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CRA President & CEO on CBS Sacramento: Serial Siphoner Hits Davis Florist, But Prop 47 May Be Stopping Cops From Making An Arrest

….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 …

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CRA President & CEO Rachel Michelin in Fox News: California’s Prop 47 leads to rise in shoplifting, thefts, criminal activity across state

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 …

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CRA’s Vice President of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Comments on California Chamber of Commerce Prop. 65 Lawsuit

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 …

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CRA President in Politico Pro on Facial Recognition Technology Requirement

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bars and other businesses to post notices at entryways if they use facial recognition to identify customers was withdrawn from the Senate floor this morning.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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CRA President Rachel Michelin in Politico on AB 1281 Facial Recognition Scans

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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Inland Empire Community News Op-ed: Retailers need passage of USMCA, provides streamlined supply chain

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 …

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California Retailers Association Launches New Website

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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