Lobbyists Spent More Than $500M in Sacramento Last Year

Google, oil companies and utilities helped push California lobbying to a record $540 million in 2024, up 10% from the year before.
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The New York Times today put the mayor in the national spotlight for leading the city council in a plan to threaten homeless people who don’t accept offers of shelter, saying it’s the latest sign of frustrations over tent encampments in California.