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 […]
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
CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Issues the Following Statement in Response to COVID-19Sacramento, CA– Today, in response to the growing public response to COVID-19, a global health pandemic, Rachel Michelin, President and Chief Executive Officer of California Retailers Association issued the following statement: “CRA is in active conversations with the Newsom Administration on issues related
Sacramento, CA – January 9, 2020 – The California Retailers Association (CRA) announced today the 2020 Board of Directors. Chair- Opio Dupree, Macy’s Vice-Chair- Franciso Uribe, Home Depot Secretary- Nick Johnson, Target Treasurer- Larry Carr, Albertsons Casey Cesnovar, Walgreens Arnold Grothues, JC Penny Dan Lopez, Best Buy Kevin Loscotoff, Walmart Belinda Sirha, Gap TJ Birkel,
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This week we end our first legislative deadline for 2020 – House of Origin. Bills must pass out of their original house in order to be considered in the second house. CRA has several bills we track for our members and the CRA team is working the halls of the State Capitol advocating on our
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There may be less than two weeks left in 2019, but the CRA team is busier than ever preparing for the start of the second year of the 2019-2020 legislative session. This year was jam-packed with legislative and regulatory work and 2020 is expected to be even more hectic with the primary and general elections
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….Labadie says he’s been hit more than a dozen times in two to three years, but nobody has been caught because of a change in state law. Prop 47 increased the threshold for a felony from $450 to $950. The idea was to keep non-violent criminals out of prison, but Rachel Michelin with the California
By Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News …. Rachel Michelin, president of the California Retailers Association, said shoplifting is not only hurting retailers but is also “becoming a public safety issue for consumers.” She said black-market dealers frequently cross state lines because they know California will go easy on them if caught. “They know what they’re
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
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