As we grew up, we eventually had a small business. I very much grew up in a family of immigrants, where we helped to translate. We went to the restaurant every weekend helping out, rolling egg rolls, eating egg rolls, and doing whatever we need to do to help the family out. It really was an experience growing up that helped me be the person that i am and viewing Public Service the way that i do. One of the events that really stuck with me when i was growing up was actually the rodney king riots. We lived in Southern California at the time, and my parents had a restaurant in inglewood, california. I can remember smelling smoke, seeing ashes where we lived. It was incredibly scary because we didnt know if we were going to lose that restaurant, if it was going to be burned down, if it was going to be damaged, and it was our entire livelihood. And i remember there were a lot of conversations at that time around what it was that government to do to create more opportunities or help people b
Agenda, items 26 through 28. Clerk items 26 through 28 were introduced for adoption without reference to committee. A unanimous vote is required for resolutioned on First Reading resolutions on First Reading. Alternatively, any member may request an item to go to committee. President yee okay, would any of my colleagues like to sever any items . Okay. Colleagues, seeing none, can we take this same house, same call . Without objection, the adoptions and resolutions are adopted unanimously. [gavel]. President yee madam clerk, please read the in memoryams. Clerk on behalf of supervisor stefani for the late clinton wiggins, on behalf of supervisor brown, for the late speedy woods, and on behalf of supervisor mandelman, for the late hope eisenberg. President yee okay. Colleagues, that brings us to the end of the agenda. Madam clerk, is there any further business before us today . Clerk that concludes our business for today. President yee okay. Sorry to say, were adjourned. I love teaching.
We are now transferring people from workers comp to the Health System people will sa. And so, you confuse the doctor, especially if youre out of area, you confuse the tonight. You confuse the pharmacy if you say, im getting my prescriptions filled for my workers comp. Workers cor comp pays for disability thats not permanent. You could be an active employee and be under workers comp or be eligible for a completely different position or body part than youve been awarded a workers comp. So how Health Services administer focuadminister folkss corcomp is something we dont gt involved with in making sure they get connected and theres no break in coverage for them on their medical side, but well, ive been pleaed with d people contacted me and said i have and issue and they have an advocate group for the retirees. Thats the same type of service i would hike to see here and i think it can be done with the o mbudsperson, somebody high up in the chain that can walk in and figure out. Make the sur
Hurricanes, terror attacks and mass shootingses, help us to rely on your strength to envision and build a stronger, more secure america. Give us more visionaries like father Edward Flanagan who founded boys town on december 12, 100 years ago. Father flanagan was an irish immigrant who lived the American Dream and taught us all that even the most troubled child could grow up to be a useful citizen if given half the chance. He saw the best in the kids that others rejected as useless. Help us, but especially each of our senators, to see the best in those who have different political or social views so we can, together, build an america that enables and calls forth the best in its citizens. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will
Chamber i have the optimism of the young student and battle scars of the man ind the arena. From the perspective of nazi circumstancese we were raised differently and in comin intendo serve in the greatest vituperative body weeks. Body. Different notions of america. There is however one reality that transcends our individual experiences. In this chamber the senate has been a form that has been shaped by legislators from every state in. The union. All the strength of an institution as i rise in that spirit i would like to shed some light that there is great significance to the current political clout. As a part of the chambers it began at a public Gathering Place and has been over the decades by politicians and protesters alike. Soldiers even used fireplaces for cooking them for over 60 years it was steeped in the likes of the american citizens and the free press became a very tangible example of the nations experiment in Representative Government. As an escape from the senators and the