THE IS NOW IN SESSION MEMBERS.
PLEASE COME TO THE FLOOR SO WE
CAN TAKE OUR PANORAMIC PHOTO.
I'M BEHIND THE CAMERA HERE. JUST
SO YOU KNOW, UM ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGAR CURRY NOTICES THE ABSENCE
OF A QUORUM. SERGEANT AT ARMS
WILL PREPARE THE CHAMBERS AND
BRING IN THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE
CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ADDIS
AGRI CURRY. ALANIS ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA BINS BARQUE HE BENNETT.
BERMAN BERNER BONTA, BRIAN
CALDERONE, JUAN CARRILLO, WENDY
CARRILLO CERVANTES CHEN
CONNOLLY. SALLY DAVIES DIXON AND
SAY LE FLORA MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL GALLAGHER
, GARCIA GIBSON, GRAYSON HANEY
HART. PULL IN HOOVER, IRWIN
JACKSON. JOAN SAWYER, CARL UH
LACKY LEE LOW. LOWENTHAL MAINS
SHINE, MATHIS MCCARTHY MCKENNA
MARUCCI WHEN. ORTEGA PACHECO
PAPIN, JIM PATTERSON, JOE
PATTERSON, PELLERIN PEACH,
NORRIS CORK, SILVA RAMOS, RENDON
REYES, LUZ RIVAS RODRIGUEZ RUBIO
SANCHEZ SANTIAGO SHIAVO SOA TA
TING, VALENCIA VIAUD WALDRON,
WALLACE WARD WEBER. WILSON WOOD
SUBUR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS PLEASE COME TO THE FLOOR
SO WE CAN TAKE OUR PHOTOGRAPH.
THERE'S A LOT OF EMPTY DESKS
HERE. THESE COME TO THE FLOOR,
SO WE TAKE OUR PHOTOGRAPH AND
THEN MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR
BUSINESS. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS WERE WAITING ON ABOUT
FOUR OR FIVE MEMBERS. SO IF
YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE FOUR OR FIVE
MEMBERS WHO HASN'T MADE YOUR WAY
TO THE FLOOR, PLEASE COME ON
DOWN. SO WE CAN GET OUR MOVE ON,
GET OUR PHOTO TAKEN AND CONDUCT
THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. SO IF
YOU'RE OUT THERE AND PLEASE
COME. YOU'RE HOLDING UP 74 OTHER
PEOPLE.
MEMBERS. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.
MEMBERS. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT,
SO WE CAN, UH AND MOVE ON. WE'RE
STILL WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS
MISSING. I DON'T WANT TO CALL
THEM OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE. AND BUT I'D
REALLY LIKE FOR THE SAKE OF
EVERYBODY ELSE WE'D LIKE TO GET,
UH GET STARTED HERE. UH, PLEASE
TAKE YOUR SEATS. PLEASE REMOVE
ALL ITEMS FROM YOUR DESKS.
OK MEMBERS. MEMBERS. CAN I GET
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE? SO ITEMS
OFF OF YOUR DESKS. I SEE A
COUPLE OF COFFEE CUPS OVER HERE.
I SEE A PHONE OVER THERE. SO
EVERYTHING OFF YOUR DESKS,
PLEASE. I'M ACTING LIKE THE
PHOTOGRAPHER HERE, BUT I'M NOT.
BUT TRY TO SAVE HIM SOME GRIEF.
OK WE ARE GOING TO, UH, JUST
JUST JUST, UH CAN I GET YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE? WALK THROUGH
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING THREE
PHOTOGRAPHS TODAY, EACH FROM A
DIFFERENT ANGLE. THE FIRST IS
THE IS THE PANORAMIC SHOWING ALL
OF YOU SEATED AT YOUR DESK OR
ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE ANYWAY.
UM, AND THE NEXT PHOTO WOULD BE
TAKEN FROM THE CENTER AISLE. AND
THEN ONE FROM THE GALLERY AS
WELL. SO UM, THE FINAL PHOTO
WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE GALLERY
OF THAT WE'LL BE ASKING YOU TO
FACE FORWARD. SO I JUST THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. EVERYBODY
UM, I'M GONNA STEP DOWN HERE NOW
, AND I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER
TO OUR PHOTOGRAPHER.
MEMBER HANEY. A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT? EXACTLY. A LITTLE BIT TO
THE LEFT.
YOU TAKE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH.
YEAH, AND YOU, YOU.
THAT. OK? THANK YOU.
WE'RE I APPRECIATE. MY OTHER BE
A PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER TODAY,
SO WE'RE GONNA DO PAN. I'M GONNA
CLOCKWISE. AND I'LL GIVE YOU ALL
MY ATTENTION WHEN I'M WHEN AND,
UH, AFTER THIS BREAK DOWN SOME
EQUIPMENT. TO GET READY FOR THE,
UH, FOR THE NEVER SHOT DOWN THE
AISLE TO GIVE ME ABOUT FIVE
MINUTES FOR THAT ONE. AND THEN
I'LL DO, UH, FINISH UP MY
ASSIGNMENT HERE WITH THE PICTURE
FROM THE GAP, SO I APPRECIATE
YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU. RIGHT?
BACK.
LITTLE BIT. YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT.
YEAH. PROGRAM. JUST A LITTLE.
THAT ALL RIGHT. RIGHT?
TOO MUCH. MAYBE YOUR. YEAH. 32
AND ONE YOU GOT IT. WORLD. THAT
SO OK, YOU READY? SET AND WHAT.
WHEN YOU'RE READY, THREE TWO AND
THANK YOU. AND YOU. AND. A
SMILE. THAT YOU KNOW WHAT? UH,
THAT. RIGHT. THE APPLE VISION.
HERE WE GO. 32 AND SO LIKE THAT.
GOOD. ALL RIGHT, READY? SET 32,
THE. 2 TO 1. BY IT. ALL RIGHT,
READY. YEAH. OH, THESE ARE GONNA
BE WHAT IS THAT? THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. THREE, TWO AND
ONE GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. THREE 21.
32. READY SET. ABOUT. A LITTLE.
YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
READY, 321. YOU ALREADY THREE,
TWO AND ONE. YEAH. THE MICRO
ASSESSMENTS MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE. I APPRECIATE YOU
WANT 12? TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
READY SET 32 AND ONE RIGHT?
YEAH. JUST SO I GOT ON MY WHEN
THAT AND. APPRECIATE IT. SO I'M
GONNA GET READY FOR THE SUMMER
SHOT. SO DO YOUR THING, AND
WE'LL COME BACK AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
MEMBERS CAN WE FIND OUR WAY BACK
TO OUR SEATS? THOSE WHO HAVE
WANDERED OFF PLEASE COME BACK.
SO WE NEED, UM. MR SPEAKER. OH,
I'M SORRY.
AND, UH, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE
REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM YOUR
DESK. THE COFFEE CUPS. THANK
YOU. HOW ARE YOU? I MEAN, WOW.
HOW ARE YOU? AND THE WEEKEND.
VERY GOOD AND OK, FOLKS, LET'S
GIVE THE LET'S GIVE OUR
PHOTOGRAPHER OUR COMPLETE
ATTENTION, PLEASE. YOU GIRLS. IS
.
THANK YOU. IF YOU ALL COULD JUST
TAKE YOUR SEATS AND THEN FACE
FORWARD. WE HAVE ONE LAST SHOT.
HAVE A SEAT. GENTLEMEN, WE'RE
NOT LOOKING AT THE CAMERA. HAVE
A SEAT AND THEN FACE FORWARD
LOOKING AT US, PLEASE.
OK IF YOU COULD, UH, HANG ON.
HANG ON. IF YOU JUST GIVE THE
PHOTOGRAPHER A 10. YOUR
ATTENTION WILL BE DONE IN JUST A
SECOND, OK?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MEMBERS. OK? MEMBERS. WE'RE
GONNA. WAIT JUST A SECOND. I
THINK WE'LL HAVE SOME GUESTS
JOINING US. BEFORE WE START, SO
JUST GIVE US LIKE ONE MINUTE.
WELL, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME.
WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED. MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
WHAT HANG ON A SECOND. I THOUGHT
WE WERE GONNA START.
OK MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
WE ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS
IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND
IN THE GALLERY, PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN AND
MOM, YASSER KHAN.
I N THE NA ME OF GOD. THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL.
ALMIGHTY GOD. AS WE GATHER IN
THIS ASSEMBLY, WE SEEK YOUR
GUIDANCE AND BLESSINGS. GRANT US
THE WISDOM TO NAVIGATE
COMPLEXITIES. THE EMPATHY TO
UNDERSTAND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.
AND THE COURAGE TO MAKE
DECISIONS FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS BE MARKED BY
CIVILITY. OUR DEBATES BY
RESPECT. IN OUR ACTIONS BY
INTEGRITY. HELP US TO BE MINDFUL
OF THOSE WE SERVE. AND THE
IMPACT OF OUR CHOICES ON ALL
CALIFORNIANS. IN YOUR LIGHT. MAY
WE FIND CLARITY? AND YOUR GRACE.
MAY WE FIND STRENGTH? AND IN
YOUR LOVE MAY WE FIND UNITY? I
MEAN, THANK YOU, SIR. UM OUR
PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ORTEGA ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA. MEMBERS, PLEASE. LEAD ME
IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE.
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL, A SUN CHAMBER OF
SACRAMENTO FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH
2024 THE GALLAGHER SECONDS AT
THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INSURANCE
INTRODUCTIONS AND REFERENCE OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED RED
AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
SENATE. THERE ARE NONE. MOVING
TO RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED RED AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. MADAM
MAJORITY LEADER AGAR CURRY. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD MORNING
, AND GOOD AFTERNOON. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. HAY ALVAREZ,
QUICK SILVA WANT AND ORTEGA TO
SPEAK ON AN IN A GERMAN IN
MEMORY TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTION.
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 118, A TO
ALLOW SPEAKER RES ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS. PELLERIN AND ALVAREZ TO
HAVE GUESTS ON THE FLOOR TODAY
THAT OBJECTIONS THAT SHALL BE
THE ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE. 98 I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO STRIKE NINE VETOES
FROM THE FILE AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHORS. THE LIST OF THE
BILLS IS AT THE DESK. I ASK THAT
THE CLERK READ THE BILLS TO BE
STRICKEN. CLERK WILL READ. ITEM
TWO ASSEMBLY BILL 620 CONNOLLY.
ITEM THREE. ASSEMBLY BILL 632
GIBSON. ITEM FOUR. SOME PEOPLE.
907 LOWENTHAL, ITEM FIVE.
ASSEMBLY BILL 20 GIBSON. ITEM
SIX. ASSEMBLY BILL 404 CONNOLLY.
ITEM SEVEN. ASSEMBLY BILL THREE.
76 VIA PWA ITEM EIGHT. ASSEMBLY
BILL 748 VUDU ITEM NINE IS SOME
BILL 1202 LACKEY AND ITEM 10
ASSEMBLY BILL 1435 LACKY. WITH
OBJECTION. THE BILLS ARE
STRICKEN. MOVING ON TO GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
PLEASE MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN ME
IN CONGRATULATING ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CORK SILVA. WHO AT 9:52
P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 7TH
BECAME A FIRST TIME GRANDMOTHER.
TO BABY HARRISON HENNEKE.
CONGRATULATIONS. SIMPLY MEMBER A
SALLIE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE TO
INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE ONE OF
MY CONSTITUENTS. MICHAEL
GAMBOGE. HIS SISTER, CHRISTINA.
AND DON BONET FOR THEIR WORK
WITH THE CALIO CARCINOMA
FOUNDATION. CHRISTINA AND DON
BOTH HAVE FOR CARCINOMA. ALSO
KNOWN AS BILE DUCT CANCER, A
RARE DISEASE THAT FORMS IN THE
BODY'S BILE DUCTS AND AFFLICTS
ROUGHLY 10,000 AMERICANS A YEAR.
IT'S OFTEN. UNDIAGNOSED UNTIL
AFTER THE CANCER HAS SPREAD
THROUGHOUT THE BODY, MAKING IT
VERY DIFFICULT TO TREAT MICHAEL,
CHRISTINA, AND DON ARE HERE
TODAY TO RAISE AWARENESS AHEAD
OF WORLD CALIO CARCINOMA DAY ON
FEBRUARY 15TH. MICHAEL WORKED
WITH MY OFFICE TO DRAFT A
RESOLUTION A èC R 138, WHICH
WILL OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THIS
IMPORTANT DAY AND THE SEARCH FOR
BETTER DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND
HOPEFULLY A CURE. I THANK THEM
FOR THEIR WORK AND HOPE YOU'LL
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THEM TO THE
STATE CAPITOL. THANK YOU SEVEN
MEMBER DALEY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTION. YOU MR SPEAKER
MEMBERS. I AM HONORED TO
INTRODUCE MY FRIEND AND MENTOR
LESS. FRANCIS LES IS A
REMARKABLE LEADER, COMMUNICATOR
AND VISIONARY FROM SERVING IN
THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION TO BE
IN A COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS CONSULTANT. LESS IS AN
INCREDIBLE CHANGE MAKER IN OUR
GOLDEN STATE. IN MY BOOK, LESS
TRULY IS MORE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU,
MISTER MEMBER POWER. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. UM COLLEAGUES THIS
MORNING, THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR A NUMBER OF
BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES FROM
ACROSS THE STATE AND
COLLABORATION WITH OUR AMAZING
PARTNER, THE CALIFORNIA BLACK
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. JOINING US
IN THE GALLERY TODAY IS MR J
KING, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA BLACK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, AS WELL AS THE
ESTEEMED HONOREES FROM THIS
MORNING'S BLACK BUSINESS. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING,
ACKNOWLEDGING AND CELEBRATING
THEIR PRESENCE WITH US TODAY.
THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY, MAYOR
WILSON. AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
UH, MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE
DAILY FILE. GOVERNORS GOVERNORS
VETOES FILE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10
, PLEASE PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10.
RECONSIDERATION FIVE ITEMS 11
AND 12. ALL ITEMS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. ASSEMBLY THIRD
READING FILE ITEMS 13 AND 14
PASS AND RETAIN FILE ITEM 15 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOWE THE CLERK
WILL READ. HOUSE RESOLUTION 67
BIAS LET ME RIVER LOW AND OTHERS
RELATIVE TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
SO MY MEMBER LOW YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. IT IS
A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO CELEBRATE
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. THIS IS THE
AUSPICIOUS YEAR OF THE DRAGON.
SO IF ANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE
FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILIES THAT
ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND. THEIR
FAMILIES. THIS IS A VERY GOOD
YEAR TO HAVE A CHILD IN THE YEAR
OF THE DRAGON. MY GONG GONG SHI.
DID YOU KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA WAS
THE FIRST STATE TO MAKE LUNAR
NEAR AN OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAY,
AND THIS WAS IN DIRECT RESPONSE
TO STOPPING ASIAN HATE? MANY OF
YOU HAVE BEEN IN THESE CHAMBERS
AND WERE IN THE CHAMBERS DURING
THIS PERIOD OF TIME, AND WE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SOLIDARITY
AND RECOGNIZING AN IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BUT NOT JUST IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. COLORADO
HAS ALSO FOLLOWED SUIT IN MAKING
A LUNAR, AN OFFICIAL STATE
HOLIDAY, AS WELL AS NEW YORK AND
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, ALSO HAS
PENDING. LEGISLATION TO
RECOGNIZE LUNAR NEW YEAR AS AN
OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAY. SO WE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT. WITH YOU. ALSO TODAY
IN YOUR OFFICES IS A GIFT ON
BEHALF OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDER LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. MR
SPEAKER, A. KIND PERMISSION TO
PERMISSION WITH THE OBJECTION.
THIS IS A MONEY PLANT, AND THIS
HELPS TO DEMONSTRATE THE
PROSPERITY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
YEAR. HAPPY LUNAR NEW TEACHING
EVERY ONE OF YOU. I HOPE YOU'LL
HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE
IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS
WELL. WITH THE RESPECT I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF HÌ R 67. THANK
YOU, MR LOW AS SO MANY REMEMBER
WHEN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE WOMEN'S
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS AND AS A
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN AS WELL,
TOO. I AM WEARING WHAT YOU CALL
A TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE CULTURE
OUTFIT, WHICH IS CALLED A YI. IT
TRANSLATES TO LONG DRESS. UM,
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IT HAS
CHANGED A BIT. BUT THIS RIGHT
HERE IS THE ACTUAL TRADITIONAL
VIETNAMESE DRESS. UH, MR SPEAKER
WITHOUT OBJECTION. I'D LIKE TO
SHARE SOME PROPS WITH OUR
MEMBERS. FOLKS FOR SO MANY
YEARS. EVERYBODY WOULD SAY HAPPY
CHINESE NEW YEAR AND AS THE
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN. I ALWAYS
LOOKED AT THAT AND THOUGHT I'M
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN. I GREW UP
KNOWING IT TO BE PET. AND AS I
GOT OLDER, I REALIZED THAT IT
WASN'T JUST A CHINESE AMERICAN
AND THE VIETNAMESE AMERICAN THAT
CELEBRATES THE LUNAR NEW YEAR,
BUT ALSO OUR KOREAN AMERICANS
AND OUR ME AMERICANS AS WELL
TOO. AND SO I THOUGHT I'D BRING
SOME PROPS SO THAT YOU CAN ALSO
UNDERSTAND SO THAT IF YOU RUN
INTO A COMMUNITY THAT IS KOREAN
AND AMERICAN OR VIETNAMESE
AMERICAN THAT YOU CAN ALSO SAY
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR TO THEM AS
WELL. TOO. ONE OF THE, UH ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS
SEEN. IS THESE, UH, RED
ENVELOPES AND IN THE RED
ENVELOPES, YOU WOULD HAVE MONEY
IN THERE, AND THE MONEY
SIGNIFIES LUCK. FORTUNE THE MORE
YOU GIVE OUT, THE MORE FORTUNE
COMES INTO YOU. THE MORE KIDS
GET ENVELOPES. THE MORE FORTUNE
WEALTH, GOOD LUCK. HEALTH IS
RECEIVED ON THEIR END AS WELL,
TOO. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I
ALSO LIKE TO KNOW BECAUSE MANY
PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND ASKED,
WHERE DO I GET MY RED ENVELOPE
ERROR? WHEN AM I GONNA GET MINE
IF YOU WERE MARRIED? YOU ARE
GIVING OUT THE RED ENVELOPES.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT MARRIED,
YOU'RE RECEIVING LOTS OF RED
ENVELOPES. SO TAKE THAT HOW YOU
WANT IT? SHOULD YOU GET MARRIED
OR NOT? YOU KNOW THOSE RANDOM
ENVELOPES DO COME IN HANDY IN
THE KOREAN COMMUNITY. THESE
POUCHES HERE ARE ALSO FILLED
WITH CANDY AND KIDS FOR LUNAR
NEW YEAR AS WELL TOO LAST BUT
NOT LEAST IN THE MAIN COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A CROCHETED ONE, BUT
TYPICALLY IT'S A BOILED RED EGG.
HARD BOILED RED EGG. IT'S DYED
RED. AND IT'S TIED AROUND A
LITTLE STRING, AND THIS IS ALSO
MEANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING GOOD
FORTUNE. AS MY COLLEAGUE
MENTIONED EARLIER. IT IS THE
YEAR OF THE DRAGON. AND IF YOU
WERE A DRAGON, YOU WERE ALL
ABOUT RESILIENCE. YOU ARE ALL
ABOUT CONFIDENCE. AND THIS IS
YOUR LUCKY YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE
WOMEN'S LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS ON
BEHALF OF OUR API COMMUNITY, CHK
M N HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR,
EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER NGUN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER OF BONTA. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF HÌ R 67, A RESOLUTION
HONORING AND CELEBRATING LUNAR
NEW YEAR. LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLDS A
SPECIAL PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF
MILLIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE. IT'S
A TIME OF IMMENSE JOY, DEEP
ROOTED TRADITIONS AND A PROFOUND
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. IN MANY
CULTURES. THIS OCCASION IS
CELEBRATED OVER 16 DAYS FILLED
WITH VIBRANT FESTIVITIES,
REUNIONS WITH LOVED ONES AND THE
SHARING OF BLESSINGS. I'M SURE
MANY OF US AS WE RETURN BACK TO
OUR DISTRICT WILL BE CELEBRATING
ALONGSIDE SO MANY AND AS WE
EMBARK ON THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
IN THE ZODIAC CALENDAR, WE ARE
REMINDED OF THE POWER SYMBOL
POWERFUL. SYMBOLISM IT CARRIES
THE DRAGON REPRESENTS HONOR,
STRENGTH, LUCK AND SUCCESS
QUALITIES THAT RESONATE DEEPLY
WITH OUR ASPIRATIONS FOR THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AHEAD, JUST
AS THE DRAGON SOARS FEARLESSLY
THROUGH THE SKIES LED US
APPROACH OUR DUTIES WITH
UNWAVERING DETERMINATION AND
COURAGE IN THE SPIRIT OF
SOLIDARITY. LET US DRAW
INSPIRATION FROM THE SPIRIT OF
LUNAR NEW YEAR TO OVERCOME
CHALLENGES, FOSTER UNITY AND
STRIVE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS. I RESPECTFULLY
JOINED THE ASSEM MEMBER FROM
SILICON VALLEY AND ASKING FOR
YOUR I VOTE ON HÌ Tð R 67. THANK
YOU AND THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
BLACK CAUCUS. I AM DEEPLY
HONORED TO STAND AS CHAIR TO
EXPRESS OUR WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT
FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR AND HÌ R 67.
THIS CHERISHED HOLIDAY HOLDS
IMMENSE CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE CHINESE
COMMUNITY. AND AS MY COLLEAGUE
FROM SACRAMENTO NOTED, SO MANY
MORE COMMUNITIES, LUNAR NEW YEAR
IS A TIME FOR FAMILIES TO COME
TOGETHER. SAVOR TRADITIONAL
DELICACIES EXCHANGE VIBRANT RED
ENVELOPES FILLED WITH GOOD
FORTUNE AND ENGAGE IN THE AGE
OLD TRADITION. OF SETTING OFF
FIREWORKS AND FIRECRACKERS TO
WARD OFF NEGATIVITY. THIS YEAR,
WE CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE
DRAGON. WE COMMEMORATE THE
VALUES OF COURAGE, PASSION AND
CONFIDENCE THAT THIS AUSPICIOUS
SYMBOL EMBODIES. I WAS BORN IN
THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON, SO IT IS
A TRUE PRIVILEGE TO RISE ON
BEHALF OF OUR BLACK CAUCUS TO
DEMONSTRATE OUR SOLIDARITY WITH
THIS JOYOUS AND PROFOUNDLY
MEANINGFUL OCCASION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA LATINO
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS TO SUPPORT
HOUSE RESOLUTION. 67 I ALSO WANT
TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
SILICON VALLEY FOR AUTHORING
THIS RESOLUTION. FOR MANY A API
COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR. THE YEAR OF THE
DRAGON IS A TIME OF GATHERING
WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED
ONES IN HOPE OF A NEW YEAR OF
STRENGTH, WISDOM AND GOOD
FORTUNE. CALIFORNIA IS HOME MORE
THAN 6 MILLION A WHO ALREADY WHO
MAKE UP NEARLY 16% OF OUR
NATION'S POPULATION AND HOME TO
MORE THAN ASIAN AND LATINOS THAN
ANY OTHER STATE IN THE U S¼ AT
LEAST 250,000 OF THEM WHO LIVE
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE
SOLIDARITY OF THE LATINO AND
ASIAN COMMUNITIES BETWEEN PEOPLE
REPRESENTING BOTH GEOGRAPHIC AND
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, LED THE
CREATION TO LEAD TO THE CREATION
OF ONE OF OUR COUNTRY'S CIVIL
RIGHTS, EDUCATIONAL LANDMARKS
AND THE LANDMARK 1974 CASE. LAU
VERSUS NICHOLS, THE SUPREME
COURT RULED THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MUST PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL
EDUCATION TO NON ENGLISH
SPEAKERS BASED ON THE CIVIL
RIGHTS CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 19.
65 THIS LAWSUIT WAS INITIATED BY
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILIES OF
CHINESE DESCENT WHOSE CHILDREN
WERE ENROLLED IN THE SAN
FRANCISCO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
AND TAUGHT IN ENGLISH ONLY
ENVIRONMENTS. THE TREMENDOUS
COURAGE OF THESE PARENTS TO
CHALLENGE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR
CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION
PAVE THE WAY FOR THE EQUAL
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ACT IN
AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE
BILINGUAL EDUCATION ACT. WHICH
BENEFITED ENGLISH LEARNERS OF
ALL BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING
LATINOS. THE USE OF ANTI ASIAN
HATE CRIME MAKES IT EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT TO COME TOGETHER AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE INTERSECTION OF
ASIAN AND LATINO COMMUNITIES TO
HIGHLIGHT SHARED EXPERIENCES AS
IMMIGRANTS AND THE POWER OF
ALLYSHIP AND CULTURAL
CELEBRATIONS. WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT ONLY WORK
IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR ASIAN
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BUT ALSO
LIFT UP AND SHAPE THE NARRATIVE
THAT LATINOS ARE ALSO
REPRESENTED IN THAT. COMMUNITY.
LUNAR NEW YEAR IS A TIME TO BID
FAREWELL TO THE TROUBLES OF THE
PAST AND WELCOME GOOD FORTUNE
AND PROSPERITY. ALTHOUGH THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR IS NOT A FEDERAL
PUBLIC HOLIDAY, WE HONOR AND
CELEBRATE IT HERE IN CALIFORNIA
AS AN OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAY.
THE LATINO CAUCUS HONORS THE
RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND
DIVERSITY THAT ASIAN AMERICANS
CONTRIBUTED TO CALIFORNIA. THIS
CELEBRATION PROVIDES A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS
TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF THIS
VIBRANT COMMUNITY, FOSTERING A
GREATER APPRECIATION AND
UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR
SIGNIFICANCE. WE JOIN YOU IN THE
SPIRIT OF UNITY AND HARMONY THAT
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR EMBODIES.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 67. THANK
YOU. SO THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PACHECO, ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
HANEY YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I
RISE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE JEWISH
CAUCUS TO RECOGNIZE THE
CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR NEW
YEAR IN WHICH EVERYONE A HAPPY
YEAR OF THE DRAGON. THE JEWISH
CAUCUS IS PROUD TO CELEBRATE
WITH COMMUNITIES AND CAUCUSES OF
ALL FAITHS AND BACKGROUNDS AND
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LONG
STANDING CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF
OUR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
COMMUNITIES. ASIAN AND PACIFIC
ISLANDER. AMERICAN HISTORY HAS
LONG BEEN A PART OF THE TAPESTRY
OF JEWISH HISTORY. THE JEWISH
AND ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER.
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HAVE A RICH
HISTORY OF SOLIDARITY, SUPPORT,
SUPPORT AND SHARED VALUES,
INCLUDING HERE IN CALIFORNIA IN
1885, A JEWISH IMMIGRANT IN SAN
FRANCISCO, NAMED SIGMUND DANIELS
SPOKE AT WHAT WAS TO BECOME THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
CALLING FOR TOLERANCE AND
RESPECT TOWARD THE CHINESE
COMMUNITY AND SPARKED A
MOBILIZATION FOR BOTH
COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE THEIR
SHARE. ADVERSITY AND JUST PLAY
OPEN AND ACTIVE SOLIDARITY WITH
EACH OTHER. THAT LEGACY
CONTINUES TODAY AND WE ARE
MOTIVATED BY THE PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO
CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR EACH
OTHER AND BUILD BRIDGES THROUGH
SHARED IDEALS, PARTICULARLY AT A
TIME OF RISING ANTI ASIAN HATE
AND RISING ANTI SEMITISM. ON
LUNAR NEW YEAR. THE CUSTOM IS TO
WISH A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW
YEAR AS WE ENTER THE YEAR OF THE
DRAGON. WE OFFER OUR SINCERE
WISHES THAT THE SYMBOLS OF THIS
YEAR STRENGTH, LUCK AND WISDOM
WILL BE FOUND IN ABUNDANCE
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I ALSO
WANNA TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE AND ALSO SAY, AS THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF VERY LARGE, UH
, API COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE
LARGEST AND OLDEST CHINATOWN,
UH, WE CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S
LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH PRIDE. UH,
WE HOST THE LARGEST, UH, LUNAR
NEW YEAR PARADE IN THE COUNTRY.
UH, WHICH WILL BE ON FEBRUARY
24TH, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE
HEART OF SAN FRANCISCO IN MY
DISTRICT, AND I WELCOME ALL OF
YOU TO JOIN FOR THAT PARADE, AND
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
FROM SILICON VALLEY FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND ALSO FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP, UH, IN MAKING SURE
THAT WE RECOGNIZE THIS HOLIDAY,
UH, THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR TO
COME WITH THAT ON BEHALF OF THE
JEWISH CAUCUS, I RESPECTFULLY
URGE YOUR I VOTE FOR HÌ R 67.
THANK YOU, MR HANEY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOW. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? OK, WOULD YOU
LIKE THE FIRST ROLL OPEN FOR
CO-AUTHOR? MR LOU? YES. OK ALL
RIGHT. UH, I'LL I'LL DEBATE
HAVING SEIZED THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL FOR THERES ALL
THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE VOTE
FOR CO-AUTHOR. MEMBERS FOR
COAUTHOR'S. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL. THERE ARE 68 COAUTHOR'S
ADDED, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WILL
NOW TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE ON
THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY, AYE. SAY NÓ. THE EYES
HAVE IT AND THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. SOME OF THEM YOU. DID
YOU HAVE A FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
I THINK YOU DID. I FEEL RICHER
FROM YOUR EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENT
WITH THE MONEY TREE. BUT IS
THERE ADDITIONAL? OK? I FEEL
EVEN RICHER NOW. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOW
MOVING ON TO SENATE THIRD
READING FILE ITEM NUMBER 16. UH
DODD BY UH, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON S¼ B 263. THE CLERK
WILL READ A SENATE BILL 263 BY
SENATOR DODD AND ACCOLADE TO
INSURANCE. SO A MEMBER CALLED
HER ON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE TO
PRESENT SENATE BILL 263 ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR DODD. THIS
BILL STRENGTHENS CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS GOVERNING THE SALES
OF ANNUITY PRODUCTS IN THE STATE
BY ADOPTING A CALIFORNIA
SPECIFIC VERSION OF THE 2020
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS MODEL
REGULATION. S¼ B 260 THREE MEETS
AND EXCEEDS THE MODEL
REGULATIONS, MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURES AN
NUDITY SALES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
DUAL REGULATION BY FEDERAL AND
STATE LAW. THIS BILL IS
SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND AS A
RESULT OF EXTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
INSURANCE INDUSTRY. SB 260 THREE
HAS RECEIVED NÓ NÓ VOTES THIS
FAR AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROAD. THE DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE
THE ROLE AND TALLY THE VOTES. I
66 NÓ ZERO MEASURE PASSES MOVING
BACK TO INTRODUCTIONS, DOCTOR
JACKSON, YOU HAVE GUESTS TO
INTRODUCE TO US. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UH, MR SPEAKER, IT IS WITH
GREAT HONOR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
SOME YOUNG PEOPLE UP FROM MY
DISTRICT TO GIVE THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY, SOMETHING THAT I
DIDN'T EVEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, WHICH
IS TO COME HERE TO SEE, UH,
THEIR STATE CAPITOL. UM MEMBERS,
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE. UH
UM ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, STUDENTS
FROM THE SAN JACINTO VALLEY
ACADEMY ALONG WITH THEIR
DIRECTOR, UH PHIL AYALA, WHO
HAPPENS ALSO TO BE MAYOR OF THE
CITY, UM, OF JACINTO AND SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER NELICIA. BURNETT
UM, MEMBER, SO LET'S WELCOME OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE HERE TO THE
CAPITOL.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR JACKSON. AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS TO TODAY,
SO UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ITEM JUST TO NOTE TODAY IS
A VERY SPECIAL DAY. TODAY IS A
VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY. FEBRUARY
12TH 18 Ó NINE, THE BIRTH OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WHO'S WHO
PRESIDE WHO PRESIDES OVER US
HERE, UH, TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN
HIS 225TH BIRTHDAY, SO. NÓ YEP.
NÓ. I'M SORRY, 215. MY MATH
ISN'T VERY GOOD, APPARENTLY
TODAY. TOO MUCH WATCHING THE
GAME YESTERDAY. 215 LET'S NOT
MAKE HIM ANY OLDER THAN HE
ALREADY IS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON
NOW TO ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORY
MEMORY MEMBERS. THE QUORUM CALL
IS STILL IN PLACE. UM MEMBER
HAY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. UH,
IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS AND A
PROFOUND SENSE OF GRATITUDE AND
HONOR THAT I PUT FORWARD THIS I
MEMORIAM RESOLUTION TO
COMMEMORATE THE PASSING OF A SAN
FRANCISCO HOUSING ADVOCATE, A
TENDER LINE ICON. SOMEONE WHO
HAD MORE SPUNK AND JOY. AND I
THINK ANYONE I'VE EVER MET MY
DEAR FRIEND CONNIE MOY. CONNIE
LIVED A LONG AND REMARKABLE LIFE
. SHE WAS BORN IN CHINA AND
IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES
IN 1947 IN THE AFTERMATH OF
WORLD WAR TWO SHE SETTLED IN
RENO, NEVADA, IN 1959, WHERE SHE
WORKED AS A PROFESSIONAL
BLACKJACK DEALER FOR 37 YEARS.
UPON HER RETIREMENT, CONNIE
MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO AND MADE
THE TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD HER
HOME LIVING IN MARIA MANOR, A
SENIOR BUILDING FOR THE LAST 27
YEARS AND HAVING AN INCREDIBLE
IMPACT ON HER COMMUNITY. SHE WAS
INCREDIBLY ACTIVE MEMBER
VOLUNTEERING HER FREE TIME BY
DISTRIBUTING PRODUCE AND MAKING
COFFEE FOR FELLOW RESIDENTS
DURING THEIR SOCIAL HOURS AND
FREQUENTLY SERVING AS A
TRANSLATOR FOR MANY OF HER
NEIGHBORS, BUT CONNIE WASN'T
JUST A FRIENDLY FACE. SHE WAS A
FIERCE ADVOCATE. WHEN MARIA
MANOR CAME UNDER SPECULATIVE
THREAT, CONNIE HELPED TO
ORGANIZE AN EFFORT THAT FOUGHT
THE SALE AND DEMOLITION OF HER
BUILDING, WHICH HOUSED 100 AND
2129, SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES, ENLISTING THE
HELP OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR
WILLIE BROWN AND SAVING MARIA
MANOR. SHE EVENTUALLY WENT ON TO
BECOME A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE
TENDERLOIN NEIGHBOR DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION, THE NONPROFIT
COMPANY THAT MANAGED HER
BUILDING AND WHAT IS ALSO
ELECTED AS THE FOUNDING
PRESIDENT OF THE TENDERLOIN,
CHINESE RIGHTS ASSOCIATION, A
SOCIAL AND SELF-HELP TENANT
ORGANIZATION THAT GREW TO OVER
300 MEMBERS. JUST A FEW YEARS
AGO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RIDE WITH HER IN THE LUNAR NEW
YORK PARADE IN OUR CAR AND TO
SEE THE JOY AND EXCITEMENT THAT
SHE HAD TO SEE. UH, THE SAN
FRANCISCO CELEBRATE NEW THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR, I THINK IS
ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE TO BE
HONORING AND COMMEMORATING HER
TODAY AS SHE PASSED AWAY ON
NOVEMBER 17TH AND SHE SURVIVED
BY HER SEVEN CHILDREN. 14
GRANDCHILDREN. TWO GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN, HER BEST FRIEND
AND COLLABORATOR, SUE CHEN, AND
A COMMUNITY OF THOUSANDS WHO
WILL REMEMBER HER FOR HER
TIRELESS ADVOCACY, FEROCIOUS
SPIRIT AND GENEROUS AND JOYFUL
SMILE, HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY
FROM THE TENDERLOIN. WHERE I
ALSO LIVE MY NEIGHBORS, UH AND
HER FAMILY, UH, JOIN US TODAY IN
THE GALLERY. UH MAY, UH, THEY
THEY WILL SURELY, UH, CARRY ON
HER LEGACY AND HER MEMORY
FOREVER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR HAY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THAT TODAY WE ADJOURN A
MEMORY OF ROY CASAREZ. UH, THIS
IS AN INSPIRING STORY THAT I
HOPE, UH, YOU TAKE SOME OF THE
LESSONS THAT I LEARNED ABOUT
ROY'S LIFE WITH YOU AS WELL. ROY
WAS BORN IN BORN ON MARCH 31ST
1942 IN MEXICO. AND WAS RAISED
IN SAN DIEGO. HE WAS WHEN HE
CAME HERE AS A KID WAS PLACED IN
VOCATIONAL CLASSES WHILE HE WAS
AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, WHICH I
REPRESENT, AS MANY MEXICAN
AMERICANS AND MEXICAN STUDENTS
WERE AT THE TIME. UH, UNLIKE HIS
FATHER, ROY WAS NOT A VERY GOOD
WITH HIS HANDS. HIS FATHER
WORKED ON THE SHIP ENGINES AS
YOU FLY INTO SAN DIEGO. YOU'VE
ALL SEEN THE WARSHIPS THERE ON
OUR BAY. UH, AND THAT'S WHAT HIS
FATHER DID. BUT ROY WAS NOT VERY
PROFICIENT WITH TOOLS. AND UH,
BEING THAT HE WAS TRACKED AND
THE CLASSES THAT HE WAS IN HIS
GRADES BEGAN TO SUFFER, AND HE
DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. HE
LATER WENT ON TO ADULT SCHOOL.
TAKING CLASSES IN THE NIGHT AND
WORKING AT TOMATO PACK PACKING
PLANTS AS WE HAD MANY OF THEM IN
SOUTH SAN DIEGO BY DAY IN 1961,
HE WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE HIS GE Dð
AND THEN WENT ON TO GO TO SERVE
FOR TWO YEARS IN THE U S¼ ARMY.
WHEN HE RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO.
HE WENT TO SOUTHWESTER COLLEGE,
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND
THEN TO SAN DIEGO STATE
UNIVERSITY. WHERE HE
SUCCESSFULLY HELPED RECRUIT MORE
MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS FROM
ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HE
GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM SAN
DIEGO STATE IN 1973. YEARS LATER
, HE GRADUATED FROM HARVARD,
WHERE HE ALSO PUSHED TO HAVE
MORE LATINO STUDENTS AND A MORE
DIVERSE FACULTY. ROY BECAME ONE
OF THE FEW LATINO ATTORNEYS IN
SAN DIEGO IN THE 19 SEVENTIES,
FOCUSING ON CRIMINAL DEFENSE
WORK AND LATER MOVING ON TO
LABOR LAW AND CIVIL RIGHTS
LITIGATION. HE WAS A FOUNDER OF
THE SAN DIEGO LÀ RAZA LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION AND ASSOCIATION
THAT'S VERY ACTIVE TO THIS DAY.
ONE NOTABLE CIVIL CASE THAT HE
TOOK ON WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE
RE HIRING OF NEARLY ONE DOZEN
SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS OF
COLOR WHO HAD BEEN WRONGLY FIRED
BY THE DEPARTMENT. IT HAD BEEN A
TIME WHEN MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES WERE SUED OVER THEIR
HIRING PRACTICES, WHICH LATER
LED TO INCREASED HIRING OF BLACK
AND LATINO OFFICERS, A FEDERAL
CONSENT DECREES. IN 1982.
GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN APPOINTED
ROY TO THE SOUTH BAY MUNICIPAL
COURT. HE RETIRED IN 2000 AS A
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE. ROY WAS
ALSO AN INSTRUCTOR AT
SOUTHWESTER COLLEGE, WHICH HE
ATTENDED AND SAN DIEGO STATE AND
SERVED ON VARIOUS BOARDS,
INCLUDING SAN ISIDRO HEALTH
CENTER. ROY WAS 81 WHEN HE
PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 9TH OF
THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION TO HIS
FOUR DAUGHTERS AND SIBLINGS, HE
IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, MARIA,
AND MORE THAN A DOZEN
GRANDCHILDREN. ROY WAS ONE OF 11
CHILDREN WHO BECAME SUCCESSFUL
PROFESSIONALS. HIS OLDER BROTHER
, WHO ALSO PASSED AWAY. CARLOS
CASAREZ WAS ALSO A SUPERIOR
COURT JUDGE. AT THIS MOMENT I
LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, ONE OF
THE MEMBERS WHO IS PART OF THE
FAMILY. WHO'S WITH US. MARLENE
GARCIA. SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE STUDENT AID
COMMISSION, FOLLOWING IN HER
UNCLE'S FOOTSTEPS OF SERVICE TO
OTHERS IS WITH US HERE IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER. ROY WILL BE
REMEMBERED AND RESPECTED AS A
JURIST AND A MENTOR TO MANY
ACROSS THE COUN THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO, PARTICULARLY TO
CHICANOS IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY.
MAY HE REST IN PEACE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CLERK SILVA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS TODAY I
RISE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
ANTHONY WHITE, A DEDICATED
FOOTBALL COACH WHOSE IMPACT
REACHED FAR BEYOND THE FIELD.
ANTHONY ANTHONY WHITE AT THE AGE
OF 42 PASSED AWAY AFTER A
VALIANT BATTLE WITH CANCER. HIS
LOST LEAVES A VOID NOT ONLY IN
SANTA ANA COLLEGE ATHLETICS, BUT
IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO KNEW
HIM. COACH WHITE'S TENURE AT
SANTA ANA COLLEGE SPANNING THREE
SEASONS WAS MARKED BY HIS
UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO HIS
PLAYERS AND THE GAME DESPITE HIS
ILLNESS, HE REMAINED COMMITTED,
ATTENDING GAMES AND COACHING
REMOTELY AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS
RESILIENCE AND PASSION.
RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FIRST
BLACK HEAD COACHES IN ORANGE
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FOOTBALL COACH WHITE WAS A
TRAILBLAZER WHO CHAMPIONED
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVE
INCLUSIVITY AND COACHING RANKS
HIS IMPACT ON HIS PLAYERS IN THE
COMMUNITY TRANSCENDED WINS AND
LOSSES DESCRIBED AS BOTH AN
OUTSTANDING COACH AND AN
EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN BEING. COACH
WHITE'S LEGACY EXTENDS FAR
BEYOND THE FOOTBALL FIELD. HIS
COMMITMENT TO MENTORSHIP AND
LEADERSHIP WAS EVIDENT DURING
HIS TENURE AT BUENA PARK HIGH,
WHERE HE TRANSFORMED THE
FOOTBALL PROGRAM INTO CONSISTENT
WINNERS. UNDER HIS GUIDANCE, THE
COYOTES ACHIEVED REMARKABLE
SUCCESS, CULMINATING IN THEIR
FIRST OUTRIGHT FREEWAY LEAGUE
TITLE IN OVER TWO DECADES. HIS
IMPLY ON PLAYERS WHO REACH THE
N FL SUCH AS JAYLEN HAWKINS,
JOSH TOPO AND NICK NEEDHAM
SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HIS
COACHING, PRO PRONE AND ABILITY
TO INSPIRE GREATNESS. COACH
WHITE'S DEDICATION TO HIS
PLAYERS WENT BEYOND THE GRIDIRON
. HIS CLASSROOM WAS ALWAYS OPEN
AND BODY, THE BELIEF OF THE
POWER OF EDUCATION AND
MENTORSHIP TO SHAPE YOUNG LIVES.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH HIS FAMILY
FRIENDS. COLLEAGUES AND THE
SANTA ANA COLLEGE COMMUNITY
DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME, MAY
HIS MEMORY BE A SOURCE OF
COMFORT AND INSPIRATION TO ALL
WHO KNEW HIM. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
ANTHONY WHITE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SOBA. SOME
BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. IT
IS WITH A VERY HEAVY HEART THAT
I ASKED THIS BODY TO ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF OAKLAND POLICE
OFFICER TWAN LANE. OFFICER LE
WAS BORN IN SAIGON, VIETNAM ON
JUNE 1ST 1987 AND LATER MOVED TO
OAKLAND AND WAS NATURALIZED IN
SEPTEMBER ON SEPTEMBER 11TH
2001. HE GRADUATED FROM THE
183RD POLICE ACADEMY ON FEBRUARY
21ST 2021. 2020 OFFICIALLY
BEGINNING A JOURNEY OF PUBLIC
SERVICE. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS,
OFFICER LAY SERVED AS THE
COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICER IN
WEST OAKLAND AND SADLY DIED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM AND
MEET WITH HIM ON SEVERAL
DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO
COLLABORATE ON WAYS TO ADDRESS
THE INCREASED VIOLENCE AGAINST
THE API COMMUNITY AND BREAK-INS
ON API OWNED BUSINESS BUSINESSES
SPECIFIC, ESPECIALLY FOR THE
VIETNAM VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY. AT
HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE. I
LEARNED THAT HE EMIGRATED FROM
VIETNAM THAT HIS MOTHER RAISED
HIM AS A STRONG SINGLE MOTHER.
THAT HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL
SWEETHEART, THAT HE WAS THE BEST
UNCLE IN THE WORLD. THAT HE WAS
A SELFIE KING. AND UH, SINCE HE
WAS A CHILD. WHAT HE WANTED MOST
WAS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. AND
I LEARNED THAT HE WAS A SON OF
OAKLAND. HE WAS ONE OF THE FEW
API OFFICERS WITH THE FORCE AND
HIS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING
THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESIDENTS
WAS SINCERE. HIS EFFORTS IN
FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT.
WEEKS BEFORE HIS PASSING OFFICER
LE WAS PRESENTED WITH A JOHN
GRUBEN AWARD. THIS IS GIVEN TO
OFFICERS WHO DEMONSTRATE A
SUPERIOR INITIATIVE OR COURAGE
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RENDER LIFE
SAVING MEDICAL AID TO MEMBERS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OR THE COMMUNITY.
OFFICER LAYS PASSING LEAVES A
VOID IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNITY, THE CITY OF OAKLAND.
THE VIETNAMESE AND THE GREATER
API COMMUNITY AND THE IN THE
HEARTS AND MINDS OF EVERYONE WHO
KNEW HIM AND CARED FOR HIM. I
ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO SHARE SOMETHING
ABOUT THEIR FALLEN BROTHER. THEY
NOTED THAT THEY WILL MISS HIS
KINDNESS. HIS SMILE HIS
INCREDIBLE POSITIVITY THAT HE
BROUGHT TO EVERY SINGLE DAY OF
THEIR LIVES WITH HIM. OFFICER
LEY WAS TAKEN TOO SOON IN
DECEMBER. 29TH 2020 THREE MARKS
THE END OF HIS WATCH. THANK YOU.
AND AGAIN, I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF OFFICER TUAN
LANE. THANK YOU. SO MANY MEMBER
BONTA ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I ALSO
RISE IN ADJOURNMENT OF OFFICER
LEE. THIS GLASS WAS FELT DEEPLY
ACROSS THE EAST BAY OFFICER LE
RESIDED IN MY DISTRICT IN THE
CITY OF HAYWARD AND SERVED AS A
COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICER IN
WEST OAKLAND. AS MENTIONED. HE
GRADUATED FROM THE 183RD POLICE
ACADEMY ON FEBRUARY 21ST 2020 TO
BEGIN HIS JOURNEY OF PUBLIC
SERVICE. HE WAS ONE A FEW API
OFFICERS WITH OAKLAND POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND HE WORKED
TIRELESSLY TO STRENGTHEN THE
BOND AND THE TRUST BETWEEN
OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT
THEY SERVE. HIS EFFORTS TO
CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY IN
THE EAST BAY HAVE MADE A LASTING
IMPACT. HIS SERVICE WAS HELD IN
MY DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY OF
CASTRO VALLEY, AND YOU COULD SEE
AND FEEL THE MARK THAT HE HAD
LEFT BEHIND BY THE HUGE
OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT ON THE
ROADS ON THE STREETS THAT WERE
FILLED WITH MOURNERS AND WELL
WISHERS TO HONOR HIS SERVICE.
OFFICER LAYS PASSING LEAVES A
VOID IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNITY, THE EAST BAY AND IN
THE HEARTS OF HIS FRIENDS AND
FAMILY. THANK YOU AGAIN AND I
ASK THAT WE ADJOURN AN THE
MEMORY OF OFFICER TO LE THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA
MEMBERS. PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. I REQUEST TO ADJOURN.
THE MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED READ
AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 13TH CHECK IN SESSION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH
VALENTINE'S DAY. DON'T FORGET
CHECK IN SESSION THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 15TH CHECK IN SESSION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH FLOOR
SESSION AT 9 A.M. ALL OTHER
ITEMS WILL BE REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAINED ON MOTION
SHALL BE CONTINUED. èC N
HEARING NÓ FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M
READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
ADJOURN MOVEMENT MOVED BY. UH,
MR SANTIAGO SECONDED BY MISS
WALDRON. THIS HOUSE STANDS
ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY. FEBRUARY
16 AT 9 A.M. QUORUM CALL IS
LIFTED. THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.