Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Assembly Member Hart notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant in arm will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent Members. The Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Members, a quorum is present. We ask our guests and the visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for the prayer. Today's prayer will be offered by our Assembly chaplain, Imam Yasir Khan. Imam yes, sir.

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, Almighty God, we thank you for this day and the opportunities it presents to us. Fill us with a renewed spirit, never to waver when the way is hard. Prepare each of us with open hearts and broadened minds to face the many challenges set before us. Direct our thoughts and emotions so that we may exhibit fair judgment and the practice of good core values. May the principles of justice, freedom, democracy, and loyalty be ever preserved. Open our eyes to the needs of others. Make us sensitive to the issues our communities are facing at this time. Amen.

We ask that our guests and visitors remain standing and join us in the flag salute. Please join us in the Member, Mike Fong, as he leads us in the flag salute.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic.

Thank you. You may be seated. Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly Chamber Sacramento Thursday, January 52023 the Assembly met at 09:00 a.m. The Honorable Christopher M. Moored, Speaker Protempori, the Assembly presiding chief Clerk, see Proctor at the desk. Reading Clerk David Bowman reads.

Mr. Flora seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations and petitions there are none. Introductions 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 deemed read and printed in the journal. And Majority Leader Reyes, you are recognized for your procedural motions. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Dixon, Grayson and Bryan to speak on an adjournment in memory today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118 A to allow Assembly Members Addis, Jones Sawyer and Boerner Horvath to have guests and photographers on the floor today and for Assemblymember Papan to have a guest seated at her desk.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to rerefer AB 96 Kalra from the Labor and Employment Committee to the Public Employment and Retirement Committee.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Members, we have a number of guests with us in the gallery and in the chambers here today, and I'd like to recognize Assembly Member of Boerner Horvath at the rear of the chamber for your guest introduction.

Good morning Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm honored to have the opportunity to introduce several distinguished guests from the Free State of Turingen in Germany. Germany is one of our country's most important global partners and we're thrilled to welcome representatives from the green heart of the German nation. Joining us on the floor today is Dr. Katya Bula, the State Secretary of research, Innovation and economic development at the Turingen Ministry of Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society.

Accompanying her are two international officers from the German consulate in San Francisco, representing the nation of Germany in lieu of Consul General Oliver Schum, who unfortunately couldn't be with us today. Thank you so much for visiting us here in Sacramento. It is our privilege to host you on behalf of all my colleagues in this chamber. Welcome to the California State Assembly. And if you will indulge me, I'd like to say a little bit in German even though they all speak great English.

[German]

Welcome to the California State Assembly, Willkommen Members, we have a former colleague joining us, the rear of the chamber, sort of to the left. We want to welcome back former assemblymember Adam Gray. And Members, we have some very important guests here today. In the gallery we have staff from the office of State Publishing. These staff assist us in producing the Assembly journal file and History, plus other critical documents like our statewide voter pamphlets. Please welcome them to the California State Assembly. And thank you.

And Assemblywoman Papan. Papan, you're recognized at your desk for your guest introduction.

This is the first time I've seen this week and I guess.

Welcome you. And Assemblywoman Addis, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

All right, colleagues and guests, I am honored to welcome San Luis Obispo's very own California Polytechnic State University, aka Cal Poly SLO, to the California State Assembly today. Thank you. I am joined on the Assembly floor by Cal Poly SLO President Jeff Armstrong, the longest serving President in California State University school system, Claire Franz, a mechanical engineering major from San Luis Obispo, and Ashley Waymeyer, her team placed second in the National Intercollegate Dairy Judging Contest.

Additionally in the gallery are Mrs. Sharon Armstrong, 15 Cal Poly SLO students who have won individual or team awards, and three ASI students and student leaders. So welcome today. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, located in my home County of San Luis Obispo, is part of the 23 campus California State University system and one of the best public universities in our nation. I would say Cal Poly SLO provides diverse opportunities for hands on research in areas such as agriculture, winemaking, and distinctive coastal ecosystems.

Cal Poly SLO is an educational leader with close proximity to tech industry and cultural hubs of Southern California and the Bay Area. As one of California's premier public universities, Cal Poly SLO enables students to do groundbreaking work that impacts our entire globe. And we are here today to celebrate and recognize the amazing achievements of these exceptional Cal Poly SLO students. These students are among the best and brightest at Cal Poly SLO. They're emblematic of the Learn by Doing motto and represent the excellence of this academic institution.

Each student has distinguished themselves as an individual or as part of a team that has received a coveted award. For example, Claire and her team won first place in the Society of Women Engineers team tech competition. And the students in the gallery representing each of the six Cal Poly colleges all received similar recognition in their academic or extracurricular discipline. So, congratulations to all of you.

I would like to thank my friend, President Jeff Armstrong, his Administration, and the incredibly hardworking faculty for Cal Poly, the incredibly hardworking faculty of Cal Poly for educating this exceptional group of students. So, colleagues, I ask that you please join me with a hearty applause to welcome and appreciate these bright minds that are cow poly students here in the gallery and up here on the floor and in the gallery.

Thank you. Ms. Addis. Welcome to the California State Assembly. And Assembly Member Lee, you're recognized at your desk for your guest introduction.

Good afternoon, Members. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce from my district, the alone Community College board chair Sue Chan. Alone community College Board trustee Lance Kwan, and our interim President, Superintendent of Alone Community College, Anthony De Salvo, who I am very proud that they are up here representing our Fremont community and thank them for their many, many years of service to our East Bay community. And please welcome them to the Assembly chamber. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Lee. And Assembly Member Essayli, you're recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to introduce and welcome to the chamber a few guests from my community who are here in the gallery. First, I'd like to introduce Riverside Chief of Police Larry Gonzalez, who is also President of RCOPS, which is the Association of Riverside County Chiefs of Police and sheriff. So thank you, chief. Also with us is Chief Bob Newman, chief of police of the City of Corona.

And also here is Chief Joe Del Judice, chief of the Bureau of Investigation with the Riverside County District Attorney's office. We thank each of them for their service to our community, and we welcome you to our California Assembly. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Essayli and Assemblymember Jones Sawyer. You are recognized for your guest introductions from the rear of the chamber.

Oh, there you go. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize Corey Evans Ayala for her retirement from the California State Legislature. Corey began her career in public service in 1985 as a legislative aide for Congressman Jean Chappie before interning at Assembly Member Lou Papan's district office, father of our colleague Diane Papan. In 1987, Corey began her career in Sacramento as an Assembly fellow with Assembly Member Bill Volante, Vice Chair of the Rules Committee.

She climbed through the ranks from legislative aide to Chief of Staff during her 35 year capital career. Impressive resume includes serving as Chief of Staff of five Democratic legislatures and legislators. You know how difficult that can be, including Sal Canela, Assemblymember Carol Migdon, Senator Michael Rubio, Senator Connie Laba, and Assembly Member Reginald Byron Jones Sawyer senior supported Members who represent Californians across 10 different regions and counties.

As evidence of her commitment to building up the next generation of Capitol staffers, Corey effectively mentored countless fellows and junior staffers over the years, built and maintained an extensive network of personal and professional relations with legislators, Executive branch, senior staff, stakeholders and staff within the Senate and the Assembly. She is a pillar, a pillar of the Capitol community.

When asked what she liked best about working in the Capitol, she responded, making California a better place for all who live here and working with so many brilliant and dedicated people. About her retirement, she said, I will miss the camaraderie, but I take the friendships with me. We'd like to thank Corey for her dedication, and we're going to give her this resolution. But most important, everybody on this floor should appreciate all those years that she gave to this body. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Jones Sawyer and we also have Assembly Member Soria who would like to speak on this guest introduction as well.

So, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Corya Yala. To me, standing today here for the first time to say a few words to congratulate her on her retirement is full circle. For those of you that don't know, I started here working in Sacramento as a capital fellow, Polanco fellow, actually, back in 2006, and I had the honor to be placed in the office where Corey Ayala was a Legislative Director at the time. So I started, she was my supervisor.

And I will say, when I think of Corey, I think of not only someone that is kind, caring, she's smart, witty. She has a great sense of style. But more importantly, as the Assembly Member mentioned, she took the time to mentor young people that came through her offices. And I was one of those young people that if I wouldn't have given the were not given the opportunity to work under her.

And then years later in 2012, she was the one that recruited me to move back home to the Central Valley to work for Senator Michael Rubio as his district Director. I don't think I would be here today. And so I do want to just acknowledge the incredible work that you gave to the State of California. California is better because you were part of some very important legislation. I had the opportunity to work with you on SB 60, the driver's license for undocumented immigrants.

So I was proud as a fellow to work on those bills that gave folks in the shadows an opportunity to have just some basic documents in our community. So I just want to congratulate you today.

I know what an outstanding not only staffer you were to many Members, but an incredible mom, because I had the opportunity to also see you try to balance that someone really dedicated to her professional career, but also, at the same time, not forgetting that you had three boys and your husband that needed you at home. I remember working on college apps and trying to help out to make sure that Evan and all the other boys continued on their education.

So it's awesome today to be here and to see not only your success, but their success. And that success really is attributed to the hard work that you gave, not only here in this building, but also at home. So congratulations. I know that you're going to do amazing things next, but again, I salute you for the work that you gave to this institution. And we're all better because of you. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Soria and Members, we have a birthday to announce, a happy early birthday to Assembly Member Boerner Horvath, whose birthday is this Wednesday, February 1.

And Members for our final guest introduction today. Again, Assemblymember Jones Sawyer, you are recognized at the rear of the chamber for this introduction. There you go.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is all always great when you get to honor not just one, but two women who've done great things for the State of California and dedicated their life. Today, I recognize and thank Commissioner Amanda Ray for over 33 years of service to the California Highway Patrol CHP.

She is the first woman and second black individual to serve as CHP Commissioner. Appointed in 2020 led to Highway Patrol during some of the most stressful crisis in recent history. Through the pandemic, blazing wildfires, and the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, Commissioner Ray maintained balance between service to the public and the health and safety of officers, ensured the agency was representative of California communities, and improved trust in the CHP.

Partnered with me to extend the organized Retail Crime Task Force, which has carried out 1296 investigation and recovered nearly $26 million worth of stolen goods. Accomplishments as Commissioner include serving as the special Response Team Tactical Commander during Super Bowl 50 and being selected into the FBI National Executive Institute Executive Leadership Training program. She is joined by acting Commissioners Sean Durry and Assistant commissioners Brandon Johnson and Troy Ducas, as well as family Members.

Again join me in honoring and welcoming to this floor and thanking Amanda Ray for her service as Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, and let us all wish her a well deserved retirement.

Thank you, Mr. Jones Sawyer and thank you, Commissioner Ray. Congratulations on your retirement. Members. We will be moving to business on the daily file and as a courtesy reminder, if you have not already, please turn your key to activate your voting mechanism.

And we will begin with Assembly third reading this is file item one, ACR 3. The Clerk will read

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 3 by Assembly Member Haney relative to physician and anesthesiologist Week

And Assembly Member Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today I present ACR 3, which designates the week of January 29 through February 4, 2023 as physician anesthesiologist Week. Physician anesthesiologists are guardians of patient safety in the operating room, the delivery room, the intensive care unit in pain management clinics, and on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Physician anesthesiologists undergo over 12 years of education and training to navigate critical life and death moments.

They also provide emergency services and serve as airway management experts for the sickest of patients diagnosed with and suffering from Covid-19 the California Society of Anesthesiologists, which represents more than 3000 physicians who specialize in anesthesiology and pain medicine is celebrating their 75th anniversary this week. They have taken proactive steps to promote patient safety and increase education about pain management, safe opioid use, and nonopioid alternatives to pain management.

To honor the work of anesthesiologists and CSA's 75th anniversary, I ask for your support on this resolution today and ask that the first roll call be open for co authors.

Thank you, Mr. Haney. And seeing no other Members wishing to address this resolution, the Clerk will open the roll for co authors. All Members who wish to be a co author, please signify by casting your vote. All Members who wish to be a co author on ACR three, please signify by casting your vote. The Clerk will close the roll. There are 68 co authors. Without objection, we will take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye. All those in favor say nay. The ayes have it. Resolution is adopted. And Assembly Member Haney, I believe you have guest introductions affiliated with this resolution.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And Members, I want to acknowledge several representatives from the California Society of Anesthesiologists, including their President, Ed Mariano, their legislative and practice affairs division chair, Todd Primac, and anesthesiologist residents from UC Davis. If you'll please join me in welcoming them to the chamber. They should be up here to the left.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Haney. Next, we have file item two. This is HR 5. The Clerk will read

House Resolution 5 by Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen and others relative to Lunar New Year.

And Assembly Member Nguyen. You are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is this on? There we go. Members, I rise today on behalf of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus to present to you HR 5 relative to Lunar New Year. I have to tell you that this holiday for us of those that celebrate the Lunar new year is one of the most important holiday for us the rest of the year. We have prepared the entire year for this holiday.

Many of us that celebrate Lunar New Year have cleaned our house before the midnight of January 22, which is the first day of Lunar new year from top to bottom. We've also done the laundry. For those of you that do laundry, that's like an entire episode, right?

And so I'm here also to thank you for those of you that were here to make into law AB 2596 last year, because that not only made the State of California recognize that as a national holiday, but also being that we are the first, the first in the nation to be able to recognize that as a holiday, and we hope that other states will follow suit as well, too. This year is the year of the rabbit and the year of the cat.

If you're a Vietnamese American, it is the year of the cat. And for those of you that don't know, we ask that you wear red so that you bring luck to yourself and your family, but also that you take the time to eat noodles and dumplings and go out there and support those local small businesses. It is my honor to wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year. And sir, I respectfully ask the role be open for co authors and urge for your aye vote if you want more luck towards your way.

Thank you, Ms. Nguyen. And as a Member, Lee, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members, I rise on behalf of the LGBTQ plus caucus to recognize HR 5 in celebration of Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations for the Asian American community, and it represents a joyous time to congregate with our families, remember our roots, and celebrate our heritage. 2023 is the year of the rabbit as well as the cat, and they symbolize longevity, peace and prosperity. Also, elements of symbols is, of course, what you're seeing here are these oranges.

In Chinese and Vietnamese culture, oranges, or citrus fruits that are orange, represent wealth and prosperity. Because they are homophonic, they sound the same as gold. So that is why we give you cumquats, why we give you oranges, and they wish you good luck and prosperity. And for the lgbt communities across the world, especially in Asia, our fight for equality continues.

We've made great strides in the recent past, with Taiwan becoming the first in Asia to legalize same sex marriage and Thailand making significant progress this year, there's still a lot more work of equality be done here abroad and here. Many folks within the API community and the LGBTQ community cannot, unfortunately, come back home for lunar year celebrations, being authentically who they are.

But I know in California, we recognize the grand family of California, recognize people for who they are, and even if their families are not ready to accept them, for they are. We are ready to accept them, for they are. And I ask my colleagues to co author this important resolution in support of API and our LGBTQ community. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Lee and Assemblywoman Rubio, you're recognized at your desk on the resolution.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise on behalf of the California Latino Legislative Caucus in support of House Resolution number 5. I also want to thank our colleagues from Elk Grove for authoring this resolution. For many API communities, celebrating the lunar year is a time of gathering with friends, family and loved ones in hopes of a new year of prosperity, happiness and good fortune. As we all know, California is home to more than 6 million API, who make up nearly 16% of our state's population.

This means that Lunar New Year is one of the biggest holidays for a significant number of Californians, a status recognized by the fact that most of us voted for a Bill last year authored by our colleague from Silicon Valley, making it an official state holiday. However, this is also a needed opportunity to commemorate the innocent lives we lost at the horrific mass shooting in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay.

The Monterey Park shooting is made all the more heartbreaking by the fact that it occurred on the eve of the Lunar New Year. However, instead of joyously celebrating the year of the rabbit or the Year of the Cat for our Vietnamese American community, we must also add mourning and grieving for the lost lives. Let me be clear. No one should ever have to fear for their lives or safety in a gathering with family and community to celebrate their culture's most cherished holidays.

I and the rest of the Latino caucus stand with our colleagues in the API Legislative caucus in solidarity against the horrific violence we saw in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. This is particularly important in light of the increased targeted violence and discrimination faced by the API community in recent years. As the Members representing the neighboring. I'm sorry.

As the Member representing the neighboring district, I also want to give special recognition to our Assembly colleague from Alhambra for his steadfast leadership in expressing the grief his community is experiencing. To our colleagues in the API caucus, please know that you have allies in the Latino caucus who are standing with you, who are sending the API community love and compassion, and who are ready to work with you to make these all too common tragedies a thing of the past. Thank you. And I join our colleague from Elk Grove in respectfully asking for an aye vote on House Resolution number 5. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Rubio and Assembly Member Jones Sawyer. You're recognized on the resolution.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of the California Legislative Black Caucus, I rise in support of hr five celebrating Lunar New Year. This holiday is observed by billions of people around the world and nearly 6 million Asian and Pacific Islander Californians. This two week celebration is marked by themes of reunion and hope for the new year.

Unfortunately, on January 22, during the first day of this joyous holiday, tragedy struck the community of Monterey Park in Los Angeles, where 11 souls lost their lives to the hands of a mass shooter. Within days, another tragedy in Northern California claimed the lives of seven victims. We must let you know now and forever. And going forward, our hearts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those affected. We recommend we recommit ourselves to enacting policies that uphold the public safety.

It is really important that you understand that the Black Caucus not only stands in solidarity now, and not only did we stand in solidarity now for what has happened, that we'll stand in solidarity in the future for whatever we need to do to make sure that this doesn't never happen again. I want to thank my colleagues for bringing this measure forward. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on HR five.

Thank you, Mr. Jones Sawyer and Assemblywoman Quirk Silva, you're recognized on the resolution.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on behalf of the Legislative Women's Caucus in support of HR 5, which celebrates the 2023 Lunar New Year. Happy New year. Gung hay fat choy. Lunar Year New Year is a time for families and communities to come together, reflect on the past, and pay respect to elders and ancestors. It's also a time to celebrate the many contributions made by the API communities for their contributions culturally, civically, and economically.

As we redefine what it means to be Americans and what democracy looks like, we must be vigilant in our quest to ensure that all communities enjoy the peace and freedoms that are integral to the American way of life, especially in these current times when Asian Americans across the country are experiencing heightened discrimination, bullying, harassment, and horrific acts of gun violence. This is the year of the rabbit and the cat, and today I'm very lucky as I'm in red.

And we know when we look at the rabbit, it's about hope and strength, longevity, peace and prosperity. May the new year bring with it the opportunity for each of us to create joy, spread love, and promote healing and understanding. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Quirk Silva and Assembly Member Haney, you're recognized on the resolution.

Thank you, speaker and Members. And thank you to our colleague from Elk Grove and to all the Members of the API Caucus. I rise today on behalf of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, as well as the proud representative of the nation's oldest and largest Chinatown to recognize and celebrate the Lunar new year. The Jewish caucus is proud to celebrate with communities and caucuses of all faiths and backgrounds and to participate in the long standing cultural traditions of many of our Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

The Lunar New Year is a sacred and celebratory occasion for many of our API friends and neighbors. It is an honor to witness the celebration of these value, traditions and we are especially proud that we are finally recognizing Lunar New Year as an official state holiday alongside the state's nearly 2.5 million API Californians. API history has long been a part of the tapestry of Jewish history. The Jewish and API communities have a rich history of solidarity, support and shared values.

In 1885, a Jewish immigrant in San Francisco named Sigmund Danielwitz spoke out at what was to become the California Labor Federation. He called for tolerance and respect towards the Chinese community and helped to spark a mobilization for both communities to recognize their shared adversity and display open and active solidarity. That legacy continues today. We are motivated by the partnerships between our communities who continue to stand up for each other and build bridges through shared ideals. Unfortunately, our communities also share a rising threat of hate.

We recognize that API Americans continue to face the hardships as a result of targeted and hate motivated violence, but we are deeply moved by the resilience and courage of our API neighbors and families. The spirit of courage grows more still when it is fostered between diverse people, forging deep and unbreakable bonds on the Lunar new Year. The custom is to wish a happy and healthy new year.

While each community faces similar challenges as well as their distinct own, the Jewish community stands in strong solidarity and renews our commitment to ending hate and violence, promoting tolerance and mutual respect, and celebrating the heritage of progress of our communities. As we enter the year of the rabbit and the year of the cat, we offer our sincere wishes that the symbols of these animals, peace, hope, courage and kindness, will be found in abundance throughout the year.

In that spirit and on behalf of the Jewish caucus, I respectfully urge support for HR 5 and wish you all a happy Lunar New Year. Sunny Gung hay fat choy thank you.

Mr. Haney and Assembly Member Gipson, you're recognized on resolution.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Members, I concur with what my colleagues have already indicated as we celebrate Lunar New Year's, the year of the rabbit, and also cat, this celebration is filled with culture and also tradition that centers around hope and fortune and prosperity. As what my colleagues have already made mention refuse to be redundant.

It's a time also that we reflect on those who've lost their lives in this horrific shootings that has taken our API brothers and Sisters' lives, away in Monterey Park and also the half moon bay. Enough is enough. And so we want to really celebrate this time next year with all the caucuses who've raised their microphones on this floor and work together to do everything that we can to make sure these atrocities doesn't happen in California.

California is a great state, and I believe if we continue to work together that we will see fewer and fewer of these kinds of incidents. So I stand in solidarity with my brothers and sisters in the API caucus and thank my colleague from Elk Grove for the nice gifts that she provided for me and all of us. And I respectfully ask for a strong aye vote on HR five.

Thank you, Mr. Gipson. And Assembly Member Ramos, you're recognized on the resolution.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise as chair of the California Native American Legislative Caucus to join in recognizing the Lunar new year, which began Sunday, January 22. The Lunar New Year is a time of celebration for so many in the Asian community and beyond. Celebrated by millions. It is one of the most important events of the year among eastern and Southeast Asian cultures.

It is time to come together to look forward with hope to the arrival of spring and promise of a new year. In that spirit, we join in that message of unity, joy, and hope for our region and all of California and the world. To that I say eviyakai hakapai in supporting HR 5. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramos. And Assemblywoman Carrillo, you are recognized at your desk on the resolution.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise in strong support of HR 5. And I know a lot of words have been said about the occurrences at Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park. And sadly, it is not the first time I've had the immense privilege of representing Chinatown, the second largest Chinatown in California, passing San Francisco. And in last year's budget, we were able to allocate $5 million to what will be the unity Garden commemorating the 1871 Chinese massacre in Los Angeles.

When we do the ribbon cutting, I'd like to invite all of you to come in solidarity and support our AAPI brothers and sisters. And remember that the history of our communities are often repeated, unfortunately. But we also have an immense opportunity to bring hope to our community and to say that we are all in this together.

I want to give a special shout out to Dr. Gay Yuan, who's on the board of the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles, who's done an incredible job of bridging communities across Los Angeles to ensure that we celebrate and honor each other's history. So again, thank you all so much. And I rise again in strong support of HR five, Gung hay fat choy.

Thank you, Ms. Carrillo. And seeing no other Members wishing to speak on the item, if there's anything further, Ms. Nguyen, would you like to close?

Yes, sir. Thank you very much. Members, if you did not wear red today, we got you. On behalf of the Asian American Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, you will find in your office, on your desk, a branch from a cumquat tree and cumquats for us represent good luck and prosperity. We sprinkled some good luck and prosperity for all of you today to ensure that you got some good luck, there's more. On your desk you will find a red envelope.

In addition to the red envelopes, also some tangerines. Inside the red envelope you will find a quarter and this coin is very special to us because this coin will be, for the very first time, has somebody that is very important to us. Miss Anna May Wong, who has been known in Hollywood for decades, who has appeared in over 60 films, including, including Peter Pan in its early rendition in the 1920s.

Members, not only is she known in Hollywood, but the very famous Lucy Liu, who dedicated her Hollywood Walk of Fame speech to her. This is the fifth coin, the fifth coin in American women Quarters program. I'll end it by saying this since Members have said, gang Hei Fat Choi, I'll end it in my native tongue, which is Jokmang Namai. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Nguye. And I know, Ms. Nguyen, you had asked the first role be open for co authors. The Clerk will open the role. All those who wish to be a co author, please signify by pressing your button. Members, this is for co authors. The Clerk will close the role. There are 73 co authors and without objection, we will take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.

Members, we have one more item on file today. This is file item three, ACR four. The Clerk will read

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 4 by Assembly Member Addis and others. Relative to positive parenting Awareness Month

And Assembly Member Addis, you're recognized for your open.

Good afternoon, colleagues. Today, I'm honored to present Assembly Concurrent Resolution for declaring January as Positive Parenting Awareness Month statewide for the fourth year in a row. The future health and prosperity of California depends on what we do for our children and our families today. Investing in families and providing early childhood support, parenting education and access to services can improve child development and educational achievement, allow children to reach their highest potential, and mitigate the risk of child maltreatment.

Decades of research have proven that the quality of parenting and caregiving during childhood is one of the most powerful predictors of future social, emotional, physical and behavioral health. Yet many parents and caregivers begin this lifetime job of raising children feeling under prepared, socially isolated, or unable to reach out for support. So positive parenting therefore strengthens family relationships. It increases parent and caregiver confidence it helps build emotional resilience it develops problem solving skills, and it helps families cope with the stress that can have lifetime effects.

The trauma of racial injustice, of gun violence, of the pandemic, of the climate crisis, of the housing shortage, of the rising cost of living, and other issues are real and can heighten the risk of family conflict, challenging behaviors and cause mental health issues for children and parents and caregivers. And we know that mental health and well being are inextricably linked to healthy family, school, and community environments and that family and community based behavioral health services are critically important.

So positive parenting programs are therefore a protective factor that can prevent or mitigate the effects of trauma and adversity that many families across the state are experiencing. Families can benefit from a toolkit of proven strategies and receive support from various positive parenting programs in many counties and tribes through numerous organizations and individual practitioners. Thanks to local partnership with first five commissions, community based organizations, local governments, tribal nations, health and human service providers, schools, libraries, higher education institutions, child welfare agencies, family resource centers, and parent leaders.

Most importantly, the Governor's Master Plan for Kid's Mental Health highlights investments to address urgent mental health supports for children and youth, especially in underserved and marginalized communities, and creates an inclusive framework for supporting prevention and early intervention of mental health challenges. So I am thankful to the service providers in my district for implementing positive parenting programming and providing critical services to children and families.

For example, the family services team at Transitions Mental Health positive Triple P, Positive Parenting Program, classes in San Luis Obispo are free of charge and have been provided for the last four years in English and Spanish. And in the last two years, 83 parents and caregivers have participated in these classes. In the process, the tools and philosophies of positive parenting have become an indispensable part of family services programs. And so for these reasons, I am proud to author and present ACR 4 today and invite you to join me in that support. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Ms. Addis and seeing no other Members wishing to speak on this item, Ms. Addis, would you like the first role to be open for co authors?

Yes, please.

Very well. The Clerk will open the roll. Members, this is for co authors. All those who wish to be a co author, please signify by casting your vote. All those who wish to be a co author, please signify by casting your vote. Their Clerk will close the roll. There are 73 coauthors, and without objection, we will take a voice vote on the measure. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.

Members, in the absence of objection, the quorum call is lifted. We have a few adjournments in memory on file today, so we ask that if you are staying for adjournments in memory, that you give respectful attention to those Members. Otherwise, please take your conversations off the floor. And the majority leader will be assembling a group of Members at the front for a quick photo. We'll resume with adjourns in memory in just a moment.

Members, we will now be moving to our adjournments in memory, and I ask that you give respectful attention to those who are granted prior permission to speak today on adjournments in memory. And we'll begin with Assemblywoman Dixon. You're recognized at your desk for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you. I rise today to adjourn in memory of Supervisor Bill Steiner, who passed away December 152022. I knew Bill well. In fact, Bill was one of the first and earliest people who encouraged me to begin my public service by running for the Newport Beach City Council, and he enjoyed following my career up until December. He is greatly missed and was loved by many. He has survived by his five children, 16 grandchildren, one great grandchild.

His family was the center of his life and his pride and joy. Bill was a fun loving character who never took himself too seriously, but he always put service above self. Bill First began his dedication to others as a Member of the Boy Scouts, then went on to earn his master's degree in social work at USC. His service to the community carried into his support for children of adoption as the Director of Good Samaritan Center's Children Agency.

He also led a public private partnership and raised eight and a half $1.0 million to develop the Orangewood Children's Home in Orange County and became the Director. From there, Bill went on to become the Executive Director of the Orangewood foundation, where he raised millions of dollars for vulnerable children in his community. Despite having served hundreds of children, Bill always made time to learn and connect with each of them. Many of them say Bill greatly influenced their lives.

He led a fulfilling career by transforming the lives of underserved children nationwide. He gave them hope and comfort for a brighter future. Many of the children Bill served in his foundation went on to continue his work protecting vulnerable children. Bill served on the Orange Unified School District and the Orange City Council. He was appointed to the Orange County Board of Supervisors in 1993 by Governor Pete Wilson and went on to serve as Chairman of the Board.

After his reelection, he was a great asset to our community and helped lead Orange County back from financial disaster after it filed for bankruptcy in 1994. After his time serving on the board, he continued to make it a priority to serve his community. He served on the Juvenile Justice Commission. After being appointed by the presiding judge of the Superior Court, he served on the board of directors for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

He received countless awards for his devotion to the well being of children, including the Commissioner's award for the prevention of child Abuse and neglect by the US Department of Health and Human Services. In his spare time, Bill taught political science at UC Irvine, public policy at USC, and child abuse awareness at Chapman University. Educating the next generation of community leaders was vital to Bill. In 2019, he received the Orangewood Foundation's Crystal Vision Award for his dedication to helping abused and neglected children. We mourn his passing but take great inspiration from his life and devotion to others as one of the greatest child advocates of his generation. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Dixon and Assembly Member Bryan, you're recognized at your desk for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. Today I ask that we adjourn in the memory of Jackie Hawthorne. On January 16 of this year, we said goodbye to a beloved Member of our community, Jacqueline Hawthorne. Jackie, or Miss Jackie as I called her, lived, worked, and served in the Los Angeles community for over 60 years. She was born the eldest of five siblings in Huntsville, Texas.

When she was nine years old, her family relocated to California. She graduated with honors from Abraham Lincoln High School and graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Science in administrative science. She married the love of her life, Addison Hawthorne, and was a mother to three children. Addison, Valerie, Hillary. She purchased her home in Baldwin Hills in 1973 and was an active Member of the community and local government until her very last days shortly after her retirement in 1992.

If you could call it a retirement because in Los Angeles, you couldn't convince us Jackie had retired. She partnered with the incredible Celestine Palmer to establish the Los Angeles African American Women Political Action Committee, Law Pack. The first of its kind in California, Law Pack is still thriving today. Many of the legislators here in this state house and in Congress and in political office across California owe a lot to Jackie Hawthorne. Over the years, Jackie was also an active Member of the Crenshaw United Methodist Church.

As part of her work with Crenshaw United, Jackie worked on projects to meet the needs of the local community, including the construction of affordable housing. Jackie's political activism and advocacy work over the years is legendary in Los Angeles. She volunteered her expertise to a wide range of organizations, including Karen Bass's congressional council, the NAACP, the California, and the LA County democratic parties. She was a 2008 Obama and a 2016 Clinton delegate to the California Democratic Convention.

She was a Member of the Biden African American Financial Leadership Council. She was a Member of an organization, Citizens for Accountable Leadership, a Member of the New Frontier Democratic Club, and so many other positions. When Jackie was ever asked why you do all this, she would explain that she gives back because God has blessed her so with loving family and friends, including her three beautiful children.

Her favorite scripture was Micah 6:8, which states, he has shown you, o mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. I read all my talking points today, which is uncharacteristic of me, because if I said it from emotion, I probably would have cried. I've been in office long enough to recognize one woman of the year. Jackie Hawthorne was my Woman of the Year.

Jackie Hawthorne passed away on my birthday. Whenever I would walk into a room, Jackie would always light up, send me that love from whatever corner she was in. And she would say, my Assemblyman. We threw her a huge party when we made her Woman of the Year. We didn't know she was sick then, but she got all of her flowers from the community on that day. And I'm so happy that we did that. Los Angeles, California. And I will miss Jackie Hawthorne.

Thank you, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Jones Sawyer, on this adjournment in memory.

And I personally want to thank Assembly Member Bryan for adjourning in Jackie's memory. Jackie Hawthorne, like, for, I was going to say, many of us. I will say for all of us in the black community in Los Angeles, especially South Los Angeles. She was the one that would come to us when she thought we weren't doing what we're supposed to do and make sure we did what we're supposed to do.

And she had such the sweetest voice that you could ever hear. She never yelled at you, but it was worse when she talked to you. It was almost like she did yell at you. Woman had so much class. It was unbelievable. And she showed me, and she showed Mr. Brian what it is to be a servant leader in the community. And we don't have a lot of those coming up through the ranks.

And I'm just sorry that a lot of young people won't be able to experience what I experienced, that kind of mentorship, to show me the way you're supposed to be when you're in these positions right now. And she made everybody accountable, and she didn't care who you were. She made everybody accountable to the people in Los Angeles.

And so not only are we going to miss her, there's a big hole in the community right now, and Mr. Bryan and I are going to do our best to fill it. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Jones. Sawyer.

Assembly Member Grayson, you're recognized at your desk for your adjournment in memory.

Mr. Speaker, Members, I rise to adjourn in memory of Brenda Mckinley, a resident of Pittsburgh who passed away this past December on the 16th at the young age of 59. She was just five days shy of her 60th birthday. Ms. Mckinley graduated from Pittsburgh High School in 1981, enjoying her time as a Pittsburgh high pirate where she played volleyball and kept stats for the school's track and field team.

After high school, Brenda attended classes at Los Madano's community college and began working as a customer service representative at Montgomery Ward in Pleasant Hill. A natural people person, she always loved to help, and Ms. Mckinley spent 27 years of her life working in customer service and retail and in banking before changing careers and becoming an in home caregiver to those who could no longer care for themselves. Brenda quickly gained experience in her new role and took joy in building a genuine connection with her clients.

Often they were seniors who needed help with daily activities or family caregivers who needed respite from their duties. Caregiving was something that Brenda had done all of her life, especially before changing into her profession or making it her profession. A godmother to many before becoming a parent, Brenda loved children, and in 1996, she was blessed with her daughter Alexandra, whom she loved more than anything in the world.

The social butterfly of her community, Brenda was a kind and loving woman who remembered everyone's birthdays, anniversaries, helped plan celebrations, and showed up with an infectious smile, a kind word and a gift to all the sporting events, competitions and graduations for the kids that are in her life. Friends of Miss. Mckinley described her as a fiercely loyal friend and note that if Brenda came into your life, she cared about you and there was nothing that she would not do for you or for your kids.

You were her family. If you needed her, Brenda would always show up to be there for you. Through her work and community support, Ms. Mckinley conveyed positivity, compassion and empathy, and who her family, friends and many in Pittsburgh and even beyond will miss Brenda Mckinley is survived by her daughter Alexandra her mother Savannah, her older brother Calvin her nephew Calvin Jr. Her nieces Chanel and Shannon, who serves as chief in an Assembly office here, and a number of other family Members, best friends who were like family and community of people who loved her very, very much. I ask that this house adjourn in the memory of Brenda Mckinley.

Thank you, Mr. Grayson. Members, please bring the names to the desk to be printed in the journal. All requests to adjourn in the memory will be dean read and printed in the journal. Moving to announcements. The session schedule is as follows. Tuesday, January 31, is check in session. Wednesday, February 1, also check in session. And Thursday, February 2, floor session at 09:00 a.m. Seeing and hearing no further business, I am ready to entertain a motion to adjourn.

Mr. Lowenthal moves and Mr. Gallagher seconds that this house stand adjourned until Thursday, February 2, at 09:00 a.m. Thank.