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E68: Return of the Legislature, Telework Audit, and Redistricting w/ Joe Parra
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Assemblyman Josh Hoover and longtime policy consultant Joe Parra discuss a number of topics including the signing of AB 379, a new audit on state telework, the Legislature’s least talkative lawmakers, Governor Newsom’s redistricting power play, and other stories of the week.
Host: Assemblyman Josh Hoover
Cohost: Joe Parra
Kennedy Center Nominees
AB 379 signed into law
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-30/newsom-signs-bill-on-solicitation-of-minors
Kamala not running for gov, Eleni Kounalakis drops out
Telework Audit
https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/08/state-workers-remote-work/
https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2024-118/#summary
California’s lawmakers love to talk, but these eight barely say a word
https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/08/california-lawmakers-speaking-rates/
Clip of the Week: Newsom defends his proposal to throw out the independent redistricting commission maps and give that job back to politicians
https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/1949256701062049901
Redistricting background: https://www.kcra.com/article/california-redistricting-congress-what-we-know/65657516
Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/schwarzenegger-newsom-redistricting-00493418
https://x.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1956385355130929618
Common Cause back tracks: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/12/common-cause-redistricting-texas-fight-00505963?nname=california-playbook-pm&nid=00000177-6f21-d412-abff-6ff78f190000&nrid=00000172-7624-ddb4-ad72-7facb1dc0002
Maps: https://x.com/EytanWallace/status/1956496607916257510
https://x.com/TheBallotBook/status/1956477005689745430
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