###  Myths and Realities of Lobbying in Los Angeles

    Details    CityWatch     May 07 2017

    May 07 2017

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> # **Myths and Realities of Lobbying in Los Angeles

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> Los Angeles doesn't have its own version of K Street, where Washington, D.C.'s, industry of power brokers sets up shop. Nonetheless, Los Angeles's city bureaucracy, and those of other local cities, is vast and it too has its corps of consultants and lobbyists who advocate for legislation and assist clients with projects. Among all local lobbying efforts, perhaps none are as numerous, intense, or contentious as those surrounding development. From variances, to general plan amendments, to planning commission hearings, and city council hearings, many developers would be lost without experts to guide them and, indeed, to advocate for them.
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> WUF is pleased to bring together a panel to explain what lobbying is and is not in the Los Angeles area. They will discuss lobbyists' roles and legal limitations, the projects they work on, the influence that lobbyists have, and the limits of that influence. And they will address common refrains about favoritism and the elevation of "special interests" over the common good.
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> **Panelists**
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> **Tanner Blackman,** Partner, Kindel Gagan Public Affairs Advocacy
> **Aaron Green**, President, The Afriat Consulting Group
> **Marc Mitchell,** Vice President, Local Government, Cerrell Associates
> **Jeff Seymour,** Principal, Seymour Consulting Group
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> **Moderator**
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> **Ed Reyes,** Retired Councilmember, Planner
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> Pre-registration closes on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. After May 17, 2017 and at onsite registration the cost will be an additional $10.00. No refunds or credits will be provided after this date.
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