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Governing California

Governing California

A Symposium on Solutions for the 21st Century

  • Date:
    Friday, July 27, 2012
  • Time:
    8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  • Organizer:
    Keith Curry
  • Venue:
    Irvine City Council Chambers
  • Room:
    One Civic Center Plaza
  • Address:
    Irvine, CA 92606
  • Phone:
    (949) 214-3200
  • Email:

Summary:

A symposium for elected officials, business, labor and community leaders that will focus on identifying strategies to break the financial gridlock and restore California’s greatness.

Description:

The goal of this program is to identify some specific reasons why government in California is challenged and not functioning to its full or historic capability. In order to do so, the program will feature a series of panelists who will discuss topics such as the improvement of the legislative process, measuring the effectiveness of California governance, meeting the needs of California's residents and the sustainable economy, among others.

Featuring: 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LUCY DUNN, CEO Orange County Business Council

MARIAN BERGESON, Former California State Secretary of Education

BRIAN CALLE, Orange County Register

BILL CAMPBELL, Orange County Board of Supervisors

DAVID CRANE, Stanford University, Govern California, and Volcker-Ravich Task Force on the State Budget Crisis

KEITH CURRY, Concordia University

MARY ANNE FOO, Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance

LACY KELLY, Association of California Cities Orange County

BRIE LOSKOTA, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture

JIM MAYER, California Forward

ROBERT MING, Laguna Niguel City Council

JOSE MORENO, Anaheim City Board of Ed.

CURT PRINGLE, Former California State Assembly Speaker

RICK REIFF, PBS So Cal

NORBERTO SANTANA, Voice of OC

DAN WALTERS, Sacramento Bee

MARK WHITLOCK, USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement and Christ Our Redeemer Church

Continental breakfast provided.
RSVP by July 24th required.  RSVP here.

For more information: www.cui.edu/cpp