Carlin Shelby

Local Governance:

• Carlin worked with Assembly and Senate leadership and Budget Chairs to advance over $20 million community project funding requests for clients in the 2022 and 2023 State Budget Acts.
• Carlin has worked with clients on strategies to secure funding within numerous statewide bond proposals related to climate resiliency, housing production, and behavioral health care infrastructure. These efforts include work with Legislators, staff, the Governor’s Administration, and various stakeholders to highlight client priorities and position clients as thought leaders for the effective implementation of these massive spending proposals.
• Carlin has provided strategic advocacy and advisory services for clients regarding municipal finance policy and potential changes to revenue-generating local tax regimes.
• Carlin was instrumental in convening a regional task force of law enforcement officials to discuss the public safety impacts of reckless electric bicycle usage. She used the information and insights gathered to work with legislators to develop a measure intended to generate data on e-bike usage and incidents and to inform future policies on safety regulations.
• Carlin has worked to build advocacy tools for clients such as detailed legislative analyses, tracking matrices, position letters, and verbal presentations of priority policy proposals. These tools allow clients to develop a successful advocacy strategy to achieve positive government actions in Sacramento.
• Carlin has provided expert analysis and feedback on a variety of policy issues for clients. She has written letters and official correspondence to bring client concerns to the attention of decision makers in Sacramento while helping navigate the legislative process.