THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGUILAR CURRY
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
THE SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL
PREPARE THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL THIS
AGUIAR-CURRY COLONIES. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA BAINES, BAUER-KAHAN
BENNETT BERMAN BURNER. BROWN TO
BRIAN CALDERON, JUAN CARILLO,
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CONNELLY SALLY DAVIES DIXON IS
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FONG FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL GALLAGHER
, GARCIA GIBSON, GRAYSON HANEY
HEART. HOLD HOOVER, ERWIN
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LACKEY, LEE. LOW LOWENTHAL,
MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS MCCARTY MAKIN
ER MURATSUCHI WHEN ORTEGA
PACHECO POPPING JIM PATTERSON ER
JOE PATTERSON PELLERIN
PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS
RENDON RAISE THREE OF US
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORIA TÂM. TING VALENCIA,
VÆ VALLAPUDUA WALDRON, WALLACE
WARD WEBER. WICKS WILL SEND IT
WOULD ZABAR, MR SPEAKER?
MEMBERS ACQUIRE MISS 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.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO ONE
KOREA. HELP US SOLAR CORE PART
OF HUMANITY INSTITUTIONS, BOTH
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC. THE LABOR
FOR THE DIGNITY AND PURPOSE OF
PERSONS. LET US NOW BECOME
SLAVES OF OUR INSTITUTIONS OR OF
OUR TECHNOLOGY. RATHER GIVE EACH
OF US THE FREEDOM TO BE AN
ARTISAN AND DESIGNER OF ALL THAT
IS NECESSARY AND GOOD FOR A
HEALTHY HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. LET
US BE MINDFUL OF THE RIGHTFUL
DIFFERENCES WHICH EXIST BETWEEN
US. HOWEVER LET US USE THESE
DIFFERENCES. LET US USE THIS
DIFFERENCE TO AND LAID SOME AND
EXALT OTHERS. FOR THIS IS AN
EQUAL DIGNITY AND ABILITY. WHICH
WE ALL SHARE UNDER YOU. OUR
COMMON FATHER. AND THE NUMBER OF
VIDEOS AMEN. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES WILL LEAD
US IN THE PLEDGE. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN ME
IN THE PLEDGE. READY BEGIN.
PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
WISHING EVERYBODY A HAPPY
NATIONALS GOURMET COFFEE DAY AS
WE BEGIN OUR BUSINESS THIS
MORNING. READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL CHAMBER,
SACRAMENTO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
14TH 2023, THE ASSEMBLY MET AT
ONE, YOU KNOW MOVES, MR MR
GALLAGHER, SECONDS THAT THE
READING AND THE PREVIOUS STAGE
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION AND
REFERENCES 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
TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE
ABSENCES FOR THE DAY WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL MEMBERS. PLEASE GIVE
YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION. TO
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD MORNING
. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THREE OF US SANTIAGO WOULD RAMOS
AND LOW AND THOUGHT TO SPEAK ON
ENDANGERMENT IN MEMORY TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER GIVING A ONE DAY
NOTICE TO REMOVE FILE ITEMS A
DASH TO A B 846 BONTA AND A DASH
SEVEN A B 747 MCCARTHY FROM THE
INACTIVE FILE AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR'S CLERK WILL NOTE
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY RULE. 98 I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
STRIKE FILE ITEM 31 A B 1699
FROM THE FILE. AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR MCCARTY. EXCUSE ME
WITHOUT OBJECTION. UH, SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. MEMBERS LET
US WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KALRA, WHO
CELEBRATES ON SUNDAY.
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THIS ON
THE DAILY FILE. SECOND READING.
THE CLERK WILL READ 817. THE
BILL WILL BE DEEMED READ AND ALL
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED.
GOVERNOR'S VETO PASS AND RETAIN
ON FILE ITEMS TWO THROUGH 104.
RECONSIDERATION. ALL ITEMS SHALL
BE CONTINUED. ASSEMBLY, THIRD
READING. PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEM 107 MOVING TO FILE ITEM
108. MAYBE 1550 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED ON YOUR
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT
AMENDMENTS TO MAYBE 1550. THESE
AMENDMENTS REFLECT TO WORK GO
1550 WITH AMENDMENTS BY SOME OF
EVER BEEN IT. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
, MR BENNETT. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT
AMENDMENTS ON ABBY 1550. THESE
AMENDMENTS REFLECT THE WORK
WE'VE DONE OVER THE FALL WITH A
LARGE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS AND
THE CHANGES THE BUILT AND
CHANGES THE BILL TO ALLOW BOTH
GREEN AND RENEWABLE HYDROGEN, UM
FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION. THE
AMENDMENTS ALSO ALIGNED THE BILL
WITH RECENTLY RELEASED DRAFT FOR
THE FEDERAL TAX CREDIT FOR
HYDROGEN. THIS VOTE IS ONLY FOR
THE AMENDMENTS. I RESPECTFULLY
ASTRONAUT VOTE, MR FLORA. FOR
WHAT REASON DO YOU RISE? THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. SALLY. WE
OPPOSE THESE AMENDMENTS ASKED
FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE. THANK YOU.
MR FLORA IS ASKING FOR A ROLL
CALL VOTE, THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROAD. ALL THE AMENDMENTS.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS IS THIS IS
FOR THIS IS A ALL THOSE PRESENT
AND VOTING. THIS IS NOT A NOT A
41 VOTE BILL. MOTION SO I CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY
THE VOTES. ISAIAH 33 NOS 13 THE
EYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 109, ABC 772 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JACKSON, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
772 BIAS REMEMBER JACKSON
OPERATING CARE FACILITIES
REMEMBER JACKSON, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. A B 772 STREAMLINES
CHILDCARE DAY CENTER POLICIES,
RELATIVE IMMUNITY RELATIVE TO
IMMUNIZATIONS AND TESTING.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
YOU KNOW, AND SEEING HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. REMEMBER,
JACKSON WOULD JUST LIKE TO CLOSE
ALL DEBATE HAVING BèC HAVING
SEIZED THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROAD. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY THE
VOTES. EYES 56 NO. ZERO THE ITEM
PASSES. PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEMS 110 AND 111 MOVING TO ITEM
FILE ITEM. 112 ASSEMBLY BILL
1333 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WORD.
THE CLERK WILL READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 1333 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WARD AND OTHERS POPULATING THE
REAL PROPERTY. REMEMBER, WARD,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED MR SPEAKER
MEMBERS, A B 1333 WOULD PROHIBIT
THE BULK SALE OF NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS WITH
1000 OR MORE UNITS IN THEIR
PORTFOLIO AS CALIFORNIA
CONTINUES TO FACE A HOUSING
CRISIS DATA SHOWS THAT
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ARE
TURNING TO THE SINGLE FAMILY
HOUSING MARKET TO INCREASE
PROFITS. IN 2021. IT WAS
ESTIMATED THAT THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT OF SINGLE FAMILY
HOUSING MARKET TOP $45 BILLION
RISING IN 2022 THE TREND OF
BUILD TO RENT COMMUNITIES
FACILITATED BY BOTH HOME SALES
IS A RAPIDLY EXPANDING TREND IN
CALIFORNIA. INDEED, THE COUNTRY
SEVERELY LIMITING THE ABILITY OF
FIRST TIME AND FIRST GENERATION
HOMEOWNERS FROM COMPLETE FOR
COMPETING FOR HOMES AS
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS CAN
LEVERAGE THEIR ABILITY TO BUY IN
CASH AND AT TIMES, BYPASS
APPRAISALS AND OTHER TYPICAL
PROCESSES IN EXCHANGE FOR A
DISCOUNT ON THE BULK PURCHASES
OF FOAMS. THESE BULK
TRANSACTIONS LOWER THE OVERALL
HOUSING STOCK, INCREASING HOME
PRICES FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS
AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TAKING
AWAY HOME OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. AND, WELL,
GENERATIONS FOR CALIFORNIANS.
MAYBE 1333 WOULD GIVE BACK THE
LOST OPPORTUNITIES OF HOME
OWNERSHIP TO CALIFORNIANS AT A
TIME WHEN THE MIDDLE AND THE
WORKING CLASS RESIDENTS ARE
FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE
DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP AND THE
ABILITY OF GENERATING WEALTH
ACROSS THE STATE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH REWARD MEMBERS. I KNOW
EVERYBODY'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS BILL, AS AM I SO LET'S GIVE
OUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO? WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK ON THIS BILL? THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I RISE IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO THIS PARTICULAR
BILL, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT, UM MY COLLEAGUE. UM IS, UM
, ATTEMPTING TO DO AS IT RELATES
TO, UM CURBING YOU KNOW,
INVESTMENT, UM, INTO OUR OUR
HOUSING MARKET. I RECOGNIZE THAT
IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO
INCREASE HOME OWNERSHIP AS A WAY
TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
WHAT I DON'T AGREE WITH ON THIS
BILL IS THIS IS THE WAY TO DO
IT. I THINK IT'S TIME EASE THE
MARKET. I THINK IT DOESN'T DO
WHAT THE MEMBER THINKS IT WILL
DO, BUT IT WILL HAVE A HOST OF
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES,
INCLUDING HAVING DEVELOPMENT. UM
BEING AT A STANDSTILL. WE'VE
SEEN SEVERAL TIMES AS THE MARKET
GOES UP AND DOWNS DEVELOPERS
UNABLE TO COMPLETE UM THERE ARE
PROJECTS DUE TO THE MARKET. THIS
WOULD FURTHER EXACERBATE THAT.
IN ADDITION, WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT, UM THERE ARE STATE POLICY
IS TO PRODUCE HOMES. WHETHER
THEY'RE RENTED OR OWNER OCCUPIED
. IT IS TO PRODUCE HOMES. THIS
WILL STYMIE THE ABILITY FOR US
TO MEET THAT OVERALL OBJECTIVE
OF PRODUCING HOMES. WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT A PROJECT THERE'S A
PROJECT IN NATOMAS THAT WAS
GIVEN PERSONALLY TO ME AS AN
EXAMPLE OF STEIN NG THAT WAS
LOCALLY APPROVED FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING OF THAT PROJECT AS
THEY SUBMITTED IT TO THEIR
COMMUNITY. THEY WANTED IT TO BE
A RENTAL HOME PROJECT FOR SINGLE
FAMILY DETACHED. THERE ARE MANY
PEOPLE WHO WANT THE FLEXIBILITY
OF LIVING AND A SINGLE HOME
DETACHED PRODUCT, NOT A MULTI
FAMILY PRODUCT WITHOUT HAVING TO
PURCHASE AND CARRY THE BURDEN OF
A DEPOSIT YOUR DOWN PAYMENT AS
WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE COSTS OF THE HOME.
THIS IS MY BACKGROUND. BEFORE I
CAME IN ASSEMBLY. I DEALT WITH
TRANSACTIONS LIKE THIS ALL THE
TIME. UM BUT FOR THAT EXPERIENCE
, I WOULD NOT BE OPPOSED TO THIS
BILL. BUT BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE
PRACTICAL SIDE OF THIS THAT IS
WHY I'M IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION
AND ASK UM, MY FELLOW MEMBERS
AND COLLEAGUES TO VOTE NO. THANK
YOU. SIMON MEMBER WILSON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHAVO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL AND IS A CO AUTHOR OF
A B 1333. WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE
IS A HOUSING CRISIS AND WHAT'S
REALLY TRAGIC IS TO TALK TO
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR
TWENTIES AND THIRTIES WHO HAVE
JUST GIVEN UP COMPLETELY ON THE
HOPES OF OWNING A HOME THAT HOME
OWNERSHIP HAS BECOME SOMETHING
THAT IS UNATTAINABLE AND
UNACHIEVABLE FOR WHOLE
GENERATIONS. WHEN I TALKED WITH
FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT, THEY TALK
ABOUT HOW THEY MOVED TO MY
DISTRICT BECAUSE HOUSING WAS
AFFORDABLE BECAUSE THEY HAD
GREAT SCHOOLS AND THEY COULD
RAISE THEIR KIDS AND FAMILIES
THERE, AND NOW THEY HAVE GROWN
CHILDREN WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO
LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT
THEY RAISED THEM IN. THEY DON'T
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEDIAN
PRICE FOR A HOME IN MY IN SANTA
CLARA TO IS $850,000 OUT OF
REACH OF MOST PEOPLE. UM WHAT
THIS BILL DOES IS SAYS THAT
CORPORATIONS ARE BUYING HOMES
OUT FROM THE UNDERNEATH FAMILIES
AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRYING
TO GET INTO THOSE HOMES IF THEY
HAVE 1000 HOMES ALREADY. THEN
THEY CANNOT BUY THEM OUT FROM
UNDER PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO
GET INTO THEIR HOMES FOR THE
FIRST TIME. IT IS SUCH A
CHALLENGE, AND WE SHOULD NOT
ADVANTAGE CORPORATIONS WHO ARE
JUST TRYING TO MAKE A PROFIT
OVER PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO
BUILD A LIFE AND A HOME AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS REALLY
AIMED AT DOING. UM AND THAT'S
WHY I'M IN SUCH STRONG SUPPORT.
AND THERE IS BROAD SUPPORT. YOU
DON'T SEE REALTORS OPPOSING THIS
BILL. YOU DON'T SEE A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OPPOSING THIS BILL AND
CONSTRUCTION IS AT A STANDSTILL
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF INTEREST
RATES. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO MAKE THE PROFIT THAT THEY
WANT TO MAKE. SO THERE ARE ALL
KINDS OF REASONS THAT
CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT MOVE
FORWARD. NOT BEING ABLE TO SELL
A HOME IS NOT ONE OF THEM. WE
KNOW THAT THERE'S A HOUSING
CRISIS. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
MULTIPLE BIDS ON HOMES THAT
PEOPLE ARE DESPERATELY TRYING TO
FIND HOMES TO BUILD. IF THERE
ISN'T A CORPORATION CANNOT BUILD
A HOME. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF
PEOPLE IN LINE RIGHT BEHIND THEM
TO BE ABLE TO BUY THAT HOME.
THIS GIVES FOLKS WHO ARE TRYING
TO BUY THAT HOME THAT
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. MS YOBBO. MR. MATHIS,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I'VE JUST
GOT A SIMPLE QUESTION FOR THE
BODY. WHAT IS THE AMERICAN
DREAM? ANYWHERE YOU GO ON THIS
PLANET AROUND THE WORLD. WHEN
THAT QUESTION IS ASKED. IT'S
ANSWERED WITH ONE SIMPLE THING.
HOME OWNERSHIP. PERIOD. THIS
BILL. ENSURES THAT THAT DREAM
CAN BE GIVEN AND FOLLOWED. IT
ENSURES THAT CORPORATIONS AREN'T
THE HOMEOWNERS BUT THAT THE
PEOPLE ARE. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.
RENT. FOR THE SAME SIZE HOUSE
COST MORE THAN WHAT A MORTGAGE
WOULD COST ON THAT HOUSE. WE
HAVE AN AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM.
SO TO ALLOW CORPORATE AMERICA.
TO OWN ALL OF OUR HOMES VERSUS
ENSURING OUR PEOPLE. HAVE THE
ABILITY TO OWN ONE FOR LESS
MONEY. WHAT ARE WE DOING?
MEMBERS I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE
AMERICAN DREAM AND VOTE FOR THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
MATHIS. AH, MR CARILLO, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. MORNING MEMBERS SAY,
ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. YES ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN
DREAM IS WHAT WE AIM FOR. AND I
BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE FOR OUR CURRENT AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS. LET'S NOT
FORGET WHAT HAPPENED IN 2000 AND
WHEN THE BUBBLE HOUSING BUBBLE
RUSHED AND THOUSANDS OF HOMES
WERE PURCHASED BY WEALTHY
CORPORATIONS. THEY SAT ON THEM.
THEY WAITED FOR THE ECONOMY TO
BE BETTER. PRICES WENT UP AND
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT
BENEFITED. FROM WHAT WE
EXPERIENCED. I DO BELIEVE THAT
THIS WILL PROTECT AND ENCOURAGE
OUR CURRENT GENERATION AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO HAVE THAT
HOMEOWNERSHIP. BUT I CAME TO
THIS COUNTRY FOR THE AMERICAN
DREAM. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
I'VE HARDLY BELIEVE IN PROUD OF
WHAT I'VE ACHIEVED. AND I WANT
TO SUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE HARD
WORK AND SEARCH OF THE AMERICAN
DREAM. MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED ON
THIS ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SO MANY MEMBER CARILLO. ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, MR WARD.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. THANK YOU
MEMBERS FOR A ROBUST DISCUSSION,
OR MAYBE OUR FIRST GOOD
DISCUSSION OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE
A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AHEAD OF
US, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPACE OF
HOUSING, AND I FIRST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK SOME
ADVANCED COMMENTS AND
CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE
ARTICULATED HERE TODAY BY MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SUSAN CITY WHO
HAS A BETTER EXPERIENCE THAN I
DO, WORKING IN THE DETAILS OF
THIS AND WE MUST GET THE DETAILS
RIGHT AS WE'RE TRYING TO AFFECT
GOOD POLICY. THIS, OF COURSE,
WAS MODELED AFTER SUCCESSFUL
LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED IN
2022. BY OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
CONCORD. WHO WORK TO MAKE SURE
THAT I'M GONNA USE AN ACRONYM
HERE REITS AND THAT'S REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST TO MAKE
SURE THAT AS WE ARE SEEING MORE
HOME FORECLOSURE PROPERTIES THAT
THIS WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT
WOULD BE A, UH, AN ADVANTAGE, I
GUESS FOR THESE REEDS TO BE ABLE
TO COME IN HERE AND SCOOP UP AND
OUR COLLEAGUE FROM PASADENA JUST
LAST YEAR PASSED A BILL TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHEN WORKING ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTIES AS
WELL, THAT READS WERE EXCLUDED,
AND THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS
WE HAVE A CONSTRAINED MARKET. WE
HAVE A SUPPLY PROBLEM HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AND THAT'S TRUE, AND
WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT. BUT
WHILE WE DO THAT'S GOING TO
AFFECT MARKET DECISIONS AND
PRESSURES IS GOING TO CREATE
WINNERS AND LOSERS. AND WHILE WE
SEE THE EVIDENCE ALL AROUND US,
THERE IS A BROADER QUESTION
ABOUT CORPORATE OWNERSHIP. THIS
BILL ACTUALLY DOESN'T GET INTO
THAT SO BROADLY. THIS IS A VERY
NARROW SUBSET OF LARGE INVESTORS
THAT HAVE MORE THAN 1000
PROPERTIES OF REAL ESTATE IN
THEIR PORTFOLIO. THAT WE'VE
ALREADY APPLIED TO STANDARDS TO
IN OTHER SITUATIONS FROM TAKING
UP NEW CLEARLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES, SO IF YOU'RE CONSTRUCTING
A NEW SUBDIVISION OF SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES YOU ARE GIVING AN
ADVANTAGE RIGHT NOW THROUGH THIS
MECHANISM, WHICH BY THE WAY, DID
NOT REALLY EXIST UNTIL THIS LAST
DECADE READS REALLY CAME INTO
THE LIGHT IN 2008, AND DURING
THE DURING THE MARKET CRASH THAT
WE SAW IN THAT YEAR AND HAVE
GROWN IN THEIR INFLUENCE AS WELL
LOOKING FOR OTHER GOOD SALE,
GOOD, GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, AND, SADLY,
THAT'S COME AT THE COMPROMISE OF
COMPETITION FAIR COMPETITION FOR
CALIFORNIANS, FIRST TIME
HOMEOWNERS AND FIRST TIME
HOMEBUYERS LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO
GET INTO THAT HOME. SO WHO ARE
WE FIGHTING FOR? ARE WE FIGHTING
FOR THE CORPORATE INTERESTS WHO
NEWS STORIES ARE SHOWING AND
STUDIES ARE SHOWING HAVE A
STATED GOAL TO TAKE OVER 40% OF
OUR REAL ESTATE BY THE YEAR 2030
FOLKS THAT'S IN THE TIMELINE OF
MANY PEOPLE'S TENURE HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE OR ARE WE FIGHTING
FOR CALIFORNIANS FOR THEIR DREAM
OF HOME OWNERSHIP. NOW THERE IS
A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION WHICH,
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHEN WE'RE
DEALING WITH TWO YEAR BILLS
SOMETIMES COME AT YOU AT THE
LAST MINUTE. I'VE HAD NO
CONVERSATIONS DESPITE AN OPEN
DOOR TO WORK ON SOME OF THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS FROM SOME
OF THOSE IN OPPOSITION. I'M
GRATEFUL FOR THE REALTOR SUPPORT
AND A LOT OF OTHER SYMPATHIES
THAT ARE OUT THERE TO SOME OF
THE DETAILS THAT HAVE BEEN
RAISED OVER. OF COURSE,
SOLVABLE. ARE WE WORKING ON
DEFINITIONS? THIS DOES NOT
APPLY. FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
TO, UM TO HOMES THAT ARE UNDER
DEVELOPMENT. IT EXPLICITLY SAYS
THERE WHEN THERE IS A
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED.
THIS IS TRYING TO AVOID A LAST
MINUTE BEATEN SWITCH WHERE WE
THINK HOMES ARE GOING OUT TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BUT
THOSE WITH LARGE RESOURCE IS
CASH. ONLY OPPORTUNITIES ARE
SNEAKING IN THERE AND BEING ABLE
TO ACCESS ADDED DISCOUNT.
HUNDREDS OF HOMES IN ONE
TRANSACTION. THAT'S HUNDREDS OF
HOMES HAVE LOST OPPORTUNITY, AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL DOES. SO
THERE ARE AREAS THAT I AM
COMMITTED TO WORK WITH
OPPOSITION ON SHOULD THIS GET TO
THE SENATE AND I WILL. THERE ARE
AREAS AS WELL THAT ARE ABSOLUTE
MISINFORMATION THAT I KNOW HAVE
MADE IT INTO YOUR OFFICES, AND I
HOPE YOU'VE GOTTEN A REBUTTAL
SHEETS THAT HAVE ALSO MADE IT
INTO YOUR OFFICES BECAUSE
THEY'RE SAYING THAT THIS IS GOOD
FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.
THAT'S THE LARGEST SUB MARKET OF
WHERE REEDS ARE COMING IN THERE
RIGHT NOW ARE LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS ARE LOSING THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP
AND FURTHERMORE, TO ADD SALT TO
THAT WOUND OF INJURY. THEY ARE
SEEING THESE TURNED INTO RENTALS
, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE
CONTROLLING THE RENTAL PRICE AND
HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE BEEN
HEARING ABOUT THEIR CONSTITUENTS
OVER OUR FULL RECESS,
COMPLAINING ABOUT RISING RENTS,
SO THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN DO HERE AND WE CAN HOLD OUR
HEAT TO THE PARK, AND THIS BILL
IS ABOUT LEVELING THE PLAYING
FIELD. A CORPORATION UNDER THIS
BILL COULD STILL COME IN THERE
AND COMPETE FOR THAT HOME. BUT
WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS GO BACK TO
THE WAY WE USED TO DO. THINGS GO
TO A TRADITIONAL SALE WHERE
COMPETITION IS FAIR. STOP
ALLOWING THIS ACTIVITY WHERE
WE'RE HAVING SOMEBODY THAT HAS
AN INSTITUTIONAL ADVANTAGE WITH
ALL THAT CASH TO BE ABLE TO COME
IN THERE AND STRIKE A DEAL
BEFORE THIS THING, EVEN IT'S THE
MARKET. SO WITH THAT THERE'S
THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE ON THIS
AND I WILL WORK ON THOSE ISSUES
IN THE SENATE. THERE IS ALSO
PRINCIPLES AT PLAY THAT WE HAVE
TO STAND UP FOR, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. AND WITH THAT THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE
AND TELL HER THE VOTES. EYES 46
KNOWS ONE MEASURE PASSES. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 113, MAYBE 801 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOE PATTERSON.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 801 BY SOMEBODY MEMBER JOE
PATTERSON. AND ACTUALLY IN THE
PRIVACY, PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS UH, THIS IS
A DAD SPONSORED BILL WHEN MY
CHILDREN ENTERED SCHOOL, I WAS
ACTUALLY SHOCKED AT HOW MANY
TECH PLATFORMS JUST TO GET THEIR
WORK DONE. AND, UH IF THAT WERE
NECESSARY, BUT CALIFORNIA LAW
DOESN'T GIVE THEM OR THEIR
PARENTS THE RIGHT WHEN THEY
LEAVE THAT SCHOOL TO HAVE
CONTROL OF THEIR OWN INFORMATION
AND DELETE IT UPON REQUEST. SO
WHAT AVIATOR ONE WOULD DO IS
ANYTHING THAT IS NOT, YOU KNOW,
TRANSCRIPT RELATED OR YOU KNOW
NECESSARY FOR THE SCHOOL TO
FUNCTION WOULD GIVE PARENTS AND
STUDENTS THAT ARE OVER 18 THE
ABILITY TO DELETE THEIR PERSONAL
DATA THAT THE PLATFORM MAINTAINS
. UM AND ALSO I WANT TO SAY THIS
BILL NOT ONLY HAS NO NO VOTES,
BUT EVERY MEMBER WHO'S VOTED FOR
IT HAS SUPPORTED IT HAS NO
OPPOSITION, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. SEEN AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROAD. THOSE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE AND
TALLY THE VOTES. ISAIAH 62 NO.
ZERO MEASURE PASSES. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 1 1789 60 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS CLERK
WILL READ SOME PEOPLE 960 BY
SOME OF THEM ARE MATHIS AND
ACTUALLY, THE SCHOOL SAFETY
ISSUE ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. A B 960
ADDRESSES A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM
THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY.
SCHOOL SAFETY. WE HAVE SEEN TIME
AND TIME AGAIN. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
DEVASTATE OUR COMMUNITIES. AND
STRIP AWAY. OUR CHILDREN. WHERE
WE HAVE LOST THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS TO US. WE HAVE SEEN THE
TRAVESTIES. OF INCIDENTS LIKE
YOU'VE ALDI. WHERE IT'S TAKEN
HOURS. TO GET HELP. MEMBERS WHAT
A B 1960 DOES. IS IT PROVIDES AN
INTEGRATIVE. AB WEB BASED
PROGRAM. THAT MAPS OUT OUR
SCHOOLS THAT ENSURES CAMERAS
THAT ENSURES TRACKING SYSTEMS
THAT ENSURES THAT IF THE STUDENT
FROM YOUR CLASSROOM HAPPENS TO
BE IN ANOTHER CLASSROOM, WE CAN
TRACK THAT. WHAT THIS BILL DOES
IS. IT MAKES IT WHERE WHEN AN
INCIDENT OCCURS. THERE'S AN
AUTOMATIC BUTTON THAT'S HIT THAT
ALERTS ARE FIRST RESPONDERS. SO
THE VERY FIRST PERSON WITH A
BADGE AND A GUN THAT SHOWS UP
CAN IMMEDIATELY TAKE ACTION. AND
NEUTRALIZE THE THREAT. SO WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR BACKUP TO
SHOW UP BECAUSE DISPATCH CAN
WALK THEM IN AND TELL THEM THE
SHOOTER'S HIDING OVER HERE. IT
MEANS THAT AS THEY NEUTRALIZE
THE THREAT EMERGENCY SERVICES
CAN GET IN. TO THE SAFE AREA AND
PULL THOSE WHO ARE INJURED OUT
AND GET THEM SAFE AND GET THEM
TREATMENT AND GET THEM TO THE
HOSPITALS. THIS ENSURES THAT OUR
CHILDREN WHO IS MUCH AS WE WOULD
LOVE TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE
EVIL ON THIS PLANET. ALL WE CAN
SIMPLY DO IS MAKE SURE THERE'S A
SYSTEM IN PLACE. SO THAT WHEN
SOMETHING HORRIFIC DOES HAPPEN
WE CAN GET THEM SAFE. THIS IS AN
ENCRYPTED PROGRAM. IT'S SAFE.
IT'S SECURE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE
STARTING TO TAKE OFF. ALL AROUND
THE COUNTRY. AND OTHER STATES
LIKE NORTH CAROLINA. THERE'S A
PROGRAM RIGHT HERE. AT HOME. IT
STARTED WITH THE SALARY. COUNTY.
EDUCATION OFFICE. BECAUSE THEY
SAW THE PROBLEM. THEY STARTED
INVESTING IN IT. THEY SAID, WE
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. BY MAPPING
OUT THE SCHOOLS. HOW MANY Y'ALL
HAVE PLAYED BATTLESHIP? WHEN THE
SCHOOLS MAPPED OUT. IT DOESN'T
MATTER IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
THERE BEFORE. BECAUSE YOU KNOW,
THIS PART OF THE GRID IS ALWAYS
GONNA BE THIS PART OF THE GRID.
AND THAT DISPATCH CAN WALK YOU
IN. WE'VE ALL SEEN WHAT HAPPENS.
WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THESE
SYSTEMS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
ARE IN THE HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONS. YOU KNOW THAT TO
STOP THE BLEEDING. SECONDS
COUNT. AND WHEN WE HAVE CHILDREN
THAT ARE HARMED. WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE FIRST PERSON WITH
A BADGE CAN TAKE ACTION. THIS
ALLOWS US TO DO SO. THE PROGRAM
THAT WE HAVE HERE IS CALLED
ACTIVE. ANNETTE. I ENCOURAGE ALL
OF YOU TO LOOK INTO IT. AND
ENCOURAGE YOUR SCHOOLS TO LOOK
INTO IT. ALL THIS BILL SIMPLY
SAYS, IS THAT WE ARE ENCOURAGING
SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA. TO TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS.
SOME MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN ME
TODAY. VOTE AYE ON THIS BILL.
AND LET OUR PARENTS LET OUR
CHILDREN LET OUR SCHOOLS KNOW
THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.
THANK YOU. SEEING AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROAD. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE TALLY
THE VOTES. I 61 NO. ZERO. THE
MEASURE PASSES. THE SENATE THIRD
READING. MEMBERS WERE IN SENATE
THIRD READING FILE ITEM 118. SB
3339 WIENER BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LOW REMEMBER LOW EXCUSE ME. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SENATE BILL
339. BY SOONER WE KNOW AND
OTHERS CALCULATING PERCEPTION
DRUGS, DECLARED THE AGENCY.
THEY'RE UPSET EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
REMEMBER LOW YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR SPEAKER
AND COLLEAGUES THAT ARISE AS A
CO AUTHOR TO PRESENT SB 339 BY
SENATOR READER TO HELP INCREASE
ACCESS. TO LIFE SAVING
MEDICATIONS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A VOTE. MS WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 339 A BILL THAT
COULD LEAD US CLOSER TO ENDING
THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN THIS GREAT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. OUR STATED
GOAL HAS BEEN TO GET TO ZERO OF
NEW INFECTIONS OF HIV AIDS. WE
LIVE IN A STATE WHERE 128,000
PEOPLE LIVE WITH HIV AND NEARLY
4000 INDIVIDUALS FACE THE
REALITY OF A NEW HIV INFECTION
DIAGNOSIS EVERY YEAR. WE CAN DO
MORE TO PREVENT THESE NEW
INFECTIONS. PREP OR PRE EXPOSURE
PROPHYLAXIS AIMS TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF HIV AIDS. ACCESS TO
THIS MEDICATION IS KEY,
ESPECIALLY IN VULNERABLE, HIGH
RISK COMMUNITIES. THIS
LEGISLATION EXTENDS CURRENT LAW
ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE
AND 90 DAY SUPPLY OF PREP
INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS 60 DAYS.
IT ALSO ENSURES THAT PLANS AND
INSURERS COVER PREP AND IT'S
POSSIBLE POST INFECTION FORM.
WE'RE LEAVING THE FINANCIAL
WORRIES OF THOSE SEEKING THIS
LIFE SAVING MEDICATION. GETTING
TO ZERO NEW INFECTIONS IS
POSSIBLE IF WE MAKE ACCESS TO
PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT LIKE PREP
AND GIVING HEALTHY PEOPLE AND
COMMUNITIES RESOURCES THEY NEED
TO STAY HEALTHY AND ACCESS THEIR
HEALTH CARE. I HEARD AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SAM.
REMEMBER WALDRON. SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE. SOME
REMEMBER LOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? OKAY ALL DEBATE HAVING
SEIZED THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE AND TALLY THE
VOTES. I 63 NOS. ZERO ON THE
URGENCY. I 63 NO. ZERO ON THE
MEASURE. MEASURE PASSES, WE WILL
PASS WILL NOW PASS AND RETAIN ON
ITEM NUMBER 119. MEMBERS NOW
MOVE TO THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. BEFORE WE VOTE. WE
WILL FIRST TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ADDING CO AUTHORS,
THE CLERK WILL READ THE
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
122 BY SOMEBODY REMEMBER WEBER
RELATIVE TO MATERNAL HEALTH
AWARENESS DAY AND HOUSE
RESOLUTION 60 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER RELATIVE
TO SCHOOL GOVERNANCE. THE CLERK
WILL NOW OPEN THE ROLE TO ALLOW
ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A CO
AUTHOR TO THE RESOLUTIONS.
MEMBERS THIS IS A VOTE FOR THE
CO AUTHORS, ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. THERE
ARE 65 CO AUTHORS. MOVING TO A
VOTE ON THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. DOES ANY MEMBER WISH
TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. HEARING NONE.
THE CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND
DAY CONSENT CALENDAR. CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 122 BIAS SOMEBODY
MEMBER WEBER RELATIVE TO
MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. OMBRE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLE AND TALLY THE VOTE. 66
I 62 NO. ZERO. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK
WILL READ THE REMAINING ITEMS ON
THE CONSENT, CALENDAR AND HOUSE
RESOLUTION 60. 60. TO, UM NO.
ZERO. MEMBER OF THE QUORUM CALL
IS STILL IN PLACE. PLEASE GIVE
YOU A RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. WE WILL
NOW MOVE TO ITS ADJOURNMENTS AND
MEMORY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THREE OF US. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. AND
MEMBERS. TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE
LIFE AND LEGACY OF OUR FRIEND
AND COLLEAGUE CINDY MONTANA'S
AND ADJOURN IN HER MEMORY. CINDY
WAS BORN ON JANUARY 19TH 1974
AND WAS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS.
CINDY WAS THE DAUGHTER OF
IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO SETTLED IN
THE NORTHEAST SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY. GROWING UP, SHE
WITNESSED FACTORIES SPEWING
CHEMICALS AND WASTE INTO THE AIR
AND WATER WITH NO REGARD FOR THE
LATINOS WHO LIVED IN THE
COMMUNITY. HER PARENTS IGNITED
HER PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
AT AN EARLY AGE WHEN THEY
POINTED OUT INJUSTICES IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. AS A FAMILY. THEY
PARTICIPATED IN TREE PLANTAINS
AND VOLUNTEERED WITH LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS. WHEN CINDY WAS
JUST 12 YEARS OLD, THEY OFTEN
VISITED STATE AND NATIONAL PARKS
AND ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILDREN TO
PURSUE CAREERS IN SOCIAL
JUSTICE. CINDY'S FATHER ONCE
TOLD HER WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU'VE
GOT TO FIGHT AGAINST THE PEOPLE
WHO OPPRESS OUR PEOPLE AND THE
EXPLOITATION OF THE LAND BECAUSE
THE TWO GO TOGETHER. SHE HAS
CARRIED THIS ADVICE TO HEART
THROUGHOUT HER LIFE AND CAREER.
IN 1993 DURING HER FIRST YEAR AT
U C L. A SHE PARTICIPATED IN A
14 DAY HUNGER STRIKE THAT
CREATED A CHICANA CHICANO
STEWART STUDIES DEPARTMENT,
PAVING THE WAY FOR THE CESAR
CHAVEZ DEPARTMENT OF CHICANO TO
CHICANO AND CENTRAL AMERICAN
STUDIES. SHE BELIEVED EDUCATION
WAS IMPORTANT AND WAS WILLING TO
STARVE HERSELF FOR IT. AT 25.
SHE WAS ELECTED AS THE YOUNGEST
CITY COUNCILWOMAN OF THE CITY OF
SAN FERNANDO, NOT CONTENT TO
STOP THERE. SHE LATER SERVED AS
THE MAYOR. CONTINUING HER
INCREDIBLE TRAJECTORY. SHE WAS
LATER ELECTED TO SERVE. IN THE
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE
HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY AT JUST 28
YEARS OLD. CINDY MONTANA'S IS
AMONGST THE YOUNGEST WOMEN
ELECTED TO SERVE IN THE
LEGISLATURE. NOT ONLY WAS SHE
THE FIRST LATINA, BUT SHE WAS
ALSO THE FIRST DEMOCRAT WOMAN TO
CHAIR THE POWERFUL ASSEMBLY
RULES COMMITTEE AT THE AGE OF
30. HER DEDICATION TO SOCIAL
JUSTICE. AND HER TENACITY WHILE
IN OFFICE LETTER TO INTRODUCE
AND PASS A RANGE OF BILLS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION
, HEALTH CARE AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION. UPON LEAVING THE
LEGISLATURE. CINDY SERVED AS THE
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AT THE
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER
AND POWER, WHERE SHE DROVE THE
NATION'S LARGEST PUBLICLY OWNED
UTILITY TO CLEANER ENERGY AND
SUSTAINABLE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY.
THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. SHE NEVER
FORGOT HER LOVE FOR TREES AND
THE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2016, CINDY
BECAME THE CEO OF TREE PEOPLE,
MAKING HER THE FIRST LATINA IN
THE UNITED STATES TO LEAD AN
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION. IN
2020. CINDY WAS ELECTED TO SERVE
HER SECOND TERM ON THE CITY OF
SAN FERNANDO'S CITY COUNCIL.
LAST YEAR. I DESIGNATED CINDY'S
BIRTHDAY JANUARY 19TH. AS CINDY
MONTANA STAY TO CELEBRATE HER
LIFE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LEGACY
WITH CINDY, HER FAMILY, FRIENDS
AND FORMER STAFF. HERE ON OUR
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. CINDY TOUCHED
THE LIVES OF MANY. THOSE WHO
KNEW CINDY WILL TELL YOU SHE IS
CARRYING PASSIONATE, RELENTLESS,
DEDICATED, UNSTOPPABLE,
INSPIRATIONAL POWERHOUSE AND A
LEADER. TO HER FAMILY. CINDY
WILL ALWAYS REMAIN A LOVING
DAUGHTER, SISTER AND GREAT AUNT,
AND SHE WILL BE MISSED DEARLY.
CINDY MONTANA'S IS SURVIVED BY
HER PARENTS, MARGARITA AND
MANUEL, MONTANA'S ALONG WITH
SIBLINGS KILL MARIBEL, MIGUEL,
ROBERT AND NORMA. IT IS AN HONOR
TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY AND
CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
CINDY MONTANA'S THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RIVAS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. AND I WANT TO
TAKE MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE SAN
FRAN A VALLEY FOR BRINGING THIS
UP. UM, I RISE WITH A HEAVY
HEART. BUT ALSO LOTS OF JOY. UM
LOVE AND PASSION BECAUSE I KNEW
HER. AND MANY WHO KNEW HER WOULD
UNDERSTAND. THAT SHE BROUGHT
SOMETHING THAT TABLE THAT VERY
FEW PEOPLE BROUGHT. AND WHAT SHE
BROUGHT WITH A CONNECTION TO
PEOPLE. AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS
REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE
BUSINESS WERE IN THE BUSINESS OF
PROTECTING PEOPLE AND STANDING
UP FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A
VOICE. I REMEMBER VERY, VERY,
VERY CLEARLY. FOR THE FIRST TIME
THAT I MET HER. AND SHE WAS
PARTICIPATING IN THE 100
STRIKES. AND THAT WAS ABOUT
ESTABLISHING. UH, CHICANO
STUDIES AT U. C L. A WHERE YOU
BEFORE? OTHERS HAVE THOUGHT
ABOUT STANDING UP TO IT THE WAY
WE HAVE IN THE WAY WE'RE DOING
NOW. SHE THOUGHT RELENTLESS
BECAUSE SHE UNDERSTOOD IN OUR
CULTURE. IT WAS IMPORTANT IF WE
WERE TO BE ROOTED. IN THE
MISSION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. AND
EQUITY. AND THEN OUR HISTORY
MEANT SOMETHING IF WE WERE GOING
TO DO GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE
HAD TO UNDERSTAND OUR PAST. I
REMEMBER VERY CLEARLY WHEN SHE
GOT ELECTED. AND I HAPPEN TO BE
A YOUNG STAFF AT THE TIME. WHO
WORKED FOR WHERE SHE STOOD UP
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES
DIDN'T QUITE HAVE A NAME AT THE
TIME. THERE WASN'T A POLICY
AGENDA AT THE TIME. BUT IT WAS
VERY CLEAR. THAT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO HER THAT THE AIR
PEOPLE BRIEFED, PARTICULARLY
CHILDREN. THAT THE GROUND THEY
WALKED ON. AND THE ENVIRONMENT
THAT WAS SURROUNDED. SURROUNDED
US. HAD TO BE GOOD. AND IT HAD
TO BE CLEAN. BECAUSE PEOPLE'S
HEALTH DEPENDED ON IT. SHE WAS.
A PIONEER WHEN IT COMES TO
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. FROM THE
VERY FIGHT SHE TOOK ON TO PUT
GARDENS IN SCHOOLS. TO TAKE ON
POLITICALLY CHALLENGING FIGHTS
THE SHUTDOWN LANDFILLS. TO MAKE
SURE THE TRUCKS WEREN'T
POLLUTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO
MAKE SURE THEY'RE FREEWAYS
WEREN'T DUMPING BAD AIR QUALITY
INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT SHE
WAS ALSO A MENTOR. ONE WHO
ALWAYS TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO
EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. NO
MATTER HOW SMALL YOU WERE A
CHILD. OR HOW EXPERIENCED THEIR
WISE YOU WERE SHE ALWAYS
CHALLENGED SOMEBODY TO BE BETTER
THAN THE PERSON THEY WORK TODAY.
WE ALWAYS USED TO SAY SHE WAS A
VERY STUBBORN PERSON. ANYBODY
WHO KNEW HER? I WOULD SAY THAT
AND I, UH SHE WOULD PROBABLY
LAUGH IF SHE WAS SITTING HERE
TODAY AND SHE PROBABLY ADMIT TO
IT. AND SAY, YEAH, IT WAS VERY
STUBBORN. I SAY THAT WITH A
SMILE, REMINDING ME THE LAST
TIME I TALKED TO HER LAST JULY.
TODAY. I RECOGNIZE. THAT THAT
WAS A STUBBORNNESS FOR JUSTICE.
THAT SHE WOULD NOT BACK DOWN ON
ANY FIGHT. IF IT MEANT
COMPROMISE, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO
ELECTED HER AND THE VERY PEOPLE
WHO SHE STOOD UP FOR. SOMETIMES
THOSE PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE A
VOICE. OUR PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE A
VOICE. I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD
AT THE TIME AND I WISH I COULD
TELL HER HERE TODAY. THAT I
UNDERSTOOD WHAT THAT
STUBBORNNESS WAS ABOUT. AND
MAYBE WHAT? THE STUBBORNNESS IS
NOT THE RIGHT WORD. BUT ANYBODY
WHO ANYBODY WHO AT THE TIME KNEW
HER WOULD CALL HER STUBBORN. BUT
IT WAS REALLY JUST A PASSION AND
A CONVICTION. THAT YOU HAD TO
STAND UP FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT.
EVEN IF IT COULD COST YOU.
POLITICALLY IN MANY WAYS, AND IT
DID. AND IT DID. I GOT A CHANCE
TO SEE HER AND LONG WINDED.
PROBABLY WON'T DO THAT TOO MANY
TIMES THIS YEAR. AND I.
MENTIONED ABOUT HER SOCIAL
JUSTICE, PASSION FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. HER
DEDICATION TO HER WORK. AND HER
MENTORSHIP. I GOT A CHANCE TO
SEE HER LAST JULY. AND I DIDN'T
REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW, UM HOW
HER HEALTH WAS DETERIORATING AT
THE TIME. AND. MY VERY SHORT
CONVERSATION WITH HER AT THE
TIME KIND OF SUMS UP THE KIND OF
PERSON SHE WAS. I WENT TO VISIT
HER WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD ETHAN.
AND WHEN I WALKED UP THERE, SHE
I WALK UP TO HER AND SAID, YOU
KNOW, I I'M SORRY ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. AND FIRST
THING SHE DOES IS SMILES AND
YEAH, RIGHT IMMEDIATELY DIVES
INTO ONE OF THE TALK TO MY KID.
ASK HIM HOW HE'S DOING IN SCHOOL
AND JUST KIND OF GOES INTO WHAT
I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT JUST THE
JOY, PASSION AND LOVE FOR THE
PERSON WHO WAS IN FRONT OF HER.
UH AND FOCUSED ON THE CHILDREN
IN THAT ROOM. SORRY IN THE
OUTSIDE. WE'RE OUTSIDE. BUT IT
KIND OF IT AND I WAS RELUCTANT
TO SPEAK AND SHE KIND OF PUSHED
ME AND SAID, I THINK YOU SHOULD
GO UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS AND
YOU KNOW I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
BUT THAT'S CLASSIC CINDY, RIGHT.
IT'S A HEALTH IS DETERIORATING
OR DOING A CELEBRATION OF LIFE,
AND SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT MY KID
. HOW IS GRADES ARE DOING
WHETHER HIS HEALTH IS OKAY AND,
YOU KNOW, NUDGING ME TO SAY A
COUPLE OF WORDS AND THEN I KINDA
WRAPPED IT ALL UP AND WHO SHE
IS. THAT PASSION THAT CONVICTION
THAT CARE FOR A HUMAN BEING.
THAT DRIVE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
AND STUBBORNNESS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. AND THE
OLD SCHOOL MENTORSHIP AND HER
THAT KIND OF NUDGES YOU. EVEN
SHE WAS WHEN SHE WAS CHALLENGED
THAT HER HEALTH. THE IMPACT THAT
SHE HAD ON POLICY. IN HER
COMMUNITY. AND ON ANY INDIVIDUAL
THAT SHE TOUCHED. IS UNMATCHED.
AND I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS
COLLEAGUES. THAT CHANGED MY
PERSPECTIVE ON POLICY VERY
EARLY. UM IN A SPEECH THAT, SHE
SAID, AND I SHARED IT WITH VERY
MANY. AND I SAID IT LAST TIME
WHEN SHE WAS HERE AND EVEN HERE,
BUT SHE WAS HERE. I WALKED TO
THE BACK AND SHE SAID UM HOW'S
YOUR FAMILY? THAT'S THE FIRST
THING THAT COMES OUT OF HER. YOU
KNOW, IT'S LIKE SHE CARES. AND I
REMEMBER BEING VERY YOUNG BUT IT
BUT IT HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON ME.
SHE WAS RECEIVING AN AWARD AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION. AND.
SHE GAVE A VERY GOOD SPEECH, BUT
ONE LINE STUCK. INSIDE OF ME.
AND SHE TALKED ABOUT AND I'LL
PARAPHRASE AND I'LL NEVER GIVE
IT JUSTICE. BUT BEAR WITH ME
THAT I'M TRYING AND SHE SAID IN
HER SPEECH, ONE LINE, SHE SAYS.
WELL, THE BEACH STARTS IN
PACOIMA. AND THAT WAS VERY
PROFOUND. WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO
SAY THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO
TAKE ON THESE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES IF YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK
FOR CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER,
CLEAN LAND. THAT YOU'VE GOT TO
START IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT
YOU HAVE GOT TO START WITH THOSE
WHO MAYBE HADN'T HAD A VOICE AND
THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ISSUES. ARE IMPORTANT. IF WE ARE
TO DO THIS WORK, RIGHT? TOMORROW
WOULD BE HER BIRTHDAY. HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, CINDY. THANK YOU, MR
SANTIAGO. MR GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR JOURNEY.
MEMORY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO
THANK THE UM, COLLEAGUE FROM THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY FOR BRINGING
THIS ADJOURNMENT BEFORE US TODAY
IN MALLS AND MY COLLEAGUE FROM
LOS ANGELES. UM I RISE BECAUSE I
KNEW CINDY MARTIN S, UM SHE WAS
A SHE WAS A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN
LOS ANGELES. AND I PROMISE I
WON'T BE REDUNDANT FOR THE TIME.
SHE WAS A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN LOS
ANGELES. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH HER AND HAVE MY
JANITOR'S AS I LEAD THE JANITORS
IN LOS ANGELES IN HER FIRST
CAMPAIGN, UM AND SO DURING THAT
TIME, UM, WITH MIKE GARCIA AS
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION, ME
STANDING AT HIS SIDE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CALL LESS AROUND
HER. SHE WAS A COALITION BUILDER
, ESPECIALLY IN LOS ANGELES BY
BRINGING AFRICAN AMERICANS AND
LATINOS TOGETHER IN LOS ANGELES,
AND WHEN SHE MATRICULATED HERE,
UM AND SERVED ON THIS FLOOR. IT
WAS GREAT SEEING HER IN HER RARE
FORM AS BEING A LEADER IN THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE. AND AS I
CONCLUDE I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FOR MISS SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
HER. TO THIS FLOOR ONE LAST
TIME. GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TELL HER EVERYTHING THAT WE
NEEDED TO TELL HER WHEN I SAW
HER, SHE IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHO I
WAS. AND I THANKED HER AND HER
PARENTS FOR ALLOWING HER TO COME
TO THIS FLOOR. VERY VERY FEW
OPPORTUNITIES WHEN SOMEONE WHO'S
HEALTH COULD BE DIMINISHING OR,
IN FACT, DIMINISHING WHO SERVED
ON THIS FLOOR HAVE THE ABILITY
TO COME TO THIS FLOOR TO BE ON
THIS GREEN CARPET THAT WE STAND
ON, AND WE LEGISLATE ON BUT YOU
GAVE HER JOY FOR ALLOWING HER TO
BE HERE ONE LAST TIME. AND I
HAVE A I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT
BECAUSE SHE WAS HERE PHYSICALLY.
SHE'S HERE SPIRITUALLY. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR
GIBSON. UH, WE DO HAVE
ADDITIONAL ADJOURNMENTS AND
MEMORY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO LIFT
THE QUORUM CALL AT THIS TIME.
I'M SO SORRY. PLEASE WAIT ONE
MINUTE. I DID NOT SEE MISS.
KOREA DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON
THIS ADJOURNMENT MEMORY? MY
APOLOGIES. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, SOMETIMES.
THEY SAY PEOPLE COME INTO OUR
LIVES FOR A SEASON OR REASON OR
A LIFETIME. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CINDY MONTANA'S LEFT. A LASTING
IMPRESSION. AND NOT ONLY HER OWN
COMMUNITY, BUT THE COMMUNITY
HERE IN SACRAMENTO. I WAS
FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND
HER SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES AND
SAW HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM OUR
CURRENT SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY
FLEW DOWN TO LOS ANGELES. TO PAY
THEIR RESPECTS TO HER. PETER
RESPECTS TO HER FAMILY.
SOMETIMES GOD HAS THIS
INTERESTING WAY OF SHAKING US
UP. AND REMINDING US JUST HOW
FRAGILE AND FLEETING LIFE IS
CINDY WAS A DEDICATED PUBLIC
SERVANT, BUT SHE WAS ALSO AN
INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL FRONT.
WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A HARD
TIME, THEY OFTEN SAY YOU HAVE TO
BE THE KIND OF PERSON KIND OF
FRIEND THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO
THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE.
WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH YOUR
DARKEST TIME. CINDY WAS AN
EXAMPLE OF THAT. SHE WAS THE
KIND OF FRIEND THAT YOU WISH YOU
WOULD HAVE IN YOUR DARKEST
MOMENTS. AND I AM JUST SO
THANKFUL TO OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FROM HER SAME AREA. WHO
REPRESENTS HER SEAT NOW. FOR
PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
OF US TO GIVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CINDY MONTANA'S HER FLOWERS.
WHILE SHE WAS HERE. SO MANY
TIMES. WE DO THAT AFTER SOMEONE
HAS PASSED BUT I'M OF THE BELIEF
THAT WE GOTTA DO IT NOW. AND I'M
SO GRATEFUL THAT THIS BODY THIS
GREEN CARPET, THE LEGISLATURE,
THE COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES,
AND THE COMMUNITY HERE IN
SACRAMENTO HONORED HER. HER
LEGACY, HER INSPIRATION, HER
DEDICATION, HER DEVOTION, HER
FRIENDSHIP AND HER LOVE WHILE
SHE WAS WITH US, SO I WOULD JUST
SAY THAT IF THERE IS A MOMENT
AND SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE DO WHAT
CINDY WOULD HAVE DONE. AND GIVE
THEM THEIR FLOWERS NOW. HONOR
THEM. LOVE THEM. LET THEM KNOW
HOW MUCH YOU CARE. AND HONOR
THEM WHILE THEY'RE STILL HERE.
MAY SHE REST IN PEACE, AND MAY
SHE REST IN POWER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CARILLO. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED. HOWEVER,
WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL
ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORIES SO
PLEASE.
MEMBERS. PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. MR
LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS.
TODAY I RISE TO ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF JAMES MADISON FOSTER.
JAMES OR JAMIE TO FRIENDS AND
FAMILY WAS BORN HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. ON MAY 22ND 1972.
TWO FORMER MAYOR AND FIRST LADY
OF LONG BEACH, BOB AND NANCY
FOSTER. ICONIC NOT ONLY IN LONG
BEACH, BUT HERE IN SACRAMENTO.
FOR THEIR WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE
FOR THE PUBLIC. GOOD. GROWING UP
PLAYING BASEBALL. JAMES WAS A
MEMBER OF THE 1983 SACRAMENTO
PACIFIC ALL STARS, THE TEAM THAT
MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO WILMA
WILLIAMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA FOR
THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.
JAMES DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR
SPORTS THAT WOULD LAST HIS WHOLE
LIFE. THROUGH COLLECTING AND
TRADING SPORTS CARDS AND
SUPPORTING HIS FAVORITE ATHLETE,
LEBRON JAMES. JAMIE WAS KNOWN TO
BE KIND, GENEROUS, CARING, NEVER
SHORT ON JOKES. UNFORTUNATELY,
STARTING AT A YOUNG AGE, JAMIE
BECAME AFFECTED BY MENTAL
ILLNESS. ATTEMPTED TO HANDLE HIS
DEPRESSION THROUGH SELF
MEDICATION. AND FOUGHT WITH
ADDICTION FOR THE REST OF HIS
LIFE. ALWAYS WITH THE
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND
UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF HIS
FAMILY, AND DESPITE ALL OF HIS
HARDSHIPS JAMIE REMAINED
TENACIOUS, NEVER GAVE UP ON HIS
GOAL TO KICK HIS ADDICTIONS AND
LIVE A SOBER AND HEALTHY LIFE.
THE YOUNG AGE OF 51 JAMES FOSTER
PASSED AWAY. FROM COMPLICATIONS
FROM A BLOOD CLOT ON DECEMBER
4TH 2023. TO HONOR HIS MEMORY.
BOB AND NANCY HAVE ESTABLISHED
THAT JAMES FOSTER MENTAL HEALTH
ASSISTANCE FUND. THROUGH THE
LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
TO AID IN THE TREATMENT OF
MENTAL ILLNESS. OF YOUNG PEOPLE,
LONG BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING
CITIES. JAMIE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
PARENTS, BOB AND NANCY, HIS
BROTHER, KENNETH. AND HIS NIECE
AND NEPHEWS TAYLOR, BOBBY AND
RYAN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR MY
COLLEAGUE FROM REDLANDS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS FOR
ALLOWING ME TO HONOR ONE OF HIS
LOST AND DEARLY BELOVED
CONSTITUENTS. MR SPEAKER. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF JAMES
MADISON FOSTER. THANK YOU. MR
LOWENTHAL. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THREE OF US. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS TODAY I RISE IN THE
MEMORY OF JOSE SOSA. A LOVING
HUSBAND AND DOTING FATHER AND
GRANDFATHER AND COMMUNITY
ACTIVIST IN THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY. BORN IN PANAMA CITY, MR
DE SOSA ENROLLED IN THE UNITED
STATES AIR FORCE IN 1955 AFTER
SERVING 11 YEARS HE BEGAN
WORKING AT THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY FIRST AS
AN ENGINEER AND LATER AS AN
AMBASSADOR AND THE EMPLOYMENT
AND RECRUITMENT DEPARTMENT UNTIL
HIS RETIREMENT. JOSE WAS A
TRAILBLAZER AND STAUNCH ADVOCATE
FOR HIS COMMUNITY. HIS
COLLABORATION WITH THE L. A
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE
YOUTH MOTIVATION TASK FORCE LED
TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOUND
BARRIERS NEAR SCHOOLS ALONG
FREEWAYS, SETTING A TREND FOR
THE ENTIRE STATE. DURING HIS 16
YEAR LONG TENURE AS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY ACP BRANCH. HE PLAYED A
PIVOTAL ROLE IN HOLDING LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABLE AND
MAKING CHANGES TO POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MR
DE SOSA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN
ENSURING THE OFFICERS INVOLVED
IN THE RODNEY KING BEATING WERE
DISCIPLINED. HE ORGANIZED
DEMONSTRATIONS TO DISCONTINUE
THE USE OF THE BATTERING RAM BY
THE LAPD. JOSE DE SOSA WAS A
DEDICATED MEMBER OF NUMEROUS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING
ON THE BOARDS OF THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY LEGAL SERVICES,
THE VALLEY INTERFAITH COUNCIL,
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE
GREATER SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
OPTIMIST CLUB. HE WAS A TRUE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND
FUNDRAISER RECOGNIZED BY
COUNTLESS ENTITIES FOR HIS
ALTRUISTIC EFFORTS, INCLUDING
THE PACOIMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FOR CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE TO
BENEFIT EVERYONE THAT HE
REPRESENTED. MR DE SOSA WAS
MARRIED TO HIS LIFE PARTNER OF
61 YEARS, JUANITA, WHO PRECEDED
HIS PASSING HE LEAVES TO MOURN
CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN. GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN. GREAT GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN, NUMEROUS NIECES,
NEPHEWS, FRIENDS AND
ACQUAINTANCES. TODAY WE REMEMBER
JOSE DE SOSA AS A MAN OF THE
PEOPLE. HIS LEGACY IS ONE OF
SERVICE ADVOCACY AND POSITIVE
CHANGE. MAY HE REST IN PEACE?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THREE OF US.
DOCTOR WOULD YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR JOURNAL AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE
TODAY TO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN THE
MEMORY OF JOHN BUBBA PHILLIES JR
. CHAIRMAN OF THE COYOTE VALLEY
BAND OF POMO INDIANS, WHO PASSED
AWAY ON JUNE JANUARY. 8TH 2024.
HE WAS ONLY 45 YEARS OLD. JOHN
IS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING
FATHER, JOHN FELICE, SENIOR HIS
SISTER, JENNIFER FELICE, MANY
COUSINS, NEPHEWS AND NIECES.
JOHN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
REDWOOD VALLEY, CALIFORNIA AND
LIVED ON THE COYOTE VALLEY
RESERVATION REDEDICATED HIS LIFE
HAD SERVICE TO THE TRIBE AND HIS
COMMUNITY. HE WAS A CARING AND
PASSIONATE LEADER, BEGINNING IN
HIS MANY YEARS OF TENURE AT THE
EARLY AGE OF 12. JOHN BECAME THE
PRESIDENT OF THE PACIFIC UNION
FOR THE UNITED NATIONAL INDIAN
TRIBAL YOUTH IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND
WENT ON TO FILL MANY ROLES
WITHIN HIS TRIBE SURROUNDING AND
THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN
2004. HE WAS ELECTED TRIBAL
CHAIRMAN FOR THE COYOTE VALLEY
TRIBAL COUNCIL WHEN HE WAS 25
YEARS OLD. BECOMING ONE OF THE
TRIBAL THE YOUNGEST TRIBAL
CHAIRS IN THE NATION. HE SERVED
THIS ROLE FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
TERMS WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY.
IN 2017. JOHN WAS ELECTED AS
TRIBAL CHIEF, WHERE HE SERVED
TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. HE ALSO
SERVED MANY YEARS ON THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THE
CONSOLIDATED TRIBAL HEALTH
PROJECT. HE WAS A DELEGATE TO
MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, INCLUDING
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
AMERICAN INDIANS, THE NATIONAL
INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION AND
THE NATIVE AMERICAN FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. AND JUST
THIS PAST DECEMBER, HE WAS AGAIN
ELECTED AND SWORN IN AS TRAVEL
CHAIRMAN. HE WAS A PROUD POMO
SINGER AND ROCK MAN. AS A CHILD
AND CONTINUED AS AN ADULT
TRAVELING FAR AND WIDE WITH HIS
COVEN COUSINS TO SHOWCASE THE
POMO CULTURE TO THE OUTSIDE
WORLD. HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO
HIS FAMILY, WHO WHOM HE LOVED
DEARLY. IT WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO
LEND A HAND AND A SMILE TO
ANYONE IN NEED. JOHN ENJOYED
CONTINUOUS LEARNING RECEIVING
HIS DEGREES IN ACCOUNTING AND
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, MAINTAINING
A 4.0 G P A AND WAS A STUDENT
UNTIL THE VERY END. HE ALSO
ENJOYED TUTORING AND MENDOCINO
COLLEGE. IT WAS A LONG TIME BIG
FAN OF BIG BROTHER. LEVEL OF HIS
DIET PEPSI AND PROUD OF HIS
ELABORATE CHRISTMAS TREE DECOR
EVERY YEAR. HIS RELATIVES LOVED
BUBBA FOR HIS CHARM. KINDNESS
HUMOR AND POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON
LIFE. IT IS SAID THAT THE IMPACT
OF HIS LEADERSHIP WILL CONTINUE
FOREVER. SO TODAY, I ASKED THAT
WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
CHAIRMAN JOHN FELICE JUNIOR.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR. WOULD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GERMAN AND
MEMORY. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
GRATITUDE TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR
ALLOWING TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
COLLEAGUES IT IS AN HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A
LEADER WHO SHARED A LIFETIME OF
LEADERSHIP WITH HIS TRIBAL
COMMUNITY CHAIRMAN JOHN BUBBA
FAILURES JUNIOR OF THE COYOTE
VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS. I
SHARE MANY MEMORIES, SPENDING
DECADES WITH THE TRIBAL
COMMUNITY OF COYOTE VALLEY. AND
BUBBA WAS BELOVED BY HIS ENTIRE
COMMUNITY. IT WAS SAID BY STAFF
AND TRIBAL MEMBERS ALIKE THAT
BUBBA ALWAYS HAD A KIND WORD FOR
EMPLOYEES COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
MADE EVERYONE IN HIS PRESENCE
FILL, APPRECIATED AND WELCOMED.
IT WAS ALSO SAID OF HIM BY THOSE
WHO KNEW HIM BEST THAT BUBBA WAS
A TRUE CHAMPION OF HIS PEOPLE.
HE LED WITH UNPARALLELED
HUMILITY AND GREAT GENEROSITY.
NEVER TO BE DESCRIBED AS
ARROGANT OR PRIDEFUL. TO HIS
PEOPLE COMMUNITY. HE WAS
DESCRIBED AS AN EXAMPLE. OF
SERVANT LEADERSHIP. HIS
DEDICATION TO SERVE THE TRIBAL
PEOPLE OF COYOTE VALLEY LED HIM
TO PERFECT VARIOUS FACETS OF
LEADERSHIP. AND THIS IS WHERE HE
SHINED THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITIES OF INDIAN PEOPLE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AT THE
TIME OF HIS PASSING. HE SERVED
NOT ONLY AS THEIR TRIBAL
CHAIRMAN BUT ALSO AS THEIR
CULTURAL LEADER OF THE PEOPLE OF
COYOTE VALLEY. A TESTAMENT TO
THE TRIBES CONFIDENCE IN HIM.
THESE DO TITLES ONLY A HINT AT
WHAT HIS LOSS WILL MEAN TO THE
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. WE
WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE ABSENCE
OF HIS LIVING EXAMPLE. BUT HIS
LEGACY WILL LIVE ON IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. I ASKED THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF THE
BELOVED COYOTE VALLEY BAND OF
POMO INDIANS CHAIRMAN JOHN BUBBA
FAILURES. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS 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 ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. GO
40 NINERS. UM APPROPRIATIONS
WILL MEET UPON ADJOURNMENT OF
SESSION TODAY IN SWING SPACE
ROOM 1100. RECESSION SCHEDULE IS
AS FOLLOWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH
NO SESSION NO CHECK IN SESSION.
MONDAY. JANUARY 22ND 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
ADJOURN TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
ADJOURN. MR AGUILAR CURRY MOVES.
MISS MISS WENT MISSING WHEN
SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY, JANUARY
22ND AT ONE PM THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.