THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA NOTICES
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. ADDIS
AGUIAR-CURRY ALANIZ. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA BAINES. BAUER-KAHAN.
BENNETT. BERMAN BERNER. BONTA.
BRION CALDERON, JUAN. CARRILLO,
WENDY. CARRILLO CERVANTES. CHEN.
CONNELLY DALLEY. DAVIES. DIXON
ISOLE. FLORA, MIKE. FONG VINCE.
FONG. FRIEDMAN, GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER. GARCIA. GIBSON
GRAYSON. HAYNIE. HART HOLDEN.
HOOVER. IRWIN JACKSON.
JONES-SAWYER. CORA LACKEY. LEE.
LOW LOWENTHAL. MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS MCCARTY. MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI NGUYEN. ORTEGA.
PACHECO PAPPIN. JIM. PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON. PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK-SILVA.
RAMOS. RENDON REYES. THREE OF US
RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO. SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO SCHIAVO. SORIA. TO
TING. VALENCIA. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA
WALDRON. WALLACE. WARD. WEBER
WICKS. WILSON. WOOD ZUBER. 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
IN HONOR OF TODAY'S LATINO
SPIRIT. AWARD CEREMONY. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS WILL LEAD TODAY'S
PRAYER. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A SITTING
MEMBER IN THIS HOUSE. AND IT'S
AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP
EVENTS OVER THIS WEEKEND. AND
TODAY IN LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
THE INDIAN PEOPLE FROM THIS
TERRITORY HERE. MIWOK NISENAN AS
WE OPEN UP WITH LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR THEM IN OUR
CULTURE, IN OUR LANGUAGE, WE
PRAY TO THE ALMIGHTY, ALMIGHTY
GOD, ALMIGHTY CREATOR, IN OUR
LANGUAGE WE SAY UMMAT UMMAT.
CHIN UP, CHIN UP, CHIN UP IS THE
ONE THAT WE PRAY TO. ALL GOOD,
ALL KNOWING GOD THAT SIMILAR TO
EVERYBODY HERE. SO WE'RE NOT SO,
SO MUCH DIFFERENT. THE SONG THAT
I'M GOING TO SING, YOU'LL HEAR
MUKI MALKI IN IT, AND THAT TALKS
ABOUT THE PEOPLE AS THEY TRAVEL.
UMMUL KI¾M ALCHEMIYA NA HèA
MALKI MALKI MAYA NA HèA MAYA NA
HèA AMU KHIMKY MAYA NA HèA AMU
KHIMKY MAYA NA HèA MAYA NA. WE
ARE MUKI MALKI MAYA NA WE ARE
MUKI MALKI MAYA NA HèA MAYA NA.
WE ARE MUKI MALKI MAYA NA HèA A
MUKIM MALKI MAYA NHÀ HèA MAYA NA
HèA. HEY MAYA NA HèA HEY MAYA NA
WE ARE MALKI MALKI MAYA NA WE
ARE MALKI MALKI MAYA NA HèA.
HEY, MAYA NA. HEY MAYA NA. HEY
HEY MAYA NA. WE ARE MUKI MALKI
MAYA NA. WE ARE MUKI MALKI MAYA
NA HèA MAYA NA. WE ARE MUKI
MALKI MAYA NA WE ARE MUKI MALKI
MAYA NA HèA MAYA NA. WE ARE MORE
Kò MALKI MAYA NA. WE ARE MORE Kò
MALKI MAYA NA HèA MAYA NA HèA.
HEY MAYA NA HèA. HEY MAYA NA WE
ARE MUKI MALKI MAYA NA WE ARE
MUKI MALKI MAYA NA. HEY, HEY
MAYA NA HèA. HEY MAYA NA HèA.
HEY MAYA NA. WE ARE. THANK YOU.
ON BEHALF OF ALL CALIFORNIA
INDIAN PEOPLE IN THIS FESTIVITY,
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
BLESS THIS EVENT. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER VÆ VALLAPUDUA WILL LEAD
US IN THE PLEDGE. PLEASE, PLEASE
PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR
HEART AND LET US BLESS YOU. OUR
BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN FLAG. I
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE
SEATED. A READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL, ASSEMBLY
CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 10TH, 2020. FOR THE
ASSEMBLY. READ MR. FLORES
SECONDS THAT THE READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH. PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCES OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE BEING DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO PROCEDURAL MOTIONS.
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS REYES
CALDER, RON, AND JOAN SAWYER TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 118A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES
TO HAVE GUESTS ON THE FLOOR, AND
TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS HOLDEN
AND JOAN SAWYER TO HAVE GUESTS
IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER
TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER, AT THE
REQUEST OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
WICKS, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM 125 AB
2098. GARCIA FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHORS PLEASE
REMOVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR AB 113 AB
1862 VINCE FONG AB 119 AB 1978
VINCE FONG AB 124 AB 2094 VINCE
FONG AB 133, AB 2531. BRYANT AND
ITEM 158 AJR 11 DAVIES CLARK
WILL NOW I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO WITHDRAW AB 2496
VALENCIA FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE AND ORDER THE BILL TO
THE SECOND READING. FILE. THE
BILL IS NON-FISCAL. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE THE
ORDER MOVING TO INTRODUCTIONS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTION. OWENS. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY WITH
IMMENSE PRIDE AS I INTRODUCE THE
EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
INTERNED IN MY OFFICE THIS YEAR
THROUGH THE SACHS SEMESTER
PROGRAM. PLEASE EXTEND A WARM
WELCOME TO ANNA MARIE MENA
MORENO. FERRARA AL MASSARI, AND
LUCIO MORADO, THE NEXT
GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO HAVE
MADE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
DURING THEIR TIME WITH US. I
EXTEND MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO
EACH OF THEM FOR THEIR
DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. AS
THEY ALL PREPARE TO GRADUATE
THIS YEAR WITH A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. I
WISH THEM THE VERY BEST IN THEIR
FUTURE ENDEAVORS. MEMBERS,
PLEASE WELCOME OUR INTERNS.
THANK YOU, MR. HOLDEN, AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR INTERNS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LI, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER'S DESK FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, I HAVE THE
GREAT PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE
DEAF IN MY DISTRICT, THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL. THE
SCHOOL IS TRULY A HIDDEN GEM OF
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, SERVING
ROUGHLY 350 STUDENTS AS THE SOLE
BILINGUAL SCHOOL OFFERING
EDUCATION IN AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH. IN THIS
REGION, IT SERVES AS A HUB FOR
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
STUDENTS ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
HAS OVER 160 YEARS OF HISTORY AT
ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN FREMONT,
CALIFORNIA, LAST YEAR. THE
STUDENTS IN THE GALLERY TODAY
PROPOSED A BILL TO RAISE
AWARENESS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY
AND ENABLE MORE FAMILIES TO BE
AWARE OF ALL EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE
SCHOOL. THEIR PROJECT INSPIRED
ME TO INTRODUCE AB 2367 TO
CREATE HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR STATE
SPECIAL SCHOOLS. IT IS GREAT TO
SEE THE PASSION OF THESE
STUDENTS IN PUSHING FORWARD.
THEIR COLLEAGUES CALL THEIR
CAUSE COLLEAGUES, PLEASE WELCOME
OUR GUESTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, FREMONT, IN
A ASL FRIENDLY. APPLAUSE, PLEASE
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. YES. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS, I ALSO
WANT TO WELCOME THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, STUDENT
SENIORS WHO ARE VISITING US HERE
TODAY, WAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH WITH MY
GOOD COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LEE, TO VISIT THE SCHOOL,
EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND THEY TOLD
US ABOUT THE BILL THAT THEY
WANTED TO PROPOSE, AND SO
THEY'RE ACTUALLY HERE SUPPORTING
THAT BILL THAT WAS WAS ONE OF
THEIR IDEAS, AND IT'S GREAT TO
JUST SEE THE AMAZING EDUCATION
THAT THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR
THE DEAF PROVIDES FOR OUR DEAF
AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY,
SO I JUST SPECIAL WELCOME AND A
BIG HELLO, YOU KNOW, FROM THE
ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR. GALLAGHER. AND WELCOME TO
YOUR GUESTS. MOVING TO BUSINESS
ON THE DAILY FILE. SECOND
READING CLERK WILL READ.
ASSEMBLY BILLS 28, 33, 21, 59,
24, 60, 28, 37, 30, 80, 32, 79,
1791, 21, 46, 30, 25, 3007, 23,
51, 2013, 27, 41, 29, 80, 18,
1924, 57, 27, 91, 31, 30, 22,
93, 26, 63, 18, 14 WITH
AMENDMENTS 2590 WITH AMENDMENTS
AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2528 WITH
AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS WILL BE
DEEMED READ. ALL AMENDMENTS WILL
BE DEEMED ADOPTED. MOVING TO
RECONSIDERATION. ALL ITEMS SHALL
BE CONTINUED. WE'RE NOT QUITE
READY. THERE'S STILL SOME COMING
IN. JUST LET ME KNOW. THEY'RE
GOING TO GIVE US A HEADS UP IN A
MINUTE. SO WE'RE NOT READY FOR
GUESTS. FOR THE HONOREES. OKAY.
YEAH SO YOU CAN
.
MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
ASSEMBLY'S LATINO SPIRIT AWARD
CEREMONY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE UP FILE ITEM 81, H.R.
96. CERVANTES. THE CLERK WILL
READ HOUSE RESOLUTION 96 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES.
RELATIVE TO CINCO DE MAYO. WEEK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES. YOU
MAY OPEN ON THE MEASURE. THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. AND MEMBERS,
TODAY I RISE AS AUTHOR OF H.R.
96 AND CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA
LATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS IN
HONOR OF CINCO DE MAYO, CINCO DE
MAYO COMMEMORATES THE VICTORY OF
A SMALL AND OUTNUMBERED MEXICAN
ARMY OVER THE POWERFUL FRENCH
FORCES IN THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA
ON MAY 5TH, 1862, UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF ITS FIRST
INDIGENOUS PRESIDENT, BENITO
JUAREZ. THE BATTLE HAS BECOME A
SYMBOL SIMILAR TO THAT OF DAVID
AND GOLIATH, WHILE CINCO DE MAYO
HAS BEEN CELEBRATED NATIONALLY
FOR OVER A CENTURY. THE
TRADITION STARTED RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, VÀ BY MEXICAN
AMERICANS 161 YEARS AGO. THE
HOLIDAY IS CELEBRATED WITH
ENTHUSIASM IN MEXICO AND WITHIN
THE UNITED STATES, WITH PARADES,
MUSIC, DANCING, TRADITIONAL
FOODS, HONOR THE BRAVERY AND
DETERMINATION OF THE MEXICAN
SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR
COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE. THERE
UNWAVERING DETERMINATION AND
STRENGTH HAVE INSPIRED OTHERS TO
KEEP PUSHING FORWARD, EVEN IN
THE MOST DIFFICULT OF TIMES.
THESE STORIES SERVE AS A
TESTAMENT TO THE RESILIENCE OF
OUR COMMUNITY AND REMIND US THAT
WE ARE CAPABLE OF OVERCOMING ANY
OBSTACLE WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER
AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. CINCO
DE MAYO IS A REMINDER THAT NO
FIGHT IS TOO SMALL, NO FEAT IS
TOO DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO
DEFEAT, THAT OUR YEARN FOR
LIBERTY AND FREEDOM SHALL ALWAYS
PREVAIL AND LIFT US IN MOMENTS
WHEN THE BARRIERS FEEL
INSURMOUNTABLE. FOR THESE
REASONS, COLLEAGUES, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON HR 96. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. CERVANTES.
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
DEBATE. Ó. MR. RAMOS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I RISE AS CHAIR OF THE
NATIVE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUS IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 96,
DESIGNATING THE FIRST WEEK OF
MAY AS CINCO DE MAYO WEEK. IT
ALSO MEMORIALIZES THE BATTLE OF
PUEBLA WITH A SMALLER MEXICAN
ARMY, OVERCAME A LARGER FRENCH
FORCE AT THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA ON
MAY 5TH, 1862. SINCE THE
ANNIVERSARY HAS DEVELOPED INTO A
CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN CULTURE
AND THE DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
LATINOS TO THE UNITED STATES, IT
ALSO STANDS FOR THE RESILIENCY
OF ELDERS AND ANCESTORS OF THE
MEXICAN PEOPLE, OUR PEOPLE. THEY
HAVE EXCELLED IN ALL FIELDS AND
CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH OF OUR
ECONOMY. BUT ALSO IN THE FIELDS
OF LITERATURE. THE NATION'S AIR
DEFENSE, THE ARTS, GOVERNMENT,
AND IN THE BATTLE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS. TODAY, I STAND SIDE BY
SIDE AND ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE ON
H.R. 96. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. MEMBER. SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS, I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF H.R. 96, PROCLAIMING MAY 5TH
AS CINCO DE MAYO, CINCO DE MAYO
IS MEMORIALIZED AS A SIGNIFICANT
DATE IN THE HISTORY OF
CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO. IN
RECOGNITION OF THE COURAGE OF
THE MEXICAN PEOPLE WHO DEFEATED
A BETTER TRAINED AND EQUIPPED
ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA ON
MAY 5TH, 1862. A SMALL VOLUNTEER
ARMY TOOK ON 6000 FRENCH TROOPS
IN PUEBLA AND WHAT IS KNOWN AS
THE BATALLA DE PUEBLA. AFTER
ONLY ONE DAY OF FIGHTING, THE
FRENCH, WHO WERE BETTER TRAINED
AND EQUIPPED, RETREATED IN AN
IMPORTANT SYMBOLIC VICTORY FOR
MEXICO. BACK IN CALIFORNIA,
MEXICAN AMERICANS FOLLOWED THE
NEW NEWS IN SPANISH LANGUAGE
NEWSPAPERS AND WERE THRILLED BY
MEXICO'S VICTORIES AND LED THEM
TO FORM POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
JUNTAS PATRIOTICA MEXICANA,
WHICH MET MONTHLY AND RAISED
MONEY TO SEND TO MEXICO'S
PRESIDENT JUAREZ TO AID IN HIS
FIGHT AGAINST THE FRENCH THERE,
WOULD EVENTUALLY BE 129 JUNTAS,
MOSTLY IN CALIFORNIA. THE FIRST
CINCO DE MAYO COMMEMORATIONS
WERE HELD IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN
FRANCISCO IN 1863, WITH PARADES,
SPEAKERS, AND MUSIC, WHILE THE
CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATIONS WERE
A HIT, THE JUNTAS, ALL RUN BY
MEN, LOST STEAM WHEN THE FRENCH
REGROUPED AND EVENTUALLY TOOK
PUEBLA ON MAY 17TH. FRANCISCO
MANSO DE CAVAZOS, A MEXICAN
IMMIGRANT LIVING IN LOS ANGELES,
DIDN'T LOSE HOPE. SHE CALLED A
MEETING ABOUT 100 WOMEN WHERE
SHE MADE A LONG AND IMPASSIONED
SPEECH ABOUT HOW, EVEN IF THE
MAN HAD GIVEN UP, THE WOMEN
WOULD NOT. ONCE SHE STARTED
JUNTA PATRIOTICA DE SENORAS
MEXICANOS DE LOS ANGELES, OTHERS
FOLLOWED WITH THEIR OWN GROUPS.
ONCE THE WOMEN STARTED MEETING,
THE MEN'S GROUP STARTED UP AGAIN
, AND EVENTUALLY SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS SPLIT AND OTHERS
WENT ON TO BECOME MUTUAL AID
SOCIETIES. THIS ONLY REINFORCES
THE FACT THAT WHEN WOMEN COME
TOGETHER, WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS.
LET THIS DAY SERVE TO REMIND US,
US THAT THE FOUNDATION OF ANY
NATION IN OUR STATE, IT IS THE
PEOPLE IT IS THE SPIRIT AND THE
COURAGE AND THE FACE OF
ADVERSITY AND THE STRENGTH OF
THEIR DRIVE TO ACHIEVE SELF
DETERMINATION AND THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE EVEN
LIFE ITSELF IN THE PURSUIT OF
FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
ORTEGA. ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHÁVEZ
ZUBIATE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS, TODAY I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 96 ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE LGBTQ CAUCUS AND AS
WELL TO SPEAK ABOUT NANCY
SUTLEY, AN EXCEPTIONAL LGBTQ
PLUS LATINA WHO HAS DEDICATED
HER LIFE TO SERVING THE PUBLIC.
CINCO DE MAYO IS A REMINDER OF
THE COURAGE AND RESILIENCE OF
THE MEXICAN PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT
AGAINST TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION
AS MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY, WE RELATE TO THIS
STRUGGLE AND DRAW INSPIRATION
FROM IT, A FEELING BOTH I AND
CHAIR OF THE LATINO CAUCUS
ESPECIALLY UNDERSTAND AS MEMBERS
OF BOTH CAUCUSES, THE BRAVERY OF
THE MEXICAN FORCES AT THE BATTLE
OF PUEBLA AND THE LATINOS WHO
FOUGHT TO DEFEND THE FREEDOM OF
THE UNITED STATES IN EVERY ARMED
CONFLICT, REMINDS US THAT WE ALL
HAVE TAKEN A STAKE IN PROTECTING
OUR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
LATINO RESILIENCE HAS HELPED TO
ENSURE THE EVENTUAL TRIUMPH OF
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY. WE MUST
CONTINUE FOLLOWING THIS
TRADITION BY WORKING TOWARDS A
MORE UNJUST SOCIETY. FOR MANY OF
US IN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY,
THIS DAY HOLDS SPECIAL
SIGNIFICANCE AS WE HONOR THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND STRUGGLES OF
LGBTQ PLUS LATINOS. LATINOS IN
CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN AT THE
FOREFRONT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
JUSTICE MOVEMENTS, FIGHTING FOR
THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS,
IMMIGRANTS, AND MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE LGBTQ
PLUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TODAY
DAY, WE'LL BE HONORING OUR
MODERN DAY LATINO TRAILBLAZERS
DURING OUR ANNUAL LATINO SPIRIT
AWARDS. AS A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE, WE WILL ALSO SOON
RECOGNIZE NANCY SUTLEY, MY
LATINO SPIRIT NOMINEE, WHO
EXPERTLY LEADS LOS ANGELES MAYOR
KAREN BASS, ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY
AND SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND
PROGRAMS, AS HER CHIEF
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER. BUT
NANCY'S LIFE OF PUBLIC SERVICE
HAS SPANNED DECADES. SHE HAS
ADVISED GOVERNORS ADVANCED
RENEWABLE POWER AND ENERGY
EFFICIENCY IN LOS ANGELES AND
IMPLEMENTED ENVIRONMENTAL
STANDARDS FOR NEW COMMUNITIES.
SHE SERVED AS THE TOP WHITE
HOUSE ADVISOR ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE
CHANGE, ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND
CLIMATE CHANGE, TO FORMER
PRESIDENT, UNITED, TO FORMER
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WHEN SHE
LED THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR FIVE
YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE DURING
HIS ADMINISTRATION, THAT MADE
HER THE FIRST PROMINENT LGBTQ
PLUS PERSON, AND, OF COURSE, THE
FIRST PROMINENT LGBTQ LATINO
NAMED TO A SENIOR ROLE IN THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. IN THAT
ROLE, SHE CARRIED OUT PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S GREEN AGENDA, WHICH
PRESERVED NATURAL HERITAGE SITES
SUCH AS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE
EVERGLADES AND THE GREAT LAKES.
AND NANCY HELPED TO CHANGE THE
WHITE HOUSE ITSELF, PROMOTING
MEASURES TO CONSERVE ENERGY AND
EVEN USE RECYCLING BINS. SHE
EVENTUALLY MADE HER WAY BACK TO
LOS ANGELES, FOR WHICH WE ARE
VERY GRATEFUL HER WORK HAS
BENEFITED AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO BENEFIT CALIFORNIANS. THE
UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. AND
IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE SERVED AS
PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS EDUCATION
FUND AND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA. AND SHE'S
LOVINGLY KNOWN AS TIA NANCY. TO
MY THREE KIDS, AS WE COME
TOGETHER TO HONOR THE RESILIENCE
AND THE SPIRIT OF THE MEXICAN
COMMUNITY, LET US ALWAYS
REMEMBER OUR CORE VALUES OF
RESILIENCY, STRENGTH, AND
INTERSECTIONALITY MAY THIS DAY
BE A REMINDER OF OUR SHARED
STRUGGLES, TRIUMPHS, AND THE
BEAUTIFUL TAPESTRY OF COMMUNITY
THAT BINDS US ALL TOGETHER.
STANDING HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE LGBTQ
CAUCUS AND JOINING MY FELLOW
MEMBERS OF THE LATINO CAUCUS TO
CELEBRATE A COMMUNITY KNOWN FOR
RESILIENCY, LET US BE REMINDED
OF THE IMPORTANCE OF UNITY AND
SOLIDARITY. THANK YOU TO THE
CHAIR OF THE LATINO CAUCUS FOR
BRINGING FORTH THIS MEASURE.
CELEBRATING CINCO DE MAYO WEEK
AND ON BEHALF OF THE LGBTQ PLUS
CAUCUS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF H.R. 96. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ZABIR.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER B¢O KHN. YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
JEWISH CAUCUS IN CELEBRATION OF
CINCO DE MAYO TO COMMEMORATE THE
STRENGTH OF OUR LATINO COMMUNITY
HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND.
AS WE'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY, THE
STORY OF THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA
COMMEMORATED TODAY IS ONE OF
GREAT COURAGE AND ENDURING
RESILIENCE AND A FITTING
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REFLECT ON
THE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH AND
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LATINO
COMMUNITY. EVERY YEAR, WE HONOR
LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS IN THE
LATINO COMMUNITY FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTION IN PUBLIC SERVICE,
BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPY, SCIENCE,
MUSIC, SPORTS, CULTURE AND SO
MUCH MORE. AND WE DO SO BECAUSE
CALIFORNIA WOULD NOT BE THE
PLACE IT IS TODAY WITHOUT THE
REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR
LATINO FAMILIES. THESE ARE THE
HANDS AND SHOULDERS OF
CALIFORNIA AND AN INTEGRAL PART
OF OUR HISTORY AND LEGACY. THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY IS PROUD TO
HELP RECOGNIZE OUR LATINO
SIBLINGS. LATINOS ARE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF OUR JEWISH
COMMUNITY HERE IN CALIFORNIA AS
WELL. THIS INCLUDES LUMINARIES
IN GOVERNMENT. ALEJANDRO
MAYORKAS, THE FIRST LATINO AND
FIRST IMMIGRANT TO SERVE AS A
SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
WHO IS THE PROUD SON OF JEWISH
CUBAN REFUGEES. MEDIA
PERSONALITIES LIKE UNIVISION
HOST DON FRANCISCO, AND ONE OF
OUR OWN HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
DAY HONOREES LAST WEEK, CHEN
ROFÉ, WHO IS A LITERARY AGENT
AND THE DESCENDANT OF HOLOCAUST
SURVIVORS AND CUBAN REFUGEES. IN
SHORT, OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY
FEELS A DEEP SENSE OF KINSHIP
WITH THE LATINO COMMUNITY, AND
WE ARE SO PROUD TO JOIN YOU IN
CELEBRATING THE HONOREES TODAY
AND IN RECOGNIZING THE IMMENSE
CONTRIBUTIONS THE COMMUNITY
MAKES TO OUR STATE EVERY DAY. I
KNOW THAT, BUT ON BEHALF OF MY
OWN FAMILY, I HAVE TWO NIECES
AND NEPHEW WHO ARE LATINO, WHO
DON'T CALL ME TIA REBECCA. I
WON'T SAY ON THE MIC WHAT THEY
CALL ME. IT'S NOT THAT NICE, BUT
IT HAS BEEN, IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN
HONOR TO STAND SIDE BY SIDE AS A
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE JEWISH
CAUCUS IN THE FIGHTS OF THE
LATINO CAUCUS OVER MY SIX YEARS
HERE, WHETHER IT WAS FIVE,
SEEING THE DAY WHERE EVERY
SINGLE CALIFORNIAN HAS ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE, NO MATTER THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR WHEN I
JOINED THE LEGISLATURE FIGHTING
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS
DIGNITY AT OUR BORDERS FOR THOSE
CROSSING TO REACH SECURITY HERE
AND CONTINUING THAT FIGHT TODAY,
IT REALLY IS IMMENSE WHAT THE
LATINO CAUCUS AND THE LEADERS
WERE HONORING TODAY BRING TO OUR
STATE AND WHAT THEY DO FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES. EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND SO IT IS IN THAT SPIRIT, ON
BEHALF OF THE JEWISH CAUCUS, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE
ON H.R. 96. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BEYER, KHN. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. OOPS. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM SPEAKER, MEMBERS, TODAY I
RISE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS TO
OFFER OUR HEARTFELT RECOGNITION
OF CINCO DE MAYO AND THE
PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE IT HOLD
FOR THE MEXICAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITY AND INDEED FOR ALL OF
US WHO CHERISH DIVERSITY AND
RESILIENCE. CINCO DE MAYO, A DAY
THAT MARKS THE HISTORIC BATTLE
OF PUEBLA, SERVES AS A TESTAMENT
TO THE STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN
SPIRIT IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
IT IS A REMINDER OF THE BRAVERY
AND FORTITUDE DISPLAYED BY THE
MEXICAN PEOPLE AS THEY DEFENDED
THEIR SOVEREIGNTY AGAINST
OVERWHELMING ODDS. AS MEMBERS OF
THE BLACK CAUCUS, WE UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMEMORATING
HISTORICAL MILESTONES THAT
EMBODY THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
AND JUSTICE. JUST AS OUR OWN
COMMUNITY HAS FACED AND OVERCOME
COUNTLESS CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT
HISTORY, SO TOO HAVE OUR MEXICAN
AMERICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
BUT CINCO DE MAYO IS MORE THAN
JUST A CELEBRATION OF MILITARY
VICTORY. IT IS A CELEBRATION OF
CULTURE, HERITAGE AND RESILIENCE
. IT IS A DAY WHEN COMMUNITIES
COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THEIR
SHARED HISTORY AND TO REAFFIRM
THEIR COMMITMENT TO UNITY AND
SOLIDARITY, AND RECOGNIZING
CINCO DE MAYO. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MEXICAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO THE RICH
TAPESTRY OF OUR STATE AND OUR
NATION, FROM ART TO CUISINE,
FROM LITERATURE TO MUSIC,
MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURE HAS
ENRICHED OUR LIVES IN COUNTLESS
WAYS, SHAPING THE VERY FABRIC OF
SOCIETY. AS WE COMMEMORATE THIS
IMPORTANT DAY, LET US RECOMMIT
OURSELVES TO THE VALUE OF
DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVE K¾T AND
MUTUAL RESPECT. LET US STAND
TOGETHER AS ALLIES IN THE FIGHT
FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY.
KNOWING THAT OUR STRENGTH LIES
IN UNITY. IN CONCLUSION, LET US
HONOR CINCO DE MAYO NOT JUST
WITH WORDS, BUT WITH ACTIONS
THAT REFLECT OUR SHARED
COMMITMENT TO A BETTER, MORE
INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. AND THAT IS WHY I RISE
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 96.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I RISE ON IN I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF H.R. 96 ON BEHALF OF
THE API LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS.
CINCO DE MAYO TOO OFTEN IS
MISNOMER FOR MEXICAN
INDEPENDENCE DAY, WHICH IS OF
COURSE IT IS NOT, AS WE KNOW IN
THIS BODY, BUT IT IS A TESTAMENT
TO THE MEXICAN PEOPLE AND LATINO
CULTURE REFUSING TO ACCEPT AND
SURRENDER TO IMPERIALISM, WHICH
OUR FOLKS IN ASIA KNOW TOO. ALL
TOO WELL. IN FACT, OUR OWN
BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM
SOUTHEAST ASIA KNOW ALL TOO WELL
ABOUT HAVING, AGAINST THE ODDS,
FIGHTS AGAINST THE FRENCH AS
WELL. SO I THINK IT IS REALLY
COMMEMORATIVE AND IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THAT THE CONSENT OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIVE PEOPLE
IN THE AREA MUST ALWAYS BE
RESPECTED, AND WE MUST DO WHAT
WE CAN TO SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES. OF COURSE, THE
ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE HAS
ALWAYS BEEN INTERTWINED,
INTERWOVEN WITH THE LATIN
AMERICAN HISTORY. WHEN THE
UNITED STATES WAS TO RACIST TO
ACCEPT CHINESE FOLKS, WE OFTEN
SOUGHT WORK IN LATIN AMERICAN
COUNTRIES. AND STILL TO THIS
DAY, THERE ARE VIBRANT ASIAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN LATIN
AMERICA. SO ON BEHALF OF THE API
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS STRONGLY
SUPPORT H.R. 96 AND SOLIDARITY
WITH OUR LATINO CAUCUS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LEE. AND NOW SEEING AND HEARING
NO FURTHER DEBATE, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CERVANTES, YOU MAY CLOSE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THANK
YOU TO ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN
THE DIVERSITY CAUCUSES FOR
RECOGNIZING H.R. 96. I LIKE THE
FIRST ROLL. BE OPEN FOR
COAUTHORS. ALL RIGHT. I'LL
DEBATE. HAVING CEASED, THE CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR COAUTHORS
. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL MEMBERS VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. MEMBERS THIS
IS FOR COAUTHORS. CLOSE. THE
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE
ARE 69 COAUTHORS ADDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE WILL NOW TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE
IT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
22 YEARS AGO, THE LATINO CAUCUS
CREATED THE LATINO SPIRIT AWARDS
TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO
EXEMPLIFY THE TRUE SPIRIT OF OUR
LATINO CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
TODAY, WE HONOR 16 INDIVIDUALS
WHO REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF
TALENTS FOUND ACROSS OUR STATE.
MISS CERVANTES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, TODAY, THE
LATINO CAUCUS IS HONORING AND
RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROMINENT
LATINO LEADERS ACROSS ALL
INDUSTRIES WHO ARE MAKING A
POSITIVE IMPACT ACROSS OUR GREAT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. EACH YEAR,
THE LATINO SPIRIT AWARDS
CONTINUES TO SHINE A BRIGHT
LIGHT ON THE INCREDIBLE
ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
OF OUR HONOREES, REMINDING US
ALL OF THE BOUNDLESS POTENTIAL
WE HAVE. THIS YEAR. WE CELEBRATE
16 HONOREES. HONOREES WHO ARE
IMMIGRANTS, MIGRANT FARM
WORKERS, JOURNALISTS, HEALTH
CARE ADVOCATES, ARTISTS, WRITERS
, YOUTH, ATHLETES, AS WELL AS
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CHANGING THE
TV AND FILM LANDSCAPE. OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE TEACHING US TO
LITERALLY AIM FOR THE STARS. OUR
HONOREES ALL MAKE OUR LATINO
COMMUNITY PROUD AND SERVING AS A
CLEAR REMINDER THAT OUR
COMMUNITY IS A SOURCE OF
INSPIRATION TO ALL CALIFORNIANS
CURRENT AND FUTURE. ON BEHALF OF
MY COLLEAGUES IN THIS CHAMBER,
LET'S WELCOME EACH OF OUR
HONOREES TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I AM APPOINTING AN ESCORT
COMMITTEE TO BRING OUR HONOREES
ONTO THE FLOOR FOR OUR CEREMONY.
MEMBERS SHOULD RETIRE TO THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER, AS I CALL
YOUR NAME. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.
CERVANTES PACHECO. BONTA. VÌ.
VALLAPUDUA GARCIA. RODRIGUEZ
ARAMBULA. RODRIGUEZ SANTIAGO.
QUIRK-SILVA RENDON. CALDERON
WENDY. CARRILLO. THREE OF US.
ORTEGA. BLANCA. RUBIO. SOTO LÀ.
ZUBIATE. VALENCIA ALVAREZ, AND
JUAN CARRILLO. YEAH. AND
SENATORS DURAZO EGGMAN. LIMON.
ARCHULETA ALVARADO. GIL SUSAN.
RUBIO, CABALLERO AND PADILLA. I
ASK THAT SPEAKER RIVAS MAJORITY
LEADER AGUILAR, CURRY AND
REPUBLICAN LEADER GALLAGHER
MOVED TO THE FRONT CENTER AISLE
TO RECEIVE OUR HONOREES
.
MEMBERS. IT IS NOW TIME TO
INTRODUCE AND WELCOME OUR 2024
LATINO SPIRIT AWARD HONOREES.
THE CLERK WILL READ FOR
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC AND
ENTERTAINMENT. IS LUPITA
INFANTE. ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS PACHECO AND CERVANTES.
LUPITA INFANTE, THE
GRANDDAUGHTER OF PEDRO INFANTE
CRUZ, IS A SINGER SONGWRITER WHO
HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR BOTH THE
GRAMMY AND LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS
AND QUICKLY BECAME ONE OF THE
MOST BELOVED MEXICAN MUSICIANS
OF THIS GENERATION. PLEASE
WELCOME LUPITA INFANTE
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ADVOCACY AND
ENTERTAINMENT IS DIANA MARIA
RIVA AND LISA VIDAL, ESCORTED BY
SENATOR DURAZO AND BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION MEMBER ANTONIO
VAZQUEZ. DIANA MARIA RIVA IS A
DOMINANT FORCE IN FILM,
TELEVISION, THEATER, AND
ADVOCACY. ALONG WITH LISA VIDAL,
WHO IS ALSO A VETERAN TELEVISION
AND TELEVISION ACTRESS AND
ADVOCATE. TOGETHER THEY
CO-FOUNDED LATINAS ACTING UP, AN
ORGANIZATION WORKING TO
UNIONIZE, UNDERPAID, AND
EXPLOITED LATINAS ACROSS THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. PLEASE
WELCOME DIANA MARIA RIVA AND
LISA VIDAL
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE AND
PHILANTHROPY IS DOCTOR JOSE
HERNANDEZ ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER VÆ VALLAPUDUA AND SENATOR
EGGMAN. DOCTOR JOSE HERNANDEZ IS
A FORMER MIGRANT WORKER WHO
BECAME A NASA ASTRONAUT AND
SERVED AS FLIGHT ENGINEER FOR
THE 2009 STS 128 MISSION ABOARD
THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY. HIS
LIFE STORY WAS THE SUBJECT OF
THE AMAZON PRIME BIOPIC A
MILLION MILES AWAY. PLEASE
WELCOME DOCTOR JOSE HERNANDEZ
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ART AND CIVIL
RIGHTS IS IGNACIO GOMEZ ESCORTED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS GARCIA AND
RODRIGUEZ IGNACIO GOMEZ IS A
WORLD RENOWNED PAINTER AND
SCULPTOR WHOSE PAINTING OF
EDWARD JONES OLMOS FOR THE PLAY
ZOOT SUIT IS IN THE SMITHSONIAN
ART MUSEUM. HE HAS ALSO DESIGNED
THE HEADSTONE OF CESAR CHAVEZ
THAT WAS MADE PART OF THE CESAR
Â CHAVEZ MEMORIAL NATIONAL
MONUMENT BY PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA. PLEASE WELCOME IGNACIO
GOMEZ
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC
SERVICE AND HEALTH IS DOCTOR
DIANA RAMOS, ESCORTED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ARAMBULA AND
SANTIAGO AND SENATOR LIMÓN.
DOCTOR DIANA RAMOS IS
CALIFORNIA'S SECOND SURGEON
GENERAL AND IS THE FIRST LATINA
TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE. SHE
PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE
ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION FOR
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH. PLEASE WELCOME
DOCTOR DIANA RAMOS
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION AND
FILM IS JORGE GUTIERREZ,
ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA JORGE GUTIERREZ IS
AN EMMY AWARD WINNING ANIMATOR,
PAINTER, VOICE ACTOR, WRITER,
AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE. HE
DIRECTED, ADAPTED THE BOOK OF
LIFE AND CREATED THE ANIMATED
SERIES EL TIGRE THE ADVENTURES
OF MANNY RIVERA, PLEASE WELCOME
JORGE GUTIERREZ
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CULINARY ARTS
IS MIGHTY GÓMEZ LEÓN. ESCORTED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GARCIA AND
SENATOR LIMÓN MIGHTY GÓMEZ LEÓN
IS THE FOUNDER OF ART BYTES, AN
ORGANIZATION EXPLORING THE NEXUS
OF ART AND CULINARY HISTORY
THROUGH LECTURES, TASTINGS, AND
COOKING MUSEUMS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. SHE SHE HAS BEEN
RECOGNIZED BY THE TODAY SHOW AND
THE BBC, AND HAS WORKED IN
RESTAURANTS IN FRANCE AND
MEXICO. PLEASE WELCOME MIGHTY
GÓMEZ
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
IS CASTULO DE LA ROCHA, ESCORTED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON AND
SENATOR ARCHULETA. CASTULO DE LA
ROCHA IS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ALTAMED
HEALTH SERVICES, AN ORGANIZATION
TRANSFORMING A STOREFRONT BERIO
CLINIC IN EAST LOS ANGELES INTO
ONE OF THE LARGEST FEDERALLY
QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. PLEASE
WELCOME CASTULO DE LA ROCHA
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ART AND MUSIC
IS DORIS ANAHI MUNOZ. ESCORT I
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS RAMOS AND JUAN
CARRILLO. DORIS ANAHI MUNOZ IS A
SINGER, SONGWRITER AND ACTIVIST
WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY MIJA AND HAS
RELEASED A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
ALBUM, APRENDIENDO POR LAS MALAS
AND FOR THE BUENAS OR LEARNING
THE HARD WAY. LEARNING THE HARD
AND EASY WAY. PLEASE WELCOME
DORIS, ANGIE MUNOZ
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMA AND
LITERATURE IS RAFAEL AGUSTIN. HE
IS ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
WENDY CARRILLO AND THREE OF US.
RAFAEL AGUSTIN IS THE AUTHOR OF
THE BEST SELLING MEMOIR
ILLEGALLY YOURS. THE FOUNDING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YOUTH
CINEMA PROJECT WAS A WRITER ON
THE TELEVISION SHOW JANE THE
VIRGIN, AND HAS BEEN NAMED A
POWER PLAYER BY THE LA TIMES.
PLEASE WELCOME RAFAEL AGUSTIN
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN JOURNALISM IS
PILAR NINO, ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS ORTEGA AND BLANCA RUBIO.
PILAR NINO IS A RENOWNED EMMY
AWARD WINNING REPORTER FOR
TELEMUNDO 48 AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. SHE IS ALSO AN
ADVOCATE AND ACTIVIST AND HAS
RECEIVED THE DOLORES HUERTA
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN
2020. PLEASE WELCOME PILAR NINO
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN AGRICULTURE,
BUSINESS IS JOE DEL BOSQUE,
ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SORIA. JOE DEL BOSQUE IS A
GRADUATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, FRESNO, AND A CIVIC
LEADER AND ORGANIC FARMER WHO
ESTABLISHED HIS OWN MELON FARM
IN 1985. HE ALSO PRODUCES
ORGANIC TOMATOES, ALMONDS AND
CHERRIES, AND SITS ON VARIOUS
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT
OVERSEE WATER POLICIES. PLEASE
WELCOME JOE DEL BOSQUE
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC
SERVICE IS NANCY SUTLEY,
ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF
BR. NANCY SUTLEY IS CURRENTLY
THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF ENERGY AND
SUSTAINABILITY UNDER LOS ANGELES
MAYOR KAREN BASS, SHE LED THE
WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY UNDER
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND
SERVED AS DEPUTY MAYOR FOR
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT UNDER
FORMER LOS ANGELES MAYOR ANTONIO
VILLARAIGOSA. PLEASE WELCOME
NANCY SUTLEY
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH
ATHLETICS IS VANESSA AGUILAR,
ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
VALENCIA. VANESSA AGUILAR IS A
SOLEDAD NATIVE AND RISING SOCCER
STAR WHO HAS PLAYED FOR THE BAY
AREA, SIR SAN FRANCISCO GLENS
AND ON THE INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
PITCH. SHE RECENTLY PARTICIPATED
IN FRANCE WITH THE U-17 MEXICAN
NATIONAL TEAM, LEADING TO THE
CRUCIAL GOAL PROPELLING MEXICO
TO THE FINALS. PLEASE WELCOME
VANESSA AGUILAR
.
FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMUNITY
EMPOWERMENT IS MANA DE SAN
DIEGO, ESCORTED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ. MANA DE SAN
DIEGO IS THE LARGEST CHAPTER OF
THE NATIONAL LATINO ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS DONE INVALUABLE WORK,
UPLIFTING AND ADVOCATING FOR
LATINOS IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION
FOR 38 YEARS, REPRESENTING THEM,
OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DOCTOR
INEZ GONZALEZ PEREZ CHICA, AND
BOARD CHAIR CLAUDIA REMPEL,
PLEASE
.
AGAIN. CONGRATULATE TO ALL OF
OUR HONOREES
.
ON BEHALF. ON BEHALF OF CHAIR
CERVANTES AND THE MEMBERS OF THE
CALIFORNIA LATINO LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUS. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S
OUTSTANDING LATINO SPIRIT AWARD
HONOREES. THIS CONCLUDES OUR
CELEBRATION
.
MEMBERS WILL BE MOVING BACK TO
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE
.
YEAH. THEY DID SUGGEST TO HELP
FACILITATE. OKAY. MEMBERS, AS
OUR GUESTS ARE LEAVING HERE.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO
OUR HONOREES. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR
HONOREES
?
MR. PATTERSON, ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
JIM JOE PATTERSON I DO RECOGNIZE
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JOE PATTERSON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. MEMBERS, YOUR
ATTENTION PLEASE. FOR ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JOE PATTERSON'S GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, SIR. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AND, ONCE A YEAR, I'LL
LET YOU CALL ME, JIM PATTERSON.
AND, JUST NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
YEAH.
YOU WERE SAYING? THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. MEMBERS, SAY MY HONOR,
LOVE. THE PART OF THE SENIOR
CLASS FROM OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
TODAY.
PERFORMING ARTS AND MUCH MORE.
OAK RIDGE IS ONE OF THE TOP
PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE
STATE. SPORTS TO THE CLASSROOM.
AND WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT
BEING SO CLOSE TO THE CAPITAL,
MY DISTRICT, IS THAT I GET TO
WELCOME MANY STUDENTS HERE,
ESPECIALLY TODAY. OAK RIDGE HIGH
SCHOOL. THEY COME HERE EVERY
YEAR AT LEAST ONE TIME. AND,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND
PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PATTERSON. AND WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. MOVING TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE ASSEMBLY. THIRD
READING FILE ITEM 31 AB 2429 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS, THE CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2429,
WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ. MEMBER ALVAREZ,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. THIS, AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 2429 TODAY. THE AMENDMENTS
ARE TECHNICAL IN NATURE, CHANGES
THE REFERENCE OF OPIOID
ANTAGONISTS TO SAY, A PREFILLED
NASAL PRODUCT RATHER THAN A
PREFILLED NASAL SPRAY. IT'S A
ONE WORD CHANGE AND RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR A AYE VOTE. THAT
SOUNDED LIKE MORE THAN ONE WORD.
BUT WE WILL SEE. AND HEARING NO
FURTHER DEBATE, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THAT. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?
SAY NO. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED. THE BATTLE IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE. MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 49 FOR THE PURPOSE
OF AMENDMENTS AB 2573 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MIKE FONG, CLERK
WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2573,
WITH AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MIKE FONG. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FONG, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY BILL 2573
MAKES CLARIFICATION REGARDING
THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
CAPITAL ASSOCIATION FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM AMENDMENTS BROUGHT IN
THE BILL TO INCLUDE FELLOWS OF
ANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. I
ASK THAT THE BILL BE AMENDED,
SEND OUT TO PRINT AND PLACE BACK
ON FILE. THANK YOU. SEEING NO
BODY OBJECTING, WE'LL ASK FOR AN
EYE VOTE. A VOICE VOTE ON THAT
WITH AN EYE. ACTUALLY A VOICE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY
NAY. AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED, AND
YOU SET ALL THE OTHER THINGS. SO
THANK YOU, MR. FONG. WE WILL
MOVE ON TO A FILE. ITEM 75. AB
3093, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WARD, THE CLERK WILL READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 3093, WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
WARD MEMBER WARD. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I RISE TO PRESENT
AMENDMENTS TO AB 3093. THE
AMENDMENTS REPLACED LANGUAGE TO
IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION FROM
HCD'S RECENT REPORT ON THE
REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS
ASSESSMENT PROCESS. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR EYE ON THESE
AMENDMENTS. SEEING AND HEARING.
NO OBJECTION. WE'LL ASK FOR A
VOICE VOTE ON THIS. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THIS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE OPPOSED. SAY
NAY. AYES HAVE IT. THE BILL IS
OUT TO PRINT BACK ON FILE.
MEMBERS. PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE 77.2, I'M RE REFERRING ITEM
75 AB 3093 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WARD TO THE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AND THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
. MOVING TO FILE ITEM 78 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS AB 2682 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2682 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARRA. ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR. SPEAKER. AMENDMENTS CLARIFY
THERE ARE SEPARATE CONTRACTING
THRESHOLDS FOR MATERIALS AND
CONSTRUCTION AND ENSURE
CONTRACTS THE GENERAL MANAGER
ENGAGES IN ARE BINDING.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. WE'LL TAKE A VOICE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. THE AYES
HAVE IT. THE BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT BACK ON FILE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. MAJORITY LEADER
AGUIAR-CURRY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO WITHDRAW AB2946A
VALENCIA FROM THE APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEE AND ORDER THE BILL TO
THE SECOND READING FILE. THIS
BILL IS NON-FISCAL. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
THE CLERK WILL NOTE. MOVING TO
FILE ITEM 108 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDMENTS, SB 357. CLERK WILL
READ. SENATE BILL 357 WITH
AMENDMENTS BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVIES. MEMBER DAVIES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER, AND MEMBERS, THE
AMENDMENT TO SB 357 SHIFTS THE
TIMELINE OF THE BILL TO ALLOW
MORE TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THIS. ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT. BILL IS OUT TO
PRINT AND BACK ON FILE
.
WE'RE NOW MOVING TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE HAVE REMOVED MOVING
TO A VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE HAVE REMOVED FILE
ITEM NUMBER 158. ANY MEMBER
WISHED TO REMOVE AN ADDITIONAL
ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR.
OKAY MOVING TO A VOTE ON
COAUTHORS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. CLERK WILL READ THE
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. FIRST ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 167 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO,
RELATIVE TO STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK IN
CALIFORNIA AND HOUSE RESOLUTION
88 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER
RELATIVE TO TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
AWARENESS WEEK. THE CLERK WILL
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WHO DESIRE TO VOTE, ALL THOSE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE AS A COAUTHOR
ON RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
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DESIRE TO VOTE. THE CLERK WILL
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REMOVED FILE ITEM 158 AND THERE
WERE NO OBJECTIONS TO REMOVE ANY
ADDITIONAL ITEMS. C. TWICE.
CLERK WILL READ ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY. CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 167 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JUAN CARRILLO. RELATIVE
TO STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS WEEK IN CALIFORNIA.
CLERK.
HANG WITH US FOR A MINUTE.
MEMBERS. WE'VE GOT A TECHNICAL.
COMPUTER CHALLENGE HERE
.
OKAY. WE ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING
HERE. THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
ROLL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
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CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK
WILL READ THE REMAINING ITEMS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. HOUSE
RESOLUTION 88 AYES, 62 NØ ZERO
AND ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 169. AYES 62 NÓ ZERO.
MEMBERS. THE QUORUM CALL IS
STILL IN PLACE. WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO WERE
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES
SAWYER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT BEFORE YOU
START. MEMBERS. MEMBERS. NOTE
THE QUORUM CALL IS IN PLACE.
PLEASE TAKE ANY CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR. I ASK THAT YOU
GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL ATTENTION
TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES.
SAWYER, PLEASE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JONES SAWYER,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE
TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE
OF A BELOVED COMMUNITY LEADER,
LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
AND FORCE OF CHANGE AND PEACE.
REVEREND DOCTOR CECIL CHIP
MURRAY. HIS UNFORTUNATE PASSING
ON APRIL FIFTH OF THIS YEAR IS
NOT ONLY A LOSS TO THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY, BUT TO THE
THOUSANDS OF LIVES HE INFLUENCED
THROUGH HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS TO
UPLIFT COMMUNAL COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE BEEN HIS HISTORICALLY
OVERLOOKED. REVEREND MURRAY WAS
BORN IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA, ON
SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1929, AND LIVED
IN A SEGREGATED SOUTH UNTIL HE
GRADUATED FROM FLORIDA A&M
UNIVERSITY. AFTER WHICH HE
SERVED IN THE US AIR FORCE FOR
TEN YEARS. EVER COMMITTED TO
EDUCATION AS A RELATIONSHIP WITH
CHRIST, HE RECEIVED A DOCTORATE
IN RELIGION FROM THE SCHOOL OF
THEOLOGY AT CLAREMONT COLLEGE
AND BECAME A PASTOR OF FIRST AME
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES,
WHERE HE SERVED FOR 27 YEARS.
HIS HISTORIC AND SOCIALLY
ENGAGING SERMONS QUICKLY GREW. A
CONGREGATION OF 250 MEMBERS TO
OVER 8000 PERSON MEMBERSHIP,
BRINGING IN CELEBRITIES,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND POLICY
MAKERS ALIKE LIKE LOS ANGELES
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYOR,
MAYOR TOM BRADLEY. REVEREND CHIP
MURRAY DID NOT SHY AWAY FROM
POLITICAL ISSUES THAT IMPACTED
HIS CONSTITUENTS, SUCH AS DURING
THE 1992 RIOTS FOLLOWING THE
RODNEY KING VERDICT. HE BECAME
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED THROUGH
HIS INCORPORATION OF PERSONAL
SPIRITUALITY. Ã THRUST FOR
JUSTICE, AND EXPECTATION OF
ACCOUNTABILITY TO UPLIFT AND
OFFER GUIDANCE TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THROUGH FAITH LED CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT AND COMPASSION.
THÀNH. AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I
WOULD LIKE TO SAY IF REVEREND
CHIP MURRAY HAD BEEN ALIVE
DURING THESE PAST CIVIL UNREST,
IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS BAD IN
LOS ANGELES, ESPECIALLY AT USC
AND UCLA. HE HAD A COMMON
INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE THAT HELPED
US MOVE TO A NONVIOLENT WAY OF
PROTESTING. HE WAS THE MASTER AT
IT, AND I WISH THAT MANY OF US
HAD HAD OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HIM,
COULD SHARE THAT WITH OTHER
MEMBERS HERE, BECAUSE IT WAS A
ONCE IN A LIFETIME. IT WAS HE
WAS OUR HE WAS OUR IN LOS
ANGELES. HE WAS OUR MARTIN
LUTHER KING IN MANY WAYS, AND IF
YOU EVER WENT TO ONE OF HIS
SERVANT SERMONS OR EVER REALLY
JUST TALKED TO HIM, YOU WOULD
KNOW HOW INFLUENTIAL HE WAS. HE
WAS A MAN OF SPIRIT, INSPIRED BY
CHRIST'S MESSAGE OF HOPE, SEEN
BEYOND THE PROBLEMS FACING HIS
CONGREGATION AND FACILITATING
SOLUTIONS THAT SERVE THE
UNDERSERVED. HE'S RESPONSIBLE
FOR BRINGING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
INTO SOUTH LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITIES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING
AND EDUCATIONAL REFORMS LEADING
TO CHRIST LED LIFE BY EXAMPLE.
HE SHARED A SUCCESSFUL FRAMEWORK
WITH HUNDREDS OF FAITH LEADERS
WHO WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
INTENTION OF SHOWING THE SAME
LOVE, DEDICATION AND DESIRE FOR
POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. THAT IS,
THE REVEREND MURRAY'S LEGACY. HE
IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON, DREW.
NIECE TAMMY MURRAY. NEPHEWS,
ANTHONY MURRAY AND KEVIN MURRAY.
GREAT GRAND NIECE, APRIL KHÎI.
AND GRAND NEPHEWS ISAIAH MURRAY
AND COREY MURRAY. COREY MURRAY I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE
ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
JONES-SAWYER. MR. GIBSON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES, MY
CAPITAL BROTHER, FOR BRINGING
THIS, ADJOURNMENT BEFORE THIS
BODY TODAY, AS WE HONOR THE
LIFE, THE LEGACY OF THE
REVEREND, CECIL, L MURRAY, WE
CALL HIM CHIP MURRAY, HE WAS
KNOWN BY MANY NAMES AS CHIP
MURRAY, PASTOR, CIVIL RIGHTS
LEADER, THE BLACK MOSES OF LOS
ANGELES, THE DRUM MAJOR FOR
JUSTICE, A FIGHTER FOR THE
MARGINALIZED AND THE LEFT OUT
AND THOSE WHO'VE BEEN FORGOTTEN.
A VOICE FOR THE FOR THE HOPELESS
AND THE DISENFRANCHIZED. AND HE
WAS A VETERAN, A HUSBAND, A
FATHER. SOMEONE YOU CAN REACH
OUT AND TOUCH ANY TIME, NO
MATTER HOW BIG HIS CHURCH
ATTENDANCE, ROSE. HE WAS ALWAYS
A PASTOR, THAT ENTERTAINED, THE
VIP, IF YOU WILL. BUT HE WAS
ALWAYS DOWN TO EARTH FOR ANYONE
THAT CAN TOUCH HIM AND REACH HIM
. AND HE ALWAYS HAD A POWERFUL
WORD TO SAY AFTER RECEIVING HIS
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM
FLORIDA, AM IN 1951, CHIEF CECIL
CHIP MURRAY ENLISTED IN THE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND
SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR AS A
JET RADIO RADIO INTERPRETATION
OFFICER AND RECEIVED A MEDAL OF
VALOR. AFTER SERVING HIS
COUNTRY, HE MOVED TO LOS
ANGELES, AND HE WAS A PASTOR OF
THE FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH OF LOS
ANGELES. AND I REMEMBER BACK IN
1992 BEING AT FIRST A.M.E, IT
WAS A, A, A, A TOUGH TIME IN LOS
ANGELES BECAUSE THAT WAS A TIME
WHEN THE RODNEY KING, THE MOTORS
WAS, WAS BEATEN AND WE GATHERED
AS LEADERS. I WAS WORKING FOR AT
THAT TIME, MERVYN DYMALLY, AND I
WAS A POLICE OFFICER IN MAYWOOD,
AND I REMEMBER TOM BRADLEY BEING
USHERED OUT OF FIRST AND ME
QUICKLY, LOS ANGELES WAS
BURNING. BUT AS TURMOIL BROKE
OUT, CHIP MURRAY HAD A WORD FOR
THE PEOPLE, AND HE WAS LISTENED
BY SO MANY PEOPLE, THAT HE HAD
THAT MUCH INFLUENCE IN LOS
ANGELES, AS AN ACTIVIST, HE
CREATED JOB TRAINING CENTERS,
HOME OWNERSHIP LOANS, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND ALSO HE GOT
INVOLVED IN THE HIV AIDS
AWARENESS IN LOS ANGELES, HE
ALSO STARTED THE RENAISSANCE, A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES. HE IS
REMEMBERED BY HIS FAMILY, WHO MY
COLLEAGUE HAD ALREADY MADE
MENTION IN THOSE INDIVIDUALS
STAND IN THE BACK AND WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL. BUT I WANT TO LEAVE
HIS QUOTE. THAT IS A QUOTE THAT
I ALWAYS USE, I KNOW THAT GOD'S
TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER THAN
TODAY, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING A DRUM
MAJOR FOR JUSTICE. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING AN IMPACT ON SO MANY
LIVES. AND THANK YOU. THIS
FAMILY, FOR ALLOWING HIM TO DO
WHAT HE WAS CALLED TO DO. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN, IN HIS MEMORY. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON, AND
OUR CONDOLENCES TO YOUR GUESTS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CALDERON. OH. I'M SORRY. OH, I'M
SO SORRY I DIDN'T. I'M THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES
WITH US TODAY ARE REVEREND
MURRAY'S FAMILY. HIS NIECE,
TAMMY MURRAY. GRAND NIECE, APRIL
KHÎI AND RIVAS MURRAY. IN THE
BACK. I WANT TO GIVE THE FAMILY
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THANK YOU, MR. JONES-SAWYER.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CALDERON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TODAY I RISE
TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF KATHY
MARUCCI, A DEDICATED PUBLIC
SERVANT WHO PASSED AWAY ON APRIL
27TH AFTER A LONG, HARD FOUGHT
BATTLE WITH CANCER. A LIFELONG
RESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
KATHY WAS A GRADUATE OF
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
LONG BEACH, AND WOULD EVENTUALLY
CALL THE CITY OF INDUSTRY HER
HOME. AFTER A CAREER AS A
FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPLIANCE
SPECIALIST, SHE WAS DRAWN TO
PUBLIC SERVICE. KATHY WAS FIRST
ELECTED TO THE INDUSTRY CITY
COUNCIL IN 2017, AND BECAME
MAYOR PRO TEM IN 2019. AN AVID
ANIMAL LOVER, SHE LED THE
EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST
NO KILL ANIMAL ANIMAL RESCUE IN
THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. I HAD
THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING KATHY
AS MY 2024 DISTINGUISHED WOMAN
OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH. SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED
FOR HER ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP,
AND FOR HER HEART. KATHY IS
SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, STEPHEN
AND DAUGHTER, LAUREN. SHE WILL
BE DEEPLY MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW
HER. MEMBERS, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE KATHY
MURATSUCHI. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, TODAY I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF A DEAR
FRIEND AND TIRELESS ADVOCATE,
GIL NAVARRO. GIL WAS A POLITICAL
AND CIVIC TRAILBLAZER WHO FORGED
NEW PATHS AND FOUGHT TIRELESSLY
FOR BETTER EDUCATION SYSTEM,
ESPECIALLY IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.
GIL PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY,
APRIL 6TH. HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS
COUNTRY AS A MEMBER OF THE US
NAVY. HE WAS A BUSINESSMAN, A
BUSINESS OWNER AND A RESPECTED
REPRESENTATIVE ACROSS THE INLAND
EMPIRE. HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR
BEING AN EDUCATION ADVOCATE. A
LONGTIME SAN BERNARDINO RESIDENT
, HE WAS A COMMUNITY LEADER
DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND
UPLIFTING STUDENTS. HIS SON, JOE
NAVARRO, WHO IS NOW PRESIDENT OF
THE JURUPA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD,
SHARES HOW HIS FATHER STEPPED IN
TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY FROM FROM
AN INJUSTICE. JOE SHARES HOW HIS
OLDEST BROTHER WAS ALMOST
EXPELLED BECAUSE HE WAS HANDED A
PAIR OF SUNGLASSES BY A
CLASSMATE, AND THEN WAS ACCUSED
OF STEALING THESE GLASSES. BUT
HIS FATHER GIL STEPPED IN TO
PREVENT THIS UNJUST ACTION THAT
WAS BEING CONTEMPLATED AND AS
EXPELLING HIS SON, GIL CONTINUED
TO BE A VOICE FOR HIS COMMUNITY,
FOR OVER THREE DECADES ACROSS
VARIOUS LEADERSHIP POSITIONS,
INCLUDING THE SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, THE SAN
BERNARDINO VALLEY MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT, AND THE
CALIFORNIA PARENT ASSOCIATION.
AS AN ELECTED, HE WORKED HARD TO
BE THE VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS
AND OFTEN WORKED HARD TO HOLD
THE REST OF US ACCOUNTABLE. HE
DEDICATED HIS TIME AND HEART
INTO HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE
THE STUDENT DISCIPLINE SYSTEM,
AND ASSISTED STUDENTS AND
PARENTS WITH. GIL WAS WILL EMPOWER
COMMUNITY ALONG WITH A COUNTLESS
FRIENDS AND ESPECIALLY THE
STUDENTS THAT HE WORKED TO SAVE.
THROUGH HIS ADVOCACY, HIS LEGACY
AND IMPACT WILL FOREVER LIVE ON
IN THE LIVES OF THOSE HE TOUCHED
AND IN THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
THAT HE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS FIVE
CHILDREN AND EIGHT
GRANDCHILDREN, AND SO MANY
STUDENTS. OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS
ARE WITH HIS FAMILY AND LOVED
ONES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY TODAY AND
TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR HIS LIFE.
CHEN PAZ DESCANSE GIL NAVARRO
PRESENT. THANK YOU. MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
REYES. MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING THE
NAMES TO THE DESK TO BE PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. ALL REQUEST TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
COMMITTEE HEARINGS TODAY. BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER ONE ON
HEALTH MEETS UPON ADJOURNMENT IN
CAPITOL ROOM 127. BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS MEETS UPON
ADJOURNMENT IN SWING SPACE, ROOM
100, SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS
FOLLOWS. TUESDAY, MAY 7TH, CHECK
IN SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, MAY
8TH. CHECK IN SESSION THURSDAY,
MAY NINTH. FLOOR SESSION AT 9
A.M. ALL OTHER ITEMS WILL BE
REMAINING WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. SEEING AND HEARING.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY
TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES. MR. HART
SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE STANDS.
ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY, MAY
9TH AT 9 A.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS
LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED