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
On this week’s episode of The CAP⋅impact Podcast we talk with John Finley, who is with the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault – or CALCASA for short – about their recent report – The Cost and Consequences of Sexual Violence in California. The report is a very interesting, and sobering, read about the sheer
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
President Trump announced on Wednesday, April 4th that he planned to deploy the National Guard to patrol the U.S. – Mexican border to prevent illegal immigration. California Governor Jerry Brown, who is in charge of overseeing the deployment of National Guard troops in California, agreed to cooperate.
But why the request from
How to Successfully Utilize Lobbying Coalitions
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/how-to-successfully-utilize-lobbying-coalitions
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
Today’s episode of The CAP•impact Podcast takes a look at the impacts of changes at the federal level on the regulated cannabis market in California and looks at how that new market is doing.
For the analysis of federal policy changes, primarily the decision in January by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind the
The Many Roles of Your District Attorney
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-many-roles-of-your-district-attorney
On today’s episode I sat down to speak with Ana Zamora. She’s the Criminal Justice Policy Director for the ACLU of Northern California and she is running their Meet Your DA campaign here in California. This is a slightly different take on our Policy Change in that
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 –