E44: Olympics Recap, Senator Flips Parties, and a New Homelessness Audit

Point of Order with Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Heath Flora discuss a number of topics including the best moments in the 2024 Olympic Games, Southwest’s announcement to abandon open seating, a State Senator’s decision to switch parties, a new federal audit on California’s homelessness dollars, the Legislature’s organized retail theft bills, the impact of Chevron leaving the state, and Governor Newsom’s comments on LA County’s lack of effort on homeless encampments.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Assemblyman Heath Flora

Question of the Week: How do you feel about Southwest’s decision to move to assigned seating in 2025?

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Background:https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/investing/southwest-airlines-assigned-seats/index.html

State Senator defects from the Supermajority

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-district-4-sen-marie-alvarado-gil-switches-to-republican-party/

…and gets kicked out of the Legislative Latino Caucus

https://x.com/latinocaucus/status/1821732457789714824?s=61

New federal audit shows California homeless dollars at risk of fraud

https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/08/hud-hcd-audit/

Organized retail theft bills pass the Legislature

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-lawmakers-move-forward-retail-theft-bills/61832038

Real world impacts of running Chevron out of CA

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/08/chevron-corporate-jobs-california/

Clip of the Week: Newsom cleans up a homeless encampment in LA County

https://x.com/yayareanews/status/1822025480431923477?s=61

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