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• </c><00:30:47.159><c> program</c> our election security Navigator program our election security Navigator
• </c><00:30:52.120><c> Bill</c> our election security Navigator Bill our election security Navigator Bill
• </c> Residency challenge in house district Residency challenge in house district 40b<00:50:06.599><c>
• </c> 40b and the co contest in house district 40b and the co contest in house district 54a<00:50:09.760
• </c><01:12:32.480><c> as</c> election there's a school district as election there's a school district

Committee: Senate Elections

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• I still counsel them and have given them the ability to navigate the system.
• I still counseled them and have given them the ability to navigate the system.
• And so in order for us to really look at things differently, like I know some of the school districts
• We need an office that can work with school districts, K-12.
• We need to— We need the districts.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• We are living longer, but we are also spending more years in poor health, navigating serious health conditions
• Folks needed someone who would show up and listen to what they were going through and help them navigate
• serving as principal for Almani High School and later superintendent of the Almaty Union High School District
• Following his retirement, David continued to serve the school district as a dedicated ambassador, through
• obligation bond measure, which passed and advanced long-term improvements for his beloved school district

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journals, referred AB 1457 to Rules, and moved SB 1241 and SB 1422 to the inactive file. The chamber then considered two gubernatorial appointments: Tanya Pacheco Werner to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board and Dr. Paulette Brown-Hines to the California Transportation Commission. Both nominees were presented by Senator Grove, received unanimous support, and were confirmed by roll call votes of 34-0 and 36-0, respectively. The Senate also took up SR 104 by Senator Becker, a resolution recognizing healthy aging and longevity research as a public health and economic priority for California. Supporters argued that aging drives chronic disease, that California’s growing older population will increase health care needs, and that the state should lead in prevention, early intervention, and research partnerships. Senator Weber Pearson emphasized health equity concerns, including disparities affecting Black Californians and underrepresented communities in clinical research. SR 104 passed unanimously, 35-0. After adoption, Senator Becker introduced guests from USC, UC Berkeley, the Buck Institute, and other longevity and health organizations. Committee announcements followed, including upcoming meetings of Energy, Utilities and Communications; Military and Veterans Affairs; and Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection. The Senate then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for Larry Vane, a Pacific Palisades community volunteer who helped with wildfire recovery, and David Sandell, an educator, coach, National Guard veteran, and school administrator. The session concluded after completion of the daily file, with the Senate set to reconvene on June 11, 2026.

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• Um things of navigating sexual health? Um things like<00:04:33.520><c> that.
• If it's charged in district court, we'll have to have a preliminary hearing where a district court judge
• If it's charged in district court, we'll have to have a preliminary hearing where a district court judge
• I'm the state representative for House District 66.
• Uh, Kevin Jackson, representing District 20, Bowling Green and Warren County.

Committee: House Judiciary

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• This ties back into my district in Moorhead, where American Crystal Sugar has one of these digestors.
• uh in Morehead back into my district uh in Morehead where<00:56:44.039><c> American</c><00:56:44.480
• Navigating the faculty of Minnesota farm business management is certainly part of Keith and I's role
• the The Faculty of Minnesota navigating the The Faculty of Minnesota farm<01:30:10.840><c> business<
• And then our diversified farms are certainly handling and navigating the situation a little bit more

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• Louis Park district.
• </c> other parents and surrounding districts other parents and surrounding districts um<00:24:20.640>
• </c> anti-parent atmosphere in the district anti-parent atmosphere in the district that<00:24:26.520>
• </c><00:24:34.399><c> who</c> other parents in other districts who other parents in other districts who
• </c> instructing my child how to navigate instructing my child how to navigate through<01:13:49.199><

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• Hi, Michele Peña, District 23.
• State Representative Justin Wilmeth, District 2, North Phoenix.
• If you know where Deer Valley Airport is, that's the heart of my district.
• Representative Carbone, District 25, I think, as Rep. Travers just said.
• More importantly, welcome to my district. It is an honor to sit on this committee.

Committees: House International Trade , House House International Trade Committee of Reference

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• In our region, even Merced County doesn't even have a flood control district.
• south, my district is a little bit larger than New Hampshire.
• Irrigation District and others on the Salton Sea and the New River.
• And if there’s a challenge in my district with respect to DWR or CDFA in my district, that means that
• Navigating nuisances like weeds and pests.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the state of agricultural production in California, with opening remarks from the Senate and Assembly Agriculture Committee chairs and Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry emphasizing agriculture’s economic importance and the need for stronger state investment. They highlighted concerns about water scarcity, labor shortages, rising costs, extreme weather, tariffs, pesticide and regulatory pressures, and the lack of agricultural funding in recent climate-related allocations. Aguiar-Curry also urged immediate action on the glassy-winged sharpshooter outbreak, which CDFA said would cost about $18.5 million annually to detect, monitor, and eradicate. The first panel featured CDFA and the Department of Water Resources. CDFA described California agriculture as a $61.2 billion industry producing more than 400 commodities, but also noted farm bankruptcies, rising input and compliance costs, climate stress, trade issues, and crop removals in vineyards and almonds. DWR focused on hydrologic variability, snowpack decline, groundwater overdraft, subsidence, and SGMA implementation, and discussed tools such as forecast-informed reservoir operations, groundwater recharge, basin characterization, and the 2028 water plan update. Members asked about immediate legislative priorities, flood response after 2023, Prop. 4 and greenhouse gas reduction funding, and regulatory alignment; officials pointed to pest control, science-based water management, affordability, infrastructure, and better coordination across agencies. The second panel examined water, climate, and resource sustainability. PPIC presented estimates that SGMA, climate change, and environmental regulations could reduce irrigation water in the San Joaquin Valley by about 20% by 2040, potentially requiring 500,000 to 900,000 acres of fallowing and affecting billions in agricultural GDP and tens of thousands of jobs. UC Merced discussed practical adaptation tools including FIRO, managed aquifer recharge, on-farm recharge, land repurposing, agrivoltaics, and crop flexibility. The Agricultural Energy Consumers Association argued that energy costs are unsustainable, that electricity and natural gas rates are rising sharply, and that state programs supporting climate-smart agriculture, biomass, and food processing need more funding and coordination. Members and witnesses discussed how limited Prop. 4 and GGRF dollars might be used for recharge, conveyance, subsidence mitigation, and regulatory improvements. The final panel addressed workforce innovation and the future of food production. Industry representatives said food and fiber processors cannot pass along rising costs from energy, labor, workers’ compensation, packaging rules, and compliance mandates, and warned that SGMA-driven land fallowing, pest pressure, and abandoned orchards threaten small farms and processing jobs. The Almond Alliance called for periodic review of regulations, stronger invasive species response, and targeted support for orchard removal, ag burn alternatives, and water efficiency. The California Farmworker Foundation described its work providing health, education, and civil assistance services to farmworkers in multiple counties, including health navigation, field-based clinics, and food support, and stressed the needs of an aging labor force and food insecurity in rural communities. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with members and witnesses discussing possible future legislation and funding priorities.

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• </c><00:46:03.200><c> the</c> Minnesota that struggle to navigate the Minnesota that struggle to navigate
• Currently, they're allowed to create a navigable, think of it as a driveway to the lake, right?
• Currently, they're allowed to create a navigable, think of it as a driveway to the lake, right?
• Navigable depth.
• Navigable, think of it as a driveway to the lake, right?

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• capital to navigate these very... who can navigate, but not all schools have the capital, the professional
• capital to navigate these very complicated processes.
• I want to ask if you would be willing to travel to my district and visit the senior centers in my district
• Out through my district through 10 chapters.
• We need to be helpful in that local district-by-district, community-by-community approach, making sure

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• And that's really important for us to digest because many of us go back into our... districts and are
• Navigating higher education without a financial safety net and without the guidance of family members
• As a first-generation college graduate, navigating higher education was not easy.
• as well as the Pioneer Union Elementary School District up in Butte County.
• We have informed the districts of that option.

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• to meet with the committed public servants who provide court services to the constituents in your district
• Some of you have visited more than once, some of you in more than one jurisdiction in your district,
• we have made great strides in upholding these principles, and the judiciary remains committed to navigating
• Committed to navigating through the obstacles I have highlighted and safeguarding these principles for
• invite members and invite a guest for a reception with the Chief Justice across the street at the 3rd District

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• to meet with the committed public servants who provide court services to the constituents in your district
• Some of you have visited more than once, some of you in more than one jurisdiction in your district,
• we have made great strides in upholding these principles, and the judiciary remains committed to navigating
• Committed to navigating through the obstacles I have highlighted and safeguarding these principles for
• invite members and invite a guest for a reception with the Chief Justice across the street at the 3rd District

Summary: The Legislature recessed into a joint convention for the 2026 State of the Judiciary, escorted the California Supreme Court justices to the rostrum, and heard remarks from legislative leaders and Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero. The speakers emphasized judicial independence, the rule of law, and the importance of the courts as a co-equal branch of government. The Chief Justice framed her address as a calm report on the judiciary’s work and major challenges, while thanking legislative and executive partners for collaboration. Chief Justice Guerrero highlighted several policy and operational issues facing the courts. She urged continued support for remote proceedings, noting more than 6 million remote hearings since 2022 and strong user satisfaction, and discussed the CARE Act’s statewide implementation, including petition and agreement numbers and the recent expansion to cover certain bipolar disorders. She also raised concerns about judicial security and privacy, threats and negative rhetoric toward judges, courthouse access issues tied to federal immigration enforcement, and the need for more judgeships and funding in high-need counties such as Riverside and San Bernardino. She also discussed the judiciary’s response to artificial intelligence, including guidance on generative AI, deepfakes, and evidence admissibility, and reported corrective actions after the troubled February 2025 bar exam, including scoring adjustments, expanded provisional licensing, and a return to in-person testing. Additional points included proposed ongoing funding for trial courts, long-standing judicial salary disparities, and the Judicial Council’s 100th anniversary. No votes were taken; the joint convention concluded with the address ordered printed in the Journal and an invitation to a reception for members and guests.

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• My name is Paul Feeney, I'm the State Senator from the Bristol and Norfolk District and Senate co-chair
• and of course committee members as well for jumping on in what I know is a busy day across your district
• Got us through this historic record-breaking storm yesterday in many of our districts in the Commonwealth
• As part of FORCE, I also work as a peer navigator, and I talk to a lot of other people.
• As part of FORCE, I also work as a peer navigator, and I talk to a lot of other people that carry similar

Bills: H5112 , S2921 , H4914

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

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• Once the district court makes that ruling, then things can proceed from there. Okay.
• Without a doubt, it is the most desperate plea that I ever have to deal with in my district.
• in my district that those bills continue to be used against.
• How am I going to navigate these things that are really hard?
• So I just wonder how we navigate that from a policy perspective, and how do you know?

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• Metro and my district have just started using these cameras and have been experiencing the same benefits
• The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District will be considering a support position on Wednesday.
• This is a huge concern in my district, and I would like to be a co-author. Love to have you.
• We'll make it easier for users to navigate across multiple transit agencies.
• We'll make it easier for users to navigate across multiple transit agencies.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard six bills. AB 1837 (Gonzalez) would remove the sunset on transit agencies’ authority to use forward-facing cameras to enforce parking violations in bus lanes and at bus stops. The author and supporters from transit agencies, Streets for All, and the California Police Chiefs Association said the program improves bus reliability, safety, and access for riders, especially seniors and people with disabilities. Some members raised concerns about automated enforcement error rates and due process, but the bill was advanced on a due pass motion to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 1944 (Lee), presented by Assemblymember Arreguín, would delay implementation of declining axle-weight limits for zero-emission buses while keeping the existing final cap in place. Supporters, including the California Transit Association and several transit agencies, said heavier batteries are needed for longer-range zero-emission buses and the delay would help agencies comply with clean transit goals. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 1599 (Arreguín) would require Caltrans to create a centralized statewide transit stop registry with standardized stop information. Move LA, AARP, Streets for All, and others supported the measure, saying it would improve trip planning, data consistency, and accessibility for riders; the bill also passed to Appropriations. AB 1608 (Wilson) would expand the California High-Speed Rail Office of the Inspector General’s authority, including hiring and contracting flexibility and a requirement to publish reports with limited confidentiality protections. The author, the Inspector General, and the First Amendment Coalition said the bill would improve oversight and transparency while protecting sensitive information; it passed to Judiciary. AB 1613 (Wilson) would create a mandatory off-highway vehicle safety and stewardship course for access to off-highway lands starting in 2029. Supporters from the off-road community said the bill was developed through stakeholder safety summits and would reduce accidents and protect public lands; it passed to Water, Parks, and Wildlife. AB 1662 (Wilson) would require DMV points for certain offenses that are dismissed through diversion programs, which supporters framed as a needed accountability measure for dangerous driving and opponents from ACLU Cal Action criticized as undermining diversion and harming low-income drivers. The bill passed to Appropriations. Final roll calls showed each bill advancing, with AB 1662 receiving the strongest support and the other measures also moving forward despite some no votes on AB 1837, AB 1944, AB 1608, and AB 1613.

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• Steve Wallach on behalf of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District in support, as well as the Napa
• The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District will be considering a support position on Wednesday.
• This is a huge concern in my district, and I would like to be a co-author. Love to have you.
• We'll make it easier for users to navigate across multiple transit agencies.
• We'll make it easier for users to navigate across multiple transit agencies.

Committee: House Transportation

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• One in my district in together.
• In communities like House District 17, where many residents are already navigating economic vulnerability
• 17. people of House District 17, where many people of House District 17, where many residents<01:27:
• are District 17, where many residents are already<01:28:44.800><c> navigating</c><01:28:45.440><c> economic
• </c> already navigating economic already navigating economic vulnerability,<01:28:47.440><c> exposure

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• special district language of the bill?
• To my district, thank you. To the district, thank you. To the work.
• Ben comes is in Repredondo's district. The H.A.
• This bill creates the University Town Center Improvement District, which is an independent special district
• This district is an opportunity to address flooding in a commercial district that was recently impacted

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• </c> district court on misdemeanor charges. district court on misdemeanor charges.
• </c><00:24:40.799><c> and</c> misdemeanors and felons in district and misdemeanors and felons in district
• So most of the money has been spent on these creatures called case navigators that help navigate the
• </c> that's what's happening on the district that's what's happening on the district court<01:39:26.800
• </c><02:03:20.000><c> because</c> position for a case navigator because position for a case navigator