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Senate panel advances Catherine Rivera to Cannabis Control Appeals Panel after questions about board workload and prior ALRB decision

3168427 · April 30, 2025
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Summary

Catherine Rivera was advanced to the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel by the Senate Rules Committee after a hearing in which senators asked about the appeals board's low caseload, time commitments, and a past Agricultural Labor Relations Board decision in which Rivera had participated.

The Senate Rules Committee moved Catherine Rivera's nomination to the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel to the full Senate after questioning from multiple senators about the board's caseload, expected workload and Rivera's prior administrative decisions while serving on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

Rivera told the committee she has 25 years of public-service experience and described the appeals panel as a quasi-judicial body charged with reviewing licensing and enforcement actions and ensuring due process for parties appearing…

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