Chris Micheli Archives - California Globe

Globe Contributor Releases New Book on Agency Rulemaking

April 8, 2021 1:42 pm

The brand new “Guide to Executive Branch Agency Rulemaking” trains advocates how to influence the adoption of rules and regulations enforceable on the public. California Globe contributor Chris Micheli released the book he co-wrote with Robert Guyer, who founded The Lobby School,...

New Books on California State Government and Bill Drafting

February 1, 2021 6:56 amFebruary 2, 2021 1:16 pm

Two new books on California government, authored by California Globe contributor, lobbyist and lawyer Chris Micheli, have just been published. Micheli wrote these college-and-law-school-level textbooks and professional manuals to offer insights into California state government and bill drafting. “In my...

Understanding the California Legislative Process

May 14, 2020 2:23 amMay 13, 2020 10:36 pm

Sacramento Lobbyist, attorney and California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has written and compiled many legislative process articles over the years, and has now turned them into a textbook. Micheli, who is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University...

California State Agencies and Their Role in Public Policy

September 16, 2019 2:25 amSeptember 15, 2019 9:16 pm

California’s agencies, as well as the departments, boards and commissions under them, engage in a tremendous amount of public policymaking through both the rule making process, and their interpretation and enforcement of existing statutes and regulations. These agencies are the...

California Legislature Introduces 2,576 New Bills for 2019

February 25, 2019 3:05 pmFebruary 26, 2019 2:38 pm

Over the last week, another 1,556 bills were introduced in the California Legislature — 1,108 Assembly bills and 448 Senate bills — for a total of 2,576 bill introductions through last Friday’s deadline, according to Chris Micheli, a partner in...

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

February 4, 2019 6:48 amFebruary 4, 2019 6:49 am

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...