THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-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. AGUIAR-CURRY
COLONIES. ALVAREZ ARAMBULA.
BAINES BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT.
BERMAN BURNER. BOND TO BRIAN.
CALLED HER OWN. JUAN CARILLO,
WENDY CARILLO, CERVANTES CHIN.
CONNELLY, DOLLY! DAVIES DIXON IS
SALEY FLORA, MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL GALLAGHER
GARCIA. GIBSON GRAYSON HANEY
HEART HOLD IN THE HOOVER ERWIN
JACKSON, JOHN SAWYER, KALRA
LACKEY, LEE LOW, LOWENTHAL
MAIENSCHEIN BAPTIST MCCARTY
MAKIN ER MURATSUCHI WHEN ORTEGA
PACHECO POPPING JIM PATTERSON,
JOE PATTERSON, PELLERIN
PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS
RENDON REYES. LOOSE RIVAS,
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO. SORRY, ARE TALL. TING.
VALENCIA VÆ VALLAPUDUA WALDRON,
WALLACE WARD, WEBER WICKS,
WILSON WOULD ZABAR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESIDENT.
WE ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS
IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND
IN THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND
FOR THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG
SALUTE. TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE
OFFERED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WARD. GREAT ONE OF MANY NAMES.
AS WE CHOOSE OUR PATH. REMIND US
OF THE GATE THAT LEADS TO
DESTRUCTION IS WIDE AND THE WAY
IS EASY. THOSE WHO ENTER BY IT
ARE MANY HELP US ENTER BY THE
NARROW GATE THAT LEADS TO TRUTH.
EVEN THOUGH THE WAY THROUGH THAT
GAME IS DIFFICULT, AND THOSE WHO
FIND IT ARE FEW FOR EVERYTHING
IN THIS WORLD HAS TWO ASPECTS.
HOW IT LOOKS AT THE MOMENT. AND
HOW IT WILL LOOK IN THE LIGHT OF
ETERNITY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIXON WILL LEAD
US IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE PLACE
YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART. I
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FIRE.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO
FRIDAY JANUARY 12TH 2024 THE
ASSEMBLY BETTER AT 9 A.M. MR
FLORA, SECONDS AT THE READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S GENERAL BE
DISPENSED WITH PRESENTATIONS AND
PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCES OF
BILLS. 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 ABSENCE FOR THE
DAY SHALL BE DEEMED READ
MEMBERS. YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
MOVING ON TO PROCEDURAL MOTIONS.
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WHEN WICKS, JOE PATTERSON AND
LOWENTHAL TO SPEAK ON AN
ENDANGERMENT IN MEMORY TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. PRIOR TO MOVING ON TO
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS AND OTHER
ANNOUNCEMENTS. I DO WANT TO SAY
THAT WE WILL BE HAVING A
PANORAMIC PICTURE TAKEN ON
MONDAY, SO AT 1 P.M. SO IT URGE
YOU ALL TO BE HERE AT 1 P.M.
THAT WILL MAKE OUR SESSION A
LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE OF
THAT, BUT PLEASE BE HERE
PROMPTLY AT 1 P.M. ON MONDAY. UM
I'M HOPING THAT SUNDAY WILL BE.
NATIONAL 40 NINERS WIN THE SUPER
BOWL DAY. I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY
CAN AGREE WITH THAT. RECOGNIZING
THAT WE DO HAVE FANS WHO HAVE
OTHER ALLEGIANCES FOR ONE DAY. I
HOPE WE CAN ALL BE A FOURTY
NINER FAN HERE IN CALIFORNIA. I
DIDN'T WANT TO POINT OUT. I
OFFERED A FRIENDLY WAGER TO MY
COUNTERPART IN MISSOURI. SPEAKER
PRO TEM MIKE HENDERSON. AND I
HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM. IT WAS
REALLY SIMPLE, NON NON MONETARY
WAGER. AND UH, MAYBE HE'LL.
MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE IN MISSOURI,
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE WORSE.
INTERNET COVERAGE THAN MY
DISTRICT HERE IN CALIFORNIA. I
JUST I DON'T KNOW, BUT ACTUALLY,
I SENSE HE FEARS THE OUTCOME
THAT THE 40 NINERS WILL. INDEED
WHEN THE SUPER BOWL SO IF YOU'RE
OUT THERE, MR HENDERSON WAGER IS
STILL OPEN. LOOK FORWARD TO, UH
CHEERING ON THE 40 NINERS AS I
HOPE THAT YOU'RE TEARING ON ON
THE CHIEFS NEXT ON SUNDAY, SO
THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
MEMBERS. LET'S WISH A BELATED
BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THREE OF US, WHO CELEBRATED
TUESDAY. SEE HER RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE SHE'S STILL CELEBRATING.
UM UNLESS WISH, MR. TING HAPPY
EARLY BIRTHDAY AS HE CELEBRATES
TOMORROW, AND MAYBE HE'S
ACTUALLY CELEBRATING NOW BECAUSE
I DON'T SEE HIM. AND ONCE AGAIN
MEMBERS THAT MONDAY, ONE PM FOR
THE FOR THE PANORAMIC PHOTO, SO
MOVING ON TO THE BUSINESS ON THE
DAILY FILE. GOVERNOR'S VETOES
FILE ITEMS PASSING RETAIN ON
FILE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10. UNDER
RECONSIDERATION. ALL ITEMS SHALL
BE CONTINUED. AND UNDER A STRIP
73RD READING, READING PAST AND
RETAINED FILE ITEMS 13 THROUGH
15. MOVING ON TO SENATE THIRD
READING. MEMBERS WERE IN SENATE
THIRD READING FILE ITEMS 16 SB
400. SENATOR WAHA BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA. THE
CLERK WILL READ SENATE BILL 400
BY SENATOR MOHAMMED AQUILA
VENDOR PEACE OFFICERS MEMBER
ORTEGA, YOUR RECOGNIZED SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS, I STAND TO PRESENT
SB 400 BY SENATOR AISHA HUB WE
LAST VOTED ON SB 400 SEPTEMBER
AND IT RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. WE ARE TAKING THIS UP
AGAIN DUE TO A CHAPTER IN OUR
ISSUE, AND THERE IS NO
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR WAHAB. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED,
THE CLERK WILL QUOTE WILL OPEN
THE ROAD. ALL MEMBERS WHO VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL MEMBERS
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE BOATS WHO DESIRED
ABOUT THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLE AND TALLY THE VOTES. EYES
52 NOS. ZERO MEASURE PASSES.
MOVING TO FILE ITEMS 17 SB 263,
SENATOR DODD BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CALLED AROUND MEMBERS YOUR
ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CALDERON, PLEASE. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS. THE CLERK
WILL READ THE BILL TO 63 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY REMEMBER CALDERON.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALLED ON YOUR
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT FLOOR
AMENDMENTS TO SP 263 ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR DODD. THE FOUR
AMENDMENTS ARE TECHNICAL IN
NATURE. A CORRECTIVE DRAFTING
ERROR RELATIVE TO THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE
COMMISSIONERS, MODEL LANGUAGE
FOR ANNUITY CELLS REWORK AND
CLARIFY THE SENSE SET FOR
CURRENT SALES REQUIREMENTS. AND
CLARIFY THE TIMING OF REQUIRED
DISCLOSURES. THANK YOU.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ANY OBJECTION TO TAKING A VOICE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS SEEN NONE
AND SEEING AND HEARING NONE. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. OPPOSED
TO A NÓ. YEAH HE'S HAVE IT. THE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. THE BILL
IS OUT OF PRINT AND BACK ON
FILE. PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEM 18. IF I LET HIM 19 S JR.
FIVE BY SENATOR SENATOR TERRAZZO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON MEMBERS,
PLEASE. YOU'RE RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GIBSON. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL
EXCITED ABOUT THE SUPER BOWL,
BUT IT'S SUNDAY. NOT TODAY. SO
FOR NOW, PLEASE. YOU'RE
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER
MEMBERS. I WAS SO EXCITED TO BE
A MOMENT THE CLERK WILL READ.
THE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION FIVE
BY SENATOR TORONTO AND ELLOS
RELATIVE TO THE OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. REMEMBER
GIBSON, YOUR RECOGNIZED THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBER I RISE TO PRESENT SJ R
FIVE ON BEHALF OF SENATOR DURAZO
, SJ. FIVE URGES THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO LIFT THE LOCAL
HIRE PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY
FUNDED PROJECTS. THIS WILL ALSO
EXPLICITLY ALLOW THE STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT
STRONG PROCUREMENT STANDARDS
THAT ADVANCED HIGH QUALITY JOBS.
AND EQUITABLE, EQUITABLE HIRING.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, ABOUT A THIRD
OF CALIFORNIA'S 40 MILLION
PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY OR NEAR
POVERTY, AND MANY ARE FORCED TO
WORK MORE THAN ONE FULL TIME
JOBS IN ORDER TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT MORE PEOPLE
NEED ACCESS. NEED ACCESS. I DID
SAY NEED ACCESS TO JOBS WITH
LIVABLE WAGES IN THE IN THE
COMING YEARS. THE UPCOMING YEARS
WE, THE STATE LEGISLATURE WILL
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DETERMINE HOW BILLIONS OF
FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE SPENT IN OUR
GOLDEN STATE. AND THE EFFORTS
AIMED TO URGE TOWARDS A STRONGER
AVENUE FOR THOSE WE REPRESENT TO
ACCESS, HIGH QUALITY PAID JOBS
WITH GOOD EMPLOYMENT AND
BENEFITS TO HELP THEIR FAMILIES.
MEMBERS ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKED
WHAT I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLE FOR COOP.
MEMBERS WHO DESIRE TO VOTE FOR
CO AUTHORS. I'M SORRY.
APPARENTLY I'M TOO EAGER IN MY
AND TOO FAST THIS MORNING, SO
STRIKE THE ROLE. OKAY ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE FOR ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE MEMBER. THIS IS FOR CO
AUTHORS. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLE. THERE ARE 54 CO
AUTHORS ADDED. THE CLERK WILL
NOW OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
RESOLUTION. ARE THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE MEMBERS. THIS IS
ON THE RESOLUTION ALL THOSE
VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
IZED THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL EYES 54 NO. ZERO. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MEMBERS
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE SECOND
DAY CONSENT CALENDAR BEFORE WE
VOTE. WE'LL TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ADDING CO AUTHORS,
THE CLERK WILL READ THE
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HOUSE RESOLUTION 65 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALLACE
RELATIVELY ENROLLED AGENTS DAY
AND CYNICAL CURRENT RESOLUTION
97 BY SENATOR GROVE AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO NATIONAL HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH.
KIRK WILL NOW OPEN THE ROAD.
ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A
CO AUTHOR TO THE RESOLUTIONS.
MEMBERS. THIS VOTE IS FOR CO
AUTHORS 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. THERE ARE
62 CO AUTHORS. MOVING ON TO THE
CONSENT CALENDARS. ANY ITEM
MEMBER WISHED TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR HOUSE
RESOLUTION 65 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALLACE
RELATIVES WHO ENROLLED AGENCY.
SORRY I GOT I GOT DISTRACTED
THERE. UM. WILL OPEN THE ROLL
ONTO CASSETTE CALENDAR. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I 65 NOS 0 66 NO. ZERO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE REMAINING
ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
9766 NOS. ZERO MEMBERS, THE
QUORUM CALL IS STILL IN PLACE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU GIVE
YOUR ATTENTION TO THOSE GRANTED
PRIOR COMMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. UM.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. FOR YOUR GERMAN
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS I RISE TO ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF MISS IRMA
ANDERSON. THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN
ELECTED TO THE RICHMOND CITY
COUNCIL AND THE ONLY BLACK WOMAN
TO SERVE AS THE CITY'S MAYOR. ON
JANUARY 28TH. SHE PEACEFULLY
PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 93.
IRMA WAS A TRAILBLAZER AND A
COMMUNITY LEADER FOR DECADES
BEFORE HER HER CHARGE INTO
PUBLIC OFFICE. AFTER WORKING FOR
CONTRA CROSS TO HEALTH FOR 20
YEARS, SHE WAS APPOINTED THE
DEPARTMENT'S FIRST BLACK PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSING DIRECTOR IN 1983.
A TITLE SHE HELD FOR NEARLY A
DECADE BEFORE RETIRING IN 1992.
HER DEEP DEDICATION AND CARE FOR
THE CITY OF RICHMOND WAS EVEN
MORE APPARENT THROUGH HER
ADVOCACY. AS THE CHAIR AND KEY
ORGANIZER OF THE WEST COUNTY
AIDS TASK FORCE. IN THE NINETIES
, SHE UNITED THE CITIES AND
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS THE
AIDS EPIDEMIC THROUGHOUT WEST
COUNTY. MORE SO SHE WAS
COMMITTED TO LESSENING THE RATES
OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF
RICHMOND, HER EMPHASIS ON
TACKLING GUN VIOLENCE AS A
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH. PLAYED A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN BRINGING
DOWN RICHMOND'S HOMICIDE, RIGHT?
AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE WHEN I
RAN IN 2018. IT WAS A VERY
CONTESTED RACE. THERE WAS 12 OF
US RUNNING AND I WAS A
RELATIVELY UNKNOWN CANDIDATE IN
THIS CITY OF RICHMOND. AND IRMA
SUPPORTED MY RACE AND SHE
CAMPAIGNED WITH ME. SHE HOSTED
ME. SHE WENT TO COMMUNITY
EVENTS. SHE WELCOMED ME INTO HER
COMMUNITY. AND YOU REALLY GET TO
KNOW THE SPIRIT OF SOMEONE THE
CHARACTER OF SOMEONE WHEN YOU'RE
IN THE FOXHOLE. AS YOU ALL I
KNOW, CAN ATTEST TO AND SHE WAS
WITH ME SIDE BY SIDE EVERY
SINGLE DAY IN THAT RACE. AND I
CAN HONESTLY SAY I DON'T THINK I
WOULD BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT MISS
IRMA ANDERSON. AND SO THE CITY
OF RICHMOND, AND I WILL FOREVER
STAND IN IRMA ANDERSON'S DEBT.
WE HONOR HER WORK BY CONTINUING
IN HER FOOTSTEPS. I ASKED THE
ASSEMBLY JOIN ME IN AND JOINING
HER MEMORY TODAY, AND I ALSO
WANT TO RECOGNIZE IRMA
ANDERSON'S SON, WHO IS WITH US
HERE TODAY ABOUT ANDERSON AND
HIS GOD. SISTER LEAVE LISA
EVANS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS. REMEMBER
JOE PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. I ASK THAT YOU
JOIN WITH ME IN A JOURNEY IN THE
MEMORY OF HEATHER NELSON BRAIN.
A NEIGHBOR OF MINE WHO WAS TAKEN
FROM US AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 51.
HEATHER WAS A STELLAR MEMBER OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BROADER
COMMUNITY WITH A HEART FOR
PUBLIC SERVICE AT A YOUNG AGE.
WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA. HEATHER VOLUNTEERED
AT MADISON HOUSE AND MENTORED
WITH THE BIG SIBLINGS PROGRAM.
SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALPHA
FEAST SORORITY. SHE SERVED AS AN
ADULT COUNSELOR, MANAGING TEAM
VOLUNTEERS AND WORK CAMP HOUSING
REHABILITATION PROJECTS AROUND
THE COUNTRY. USUALLY IN
ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREAS
SUCH AS APPALACHIA AND THE
NAVAJO RESERVATION. HEATHER MET
HER HUSBAND, DAVID, IN ALASKA,
WHERE SHE WAS COMPLETING HER
MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK,
AND IN 2002. THE TWO WERE
MARRIED. HEATHER BECAME A WELL
KNOWN AND HIGHLY RESPECTED AND
SOUGHT AFTER COUNSELOR WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. SHE HELD
CONTRACTS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO
AND SACRAMENTO POLICE
DEPARTMENTS. THE CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL AND WAS ROUTINELY
CALLED TO ASSIST THE YELLOW AND
CALVARY'S COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AS WELL AS THE BACK OF
ELLEN DAVIS, PLEASE DEPARTMENTS.
SHE ALSO SUPPORTED EMPLOYEES IN
MANY OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND
DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES,
HUMAN RESOURCES, PARKS AND
WILDLIFE AND OTHERS. SHE WAS AN
ON CALL RESOURCE TO THE NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.
HEATHER AND DAVID HAVE TWO BOYS,
MEN, SOR AND REZA. AND HEATHER
POURED HER TIME AND ENERGY INTO
SUPPORTING THEIR VARIOUS
ACTIVITIES PLAYING THE DUAL RULE
ROLES OF MOM AND THERAPISTS LIKE
A PRO. SHE WAS ESPECIALLY FOND
OF TAKING THE BOYS ROLLER
SKATING AND KEEPING THAT
ACTIVITY ALIVE IN THE WORLD. SHE
WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC BOOSTER OF
THE BOYS MUSIC ACTIVITIES IN HER
OLDEST SON'S DRUM CORPS
INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES.
HEATHER WOULD SPEND HOURS WITH
THEIR YOUNGEST IN THE KITCHEN AS
HE GREW INTO HIS LOVE OF MUSIC.
HEATHER IS SURVIVED BY HER
LOVING HUSBAND, DAVID, AND THEIR
SONS, MANSOUR AND REZA BRAIN.
HER FATHER, WILLIS NELSON AND
STEPMOTHER, BETTY ANN. TWO
BROTHERS, RICHARD AND HIS WIFE,
JULIA AND CHARLES. A GREAT AUNT
EDITH BLAKE, WHO IS 100 AND FIVE
YEARS YOUNG. THREE AUNTS. DR
YVONNE THORNTON, DR LINDA
THORNTON AND DR RITA THORNTON
AND AN UNCLE, BILL NELSON AND
HIS WIFE, ELOISE. HEATHER WILL
BE MISSED BY HER FRIENDS AND HER
FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY DAVID
MANN, SOR AND REZA. AND MANY
NEIGHBORS IN THE WHITNEY RANCH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU JOIN
WITH ME IN ADJOURNED IN THE
MEMORY OF HEATHER NELSON BRAIN.
AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE IN
THE GALLERY. WE HAVE DAVID
MANSOUR OR REZA AND ALSO DON IN
THE GALLERY. SO THANK YOU FOR
JOINING IN OUR MEMORY. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATTERSON.
REMEMBER LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
MEMORY. MEMBERS TODAY I RISE
WITH A VERY HEAVY HEART. TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF NATHAN,
BUDDY FOREMAN. THE BELOVED
FIGURE IN LONG BEACH. BUT HE WAS
BORN ON APRIL 17TH 1940,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TO JEWISH
IMMIGRANT PARENTS. HE MARRIED
HIS WIFE, JEAN IRENE FORMAN, IN
1958. AND THEN WENT ON TO
GRADUATE GRADUATE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY CITY OF WASHINGTON IN
1962. SEEKING BETTER
OPPORTUNITIES. MR FOREMAN MOVED
HIS YOUNG FAMILY TO LONG BEACH,
WHERE HE STARTED A SUCCESSFUL
INSURANCE BUSINESS IN LYNWOOD.
AND BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO
OFFER DISABILITY INSURANCE
POLICIES TO THE COUNTY WORKERS
OF LOS ANGELES. BUT HE WOULD
BECOME A TALENTED SALESPERSON,
WINNING MANY AWARDS IN THE
INDUSTRY AND EARNING THE
NICKNAME MR CHARISMA. SOON AFTER
MOVING TO LONG BEACH, BOTH HIS
PARENTS AND IN LAWS FELL ON DIRE
FINANCIAL SITUATIONS IN SEATTLE.
WITH NOWHERE TO TURN AND
WASHINGTON, NATHAN AND HIS WIFE,
JEAN, INVITED BOTH SETS OF
PARENTS TO COME DOWN TO
CALIFORNIA TO LIVE IN THEIR HOME
WITH THEM WHERE NATHAN HELPED
THEM ALL GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
IN ADDITION, TO THIS KINDNESS.
BUT AND JEAN WOULD BE KNOWN FOR
WELCOMING KIDS IN TROUBLED
SITUATIONS TO LIVE WITH THEM IN
THEIR HOME ON MANY OCCASIONS
OVER THE YEARS. EVERYONE KNEW
THAT. BUT AND JEAN HAD THEIR
BACK. A PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY.
HE NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM
LEADERSHIP ROLES OVER THE YEARS,
IT WOULD WEAR MANY HATS SUCH AS
CLUB SCOUT PACK LEADER. LONG
BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE AND PONY
LEAGUE BASEBALL COACH. LONG
BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE PRESIDENT,
PRESIDENT OF THE TOY TRAIN
OPERATING SOCIETY. HE WAS KNOWN
AS THE GREAT FACILITATOR. SINGLE
HANDEDLY PUT FOUR PEOPLE THROUGH
COLLEGE. THREE THROUGH MEDICAL
SCHOOL. INCLUDING SUPPORTING HIS
WIFE, JEAN, AS SHE BECAME THE
SECOND OLDEST PERSON IN THE
UNITED STATES TO EVER EARN HER M
D WHEN SHE GRADUATED FROM THE
KECK USC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT
THE AGE OF 51. BUT HELP JEAN
INSPIRE OTHERS, COUNTLESS OTHERS
TO NEVER GIVE UP THEIR DREAMS
ALONG THE WAY. AND THAT'S WHO HE
WAS. HE WAS A SPECIAL SPECIAL
ILLUMINATOR WHETHER YOU WERE HIS
FRIEND. WHETHER YOU WERE FAMILY,
WHETHER YOU WERE STRANGER. HE
WAS CURIOUS ABOUT YOU. HE WOULD
WANT YOU TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
PASSION IN YOUR LIFE. AND IT WAS
NOT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO LEARN
ABOUT IT. BUT IT'S BECAUSE HE
LOVED TO SEE THE CONFIDENCE YOU
FELT IN YOURSELF. WHEN YOU SPOKE
ABOUT THOSE THINGS. TO SPEAK
WITH HIM. HE WAS SEDUCED BY
STUDENTS THAT YOU ARE BEING
LISTENED TO WITH SUCH INTENSITY.
THAT YOU HAVE TO BE YOUR HONEST,
SHARPEST AND BEST SELF. HE MADE
YOU FEEL LIKE A ROCK STAR. AS A
MATTER OF FACT. GOING INTO THE
FORM AND HOME. IT WAS A REGAL
FEELING IT FELT LIKE ROYALTY.
EXCEPT THEY WERE NOT THE
ROYALTY. YOU WERE THE ROYALTY
WHEN YOU WALKED IN THE DOOR. AND
BUD WAS ALSO VERY DELIBERATE.
AND BEING AFFECTIONATE,
ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNGSTERS
WHOSE PARENTS MAY NOT BE SO
AFFECTIONATE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE VALUE OF A HUG A TOUCH ON
THE SHOULDER. PASSED AWAY AT THE
AGE OF 83 AND LONG BEACH IS
SURVIVED BY HIS IN LONG BEACH
AND IS SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED
WIFE, JEAN. THEREFORE CHILDREN
CATHY SCOTT, MELINDA AND TODD AS
WELL AS EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND
ONE GREAT GRANDCHILD. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF NATHAN BUDD
FOREMAN. THANK YOU, MR LOWENTHAL
. AND WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT. WE HAVE ONE FINAL
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. WE HAVE
FAMILY THAT IS COMING OVER FROM
THE SENATE. SO IF YOU COULD JUST
BEAR WITH US FOR JUST A MINUTE
OR TWO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU
MEMBERS.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. AT THIS TIME,
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A SIMILAR
MEMBER AND WHEN FOR HER
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS I ASK
THAT YOU KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS AND
YOUR HEARTS. AND MINDS AND MY
REALLY GOOD FRIEND. LAUREN
HAMMOND, WHO PASSED AND LEFTIST
ON JANUARY 18TH. AND I WAS GOING
TO READ SO MANY THINGS THAT WAS
PREPARED FOR ME, BUT I THOUGHT
TO KNOW HER IS TO UNDERSTAND
HER. AND IT'S TO TELL YOU SOME
STORIES ABOUT HER. LAUREN
HAMMOND. WASN'T JUST FIERCE AND
WHAT SHE DID FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT SHE WAS A BEACON OF HOPE.
FOR MANY OF US. SHE WAS A BEAST
WHEN IT CAME TO WOMEN AND WOMEN
LEADING AND COMMUNITIES THAT
WERE UNREPRESENTATIVE AND
COMMUNITIES THAT WERE SERVED.
BUT SHE HAD THIS DEMEANOR ABOUT
HERSELF THAT I LOVE SO MUCH,
BECAUSE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW HER,
YOU THOUGHT SHE WAS SCARY. AND
I'M GONNA TELL YOU THIS STORY. I
GOLFED WITH HER IN A TOURNAMENT.
AND WE WERE ON THE THIRD HOME
THE FIRST TWO HOLES. I DID
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. AND I WAS
TRYING TO PREPARE MYSELF WITH
THE DRIVER. AND LAUREN HAMMOND
DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS DO
THIS. BUT SHE TOLD ME THEN YOUR
ELBOWS STAND BACK A LITTLE BIT.
PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN. TILT A
LITTLE BIT BACK. AND JUST SWING.
AND I SWUNG. AND I, KID YOU NOT.
IT WAS THE BEST SWING I'VE EVER
DONE. MY BALL. I HAD THE PERFECT
SPEED. THE PERFECT HEIGHT. PAST
HER BALL WEIGHED GOODBYE. AND
LANDED IN THE GREEN, AND SHE WAS
LIKE THIS. AND SHE DIDN'T STOP.
I TURNED AROUND AND I THOUGHT,
OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LAUREN THAT'S THE BEST WING I
HAVE EVER DONE. AND SHE WAS
STILL LIKE THIS. BECAUSE SHE IS
VERY COMPETITIVE. AND HER GOLF
PARTNER TURNED TO HER. AND TO
MAKE IT EVEN WORSE, SAID I
THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO WIN. AND
I'M GLAD YOU'RE LAUGHING BECAUSE
TO KNOW HER AS TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THINGS THAT SHE MAY SAY.
MAY MEAN HARSH, BUT SHE MEANS IT
WITH ALL OF HER HEART. SHE GOT
INTO HER GOLF CART, AND SHE SAID
, WERE YOU TRYING TO HUSTLE ME
THERE? AND I SAID, I KID YOU. I
WAS NOT TRYING TO ASK YOU. SHE
WON. SHE WON BUT SHE ALSO SAID
YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OUT
THERE. AND THAT YOU KEEP DOING
THAT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET
BETTER, BUT IT WASN'T JUST MY
GOLF GAME. SHE CONTINUED TO DO
THAT. EVEN WHEN I RAN FOR THIS
SEAT. YOU SEE? MANY OF US HAVE
CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
MANY OF US ARE HERE TODAY AND
WHEN WE'RE DONE SOME OF US
RETIRED. WE PLAYED GOLFS UNLESS
TRAVEL LAUREN DIDN'T DO ANY OF
THAT. SHE CONTINUED TO BE OUT IN
THE COMMUNITY. AND WHILE SHE
WASN'T AN ELECTED MEMBER ANYMORE
WHEN SHE WALKED IN THE ROOM, SHE
HAD PRESENCE SHE HAD COMMAND AND
WHEN SHE SPOKE, EVERYBODY
LISTENED. SHE CALLED ME A FEW
TIMES AND WE ALL GET BUSY AND I
DIDN'T CALL HER BACK. AND I
FINALLY CALLED HER BACK AND SHE
SAID WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO
CALL ME? AH! I WAS SCARED. I
DON'T GET SCARED VERY OFTEN. BUT
I WAS KIND OF SCARED, AND I SAID
MY DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK BECAUSE I
KNOW SHE LOVES DOGS. SHE JUST
LAUGHED IT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS
HER WAY OF SAYING, HEY, I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT
HAPPEN. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE
THESE PHONE CALLS AND SHE PUTS
ME TO THAT TEST. SOMETIMES WE
NEED THAT REMINDER. AND I AM
KICKING MYSELF IN THE BED
BECAUSE I JUST DELETED THAT
VOICEMAIL THAT SHE HAD LEFT ME
JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND I WISH
I DIDN'T BECAUSE I WOULD LISTEN
TO THAT VOICE MAIL EVERY SINGLE
DAY IF I COULD MEMBERS. IT'S A
HUGE LOSS OF BREAST HERE IN THE
COMMUNITY. HUGE LOSS. SHE WAS
THE FIRST BLACK WOMEN. TO BE
ELECTED TO SACRAMENTO CITY
COUNCIL, ONLY THE SECOND TO BE
ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL. SHE WAS
ELECTED, BUT SHE WAS ONLY THE
SECOND HERE IN SACRAMENTO. HER
DISTRICT. AND WE ARE RIGHT HERE,
LIVING ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE
HAS DONE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL
CITY. BUT SHE HAS. LEFT HER
FOOTPRINTS. THOUSANDS. THOUSANDS
OF SACRAMENTO'S THOUSANDS OF
YOUNG WOMEN. LIKE MYSELF. AND
THE SPIRIT. WILL LIVE ON.
THROUGH ALL OF US STORIES. WILL
LIVE ON AND THAT'S WHY I SHARE.
THE STORIES ABOUT LAUREN HIM AND
I ASKED THAT WE ADJOURN IN
MEMORY. OF LAUREN ROCHELLE
HAMMOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TO WIN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTY, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. I
ALSO WANT TO ADD ON I DID NOT
KNOW THAT WE WERE DOING THIS
TODAY WASN'T PREPARED, BUT I
HAVE A LOT OF MEMORIES IN MY
HEART. SO LAUREN HAMMOND, AS WAS
NOTED, WAS THAT SACRAMENTO CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER WHO PASSED AWAY
UNEXPECTEDLY IN HER SLEEP A
MONTH AGO. SHE WAS MY SEAT MATE
ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SIX
YEARS, SO I SAT NEXT TO HER, AND
SHE HAD A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR,
AND SHE WAS KIND OF SCARY AT
TIMES. AND SHE HAD A GOOD WIT
AND PEOPLE WERE SOMETIMES AFRAID
OF HER BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS
SPOKE TRUTH TO POWER. BUT GOING
BACK. SHE HAD A GREAT STORY. UM
SHE CAME FROM FROM LOS ANGELES.
SHE MOVED HERE AS A KID. UM, SHE
REMEMBERS THE IMAGES OF THE
WATTS RIOTS OF 1965. AND THAT
HELPED HER GUIDE HER THE SENSE
OF POLICY AND JUSTICE AND
FIGHTING FOR PEOPLE. HER DAD
CAME UP HERE GOT A JOB WITH THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT. PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, AND SHE GOT
INVOLVED IN MCCLATCHY HIGH
SCHOOL AND WASN'T ACTIVE
SACRAMENTO ABOUT EVEN BEFORE
THAT SHE ALWAYS CHAIRS WITH
STORY. HOW HER HOW HER
GRANDFATHER WAS THAT BASEBALL
PLAYER IN THE LEAGUES. AND SHE
WAS REALLY PROUD OF THAT LEGACY,
TOO. BUT SHE, UM SHE SHE ALSO
SOMEWHERE MEMBER FROM EL GROVE
DIDN'T MENTION BUT SHE WAS A
PRODUCT. THE LEGISLATURE SHE SHE
WORKED IN THE SENATE. SO I'M
SURE IT'LL BE SUPER PROUD WHEN
THEY ADJOURNED HER WHEN THEY
WHEN THEY ADJOURNED HER MEMORY
BECAUSE SHE WAS A RED CARPET
LADY, SO, BUT I KNOW THAT SHE
WAS APPRECIATIVE OF THE GREEN
CARPET AND I'LL SAY THAT TOO,
BECAUSE SHE RAN AGAINST BEFORE
THE ASSEMBLY. SHE TRIED A COUPLE
OF TIMES TO RUN WASN'T
SUCCESSFUL, BUT SHE I WANTED TO
SERVE HER HOMETOWN, HER ADOPTED
HOMETOWN OF SACRAMENTO. AND EVEN
THOUGH WE'RE ON THE BALLOT THE
SAME TIME THAT WE NEVER NEVER
GOT IN THE WAY OF THE WORK THAT
WE DID WE SERVED ADJACENT
DISTRICTS AND WE ALWAYS FOUGHT
FOR THE PEOPLE OF SACRAMENTO.
AND YOU ARE CORRECT ASSEMBLY
MEMBER THAT AFTER HER RETIREMENT
, SHE COULD HAVE FADED OFF INTO
THE SUNSET. NO, BUT SHE WAS
WORKING ON MAKING SURE THE
REDISTRICTING MAPS FOR THE CITY
OF SACRAMENTO WERE FAIR AND
DIDN'T DISCRIMINATE.
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A
VOICE. UM SHE SERVED ON THE
ENTITY TO MAKE SURE WE ELECT
MORE WOMEN TO OFFICE IN
SACRAMENTO. SO SHE LEANED IN AND
FOCUSED ON UPLIFTING OUR
COMMUNITY AND SHE WILL BE
MISSED. AND SHE WAS A FORCE IN
OUR COMMUNITY OF SACRAMENTO AND
I JOIN YOU IN ADJOINING IN HER
MEMORY AND SAY OUR CONDOLENCES
TO HER FAMILY WHICH ARE IN THE
GALLERY WITH US TODAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MCCARTY. AND THANK YOU TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WHO ARE
WITH US TODAY. MEMBERS PLEASE
BRING THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO
BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL
REQUEST TO ADJOURN THE MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS ON MONDAY.
BE SURE TO ARRIVE BY ONE PM FOR
A PANORAMIC PHOTO BEGINNING OF
SESSION. AND OUR EARLY
CELEBRATION OF THE SUPER BOWL
WIN BY THE 40 NINERS. SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS. FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 9TH FULLER SESSION. NO
CHECKING SESSION MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 12TH FLOOR SESSION AT
ONE PM ALL EITHER OTHER ITEMS
WILL BE PASSED AND RETAINED. ALL
MET MOTIONS SHALL BE CONTINUED
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS AND READY TO ENTERTAIN
A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES MR FLORA'S
SECONDS AT THE HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY,
FEBRUARY, 12TH. AT 1 P.M. THE
QUORUM CALL IS LIFTED AND THE
HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.
GALLAGHER S J. R FIVE. I DO NOT
VOTING. VOTE CHANGED.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GALLAGHER
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION FIVE I
TO NOT VOTING.