THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRINGING THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLE THAT IS
AGUIAR-CURRY COLONIES. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA VEINS BAUER-KAHAN
BENNETT BERMAN BURNER. BONTA,
BRIAN. CALDERON. JUAN CARILLO,
WENDY CARILLO, CERVANTES CHIN.
CONNELLY SALLY DAVIES DIXON IS
SALEY FLORA, MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL GALLAGHER
, GARCIA GIBSON, GRAYSON HANEY.
HEART. HOLD IN HOOVER. ERWIN
JACKSON, JOAN SAWYER, KALRA
LACKEY LEE LOW, LOW AND TALL
MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS MCCARTY MAKIN
ER MURATSUCHI WHEN ORTEGA
PACHECO POPPING JIM PATTERSON,
JOE PATTERSON, PELLERIN
PETRIE-NORRIS. QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS
, RENDON RAISE LOOSE RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ,
SANTIAGO SHIAVO SORIA TAR TING
VALENCIA, VÆ VALLAPUDUA WALDRON,
WALLACE WARD WEBER. WICKS WILSON
WOULD ZABAR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS ACQUIRE MISS PRESIDENT.
WE ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS
IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND
IN THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND
FOR THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG
SALUTE. TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE
OFFERED BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN
IMAM YASIR KHAN. AND MOM YASSER.
IN THE NAME OF GOD. THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL. ALL
MARIE GOD. GRANT US WISDOM,
FAIRNESS AND COMPASSION AS WE
SERVE CALIFORNIA. MADE THIS
ASSEMBLY UNITE FOR THE STATES.
WELL BEING. EMBRACING DIVERSE
VIEWS. GUIDE US AND DECISIONS
FOR EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND
PROSPERITY. PROTECT US FROM HARM
AS WE WORK DILIGENTLY. MAKE
COMPASSION DRIVE OUR ACTIONS.
BLESS THIS ASSEMBLY AND ALL
CONTRIBUTING TO CALIFORNIA'S
WELFARE. I MEAN, OUR PLEDGE THIS
MORNING WE LED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOE PATTERSON.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. PLEASE PUT
YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART. AND
READY PLEDGE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE DATE OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL CHAMBER. SACRAMENTO
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH 2023
DAYS, MR GALLAGHER SECONDS AT
THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL, BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCES A BILL WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
SENATE. THERE ARE NONE. MOVING
TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE
ABSOLUTE ABSENCES FOR THE DAY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. MAJORITY LEADER
AGUILAR CURRY. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS.
GOOD MORNING, MR SPEAKER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRYANT.
ONE CARILLO, JIM PATTERSON AND
ADDIS TO SPEAK ON AND, UM GERMAN
IN MEMORY. TODAY WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118 A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA. JOE PATTERSON AND
SHARE VOTE TO HAVE GUESTS SEATED
AT THEIR DESK TODAY. WITHOUT
OBJECTIONS. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY ROOM
56 TO ALLOW THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO NOTICE A B 359
HOLDEN FOR A HEARING ON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH PENDING
RE REFERRAL FROM THE HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH BILLS SHALL BE
THE ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE. 96 I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO RE REFER SPE SPOKE
FOR NINE NEWMAN FROM THE RULES
COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. MEMBERS. PLEASE DIRECT
YOUR ATTENTION TO THE REAR OF
THE CHAMBER. AS MR SPEAKER,
PRESIDENT. WELL, I GOT YOUR
ATTENTION, ANYWAY. WE'LL MOVE
ON, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION. HAPPY NEW YEAR, BY
THE WAY, UM AND FOR THOSE OF YOU
HAVEN'T PLANNED DINNER TONIGHT.
TODAY IS NATIONAL SPAGHETTI DAY.
SO KEEP THAT IN MIND SO ALL
RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JOE PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. I LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MY SON, GRAHAM
PATTERSON. HE'S IN KINDERGARTEN.
HE'S ON BREAK THIS WEEK. HE GOES
TO SUNSET RANCH ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND WHEN I WAS SWORN IN
LAST YEAR, UM HE DREW THIS
PICTURE ON MY AND IT'S BEEN IN
MY DESK EVER SINCE THAT
BACKWARDS, JOE AND A HEART AND A
SPACEMAN. SO PROUD TO HAVE HIM
AS MY SON. AND THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME BE HERE TODAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
WELCOME, GRAHAM.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SHARON
QUIRK-SILVA YOU HAVE A GUEST
WITH YOU? THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO MY HUSBAND, JESUS SILVA.
HE IS A JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER,
TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
HAS A JOB THAT HE MAKES A
DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND WELCOME JESUS. MS
SHAVE? OH YOU HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DRIVER. YOU
HAVE A GUEST. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. UM. UM I AM VERY HAPPY
TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER SOFIA HERE
WITH ME TODAY, AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW, AND PARTICIPATED IN. SHE
WAS HERE A LOT LAST YEAR AND NOW
THAT SHE'S FOUND A SCHOOL IN A
GOOD HOME TO BE IN PERSON IN
SCHOOL. SHE'S NOT HERE SO MUCH,
SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER
BACK, AND SHE'S BEEN EXCITED TO
SEE ALL OF HER FRIENDS THAT SHE
MADE AS THE 81ST
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HERE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SHAVON WELCOME, SOPHIA. SO NOW
WE WILL GO BACK TO ARE DIRECTING
OUR ATTENTION TO THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER. MR SPEAKER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. WELL THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER, PRO TEM. AND, UH,
ALTHOUGH IT'S A DAY LATE. UH I
WANTED TO WELCOME EVERYONE BACK
AND SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR. YOU
KNOW, AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A
RESTFUL BREAK AND YOU HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT WITH
FAMILY WITH FRIENDS. YEAH I KNOW
THAT EVEN WHEN WE'RE AWAY FROM
SACRAMENTO, AND DURING THE
HOLIDAYS, YOU KNOW ARTWORK. IT
DOESN'T STOP AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW. IN FACT, IT'S A TIME THAT
WE OFTEN SPEND IN CELEBRATING
OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGING
WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS. AND THAT
IS THE ESSENCE OF OUR WORK, AND
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. AND
SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR
THE PASSION YOU BRING TO THIS
BUILDING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR INTEGRITY
AND PROFESSIONALISM YESTERDAY.
AND I WANT TO EXTEND MY
GRATITUDE TO OUR CAPITAL STAFF.
TWO SERGEANTS AND TO THE
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY. UH OFFICERS.
THE CHP. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO
QUESTION THAT THIS IS A TENSE
MOMENT. THIS IS A DIFFICULT
MOMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES HERE
IN CALIFORNIA. AND FOR EVERYONE
AROUND THE WORLD. BUT OUR JOB
HERE IN THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE. OUR JOB IS TO STAY
FOCUSED. FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES
WE CAN AFFECT HERE IN OUR STATE.
AND WE KNOW THERE'S NO SHORTAGE
OF THAT. AND IT'S SAFE TO SAY
THAT NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF YEAR
IT IS WHAT MONTH IT IS. THE
STAKES ARE ALWAYS HIGH HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. THE STAKES ARE
ALWAYS HIGH. IN OUR CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE. BUT THIS YEAR WE
TRULY ARE AT A CROSSROADS. YOU
KNOW, WE FACE CLEAR CHALLENGES
AS A STATE. I'VE HEARD FEEDBACK
FROM MANY OF YOU WHO ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIRECTION
THAT OUR STATE IS, IS, UH IS, UH
HEADING IN. YOU KNOW THE
CALIFORNIANS WHO ELECTED US?
THEY'RE ALSO FRUSTRATED. AND
THEY'RE WORRIED. YOU KNOW THEY
WANT US TO PRODUCE RESULTS AND
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHY
THEY SENT US HERE. AND SO THIS
YEAR IN 2024, WE MUST BE
RELENTLESS. AS A BODY. WE MUST
BE RELENTLESS IN WORKING
TOGETHER AS A UNIFIED BODY. TO
IMPROVE THE DATA, THE QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. AS WE
ALL KNOW, THIS YEAR. OUR BUDGET
DEFICIT IS STAGGERING. SO THIS
BODY MUST EMBRACE SERIOUS FISCAL
RESTRAINT. AND COMMIT TO
ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.
WHILE ALSO PROTECTING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS. WE HAVE
A LOT TO TACKLE IN THIS NEW
YEAR. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL
AREAS THAT I KNOW ARE TOP OF
MIND. I KNOW. I'VE BEEN ASKED
THAT MYSELF. FOR MONTHS.
HOUSING. A SUPER MAJORITY OF
CALIFORNIANS ACROSS OUR STATE
AGREE WE MUST BUILD THE HOUSING
WE NEED. AND WE MUST BUILD IT
NOW. TO DO THIS, WE MUST FIND
NEW SOLUTIONS. SOLUTIONS SUCH AS
LOOKING INTO THE FEES AND RED
TAPE THAT PREVENTS CONSTRUCTION.
ADDRESSING BLIGHTED AND VACANT
BUILDINGS THAT ARE DOTTING OUR
CITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
ENSURING THAT BUSINESS AND
HOMEOWNERS CAN OBTAIN PROPERTY
INSURANCE. AND MORE. SECOND
PUBLIC SAFETY. WE MUST PRESERVE
CALIFORNIA'S SUCCESSFUL COUNT
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS WHILE
HOLDING UP OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
TO LOOK AT UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. THIS IS AN
ESSENTIAL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE
FOR OUR RESIDENTS TOP OF MIND
ISSUE FOR RESIDENTS AND FINALLY,
OUR CLIMATE CRISIS. THE WORLD
LOOKS TO CALIFORNIA. AS
AMERICA'S CLIMATE LEADER. AND SO
WE MUST CONTINUE TO LEAD. WE
MUST LEAD IN PROTECTING OUR
LANDS AND MANAGING THEIR USED
WISELY AND EQUITABLY. TO ENSURE
OUR CARBON REDUCTION GOALS ARE
MET. MY VISION. LIKE YOURS. IS
FOR AN OPTIMISTIC AND HOPEFUL
CALIFORNIA. AND WE CAN DELIVER
THIS WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. IT'S
EXCELLENT TO BE BACK. AND AS PRO
TEM ATKINS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY YESTERDAY, TWO MEMBERS OF
THE SENATE LET'S GET TO WORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. SPEAKER
FOR YOU'RE WELCOME. AND ALSO
WANT TO NOTE THAT HAPPY, BELATED
BIRTHDAY TO SPEAKER RIVAS, WHO
CELEBRATED ON THE SECOND SO
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPEAKER RIVAS.
ALSO LIKE TO WISH A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MCCARTY, WHO CELEBRATES ON
SATURDAY. MOVING TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE. PASS AND RETAIN
ON FILE ITEMS. ONE THROUGH 103
ITEMS, 104 AND 105 ARE NOTICES.
UM ALL ITEMS RECONSIDERATION.
ALL ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED
MOVING TO ADJOURNMENTS IN
MEMORY. MEMBERS THE QUORUM CALL
IS STILL IN PLACE. PLEASE GIVE
YOU A RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON
ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORY. PLEASE
GIVE YOUR ATTENTION. OUR FIRST
ADJOURNING. MEMORY IS BY MR
BRIAN, PLEASE GIVE YOUR
ATTENTION TO MR BRIAN. MR BRIAN,
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER MEMBERS TODAY I ASKED
THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY.
THE CONSTITUENT DEAR FRIEND.
PART OF MY CHOSEN FAMILY.
MICHAEL LATIN. MICHAEL WAS BORN
AND RAISED IN L A AND EMBODIED
THE BEST OF THE CITY'S HEART AND
SPIRIT IN HIS WORK. HE DEVOTED
HIS CAREER TO ELEVATING ARTISTS
OF COLOR AND USING THE POWER OF
STORYTELLING AND COMMUNITY
BUILDING TO LEVERAGE SOCIAL
CHANGE. HE CREATED HIS NONPROFIT
. HIS COMPANY, AND HE NAMED IT
LEAD WITH LOVE. AND WHILE HIS
DAD AND I AND MANY OTHERS
THOUGHT THAT THAT MIGHT BE A
LITTLE CORNY MICHAEL REMINDED US
OFTEN. THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
BEEN CALLED TO DO. THROUGH HIS
NON PROFIT, HE ELEVATED. THE
NARRATIVES OF COMMUNITIES, OFTEN
UNSEEN AND UNHEARD. HE GOT HIS
START WORKING ON THE MOVIE
FRUITVALE STATION WITH RYAN
COOGLER. MORE RECENTLY, HE
WORKED ON THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE
MOVIE TILL THE STORY OF 14 YEAR
OLD EMMETT TILL WHO WAS LYNCHED
IN 1955. IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE
CAPITAL FOR MANY YEARS, YOU'VE
PROBABLY MET MICHAEL. ANYTIME
COMMON EVER CAME UP HERE. HE
CAME UP HERE WITH MICHAEL LATIN.
WHEN WE DID THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF HIP HOP THIS PAST YEAR AND
HONORED FOLKS HERE IN THIS
CHAMBER, MICHAEL LATIN WAS AMONG
THOSE PEOPLE. WHO WERE HERE.
THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS FOR
OUR ENTIRE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY. AND FOR ME. AND FOR
HIS FAMILY. HE SURVIVED BY HIS
FIANCEE, HANNAH. HIS MOTHER,
MICHELLE. HIS FATHER, DAVID. HIS
BIG BROTHER, WHO HE LOVED AND
LOOKED UP TO DEARLY. FRANKLIN
HIS GRANDMOTHER, HELEN. WHO
RECENTLY CELEBRATED HER 100TH
BIRTHDAY. HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR.
WHO SHARED A DEEP, DEEP
CONNECTION WITH HER GRANDSON,
MICHAEL. I SPOKE AT HIS MEMORIAL
AT A TEMPLE BACK HOME. AND I
THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT AFTER HIS
DEATH, AND THE REASON MICHAEL IS
NOT WITH US HERE TODAY IS
BECAUSE THE WORLD THAT HE FOUGHT
FOR THE WORLD HE TRIED TO WORK
TO CREATE EVERY SINGLE DAY IS
NOT HERE, EITHER. AND SO IN HIS
PASSING, I'M REFLECTIVE ON THE
RESPONSIBILITY. THEN ALL OF US
HAVE ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND IN
THE COMMUNITY. HE DEDICATED HIS
LIFE TO TRY TO BRING THAT WORLD.
TO FRUITION. SO HERE ON THIS
FIRST DAY OF ACTIVE BUSINESS AND
THIS BODY. I ASKED THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
MICHAEL. THAT THANK YOU SO MUCH
MEMBER BRIAN. A SIMILAR MEMBER.
ONE. CARILLO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR JOURNEY MEMORY. GOOD
MORNING, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS.
TODAY I RISE WITH A HEAVY HEART
TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF MR
KIMBALL DELEON GOODMAN. KIMBALL
WAS 61 YEARS OLD WHEN HE PASSED
AWAY ON OCTOBER 14TH 2023 IN
LANCASTER. MORNING, NOVEMBER
1119 61 HE WAS 1/4 CHILD OF THE
GOODMAN EDWARD FAMILY IN LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. KIMBALL AND
HIS SIBLINGS WERE RAISED BY FOUR
POWERFUL WOMEN. HE'S
GRANDMOTHER, MOTHER ON GEORGIA
AND ANTI WHICH ONE HELPS SHAPE
HIM INTO THE EMPATHETIC,
COMPASSIONATE AND DETERMINED
PERSON. HE WAS KIMBALL GRADUATED
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY IN 1984.
AFTER HE ENJOYED A CAREER IN
BANKING WITH WELLS FARGO AND
BEGUN DOUBLING IN POLITICS,
SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE
TRULY COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS
OF ALL PEOPLE. KIMBALL MOVED
BACK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE
LATE 2020 13. WHERE HE BEGAN TO
MAKE HIS MARK ONCE AGAIN IN THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY. THEY'RE KIMBALL
WAS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS GROUPS,
CLUBS AND CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS MOST
PROUD OF HIS SOUTH AMERICAN ART
COLLECTION. POLITICAL ACTIVISM.
AND COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECTS.
OVER THE YEARS, KIMBALL RECEIVED
NUMEROUS COMMENDATIONS FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
EVEN BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS
SUFFER AMERICAN ART COLLECTION
THAT HE DISPLAYED UPON YOUR CITY
HALL. GAMBLES PASSION FOR
GARDENING LED HIM TO BECOME A
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MASTER
GARDENER AND CERTIFIED
NATURALIST. HIS MOST RECENT
PROJECT, URBAN FARMS. CELEBRATED
7 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR 37
FARMS IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. CAMPBELL INDEED.
HIS DREAM JOB WORKING FOR
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE,
WHERE HE WORKED UNTIL THE VERY
END. AS A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
IN MY OFFICE. CAMPBELL'S PASSION
FOR A RIFT IN THE COMMUNITY WAS
FAILED BY THE CONSTITUENCY HELP
SERVE EVERY SINGLE DAY. HIS LOSS
WILL BE FELT TREMENDOUSLY ACROSS
THE 39TH DISTRICT. IT WAS A
PLEASURE TO HAVE KIMBALL WITH ME
AND WHAT WAS BOTHER FIRST YEAR
IN THE LEGISLATURE. ABLE TO
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE HIS NEW
LEGISLATIVE HERE WITHOUT HIM.
KIMBERLY IS SURVIVED BY HIS
ELDER SISTER, CARLA GOODMAN, OR
THEIR BROTHER, KEVIN GOODMAN.
TWIN SISTER, KIMBERLY, THE
ANDREW GOODMAN HALL. AND BABY
SISTER, KYRA GOODMAN. MEMBERS
ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKED THAT WE
HAD DURING MEMORY OF A VERY
VALUED MEMBER OF MY TEAM, MR
KIMBER, DELEON GOODMAN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JIM PATTERSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY OF ASKING THIS
BODY TO ADJOURN. IN THE MEMORY
OF A LIFELONG FRESNO RESIDENT
GRAND LADY OF OUR COMMUNITY,
SALLY PAGLIA. THIS IS THE STORY
OF ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME
TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. ROLLED UP
THEIR SLEEVES AND FOR SEVERAL
GENERATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE
VIBRANCY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
BEGINNING AT 12 YEARS OLD. SHE
BEGAN WORKING AT HER FATHER'S
ELECTRIC MOTOR SHOP IN DOWNTOWN.
FRESNO. IN HIGH SCHOOL. SHE AND
HER BROTHER, VINCE, LEARNED TO
MANAGE AND OPERATE THE ORANGE
AVENUE DISPOSAL. UH BY WORKING
ALONGSIDE HER FATHER, FRANK, AND
TWO BROTHERS, DICK AND VINCE.
SHE EVENTUALLY MOVED THROUGH ALL
THE LEVELS OF BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT TO EVENTUALLY BECOME
HEAD OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
FOR ALL OF THE CALCULATOR,
FAMILY BUSINESSES, WHICH IS A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BUSINESSES
IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT SALLY WAS
ALSO. SOMEONE WHO GENEROUSLY
SUPPORTED. HER COMMUNITY OVER
THE YEARS THROUGH TIME AND
EFFORT AND PHILANTHROPY. THIS
INCLUDED BY THE WAY SUPPORT OF
THE ARTS AND FUNDRAISERS AND
VARIOUS COMMUNITY. GROUPS ALSO
INCLUDES THE. ICONIC WARNER'S
THEATER DOWNTOWN FRESNO SCAGLIA
FAMILY MANY MANY YEARS AGO
PURCHASED IT, UH, KEPT IT
OPERATIONAL. IT HAS A
MAGNIFICENT ORGAN THAT IS STILL
PLAYING AND CONCERTS ARE GIVEN.
REGULARLY. IN RECOGNITION OF HER
TIRELESS EFFORTS IN AND AROUND
OUR FRESNO AREA. SHE WAS AWARDED
THE PRESTIGIOUS FRESNO CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. LEON S. PETER'S
AWARD IN 2023. THAT IS THE
SINGLE HIGHEST, MOST SUBSTANTIAL
HONOR THAT CAN BE BESTOWED ON A
FRESNO BY THE FRESNO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF LEON
S. PETERS WHO WAS SO GENEROUS
AND SO EFFECTIVE AS A COMMUNITY
LEADER IN OUR AREA. HER FAMILY
CONSIDERED HER A ROLE MODEL FOR
THEM AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. WHO
ALL ADMIRED HER DEDICATION, WORK
ETHIC AND COMMITMENT. TO THE
COMMUNITY CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
LOST SALLY CAGNEY ON DECEMBER
10TH. AT AGE 76 SHE PASSED FROM
CANCER. SHE WAS THAT DOG HAD
FIGHTER AGAINST THAT TERRIBLE
DISEASE. AS SHE PASSED WITH
FAMILY FRIENDS MOURNING HER
LOSS, BUT REMEMBERING WHAT A
GRAND LADY SHE WAS. ALSO FOR
EIGHT YEARS, I WAS MAYOR OF
FRESNO. AND TO HAVE THE CATEGORY
OF FAMILY BY YOUR SIDE. TO HAVE
SALLY CAN BAGLEY AS PERSONAL
CELL NUMBER? DURING DIFFICULT
DECISIONS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE
RUNNING THE FIFTH LARGEST CITY
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IT
WAS A DELIGHT TO KNOW THAT SALLY
WAS THERE. JUST A PHONE CALL
AWAY TO GIVE ME ADVICE TO BE
HELPFUL TO BE GENEROUS, AND AS A
RESULT, HER PASSING IS A HUGE
LOSS. BUT WE ARE ALSO ASKING
OURSELVES. HOW SHOULD WE THEN
LIVE TO HONOR HER LEGACY? AND
THAT'S TO BE AN AWFUL LOT LIKE
HER. SALLY WAS A BELOVED MOTHER,
GRANDMOTHER, SISTER AND AUNT.
SHE SURVIVED BY HER LARGE
FAMILY. INCLUDING HER FOUR
CHILDREN, FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND
FIVE SIBLINGS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY OF ADJOURNING THIS
BODY IN HER MEMORY THAT IT IS A
SAD RECOLLECTION. THAT SHE IS NO
LONGER WITH US. BUT HER LIFE IS
A HALLMARK. IT'S A SEARCHLIGHT.
IT'S A PATHWAY. IT'S A
DIRECTION. THAT COMPELS US TO BE
LIKE HER. SELF EFFACING.
GENEROUS. COMMUNITY COMMITTED.
AND A VERY KIND, GENEROUS,
LOVING PERSON. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PATTERSON, SOME MEMORY AT ISSUE
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS. IT IS SADNESS THAT
I ASKED TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY
OF GARY KEARNS, A LONGTIME
COMMUNITY AND LABOR ACTIVIST IN
MONTEREY COUNTY. GARY WAS PROUD
OF HIS DEEP ORGANIZING ROOTS AND
AS EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY
. TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY BETTER
TOUCHED EVERY CORNER OF OUR
PORTION OF THE CENTRAL COAST.
GARY WAS PASSIONATE AND
COMMITTED TO THE MONTEREY COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN 2018, HE WAS
HONORED FOR HIS LIFETIME OF WORK
BEING NAMED DEMOCRAT OF THE
YEAR. BUT IT WASN'T JUST HIS
PARTY THAT STOOD OUT. IT WAS
AESTHETIC ATION OF ADVOCACY FOR
WORKING PEOPLE AND TO ELEVATING
THE VOICES OF MARGINALIZED
PEOPLE THAT MADE GARY AS A STAR.
GARY GRADUATED FROM UC SANTA
CRUZ WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY AND
THEN MOVED TO SALINAS AND
MONTEREY COUNTY. IN 1970, HE
SUPPORTED THE FARMWORKERS STRIKE
AND HIMSELF WORKED IN THE
AGRICULTURAL FIELDS, PICKING
CROPS ALONGSIDE OTHER FARMERS
AND BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE
UNITED FARM WORKERS. IT WAS THIS
EXPERIENCE THAT INSPIRED HIS
LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SERVING
THE UNDERSERVED AND MAKING OUR
DEMOCRACY BETTER. FORMER STATE
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER EMERITUS,
BILL MONNING DESCRIBED GARY AS A
MASTER OF CREATING GOOD TROUBLE,
ALWAYS WITH A KIND SPIRIT AND
RESPECT FOR OTHERS. GARY CO
FOUNDED THE MONTEREY COUNTY
PEACE CENTER IN 1971, WHERE HE
ADVOCATED FOR PEACE AND PROVIDED
SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO
ENLISTED PEOPLE. HE ALSO
AUTHORED ALONG CAME THE WORLD
WIND TAIL WORTH TELLING MY 40
YEARS IN SALINAS, IN WHICH HE
WROTE ABOUT OUR COLLECTIVE
STRENGTHS AND WHAT WE CAN DO AS
A GROUP IF WE BAND TOGETHER. MAY
WE ALL BE THE WORLD WIND OF
ENTHUSIASM FOR A BETTER LIFE AS
GARY TAUGHT US TO BE SO
COLLEAGUES PLEASE JOIN ME IN
EXTENDING OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES
TO GARY'S FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS
AND LOVED ONES AS WE ADJOURN IN
MEMORY OF GARY KEARNS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ADDIS MEMBERS. PLEASE BRING THE
NAMES TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. ALL REQUEST TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS RULES
COMMITTEE MEET WILL MEET TODAY
UPON A GERMAN OBSESSION IN ROOM
2126 SESSIONS SCHEDULE IS AS
FOLLOWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH
SESSION. NO CHECK IN SESSION
MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH FLOOR
SESSION AT ONE PM ALL OTHER
ITEMS WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MISS AGUILAR CURRY MOVES, MR
FLORA SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE
STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY.
JANUARY 8TH AT ONE PM THE QUORUM
CALL IS LIFTED. THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.