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Updates in bold:The CALIBA board unanimously voted to add our name to this letter by Economic Security CA Action in response to the Tech Platform Report. For any CALIBA member that would like to send a personal statement, we have a couple templates provided by the ABA or written by Elayna Trucker, CALIBA board member and chair of the political action committee, that you can use to craft your own statement. You can find more information on the hearing as well as talking points for your own statement in this tool-kit.
Please email your statements directly to Sharon Reilly, the CLRC’s executive director, at: sreilly@clrc.ca.gov
The event will include hearing from experts and the general public on how they should strengthen (or not) existing laws which govern mergers & acquisitions and if California should further regulate big tech platforms (e.g. Amazon, Google, etc). The experts will discuss some of the potential harms not currently addressed in California’s existing laws including practices such as bundling, exclusive dealing, non-competes with employees, price discrimination, self-preferencing products on platforms, data mining, and below-cost pricing which harm small business owners.
There will also be an opportunity for the general public to provide public comments. Thus, organizations like Economic Security California (ESCA), Small Business Majority, and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), are reaching out to CALIBA and inviting independent bookstore owners to share their thoughts and personal stories via short public comments (2 min) virtually (via Zoom) at the upcoming meeting.
Here is more information on the meeting:
June 20, 2024 Meeting - Agenda (ca.gov)
You must be registered to attend.
According to the minutes, public comments will be taken in the afternoon. We know it is an all day event, so if you feel strongly about adding your voice to this conversation but are unable to attend, please send your written statement to Sharon Reilly, the CLRC’s executive director, at: sreilly@clrc.ca.gov. If you have any questions for CALIBA feel free to reach out to Hannah Walcher at hannah@caliballiance.org.
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