Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Juan Alanis discuss a number of topics including Speaker Willie Brown’s recent speech at the CalChamber breakfast, Governor Newsom’s CEQA reform proposal, Juan’s experience serving on the public safety committee, incoming House of Origin bills, the Problem Solvers Caucus, and legislative life in the Superminority.
Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Juan Alanis discuss a number of topics including Speaker Willie Brown’s recent speech at the CalChamber breakfast, Governor Newsom’s CEQA reform proposal, Juan’s experience serving on the public safety committee, incoming House of Origin bills, the Problem Solvers Caucus, and legislative life in the Superminority.
Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
Cohost: Assemblyman Juan Alanis
Topics covered:
Speaker Willie Brown speech at CalChamber breakfast: “Today we are making our decisions on party preference, and that’s not people preference for the State of California.”
Newsom CEQA proposal
https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/05/gavin-newsom-ceqa-reform/
Serving on the Public Safety Committee
Bills held on suspense
https://calmatters.org/politics/california-legislature/2023/05/california-bills-suspense-file-2/
Top 5 House of Origin bills
AB 1 (McKinnor) - Unionization of Legislative Staff
AB 316 (Aguiar-Curry/Friedman) - Autonomous Truck Moratorium
AB 377 (Muratsuchi/McCarty) - Career Technical Education Funding
AB 421 (Bryan) - Remaking the Referenda and Initiative Process
AB 799 (Rivas, L.) - Accountability on Addressing Homelessness
Problem Solvers Caucus
Grilled Cheese Caucus
Clip of the Week: Minority Leader James Gallagher on the treatment of the Superminority
https://twitter.com/EytanWallace/status/1658299353730260993?s=20
Ashley Zavala asked Tennessee state legislator Justin Jones if Supermajorities are good for democracy. His answer: “You put me on the hot spot with this question," Jones said. "I think what's working here (in CA) is that all voices are being heard."
https://twitter.com/ZavalaA/status/1658286171775205376?s=20
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Assemblyman Josh Hoover (@joshua_hoover)
https://twitter.com/joshua_hoover
Assemblyman Juan Alanis (@JuanAlanisCA)
https://twitter.com/JuanAlanisCA
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