Lobbying in the COVID environment is a very different proposition than in pre-pandemic days. Does your your government affairs firm know how to get results during lock downs?
Read MoreCalifornia state government spends $11 billion annually in procurement of equipment, goods and services. Tom Sheehy explains how you can grow your business by selling into state agencies.
Read MoreCalifornia cities across the state are banning new installations of natural gas pipelines for residential and commercial purposes. How will this turn out in the Golden State?
Read MoreNatural Gas phase out and decarbonization of CA buildings and homes.
Read More40 years after the Howard Jarvis tax revolt, progressive groups in California are seeking to implement the “Split Roll” property tax assessment driving up commercial real estate taxes significantly higher. Why the great push for split roll?
Read MoreDemocrats pick up two more state senate seats in Orange county,
Read MoreUber and Lyft teamed together to create a third worker classification hybrid between W-2 and 1099 workers.
Read MoreMore amendments are needed and coming to the AB 5 labor law. Find out here.
Read MoreSacTown Talks welcomed Tom Sheehy back for an in-depth discussion of AB 5 and this year’s legislative changes to the law. The discussion starts with background: the 2018 CA Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision and Assemblymember Gonzalez’s introduction of AB 5. Then they discuss the changes and carve-outs that happened in the fall of 2019, including an intriguing part where a senator pulled their own bill, which doesn’t often happen.
Read MoreTom Sheehy explains why AB 5 was necessary for the protection of workers, where it went too far, what amendments to AB 5 have been done, and what work there is left to do and why. You’ll come out of this episode with a clear understanding of the issues both past and present.
Read MoreFormer Chief Deputy Director of Finance for Governor Schwarzenegger, Tom Sheehy, discusses the fiscal crisis CA is rapidly descending into and what to expect.
Read MoreLearn the AB 5 impact on sign language interpreters, captioners and other professionals serving the vulnerable DHH population.
Read MoreAB 5 is greatly impacting DANCE studios in CA. In this video Tom Sheehy discusses myths and facts about how AB 5 affects the dance industry in CA.
Read MoreAB 5 puts severe restrictions on a band’s ability to hire side musicians for a gig. Touring acts may avoid CA because of the law change making it difficult to operate in the state.
Read MoreTom Sheehy discusses the importance of building political coalitions in Sacramento in order to change AB 5 and other public policies.
Read MoreTom Sheehy’s analysis on the 2020-21 Governor’s Budget & CA economy, as well as the potential landmines that could hurt the CA fiscal condition and why tax policy matters.
Read MoreSheehy Strategy Group Discusses Amendments to AB 5 Gig Economy Law and What Companies Can Do to Protect ThemselveS
Read MoreCalifornia Air Resources Board is phasing out HFC based coolants as rapidly as possible. New regulations are being crafted in Sacramento in 2020 and beyond.
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom’s new administration in Sacramento has negotiated pay raises with two-thirds of California state Workers. The administration says this is justified because of record budget surpluses and $20 billion in rainy day fund reserves. What isn’t being discussed so much is that the top one percent (1%) of taxpayers in this state control over 35% of the state general fund revenues which total $146 billion.
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