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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,...

On The Heels Of AB 5, Congress Proposes Bill To Overturn ‘Right to Work’ States

January 29, 2020 3:04 pmFebruary 3, 2020 8:52 am

House Democrats have proposed a new law, which many compare to California’s Assembly Bill 5, to favor labor unions by implementing sweeping “Right to Work” laws. Authored by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and called The Protecting the Right to Organize...

When Californians Realize their Supposed Saviors Are the Exploiters, What Then?

January 28, 2020 6:01 pmJanuary 28, 2020 5:28 pm

By the millions, Californians will suddenly realize that their supposed saviors are actually the exploiters. There is a mass delusion afflicting millions of Californians. They endure a cost-of-living nearly twice the national average, high taxes, the highest incidence of poverty, the most hostile business...

Hundreds of Freelancers at ‘Repeal AB5’ Rally Want Back the Right to Earn a Living in CA

January 28, 2020 4:44 pm

“When you take your God-given talents, nurture them with heart and soul, and offer them to the world, that’s not exploitation. That’s self-actualization.” “Governor Newsom: we are here today to tell you that your vision cannot be reality as...

Addiction and mental health physician Dr. Drew Pinsky

The Only Plan to End Homelessness

January 28, 2020 11:46 amJanuary 29, 2020 10:19 am

‘The vast majority have serious mental illness and drug addiction, which means they are not going to magically walk in to housing and have their problems disappear.’ ~ Dr. Drew Pinsky Dr. Drew Pinsky, a board-certified physician and addiction...

Tax fighter Howard Jarvis, author of Proposition 13

CA Attorney General Writes Biased Title & Summary for $12.5 Billion ‘Split Roll’ Property Tax Hike

January 27, 2020 11:03 amJanuary 29, 2020 10:25 am

Anti-Proposition 13 special interests have already qualified one ballot measure for the November 2020 statewide ballot that would dismantle the 1978 ballot initiative’s property tax protections, and are currently gathering signatures to qualify a slightly more appealing sounding second version....

California’s Legislative Committee System – Part One

January 27, 2020 6:54 amJanuary 27, 2020 6:57 am

Overview Like the United States Congress, the California Legislature’s primary work is done by the nearly two dozen Senate committees and the more than 30 Assembly committees. These standing committees are comprised of a small number of Members of the...