Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Leticia Castillo discuss a number of topics including Leticia’s journey to the Legislature, whether or not Josh should run a marathon, a leadership change in the Assembly, how charter schools are thriving despite harmful state policies, California’s new housing agency, Governor Newsom’s presidential soft launch in South Carolina, and other stories of the week.

The Point of Order Podcast will be breaking for the summer and will return on Wednesday, August 20th!

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo

Assemblyman Heath Flora elected as next minority leader of the Assembly Republican Caucus

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article310246950.html

Buffeted by change, California charter schools continue to grow amid scrutiny

https://edsource.org/2025/buffeted-by-change-california-charter-schools-continue-to-grow-amid-scrutiny/736350

California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency

https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/07/california-construction-unions-housing-2/

Sick of loud ads on Netflix? A proposed California law would turn down the volume

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/07/california-streaming-service-ad-volume/

California will not block trans athletes from school sports, defying White House

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article310155150.html

Online fantasy sports platforms may soon be illegal in California

https://www.kcra.com/article/online-fantasy-sports-platforms-california/65196468

California legislators propose bipartisan immigration principles amid federal tension

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article309893295.html

Opinion: How California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas “has failed on every front”

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article309734050.html

Clip of the Week: Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role

Clip: https://x.com/MarcoFoster_/status/1942746099275485382

Background: https://apnews.com/article/gavin-newsom-south-carolina-democratic-primary-d04d1f313fbe7697aa31785e0e47440b

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