BILL NUMBER: SCR 62INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Steinberg JANUARY 11, 2010 Relative to the William L. Cavala Legislative Office Building. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 62, as introduced, Steinberg. Legislative Office Building. This measure would provided that the Legislative Office Building located at 1020 N Street in Sacramento be named the William L. Cavala Legislative Office Building. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, William Lester "Bill" Cavala was a fixture in the Capitol community for over 30 years, serving as a senior aide to legislative leaders and a mentor to many; and WHEREAS, Bill Cavala was born in Sacramento and raised in Oakland, delving into politics at an early age, including during high school where he joined the Junior Statesmen, an organization dedicated at teaching young people about politics; and WHEREAS, He earned his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctorate degrees in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and, during the 1970s, taught political science at the university while at the same time working for the Legislature; and WHEREAS, His legislative service began in 1971, when he joined the staff of Assembly Member Robert Crown, and he continued his service for Assembly Members Ken Meade, John Miller, and Bill Lockyer; and WHEREAS, In 1981, Bill Cavala left academia to work for Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, continuing his service for Speaker Brown through 1995, then working for Assembly Minority Leader Richard Katz, and Assembly Speakers Cruz Bustamante, Antonio Villaraigosa, Robert Hertzberg, and Herb Wesson, and serving as a Deputy Director and Director in the Speaker's Office of Member Services; and WHEREAS, Bill Cavala is remembered and respected by those on both sides of the aisle, and was highly regarded for his institutional knowledge and skill regarding legislative issues, as well as his kindness, humility, and professionalism; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislative Office Building located at 1020 N Street in Sacramento be named the William L. Cavala Legislative Office Building; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.