THE. IS NOW IN SESSION, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HEANEY NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER BRING IN THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
ROLL AT A CURRY. ALL THE ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA. BANES BARRICADE HAND
BENNETT. BERMAN BERNER. BANTA.
BRIAN CALDERON, JUAN CARRILLO,
WENDY CARRILLO CERVANTES CHIN
CONNOLLY DALLY. DAVIES DIXON IS
A FLORA MIKE FONG, VINCE FONG.
FRIEDMAN GABRIEL GALLAGHER,
GARCIA GIBSON, GRAYSON HANEY
HART. HOLDING HOOVER, IRWIN
JACKSON, JOAN SAWYER, CORA
LACKEY LEE LOW, LOWENTHAL MAIN
SHINE, MATHIS MCCARTY MCKENNA,
MARCI WHEN ORTEGA, PACO PIN, JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON.
PELLERIN PEACH, QUIRK-SILVA
RAMOS, RENDON REYES, LUZ RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SOA Tð TING VALENCIA,
VIAUD WALDRON, WALLACE WARD,
WEBER, WIX WILSON WOOD ZUR, MR
SPEAKER.
MEMBERS A QUORUM IS PRESENT. 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 IS OFFERED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACKSON. TODAY
FOR OUR PRAYER, WE WILL CONDUCT
A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF AN
AFROCENTRIC LIBATION CEREMONY.
TO HONOR OUR CREATOR AND
ANCESTORS. WHICH HAVE BEEN DONE
FOR OVER 5000 YEARS BY AFRICAN
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE DIASPORA.
IT IS AN AFRICAN PROVERB THAT
TELLS TELLS US. THAT PEOPLE WHO
LACK KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PAST OR
LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS. SO
THE IN THE SPIRIT OF
REMEMBRANCE, WE DO THIS
LIBATION. UH, TO HONOR THE PAST.
SO THAT WE MAY LEARN FROM IT. WE
DO THIS LIBATION TO HONOR THE
IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY. WE RAISE
OUR CUP TO GOD TO SHOW OUR
REVERENCE FOR THE ORIGINAL
SOURCE OF OUR LIVES. WE USE COAL
WATER TO FRESHEN THE ROAD. OUR
ANCESTORS TRAVELED TO BE WITH US
HERE TODAY. WE USE COOL WATER AS
A SYMBOL OF THE CONTINUITY OF
LIFE. TO PURIFY AND TO NOURISH
OUR SOULS. TO CELEBRATE A
SHARING THE SACRED SPACE
TOGETHER. IT IS SAID THAT
THROUGH OTHERS WE ARE SOMEBODY
SO THROUGH THIS CEREMONY WE
BROUGHT IN OUR FAMILY.
REMEMBERING OUR HERITAGE AND
RECALL THOSE WHO GAVE US LIFE.
WE CALL UPON OUR ANCESTORS, OUR
MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS AND GREAT
GRANDMOTHERS. OUR FATHERS,
GRANDFATHERS AND OUR GREAT
GRANDFATHERS, UNCLES, AUNTS AND
CO. CO AND COUSINS, THE
FOUNDATIONS OF OUR FAMILIES THAT
ARE IMMORTALIZED IN OUR
THOUGHTS. WE CALL UPON OUR
ELDERS WHOSE WISDOM WE SEEK IN
ALL OF OUR ENDEAVORS. OUR
FRIENDS WHOM WE ARE BLESSED TO
HAVE IN OUR LIVES. OUR PARENTS
WHO GUIDED US ALONG THE ROAD TO
ADULTHOOD. WE CALL UPON FAMILY
WHO HAVE PASSED OVER AND COULD
NOT BE HERE TODAY. AND WE ASK
THAT THEY BE WITH US IN OUR
THOUGHTS. THEREFORE WE CAST OUR
LIBATIONS TO THE NORTH TO THE
SOUTH. TO THE EAST. AND TO THE
WEST. AND AT THIS TIME WE WILL
GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CALL OUT THEIR ANCESTORS WHO
HAVE MAY SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN
YOUR OWN LIVES. SOMEONE WHO MAY
HAVE PASSED. AS SOMEONE WHO WISH
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT
YOU CALL OUT THEIR NAMES TODAY.
AND AS WE CALL OUT THEIR NAMES,
WE WILL RESPOND WITH THE AFRICAN
WORD, ASHE. OUR SHAME, MEANING
AS I SAY IT, LET IT BE SO FOR
SOME OF YOU. YOU HAVE SAID
THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE. AMEN.
OTHERS HAVE SAID PALABRA. OTHERS
HAVE SAID A WHOLE BUT TODAY WE
WILL SAY A. SO I WILL START BY
CALLING OUT. UH MY YOUNGER
BROTHER, WHO JUST PASSED THIS
PAST NOVEMBER. AND SO I WILL
CALL OUT HIS NAME. UH, DEREK
JACKSON. AND SAY, I SHA. SO AT
THIS TIME, PLEASE CALL OUT ONE
OF SOMEONE WHOM YOU WOULD LIKE
TO RE, UH, RECOGNIZE TODAY.
SHAME. A. I SHARE. A. I. A. A.
SHA. A SHA. LET US CONSIDER IT A
BLESSING THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THOSE
WHO MAY CONTRIBUTE. MADE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR LIVES. AND
MAY WE ACT OUR ACT IN SUCH A WAY
NOT ONLY IN THIS CHAMBER BUT
OUTSIDE THIS CHAMBER. ON HOW WE
CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS AND HOW WE
TREAT OTHERS. SO WHEN OTHER
FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CALL OUT ONE OF
THEIR ANCESTORS. THAT WE MAY BE
BLESSED ONE DAY. FOR THEM TO
CALL OUT OUR NAME. LET US
TOGETHER, SAY ACHE. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR JACKSON. TODAY'S PLEDGE
WILL BE LED BY A SIMILAR MEMBER
TEAM. COLLEAGUES. PLEASE JOIN ME
IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE OF THE
UNITED STATES.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. READING OF
THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH 2024 THERE,
MR UH, FLORA SECONDS THAT THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTION 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 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE
ABSENCES FOR THE DAY WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. MOVING TO A PROCEDURAL
MOTIONS. MAJORITY LEADER AGAR
CURRY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD
MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS VINCE
FONG AND WOOD TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND RULE ASSEMBLY
RULE 118, A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS DICKON AND WENDY
CARRILLO TO HAVE GUESTS ON THE
FLOOR AND TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ONE CAR TO HAVE GUESTS
SEATED AS GUEST TODAY WITH
OBJECTIONS THAT SHALL BE THE
ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY. 97 I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
REREFER FILE ITEM EIGHT. A. B 18
0 THREE JIM PATTERSON TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. LIKE
TAKING. I VOTE ON THAT. MR MR
FLORA WITHHOLDS UNANIMOUS
CONSENT AND ASK FOR A ROLL CALL
VOTE MEMBERS. THIS IS A
PROCEDURAL VOTE ON THE
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, THE
CLERK WILL RUB OPEN THE WRONG
MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. WHY AM I YES.
MEMBERS. THIS TAKES 41. IT'S ON.
IT'S ON, BUT. IT'S IN. IT'S IN.
I'M SURE I WANNA BE ABLE TO VOTE
FOR THE PROCEDURE. IT'S I N I
THINK.
THANK YOU. CLERK WILL CLOSE A
ROLL AYS 46 NOSE 10. THE RULES
ARE SUSPENDED. THE BILL IS
REREFER TO COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. MOVING ON TO GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MEMBERS LET US WISH A BELATED
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS OF BURR, WHO CELEBRATED
ON SATURDAY. AND A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RENDON. UH, WHO CELEBRATES
TODAY? ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ONE CAR
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER MEMBERS TODAY I HAVE
THE PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MY
MOM, ALICIA CARRILLO. MY SISTER,
LIIA CARRILLO. MY SON GIOVANNI
CARRILLO IS UP IN THE GALLERY.
MY NEPHEW. WHERE JULIAN, WHO IS
ALSO MY GODSON. I FEEL
PRIVILEGED TODAY TO BE ABLE TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU, MY MOM WHO
RAISED EIGHT CHILDREN. MY FATHER
PASSED AWAY ABOUT FIVE YEARS
AGO. I'M THE OLDEST OF EIGHT. AS
SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, I OFTEN
TALK ABOUT ME BEING THE OLDEST
OF EIGHT THANKS TO THIS
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO IS HERE
TODAY. YOU KNOW, IN OUR CULTURE,
WE DON'T EXPRESS OUR FEELINGS
VERY MUCH, ESPECIALLY MEN. I
DON'T RECALL HOW MANY TIMES I'VE
SAID I LOVE YOU, MOM. I'M VERY
PROUD OF YOU RAISING ALL OF MY
SIBLINGS. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT WARM. WELCOME
TO MY MOM. MY SISTER, MY YOUNG,
ONE OF MY YOUNGEST SISTER
NORMALLY AND MY SAN GIOVANNI AND
MY GODSON JESUS, JULIAN
CARRILLO. THANK YOU FOR THAT
WARM WELCOME. APPRECIATE YOU
GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR
CARRILLO. AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER HEART
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. UM, IT'S MY PLEASURE
TO INTRODUCE THE CAL POLY SAN
LUIS BISPO AGRICULTURE,
LEADERSHIP CLASS AND THEIR
PROFESSOR BECAUSE OF THEIR
IMPRESSIVE BACKGROUNDS AND
ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THESE
STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND TO
RESEARCH SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
IMPACTING CALIFORNIA'S
AGRICULTURE. THIS PROGRAM
INCLUDES AN ANNUAL VISIT TO THE
STATE CAPITOL TO WITNESS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY
FIRSTHAND. I'M PLEASED TO REPORT
THAT SEVERAL ALUMS HAVE BEEN
CHOSEN OVER THE YEARS FOR
INTERNSHIPS IN THE STATE CAPITOL
. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE
PROFESSOR ANASTASIA TKI FOR HER
DEDICATION TO DEVELOPING THE
NEXT GENERATION OF AGRICULTURAL
LEADERS. MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN ME
IN WELCOMING THEM TO THE
ASSEMBLY.
THANK YOU, MR HART. AND WELCOME
TO YOUR GUESTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DICKON. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. UH,
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
COLLEAGUES TODAY I HAVE THE
HONOR OF INTRODUCING ROBERT
BOBBY MCDONALD. PRESIDENT AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BLACK
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF ORANGE
COUNTY, WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS
40TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
BOBBY IS A NOTABLE COMMUNITY AND
BUSINESS LEADER, A DEVOTED
VETERANS ADVOCATE AND A HIGHLY
RESPECTED BUSINESSMAN. HE HAS AN
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT WITH
NUMEROUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGH
HIS TIME AT THE CHAMBER. HE IS
THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE
GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA OF THE
BUFFALO SOLDIERS, AND HE
DEVELOPED THE BLACK CHAMBER
EDUCATION FUND TO SUPPORT THE
CHAMBERS. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED THE
CHAMBERS VETERANS BUSINESS
NETWORK PROGRAMS CO-FOUNDED, THE
ORANGE COUNTY DIVERSE BUSINESS
LEADERS COALITION, AND HE WAS
APPOINTED IN 2015 BY PRESIDENT
OBAMA TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
MINORITY UH, MINORITY BY THE VET
UNDER SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS BY UH, PRESIDENT OBAMA
AS TO CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A
MEMBER OF THE VETERANS ADVISORY
COUNCIL, AND HE IS ALSO A MEMBER
OF THE VALOR COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
WORKING TO ESTABLISH A VETERANS
CEMETERY IN ORANGE COUNTY. AND
THAT'S JUST A SHORT LIST.
THERE'S A LOT MORE THERE THAT I
COULDN'T SAY IN ONE IN ONE
MINUTE, BUT PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING BOBBY ROBERT MCDONALD
TO THE ASSEMBLY FOR AND
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME.
THANK YOU, BOBBY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, DIXON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
ONE MOMENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FROM MISS WICKS.
UH, OK. TAKE JUST A MOMENT.
OKAY, MEMBERS. GIVE, UH.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CAR. YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE. YEAH.
MEMBERS. CHECK 12 MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARRILLO.
OUR MEMBERS GIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARE YOU UNDIVIDED ATTENTION AS
SHE INTRODUCED HER GUEST FROM
MISS WICKS DESKS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARO. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN
ME IN WELCOMING DR ROBERT ROSS
TO OUR ASSEMBLY FLOOR. DOCTOR
ROSS IS PRESIDENT AND èC E Ó
OF THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT, A
STATEWIDE HEALTH FOUNDATION
ESTABLISHED IN 99 TO ADDRESS THE
HEALTH, WELLNESS AND OVERALL
NEEDS OF ALL CALIFORNIANS. WE
HONOR DR ROSS TODAY TO THANK HIM
FOR HIS DEDICATION AS HE STEPS
DOWN FROM THIS ROLE AFTER 23.
HIS WORK IS REFLECTIVE OF HIS
OUTSTANDING RECORD OF PERSONAL
AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP. APPOINTED
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000, HE HAS LED
THE ENDOWMENTS, ADVOCACY AND
FUNDING EFFORTS TOWARDS
STRAIGHTENING DIVERSITY IN THE
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE SPACE,
UPLIFTING YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND EXPANDING HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE FOR UNDOCUMENTED
RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, FARM
WORKERS AND DREAMERS IN 2022. I
HAD THE DISTINCT PRIVILEGE OF
COLLABORATING WITH DR ROSS THE
END AND THE CAL, THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES IN THIS VERY BODY TO
SECURE $5 MILLION IN STATE
INVESTMENTS FOR THE HOPE VILLAGE
, NONE OF WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF
OUR SPEAKER EMERITUS, UM AND THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ANTHONY RENDON.
THE HOPE VILLAGE PROJECT IS A
COHESIVE INTERSECTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, FUNDED JOINTLY BY
PUBLIC AND PHILANTHROPIC SOURCES
, AND CENTERING ON ALTERNATIVE
ROUTES TO INCARCERATION. FOR
THIS REASON, AND SO MANY OTHERS
I AM HONORED TO EXTEND MY GREAT
GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF MY
COMMUNITY, THE GREAT CITY OF LOS
ANGELES AND WISH DOCTOR WA, UH,
DOCTOR ROSS WELL WISHES ON HIS
NEW ADVENTURES AND MUCH DESERVED
RETIREMENT. THERE IS NÓ ONE MORE
DESERVING OF THE SPECIAL
RECOGNITION AND HONOR AND PLEASE
MEMBER MEMBERS HELP ME WELCOME
AND CONGRATULATE DOCTOR ROSS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES I. I TOO
WANNA WELCOME DOCTOR BOB ROSS TO
OUR FLOOR TODAY. FOR DECADES. HE
HAS LED THE LARGEST PUBLIC
HEALTH FOUNDATION IN CALIFORNIA
TO DO INNOVATIVE, GROUNDBREAKING
, TRANSFORMATIVE WORK IN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, EXPANDING
HEALTH ACCESS, EXPANDING EQUITY.
HE'S ONE OF THOSE FUNDERS. WHO
DIDN'T NEED EVIDENCE BASED TO BE
THE GUIDING LIGHT. HE NEEDED
WHAT WAS RIGHT AND HE NEEDED THE
COMMUNITIES WHO WERE MOST
IMPACTED TO BE AT THE TABLE.
THERE IS A LOT OF SYSTEMIC
CHANGE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THAT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF DR
ROSS'S LEADERSHIP. UH I'M MOST
FONDLY REFLECT ON THE WORK WE
DID IN THE A Tð. I SPACE WHEN
YOU CHAIRED THAT WORK IN L A
COUNTY YOUR SERVICE IS, UH, A
BEACON FOR MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN
OUR STATE TO MODEL AFTER AND TO
FOLLOW AFTER MYSELF INCLUDED SO
WITH YOUR RETIREMENT FROM THE
ENDOWMENT AND WITH MY COLLEAGUE
FROM LOS ANGELES JUST WELCOME
YOU. THANK YOU, MR BRYAN. DOCTOR
WEBER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. UM I'LL BE
BRIEF. I ALSO WANT TO STAND UP
AND RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE,
UM ROBERT ROSS, AND BEFORE HE
WENT TO L A WITH CALIFORNIA
ENDOWMENT HE WAS IN SAN DIEGO
FIRST. AND HE WAS THE DIRECTOR
OF OUR COUNTY. UM, HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, AND HE WAS VERY
FORWARD THINKING AT THAT POINT,
HE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH A
LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. HE WORKED VERY
CLOSELY WITH MY MOTHER WHEN SHE
WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD,
IMPLEMENTING, UM UH, THINGS TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS
WITHIN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE HEALTHY AND
HAD EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED.
AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE WHEN HE
FOUND OUT THAT I WAS INTERESTED
IN IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, HE SPENT
HOURS TALKING WITH ME ABOUT MY
PATH, MY JOURNEY AND WHAT I
SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE DOING
SO I HAVE KNOWN AND RESPECTED.
UH, THIS MAN FOR A VERY, VERY
LONG TIME. AND SO HE HAS DONE
AMAZING THINGS THROUGHOUT HIS
ENTIRE LIFE. UM EVEN BEFORE HE
WENT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
FOUNDATION, SO CONGRATULATION
AND JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR. WEBER. MR. ZABER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. I WANT TO JOIN
MY COLLEAGUES IN WELCOMING DR
ROSS. UM DOCTOR ROSS WAS ONE OF
THE WAS ACTUALLY, THE CALIFORNIA
ENDOWMENT WAS THE LARGEST FUNDER
OF EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE
DURING MY TENURE THERE, AND IT
WAS BECAUSE DOCTOR ROSS
UNDERSTOOD THAT L GB Tð Q PEOPLE
, UH, FACE HUGE DISPARITIES IN
MEASURES OF HEALTH AND WELL
BEING COMPARED TO THE GENERAL
POPULATION AND HELPED US BUILD
UP A PROGRAM THERE THAT FOCUSED
ON THE MOST MARGINALIZED MEMBERS
OF THE L GB Tð Q. COMMUNITY WHO
HAPPEN TO BE MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY, WHO ARE ALSO
IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE ALSO PEOPLE
OF COLOR WHO ARE ALSO PEOPLE
THAT ARE FORMALLY INCARCERATED.
UM AND REALLY THE ENDOWMENTS
REALLY. RECOGNITION OF THAT
INTERSECTIONAL STRATEGY WAS ONE
THAT WAS REALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL
TO QUALITY CALIFORNIA AND A BIG
PART OF I THINK, UH, THE
LEADERSHIP IN THE L GB Tð Q
MOVEMENT, SO I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO ALL THE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE REPRESENT
HERE IN THIS BODY, UM, AND THE
IMPORTANT WORK THAT THE ENDOW
DID UNDER YOUR REALLY IMPORTANT
AND OPPRESSIVE LEADERSHIP. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR ZER. MR JOHN
SAWYER. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED AND
I. I COULDN'T UM NOT PULL UP MY
MIC WITHOUT THANK YOU, DOCTOR
ROSS, UM, WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE,
AND I STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON BOYS AND MEN
OF COLOR, DOCTOR ROSS WAS ONE
THAT NOT ONLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT
MEANS NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE, UM
EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS THAT
ARE REALLY HELPFUL TO ENSURE
THAT WE COULD CLOSE THAT SCHOOL
TO PRISON PIPELINE. HE WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT
THE MENTAL, THE MEDICAL ASPECTS
OF IT THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS
OF IT. AND WHEN I STARTED
ADVOCATING FOR $60 MILLION FOR,
UH, FUNDS TO GO OUT INTO THE
COMMUNITY TO STOP THESE YOUNG
MEN OUT OF CRIMINALITY AND INTO
INTO INTO SO THEY COULD GRADUATE
AND MOVE ON. DR ROSS NOT ONLY
UNDERSTOOD, BUT HE HELPED FUND
THINGS THAT WE ARE WE ABLE TO DO
SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO I
THINK SOMETHING THAT WAS NEVER
EVEN THOUGHT OF WHEN IT WAS
FIRST DONE WAS ACTUALLY GET TO
THE MINDS OF THESE YOUNG FOLK TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD REVERSE
THAT. AND SO I WANNA THANK YOU
FOR THAT. YOU'RE GONNA BE SORELY
MISSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
JOHN SAWYER. DOCTOR JACKSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. UH, IT'S TRULY AN HONOR
TO BE ABLE TO, UM ALSO SPEAK UP
FOR MY PERSPECTIVE. BEFORE I
CAME HERE. I WAS A UM, FOUNDER
OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. WHO
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT. AND.
NÓ ONE WILL TRULY UNDERSTAND.
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
THAT DOCTOR ROSS HAS PROVIDED.
TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. FROM
THE TIME THAT HE HELP TO RAISE
THE MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
INITIATIVE. NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT
THIS STATE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE
NATION. TAKING THE LEAD ON HOW
NONPROFITS SHOULD BE FUNDED. TO
HELP UPLIFT THE MOST COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE
TO DO THE SYSTEMS CHANGE TYPE OF
WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE IN
VARIOUS FRONTS. BUT ALSO TO
UPLIFT THE MOST. UM,
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TO ENSURE,
UH THAT THEY WERE NOT
OVERLOOKED. UM. TRULY UH, HIS
WORK IN THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
, UH, WILL CONTINUE TO SEND
RIPPLES, UH, THROUGH THE STATE.
AND MAKE IT REALLY A QUITE A
NATIONAL LEADER IN TERMS OF WHAT
A FOUNDATION CAN DO TO TRULY
CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE. AND HELP
TO BUILD POWER. WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES. TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE AGENCY TO TAKE
CARE OF THEIR MOST. PRESSING
ISSUES. UH, SO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA CERTAINLY HAS. UM UH,
WE ARE INDEBTED TO YOU. UH, FOR
YOUR WORK. AND FOR, UH UH, THE
LOVE IN WHICH YOU WENT ABOUT
YOUR WORK. TO SHOW WHAT THE
POWER OF LOVE CAN DO THROUGH
ACTION THROUGH OUR INSTITUTIONS.
UM, IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THANK
YOU, DOCTOR JACKSON.
THANK YOU, MS. CARRILLO AND.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR ROSS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ALAN
, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FROM YOUR
GUESTS FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES. IT IS MY
HONOR TO INTRODUCE MY FRIEND IN
A CONSTITUENT. ERIN AANO. IF YOU
COULD PLEASE STAND HIM AND HIS
FAMILY UP HERE IN THE GALLERY.
HE'S JOINED BY HIS CHILDREN,
DAVID, ADRIAN AND BECKY. HE IS A
LAWYER WITH A SOLO PRACTICE LAW
FIRM IN MODESTO. HE WAS RAISED
IN COLIMA, MEXICO, AND CAME TO
CALIFORNIA IN HIS TEENAGE YEARS.
WHILE WORKING IN THE
AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. HE LEARNED
ENGLISH AND IN THE SAME SPIRIT
THAT LED HIM TO THE UNITED
STATES. HE PURSUED A BRIGHTER
FUTURE THROUGH EDUCATION. AFTER
GRADUATING WITH A BACHELOR'S IN
SCIENCE DEGREE AT U Ó P, HE
WENT ON TO EARN HIS MASTERS IN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT UC
DAVIS. A FEW YEARS LATER. HE WAS
SWORN INTO THE STATE BAR AFTER
GRADUATING LAW SCHOOL. HE HAS
BEEN PRACTICING LAW FOR 27 YEARS
AND HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE AS A MEMBER AND AS A
PRESIDENT OF SEVERAL NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS. HE IS NOW
PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON IMPROVING
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION EDUCATION
SYSTEM FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TRIP UP
HERE, BUDDY. AND PLEASE, IF I
GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
THEM, THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU,
MR ALBANESE. WELCOME TO YOUR
GUEST. MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE
DAILY FILE. CONCURRENCE IN
SENATE AMENDMENTS PASSED AND
RETAINED ON FILE ITEM ONE. AND
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REMOVE
FROM AN INACTIVE FILE. ITEM
NUMBER TWO IS A NOTICE. AND
UNDER RECONSIDERATION. ALL ITEMS
SHALL BE CONSIDERED, UH OUT
CONTINUED. EXCUSE ME, SO MOVING
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX A èC R
145 BY MR PATTERSON CLERK WILL
READ. OR SOME CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 145 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JIM PATTERSON RELATIVE TO
COEXIST WITH WILDLIFE CALIFORNIA
MR PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. UH, I RISE, UH,
WITH, UH, A èC R 145. UH, TO
RECOGNIZE COEXIST WITH WILDLIFE
CALIFORNIA WE'LL INTRODUCE THEM
IN JUST A MOMENT. 2024 DOES MARK
THE 1/100 YEAR SINCE THE LOSS OF
THE CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY BEAR, THE
GRIZZLY BEAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT SYMBOL IN OUR STATE
IN 1911, THE STATE LEGISLATURE
APPROVED THE FIRST STATE FLAG,
WHICH PROUDLY BORE IT. WE ALL
KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA IS THE MOST
POPULOUS AND MOST BIODIVERSE
STATE IN THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE
MORE THAN 39 MILLION PEOPLE AND
OVER 27,000 PLANTS AND ANIMAL
SPECIES. AND WITH THIS A èC R
AND THE ORGANIZATION COEXIST
WITH WILDLIFE. WE CELEBRATE THE
INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY. FROM
THE SIERRAS TO THE SEA, AS
HUMANS AND ANIMALS LEARN TO
COEXIST AND THRIVE. AND IN
CALIFORNIA'S IMMACULATE ZOOS AND
AQUARIUMS PLAY SUCH AN ESSENTIAL
AND IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING
HUMANS AND ANIMALS COEXIST. YOU
KNOW, I HAVE STOOD HERE ON THIS
FLOOR IN TIMES PAST TO BRAG ON
THE FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO. IT IS. A
DESTINATION. THE CARE FOR THE
ANIMALS IS ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE.
THE SETTING IS WONDERFUL AND THE
EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE WHO COME TO
THE ZOO IS ABSOLUTELY FIRST
CLASS. THE FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO IS
AN EXAMPLE OF ALL SO MANY OF THE
OTHER ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS THAT
PROVIDE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GET UP CLOSE AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CHERISH THE
PLANTS, ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE
THAT THAT THAT'S ALL AROUND US.
WHAT IS A 145? DOES IT
RECOGNIZES THAT ALL THAT THIS
ORGANIZATION IS DOING TO EDUCATE
ALL OF US ABOUT OUR LOCAL PLANTS
AND WILDLIFE. AND I'M. YOU KNOW,
I HAVE INVITED EVERYBODY ON THIS
FLOOR WHENEVER YOU WANT TO GET
TO FRESNO. TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE
CHAFFEE ZOO, AND YOU WILL SEE
THAT I HAVE RAISED MY MIC IN ONE
OF THE FEW INSTANCES IN WHICH I
AM NOT EXAGGERATING. THANK YOU
FOR THE, UH NÓ NOTED MR
PATTERSON NÓ NÓ. UM, YEAH,
THAT'S WHY MY WIFE SAYS JIM,
DON'T DON'T DON'T EVER TELL
JOKES. BUT I DO UNDERSCORE. OUR
ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS, AND I'M SO
PROUD THAT THE FRESNO CHAFFEE
ZOO IS FINDING ITS PLACE.
ALONGSIDE THE MAGNIFICENT ZOOS
UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
HONORING THE ORGANIZATION. UH,
THE, UH COEXIST WITH WILDLIFE
CALIFORNIA COALITION. AND VOTE I
. FOR A èC R, 145 AND MR
SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE
FIRST ROLE FOR CO AUTHORS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR PATTERSON.
FIRST ROLE IS OPEN FOR CO
AUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE FOR CO AUTHORS. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
èC WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. WE HAVE
57 CO-AUTHOR NOTED. MAYBE WE CAN
TAKE, UH, VOICE VOTE ON THIS ALL
IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. SAY NÓ. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, MR
PATTERSON, WHICH YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. MEMBERS UH PLEASE
WELCOME AND JOIN US IN
RECOGNIZING THE IN THE GALLERY
ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE COEXIST
WITH WILDLIFE CALIFORNIA
COALITION AND THEY ARE LED BY MY
FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES AND
PEOPLE. I'VE COME TO RESPECT SO
MUCH. THE FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO,
PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED
AND THANK YOU FOR TURNING OUR
ZOO INTO THE MAGNIFICENT THING
THAT IT IS. AND BY THE WAY, THIS
GROUP REPRESENTS AND IS MADE UP
OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ALL ACROSS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MR
PATTERSON. AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. OR CALL IS STILL IN
PLACE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. MR FONG,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. UH,
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. UH,
MEMBERS TODAY I ASK THE ASSEMBLY
TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF Kò
COUNTY FIRE CAPTAIN BRUCE WELLS.
WHO SADLY PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY
AFTER HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER.
THE CALL TO SERVICE COMES TO US
IN MANY WAYS FOR BRUCE. HIS
DEDICATION TO HIS COMMUNITY WAS
IN THE CURRENT COUNTY FIRE
DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE WAS WIDELY
RESPECTED AS A RESILIENT LEADER.
HIS BRAVERY AND COMMITMENT TO
THE WILD LAND FIREFIGHTING
DIVISION EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT
MEANS TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT,
PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF
TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
BRUCE SERVED WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT SINCE 1994 AND HIS
COLLEAGUES ARE ETERNALLY
GRATEFUL FOR THE MENTORSHIP HE
OFFERED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHERS IN
THE DEPARTMENT. BUT AS TRUE
PASSION WAS WITH HIS FAMILY. IS
SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING WIFE,
LISA AND THEIR THREE SONS.
PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS
. I ASK THAT THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY HONOR THE LIFE
LEGACY AND SERVICE OF KERN
COUNTY FIRE CAPTAIN BRUCE WELLS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. DOCTOR WOOD, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GERMAN
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. EDITH ROSE CATCH A
RALLY LED A FULL LIFE LITERALLY.
SHE WAS 116 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE
PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 21ST
THREE WEEKS AFTER HER LIFELONG
COMMUNITY OF WILLET CELEBRATED
HER BIRTHDAY ON FEBRUARY 5TH.
EDIE, AS SHE WAS KNOWN, WAS THE
SECOND OLDEST PERSON IN THE
WORLD. LIVING LONGER THAN ANY
CALIFORNIAN ON RECORD. SECOND IN
THE WORLD ONLY TO MARIA GRAAS
MORERA OF SPAIN, WHO TURNS 100
AND 17 TODAY. SHE WAS BORN EDITH
RICARDO IN ON FEBRUARY 5TH 1908
IN WILLITS IN MENDOCINO COUNTY.
THE ELDEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN OF
ITALIAN IMMI IMMIGRANTS.
AGOSTINO AND MARIA RICO AGNO.
WHO BOTH LIVE THERE AND INTO
THEIR NINETIES. HER FATHER WAS A
LUMBER WORKER WHO SOLD GROCERIES
BY HORSE AND BUGGY BEFORE
OPENING A STORE IN 1916.
GRADUATED FROM WILLIS UNION HIGH
SCHOOL IN 1927. IN 1933. SHE
MARRIED ELMER KEENAN. WHOM SHE
MET IN HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVED
WITH HIM TO SANTA ROSA, WHERE
SHE WORKED AS A TYPESETTER FOR
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER.
THEY ADOPTED A DAUGHTER, LOREEN,
WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH IN
2003. 80 RETURNED TO WILLITS IN
1971 AFTER HAVING BEEN WEDDED IN
1984. AND MARRIED CHARLES
CHARLES CICARELLI IN 1986 UNTIL
HE PASSED IN 1990. SHE WAS
ADORED FOR HER KINDNESS,
IMPECCABLE STYLE, HER LOVE OF
CHILDREN AND LIFELONG PASSION
FOR DANCING. THE AGE OF 104
AFTER HER LONGTIME LOCAL
COMPANION AND DANCE PARTNER DIED
, SHE PUBLISHED AN OPEN LETTER
IN THE PAPER LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
TO WALTZ WITH HER. SHE INCLUDED
HER PHONE NUMBER SO PROSPECTIVE,
DAMP PARTNERS COULD GET IN
TOUCH. SHE DANCED REGULARLY WELL
INTO HER OLD AGE AND LIVED
INDEPENDENTLY UNTIL SHE WAS 107
WHEN SHE MOVED INTO A REHI
RETIREMENT HOME. SHE WALKED
UNASSISTED UNTIL SHE WAS 100 AND
14. SHE ATTRIBUTED HER LONGEVITY
TO NOT SMOKING OR DRINKING
EXCEPT FOR A GLASS OF RED WINE
WITH DINNER. STAYING OUT OF
SQUABBLES. BEING HONEST. WORKING
HARD AND APPRECIATING THE LITTLE
THINGS. WHEN ASKED AT 108 ABOUT
WHAT ALLOWED HER TO LIVE SO
LONG, SHE SAID, YOU GOT TO WORK.
LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT A LOT FOR
ONE THING. YOU CAN'T HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU LIKE. YOU'VE GOT
THE SACRIFICE A LITTLE. LOOK
WHAT I HAVE. I HAVE EVERYTHING.
I'M HAPPY THE WAY I AM. I'M SO
THANKFUL THAT I HAVE BEEN AS
WELL AS I AM FOR MY YEARS. FOR
AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, THERE
WAS A PARADE ON HER BIRTHDAY OF
FIRE TRUCKS, POLICE CRUISERS,
DECORATED CARS AND TRUCKS
DRIVING BY HER CARE HOME TO WISH
HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I AND
EVERYONE IN WILLIS WILL MISS
EDIE. WAVING TO EVERYONE AT
THOSE PARADES. SHE OUTLIVED HER
SIX YOUNGER SIB SIBLINGS, TWO
HUSBANDS, DAUGHTER AND THREE
GRANDCHILDREN. TODAY. I ASK THAT
WE ADJOURN THE MEMORY OF EDIE
CELLI. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. WOOD
MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THE NAMES
TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. ALL REQUESTS TO ADJOURN
IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED RED AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS. BUDGET
SUBCOMITTEE ONE ON HEALTH WILL
MEET IN AT HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AT 230 IN THE SWING
SPACE 1100 THE INFORMATIONAL
HEARING FOR BUDGET SUBCOMITTEE,
SIX ON PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE AT
230 IN CAPITOL ROOM. 447 REVENUE
AND TAXATION COMMITTEE WILL MEET
AT 230 IN CAPITOL ROOM 126
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
WILL MEET AT 230 IN CAPITOL ROOM
444. SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS
FOLLOWS TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH NÓ
FLOOR SESSION NÓ CHECK IN
SESSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH SIXTH
CHECK IN SESSION THURSDAY, MARCH
SEVENTH FLOOR SESSION AT 9 A.M.
ALL OTHER ITEMS WILL BE PASSED
AND RETAINED. ALL MOTION SHALL
BE CONTINUED SEEN AND HEARING NÓ
FURTHER BUSINESS. MS
AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES MR LACKEY.
SECONDS AT THIS HOUSE REMAIN
ADJOURNED. STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL
THURSDAY, MARCH SEVENTH AT 9
A.M. THE HOUSE IS ADJOURNED.