Videos: From the Senate (most recent first)

State Senator Joe Simitian makes the case for legislation to restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and ensure a safe, reliable water supply for California.

This testimony was given at a joint informational hearing of the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife and Senate Natural Resources & Water Committees on 8/18/2009 in the California State Capitol.

More Resources:

• 2009 Water Legislation Package
• Joe on KQED: Delta interview (4 min.) and KQED Forum (60 min.)
• The Delta Vision Final Report

 

Senator Simitian presents his SB 1399 for a vote in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Commerce Committee. Richard Treanor, Sunnyvale homeowner, speaks on behalf of the bill. SB 1399 would make amendments to California's Solar Shade Act that would clarify and rationalize the rules for resolving disputes between neighbors about trees that shade solar panels.

Senator Simitian presents his SB 1582 for a vote in the Senate Public Safety Committee. Ken Carver, president of International Cruise Victims, and Laurie Dishman, victim of a sexual assault aboard a cruise ship, speak on behalf of the bill. SB 1582 would require all cruise ships entering or exiting a California port to have on board a sworn peace officer who could enforce both public safety and environmental laws.

Senator Simitian and others speak at a press conference on his SB 1582. The bill would require cruise ships embarking from California ports to have a peace officer on board to assist in public safety and environmental law enforcement.

Senator Simitian speaks before the floor vote on SB 364, his bill that would make modest changes to California's data breach notification law, which he authored as AB 700 in 2001. (This bill subsequently passed out of the Senate and was sent to the Assembly.)