Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Greg Wallis discuss a number of topics including the bill introduction deadline, Jack Hughes’ historic Golden Goal for Team USA, California’s BART bailout, a new legislative effort on factory-built housing, Newsom’s support for new social media age limits for teens, and other stories of the week.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblyman Greg Wallis

Clip of the Week: Jack Hughes scores Golden Goal in OT thriller to beat Canada in the gold medal match

https://x.com/rapsheet/status/2025603069443011046?s=61

Fewest bill introductions in 20 years

https://x.com/chrismicheli/status/2025101045328994338?s=61

Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-jalisco-cartel-mencho-sheinbaum-trump-226e50edc33f981d5d6509acc7021ae5

A fatal avalanche put a spotlight on the risks of backcountry skiing

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-20/perils-pleasures-of-backcountry-skiing-why-some-take-risk

California lending $590 million to keep Bay Area Rapid Transit running

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-20/california-lending-590-million-to-keep-bay-area-transit-running

Newsom appoints a new utilities regulator with a mandate to cut costs

https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/02/cpuc-gets-new-president-amid-cost-cutting/

Factory-built housing hasn’t taken off in California yet, but this year might be different

https://calmatters.org/housing/2026/02/factory-built-housing-california-wicks/

Newsom backs social media restrictions for teens under 16

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/gavin-newsom-backs-social-media-age-restrictions-00789951

The two separate lives of Gavin Newsom detailed in new memoir

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-15/two-separate-lives-of-gavin-newsom-detailed-in-new-memoir

Siebel-Newsom scolds media for asking too many questions

https://x.com/zavalaa/status/2021686632617799996

Babylon Bee

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Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Jeff Gonzalez discuss a number of topics including their Super Bowl reactions, the Winter Olympics, a proposed California mileage tax, some of the newly introduced bills in the Legislature, and other stories of the week.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez

Clip of the Week: Good Will Dunkin’ Ad

https://youtu.be/Gr96AsZGFQc

Supermajority pushing for a mileage tax

https://nypost.com/2026/01/31/us-news/california-drivers-are-a-step-closer-to-paying-per-mile-tax/

Tax billionaires, cut rents and other takeaways from California’s first gubernatorial debate

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-04/tax-billionaires-cut-rents-other-takeaways-from-californias-first-gubernatorial-debate

Matt Mahan enters Governor’s race

https://x.com/mattmahansj/status/2016884861559312529?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng

Bass directed watering down of Palisades fire after-action report, sources say

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-04/bass-directed-watering-down-of-palisades-fire-after-action-report-sources-say

New bill aims to allow California AG to sue oil companies for disaster costs

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article314582042.html

Some California high-speed rail records could remain secret under proposed law

https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/02/california-high-speed-rail-record-exemption/

California has a dangerous driver problem. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to fix that

https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/02/assembly-driving-bills/

Bipartisan California bills seek to rein in child social media use, sexually explicit material online

https://www.courthousenews.com/bipartisan-california-bills-seek-to-rein-in-child-social-media-use-sexually-explicit-material-online/

The devil’s roadmap to destroy the next generation, revealed in a stark AI response

https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/11/26/the-devils-roadmap-to-destroy-the-next-generation-revealed-in-a-stark-ai-response/

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Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Ali Macedo discuss a number of topics including their predictions for 2026, the life and legacy of Congressman Doug La Malfa, Governor Newsom’s trip to Davos, Alex Honnold’s free solo climb in Taiwan, and other stories of the week.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblywoman Ali Macedo

Gallup predictions for 2026

https://news.gallup.com/poll/700448/americans-predict-challenging-2026-across-dimensions.aspx

National immigration enforcement

Bill Melugin reporting: https://x.com/billmelugin_/status/2015571364212609379

Michael Shellenberger analysis: https://x.com/shellenberger/status/2015446692611403840

Remembering Doug La Malfa

https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/01/lamalfa-death-remembrance/

California lawmakers urge Gov. Newsom to try to address state money problems sooner

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-lawmakers-newsom-state-money-problems/70067391

Newsom goes to Davos 

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-22/newsom-on-world-stage-accuses-trump-of-trying-to-suppress-dissent

Why a one-time wealth tax would be a permanent problem for California | Opinion

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article314320617.html

Newsom claims “real progress” on homelessness as more funding announced for major cities

https://abc7news.com/amp/post/gov-gavin-newsom-touts-real-progress-homelessness-state-directs-419-million-san-francisco-los-angeles-diego/18418252/

Clip of the Week: Sacramento native Alex Honnold completes free solo climb of the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan, reaching the top of the tower in 1:31:35 (at 1,667 feet, it is the 11th-tallest building in the world)

https://x.com/netflix/status/2015255348215742822

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover sits down with budget expert Tom Sheehy to discuss Newsom’s state budget proposal, the Governor’s final State of the State address, how a proposed wealth tax is already hurting California, and their New Year’s resolutions for 2026.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Tom Sheehy, Sheehy Strategy Group

Clip of the Week: Governor Gavin Newsom delivers his final State of the State address

https://x.com/cagovernor/status/2009351900781502746?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng

Newsom’s state budget proposal

https://ebudget.ca.gov/home

Non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) response to the Governor’s budget proposal

https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/5091/2026-27_Fiscal_Outlook_111925.pdf

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by his wife Nicole for a special holiday themed episode where they discuss how they met, what they’ve learned over 17 years of marriage and parenting, their Enneagram types, a new study on raccoons, listener questions, and their top 10 favorite Christmas movies.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! The Point of Order Podcast will return with new episodes in 2026.

New raccoon study shows signs of domestication

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/11/20/seattle-raccoons-evolving-domestication-urban-wildlife-science

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https://www.enneagraminstitute.com

Christmas movies

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness to discuss the state of public safety in California, the origins of his radio show, how to build consensus across the aisle, interesting tales from John’s days as a motorcycle officer, the Dana Williamson corruption scandal, and other stories of the week.

Listen to the John McGinness Show M-F on KFBK

https://kfbk.iheart.com/featured/john-mcginness/

Corruption scandal fallout

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/california-fbi-state-capitol-corruption.html

Prop 50 aftermath

https://www.kcra.com/article/hearing-date-challenge-to-california-prop-50-maps/69548864

Capitol Annex Project remains shrouded in secrecy

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-capitol-annex-project-leaders-still-wont-say-cost/69394750

911 system failure

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article312576329.html

Waymo in Sacramento County

https://www.kcra.com/article/waymo-driverless-vehicles-california-sacramento/69516574

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover sits down with Morevolved CEO Dan Morrison to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and misconceptions surrounding Artificial Intelligence.

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover and former Assemblyman Mike Gatto sit down and discuss interesting stories from history, how Republicans and Democrats can work together in an age of hyper-partisanship, why good government reforms are good for our state, how the Rainy Day Fund came to pass, homelessness and what’s next for California’s big cities, and Mike’s most interesting stories from his days in the Legislature.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Former Assemblyman Mike Gatto

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Check out Mike’s WTF History Podcast

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover and his chief of staff Teresa Trujillo discuss a number of topics including the fallout from gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter’s viral videos, an overview of the bills signed and vetoed by Governor Newsom in 2025, and other stories of the week.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Teresa Trujillo

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Peace deal in the Middle East

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-10-12/israel-prepares-to-welcome-the-last-living-hostages-from-gaza-as-a-ceasefire-holds

Envelope kerfuffle

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-14/california-ballot-design-unfounded-viral-conspiracy-theories-november-election-rigged

Katie Porter fallout

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-11/former-rep-katie-porter-gubernatorial-ambitions-hang-in-the-balance

New clip: https://x.com/CaliforniaICP/status/1978215738604470283

Old clip: https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1975737486841385100

Chris Micheli’s summary of the Governor’s final actions

https://x.com/ChrisMicheli/status/1977879332124012815

Chris Micheli’s summary of Governor’s bill signing messages

https://californiaglobe.com/fr/2025-session-governor-bill-signing-messages/

Summaries of bills that the Governor signed and vetoed in 2025

Politico: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2025/10/14/how-newsom-just-changed-chatbots-housing-and-social-media-00607231

CalMatters bill tracker of major bills: https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-gavin-newsom-bills-signing/

CalMatters newsletter: https://calmatters.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=c5a0ac0e2f48af1a4e619e7036fe5977.3592&s=88ac3525669c4e91337f0a8b2ac8fc24

CalMatters vetoes: https://calmatters.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=f5f3b8d720f34ebebceb7765e447268b.3599&s=88ac3525669c4e91337f0a8b2ac8fc24

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Debra Carlton, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs for the California Apartment Association, to discuss California’s housing landscape, the bad policies that keep prices high, and how we can restore the American dream of homeownership.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Debra Carlton, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, California Apartment Association

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