E57: Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Steve Jobs, and Bigfoot w/ Asm. Greg Wallis

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Greg Wallis discuss a number of topics including how the state’s low carbon fuel standard harms affordability, the legislative bill deadline, natural gas bans, a big city shift on homelessness, enforcing Prop. 36, Californians support of high speed rail, state-owned oil refineries, new baseball rules, Bigfoot, and other stories of the week.

New baseball rules

⁠https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-passes-two-rules-changes-for-2025-season-one-on-shifts-and-one-on-replay-per-report/⁠

⁠https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5304103/mlb-ball-strike-umpire-abs-challenge⁠

The bill deadline has passed, how many bills are there with the new 35 bill limit?

⁠https://x.com/chrismicheli/status/1893165160682135801?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng⁠

Bigfoot proposed as state cryptid

⁠https://amp.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article300522299.html⁠

LCFS rules, which would raise gas prices, rejected by state legal office

⁠https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/02/california-new-fuel-rules-rejected-state-legal-office-gas-prices/⁠

Legislative Republicans raise affordability concerns about bans on natural gas

⁠https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0oduuajcrqqs15wyazvfp/Letter-to-DOE_2725_1.pdf?rlkey=fmn0j0k5orkxcq8xjo8vmwihx&st=n7a213tv&dl=0⁠

San Jose shifting its strategy on homelessness

⁠https://www.kqed.org/news/12026437/san-jose-mayor-proposes-permanent-shift-homeless-funding-from-housing-shelter⁠

Fremont passes new ordinance on homeless encampments

⁠https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/02/fremont-camping-ban-ordinance-folo/⁠

Counties face challenges implementing Prop. 36

⁠https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/02/prop-36-arrests-treatment/⁠

Do Californians actually support High Speed Rail?

⁠https://ktla.com/news/california/majority-of-californians-still-support-high-speed-rail-project-polling-shows/⁠

Latino Republicans launch bipartisan Hispanic Caucus

⁠https://x.com/joshua_hoover/status/1889722728824885306?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng⁠

California now considering state-owned oil refineries

⁠https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-16/is-california-government-considering-oil-refinery-takeovers-yes-it-is⁠

Newsom vows to veto expansion of California Sanctuary State law

⁠https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/13/newsom-sanctuary-law-trump-00204012⁠

LA fires spark new proposals on streamlining building permits

⁠https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/02/la-fires-building-permits/⁠

California homeowners will be charged to cover FAIR plan shortfall

⁠https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/homeowners-insurance-costs-rising-in-california-fair-plan/⁠

State Farm rate hike request shot down by Insurance Commissioner

⁠https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/02/regulator-stops-california-home-insurance-price-hike/⁠

Bills to crack down on looting introduced by Democrats and Republicans

⁠https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-12/lawmakers-want-to-target-wildfire-looters-is-it-just-another-chance-to-be-tough-on-crime⁠

New statewide maps label over 2 million acres of local land as “high” or “very high” fire danger

⁠https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2025/02/california-wildlfires-high-hazard-new-maps/⁠

Satirical Relief: Latest Babylon Bee headlines

⁠https://babylonbee.com/news⁠

CA Innovation Coin to feature Steve Jobs

⁠https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/02/19/california-nominates-steve-jobs-for-its-american-innovation-coin-1-coin-to-be-produced-by-u-s-mint/⁠

⁠https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-programs/american-innovation-dollar-coins/⁠

Clip of the Week: Steve Jobs on what separates the people who do things from the people that just dream about doing them

⁠https://x.com/sahilbloom/status/1791432472074260733?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng⁠

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⁠https://x.com/asmwallis⁠

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