E26: Election Reactions, Fighting Fentanyl, and PaneraGate

Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

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

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-26/san-francisco-will-prosecute-fentanyl-dealers-for-murder

Billions of gallons of stormwater evades capture in CA each year

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-01/california-missing-out-on-billions-of-gallons-of-stormwater

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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