I DON'T HAVE GOOD WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY
, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. UH, WE
WILL CALL THIS COMMITTEE TO
ORDER AS A SUB COMMITTEE. GOOD
MORNING, MR VICE CHAIR. UH, WHEN
WE ESTABLISHED QUORUM, THEN
WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, TAKE ROLE
AND MOVE FORWARD WITH VOTES. BUT
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I
APPRECIATE A FEW AUTHORS THAT
HAVE SHOWN UP WE WANT TO GET ON
WITH OUR DAY. AS FAR AS
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE WILL TAKE A
VOTE SOON. WE HAVE 11 ITEMS ON
OUR AGENDA. THREE OF THOSE ARE
ON CONSENT ITEMS. ONE WHICH IS A
B 1782 A ITEM TWO, WHICH IS A
1878 AND ITEM SEVEN, WHICH IS A
B 2144. EACH BILL CAN HAVE TWO
MAIN WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION. EACH MAIN WITNESS
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH. UH,
I INVITE YOU TO FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. IF YOU'VE
NOT DONE SO THIS WILL BECOME
PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF
BILL. THE HEARING ROOM WILL BE
OPEN. ATTENDANCE OF THIS HEARING
, AND ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO
WATCH THE HEARING, OF COURSE,
FROM ITS LIVE STREAM ON THE
ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE. WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING AND I WANTED TO
HAVE A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR
NEW SENIOR CONSULTANT. UH, DORI
GSO. GAN. I KNOW I'M GONNA, BUT
YOU CAN US WELCOME DORY. WE HAVE
A FULL HOUSE. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR EXPERTISE. AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL
YOUR HELP FOR THIS COMMITTEE AND
THE HARD WORK AHEAD FOR US. UM
WITH THAT WE ARE ON SIGN IN
ORDER THIS MORNING. NOT SEEING
THE LIST IN FRONT OF ME. WHO'S
FIRST. AND OK, MR RAMOS IS NOT
IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MOMENT SO
WE WILL JUMP TO NOW MISS BURNER.
YEAH. HE MAY APPROACH THE
PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO BE
TAKING UP ITEM NUMBER FOUR A
2007. YOU MAY COME UP WITH YOUR
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND BEGIN WHEN
YOU ARE READY. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS A B 2007.
ESTABLISHED A THREE YEAR PILOT
PROJECT OF THE UNICORN HOMES,
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR
HOMELESS L GB Tð Q YOUTH PROGRAM
AND UP TO FIVE SELECTED COUNTIES
. L GB Tð Q CENTERS WITHIN EACH
COUNTY WOULD ADMINISTER THE
PROGRAM PROVIDING CRISIS
INTERVENTION WITH TRAUMA,
INFORMED APPROACH. TAS ELIGIBLE
YOUTH AND L GB Tð Q AFFIRMING
HOUSE HOMES. PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY
AS L GB Tð Q ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS HAVE GREATER
DIFFICULTY FINDING SHELTERS THAT
ACCEPT AND RESPECT THEM.
OFTENTIMES L GB Tð Q COMMUNITY
IS AT GREATER RISK OF ASSAULT
TRAUMA AND EARLY DEATH COMPARED
TO THEIR HETEROSEXUAL KIND OF
PEERS. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING
CRISIS IS A KEY PRIORITY FOR THE
STATE AND ALL OF US HERE, BUT
THERE'S NÓ STATE HOUSING PROGRAM
TARGETED DIRECTLY AT L GB Tð Q
YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UNICORN HOMES IS A PROGRAM
WITHIN NORTH COUNTY, SAN DIEGO L
GB Tð Q RESOURCE CENTER THAT
AIMS TO PROVIDE CRISIS
INTERVENTION AND TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING TO L GB Tð Q YOUTH WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
DUE TO FAMILY REJECTION. WITH
THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF REUNITING
FAMILIES WHERE POSSIBLE. SIMILAR
PROGRAMS, CALLED HOST HOMES
EXIST IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO L GB
Tð Q COMMUNITY CENTER AND
SACRAMENTO L GB Tð Q COMMUNITY
CENTER THAT HELP HOUSE L GB Tð Q
YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
AND L GB Tð Q. AFFIRMING HOMES.
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO CHALLENGES
ATTRIBUTED TO THE PANDEMIC, THE
HOST HOMES PROGRAM IN SACRAMENTO
HAD TO END ITS OPERATIONS LAST
YEAR. THEY MADE THE DIFFICULT
DECISION TO DIVERT FUNDS FROM
THE HOST HOMES PROGRAM TO
CONTINUE OPERATING AN ALL
INCLUSIVE YOUTH SHELTER.
ESTABLISHING UNICORNS HOME PILOT
WITH ONLY PILOT PROJECT WOULD
PROVIDE STABLE HOUSING. FOR L GB
Tð Q YOUTH EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. IT WOULD ALSO
PROVIDE A PATH TO MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES, JOB READINESS AND
INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS
THROUGH THE L GB Tð Q CENTERS.
THE UNICOM HOMES PROGRAM DOES
NOT REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
NEW BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE, MAKING
IT LOW COST FLEXIBLE AND
VALUABLE STEPPING STONE WHEN
YOUTH WAIT FOR MORE PERMANENT
SOLUTIONS. WITH INCREASED
INTOLERANCE AND HOSTILITY
TOWARDS THE LBGL GB Tð Q
COMMUNITY IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE
HAVE A SAFETY NET FOR THE
POPULATION OF YOUTH THAT
EXPERIENCES FAMILY REJECTION AT
A HIGHER RATE THAN OUTSIDE THE L
GB Tð Q SPECTRUM. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN IVO AND WITH ME, I
HAVE CRAIG I GOT IT. FINALLY
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY
CALIFORNIA, ONE OF THE CO
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL. GOOD
MORNING MEMBERS. CRAIG PAUL FROM
ON BEHALF OF QUALITY CALIFORNIA,
PROUD COSPONSOR OF THIS BILL, AS
MANY OF YOU KNOW, ESTIMATES
SUGGEST THAT ROUGHLY 40% OF
HOMELESS YOUTH ARE L GB Tð Q AND
, ACCORDING TO RECENT DATA FROM
THE TREVOR PROJECT, NEARLY A
THIRD OF L GB Tð Q, YOUNG PEOPLE
REPORTED EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING
INSTABILITY AT SOME POINT IN
THEIR LIVES. THESE RATES ARE
EVEN HIGHER AMONG TRANS AND NON
BINARY YOUTH AND L GB Tð Q YOUTH
OF COLOR. MANY OF THESE YOUTH
HAVE BEEN DISOWNED BY THEIR
FAMILIES OR ESCAPING EMOTIONAL
AND PHYSICAL ABUSE BECAUSE OF
THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR
GENDER IDENTITY. BUT FAMILY
REJECTION IS CERTAINLY NOT THE
ONLY CAUSE AGING OUT OF THE
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, POVERTY AND
SHORTAGES OF AFFIRMING SHELTERS
AND HOUSING PROGRAMS CAN ALSO
LEAVE MANY L GB Tð Q YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH NOWHERE TO GO.
UNHOUSED L GB Tð Q YOUTH
EXPERIENCE HIGHER RATES OF
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES,
INCLUDING DEPRESSION, P, Tð, S¼,
Dð AND EVEN SUICIDE. UH, THEY
ARE ALSO AT EVEN GREATER RISK OF
VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING AND
FURTHER EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL
ABUSE IN SHELTERS OR ON THE
STREETS. LOW BARRIER HOUSING
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ONE ARE
DESPERATELY NEEDED TO SUPPORT
THE GROWING NUMBER OF UNHOUSED L
GB Tð I YOUNG PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA. ESPECIALLY THOSE
THAT ARE WELCOMING, AFFIRMING
AND INCLUDE ACCESS TO OTHER
SUPPORT SERVICES. SEVERAL LGBTI
CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE,
INCLUDING IN SAN DIEGO, L, A AND
SACRAMENTO HAVE DEVELOPED
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR L, GB, Tð Q YOUTH
AND A B 20 Ó SEVEN IS AN
IMPORTANT AND TIMELY MEASURE TO
BUILD ON AND EVALUATE THESE
EXISTING PROGRAMS. THE THREE
YEAR PILOT PROJECT WOULD SUPPORT
UP TO FIVE L GB Tð COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP IDENTIFY
AND TRAIN VOLUNTEER HOST
FAMILIES WHO COULD PROVIDE L GB
Tð Q YOUTH WITH A SAFE AND
AFFIRMING PLACE TO STAY AND
PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION CARE
WITH THE TRAUMA INFORMED
APPROACH, THE PROGRAM WOULD HELP
TO PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY FOR
L GB Tð Q YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN
ULTIMATE GOAL OF REUNITING THEM
WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHENEVER
POSSIBLE. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS, THE LEGISLATURE HAS
RIGHTLY MADE HOMELESSNESS ONE OF
ITS TOP PRIORITIES, YET PROGRAMS
TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF
UNHOUSED L GB Tð Q YOUTH REMAIN
FAR TOO LIMITED. A B 20 Ó
SEVEN, IS IMPORTANT MEASURE TO
ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES
FACING THESE VULNERABLE YOUTH.
AND I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER SUPPORTERS IN
THE ROOM WHO WISH TO REGISTER
THE SUPPORT? PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE. SEE NONE. IS THERE
ANY PRIMARY WITNESS IN
OPPOSITION? GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS CHARLOTTE 11 MINUTE,
MA'AM, WE JUST WANT TO TURN ON
THE MICROPHONE FOR YOU. OK GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS CHARLOTTE.
I'M FROM OUR DUTY. A B 20 Ó,
SEVEN, IS ANOTHER ANTI CHILD
ANTIFA BILL. IT IS THE TROJAN
HORSE. WE PREDICTED A B 20 Ó
SEVEN IS A FUNDING BILL THAT
GREASES THE SKIDS FOR UNICORN
HOMES ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THIS
BILL WILL USE TAXPAYER DOLLARS
TO PAY UNVETTED STRANGERS TO BE
HOST FAMILIES FOR ALL L GB Tð Q
RUNAWAYS SHAKEN LOOSE FROM THEIR
REAL HOMES AND REAL FAMILIES BY
A B 665. WE SEE WHAT YOU'RE
DOING WITH A B 665. YOU MADE IT.
SO OUR 12 YEAR OLDS COULD RUN
AWAY INTO RESIDENTIAL SHELTER
FOR ANY REASON. THEN WITH A B
2007. YOU WILL USE OUR TAX
DOLLARS TO PLACE OUR CHILDREN
WITH UNICORN FAMILIES, STRANGERS
WHO SAY THEY WILL BE AFFIRMING
AND SUPPORTIVE. HOW MUCH WILL
THESE STRANGERS BE PAID TO TAKE
AWAY EACH RUNAWAY CHILD? IN IN
ITS OWN WEBSITE, UNICORN HOME IS
INTENDED FOR KIDS AS YOUNG AS
14. TO 24. BUT THIS BUT BILL
CALLED UNICORN HOMES.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SAYS IT
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR 18 TO 24
YEAR OLDS. WHY DOES THIS BILL
SAY 18 TO 24 YEAR OLDS? WE KNOW
THAT IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE BILL
WILL BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO HOUSE KIDS AS YOUNG
AS 14 TEMPORARY CARE FOR MINORS
IS ALREADY PROVIDED BY FOSTER
CARE. WHY IS THIS BILL NECESSARY
? FOSTER CARE REQUIRES LICENSING
AND CHECKUPS ON THESE CHILDREN
TO ENSURE THEIR NEEDS ARE MET? A
B 20 Ó, SEVEN CONTAINS NÓ
LICENSING REQUIREMENT OR
OVERSIGHT OF THE HOST FAMILY.
WHY A B 20 Ó SEVEN, SAYS THE
GOAL OF THE UNICORN HOME PROGRAM
WILL BE TO REUNITE CHILDREN WITH
THEIR FAMILIES, BUT SAYS NOTHING
ABOUT WHO OR HOW THIS WILL BE
PERFORMED. A B 20 Ó SEVEN WILL
FUND TEMPORARY CARE ONLY FOR
HOMELESS YOUTH WHO IDENTIFY AS L
GB Tð Q. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER
HOMELESS YOUTH? ISN'T THIS
DISCRIMINATORY? WITH A B 20 Ó
SEVEN. THE CHILD EMANCIPATION
PATHWAY WILL BE COMPLETE. THE
STATE WILL EXPOSE OUR CHILDREN
TO AGE INAPPROPRIATE CURRICULUM
MATERIALS ABOUT SEXUALITY ALLOW
CHILDREN TO HAVE PRIVATE
COUNSELING SESSIONS WITHOUT
PARENTAL CONSENT AND ALLOW
SCHOOLS TO SOCIALLY TRANSITION
CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL
CONSENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION? SEEING
NÓ MORE TURN BACK TO THE DÍAS.
MR. SO ONE OF THE REASONS VERY
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SUB TO
THIS COMMITTEE TODAY WAS BECAUSE
OF THIS BILL. I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN ONE
OF HER PASSION PROJECTS OF THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. UM THESE
KINDS OF PROGRAMS ARE BADLY
NEEDED. YOU KNOW, WHEN I LISTEN
TO SORT OF THE CRITICS OF THESE,
UH, THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS, ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT COMES TO MIND
IS THE FACT THE FOLKS THAT ARE
CRITICIZING THESE PROGRAMS HAVE
ABSOLUTELY NÓ SENSE. OF CARE FOR
THE 40% OF HOMELESS YOUTH WHO
HAPPEN TO BE L GB Tð Q AND ARE
DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT
IT. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WILL, UM, THAT'S HAPPENING
OUT THERE. THEY FRANKLY SHOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO ALL YOUTH AND
ALL ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS. UM
AND SO THIS BILL MARRIES, I
THINK, UM ONE OF MY PASSION
PROJECTS, AND I KNOW IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I'VE DISCUSSED
WITH THE COMMITTEE CHAIR BEFORE,
WHICH IS THE FACT THAT WE NEED
TO DO MUCH MORE TO PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS USING SORT OF
UNIQUE, MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS
OF DOING THIS. THIS IS REALLY
SORT OF MARRYING OF THE BOARD
AND CARE CONCEPT WITH
TRANSITIONAL SERVICES INTO
TARGETED COMMUNITIES, AND, UM
IT'S MUCH CHEAPER THAN OTHER
WAYS OF INTERVENING. IT IS MUCH
MORE COMPASSIONATE THAN OTHER
WAYS OF INTERVENING. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SPREAD
ACROSS THE STATE. UM AND IT IT'S
A MORE COST EFFECTIVE WAY OF
DEALING WITH THESE KIDS THAT
FRANKLY ARE BEING THROWN OUT OF
THEIR HOMES BY THEIR PARENTS,
WHO ARE NOT ACCEPTING THEIR
GENDER IDENTITY OR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION. SO UM, WHEN I HEAR
THE CRITICISMS, UH, THAT ARE
BEING LEVELED AT THIS BILL. IT
FRANKLY MAKES ME VERY ANGRY
BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE
MOTIVATED BY ANIMUS. AND FRANKLY
AND IT, UM, IT FOCUSES THE FACTS
ON FOR ME. IT FOCUSES ON THE
FACT THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE
CRITICIZING THIS BILL ARE DOING
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING TO TRY TO CARE FOR THESE
KIDS WHO ARE LIVING ON THE
STREET 40% OF HOMELESS YOUTH ARE
MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
THAT IS SOMETHING LIKE, I DON'T
KNOW. FIVE TIMES THE RATE OF L
GB Tð Q KIDS IN THE POPULATION.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE NEED TO
DEAL WITH IT. THIS IS A UNIQUE
WAY OF DEALING WITH IT. AND I AM
VERY PROUD OF YOU. MY ASSEMBLY
COLLEAGUE AND OF QUALITY
CALIFORNIA FOR COMING FORWARD
WITH THIS BILL. I LOVE IT. AND I
THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE TO
SPREAD THIS ACROSS THE STATE. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS TIME
WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO I'M GONNA
ASK MADAM SECRETARY TO CALL THE
ROLL WARD PRESENT HERE.
PATTERSON PATTERSON. HERE.
GRAYSON GRAYSON HERE AT CULVER.
COVER HERE. LEE THE BIRD, THE
BIRD HERE, REST REST HERE.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ HERE, WILSON.
WITH THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. UH
THANK YOU. UM, MR ZARA, WOULD
YOU YOU WANT TO ENTERTAIN A
MOTION? OK, THE MOTION IS TO
MOVE THIS TO HUMAN SERVICES AND
SECONDED BY MS REYES. ANY OTHER
MEMBER COMMENTS I GUESS. MR
PATTERSON, VICE CHAIR. THANK
YOU, UM WELL. NORMALLY I'D
ALWAYS COMPLIMENT ANYBODY
BRINGING BACK A BILL THAT THE
GOVERNOR VETOED. UM SO BUT, UM,
THIS IS FOR 18 TO 24 YEAR OLDS.
IS THAT CORRECT? OK THAT'S THE
UNICORN HOMES PROGRAM IN NORTH
COUNTY, SAN DIEGO, IS ALSO 18 TO
24 AND EVERYBODY IS. MISS RACE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FILM. I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
I JUST HOPE THAT SELECTING FIVE
COUNTIES THAT SAN BERNARDINO IS
ONE OF THEM. I KNOW RIVERSIDE
HAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
THEY INVESTED STATE HAS INVESTED
SPECIFICALLY THERE, AND THE
VILLAGE IS ONE OF THE BEST. AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SAN
BERNARDINO. GETTING THE VERY
SAME THING FOR OUR L GB Tð Q
YOUTH. OK, I, I I'M NOT SURE HOW
WE'RE SELECTING THE COUNTIES BUT
DULY NOTED, DULY NOTED THAT YOU
SLID THAT IN IN YOUR TESTIMONY.
AND SENATOR MORRA. THANK YOU
CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND SECOND THE COMMENTS FROM
SENATOR ZER ON HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS ESPECIALLY FOR THE THIS
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY TRANSGENDER YOUTH.
UH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UM,
SEEING THE RESULTS FROM THE
PROGRAM. I I'M CONFIDENT IT WILL
BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THIS
COMMUNITY DEFINITELY NEEDS THE
SUPPORT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN
EXPAND IT BEYOND THE FIVE
EVENTUALLY, AND, UH, GET IT
BECOME HAVE BECOME A STATEWIDE
PROGRAM. BUT IT ALL STARTS HERE,
SO I APPRECIATE IT. MY ORIGINAL
VERSION OF THE BILL REQUIRED
EVERY COUNTY TO HAVE ONE. THANK
YOU SEE OTHER MEMBERS WISH TO
COMMENT. MS BERNER, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR REINTRODUCING THIS
BILL. DESPITE OUR FISCAL
CHALLENGES, I DO BELIEVE IT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
RECOGNIZE THAT THE DATA SUPPORTS
THAT. WE NEED PROGRAMS
SPECIFICALLY FOR SOME THAT ARE
MOST VULNERABLE. AND UH, TO SOME
MEMBERS OF VARIOUS POINTS ARE IN
VERY DIRE SITUATIONS. UM SO I
KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM IS GONNA
BE ABLE TO SAVE LIVES TRANSFORM
LIVES HELP POINT OUR
TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. UM I'M HAPPY TO
BE IF YOU'LL HAVE ME ON AS A
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR AND AS A
VICE OUR L GB Tð CAUCUS. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
IN THIS SPACE. UM WITH THAT, UH,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY CALL
THE ROLL MOTION TO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
SERVICES. UM WARD WARD I PERSON
NOT VOTING. GRAYSON GRACE AND I
CHOLERA. CHOLERA I LEE LEE A
ZER. SO I REST REST EYE SANCHEZ,
NOT BORING. WILSON. EX OH,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WOULD YOU CARE
TO VOTE? WE ARE AN ITEM NUMBER
FOUR. I THANK YOU. THAT BILL
PASSES 70 TO 2 AND IT IS HOW
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE'LL
GO BACK TO MR RAMOS. THIS IS
ITEM NUMBER 11 A B 2520. WHEN
YOU ARE READY, FEEL FREE TO
PRESENT.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
UM I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COORDINATE
ENTRY SYSTEMS ARE MEANT TO HELP
OUR COMMUNITIES PRIORITIZE THOSE
WHO ARE IN THE MOST NEED OF
ASSISTANCE. YET WE HAVE NOTICED
THAT YOUTH IN PARTICULAR ARE AT
A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY MAY
HAVE SHORTER LENGTHS OF TIME
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS
MEANS THAT A CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL IS COMPARED
AGAINST A YOUTH WHO MAY RECENTLY
BE STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE RISK
CREATING ANOTHER STATISTIC TO
THE YOUTH TO ADOPT PIPELINE OF
HOMELESSNESS. IN COMBATING YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS. WE MUST USE ALL
TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THE
PROBLEM EARLY TO PREVENT THAT
FROM HAPPENING. A B 2520 WOULD
TAKE THE NECESSARY STEP OF
REQUIRING A USE SPECIFIC CO
ORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM TO MAKE
THE CURRENT SYSTEM MORE
SUCCESSFUL AND ACCESSIBLE FOR
OUR YOUTH. THE OVERALL GOAL IS
TO PROVIDE A VALENT ME
APPROPRIATE FIX TO THE GAPS IN
SERVICE. WE ARE CURRENTLY
CURRENTLY NOTICING. DURING THIS
DOING, THIS CAN GO A LONG WAY IN
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE
LONG RUN. WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY IS DAVID BAKER, A
FORMERLY HOMELESS YOUTH WITH THE
YM èC, A OF SAN DIEGO AND KI¾M
LEWIS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR YOUTH. GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR, UH,
HOLDING SPACE FOR THIS BILL,
CHAIR WARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS DAVID BAKER. I WORK
WITH THE YM èC, A OF SAN DIEGO
COUNTY AS A YOUTH SYSTEMS
DIRECTOR, UM, I'M HERE TO SHARE
A BIT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS YOUTH. SPECIFIC COORDINATE
ENTRY. UM, WE HAVE AN EXISTING
SYSTEM IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND
IT WORKS RELATIVELY WELL. I
THINK THIS BILL PRESENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD UPON THE
EXISTING SYSTEM. UH,
SPECIFICALLY WITH, UM, FOCUSING
ENERGY AROUND TOOLS LIKE OUR
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT
HELPS DETERMINE PRIORITIZATION
INTO HOUSING. UM, WE HEARD
EARLIER ABOUT HOW MANY YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE ON THE STREET, AND
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
NEEDS THAT ARISE AMONGST YOUTH
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, WHETHER THEY'RE
CAST OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE L GB Tð
Q, OR THEY'RE AGING OUT OF THE
FOSTER SYSTEM. UM AND THIS WIDE
RANGE OF NEEDS OFTENTIMES
CONFUSES PRIORITIZATION, AND IT
MAY LEAD TO INCREASED WAIT TIMES
TO GETTING INTO RESOURCES THAT
CAN RESOLVE THEIR HOMELESSNESS.
UM AND ULTIMATELY FORCES YOUTH
TO COMPETE WITH OTHER
POPULATIONS WHO MAY HAVE MORE
EXPERIENCE NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM
OR EVEN, UH, FORCES YOUTH INTO
HEAVILY IMPACTED. UH, SERVICES
AND RESOURCES. SO WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING TO DO HERE IS CREATE A
CLEAR PATH FOR YOUTH TO EXIT
HOMELESSNESS AND ULTIMATELY
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS ADULTS THAT WILL SEE
TOMORROW AND, UH, I. I JUST
REALLY WANNA HARP ON THAT
ADDRESSING YOUTH, HOMELESSNESS
DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE CHRONIC
ADULT HOMEYS THAT WE SEE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND SO BY UH,
REQUIRING A COORDINATE ENTRY
SYSTEM THAT'S DESIGNED FOR
YOUTH. WE CLEAR THOSE BARRIERS.
THE THAT ALREADY EXIST. WE HAVE
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRANSITIONING INTO ADULTHOOD.
THERE ARE FAMILIAL BARRIERS THAT
HOLD THEM BACK. THERE ARE SO
MUCH IN THIS. THERE'S SO MANY
THINGS IN THIS WORLD THAT, UH,
TRANSITION AGE YOUTH ARE FOCUSED
ON THE LAST THING WE WANT THEM
TO FOCUS ON IS IF THEY'RE GONNA
BE PRIORITIZED, AND IF THEIR
NEEDS ARE GONNA BE MET, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. CHAIR WARDEN. UH, MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE KI¾M. LEWIS UH,
CO SPONSOR OF THIS BILL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH,
AND I ALWAYS WANT TO FIRST START
BY THANKING THE STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH US ON THE
AMENDMENTS IN THE BILL AND THE
ANALYSIS. UH, WE KNOW OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS
VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN THE OTHERS
. SUBPOPULATIONS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND THE
LEGISLATURE'S LONG RECOGNIZED
THIS UNIQUENESS OF OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE, STARTING WITH THE
HOMELESS EMERGENCY AID PROGRAM
AND FOLLOWED BY THE HAT PROGRAM
WHERE WE HAVE CREATED SET ASIDE
SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE FURTHER IN AROUND THREE
AND FOUR OF HAP, UM, THE LEGIS.
ARE ENCOURAGED, UM OUR
COMMUNITIES TO BE CREATING YOUTH
SPECIFIC COORDINATE ENTRY
SYSTEMS OR MAKING THESE SYSTEMS
WORK FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO
THIS BILL REALLY JUST TAKES THAT
NEXT STEP TO GET US THERE
BECAUSE WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE
YOUTH CENTERED SYSTEM, UM, IT'LL
IT WILL ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH UNNECESSARY
PROCESSES OF A REPEATING
QUESTIONS THAT ARE OFTEN VERY,
UM UH, IN IN, UH, INTRUSIVE, I
WOULD SAY AND VERY, UM, NON
TRAUMA INFORMED, AND SO IT MAKES
THEM RED. REPEAT A TRAUMA
EXPERIENCES THAT, UM LENGTHENS,
UH, REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF THEIR
ABILITY TO REALLY WANT TO SEEK
SERVICES. SO BY CREATING A YOUTH
CENTERED PROCESS, MAKING SURE
THERE'S NÓ WRONG BOARD THAT YOU
FEEL CONNECTED AND BE ABLE TO BE
CONNECTED TO HOUSING AND
SERVICES. WE CAN SUPPORT THEM
SOONER AND QUICKER. SO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER? UH, MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO
SIGNIFY SUPPORT? SEE NONE ARE
THERE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? SEE NONE. THANK YOU.
WE WILL TURN IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT. THE RACE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN A
CHAMPION, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUTH,
UM, IN HOMELESS YOUTH FROM HIS
TIME BACK AS A SUPERVISOR, AND
EVEN BEFORE THAT, AND TO HAVE
HIM BE THE AUTHOR OF THIS BILL
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. UM SO
WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU, MS REYES AND SECONDED
BY MR LEE. ANY OTHER MEMBERS
WISHING TO COMMENT. IT SEEN MR
RAMS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
OBVIOUSLY ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON UM, OUR
YOUTH POPULATION. UH, A SUBSET
OF HOMELESSNESS THAT HAS SPECIAL
NEEDS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND,
UH, TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE OUR HÌ
FUNDING. UM KNOWING THAT WE NEED
TO BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION
THROUGH THE BUDGET AS WELL, UH,
TO GUARANTEE ADDITIONAL, YOU
KNOW, SUPPORT THAT IS SHOWING
POSITIVE EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA.
WE'VE BEEN DOING A BETTER JOB
THAN NATIONAL. UH PROPORTIONALLY
, UH, ON ADDRESSING YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS, BUT WE HAVE A WAYS
TO GO. AND SO REALLY CODIFYING
THIS AND HAVING A DEDICATED
PROGRAM. I APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE PROGRAM
IMPROVEMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE AN ASSESSMENT TOOL. AND
THEN IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE USING
LIVED EXPERIENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS
TO BE ABLE TO ADVISE US ON, UH,
BEST DESIGNING MANY OF THESE
PROGRAMS. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO
MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT THAT WE
HAVE. SO WITH THAT I INVITE YOU
TO CLOSE. WELL, THANK YOU. AND
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK
YOU FOR CONTINUING TO LIFT UP.
THE VOICE OF THE HOMELESS YOUTH
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS
DRASTICALLY NEEDED WITH THAT. I
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR RAMOS, MADAM SECRETARY
CALL THE ROLL MOTION FOR THIS
BILL TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
SERVICES WARD. I WORD I PERSON
PERSON, GRA GRACE AND I CæA
CHOLERA I LE LE A ZER. IRE. REAL
NICE AND CHEERS. SANCHEZ, I
WILSON. WILSON I THAT PASSES 90.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
NEXT. WE HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
IRWIN. AND THIS ITEM NUMBER
FIVE. A B 2114 IS SOME MEMBER
IRWIN. YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. UH, YES. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED TO
PRESENT A B 2114. CURRENTLY
CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZES ARCHITECTS
AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS TO
PERFORM BALCONY INSPECTIONS FOR
COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS AS
A STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR THESE
INSPECTIONS QUICKLY APPROACHES,
IT'S BECOME CLEAR THAT THERE IS
A LACK OF AVAILABLE INSPECTORS
TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY
INSPECTIONS TO MEET THIS
DEADLINE. A B 2014 ADDRESSES
THIS ISSUE BY AUTHOR CIVIL
ENGINEERS TO PERFORM THESE
INSPECTIONS. CIVIL ENGINEERS ARE
HIGHLY QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE
TASK AND AUTHORIZING THEM WILL
INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF ELIGIBLE
INSPECTORS FOR THIS CRITICAL
TASK WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL IS LOUIE.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE LOUIS BROWN HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE SPONSOR
OF THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION'S
INSTITUTE, CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE. UM
I'VE BEEN ASKED JUST TO QUICKLY
GIVE, UM THE RATIONALE FOR WHY
THE STATUTES ARE DIFFERENT AS IT
RELATES TO COMMON INTEREST
DEVELOPMENTS. UH VERSUS
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. UH, IN THE
BILL WHEN THIS BILL WAS FIRST
MOVED FORWARD BY SENATOR HILL,
UH, THE TWO WERE COMBINED AND
THROUGH OUR WORK WITH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER IRWIN AND SENATOR HILL.
UM, WE WERE TO SEPARATE COMMON
INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS FROM THIS
AND RUN A SEPARATE BILL. ONE OF
THE REASONS WE DID THAT IS JUST
BECAUSE AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS ARE
UNIQUE. UM AND, UH, WITH THIS
ELEMENT OF THE BILL WHEN IT
COMES TO BALCONIES AND EXTERIOR
ELEVATED ELEMENTS. IT'S NOT ONLY
THE REPAIRS THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT, BUT IT'S ALSO THE LIFESPAN
OF THESE ENTITIES. COMMON
INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS ARE
REQUIRED EVERY THREE YEARS TO DO
A RESERVE STUDY OF ALL THE
WITHIN A FACILITY OR WITHIN THE
BUILDING. AND PLAN FOR THEIR
USEFUL LIFE AND THEN MAKE
REPAIRS. UH, PENDING WHAT THAT
USEFUL LIFE IS SO KNOWING THAT
WE HAVE TO DO THAT. WE
COORDINATE THESE INSPECTIONS TO
BE WITH THE RESERVE STUDY, AND
THEN WE LOOK TO HAVE DESIGN
PROFESSIONALS, ARCHITECTS,
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND CIVIL
ENGINEERS BE THE ONES THAT
CONDUCT THE INSPECTIONS, BECAUSE
WHILE WE DO WANT TO ADDRESS
CONCERNS IMMEDIATE CONCERNS WITH
CONSTRUCTION IF NECESSARY, WHAT
WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN IS
WHAT THE LIFESPAN OF THOSE
EXTERIOR ELEMENTS ARE SO THAT WE
CAN WORK THOSE INTO OUR RESERVE
STUDIES. WE CAN PLAN FOR. BETTER
AND WE CAN MAKE THOSE, UM, THOSE
CONSTRUCTION DECISIONS GOING
FORWARD, SO THAT'S WHY WE
SPECIFICALLY PUT, UH, DESIGN
PROFESSIONALS WITHIN, UM, OUR
LIST OF QUALIFIED INSPECTORS AND
NOT THE MORE INCLUSIVE LIST THAT
YOU'LL FIND FOR MULTIFAMILY
DWELLINGS. WITH THAT, UH, HAPPY
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS? UM AND WE
ASKED FOR SUPPORT. I'VE ALSO
BEEN ASKED JUST TO SAY A QUICK
ME TOO. ON BEHALF OF, UH THE
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING. UH, COMPANIES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND, UH,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN, UH,
THE ROOM FOR SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, SYL. UM SILVIO FERRA ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR MEMBERS KATE BELL ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA RENTAL
HOUSING ASSOCIATION AND THE
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF GREATER
L A AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIR MEMBERS, PAT
MORAN, WITH AARON REID AND
ASSOCIATES REPRESENTING THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTAL
HOUSING ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SEEING
NOBODY ELSE WISHING TO SIGNIFY
SUPPORT. IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF
THE, UH UH, WITH US THAT OUR
PRIMARY OPPOSITION SEEING NONE.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
WISH TO REGISTER THEIR
OPPOSITION AND SEE NONE WILL
TURN IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANY
MEMBERS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE
BILL I KNOW WE HAVE A MOTION FOR
MR GRAYSON AND SECONDED BY MS
SANCHEZ. NOBODY WISHING TO
COMMENT. WELL I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR INTRODUCING THIS BILL. I
THINK WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT
THE NEED TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE A
SAFETY FOR OUR BALCONIES,
ESPECIALLY AFTER THE HORRIBLE
COLLAPSE THAT WE SAW IN BERKELEY
BUT OTHER MINOR INCIDENTS THAT
COME UP AND THE POOL OF
AVAILABLE INSPECTORS. UH,
CERTAINLY IS THE HEART OF WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE TO
EXPAND THAT IT'S STILL DOES I
I'D STILL WANT TO BEG THE
QUESTION, THOUGH. UM, KNOWING
THAT WE HAVE A, UM, OPPORTUNITY
UNDER HILLS LEGISLATION TO HAVE
A BROADER POOL OF INSPECTORS, UH
, LICENSED PROFESSIONALS OF
DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS THAT
COULD PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS. I AM
STILL HAVING TROUBLE RECONCILING
WHY THAT SHOULD BE DISTINCT OR
DIFFERENT FOR A, UM èC. I Dð AS
OPPOSED TO A NON HÌ Ó A OR NON
èC. I Dð BUILDING AS WELL, UM,
TO YOUR TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW,
WE NEED, UH, YOU'VE GOT YOUR
REQUIREMENTS AND YOU HAVE YOU
WANT THESE INSPECTIONS AND WE
CERTAINLY WANT QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS TO PERFORM THOSE
INSPECTIONS AND SIGN OFF. BUT
WHY NOT HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL? A
SLIGHTLY LARGER, UM, OPTION OF,
UH, PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE, UH,
TO PERFORM THAT KNOWING THAT WE
ARE IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE A
BACKLOG. IT TAKES TOO LONG TO
GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE TO DO
THESE INSPECTIONS. UH, JUST
OFFER THIS BILL AS AN
OPPORTUNITY AS I THINK WE'VE
DISCUSSED YOUR POTENTIAL
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, UH TO, UM,
WILL NOT HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER
BILL NEXT YEAR AT A BROAD AND IT
EVEN FURTHER. UM A BUILDING IS A
BUILDING WHETHER IT IS GOVERNED
BY A èC. I Dð OR NOT. SO WHY?
WHY THE RATIONALE? WELL THE MAIN
RATIONALE, MR CHAIRMAN, UH, IS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD IT
WITHIN TO OUR RESERVE STUDIES,
AND IF YOU'LL LOOK IF THERE'S A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
BETWEEN S¼ P 326 S¼ P 721 THE
LEVEL OF INSPECTION THE LEVEL OF
CERTAINTY WE ASK FOR A STAMPED,
UM, UH, INSPECTION REPORT FROM
THESE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS SO
THAT WE CAN THEN TURN THOSE OVER
TO OUR RESERVE SPECIALIST AND
WORK THOSE INTO OUR PLAN. SO THE
FIRST BILL BY ASSEMBLY, SENATOR
HILL S¼. P 721 WAS REALLY,
REALLY FOCUSED ON GETTING TO
THOSE REAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
AND GETTING THOSE FIXED
CORRECTLY. WE DON'T BECAUSE OF
THE RESERVE STUDIES BECAUSE OF
AN ASSOCIATION THAT ACTUALLY
MANAGES AND OVERSEES THE
CONDOMINIUMS. WE HAVEN'T SEEN
THE SAME TYPE OF STRUCTURAL
ISSUES. SO WHEN WE CAME BACK AND
LOOKED AT S¼ B THREE 26 WE TRIED
TO MAKE THAT FIT INTO THIS
OVERARCHING SYSTEM OF
MAINTENANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCING THAT èC I Dð S¼ HAVE
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT
ELEMENT IS THOSE STAMPED
CERTIFIED PLANS WITH CERTAIN
LEVEL OF CERTAINTY THAT ONLY A
DESIGN PROFESSIONAL CAN PROVIDE.
OK WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER
OUR CODE, THOUGH. FOR NON èC. I
Dð GOVERNED PROPERTIES TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE A SLIGHTLY BIGGER
POOL OF, UH, PROFESSIONALS THAT
THAT COULD PERFORM THE SAME WORK
. AND MY POINT IS THAT JUST
GENERALLY AND MAYBE THIS IS MY
OWN PHILOSOPHY. UM, I DON'T LIKE
SORT OF TWO SETS OF STANDARDS
THAT ARE OUT THERE, KNOWING
SOMETIMES THEY NEED TO EXIST
WHEN THINGS I THINK ARE SO
DIRECTLY IMPORTANT FOR èC. I Dð
GOVERNANCE, BUT, UH, IN THIS
CASE, IT'S A BUILDING INSPECTION
AND YOU KNOW, A PHYSICAL
STRUCTURE IS A PHYSICAL
STRUCTURE SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE
THE AUTHOR TO MAYBE THINK ABOUT
THIS AS IT GOES FORWARD, HAPPY
TO VERY MUCH SUPPORT THIS
BECAUSE WE NEED, UH, THE
IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE THROUGH
THIS LEGISLATION TODAY. UM BUT
JUST I I'D LIKE TO SEE PARITY IN
OUR CODE. UM I THINK IT'S A
SMART WAY TO DO POLICY. SO WITH
THAT THIS ENJOYS A DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION. WE HAVE A MOTION
IN THE SECOND OUT OF THE
SECRETARY. CALL THE ROLL. I'M SO
SORRY, MADAM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION. MOTION IS TO PASS
WORD WORD. I PERSON PERSON I
GRAYSON GRAYSON, I CHOLERA CHOLA
LEE LEE A ZER ZE, I RES RE I.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I WILSON
WILSON. I AND THAT BILL PASSES
WITH 90. CONGRATULATIONS. AND
NEXT ASSEMBLY MEMBER, JUAN
CARRILLO. IS WITH US TO
INTRODUCE A ITEM NUMBER SIX A B
2140. AND WHEN YOU ARE READY,
YOU MAY PRESENT YOUR BILL. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. UH
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BELOW 2140 A
BILL THAT WOULD DIRECTLY, UH,
DIRECT THE STATE PRESSURE'S
OFFICE TO CREATE ITS OWN STATE
LED FINANCING SYSTEM. THAT WILL
CREATE A NEW HOME FOR SALE TO
WORKING CLASS FAMILIES IN EAST
CALIFORNIA'S CRITICAL
HOMEOWNERSHIP GAP. THROUGHOUT
THE HISTORY OF OUR STATE AND OUR
COUNTRY. HOME OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN
THE MOST RELIABLE STEPPING STONE
TO CREATE FINANCIAL STABILITY
AND WEALTH ACROSS GENERATIONS.
AND THE REALITY IS THAT WE
SIMPLY ARE NOT BUILDING ENOUGH
HOMES THAT WORKING FAMILIES CAN
AFFORD TO BUY. THE AMERICAN
DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP IS OUT OF
REACH FOR MOST CALIFORNIANS,
PARTICULARLY IN BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES WITH AFRICAN
AMERICAN AND LATINO
HOMEOWNERSHIP RATES ARE 26 AND
19% LOWER THAN WHITE
CALIFORNIANS. AT THIS RATE, IT
HURT RENTERS AND CRUSHING THE
HOPES OF OUR WORKING FAMILIES
WISHING TO SOMEDAY OWN THEIR OWN
HOME. AND BEING CONSCIOUS OF THE
MULTIBILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT WE
ARE CURRENTLY FACING. THIS BILL
TAKES A PRACTICAL AND MEANINGFUL
APPROACH TO HOW WE'RE MOVING THE
NEEDLE TO INCREASE HOUSING
PRODUCTION. AS A CITY PLANNER, I
OFTEN SAW PROJECTS ENTITLED AND
NEVER BE BUILT. THIS IS WHY IT
IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO
INVEST TIME AND RESOURCES INTO A
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM
STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO PUT
FORWARD A TRULY EFFECTIVE
SOLUTION TO OUR HOUSING CRISIS.
A SIMILAR SOLUTION IS ALSO
CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL CALLED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES INVESTMENT
ACT, OR N. HÌ I, A BIPARTISAN
BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A NEW,
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
FINANCING SYSTEM. ONE MODEL OF
THE SUCCESSFUL LOW INCOME
HOUSING TAX CREDIT. WHILE THE N
HÌ I A WOULD BE THE FIRST LARGE
SCALE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
FINANCING PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY
AS BRITAIN IT WOULD NOT BE
APPLICABLE TO MOST NEIGHBORHOODS
IN CALIFORNIA DUE TO OUR STATE'S
HIGH LAND COST. MANY OF THE
CURRENT FINANCING PROGRAMS SUCH
AS THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX
CREDIT, UH, RESERVE ONLY FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF RENTAL HOUSING.
THIS PROGRAM IS MORE THAN 30
YEARS OLD, AND A NEW PROGRAM
MODEL ON ITS SUCCESS WOULD
BENEFIT FROM POTENTIAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS
TO REFLECT THE CURRENT ECONOMIC
CLIMATE AND THE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES OF FOR SALE
FINANCING. WHAT EXISTS TO
SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP TODAY IS
PRIMARILY AVAILABLE IN THE FORM
OF A DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, WHICH ARE HELPFUL AND
NEEDED, BUT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE
CREATION OF NEW, AFFORDABLE,
AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR SALE. IN
FACT, THE MONEY IN THESE DOWN
PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
COULD BE STRETCHED FURTHER IF
SUPPLY INCREASED, AND THE
OVERALL COST HOMES DECREASED.
YOUR MEAN SUPPORT AND TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS IS ADAM BONES WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY BUILDERS
AND ESMALDA LOPEZ WITH UNIDOS.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
WARD AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ADAM
BIONIS AND I'M èC E Ó OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY BUILDERS, A
NONPROFIT WORKING TO CLOSE THE
RACIAL WEALTH GAP FOCUSING ON
HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. I AM
HERE TODAY AS A PROUD COSPONSOR
OF A B 2140. TODAY NOWHERE IN
THE COUNTRY CONSISTENTLY BUILDS
HOMES THAT LOW AND MODERATE
INCOME FAMILIES CAN AFFORD. THE
REASON IS SIMPLE. MONEY TO
FINANCE AFFORDABLE HOME
OWNERSHIP. CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT
EXIST AT SCALE ANYWHERE. A B
2140 IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
TOWARDS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM,
A STUDY TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK
FOR HOW OUR STATE CAN CREATE A
NEW FINANCING TOOL THAT
MAXIMIZES HOME OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING
FAMILIES WILL MINIMIZING
TAXPAYER SUBSIDY. AND THERE'S NÓ
REASON TO RE INVENT THE WHEEL.
THIS REPORT WILL LOOK AT HOUSING
FINANCE TOOLS THAT ALREADY EXIST
AND CAN BE ADAPTED TO THE
PROBLEM AT HAND. WHEN IT COMES
TO AFFORDABLE RENTALS. WE KNOW
WE HAVE A PROBLEM, A PROGRAM
THAT WORKS WELL, AND THAT'S THE
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM, COMMONLY KNOWN AS LIGHT
TECH. WHICH FINANCES 90% OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
IN THE U S¼ BY LEVERAGING A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRIVATE
CAPITAL. IN THE INTEREST OF
ENSURING THAT CREDIT IS GIVEN
WHERE CREDIT'S DUE. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE LIGHT
TECH PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY A
PRODUCT OF THE LAST PRESIDENT
FROM CALIFORNIA, FORMER
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN AND A
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS WORKING
TOGETHER. JUST AS THE LICH
PROGRAM HAS BIPARTISAN ROOTS.
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS A BROADLY
SHARED VALUE THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES. WE DON'T CALL HOME
OWNERSHIP, THE DEMOCRAT DREAM OR
THE REPUBLICAN DREAM. WE CALL IT
THE AMERICAN DREAM. A B 2140
REPRESENTS ONE IMPORTANT STEP IN
HELPING HARD WORKING FAMILIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MAKE THAT
DREAM A REALITY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR IVO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I MISS
MIRANDA LOPEZ. I'M THE
CALIFORNIA ADVOCACY DIRECTOR FOR
UNIDOS U S¼, WHERE THE NATION'S
LARGEST LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS AND
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION AND IN
ADDITION TO AN OFFICE IN LOS
ANGELES AND STOP HERE IN
SACRAMENTO, WE HAVE A NETWORK OF
AFFILIATES THAT IS 68 COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND I'M
HERE AS A PROUD COSPONSOR OF A B
2140. UNIDOS U S¼ HAS HAD A LONG
STANDING COMMITMENT TO HELPING
MORTGAGE READY LATINOS FIND AND
CREATE A PATHWAY TO BUY A HOME.
WE DO THIS BECAUSE OUR RESEARCH
HAS SHOWN THAT HOMEOWNERSHIP IS
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS
TO, UM, CLOSING THE RACIAL AND
ETHNIC WEALTH GAP AND ALSO FOR
CREATING FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR
LATINO FAMILIES. HOWEVER OUR
RESEARCH HAS ALSO SHOWN THAT DUE
TO CALIFORNIA'S EXTREME HOUSING
SHORTAGE, UM THIS HAS PUT
HOMEOWNERSHIP OUT OF REACH OF
MONEY. IN OUR RECENTLY TITLED,
UM, ARE RECENTLY RELEASED REPORT
TITLED BUILDING CALIFORNIA'S
FUTURE LATINO HOME OWNERSHIP
UNIDOS. U S¼ FOUND THAT THERE
ARE 1.9 MILLION LATINOS THAT ARE
18 TO 49 THAT ARE MORTGAGE READY
IN THE STATE. HOWEVER WE ALSO
FOUND THAT FOR YEARS, PRICES OF
HOMES HAVE BEEN RISING AT A MUCH
FASTER RATE THAN INCOMES. IN
THAT REPORT. WE ALSO FOUND THAT
THE MORE THAT THE, UH,
HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE FOR LATINOS
IS 18% POINTS LOWER IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA THAN THAT OF THE
WHITE POPULATION, AND IT IS 4%
LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL, UH,
HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE FOR LATINOS.
ADDITIONALLY UNIDOS HAS FOUND
THAT ENTRY LEVEL HOMES AND
CONDOS ARE AMONG THE MOST UNDER
BUILT IN THE STATE. IN A RECENT
RE RELEASED, UM, POLL THAT WE
CONDUCTED OF CALIFORNIA LATINO
VOTERS, WE FOUND THAT HOUSING
COSTS HAS RISEN TO BE ONE OF THE
TOP CONCERNS FOR LATINO VOTERS
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
NOTABLY 71% OF THOSE SURVEYED IN
THIS REPORT FOUND THAT HOME
AFFORDABILITY WAS THE NUMBER ONE
BARRIER THAT THEY IDENTIFIED FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP. A B 2140 IS
NECESSARY TO STUDY THE BEST WAY
TO CREATE HOMEOWNERSHIP
FINANCING PROGRAMS TO BUILD MORE
ACCESSIBLE HOMES AND ADDRESS THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP GAP IN CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT FOR A B 2140. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SIGNIFY
SUPPORT? CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. JORDAN PERA
CARVAJAL, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
FOR CALIFORNIA, UMB IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. HELLO SEAMUS GARTY
FROM LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF POWER
CALIFORNIA SPUR AND HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY CALIFORNIA AND VERY
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND
ARE THERE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION SEEING NONE. ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN
OPPOSITION? AND SEEING NONE. WE
CAN TURN THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE.
MR DE BURKE. SO I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU, SOMEBODY CARILLO FOR
BRINGING THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
BILL AND I WANT TO THANK THE TWO
BILL SPONSORS AND THOSE THAT ARE
SUPPORTING IT. UM YOU KNOW, I
LOOK AT MY OWN FAMILY. MY YOU
KNOW, MY FATHER WAS A HIGH
SCHOOL DROPOUT WENT TO COLLEGE
WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN HIS
FAMILY THAT WENT TO COLLEGE
BECAUSE OF THE G. I BILL. MY
MOM, UH, NEVER GRADUATED FROM
HIGH SCHOOL DID NOT DID NOT HAVE
A SINGLE PERSON IN HER AMONG HER
SIBLINGS THAT WENT TO COLLEGE AT
ALL. AND YOU KNOW, THEY BOTH,
UM, WORKED HARD. DAD WENT TO
SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW WE WERE ABLE
TO BUY A HOUSE AND IT WAS THE
FACT THAT THEY BUILT THAT EQUITY
AND HOMEOWNERSHIP THAT ALLOWED
WHEN MY AFTER MY FATHER DIED,
AND MY MOTHER WAS OLDER, UM,
ALLOWED HER TO HAVE A CUSHION
THAT SUPPLEMENTED HER SOCIAL
SECURITY AND SOME MODEST
RETIREMENT BENEFITS THAT THAT
SHE AND MY FATHER HAD EARNED.
AND SO YOU KNOW, HOME OWNERSHIP
REALLY IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT
WE, UM YOU KNOW, IS A SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUE, FRANKLY, AND WE
HAVE TO. WHEN WE'RE THINKING
ABOUT HOUSING. WE NEED TO BE
THINKING ABOUT HOUSING IN ALL
FORMS BOTH RENTAL AND HOME
OWNERSHIP, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO
BE PROVIDING PATHWAYS FROM
RENTAL HOUSING INTO
HOMEOWNERSHIP. AND UM, THIS BILL
DOES THAT AND I JUST WANNA THANK
YOU FOR DOING THAT. I THINK IT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND WE'LL
BE STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE BILL.
SUMMER RATES. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, A PROUD CO AUTHOR OF THIS
BILL. I WANT TO ALSO ECHO MY
COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS. OH MY, MY
FATHER WITH 1/6 GRADE EDUCATION.
MY MOTHER WITH A THIRD GRADE
EDUCATION. ALSO WORKED VERY HARD
. AND UM, THIS THE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH CAME FROM BUYING THEIR
FIRST HOME. DO REMIND ME
WHENEVER I TELL THE STORY THAT
MY MOTHER SAYS, PLEASE TELL THEM
IT ONLY COST $1000. BUT THEY
STILL THEY BOUGHT THEIR FIRST
HOME. AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'RE
ABLE TO BUY A NUMBER OF PIECES
OF PROPERTY AND THAT IS MY
MOTHER'S WEALTH. AND IT WILL
BECOME GENERATIONAL WEALTH. THIS
IS SO IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE SHUT
THE DOOR ON SO MANY SO MANY
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE, BUT LOW INCOME PEOPLE.
UM, PRIMARILY IN THE STATISTICS
ARE ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE. YOU
KNOW. LATINOS AND BLACKS, UH,
LAG BEHIND WHEN IT COMES TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND WHATEVER WE
CAN DO TO TRY TO FIND THAT PATH.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP WE'RE NOT
SAYING GET EVERYBODY AT HOME.
WE'RE SAYING LET'S TAKE THE
FIRST STEP. LET'S HAVE OUR
TREASURE PUT TOGETHER THIS
REPORT. SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE
DOING NEXT, AND THEN WE TAKE THE
NEXT STEP NEXT YEAR NEXT YEAR,
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
THIS BILL AND YOUR SPONSORSHIP.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT'S
AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP, AND
WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU, MS REYES. MR ZABRE
SECONDS, MISS. UH, THE MEMBER
WILL SEND THANK YOU TO THE
AUTHOR. I'M PROUD TO BE A
CO-AUTHOR OF THIS, UH,
LEGISLATION AS WELL. THIS BILL,
UM AND I JUST LIKE TO NOTE, UH,
IN ECHOING REMARKS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES, UM, IN REGARD TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF HOMEOWNERSHIP,
ESPECIALLY WHEN, AS YOU NOTED IN
YOUR OPENING REMARKS, UM, AS IT
RELATES TO BLACK AND BLACK
COMMUNITIES, UM, AS CHAIR OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS. WE ARE
DOING THIS WORK AROUND
REPARATIONS AND, YOU KNOW,
REALLY RESTORING. UM UH, THE
HARMS RESTORING PEOPLE TO
DIGNITY FROM THE HARMS OF YEARS.
JUST GENERATIONS OF
DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM AND
PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH
PROPERTY. UM AS WELL AS, UM,
ENSURING THAT OUR BLACK
CALIFORNIANS HAVE ABILITY TO
INVEST IN THEIR FUTURE BY
INVESTING IN A HOME AND HAVING
OWN OWNERSHIP AND, UM, EQUITY
AND SO I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT
YOU'RE DOING THIS BILL AND
LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS. UM,
ONE OF THE PARTS THAT I LOVE
ABOUT THIS BILL IS LOOKING FOR
IT TO BE SUSTAINABLE THAT NOT
COMPLETELY RELIANT ON, UM,
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES BECAUSE, AS
WE KNOW UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS
YEAR AND LAST YEAR AND THE YEARS
PRIOR SWINGING FROM SURPLUS TO
DEFICIT. UM HAVE AAA DEFINITE
IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY TO FIND
CRITICAL PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW THE
MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US AND
ALLOW INVESTMENTS IN OUR FUTURE,
UM, FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE
ECONOMIC MOBILITY, SO I
APPRECIATE YOU, UM, AUTHORING
THIS BILL, AND THOSE THAT
PROVIDED TESTIMONY IN REGARD TO
IT LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING IT
. AND WHATEVER TWEAKS THAT NEED
TO BE MADE TO MAKE SURE IT GETS
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. THANK
YOU. AMOS WILSON AND SOME MEMBER
GRAYSON. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
TO THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UH, FOR THIS BILL, I AGREE
WITH THE COMMENTS BY MY
COLLEAGUES AND I JUST WANTED TO
STATE THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE DO
A BILL THAT, UH, IS ALONG THE
LINES OF A STUDY BILL. THERE ARE
TIMES WHEN, UH, THE
CONSIDERATION IS NOT GIVEN TO
TIMING AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THE
LEGISLATURE A BOXING THEMSELVES
INTO A PERIOD OF TIME OF
INACTION WHEN WE COULD HAVE BEEN
TAKING A PARALLEL ACTION, WHILE
WAS BEING DONE. THIS IS
OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE, YOUR BILL,
YOU'VE BEEN, UH, VERY WISE AT
CRAFTING IT TO MAKE IT SO THAT
EVERYTHING IS MOVING FORWARD
TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME
ADDRESSING A VERY IMPORTANT
SUBJECT, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR EFFORT AND CONSIDERATION TO
TIMING AND THE ESSENCE OF THE
BILL ITSELF AS FAR AS HOUSING
AND HOMEOWNERSHIP, SO THANK YOU.
I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY.
THANK YOU, MISTER GRAYSON. VICE
CHAIR, PATTERSON. GREAT THANK
YOU, UM, SOMETHING YOU WON'T
HEAR EVERY DAY, BUT I TOTALLY
AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS FROM MR
ZUR. UM THERE. WELL WELL TAKEN
AND ALSO, UH, MR GRAYSON, I
THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK
RECENTLY THERE WAS A REPORT THAT
ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE STUDIES
THAT THE LEGISLATURE, UH,
DIRECTS TO OCCUR ACTUALLY GET
EVER GET RELEASED. SO UM,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN, UH, STAY ON
TOP OF THAT, BUT, UM, JUST A
COUPLE OTHER COMMENTS. UM, WE
NEED TO DO THINGS OBVIOUSLY. TO
LOWER THE COST OF HOUSING IN
GENERAL, I KNOW YOU REALIZE THAT
I KNOW PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE
REALIZE THAT, UM YOU KNOW, WE A
LOT OF THE PROGRAMS WOULD BE
COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. WE
ACTUALLY INCREASE SUPPLY OF
HOUSING SOMETHING THE GOVERNOR
COMMITTED AS A GOAL HIMSELF,
WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY THREE AND A
HALF MILLION HOMES AND WENT TO
2.5 MILLION HOMES. UH, WE HAVE
SOME JURISDICTIONS CHARGING 50
TO $70,000 FOR JUST PARK FEES.
UM YOU KNOW, I BOUGHT MY FIRST
HOUSE WHEN I WAS 26 YEARS OLD
2500 SQUARE FEET. LIKE TWICE THE
SIZE OF THE HOUSE. I GREW UP IN,
UM, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T FEEL
LIKE 26 YEAR OLDS AND, YOU KNOW,
HAVE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY AND,
UM OTHER FAMILIES AS WELL. AND I
THINK THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. UM I
DO THINK IN JUST, UH, JUST KIND
OF LIKE PUT IT ON RECORD. I I
THINK THE LEGISLATURE HAS DONE A
GREAT JOB IN, UM, COMING UP WITH
, UH, PROGRAMS AND GOALS, NOT
ALL OF THEM THAT I'VE AGREED
WITH. BUT IN GENERAL TAKING A
LEADERSHIP POSITION ON TRYING TO
SOLVE THIS HOUSING CRISIS, BUT
WE NEED LEADERSHIP FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION ON THIS TO
ACCOMPLISH HIS GOAL OF 2.5
MILLION HOMES, AND, UH WE'RE
FALLING WOEFULLY SHORT OF THAT.
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, BUT,
UH YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SMALL
BITE AT THE APPLE. I THINK, UH,
OWNING A HOME IS THE AMERICAN
DREAM AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
TO LOWER THE COST OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP? UH, I LOVE TO SEE
THE STUDY. WE'RE NOT COMMITTING
TO, YOU KNOW ANYTHING, BUT I
THINK THIS IS A GOOD GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT
SOME OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO TO,
UH, INCREASE HOMEOWNERSHIP. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR
, PATTERSON SEEING NÓ OTHER
MEMBERS WISHING TO COMMENT. MR
KOREA. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS, UH, PROGRAM. UH,
BILL FORD. UM, CERTAINLY WE HAVE
OUR WORK TO DO ON THE FISCAL
SIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, IT
COULD BE FUNDED, BUT, UM, JUST
GENTLY GETTING OUT THERE AND
LOOK LOOKING AT WAYS TO BE ABLE
TO INCREASE HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE THAT ARE
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED. IT'S
HARD ENOUGH FOR A AVERAGE FOR
ANY CALIFORNIAN TO BE ABLE TO
PURCHASE HOME TODAY. IT'S UM YOU
KNOW, TRIPLY HARD, UH, FOR THOSE
THAT ARE, UM UH, HAVE HAVE, UM,
ENDURED THE DISADVANTAGES THAT
THEY'VE HAD, UH, TO BE ABLE TO
GET THEIR FOOT IN THE DOOR AND
REALLY TRY TO, UM SEE A PIECE OF
THE AMERICAN DREAM AS WELL. SO I
WANNA THANK YOU FOR FOCUSING ON
THAT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. UH,
THE BILL ENJOYS A DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION. AND WITH THAT, I
INVITE YOU TO CLOSE THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR, AND FOR ALL THE
COMMENTS, AND ALL THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WILL APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS YOU MADE. UH AND WE
KNOW THAT THERE IS NÓ SILVER
BULL SILVER BULLET SOLUTION TO
THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
THAT WE'RE LIVING. UH, BUT
WORKING AND TAKING SMALL BITES
OF THE APPLE OF MR PATTERSON
SAID, UH WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
FIND THAT SOLUTION. UM A B 21
PHOTO REPRESENTS A MEANINGFUL,
RESPONSIBLE STEP TOWARDS
BRINGING THE DREAM OF HOME
OWNERSHIP. BUT WHEN THEY REACH A
WORKING FAMILIES, AND WITH THAT
I RESPECT WE ASK FOR AND I BOTH.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. SOME
MEMBER, MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL MOTION TO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE. AN
APPROPRIATIONS WARD I PA PA, I
GRAYSON RACING. I CæA ALL RIGHT.
LE LE I THE BIRTH ZEBRA. IRIS RA
I. SANCHEZ. WILTON WILSON. I
THAT BILL IS CURRENTLY 80. WE
HOLD IT OPEN FOR, UH UH, ABSENT
MEMBERS, BUT IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER WENDY
CARRILLO. WHO IS BRINGING US
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS A B
2278 WHEN YOU ARE READY YOU MAKE
IN PRESENTING YOUR BILL. SORRY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AND MR CHAIR.
CONGRATULATIONS ON CHAIRING
HOUSING COMMITTEE. I MISS YOU
GUYS. UH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO
JOIN YOU ALL TODAY. UM I'M HERE
TO PRESENT A B 2278, WHICH WILL
REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF OUR OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PUBLISH THE
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASE
FOR EACH METROPOLITAN AREA UNDER
THE TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF
2019, WHICH I WAS ALSO A PROUD
CO AUTHOR OF ON ITS WHAT ON ITS
WEBSITE BY JULY, 1ST OF EACH
YEAR. EXISTING LAW ESTABLISHES
AN ANNUAL CAP ON RENT INCREASES
AT 5, PLUS INFLATION OR 10.
WHICHEVER IS LOWER. THE RENT CAP
IS ESSENTIAL IN PROTECTING
TENANTS AS 50% OF UH AS 50% OF
RENTERS AND 80% OF LOW INCOME
RENTERS ARE RENT BURDEN, MEANING
THAT THEY ARE PAYING MORE THAN
30% OF THEIR INCOME ON RENT AT
THE EXPENSE OF LIFE'S OTHER
ESSENTIALS. THE U S¼ BUREAU OF
LABOR STATISTICS AND CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS CALCULATE CHANGES IN
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY
REGION TO DETERMINATION TO
DETERMINE INFLATION, A PROPERTY
OWNER OR TENANT WOULD NEED TO
KNOW. TO LOCATE THAT DATA AND
THEN ADD THE FIGURE TO 5% TO
DETERMINE WHICH STANDARD APPLIES
THE LACK OF EASILY ACCESSIBLE
PUBLIC RESOURCE PUBLIC RESOURCE
CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONFUSION.
AROUND WHAT IS ALLOWABLE UNDER
THE TENANT PROTECTION ACT BY
REQUIRING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE TO PUBLISH THE MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASE. WE WILL
PROVIDE TENANTS A TOOL TO
QUICKLY VERIFY WHETHER THEIR
RENT INCREASE IS LEGAL AND A
TOOL FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO
COMPLY WITH THE LAW. THE BILL IS
SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA
RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION, AND
THERE IS NÓ OPPOSITION. I'D ALSO
LIKE TO THANK THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION FOR
WORKING WITH MY OFFICE VERY
EARLY ON TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE
BEING TO BOTH SIDES THE
TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT ON A B 22
2 78 IS LEGISLATIVE CHAIR ADAM
PIERCE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR. FELLOW HOUSING
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ADAM PIERCE, AND I'M, THE
LEGISLATIVE CHAIR FOR THE
CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING
ASSOCIATION. WE REPRESENT
APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MEMBERS
ACROSS THE STATE. THESE ARE
HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT ARE
PRIMARILY THE SMALL MOM AND POP
FOLKS. THE UH, MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT
A DUPLEX FOR HOPEFULLY THEIR
FUTURE RETIREMENT ONE DAY. UM I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD AND AUTHORING IT. UM AND
PRIMARILY ALSO BEING AN ADVOCATE
FOR SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS ACROSS
THE STATE. UM, AS SHE SAID
CURRENT LAW DOES PROVIDE HOUSING
PROVIDERS TO INCREASE RENT. UM,
ACROSS A 12 MONTH PERIOD. 5%
PLUS THE COST OF LIVING INDEX,
UM THEY USE THE METROPOLITAN
INDEX THAT THEIR HOUSE RESIDES
UNDER OR THEIR PROPERTY RESIDES
UNDER. UM HOWEVER, CONFUSION
DOES COME UP AND IT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE GET ALL THE TIME OF HOW
MUCH CAN I INCREASE RENT? YOU
KNOW, THEY CERTAINLY DON'T WANT
TO BE IN TROUBLE AND THEY DON'T
WANT TO GO ABOVE WHAT THEY, UH,
ALLOWED TO DO. THIS BILL WOULD
HELP ALLEVIATE THAT CONFUSION.
UM A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS DON'T
HAVE THE SUPPORT OF LARGE, UH,
FINANCE OR LARGE INSTITUTIONS
THAT ARE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
THEY SELF MANAGE THEIR
PROPERTIES. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW
POTENTIALLY WHERE TO FIND THE
COST OF LIVING INDEX, SO THIS
WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM
TO KNOW WHERE TO GET THE
INFORMATION FROM THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S WEBSITE, UM, POSTED
EACH YEAR ROUTINELY SO THAT NÓ
MISTAKES ARE MADE. I DO THINK
THIS IS A WIN FOR BOTH HOUSING
PROVIDERS, UM, AS WELL AS
RESIDENTS, SO THAT WHEN THEY
RECEIVE THAT INCREASED NOTICE.
THEY KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS
ALLOWABLE BY LAW, SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC IN SUPPORT? THANK
YOU, KATE BELL ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING
ASSOCIATION AND THE DEPARTMENT
ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LOS
ANGELES AND STRONG SUPPORT, AND
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, PAT MORAN, WITH AARON
REID AND ASSOCIATES REPRESENTING
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTAL
HOUSING ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
AND WITH REGARD TO THE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THOSE
TWO, MOVING IT TO JULY JUNE.
15TH WOULD EVEN BE BETTER, BUT,
UM, WE SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? AND SEE NOT ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN
OPPOSITION. HEY, WE'LL BRING
THAT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
ANY COMMENT OR QUESTIONS. AND
LETTER OF THE BIRD MOVES THE
BILL, MR LEAH HARRIS. SECOND UM,
M, CARLO. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS
WELL. WORKING WITH OUR COMMITTEE
TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHERE TO
HOUSE. THIS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. UH IT WAS A BIG
QUESTION WHEN I WAS DOWN IN MY
DISTRICT OVER THE FALL. UM, FOR
THOSE THAT, OF COURSE, OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE SEEN
INCREDIBLE INCREASES IN RENT AND
WHETHER OR NOT TO KNOW, UM THE A
B 1482 PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN
VIOLATED WAS DIFFICULT TO FIGURE
OUT. UH, WE SEE THIS PUBLISHED,
UH, IN THE PAPER. WE KNOW, UM,
INDUSTRY IS ABLE TO MAKE THOSE
CALCULATIONS. UM, BUT IT WAS
ALWAYS AN OPEN QUESTION ABOUT
WHAT TO DO, AND WE CAME TO LEARN
THAT OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
REALLY BEEN A CHAMPION AND
HELPFUL, UH, IN BUILDING UP HIS
OFFICE'S EFFORTS TO BE ABLE TO,
UH, MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS
FOLLOWING THE LAW, UH, THROUGH
HIS UNITS, UM, SO IT MAKES ALL
THE SENSE IN THE WORLD THAT, UH
THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO HAVE
THEIR OWN CALCULATIONS AND
BENCHMARKS TO NOTE IF THE LAW
HAS BEEN VIOLATED, UH, AND IF
SOMEBODY IS A I GUESS PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. IF UH,
SOMEBODY IS, UH, A QUESTION THAT
THAT THEY ARE BEING
INAPPROPRIATELY SEEING THEIR
THEIR RENT RAISED IN VIOLATION
OF MAYBE 1482. UM ADDRESSING THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS THE
PLACE TO GO. UM, BUT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THE
INFORMATION IS SORT OF
CENTRALIZED, AND THAT SEEMS THE
APPROPRIATE, UH, LOCATION FOR
THAT TO RESIDE. SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR CODIFYING THIS,
UH, WITH THAT INVITE YOU TO
CLOSE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UM,
BE REMISS WITHOUT SAYING THANK
YOU TO YOUR STAFF AS WELL AS WE
ARE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. UM DID NOT MENTION
THAT IN THE, UH, MY OPENING
REMARKS AND AGAIN THANK YOU AND
TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY
PROTECTION TO SMALL MOM AND POP
LANDLORDS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
WE WANT. WE JUST WANT EVERYBODY
TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW AND KNOW
WHERE TO GO. SO THIS IS A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS
CARRILLO. MADAM SECRETARY, YOU
MAY CALL A ROLL MOTION TO PASS
AS AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WORK WORD I
PERSON PERSON I GRAYSON. CHOLERA
CHOLERA I LE LE I THE B THE B I
RAS RAS EYES AND CHEST WILSON.
SEVEN. AND WE ARE AT 70. WE WILL
HOLD THAT ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT.
UH UH. COLLEAGUES ONE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT WE DO HAVE
ONE MORE AUTHOR AND I'M AWARE
THAT SHE IS CHAIRING ANOTHER
COMMITTEE. I'LL INVITE HER STAFF
TO LET HER KNOW THAT WE'LL TAKE
HER AS SOON AS SHE'S ABLE TO
MAKE IT DOWN. UH, BUT WE HAVE,
UH, MISS REYES THAT IS ABLE TO
PRESENT HER BILL. AND WHILE SHE
IS GETTING SETTLED, I WANT TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT ITEM, WHICH IS ITEMS
NUMBERS, 12 AND SEVEN. MOVED BY
MS WILSON. SECONDED BY MR CORA
WITH THAT, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM
NUMBER ONE A B 17. ITEM NUMBER
ONE A 78 1782 DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. UM NUMBER TWO ITEM
NUMBER TWO. A B 1878 TO BUS TO
THE ASSEMBLY, AN APPROPRIATIONS
AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. A B 2044
GRAYSON, YOU PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WARD WORD I PERSON I
GRAYSON. CHOLERA. ALL RIGHT, LEE
LEE IZ ZEBRA. I RE I RE I
SANCHEZ. WILSON WILSON. I WE ARE
AT 70. WE'LL HOLD THAT ROLE OPEN
FOR ABSENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
MS REYES. YOU ARE HERE WITH ITEM
NUMBER 10 A B 2396. THANK YOU
FOR PRESENTING THIS BILL. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE STAFF. FOR
WORKING WITH MY TEAM AND MY
SPONSORS AND I WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. A B
20 THREE, 96 WILL CREATE THE
STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REGISTRIES IN CALIFORNIA
GRANT PROGRAM ALSO KNOWN AS
SPARK, THE SPARK GRANT PROGRAM
WILL REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTER THE
PROGRAM AND AWARD GRANTS TO
LOCAL OR REGIONAL AGENCIES TO
DEVELOP ONLINE PORTALS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LISTINGS,
INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS.
ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP. RECENT ESTIMATES
DEMONSTRATE THAT CALIFORNIA HAS
OVER 500,000 DEED RESTRICTED
MULTIFAMILY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
RENTAL UNITS. WHILE THE U THESE
UNITS MAY BE AVAILABLE, THEY ARE
NOT ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE.
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
SEARCHING FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL
UNITS ARE FORCED TO SEARCH ON
VARIOUS POSTING SITES. THESE
SITES OFTEN DO NOT TAILOR THEIR
SEARCH. A ACCURATELY FOR RENTERS
AND MAY EVEN DISPLAY BOTH NON
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS. BY
HAVING TO SEARCH ON VARIOUS
WEBSITES. RENTERS OFTEN APPLY
FOR MULTIPLE LISTING OPTIONS
THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ON A
MULTITUDE OF SITES LEADING TO A
DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND A
DELAY IN THE RENTER'S PATH TO
HOUSING. A B 20 THREE 96 WOULD
CREATE A HOUSING DATA PLATFORM
TO STREAMLINE SYSTEMS AND
CONNECT RENTERS AND FAMILIES TO
DEED RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS THEY QUALIFY FOR
HERE THE TEST FIND SUPPORT IN
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
ARE LAUREN REBOVICH WITH HOUSING
CALIFORNIA AND KATHY EBERHART
FROM THE RESIDENCE, UNITED
NETWORK. THANK YOU. WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL AS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES FOR
AUTHORIZING A AUTHORING A B 20
THREE 96. MY NAME IS CATHY
EBERHARDT AND I AM A I AM A
BRAND MEMBER HOUSING IN
CALIFORNIA BOARD DIRECTOR AND AT
HOME MEMBER. I WAS HOMELESS FOR
18 MONTHS I SPENT LITERALLY OVER
50 HOURS A WEEK TRYING TO
IDENTIFY WHO BUILDS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. I SPENT OVER $100 A
MONTH ON BUS FARE JUST TO
CANVASS THE CITY OF OAKLAND,
TRYING TO FIND THESE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS AND
APARTMENTS. I MADE SEVERAL FOR
SEVERAL CARS A DAY. ALSO TRYING
TO DETERMINE AND WHO IS
AFFORDABLE VERSUS MARKET RATE
HOUSING. THIS IS A 21ST CENTURY,
YOU COULD GOOGLE MARKET RATE
APARTMENTS LIKE ZELLO AND
APARTMENTS.COM. WHY NOT A PORTAL
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING? THANK
YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU.
AWESOME WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH
TO THE, UM, THE CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR HAVING US
HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS LAUREN
RVI. AND I'M WITH HOUSING
CALIFORNIA AND WE'RE SPONSORING
TODAY'S BILL. UM SO JUST TO KIND
OF REITERATE SOME OF THE POINTS
THAT THE MEMBER ALREADY MADE, UM
CALIFORNIA HAS OVER 500,000 DEED
RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS, BUT THE PROCESS DEFINED
AND APPLY FOR THEM IS INCREDIBLY
OUTDATED. WHILE PEOPLE CAN
SEARCH ON THE PRIVATE MARKET
WITH ZILLOW OR APARTMENTS.COM,
THERE'S NÓ CENTRALIZED PLACE FOR
YOU TO LOOK FOR AFFORDABLE
UNITS. AND AS A RESULT, LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HAVE TO SEARCH
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS
VARIOUS SITES, SOMETIMES WALKING
OR DRIVING THROUGH THEIR
COMMUNITIES, OR JUST SIMPLY
HEARING ABOUT THINGS THROUGH
WORD OF MOUTH. UM RENTERS. ALSO
AS A RESULT OF THIS MAY BE
UNAWARE OR FOR UNITS THAT THEY
ACTUALLY QUALIFY FOR. THEY MIGHT
APPLY TO UNITS THAT THEY THAT DO
NOT MEET THEIR NEEDS, AND THEY
ALSO APPLY FOR THE SAME LISTING
ON MULTIPLE SITES CAUSING EXCESS
FEES, AND THEY MIGHT EVEN GIVE
UP THE SEARCH ALTOGETHER,
RESULTING IN ENDING UP IN A
HOME. THAT'S UH, ADEQUATE FOR
THEIR INCOME, SO BY CREATING
ONLINE PORTALS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING LISTINGS AND INFORMATION
, UM, A B 20 THREE 96 WOULD MAKE
IT FAR EASIER FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS TO FIND AND APPLY
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ADDITIONALLY AWARDING THESE
GRANTS TO LOCAL OR REGIONAL
PUBLIC AGENCIES WILL ENABLE
PLATFORMS THAT ARE EFFICIENT AND
RESPONSIVE TO THE LOCAL
CONDITIONS. THESE PORTALS WILL
SAVE RESIDENTS TIME AND EFFORT.
THEY'LL HELP THEM LEARN ABOUT
HOUSING OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE FEEL IS
VERY IMPORTANT. YOU
AFFIRMATIVELY, FURTHERING FAIR
HOUSING EFFORTS, AND IT'LL
PROVIDE IMPORTANT HOUSING DATA.
SO UM, GIVEN ALL THIS, THERE'S
ALSO STRONG PRECEDENT FOR THESE
PORTALS. SAN FRANCISCO LAUNCHED
IN 2016 THEIR DALIA PROGRAM, AND
THAT MOVES 97% OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING APPLICATIONS ONLINE AND
IN 2023, THE BAY AREA HOUSING
FINANCE AUTHORITY ALSO LAUNCHED
A SIMILAR TOOL FOR THE BAY AREA,
AND WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE'S
BEEN COMMITMENTS MADE IN LOS
ANGELES FOR A PORTAL SO UM, A B
20 THREE 96 WILL ENSURE THAT
THESE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE ARE
ALSO AFFORDED THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW HOUSING
LISTINGS ON THEIR PLATFORMS, AND
IT WILL MAKE IT LESS EXPENSIVE
FOR THOSE JURISDICTIONS. UM,
BECAUSE THE CURRENT, UM
TECHNOLOGY IS QUITE COSTLY. SO
FOR THOSE REASONS, I URGE YOUR
IVO ON A B 20 THREE. 96
APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
SIGNIFY SUPPORT CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNER. ONE SECOND,
PLEASE. MR CHAIR MEMBERS RAN
MARTIN ON BEHALF OF THE AIDS
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION AND ITS
HEALTHY HOUSING FOUNDATION. AND
VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS VERY
HELPFUL BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? AND SEE
NÓ ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
HERE IN OPPOSITION. SEE NÓ.
WE'LL TURN THIS BACK TO
COMMITTEE ANY MEMBERS WISHING TO
MAKE A MOTION OR COMMENT. UH, MR
GRAYSON. MS MS. SANCHEZ UH,
SECONDS. THE MOTION. UH, MISS
REYES, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE
THIS REINTRODUCTION OF THE BILL.
UH, MR ZABA? MY APOLOGIES. I
JUST WANTED TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THE BILL AND I JUST
WANTED TO THANK THE WITNESS
TODAY. I THINK FOR IT'S REALLY
DRIVING HOME REALLY SOME OF THE
OBSTACLES THAT PEOPLE HAVE,
ESPECIALLY FOLKS THAT ARE
UNHOUSED IN FIGHTS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM YOU KNOW,
ON ONE HAND, YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS
THING ON PAPER, IT SEEMS LIKE IT
MAKES SENSE. BUT I THINK SORT OF
COMING TODAY AND GIVING PEOPLE A
SENSE OF REALLY HOW HARD IT
REALLY IS FOR PEOPLE ON THE
GROUND TO FIND HOUSING AND WHY
THIS IS NEEDED WAS REALLY
HELPFUL TO ME. SO I JUST WANTED
TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING
HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I
UNDERSCORE THOSE COMMENTS AS
WELL. UM UH, REALLY, REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR REINTRODUCTION
OF THIS BILL. I WAS HAPPY TO
SUPPORT IT, OF COURSE LAST TIME
AND I KNOW WE HAVE TO WORK ON
THE FISCAL ASPECTS OF IT AS
WELL. BUT YOU KNOW, FROM A
POLICY PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED IT.
UH, WE ARE FORTUNATE IN MY CITY
AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO. WE
HAVE A HOUSING COMMISSION THAT
HAS THIS LIST. UM, OF COURSE WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO BE ON THAT LIST.
WE'RE WORKING ON THAT SO THAT
THERE ARE MORE OPTIONS FOR
INDIVIDUALS. BUT IT'S HARD
ENOUGH TO FIND SOMETHING IF YOU
DON'T SORT OF HAVE A CENTRALIZED
DATABASE TO KIND OF KNOW, UH,
WHEN YOU NEED IT, WHERE TO GO,
UM, SO TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL
CALIFORNIA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THIS AS WELL. THIS PROGRAM
IS VITALLY NECESSARY, AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. UH,
MADAM, UH, REYES, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
MOTION TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE AND
APPROPRIATIONS AWARD. WARD I
PERSON PERSON I GRAYSON GRAY I
CHOLERA CHOLERA. LEE LEE, A AER
ZER IRIS EYE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ,
I, WILSON WILSON. I AND THAT
BILL PASSES 90. IT IS OUT. THANK
YOU. I'LL PUT IN ANOTHER CALL AS
WELL TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN
OFFICE. I KNOW THAT SHE IS
TRIPLE BOOKED THIS MORNING, BUT
WE HAVE HER BILL TO PRESENT IN
THE MEANTIME, MR VICE CHAIR. IF
YOU'RE KIND, I'LL TURN THE GAVEL
OVER TO YOU SO I COULD PRESENT
MY BILL. OK? I'LL TAKE WHAT I
GET. MOVE THE BELL.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I AM HERE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 2005, WHICH, UH, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, ACCORDING TO THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 16% OF
RESIDENTS IN CALIFORNIA CAN
AFFORD TO BUY A HOME AND
CALIFORNIA RENTERS ALSO HAVE THE
NATION'S SECOND HIGHEST RENT
BURDENS. IT'S THE LACK OF ACCESS
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH HAS
LED TO GREATER DIFFICULTY IN
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF
DIVERSE AND QUALITY STAFF. NOW
WE'VE HAD EXCITING LEADERSHIP TO
BE ABLE TO EXPAND SOME OF OUR
OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO USE SOME
OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROPERTIES.
UH, IS THROUGH PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT PARTICULARLY TEACHER AND
STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. UM
WE'VE PASSED LEGISLATION THAT
HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT BOTH Kò
12 WORKFORCE AS WELL AS THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IN
THIS BILL ASSEMBLY 2005 WOULD
ALLOW THE èC S¼ U TO UTILIZE
THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX
CREDIT TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR OUR AMAZING STAFF
AND FACULTY, GIVEN THE RISING
COST OF HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA, A
2005 IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL TO
ENABLE THE èC S¼ U SYSTEM TO
SUPPORT ITS FACULTY AND STAFF.
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.
AND I HAVE HERE WITH US TODAY,
UH, FROM MY DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.
EXCUSE ME. ASSEMBLY MEMBER I
AGNES ONE. NICKERSON THE VICE
PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS AND
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, AND THE èC F
Ó FOR SAN DIEGO STATE
UNIVERSITY AND ADRIANA GÓMEZ AS
WELL, UH, AND WOULD, UH, LOOK
FORWARD TO THEIR TESTIMONY. OK,
GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE TWO
MINUTES. BY THE WAY. I GOTTA RUN
A TIGHT SHIP LIKE THE CHAIRMAN
DOES OK, ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD
MORNING CHAIR WARD AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. UM AS A CHAIR AWARD
CONVENTION. MY NAME IS AGNES
VICKERSON, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON A B
2005, A BILL THAT WILL PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING THE èC
S¼ U ADDRESS THE HOUSING NEEDS
OF OUR 50, THREE 1000 MEMBERS OF
FACULTY AND STAFF. U S¼ NEWS AND
WORLD REPORT RECENTLY LISTED SAN
DIEGO AS THE MOST EXPENSIVE
PLACE TO LIVE IN THE U S¼. THE
AVERAGE RENT OF A TWO BEDROOM
APARTMENT IS $2855 PER MONTH IN
SAN DIEGO. IN COMPARISON, THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE MONTHLY RENT OF
A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT. IT'S
JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER $1300.
THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTION NEAR CAMPUS NOT ONLY
DURING THE FINANCES OF FACULTY
AND STAFF BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
LONG COMMUTE, INCREASED TRAFFIC
CONGESTIONS AND ULTIMATELY, A
LOWER QUALITY OF LIFE. AS A
SYSTEM. WE ALSO RISK LOSING
TALENTED INDIVIDUALS TO OTHER
STATES AND INDUSTRIES,
POTENTIALLY UNDERMINING THE
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH CAPABILITIES
OF OUR 23 UNIVERSITIES. THIS
BILL SEEKS TO HELP ADDRESS THESE
CHALLENGES BY EXTENDING TO THE
èC S¼ U THE SAME ABILITY TO
COMPETE FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING
CREDITS AS Kò THROUGH 12 IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. IT ALSO
ALLOWS THE èC S¼ U TO
PRIORITIZE OCCUPANCY OF THE
AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS TO OUR
FACULTY AND STAFF WHEN BUILT ON
UNIVERSITY OWNED LAND. THIS
MEASURE WILL ALSO HAVE THE
IMPACT OF OPENING UP LAND ON èC
S¼ U OWNED PROPERTY FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN A 2005 AND POWER
èC S¼ U TO TAKE POSITIVE STEPS
TO BUILD ON OUR EFFORTS TO
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS TO OUR FACULTY AND
STAFF. ALIGNING WITH OUR
COMMITMENT TO FOSTER A STABLE,
SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE WORK
ENVIRONMENT ON BEHALF OF SDSU
AND 22 OTHER CAMPUSES IN OUR
SYSTEM, I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
RECOGNIZING THE PROFOUND IMPACT
THAT AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WILL HAVE ON THE
VITALITY AND SUCCESS OF OUR
DEDICATED EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
HELLO, EVERYONE. ADRIANA GÓMEZ
HERE WITH THE èC S¼ U OFFICE OF
THE CHANCELLOR HERE TO SUPPORT
WITH TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. OK,
THANK YOU, UH, ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? MARY ELLEN
SHE OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCIES. STRONG SUPPORT
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR
EDUCATION PARTNERS. THANK YOU,
UM ANY, UH, WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE COMMENTS
FROM A COMMITTEE. MR ZER. I JUST
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR. UM YOU
KNOW, I. I REPRESENT, UH, AN
AREA THAT HAS BOTH SANTA MONICA
COLLEGE AND U èC LA. I KNOW
IT'S NOT A CAL STATE SYSTEM. BUT
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THESE
PROGRAMS ARE NOT ONLY TO MAKING
SURE THAT YOU KNOW OUR FACULTY
MEMBERS AND STUDENTS ACTUALLY
HAVE HOUSING SECURITY AND DON'T
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOUSING SO
MUCH AND CAN FOCUS ON TEACHING
KIDS AND LEARNING BUT ALSO
OPENING UP HOUSING IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT THEY OTHERWISE
WOULD HAVE TAKEN. UM SO YOU
KNOW, THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS. I KNOW THAT THE, UM
OUR CHAIR HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
LEADERS IN THIS AREA FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS AND JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT THESE PROGRAMS ARE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? RIGHT UM, JUST FOR ME
FOR CONSISTENCY SAKE. UM THERE
HAVE BEEN BILLS THAT HAVE COME
THROUGH IN THE PAST THAT UM,
HAVE GIVEN TAX CREDITS YOU KNOW,
TO SPECIFIC GROUPS. I GUESS YOU
COULD SAY THAT I'VE HAD CONCERNS
WITH JUST BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY
THERE'S A HUGE NEED OUT THERE,
BUT, UH SO I'D LOVE TO CONTINUE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS BILL GOES
FORWARD, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I
I'M A PROUD èC S¼ U GRAD MYSELF
. SO UM, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK
IT COULD BE AN INTERESTING WAY
TO UM YOU KNOW WHAT? THE BUDGET
SITUATION AND YOU KNOW TO MAYBE
HELP GET SOME HOUSING AND RELIEF
AND THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, IT'S
NOT NECESSARILY SALARY BASED,
RIGHT, BUT IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO
MAYBE BRING DOWN THE COST SO
PEOPLE CAN TEACH. BUT UH, LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING
CONVERSATIONS AND IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO CLOSE THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, WHICH CAMPUS? èC S¼ U
BACK STATE. WE DIDN'T DO THE
WHOLE STINGERS UP THING WHEN I
WENT THERE, BUT, UH BUT, UH,
THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY DO NOW,
NÓ. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND UM,
YOU KNOW TO BE CLEAR. OF COURSE,
THIS BILL DOES NOT DIRECT THAT
LIGHT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO
OUT OF PROPERTIES BUT ALLOWS
THEM TO COMPETE FOR LATE AND
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO
OPEN UP SOME OF THESE OPTIONS
BECAUSE IT IS A USEFUL, UH,
RESOURCE. I WOULD, UH, PUT IN A
PLUG AS WELL AS WE'RE
CONSIDERING SOME OF THE FISCAL
IMPACTS. UM THAT THE REDUCTION
OF, UH, OUR, UH HOW OUR OUR
AFFORDABLE TAX CREDITS, UH, TO
THE TUNE OF $500 MILLION IS
SOMETHING THAT WOULD PREVENT,
UH, OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS FOR
BEING ABLE TO ENHANCE AND
SUPPORT. UH OUR STAFF AND OUR
FACULTY AND ULTIMATELY, UH, KEEP
OUR èC S¼ U SYSTEMS COMPETITIVE
ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. UM, FOR
THE WORLD CLASS INSTITUTIONS
THAT THEY ARE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. OK, THANK
YOU. PLEASE TAKE ROLE. MOTION TO
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON HIGHER EDUCATION. WARD WARD.
I PERSON NOT 40. RACING. RAISING
I CHOLERA. ALL I LEE LEE. I RES
RES I SANCHEZ. WILSON. AYE.
SEVEN. 707 MR CHAIR. YOUR BILL
IS OUT. THANK YOU, MISTER VICE
CHAIR. BUT THAT WAS 70 WITH TWO
ABSTENTIONS IS THE RECORD AND
OUR LAST BILL IS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN AND THIS IS ITEM
NUMBER NINE EB 2387. LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR PRESENTATION.
GREAT THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS.
I WILL FIRST ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS, WHICH
CLARIFY THAT THIS BILL WILL
APPLY TO ALL CITIES, INCLUDING
CHARTER CITIES. MOBILE HOME
PARKS AND MANUFACTURED HOMES
PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
HOUSING UNITS IN CALIFORNIA,
OFTEN AT MORE AFFORDABLE PRICES
THAN OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE THEY
ARE LESS EXPENSIVE AND FASTER TO
CONSTRUCT THAN TRADITIONAL SITE
BUILT HOUSES. THEY CAN BE A KEY
COMPONENT OF ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING CRISIS. HOWEVER IN SOME
AREAS, LOCAL PERMITTING
PROCESSES AND EXCESSIVE FEES
CHARGED FOR ADDING LOTS IN
EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARKS CAN
REACH THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS PER LOT BEING ADDED
MAKING MOBILE HOME PARK
EXPANSIONS COST PROHIBITIVE. A B
2387 ALLOWS CALIFORNIA'S
EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARKS TO
APPLY TO LOCAL GOVER LOCAL
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO INCREASE
THEIR NUMBER OF LOTS BY UP TO
10% AND INCENTIVIZES INCREASES
AND MOBILE HOME SPACES BY
EXEMPTING ADDED SPACES FROM
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TAXES AND
LOCAL FEES. THE BILL SAFE
SAFEGUARDS IN THE BILL ENSURE
THAT ADDITIONAL SPACES DO NOT
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT THE
PROVISION OF WATER, SEWAGE,
ELECTRICAL, GAS AND OTHER
UTILITY SERVICES WITHIN THE
PARK. BY ENABLING THESE MODEST
EXTENSIONS, A B 2387 WILL
PROVIDE HOUSING THAT IS MORE
AFFORDABLE TO MANY CALIFORNIANS
WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
TODAY IS JOHN MOFFITT, WHO IS
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMITTEE, JOHN MOFFITT ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE,
WHERE THE TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR
THE BUILDERS AND SELLERS OF
MANUFACTURED HOMES IN CALIFORNIA
. UH, ALMOST THE SAME EXACT BILL
GOT OUT OF THE, UH, IT GOT OUT
OF THE ASSEMBLY WITH NÓ NÓ VOTES
AND NÓ OPPOSITION LAST YEAR AND
THEN RAN INTO SOME UNEXPECTED
SNAGS IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS.
SO WE APPRECIATE THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FOR TAKING THIS UP AGAIN
THIS YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN
GET IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. UH,
YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS COMMITTEE
DOESN'T NEED TO, YOU KNOW, IS
ALREADY VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE
HOUSING ISSUES HERE IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. WE THINK
MANUFACTURED HOMES AND EXISTING
MOBILE HOME PARKS ON THEIR
EXISTING FOOTPRINTS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE LAND THAT
ISN'T CURRENTLY BEING USED AND
TURN THOSE INTO LOTS FOR NEW
HOMES. UM THE IMPEDIMENTS OF THE
PAST, IN ADDITION TO STATE
REGULATION BY HÌ èC Dð OVER
THESE MOBILE HOME PARKS HAS ALSO
BEEN THE ADDITIONAL LAYER OF
LOCAL REGULATION, LOCAL FEES
THIS IS TAKING A PAGE FROM THE,
UM UM YOU KNOW, PREVIOUS BILLS
THAT HAVE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH
REGARDING A Dð, U, S¼ AND OTHER
THINGS AND SAYING WELL, IF WE'VE
GOT A FOOTPRINT THAT'S AVAILABLE
, LET'S STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS.
LET'S REDUCE THE COSTS AND GET
MORE HOMES PUT IN THESE IN THESE
AREAS. UH HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC IN SUPPORT? MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, CHRIS WAKY WITH W MA
WHO WE REPRESENT THE MOBILE HOME
PARK OWNERS, THE VAST MAJORITY
OF THEM IN CALIFORNIA, AND WE
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
INTRODUCING THIS BILL AGAIN. UM
WE BELIEVE THAT INCREASING THE
HOUSING SUPPLY IN CALIFORNIA IS
AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC POLICY GOAL
OF THE LEGISLATURE. AND WHILE WE
DO SUPPORT THE BILL, WE WOULD
LIKE TO KEEP WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR TO SECURE SOME ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW US TO
ACTUALLY OPEN UP FACILITIES IN
AREAS INSIDE EXISTING MOBILE
HOME PARKS, FOR WHICH WE CHARGE
RVS STORAGE BOAT STORAGE. IF WE
CHARGE FOR THEM, AND THEY'RE NOT
INCLUDED AS AN AMENITY UNDER THE
SPACE RENT. UH, WE'D LIKE TO
MAKE IT MORE POSSIBLE TO BUILD
HOMES ON THOSE SITES, THEN STORE
RVS AND BOATS. UM BUT THANK YOU,
UH, ASSEMBLYWOMAN AND THANK YOU
MEMBERS AND URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU, OFFICER THAT 2ND 2ND
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT ANY OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN
SUPPORT, SEEING NONE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? UH,
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
BRIAN AUGUSTA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION. NOT HERE
TODAY IN FORMAL OPPOSITION.
WE'VE HAD, UM GOOD CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE AUTHOR AND HER SPONSOR.
BUT I DID, UM, WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN OUR
CONCERNS WITH THE BILL BECAUSE
THEY ARE ALSO ECHOED IN SOME OF
THE OPPOSITION LEADERS THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED, WHICH
DIDN'T MAKE IT IN TIME. IT SEEMS
FOR THE ANALYSIS, BUT, UM, MOST
OF YOU SHOULD BE IN RECEIPT OF
AND THOSE REFLECT OUR CONCERN.
NOT WITH THE POLICY THAT WAS
JUST DESCRIBED, WHICH, UM I
THINK A NUMBER OF US ARE VERY
COMFORTABLE WITH, BUT THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF IT IN
ITS INTERSECTION WITH EXISTING
LAW, AND THOSE ARE ARE TWO KEY
THINGS WHICH I? I DON'T THINK
INTERFERE WITH THE AUTHORS
INTENT AND THE SPONSORS INTENT
AND WE'RE HOPEFUL WE CAN RESOLVE
THE FIRST IS THAT, UM, BECAUSE
IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE PLACEMENT
OF A MULTIFAMILY UM,
MANUFACTURED HOME ON AN EXISTING
SPACE. UNDER CURRENT LAW, UM THE
CONVERSION OR CREATION OF NEW
SPACES COULD POTENTIALLY BE
UNDER EXISTING LAW TO RESULT IN
THAT SPACE BEING PULLED OUT OF
LOCAL RENT CONTROL, WHICH I KNOW
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE AUTHOR
WANTS TO SEE. UM AND SO WE WANT
TO CLARIFY THAT THAT IS NOT NEW
CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE EXISTING
LAW. THE OTHER, UM RELATED
PROVISION IS THAT UNDER EXISTING
LAW, A HOMEOWNER OR HOMEOWNERS
IN A PARK CAN BE EVICTED UNDER
THE MOBILE HOME RESIDENCY LAW IN
ONLY A FEW SPECIFIC INSTANCES,
BUT ONE OF THEM IS THE CLOSURE
OR CLOSURE OF A PARK. AND SO WE
WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS THAT
THE CONVERSION OF THESE UNITS
DOESN'T CONSTITUTE A PARTIAL
CLOSURE THAT COULD RESULT IN THE
EVICTION OF EXISTING TENANTS. SO
WITH THOSE TWO POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS, WHICH WE HAVE
OFFERED TO THE AUTHOR. WE WOULD
WE WOULD BE, UH, VERY
COMFORTABLE WITH THE BILL. AND
SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN
WORK THAT OUT AS IT MOVES
FORWARD, AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS BILL WAS PRESENTED LAST
YEAR, BUT THESE, UM, ISSUES HAVE
COME UP SO WE'RE HOPING WE CAN
RESOLVE THEM. THANK YOU
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS TODAY,
ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
IN OPPOSITION? SEE NOW WILL
BRING US BACK TO COMMITTEE. MS
REYES. WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING IT BACK. UH, WHEN
THE BILL MAKES IT THROUGH OUR
HOUSE, THERE'S NÓ REASON IT
SHOULDN'T GET TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK. AND IT'S A GOOD BILL. I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE BRINGING
IT BACK, AND I'M SURE THAT THIS
TIME IT'LL MAKE IT THROUGH
SENATOR PROPS WITH THAT I WOULD
MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU,
SENATOR REYES. IS THERE A 2ND
2ND BY VICE CHAIR PATTERSON AND
YOU HAVE A COMMENT. YES UM I
HAVE TWO HAD SNAGS IN SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS. SO WISH YOU LUCK
WHEN THIS GETS THERE. UM I THINK
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT BILL. AND
IF I WAS A CITY STILL ON A CITY
COUNCIL. I THINK THE LEAGUE OF
CITIES AND CITIES SHOULD BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL BECAUSE
IT'S AN EXCELLENT WAY TO MEET
REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR HOUSING
ELEMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IF
YOU HAVE THESE PARKS IN YOUR
COMMUNITY, WHICH MOST CITIES DO,
UH, BY ADDING UNITS AND
DELIVERING THOSE UNITS, I THINK
YOU KNOW THIS SHOULD BE A I MEAN
, THIS SHOULD BE LIKE SUPPORTED
BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT, I GUESS IS
WHAT I'M SAYING. SO UM, ANYWAYS,
GREAT BILL, LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING IT. AND THANKS FOR
TRYING AGAIN. THANK YOU. OK WITH
THAT, UM, I ALSO WANT TO JUST
ECHO THE COMMENTS OF OUR
COLLEAGUES. UH, THAT, UH, I
THINK UH UH, APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO BE ABLE TO BRING
THIS BILL BACK. FORWARD UH, WISH
YOU LUCK, UH, AS WE ALL DO,
GOING THROUGH SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS, BUT IT'S
IMPORTANT. I THINK TO HAVE THE
OPTIONS HERE THAT WE'RE TRYING
TO WORK WITH OUR MOBILE. UH
MOBILE, UH, HOME PARK OWNERS,
UH, TO BE ABLE TO USE EXISTING
CAPACITY JUST A LITTLE BIT
BETTER. UM AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO BE ABLE TO WORK
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NÓ
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. THIS IS
STILL MOVES FORWARD. UH, SO WITH
THAT THERE'S A MOTION IN A
SECOND. UH DO PASS AS AMENDED.
MADAM SECRETARY. OH EXCUSE ME.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
MADAM SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL
MOTION TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
AWARD. I PERSON PERSON I GRAYSON
GRAYSON, I CHOLERA ALL RIGHT. I
LEE LEE. I BEG THE I RED. RAS
EYE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I WILSON.
W AND I THAT BILL PASSES OUT
WITH 90. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS
PELLERIN. WITH THAT WE WILL GO
BACK AND CLEAN UP A FEW, UM,
MISSING VOTES. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH ITEM NUMBER SIX. A B 2140,
MADAM SECRETARY. SANCHEZ. THIS
IS NOT BORING. THAT BILL IS OUT
80 WITH ONE NOT VOTING ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT A B 2278. GRAYSON
GRAYSON, I SANCHEZ. YES. SANS
EYE. THAT BILL IS OUT WITH 90
AND THEN A CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEM NUMBERS 12 AND SEVEN. MADAM
SECRETARY GRAYSON GRAYSON. I
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I SO THAT WOULD
BE NICE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS.
YES CONSENT. CALENDAR IS OUT 90
WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU. DID IT.