Nick Schultz — Addressed as 'Chair Haney' in the transcript, but the actual name is not present; the speaker thanks the chair and other chairs for convening the hearing.
Nick Schultz — Chair Haney is referenced in the context of discussing next steps for the proposal, including a question about what could come next.
Tomika Moss — Listed as Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and a presenter for the first panel.
Kimberly Kirkmeier — Listed as Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs and a presenter for the first panel.
Nicole Elliott — Nicole Elliott is introduced as the Director of the Department of Cannabis Control and then speaks to identify herself in that role. She explains that the department’s work focuses on consumer protection, licensing, and enforcement.
Frank Robles — Frank Robles is identified as the Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and a presenter on the first panel, then later introduces himself in that same role and supports the proposal.
Casey Moseini — Listed as Commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and a presenter for the first panel.
Tamika Moss — Tamika Moss, Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, introduces herself and explains the rationale for the proposed reorganization. She frames it as a response to current uncertainty and a commitment to meaningful change, arguing that the plan will help align state government to meet today’s challenges and sustain progress over the long term.
Kim Kirkmeyer — Named as Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Casey Mussini — Named as Commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
Kimberly Kirkmeyer — Introduces herself as Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Casey Moseni — Introduced himself as Commissioner for the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and supported the reorganization proposal.
Secretary Moss — The chair thanks Secretary Moss, notes a conversation they had the previous week, and expresses appreciation for the secretary and the department’s work, indicating that Secretary Moss is available for questions.
Secretary Moss — Thanked for leadership on the proposal.
Scott Wiener — Referenced in a joking correction that one Scott Wiener housing bill feels like many housing bills.
Matt Haney — Addressed as the Assembly Member being responded to in the exchange.
Matt Haney — Announced he will lead the second panel on the proposed Housing and Homelessness Agency.
A. Sloper — Testified in support of the reorganization on behalf of the California Bar and Beverage Distributors Association.
Chris Walker — Testified in support of the reorganization on behalf of the California Craft Brewers Association.
Tim Schmelser — Testified in support of the reorganization on behalf of Wine Institute.
David Krieger — Testified in support of the reorganization on behalf of United Wholesale Mortgage.
Norcoaster — Testified in support of the reorganization on behalf of EAH Housing and the Sacramento Housing Alliance.
Norcoaster — Testified on behalf of EAH Housing about its development pipeline and funding delays.
AB519 — Cited as legislation prioritized by the Assembly that requires housing entities to form a working group for a consolidated application.
AB519 — Described as furthering a one-stop shop for financing.
Pilar Schiavo — Identified as the Assembly Member who offered AB 519.
Chris Ward — Referred to Secretary Moss and handed the presentation back to her.
Sharon Quirk-Silva — Sharon Quirk-Silva speaks as a housing-focused legislator about the proposal, saying the timing is difficult given the budget situation and that it may overlap with existing mandates and bills already requiring streamlining. She references her experience on the Housing Committee and prior legislation, then adds that in her final term she hopes the proposal will still move forward, noting that the state has been laying the groundwork for this issue for years.
Sade Elhawary — The speaker responds to the Assembly Member as a housing champion and says they should not feel there has been no progress.
AB434 — Cited as having consolidated six programs into one.
AB2006 — AB 2006 is referenced as legislation that strengthens compliance oversight by integrating compliance functions across entities, improving how compliance is monitored and enforced.
AB2006 — AB 2006 is described as a catalyst for improving coordination among entities by streamlining compliance review and monitoring across all of them. It is credited with helping move the group toward a more coordinated approach and serving as the spark that started that direction.
Margaret Miller — Introduced herself as President of Development and Chief Real Estate Officer at the John Stewart Company and began testimony supporting the reorganization.
Geoffrey Morgan — Named as another invited housing developer on the panel.
Jeffrey Morgan — Introduced himself as president of CHISPA and described the organization’s long history serving farmworkers and other residents on the Central Coast.
Daisy Gonzalez-Rivera — Morgan described her as a Stanford aerospace engineering master's student whose family worked in the fields and was at risk of losing housing.
Natalie Spivak — Natalie Spivak, with Housing California, begins public testimony in support of the proposed agency.
Mark Stivers — Mark Stivers of the California Housing Partnership testified in support of the Governor’s Reorganization Plan and creating a cabinet-level housing and homelessness secretary. He argued that consolidating housing functions into a true one-stop shop would improve coordination and could save hundreds of millions of dollars while directing more resources toward affordable housing.
Marina Espinoza — Marina Espinoza, speaking for the California Housing Consortium, testified in support of the new agency while noting implementation caveats. Her earlier remarks were later referenced as emphasizing the need for a more business-oriented closing process, reinforcing her broader point about practical implementation concerns.
Doug Shoemaker — Doug Shoemaker, representing the Turner Center at UC Berkeley, continued his testimony by discussing the importance of transparency and open government in the context of the bill, emphasizing that a seamless award process is critical for affordable housing.
Elise Borth — Testified on behalf of Enterprise Community Partners and All Home in support of the proposal.
Jenna Abbott — Identified herself as Executive Director of the California Council for Affordable Housing and described the scale of her members' affordable housing holdings and development activity.
Bill Essayli — No direct speech by the member; the text references 'my colleagues,' but no specific legislator is clearly identified in this section.
Kim Lewis — Representing the California Coalition for Youth, testified in support of the reorganization plan and described youth homelessness needs.
SB918 — Referenced as a prior bill sponsored with Senator Wiener and Assembly Member Blanca Rubio to address youth homelessness within state agencies.
Henry Stern — Mentioned as Senator Wiener, a co-sponsor on SB 918.
Blanca Rubio — Mentioned as Assembly Member Rubio, a co-sponsor on SB 918.
Raymond Contraris — Testified on behalf of Lighthouse Public Affairs and SPUR, discussing a report on housing governance.
Jeff — Referenced for comments about funding not coming through from other agencies.
Margaret — Referenced for comments about projects waiting for funding and not moving forward.