Tag: special interests

How Special Interests Influence California’s Local Government | Larry Agran

Special interest and legalized corruption is now very present in our local city councils. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are going into city council races in untraceable structures. Your interest is then pushed aside for the concerns of these special interest. My guest is Larry Agran, Irvine City Council member and former mayor of Irvine,…


EPOCHTV: How Special Interests Influence California’s Local Government | Larry Agran

Special interest and legalized corruption is now very present in our local city councils. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are going into city council races in untraceable structures. Your interest is then pushed aside for the concerns of these special interest. My guest is Larry Agran, Irvine City Council member and former mayor of Irvine,…


Policy Expert Fights Back Against Special Interest Groups in California

Commentary Upton Sinclair was fond of saying, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” This is the key problem with legislators in California, according to a former state government insider. “It’s an unbelievably difficult game to win,” David Crane, special advisor to Governor…