European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Dean of California persuaders by Johns Arbour associated Pressw Hen they talk about the judge around Sacramento in is with deference not to his age. Which is 80, not to his influence which is considerable bul Lor the Lack that he has served in these treacherous precincts Lor some 40 years and survived with old fashioned Laif judge James Garibaldi is one of 838 registered lobbyists in California s state capital one of the Nofe than 35,000 lobbyists who haunt the capitals of the 50 states what goes on at the state level is More and More important to corporations environmental groups and other special interests As the slates take up the Slack Lell by diminished Federal involvement so says the Council of s1ale governments. Garibaldi the Dean of California persuaders makes something around $400,000 a year and from what most people say has Lew if any enemies. In a Sale that keeps a Sharp Eye on lobbyists his career oilers an insight into one of the least studied roles in slate government the lobbyists. By comparison the Washington lobbyist has been studied 1o the cellular level. There Are some 6,600 organizations that maintain some lobbying presence in he nation s capital and something like 10.000 lobbyists. California is one of the few slates that requires registration has strict rules on How much a lobbyist can spend and makes every lunch report Pablo the limit is $10 per legislator per month. More than 1,300 organizations Are registered As hiring lobbyists in the California state capital. According to some estimates they actually number 1,700, triple the wee of 10 years ago an estimated $144 million was spent on lobbying in 19b5, including Campaign contributions. The lobbying Tel rests virtually everyone acupuncture gals Motorc Eliss Kiwi fruit promoters non smokers funeral directors carpet cleaners ice Cream vendors auctioneers Cotton winners Gill netters Golf course operators billboard owners Talent scouts loggers travel agents crop dusters gifted children retarded children the physically disabled judges. Judge James Garibaldi a lobbyist Lor 40 years. District attorneys defense lawyers tax collectors and taxpayers. Even government entities counties cities towns and housing authorities about 180 of them pay lobbyists to plead their needs before the stale legislature and spend about $6 million a year to do it. Which leads Garibaldi 1o ask what s undemocratic about lobbying lobbying is not an infant profession you know he says. They say it s 1he second  his clients include horse tracks liquor wholesalers. Talent agents a Salt company a manufacturing corporation. Blue Chip Stamps and the California association of Highway patrolmen. His is a fairly shod list compared to the lop 10 lobbying firms. Most of them Are Long term accounts. And Lor an hones1-to-god fact says state treasurer Jesse Unruh one time speaker of the California Assembly and onco candidate for governor i can t Tell you if he has any sworn  when Senate Leader Hugh Burns a crony of Garibaldi s since their childhood in Merced caiit., retired after 34 years in the statehouse everyone said Gari would t survive without the senator s entre. That was More than seven years ago and the judge remains one of the five most elective advocates in a consensus reported by the California journal a state political Magazine. Behind that is a reputation for Candor with his clients and lawmakers born of Long association. Garibaldi is a big patient thorough and genial Man. He s a former Rural county judge and was a second baseman at Stanford University. Not much got by him then and not much gels by him now. He has grown up with Many of his clients As the Capitol scene matured and became More sophisticated. When he started representing Iho Highway patrolmen their office was in Afie Abag hotel now they have their own building their own credit Union a widow s benevolent fund besides the Power of persuasion the heart of a lobbyist s Job remains study and research. When the jobs of court reporters the stenographers who transcribe the proceedings were threatened by Bills to replace them with tape recorders the first thing Garibaldi established was How Many courts used either method the comparative costs and the Burden on counties who pay the fee. Today s crossword by Eugene Sheffer across 41 sesame42 Madison ave pro Sebstian duct bomb Gem Stone 4b owl s Call 2 away from Kite baby Gerald author 13 German 48 part of City a.d.14 old greek 49 Adams or con a tech la Mil Alt to rival of author it wheel or by numerical uuor18 guided ufree20 Chip in a 1 legendary 10-14 Hubert a last la about since xxi Restrep the stars and stripes tuesday. October 14.1886