Assemblyman Josh Hoover and Chris Micheli discuss their post-election takeaways, the quirks of the Top 2 primary system, California’s spending on homelessness, EV market struggles, the Macy’s closure in Union Square, the growing fentanyl crisis, a new report on stormwater capture, and the ongoing PaneraGate story.
Assemblyman Josh Hoover and Chris Micheli discuss their post-election takeaways, the quirks of the Top 2 primary system, California’s spending on homelessness, EV market struggles, the Macy’s closure in Union Square, the growing fentanyl crisis, a new report on stormwater capture, and the ongoing PaneraGate story.
Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
Cohosts: Chris Micheli
Should Califonria reconsider the Top 2 Primary?
https://capitolweekly.net/time-to-end-the-top-two-primary/
California spends billions on homelessness yet the crisis keeps getting worse
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/02/california-billions-homelessness-crisis-growing/
Rivian struggles
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-02-22/ev-rivian-stock-price-what-happened
Apple cancels “Project Titan” to create an autonomous EV
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/27/apple-cancels-work-on-electric-car-ending-decadelong-effort/
Macys closing in SF
https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/27/san-francisco-macys-closing/
Spin vs Shrinkage:
https://x.com/ericajsandberg/status/1762881438746337538?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng
California seized 62,000 pounds of fentanyl in 2023
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/02/27/california-seizes-record-62000-pounds-of-fentanyl/
SF DA will begin pursuing murder charges to fight fentanyl
Billions of gallons of stormwater evades capture in CA each year
PaneraGate: Did Newsom craft minimum wage law to spare political ally?
https://abc7.com/california-gavin-newsom-minimum-wage-law-exemption-panera/14479569/
Investigation letter: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lmrl0ephgry3tgqqeon8l/2024-03-04-Panera-Exemption-Letter-Updated.pdf?rlkey=osd9ns1rqag2pger0s69g8u1e&e=1&dl=0
Clip of the week: Author of fast food minimum wage bill responds to questions about PaneraGate
https://x.com/zavalaa/status/1763266862220284067?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng
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