E22: Dead Bills, Speeding Cars, and Ballot Initiatives

Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Heath Flora discuss the bills that died at the 2-year bill deadline, a California crime roundup, proposed legislation to limit cars to 10 mph over the speed limit, government dysfunction, addressing our state’s fentanyl epidemic, three major ballot initiatives, the Governor’s Target snafu, and their Super Bowl predictions.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblyman Heath Flora

Crime roundup

-Kaiser memo to Oakland employees

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/kaiser-workers-avoid-lunch-downtown-oakland-crime/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

-Clorox hires security to walk employees around

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/clorox-hires-additional-security-to-protect-oakland-headquarters-employees/

-Denny’s in Oakland closes due to crime https://abc7news.com/amp/dennys-oakland-retaurant-closing-crime-car-break-ins-in-n-out-closure/14378517/

-Jeffery’s SF toy store closure

https://www.newsweek.com/san-francisco-toy-story-store-closing-crime-1864581

-Santa Monica ranks as unsafe city

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/santa-monica-labeled-as-one-of-the-most-unsafe-cities-in-california/

Majority party criticizes utility legislation they passed just over a year ago

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-backpedal-new-electricity-rates-income-based/46586910

Bill to limit cars to 10 mph over speed limit

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2024/01/31/feeling-the-need-for-speed-00138736

California Dysfunction

https://www.ocregister.com/2024/01/30/californias-catalog-of-dysfunctional-programs-has-a-couple-of-new-entries/

Addressing the fentanyl epidemic

https://folsomtimes.com/folsom-assemblyman-hoover-pens-legislation-to-combat-fentanyl-in-schools/

Initiative roundup

-Prop 1 Mental Health Bond overview

https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2024

-Prop 47 Reform

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/23-0017A1%20%28Drug%20Addiction%20%26amp%3B%20Theft%20Reform%29.pdf

-PAGA Reform

https://advocacy.calchamber.com/policy/issues/private-attorneys-general-act/

Clip of the Week: Newsom sees someone at Target walk out without paying

https://x.com/ggreschler/status/1752759720363065387?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng

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Assemblyman Josh Hoover (@joshua_hoover)

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Assemblyman Heath Flora (@HeathFloraCA)

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