With a big battle looming over the California Environmental Quality Act, Dan says labor unions and environmentalists could thwart Gov. Jerry Brown's ambition to overhaul the law.
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Have you got tens of thousands of dollars and an interest in Democratic politics? Then get yourself to La Jolla and follow the thwack of golf balls to the 2013 Pro Tem Cup. Tickets range from $15,000 for a single day of golf to the $65,000 two-day platinum package, which gets you two days of golf for four and dinner with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.
Those prices have gone up a bit since last year, when the minimum contribution to the annual California Democratic Party fundraiser was $10,000 for a one-day pass. Jason Kinney, a consultant for Senate Democrats, told Capitol Alert that "aggressive fundraising" is par for the course (sorry, we couldn't resist).
"As long as there are billionaires out there determined to spend money to defeat our candidates and oppose our causes, we're going to keep doing it," Kinney said.
VIDEO: Gov. Jerry Brown has gotten behind CEQA reform, but Dan Walters says two major Democratic allies -- labor unions and environmentalists -- stand in the way.
Torey Van Oot covers the California Legislature and state politics. tvanoot@sacbee.com. Twitter: @CapitolAlert
Amy Chance is political editor for The Sacramento Bee. achance@sacbee.com. Twitter: @Amy_Chance
Dan Smith is Capitol bureau chief for The Sacramento Bee. smith@sacbee.com
Melody Gutierrez covers the state Legislature. mgutierrez@sacbee.com. Twitter: @MelodyGutierrez
Micaela Massimino edits Capitol Alert. mmassimino@sacbee.com
Laurel Rosenhall covers the lobbying community and higher education. lrosenhall@sacbee.com. Twitter: @LaurelRosenhall
Jim Sanders covers the state Legislature. jsanders@sacbee.com
David Siders covers the Brown administration. dsiders@sacbee.com. Twitter: @davidsiders
Dan Walters is a columnist for The Sacramento Bee. dwalters@sacbee.com. Twitter: @WaltersBee
Jeremy B. White covers California politics and edits Capitol Alert's mobile Insider Edition. jwhite@sacbee.com. Twitter: @jeremybwhite
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