Politics

By Kahn, Soares, and Conway, LLP On January 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed $227 billion budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, of which $164.5 billion is from the General [...]

It is our pleasure to announce that Samuel Botkin is the winner for week one of the CCM PAC Drawing. There are plenty of tickets still available, if you would like to participate, please follow [...]

Yesterday, USDA announced the opening of the comment period for the expansion of fresh citrus production areas in Australia to be imported into the United States.  APHIS has completed a pest risk [...]

November 17, 2020, Exeter, Calif.  In a letter dated November 11, 2020, to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Citrus Mutual (CCM), Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM), and Texas Citrus Mutual [...]

Dear Members, Elections are challenging and filled with emotion on all sides. This election season has been a testament to that, and we still have weeks to go before they reach a final decision.  [...]

The California Secretary of State will certify California’s 2020 election results by December 11, 2020, 37 days after election day.  In response to COVID-19, Governor Newsom signed an Executive [...]

Thank you for joining with he Alliance of California’s Farmers and Ranchers to make sure Proposition 15 is defeated on November 3.    Election Day is less than a week away and we’ve [...]

Prop 15 proposes the largest property tax increase in California history and will trigger reassessments at market value for agriculture-related facilities and improvements.  While every tax [...]

Recent polling indicates that voter support for Prop 15 is falling in response to the No on Prop 15 campaign.  The polling numbers show what we’ve known all along, once voters are educated about [...]

Join us next week for the 5th Annual Virtual Citrus Stride! Move a mile any time, any place between October 5-11, and we’ll donate 1,000 pounds of citrus to the Farm to Family Program – a [...]