WASHINGTON INSIGHT

OTHER CAL LOBBYISTS: Another prime player is David Vienna, representing such California agencies as the Franchise Tax Board and state Senate. “We’re mostly defending against federal funding cuts. At best, we try to influence on the margins,” he says. . . . A fast-rising trio plumps for various municipalities and businesses: former Democratic congressional aides Jim Copeland and Fred Hatfield and former Rep. Bill Lowery (R-San Diego). . . . Agribusiness’ leading advocate is James H. Lake, a former Ronald Reagan aide whose clients include the California Prune Board and Sun Diamond Growers. . . . Also prominent: Eben Tisdale for Hewlett-Packard Co., Robert Koch for the Wine Institute and Cliff Madison for Los Angeles Metrorail.