Cal. Gov. Code § 68904

The contract shall be entered into with the person who agrees to publish and sell the official reports, for a period of not less than two nor more than seven years on the terms most advantageous to the state and to the public. Prior to the letting of such a contract, the Reporter of Decisions shall advertise for proposals for the publication of the reports pursuant to Section 6061 of this code in a daily paper in Sacramento, one in Los Angeles, and one in San Francisco. The Reporter of Decisions shall have no pecuniary interest in the volumes of reports.