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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in SF Chronicle: Coronavirus sparks new fight over California’s internet privacy law

Dustin Gardiner May 5, 2020 Updated: May 5, 2020 4 a.m. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office is gearing up to enforce the state’s landmark internet privacy law, despite pleas from business groups that say they aren’t ready because of the coronavirus pandemic. …If Becerra sticks to the law’s timetable, companies will face potential fines of up to […]

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CRA in Sac Bee Capitol Alert: Many California stores can reopen Friday from coronavirus lockdown, Newsom announces

BY ANDREW SHEELER AND DALE KASLERMAY 04, 2020 12:47 PM, UPDATED 3 HOURS 34 MINUTES AGO Many California retail businesses will be able to reopen with some modifications by the end of the week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday, signaling an easing of the restrictions he handed down on March 19 to slow the coronavirus

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Politico: Post-coronavirus business operations may look different in California versus Florida

By KATY MURPHY 04/22/2020 04:31 AM EDT SACRAMENTO — Retailers are considering “sneeze guards” and ways to quarantine fitting room items. Restaurant owners are imagining a future with masked servers and temperature checks. Industries built on the personal touch are looking to eliminate physical contact. Businesses may be appealing to Congress for more aid, but they

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Associated Press: With social distance, California’s virus forecast brightens

Adam Beam, Associated Press Updated 11:19 pm EDT, Friday, April 10, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top public health official said for the first time Friday that the coronavirus might not be as devastating as state officials had feared and Gavin Newsom revealed his administration now is planning for how to reopen the state. Business groups are

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California Retailers Association Launches “Safe Shopping” Campaign to protect employees and consumers

Sacramento, CA – April 10, 2020 – Members of the California Retailers Association are investing in protecting their frontline workers and the public at large. While most Californians are staying at home, essential retail workers remain a critical lifeline to the communities they serve, requiring them to go to work every day with the increased risk

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CRA President & CEO Rachel Michelin in The Mercury News: Coronavirus: Do reusable grocery bags spread the virus? And are they banned?

By PAUL ROGERS | progers@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News GroupPUBLISHED: April 3, 2020 at 2:46 p.m. | UPDATED: April 6, 2020 at 4:39 a.m. Reusable grocery bags have been a staple of life for more than a decade, with environmental groups, cities and voters across California and other states supporting bans on single-use plastic bags to reduce huge amounts of plastic pollution

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in NBC News: In California, confusion over what businesses qualify as ‘essential’

March 27, 2020, 3:25 PM PDTBy Dennis Romero After most businesses in California were closed under a “Stay at Home” order by Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 19 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many proprietors didn’t always know who was exempt. So some cannabis shops, gun stores, call centers and others remain open for business as owners wonder whether

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CRA President Rachel Michelin in CalMatters: With coronavirus, California’s economy is in uncharted territory

BY BEN CHRISTOPHER PUBLISHED: MARCH 22, 2020 Social distancing may be good for public health these days, but it isn’t good for the California economy.  As the coronavirus pandemic forces millions of residents to cancel dates and travel plans, retreat from social life to shelter in place, key cogs of the state’s economic engine are grinding to a

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CRA President Rachel Michelin in Women’s Wear Daily: Coronavirus Retail Closures Could Take $60B From California Economy

Retail closures over coronavirus are expected to become more widespread throughout the state. By Kali Hays on March 18, 2020 Retail is one of the biggest sectors of California’s economy and the state is poised to take a major financial hit with widespread closures over coronavirus. Last year, the retail sector alone in California accounted for $330 billion worth of gross domestic

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