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February 29, 2024 | CRA Newsletter: Legislative, Political, Regulatory, Local, Federal & Other Updates

Message from the President

The month of February is always a month of prep work ahead of a busy several months of committee hearings, coalition meetings and advocacy letters. This year is no different. If anything, 2024 is exceptionally busier than all of our busy years combined as CRA is in the driver seat with one of the biggest issues of the year: Retail Theft.


The CRA team held our Legislative Committee meeting following the bill introductions deadline and our Retail Theft Committee also met to discuss the myriad of legislative bills introduced on this issue including, and especially, the two Assembly and Senate packages that our team is working with legislative leadership to support and shape.


We will be scheduling additional issue specific committee and workgroup meetings including environmental responsibility, labor/workforce, energy and transportation and Privacy/AI to go through bills pertaining to those specific areas and, by now, everyone on these list serves should have received bills for review and feedback. If you have not received an email and feel you should have OR if you you would like to be added to a specific committee/workgroup/list serve, please reach out and we will get you added. This is a crucial time for our members to weigh in on legislation and, as we outline below in the legislative section of the newsletter, we rely on your feedback so we can best advocate for you.


Additionally, we are off and running with the programming for our Annual Meeting and have opened up registration and the discounted booking link for our members to secure before space fills up (and it will fill up/sell out!). This year we will be in California's beautiful wine country - Napa, CA - and will be planning some fun extras surrounding the event so do not be shy with planning an extended stay! Details on registration and booking for travel plans are provided in the newsletter. We are looking forward to another great event!


Lastly, for now, it's Super Tuesday next week with California's Primary election to be held on March 5. A number of legislative and congressional races are on the ballot that will impact the dynamics in the building so stay tuned for our analysis and updates.


As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any concerns or questions you have.


Rachel

In CRA's February 2024 Newsletter Issue:

  • Legislative Advocacy Updates
  • Regulatory Advocacy Updates
  • Federal and Local Advocacy Updates
  • CA Community Pharmacy Coalition Updates
  • Upcoming Events
  • Other Outreach and Activities
  • CRA In The News

2024 Legislative Advocacy Updates

Legislation Update


The legislature is back in full swing and the bill introduction deadline has passed. CRA compiled a list of bills for review with feedback needed on a lot of them. We rely heavily on the feedback our members provide so please take a look at the list and let Ryan know any thoughts, concerns and general feedback. View CRA's bill list here.


Also, if you have no concerns or feedback please let Ryan know that as well as this will help prioritize our issues. As a reminder, bills must be in print for 30 days after their introduction before they can be acted upon, and given the California Primary election is next Tuesday, March 5, we do not expect many bills to be taken up in committee until mid-March at the earliest. We did want to highlight a few bills below that are not on the bill list as their language is still being worked on.


Self-checkout – CRA was notified that Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas will be amending one of her current bills to address staffing requirements for self-checkout. We understand this may take the form of a staffing floor or ratio for staff per self-checkout lane. This bill is sponsored by labor.


Warehouses – Last year Asm. Reyes ran a bill, AB 1000, that required minimum setback measurements to be made from the property line of the sensitive receptor to the property line of warehouses. This was effectively a moratorium on the building of new warehouses in California. The author attempted to move this bill out of the Assembly in January, but assembly leadership stepped in and had the author pull the bill from committee, effectively killing the bill in the current form. As a compromise, the assembly now has a warehouse working group of legislators and a few stakeholders. We will update members as those discussions progress and once a new bill is introduced. 


Receipts –  Asm. Ting has shared with us he intends to insert language into AB 2244 that will prohibit bisphenols in receipt paper. Specifically, starting on January 1, 2025, AB 2244 would prohibit manufacturers and businesses from using BPA chemicals in paper receipts. Starting on January 1, 2026, manufacturers and businesses will be prohibited from using all bisphenol chemicals in receipts. Asm. Ting ran a bill last year targeted at receipts and included very problematic language dictating when retailers can or cannot give receipts, along with requiring an e-receipt option, in addition to the bisphenol language. Last year, a CRA-led coalition asked for the bill to be amended to only include the bisphenol language. 


Additional Advocacy

State Budget – CRA sent a letter to the California Department of Finance opposing Governor Newsom's proposal to eliminate a provision of the Revenue and Tax Code that allows a retailer or lender to take a deduction or refund of the sales or use tax previously reported and paid by the retailer. This proposal would only increase tax revenues by $25 million, yet it would have a significant negative impact on California businesses, consumers and the state’s economy as a whole. Read the letter here.


Anti-Trust – CRA sent a letter to the California Law Revision Commission Legislative Counsel Bureau regarding the Commission's Study B-750 of antitrust and competition laws. The Commission has developed a comprehensive and ambitious agenda, covering business practices and legal arrangements that would implicate the entire California economy – large and small businesses, the vast and diverse range of industrial and service sectors, reaching economic activity in every corner of the state and we are requesting that the all reports from the study be released together rather than in isolated batches to allow for a better understanding of the complexity of issues that are being framed for the Commission, and to provide comment and deeper analysis, if necessary, on the work products. Read the letter here.


CRA Monthly Policy Calls

The following includes the remainder of the 2024 monthly policy call calendar covering this year's legislative session (dates are subject to change). Policy calls are held on Fridays at 10:00am PT.


  • March 15
  • April 19
  • May 17
  • June 21
  • No meeting in July
  • August 16

Regulatory Advocacy Updates

CalRecycle Updates


Agency Leadership Shakeup

Rachel Machi Wagoner, director of CalRecycle, will step down from the role on March 5. The news came as a surprise to some people in the recycling and waste industry. Some acknowledged that the director position requires focus on numerous complex programs, each of which require years of implementation. Read more.


SB 54

Producer Workshops

California's approved Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) Circular Action Alliance (CAA) hosted their fourth Producer Working Group Meeting, which CRA attended. View CAA's presentation and Cal Retailers' recap for working group #4 here and here.


The next Producer Working Group - Working Group #5 - is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19 at 9:00AM PST / 12PM EST. Register here. The CRA team will be in attendance.


As a reminder, CAA hosts regular Producer Working Group Meetings for the implementation of SB 54, which the CRA team attends and provides recaps for our members as these meetings are not recorded. Participation is open to all producers, trade associations representing producers and legal counsel to producers.


Producer Registration Info

CAA’s preliminary producer registration deadline is July 1, 2024. To comply with SB 54, producers must register with CAA, unless the producer is exempted or intends to submit an individual compliance plan. CAA requests that all potential obligated producers complete a contact form (access the form here) by July 1, 2024, as the first step in the producer registration process.


For questions specific to CAA/the PRO, please reply to this email or send to cra@calretailers.com and we can share with CAA or you can reach out directly to info@circularaction.org.


California Environmental Quality Act Compliance Contract Announcement

CalRecycle is seeking a qualified Contractor with experience in CEQA compliance to prepare an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of implementing SB 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022) regulations and prepare and file either a Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, or Environmental Impact Report following the results of an Initial Study. Access the solicitation at here.


Contract Name: SB 54 Regulations California Environmental Quality Act

RFQ Number: DRR23058


Submittal Due Date: March 21, 2024


Q&A Session for Draft Reg Text

CalRecycle hosted a questions and answers on the draft regulatory text for the implementation of SB 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022) and presented an overview of SB 54, the upcoming rulemaking process and answered clarifying questions on the draft regulations. View the session slides here and Cal Retailers' recap for members here


The 45-day comment period will open soon (exact date is TBA) when CalRecycle initiates the formal rulemaking process. Initiation of the formal rulemaking process will be noticed via the SB 54 and Rulemaking listservs. As a reminder, in order for your comments to be included in the rulemaking record and considered during the formal rulemaking process, you must submit them as detailed in the rulemaking notice. However, if you have clarifying questions about the regulation text posted on December 28, 2023, you may continue to submit those questions to packaging@calrecycle.ca.gov


Covered Material Category (CMC) List Workshop

CalRecycle is soliciting public comment on the composition of the categories of covered materials published on December 28, 2023. Comments can be submitted to packaging@calrecycle.ca.gov with the subject line “SB 54 Covered Material Categories Feedback” or send to sarah@calretailers.com to submit on your company's behalf under Cal Retailers (anonymous to member companies). To meet the July 1, 2024 deadline, CalRecycle will be accepting non-regulatory comments on CMCs until May 17th. 


Please note, these comments are not part of the rulemaking process and will only be considered to the extent they concern the covered material categories. The process for submitting formal comments concerning the draft regulations will be announced in conjunction with the formal notice of rulemaking. 


CalRecycle plans to host a non-regulatory workshop on covered material categories in late April or early May 2024. CRA will keep our members updated when these details are available.


SB 54 Advisory Board

As a reminder, CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin was named to the inaugural Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility (SB 54) Advisory Board serving as an important voice for the retail industry and larger business community during the SB 54 rulemaking process. The board held its first meeting in February, view the meeting slides here. The next Advisory Board meeting will be held on Friday, March 8. 


Beverage Container Funding

CalRecycle held an informational webinar that provided an overview on the Beverage Container funding programs associated with AB 179 and SB 1013. The CRA team attended and prepared a recap for our members, view the recap here. View the presentation here.


Those interested in or planning to secure grant funding should not delay as monies could be held at any moment due to the growing state budget deficit. CalRecycle could pull back funds at any time. 


Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) - Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022-23 (RIG1)

CalRecycle issued the NOFA for Fiscal Year 2022-23 and released the online application for the Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program (RIG). The fundamental goal of the Redemption Innovation Grant Program is to support start-up costs for recycling programs, which shall be limited to recycling centers, satellite recycling, reverse-vending machines or bag drop programs. These funds are also available to existing recycling centers for the purposes of establishing satellite recycling to expand outreach. The flexibility in the program will encourage the recycling centers to be innovative and increase California Refund Value (CRV) redemption opportunities. The allocation for this cycle is $40,000,000.  


The Application Guidelines and Instructions are available on the Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program webpage and NOFA.


The application is due April 16, 2024. All program-specific questions should be directed to BevContainerGrants@calrecycle.ca.gov or submitted to sarah@calretailers.com to enter on your company's behalf.

CARB Updates


Advanced Clean Fleets

Reporting Instructional Videos

Trucks covered by the ACF regulation will need to be reported in the Truck Regulation Upload, Compliance and Reporting System (TRUCRS). Several instructional videos have been created that demonstrate the basics of reporting into the TRUCRS system. These videos are short and provide step by step instructions for how to report. View the videos here.


Reporting guidance, regulation language, advisories, fact sheets and other compliance tools can be accessed through the Advanced Clean Fleets, Registration and Reporting webpage here.


If you already have a TRUCRS account and cannot remember your login, do not create another account. Please use the password recovery feature as creating a second account will automatically lock both accounts. Access the recovery feature here.


If you have created a second account or are locked out and don’t have access to the email used to create the original account, reach out to TRUCRS@arb.ca.gov or call the Hotline at (866) 634-3735 for assistance.


Timely reporting is essential to avoid potential registration denial or delay when registering your vehicle with DMV.


To begin the reporting process, please visit the TRUCRS online reporting portal here.


TRUCRS Questions and Answers (Q&A) Session

CARB will be holding a Q&A session for TRUCRS reporting system on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 9AM -11AM PST. The Q&A session is free and will only focus on ACF reporting in TRUCRS, fleet specific ACF compliance assistance will not be provided at this session. For more information including how to register and submit questions/comments click here.


TRIG

CARB held the third Truck Regulation Implementation Group (TRIG) Outreach meeting and during the meeting the Agency announced the publishing of a new calendar that provides regulation compliance information and deadlines by month. View the calendar here. If your company has feedback to share with CARB on the calendar and any other outreach related items for the ACF (how CARB can better communicate/reach out to the public about ACF compliance) and/or would like to request a CARB ACF representative to speak with your company or our members about compliance-related issues, please email sarah@calretailers.com. These meetings are also open to the public. Access to past TRIG meeting recordings are available here.


Cal Fleet Advisor Update

Cal Fleet Advisor offers personalized assistance in transitioning to medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Get information on how to enroll and upcoming events that offer hands-on knowledge here.


Postponement of the Public Hearing to Consider Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard Amendments

By notice dated December 19, 2023, CARB announced it would conduct a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation under Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 10, Article 4, Subarticle 7 (Low Carbon Fuel Standard) under Title 17, California Code of Regulations. The hearing was scheduled for March 21, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at the Cal EPA building located at 1001 “I” Street, Byron Sher Auditorium, Second Floor, Sacramento, CA, but has now been postponed. A subsequent notice will follow in the future with more information, including the date, time and location of the rescheduled hearing. The public comment period for this regulatory action, which began on January 5, 2024, and closed on February 20, 2024, will not be extended. View the postponement notice here.

Privacy

The California Chamber of Commerce petitioned the state Supreme Court to review an appellate court decision to allow the California Privacy Protection Agency to begin enforcing California Privacy Rights Act regulations. CalChamber argued the CPPA failed to develop final regulations as required under the ballot measure approving the CPRA, and therefore cannot begin enforcement until the completion of a year-long grace period for businesses to comply with the law. 

Cal/OSHA Updates


Lead

As expected, the Board passed the proposed update to CA’s lead regulation (applying to both construction and general industry) by a vote of 5-2, despite significant opposition comments. Criticisms from stakeholders included:

  • New draft will not significantly improve safety but will raise cost.
  • The relevant cost estimates grossly inaccurate.
  • No clear evidence that current standard isn’t protecting workers sufficiently.


Opponents pushed Cal/OSHA to delay and improve this draft, but were unsuccessful in convincing the Board. Proponents pointed out that the present lead standard is outdated and needs to be significantly lowered. Numerous CA Dept of Public Health officials called in and commented, which is relatively uncommon. Full information is available here.


Board Members spoke strongly on both sides - with Management Representatives Kathleen Crawford and Chris Laczsz-Davis voicing strong concerns about the requirements of the standard being unclear and badly written, despite widespread agreement on the science. Chair Thomas, Labor Rep Laura Stock, and others pushed strongly for adoption. Ultimately, all except the 2 management representatives voted in favor.


Indoor Heat

To be voted on in March 2024. A surprising 3rd 15-day change was sent out in late Dec, with the text available here.


The change was relatively small and focused on the issue of “outdoor sheds”, or structures that employees enter briefly but are not air conditioned. Full regulatory information here.


Workplace Violence

Recent legislation (SB 553 – 2023) essentially puts a “regulation-like” set of requirements into effect on July 1 of 2024, even though the Board has not begun formal rulemaking. Cal/OSHA plans to conduct an Advisory Committee to move the recent legislative text (with small potential tweaks) into Title 8 – but that advisory committee will likely not take place until mid-late 2024. 



The communications team at Cal/OSHA program has emphasized that they intend to release helpful informational materials (such as template workplace violence prevention plans and FAQs for employers/employees) well before the July 1 effective date, but we don’t know exactly when this will be out.

 

A request was made in public comment for inclusion of naloxone on job sites, which is also presently being pushed via legislation (AB 1976 - Haney). However, there has not been any petition on this front at this point, so this is not yet a rulemaking, though it could be merged into the Board’s second attempt to update their First Aid regulation, which should be proceeding this year.

Federal and Local Advocacy Updates

SNAP/CalFresh Food Purchases


There is a rumored deal with a Congressional proposal to restrict SNAP/CalFresh food purchases. Negotiators are considering a deal to approve a pilot program restricting some choices for SNAP beneficiaries in exchange for a boost in funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children and several other nutrition programs as they try to hammer out a spending deal. Read more.

Federal Maritime Commission


The CRA team joined a coalition representing key maritime supply chain stakeholders in recommending Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel to be renominated for another term at the Commission. Read the letter here.

Rail Closure / Supply Chain


CRA sent a letter to President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas urging all necessary resources be addressed with a looming supply chain crisis resulting from the cessation of rail service through the land ports at El Paso and Eagle Pass. Read the letter here.

Los Angeles Regional

Water Quality Control Board



CRA sent a letter to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board with comments in response to the "Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment, Staff Workshop and Public Hearings on a tentative General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Facilities in the Dominguez Channel/Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Watershed and the Los Cerritos Channel/Alamitos Bay Watershed (Draft CII Permit). Read the letter here.

Parcel Delivery Service in

City/County of San Francisco


CRA sent a letter to the City/County of San Francisco's Land Use and Transportation Committee members requesting the File #231223: “Planning Code - Parcel Delivery Service” be duplicated to leave open an opportunity to explore a narrow exemption for deliveries of medical parcels including medications, Covid-19 tests and other vital medical supplies from the requirement to acquire conditional use authorization for same day deliveries. Read the letter here.

California Community Pharmacy Coalition Updates

Legislative and Regulatory Updates

CCPC will meet tomorrow, Friday, March 1 at 11:00 A.M. PST to review legislation including the bills listed below.


Additionally, Governor Newsom signed SB 399 (Wiener) HIV preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis legislation, which CCPC supported.


CCPC will also get updates on issues pertaining to the Board of Pharmacy including central fill, mail order and SB 362 implementation. Click here to get more info on the next CCPC meeting including zoom info and the full call agenda.


The CRA team sent a letter to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to urge the adoption of the EPA Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals via a Section 100 rule making. Read the letter here.


Medi-Cal Rx Updates 

Medi-Cal Rx Electronic Prior Authorization Request Submission System has been restored after a temporary outage. View the update here.


The Planned Maintenance of Medi-Cal Rx Fax Lines alert has been published. Read the alert here.

Upcoming Events

Conference on Crime

Thursday, March 21

Sacramento, CA


CRA President Rachel Michelin will be speaking at a "Conference on Crime" that Capitol Weekly is hosting on Thursday, March 21. Other speakers include San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Asm. Rick Zbur; Lenore Anderson with the Alliance for Safety and Justice; Eric Brown with the Office of Governor Newsom and Cristine Soto DeBerry with Prosecutors Alliance. Learn more about the event here.

NRF Protect

Tuesday, June 4 - Thursday, June 6

Long Beach, CA


SPECIAL OFFER for NRF PROTECT!

California Retailers Association members will always receive the NRF Member rate when you register for NRF PROTECT using our special offer code!

 

With a focus on solving complex security challenges like organized retail crime, data breaches, crisis management and ecommerce fraud, NRF PROTECT is where you will find the experts and insights to help mitigate risks, safeguard your assets and reduce potential loss. Explore our session topics and discover opportunities to dive further into certain topics with our expanded number of featured sessions focusing on role-specific and cross-functional engagement during moderated group table talks and special add-on programs during the registration process.


California Retailers Association promo code: CRASAVE

 

Steps to Register:

  1. Enter company credentials
  2. Select All-Access Pass
  3. Fill in your information
  4. Select any additional add-on experiences you would like to add
  5. Enter Unique Promo code CRASAVE. If you are not already a member of NRF, once the code is entered you will see the price drop to the member rate.
  6. Complete payment
  7. Contact registration@nrf.com for any registration related questions


Learn more at https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/

Registration and Room Booking Link Now Live!

Rooms must be booked by August 16 to secure discounted group rate


CRA Annual Meeting

Sunday, September 15 - Tuesday, September 17

Napa, CA


The California Retailers Association will host this year's Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, September 15 through Tuesday, September 17 at the Napa Marriott. CRA members will hear from industry leaders and policymakers on a variety of issues impacting the retail industry including EPR, Retail Theft, Labor & Employment Issues, PAGA Reform, Artificial Intelligence and more. We will also have the latest Legislative, Regulatory and Political Updates. Registration and the hotel room booking link are now live. Be sure to book your room by Friday, August 16, to secure our discounted group rate. Additional details including sponsorship opportunities, special guests and other programming will be released soon.


Cost to attend: $375 members / $450 nonmember rate

REGISTER HERE

The discounted hotel room booking link will be provided following payment of event registration

Cal Retailers' Annual Meeting will include the

Second Annual California Retail Law Summit

Tuesday, September 16

Napa, CA


The California Retailers Association and National Retail Federation is hosting the second annual California Retail Law Summit on Monday, September 16 at the Napa Marriott. CRA and NRF members as well as nonmembers will gather with legal experts to discuss and deep dive on a variety of issues impacting the retail industry in California including litigation threats, privacy, labor and employment matters, Cal/OSHA, and more. Attendees will also receive exclusive updates on California’s legislative and regulatory environment. Details including registration, sponsorship opportunities and programming will be released soon.

Other Outreach and Activities

Women of Impact


CRA President Rachel Michelin spoke at the Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce's Women of Impact luncheon, which celebrates the groundbreaking achievements of women in various fields and emphasizes their valuable contributions to society. This year's event featured inspirational stories of women who achieved remarkable firsts and have made a significant impact in their respective fields. Additional speakers included Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA, President of UCLA Health Faculty Practice Group Dr. Eve Glazier and CEO of LA Metro Stephanie Wiggins.

"Through the Looking Glass" Tour


CRA President Rachel Michelin attended the "Through the Looking Glass" Tour hosted by the California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy (CFEE), which included a tour of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). CFEE is working with the Resource Recovery Coalition of California to educate legislators on waste issues by taking them on in-state visits and Michelin joined CFEE last year on a recycling tour in Canada to learn about sustainability practices. Participating in CFEE outreach activities ties into the CRA team's advocacy efforts around environmental responsibility-related legislation and regulatory rulemaking including SB 707 (Newman, Textiles EPR) and SB 54 (CalRecycle, packaging EPR). Read more about the tour here.

Cal Retailers Advocacy Week Recap


The CRA Team is proud of the work our members did during our 2024 Advocacy Week, which included meeting with over 90 members of the state legislature (a record number of advocacy meetings for the association) and honoring Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas as our 2024 Retail Champion. All of the events that made up our Advocacy Week - Cal Retailers and Cal-ORCA joint board dinner, two days of advocacy meetings, annual legislative reception, Cal-ORCA networking reception and Cal Retailers and Cal-ORCA board meetings - included a lot of engagement from our member companies, which is important for telling the retail story to policymakers. There will be many more opportunities for engagement with our team and fellow CRA members as we head into a multi-months sprint to the end of the second year of the 2023-2024 legislative session, which kicks off with bill introduction deadline this Friday. View Advocacy Week photos here.

Additional CRA team Outreach and Activities


CRA President Michelin spoke at the FuturePorts Annual Membership Meeting during a special fireside chat with Assemblymember Mike Gipson, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement and Chris Shimoda, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the California Trucking Association. The discussion centered around insight on the shifting dynamics of global trade and retail and was moderated by FuturePoprts Chairwoman Kat Janowicz.


The CRA team joined a coalition representing key maritime supply chain stakeholders in recommending Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel to be renominated for another term at the Commission.


The CRA team met with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and the San Diego County District Attorney's Office on Retail Theft issues.


The CRA team participated in Loss Prevention Magazine's ORCA's in Action Leadership Meeting, which included ORCAs from across the country (the CRA team represented Cal-ORCA) to discuss needs, opportunities, concerns and the agenda for this year's Western States ORCA conference.


CRA's Government Affairs Director Ryan Allain spoke at a City and County of San Francisco Retail Theft Town Hall alongside San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and San Francisco Police Department Mission Office Captain Tom Harvey. The forum included discussion on what is being done on the local and state levels to combat retail crime.


CRA sponsored Equality California's 25th anniversary awards event. The team attended and enjoyed networking with myriad of state and local leaders along with many members of the Capitol community.


CRA is supporting Proposition 1 on California's Primary ballot. Prop. 1, if passed by voters, will modernize the state’s mental health laws and provide mental health treatment and housing for those who need it most. View the Yes on Proposition 1 campaign’s new ads here and here.

CRA In The News

In Case You Missed It...


California invested hundreds of millions to fight retail theft. What did that investment do?

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Proposition 47's Impact on California's Criminal Justice System

KQED-FM Radio San Francisco


SF DA Blasts 'culture of tolerance' at retail theft town hall

Bay Area Reporter


How retail theft is impacting small business owners

Sacramento Business Journal

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