Senate Floor

Secretary will call the roll. Allen. Alvarado Gill. Archuleta. Ashby. Atkins. Becker. Blakespear. Bradford. Caballero. Cortese. Dahle. Dodd. Durazo. Eggman. Glazer. Gonzalez. Grove. Hurtado. Jones. Laird. Limon. Maguire. Menjivar. Min. Newman. Nguyen. Niello. Ochoa Bogh. Padilla. Portantino. Roth. Rubio. Seyarto. Skinner. Smallwood-Cuevas. Stern. Umberg. Wahab. Wiener. Wilk. Quorum is present. Would the Members and our guests beyond the rail please rise? We'll be led in the prayer by our chaplain, sister Michelle Gorman, and after which please remain standing. We'll be led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Senator Nguyen.

So today, let us pray a modern day prayer of St. Francis. Lord, make me an instrument of your justice. Where there is discrimination, let me affect equity. Where there is exploitation, let me show respect. Where there is prejudice, let me bring awareness. Where there is abuse, let me assist with healing. Where there is manipulation, let me reveal truth. Where there is violence, let me model peace. And where there is oppression, let me share freedom.

Gracious God, grant that in all situations, with all people, I may be an instrument of Your justice. Unfolding all of creation in your love. Amen.

As we pledge allegiance to our great nation please remember those who have served and are currently serving our great nation. I pledge allegiance to the flag.

Moving on to privileges of the floor, I'd like to recognize Senator Umber.

Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President and colleagues. We have the honor of welcoming two guests from the City of Lahabra. The city of Lahabra. Because of the anomalies of redistricting, is benefiting from having two senators the Senator from Fullerton and the Senator from Santa Ana. And we're pleased today to introduce Mayor Pro TEM Darren Nixarian and City Manager Jim Sadro. Let me turn it over now to my colleague from.

Thank you, Mr. President. It's my great pleasure to introduce city of LA. Harbor mayor pro TEM Darren Nixarian. Mayor Pro TEM Nixarian was appointed to the Harbor City Council in February of 2022 and was elected to serve a full term on the council this past November. In 2014, the mayor pro TEM retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, earning a distinguished Service medal in recognition for his 30 years of service.

Mr. Nixerian has a long history of public service having held a variety of roles over the past 20 years within the Lahabra. Community where he has resided with his wife, Carol for more than 30 years. Prior to his appointment to the City Council, he served for more than eleven years on the Lahaba. Planning Commission where he worked to preserve open space, attract new retail development and improve the overall quality of life for the community. Welcome Mayor Pro TEM nixarian.

And thank you, Mayor Pro TEM, for your many contributions to the La abra. Community.

I'll now hand it back to my colleague from Santa Ana to introduce to LA. Harbor City Manager Jim Sadro.

Thank you, Senator Newman. And Jim Sadro has been employed by the city since 2004, having held positions of Finance Director, Director of Finance, Administrative Services, assistant City Manager, and most recently, the position of City Manager since 2014. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mayor Pro TEM Nick Sarian and City Manager Jim Sadbrel.

Thank you for joining. We all appreciate our local officials serving so importantly, messages from the Governor will be deemed read. Message from the Assembly will be deemed read. Reports of committee will be deemed red and amendments adopted. Now, motions, resolutions and notices. Senator Nguyen.

Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to move the following bills to the inactive file. File number three, number four, number five, number six and number eight.

Desk will note.

Thank you.

Introduction and first reading of bills will be deemed red. Members, we now move to consideration of the daily file. We have one item, file item seven for Senator Dodd. Madam Secretary, please read Senate Concurrent Resolution Nine by Senator Dodd relative to Data Privacy Week. Senator Dodd. Go ahead.

Thank you, Mr. President. Members. SCR nine designates January 22 to 28 as Data Privacy Week, and January 20 eigth as Data Privacy Day. The California Consumer Privacy Act, which I co authored, provides the strongest privacy protections in the US. But privacy issues remain on the forefront, with millions still unaware of how their personal data is being collected and shared. With this SCR, we'll bring continued attention to these important issues and help protect Californians. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Senator Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. I want to thank the author for bringing forward SCR Nine. Data privacy and cybersecurity are a nonpartisan issue in this digital age. The collection and use of data has become increasingly common. Data privacy is critical as data can be misused if it falls into the wrong hands. As the world becomes ever more connected through technology, it's important that we take steps to mitigate the risks associated with the online world.

We should always err on the side of caution when it comes to data privacy and cybersecurity. For example, yesterday I announced I deactivated my TikTok account and the California Senate Republican Caucuses account out of an abundance of caution. Strong messages from the Biden administration's, security officials, and strong national bipartisan concern about this app security. I look forward to working with the author and the rest of this membership on data privacy and cybersecurity issues. I ask for an aye vote.

Any other discussion or debate? Seeing none. Senator Dobb, would you like to close?

I fully ask for your aye vote.

Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Allen. Aye. Alvarado Gill? Aye. Archuleta? Aye. Ashby? Aye. Atkins. Becker? Aye. Blakespear? Aye. Bradford? Aye. Caballero? Cortese? Aye. Dalhle? Dodd? Aye. Durazo? Aye. Eggman? Aye. Glazer? Gonzalez? Aye. Grove? Aye. Hurtado? Aye. Jones. Aye. Laird? Limon? Aye. Maguire? Aye. Menjivar? Aye. Min? Aye. Newman? Newman? Aye. Nguyen? Aye. Niello. Aye. Ochoa Bogh. Aye. Padilla. Aye. Portantino. Aye. Roth? Aye. Rubio? Seyarto? Aye. Skinner? Aye. Smallwood-Cuevas. Aye. Stern. Aye. Umberg. Aye. Wahab. Aye. Weiner. Aye. Wilk. Aye. Please call the absent Members.

Atkins caballero dally glazer laird Rubio. Aye. The ayes are 35. The noes are zero. The measure passes. Members, we will now return to motions and resolutions. Now is the time for adjourn in memory. We have two today. We'll start out with Senator Dahle.

Thank you, Mr. President. Members, I rise today to adjourn in memory of Violet Stout. Violet passed away December 27, 2022. She was born January 16, 1934. Born in the Lassen County Jail, raised by her grandparents on a ranch, helped them at their General store in Turmoil, which is a little town outside on 395. Graduated from Lassen High School in 1952, married George, and raised six children in the basement of an apartment building she and her husband owned.

She regularly attended the school board and county supervisors meetings, commenting on a variety of community issues. In her unique, colorful way, she decided to harness that creativity in poetry and would read it at the board meetings and write poems about the issues of the day. I happened to have the opportunity for 16 years to have her as our county poet laureate in Lassen County. And so she was an amazing woman. No party affiliation.

She said she was an opportunity bomb thrower, but she used her poetry to actually get her point across in a very unique, beautiful way. She wrote the prayers for the county board of Supervisors to start their meetings every day. And so she would be greatly missed by me and many Lassen County residents.

And one thing I learned from her is when she would call me a lot and give me her opinions on what was happening in Lassen County, she never said the word goodbye on the phone because goodbye to her meant forever. So she would always say, Love you later. So I just want to say to Violet, Later, I'll see you later. So thank you for allowing me to adjourn in her memory.

Thank you. Please bring her name up so she can be properly memorialized by the Senate. Next, we have Senator Sayerto.

Thank you, Mr. President. Members, today I rise to honor another one of our fallen officers and ask that we adjourn in his memory. Deputy Sheriff Darnell Andrew Calhoun was shot and killed last Friday after responding to a call for a domestic violence. Darnell, he was born in Pomona, which is a town next door to where I grew up, and he was the oldest brother of three. His family set up a business in Murietta, which is about a mile from where I live now.

And Darnell could be found helping the family out in their family business often. And since they did have the best Texas barbecue around, it is a place that my family would frequent and also cater our events at our house with, and Darnell could be found there once in a while. Helping out. And he was very affable, super polite. He was just a really good young man. He was 30 years old, and he wanted to do more. He wanted to do more for his communities.

And so he joined the San Diego police Department and in 2019, but he also wanted to cut down his commute, live a little closer to where and serve a little closer to where he lived in Lake Elsinore. And so he transferred to the Riverside county sheriff's Department in February of 2022. He worked very hard to provide for his family.

He was also known for his work and service at his church, the covenant grace church, where he was always seen and relied upon as a prominent Member who people could go to for advice. Unfortunately, Darnell is the second officer in two weeks to be killed in the line of duty in Riverside County. Our community had a vigil last night that was attended by, it appears, thousands of people.

They filled our town square, and they're still mourning the loss of Darnell's colleague, Isaiah Cordero, who we heard about just last week. Both of them served with honor and distinction. Sheriff Chad Bianco described him as one of the best. He's the kind of officer that we all want to be our officers. He was polite, he was compassionate. And what he was doing the other night was getting out to help referee a dispute. He didn't get ten steps before he was shot.

He leaves behind a wife of six years. She's five months pregnant. He also has a two year old and a four year old. So I personally will be keeping him and all our officers in mind while I serve up here. And we make laws to protect him in our communities. It is for Sheriff Deputy Darnell Calhoun that I ask that we adjourn in memory for today. For Darnell and all the traits and morals that he stood for and died to protect our communities. Thank you.

Thank you. Behalf of the Senate, I send condolences, and I ask you to bring his name up so he can be properly memorialized. If there's no other business. Senator Grove desk is clear.

Thank you, Mr. President. The Senate will be in recess till 03:30 p.m. Today, at which time an adjournment motion will be made. Colleagues, please have a wonderful weekend. And we will reconvene on Monday, January 23, at 02:00 p.m., then will be.

In recess until 03:30 p.m., at which time the adjournment motion will be made. We will reconvene Monday, January 21 23rd, at 02:00 p.m.. Thank you. Thank.