THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION
MEMBERS. WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT
PROGRAM TO GAY WITH MANY GUESTS
PRESENT. PLEASE COME TO THE
FLOOR PROMPTLY SO THAT WE MAY
GET STARTED. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OR
AGUIAR-CURRY NOTICES THE ABSENCE
OF A QUARRY QUARRY, A QUARRY AND
A QUORUM. THERE ARE NO QUARRIES
HERE JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL ATIS AGUIAR-CURRY.
COLONIES. ALVAREZ ARAMBULA.
BAINES BAUER-KAHAN. BENNETT.
BERMAN. BURNER. BONTA. BRIAN
CALDERON. JUAN CARILLO. WENDY
CARILLO, CERVANTES CHEN
CONNELLY. DOLLY! DAVIES DIXON.
IT'S A LI FLORA. MIKE FONG.
VINCE FONG. FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL
GALLAGHER GARCIA. GIBSON. GRACE
IN THERE. HANEY. HEART. HOLDEN.
HOOVER. ERWIN JACKSON, JOAN
SAWYER, KARA. LACKEY. LEAD. LOW.
LOWENTHAL MAIENSCHEIN, MATHIS
MCCARTY MAKIN ER MURATSUCHI WHEN
ORTEGA PACHECO. POPPING. JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON,
PELLERIN PETRINO IS QUIRK-SILVA.
RAMOS RENDON RAISE LOOSE RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORIA TO AH TING VALENCIA
, VÆ VALLAPUDUA WALDRON WALLACE
WARD. WEBER WICKS. REAL SENDER
WOULD ZILBER, MR SPEAKER.
REMEMBERS PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY
TO THE CHAMBER SO WE MAY BEGIN
OUR SESSION TODAY. WE HAVE A
VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM TODAY.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE
CHAMBERS.
REMEMBERS A 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 ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAKIN, ER. GOOD MORNING, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS AND GUESTS.
LET US PRAY. ON THE HEELS OF A
RENAISSANCE AND HEIRESS SUMMER.
LET US USE THIS SESSION OF QUIET
DARKNESS TO REMIND OURSELVES
THAT EVERY SEASON IS THE SEASON
TO SPARKLE. EVERY SEASON IS THE
SEASON TO SHINE. DARKNESS FILLS
OUR WORLD AND WITH THESE CURRENT
SHORT DAYS, IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE
THE DARKNESS WILL LAST FOREVER.
BUT FEAR NOT FOR THE DARKNESS IS
ONLY TEMPORARY, A BRIEF PASS
BETWEEN THE SEASONS OF NEW
GROWTH. OF LONGER DAYS OF SUN
AND OF HARVEST THAT IS YET TO
COME. LET NOT YOUR SEQUENCE TOPS
AND BE JEWELED HATS GO UNWORN
DURING THIS TIME OF DARKNESS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING THEM
OUT OF YOUR CLOSET AND WEAR THEM
WITH ILLUMINATED PRIDE. SHINE
SPARKLE AND BE THE PERSON FROM
WHOM THE LIGHT DANCES AND SHINES
UPON FOR ALL TO SEE. LET NOT OUR
PAST SUMMER OF BEYONCE AND
TAYLOR BECOME JUST A MEMORY
COLLECTING DUST IN THE CAVERN OF
TIME FOR IT IS UPON US ALL,
ESPECIALLY IN THE DARKNESS OF
SEASON AND TIME TO BE THE LIGHT.
OTHERS TO SEE IT IS UPON US ALL
TO KEEP SPARKLING. IT IS UPON US
ARE TO KEEP SHINING. IT IS THE
POINT US TO LEAD OUR GREAT STATE
WITH COURAGE, PURPOSE AND
COMPASSION, EMPATHY AND YES, AT
TIMES, EVEN A BIT OF SPARKLE. SO
MEMBERS DIG OUT YOUR SPARKLE AND
DEEP DIG DEEP WITHIN YOURSELF TO
SERVE HERE EVERY DAY WITH LIGHT
AND TO SHARE THAT LIGHT WITH
EVERYONE THAT CAUSED CALIFORNIA
HOME AND LET THE PEOPLE SAY
AMEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MAKIN ER
REMEMBER MIKE FONG WILL LEAD US
IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE JOIN US AS
WE HONOR OUR NATION'S FLAG READY
BEGIN. MY PLEASURE. ALLEGIANCE.
BEAUTIFUL. I.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER SACRAMENT ON
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH 2023
THAT YOU SEND ME BETTER AT 1
P.M. MR. FLOOR, MR GALLAGHER
SECONDS THAT THE PRE THAT THE
PREVIOUS THE READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL SHALL 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 TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE REDEEMED RED AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURE.
EMOTIONS GOOD MORNING, MR
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
OF 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI AND
RUBIO TO SPEAK ON AND ENJOYMENT
IN MEMORY. TODAY WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY BILL 118 TO
ALLOW SPEAKER RIVAS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HEART. AND
GARCIA TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER TODAY AND TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALLED
IRAN TO HAVE A GUEST SEATED AT
HER DESK WITHOUT OBJECTIONS.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER GIVING A
ONE DAY NOTICE TO REMOVE THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM THE
INACTIVE FILE. FILE ITEM A DASH
FIVE. MAYBE 1516 CORA AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. FILE ITEM
A DASH 17 SP 551 PORTANTINO AT
THE REQUEST OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RUBIO. AND FILE ITEM. A 34. A B
1770 COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AT THE REQUEST OF THE
AUTHOR WILL NOTE. MEMBERS LET US
MOVE. LET US WISH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SZABO HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TODAY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
. WE HAVE SEVERAL FORMER MEMBERS
WITH US TODAY, INCLUDING I DON'T
SEE HER YET, UM, I'LL RECOGNIZE
HER WHEN SHE COMES IN, THEN, UM,
CONGRESSMAN JIMMY GOMEZ. I SEE.
FORMER MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
FORMER SPEAKERS. JOHN PEREZ, BOB
HERTZBERG. MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK
CALDERON. FORMER MINORITY LEADER
BILL LEONARD. AND FORMER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ADRIN NAZARIAN.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. IT'S MY HONOR TO
WELCOME A DELEGATION. I HEAR
TODAY THAT IT WAS JOINING US AT
A RECEPTION EARLIER THIS
MORNING. Tð PAY RESPECT TO THE
LEGISLATION THAT THIS BODY PUT
FORWARD. TO RECOGNIZE THE SISTER
STATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
PROVINCE OF SONIC. ARMENIA. AND
AS WE KNOW, WITH ALL OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT ARE GOING ON,
AND THE AREA THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THAT WE STEP FORWARD. AND HAVE
THESE GROWING RELATIONSHIPS SO
THAT OUR VOICE CAN BE PROPERLY
HEARD AND REPRESENTED WITH THOSE
WHO ARE PART OF OUR GREAT STATE
AND ALSO THOSE WHOSE FAMILY
MEMBERS ARE IN ARMENIA. TODAY WE
ARE HONORED TO JOIN BE JOINED BY
MR ARTHUR CAR TRUCK CAR CHATREE
IN A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF
ARMENIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
OF AMERICA IN THE GALLERY. AND
WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU RIGHT
NOW. THANK YOU, MR HOLDEN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HEART. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I AM DELIGHTED TO
WELCOME CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC
STATE UNIVERSITY, ALSO KNOWN AS
CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY TODAY.
JOINING ME ON THE FLOOR ARE CAL
POLY'S PRESIDENT, GEOFF
ARMSTRONG AND TWO OUTSTANDING
STUDENTS. MONICA NOVOA DÍAS AND
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE MAJOR FROM
SANTA MARIA AND BRANDON GROSS
ART CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
MAJOR FROM THE PROMO. MONICA AND
HER TEAM PLACED SECOND IN THE
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE DAIRY
PRODUCTS EVALUATION CONTEST.
BRANDON AND HIS TEAM TOOK HOME
FIRST PLACE IN THE CONCRETE
DIVISION AT THE ASSOCIATED
SCHOOLS OF CONSTRUCTION REGION
ONE COMPETITION. IN THE ASSEMBLY
GALLERY. WE HAVE 17 STUDENTS
WHO'VE EARNED INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM
AWARDS AND THREE A S I STUDENT
LEADERS REPRESENTING THE CAL
POLY STUDENT BODY. CONSISTENTLY
RECOGNIZED AMONG THE WORLD'S
PREMIER UNIVERSITIES. POLLY
PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH
UNPARALLELED HANDS ON RESEARCH
OPPORTUNITIES AND IMMEDIATE
ACCESS TO THE THRIVING TECH AND
CULTURAL HUBS OF THE CENTRAL
COAST. THE STUDENTS HERE TODAY
ARE AMONG THE BEST AND THE
BRIGHTEST SERVING AS A TESTAMENT
TO THE UNIVERSITY'S LEARNED BY
DOING EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU
FOR YOUR AMAZING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AS WE APPLAUD THE OUTSTANDING
STUDENTS TODAY, IT IS ALSO
CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING
ISSUES FACED BY OUR CSU FACULTY.
THIS MORNING, THOUSANDS OF
FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE CSU
WALKED OFF THEIR JOB. DEMANDING
FAIR WAGES, SMALLER CLASS SIZES
AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE
CSU. I URGE THE CSU AND THE
FACULTY ASSOCIATION TO COME TO
THE BARGAINING TABLE AND FIND
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TERMS THAT
SUPPORT THE FACULTY AND STAFF
AND ENSURE THAT CSU REMAINS ONE
OF THE BEST HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD. I WANT TO
THANK PRESIDENT ARMSTRONG, THE
DEDICATED FACULTY AND STAFF AT
CAL POLY FOR EDUCATING THIS
REMARKABLE GROUP OF STUDENTS.
MANY OF WHOM WILL GO ON TO LEAD
CALIFORNIA'S VITAL INDUSTRIES. I
ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO ALL GIVE A
HEARTY ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND
APPRECIATION OF CAL POLY AND
THESE STUDENTS. THANK YOU, MR
HART.
ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH
PROTEST. M. TONI ATKINS. ALSO
FORMER SPEAKER TONI ATKINS.
MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW BEGIN
RECOGNIZING A LONG SERVING
ASSEMBLY STAFF MEMBER.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO
THE REAR CENTER AISLE OF THE
CHAMBER. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW. MY
RETURNER, RECENTLY RETIRED AS
THE SPEAKERS, DEPUTY FLOOR
DIRECTOR. AND SERVE THE ASSEMBLY
FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS.
SOAKING THE LOVE YOU DESERVE IT.
SPEAKER REVIS. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR REMARKS.
WELL, THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER, PRO
TEM. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
GUESTS IN THE GALLERY FAMILY WHO
HAVE. MADE THE TRIP TO THE STATE
CAPITOL. FORMER SPEAKERS, FORMER
LEGISLATORS VERY PLEASED THIS
AFTERNOON TO RECOGNIZE MY
RETURNER HERE IN OUR ASSEMBLER
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS A PLACE THAT
MYRON KNOWS VERY, VERY WELL. FOR
36 YEARS 36 YEARS. MAIRA HAS
BEEN A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT.
TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
DURING THOSE YEARS, SHE WORKED
WITH HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT
LEGISLATORS. AND WITH 11
DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS.
MAIRA I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR
YOUR COLLABORATION WITH SO MANY
MEMBERS OF OUR CAUCUS AND OUR
STAFF. AND PERSONALLY FOR YOUR
EXPERTISE, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM,
YOUR LEADERSHIP. UH LAST YEAR
THROUGHOUT OUR SPEAKER,
TRANSITION AND CEREMONY IN JUNE
VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN SHARE MIRA'S
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND MY ROLE. I HOPE YOUR NEXT
ACT. HOPE YOU'RE NEXT ACT
REFLECTS THE EXTRAORDINARY
CONTRIBUTIONS YOU BROUGHT FOR
NEARLY FOUR DECADES TO THIS
ASSEMBLY TO THIS LEGISLATURE.
AND TO OUR INCREDIBLE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. MAIRA WISH YOU THE
BEST. AND AS I TOLD YOU, IT'S
NEVER YOU CAN ALWAYS STAY HERE
AND COME BACK FOR MORE YEARS.
YOU KNOW, RESAT 40. WE'LL HAVE
YOU BACK. BUT WITH THAT WE WISH
YOU THE BEST AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE REPUBLICAN
LEADER GALLAGHER.
YEAH. SABOTAGED ME ALREADY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. IT'S UH
IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE HERE
THIS MORNING TO CELEBRATE THE
REMARKABLE CAREER. AND
RETIREMENT OF A TRULY SPECIAL
INDIVIDUAL. IN MY RETURNER. THIS
JOURNEY BEGAN IN CALIFORNIA,
WHERE SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED.
SHE HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPERIENCE LIFE. NOT JUST
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT
ALSO IN GERMANY AND ITALY,
THANKS TO HER PARENTS SERVICE IN
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
AFTER COMPLETING HER BACHELOR'S
DEGREE AT SAC STATE AND AN
ASSOCIATED DEGREE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND
MUNICH. EMBARKED ON A CAREER
THAT WOULD SPAN NEARLY FOUR
DECADES AND LEAVE AN INDELIBLE
MARK ON THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. MARA'S JOURNEY FIRST
BEGAN IN THE ASSEMBLY IN 1987 AS
A PART TIME RECEPTION
RECEPTIONIST FOR THEN
ASSEMBLYMAN BOB CAMPBELL. BUT
SHE QUICKLY ROSE THROUGH THE
RANKS, BECOMING THE CHIEF OF
CAPITAL OPERATIONS FOR THE 11TH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. IN 1996 MAIRA
JOINED THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER
CRUZ BUSTAMANTE. WHERE SHE
DIDN'T SPEND THE NEXT 27 YEARS.
MAKING HER THE LONGEST
CONTINUOUSLY SERVING SPEAKER
STAFF MEMBER IN THE HISTORY OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR.
THROUGHOUT HER TENDER TENURE,
MAIRA WORKED TIRELESSLY TO
IMPROVE THE PROCESSES AND
PROCEDURES OF THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. SHE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE
IN DEVELOPING THE PRECESSION
DOCUMENT. SO YOU CAN THANK MYRON
FOR THAT. THE FLOOR PROCESS
MEMORANDUM. THE SPEAKERS AGENDA
WHICH BECAME THE BLUEPRINT FOR
EACH ASSEMBLY SESSION. MAIRA
STRONG AND PRODUCTIVE.
INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE WERE
LEGENDARY. WHEN I CAME IN HERE
FOR THE FIRST TIME AS AN
ASSEMBLY FELLOW EVERYONE SAID
ACTUALLY, ROBIN LEWIS, COAXUM
SAID. BUT EVERYBODY SAID YOU
BETTER KNOW MAIRA. SHE WAS
ALREADY AN INSTITUTION. IN THIS
PLACE. BUT AS I GOT TO KNOW MYRA
AS A FELLOW AND THEN AS A AS A
MEMBER OF WHAT I WHAT I SAW IS
THAT SHE IS A FORCE. BUT SHE IS
ALSO GOOD. SHE'S KIND,
THOUGHTFUL. SHE THINKS ABOUT
MEMBERS WHEN FAMILIES VISIT THE
FLOOR. SHE'S ALWAYS TRYING TO
THINK. OKAY WELL, HOW DO YOU
MAKE SURE THIS IS ALL TAKEN CARE
OF? HE'S THINKING ABOUT OTHER
PEOPLE. ALL THE TIME. AND YOU
SEE IN HER THE FRUITS OF THE
SPIRIT. AND THAT'S ALWAYS MEANT
A LOT TO ME. AND I KNOW THE
MEMBERS OF THIS BODY OF ALL FELT
SPECIAL IN SOME WAY BECAUSE OF
THE WORK. THAT MYRA DOES RUNNING
THIS FLOOR, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW
ENOUGH IN ITSELF AND MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING'S DONE RIGHT. BUT
LOOKING OUT FOR US AS WELL. SO
MY IRAS RETIREMENT MARKS THE END
OF AN ERA. BUT HER LEGACY WILL
LIVE ON IN THE COUNTLESS LIVES
SHE HAS TOUCHED AND THE
COUNTLESS IMPROVEMENTS THAT SHE
HAS MADE IN THE CALIFORNIA
STATE. ASSEMBLY HONESTLY DON'T
KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
WITHOUT YOU. UM, YOU'VE BEEN
SUCH A INTEGRAL PART OF
EVERYTHING WE DO HERE. SO AS WE
CELEBRATE. A REMARKABLE CAREER
AND WISH HER ALL THE BEST AND A
WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT. LET US
TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE
INCREDIBLE IMPACT ONE PERSON CAN
HAVE WHEN THEY LEAD WITH
KINDNESS, RESPECT AND COMMITMENT
TO MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER
PLACE. THANK YOU, MYRA. FOR YOUR
.
ONE LAST THING AND MAYOR
RETIREMENT BE FILLED WITH JOY,
LOVE AND THE SATISFACTION OF A
JOB WELL DONE.
THANK YOU, LEADER GALLAGHER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES SHARE OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS. I RISE
ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS AS WELL
AS BLACK CALIFORNIANS TO SAY JOB
WELL DONE. TO MY RETURNER.
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO THE NEXT
GENERATION OF LEADERS, DENZEL
WASHINGTON SAID. DON'T ASPIRE TO
MAKE A LIVING ASPIRE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. THIS HAS BEEN THE
HALLMARK OF MISS TURNER'S TENURE
HERE. FROM SETTING UP THE
INITIAL SYSTEMS THAT ARE SO
SEAMLESS TODAY TO TRANSFORMING
FLOOR OPERATIONS FROM MAKING
EVERY SPECIAL EVENT FEELS
SPECIAL. TO MAKING OUR CHAMBERS
OF WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR NOT
ONLY DIGNITARIES, BUT ALL
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. AND HER
TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE. MISS
TURNER HASN'T JUST MADE A
LIVING. BUT SHE'S MADE ALL THE
DIFFERENCE. PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO
GOVERNMENT HAS IMPROVED BECAUSE
MISS TURNER CHOSE TO MAKE A
LIVING HERE FOR 36 YEARS. MISS
TURNER HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE OF
EXCELLENCE, THE EPITOME OF BLACK
GIRLS ROCK WITH THE STRONG WORK
ETHIC AND AN EQUAL CONSTITUTION
SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TASK WHILE
MAINTAINING THE RESPECT OF HER
COLLEAGUES. MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE AND EVERY SPEAKER
SHE SERVED UNDER SHE HAS DONE
ALL THIS WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY.
FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA
SAID WHEN YOU WORKED HARD AND
DONE WELL AND WALKED THROUGH
THAT DOORWAY OF OPPORTUNITY. DO
YOU DO NOT SLAM IT? SHUT BEHIND
YOU. YOU REACH BACK. AND YOU
GIVE OTHER FOLKS THE SAME CHANCE
THAT HELP YOU SUCCEED. I HAVE
HEARD FROM MANY STAFFERS OF
THEIR MAIRA STORIES AND HOW
FREELY SHE SHARED HER
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. SHE HAS
HELPED SO MANY SUCCEED FROM
STAFFERS TO LEGISLATORS. FOR
THOSE LIKE MYSELF, WHO CAME IN
ON A SPECIAL ELECTION. MAIRA WAS
OUR FIRST CONTACT. OUR FIRST
SCHEDULE. ER, OUR FIRST CHIEF
OUR FIRST EVERYTHING. SHE TOOK
EACH OF US UNDER HER CARE AND
DISPENSE KNOWLEDGE AS IF WE WERE
HER STUDENTS AND A MASTER CLASS
ON THE LEGISLATURE. OVER MY LAST
22 MONTHS OF SERVICE. I CANNOT
TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES MY
IRAS WISDOM HAS RUNG IN MY EAR
AS I'VE NAVIGATED HERE. MISS
TURNER. YOU WILL BE MISSED,
HOWEVER. YOUR LEGACY WILL LAST
FOR GENERATIONS. CALIFORNIA IS
BETTER BECAUSE MY RETURNER MADE
A LIVING IN THE LEGISLATURE.
THANK YOU. NOW I KNOW WE HAVE
OTHER MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK, BUT I'D LIKE TO DEVIATE
JUST FOR A MOMENT. WE HAVE FOUR
PEOPLE FOR FOUR PEOPLE IN THE
BACK HERE. I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION SPEAKER
PRO TEM TONI ATKINS ASSEMBLIES.
FORMER SPEAKER MR HERTZBERG,
SPEAKER EMERITUS JOHN PEREZ AND,
UM MINORITY LEADER, FORMER
MINORITY LEADER BILL LEONARD. SO
IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK, PLEASE, I WANT TO GIVE
YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY NOW.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS.
FORMER SPEAKER HERTZBERG AND I
CAME BACK FOR A RARE EVENT. A
FLOOR CEREMONY WHERE WE WEREN'T
BRIEFED BY MY RETURNER. YOU SEE
IN ALL OF OUR TIME IN THE
LEGISLATURE DURING ALL OF THE
SESSIONS AND CEREMONIES THAT WE
HAD WE WELCOME PEOPLE LIKE THE
DALAI LAMA. LIKE WILLIE MAYS.
LIKE MYRLIE EVERS, SOME OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT LEADERS IN
FORCES. OF OUR TIME. BUT BEFORE
ALL OF THAT THERE WAS MYRA.
FIGURING OUT THE LOGISTICS
FIGURING OUT HOW WE COULD IMPART
CALIFORNIA'S BEST WISHES AND
APPRECIATION FOR THAT
COMMITMENT. I'D LIKE TO SAY
SOMETHING I DIDN'T SAY OFTEN
ENOUGH ON THIS FLOOR, AND THAT'S
THAT. I'D LIKE TO ASSOCIATE
MYSELF WITH THE COMMENTS OF THE
REPUBLICAN LEADER. BECAUSE I
THINK MR GALLAGHER REALLY
CAPTURED. THE MAGIC. THAT IS MY
RUN. THE IMPACT THAT SHE'S HAD
ON THIS INSTITUTION. AND AS MS
WILSON SAID, THE IMPACT THAT
SHE'S HAD ON THIS STATE BY THE
SIDE, DEDICATING HER CAREER. TO
THIS INSTITUTION. AND TO THE
PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. SO WHETHER
IT WAS THOSE LUMINARIES. OR KIDS
COMING ON A FIELD TRIP. IN THE
FOURTH GRADE. IT DIDN'T MATTER.
MY RED TREATED THEM ALL. WITH
THE SAME DIGNITY. THE SAME
WARMTH. IN THE SAME RESPECT. BUT
SHE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM
THE FLOOR. SHE HAS BEEN AN
AMAZING MENTOR. TO COUNTLESS
YOUNG STAFFERS IN THIS BUILDING
SOMEWHAT SO YOUNG ANYMORE. AND
SHE HELPED THEM FIGURE OUT HAD
TO NAVIGATE THIS INSTITUTION.
NAVIGATE TO ADVOCATE THEIR
CAREERS NAVIGATE THEIR
HEALTHCARE, BECAUSE IF YOU NEED
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE YOUR
HEALTH INSURANCE, MY IRIS, THE
ONE TO GO TO IT'S THAT SAME
CARE. THAT SAME RESPECT THAT
SAME COMMITMENT. THAT WAS
INSTILLED IN HER. BY HER PARENTS
AND BY A LOVING FAMILY. MAIRA ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF THIS SPEAKERS
WHO HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
AMAZING COMMITMENT. SPEAKER
HERTZBERG, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. I
HOLD THIS INSTITUTION. IN THE
HIGHEST REGARD. AND I WANT TO
THANK THE SPEAKER. AND I WANT TO
THANK HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM. THOSE
WHO SPOKE FOR HONORING MY ROLE
TODAY. EACH OF YOU GET THE
NEWSPAPER. EACH OF YOU GET
CREDIT FOR DOING THINGS THAT YOU
DID, AND SOMETIMES GETTING
CREDIT FOR THINGS YOU DIDN'T DO.
THAT IS BEING IN THE FRONT OF
THE CAMERA. BUT THE REALITY IS
THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THIS
INSTITUTION WHO HAVE DEVOTED
THEIR LIVES, PEOPLE WHO WILL
NEVER KNOW THEIR NAME. WHO
IMPACTED LEGISLATION AND SO MANY
THINGS THAT BRING HONOR TO THIS
HOUSE. AND THAT IS MYRA. YOU
HEARD THOSE COMMENTS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES FROM YOU FROM NUMBER
OF YOU, MR SPEAKER AND THE LIKE,
AND I CAME HERE TODAY. TO SHOW
THAT LEVEL OF RESPECT, THE KIND
OF RESPECT THAT YOU ARE DOING
TODAY BY DEDICATING THIS FLOOR
SESSION TO SOMEONE WHO WAS SO
IMPORTANT IN ALL THE WAYS THAT
WERE ARTICULATED TO MAKING THIS
PLACE A GREAT PLACE AND TO DOING
SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS. WE
LOVE YOU. WE LOVE YOU. WE LOVE
YOU. THANK YOU, MYRA. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. MEIRA IS MY PLEASURE ON
BEHALF OF THE VICE CHAIR OF THE
LGBTQ LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS TO BE
ABLE TO HONOR YOU AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR 36 FABULOUS YEARS OF
SERVICE FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. SINCE THE DAYS OF
SPEAKER BUSTAMANTE MAIRA HAS
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO STRENGTHEN
THE WORK CARRIED OUT ON THIS
ASSEMBLY FLOOR AND AS WELL AS TO
ENSURE THAT EACH OF OUR ASSEMBLY
OFFICES HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED. AS
YOU'VE HEARD, SHE'S DEVELOPED
CRITICAL AND STREAMLINE TOOLS
AND MADE IT A POINT TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE COLLECTIVELY
SUCCESSFUL EVERY LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. AND FOR THOSE
PARTICIPATING IN OUR FLOOR
CEREMONIES, YOU MAY HAVE
APPRECIATED HOW THE PROCEEDINGS
RAN SMOOTHLY SO THAT WE CAN
FORMALLY HONOR SIGNIFICANT
LEADERS AND TRAILBLAZERS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND FOR THAT WE CAN
THANK NONE OTHER THAN MY
RETURNER. AS A PERSONAL STORY TO
SHARE. I HAD THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MAIRA IN THE
YEAR, 2010 AS A STAFF MEMBER.
AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE WORKING
TOGETHER WITH THE HOLOCAUST
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS RESPECTFUL AND BIG AND
DIGNIFIED OF THE MOMENT THAT WE
HAD TO HONOR AND I HAD THE
CHANCE TO WRITE SCRIPT AND RUN
THAT BY MIRA'S OFFICE AND WHAT I
GOT BACK IS SHE PRINTED OUT AND
SHE GETS ALL OF HER NOTES PUT
TOGETHER AND WHAT I GOT BACK WAS
SOMETHING THAT WAS COMPLETELY
EVISCERATED AND SAYING YOU NEED
TO REWRITE THIS. YOU NEED TO
CHANGE THIS UP. AND AS A
PERFECTIONIST. I WENT THROUGH A
COUPLE OF STAGES OF GRIEF. I WAS
WANTED TO DENY MY RETURNER. I
WAS ANGRY WITH MY RETURNER. I
WANTED TO BARGAIN WITH MY
RETURNER. BUT SHE FORCED ME THEN
TO REALIZE THAT SHE WAS TRYING
TO GET THIS RIGHT BECAUSE IT
MATTERED BECAUSE IT MATTERED FOR
THE DIGNITY OF THE INSTITUTION
AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, BECAUSE
IT MATTERED TO THOSE THAT WE
WERE RECEIVING HERE FOR THEIR
SPECIAL DAY. AND NOW SHE
ACTUALLY HELPED US. FORMER FIRST
, UH, PRIDE CEREMONY HERE IN THE
YEAR 2002. ON BEHALF OF OUR
CAUCUS. WE CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY
THAT MEMBERS OF APPRECIATED ALL
OF THE YEARS OF WORKING WITH
MYRA, SHE IS SOMEBODY WHO IS
EMPATHETIC AND PERSONABLE AS SHE
IS HARD WORKING AND SELFLESS,
AND WE DON'T APOLOGIZE. WE HAD
TO PUSH BACK FOR ANY OF THAT
GLITTER OR FLANK LOCKING, BUT WE
GOT THERE TOGETHER. SHE'S THE
HELPLESS, RECEIVED HIGH
OFFICIALS. SHE'S WORKED ON OUR
SPEAKERS. SWEARING IN CEREMONIES
HAS PREPARED THE DAY TO DAY
PROCEEDINGS IN ANY SPECIAL
PROJECT THAT WAS ASKED OF HER,
BUT SHE'S ALWAYS GIVEN THIS
UNIQUE ACCOMMODATION TO THE
SPECIAL NATURE OF THOSE MOMENTS,
WHILE MOST IMPORTANTLY,
RETAINING THE DIGNITY AND
REVERENCE OF THE HOUSE UNDER
WHICH WE ALL SERVE. MAIRA, YOUR
DILIGENCE AND DEDICATION, NOT
JUST AT THE OFFICE OF THE
SPEAKER, BUT ALSO TO EACH OF OUR
INDIVIDUAL ASSEMBLY OFFICES, AND
OUR AFFINITY CAUCUSES HAS NOT
GONE UNNOTICED AND YOUR TIRELESS
WORK AND SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA WILL LONG IMPACT
THE LIVES OF MANY, AND WE KNOW
THAT YOUR SUCCESSOR HAS VERY BIG
SHOES TO FILL. BUT I AM SURE
THAT YOU HAVE PREPARED GREAT
MEMORANDA AND CERTAINLY GREAT
PRECEDENT FROM WHICH THEY CAN
FOLLOW AND WE ARE GOING TO BE
BETTER OFF BECAUSE OF THAT
EXPERIENCE IN THE GROUND WORK
THAT YOU HAVE LAID MR SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THE L G
B T Q CAUCUS. WE WANT TO THANK I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO HONOR MY RETURNER FOR HER
INVALUABLE SERVICE TO THIS BODY,
AND WE WANT TO WISH ALL OF HER.
ALL OF THE CAPITAL COMMUNITY
WANTS TO WISH YOU GREAT SUCCESS
IN YOUR RETIREMENT. THANK YOU.
MR WARD. JUST WANT TO WELCOME
SENATOR BRADFORD. I SEE HIM IN
THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER. JUST
RECOGNIZING YOU HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU. SOME MEMBER RAMOS,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. AND TODAY I RISE TO
CONGRATULATE MY RETURNER UPON
HER RETIREMENT AS CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. I WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ABILITY TO WELCOME AND TO
MAKE WHAT PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME,
ESPECIALLY THE NATIVE AMERICAN
LEADERS AND YOUTH THAT HAVE COME
THROUGH THESE CHAMBERS TO TAKE
PICTURES ON THESE FLOORS. THAT
KINDNESS THAT YOU SHOWED ALSO
BUILDS DREAMS, DREAMS OF THOSE
THAT COME ONTO THIS FLOOR THAT
CAN SEE THEMSELVES ASPIRING TO
BE IN THE SEATS ON THESE FLOORS.
BUT ALSO THE PATH THAT YOU'VE
CHOSEN IN YOUR JOURNEY. LASER
PLATFORM FOR ALL TO SEE THAT
THEY COULD FOLLOW YOU IN
ASPIRING THE DREAMS THAT YOU
HAVE OVERCOME THAT YOU'RE HERE
TODAY. THOSE DREAMS ARE
SOMETHING THAT WILL INSTILL
THOSE YOUTH AND THOSE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT OF MY
RA CAN DO IT. WE ALL CAN DO IT.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THAT, AND ESPECIALLY ON BEHALF
OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT
YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE US PART OF
THIS INSTITUTION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REMEMBER RAMOS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. IT IS AN
HONOR TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LATINO LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUS, CONGRATULATING MY
RETURNER FOR THEIR MUCH DESERVED
RETIREMENT. NOT ONLY HAVE YOU
BEEN FOR DIRECTOR, TOO MANY
MEMBERS, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN A
PARTNER TO ALL OF OUR DIVERSITY
CAUCUSES. YOU HAVE GIVEN 36.5
YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY. WE
HAVE SO MUCH TO THANK YOU FOR
YOU STARTED YOUR CAREER IN THE
FLOOR UNIT WITH ONE OF THE
DISTINGUISHED LATINO CAUCUS
ALUMNI SPEAKER CRUZ BUSTAMANTE
THEM IN 1996 AND WERE KEPT ON
BOARD BY SEVERAL OTHER LATINO
CAUCUS. SPEAKERS FROM SPEAKER
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, SPEAKER
FABIAN NUNEZ, SPEAKER JOHN A.
PEREZ SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON TO
OUR CURRENT SPEAKER, ROBERT
RIVAS. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO
YOUR DISTINGUISHED COMMITMENT TO
BANKING OUR FLOOR PROCESSES AND
FUNCTION BETTER AND SUSTAINABLE
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AS AN
INSTITUTION. YOU HAVE SERVED
THIS BODY. AND OUR CAUCUS WITH
THE UTMOST ATTENTION AND DETAIL.
COMPREHENSIVELY MAKING OUR
EXPERIENCES OVER THE DECADES ONE
TO REMEMBER. ON BEHALF OF THE
LATINO CAUCUS. WE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR RELENTLESS SERVICE AS ONE
OF THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY
SERVING SPEAKER STAFF. MYRA YOU
PERSONIFY THE NOBILITY OF PUBLIC
SERVICE. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR FOR THE
LATINO CAUCUS TO HAVE WORKED
WITH YOU SIDE BY SIDE AND WE
WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. A MEMBER CERVANTES. SO
SOME REMEMBER, GABRIEL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. AND IT'S AN HONOR FOR
ME TODAY TO RISE AS CO CHAIR OF
THE LEGISLATIVE JEWISH CAUCUS TO
ADD OUR VOICE TO THE CHORUS OF
ALL THOSE WHO ARE SO GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SERVICE AND
LEADERSHIP IN THIS INSTITUTION,
AND IT'S AMAZING THE COMMON
THEMES THAT ARE EMERGING HERE.
YOU'RE INCREDIBLE MENTORSHIP TO
SO MANY IN THIS BODY AND IN THIS
HOUSE, UM, THE INCREDIBLE WAY IN
WHICH YOU HAVE CONDUCTED
YOURSELF HERE. AND I WOULD SAY
PARTICULARLY THE KINDNESS THAT
YOU HAVE SHOWN. I THINK YOU'RE
WELL KNOWN FOR YOUR INTELLIGENCE
AND YOUR DILIGENCE AND YOUR
TENACITY AND ALL OF THE
INNOVATIONS THAT YOU MADE ON THE
POLICY SIDE. BUT I THINK WHAT
HAS STRUCK ME AND STRUCK ARE
JEWISH CAUCUS AND STRUCK SO MANY
AS THE TREMENDOUS KINDNESS THAT
YOU BRING TO THAT WORK. AND WE
REALLY, UM, SAW THIS AND
SOMEBODY MEMBER AWARD MENTIONED
IT IN PARTICULAR WITH OUR
ELDERLY HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS WHO
CAME HERE OFTEN IN VERY
DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE
INCREDIBLE COMPASSION THAT YOU
SHOWED FOR THEM. THE SENSITIVITY
IN WHICH YOU INTERACTED WITH
THEM, I THINK SPEAKS VOLUMES
ABOUT THE KIND OF PERSON YOU
ARE, AND WE'VE WE'VE ALL SEEN
THAT IN THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE
CONDUCTED YOURSELF HERE. AND
ALSO WHAT MR SPEAKER, HERTZBERG
SAID JUST ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL
ROLE THAT OUR STAFF PLAY. I
THINK THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE
THAT APPRECIATE AS MUCH AS THE
MEMBERS HOW ESSENTIAL THE STAFF
ARE. AND THIS THE ASSEMBLY WOULD
NOT BE THE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT YOU
THE SUCCESSES OF THIS HOUSE OVER
THE PAST MANY DECADES WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
ROLE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PLAYING.
SO ALL OF THE VICTORIES THAT A
LOT OF POLITICIANS ARE TAKING
CREDIT FOR. YOU HAVE HAD AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN ALL OF THAT,
WITH THE STRUCTURE AND THE
PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU
HAVE PUT FORWARD HERE, SO
CONGRATULATIONS ON 36 YEARS. IT
TURNS OUT THAT 36 IS A VERY
AUSPICIOUS AND LUCKY NUMBER IN
JUDAISM. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY
YOU CAN ASK SPEAKER PEREZ WILL
EXPLAIN IT TO YOU, UM, PROBABLY
PROBABLY PROBABLY BETTER THAN I
CAN. BUT WE'RE JUST SO WE'RE SO
GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HOUSE. TO
OUR CAUCUS TO THE PEOPLE OF
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE WISH YOU
INCREDIBLE SUCCESS AND
FULFILLMENT AND REALLY GOOD
HEALTH ON THE NEXT STAGE OF YOUR
JOURNEY ON BEHALF OF THE JEWISH
CAUCUS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MR
JONES SAWYER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. SO AS A. A MEMBER OF
THE 12 YEAR CAUCUS. ONE OF THE
FEW REMAINING MEMBERS. WHO
SERVED 12 YEARS IN THIS BODY. WE
PROBABLY KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE
ELSE. HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE TO
US. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
HERE NOW. THEY ARE NOW GOING TO
TRY TO DO 12 YEARS AND HOW HARD
IT IS. A REALLY, REALLY MISSED
NOT HAVING YOU HERE. ESPECIALLY
ON THE IDEAS THAT WEREN'T REALLY
THOUGHT OUT. BUT YOU HAD TO
PATIENTS. YOU WERE POLITE.
YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL. AND
SHOWING US HOW IDIOTIC THOSE
IDEAS ARE. AND I APPRECIATE IT
BECAUSE YOU HELPED US MAKE SURE
THAT WE DIDN'T LOOK CRAZY OUT
THERE IN THE WORLD. THAT'S WHY
WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. BECAUSE
THAT PATIENTS THAT MOTHERLY
PATIENTS THAT YOU HAD WITH
EVERYONE IN THIS BODY EVERYONE
HERE. THAT IS COMING IN NOW. I
DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE IT TO THE NEXT 11 YEARS.
BECAUSE MY IRA IS THE ONE THAT
KEEPS THIS GLUE IS THE GLUE THAT
KEEPS US ALL TOGETHER. THEY MAKE
SURE THAT THIS INSTITUTION UM
OBSERVED TWO TRADITIONS. MAKE
SURE THAT WE DO THE RIGHT THING.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. THAT THIS
INSTITUTION IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
AND SO I THANK YOU. I THANK YOU
FOR ME. DEFINITELY THANK YOU FOR
THE WHAT SIX REMAINING OF. IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THAT WE'VE
YOU KNOW, WE HONOR YOU. BECAUSE
YOU HONORED US. ALL THESE YEARS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS
FOR MY FRIEND, OUR FRIEND, MY
RETURNER. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S
HYPERBOLE TO SAY MY RETURNER HAS
NOT ONLY SERVED THIS INSTITUTION
BUT AS AN INSTITUTION HERE IN
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
DURING HER NEARLY FOUR DECADES
OF SERVICE. SHE HAS BROUGHT IN
EXTRAORDINARY SKILL SET IN
SERVING THIS HOUSE. MAIRA HAS
SERVED SEVERAL SPEAKERS, AS WAS
NOTED EARLIER AS A STEADY AND
ORGANIZING LEADER, MAKING SURE
THAT FLOOR IS CONDUCTED IN AN
ORDERLY FASHION. ONE THING THAT
HAS CONSISTENTLY STOOD OUT ABOUT
MAIRA IS HER DILIGENCE. SIMILAR
TO A DETECTIVE. MAIRA ALWAYS
KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYONE
WHO MAY SET FOOT ON THIS
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. WE HAVE SOME
GREAT STORIES ON THAT WHICH I
WILL KEEP TO MYSELF. SHE ALWAYS
GATHERS THAT THAT THE
INFORMATION NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT
THE MEMBERS OF THIS INSTITUTION,
BUT THE INSTITUTION ITSELF. WE
WILL MISS THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
AND THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS PROVIDED US.
YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND, OF
COURSE, YOUR COMMITMENT TO
CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THIS
HOUSE IN A PROFESSIONAL AND
EQUITABLE MANNER. EVERYONE FELT
SPECIAL. BECAUSE YOU TREATED
EVERYONE AS IF THEY WERE A
SPECIAL PERSON. YOU'VE MENTORED
SO MANY AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER
, INCLUDING MY CHIEF OF STAFF,
MATTHEW HAMLET, AND I THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT. BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, TODAY WE RECOGNIZE
YOUR SERVICE TO THE ENTIRE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND A WELL
DESERVED RETIREMENT. THANK YOU,
MYRA. FOR YOUR HELP TO MEET
PERSONALLY AND YOUR COMMITMENT
TO OUR MEMBERS AND OUR HOUSE. WE
WILL MISS YOU. WE WILL
ESPECIALLY MISS YOUR SPECIAL
SENSE OF HUMOR. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE AS A. SELF
APPOINTED CO CHAIR OF THE
SPECIAL ELECTION CAUCUS. THERE'S
AT LEAST EIGHT OF US ON THIS
FLOOR. YOU KNOW THAT? HALF THE
BLACK CAUCUS. WHEN YOU COME IN
ON A SPECIAL ELECTION. IT'S NOT
LIKE THE TRADITIONAL ELECTION
SEEKING SEASON WHEN WE ALL SIT
ON THIS FLOOR AND A CEREMONY
THAT MYRA HELPED ORGANIZED AND
WE STAND UP BY COUNTY. WHEN YOU
COME IN ON A SPECIAL ELECTION,
IT IS JUST YOU. AND YOU DON'T
KNOW WHEN YOU'RE COMING IN.
BECAUSE NOT ALL RACES AND AT THE
SAME TIME IN MY CASE, IT WAS
HOUSE OF ORIGIN. I WALKED IN THE
FIRST DAY. MAIRA TOOK ME TO MY
SEAT AND THEN WE VOTED ON DOZENS
AND DOZENS OF BILLS. PEOPLE
OFTEN ASK ME. HOW DID YOU GET
THROUGH THE HOUSE OF ORIGIN AS
YOUR FIRST WEEK? IT'S BECAUSE I
DIDN'T GET THROUGH HOUSE OF
ORIGIN. WE GOT THROUGH HOUSE OF
ORIGIN. MYRA. THAT EXPERIENCE IS
ONE. THAT'S SO MANY OF US SHARE.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
YOU'VE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS.
THAT ARE GONNA OUTLIVE YOU
FOREVER IN THIS BUILDING. I
SPOKE WITH CONFIDENCE FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER ON THIS FLOOR,
USING TALKING POINTS THAT YOU
HAD WRITTEN FOR ME THAT MORNING.
YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY NICE
WITH THE SENATE SHOUT OUT TO
SENATOR CABALLERO. YOU TRAINED
ALL OF OUR OFFICES. TO KNOW THE
HISTORY OF THIS BUILDING. THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS BUILDING. AND
THE WORK THAT SO MANY ARE
COUNTING ON US TO DO I REMEMBER
THE FIRST DAY THAT WE
INTERACTED. SHE KEPT CALLING ME,
MR BRIAN. AND I GOT ELECTED AT
29 AND THOUGHT, YOU KNOW THAT'S
TOO FORMAL. HOW ABOUT JUST
ISAAC? REMEMBER HER LOOKING ME
DEAD IN THE FACE? YOU REMEMBER
NOW? MR BRYANT. THANK YOU. FOR
BUILDING ALL OF US UP. THANK YOU
FOR BUILDING THIS HOUSE UP AND
KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE
LEAVING US TODAY, YOUR LEGACY
LIVES IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
US HERE AND THE PEOPLE. WE WILL
TOUCH WITH THE INFLUENCE THAT
YOU GAVE US.
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING, MY
RIGHT. I KNOW YOU'RE JUST DYING
TO SIT DOWN AND JUST KNEW IT. AS
VICE CHAIR OF THE WOMAN'S
CAUCUSES, AN HONOR TO STAND
BEFORE MY COLLEAGUES AND TO WISH
YOU WILL THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
YEARS OF YOUR SERVICE. YOU KNOW,
THERE'S A COUPLE OF WORDS THAT
WERE BROUGHT UP AND ONE OF THEM
THAT REALLY RINGS. TRUE IS THE
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WE
WILL BE MISSING WITHOUT MY
RETURNER GUIDING US ALONG OUR
PATH. YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR PATHS
ARE DIFFERENT. SOME HAVE BEEN
HERE 12 YEARS, SOME MANY, ONLY A
COUPLE OF COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT
THEY LEARNED FROM YOU. YOU KNOW,
I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN I TRIED
TO FIGURE OUT WHEN WE WERE DOING
CEREMONIES AT THE BACK OF THE
ROOM. AND YOU WOULD SAY STAND IN
THE MIDDLE. PEOPLE AROUND. YOU
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY CAN SEE YOUR
PICTURE RESOLUTIONS TILTED TO
THE FRONT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THOSE ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US
THAT WANT OUR PICTURE TAKEN. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING
THAT. BUT AS THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS,
WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAD, LIKE 80
PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR, PLUS THEIR
GUESTS. AND THAT YOU ORGANIZE
THAT SO WELL, NOTHING WENT
WRONG. AND IF IT DID, NOBODY
KNEW AS YOU MOVE FORWARD ON YOUR
RETIREMENT OR WHATEVER. JUST
REMEMBER THAT THE DOOR IS ALWAYS
OPEN. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU
BACK ANYTIME. AND THANK YOU,
MAIRA FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. YOU
GAVE US A SOUL. WE GAVE US A
SOUL ON THIS FLOOR. AND YOU KNEW
THE IMPORTANCE THAT WE TAKE CARE
OF THE PEOPLE. AND WHENEVER
THERE IS A SPEECH MADE, YOU MADE
SURE IT TALKED ABOUT THE PEOPLE
THAT WE SERVE SO AGAIN. BLESS
YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME AWAY.
AND PLEASE WRITE A BOOK ABOUT
ALL THE STORIES YOU KNOW. I CAN
SEE IT ON AMAZON NOW. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MAIRA. GOD BLESS
YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK I WANT
TO. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SENATOR
SKINNER, WHO POPPED IN HERE. AND
SOME DINNER. AND NOW. SPEAKER
WREAK RIVAS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WELL
AGAIN. WE JUST WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY WHO MADE THE TIME TO
BE HERE. AND WE DO HAVE A, UH,
AN ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION THAT IS
SIGNED BY ALL FORMER SPEAKERS
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY A GIFT THAT I
KNOW MAIRA WILL APPRECIATE THAT
CRYSTAL GAVEL. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. MEMBERS AND STAFF.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONGRATULATE
MAIRA UPON ADJOURNMENT OF
SESSION TODAY IN ROOM 317.
PLEASE JOIN ME ONCE AGAIN IN
RECOGNIZING MY RETURNER FOR HER
DECADES OF SERVICE AND
DEDICATION TO THE ASSEMBLY.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHIEF
CLERK DOTSON WAS WITH US. DODSON
WILSON.
REMEMBERS. MOVING TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE.
NOT INTERRUPTING. OKAY MEMBERS
MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE DAILY
FILE. SECOND READING. THE CLERK
WILL READ BILL'S 82 6 37 6 67 8
10 8 28 9 41 9 77 9 90 1135 1140
TO 1170 1250 TO 1260 1588 TO 36
AMENDMENTS 359 WITH AMENDMENTS
456 WITH AMENDMENTS 544 WITH
AMENDMENT 627 WITH A MEMBER
STATE OF FIVE MINUTES, 884 WITH
AMENDMENTS 922 OF AMENDMENTS.
930 WITH AMENDMENTS 1160 WITH
AMENDMENTS 1284 WITH AMENDMENTS
1299 WITH AMENDMENTS 1575
AMENDMENTS 1635 AMENDMENTS 1274
1316 1725 AND SENATE BILL 263.
ALL BILLS BEING DEEMED READ AND
ALL AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED. REMEMBERS. YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE. WHAT'S YOUR
MEMBERS? PLEASE GIVE YOUR
ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON, WHO HAS FLOOR AMENDMENTS
ON ASSEMBLY BILL ITEM NUMBER 14,
MAYBE 1588 ON THE SECOND READING
FILE. WE WILL GO TO THAT. THAT
ITEM NOW THE CLERK WILL READ
WITH AMENDMENTS. 1588 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON REMEMBER, WILSON, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. ON YOUR AMENDMENTS,
MEMBERS ATTENTION YOUR ATTENTION
TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING MEMBERS. I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT AMENDMENTS ON A
B 1588. THESE AMENDMENTS ARE A
REFLECTION OF THE ROBUST
CONVERSATION. WE HAD AN ASSEMBLY
, COMMUNICATIONS AND CONVENIENCE
CONCERNING THE MINIMUM SPEED
WITH THE ADOPTION OF THESE
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL RAISE UP
THE MINIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENT
AND MAYBE 1588 FROM A DOWNLOAD
SPEED OF 25. MEGABYTES PER 2ND
200 MEGABYTES PER SECOND. THESE
AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN COORDINATED
WITH THE CHAIR OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND CONVENIENCE. I APPRECIATE
HER WORKING WITH MY OFFICE ON
THEM, AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE ON
THE AMENDMENTS, FLORA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. AYE. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. WE OPPOSE THESE
AMENDMENTS ASK FOR A ROLL CALL
VOTE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA WAS
HOLDS CONSENT IS ASKING FOR A
ROLL CALL VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
BROKE OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
AMENDMENTS. 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 46 KNOWS NINE.
THE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. THE
BILL IS OUT TO PRINT AND BACK ON
FILE. MOVING ON TO UNFINISHED
BUSINESS GOVERNOR'S VETOES. PASS
AND RETAIN ON FILE ITEMS 33
THROUGH 134 NUMBERS, 135 AND 136
ARE NOTICES. ALL UNDER
RECONSIDERATION. ALL ITEMS SHALL
BE CONSIDERED, UH CONTINUED.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT
WILL HAPPEN. UM MEMBERS. WE WILL
PASS AND RETAIN ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING. WE WILL PASS AND RETAIN
ON FILE ITEMS NUMBER 139 THROUGH
143. WE WILL NOW TAKE UP MY
ALLOTTED FILE ITEM 144 A CR 120
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. THE
CLERK WILL READ CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 120 BIAS. REMEMBER
GARCIA RELATIVE TO POSITIVE
PARENTING AWARENESS MONTH.
MEMBERS PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA.
REMEMBER, GARCIA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. WE ALL
KNOW THAT THE FUTURE HEALTH AND
PROSPERITY OF CALIFORNIA DEPENDS
ON WHAT WE DO FOR OUR CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES TODAY. INVESTING IN
FAMILIES AND PROVIDING EARLY
CHILDHOOD SUPPORT, PARENTING,
EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO SERVICES
CAN IMPROVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT,
ALLOWING CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR
HIGHEST POTENTIAL. TODAY I AM
PROUD TO INTRODUCE ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 120
DECLARING JANUARY AS POSITIVE
PARENTING AWARENESS MONTH
STATEWIDE FOR THE FIFTH
CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN A ROW AND
WILL BE JOINED HERE TODAY BY
PARENT GUARDIAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS ADVOCATES FIRST FIVE
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS AND MANY
, MANY OTHERS WHO ARE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. I'M
THANKFUL TO THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA THAT
WORKED WITH TRIPLE P AMERICA AND
EVIDENCE BASED PARENTING GROUP
THAT HAS UTILIZED MORE THAN 40
THAT IS UTILIZED IN MORE THAN 48
OF THE 50 STATES AND COUNTIES
ACROSS THIS STATE AND THE NATION
. POSITIVE PARENTING IS
PROTECTIVE FACTOR THAT CAN
PREVENT AND MITIGATE THE EFFECTS
OF TRAUMA AND ADVERSITY THAT
MANY FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE
ARE EXPERIENCING POST COVID 19
AND, OF COURSE, DUE TO THE
CIRCUMSTANCES IN FRONT OF US
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR ATTENTION
AND ONCE HOPEFULLY YOU ALL SIGN
ON TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR OF THIS
RESOLUTION. WE'VE GOT AN
INTRODUCTION OF SOME FOLKS WHO
ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
SEEN, UH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALLY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
A CR 120 SUPPORTING POSITIVE
PARENTAL. POSITIVE PARENTING
MONTH. NOTHING IS AS POWERFUL AS
A QUALITY EDUCATION AND
IMPACTING A CHILD'S FUTURE. IT'S
ONLY FITTING THEN THAT THIS WEEK
IS ALSO NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE
WEEK. IT'S NO SECRET THAT
DESPITE INVESTING HALF OF
CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET EACH YEAR.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO
FAIL. CALIFORNIA STUDENTS U. S
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKED
CALIFORNIA 44 OUT OF 50 FOR K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION AND ASK YOU
TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE
RESOLUTION. PLEASE I AM SPEAKING
TO THE REST OF YOU ARE NOT
SPEAKING TO THE RESOLUTION. AM
TALKING ABOUT POSITIVE PARENTING
AND HOW SCHOOL CHOICE TALKING.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE
SPECIFICS OF THE RESOLUTION. I
DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS MORE
POWERFUL AND POSITIVE.
EMPOWERING PARENTS TO DECIDE
WHERE THE MONEY GETS INVESTED
FOR THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION.
SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
INVESTING IN CHILDREN AND
PARENTS AND INVESTING IN THEIR
EDUCATION, WHICH IS WHAT THIS
MOTION IS ABOUT. I'M TALKING
ABOUT A TOOL, NOT JUST NOT JUST
HAVING RESOLUTIONS, BUT WHAT
ACTIONS THE STATE COULD TAKE TO
ACTUALLY IMPACT POSITIVE
PARENTING. AND NO, I DON'T THINK
THE QUALITY OF YOUR EDUCATION
SHOULD DEPEND ON YOUR ZIP CODE.
BUT WHERE YOU LIVE? EVERY CHILD
SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO EQUAL
EDUCATION. SO WITH THAT, I THINK
THIS LEGISLATURE SHOULD DO MORE
AND SUPPORT SCHOOL CHOICE AND WE
SHOULD THINK ABOUT HOW THAT
WOULD IMPACT. POSITIVE
PARENTING. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR SALIH.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. WOULD YOU LIKE THE FIRST
MR GARCIA MAKE CLOTHES? YES
WOULD YOU LIKE THE 1ST 1ST ROLE
TO BE? THE FIRST ROLE TO BE OPEN
FOR CO AUTHORS. MR GARCIA. WOULD
YOU LIKE THE FIRST ROLE TO BE
OPEN FOR CO AUTHORS? OKAY?
DEBATE. HAVING SEIZED THE CLERK
WILL ROPE OPEN THE ROLE FOR
COOP. MM HMM. ALL MEMBERS VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL MEMBERS
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO THE VOTE. ALL
MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
MEMBERS. THIS IS PER CO AUTHORS.
WITHOUT OBJECT. EXCUSE ME. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. THERE
ARE 68 CO AUTHORS ADDED WITHOUT
OBJECTION. WE WILL NOW TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALL
OPPOSED. SAY NO. YOU HAVE IT
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER WITH US ON THE FLOORS.
BRADLEY THOMAS C OR TRIPLE PA
AMERICA. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME
HIM TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M PAST.
THANK YOU PASS AND RETAIN ON
ITEMS NUMBER 145 AND 146. CENTER
THIRD READING PAST AND RETAIN ON
FILE ITEM 147. MEMBERS THE
QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN PLACE.
PLEASE GIVE YOU A RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION TO
SPEAK ON ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. IF
YOU NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION,
PLEASE TAKE IT OFF THE FLOOR. IF
YOU NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION,
PLEASE TAKE IT OFF THE FLOOR.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR. CALL IS STILL IN
PLACE. SOMETHING MURATSUCHI.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER. I RISE
WITH A HEAVY HEART. ONCE AGAIN.
TO ASK THAT THIS ASSEMBLY
ADJOURN AND MEMORY. OF ANOTHER
DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, LAURIE
GUIDE HMAN OF REDONDO BEACH. OUR
BEACH CITIES. IN MY DISTRICT ARE
LOSING TOO MANY. WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL. PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE
SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE THAT HAVE
CHAMPION THE DEMOCRATIC CAUSE IN
THE SOUTH BAY AREA IN THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. AND THAT. IS LAURIE
GODMAN. LAURIE GOODMAN PASSED
AWAY ON JANUARY 5TH AND I HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO
BE AT HER BEDSIDE THE EVENING
BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY. SHE
LOOKED PEACEFUL. BUT IT'S SHE
LEAVES SUCH A BIG HOLE AND. THE
HEARTS OF ALL OF US IN THE SOUTH
BAY. AS I ASK THAT YOU JOIN ME
TOO. RECOGNIZE LORRAINE GOTTMAN
AND HER AMAZING LIFE. SHE WAS
BORN IN WISCONSIN, BUT GREW UP
IN ILLINOIS. RECEIVED HER
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN JOURNALISM
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
OR BRENNA CHAMPAGNE. THEN SHE
CAME OUT TO CALIFORNIA, WHERE
SHE WAS A REPORTER WITH OUR
DAILY BREEZE NEWSPAPER. OUR
LOCAL NEWSPAPER. SHE THEN TOOK A
LEAVE TO BE A CONGRESSIONAL
FELLOW GOING OUT TO OUR NATION'S
CAPITAL AND ONE OF HER FAVORITE
STORIES, ONE OF OUR PROUDEST
MOMENTS WAS BEING AT THE
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN
F. KENNEDY. SHE THEN DEVOTED HER
LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE. FIRST IN
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROBATION
OFFICE. AND THEN AFTER HER
RETIREMENT, SHE REALLY BEGAN
HER. HER TRUE CALLING, WHICH WAS
COMMUTED SERVICE, STARTING WITH
SERVING AS A COMMISSIONER ON
NUMEROUS REDONDO BEACH
COMMISSIONS SERVING AS PRESIDENT
OF THE REDONDA BEES, FRIENDS OF
THE LIBRARY. FIVE TERM AS
PRESIDENT OF THE BEACH CITIES
DEMOCRATIC CLUB. COUNTLESS
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE LAST
CHANCES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CENTRAL COMMITTEE THE LAST
HOUSES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC
PARTY. DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION. VOLUNTEERING AT THE
BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT,
VOLUNTEERING AT THE TORRANCE
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AND AN ACTIVE
MEMBER OF THE OMNI LOAR SENIOR
CITIZENS ORGANIZATION. SHE LIVED
HER LIFE. TO SERVE OTHERS. SHE
IS SURVIVED BY HER NIECE, SUZAN
LORI. NEPHEW WILLIAM GET GUIDE
N N. GREAT NEPHEW JEFFREY GODMAN
AND HER GREAT GREAT NIECES.
AUTUMN NORMAN GRACE GUIDE MEN.
AND IN THESE JODI GOODMAN I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF LORI GODMAN
REDONDO BEACH. THANK YOU, MR
MURATSUCHI. REMEMBER RUBIO, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. IT IS
WITH GREAT SORROW THAT I RISE TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF BALDWIN
PARK. UH BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEMBER DEANNA ROBLES. MS ROBLES
WAS KNOWN FOR HER UNWAVERING
DEDICATION TO EDUCATION,
ADVOCACY OF STUDENTS AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE ELECTED TO THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION IN 2018, SHE
SERVED WITH PASSION AND
DISTINCTION UNTIL HER PASSING
LAST DECEMBER. PRIOR TO HER
TENURE ON THE BOARD, SHE
DEMONSTRATED HER COMMITMENT TO
HER COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER
WORK ON VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMMITTEES, NOTABLY SERVING AS
CHAIRPERSON OF THE EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICY
COMMITTEE. SHE WAS A STAUNCH
ADVOCATE FOR ALL CHILDREN,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS. A PROUD WIFE FOR OVER 34
YEARS AND A MOTHER OF FOUR
CHILDREN, ALL OF WHOM ATTENDED
BALDIN PARKING AND FIGHT SCHOOL
DISTRICT. UH, SCHOOLS. SHE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH HER OWNERSHIP OF A LOCAL
BUSINESS. PROVIDING CHILD KILLED
CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES.
TO THE FAMILIES OF BALDWIN PARK
FOR OVER 16 YEARS. ROBLES
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING
THE BALDWIN PARK, NATIONAL
LITTLE LEAGUE, THE CITY'S PARKS
AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND
WAS A COACH FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS
BASEBALL TEAM. AS A LONGTIME
RESIDENT OF BALDWIN PARK AND AN
OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST WE ADJOURNED IN MEMORY
OF DIANA ROBLES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RUBIO. 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.
WELL BEING ON TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS
AS A REMINDER YOU'RE ALL WELCOME
TO VISIT WITH MY RETURNER AND
CAPITAL ROOM 317 TO CONGRATULATE
HER ON HER RETIREMENT SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS TUESDAY,
JANUARY 23RD CHECK IN SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH CHECK IN
SESSION THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH
FLOOR SESSION AT 9 A.M. ALL
OTHER ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS
SHALL BE CONTINUED SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I
AM READY TO ENTERTAIN AND MOTION
TO ADJOURN. MISS AGUILAR CURRY
MOVES, MR PATTERSON SECONDS THAT
THE HOUSE REMAINED ADJOURNED AND
IT STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL
THURSDAY. JANUARY 25TH AT 9 A.M.
FORUM CALL IS LIFTED AND THE
HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.