Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by his Capitol Director Teresa Trujillo to discuss a number of topics including the Governor’s special session on gas prices, some of the top bills Newsom signed by the September 30th deadline, and some of the main bills he chose to veto.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
 

Cohost: Teresa Trujillo

Newsom’s special session

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-newsom-gas-price-spikes-bill/62474662
 

Bills the Governor signed and vetoed

https://www.kcra.com/article/sign-veto-proposed-laws-gov-newsom-desk/62037640

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Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Josh Lowenthal discuss a number of topics including developing consensus in a divided Legislature, how to work effectively across the aisle, what high school was like with Snoop Dogg and Cameron Diaz in Long Beach, concerns with the Appropriations process, managing legislative caucuses with diverse interests, the harms of social media, and ways to interrupt the phone-based childhood.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom)
 

Cohost: Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach)

AB 2481: Social media reporting

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2481
 

AB 3172: Holding social media companies accountable

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article286929225.html

AB 3216: Phone-Free Schools Act

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/09/24/california-school-cellphone-ban/75368143007/
 

Ending the phone-based childhood

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Matthew Estipona, Director of Government and Community Engagement for ABC NorCal, to discuss a number of topics including ultra marathons, housing construction, apprenticeships, and our top 10 favorite movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
 

Cohost: Matthew Estipona, ABC NorCal
 

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https://abcnorcal.org

Ranking the MCU: Full list of past and upcoming Marvel films

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/marvel-movies-in-order/
 

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by his Capitol Director Teresa Trujillo to discuss a number of topics including the last week of legislative session, his bill to increase accountability over homelessness spending, the Phone-Free Schools Act, the revival of a bill to expand early prison release, a deal on an effort to fund journalism, Generation Z’s distrust of government, parents using Waymo to get their kids to school, the latest news in Matthew Perry’s death, driver’s licenses coming to digital wallets, and the latest numbers on Prop. 36.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
 

Cohost: Teresa Trujillo
 

End of Session recap: 901 bills remaining

https://x.com/chrismicheli/status/1827352279047139658?s=61

SB 94: Early release for the worst offenders

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article278461069.html
 

New deal announced on journalism bill

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/21/google-california-newsroom-ai-00174817

Young people don’t trust the government or media, new national Gallup survey says

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article291214200.html
 

Ride a Waymo to school?

https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/22/waymo-parents-kids-in-robotaxis/

Woman charged in the death of Matthew Perry

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-23/ketamine-queen-lived-a-celebrity-studded-life-now-shes-been-charged-in-matthew-perrys-death
 

Digital license coming to Apple and Google wallets

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-15/california-mobile-drivers-license-apple-google-wallet
 

New Berkeley IGS poll shows support for Prop. 36

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-16/poll-california-ballot-measures-prop-32-prop-33-prop-36

Clip of the Week: No on Prop. 36 rally denies retail theft challenges, blames media for shining a spotlight on crime

https://x.com/zavalaa/status/1825620555586052400?s=61
 

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Senator Scott Wilk to discuss a number of topics including Wilk’s thoughts as a departing legislator, last week’s appropriations suspense hearing, smartphones in schools, homeless encampment enforcement, Governor Newsom’s $200,000 photographer, and the growing bipartisan support for Proposition 36.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Senator Scott Wilk
 

Appropriations Suspense Hearing: Do or die for 830 bills

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm?nname=california-playbook&nid=00000150-384f-da43-aff2-bf7fd35a0000&nrid=00000172-7624-ddb4-ad72-7facb1dc0002&nlid=641189

Homeless encampment enforcement ramps up

https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/08/homeless-encampments-sweep-reax/
 

Newsom pens letter in support of limiting smartphone use in schools

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000191-4db6-d455-a1fb-cffe8d4b0000&nname=california-playbook-pm&nid=00000177-6f21-d412-abff-6ff78f190000&nrid=00000172-7624-ddb4-ad72-7facb1dc0002&nlid=2693079

Newsom’s $200,000 photographer

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/09/gavin-newsom-celebrity-photographer-00173482
 

Bipartisan support for Prop. 36 growing in the Legislature

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article290984915.html

Clip of the week: Newsom signs organized retail theft package, rails against Prop. 36

Clip: https://x.com/scmountaingoat/status/1824901620607680560?s=61

Background: https://calmatters.org/justice/2024/08/retail-theft-new-laws/
 

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Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Heath Flora discuss a number of topics including the best moments in the 2024 Olympic Games, Southwest’s announcement to abandon open seating, a State Senator’s decision to switch parties, a new federal audit on California’s homelessness dollars, the Legislature’s organized retail theft bills, the impact of Chevron leaving the state, and Governor Newsom’s comments on LA County’s lack of effort on homeless encampments.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
 

Cohost: Assemblyman Heath Flora

Question of the Week: How do you feel about Southwest’s decision to move to assigned seating in 2025?

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Background:https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/investing/southwest-airlines-assigned-seats/index.html
 

State Senator defects from the Supermajority

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-district-4-sen-marie-alvarado-gil-switches-to-republican-party/
 

…and gets kicked out of the Legislative Latino Caucus

https://x.com/latinocaucus/status/1821732457789714824?s=61
 

New federal audit shows California homeless dollars at risk of fraud

https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/08/hud-hcd-audit/
 

Organized retail theft bills pass the Legislature

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-lawmakers-move-forward-retail-theft-bills/61832038

Real world impacts of running Chevron out of CA

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/08/chevron-corporate-jobs-california/
 

Clip of the Week: Newsom cleans up a homeless encampment in LA County

https://x.com/yayareanews/status/1822025480431923477?s=61
 

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Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Greg Wallis discuss a number of topics including the return of legislative session, a recently released audit of Prop. 47, Governor Newsom’s new executive order on homeless encampments, a new study on the number of 24-35 years olds living with their parents, and a new report on meeting California’s 2045 energy goals.
 

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblyman Greg Wallis

Session returns

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2024/08/01/enter-the-end-of-session-pressure-cooker-00172391

Audit released on Prop. 47

https://x.com/joshua_hoover/status/1816627056148644262?s=61
 

Newsom’s executive order on homeless encampments

https://www.kcra.com/article/gavin-newsom-executive-order-homeless-encampments-removal-california/61699597

1 in 4 Californians aged 24 to 35 live with their parents, young Californians are 40% more likely to live with their parents than the US average

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/adults-living-with-parents-19597108.php
 

New report details how California could meet its 2045 energy goals

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2024/07/30/a-new-climate-conversation-starter-00171994

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by his team to discuss the fate of a bill to give unemployment insurance benefits to striking workers, the passage of PAGA reform, the Grants Pass Supreme Court ruling, the Governor’s last minute Hail Mary on retail theft, and an “ask me anything” segment answering questions from constituents.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
 

Cohosts: Enrique Govea and Sara Marshall

Bill giving UI benefits to striking workers dies

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/california-bill-pay-striking-workers-unemployment-benefits-dies

PAGA reform

https://fixpaga.com/2024/06/18/agreement-reached-to-reform-private-attorneys-general-act-paga-to-create-a-better-fairer-system-for-workers-and-employers/
 

Grants Pass ruling on homeless camps

https://calmatters.org/housing/2024/06/california-homeless-camps-grants-pass-ruling/
 

Competing Prop. 47 reform initiative introduced

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-ballot-crime-theft-prop-47-november/61465540#
 

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Ashley Hoffman, Senior Policy Advocate on Labor and Employment at the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber), to discuss the legislative agreement reached to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and provide long-awaited relief to California businesses.
 

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Ashley Hoffman, CalChamber

Overview of the deal to fix PAGA

https://fixpaga.com/2024/06/18/agreement-reached-to-reform-private-attorneys-general-act-paga-to-create-a-better-fairer-system-for-workers-and-employers/
 

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Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and James Gallagher discuss a number of topics including a junk fee exemption for restaurants, In-N-Out’s price hike, the recently passed state budget, a new analysis on groups that fair best at the State Capitol, the PPIC’s latest survey of Californians, and the bipartisan backlash growing over the Supermajority’s efforts to undermine retail theft reforms.
 

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
 

Cohost: Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher
 

Question of the Week: Should restaurants be exempted from a new law restricting “junk fees”?

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Background: https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/06/california-restaurant-extra-pricing-fees/
 

In-N-Out raises prices in response to minimum wage increase

https://ktla.com/news/california/in-n-out-raises-prices-in-response-to-californias-minimum-wage-increase/
 

Budget update

https://calmatters.org/politics/capitol/2024/06/california-budget-deficit-legislature-newsom/
 

Digital Democracy study on which groups fair best at the State Capitol

https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/06/california-lobbying-rankings/
 

June 2024 statewide PPIC survey

https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-june-2024/?source=email
 

Clips of the Week: Bipartisan backlash builds over the Supermajority’s attempt to undermine retail theft reform initiative

Clip: https://x.com/zavalaa/status/1800390878818934821?s=61

Background: https://www.kcra.com/article/bipartisan-backlash-legislative-effort-challenge-prop-47-reform-ballot/61090036#

WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-voter-revolt-grows-in-california-arrest-felony-ea392d13

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