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Want to take a deep dive into the California Legislature? You may get your chance. Proposition 54 by Charles Munger Jr. and Sam Blakeslee on the November ballot would force the Legislature to record all its actions and post the video on the web for the public, except for certain proceedings. It would bar lawmakers from acting on any bill until its final form has been published online for at least 72 hours.
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84. Kassy Perry
Kassy Perry has long been one of the Capitol community’s premier public affairs pros. A veteran of both the Executive and Legislative branches, she has advised governors, Fortune 500 CEOs, lawmakers and any number of nonprofit leaders. While Perry Communications Group deftly works on a variety of policy issues, PCG’s forte has
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California pension funds take a bigger share of tax revenue than the national state average, a research website shows. Why the growing costs are outpacing the norm is not completely clear. A prime suspect for some would be overly generous pensions, particularly what critics say is an “unsustainable” increase for police and firefighters widely adopted to match a big increase given the Highway Patrol by SB 400 in 1999.
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81. Eli Broad If money talks – and it certainly does in Sacramento — then everybody listens to Eli Broad, the billionaire L.A.-area developer. Cited as the fourth-richest person in Los Angeles, he’s bankrolled numerous causes over the years. This year, he put money into an effort to support Proposition 55, which would extend temporary tax
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80 Susan Jordan Susan Jordan is a veteran Santa Barbara-based environmentalist and director of the California Coastal Protection Network. Jordan is no stranger to political combat: She ran unsuccessfully for the Assembly in 2010 in a race that fractured Democrats, but she has long experience in state and local politics and good political chops. After
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70. Fiona Hutton
There was a time when one could legitimately claim that the Top 100 was too Sacramento-centric (gasp!). That began changing years ago, and one of the first signs was the inclusion of Fiona Hutton, the Los Angeles-based communications pro who perennially now appears on this list. But she isn’t here because we
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81. Sean Clegg
Veteran political strategist Sean Clegg played a key role in the decisive defeat of the attempt last year to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, one high-profile example of his campaign success. This year, he was adviser to billionaire developer Rick Caruso, a political neophyte who spread his money around and who will face
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No. 83. John Myers
John Myers, the Los Angeles Times bureau chief, is something of an oddity in Sacramento journalism. He isn’t one of the ticket punchers looking to fill a resume for an assignment in Washington. His two-decades-plus of longevity shows in the depth of his coverage: This isn’t his first rodeo or even
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No. 56 C. Duane Dauner Duane Dauner and his California Hospital Association have a lot going on this year. They are taking a lead role in supporting Proposition 52, which requires that the money generated by certain fees levied on hospitals – and federal matching funds — go to hospital care for Medi-Cal patients, including
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No. 57 Chris Tapio
A 20-year veteran of capitol politics, strategist Chris Tapio is best known as a consultant and adviser to the moderate Democrats in the Legislature, a role that has brought him increased visibility – and juice – as the Mod Dem caucus has grown. Since the advent of Top Two elections, the