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Exploring the Lobbyist–Client Relationship

August 22, 2021 2:45 amAugust 21, 2021 11:17 pm

By Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli Based upon our years working as both in-house and as contract lobbyists, we offer a series of observations and recommendations regarding the lobbyist-client relationship. Probably the most importance advice we can give is that...

California Lawmakers Eradicating State Code of Male References

June 25, 2021 8:00 amJune 25, 2021 8:16 am

The legislative effort to remove male gendered language in California law is on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, because state law “contains outdated terminology and gendered terms.” “AB 378, sponsored by the Lieutenant Governor, Eleni Kounalakis, updates woefully outdated,...

Gov. Newsom’s Plan to Use Federal Funds to Cover Unpaid Rent for Low-Income Tenants

June 22, 2021 1:42 pmJune 24, 2021 6:36 am

In January of this year, at the behest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California legislature passed a second eviction protection plan extending the eviction moratorium until June. The Globe reported: The new legislation carries over much of the current...

California Lawmaker Calling on Twitter and Facebook to Ban Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

March 1, 2021 3:37 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:47 am

In December, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a warning about the newly released COVID vaccine: Avoid the the vaccine at all costs. “Even though the media and politicians are currently trivializing the problem and even foolishly calling for a new...

AB 83: License Fee Budget Trailer Bill

March 1, 2021 3:01 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:48 am

On March 1, Assembly Bill 83 was gutted-and-amended as one of the COVID-19 relief measures. As a budget trailer bill, it will take effect immediately once chaptered. The bill is authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget and will amend...

California Senate Suspends 30-Day-in-Print Rule

February 22, 2021 2:58 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:09 am

The California State Senate voted Monday, February 22, to suspend the “30-day in print” rule contained in the state Constitution, for the 2021 Legislative Session, as the Globe reported Friday. That rule requires bills to be in print for 30...

California Senate Plans to Suspend the Constitution to Hear Bills Before 30-Day Rule

February 19, 2021 2:15 amFebruary 21, 2021 1:04 pm

The California Legislature appears to dislike transparency… as well as the public being able to lobby the body directly. Senate Pro Tem President Toni Atkins and Senate leadership is preparing to suspend the Constitution (specifically Article IV, Section 8 (a))...