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CRA Responds to String of Retail Theft Incidents Over the Weekend

KTXL Fox40 Sacramento “I wouldn’t even characterize that as organized crime, that was domestic terrorism,” said Rachel Michelin, the president of the California Retailers Association. Michelin said as organized crime in California continues to rise, law enforcement, retailers, and state and local leaders must come together on solutions, including potentially strengthening the laws against organized […]

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Sacramento Business Journal Op-Ed: Here’s what employers need from California to step up the fight against Covid

By Rachel Michelin, Rob Lapsley and Rex S. Hime 42 minutes ago The following was submitted in response to the opinion published Aug. 9 by Dee Dee Myers, director of the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. There is little debate and little surprise that California has another surge of Covid-19 cases. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent announcements

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CRA Joins Governor Gavin Newsom in Addressing Organized Retail Crime

Sacramento, CA – July 21, 2021 – California Retailers Association President and CEO Rachel Michelin issued the following statement after joining Governor Gavin Newsom in this morning’s press conference addressing the growing problem of Organized Retail Crime. “CRA applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for working with the California Retailers Association in extending the state’s Organized Retail Crime

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CRA Secures Critical ORC Task Force Funding in State Budget

California Retailers Association President and CEO Rachel Michelin issued the following statement regarding Organized Retail Crime Task Force funding in the state budget. “The California Retailers Association applauds the State Legislature for the recent passage of the state budget that includes $5.5 million dollars to fund California’s Organized Retail Crime Taskforce. We thank the Newsom Administration

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CRA’s President and CEO Rachel Michelin Speaks to Associated Press Again re: How California went from success story to virus hot spot

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press JULY 2, 2020 — 6:25PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California’s mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus surge, hospitalizations were starting to decline and restaurants and most other businesses had reopened. As July 4th approaches, the mood has soured. Infection rates and hospitalizations

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CRA Issues Statement in Response to dimming of CA economy

Sacramento, CA – July 1, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement today for “dimming the switch” in regard to new closures in targeted counties. “As the association representing all aspects of retail in our state, it is imperative that we as Californians follow

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CRA Issues Statement on Governor Newsom’s Revised State Budget

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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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

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 &

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CRA Issues Statement on Phase Two Guidelines

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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