WASHINGTON, DC — AG Xavier Becerra and others gather on the steps of the US Supreme Court following oral arguments on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to discuss “the fight against the Trump Administration’s callous efforts to end the policy,” say “ending DACA would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers and their families at risk, including the nearly 200,000 DACA recipients living in California alone.” 9 a.m. (PST), 1 First Street, NE. Contact: 916 210 6000.

Live stream here.

ALHAMBRA — Jacqueline Burbank, Housing is a Human Right, and others call on Alhambra’s city council to “pass a moratorium on all retaliatory evictions,” say since Gov. Newsom signed AB 1482, “the anti-rent gouging measure,” tenants “across Alhambra, and the entire state, have been given 60-day notices to vacate their homes” before the law takes effect on January 1st. 6 p.m., City Hall, 111 S. 1st St. Contact: Joshua Smith 917 231 5841.

Also listed: Li’i Furumoto, Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Sean McMorris, Grassroots Alhambra; Seamus Hurley, LA Voice.

Senate — Reconvenes January 6, 2020.

Assembly — Reconvenes January 6, 2020.

• FRESNO — Transportation (Jim Frazier, Chair), 1 p.m., California High-Speed Rail Authority Board Room, 1111 H St. Subject — Review of the California High-Speed Rail Project.
  • Listed to testify: Tom Richards, California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors; Exec. Dir. Brian P. Kelly, California High-Speed Rail Authority; Daniel Curtin, California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors; Pres./CEO Mark Evans, DB Engineering and Consulting USA, Inc.; Helen Kerstein, Legislative Analyst’s Office; Chair Louis S. Thompson,California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group; Exec. Dir. Stacey Mortensen, San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission; CEO Stephanie Wiggins, Metrolink.

Nothing public announced as of 5:25 a.m. Contact: 916 445 4571.

Cristina Garcia for Assembly 2020 (58th AD), lunch, Host $4700, Sponsor $2500, Ticket $1500, Noon, Ella, 1131 11th St. Contact: 916 441 6855.

ANAHEIM — Young Kim for Congress (39th CD), reception, Host $5600, Co-Host $2800, VIP $1000, Cocktail reception $500, 5 p.m. VIP Reception, Cocktail Reception 5:30 p.m., McElroy’s Classic Cars, 1300 E. Gene Autry Way. Contact: 949 474 6930.

EL CAJON — (Carl) DeMaio Victory Fund (50th CD), reception, Contribution levels $100-$11,200, 6 p.m., Downtown Cafe, 182 E. Main St. Contact: 619 786 8019.

By Governor. Contact: 916 445 4571.

Requires Senate confirmation.

Reappointed to the California State Lottery Commission: Gregory Ahern, 62, Livermore, Republican, sheriff and coroner at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office since 2007. Compensation: $100 per diem.

Do not require confirmation.

As deputy secretary for external affairs at the California Health and Human Services Agency: Kate Folmar, 47, Sacramento, Democrat, communications director for Everytown Gun Safety since 2017. Salary: $155, 004.

As science and technology policy advisor to the chair at the California Air Resources Board: Candace Vahlsing, 38, Washington DC, Democrat, senior advisor for energy, climate change, and environment for US Senate Michael Bennet and the minority staff director for the US Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure since 2017. Salary: $105,552.

To the Domestic Violence Program Advisory Council: Debbie Lee, 65, San Francisco, Democrat, senior vice president for health at Futures Without Violence since 1980. No compensation.

To the 35th District Agricultural Association, Merced County Fair Board of Directors: Luis Lara, 43, Atwater, Democrat, sergeant for the CA Highway Patrol since 2011, No compensation.

Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has announced that Robin Zane is the new director of the State Special Schools and Services Division at the CA Dept. of Education. Zane herself is deaf and in her new role will “oversee California’s Schools for the Deaf in Fremont and Riverside; the California School for the Blind in Fremont; and Diagnostic Centers located in Fremont, Fresno, and Los Angeles.” Zane was most recently director of the Diagnostic Center in Fremont, a position she has held since 2012. Zane was also previously a middle school English teacher at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont. Contact: Scott Roark 916 319 0818.

Leading Edge Power Solutions has announced hiring former State Senator and US Representative Mimi Walters as it chief commercial officer. The company is “an innovative on-site, clean, natural gas energy resource that provides distributed generation solutions for commercial and industrial clients.” The company’s co-founder Richard Paulsen says, “Mimi has been working with us for the last several months as an advisor and we are pleased that she has decided to join our team full time.” Contact: Mark Schneider 949 476 1000.

Western Growers, the trade association representing fresh produce growers in California, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, has announced that Ryan Talley has been elected to a one year term as its chairman of the board. Talley is co-owner and farm manager of Talley Farms, a family-owned farming company in Arroyo Grande that grows bell peppers, cilantro, spinach, lettuce, Napa cabbage, avocados, lemons and grapes. Talley succeeds Ron Ratto, of Ratto Bros. Inc., a Modesto farming operation that grows “more than 70 varieties of delicious herbs, leafy greens, fruits and other vegetables throughout the year.” Contact: Cory Lunde 949 885 2264.

California Transportation Commission, “first in a series of workshops” on 2021 Active Transportation Program “to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation, such as walking and biking.” 9:30 a.m., Council of Governments Board Room, 1415 L Street, Suite 300. Contact: Anja Aulenbacher 916 653 2128.

Notice here.

Similar event Nov. 18 at 1 p.m., Southern California Assn. of Governments, 900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1700, Los Angeles.

California State University Trustees Special Committee to Consider the Selection of the Chancellor, Jean Firstenberg, committee chair, and other trustees discuss search process for selecting a successor the CSU Chancellor Timothy White, who has held the position since 2012 and plans to retire June 30, 2020. Noon, CSUS, University Union Ballroom. Contact: 562 951 4020.

Notice here. Meeting preceded and followed by closed sessions.

Similar event Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m., CSU East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward.

SAN FRANCISCO — UC Board of Regents, first of three days of committee and board meetings, in its Special Committee on Basic Needs, members discuses role “food and housing insecurity” plays in trend “over the past decade” that shows “ongoing increases in frequency and severity of mental health issues and consistently increasing demand for services;” other business. 4:30 p.m., UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, Fisher Banquet Room West, 1675 Owens St. Contact: regentsoffice@ucop.edu.

Agenda here.

Wednesday and Thursday meetings begin at 8:30 a.m., same location.

California Initiative for Health Equity and Action, in co-sponsorship with the Offices of Asm. Eloise Gómez Reyes and Sen. Jim Beall, hosts policy briefing on “strengthening and diversifying the healthcare workforce in California,” Jeffrey Oxendine of the California Future Health Workforce Commission and others discuss “policies and strategies to strengthen and diversify the healthcare workforce through expanding training and opportunities for home health and personal care aides, behavioral health workers, and community mental health workers to support vulnerable patients.” 11:30 a.m., UC Sacramento Center, 1130 K St., Rm. LL3. Contact: Amer Rashid 916 319 2047.

Also listed: Elizabeth Oseguera, Policy for the California Primary Care Assn.

Free, register here.

SAN FRANCISCO — “Learning to Live with Fire,” part of PolicyMatters series sponsored by CalMatters, includes panel discussion on “a new and very dangerous ‘normal’ — where there are more wildfires than before and more uncertainty about how the government, utilities and residents deal with them,” topics include “strategies for adapting to this new reality and what the state is doing to address this intractable problem,” “if you should harden your home against fire,” and “zoning to minimize building in high-fire areas.” Noon, Public Policy Institute of California, Bechtel Conference Center, 1st Floor, 500 Washington St. Contact: info@calmatters.org.

Listed speakers: Sen. Bill Dodd; Rebecca Miller, PhD candidate at Stanford University, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources; Steve Nielsen, wildfire survivor; Moraga-Orinda Fire District Chief Dave Winnacker: Julie Cart (moderator), CalMatters.

Free, lunch served; register here or livestream here.

LOS ANGELES — Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) holds “day of action” as the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case in Washington, includes rally with students and families in support of the “700,000 undocumented persons with DACA.” 11 a.m., Molecule Man sculpture at Federal Building, 255 E. Temple St. Contact: Jorge-Mario Cabrera, jmcabrera@chirla.org.

Preceded by “walkout for DACA” with “about 500 students from at least 10 high schools” at 10 a.m.; followed by march from federal building to MacArthur Park at 12:15 p.m., and a “Rise for DACA” concert at 3 p.m., Levitt Pavilion.

SAN JOSE — Services, Immigrant Rights, & Education Network (SIREN) holds “day of action” as Supreme Court hears Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case in Washington, says “We are at a defining moment in the immigrant rights movement. The future of the DACA program will soon be in the hands of the Supreme Court;” also support Temporary Protected Status program, saying it “is also in jeopardy, includes school walkouts. 2 p.m., Hillview Park, 2235 Ocala Ave. Contact: mediainquiries@siren-bayarea.org.

More information here.

Similar event 5 p.m. at Courthouse Park, 1100 Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA.

REDDING — Members of California Nurses Assn. and Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union carry pickets outside Shasta Regional Medical Center, demand hospital management “immediately resolve the facility’s chronic short staffing and high turnover rates.” 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1100 Butte St. Contact: Martha Wallner 510 273 2264.

NORCO — Sen. Richard Roth and Asm. Sabrina Cervantes, with AT&T, host “Free Technology Training Workshop: Intro to Tablets,” covers “touchscreen basics, surfing the web, taking and sharing photos, maps and more.” 10 a.m., Norco Senior Center, 2690 Clark Ave. Contact and RSVP: 951 371 6860.

Newly-elected Asm. Megan Dahle takes oath of office. Noon, Assembly Floor. Contact: Dahle megandahlead1@gmail.com.

Preceded by 11 a.m. reception in Willie Brown Conference Room, Rm. 223, and followed by luncheon at Empress. Please RSVP to megandahlead1@gmail.com.

LIVERMORE — Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan sponsors “Community Coffee and Chat,” discusses legislation, etc. 6 p.m., Steamhouse Coffee, 1935 Second St. Contact: Gabriela Jimenez, gabriela.jimenez@asm.ca.gov

Recent filings with the Secretary of State

CLIENT ADDITIONS (Lobbying firm, client name, filing date): Buchalter, A Professional Corporation, Chevron USA and its affiliates, 11/7/19… Northern Lights Capital Group, Victory Park Capital, 11/6/19.

CLIENT DELETIONS (Lobbying firm, client name, filing date): Hodes Weill Securities LLC & its parent Hodes Weill Associates LP, ARA Capital Limited; Hillcreek Residential Trust LLC; Landmark Properties Student Housing; Ollie Properties LLC, 11/7/19… Shaw, Yoder, Antwih, Schmelzer, Lange, Inc., City of Paso Robles, 11/7/19.

NEW REGISTRATIONS (Lobbyist name, firm name, filing date): Karen Richardson, Advent Capital Management LLC, 11/6/19… Preston Young, California Chamber of Commerce, 11/6/19.

EMPLOYER DELETIONS (Lobbyist name, firm name, filing date): William Foster, United Services Automobile Assn. and affiliated entities, 11/5/19… Pat Haley, United Services Automobile Assn. and affiliated entities, 11/5/19… Louis Jug, United Services Automobile Assn. and affiliated entities, 11/5/19… Will McIntosh, United Services Automobile Assn. and affiliated entities, 11/5/19… Scott Stuckman, United Services Automobile Assn. and affiliated entities, 11/5/19.

CANDIDATE INTENTION STATEMENT (Candidate’s name, Party, Office, Year, Accept voluntary expenditure ceiling?, Candidate’s address and phone number): Paul Akinjo, Democratic, AD 12, 2020, does accept, 960 Waterman Ave., Lathrop, CA 95330, 510 773 7874…  Stephen Blum, Democratic, AD 37, 2020, does accept, 505 Briarwood Terrace, Ventura, CA 93001, 805 660 8959… Clinton Brown, Democratic, AD 54, 2020, does accept, 10226 Regent St., Los Angeles, CA 90034, 310 487 6453… Jerry Carlos, Democratic, AD 67, 2020, does accept, 31500 Grape St. #111, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532, 951 314 9944… Adriel Hampton, no party preference, Governor, 2022, does accept, 38 Cameo Way, San Francisco, CA 94131, 213 326 4627… Barry Hermanson, Green, SD 11, 2020, does accept, 2467 28th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116, 415 255 9494… Paul Pimentel, Republican, SD 10, 2022, does accept, 26411 Chatham Ct., Hayward, CA 94542, 510 760 2752.

Republican Steve Knight has announced his candidacy in CD 25 to fill vacancy left by Democrat Katie Hill, who resigned amid sexual misconduct concerns; says “I am proud to return to public service and deliver the type of representation our district deserves.” Release here. Knight, had represented CD 25 since 2014 before he lost the seat to Hill in 2018. Contact: Knight 661 450 7422.

Asm. Christy Smith’s campaign for CD 25 reports endorsements from: Speaker Emeritus John Perez; Sen. Steve Bradford; former Sen. Fran Pavley; LA City Councilmember Gil Cedillo; Simi Valley School Board Trustees Kareem Jubran, Bob LaBelle and Dawn Smollen; Rancho Simi Recreation and Park Boardmember Brian Dennert; Ventura County Community College District Trustee Bernardo Perez; and Ventura County Board of Education Trustee Rob Collins. Release here. Smith, a Democrat, was elected to the Assembly in 2018 and before that was president of the Newhall School Board. Contact: info@jacobsonzilber.com

Smith also reports endorsements from: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36; California IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) Council; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 40; United Steelworkers (USW) Local 675; Teamsters Local 399; Plumbers & Fitters United Association (UA) Local 761; Laborers (LiUNA) Local 300. Release here.

Democrat Elizabeth Romero has announced her candidacy in SD 28 to fill the vacancy left by Republican Jeff Stone, who is now western regional director for the US Dept. of Labor; says: “I will be a leader in the fight for more educational funding, quality schools, career technical education and affordable college.” Release here. Romero is a trustee for the Riverside County Board of Education and works for U.C. Riverside as the assistant vice chancellor of governmental and community relations. Contact: Lisa Gasperoni 916 803 0433.

Katrina Foley’s campaign for SD 37 reports an endorsement from the Huntington Beach Police Assn. Release here. Foley, a Democrat, is an attorney and mayor of Costa Mesa. Contact: Michelle Henry 925 389 7253.

Anne Kepner’s campaign for AD 25 has announced an endorsement from Sen. Jim Beall. Release here. Kepner, a democrat, is an attorney and is president of the West Valley-Mission Community College Board. Contact: Lisa Gasperoni 916 803 0433.

Laurie Davies’ campaign for AD 73 has announced receiving “Women to Watch in 2020” award from California Women’s Leadership Assn., says “To be even considered was a great honor. CWLA has a great history of fighting for Orange County residents, and I look forward to continuing that tradition as a State Assemblywoman.” Release here. Davies, a Republican, is Mayor Pro Tem of Laguna Niguel and a small business owner. Contact: Peter Towey, peter@daviesforca.com.

From the latest issue of the California Taxpayers Association publication CalTaxReports: The Office of Tax Appeals posted 42 new opinions to its website November 7, including one in which the OTA again unanimously rejected the Franchise Tax Board’s longstanding interpretation of when a “demand penalty” can be imposed – and another in which two of the agency’s administrative law judges reached the opposite conclusion. The Appeal of Ronna J. Robertson marks the third time this year the OTA ruled that the FTB has expanded the penalty by ignoring the plain wording of its own regulation. However, in the Appeal of Andrej Maihorn and Angelita Billman Maihorn, a different panel of ALJs reached a very different conclusion on the same issue, siding with the FTB’s interpretation of the regulation. In the Robertson appeal, the OTA criticized one of the examples provided by the FTB in the regulation, stating that the “illustrative example conflicts with the plain language of the regulation.” In a footnote, the OTA added that the FTB staff’s interpretation of the regulation “operates in a way that was expressly rejected by the FTB’s three-member board,” because it “does not provide the notice to taxpayers intended by the regulation, nor does it effectively ‘target … only repeat nonfilers.’” As was the case in the two prior appeals, the FTB petitioned for rehearing but the OTA rejected the petition with a unanimous vote. Contact: David Kline, davidk@caltax.org.