lobbying Archives - California Globe

Revolving Door Limitations in California

August 24, 2020 6:24 amAugust 24, 2020 6:30 am

There are rules for those leaving government service, which we refer to as the “revolving door” between the public and private sectors. Article IV, Section 5(e) of the California Constitution provides that “the Legislature shall enact laws that prohibit a...

Lobbying Bill Referrals

March 4, 2020 6:23 amMarch 4, 2020 6:29 am

An area that is rarely talked about in California’s Capitol community concerns the infrequent lobbying of bill referrals. In other words, how does someone get a bill referred to a favorable committee? Or an unfavorable committee? Or maybe multiple committees?...

Other Types of Lobbying

February 9, 2020 6:03 amFebruary 8, 2020 9:40 pm

Although most lobbying occurs in the legislative and regulatory arenas generally, there are several other types of lobbying such as grassroots lobbying, as well as advocacy before specific state agencies that often have unique rules and procedures for lobbying those...

A Practitioner's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California by and Ray LeBov

First-of-Its-Kind ‘Practitioners Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California’

January 30, 2020 12:17 pm

The first-of-Its-kind ‘Practitioners Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California,’ written and edited by well-known California lobbyists, political practitioners and contributors to California Globe Chris Micheli and Ray LeBov, will be published this week. More than four dozen California lobbyists,...

State Budget Advocacy: A Different Form of Lobbying?

December 31, 2019 2:06 amDecember 30, 2019 5:16 pm

There are those who want to spend more, spend less, create new programs, eliminate existing programs, and lots in between. Is state budget advocacy similar or different from other forms of lobbying, such as advocating on bills or regulations?...

The General Rules of Lobbying

December 29, 2019 6:33 amDecember 28, 2019 4:34 pm

By Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli Many, if not most, lobbyists can articulate their own “rules of lobbying.” We are no different. Based upon our years of experience lobbying the legislative and executive branches of California state government, we have...

Strategy and Tactics to Implement Your Public Policy Change

December 24, 2019 2:05 amDecember 23, 2019 9:39 pm

By Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli The purpose of this article is to provider readers with some guidance on developing a strategy and relevant tactics to implement There are a number of aspects of a policy advocacy strategy that must...