Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

E45: Appropriations Aftermath and Advice from a Departing Legislator

Episode Summary

Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Senator Scott Wilk to discuss a number of topics including Wilk’s thoughts as a departing legislator, last week’s appropriations suspense hearing, smartphones in schools, homeless encampment enforcement, Governor Newsom’s $200,000 photographer, and the growing bipartisan support for Proposition 36.

Episode Notes

Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Senator Scott Wilk to discuss a number of topics including Wilk’s thoughts as a departing legislator, last week’s appropriations suspense hearing, smartphones in schools, homeless encampment enforcement, Governor Newsom’s $200,000 photographer, and the growing bipartisan support for Proposition 36.

 

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

 

Cohost: Senator Scott Wilk
 

Appropriations Suspense Hearing: Do or die for 830 bills

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm?nname=california-playbook&nid=00000150-384f-da43-aff2-bf7fd35a0000&nrid=00000172-7624-ddb4-ad72-7facb1dc0002&nlid=641189

 

Homeless encampment enforcement ramps up

https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/08/homeless-encampments-sweep-reax/
 

Newsom pens letter in support of limiting smartphone use in schools

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000191-4db6-d455-a1fb-cffe8d4b0000&nname=california-playbook-pm&nid=00000177-6f21-d412-abff-6ff78f190000&nrid=00000172-7624-ddb4-ad72-7facb1dc0002&nlid=2693079

 

Newsom’s $200,000 photographer

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/09/gavin-newsom-celebrity-photographer-00173482
 

Bipartisan support for Prop. 36 growing in the Legislature

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article290984915.html

 

Clip of the week: Newsom signs organized retail theft package, rails against Prop. 36

Clip: https://x.com/scmountaingoat/status/1824901620607680560?s=61

Background: https://calmatters.org/justice/2024/08/retail-theft-new-laws/
 

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