Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover15 Jan 2025

E54: Governor’s Budget, LA Fires & Social Media Censorship w/ Tom Sheehy

Assemblyman Josh Hoover and budget expert Tom Sheehy discuss a number of topics including the Governor’s budget release, LA’s devastating fires, the Supermajority’s special session, Zuckerberg on censorship, New Year’s resolutions, and other stories of the week.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Tom Sheehy, Sheehy Strategy Group

Devastating fires hit southern California

https://apnews.com/article/california-fires-things-to-know-winds-f93d41dc901e352b63e86ab67ef7790e

Fire hydrants: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-09/california-fires-water-supply-problems

Mistaken alert: https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/technical-glitch-triggers-mass-evacuation-warning-20025869.php

Senate insurance chair remains vacant amid corruption probe: https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/01/california-democrat-senate-bribery-investigation/

The Supermajority’s Special Session

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article298253818.html

$50 million deal struck: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/01/newsom-and-legislative-leaders-strike-50m-deal-to-trump-proof-california-00197729

Republicans call for session on fire and insurance: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/769oveypmi09fd9pxadp2/Letter-on-Special-Session-on-the-State-of-Insurance_11025_1.pdf

New public safety chair

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article297898793.html

Prop. 36 having an immediate impact

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article298008928.html

Homelessness up another 3% in 2024

https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2025/01/hud-pit-count-2024/

2 big lawsuits to kick off the year:

-Tribes sue cardrooms over gaming under new SB 549 framework

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/01/california-casinos-sue-cardrooms/

-Business groups sue over new law limiting free speech in the workplace

https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/01/meeting-law-suit/

Clip of the Week: Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg explains why they are changing how their platform handles content moderation

https://x.com/warclandestine/status/1877792936609370183?s=46&t=0hH9KM7DV1CXd3p6fnC-ng

Overview of the Governor’s budget announcement

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/01/gavin-newsom-2025-california-budget/

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article298309438.html

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Download Sheehy Strategy Group’s 2025 Guide to the New Members of the Legislature: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c38d21471069918a14539ff/t/674f67fdeb89fa79ecdba0b5/1733257225984/LegislativeGuide2025.pdf

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