The Clinic – Episode 3: Early Stages of Coalition Building
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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
The Capital Center for Law & Policy is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, The CAP·impact Podcast. You can find the new podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, and Soundcloud. We will be expanding our list of podcast clients that you can find us on in the next
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
Types of Lobbying Clients and Services
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Today’s post is on the types of lobbying clients and services provided. There are several different types of clients that contract lobbyists have, each requiring different levels and types of services. Some clients are at a low end of the service spectrum while other clients
The Clinic – Episode 2: How an idea becomes a bill
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When we last left off with our two Clinic students, Keri and Michelle, we had just learned about the Legislative and Public Policy Clinic at McGeorge. We had also just gotten to know our two students and the bill that they are working
Advocacy In Practice with Chris Micheli
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Today’s podcast should feel a little familiar and a little different at the same time. On CAP·impact we explore two types of advocacy – advocacy in the courts and advocacy in the legislative/regulatory arena. McGeorge’s Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Mary-Beth Moylan, has an excellent
Previous posts have described the decades-long efforts by California to deal with the challenge of air pollution. Automobile-generated air pollution in the Los Angeles area forced California to start developing responses before Congress was ready to take action, and therefore when the Clean Air Act was passed by Congress in 1970 the
Policy Analysis in the Legislative Process
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Today’s post is on policy analysis in the legislative process. Specifically, we’ll be exploring differences between the policy analysis process used in the California Legislature and the processes used in academia and elsewhere.
For anyone who has seen a bill introduced in the California Legislature
Ethics Rules for California Lobbyists
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Today’s podcast is on lobbying ethics rules. There are only a few specific laws that address ethical rules for lobbyists.
Beyond those, lobbyists are encouraged to abide by a code of ethics in conducting their professional activities. These include the code of ethics adopted and maintained