May June 2018

2 Message from the Chair 5 What Do We Do? Why Do We Do It? 6 Hotelier Profile: Shelly Moranville 8 17th Annual California Hotel & Lodging Legislative Action Summit Recap 12 Do’s and Don’ts of Criminal Background Checks 15 Sexual Harassment— It’s a Hospitality Issue, Too 20 The Palace Hotel 25 Upcoming Events 26 CH&LA Marketplace 36 The CH&LA Team & Partners OUR MISSION CH&LA is the indispensable resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry, for providing educational training and cost-saving programs for all segments of the industry, and for supporting strategic alliances to promote the value of California tourism and travel. 5 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS LODGING  NEWS May/June 2018 ON THE COVER The cover photography was taken by Eliza Russo www.elizarusso.com