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With nearly five decades of advocacy under his belt, there are only a handful of people who have lobbied in Sacramento longer than John Norwood. He entered the business in 1974, shortly after graduating from Sac State. To put that in context: Nixon was president, Reagan was governor and Gavin Newsom was in elementary school. Future senator Alex Padilla was still in diapers.A lawyer as well as a lobbyist, Norwood has earned a reputation as a hard worker and a straight shooter. In 1980, the California Journal called him, “one of the rising stars in the lobbying business;” Three decades later he was named the “Most Trustworthy” lobbyist in a Capitol Weekly poll of legislators and staff.We asked John about the changes he's seen, and the challenges facing California. (Top of his list: Wildfires.) Plus, who had The Worst Week in California Politics.Show Notes::21 Sacramento, 19741:35 Sac State - STINGERS UP!2:46 What are the biggest changes?4:42 Term limits11:12 "Every industry is one newspaper headline... from a bill that's gonna cost them a lot of money"12:23 Wildfires - "The number one problem in the state"21:20 The impact of partisanship22:47 Swimming pools and drought26:26 A random pool story27:22 Should we be worried about the budget?29:51 #WWCAWant to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweekly.net/donations/Capitol Weekly Podcast theme is "Pickin' My Way" by Eddie Lang "#WorstWeekCA" Beat provided by freebeats.io
