THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
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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 THAT IS A. WE
ARE CURRY. ALANIS. ALVAREZ
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WHEN ORTEGA PACHO. HAPPENED JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON. TELL
HER IN PEACH, WE KNOW IS CORK
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WALLACE WARD, WEBER, WIX WILSON
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TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
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GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL.
ALMIGHTY GOD. ILLUMINATE THE
PATH. FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS
ASSEMBLY. AS THEY EMBARK ON
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ACTION DRIVE SHIELD THEM FROM
DISCORD. AND DIRECT THEIR
ENDEAVORS TOWARDS THE
FLOURISHING OF ALL UNDER THEIR
STEWARDSHIP. WE SEEK YOUR
PRESENCE AND AID IN THIS WORK. I
MEAN, THANK YOU. SUDDENLY MEMBER
DOCTOR JACKSON WILL LEAD US IN
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WILL
YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE? I
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JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION IN
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RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
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LEADER A AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. GOOD MORNING, MR
SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5 TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
LOWENTHAL, IRWIN REYES AND TO
SPEAK ON AN GERMAN IN MEMORY
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST YOU NOW AS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
. 101 108, A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBER IN MARUCHI TO HAVE GUESTS
ON THE FLOOR TO OUR ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALLACE TO HAVE A GUEST
SEATED AT HIS DESK TODAY WITH
OBJECTIONS. SUCH SHALL BE THE
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
TO THE RULES COMMITTEE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER. I'M GIVING A ONE DAY
NOTICE TO REMOVE ITEM A DASH ONE
S¼ B 477 COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
FROM THE INACTIVE FILE AT THE
REQUEST OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AWARD. CLERK WILL NOT MEMBERS.
LET'S GIVE YOU A RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO OUR AS WE MOVE INTO
OUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS SO PLEASE GIVE
YOUR ATTENTION MEMBERS FOR OUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS LET US WISH A HAPPY I
BELIEVE IT'S THE 11TH OR 12TH
BIRTHDAY FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER F
MIKE FONG. TO CELEBRATE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FONG HAS PROVIDED BE
BREAKFAST PASTRIES FOR MEMBERS
IN THE LOUNGE, SO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALLACE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. LAST WEEK WE
APPROVED A RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK. SO
TODAY I HAVE ON THE FLOOR WITH
ME MY FAVORITE AND PROBABLY THE
BEST ENGINEER AROUND MY LITTLE
SISTER, JAMIE WALLACE. AS A
CIVIL ENGINEER FOR VERDE DESIGN.
JAMIE MANAGES CURRENT DESIGN
PROJECTS AND OVERSEES THE
PRODUCTION TEAM IN MANY ASPECTS
OF THE PROJECTS SHE'S INVOLVED
IN. SHE'S BUILT SCHOOL
FACILITIES, ATHLETIC FIELDS AND
PUBLIC PARKS. SHE PROVIDES STORM
WATER WATER CALCULATIONS AND
DOES STORM WATER POLLUTION
PREVENTION PLANS, AND SHE WAS AN
N èC, A DIVISION ONE SOFTBALL
STANDOUT AT SANTA CLARA
UNIVERSITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M
VERY PROUD OF MY LITTLE SISTER
AND HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SO
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MY
SISTER, JAMIE WALLACE TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. THANK YOU, SIR
MR WALLACE AND WELCOME JAMIE TO
THE FLOOR HERE TODAY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MCCARTHY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR
SACRAMENTO CAMELLIA SOCIETY TO
OUR STATE CAPITAL. THIS IS THE
1/100 ANNIVERSARY OF THE
CAMELLIA SHOW. YOU KNOW,
SACRAMENTO HAS MANY, UH GREAT.
UH, THINGS TO BE, UH, KNOWN FOR
ONE. WE ARE THE CAMELLIA CAPITAL
OF THE WORLD. CAMELLIA SEEDS
WERE FIRST BROUGHT TO SACRAMENTO
FROM JAPAN IN 1852. SO FOR OVER
100 YEARS WE SEE THE CAMELLIA
FESTIVAL GOING ON IN OUR CAPITAL
CITY. AND, OF COURSE, DRIVING
AROUND SACRAMENTO, YOU CAN SEE
BEAUTIFUL CAMELLIA SO LIKE TO
WELCOME IN THE GALLERY, THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM THE FOR
THE CAMELLIA SOCIETY OF
SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU. AND
WELCOME TO OUR YOUR STATE
CAPITOL.
THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AND
WELCOME. UM MOVING TO BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE. GOVERNORS
VETOES PASS AND RETAIN ON FILE
ITEM ONE TO RECONSIDERATION. ALL
ITEMS SHALL BE CONTINUED. NOW
MOVING TO ASSEMBLY, THIRD
READING. MOVING TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR. HÌ R 69 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MART SUU KYI, THE CLERK
WILL READ HOUSE RESOLUTION 69 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MARCI RELATIVE
TO RITA ACROSS AMERICA DAY.
MEMBERS PLEASE GIVE YOUR RES
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MAR SUU KYI. ME, MR
MARUCCI, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER
MEMBERS. MARCH SECOND IS READ
ACROSS AMERICA DAY. RIGHT ACROSS
AMERICA DAY IS THE NATION'S
LARGEST CELEBRATION OF READING.
THIS GREAT TRADITION. WAS
LAUNCHED BY THE NATIONAL
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AND LED BY
EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY. AS WE ALL KNOW, READING
IS A CRITICAL SKILL TO INSTILL
IN CHILDREN AT A YOUNG AGE.
PLEASE JOIN ME. AND PROMOTING
AND CELEBRATING THE JOY OF
READING THE FREEDOM TO READ. BY
RECOGNIZING MARCH SECOND AS READ
ACROSS AMERICA DAY. MR SPEAKER.
I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR THE FIRST
ROLE TO BE OPEN FOR CO-AUTHOR,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU, MR MARUCCI.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. BONTE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED ON THIS RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS I RISE TODAY AS WELL IN
SUPPORT OF HÌ R 69 BROUGHT BY MY
COLLEAGUE FROM TORRANCE. TODAY
WE CELEBRATE REED ACROSS AMERICA
DAY WE PAY HOMAGE TO THE POWER
OF WORDS THE MAGIC OF
STORYTELLING AND THE
TRANSFORMATIVE NATURE OF READING
GROWING UP. I MOVED 13 TIMES IN
16 YEARS AND ONE OF THE ONLY
CONSTANT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THOSE MOVES WAS A CREATIVE BOOKS
THAT I CARRIED ME READING
FOSTERED MY LOVE FOR LEARNING
AND MY PASSION FOR EDUCATION. IT
IS THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE
EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AS A MOTHER
OF THREE. I READ TO MY KIDS
EVERY NIGHT. IT WAS
UNINTERRUPTED TIME WE WHO AM I
KIDDING? I READ TO MY KIDS EVERY
NIGHT. THANK YOU. STAFF FOR
THINKING THAT IT WAS
UNINTERRUPTED TIME AND THAT WE
GOT TO QUIETLY EXPLORE THE WORLD
TOGETHER. I READ BOOKS LIKE LÀ
NENA GOONA, AND WE'RE GOING ON A
BEAR HUNT WITH THEM ROAMING
AROUND AND INTERRUPTING EACH
OTHER AND HEARING THEIR VOICES
WHILE WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING
OTHER WORLDS. IT WAS A POWERFUL
MOMENT. IT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO
WITH OUR CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE
DAY, AND I'M SO THANKFUL TO OUR
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND COLLEAGUE
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD GO
HOME. READ TO YOUR CHILDREN.
YOUR GRANDCHILDREN YOUR UNCLES,
YOUR AUNTS WITH GRACE, LOUDLY
UNINTERRUPTED WITH BEAUTY
BECAUSE TODAY IS READING ACROSS
AMERICA DAY. THANK YOU WITH
THAT. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BANTA ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE
AND SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION. AND
WHILE MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T WATCH
THESE, UH, THESE MEETINGS I AM
GONNA CLIP THIS FOR HER AND HAVE
HER SEE IT BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA
BE EMBARRASSED AS A 14 YEAR OLD
THAT I SHARE THIS STORY. SHE UH,
OUR KIDS WE READ TO OUR KIDS,
MISS BOND. UH, SOME MEMBER BONTA
. UH, MY COLLEAGUE FROM OAKLAND
JUST SPOKE ABOUT SOME OF HER
MEMORIES I GET TO WE GET TO DO
THAT WITH OUR KIDS. OBVIOUSLY
WHEN I'M HERE, I GET TO DO IT A
LOT LESS OFTEN. WHICH IS
SOMETHING I TRULY MISS. BUT
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT READ READING
TO THE KIDS. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW
14 YEARS OLD. AND THE EXPECT
EVERYBODY ALWAYS ASKS ABOUT A 14
YEAR OLD GIRL IF YOU DON'T HAVE
ONE, OR IF YOU DO, UH, HOW'S IT
GOING? HOW'S IT GOING WITH THE
14 YEAR OLD? DIFFICULT TIME? UH,
AGED BUT BEAUTIFULLY AND
WONDERFULLY ENOUGH. FOR ME. UH
OUR DAUGHTER STILL EXPECTS US AT
14 TO GO INTO THE ROOM AT
BEDTIME. AND WHILE WE NOW READ
ON OUR OWN, WE DON'T. UH, WE
DON'T READ TO HER AS MUCH. UH,
IT'S STILL A MOMENT THAT IS
REALLY, REALLY HELD DEARLY IN MY
HEART. AND SO APART FROM THE
READING AND THE COMPREHENSION
AND THE SKILLS THAT IT BUILDS
AROUND READING, UM IT ALSO BONDS
PEOPLE TOGETHER AS OUR COLLEAGUE
FROM OAKLAND JUST SHARED SO I. I
WAS, UH, WANTED TO SHARE THAT
BECAUSE IT INSPIRED ME AND, UH,
HE SAID, IT'S I'LL SEE YOU HOME
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ. SEEN AND HEARING NÓ
FURTHER DEBATE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MARUCCI WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SINCE WE'RE SHARING
PERSONAL STORIES JUST REMINDED
ME, UH, ONE OF MY PROUDEST
MOMENTS AS A FATHER. I STILL
HAVE, UH, THE VIDEO CLIP ON MY
PHONE WAS, UH, MY DAUGHTER WHEN
SHE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD READING
GREEN EGGS AND HAM, AND SO, UH,
LET'S CELEBRATE READING. LET'S
CELEBRATE THE LOVE OF READING.
UH, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE ASK FOR THE FIRST ROLL TO
BE OPEN FOR CO-AUTHOR. THANK YOU
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MARTUCCI. ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR CO
AUTHORS. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE FOR CO-AUTHOR ALL
MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLE. THERE ARE 670 COAUTHOR'S
ADDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION ALL IN FAVOR. SAY
AYE. OPPOSED SAY, NÓ. THE AYES
HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. MR MARUCCI, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UH, P COLLEAGUES, PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING FROM THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT DAVID GOLDBERG AND
WITH THE èC Tð, A TEAM IN
SACRAMENTO, RACHEL WARNO AND
JACKIE HOWARD. PLEASE GIVE THEM
A WARM ASSEMBLY WELCOME.
THANK YOU. I'LL JUST ADD MY
FAVORITE BOOK FOR MY SON WAS
GOODNIGHT. MOON STILL STILL KNOW
ALL THE WORDS TO THAT ONE. SO,
SO THANK YOU, MR MARSI. MOVING
ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE AJ R
NUMBER AJ R 12 BY MR ALVAREZ
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY JOINT
RESOLUTION 12 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
THE TIJUANA RIVER. MR ALZ, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. IN A GREAT GREEN ROOM.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
UM. I AM HERE STANDING TO IN
ASKING YOUR SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
JOINT RESOLUTION, 12. I ASK
MEMBERS TO THINK ABOUT WHERE
THEY WERE ON DECEMBER 8TH 2021.
DECEMBER. 8TH TO Tð 2021. WHERE
WERE YOU? BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS
NOW. THAT'S HOW LONG IT'S BEEN
SINCE THE BEACH IN SOUTH SAN
DIEGO AND PURE BEACH HAS BEEN
CLOSED AND INACCESSIBLE TO OUR
FAMILIES DUE TO THE POLLUTION OF
THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY, WHICH
IS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT THIS IS A
BIPARTISAN BICAMERAL RESOLUTION
SPONSORED BY THE SAN DIEGO
DELEGATION THAT CALLS ON THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN. TO PASS
A, UH COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING
MEASURE AND DECLARE A NATIONAL
EMERGENCY DUE TO THE
CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION. THIS
DISASTER THAT'S BEEN IMPACTING
SOUTH SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL
COUNTY. FOR DECADES, THE
COMMUNITIES ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN BORDER HAS BEEN
GRAPPLING WITH A CRISIS THAT
DOESN'T KNOW A BORDER. A
RELENTLESS FLOW OF UNTREATED
SEWAGE HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS,
SOLID WASTE IN THE TIJUANA RIVER
AND IN THE NEW RIVER SPILLING
INTO OUR OCEANS, CONTAMINATING
OUR BEACHES AND ENDANGERING OUR
ECOSYSTEMS AND PUBLIC'S HEALTH.
AGAIN SINCE DECEMBER. 8TH 2021
THAT'S 810 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE
CONSTITUENTS THAT I REPRESENT
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS
CALIFORNIA'S OCEAN. SINCE 2018.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND
WATER COMMISSION HAS DOCUMENTED
OVER 150 BILLION GALLONS. OF
TOXIC EFFLUENT ENTERING
CALIFORNIA. AND IMPACTING THE
CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH. SAN
ISIDRO, OTAY MESA, NESTOR AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES IN SAN DIEGO.
MORE RECENTLY, RESEARCH DONE BY
THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF
OCEANOGRAPHY AND SAN DIEGO STATE
UNIVERSITY CONFIRMS WHAT WE HAVE
LONG SUSPECTED TWO THINGS
HAPPENING. 76% OF THE BACTERIA
FOUND IN THE AIR THAT PEOPLE
BREATHE IN IMPERIAL BEACH. ARE
LINKED TO CROSS BORDER
POLLUTION. AND LOCAL HEALTH
CLINICS HAVE NOW REPORTED A 560%
INCREASE TO GASTROINTESTINAL
DISEASES DURING THE HEAVY RAIN
EVENTS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. AND
NOT SOMETHING RESIDENTS IN OUR
STATE SHOULD BE SUFFERING FROM
IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN OUR
CROSS-BORDER WATERWAYS, WHICH
INCLUDES COMPLYING WITH THE
CLEAN WATER ACT. YET FOR MANY
YEARS THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO SO.
IN 2019 FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL
JAVIER BECERRA, FROM CALIFORNIA
LAUNCHED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEAN
WATER ACT. THE LAWSUIT WAS
SUCCESSFUL AND SETTLED TWO YEARS
AGO AND RESULTED IN A LAUNDRY
LIST OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED,
INCLUDING $300 MILLION FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE RESULT
OF THAT FUNDING HAS YET TO BE
MATERIALIZED. BECAUSE IT IS NOT
ENOUGH. THE EPA HAS IDENTIFIED
AND APPROVED A LIST OF PROJECTS
THAT TOTAL NEARLY $1 BILLION, OF
WHICH ONLY 300 MILLION HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED. WE KNOW THAT WHAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE? BUT WE CANNOT
DO IT WITHOUT FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE. I ALSO WANT TO CALL
YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NEW RIVER.
NEW RIVER IS TRAVEL 60 MILES
THROUGH THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
EMPTYING INTO THE SALTON SEA.
AND IT'S RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF
THE MOST POLLUTED RIVERS IN THE
NATION. THE COMMUNITY
SURROUNDING THE NEW RIVER AND
CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA IS
PREDOMINANTLY LATINO IN RANKS
92ND PERCENTILE FOR POLLUTION
BURDEN AND 100 PERCENTILE FOR
IMPAIRED WATER BODIES, ACCORDING
TO THE KEN VIRAL SCREEN. THIS
LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED LAWS AND
APPROPRIATE FUNDING TO REDUCE
CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION IN THE
TIJUANA RIVER AND IN THE NEW
RIVER. AND THIS ASSEMBLY JOINT
RESOLUTION SENDS A UNIFIED
MESSAGE AND DIRECTS THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT
BIDEN AND REINFORCES OUR
COMMITMENT TO SECTION FOUR.
ARTICLE 10 OF THE CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION THAT GUARANTEES
MAXIMUM PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE
COAST. THIS GUARANTEE IS
CURRENTLY NOT OFFERED TO MY
CONSTITUENTS AND HASN'T BEEN FOR
OVER 800 DAYS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO
OPEN THE FIRST ROLE FOR
CO-AUTHOR ON AJ R 12. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ, ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I APOLOGIZE FOR A
LACK OF VOICE TODAY AND I'M SURE
MY HUSBAND WILL BE APPRECIATING
IT ALL WEEKEND. MEMBERS I RISE
AS A PROUD JOINT AUTHOR OF AJ R
12. I REPRESENT SAN DIEGO'S
NORTHERNMOST COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING OCEANSIDE AND VISTA.
THE AIR UP AND DOWN. SAN DIEGO
COUNTY IS POLLUTED BY THE SEWAGE
FOUND IN THE RIVER. BUT THIS IS
NOT A NEW ISSUE IN 2004, THE
BORDER PATROL AGENT UNION ONE OF
$15 MILLION SETTLEMENT BECAUSE
OF HOW BAD THE RIVER IS INSIDE
THE SETTLEMENT WAS A PROVISION
SAYING THAT AGENTS WOULD NOT BE
PUNISHED FOR REFUSING TO GO INTO
THE RIVER BECAUSE HUMAN SEWAGE
AND OTHER BACTERIA THEY WERE
ALSO ENCOURAGED TO RECEIVE A
HEPATITIS A VACCINE AS A RESULT
OF THEIR WORK NEAR THE AREA.
THIS WAS 20 YEARS AGO, AND
THINGS HAVE NOT GOTTEN BETTER. A
RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT 100
BILLION GALLONS OF POLLUTED
WATER HAS FLOWED INTO THE
PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS IS NOT ONLY
A PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER, BUT
IT'S NOW AN ENVIRONMENTAL
DISASTER AS WELL. THIS IS
SHAMEFUL. THE BEACHES IN THE
SOUTH BAY HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR
OVER A YEAR NOW. I'M URGING OUR
FEDERAL LEADERS TO ACT PROMPTLY
ON THIS REQUEST SO THAT OUR
COUNTY AND STATE MAY RECEIVE
FUNDING TO FINALLY FIX THIS
ISSUE. AND GIVE RELIEF FOR THE
CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITIES OF
SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THIS IS AN
ISSUE THAT TRANSCENDS PARTY
LINES AND REALLY SHOWS
CALIFORNIA'S THAT WE CAN COME
TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF OUR
STATE AND TO PROTECT THE WELL
BEING OF OUR SAFETY IN OUR
PEOPLE, MEMBERS. I STRONGLY URGE
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DAVIES, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. UM I THINK WHEN YOU I
REPRESENT A MAJORITY OF THE
COAST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND
WHEN THEY DID THE REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION, THEY DECIDED THEY
WOULD GIVE ME THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRE STATE
GOING FROM CARLSBAD ALL THE WAY
TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND
CORONADO AND THEY GAVE ME THE
WATER OFF OF IMPERIAL BEACH. SO
THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM SAN
DIEGO HAS THE PEOPLE AND I HAVE
THE WATER. UM SO YOU CAN FIGURE
OUT WHAT KIND OF INSIDE JOKE
THAT WAS. AND IT'S ONE OF THE
MOST EGREGIOUS CROSS BORDER
POLLUTION EXAMPLES WE HAVE IN
THE WORLD TODAY. AND SO I WANNA
THANK THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM
SAN DIEGO FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. IT IS LARGELY A FEDERAL
ISSUE, BUT THERE ARE THINGS WE
CAN DO THAT FOR IN THE STATE,
AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR
RESIDENTS ARE SAFE AND THEY'RE
THEY'RE BREATHING CLEAN AIR AND
THEY'RE DRINKING CLEAN WATER.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
THINGS WE SHOULD DO ON THIS
FLOOR. AND SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU.
MR SPEAKER. I RISE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A GR 12. I WANT TO
THANK MY NEIGHBOR AND COLLEAGUE,
UH, FROM SAN DIEGO, WHO FOR
YEARS ON HIS TIME ON SAN DIEGO
CITY COUNCIL, UH, AND AS A
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
RAISING THIS ISSUE, I HAD THE
PLEASURE FOR TWO YEARS, UH,
PRIOR TO REDISTRICTING TO
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF
IMPERIAL BEACH, AND I WANT TO
THANK MANY OF OUR LOCAL LEADERS,
UH, WHO HAVE BEEN SPEAKING UP ON
THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, UH,
TO RAISE THIS ISSUE AND ACHIEVE
MORE FEDERAL SUPPORT, BUT THE
FACT OF THE MATTER THAT WE NEED
TO BE DOING MORE. WE SHOULD HAVE
BEEN DOING MORE ALL ALONG FOR
ALL OF THE DATA THAT MY
COLLEAGUE FROM THE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT HAS OUTLINED. UM THIS
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST, IF NOT
THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL
DISASTERS THAT IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW IN THE STATE. IT IS A
DISASTER THAT HAS STRONG
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
IMPLICATIONS. AND IT IS PAST
TIME THAT WE DECLARE A STATE OF
EMERGENCY AND DELIVER THE
RESOURCES NECESSARY TO FIX THE
PROBLEM. YES THERE ARE
INTERNATIONAL AND FEDERAL
COMPONENTS, BUT THE STATE CAN
STEP UP AND DO ITS PART AS WELL.
AND WE MUST DO IT. BUT IT'S
BECAUSE IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO
VISIT MY COLLEAGUE AS HE'S HAPPY
TO SHOW ANY OF YOU THE BORDER,
YOU CAN SMELL IT IN THE AIR, AND
THIS IS WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE
LIVING WITH, UH, IS THE, UH,
HEALTH EFFECTS AND THE
DISGUSTING UM, UH, OUTCOME OF
NOT BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE
FACILITIES NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO
REPAIR THE PROBLEM. AND OF
COURSE, THE WATER, UM, TO BE
HAVING, UH, NEAR 365 DAYS OF
BEACH CLOSURES, UH, PRIMARILY IN
THE CITIES OF IMPERIAL BEACH AND
CORONADO IS UNACCEPTABLE. UM
THAT CERTAINLY BEACHGOERS AND
LOCAL RESIDENTS. IT AFFECTS
YOUTH CAMPS. IT AFFECTS OUR NAVY
SEALS. WE MUST DRAW A STRONG
ATTENTION TO THIS AND I KNOW BY
BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD
AND SENDING A BIGGER MESSAGE TO
OUR FEDERAL COUNTERPARTS THAT
WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE
RESOURCES. FINALLY UH, TO REPAIR
THIS DISASTER. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
ON THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. GARCIA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. I
APPRECIATE THIS RESOLUTION
COMING FORWARD BY OUR COLLEAGUE
FROM SAN DIEGO. UH AND ALTHOUGH
THIS IS FOCUSED ON HOLDING THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE,
WHO HAS JURISDICTION OVER THIS
ISSUE, I WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT
THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT THE
STATE CAN DO. AND THERE ARE
THINGS THAT THE STATE HAS DONE
AS MY COLLEAGUE WHO IS
SPONSORING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY
HAS MENTIONED BUT I WANNA ALSO
EMPHASIZE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE BINATIONAL. UH, RELATIONSHIP
, THE POLICY AND POLITICAL
AGENDA THAT NEEDS TO BE ALSO,
UH, REINFORCED BECAUSE THE FACT
OF THE MATTER IS THAT THE
PROBLEM IS ON THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE BORDER AND WITHOUT
COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION
WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS AND HAVING
THAT STRONG WORKING
RELATIONSHIP, UM. LITTLE CAN AND
WILL BE DONE AND SO JUST WANT TO
EMPHASIZE HOW SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPORTANT THAT BINATIONAL AGENDA
IS WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS IN
MEXICO, WHETHER IT BE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE
AND OR THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES,
BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I
WANNA JUST RISE AND SUPPORT A GR
12 REALLY THANK THE SPONSOR OF
THIS RESOLUTION FOR BRINGING
ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE, AND I
GOTTA TELL YOU, THIS IS ONE OF
THE BONES OF CONTENTION WITH
SOME OF OUR FEDERAL
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
UH, BACK HOME. UH, WHETHER
THEY'RE DOING ENOUGH WHETHER
THEY'RE RAISING THE ISSUE, UH,
TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS POSSIBLE.
UH AND I HOPE THAT THIS
RESOLUTION RECEIVES UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT TO SEND A STRONG MESSAGE
FROM CALIFORNIA TO WASHINGTON,
Dð èC THAT THERE'S AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE TO ALL OF US HERE. THANK
YOU AGAIN, UH, FOR THE
SPONSORSHIP OF THIS RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GARCIA. I SEE AND HEARING NÓ
FURTHER DEBATE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ, YOU MAY CLOSE MR.
SPEAKER THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
THANK YOU TO THE DELEGATION
MEMBERS FOR SPEAKING. UH THIS IS
A ISSUE THAT IS LONG OVERDUE. AS
MY COLLEAGUE FROM COACHELLA JUST
MENTIONED WE ARE HOPING TO SEND
A UNITED MESSAGE TO OUR
REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON
THAT THIS ISSUE MUST RISE TO THE
LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS THAT WE ALL
KNOW IT IS. AND THAT IS WHY WE
ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN CO-AUTHOR
FIRST AND THEN VOTING IN SUPPORT
OF AJ R, 12. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR ALVAREZ.
ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE FOR
COORS. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE FOR CO AUTHORS
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE? BURKE WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
THERE ARE 71 COAUTHOR'S ADDED,
UH, WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL
VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION. THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE. DESIRE TO VOTE ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON
THE RESOLUTION ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE? THERE ARE
7071 IY'S NOSE ZERO. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MOVING ON
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT HÌ R
70 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER MAINS
SHINE, THE CLERK WILL READ HOUSE
RESOLUTION 70 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAIN SHINE AND OTHERS RELATIVE
TO RARE DISEASE DAY. TO MAINS
SHINE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS AS CHAIR OF THE RARE
DISEASE CAUCUS, I RISE TO
PRESENT HÌ R 70 TO RECOGNIZE AND
RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR LOVED ONES
LIVING WITH RARE DISEASES,
ALMOST ONE IN 10, AMERICANS LIVE
WITH A RARE DISEASE, INCLUDING
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS. ALMOST
HALF OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE
CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR
FAMILIES LIVING WITH RARE
DISEASES EXPERIENCE A NUMBER OF
HARDSHIPS FROM DIFFICULTIES
FINDING A MEDICAL EXPERT TO
OVERALL LACK OF SUFFICIENT
TREATMENT. A CONSIDERABLE
KNOWLEDGE GAP PERSISTS WITHIN
THE GENERAL HEALTH CARE
COMMUNITY THAT HAS RESULTED IN
DELAYS IN DIAGNOSIS. A LACK OF
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT PLANS IN A
DECREASE IN PHYSICIANS WITH
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE, MORE
PUBLICIZED RARE DISEASES RECEIVE
MORE EXPOSURE AND ATTENTION THAN
OTHERS DUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR
DEMOGRAPHICS AFFECTED. UH, WHILE
LESS WIDELY KNOWN RARE DISEASES
BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE BURDEN AND
THE STRUGGLE TO INCREASE
AWARENESS AND ESTABLISH
CONSISTENT RESEARCH FUNDING, WE
ALL HAVE CONSTITUENTS IN OUR
DISTRICT LIVING WITH RARE
DISEASES. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
HAVEN'T AREN'T YET MEMBERS OF
THE RARE DISEASE CAUCUS. I
INVITE YOU TO JOIN US, UH, FOR
THESE, UH, TO HELP THESE
PATIENTS IN EACH ONE OF OUR
DISTRICTS, WE MUST DO WHAT WE
CAN TO ALLEVIATE THESE BURDENS
OVERWHELMING SO MANY OF OUR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY AND SPREAD
EMPATHY FOR THE LIVES IMPACTED.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING HÌ
R 70 TO RECOGNIZE FEBRUARY 29TH
AS RARE DISEASE DAY IN
CALIFORNIA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE AND ASK THAT THE
FIRST ROLE BE HELD OPEN FOR
CO-AUTHOR. THANK YOU, MR MAINS,
SHINE ASSEMBLY MEMBER DIXON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY TO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SAN DIEGO AS A
CO-AUTHOR ON HÌ R 70 TO
RECOGNIZE TODAY RARE DISEASE DAY
FEBRUARY 29TH MANY MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS AND CALIFORNIANS HAS
JUST BEEN SAID ARE AMONG THOSE
AFFECTED BY RARE DISEASES. THEIR
LIVES ARE THREATENED, WHILE
FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO SEARCH THE
MEDICAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY FOR
TREATMENT AND ELUSIVE CURES.
EVEN A DIAGNOSIS IS A LONELY,
LONG, CUMBERSOME AND PAINFUL,
FRUSTRATING JOURNEY AFTER THE
FAMILY MEMBER INEVITABLY, SADLY
SUCCUMBS TO THE DISEASE. THE
MEDICAL CHALLENGE REMAINS FOR
OTHERS. YET THE COMMUNITY OF
VICTIMS IS LESS ONE MORE VOICE
AND IT'S BEREAVED. IT'S THE
BEREAVED FAMILIES WHO KEEP THE
FLAME OF HOPE ALIVE AND THE
LONELY STRUGGLE CONTINUES THE
RARE DISEASE COMMUNITY, THE RARE
DISEASE, COMMUNITY SHARES, HOPE
AND OPTIMISM THAT A CURE CAN BE
FOUND. IT'S ALWAYS SOMEDAY WE
KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE FOR THESE
COURAGEOUS FAMILIES AND THEIR
LOVED ONES WHO NEVER GIVE UP.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING HÌ
R 70. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
IVO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DICKON ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR CO
AUTHORS. ALL THOSE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE FOR CO AUTHORS. ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL
THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. THERE
ARE 72 CO AUTHORS ADDED WITHOUT
OBJECTION. WE WILL TAKE A VOICE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION ALL IN
FAVOR. SAY AYE. SAY NÓ. THE AYES
HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. MOVING NOW TO SENATE
THIRD READING. ITEM NUMBER 13 S¼
B 479. CLERK WILL READ. SENATE
BILL 479, WITH AMENDMENTS BY A
SLIM MCKENNA MEMBER MCKINNEY,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED ON YOUR
AMENDMENTS. YES, MR SPEAKER.
THESE FLOOR AMENDMENTS ARE
TECHNICAL AND NON CONTROVERSIAL
IN THEIR NATURE. THEY SIMPLY
DENE DELETE THE CONTENTS OF S¼ B
479 AND REPLACE IT WITH A SMALL
CLEAN UP TO S¼ B 567 FROM LAST
YEAR, ARTHUR BY SENATOR Dð RAZO
AND ADD AN URGENCY SO THAT THIS
IS THIS REVISION CAN BE MADE
PRIOR TO S¼ B 567 GOING INTO
EFFECT. I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
OBJECTION WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE
ON THE AMENDMENTS ALL IN FAVOR.
SAY AYE. SAY NÓ AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED AND BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT. BACK ON FILE. MEMBERS WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR BEFORE WE VOTE.
WE WILL FIRST TAKE UP
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING CO-AUTHOR. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 139 BY
ASSUMING MEMBER RODRIGUEZ
RELATIVE TO AMERICAN RED CROSS
MONTH AS SUNDAY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 140 THREE BY AS
SOMEBODY MEMBER BENNETT RELATIVE
TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST THIS WEEK,
AND SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
95 BY SENATOR BRADFORD AND
OTHERS RELATIVE TO REVEREND DR
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR. THE
CLERK WILL NOW OPEN THE ROAD TO
ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A
CO AUTHOR TO THE RESOLUTIONS.
MEMBERS. THIS IS FOR CO AUTHORS.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS DON'T VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE ARE 7271
CO AUTHORS. MOVING TO A VOTE ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE SECOND
DAY CONSENT CALENDAR. I EXCUSE
ME. CLERK WILL READ FIRST, AND
THEN WE'LL DO THAT SO SIR. GO
AHEAD AND READ, PLEASE. I SIMPLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 139 BY
ASSUMING MEMBER RODRIGUEZ WELL
TO AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, SO
EXCITED IT'S THURSDAY, FOLKS
GIVE ME A BREAK, THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE ALL MEMBERS VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE? ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTE. I 71 NÓ ZERO. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK
WILL READ THE REMAINING ITEMS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 140 THREE.
I 71 NÓ ZERO THE SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 91 I 71 00
AND SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
95 I 71 NÓ ZERO. MEMBERS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE QUORUM
CALL IS LIFTED. WE WILL WAIT FOR
A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN WE
MOVE ON TO ADJOURNMENTS AND
MEMORY SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR. WE
STILL HAVE BUSINESS BEFORE US.
SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR COMMENT.
QUESTION YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.
AND MEMBERS WITH PLEASE GIVE
YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. ONCE
AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF THE FLOOR.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER IRWIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE TO ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF ELOISE. NAOMI
OLSEN COHEN, MY FRIEND. SHE WAS
SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF 48
GLORIOUS YEARS, CHUCK COHEN. AND
HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
ELOISE GREW UP IN MINNEAPOLIS,
SKATING ON LAKE HARRIET AND
CAVORTING IN THE ILLINOIS AND
IOWA FAMILY FARMS. SHE NEVER
FORGOT THE ANXIETY OF THE NIGHT
SHE ARRIVED IN CALIFORNIA,
STARTING HER LIFE OVER AT 1000
OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, BUT SHE
QUICKLY ADAPTED SHE GRADUATED
FROM CAL LUTHERAN COLLEGE, WHERE
SHE STUDIED ENGLISH AND
EVENTUALLY RECEIVED AN ADVANCED
DEGREE IN FAMILY COUNSELING.
ELOISE WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN
HER COMMUNITY. HER WORK INCLUDED
TIME WITH A AUW S¼ EQUAL RIGHTS
FOR WOMEN. CENTRAL AVENUE JAZZ
FOR 1000 OAKS, THE ALLIANCE FOR
THE ARTS, THE VENTURA COUNTY
MUSEUM BOARD THE BRIM HALL
LIBRARY BOARD WORLDWIDE RELIEF
PROJECTS OF ASCENSION, LUTHERAN
CHURCH, Kò, èC, LU AND CASA
PACIFICA TO NAME A FEW. ELOISE
WAS RARELY IDLE. HER UNASSIGNED
MISSION WAS CARRYING FOR THIS
PLANET AND ITS EXPANSIVE, LESS
FORTUNATE ON THE MARGIN
OCCUPANTS THE COMMUNITY WILL
CARRY ON BEWILDERED BY HER
DEPARTURE, BUT GRATEFUL FOR HER
YEARS AMONG US. I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN IN HER MEMORY TODAY.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
IRWIN. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
OH, I'M SORRY. I'M. MY
APOLOGIES. SO MY MEMBER IRWIN,
YOU ARE RECOGNISE FOR A SECOND
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I RISE TO ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF DONNA MASON ADAMS.
DONNA PASSED AWAY JANUARY 20TH A
AFTER A VALIANT TWOYEAR BA
BATTLE WITH CANCER. SHE WAS
DEEPLY LOVED BY HER FAMILY. HER
HUSBAND, HER MANY FRIENDS AND
FORMER STUDENTS. DONNA WAS BORN
ON JUNE 28TH 1964 IN BURBANK,
CALIFORNIA. HER PARENTS, ESTHER
AND JERRY MASON RAISED THREE
CHILDREN IN THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY IN ENCINO, WHERE HER LOVE
FOR ART AND HORSES WAS
DEVELOPED. SHE WENT ON TO PIERCE
COLLEGE IN CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE,
WHERE DONNA FOUND HER LOVE OF
SCULPTING AND BEGAN TO NURTURE
HER STUDIO WORK FOR DECADES TO
COME. WINNING CONTESTS,
PARTICIPATING IN DOZENS OF ART
EXHIBITS AND HAVING HER
SCULPTURES DISPLAYED IN
GALLERIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
AFTER COLLEGE, DONNA MARRIED AND
WELCOMED TWO CHILDREN. HER SON
VÀ AND HER DAUGHTER, RACHEL.
AFTER DIVORCING, SHE SETTLED IN
1000 OAKS WITH HER CHILDREN,
WHERE SHE TAUGHT ART CLASSES
BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND
THROUGHOUT THE CONEJO VALLEY,
INCLUDING 25 YEARS WITH MADRONA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THAT'S WHERE
I FIRST MET THIS WOMAN WHO WAS
ALWAYS A JOY TO BE AROUND AND
ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN WERE
ABLE TO EXPERIENCE DONNA'S
TALENT AS AN ART TEACHER. SHE
TRULY LOVED WORKING WITH
STUDENTS TEACHING THE WONDERS OF
COLOR, TEXTURE AND IMAGINATION.
SHE CARED DEEPLY FOR ANIMALS AND
WAS AN AVID HIKER WHO LOVED
ADVENTURING, WHETHER IT BE THE
LOCAL TRAILS OR NAVIGATING THE
TERRAIN OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY. IN
2007. SHE MET AND FELL IN LOVE
WITH MATTHEW BURKE, WHO SHE
WOULD GO ON TO MARRY. DONNA
SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, MATTHEW
, SON, VÀ, DAUGHTER RACHEL AND
GRANDSON OWEN. SHE WAS WIDELY
KNOWN FOR HER REMARKABLE LOVING
AND LIGHTHEARTED ENERGY AND WILL
ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HER
RADIANT SMILE, ENTHUSIASM FOR
LIFE AND BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT. I ASK
THAT WE ADJOURN IN DONNA'S
MEMORY TODAY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER IRWIN. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LOWENTHAL, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. TODAY. I
RISE. WITH AN UNBELIEVABLY HEAVY
HEART. TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY
OF RAY CORDOVA. THE MAN WHO
RIGHTFULLY CAME TO BE KNOWN AS
THE GODFATHER OF LOS ANGELES,
ORANGE COUNTY LABOR POLITICS.
MR. CORDOVA WAS BORN IN SPRINGER
, NEW MEXICO AND MOVED TO
CALIFORNIA AT A YOUNG AGE WHERE
HE ATTENDED CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH, EARNING
BOTH A BACHELOR'S AND A MASTER'S
DEGREE IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION. A TRUE PATRIOT.
VERY PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U S¼
ARMY AIRBORNE DURING THE VIETNAM
WAR. WHICH WAS AN EXPERIENCE
THAT WOULD KICK START HIS
LIFELONG DUTY OF SERVICE TO THIS
COUNTRY AND ALL OF US IN IT.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, RAY
TIRELESSLY FOUGHT FOR OTHERS,
AND HE FOUGHT BECAUSE HE
BELIEVED THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD
HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIGNITY.
WHETHER IT WAS ABOUT BETTER
WORKING CONDITIONS, GOOD PAYING
JOBS. VETERANS AFFAIRS L GB Tð Q
RIGHTS. RAY CORDOVA WOULD SHOW
UP FOR YOU. THROUGHOUT HIS
CAREER, RAY HELD NUMEROUS
POSITIONS WHERE HE PLANTED HIS
FLAG AS BEING A RELENTLESS
CHAMPION OF WORKERS' RIGHTS.
THESE POSITIONS INCLUDED LEADING
THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF
AMERICA, LOCAL 9571. SERVING AS
A DELEGATE TO BOTH LOS ANGELES
AND ORANGE COUNTY LABOR COUNCILS
AND, OF COURSE, THE CHAIR OF THE
SOUTH COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL AND
ALSO SERVING MULTIPLE STINTS AS
SENIOR STAFF IN BOTH FEDERAL AND
STATE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS NEVER
EVER A LACK OF COMMITMENT FROM
RAY. HE COULD ALWAYS BE FOUND
WALKING THE PICKET LINES WALKING
PRECINCTS WHERE HE WOULD
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE AROUND HIM TO
BE SURE, AND TRY THE MOM AND POP
RESTAURANTS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL
BUSINESSES. EVEN WITH HIS FULL
WORKLOAD IN LOS ANGELES AND
ORANGE COUNTY. RAISE FOCUS
EXTENDED ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
EVEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH HIS
WORK WITH CESAR CHÁVEZ IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY, AND WE
LEGISLATORS IN SACRAMENTO AND
WASHINGTON, Dð èC. MR CORDOVA
EXEMPLIFIED LOYALTY ONCE HE WAS
WITH YOU. HE WAS A FRIEND
FOREVER. RAY DID NOT CARE ABOUT
WHAT YOU LOOKED LIKE WHERE YOU
CAME FROM. HE CARED ABOUT YOUR
CHARACTER AND ABOUT YOUR VALUES.
NOT ONLY COMING UP IN HIS ERA,
RAY MADE SURE TO FOSTER AND
MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF
LEADERS AND LEGISLATORS. I
LEARNED FROM RAY'S MENTORSHIP
FOR 30 YEARS. INCLUDING MANY OF
US IN THIS CHAMBER TODAY.
POINTING WHAT WE NOW CALL
CORDOVA'S LAW. YOU COULD ALWAYS
HEAR RAY WITH HIS BOOMING VOICE
SAY IF YOU AGREE WITH ME ALL THE
TIME, ONE OF US IS NOT
NECESSARY. MR CORDOVA'S
COMPASSION AND HIS DEDICATION
FOR HIS WORK MADE HIM ONE IN A
MILLION. AND HIS LOSS IS FELT
DEEPLY ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. MR SPEAKER, OUR
MEMBERS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
MR RAY CORDOVA. THANK YOU. MR
LOWENTHAL. MR GIBSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR SPEAKER, AND I WANT TO THANK
MY COLLEAGUE FROM LONG BEACH FOR
ONE. I'M RAISING AN ELEVATING
RAY CORDOVA'S, UM, HIS MEMORY.
HIS LEGACY. THE GODFATHER OF LOS
ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY. UM I
WILL NOT BE REDUNDANT TO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LONG BEACH, UM,
SAID EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED TO
SAY, AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO BE
SAID. BUT RAY CORDOVA WAS ALSO
IN VIETNAM WAR AS A SERGEANT. UM
THE UNITED STATES. AIRBORNE UH,
MOST OF ALL, HE WAS THE BELOVED
FATHER, UM AND ALSO HUSBAND, HIS
WIFE SOON, UH, 56 YEARS, UM, IS
STILL SURVIVE. IT STILL SURVIVED
. UM AND ALSO THE SAYING THAT MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LONG BEACH
INDICATED AN I FEEL THAT IT'S
BEFITTING TO ALSO REGURGITATE
THAT SAYING, IF YOU AGREE WITH
ME ALL THE TIME, ONE OF US IS
NOT NECESSARY, AND SO RAY
CORDOVER WILL LIVE IN MEMORY IN
MY MIND. UM, I JUST WISH THAT I
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND SEE
HIM. UM, BEFORE, UH, HE PASSED
AND TRANSITIONED AWAY. BUT ALSO
RAY CARD OVER TO HIS LIFE WAS A
LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE, UH N AA
èC P, UM AS PRESIDENT OF èC W
A, UM 9571 I REMEMBER RAY
CORDOVA, UM, WITH E EVERY ONCE A
MONTH. HE WOULD DO A LABOR
BREAKFAST. UM IN SAN PEDRO. THE
ROOM WOULD ALWAYS BE PACKED AND
IT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE
RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE TO
BRING THEIR LITERATURE AND HE
WOULD GO ON THE BACK TABLE AND
HE WOULD CHECK TO SEE WHETHER OR
NOT THE LITERATURE HAD A UNION
BUG ON IT. AND IF IT DID NOT
HAVE A UNION BUG ON IT, HE WOULD
RAISE THAT LITERATURE UP AND HE
WOULD THROW IT IN THE TRASH CAN
AND SAY, NEVER. WILL YOU EVER
BRING NONUNION MATERIAL INTO
THIS HOUSE OF LABOR? AND SO HE
WAS UNAPOLOGETIC? HE SPOKE TRUTH
TO POWER. HE DIDN'T CARE WHO YOU
UH OR YOUR BACKGROUND. UM DIDN'T
CARRY WHAT THAT DIDN'T CARE. UH
WHAT OFFICE YOU HELD? RAY
CORDOVA WAS A DRUM MAJOR FOR
JUSTICE AND HE WILL BE MISSED.
WE WILL BE CELEBRATING RAY
CORDOVA'S LIFE ON APRIL, THE
SEVENTH AT ONE AT 1 P.M. AT IBW
S¼ TRAINING INSTITUTE IN
COMMERCE. AND SO WE ELEVATE HIS
NAME. UM RAY CORDOVA, REST IN
PEACE AND REST IN POWER. THANK
YOU. MISTER GIBSON. MR MARUCCI,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT. MEMORY THANK THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I ALSO WANTED TO
ADD MY VOICE. JOIN MY COLLEAGUES
IN HONORING, UH, A GREAT LEADER,
UM, IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
LABOR MOVEMENT, UH, RAY CORDOVA
WAS THE GODFATHER. AND UH, I
REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I RAN
FOR THE ASSEMBLY. UM YOU KNOW,
AND IN 2012. AND UH, LIKE MANY,
UH, FIRST TIME CANDIDATES I
SHOWED UP AT THE SOUTH COUNTY
LABOR BREAKFAST. AND, UH, YOU
KNOW, I LEARNED. UH, YOU KNOW,
UH, RED CORDOVA WAS OLD SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, HE WOULD. UH, HE
DIDN'T CARE IF YOU IF YOU WERE,
UH, YOU KNOW, CONGRESSWOMAN
MAXINE WATERS OR ASSEMBLY
CANDIDATE ALMASI. YOU KNOW, HE
WILL CALL YOU OUT. UH,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE TALKING
IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. YOU
REMEMBER THAT? YOU KNOW, UH HE
HE HE WOULD. HE WOULD, UH, YOU
KNOW, CALL YOU OUT BY NAME. YOU
KNOW, MR MIRA SUI, YOU RESPECT
THE HOUSE OF LABOR, YOU KNOW,
UH, BASICALLY SIT DOWN AND SHUT
UP, YOU KNOW? AND, UM UH, THAT
BUT, UH, RAY IN PERSON WAS
ALWAYS SO, UH, WARM AND? AND
LIKE MY COLLEAGUE, UH, YOU KNOW,
MY FELLOW COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
PEDRO. UH UH UH SAID, UH, UM YOU
KNOW, HE WAS HE WAS A LOYAL
FRIEND. HE WAS A GOOD MAN. UH,
AND WE'RE GONNA MISS HIM DEARLY.
THANK YOU, MR M. SUU KYI.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. I RISE TO
ADJOURN THE MEMORY OF MARK
ANTHONY MCKAY, SENIOR A
COMMUNITY ICON, A RESPECTED
BUSINESSMAN, A LIFELONG
SUPPORTER OF OUR VETERAN
COMMUNITY, AND ABOVE ALL, A
LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER. MR
MCKAY SENIOR, BEGAN HIS PATH
TOWARD PATIENT CARE AT ST
FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IN LOS
ANGELES. SPENDING 12 YEARS
WORKING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. HE
LATER ACCEPTED A POSITION AT
SERVICE CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL, THE LARGEST END
OF LIFE ARRANGEMENT AND SERVICE
PROVIDER IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT WAS AT THIS MOMENT WHERE HE
DISCOVERED HIS CALLING TO
PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND
ASSISTANCE TO GRIEVING FAMILIES.
DESPITE THE EMOTIONAL TOLL OF
THE WORK. THE LOVE OF HIS FAMILY
GAVE HIM THE STRENGTH TO MOVE
FORWARD. IN 2000 THREE. HE AND
HIS WIFE OPENED UP HIS FIRST
MORTUARY, EVENTUALLY OPENING UP
FIVE OTHER SUCCESSFUL LOCATIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
COMING FROM A LINE OF VETERANS.
HE WANTED TO ALSO DO HIS PART TO
SHOW HIS THANKS AND GRATITUDE
TOWARDS OUR VETERANS. WHEN
OPENING UP HIS RIVERSIDE
LOCATION. HE MADE IT HIS MISSION
TO GIVE THEM THE CARE. THE
FAMILY OF THE VETERANS, THE CARE
AND RESPECT THEY DESERVED. TO
FURTHER HONOR AND ASSIST
VETERANS. MR MCKAY SENIOR WORKED
ON A NONPROFIT WITH THE MISSION
OF EDUCATING VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES ABOUT THE BENEFITS
CONNECTED WITH THEIR SERVICE.
HIS LEGACY TO CONSISTENTLY
DELIVER COMPASSIONATE CARE WAS
DEEPLY ROOTED IN HIS MISSION TO
NEVER TURN A FAMILY AWAY. NÓ
MATTER THE SITUATION. HE HAS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, ROBIN
MCKAY. THERE ARE FIVE CHILDREN,
KI¾M, MARK JUNIOR, BRIAN
VICTORIA AND MELANIE ALONG WITH
HIS THREE GRANDCHILDREN. AS MR
MCKAY SENIOR ONCE SAID A LIFE
ISN'T SIGNIFICANT EXCEPT FOR ITS
IMPACT ON OTHERS. MEMBERS. I ASK
THAT WE ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY.
AND THAT WE REMEMBER. TO DO WHAT
WE DO TO HAVE THAT IMPACT ON
OTHERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TING. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I SADLY
RISE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
MY GOOD FRIEND MAURILIO LEÓN,
WHO PASSED UH, LAST FRIDAY AT A
WAY TO YOUNG AGE MIL TO ME WAS
SOMEONE WHO PERSONIFIED THE
CALIFORNIA DREAM. HE CAME HERE
WITH HIS FAMILY. THEY WERE
MIGRANT FARM WORKERS. LIKE SO
MANY OTHER FAMILIES, THEY FORM
THE BACKBONE OF OUR AGRICULTURAL
COMMUNITY. UH, THROUGH HIS WORK
ETHIC, HIS AMAZING GRIT AND
DETERMINATION. HE PERSEVERED.
GOT AMAZING EDUCATION AT U, èC
BERKELEY AND A GRADUATE DEGREE
AT HARVARD. HE IS SOMEONE WHO.
DESPITE ALL THE HARDSHIPS HE
GREW UP WITH, ALWAYS HAD AN
AMAZING SPIRIT. EVERY ROOM. HE
WALKED IN EVERY ROOM. EVERY
ORGANIZATION. HE WAS PART OF HE
MADE BETTER. MY ONE MEMORY OF
HIM IS ALWAYS HIS CONSTANT
SMILE. HE HAD THE BIGGEST
BRIGHTEST SMILE. HE WAS ALWAYS
OPTIMISTIC. NEVER DOWN NÓ MATTER
HOW TOUGH THE SITUATION WAS NÓ
MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES
WAS. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE, AND
HE ALWAYS FELT THINGS WERE GOING
TO GET BETTER AND THE BETTER
DAYS WE'RE HERE TO COME. HE
SPENT HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN PUBLIC
SERVICE. I WOULD SAY THAT I
WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE ON
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR WITHOUT HIS
WORK WITHOUT HIS ASSISTANCE. HE
WORKED FOR ME FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS, UH, AS A DEPUTY AS A
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER,
WHEN I WAS THE COUNTY ASSESSOR
RECORDER IN SAN FRANCISCO.
HELPING TURN THAT OFFICE AROUND
OR WE TOOK IT OVER IN 2005. IT
WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORST
OFFICES IN SAN FRANCISCO AND WE
DAY BY DAY EVERY DAY WORKING
WITH THE EMPLOYEES OF THAT
OFFICE TURNED THE REPUTATION
TURN. THE FUNCTIONING OF THE
OFFICE MADE IT A PLACE THAT
REALLY SERVED THE PEOPLE OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO. HE THEN WENT ON INTO
A CAREER AROUND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WORKING AT THE UNITY
COUNCIL AND THEN MOST RECENTLY
AT THE TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHERE
HE JUST TOOK OVER, UH OVER A FEW
YEARS AGO AS THIS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, AND èC E Ó. THIS IS
ONE OF THE MAJOR, UH, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
IN SAN FRANCISCO. THEY BUILD, UH
, PROJECTS FOR SENIORS. THEY RUN
SO MANY OF OUR SINGLE ROOM
OCCUPANCY, UH, UNITS IN THE
TENDERLOIN ITSELF. THEY ARE A
MAJOR CORNERSTONE OF OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FABRIC, SO AT
A TIME WHEN HOMELESSNESS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARE AT SUCH A
HUGE NEED, HIS LOSS WILL BE
MAGNIFIED. HIS LOSS WILL BE
FELT. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, ALL
THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW HIM THE
LIVES THAT HE TOUCHED. WE WILL
ALL REMEMBER HIM AND WE WILL ALL
CARRY HIS SPIRIT AND HIS
OPTIMISM FORWARD. EVERY SINGLE
DAY. AND THAT SPEAKER I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT OUR
ASSEMBLY, UH, ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF MARIO LEÓN. THANK YOU,
MR TING. MR HANEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I ALSO WANT TO ASK THAT
WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF MAO
LEÓN. I WANNA THANK MY
COLLEAGUE. UH, FROM SAN
FRANCISCO FOR HIS UH, COMMENTS
AND, UH, FOR HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH
MAIL. I KNOW HE WAS, UH, A VERY
CLOSE FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE OF
YOURS AND I WANNA SHARE MY
CONDOLENCES WITH YOU AND ALSO
WITH HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND
COMMUNITY. THIS WAS A SHOCKING
LOSS TO OUR CITY A SHOCKING AND
HUGE LOSS TO OUR STATE. UH, WHEN
I WAS THINKING ABOUT MORELLO II
I ACTUALLY, UH, ALSO FIRST
THOUGHT OF HIS SPIRIT. THIS WAS
A GUY WHO, WHEREVER HE WAS
WHENEVER HE WAS IN THE ROOM, UH,
THERE WAS A SMILE. UH, THERE WAS
HOPE. THERE WAS POSITIVITY. UH,
HE JUST EMANATED THAT I. I FIRST
CAME TO KNOW HIM AS PART OF THE
GREENLINING INSTITUTE COMMUNITY.
UH, BOTH HE AND I HAD SERVED AS
FELLOWS THERE. AND I WOULD SEE
HIM EVERY YEAR AT AT THE SUMMIT.
AND UH, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T WORK
THERE AT THE SAME TIME, BUT I
CAME TO KNOW HIM BECAUSE HE WAS
THAT KIND OF PERSON. HE WOULD
COME AND SAY HELLO. HE WOULD,
UH, GIVE YOU A WARM COMMENT, UH,
HE HE WAS ALWAYS A PART OF
BUILDING COMMUNITY. AND OF
GIVING BACK. AND THE MORE THAT I
LEARNED ABOUT HIS HIS STORY AND
WHERE HE CAME FROM. AND LOOKING
BACK ON IT AND WHAT I WAS ABLE
TO SEE FROM HIM. IT ALL MADE
SENSE IN TERMS OF WHO HE WAS.
AND WHY HE DID WHAT HE DID. UH,
HE WAS AS YOU SAID, MR TING, UH,
THE BEST OF THE CALIFORNIA DREAM
AND THE BEST OF CALIFORNIA AND
HE LIVED THAT EVERY DAY. UH, I
LIVE IN THE TENDERLOIN
NEIGHBORHOOD. I UH, WAS ABLE TO
SEE THE WORK THAT HE WAS DOING
MOST RECENTLY. I WOULD RUN INTO
HIM A LOT AT RIBBON COATINGS AND
TO THINK THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
THAT NOW HAVE HOUSING. THAT WILL
HAVE A STABLE AND SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS
BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. AND THAT
WORK IS NOT DONE. HE THERE ARE,
UH MANY PROJECTS THAT HE WAS
ABLE TO MAKE HAPPEN THAT ARE
STILL YET TO BE BUILT, AND MANY
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THAT, UH,
WILL BE HOUSED BECAUSE OF HIM.
AND SO II. I WANNA, UH THANK
HIM. AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
UH FOR, UH, GIVING HIM TO US AND
THE SERVICE THAT HE OFFERED TO
OUR STATE. UH, IT WILL LIVE ON
FOR A LONG TIME. UH AND, UH, WE
APPRECIATE HIM. WE SEND OUR
CONDOLENCES. AND AS MR TING SAID
, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE HIS WORK.
AND WE WILL REMEMBER HIS SPIRIT.
MAY HE REST IN PEACE. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR HANEY.
MEMBERS PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. ALL REQUESTS TO JOURNEY
IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED RED AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING
TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE SESSION
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS, UH,
FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST NÓ FLOOR
SESSION. NÓ CHECK IN SESSION
MONDAY, MARCH FOURTH FLOOR
SESSION AT 1 P.M. ALTHOUGH OTHER
ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE PASSED
AND RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL
BE CONTINUED. MISS AGUIAR-CURRY
MOVES. UH ACTUALLY, I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MISS AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES, MR CAR
SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE STAND
ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH
FOURTH AT 1 P.M. THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.