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Text Box: Transportation and Infrastructure G&A offers a unique specialty in transportation and infrastructure public affairs. Our broad range of clients have included water districts, cities, counties, transit authorities, engineering firms, developers and many others.   Our principals provide more than 55 years of experience in both the public and private sectors.  From high-speed rail, to the airline industry, to toll roads, to water, to the public acceptance of a new transportation system or bus route, G&A knows how infrastructure issues progress through the government, legislative and regulatory process and how to impact that process.  We understand the controversy a project can create, and we know how to reach out to and influence stakeholders, elected officials and other influencers to ensure a successful project.   Our experienced team of former legislative staff, governors’ appointees, county executives and project professionals helps our clients reach their goals in public outreach, public education and advocacy.   Health Care The landscape of today’s complex healthcare environment is evolving at an ever-increasing pace.  Health public policy trends such as increased regulatory oversight, mandated benefits, liability issues, an increasing focus on patients’ rights and a constantly changing marketplace have created a formidable environment for providers, payers and health organizations of all kinds.   G&A offers a health care public affairs and public relations practice dedicated to helping clients deal with California’s challenging health care environment.    Healthcare Public Affairs Whether it is a regulatory issue, a legislative issue or a political issue, G&A has the expertise and the contacts to enable our health care clients to obtain success in the public policy environment.   Our team has the contacts at the Governor’s office, the multiple state health departments, the Agency and the County level – as well as with local elected officials – to influence decisions and ensure positive results.    At the state level, we help clients with licensing issues at the Department of Health Services, managed care issues at the Department of Managed Healthcare, negotiating Medi-Cal rates at the Medical Assistance Commission, preparing for legislative hearings, getting construction plans approved through OSHPD, among other issues and challenges.  At the county level, whether it is a county contract that needs to be procured, or educating or influencing county officials on an issue, we cover the waterfront.    Healthcare Public Relations G&A offers a special expertise in health care media relations.  With years of experience in health care media and public relations, our team can gain media coverage for a new wing, prepare a strategic media relations plan and media kits for a new program, plan events, or help your team meet other marketing, outreach, fundraising, community relations or public relations goals.   Political Consulting G&A provides full-service political consulting services to clients throughout California.  From local city council and legislative races, to statewide Gubernatorial and State Party GOTV efforts, initiative campaigns, association issue management or election influencing campaigns, G&A can provide the strategic, tactical guidance and management that is critical to ensure victory.   The core of any successful campaign is a professional campaign plan created specifically for the client, and managed by experts with proven experience.  Also critical is our ability to help our clients define the debate to ensure they control the playing field throughout the campaign, and to ensure that our opponents are continually responding to our campaign plan, not the other way around.  Our experienced team can help you do just that.   G&A provides strategy and management that includes plan development, issue and message development, direct mail, grassroots organizing, polling, focus groups, opposition research, media relations, staff coordination and fundraising.