Up next is the Irvine Ranch Water District which has so far spent $324,508 lobbying Sacramento. (Data from the California secretary of state does not specify whether local governments have lobbied for or against the legislation.) The other reason is that local governments simply want more money.Īside from the budget, the county has lobbied on legislation related to funding for opioid and fentanyl prevention, flood investments and local government control over public works projects. “They’ll lobby for policies that go the direction they want them to go, probably for less regulation in general.” “The state regulates local government in lots of ways, and of course, local governments care about what those regulations are,” Hill said. One reason is that local governments want state regulations to be in their favor. The main reason why local governments hire lobbyists is twofold, said Sarah Hill, a Cal State Fullerton political science professor with a research background in California government. That’s roughly 12% of the nearly $24 million total that local governments and agencies, including water districts and transit agencies, have spent this year. Orange County has spent millions so far this year asking the California Legislature and state agencies for money.Īn analysis of the most recent available lobbying expenditures for 49 local governments, government and public agencies in Orange County shows that in 2023, upwards of $2.9 million was spent on intergovernmental lobbying.
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