Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

E24: EV Sales, Housing First, and Daylight Saving Time

Episode Summary

Assemblyman Josh Hoover and his team discuss legislative accountability, falling EV sales, why law enforcement is struggling to keep up with rising crime, a major blow to LA charter schools, his new “Beyond Housing” measure, another retail theft proposal, waiving environmental laws in SF, the future of e-bikes, and ending daylight saving time.

Episode Notes

Assemblyman Josh Hoover and his team discuss legislative accountability, falling EV sales, why law enforcement is struggling to keep up with rising crime, a major blow to LA charter schools, his new “Beyond Housing” measure, another retail theft proposal, waiving environmental laws in SF, the future of e-bikes, and ending daylight saving time.
 

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
 

Cohosts: Sara Marshall and Enrique Govea
 

Over 70% of legislative reports don’t get filed

https://calmatters.org/politics/capitol/2024/02/california-laws-are-they-working/
 

EV sales down

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-02-15/falling-ev-sales-raise-worries-over-california-climate-plan
 

Law enforcement has hands full with growing crime

https://www.governing.com/urban/despite-25b-in-funding-california-cops-only-solve-13-of-crimes
 

LAUSD charter schools suffer major defeat

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/02/charter-school-los-angeles-unions/
 

Beyond Housing proposal would end California’s one-size-fits-all approach to homelessness

https://x.com/joshua_hoover/status/1758218979578191902?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng

https://californiaglobe.com/fl/california-assemblymen-introduce-a-legitimate-bill-to-solve-homelessness/
 

Another bill to combat retail theft

https://x.com/zavalaa/status/1758531362108395705?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-lawmakers-retail-theft-proposition-47/46807475
 

CEQA exemption proposed for SF

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/us/san-francisco-ceqa-environment-bill.html
 

E-bike ban for kids?

https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/14/will-california-ban-kids-e-bike-id-requirement/
 

End Daylight Saving Time?

https://oregoncatalyst.com/75025-sen-thatcher-multistate-effort-archaic-daylight-savings-time.html

 

Clip of the Week: Caitlin Flanagan’s thoughts on Governor Newsom

https://x.com/ericabbenante/status/1756176062579408978

 

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https://twitter.com/joshua_hoover
 

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