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CRA Issues Statement in Response to Latest Round of COVID-19 Restrictions

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Sacramento, CA – November 16, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to the latest round of statewide closures and tightening of restrictions within California’s tiered system known as the Blue Print for a Safer Economy. “As the association representing all aspects of retail in our state, we recognize […]

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CRA Partner Event: CeFPro’s Global TPRM Cross Industry Congress

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Claim Your Complimentary Pass To CeFPro’s Global TPRM: Cross Industry Congress! Hear from Rachel Michelin, President, CEO, California Retailers Association at the upcoming Virtual CeFPro Congress – Global TPRM: Cross Industry.  Taking place December 8-9 10am EST / 3pm GMT, Rachel Will be speaking on the Global Trends Keynote Panel, and will be exploring the current landscape and

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Talks to Sourcing Journal About Election Protection Measures Retailers Are Taking

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CRA President and CEO Speaks to Apparel News about Proposition 15’s Impact on the Retail Industry and CA’s Economy

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California Proposition 15 Roils Retailers The proposition has been unpopular with retail and business trade groups including the California Small Business Association and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Rachel Michelin, president of the California Retailers Association, released a statement urging voters not to support the proposition. “Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in four California workers were employed

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Sacramento NBC Affiliate KCRA 3: California’s Prop. 15 would raise taxes on commercial buildings

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Opponents say proposition has hidden agenda; supporters say it will help schools SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s one of the hottest issues on the November ballot — but it is often misunderstood.  Proposition 15 promises the biggest change in property taxes in 40 years. The measure would raise up to $11.5 billion for schools and local

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CRA’s President and CEO in BISNOW: California CRE’s ‘No. 1 Target’ On The Ballot May Be A Close Call

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California’s commercial real estate industry is preparing for the home stretch of an election campaign that could have major consequences for the state’s property owners and businesses. Thus far, it is shaping up to be a close call, at least for one of the industry’s two big items. Proposition 15, which would raise taxes on commercial

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Watch CRA President Take on CTA in Prop 15 assessment

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California Retailers Association President and CEO Rachel Michelin participated in a virtual assessment of Proposition 15 hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California. The public forum included arguments for and against the initiative, which will appear on the November ballot and, if passed, would change tax assessment of commercial and industrial property, resulting in

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CRA’s President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Northern CA Record: New blueprint for economic recovery may impact hiring; ‘Some constraints are going to be with us until we can get the pandemic under control’

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By Sarah Downey | Sep 8, 2020 The new state guidance for reopening while living amid the COVID-19 pandemic presents a framework for short-term recovery, but it also raises questions about more job losses and business closures. Color coding by county now shows what operations and facilities can be open and at what capacity. Under previous guidance, some businesses were allowed to

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Home Furnishings Association Urge No Vote on Prop. 15

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California retailers must stop ‘largest tax increase’ By Dug Clark, Manager and Government Relations Staff Member  The impact of Proposition 15 on the California ballot is clear to Howard Haimsohn. “It’s a tax increase aimed right at small businesses,” the owner of Home Furnishings Association member Lawrance Furniture in San Diego said. If approved by

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CRA President Rachel Michelin Responds to Governor Newsom’s support of Proposition 15

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Sacramento, CA – September 12, 2020 – The California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin made the following statement regarding Governor Newsom’s support of Proposition 15.  “I am disappointed that Governor Newsom announced today that he supports an $11.5-billion property tax increase—the largest in state history—while millions of Californians remain unemployed. For retailers, this means either higher property

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