E6: Big City Struggles, Paper Routes, and the Speaker Transition

Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Joe Patterson discuss a number of topics including the Legislature’s recently passed budget, struggles in our major cities, the incoming Assembly Speaker, their first jobs, and a newly proposed constitutional amendment.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblyman Joe Patterson

Legislature passed $312 billion dollar state budget, still negotiating with Newsom

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-lawmakers-pass-their-proposed-budget-negotiations-continue-with-newsom/44212960

SF loses more stores

Westfield: https://sfstandard.com/business/westfield-gives-up-downtown-san-francisco-mall/

Old Navy: https://sfstandard.com/business/downtown-san-francisco-old-navy-flagship-store-closing-after-26-years/

Cinemark: https://sfstandard.com/business/san-francisco-centre-westfield-cinemark-closure-union-square/

AT&T (25th major closure in Union Square since pandemic): https://sfstandard.com/business/att-to-close-downtown-san-francisco-flagship-store/

Governor Newsom reacts to SF struggles

https://twitter.com/Elex_Michaelson/status/1669567100338446336?s=20

Mayor London Breed defends decision to arrest drug users, Supervisors pass office space ordinance

https://twitter.com/sfstandard/status/1669003667331248128?s=20

https://sfstandard.com/politics/san-francisco-mayor-defends-drug-arrests-in-testy-exchange-with-lawmaker/

https://sfstandard.com/politics/city-hall/plan-to-save-downtown-san-francisco-from-doom-loop-approved-by-lawmakers/

San Diego City Council passes Mayor Todd Gloria’s camping ordinance

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/hundreds-weigh-in-on-proposed-homeless-camping-ban-before-san-diego-city-council/3244982/

New Assembly Speaker takes over later this month, what does this mean for California?

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/15/california-legislature-rivas-rendon-00102294

Paper routes and pizza delivery

Clip of the week: ACA 7 committee hearing

https://twitter.com/joshua_hoover/status/1669103338137452544?s=20

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240ACA7

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/calif-democrat-accuses-muslim-colleague-of-white-supremacy-not-backing-race-based-law

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