Helping Your Client’s Case by Changing the Law
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Today’s podcast is on helping your client’s legal problem by changing the law.
Any lawyer can apply the facts of his or her case to the law as it exists today, but a really good lawyer is one who would look closely at
One Committee Down, Many More to Go
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-clinic-episode-5-one-committee-down-many-more-to-go
Keri and Michelle are back, and (SPOILER ALERT!) their bill, AB 1784, cleared its first major hurdle, the Assembly Committee on Human Services – and on a unanimous, 7-0 vote, no less.
The hearing was the culmination all the prep work that Michelle and Keri talked about
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/compromise-and-gridlock
Today’s post is on compromise and gridlock in the California legislative process. Gridlock and compromise are often inherent aspects of any law making process, and California’s Legislature is no exception.
The problem is that the usual approach to law making, often involving alignment from political parties to advance
How to Successfully Utilize Lobbying Coalitions
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Today’s podcast is on utilizing lobbying coalitions. A vital aspect of lobbying in California is to join forces with other similarly situated parties because a larger group is often more powerful and effective than a single voice, or even just a few.
These organized efforts
Preparing for Policy Committee
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-clinic-episode-4-preparing-for-policy-committee
In today’s edition of The Clinic, we dive into the process of preparing for a policy committee hearing with Michelle and Keri. It is a long process with lots of steps and lots of people to keep in the loop along the way.
The process started with some initial
Advocacy in Practice with Erin Evans-Fudem
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/advocacy-in-practice-with-erin-evans-fudem
For today’s podcast, I sat down McGeorge alum Erin Evans-Fudem (’13), who is a Legislative Representative for the League of California Cities (also known as the League). Full disclosure, we did record this interview a while back. But while one part of the conversation will
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/other-types-of-lobbying
Today’s podcast is a follow up on last week’s post about the different types of lobbying clients and services. Today we’ll be looking at other types of lobbying.
Although most lobbying occurs in the legislative and regulatory arenas generally, there are several other types of lobbying –
The Clinic – Episode 3: Early Stages of Coalition Building
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-clinic-episode-3-early-stages-of-coalition-building
This week on The Clinic, we speak again with Keri and Michelle about the bill they are working on with Asm. Brian Maienschein, AB 1784. This episode concentrates on the process of finding support – both inside and outside of the Building –
It’s not news that California is in a dire housing crisis. Lt. Governor, and current gubernatorial candidate, Gavin Newsom told the New York Times recently:
It’s a crisis. We can’t live on intentions. At the end of the day, if you want to move the mouse, you’ve for to move the cheese. The middle class
Advocacy in Practice Interview with Ray LeBov
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For today’s podcast, I sat down with veteran lobbyist and familiar voice, Ray LeBov. As I’m sure you remember from Ray’s many posts, he’s a 40+ year veteran of the California Legislature, working both in the Building as committee staff and in the third house.
He graciously