THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA NOTICES
THE ABSENCE OF A COURT THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL AGUIAR-CURRY ALL
OF THESE. ALVAREZ ARAMBULA,
BAINES BAUER-KAHAN. BENNETT'S
BERMAN BURNER. BONTA. BRIAN
CALDERON, JUAN CARILLO, WENDY
CARILLO, CERVANTES CHIN.
CONNELLY SALLY DAVIES DIXON IS
SALIH FLORA, MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL GALLAGHER
, GARCIA GIBSON, GRAYSON HANEY
HEART HOLD IN HOOVER. ERWIN
JACKSON, JOAN SAWYER, KARA
LACKEY, LEE LOW. LOWENTHAL
MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS MCCARTY MAKIN
ER MURATSUCHI. WHEN ORTEGA
PACHECO HAPPENED, JIM PATTERSON,
JOE PATTERSON, PELLERIN PEACH,
WE KNOW WHERE IS QUIRK-SILVA
RAMOS RENDON RAISE THREE OF US
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORIA. TO TING VALENCIA,
VÆ VALLAPUDUA WALDRON, WALLACE
WARD WEBER. WICKS WILSON WOULD
ZABAR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS OF QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASKED OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
THE DAYS PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPMAN AND MOM,
YASIR KHAN. AND MOM YASSER. IN
THE NAME OF GOD. THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL. ON
MARIE GOD. AS WE GATHER TODAY.
WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND
WISDOM TO ILLUMINATE OUR HEARTS
AND MINDS. GRANT US THE STRENGTH
TO UPHOLD THE VALUES OF JUSTICE,
FAIRNESS AND COMPASSION. AS WE
DELIBERATE AND MAKE DECISIONS
THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF THE
PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT STATE. HELP
US SET ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES TO
LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS. AND TO
WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS COMMON
GOOD. MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS BE
FILLED WITH RESPECT,
UNDERSTANDING. AND THE
COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE DIVERSE
NEEDS OF ALL CALIFORNIANS. I
MEAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TA WILL LEAD US
IN THE PLEDGE. MEMBERS PLEASE
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR
HEART AND REPEAT UP TO ME. READY
BEGIN
.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL CHAMBER,
SACRAMENTO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
14TH 2023 THE ASSEMBLY, BUT AT
ONE PM CURRIES MOVES, MR
GALLAGHER MR FLORA SECONDS THAT
THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
SENATE. THERE ARE NONE. MOVING
FROM MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCE FOR THE
DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MR
AGUILAR CURRY MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR PROCEDURE. EMOTIONS.
GOOD MORNING. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FREEDMAN AWARD
BURNER, MAIENSCHEIN AND HOLDEN
TO SPEAK ON A GERMAN AND MEMORY
TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTIONS. SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 1188 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BEANS TO HAVE A
GUEST SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION
. SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER, ALSO
GIVING IT ONE DAY NOTICE TO
REMOVE FILE ITEM A 11 A B 1550
BENNETT FROM THE INACTIVE FILE
AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR.
CLERK WILL NOTE. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 56 TO ALLOW THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO NOTICE A
B 82 WEBER FOR THEIR HEARING ON
THURSDAY, JULY JANUARY 11TH AT
130 PM PENDING RE REFERRAL FROM
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHIPS.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU.
MR SPEAKER. I WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME TROUPE, GIRL SCOUT TROOP
NUMBER 31304 WHICH ARE SOME OF
OUR YOUNG, BRIGHT FUTURE
CHILDREN OF PERALTA ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE,
SECOND GRADE AND THIRD GRADE,
INCLUDING MY OWN DAUGHTER, JOJO,
BUT LIKE TO WELCOME UNDER THE
ASSEMBLY STAND UP.
WELCOME. WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BAINES. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTION. GOOD
AFTERNOON MEMBERS, UM AS THE
FIRST SIKH AMERICAN ELECTED TO
THIS LEGISLATURE IS MY EXTREME
EXTREME HONOR AND PLEASURE AND
DEEP ADMIRATION THAT I WELCOME
REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL TO THE
ASSEMBLY TODAY. DOCTORS WYMAN
SINGH AND HIS GUESTS ARE JOINING
US FROM THE GALLERY AND I WILL
BE PRESENTING A MEMBER'S
RESOLUTION TO DR SINGH UPON
ADJOURNMENT. TODAY'S RECOGNITION
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
REFLECT ON THE COMBINATION OF A
LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND
SERVICE BY DR SWIMMIN SING. BORN
IN AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA, DR
SINGH'S JOURNEY IS A TESTAMENT
TO THE POWER OF DEDICATION,
RESILIENCE AND UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO HELP OUR FELLOW
MAN IMMIGRATING TO UNITED STATES
AT THE AGE OF 10 DOCTORS SEEING
COMPLETED HIS MEDICAL RESIDENCY
IN CARDIOLOGY AND FOUNDED THE
FIVE RIVERS HEART ASSOCIATION,
WHERE HE HAS PIONEERED
INNOVATIVE METHODS TO DELIVER.
COST EFFECTIVE MEDICINE TO UNDER
UNDERSERVED AREAS GLOBALLY
INSPIRED BY HIS FAMILY'S FARMING
BACKGROUND, DR SINGH TOOK HIS
MISSION, FURTHER UPROOTING HIS
LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AND
TRAVELING TO PUNJAB. INDIA IS A
VOLUNTEER PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE
DOING THE FARMERS PROTESTS IN
PUNJAB. JUST AS A SAND WALKING
VALLEY IS KNOWN AS THE
BREADBASKET OF THE UNITED STATES
. PUNJAB IS THE BREADBASKET OF
INDIA, PROVIDING NEARLY ALL OF
THE NATION'S DOMESTIC PRODUCE.
PUNJAB IS ALSO HOME TO THE
LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF SIKHS
IN THE WORLD, WHERE FARMING IS A
TRADITION AND THE ONLY WAY OF
LIFE MOST SIKH FAMILIES HAVE
EVER KNOWN. THAT IS WHY SO MANY
IN THE SEAT DIASPORA OUTSIDE OF
INDIA HAVE SETTLED IN
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES LIKE
THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND
ATTACK ON AGRICULTURE IN PUNJAB
IS AN ATTACK ON SIKH FAMILIES.
AND THAT IS WHY THE ENTIRE
REGION ERUPTED IN PROTESTS
AGAINST REFORMS PUT FORWARD BY
HINDU NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT
THERE, PROTESTERS SPENT MONTHS
AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES AND
FAMILIES WITHOUT ACCESS TO
SUFFICIENT FOOD, WATER AND
MEDICAL CARE WHO ARE NOT FOR THE
INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR
SINGH AND OTHERS LIKE HIM, THEIR
PROTESTS WOULD HAVE VERY LIKELY
FAILED, PLACING AN INCREDIBLE
AND DISPORTING WHAT DOES PORTION
IT ECONOMIC BURDEN ON THE
HEARTLAND OF THE SIKH FAITH. DR
SINGH'S JOURNEY IS A TESTAMENT
TO THE IMPACT ONE INDIVIDUAL CAN
MAKE AND SERVING. OTHERS
EMBODYING THE SPIRIT OF
SELFLESSNESS THAT DEFINES THE
BEST AMONG US ON BEHALF OF THE
ENTIRE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
. I EXTEND OUR DEEPEST
GRATITUDE. TWO DOCTORS WYMAN
SING AND OTHERS ARE HERE
REPRESENTING THE INDO AMERICAN
HERITAGE FORUM GOODHART HERITAGE
FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA INDIAN
CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS, TEAMS A HIGH TO
WORLD SIKH FEDERATION SEEKS
SANGA RIVERSIDE AND THE CITIES
OF YUBA, LOS ANGELES, FRESNO,
BAKERSFIELD, SAN JOSE, FAIRFIELD
, STOCKTON AND SACRAMENTO. ALL
IN THE HOUSE TODAY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
THANK YOU AND WELCOME DR SINGH
AND GUESTS AS WELL. UH NOTE WAS
A WELCOME NOTE OF WELCOME TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA, FORMER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA IN THE
HOUSE. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE
INTRODUCTION. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ONE CARILLO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER, SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS. I AM DELIGHTED TO
EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO THE
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONALS AND
STUDENTS AS THE JONAS HERE AT
THE STATE ASSEMBLY FOR THEIR
INAUGURAL ÁP S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
SUMMIT. TODAY WERE GATHERED TO
CELEBRATE APES AND WAVERING
COMMITMENT TO THEIR INSPIRING
MOTTO. MY PROFESSION AT THE
SERVICE OF MY COMMUNITY.
REFLECTING A COMMITMENT TO
LEVERAGING PROFESSIONAL EXPERT
TIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
SOCIETY. A P S STANDS FOR
PROMOTING HIGHER EDUCATION,
PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE FACING
THIS ADVANTAGES THROUGHOUT THE
DEDICATED EFFORTS OF
PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS WHO
GENEROUSLY VOLUNTEER IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. THEIR CORE BELIEF
IN EMPOWERING THE NEXT
GENERATION OF LEADERS IS
EVERYTHING IN THEIR TIRELESS
WORK. ENSURING THAT YOUNG MINDS
HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL FOR PURSUING HIGHER
EDUCATION. SIMULTANEOUSLY ÁP
STRIVES TO WIN STEALING THESE
FUTURE LEADERS, THE SOCIAL
VALUES OF SERVICE, JUSTICE AND
FIDELITY. IN RECOGNITION OF
THEIR COMMENDABLE EFFORTS. LET
US COLLECTIVELY EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION WITH IRAN OR
APPLAUSE FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF
PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR AVAILABLE
CONTRIBUTION TO FOSTER
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CARILLO. AND THANK
YOU TO YOUR TO YOUR GUESTS FOR
BEING HERE WITH US TODAY. MOVING
TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FIRE
FILE. GOVERNOR'S VETOES FILE
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 103 PASS AND
RETAIN ON FILE ITEMS ONE THROUGH
103. ITEMS NOT FILE ITEMS.
104105 SHALL BE CONTINUED. FILE
ITEMS 106 TO 107 PASS AND RETAIN
FILE ITEM 108. PASS AND RETAIN.
FILE ITEM. NO I'M SORRY. EXCUSE
ME. FILE ADAM 108 SP 339 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOW FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS. MY
APOLOGIES. THE CLERK WILL READ
THE SENATE BILL 339 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY SOME MEMBER BELOW,
REMEMBER LOW YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR I VOTE. CLERK WILL CALL THE
ROLL.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLE. ISAF 51 NO. ZERO THE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. AND THEY
WILL GO OUT. THE MINISTER
ADOPTED THE BILL OUT TO PRINT
BACK ON FILE. MOVING TO
ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY. MEMBERS
THE QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN
PLACE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. REMEMBERS.
MEMBERS YOU RESPECTFUL ATTENTION
TO THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN
GRANTED PERMISSION TO SPEAK. AND
AN ADJOURNMENT MEMORY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS
TODAY I RISE TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF EPIC JAHANI, A TRULY
REMARKABLE MAN. AHANI WAS BORN
TO SARSALARI AND SATURDAY
AGAJANIAN ON APRIL 4TH 1941 IN
THE CITY OF ASTHMA IN IRAN'S
ERIC REGION, WAS THE ELDEST SON
IN A FAMILY OF NINE SIBLINGS.
FROM A YOUNG AGE, HE SHOWED
REMARKABLE ACADEMIC PROMISE AND
A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE. HE
GRADUATED FROM TEHRAN'S SESH
ARMENIAN SCHOOL IN 1960, THEN
WENT ON TO EARN AN ACCOUNTING
DEGREE FROM TURIN'S ACCOUNTING
INSTITUTE, BECOMING THE FIRST IN
HIS FAMILY TO EARN A DEGREE IN
HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 1963. HE
MET AND MARRIED HIS WIFE. HOW
YUKI OCEANIAN. THEY HAD TWO
CHILDREN TOGETHER TO NORA AND
SON ARMAN. AFTER GRADUATING FROM
TORRENS UNIVERSITY, HE MOVED
WITH HIS FAMILY TO THE CITY OF
CORNISH ARE AND WORKED AS THE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT THEIR
COCA COLA FACTORY. HE LIVED
THERE FOR EIGHT YEARS, BECOMING
AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE
ARMENIAN COMMUNITY AND PLAYING A
KEY ROLE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE ARMENIAN SCHOOL. HE WAS
ALSO A BIG SUPPORTER OF ABDIN
ARMENIAN SCHOOL AND THE ARMENIAN
CHURCH. AS THE IRAN IRAQ WAR
BEGAN, MEDIC MOVED HIS FAMILY TO
TEHRAN, FACING THE REALITIES OF
WAR AND WANTING THE BEST FOR HIS
FAMILY DECIDED TO MOVE TO
GERMANY AS A REFUGEE. JOINING
HIS WIFE AND SON, ARMAN AND
LEAVING EVERYTHING HE HAD WORKED
SO HARD FOR. IN 1997 EDAC HIÂU.
HE AND ARMAND MOVED TO THE
UNITED STATES AND REUNITED WITH
NORA IN GLENDALE. ONE OF THE
REMARKABLE TRAITS OF MEDIC WAS
HIS ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE. IT
WASN'T JUST ABOUT FACTS AND
FIGURES IT REFLECTED HIS DEEP
LOVE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE
WORLD. WHETHER IT WAS SCIENCE,
LITERATURE, HISTORY OR ANY OTHER
SUBJECT APPROACHED EACH TOPIC
WITH A SENSE OF WONDER, AND A
DESIRE TO EXPLORE ITS NUANCES.
HIS INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS ENRICH
NOT ONLY HIS LIFE BUT ALSO THE
LIVES OF THOSE FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH
HIM. HIS LOVE EXTENDED WELL
BEYOND HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY. HIS
LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS WAS A
TESTAMENT TO HIS WARM AND
WELCOMING PERSONALITY. HE HAD A
UNIQUE ABILITY TO FORGE STRONG
LIFELONG BONDS WITH PEOPLE FROM
ALL WALKS OF LIFE. HE WAS ALSO A
TRUE OUTDOORSMAN. HIS LOVE FOR
FISHING AND HUNTING BECAME
EVIDENT AS HE SPENT COUNTLESS
HOURS WITH HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS SHARING THE ART OF
PATIENTS, APPRECIATION FOR
NATURE AND THE THRILL OF THE
CHASE. THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. HE
EXHIBITED A PASSION FOR
CAMARADERIE AND THE SIMPLE JOYS
OF LIFE, PARTICULARLY THROUGH
HIS LOVE OF PLAYING GIN, RUMMY
AND BACKGAMMON FOR EDIT. THE
MOMENTS SPENT THESE GAMES WERE
NOT JUST ABOUT THE GAMES
THEMSELVES WITH A REFLECTION OF
CHARACTER, HIS LOVE FOR
TOGETHERNESS, HIS APPRECIATION
FOR THE SIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE
AND HIS ABILITY TO CREATE A WARM
AND INVITING ATMOSPHERE FOR
EVERYONE. EVERYTHING HE HELD,
DEAR. I THINK A LOT OF US WHO
ARE PARENTS THINK ABOUT THE
MEASURE OF OUR LIVES AND OUR
SUCCESS IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT
WE HAVE ON HIS CHILDREN. AND
ETHICS. SON ARMAND IS A SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER IN GLENDALE, FORMER
PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
AND A VERY, VERY ACTIVE MEMBER
IN CIVIC LIFE. SORRY, NOT IN
GLENDALE. HE LIVES IN BURBANK,
NOT JUST IN CIVIC LIFE IN
BURBANK BUT IN POLITICAL LIFE IN
BURBANK, AND HE'S BEEN A
LONGTIME FRIEND OF MINE AND A
LONGTIME FRIEND OF THE
COMMUNITY, AND I FEEL VERY CLOSE
TO ADDICT JUST KNOWING THE
QUALITY OF HIS SON OF THE LIFE
HE LIVES AND HOW MUCH HE GIVES
BACK TO THE BURBANK COMMUNITY
EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND
THAT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO
REDDICK AND TO HIS WIFE. SO
TODAY, I WOULD LIKE ALL OF US TO
EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES
TO HOW YOU HE NORA ARMAND AND
THE GRANDCHILDREN MONTA AND ARMY
MAY HIS MEMORY BE A BLESSING TO
US ALL. AND MAY WE CONTINUE HIS
WORK TOWARDS A GREATER GREATER
UNDERSTANDING AND TOWARDS
BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY AND
A BETTER WORLD. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR FRIEDMAN.
UH, MEMBERS, PLEASE. PLEASE
LIMIT YOUR CONVERSATIONS,
PLEASE. RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY, PLEASE.
REMEMBER WARD, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
MEMORY. THANK YOU. MR SPEAKER IS
WITH GREAT SADNESS BUT REVERENCE
THAT I RISE TO IT DURING THE
MEMORY OF FORMER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOWARD WAYNE,
WHO REPRESENTED THE 78TH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, HOWARD SERVED
ON THIS FLOOR FROM 1996 THROUGH
2002, REGRETTABLY CONSTRAINED BY
THE OLD SIX YEAR TERM LIMITS, HE
CAME INTO THE JOB VERY WELL
QUALIFIED DEPUTY ATTORNEY
GENERAL SINCE 1973 FOCUSING ON
CONSUMER TAX, CONSUMER
PROTECTION AND CHILD SUPPORT.
PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
SAN DIEGO, WHO TALKED ABOUT
CREATING A LADDER OF OPPORTUNITY
AND A LEADER WITH THE AMERICAN
CONSTITUTION SOCIETY, AND HE
RETURNED TO THOSE ROLES AND MORE
IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WAYNE WAS BORN
IN FRESNO AND MOVED TO SAN DIEGO
AT THE AGE OF THREE. WHEREAS A
SON OF A SHOPKEEPER, HE
GRADUATED EARLY FROM HIGH SCHOOL
AND ENROLLED AT STS YOU AT THE
AGE OF 15. HE SOON BECAME THE
CLUB PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE
DEMOCRATS, AND THIS WAS AT A
TIME THE GOVERNOR REAGAN WAS
BEGINNING HIS TERMS, AND SAN
DIEGO WAS ABOUT TO BE DUBBED
NIXON'S LUCKY SITTING. HE WENT
TO USD LAW, WHERE HE SERVED AS
EDITOR OF THE LAW REVIEW AND
FOUND A CORE GROUP OF FRIENDS,
WHICH LASTED HIS LIFETIME. AS A
YOUNG LAWYER, HOWARD STRUGGLED
WITH A STUTTER BUT JOINED
TOASTMASTERS TO HELP IMPROVE HIS
SPEECH AND THROUGH GRIT AND HARD
WORK. HE DID NOT LET ANY
IMPEDIMENT STANDING HIS WAY.
AFTER SERVING. HOWARD TOLD THE
STUDENTS THAT ONE OF HIS
PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THIS
LEGISLATURE WAS SEEING ONE OF
HIS FIRST BILL SIGNED INTO LAW
BEFORE 11. HE WAS SO PROUD OF
IT, HE TURNED IT INTO HIS
PERMANENT LICENSE PLANE. THAT
LANDMARK LEGISLATION CREATED A
COASTAL WATER QUALITY TESTING
PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ALERT
SURFERS AND BEACH GOERS ABOUT
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS. HE AND
HIS WIFE, RON VACATION WHEN HE
GOT THAT CALL FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT IT WAS
ABOUT TO BECOME LAW AND IT WAS
LEAN AND THE ONLY PLACE TO GET
SOMETHING THE ONLY PLACE THAT
WAS OPEN TO BE ABLE TO GET
SOMETHING WITHOUT A HOTEL
VENDING MACHINE. SO TO
CELEBRATE, HE BOUGHT A CANDY
BAR, SPLIT IT INTO AND SHARED IT
WITH HIS WIFE. HE BELIEVED THAT
GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO MORE TO
HELP PEOPLE AND THAT CIVIL CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT MATTERED. ABOVE ALL.
HE BELIEVED THAT THE WORST
OFFENSE WAS TO NOT CARE TO VOTE,
SO HE WENT DOOR TO DOOR TO
REGISTER AND ENCOURAGE AND
EDUCATE NEIGHBORS. HE CONTINUED
THAT TRADITION AS AN ELECTED
OFFICIAL SPENDING HIS WEEKENDS
KNOCKING ON DOORS, INTRODUCING
HIMSELF. HI I'M YOUR STATE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, HOWARD WAYNE
BEING INVITED IN FOR COFFEE AND
CONVERSATION AND RARE THAT THAT
IS HE BELIEVED IN LIVING THE
MODEL OF WHAT IT MEANT TO BE IN
A REPRESENTATIVE. HE ALWAYS
ENCOURAGED YOU TO LISTEN TO SOME
OF THESE PRINCIPLES. WE TALKED
ABOUT HIS STUDENTS, BUT ALSO
YOUNG VOLUNTEERS, AND I WAS ONE
OF THOSE IN THE EARLY TWO
THOUSANDS AT THE TIME. HE GAVE
ME A COPY OF HIS POCKET
CONSTITUTION. AND I STILL HAVE
THAT WITH ME TODAY. IT WAS NEVER
BENEATH THEM TO VOLUNTEER FOR
SOMEONE ELSE'S CAMPAIGN, AND AS
HE RETURNED TO POST LEGISLATURE
LIFE, HE CONTINUED TO BE ACTIVE
AND HIS ROTARY IN HIS COMMUNITY
PLANNING GROUP AND KNOCKING ON
DOORS TO REGISTER PEOPLE TO
VOTE. THIS YEAR, HE WAS SELECTED
TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY GRAND JURY
AND WAS SPENDING UP TO 40 HOURS
A WEEK ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT.
JUST LIKE HIS DAYS IN THE
LEGISLATURE. HE CAME TO ALL
DISCUSSIONS, HAVING DONE HIS
HOMEWORK, SOMETIMES WITH BINDERS
TABBED AND HIGHLIGHTED, AND I
RECALL SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS
ON CITY COUNCIL WHEN HOWARD
WOULD SHOW UP IN THE FRONT ROW
TO PRESENT ON A CONTENTIOUS
ITEM, AND I WOULD THINK, OH,
BOY, THERE'S HOWARD AND HE'S
PROBABLY RIGHT. SADLY HOWARD
WAYNE LEFT US LAST FALL ON HIS
75TH BIRTHDAY. A MEMORIAL
SERVICE THAT I AND MANY OTHER
FORMER LEGISLATORS ATTENDED IN
APAC ROOM WITH COMMUNITY WAS
HIGHLIGHTED BY HIS STORIES OF
ERNEST LIBERALISM. PRAGMATIC
THOUGHTFULNESS, TENACITY AND
FUNDAMENTALLY HIS BELIEF TO
INSPIRE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND TO
BE TRUE TO HIS LOVED ONES. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 35
YEARS, MARY LUNDBERG OF
CLAREMONT. HIS BROTHER AND AN
EXTENDED FAMILY OF SIBLINGS IN
LAW AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND
NEPHEWS. A DISTINGUISHED
GENTLEMAN AND A MODEL LEGISLATOR
. PLEASE JOIN ME IN KEEPING
FORMER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOWARD
WAYNE AND HIS FAMILY IN OUR
THOUGHTS AS WE ADJOURNED IN HIS
MEMORY TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR WARD, MR WARD, YOU ALSO
HAVE ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT MEMORY.
YES MR SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF PETER
SEIDLER. PETER WAS A PILLAR OF
THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY KNOWN
FOR HIS OPTIMISM, LEADERSHIP AND
COMPASSION FOR THE LESS
FORTUNATE ALONG WITH HIS WORK AS
CHAIRMAN AND OWNER OF THE SAN
DIEGO PADRES. GROWING UP IN A
BASEBALL FAMILY. THE GRANDSON OF
DODGERS LEGENDARY OWNER WALTER
O'MALLEY, PETER HAD A PASSION
FOR THE GAME. NOW SAN DIEGO HAS
ALWAYS BEEN PROUD OF THEIR
PADRES. BUT WHEN PETER CAME TO
TOWN IN 2012 THEY WERE IN A RUT.
HE PICKED THEM UP. AND HE PLAYED
THE LONG GAME TO TRANSFORM AND
TRANSFORM THEM INTO ONE OF THE
MOST EXCITING TEAMS IN THE
COUNTRY, ENERGIZING THE CITY
ALONG WITH THE TEAM, HE SAID, A
MODEL FOR OWNERS WHO WANT THEIR
TEAMS TO WIN AND WHEN THE LIGHTS
WENT DOWN ON PETCO PARK, PETER
DIDN'T ALWAYS HEAD HOME. HE
WOULD OFTEN HEAD OUT INTO THE
STREETS. SEE THE NUMBER OF THOSE
WHO ARE ON HOUSE WAS RISING ALL
AROUND, AND PETER WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING HE FIRST WANTED TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO
PEOPLE SO HE WOULD JUST GO OUT
TO MEET THEM AND TO GET TO KNOW
THEM AND HOW CONVERSATION AND
EXTEND HELP WHERE HE COULD. HE
FOUND SOULS IN A RUT. HE PICKED
THEM UP. AND HE FORCES TO
TRANSFORM OURSELVES TO OURSELVES
AS WELL. AND WHEN I CAME INTO
LOCAL OFFICE IN 2017, I MET WITH
PETER NOT TO DISCUSS THE PADRES
BUT TO DISCUSS NEW ENERGY IN OUR
LOCAL EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON
HOUSING SHELTER. CARE AND
SYSTEMS. PETER TOOK UP THE HELM
OF LOCAL PHILANTHROPY, WORKING
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT
TO AMPLIFY EFFORTS THROUGH HIS
LEADERSHIP AND THE LUCKY DUCK
FOUNDATION. LUCKY DUCK WOULD
PULL RESOURCES TOGETHER AND SAID
CITY IF YOU DO ONE THING, WE
WILL MATCH IT AND MAKE IT TWO OR
THREE. PETER CREATED THE TUESDAY
GROUP, WHICH HELPED MORTALITY
WEEKLY GATHERING OF LOCAL CIVIC,
ACADEMIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO
DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO END
HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO ONES
THAT I WAS REGULARLY INVITED TO
PRESENT. BECAUSE OF PETER. WE
MADE PROGRESS, AND TODAY PEOPLE
HAVE ENDED THEIR HOMELESSNESS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE
NEW TOOLS THAT WORK AND NEED TO
EXPAND. I THINK THE SPIRIT THAT
HE LEFT MOST MOST WITH OUR
COMMUNITY IS TO STAY FOCUSED TO
CUT THROUGH NONSENSE OBJECTIONS
AND JUST DO SOMETHING. FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS HE EARNED THE
NATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CENTERS. 30TH ANNUAL PEACEMAKER
AWARD, THE SAN DIEGO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AWARD FOR REGIONAL
COLLABORATION AND THE ROTARY
CLUB'S ANNUAL MR SAN DIEGO AWARD
AND MORE. PEOPLE WERE REMINDED
OTHERS THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE MONEY
WITH YOU. BEING A CANCER
SURVIVOR HIMSELF, PETER
CONTRIBUTED GENEROUSLY TO THE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND THE
MAYA CLINIC, AS HE HAD
THROUGHOUT MANY ORGANIZATIONS IN
SAN DIEGO. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
KEEPING PETER SEILER, HIS WIFE,
SHALE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN
IN OUR THOUGHTS AS WE INJURED IN
HIS MEMORY TODAY. THANK YOU, MR
WARD. MISS BURNER. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR THIS ADJOURNMENT
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
AND MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN DIEGO
FOR THIS IMPORTANT GERMAN MEMORY
OF PETER SEIDLER. PETER HAS MADE
SUCH A GREAT IMPACT TO THE SAN
DIEGO COMMUNITY, AND WE SEE THAT
EVERY DAY IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
AND PETCO PARK. HE WAS
DETERMINED TO BRING A WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP WENT TO SAN DIEGO
AND THE PADRES REACHED THEIR
FIRST NATIONAL LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES IN 1998, AND
THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED. HIS
MORE THAN A BALLPARK MENTALITY
EXTENDED PAST THE BASEBALL
DIAMOND INTO THE AREAS
SURROUNDING PETCO PARK. PETER
WAS INCREDIBLY INVESTED IN THE
IMPROVEMENT OF DOWNTOWN SAN
DIEGO AND FOCUSED MUCH OF HIS
ATTENTION AND ENERGY TOWARDS
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND
HELPING OUR HOUSE NEIGHBORS. HE
WAS COMMITTED TO FINDING A
SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
BECAUSE HE CARED DEEPLY ABOUT
THE WELL BEING OF ALL SAN
DIEGANS HOUSED OR IN HOUSED. OUR
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY IS BETTER
BECAUSE OF PETER SEILER AND HIS
PRESENCE WILL BE SORELY MISSED
IN MY DISTRICT. PLEASE HELP ME
HONOR HIS WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS
TO MY COMMUNITY BY ADJOURNING
AND HIS MEMORY TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR BURNER. UR ALSO
RECOGNIZED FOR THIS ADJOURNMENT
MEMORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I RISE TO
TODAY IN REMEMBRANCE OF PETER
SEIDLER DISTINGUISHED
BUSINESSMAN PETER STRATEGICALLY
INVESTED IN VARIOUS COMPANIES,
ULTIMATELY LEADING TO HIS
ACQUISITION OF THE SAN DIEGO
PADRES. UNDER HIS MANAGEMENT, HE
REVIVED PADRES BASEBALL, THE
PADRES EXPERIENCED A NOTABLE
TURNAROUND DUE TO KEY
ACQUISITIONS, ENHANCED TEAM
PERFORMANCE AND RENEWED
COMPETITIVE EDGE IN THE LEAGUE.
BEYOND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN
THE WORLD OF SPORTS, PETER
DEMONSTRATED A PROFOUND
COMMITMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY. DURING MY TENURE AS
THE UH, COMMISSIONER OF
HOMELESSNESS FOR SAN DIEGO.
PETER APPROACHED ME AND
EXPRESSED HIS GENUINE DESIRE TO
HELP SAN DIEGO'S HOMELESS
POPULATION. AND UNLIKE MY
COLLEAGUE, I DID ACTUALLY
PROVIDE MY THOUGHTS AND ADVICE
ON THE PADRES, WHICH HE VERY
GRACIOUSLY LISTENED TO. WITH A
WITH A NICE SMILE AND A PAT ON
THE SHOULDERS. UM BUT HE
COLLABORATED WITH ME AND OTHER
CIVIC LEADERS TO ESTABLISH
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR AIDING
THE HOMELESS INITIATIVE FOSTERED
THE CREATION OF GROUPS THAT
PERSISTENTLY WORK TO ALLEVIATE
THE HOMELESS ACROSS SAN DIEGO
COUNTY. HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY SHOWCASED
HIS DEDICATION TO MAKING A
POSITIVE IMPACT. AS WE BID
FAREWELL TO PETER SEIDLER, WE
FONDLY REMEMBER HIS INCREDIBLE
GENEROSITY, HIS KIND HEART AND
ITS WILLINGNESS TO ALWAYS HELP
THOSE IN NEED. THANK YOU, MR
MAIENSCHEIN. MR HOLDEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
TODAY. I RISE. THAT WE ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF MY DEAR FRIEND,
JOE CAROL HOPKINS, WHO PASSED
AWAY ON OCTOBER 31ST 2023. I'VE
KNOWN JOE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF AND HONOR.
HONORING HIM AND HIS WIFE.%
RUTHIE MAY HOPKINS AS MY 2018 C
O B C UNSUNG HEROES. JOE IS
COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.
HE HAD AN EXTENSIVE CAREER
WORKING WITH INNER CITY PROGRAM
DEVELOPERS FOR THE GIRL SCOUTS
TO MANAGING HUGHES AIRCRAFT
COMPANY AS WELL AS BECOMING A
PURCHASING OFFICER FOR XEROX. IN
1982 ESTABLISHED HIS OWN GENERAL
LAW PRACTICE IN LOS ANGELES,
WHERE HE FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL
DEFENSE, WORKPLACE
DISCRIMINATION AND WRONGFUL
TERMINATION. IN ADDITION TO HIS
FRUITFUL LEGAL CAREER, JOE AND
RUTHIE FOUNDED THE PASADENA SAN
GABRIEL VALLEY JOURNAL, THE ONLY
BLACK OWNED NEWSPAPER IN THE SAN
GABRIEL VALLEY. THE JOURNAL
FACILITATED VARIOUS COMMUNITY
EVENTS AND SHINE LIGHT TO ISSUES
AND CIVIC AFFAIRS THAT OTHER
PUBLICATIONS DID NOT HIGHLIGHT
DURING THAT TIME. IN 2003. HE
CONTINUED TO PURSUE HIS PASSION
OF WRITING AND PUBLISHES FIRST
BOOK TITLED I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE
ON COMPROMISING SOLUTIONS TO
BLACK AMERICA'S DILEMMA IN THE
21ST CENTURY. JOE WAS A MAN OF
FAITH AND EXCELLED IN HIS
CAPACITY TO PROVIDE HOPE TO
EVERYONE HE ENCOUNTERED. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 62 YEARS
, RUTHIE MAY HOPKINS AND SONS,
JOSEPH OMAR AND JAMAL. HIS
PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
DEVOTION TO IMPROVING THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HIS
COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS BE
REMEMBERED COLLEAGUES. I THANK
YOU FOR JOINING AND RECOGNIZING
JOE CAROL HOPKINS. THANK YOU, MR
HOLDEN. UM YOU HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT MEMORY.
JUST ONE MORE. MEMBERS. I ASKED
THAT WERE INJURED IN THE MEMORY
OF MY DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE
TERRENCE GLENN WILLIAMS. WHO
PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY ON DECEMBER
14TH OF LAST YEAR. HE WAS 64
YEARS OLD. HIS PASSING WAS A
SHOCK TO US ALL AS I HAD JUST
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HIM
THE NIGHT BEFORE. HAS. HE WAS
FIRST ATTENDED TO ARRIVE IN THE
LAST LEAVE FOR MY ANNUAL SHOE
DRIVE AND HOLIDAY PARTY.
TERRENCE WAS A GOOD FRIEND AND
SERVED HIS COMMUNITY WITH
PASSION, LOYALTY AND WITH HEART.
HE WAS BORN IN DALLAS, TEXAS,
MOVED ARCADIAN 1999, WHERE HE
MET HIS WIFE, FRANCES, BOBBY
LESLIE. THEY MARRIED IN 1991 AND
MOVED TO MONROVIA, WHERE THEY
WELCOME JESSICA, LUKE, AUDREY
AND SAMUEL, CREATING A BLENDED
FAMILY WITH HIS ELDEST, KELVIN
AND LINDSEY. FROM 2014 TO 18.
TERRENCE SERVED AS AN ELECTED
TRUSTEE FOR THE MONROVIA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. DURING HIS
TENURE, TERRORISTS DEDICATED
HIMSELF TO ENSURE THERE WAS
EQUAL REPRESENTATION TO ALL
MONROVIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND STAFF. HE
LED THE CHANGE TO HAVE ALL
PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS AND
AVAILABLE ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY.
SHORTLY AFTER TERENCE SERVED ON
THE MONROVIA, ARCADIA AWARDED
TOWN COUNCIL AS VICE PRESIDENT,
AS WELL AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
VOLUNTEER CENTER, SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY AND MONROVIA RODEO ROTARY
CLUB. TURNS IS COMPASSIONATE
NATURE STEMMED FROM HIS ROOTS IN
THE CHURCH. HIS FAITHFUL, HE
FAITHFULLY SERVED AS A DEACON AT
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH IN
MONROVIA UNDER BISHOP LARUE
DILLARD AND CURRENTLY SERVED
UNDER SENIOR PASTOR CHRISTOPHER
BORN AS HIS ARMOR BEARER. FOR
HIM TO SERVE WAS TO WEAR A
SMILE, SHINE HIS LIGHT AND GO
WHERE HE WAS NEEDED. AS I WARMLY
REFLECT ON HIS LEADERSHIP IN
GREAT HEART. I KNOW THAT
TERRENCE'S IMPACT WILL CONTINUE
TO RIPPLE THROUGH THE
GENERATIONS. AGAIN I'D LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR JOURNEY AND
TERRENCE'S MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR
HOLDEN MEMBERS. PLEASE BRING THE
NAMES TO THE DUST TO BE PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. ALL REQUEST TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
WHO'VE BEEN TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
TODAY IS NATIONAL BUBBLE BATH
DAY. WE WILL HAVE COMMITTEE
HEARINGS, NATURAL RESOURCES WILL
MEET UPON ADJOURNMENT OBSESSION
TODAY IN ROOM 447 HERE IN THE
CAPITAL AND TRANSPORTATION WILL
MEET AT 230 IN THE SWING SPACE
FROM 1100 SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS
FOLLOWS TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH
CHECK IN SESSION WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 10TH CHECK IN SESSION
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10TH CHECK IN
SESSION. FRIDAY. GENERAL JANUARY
10TH 11TH 12. EXCUSE ME. FOURTH
SESSION AT 9 A.M. 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.
THIS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES. MS.
SURE. MR LACKEY? UH, SECONDS. I
HOPE THE HOUSE THE HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
JANUARY 12TH AT 9 A.M. FORUM
CALL IS LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
A JOURNEY.