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Episode Synopsis
Assemblyman Josh Hoover and his team discuss a number of topics including the impacts of another refinery closure in California, a new effort to unionize ride share drivers, AI chatbots, the future of Cap and Trade, new polling from Politico, Katy Perry’s trip to space, and other stories of the week.Host: Assemblyman Josh HooverCohosts: Sara Hilliker and Enrique GoveaEffort to blame oil companies for natural disasters stallshttps://apnews.com/article/california-climate-lawsuits-big-oil-disasters-fd1fe9b9cb98f30385c206eeb59894f4Valero announces refinery closurehttps://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/refinery-closures-gas-prices-20279856.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referralhttps://investorvalero.com/news/news-details/2025/Valero-Announces-Notice-to-the-California-Energy-Commission-Regarding-its-Benicia-California-Refinery/default.aspxNew effort launched to unionize Uber drivershttps://calmatters.org/politics/2025/04/gig-worker-unionize-labor/Bill introduced to regulate AI chatbotshttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-09/parents-worry-about-ai-chatbots-how-california-lawmakers-are-trying-to-tackle-child-safety-concernsWhat is the future of Cap and Trade?https://calmatters.org/environment/climate-change/2025/04/trump-order-california-climate-laws/Insurance commissioner bucks RTO mandatehttps://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article303784501.htmlPoll from POLITICO and UC Berkeley’s Citrin Centerhttps://polisci.berkeley.edu/news/partnership-between-jack-citrin-center-public-opinion-research-and-politicohttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/californiaplaybookBarbara Lee wins Oakland Mayor’s racehttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/19/barbara-lee-wins-oakland-mayors-race-00299711Clip of the Week: Katy Perry goes to spaceFollow Assemblyman Josh Hoover on X (@joshua_hoover)https://x.com/joshua_hooverListen, watch, follow, and subscribe to the Point of Order Podcast (@pointoforderpod)https://linktr.ee/pointoforderpod@MattWallace888 Katy Perry says she feels “connected to the strong divine feminine” after her 10 minute space flight..Rai ji.. (@Vinod_r108)x.com
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