Lobbying Disclosure: Lodi Gas Storage LLC (Q1 2000)
June 20, 2026
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The Frame
This filing reveals the financial resources spent by Lodi Gas Storage LLC to influence state-level utility regulations, specifically regarding a .
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Lodi Gas Storage LLC
The company is seeking regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission.
California Public Utilities Commission
The agency is the target of the lobbying efforts regarding the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Last recorded activity June 20, 2026.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- Lodi Gas Storage LLC paid $8,273.65 for lobbying services between January 1, 2000, and March 31, 2000.
- The lobbying firm retained was Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Mueller & Naylor LLP.
- The primary lobbying objective was to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the California Public Utilities Commission.
- Payments were received from Western Hub Properties LLC, the intermediary parent company of Lodi Gas Storage LLC.
- The reported payment amount includes partial compensation for services rendered during the 4th quarter of 1999.
Why It Matters
This filing reveals the financial resources spent by Lodi Gas Storage LLC to influence state-level utility regulations, specifically regarding a .
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity?
Who actually paid for these lobbying services?
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
NIELSEN MERKSAMER PARRINELLO MUELLER & NAYLOR LLP
on behalf of LODI GAS STORAGE LLC
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Intermediary Payment Structure
The lobbying payments were funneled through a parent company (Western Hub Properties LLC) rather than being paid directly by the client (Lodi Gas Storage LLC).
Connected Entities
Sources
www.sos.ca.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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