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California Retailers Association Encourages Safe Holiday Shopping

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California Retailers Association Encourages Safe Holiday ShoppingReleases video outlining guidance and best practices for safely shopping during the holiday season  Sacramento, CA – November 23, 2020 – The California Retailers Association released today a new Safe Shopping For All video with shopping guidelines and best practices for keeping employees and consumers safe during the holiday […]

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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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California Retailers Association and LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Announce Safe Shopping For ALL Initiative

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Media Contact: Sarah Pollo MooMobile: 916/410-7506  California Retailers Association and LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Announce Safe Shopping For ALL InitiativeInitiative Takes the Politics Out of Wearing a Mask  Sacramento, CA – September 2, 2020 – The California Retailers Association and Supervisor Kathryn Barger, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors announced today the launch of

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Talks with Fox40 in Sacramento; Previews Safe Shopping For All Campaign

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Interview: Indoor retail shopping resumes at limited capacity “From our perspective, retail is one of the safest industries, it’s one of the safest places to go. Retailers up and down the state have invested millions of dollars in safety precautions. Retailers were on the cutting edge of implementing the mandate on face coverings even before

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