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Associated Press: DAs, retailers say California needs tougher retail theft law

By DON THOMPSONDecember 3, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Spurred by a recent run of large-scale smash-and-grab robberies, prosecutors and retailers are pushing back on assertions by California’s governor and attorney general that they have enough tools to combat retail theft in the wake of a voter-approved easing of related laws. “We cannot function as […]

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Responds to Associated Press Story on Expectation for Governor Newsom to ‘tighten things up’ as Coronavirus Cases Rise

by ADAM BEAM Associated PressTuesday, June 30th 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With coronavirus cases surging, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that he plans to “tighten things up” when it comes to the state’s stay-at-home order ahead of a busy Fourth of July weekend. California has confirmed close to 223,000 infections, a nearly 50% increase over

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin comments in Associated Press story on Bloodied store manager who describes life in the age of COVID-19

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

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CRA In the News: COVID-19 media coverage

CRA is at the forefront of national, statewide and local news coverage speaking with top tier media outlets including the Associated Press, Politico, San Francisco Chronicle, The Mercury News, Sacramento Bee, ABC, NBC, Fox and NPR affiliates in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Sacramento, KNX 1070AM NewsRadio (Entercom Communications), and AirTalk with Larry Mantle discussing COVID-19 impacts on California’s retailers. News

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