The Governor continues to shirk his responsibility on holding local governments accountable, recently launching a lackluster website after vetoing the bipartisan bill I put on his desk last year. Meanwhile, a new audit in Los Angeles found that the city has made it impossible to track its homelessness spending and refuses to measure the outcomes of outside service providers. I will be introducing new legislation very soon to give Newsom another opportunity to change course. I spoke about what needs to change in a homelessness oversight and accountability hearing earlier this week.

We discussed this issue and many others on the latest episode of the Point of Order Podcast. I sat down with newly elected Assemblywoman Ali Macedo to talk about a number of topics including Ali's journey to the Legislature, the importance of supporting California agriculture, and our reactions to Newsom's new podcast. You can watch or listen on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to get each new episode.

Speaking of the Governor's new podcast, This is Gavin Newsom, I have to give him some credit. He came out of the gate swinging with guests that included Charlie Kirk, Michael Savage, and Steve Bannon. That said, he also made it clear how weak many of his positions actually are and ultimately ended up agreeing with these guests on many issues. He capitulated on the fairness issues plaguing women's sports, rightfully ridiculed the term "Latinx," backed off of his insistence that "book bans" are happening in schools, admitted his party's message is failing to connect with young voters, and even called out Kamala Harris for some of her most radical views. All in all, it has been a devastating rebuke of many of his most indefensible stances.

Finally, I'll leave you with a couple pieces of good news on the legislative front. This week my colleagues and I launched our public safety bill package in our fight for a safer California. For too long the Governor and Supermajority have prioritized criminals over victims. I have introduced AB 1375 to help change that by protecting human trafficking victims in family court. You can watch Bella, a human trafficking survivor, share her powerful story here. In other good news, the author of AB 1333 has announced he is pulling the bill from consideration after the bipartisan backlash against his efforts to dramatically alter self-defense law in California.

On November 8, 2022, California State Assemblyman Josh Hoover was elected to represent the 7th Assembly District in Sacramento County. Assembly District 7 includes the cities of Citrus Heights, Folsom, and Rancho Cordova and the unincorporated communities of Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Foothill Farms, Gold River, Mather, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Orangevale, and Rosemont.