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		<title>Lois Capps Has Requested $2 Million for the Cambria Desalination Project</title>
		<link>http://aboutcambria.com/2009/06/24/lois-capps-has-requested-2-million-for-the-cambria-desalination-project/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lois-capps-has-requested-2-million-for-the-cambria-desalination-project</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transparency is our friend, if we know where to look.  Luckily for you, I happen to have a few excellent resources up my sleeve. This year, for the first time, senators and representatives must disclose their earmark requests for budget &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aboutcambria.com/2009/06/24/lois-capps-has-requested-2-million-for-the-cambria-desalination-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CCSD to Sign Contract with Number 4 Lobbying Firm in the US</title>
		<link>http://aboutcambria.com/2009/06/20/ccsd-to-sign-contract-with-number-4-lobbying-firm-in-the-us/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ccsd-to-sign-contract-with-number-4-lobbying-firm-in-the-us</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the agenda for next week&#8217;s CCSD meeting, the district will consider a contract with Van Scoyoc Associates Inc. The District was advised to hire a lobbying firm to assure money is appropriated and budgeted for the desalination project. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aboutcambria.com/2009/06/20/ccsd-to-sign-contract-with-number-4-lobbying-firm-in-the-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special Interests</title>
		<link>http://aboutcambria.com/2009/05/17/special-interests/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=special-interests</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 12:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Water Economics Blog of David Zetland (Aguanomics) this view of special interests: Bottom Line: Special interests have existed forever. The only &#8220;solution&#8221; to them is to transfer decision-making from small groups (e.g., politicians) susceptible to special interest lobbying &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aboutcambria.com/2009/05/17/special-interests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CCSD Lobbying records 1999 through 2007</title>
		<link>http://aboutcambria.com/2007/12/08/ccsd-lobbying-records-1999-through-2007/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ccsd-lobbying-records-1999-through-2007</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>charlotte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the details reported to the state of California by the CCSD about their lobbying expenditures by clicking the link or downloading using right-click. Thank you to Charlotte for this information. Lobbying Reports 1999 through 2007]]></description>
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