Josh Becker — Senator Josh Becker thanks the presenters and announces that the meeting is moving to public comment, serving as the chair facilitating the transition.
Agon — Introduced self as the speaker; likely the witness beginning testimony.
Agon Turplin — Introduced self as regionalism fellow for California Forward and described the organization's mission.
Agon Turplin — Referenced as having laid out the history and theory of the economic development framework.
Jake Higden — Identified as the colleague who will speak in more detail on industrial policy and manufacturing.
Jake Higden — Jake Higden is introduced as the next speaker to discuss manufacturing and the broader ecosystem, and then he opens his testimony by thanking the committee and identifying himself as a California Forward colleague, indicating he will speak on industry, manufacturing, clean industry, and advanced manufacturing.
SB787 — Cited as a bill California Forward supported last year to expand the state's role in industrial road mapping.
SB787 — Referenced as a first step toward studying needs and gaps in state industrial policy.
SB787 — Described as a recent state coordination measure and the first step toward aligning funds and agencies supporting industrial policy growth in California.
Priyanka Mohanti — Introduces herself as executive director of the Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy and outlines CMGE's focus.
Mr. Richmond — Mr. Richmond is introduced as the third panelist and then begins his remarks by thanking the chair and committee members, identifying himself as someone with experience in site selection and economic development for California-based companies.
Mr. Richmond — The speaker thanks Mr. Richmond for sharing his experience and references it in the context of discussing manufacturing location decisions, including whether factors like low taxes or non-union states were the main drivers.
Mr. Richmond — Referenced as having made a similar point about an active strategy to tailor state resources to companies.
AB32 — Cited as the law that charged the Air Resources Board to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Priyanka — Praised for bringing in international examples and describing a clear path that included public investment.
Benjamin Allen — The chair or speaker invites Senator Allen to comment or ask questions and references his earlier remarks about the Illinois model.
Benjamin Allen — Is thanked and addressed as Senator Allen in the discussion that follows.
Tom Hintz — Tom Hintz is introduced as the political director for UAW Region 6 and identified as a participant in the second panel, where he is expected to discuss the UAW’s industrial policy principles.
Sarah Flox — Sarah Flox is introduced as the legislative director for the California Labor Federation and then takes the floor to introduce herself as being from the California Federation of Labor Unions, thanking the committee for the hearing.
UAW manufacturing apprenticeship program — Cited as an example of a pathway where workers can earn while they learn and be guaranteed a job.
Mr. Higden — Cited on the topic of the 'missing middle' and the gap between innovation and commercialization.
Ms. Cheney — The chair appears to be turning the presentation over to Ms. Cheney, though the context is unclear.
Tom Hincey — Tom Hincey, an international representative with UAW Region 6, introduced himself and said that much of his testimony would be drawn from a policy paper titled 'Organized, Industrialized, Decarbonize.'
Jerry McNerney — Identified as the author of SB 787.
SB322 — SB 322 is referenced as the original bill that established standards for the Power Forward program.
Josh Hoover — Addressed by first name only as 'Josh' in the transition to the next panel.
Donovan Lazaro — Donovan Lazaro is introduced as Fremont’s economic development director and begins his testimony before the committee, identifying himself and indicating he will speak about Fremont’s experience.
Adrian Covert — Adrian Covert of the Bay Area Council testified in support of relocating and expanding advanced manufacturing in California. He argued that manufacturing provides the kinds of jobs California wants, offers career pathways that do not always require four-year degrees, has strong economic multiplier effects, and should be treated as a central part of the state’s climate strategy.
Lance Hastings — Lance Hastings is introduced as the first public commenter and then identifies himself as President of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, briefly situating CMTA and the manufacturing sector.
Will Toastburn — Introduced himself as a senior researcher with the UC Berkeley Labor Center's Green Economy team.
Faith Conley — Identified herself as being with Whiteman Group on behalf of Supply Chain Federation.
Adam Regley — Identified himself as speaking for the California Chamber of Commerce and NAIOP SoCal.
Tim Grayson — Senator Tim Grayson is praised for leading efforts on the manufacturing tax credit and advanced manufacturing, with the speaker noting he could not be present. The speaker adds that they will continue working closely with Senator Grayson on follow-up.
Tim Grayson — Will Toastburn said Senator Tim Grayson started the Green Empowerment Zone Initiative and is a leader in this space.
Steve Padilla — Described as having led a lot of the workforce development work and as being interested in the discussion despite not being present.
Roger Niello — Senator Niello is acknowledged multiple times during the opening portion of the meeting, including a greeting thanking him for joining and later mentions alongside Chair Becker and Senator Wahab in the witness's opening remarks.
Roger Niello — The chair introduces Senator Roger Niello and turns the floor over to him for questions, after which Niello begins his questioning by noting he is approaching the issue from a different direction than the panel discussion.
Roger Niello — Addressed directly as 'Senator' and thanked for raising multiple issues.
Josh Becker — The discussion repeatedly references Chair/Senator Josh Becker’s opening remarks, specifically the statistics and raw manufacturing numbers he cited at the beginning of the hearing. Speakers acknowledge his initial framing and directly point back to the figures he presented.
Josh Becker — Referenced for opening comments about the importance of proximity between engineering and manufacturing.
Josh Becker — Senator Josh Becker was thanked and directly addressed during the committee discussion, with appreciation expressed to him and his colleagues for convening and participating in the conversation.
Aisha Wahab — The chair says Senator Wahab will give opening remarks after the chair's remarks.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Wahab is acknowledged as present and expected to give opening remarks.
Aisha Wahab — The chair turns the hearing over to Senator Wahab for opening remarks.
Aisha Wahab — Thanked for passion for the issue and work with the city of Fremont; also referenced as leading the affordability working group.
Aisha Wahab — Addressed in the greeting to the committee.
Aisha Wahab — Addressed in the witness's opening remarks.
Aisha Wahab — Thanked as a committee member for inviting the witness to testify.
Aisha Wahab — Was thanked for her advocacy on the issue.