Assemblyman Josh Hoover and longtime Capitol insider Chris Micheli discuss a number of topics including the appropriations suspense hearing, the Legislature’s absent affordability agenda, the US Senate vote to overturn California’s gas car ban, a committee clash with CARB, and other stories of the week.

Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover

Cohost: Chris Micheli, Snodgrass & Micheli

Micheli Minute

https://capitolweekly.net/category/micheli-minute/

Micheli Files

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Appropriations suspense hearing

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/05/california-legislature-budget-deficit-suspense-file/

https://www.sacbee.com/site-services/newsletters/capitol-morning/article307073006.html#campaignName=sacramento_political_newsletter

https://capitolweekly.net/capitol-briefs-suspense-by-the-numbers/

California Legislature still has no plan to address the cost of living and affordability

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-legislature-no-plans-affordability/64946654

California Assembly Passes Landmark Bill to Counter K-12 Antisemitism

https://jpac-cal.org/2025/05/29/with-68-0-vote-california-assembly-passes-landmark-bill-to-counter-k-12-antisemitism/

US Senate blocks California’s electric car mandate in historic vote

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/05/california-electric-car-mandate-senate-revoke-waiver/

Businesses seek to overturn hotel and airport wage hikes by forcing a citywide election

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-30/hotel-airport-wage-referendum

Nine of the 10 least affordable cities in the nation to buy a home are in California

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article306926426.html

No California city cracks top 100 of US News’ Best Places to Live

https://ktla.com/news/california/no-california-city-cracks-top-100-of-us-news-best-places-to-live/

A rescued California black bear cub being raised by humans dressed as bears

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-24/an-abandoned-cub-was-rescued-from-the-woods-now-hes-being-raised-by-humans-dressed-as-bears

How a California wine company created the nation’s bestselling spirit

https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/high-noon-hard-seltzer-gallo-20303584.php

Clip of the week: California lawmakers, regulators clash over closure of oil refineries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRmm4DMPcJ4

California Democrat urges Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph to resign

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-democrat-urges-air-resources-board-chair-resign/64929144

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-lawmakers-regulators-clash-oil-refineries/64909946

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