by By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Sunday, June 7th 2020 For weeks Samantha Clarke calmly listened to the insults and threats directed daily at her and her employees by people who learned they couldn’t enter the Modesto, California, store without wearing a mask and following other coronavirus-related rules. But never, says the 17-year veteran of retail […]
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER , REBECCA SOHN PUBLISHED: JUNE 5, 2020 IN SUMMARY The timing couldn’t be worse for small businesses in California just starting to reopen from the pandemic, then damaged amid anti-racism uprisings. …In a week of peaceful protest against police violence, politically motivated vandalism and arson, and opportunistic theft, Show-Anderson’s academy, like many small businesses across the state, has become
CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Issues Statement on George Floyd Demonstrations in California Sacramento, CA – June 01, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to the George Floyd demonstrations in California. This past weekend was a difficult one for California and the rest of the country. But in the
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Courthouse News Service NICK CAHILL MAY 29, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The coronavirus pandemic and California’s shattered finances have injected urgency into an initiative that qualified for the November ballot Friday which — if passed — would reform the state’s landmark property tax code to raise billions for cash-strapped schools and counties. California Secretary
Amanda Vernon is getting her gift and art store in Burbank ready to reopen for in-store shopping. By Eileen FrereThursday, May 28, 2020 1:12AM BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) — Small business owners across Southern California are rejoicing over the news that in-store retail establishments are allowed to reopen with people shopping in the aisles. Los Angeles County
Melissa Daniels and Risa Johnson, Palm Springs Desert Sun Published 8:44 a.m. PT May 23, 2020 | Updated 10:37 p.m. PT May 23, 2020 … Rachel Michelin, the president and CEO of the California Retailers Association, said reopening will look different depending on the retailer. But those that have been closed can look to essential stores for guidance,
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CRA President Rachel Michelin Issues Statement onGovernor Newsom’s Revised State Budget Sacramento, CA – May 14, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed revisions to the State Budget: “California’s retail industry is among the pandemic’s hardest hit sectors forcing store closures, job loss and
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Krese, NACDS May 12, 2020 (703) 837-4650 CRA and NACDS – State and Federal Groups Representing California’s Chain Pharmacies in Traditional Drug, Grocery and Mass Retail – Commend California Governor Newsom on COVID-19 Testing Action Sacramento, Calif. – California Retailers Association (CRA) President Rachel Michelin and National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President &
Sacramento, CA – May 7, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Phase Two guidelines for reopening the state’s economy: “CRA appreciates that Governor Gavin Newsom and his team realize the importance retail has for the state and local economies. “I hope that with curbside
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