Chris Ward — Chair Haney is addressed twice by the witness during the same discussion, with the witness thanking him for the question and continuing the response about rider usage and service impacts.
Chris Ward — The speaker repeatedly addresses Chair Haney / Assembly Member Haney during the opening of testimony, thanking him and continuing to reference him directly while discussing local downtown issues. The mentions are all part of the same brief exchange and reflect a single ongoing address to Haney.
Chris Ward — Chris Ward addresses Chair Haney during a discussion about parking benefits districts and related housing policy, then later references working with Assemblymember Haney on AB 2074 as part of the same broader legislative collaboration.
Chris Ward — The speaker referenced the assembly member in the audience: 'you can see the assembly member here with our mayor and some of our board members.' The exact member is not identified in the transcript.
SB125 — Referenced as a 2023 commitment the speaker is asking the state to honor in support of transit funding.
Ray Sosa — Ray Sosa was introduced as the virtual presenter and chief planning officer at L.A. Metro, then began testimony focused on rebuilding downtown as a way to rebuild ridership.
Warren G — Named as one of the promoters or performers interested in participating at Union Station.
DJ Quik — Named as one of the promoters or performers interested in participating at Union Station.
Travis Barker — Named as one of the promoters or performers interested in participating at Union Station.
Jeff Speck — Jeff Speck is introduced as a city planner and author joining remotely, then spends several minutes troubleshooting WebEx screen sharing and slide control with staff. After apologizing for the technical issues and getting the presentation visible, he begins his talk, identifies the first slide, explains that the presentation is an edited version of a prior talk, and introduces his general theory of walkability: a walk should be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting.
Jeff Speck — Described as a legend and a long-respected voice on pedestrian places and walkable cities.
Mark Vuksevich — Introduced as the director of state policy for Streets For Us and present in the room as a panelist.
Mr. Vuksevich / Mark Vuksevich — Introduced as Director of State Policy for Streets for All and states his name as Mark Vuksevich.
Mark Vosov / Mark Vuksevich — Introduces himself as an instructor in state policy for Streets for All and praises Jeff Speck.
Mr. Speck / Jeff Speck — Referenced as the prior speaker who covered pedestrianization in more depth.
Mr. Speck — Referenced as having covered related downtown and pedestrian topics earlier.
Aaron Eckhouse — Named as a panel witness to discuss housing near transit.
Adam Vandewater — Named as a panel witness to discuss housing near transit.
Adam Vandewater — Executive director of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority; begins testimony on downtown San Francisco and the Transbay project.
Aaron Eckhouse / Aaron Eckhaus — Aaron introduces himself as policy director for California YIMBY and states the organization’s mission.
AB2074 — AB 2074 is discussed as a bill aimed at enabling large-scale housing development in the downtowns of California’s largest transit-rich cities. The speaker highlights an originally included financing feature—a revolving loan fund intended to support mixed-income high-rises built with skilled and trained labor—as something they were excited about. They then explain that the fund was ultimately removed and replaced with a study, while still expressing support for the underlying idea as a way to accelerate homebuilding in California.
Buffy Wicks — Mentioned as the Assemblymember working with California YIMBY on AB 1903.
Christopher Ward — Mentioned as the Assemblymember working with California YIMBY on AB 1406.
AB1903 — Described as a bill to reform construction defect liability standards affecting condo development.
AB1406 — AB 1406 was described as a bill that would have helped condo builders in California make better use of pre-construction sales, but the speaker noted that it died in the Senate while arguing that the underlying standards still need reform.
AB2308 — AB 2308 is referenced as legislation that would capture the value of delayed downtown construction.
AB2308 — Referenced as allowing the state to harness the value of unbuilt parcels and support the project; noted as going to the Senate floor this month.
Aaron — Asked for his views on office-to-housing conversions and related policy needs across the state.
Edward Wright — Edward Wright is introduced as Vice President of the BART Board of Directors and then begins his testimony by identifying himself as representing downtown San Francisco. He starts a short slide presentation and opens with remarks emphasizing that the Bay Area runs on transit, setting up his broader discussion of BART’s role and connectivity.
Ray Sosep — Introduced as Chief Planning Officer for L.A. Metro and noted as joining remotely.
Greg Fishman — Introduced as a Senior Community Relations Officer for Sacramento Regional Transit.
Greg Fishman — Greg Fishman introduced himself as the Senior Community Relations Officer with Sacramento Regional Transit and began describing his role and the agency.
Chris Ward — Chair Haney is thanked; the speaker is addressing the chair of the committee. The transcript says 'Chair Haney,' which likely refers to Assemblymember Matt Haney, but he is not in the expected member list.
Maggy Krell — During the hearing opening, the chair and panel repeatedly thank and welcome Assembly Member Maggy Krell for being present.