>>SKINNER, WIECKOWSKI GAIN PARTY INFLUENCE
>>”Democrat’s faith in Bonta appears evident in at least two committee posts”ASSEMBLY | East Bay Assemblymembers Nancy Skinner and Bob Wieckowski could be big players in the Legislature this year, if the committee assignments handed down by Speaker John Perez is any indication.
Oakland’s freshman Assemblyman Rob Bonta may also be pegged by the speaker as one of the large incoming class of legislator’s top prospects. Bonta was one of nine newcomers to snag committee leadership positions. The East Bay’s other new Assemblyman Bill Quirk was named to five committees, including a seat on the Rules Committee.
In addition to being named the chair of the Rules Committee last month, Skinner will also sit on four other committees, including business, professions and consumer protection; natural resources; public safety and utilities and commerce.
Wieckowski, already one of the Assembly’s up-and-comers, gained chairmanship of the highly-sought after Judiciary Committee. The Fremont assemblyman also received three other important appointments to the health, insurance and public employees, retirement and social security committees.
The Democratic Party’s faith in Bonta appears evident in at least two committee posts which could potentially propel him higher in the order of leadership in Sacramento. In addition to the chair of the Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, Bonta will sit on the health and transportation.
With the East Bay’s mechanism for health care and the future of San Leandro Hospital and St. Rose Hospital in doubt, his voice on the Health Committee will be welcomed by local officials. Local transportation advocates, depressed by the narrow loss of Measure B1 last November, will likely buzz Bonta for help in acquiring legislation for a second try in 2014.
In fact, former Union City Mayor Mark Green, who led the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s charge for reupping Measure B, said last month, he already impressed upon Bonta the need for another stab at generating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also received assignments on the Banking and Finance Committee and Elections and Redistricting Committee.
Quirk’s status among Assembly leaders, at least, for now, is unclear. Of the five committee assignments he received, just one appears tailored to his strengths or regional needs of his Hayward constituency. As a former scientist and strong proponent of the Russell City Energy Center on the Hayward shoreline, a natural gas-fired power plant, his assignment to the Utilities and Commerce Committee may come in handy. Quirk recently questioned whether adding clean energy to the state’s power grid is a sensible idea. Quirk also grabbed seats on the agriculture, appropriations, public safety and rules committees. Interestingly, Quirk shares three assignments with Skinner and none with Wieckowski of which he is closely aligned, if not, geographically in the south county.
On a disappointing note, none of the East Bay’s contingent were assigned to the Budget Committee. With the future of the East Bay’s three professional sports franchises in doubt, the region was also shut out of the sports and entertainment committee.
EAST BAY ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
>>BONTA
Banking and finance
Elections and redistricting
Health
Public employees, retirement and social security, chair
Transportation
>>QUIRK
Agriculture
Appropriations
Public safety
Rules
Utilities and commerce
>>WIECKOWSKI
Health
Insurance
Judiciary, chair
Public employees, retirement and social security
>>SKINNER
Business, professions and consumer protection
Natural resources
Public safety
Rules, chair
Utilities and commerce
NOTE: A correction was made to this article to better reflect Quirk’s statements last month on renewable energy and the state’s power grid.
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en absent, late, or leaving early. He certainly played no role in the Measure B1 campaign as an elected leader and during his own campaign for the Assembly,
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nts on the Banking and Finance Committegenerating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also received
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ajor Utilities on almost every vote. Watch the votes closely, and you will see. By the way, this is not a “top secret” position of his, he has been very clear about his “concern” on renewable energy and why it's not good for our economy and won't “
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ignments on the Banking and Finance Committegenerating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also rece
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generating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also received assignments on the Banking and Finance Committegenerating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also received assignments on the Banking and Finance Committe
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ill be in the pocket of the major Utilities on almost every vote. Watch the votes closely, and you will see. By the way, this is not a “top secret” position of his, he has been very clear about his “concern” on renewable energy and why it's not good for our economy and won't “pencil out”.
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g Measure B, said last month, he already impressed upon Bonta the need for another stab at generating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also received assignments on the Banking and Finance Com
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pping Measure B, said last month, he already impressed upon Bonta the need for another stab at generating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also received assignments on the Banking and Finance Committe
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s charge for reupping Measure B, said last month, he already impressed upon Bonta the need for another stab at generating precious transportation dollars for the region’s aging infrastructure. Bonta also received assignments on the Banking and Finance Committe
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There is hope that Rob Bonta can provide leadership on transportation, but I watched him at several board meetings of the Alameda County Transportation Commission and he rarely spoke and certainly offered no leadership. And he was often absent, late, or leaving early. He certainly played no role in the Measure B1 campaign as an elected leader and during his own campaign for the Assembly, I can't recall him stating a single position on transportation. But we can hope
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You're absolutely correct about Quirk's stance. He even said it last month the floor of the assembly following his swearing-in. I made the correction above with a note.
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Steve, sorry to correct you: but Quirk does NOT believe in renewable or alternative energy. He will be in the pocket of the major Utilities on almost every vote. Watch the votes closely, and you will see. By the way, this is not a “top secret” position of his, he has been very clear about his “concern” on renewable energy and why it's not good for our economy and won't “pencil out”.
He's not the progressive that most believe he is.
But congratulations to the real, true progressives of the East Bay: Skinner, Wieckowski, and Bonta. They received prestigious Chairmanships and will serve us well.
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