One newspaper’s take on how many bills become laws in California includes significant lobbyist involvement and the piece is here. A Mercury News analysis found that in 2007-08, the most recent complete two-year legislative session, more than 1,800 bills — about 39 percent — were sponsored by outside interests. Those sponsored bills constituted 60 percent […]
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Dan Schnur’s message to California political groups: “Watch out.”
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on Dan Schnur’s goals as Chairman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
Facebook lobbyist in Sacramento
The LA Times reports that Facebook hired a Sacramento lobbyist. William Gonzalez registered as the Palo Alto company’s first state-level lobbyist last week. He has been hired to lobby the Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on privacy and technology issues, state records show. His contract runs through September.