Leora Felicina — Deputy Director of the Adult Programs Division at the Department of Social Services; introduced the department's remarks on IHSS.
Leora Felicina — Summarized the work group’s high-level takeaways from the report and noted the final report is expected to be sent to the Legislature on Friday.
AB102 — The witness explained that AB 102 provided $1.5 million to work with stakeholders on analyzing whether IHSS provider collective bargaining should move from the current county-based model to a statewide and/or regional model. Under the bill, CDSS convened a work group with key collective bargaining participants and other state departments, and the discussions were kept within the statutory scope of AB 102.
Tiffany Whiten — Testified on behalf of SEIU California and SEIU Local 2015 in support of statewide IHSS collective bargaining.
Tiffany Whiten — Referenced as having given excellent testimony earlier.
Christina Boss Hamilton — Christina Boss Hamilton introduced herself as representing United Domestic Workers (UDW) and continued by explaining that UDW represents 200,000 IHSS providers across 21 counties, including Riverside County.
Matt Haney — Referenced as having said that every county does something different and none do enough at a hearing on their bill.
Ms. Whiten — Referenced as having made similar points earlier.
Ms. Whiten — Cited for earlier comments and openness to listen to county concerns regarding AB 283.
Justin Garrett — Testified on behalf of the California State Association of Counties about the county perspective on the IHSS collective bargaining report.
AB283 — Referenced as legislation on which the speaker said there have been ongoing conversations and progress with county concerns.
AB283 — Referenced as the vehicle where statewide IHSS bargaining issues are being addressed.
Tiffany — Named as one of the people moving to the chairs during panel rearrangement.
Christine — Named as one of the people moving to the chairs during panel rearrangement.
Janie — Identified as the first person to sit as the chair for the next panel.
Janie Whiteford — Janie Whiteford introduced herself as President of SICA, the California IHSS Consumer Alliance. She explained that SICA is a statewide membership organization made up of 26 county IHSS advisory committees and governing boards, with a state-mandated role to make recommendations on the IHSS program. She also described SICA as the voice of IHSS consumers and noted that the organization, along with two other IHSS consumers, participated in the committee examining statewide bargaining.
Kate Ladish — Introduces herself as an IHSS consumer and chair of the Yolo County IHSS Advisory Committee.
Elise Bettis — Elise Bettis of the Department of Finance states that cost estimates are uncertain and depend on many variables.
Juwan Trotter — Juwan Trotter of the Legislative Analyst's Office says the IHSS collective bargaining report will be released Friday and will be reviewed.
Jennifer Marries — Stated that the Department of Finance had nothing further to add.
Joanne Trotter — Said the LAO would follow up with the department to further solidify next steps for the no wrong door system.
Joanne Trotter — Joanne Trotter of LAO said they are monitoring the situation and potential threats, and added that they are happy to provide technical assistance as needed.
Danielle Morris — Danielle Morris introduced herself as the chief over fiscal appeals and benefit programs within the Department of Social Services and explained that she was there to speak about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and State Supplementary Payment (SSP), noting the distinction between the federally funded SSI and the state-funded SSP.
Rebecca Gonzalez — Rebecca Gonzalez testifies on behalf of Californians for SSI and the Western Center on Law and Poverty in support of stronger SSI/SSP funding.
John Trotter, LAO — Explained that the proposed budget has no new SSI/SSP proposals and that projected grant growth is due only to the federal COLA.
LAO — Asked for LAO input and noted they could reach back out to the office for data.
Nicole Shimosauga — Introduced herself as Deputy Director of Administrative Services at the California Department of Aging and began testimony on aging programs.
SB1249 — CA 2030 aligns with this chaptered bill.
Christina Mills — Identified herself as Executive Director of the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A).
Nicole — Referenced as having previously discussed caregiving support.
Rachel Tate — Rachel Tate introduced herself as a social worker and vice president of ombudsman services for Wise and Healthy Aging, reiterating and clarifying her role during her introduction.
Rachel Tate — Mentioned as administering the long-term care ombudsman program in Los Angeles.
John Harabedian — Referenced as having submitted a request for an additional $3.2 million for the Los Angeles Ombudsman's program.
Jennifer Amaris — Identified herself as representing the Department of Finance and said there was nothing further to add.
Juwan Charter — Identified himself as representing LAO and said there were no concerns at this time.
Grace Voluccio — Grace Voluccio, the regional manager for Adult Protective Services in Riverside County, testified about the county’s role as a Home Safe pilot site and how the program expanded APS’s ability to respond to homelessness. She explained that temporary housing helped clients stabilize, obtain documents and benefits, and move toward permanent housing, while warning that Home Safe funding is ending. She also described how eviction makes rehousing difficult and gave client examples, including Rose, who was identified as highly vulnerable in Desert Hot Springs and was helped with temporary shelter and a Housing Choice Voucher, and Alan, a veteran who was similarly stabilized through emergency shelter and voucher assistance.
Rose — Rose, a 69-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident, was introduced as someone whose housing was at risk and then described as having received a 60-day eviction notice, putting her in imminent danger of homelessness due to rising housing costs.
Alan — Described as a 65-year-old veteran who received emergency shelter and a Housing Choice Voucher.
Monica Kirkland — Monica Kirkland, state policy director for the Senior Services Coalition of Alameda County, testified in support of Home Safe and related homelessness-prevention programs. She introduced herself and then described Home Safe as a lifeline for vulnerable older adults at risk of homelessness, citing positive service and housing-retention outcomes.
Monica Kirkland — Named as Wendy Peterson's colleague at the Senior Services Coalition of Alameda County.
Jack — A 75-year-old Home Safe participant facing eviction risk and back rent.
Martha — Jack’s 82-year-old wife; her cognitive impairments affected her ability to manage IHSS hours and finances.
Italy’s Bettis — Identified as being with the Department of Finance and stating there is nothing further to add.
Susan DeMorris, Director of the California Department of Aging — Introduced herself and began testimony on federal threats to California’s aging network.
Fay Gordon — Identified as the regional administrator who was removed from her position.
Claire Ramsey, Chief Deputy Director at the Department of Social Services — Introduced herself and began responding to the committee’s questions, including food programs.
Shalina Narali — Department of Finance representative said the department is monitoring policy and legislative developments for impacts on federal funds.
Dr. Laura Trejo — Reported weekly to the department after providing daily reports for the first 60 days of the disaster.
Director Troia — Referenced as having discussed CDSS work at the last two hearings.
Helene Ginter — Introduced herself as affiliated with U.D.W.; the transcript then shifts as she prepares to speak.