Fair enough. Let's crowdfund a lobbyist.

Alternatively, get involved in the city Democratic clubs and county central committees here in California. Politicians do pay attention to people who organize fundraisers for them, and the local groups are where the next generation of politicians are picked. Politics is a lot like science in that regard: policies last until their supporters die, or are term-limited.

Actually, writing California state representatives is often successful. And if that doesn't work, like for prison reform and pot legalization, there's the initiative system.