https://simplecast.com A California Affair Bill Romanelli examines the most pressing issues facing the State of California with lawmakers and experts. Washington Media Group en Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:25:26 +0000 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:28:16 +0000 https://a-california-affair.simplecast.com A California Affair https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9000a898-4115-416c-9a9a-de8fea51b4e5/911c3758-4fe8-4d66-b69e-581fde5ea388/3000x3000/acacover.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://a-california-affair.simplecast.com episodic Bill Romanelli examines the most pressing issues facing the State of California with lawmakers and experts. Bill Romanelli no https://feeds.simplecast.com/B_yJ8yHo ballot, california, elections, government, lawmaking, legal, policy, politics, public, public affairs, voting Washington Media Group bboeckman@washingtonmedia.com c28c9d53-cd5f-4669-a1a0-b440ea4d3886 A Perfect Storm of Tax Reform: Part II The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal joins Bill to continue the conversation on three tax reform proposals on the November ballot.  The epicenter of the debate is the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, which supporters say would close a loophole in Proposition 13 and ensure more transparency, but which opponents claim would have a catastrophic effect on public safety and California's economy.

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]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:25:26 +0000 bboeckman@washingtonmedia.com (Washington Media Group) https://a-california-affair.simplecast.com/episodes/a-perfect-storm-of-tax-reform-part-ii-muC_RbuJ The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal joins Bill to continue the conversation on three tax reform proposals on the November ballot.  The epicenter of the debate is the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, which supporters say would close a loophole in Proposition 13 and ensure more transparency, but which opponents claim would have a catastrophic effect on public safety and California's economy.

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]]> A Perfect Storm of Tax Reform: Part II Washington Media Group 00:27:45 The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal joins Bill to continue the conversation on three tax reform proposals on the November ballot. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal joins Bill to continue the conversation on three tax reform proposals on the November ballot. government, voting, california, tax reform, policy no full 4 561d05a4-d0d8-444d-be4b-cf64991c6d9a A Perfect Storm of Tax Reform An upcoming ballot initiative titled "The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act" presents unprecedented challenges to local governing bodies, including retroactively undoing the decisions made by voters in the past two years.  

Kyle Packham of the California Special Districts Association,  Eric Lawyer of the California State Association of Counties, and Ben Triffo of the League of California Cities stop by to discuss the opposition of the ballot measure which could enormously strain local governments and voters alike.

Links:

California Special Districts Association

League of California Cities

California State Association of Counties

Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act

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]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000 bboeckman@washingtonmedia.com (Kyle Packham, Eric Lawyer, Ben Triffo, Bill Romanelli) https://a-california-affair.simplecast.com/episodes/a-perfect-storm-of-tax-reform-sCGV_3k5 An upcoming ballot initiative titled "The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act" presents unprecedented challenges to local governing bodies, including retroactively undoing the decisions made by voters in the past two years.  

Kyle Packham of the California Special Districts Association,  Eric Lawyer of the California State Association of Counties, and Ben Triffo of the League of California Cities stop by to discuss the opposition of the ballot measure which could enormously strain local governments and voters alike.

Links:

California Special Districts Association

League of California Cities

California State Association of Counties

Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act

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]]> A Perfect Storm of Tax Reform Kyle Packham, Eric Lawyer, Ben Triffo, Bill Romanelli 00:41:15 The opposition discusses the many potential issues within The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act. The opposition discusses the many potential issues within The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act. state politics, voting, california elections, public relations, public policy, tax, tax reform, state policy, governance, elections, funding, csda, tax policy, california government no full 3 a7d83929-ef9f-4020-ab2b-c38ac4d92c0e Water Water Everywhere... and Nowhere California’s water problems are truly unlike anywhere else in the US.  The topography of farmland, desert, mountains, and coastline create an infinitely complex situation to manage the state’s water supply.  Add a population of roughly 40 million people, and a tenuous situation is now in full blown crisis.  

In this episode, California Water For All’s Paul Helicker  discusses our state’s water problems, and what legislation is in the pipeline that might help alleviate our seemingly never-ending water crisis.
 

Links:

California Water For All

San Juan Water District

 

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]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000 bboeckman@washingtonmedia.com (Paul Helicker, San Juan Water District, California Water for All) https://a-california-affair.simplecast.com/episodes/water-water-everywhere-and-nowhere-55GhREiL California’s water problems are truly unlike anywhere else in the US.  The topography of farmland, desert, mountains, and coastline create an infinitely complex situation to manage the state’s water supply.  Add a population of roughly 40 million people, and a tenuous situation is now in full blown crisis.  

In this episode, California Water For All’s Paul Helicker  discusses our state’s water problems, and what legislation is in the pipeline that might help alleviate our seemingly never-ending water crisis.
 

Links:

California Water For All

San Juan Water District

 

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]]> Water Water Everywhere... and Nowhere Paul Helicker, San Juan Water District, California Water for All 00:16:45 California Water For All’s Paul Helicker stops by to discuss the unique challenges managing the state's water infrastructure and supply. California Water For All’s Paul Helicker stops by to discuss the unique challenges managing the state's water infrastructure and supply. public affairs, state government, sb 366, drought, storm water, weather, sacramento, emergency management, snowpack, water supply, water, public policy, california, infrastructure, rainfall, california government, policy no full 2 2e1270e9-bc44-4bd4-8222-00bb1755d02b The Untold Cost of Retail Theft In recent years, there’s been a massive uptick in incidents of retail theft. Retailers are facing an unprecedented threat to their operations, unable to keep products on the shelves.  Retail workers are increasingly put in physical danger, and their jobs are also at risk as more and more stores are forced to close.

In this episode we’re discussing policy changes that can help retailers navigate this nightmare scenario.

Our guests:

Thien Ho - Sacramento County District Attorney 
Tan Thinh - Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney 
Ryan Allain - Government Affairs Director of the California Retailers Association 
Josh Hoover - Assemblyman of Sacramento County District 7

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]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:59:02 +0000 bboeckman@washingtonmedia.com (Thien Ho, Tan Thinh, Ryan Allain, Josh Hoover) https://a-california-affair.simplecast.com/episodes/the-untold-cost-of-retail-theft-AzpRhRsV In recent years, there’s been a massive uptick in incidents of retail theft. Retailers are facing an unprecedented threat to their operations, unable to keep products on the shelves.  Retail workers are increasingly put in physical danger, and their jobs are also at risk as more and more stores are forced to close.

In this episode we’re discussing policy changes that can help retailers navigate this nightmare scenario.

Our guests:

Thien Ho - Sacramento County District Attorney 
Tan Thinh - Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney 
Ryan Allain - Government Affairs Director of the California Retailers Association 
Josh Hoover - Assemblyman of Sacramento County District 7

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]]> The Untold Cost of Retail Theft Thien Ho, Tan Thinh, Ryan Allain, Josh Hoover 00:35:59 Retailers in California face an unprecedented threat to operations as thieves repeatedly wipe out store inventories, without any serious consequences. We discuss the scope of the problem, and what could be done at the state level to address it. Retailers in California face an unprecedented threat to operations as thieves repeatedly wipe out store inventories, without any serious consequences. We discuss the scope of the problem, and what could be done at the state level to address it. big box stores, black market, organized crime, retail theft, resale, retail, shrink, public policy, consumer goods, shopping no full 1