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Senate offers adjournment-in-memory remarks for officer, Stockton victims and Bob Weir; sets next session

California State Senate · January 16, 2026

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Summary

Following the adoption of SCR 107, the Senate adjourned in memory of Alhambra officer Alex Sanders, four Stockton shooting victims, and musician Bob Weir; Pro Tem Limon scheduled the next session for Jan. 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

After adopting SCR 107, the California State Senate used its motions and resolutions period to adjourn in memory of several individuals. Senator Perez requested the body adjourn for Alhambra Police Department Officer Alex Sanders, who died in an on-duty car pursuit accident at age 28 (incident date read in the record as 11/20/2025). Perez described Sanders's service history and family survivors.

Senator McGuire asked the Senate to adjourn in memory of musician Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, highlighting Weir's charitable work and cultural contributions; multiple senators, including Becker and Laird, added personal recollections and condolences and asked that Weir's name be brought forward for formal memorialization in the journal.

Senator McNerney and Senator Alvarado Gill requested adjournments in memory of four victims of a Stockton mass shooting on Nov. 29, naming Journey Rose Gorrero and Maya Lupien (both described as third graders), 14-year-old Amari Peterson, and 21-year-old Susanna Archuleta, and urging the Senate to remember the victims and the harm of gun violence.

Pro Tem Limon closed the session with a reflection on members' remarks, announced the next session will be Tuesday, 01/20/2026 at 2:00 PM, and recessed the Senate until 3:30 PM.