In Case You Missed It… CRA President & CEO Rachel Michelin was on KFBK Radio yesterday commenting on an effort to overturn Proposition 13 in 2020, which started gathering signatures. “Overturning Prop. 13 will have significant consequences. The cost of business in California is already too high. This tax increase will be reflected in the […]
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, proponents of the flawed $12.5 billion a year split-roll property tax measure announced they have begun gathering signatures for their second, equally flawed split-roll property tax measure, which, if passed, will be the largest tax increase in California history. The split-roll campaign, desperate for support, is deceiving voters as signature gathers
CalChamber files lawsuit against attorney general over Proposition 65 warnings for acrylamide on food FEDERAL COURT By Rich Peters I Oct. 21, 2019 While many experts are in full support of the lawsuit, others believe that it could lead into a dangerous direction in respect to the thousands of other label warnings required by Proposition
By Rich Peters | Sep 24, 2019 “Assembly Bill 5 was one of the most widely watched measures in the legislature in 2019,” said California Retailers Association (CRA) President and CEO Rachel Michelin. “CRA worked with the business community in support of efforts to create additional and broader exemptions under Dynamex for workers who prefer to set their own hours and
Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Executive Order Increasing Signage Regulation for Retailers on Vaping Products Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to confront the youth vaping epidemic. The order, among several mandates, impacts the retail industry as it directs the Department of Public Health to develop recommendations to place warning signs at retailers and
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Bill requiring facial recognition notices at businesses gets shelved Politico ProBy Katy Murphy 09/10/2019 02:24 PM ED A bill that would have required California bars and other businesses to post notices at entryways if they use facial recognition to identify customers was withdrawn from the Senate floor this morning. CA AB1281 (19R), by Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey
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Businesses using facial scans would have to alert customers under bill By Katy Murphy Politico Pro 08/21/2019 01:54 PM EDT SACRAMENTO — California bars, nightclubs and other businesses that use facial recognition scans to identify customers would have to alert them before they are captured on camera under a new privacy proposal moving through the
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An Op-Ed by Rachel Michelin, President and CEO of the California Retailers Association Retailers are everywhere we look; on the corner of Main Street in tiny towns, big towns, and online. In fact, there are so many retailers across the U.S. that our industry is the largest private-sector employer. With so many people having an interest
Sacramento, CA – August 13, 2019 – The California Retailers Association (CRA) unveiled its new website today providing an enhanced and responsive user experience and strengthening the voice of California’s retail industry, which represents a quarter of the state’s employment and $330 billion gross domestic product each year. The revamped website is part of CRA’s
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Sacramento, CA – August 9, 2019 – Today, in response to the announcement by rePlanet, Rachel Michelin, President of California Retailers Association and Rex Hime, President and CEO of California Business Properties Association issued the following statement: “For three decades, California consumers, business and government together built a robust infrastructure for recycling cans, bottles and
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