E55: 2025 Predictions, Inauguration, and Wildfire Prevention w/ Asm. Joe Patterson

Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Joe Patterson discuss a number of topics including their predictions for 2025, Joe’s inauguration trip, Governor Newsom’s brief meeting with President Trump in Southern California, the ongoing legislative special session, wildfire prevention, the TikTok ban, and other stories of the week.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblyman Joe Patterson

Clip of the Week: Governor Newsom meets President Trump outside Air Force 1 in Southern California

https://x.com/specnews1socal/status/1882951370505900506?s=61

Special session: $50 million to fight incoming administration

https://calmatters.org/newsletter/california-trump-legal-fees-fund/

Supermajority won’t link “Trump-proofing” fund and LA fire aid after pressure mounts

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article298588128.html

Palisades reservoir was empty when fires hit

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-22/why-has-a-reservoir-in-palisades-stood-empty-for-a-year

10 legislators hold healing circle at State Capitol

https://x.com/eytanwallace/status/1881892840000880675?s=61

False reports of immigration enforcement

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article298476158.html

California abandons clean truck rules

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/01/trump-california-withdraws-diesel-clean-air-rules/

Protect Girls Sports Act introduced

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-16/new-republican-bill-would-ban-transgender-girls-from-high-school-sports-in-california

Labor vs. AI fight intensifies

https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/01/unions-plot-ai-strategy/

TikTok ban upheld, then put on hold

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-17/tiktok-ban-whats-next

Newsom talks tough on efficiency, despite growing government

https://calmatters.org/politics/capitol/2025/01/gavin-newsom-spending-california-trump/

Predictions for 2025

https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/galleries/ten-predictions-for-2025/24/

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