What Makes California lawmaking difficult (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/what-makes-california-lawmaking-difficult
Today’s podcast is on what makes lawmaking in California difficult. There are a number of factors that influence the lawmaking process generally and make it particularly an arduous process in the state of California.
I think that the difficulty in the lawmaking process in California
On today’s episode of The CAP⋅impact Podcast we are diving in to California’s primary election. If you listen to news and politics podcasts, it’s very likely that you’ve already heard about California’s Top Two primary system – likely within the context of how the system could have led to Democratic candidates being shut out of
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper’s initiative to split California into three states, being marketed as Cal 3, qualified for this year’s November ballot. The idea is problematic.
But before we dive in to the
The Lobbyist/Legislative Staffer Dynamic with Chris Micheli and Erinn Ryberg (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-lobbyistlegislative-staffer-dynamic-with-chris-micheli-and-erinn-ryberg
Today’s podcast is a conversation between two familiar voices here on CAP·impact – veteran lobbyist Chris Micheli and veteran capitol staffer (turned lobbyist since recording) Erinn Ryberg – talking about one of the most critical dynamics in the California Legislature, the working dynamic
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from our two Legislative and Public Policy Clinic students, Michelle and Keri. While there isn’t a new interview with them up … yet, there is an update on their bill, AB 1784.
Last week – June 1 to be specific – was the house of origin deadline in
Influences Shaping California Legislation (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/influences-shaping-california-legislation
Today’s topic is influences shaping legislation in California.
Influencing legislation is a pretty complicated business, and there isn’t any particular model to basically predict whether a bill that is introduced in the California legislature will become law, and if so, what sort of form it would
Early returns are in from yesterday’s primary election here in California. Below is a recap of some key statewide races and some of the key Legislative and Congressional races with my thoughts on what last night’s results mean for the election in November. Unless otherwise noted, all the numbers referenced are courtesy of the hard
In preparation for today’s Primary election in California – PSA: Don’t forget to vote – we are releasing a quick background of each of the Constitutional Officers and what they actually do in the California government.
Today, we are covering California’s Governor. Our current governor is Edmund G. Brown, known more commonly as Jerry
An In Depth Conversation on Capital Lawyering Courses (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/an-in-depth-conversation-on-capital-lawyering-courses
Today’s post is the final post in my series on the Capital Lawyering coursework offered at McGeorge School of Law. My previous posts in this Capital Lawyering series have looked specifically at the Intro to Capital Lawyering – soon to be called
In preparation for California’s upcoming Primary election, we are releasing a quick background of each of the Constitutional Officers and what they actually do in the California government.
Today, we are covering California’s Lieutenant Governor, currently Gavin Newsom.
Former California Lieutenant Governor, and former California Governor Gray Davis, had this to say about