Caroline Menjivar — Senator Menjivar is referenced as someone whose hearings are detail-oriented.
Caroline Menjivar — The speaker addresses the chair as 'Chair Menjivar.'
Caroline Menjivar — Was greeted by the Deputy Director at the start of the remote services presentation.
Caroline Menjivar — The speaker thanks Senator Menjivar for listening to community concerns.
Caroline Menjivar — Senator Caroline Menjivar is directly addressed and thanked multiple times for attending the rally, listening to constituents, and serving as a strong advocate for them.
Anna Alonso — Bakersfield resident and family member of three individuals who depend on income support services.
Janie Whiteford — Executive director of SECA, California IHSS Consumer Alliance, beginning testimony.
Kate Laddish — President of the California IHSS Consumer Alliance and related county advisory roles; opposes the proposed cuts.
Christy Madden — L.A. County IHSS user whose ability to work and avoid institutionalization depends on IHSS.
Cindy Soto — L.A. County IHSS user who could be left without basic care if hours are reduced.
Mark Gordon — Mark Gordon of Butte County is described as an IHSS user who uses the full 283 hours per month and works to help people every day. The discussion then continues by noting that cost-shifting could make him appear to be a financial liability to the county he loves, reinforcing the broader point about how policy changes could negatively characterize people like him.
Nuni Madda — Yolo County resident who lost Medi-Cal during redetermination and whose caregiver's paycheck depends on the IHSS residual program.
Chrissy — Nuni Madda's wife and caregiver, whose paycheck would be affected.
Christina Ramma Leffman — Testified that she lives in Alameda County, is a member of the LTSS for All Coalition, and has benefited from IHSS since 2019.
Jessica Lehman — Identified herself as being with Canary Resistance, Hand in Hand, and the LTSS for All Coalition.
Dolores Sejada — Organizing director for Marin Center for Independent Living; opposed cuts to backup provider programs and supported legislation protecting access.
Brittany Hernandez-Wilson — Introduced herself as a disabled home care organizer with Hand in Hand and the LTSS for All Grassroots Coalition.
Christine O'Keefe — Introduces herself, describes her disability, work as a mentor, and says support has allowed her to live independently.
Emily Dyson — Identified as the speaker's IHSS provider and the person whose hours could be cut.
Charstina James — Introduces herself as an IHSS provider and SEIU 2015 member, and says she is a mother of triplets with autism.
Brittany — Brittany introduces herself as a Woodland, California resident advocating for people who rely on IHSS, then explains that she has autism and Graves' disease and depends on IHSS for daily support.
Oliver Stabby — Introduces himself as a Berkeley public health researcher and policy analyst opposing cuts and restructuring of IHSS.
Shane Ray — Says he does not personally receive IHSS but knows many who do and supports keeping the services.
Joshua Saunders — Introduces himself as legally blind and begins testimony in support of IHSS.
Nancy — A child described as having multiple syndromes, two bouts of leukemia, needing special food preparation, and using a diaper; the speaker argues IHSS is essential for her care.
Patricia Vermejo — Introduced herself as being from Los Angeles and testified in support of protecting IHSS.
Sherry Williams — Identified herself as a Parent Leader First 5 participant and former SEIU 2015 executive board member; described caring for her mother with stage four cancer for over 30 years.
Adam Bernstein — Former caregiver from Sonoma County who opposes balancing the budget through cuts to vulnerable residents' services.
Christopher Bennett — Introduced himself as a Napa resident with a background in the developmental services system.
Rachel Hagan — SEIU executive board member and caregiver for her daughter in Sacramento County; testified against cuts to IHSS.
Alvinia Scott — IHSS caregiver in Sacramento County and SEIU 2015 executive board member; said the state and county do not have their act together.
Brenda Garner — Brenda Garner, a regional vice president of SEIU Local 2015 and caregiver, testifies against the proposed cuts. She says the cuts will not save money, notes that the community will continue to grow, and argues that the discussion has not adequately addressed the impact on providers.
Raymond Castillo — Raymond Castillo identified himself as being with Ognai Filipino in Sacramento and also affiliated with the LTSS for All coalition. He continued his testimony by urging no cuts to IHSS.
Anjalka Kabanee — Testified in support of IHSS and thanked the committee for pushing corporations to pay their fair share.
Helene Ginter — Helene Ginter opens her testimony opposing IHSS cuts and explains that, as a UDW District 6 board member and IHSS home care worker, she sees stable IHSS services as essential to caregivers and the people they serve.
Hennady — Testified as a full-time caregiver for both parents and urged protection of IHSS.
Gabriela Chavez — Gabriela Chavez, speaking for UDW as a home care provider representing 250,000 home care providers across California, testified in support of IHSS and Medi-Cal. She thanked Senate leadership for rejecting IHSS cuts and raised concerns about retroactive payment issues.
Monique Limón — Referenced as Senate Pro Tem Limón in thanks to leadership.
Pam Haney's Linkard — Introduced herself as a social worker, family member, caregiver, and certified benefits planner.
Kevin Asley — Began testimony on the subjectivity of tools used to compute IHSS hours.
Rebecca Gonzalez — Began testimony for the Western Center on Law and Poverty opposing IHSS cuts and the elimination of the backup provider system.
Integrated Community Collaborative — The speaker says they are with this organization and is asking the committee not to cut IHSS.
community interreda — An additional organization name appears in the transcript, but it is unclear due to transcription quality.
Karolina Arzata — The speaker identifies herself, though the name is uncertain due to transcription quality.
Caroline Arsate — A mother of two children with disabilities who opposes proposed IHSS cuts on behalf of her family and the Latino community.
ICC — The speaker thanks ICC for its support to the Latino community.
Evan Fern — Representative of Disability Rights California who thanks the Senate for rejecting IHSS cuts and opposes eliminating the backup provider program.
Luis Bravo — Executive director of the Los Angeles public authority, speaking in support of IHSS recipients and providers.
Kim Rothschild — Representative of the California Association of Public Authorities who follows with clarification about backup provider procedures.
California Association of Public Authorities — The speaker explains the role of public authorities in locating backup providers and argues administrative costs are justified.