Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Brian Marvel, President of the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), to discuss public safety issues facing California in 2024. Other topics discussed include highway protestors, accountability on homelessness, the potential impact of the Grants Pass Supreme Court case, another Bay Area DA recall, a new bill to combat DUIs, PORAC’s legislative priorities, and Senator Shannon Grove’s bill to make solicitation of a minor a felony in California.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohost: Brian Marvel, President, PORAC   Quest ..read more

Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Ben Golombek, Executive Vice President of Government Relations for the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber), to discuss nine bills that CalChamber has labeled as “Job Killers” in 2024. Other topics discussed include the recent results of Assemblyman Hoover’s audit of homelessness spending in California.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohost: Ben Golombek, Executive Vice President, CalChamber   Audit of homelessness spending results https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article287577905.html   CalChamber’s 2024 Job Killer List ht ..read more

Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by Seren Taylor, Vice President of the Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC), to discuss the current state of the insurance market in California and what we can expect to see in the Legislature this year. Other topics discussed include a new bill that would give employees a right to disconnect during non-work hours, CalChamber’s recently released Job Killer list, CPUC’s long-awaited fixed rate proposal, the bizarre result in a Bay Area election, and the proposed early action budget deal.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohost: Seren Ta ..read more

Assemblyman Josh Hoover and Senator Roger Niello discuss the Senator’s bill to enact Permanent Standard Time, how to remove partisanship from initiative ballot titles and summaries, limiting cell phone use in schools, the state’s budget predicament, California’s nation-leading unemployment rate, a federal judge’s order to audit LA homelessness programs, and the new minimum wage law taking effect this month.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohost: Senator Roger Niello   Question of the Week: Should schools limit or restrict student cell phone use during the school day? VOTE HER ..read more

Assemblyman Josh Hoover is joined by his intern Ian Mayer to discuss legislative internships, March Madness, the Select Committee on Happiness, ongoing struggles for Prop. 1, why Taco Bell is closing dining rooms in Oakland, the growing cost of High Speed Rail, and transparency at the State Capitol.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohost: Ian Mayer   VOTE ON THIS WEEK’S POLL https://twitter.com/pointoforderpod   Results of last week’s Daylight Saving Time poll https://x.com/pointoforderpod/status/1767717860993040535?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng   Committee ..read more

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Bill Essayli discuss another switch of the clock, the impact social media may be having on today’s teens, the latest updates on the PaneraGate scandal, why California consumers are paying more than the rest of the country, the blue city shift on crime, fixing Prop. 47, the poor showing for Prop. 1, and their Top 3 favorite Netflix original shows.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohosts: Assemblyman Bill Essayli   VOTE ON THIS WEEK’S POLLS: https://twitter.com/pointoforderpod   West coast effort to end Daylight Saving Time https://www.sacbe ..read more

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://calmatter ..read more

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Juan Alanis discuss more bad news on the state budget, the latest “Californians and their Government” survey, organic waste recycling, remote work, rising energy costs, how to combat deepfake technology, another gas price increase, a proposed mandate on pets in rental properties, and a new effort to stop the use of police canines.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohosts: Assemblyman Juan Alanis   LAO: More bad news on the state budget   https://x.com/LAO_CA/status/1760006172176986536   Latest “Californians and their Government” survey ..read more

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 ..read more

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Joe Patterson discuss the 49ers Super Bowl loss, Newsom sending CHP to Oakland, growing bipartisan support for reforming Prop. 47, housing affordability, California’s track record on homelessness, how to avoid a new parking infraction, rising energy costs, autonomous vehicles, new encampment legislation, a proposed plastic bag ban, single payer healthcare, and improving student literacy rates.   Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover   Cohost: Assemblyman Joe Patterson   Clip of the Week: Chiefs break our hearts   https://x.com/sportscenter/status/175 ..read more