The California Strategies team consists of partners and associates who have served at all levels of state government, including the Governor's chief of staff, Cabinet posts, Executive Officers, Legislative leadership and upper-level staff positions. For more than a decade, their knowledge of how government functions, have served the individual needs of hundreds of clients.
In recognition of the complex nexus of transportation policy, California Strategies experts draw on backgrounds that include CalTrans; the Business, Housing & Transportation Agency; the U.S. Department of Transportation; legislative policy committees; and other private and public work. These leading state authorities have produced coherent, winning strategies and advocacy for clients working with local, regional and statewide governments as well as major private sector development entities. These strategies have included creative funding programs, solving complex project delivery issues, and direct involvement with tens of billions of dollars in voter approved funding measures, both statewide and on local ballots.
California Strategies partners and associates have played key roles in the latest developments to the state's environmental policy and regulation, including Secretary of CalEPA, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Conservation, California Energy Commission, California Coastal Commission and Department of Parks and Recreation. Their keen understanding of where policy is headed and why gives clients a competitive, progressive advantage when negotiating the state's complex regulatory process or introducing state-of-the art technologies to California.
California enjoys a diversity of natural resources unrivaled by other states -- as well as unparalleled oversight and protection. With expertise drawn from the state agencies managing these resources, California Strategies is the recognized leader in developing, coordinating and implementing incisive plans that ensure client success in this challenging area of law, particularly as it relates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Increasingly one of the state's most pressing concerns, California's water supply will continue to affect all aspects of the state's growth and development. California Strategies draws on experience in key state agencies and Legislative posts to construct approaches that recognize the environmental, economic and political considerations that go into the state's water policy and the business sectors - development, energy, land use and others - that it affects.
California Strategies provides the sure hand and thoughtful message needed in difficult times. Its team has successfully managed challenges to political, corporate and nonprofit reputations and understands how best to respond in all types of situations. California Strategies works closely with its clients to resolve crises quickly.
California is a global leader in innovating climate change policies, and the California Strategies team has played a central role in developing those leading-edge guidelines, including chairing the Market Advisory Committee and membership on the Governor's Climate Action Team. It offers unsurpassed knowledge in the field that provides the necessary advantage in successfully managing these ever-changing laws and regulations.
California is at the forefront of emerging energy technologies as well as energy regulation and energy development. The California Strategies team recognizes the interplay between these competing forces and has successfully balanced both for its clients' benefit. Its understanding of the state's energy infrastructure, best business practices and government engagement has made it the choice of leading energy development companies, associations and energy intensive business consumers.
California Strategies employs the state's top real estate experts who draw on decades of experience developing and managing all sizes of properties. These experts, combined with other California Strategies partners and associates who have worked inside the state government and with the local planning and development process, provide unrivaled capability and connections to gain regulatory approval as well as to build the community consensus often needed to ensure project completion.
Navigating the Coastal Commission requires not only time but a clear understanding of the Commission's law and mandates. After years of working on and with the Commission and its staff, California Strategies possesses the detailed knowledge needed to win support at both the staff and Commissioner levels. Its knowledge of the inner workings of the Commission and the details of the California Coastal Act is unmatched.
Environmental regulations, labor unions and expanding urban areas are all growing challenges for the state's farmers, and the future of state water use looms as the next defining test. With family farmers among its team, California Strategies understands the unprecedented difficulties facing the state's farmers and has helped growers of all sizes negotiate these and other obstacles.
The bedrock of the California economy is its diversity and progressiveness. California Strategies' experience mirrors and recognizes these strengths, and its team consistently has produced counsel and advocacy to encourage clients and the economy at large to grow dramatically.
California Strategies principals and associates have years of experience crafting legislation and propositions that provide funding and standards for the state's educational system. We've collaborated with preschool, K-12, public, charter and higher education stakeholders to achieve remarkable results.
The complex relationship between local, state and federal governments involves budgeting, policy and regulations as well as subtle personal and political bonds. California Strategies' network of relationships and length of service on both the executive and legislative branches in the Capitol makes it the unchallenged leader in engaging local governments and agencies with their counterparts and Sacramento and in crafting plans that suit the particular requirements of each client.
California Strategies partners have held leadership positions in the disparate agencies involved in the state's complicated, multifaceted procurement process. Their comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of securing a state contract is unequaled and enables them to develop the exact strategies needed to compete to win state dollars and to craft the advocacy required to maintain ongoing funding.
Standards for governance and accountability continue to intensify in the non-profit world. With expertise honed by service on the state and country's most prestigious boards of directors, California Strategies partners understand the changing nature of non-profits and can assist in developing expert and dedicated boards; managing short- and long-term fundraising campaigns; securing government funding; and other ongoing needs.
With experience that includes hospitals, healthcare foundations and biotech companies, California Strategies provides clients innovative insight that is unrivaled in its breadth and depth. Its counsel positions clients to manage the complexity of healthcare policy while accounting for the political and economic concerns that drive the debate about change and innovation.
The bipartisanship of the California Strategies team enables for levels of engagement on labor issues that are unsurpassed in the state. Its rare sensitivity to the competing concerns enables it to move beyond traditional but ineffective counsel to effective, forward-thinking solutions that move controversial and complex labor, government and business issues forward.
As tribal governments continue to grow in power and influence, their interactions with state and local colleagues is becoming increasingly complex and important. California Strategies' exceptional understanding of cultural sensitivities, governmental operations and relationships provide the necessary insight and approaches needed to continue the positive development of tribal governments in the state.
California Strategies understands the specialized strategies needed to negotiate both state and federal budgeting processes. Its diverse background in procurement; Executive and Legislative leadership; business management; and politics makes it the leading expert in an area that is critical to long-term business success. California Strategies partners have direct participants in the development and negotiations of state budgets for California, and have direct experience and understanding of the federal and local government budgeting and resource allocation processes, including homeland security issues, emergency communications and public private partnerships, whether the business wishes to better engage government, develop a marketing strategy or compete more effectively in the private market place.
California Strategies combines its expansive network of relationships and extensive experience at all levels of government with knowledge gained from running Fortune 100 companies and state business associations. This unique knowledge base assures the creation of specialized strategies and advocacies for businesses of all sizes, each tailored to clients' individual needs and requirements.
California Strategies claims the unique position of having significant experience in the federal government to complement its expertise within the state. The combination of this background with long-standing political relationships that cross party lines enables its partners to leverage the political and economic strengths of its clients to produce successful strategic counsel on a national level. California Strategies has been an effective compliment to client teams involving federal advocates, national public relations firms and other specialists regarding major national and international issues and challenges.
With technology on all fronts advancing at a breathtaking pace, the regulations and policies that govern California's emerging industries are among the most dynamic, evolving and difficult to assess. By combining knowledge gained from authoring and implementing these laws with expertise honed in the state's top technology companies, California Strategies offers clarity of counsel that anticipates regulatory changes, efficiently resolves client needs and identifies funding opportunities. With national contacts and our firm's direct reach from Sacramento to the Silicon Valley, Southern California and San Diego, we are able to anticipate how new technology will positively impact governmental programs, regulation and legislation on behalf of our clients.
Housing availability and affordability are among the chief challenges facing California. Recognizing the need for innovative thinking and approaches, California Strategies works with clients to build new coalitions, identify promising sources of funding and effect policy changes that enable the development of housing that is available to all Californians.