DYSLEXIA
. OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ALREADY
DOES UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR
READING DIFFICULTIES IN THESE
GRADES. AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE
IMMENSELY HELPFUL FOR ADDRESSING
OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS. EARLY
LITERACY NEEDS QUICKLY AND
PROACTIVELY THROUGH OUR MULTI
TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT IN
GENERAL EDUCATION SETTINGS.
SCREENING DOES NOT LABEL ATTRACT
STUDENTS, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE
TIMELY DATA THAT ALLOWS THEIR
TEACHERS AND THE GRADE LEVEL
TEAMS TO OBJECTIVELY SEE AN
ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF OUR CALIFORNIA
LEARNERS. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE
IT THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FIRST
STEP FOR IMPROVING ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS ACHIEVEMENT FOR
CALIFORNIA'S STUDENTS. GOING TO
MOVE ON TO LINE 308. ALRIGHT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. AWESOME
THANK YOU. HIGH CHAIR KING AND
FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS ELITA FISHER. I'M A
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE AND
THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. I'M HONORED TO BE PART
OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT ON MAY
9TH VOTED TO ADD SB 6 91 SENATOR
PORTANTINO'S EARLY SCREENING
BILL TO OUR ACTIVE SUPPORT LIST.
HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO. ONLY 52%
OF THIRD GRADERS ARE PROFICIENT
READERS. AND WHEN WE DIVE DEEPER
INTO OUR DATA, WE FIND THAT 24%
OF OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER KINDERGARTNERS
PROFICIENT READERS LAST YEAR.
THAT'S LESS THAN ONE IN FOUR
STUDENTS. CAN YOU IMAGINE A
CLASSROOM OF 20 STUDENTS WERE
ONLY FIVE ARE PROFICIENT
READERS. EARLY SCREENERS ARE A
CRITICAL COMPONENT OF INCREASING
LITERACY RATES IN CALIFORNIA. WE
NEED THESE TOOLS TO HELP US DIVE
INTO THE REASONS BEHIND OUR
STUDENTS, NOT READING. SO THANK
YOU. GOVERNOR NEWSOM, SENATOR
PORTANTINO CHAIR. KING FELT LIKE
FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO YOUR
ATTENTION TO THIS. UM WE NEED
THESE INVESTMENTS IN OUR
STUDENTS. THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF
OUR STATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LINE 3 10. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. SHARON
MEMBERS. REBECCA SUMMERS,
COORDINATOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE
CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS FOR THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. SPEAKING TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF DIVERSE EDUCATION
LEADERS PIPELINE INITIATIVE
PROPOSAL TO INVEST 18 MILLION IN
THE CREDENTIALING PLACEMENT
RETENTION AT 300 DIVERSE SCHOOL
LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT GOOD SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP MATTERS AND
REPRESENTATION MATTERS TO
POSITIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES,
ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS OF
COLOR. THE DEMAND FOR OUR
ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIALING
PROGRAMS IN L. A COUNTY IS VERY
HIGH. YET ADMINISTRATIVE
PREPARATION COSTS ARE A BARRIER
FOR MANY POTENTIAL LEADERS OF
COLOR TO BE ABLE TO ENTER OR
REMAIN IN THE PROFESSION. THIS
INITIATIVE WOULD GO A LONG WAY
TOWARD REMOVING THOSE BARRIERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
LINE. 3 12. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS
IS KENNY ALDEN CALLING
REPRESENTING THE RIGHT TO READ
PROJECT. IN SUPPORT OF THE
GOVERNORS MAY REVISION PROPOSAL
TO REQUIRE IN GRADES K THROUGH
TO UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR
READING DIFFICULTIES. AND RISK
OF DYSLEXIA. I JUST WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS ABOUT WAY
MORE THAN IDENTIFYING STUDENTS
WITH READING DISABILITIES. THIS
IS ABOUT ALL STUDENTS. THIS IS
ABOUT PREVENTING TOTALLY
PREVENTABLE READING FAILURE. AND
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF KIDS.
THANK YOU. LYING 3 16. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR KING AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THIS IS DYLAN FAVORS
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TRANSIT
RIDERS, A WRITER SUPPORTED NON
PROFIT ORGANIZATION. I WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIR FOR HIS RECENT
STATEMENTS ABOUT SAVING TRANSIT
AND FOR THE FUNDING ALREADY IN
THE EXISTING BUDGET PROPOSAL,
BUT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS NOT
ENOUGH. THEY AREA WOULD BE
DEVASTATED IF UNION BARK CRATER
AND CITIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE
WILL SUFFER IF THEIR LOCAL
TRANSIT AGENCIES ARE FORCED TO
CUT SERVICE. MAKE NO MISTAKE.
THIS HARMS THE MOST VULNERABLE
CALIFORNIANS THAN MOST THIS
BUDGET PASSES. AND BY THIS TIME
NEXT YEAR, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF CALIFORNIANS WILL LOSE ACCESS
TO THE LIFELINE THAT CONNECTS
THEM WITH EVERYTHING FROM HEALTH
CARE TO EDUCATION TO FAMILY.
NORMALLY, MY ORGANIZATION
FOCUSES ON ADVOCATING FOR BETTER
TRANSIT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THAT
WE KNOW AS WELL AS ANYONE THAT
PUBLIC CHANGE IT NEEDS TO
IMPROVE. WITH THIS BUDGET
TRANSIT AGENCIES WON'T BE ABLE
TO FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENT AND ONCE
SAID, HAVE TO FOCUS ON JUST
STAYING ALIVE. SO PLEASE FUND
TRANSIT OPERATIONS SO OUR
AGENCIES CAN SURVIVE AND WE CAN
KEEP ADVOCATING LOCALLY WITH
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO
INCREASE RIDERSHIP. PLEASE
PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T LET PUBLIC
TRANSIT IN CALIFORNIA DAY. THANK
YOU. FIND 309. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THIS
IS JURÍDICAMENTE. AND I'D LIKE
TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE
PROPOSED $250 MILLION PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN
FRESNO THAT IS CURRENTLY CAN'T
CONTAINED WITHIN THE MAYORS ARE
THE GOVERNORS THEY RE BUYS.
GREAT CITIES OF BREAKDOWN TOWNS
AND, UH, FRESNO WAS ON THE CUSP.
BUT HAVING A GREAT GAP DOWNTOWN
BUT DEFINITELY NEEDS MUCH MORE
HOUSES PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
PLANNING FOR CATALYTIC PAID INTO
THE GROWTH AND PART OF OUR URBAN
CORE FOR OVER 15 YEARS. WE'VE
DONE THE MASTER PLANNING
SPECIFIC PLANS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
PLANS AND ALL THE SEQUEL WORK
HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WE'RE
DEFINITELY SHOVEL READY. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE 3000 RESIDENTS IN
DOWNTOWN FRESNO, BUT HER PRE
ZONED FOR UP TO 75,000
RESIDENTS. PLACING AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT IN THE 18
HUNDREDS IS AN ESSENTIAL
COMPONENT AND DEVELOPING
THOUSANDS OF HOUSING UNITS AND
MR HOUSING CRISIS. HE'S
INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS WILL
SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR DOWNTOWN
CORE. AND SERVED TO RECONNECT
THIS FORGOTTEN AREA WITH THE
REST OF FRESNO. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION IS OUR
COMMUNITY LOOKS TO CREATE A
BRIGHTON HIGH DENSITY, WALKABLE
GREEN AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
DOWNTOWN. I'D ALSO LIKE TO
SUPPORT MY VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR
THE YOUTH JOBS CORPS PROGRAM
THAT IS ALSO IN THE GOVERNOR'S
MAY REVISE THIS PROGRAM IS
TRANSFORMING LIVES NOT ONLY
IMPRESSES NO THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU.
LIKE 3, 21. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS
READING MEDINA WITH THE
COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT
RIGHTS SHEARED LÀ. I WANT TO
START RIGHT THINKING BUDGET
LEADERSHIP IN PARTICULAR THE
LEADERSHIP OF DR ARAMBULA FOR
THE COMMITMENT TO HEALTH FOR
ALL, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS. WE DON'T LIKE TO THANK
THIS BODY FOR THE ACCELERATED
TIMELINE AND EXPANSION OF FAT TO
OLDER ADULTS AND CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT EXPANSION FOR ALL,
REGARDLESS OF AGE AND
IMMIGRATION STATUS. WE'D LIKE TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO
FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT
FOR A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE
FUNDING. THAT WOULD ALLOW
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS SERVING
ORGANIZATIONS TO INTENTIONALLY
WORK WITH SHELTERS IN L, A
COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
BEST EQUIPPED TO SERVE IMMIGRANT
INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR CARE.
LASTLY A COUPLE OF ITEMS WE
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT AS NEEDED.
INVESTMENTS WERE CONCERNED WITH
THE CUTS TO THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR THE YOUTH JOB CORPS
WERE EXCITED THAT THIS PROGRAM
LOOKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO
UNDOCUMENTED NEWS. BUT THE
SUCCESS OF THIS EXPANSION IS
ALSO DEPENDENT ON FULL RESOURCES
FOR THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM, AND
WE CONTINUE TO URGE THE ASSEMBLY
TO CONSIDER INVESTMENTS IN
RESOURCES TO CREATE HIGH SCHOOL
DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS TO SERVE
THE NEARLY 27,000 UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM OUR
HIGH SCHOOLS EACH YEAR AND
SEPARATELY, BUT EQUALLY
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION OF THE
EXPANSION OF THE CASH IMMIGRANT
PROGRAM. THE CASH IMMIGRANT
PROGRAM, KATHY TO ENSURE OUR
MOST VULNERABLE UNDOCUMENTED
SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS
HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PROGRAM.
THANK YOU. LINE 3 22. YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FIRST I WANT TO THANK 70 NUMBER
10 FOR HIS STATEMENT AND SAVING
TRANSIT. THAT. DO YOU WANNA JUST
REPEAT WHAT? I HAVE SAID THAT
MORE MONEY IS NEEDED, AND IT'S
NOT JUST ABOUT SAVING TRANSIT.
IT'S ABOUT SAVING OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND JOBS. FIVE
RESTAURANTS RELY ON TRANSIT FOR
CUSTOMERS TO GET TO THEM,
ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN HISTORIC
AREAS. ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE
CHINATOWN, THERE'S SIMPLY NOT
ENOUGH PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO PARK
. PEOPLE NEED TRANSIT OR CAN'T
GO, AND THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING AT
BUSINESSES CLOSING AND LOTS OF
SALES TAX REVENUE. THE FUNDING
TRANSIT IS AN INVESTMENT THAT
WILL PAY OFF HERE. AND YOU JUST
NOTE SALE TAX REVENUE DOT COM IN
FROM PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GO
PLACES THAT PLEASE LOOK AT THE
CAP AND TRADE AND THESE ATTACKS
AND OTHER SOURCES THERE CHLOE
FUND TRANSIT SO WE CAN AVOID ANY
CUT. THANK YOU. LINE 3 27. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
, SEARCHING SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS EXACT
QWERTY SENIOR TRANSPORTATION
ADVOCATES NRDC FIRST THANK YOU
FOR YOUR FUNDING COMMITMENTS TO
THE COMMUNITY FOOD HUB AND OR
ORGANIC TRANSITION PROGRAMS
ENERGY. SHE ALSO ASKS THE STATE
LEADERS WE CONSIDER THE
REVERSION OF $60 MILLION FROM
FOR FARM TO SCHOOL FUNDS, WHICH
IS THE THIRD IN THE CENTRAL
PROGRAM FROM ANTIQUITY AND
CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN
CALIFORNIA'S FOOD SYSTEM. SECOND
ENERGY. HE SUPPORTS THE
REJECTION OF THE FLOODWATER
TRAILER BILL, AND THEY'RE
REFERRING OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
TRAILER BUILT POLICY COMMITTEES.
FINALLY THANK YOU FOR RE FUNDING
AND ADDING FLEXIBILITY FOR
TRANSIT OPERATIONS IN T R. C T.
STILL WE NEED TO GO BUST CAPITAL
FUNDING AND FUNDING FOR TRANSIT
OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO MEET OUR
CLIMATE AND EQUITY GOALS. SO WE
WANT TO SEE THE ASSEMBLY AND
OTHER STATE LEADERS REALLOCATE,
ABUNDANT AND FLEXIBLE HIGHWAY
DOLLARS TO TRANSIT TO AVOID THE
FISCAL CLIFF ONLINE STATE
TRANSPORTATION SPENDING WITH THE
STATE'S PRIORITIES THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TODAY.
LINE 3 14. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES. HI. MY NAME. MY NAME IS
TRAIN WEAVER FROM PROGRAM FULL
AND COMPLETE READING AT THE
UNIVERSAL MANDATE, CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNORS MAY
REVISION, WHICH FUNDS SCREENING
FOR READING RISK, INCLUDING THIS
LECTURE, SO GRATEFUL FOR
CALIFORNIA. NOW I'M GOING TO BE
A STATE THAT REFUSES TO WAKE
WITH KIDS TO FAIL BEFORE
SCREENING. 80% OF INMATES
FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE 48%
HAVING REFLECTIVE. I'M PROUD TO
HAVE A GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE
TAKE CIVIL RIGHTS SERIOUSLY AND
REFUSED TO WAIT FOR OUR KIDS TO
FAIL BEFORE TAKING CONCRETE
ACTION TO SUPPORT THEM. THEIR
PARENTS AND THE TEACHERS WERE
SERVING SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, UM YEAH, JUST THANK YOU
FROM OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES. LINE
54. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LARISSA
ADAM AND I'M THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION FOR
CHANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OAKLAND
, AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED THE
CUTS TO CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES SUPPORT
FOR SCHOOLS IN LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS OURS, WHICH
SERVES THE POPULATION WITHIN 91%
AND DUPLICATED COUNT. THIS
PROGRAM IS ALREADY UNDERSTAND IT
AND FURTHER CUTS ALS FOR
STAFFING AND SERVICE CUTS TO OUR
SCHOOL SITES, WHICH WILL HARM
OUR STUDENTS AT THE YOU KNOW WHO
HAS THE GREATEST NEEDS DURING A
TIME WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY IN NEED
OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO
MITIGATE THE LEARNING AND MENTAL
HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMICS
, SO I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT
YOU SUPPORT OUR LOW INCOME HIGH
NEEDS COMMUNITY AND REJECTS THE
PROPOSED CUTS TO THE TREASURE
SCHOOL FACILITY GRANTS GRAHAM
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LINE 3 40.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JENNY
. TRY CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTY COUNCIL FOR COUNTY
SANFORD THE COUNTY, SANTA CLARA.
I'M CALLING TO EXPRESS THEIR
STRONG SUPPORT FOR ITEMS 7350,
WHICH WOULD PUT $18 MILLION INTO
THE HANDS OF PUBLIC PROSECUTORS
, WHO ARE WILLING, ABLE AND
READY TO ENFORCE LAWS THAT
PROTECT WORKERS RIGHTS. THERE'S
A DIRE NEED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
AND CERTAINLY IN OUR COUNTY TO
RESOURCE ENFORCEMENT SO THAT OUR
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS HAVE
TEETH. THIS BUDGET ITEM IS AN
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT TOWARDS
WORKER JUSTICE. AND WE THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ITEM.
LINE 3 40 FOR YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN, KING
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS GET A
GONZALEZ GARCIA ON BEHALF OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE. IN OUR
OVER 200 SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATIONS. WE WANT TO THANK
THE ASSEMBLY FOR RECOGNIZING THE
CRUCIAL UNDERGROUND WORK,
ARTISTIC, COMMUNITY BASED
PARTNERS, CLINICS AND TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS ARE SPEARHEADING
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FOR
YOURSELF FAST SUPPORT FOR
CREATING AND FUNDING THE HEALTH
EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE FRONT
PROGRAM IN THE OFFICE OF HEALTH
EQUITY OF CD PH OVER THE PAST
TWO YEARS. WE URGE THE ASSEMBLY
BUDGET COMEDIAN LEADERSHIP TO
CONTINUE TO STAND WITH US AND
JOIN THE SENATE, INCLUDING THE
HEALTH, EQUITY AND RACIAL
JUSTICE FUND, SENATE ISSUE 88
AND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. WE
RECOGNIZE THE FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
IN THIS DIFFICULT BUDGET YEAR
AND REQUEST. AT MINIMUM, THE
ESTABLISHMENT DOESN'T FUND
SPRING WORK INTO LAW, MAKING IT
POSSIBLE FOR THE FUND TO RECEIVE
FUTURE PUBLIC PRIVATE
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE STATE.
BUDGETARY OUTLOOK IMPROVES THE
PANDEMIC HAS STARKLY REMINDED US
THAT IT REQUIRES BROAD
PARTNERSHIPS TO SUCCESSFULLY
ADDED THEIR DEEP SEATED HEALTH
AND RACIAL INEQUITIES. NOW MORE
THAN EVER, OUR COMMUNITIES MEET
THE HEALTH, EQUITY AND RACIAL
JUSTICE. FUN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. LINE 3 57. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
, CONNIE CHOI ON BEHALF OF
PUBLIC ADVOCATE. I LIKE THREE
FURTHER COMMITTEE TO OUR STEP
TWO LETTERS SUBMITTED LAST WEEK
WITH EQUITY COALITION ON THE L.
C. FFS FOCUSED CALLED
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE EQUITY
MULTIPLIER. IN ADDITION, WE OR
HE SUSTAINED FUNDING TO THE
GOLDEN STATE PATHWAYS GRANT
PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL
BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER
INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WHERE THERE'S
BEEN ESPECIALLY STRONG UPTAKE BY
TEACHERS OF COLOR AND HAS BEEN
VITAL AND SUPPORTING THE
RETENTION OF EXPERT TEACHERS IN
HIGH NEED. SCHOOLS WERE
HEARTENED TO SEE THAT EMBLEM HAS
LARGE IMAGE IN FUNDING FOR THE
LEARNING RECOVERY, EMERGENCY
BLACK GRANT AND THANK YOU FOR
SUSTAINED FUNDING, BUT WHAT
THIRD EXTENSION OF FUNDS TO
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WHO NEED TO SUPPORT THANK YOU.
LINE 3 63. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
HIGH. WILLIAMS LOPEZ. WHAT WE
HAVING A LONG TANTALUS CLEAN
TECH INCUBATOR, STRONGLY
ENCOURAGING THE EXTENSION OF THE
ABBEY 1 18 88 FOR THE EEC CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THROUGH
2035 AS PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE WITHOUT
ACTION ON JANUARY 1ST 2024, THE
STATE WILL LOSE $173 MILLION PER
YEAR AND 88 1 18. VEHICLE
REGISTRATION AND SMALL SEEDS
THAT FUNDED ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
VEHICLE ADOPTION, THE SCOPE AND
SPEED AT WHICH WE NEED TO
CONDITION THE TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR, 20 EMISSIONS IS
UNPRECEDENTED AND WILL REQUIRE
SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT. MAYBE 1
18 88 KEYS PROVIDED STABLE EURO
EMISSION VEHICLE FUNDING SOURCE
FOR MAINTAINING PROGRESS TOWARDS
DECARBONIZATION FURTHER, WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED ELIMINATING
CARDS SLASH CBC SUPPORT PROGRAM
, AS PROPOSED IN THE MAY REVISE
OFF ROAD SOURCES ARE A GROWING
SOURCE OF POLLUTION AT OUR
PORTS. AND STICK FUNDING WILL
PROVIDE THEMSELVES NECESSARY TO
HELP AND TRANSITION TO ZERO
EMISSION. DEDICATED FUNDING IS
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR
ADJUSTING THE HEALTH BURDENS
PLACED ON COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE GROUP'S MOVEMENT INDUSTRY.
THANK YOU. APPLYING TO 60 FOR
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. PARDON ME
LINE. 3 60 FOR YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. I SHARE REMEMBERS MATE
SOLOVE ON BEHALF OF THE COURT OF
L. A APPRECIATE PROTECTING THE
IMPORTANT SUPPLY CHAIN
INVESTMENTS FROM LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET. ONE ITEM THAT WE DID
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS ZERO
MISSION COURT FUNDING PROGRAM.
THIS IS $400 MILLION THAT WAS
ZEROED OUT IN THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL AND IN THE ASSEMBLY
PROPOSALS AS WELL. WE ARE ASKING
THAT 100 MILLION OF THAT FUNDING
BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL BUDGET
AGREEMENT. AND POTENTIALLY USED
WITH GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
FUNDS TO PROVIDE THAT 100
MILLION CALIFORNIA PORTS ARE
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEIR LABOR
PARTNERS TO TRANSITION TO ZERO
EMISSION, HUMAN OPERATED CARGO
HANDLING EQUIPMENT BY 2030,
THESE AIR RESOURCES BOARD AND
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE $100
MILLION THAT WERE ASKING TO BE
PROVIDED WILL PLAY A CRITICAL
ROLE IN FUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC AND
HYDROGEN CARGO HANDLING
EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT
HONOR THE STATE'S HISTORICAL IT
MEANT TO REDUCE EMISSIONS WHILE
ALSO MANDATING THE BABY HUMAN
OPERATED EQUIPMENT INSTEAD OF
AUTOMATED. THERE'S NO OTHER
DEDICATED STATE FUNDING SOURCE
FOR THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. BUYING 3 78. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. FLYING 3 78. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS RITA FERNANDEZ LOOF. AND I AM
A BOARD MEMBER ON DECEMBER. YOU
KNOW, COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
. I AM ALSO A PARENT WHO HAS
EXPERIENCED A SPECIAL EDUCATION
SYSTEM SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR K 12 SPECIAL
EDUCATION TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING THAT HELP US ARE ALLOWED
TO RETAIN. FOR NON DIRECT
STUDENT SERVICES, SPECIAL
EDUCATION PARENT COMMUNITY IN MY
AREA HAS BEEN HARMED BY THE
EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURES IN LEGAL
FEES TO MITIGATE AGAINST
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO
DENY THEM NEEDED SERVICES. WE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT
RESTRICTING THE USE OF SPECIAL
EDUCATION DOLLARS. FOR SERVICES
TO HELP STUDENTS RATHER THAN TO
FUND LAWYERS. WE URGED THE
LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE
GOVERNOR'S CONCEPT OF LIMITING
THE AMOUNT OF EDUCATION FUNDS
HELP US CAN USE FOR
ADMINISTRATION COSTS. CURRENTLY
IN THE WEST AND SELL FOR THEY
USE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING TO
FUND LOBBYISTS AND ATTORNEYS
THAT ARE WORKING AGAINST THE
BEST INTERESTS OF STUDENTS WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS. PLEASE SUPPORT
EDUCATION, NOT MITIGATION. THANK
YOU. BLIND 3 79. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS
DEBORAH CAM. I'M A PARENT AND A
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE AND
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL
TO ADD A CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS FOR SELF US THE SULFUR FOR
THE IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT HAS A CONTRACT WITH A
LAW FIRM THAT ALLOWS FOR FEES OF
UP TO $1390. PER HOUR TO
LITIGATE AGAINST CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES. THAT IS MORE MONEY
THAN MANY PARENTS MAKE IN A WEEK
OF THE BILLIONS OF SPECIAL ED
FUNDING. NO ONE KNOWS HOW MUCH
IS GOING TO BLOAT IT SOFA,
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND
RIDICULOUSLY HIGH LEGAL FEES FOR
PRIVATE LAW FIRM. WE DESPERATELY
NEED TRANSPARENCY AND CAPS ON
SOFAS TO ENSURE THAT THIS
FUNDING IS GOING DIRECTLY TO
DISABLED CHILDREN AS INTENDED.
THANK YOU. LINE 3 68. YOUR LINE
IS NO OPEN. MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS PAUL YODER IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES,
BIG CITY MAYORS COALITION ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO AND MARYLAND AND
BREED APPRECIATE THE WORK DONE
ON HAPPENED THAT NUMBER GOING
HIGHER, BUT ON THE YOUTH JOB
CORPS, UH, THE CITY AND THE
MAYOR WOULD PREFER THE FUNDING
LEVEL PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR
NEWSOM. AND HOPEFULLY THAT CAN
ULTIMATELY BE WHAT IS IN THE
ADOPTED BUDGET. THANK YOU. LINE
3 67. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
HELLO, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KAREN WILSON
. QUESTIONS REPRESENT NORTH
BRIDGE ACADEMY AND INDEPENDENTS.
GIRLFRIEND CHILDREN GRADE
TEACHER WITH DESTRUCTION. YEAH
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
GOVERNORS MAY REVISE PROPOSAL
FOR YEARS MR SCREENING AND
READING DIFFICULTY AND RISK
DISLODGING GRADES. CHEERS.
GRADES K THROUGH TWO. EARLY
SCREENING IS SO CRITICAL TO
IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE
INSTRUCTION AND ALSO TO SPARING
CHILDREN FROM UNNECESSARY MASK
SHOP CONFIDENCE IN THIS TEAM
OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, IF NOT
FOR THE DURATION OF THE LIVES.
FUNDS ALLOCATED NOW FOR EARLY
SCREENING WILL PAY OFF BY
DIMENSION TO PRISON PIPELINE AND
OTHER COST ENCOURAGING DUE TO
DELAYS AND SCREENING. THERE
SHOULD BE NO NEED FOR SCHOOLS
LIKE BRIDGET CADDY,
IDENTIFICATION TOOLS AND
INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES EXIST.
BUT PLEASE MAKE THEM AVAILABLE
TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. READING
IS A CIVIL, RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
DOING RIGHT BY ALL OUR CHILDREN.
LINE 3 80. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
FREEDOM OR A AND I AM A TEACHER
AT KEPLER NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
CHARTER SCHOOL IN FRESNO,
CALIFORNIA. I OPPOSE THE TARGET
CUT TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES SUPPORT
FOR SCHOOLS AND LOW INCOME
COMMUNITY. IT'S CALLED PROGRAM
IS ALREADY UNDER FUND. IT. AND
PART OF FLATS WILL FORCE
STAFFING AND SERVICE CUTS AT
SCHOOL SITES FOR THE STUDENTS
WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS. PLEASE
REJECT THE PROPOSED CUT TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY. GROUP.
PROGRESS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 401. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
YES UH, THIS IS DEIRDRE DOWN
WITH CLIMATE ACTION, CALIFORNIA
A GROUP OF CLIMATE ADVOCACY
GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WE
WHILE WE SUPPORT MEASURES, WHICH
ADVANCED CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
AH, WE HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS THAT
THE GOVERNOR'S INFRASTRUCTURE
TRAILER BILL PACKAGE IS FAR TOO
BROAD AND MOVES US BACKWARDS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS AND
RIGHTS. THANKS FOR YOUR JUSTICE
COMMUNITY. YOUR COMMENT, UH, I
HAD NOTED JUST SO IF YOU COULD
LET YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES KNOW
AH, THE GOVERNOR'S
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE WILL BE
HEARD IN A VARIETY OF FOUR
DIFFERENT POLICY COMMITTEES. SO
WE DID NOT HEAR THAT TODAY AND
HAVE NOT HEARD IN BUDGET
COMMITTEES. SO WE ARE JUST
DEFERRING ALL PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THAT ITEM TO THOSE COMMITTEES.
IF THAT'S OKAY, SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ON THAT MOVE ON THE
LINE FOR 03. HI GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS ZAK LIPTON. I'M A
CONSTITUENT IN SAN FRANCISCO.
I'M CALLING BECAUSE PUBLIC
TRANSIT HERE IS IN IMMINENT
PERIL, AND I HOPE THE ASSEMBLY
CAN WORK TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR
TEMPORARY FUNDING TO PREVENT
THESE DISASTROUS TRANSIT CUTS.
WHILE WE WORK ON A REGIONAL
TRANSIT MEASURE, I DON'T OWN A
CAR AND I FRANKLY TRIED TO DO
WHAT OUR STATE LEADERS HAVE
ASKED ME TO REDUCE MY
TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS AND
HAVING TRIED TO DO MY PART. I
FEEL REALLY LET DOWN BY
GOVERNMENT AT THE PROSPECT OF
BEING OUTRIGHT STRANDED CLIMATE
GOALS SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
DOUBLING PUBLIC TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP, AND THAT WILL BE
IMPOSSIBLE IF WE CAN'T EVEN
MAINTAIN THE SERVICE THAT WE
ALREADY HAVE. I APPRECIATE CHAIR
TEAMS WORK ON THIS IN THE EMAIL
THAT YOU SENT YESTERDAY TO
CONSTITUENTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY
THERE INSUFFICIENT. FURTHERMORE
FLEXING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR
OPERATIONS COULD PUT THE STATE
AT RISK OF LOSING 6 BILLION IN
FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS. SO I
HOPE WE CAN SEE A PROPOSAL WITH
SUFFICIENT TIME BEING FOR THIS
PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU. LINE
408. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
EVENING, MARK FOLKS CEVICHE FROM
STREETS FOR ALL. I JUST WANT TO
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM HERE. WE'RE
HAVING WITH TRANSIT FUNDING FOR
THE LAST 50 YEARS WE SPENT ON IT
ON AUTOMOBILES 99 TO 1 COMPARED
TO TRANSIT REQUIRED LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO BUILD PARKING
MINIMUMS. WE'VE SPRAWLED IN
TERMS OF OUR HOUSING. WE'VE MADE
IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET
DRIVER'S LICENSES. WE STOPPED
ENFORCING VEHICLE VIOLATIONS AND
WE'RE WONDERING WHY OUR TRANSIT
IS FAILING. ON TOP OF ALL THAT
WE HAD A MASSIVE PANDEMIC. AND
ON TOP OF THAT, NOW PROPOSING
CUTS AND IT'S A FUTURE DEATH
KNELL TRANSIT OPERATORS WE NEED
TO FUND TRANSIT FULLY FOR THE
STATE OF OUR CLIMATE AND OUR LOW
INCOME FOLKS THROUGHOUT OUR
STATE TO MAKE TRANSIT USABLE AS
A VIABLE SOURCE, NOT A METHOD OF
LAST RESORT LIKE IT IS IN A
PLACE LIKE ORANGE COUNTY. THANK
YOU. FLYING 3 72. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. LINE. 3 72, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YEAH WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON
TO LINE FOR 11. NUMBER HALF OF
THE SECOND INVALIDATION CONTROL
DISTRACT WE, THE SAN HOCKING
VALLEY FACES ONE OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT AIR COLLEGE AIR
QUALITY CHALLENGES IN THE
COUNTRY, AND WE ARE ALSO HOME TO
SEVEN OF THE 10 MOST
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE ASKING FOR
THE RESTORATION OF THE $150
MILLION AND I THINK FOR THE
FARMER PROGRAM, UM THIS PROGRAM
IS ONE THAT NOT ONLY IMPROVED
PUBLIC HEALTH AND QUALITY OF
LIFE BUT ALSO SERVES AS AN
IMPORTANT ECONOMIC STIMULUS FOR
COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR STATE
. ELIO ANALYZED PAST EXPENDITURE
OF GR AT DOLLARS AND FOUND THAT
THE FARMER PROGRAM WAS ONE OF
THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM
AT REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS AND
CRITERIA POLLUTING THE MISSION.
YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE 300
MILLION AND 86 17. BUT THEY
ANOTHER, UM. IMPORTANT PROGRAM
THAT NEEDS SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY
IN THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. UM
ABOUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BYE
BYE. LINE 409. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS
LAURA LANE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PORT
AUTHORITIES OR CAPA. WE ARE
PLEASED THAT YOU ARE PROTECTING
LAST YEAR SUPPLY CHAIN
INVESTMENTS AND ZERO ADMISSION
COURT AND RAGE, TRUCK FUNDING.
AS YOU KNOW, CALIFORNIA PORTS
SUPPORT MORE THAN 3.1 MILLION
JOBS AND GENERATE WORK FOR
INCOME OF 134 BILLION AND TAX
REVENUE EXCEEDING 38 BILLION IN
THE STATE. WE WANT TO ENSURE
THAT THE INVESTMENTS WILL
CONTINUE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
GROWTH JOB CREATION. WE APPLAUD
TO CONTINUE INCLUSION OF
IMPORTANT FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM, THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND
WORKFORCE TRAINING CAMPUS. THE
CONTAINER PORTS DATA
INTEROPERABILITY GRANT PROGRAM
AT A ZERO EMISSION RAGE, TRUCKS
AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING.
HOWEVER, WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
THE ELIMINATION OF THE FUNDING
FOR CARBON FOR THE PORTS. THE
EASY PROGRAM WE REQUESTED THIS
FUNDING THE PERSONALLY RESTORED
AT THE AMOUNT OF $100 MILLION TO
SUPPORT PROJECTS CALIFORNIA
PORTS, THE ADVANCED ZERO
EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE THE SHIFT OF
THEIR OMISSIONS. GOOD MOVEMENT
SYSTEM IS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING
OUR AIR QUALITY IN MANY REGIONS
OF THE STATE AND PROTECTING
IMPACTED COMMUNITY. THESE
PROGRAMS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN
FUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
BATTERY AND ELECTRIC AND
CARDINAL HYDROGEN CARGO HANDLING
EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT
HONOR THE STATE HISTORICAL
COMMITMENTS TO REDUCING
EMISSIONS AND MANDATING THAT
THEY ALSO BE HUMAN. HUMANLY
OPERATED. UM VERSUS AUTOMATED.
THERE'S NO DEDICATED STATE
FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS TYPE OF
EQUIPMENT. THESE INVESTMENTS
WILL HELP MODERNIZE THE STATE
SUPPORTS BUT HISTORICALLY
UNDERFUNDED AND LEAD TO ECONOMIC
CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
JOB CREATION. THANKS SO MUCH.
LINE 4 12 YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, TEARING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CASSIDY WITH APPLYING UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M CALLING
TODAY TO OPPOSE THE ELIMINATION
OF $60 MILLION FOR THE FARM TO
SCHOOL PROGRAM PROPOSED IN THE
ASSEMBLY BUDGET AND REQUESTED
THIS FUNDING BE RESTORED FROM
THE SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT
SPECIFICALLY IN OUR DISTRICT AND
ACROSS THE NATION BECAUSE IT
SUPPORTS THE STANDARD CURRICULUM
, SCL CURRICULUM AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMMING, STUDENT NUTRITION
AND WELL BEING. IT SUPPORTS THE
ENVIRONMENT AND TEACHERS, OUR
STUDENTS TO BE BETTER STEWARDS
OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND BOOST OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY BY UM ALLOWING US
TO SUPPORT LOCAL FARMS ARE
DISTRICT PERSONALLY INCREASED
OUR LOCAL PROCUREMENT UP TO 50%
THIS YEAR AND SOME MORE FUNDING.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO
SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS SP
13 83 THE FOOD RECOVERY APPS. SO
WE JUST WANNA ASK YOU TO
REINSTATE THAT FUNDING. UM IT
HELPS US SERVE MORE FRESH AND
LOCAL FOOD FROM CALIFORNIA
FARMERS AND IN GENERAL IS JUST A
VERY SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS ARE
DISTRICT. THANK YOU. LINE 3 90
YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
EVENING SEARCHING AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS RIGHT,
AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
ADVANCED IN ORGANIZATION MADE
ABOUT THE CITY'S LEADING
EMPLOYERS THERE DEDICATED TO THE
ECONOMIC VITALITY AND LIVABILITY
SAN FRANCISCO WE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PUBLIC TRANSIT PLAN, BUT
MORE SUPPORT IS NEEDED. WE ASK
THAT YOU PLEASE FULLY FUND
TRANSIT OPERATIONS OF $5 BILLION
OVER FIVE YEARS. $1 BILLION HAS
DONE A LOT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
STATE'S OVERALL BUDGET.
FRANCISCO'S DOWNTOWN AS THE
ECONOMIC COURT, THE CITY AND THE
ENGINE FOR THE BAY AREA, AND
IT'S SUFFERING. DOWNTOWN SF IS
ON ITS WAY TO TRANSFORMING
ITSELF INTO A SEVEN DAY A WEEK
24 HOUR ARTS CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD
, BUT WE CAN'T BRING WORKERS AND
BUSY RESPECT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
IF GETTING THERE IS CHALLENGING
, OR PART DOESN'T RUN ON NIGHTS
AND WEEKENDS. IT'S DEEPLY
CONCERNING THAT THE LEADERS HERE
WOULD PROPOSE A FUNDING SOLUTION
THAT DOES VERY LITTLE TO FUND
LOCAL TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND
ACTIVELY SHIFTS FEDERAL DOLLARS
AWAY FROM SAN FRANCISCO IN THE
BAY AREA. PLEASE SUPPORT SAN
FRANCISCO'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY BY
SUPPORTING OUR CENTRAL TRANSIT
AGENCIES. THANK YOU. LINE 3 75.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. FAMILY
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PSLV ON THE
CO CHAIR OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
TRANSIT RIDERS AND A CO FOUNDER
OF THAT 100,000, PLUS MEMBER
COALITION. VOICES FOR PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTS THE
NINE COUNTIES IN THE BAY AREA
COMMITTED TO FUNDING ABUNDANT,
AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND STATE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO
INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSFER TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP IN TERMS OF FLU,
IMPROVE OUR CLIMATE FUTURE. I
APPLAUD BUDGET CHAIR OPINION
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
BENNETT FRIEDMAN'S COMMITMENT TO
A LONG TERM PLAN TO INCREASE
RIDERSHIP. THE FUNDING
CONSIDERED IS A START, AND I
URGE YOU TO FOCUS THE FUNDING
NOT ONLY ON ACCOUNTABILITY BUT
ON FUNDING EFFORTS LIKE FAIR FOR
EACH STUDENT TRANSIT TO CREATE
LIGHT RIDERS FOR LIFE TO FUND
SERVICE TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT
IS CONVENIENT AT THE CAR AND
INITIATIVES THAT MAKE PUBLIC
TRANSIT STATE FOR ALL, WE HAVE
TRIED INCREASING FARES AND
DECREASING SERVICE FOR YOU.
YEARS IT IS NOT THE ANSWER TO
OUR EXISTENTIAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE
FIND THE FUNDING TO MAKE PUBLIC
TRANSIT WORKS FOR ALL AND DON'T
CUT COSTS ON THE BACK OF THE
VERY PEOPLE. YOU'RE TRYING TO
ENCOURAGE TRANSIT RIDERS. THANK
YOU. LYING 4 16. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. BLIND 4 16, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON
THE LINE FOR 20. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. THANK YOU. HELLO MR
CHAIR REMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
SAKINA WITH THE BOOK INSTITUTE
ABOUT THE DIRECT MY REMARKS
TOWARDS THE PROJECTED 60 MILLION
ATTRACTION OF FUNDING ON PAGE 71
OF THE SUBSIDY COMMITTEE REPORT
FOR THE FARMERS SCHOOL PROGRAM.
PROTECTING THESE FUNDS. THAT
MEANS FEWER PARTICIPANTS IN
ADULT COHORT AND THE PROGRAMS
THAT WOULD CURB THE EVALUATION
TEAM OF THE FULL OPPORTUNITY
RESPONSIBILITIES OF EVALUATING
THE IMPACT OF THIS IMPORTANT
PROGRAM, AS WAS ATTACHED TO THE
BUDGET ACT OF 2022 PROGRAM IS
COMPREHENSIVE AND HELP TO GET
LOCAL PRODUCE SCHOOLS,
ESPECIALLY UNIVERSAL PROGRAM
THERE. MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS
TABLE SCHOOL DISTRICT FARMERS
PRODUCERS VERY TERRIBLE ANYMORE.
CYCLE AFTER CYCLE APPLICATIONS
TO THIS PROGRAM, PARTY AVAILABLE
FUNDING AND SOME INSTANCES
NEARLY FIVE TIMES OVER CURRENT
INVESTMENTS HAVE ALLOWED PEOPLE
TO CAMPING, MORE TECHNICAL
SYSTEMS GROWERS, ESPECIALLY
SMALL AND BUY POT GROWERS, AN
INCREASED REGIONAL COORDINATION
THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL DISTRICTS,
PRODUCERS AND THANK YOU AND WE
URGE YOU TO KEEP THE FUNDING
LEVELS AS THEY ARE FOR THE
FARMERS. THANK YOU. PHOTOGRAPH
PROGRAM. LINE 4 26. YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. HI MY NAME, I THINK.
SORRY GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, KAREN
MEMBERS, INSTANTLY. A SKY. I
SPEAK TODAY ON THE HALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION. I'M MISTAKE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR
AND THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS
OVER 240,000 èC UNDERGRAD. WE'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR
THE ASSEMBLY, ADOPTING SIMILAR
PROVISIONS TO THE SENATE BUDGET
PLAN VOTED ON ON TUESDAY. THOSE
PROVISIONS INCLUDED 1.5 MILLION
PER DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES
, 1 MILLION FOR BASIC NEEDS
CENTERS OF THE èC AND 1 MILLION
FOR, UH, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
SERVICES. UM WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR AFFIRMING
THE GOVERNOR'S BASED BUDGET
INCREASE. AH! ALL THAT. SORRY
ALSO, ALTHOUGH THESE ARE
MARGINAL EXPENDITURES
REPRESENTED CONTINUED COMMITMENT
TO THESE CRITICAL STUDENT NEEDS
, AND WE URGE THE ASSEMBLY TO
ALSO AFFIRM THESE PRIORITIES.
ADDITIONALLY ITS CO SPONSORS OF
A B 17 49 WE SUPPORT AMENDING
THE LANGUAGE OF THE C L A D T
ITEM TO ALIGN WITH THE SYSTEM. I
GUARANTEE PROPOSING A B 17 49
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. FLYING
FOR 28 YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
HELLO IS THIS CARRIE? PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO CHAIRMAN TING AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DANIEL
SANCHEZ CALLING ON BEHALF OF LA
COOPERATIVA CAMPESINA, THE
CALIFORNIA TO REQUEST AN
ALLOCATION OF $36 MILLION FROM
THE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
FUND TO FIND THE WEATHERIZATION
AND INSULATION OF SOLAR PANELS
AND BATTERY BACKUPS AND FARM
WORK THEIR HOMES DURING THE 23
24 PERIOD. THIS ALLOCATION WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO CALIFORNIA'S
CLIMATE GOALS WHILE BENEFITING
UNDERREPRESENTED FARMWORKER
FAMILIES AND INCREASING THERE'S
DISPOSABLE INCOME. CURRENTLY
MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORKER
AGENCIES ARE RECOGNIZED AS
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES UNDER THE
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
RECEIVING 10% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS
ADMINISTERED BY CST. THIS
ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE WAS
ESTABLISHED DO TO THE
SIGNIFICANT POPULATION OF
MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA AND TO
ENSURE THEIR INCLUSION.
ADDITIONALLY SP 535 MANDATES AT
LEAST 25% OF G G R F PROCEEDS BE
DIRECTED TOWARDS PROJECTS
BENEFITING DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES WITH AT LEAST 10%
ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY TO
PROJECTS WITHIN THESE
COMMUNITIES. THE CALIFORNIA AIR
RESOURCES BOARD, 2022 APPROVED
SCOPING PLAN FOR ACHIEVING
CARBON NEUTRALITY ALSO
EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF
EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE
TRANSITION TO A ZERO EMISSION
ECONOMY. IT HIGHLIGHTS A LACK OF
CLARITY WAS PARTNER INITIATIVES
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND
DEVELOPMENTS. LOW INCOME WHETHER
THEY CAN PROGRAM AS AN EXAMPLE.
THERE'S THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT
PROVIDES SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENT, UM
, UPGRADES AT NO COST TO LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, INCLUDING
FARMWORKER RESIDENCY. THE
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY
SAVING ENERGY AND GENERATING
CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR LOW
INCOME FARM WORKER HOUSEHOLDS.
BY PRIORITIZING EQUITY
CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPLEMENTING
PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT
SUPPORT LOW INCOME CONSUMERS.
THE STATE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A
MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE. BOMB WORKERS REMAIN THE
BACKBONE OF A $51 BILLION
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY THAT
SUPPLIES FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
TO CALIFORNIA, THE UNITED STATES
AND THE WORLD. APPROXIMATELY 18%
OF THE FARM WORKERS WHO OWN
HOMES AND WORK IN DESIGNATED
PHYSICAL VANTAGE COMMUNITIES
REPRESENT THE INTENDED
POPULATION THAT WOULD BENEFIT
THE MOST FROM GR PROCEED. I
COMMEND YOUR CONTINUED
LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR LOW
INCOME FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND
THE OVERALL WELFARE OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. LINE 2
94. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS NOWHERE. WE DON'T BE HAPPY
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
FOUNDATION. WE APPRECIATE THE
ASSEMBLY'S RESTORATION OF FUNDS
AND STATE PARKS PROGRAM. WHICH
PROVIDES FUNDS TO SPEND PARKS
AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND
LOWEST IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
STATE. HOWEVER. WE HOPE THAT THE
FINAL BUDGET REMAINS INCLUDES
MORE FUNDING FOR COASTAL
RESILIENCE INTO THIRD
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS. CALIFORNIA
STATE PARK SYSTEM HAVE
ACHIEVEMENTS AND HAS RESULTED
FROM DECADES OF UNDERFUNDING,
AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP
IGNORING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH
WORSENS THE LONGER REMAINS
UNDRESSED. THANK YOU. LINE 4 21.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. HELLO MY
NAME IS LILLIAN SUE AND THE
PRINCIPLE OF LATITUDE HIGH
SCHOOL, A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
AND THE PROFILE DISTRICT. HERE
IN EAST OAKLAND ARE TEACHERS AND
FAMILIES ARE DEEPLY DISTRESSED
BY THE PROPOSED CUTS TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT
PROGRAM, WHICH EXPLICITLY
SUPPORTS, UM SCHOOLS AND LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE SCHOOL
SERVES PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND
BROWN. STUDENTS WITH OVER 70% OF
STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE OR
REDUCED LUNCH. OUR SCHOOL ALSO
SERVES MORE THAN DOUBLE THE
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO
QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
THAN THE EVENT DISTRICT AS A
WHOLE. THE TARGETED CUTS TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY CRAB
PROGRAM MEANS THAT WILL BE LEFT
FUNDING AVAILABLE TO PAY OUR
TEACHERS AND FIND OUR TO FIND
INNOVATIVE COLLEGE AND CAREER
PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL BE
DEVASTATING FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE STUDENTS. HERE IN
OAKLAND. OUR TARGET SCHOOL
TEACHERS WHO UNIONIZED AS A PART
OF CT A ALSO OPPOSED DISCUSS,
PLEASE, PLEASE REJECT THE CUT TO
THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY.
GRANT PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. LINE 4 40 YEAR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
, ANDREW ANTWI ON BEHALF OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. WE
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS
ACTION TO RESTORE AND KEEP FAITH
WITH THE T I RCP FUNDING LEVEL.
UM THERE AT THAT HARD FOUGHT
PACKAGE THAT WAS APPROVED JUST
IN 2022. WE ALSO THINK IT'S WISE
TO UH, PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR
THOSE DOLLARS AS A DOWN PAYMENT
TOWARDS HELPING TRANSIT AGENCIES
MANAGE, UH, FISCAL CLIFF
OPERATING CRISES AS A FUNDING
PROBLEM THAT OUR AGENCIES HOPE
TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE ON THE
LONGER TERM SOLUTION. RELATIVES
OF THE FISCAL CLIFF AND WE THINK
THAT, UM, THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
AGENCY IS OFFERED A MENU OF
OPTIONS THAT OUR CONSENSUS BASED
WITH TRANSIT AGENCIES THAT HAVE
WORKED FOR WEEKS TO DEVELOP A
PACKAGE IF THE OPPORTUNITY
ARISES TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE
ON EVEN GREATER SOLUTIONS. AND
WE THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
TAKING THIS ISSUE VERY SERIOUSLY
. THERE ARE MANY ISSUES BESIDES
JUST SERVICE LEVELS AT METRO
RELATIVES TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND
THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS,
WHICH PRESENTS ITSELF ON THE
SYSTEM AND AS A CHALLENGE THAT
WE HAVE TO MANAGE IN ORDER TO
CONVINCE WRITERS TO COME BACK TO
THE SYSTEM, AND THIS IS A DOWN
PAYMENT TOWARDS US DOING THAT.
AND WE THANK YOU. LINE 3 88.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. LINE. 3
88, PLEASE GO AHEAD. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS MRS AREAS OF CALLING FOR
THE YOUTUBE MOVEMENT. AND WE ARE
IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET. HOWEVER WE WOULD LIKE TO
REQUEST THE YOU ENSURE THERE IS
A LIMIT OR A CAP ON THE SUBURB
OF FUNDING BECAUSE SELF US ARE
ALLOWING LITIGATION AND USING
OUR TAX DOLLARS ON LITIGATION TO
DENY SERVICES AND TO DENY IE
PIPES WERE STUDENTS OF COLOR
BLACK AND BROWN. WE HAVE
EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AS OUR
FAMILY WAS SEVERAL TIMES FOR
SEVERAL OF OUR CHILDREN. OF
COURSE, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND. THIS
IS VERY LITIGIOUS, A VERY
EXTENSIVE AND VERY DEMANDING TO
OUR FAMILIES. WE REQUEST AND WE
ASKED THE YOUTH SUPPORT THE
GOVERNOR'S CAP AND LIMIT TO ALL
THE HELP US AND PLEASE ALLOW
MORE EDUCATION. LESS LITIGATION
. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVIDE COMMENT. LINE 4, 46
OR LINUS, NOW OPEN. LINE 4 46,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. PARDON ME.
WE'VE LOST MINE FOR 46. WE'RE
GOING TO GO ON TO LINE 4 30.
GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON, SO STEVE
WALLET ON BEHALF OF THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY COUNTRY, CAUSTIC TRANSIT
DISTRICT, THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
, YEAH VALLEY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AND THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION RECORDING TRANSIT.
WE LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION FOR THE ACTIONS
TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE AND
ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE
FLEXIBILITIES ARE CONTINUED FOR
TRANSIT FUNDING. WE WOULD LIKE
TO LIKE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
YOU ON ADDRESSING THE FISCAL
CLIFF FACING TRANSIT OPERATORS
GOING FORWARD FOR ADDITIONAL
OPERATING FUNDS. THANK YOU. AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR THOSE
OF YOU STILL WISH TO MAKE A
COMMENT. PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO AT THIS TIME, PRESS 10 ONLY
ONE TIME AS PRESIDENT. ONE AND
ZERO SECOND TIME WILL REMOVE YOU
FROM THE KILL. HE HAD TWICE.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO LINE 3 72.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. LINE 3 72
. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE,
PLEASE PROCEED. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES. OH THANK YOU, JURÍDICAMENTE
MANED WITH RACIAL VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORTED THE
ACTION BEING TAKEN REGARDING
BUDGET ITEMS. WE 790 DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
REJECT THE GOVERNORS MAY BUDGET
REVISED THAT WOULD INSTITUTE A
QUICK 300% BOAT REGISTRATION FEE
INCREASE, RATHER THAN DELIBERATE
, THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION OF
ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND
POSSIBLE ACTIONS THAT WERE
DEVELOPED THROUGH A TWO YEAR OUR
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS, AND I KNOW
THAT THE MARINA MARINE AVIATION
ASSOCIATION THAT CALIFORNIA
OPERATORS ASSOCIATION ALSO
SUPPORT THIS POSITION. THANK
YOU. LINE 4 37 YEAR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. BLIND 4 37, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CHARTERS. WE'RE GOING TO
GO ON TO LINE. LINE 4 22. YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HI MY NAME IS
MELISSA ALLSOPP. I'M A PARENT
AND A FOUNDER OF THE CENTRAL
ACADEMY OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. I
POSE THE TARGETED CUTS TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS FACILITIES
GRANTS PROGRAM THAT DRAMATICALLY
AFFECTS THE KIDS THAT MOST
NEEDED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
THE PROGRAM IS ALREADY
UNDERFUNDED. AND FURTHER CUTS
WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPACT OUR
SCHOOL AND ALL THE OTHER CHARTER
SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
TWO THAT ARE DOING A GREAT JOB
EDUCATING THE KIDS IN
CALIFORNIA. PLEASE REJECT ANY OF
THE PROPOSED CUTS. AND DON'T
BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS
OF OUR KIDS. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIR. THERE IS NO
ONE ELSE. IS THERE ANY OTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE AUDIENCE?
SEEING THAT OPERATOR ANYMORE.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PHONE
LINE. MR CHAIR. THERE IS NO ONE
ELSE. GREAT. I'D LIKE TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PATIENCE
TODAY. I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT
AWKWARD WITH FOUR SESSION BUT
APPRECIATE EVERYONE WORKING WITH
US, AND GETTING THROUGH IT WITH
THAT COMMITTEE WILL BE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR.