Hello, Senate Bill 1448 recently passed a Senate vote and has been forwarded to the State Assembly for concurrence. SB 1448 will create a Task Force to assist organizations that serve developmentally challenged individuals to research and restore cemeteries on state hospital grounds or developmental center grounds. The people doing the work are volunteers, like many of us in the cemetery preservation field. I am writing to tell you that Senator Rico Oller voted against this Bill when it came before the full Senate for a vote. I am dismayed that Senator Oller would vote this way because I have for many years notified him of the many problems our county's historic cemeteries are suffering. If you could see the condition of the Stockton State Hospital (aka Stockton State Asylum) Cemetery, you would be absolutely appalled. Some graves were relocated but about five acres of graves remain in what appears to be simply a vacant field. On some portions, buildings have been constructed over graves, and elsewhere the location of graves is not known. I hope you will let Senator Oller know that you do not appreciate his voting No on an issue that merely speaks to the care and respect of the deceased who once were wards of the State of California through no fault of their own. It is shameful what has happened at the Stockton cemetery and elsewhere. You may contact Senator Oller via email at: mailto:Senator.Oller@sen.ca.gov Please let him know you feel preservation of California's historic cemeteries is an absolute must for a civilized state. Thank you, Sue Silver, President El Dorado County Pioneer Cemeteries Commission a California 501(3)(c) Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation ssilver1951@jps.net Member, California Historic Cemeteries Alliance