California Nutrition Coalition

Our advocacy message is that community-based food and nutrition programs are instrumental in helping to prevent and manage disease, mitigate premature institutionalization, and lower healthcare costs.  CNC is committed to increasing policy makers’ awareness of this message. We advocate in Sacramento and Washington DC on behalf of our members and the vital role they play in the communities.

A critical aspect of our advocacy agenda is assisting members with their grassroots efforts. The old adage “all politics are local” reflects the important role and obligation our members have in personally contacting their elected officials and educating them on community-based food and nutrition programs.

To assist our members in their advocacy efforts, the following links may be useful:

ADVOCACY MANUAL click here for CNC’s advocacy manual that offers detailed information and a step-by-step guide to state and federal advocacy.

USEFUL STATE GOVERNMENT-RELATED  LINKS:

www.legislature.ca.gov  This Website allows you to search full text of current bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments; obtain their status, history, votes, analyses, veto messages for the state legislature. You can search bills from prior sessions since 1993. Includes committee information, calendars and schedules; Senate, Assembly, joint rules. The site also has a very useful Glossary that can helps decipher various common and archaic terms(http://www.legislature.ca.gov/quicklinks/glossary.html)

www.assembly.ca.gov   This website is for the State Assembly and provides access to a searchable database of full-text legislation, legislative counsel reports and bill status; membership directory; member pages; committee schedules; legislative rules; Assembly audio sessions and committee hearings; legislative calendar; assembly journals; legislative manuals; committee and caucus information; daily business.

www.senate.ca.gov  This website is for the State Senate and includes senators' Web pages and contact information; committee information and session schedules; bill status, history and analyses; California constitution, statutes and legislation codes; caucus information; legislative rules; live and archived Web casts and recordings of Legislative proceedings; legislative calendar, daily journals, press releases, full-text legislation, links.

www.leginfo.ca.gov  This website is the link for the State Legislative Counsel and provides research and full text of pending legislation; enactments; agency reports; Legislative Counsel analyses; bill status and history. The site provides alert system that allows visitors to receive bill-tracking information via e-mail. Contains pages for members of the legislature; member contact list; pages for committees of the Legislature; Senate and Assembly daily journals; rules of the Legislature; voting records; legislative calendar; full text of the state constitution; full text of statutes and laws.


www.clrc.ca.gov  This website is the link for the Law Revision Commission and provides contact information, agendas, and recommendations available for public comment, commission-sponsored bills, minutes and other materials relating to the law revision process.

www.lao.ca.gov  This website is the link for the State Legislative Analyst’s Office and provides nonpartisan fiscal and policy analysis and advice to the Legislature. The Office publishes its reports and analyses on this site. The site provides analyses of ballot propositions and initiatives. Includes Web casts; ordering information for publications.

www.calvoter.org  This website is the link for the California Voter Foundation and offers an  Internet Guide to California's elections and government.  Lists large contributors to campaigns; provides election previews and results.  Designed to help Californians learn how the State Capitol works and how to participate in the legislative process in a meaningful way.  Contains links to California government agencies, political organizations, news media, etc.  Lists California interest groups.  Contains updated state Senate and state Assembly rosters and current legislative calendar.

USEFUL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-RELATED LINKS:

www.house.gov This website is the link for the U.S. House of Representatives and offers detailed information on past and proposed legislation. It also allows you to find your Representative and their contact information by typing in your zip code.

www.senate.gov  This website is the link for the U.S. Senate and offers detailed information on past and proposed legislation.

www.regulations.gov   This Web site allows you to find, view, and comment on Federal regulations and other Federal actions.  It keeps you informed on federal rulemaking and regulations.

www.boxer.senate.gov.  This website site is a link for the official site of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer.

www.feinstein.senate.gov  This website is a link for the official site of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.