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The California Agenda
The California Agenda was created to educate and engage California leaders and individuals from across the sectors on significant state, regional, and local public policy issues.
This purpose emulates the focus of the James Irvine Foundation’s California Perspectives Initiative—making California democracy work better through reforming governance structures, engaging citizens, and exploring timely public policies and their alternatives.
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PBI is now in the San Joaquin Valley!
The California Endowment is partnered with the Pat Brown Institute to bring our California Agenda series to Fresno and Kern Counties to contribute to the dialogue on important policy issues impacting quality of life in the area. The California Agenda in Fresno and Kern Counties will bring multi-sector stakeholders from the area together to participate in dialogue about critical health policy issues impacting their neighborhoods. The venture will also produce a State of the San Joaquin Valley Region Report, which will utilize current demographic data and research related to major health policy issues impacting Central California.
2013 Series
April 2013
Prison Realignment Comes to Los Angeles County: What's Our Plan?
2013 SJV Series
January 2013
Is the California Dream Out of Reach in Kern County?
2012 Series
December 2012
School Discipline and the Future
October 2012
Erwin Chemerinsky - 2012 Distinguished Lecture
Chemerinsky on the 2012 Election
September 2012
To Vote or Not To Vote: Turnout Challenges for 2012
2012 SJV Series
2012 San Joaquin Valley California Agenda Public & Health Policy Forum
September 2012
School Discipline and the Future - - Read the report from this event The Future of School Discipline in Fresno County
2011 Series
2011 CA Agenda Series Schedule PDF
February 2011
Weathering California's Economic Crisis: Ensuring Pathways to Higher Education
March 2011
The NFL in LA: A Touchdown for Angelenos?
April 2011
Equality for All Californians: Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown and Racial Reform, 1959-1967
May 2011
Finding the Silver Lining in the Golden State's Economic and Budgetary Crisis
June 2011
A Paradigm Shift in California's Energy Environment
October 2011
Forcasting California 2020: How Do We Get There and What Will We Become?
2010 Series
March 2010
Envisioning Los Angeles' Economic Future
April 2010
Immigration Reform and Los Angeles: Race, Class, and Ethnic Perspectives
May 2010
Greening Los Angeles: A Sustainable Future for All
June 2010
Healthy Los Angeles: The Local Impact of National Reform
October 2010
The Brown Legacy: The Past and Future of Water Policy in the Golden State
2009 Series
February 2009
Foreclosing on the American Dream
March 2009
A New Deal in Store for California's Infrastructure?
April 2009
The Golden State and the Future of the American Dream
May 2009
California's Financial Future: Getting Beyond Gridlock
June 2009
Are We on Our Way to Immigration Reform?
September 2009
2008 Series
January
Civic Engagement Across California Communities
February
State of Education in Los Angeles III: Race & Gender in Education
March
Cultivating Livable Communities: Environment, Economy, and Equity
April
Healthcare and Health Policy in California and Beyond
May
Youth Violence and Prevention Methods
June
Financing the Future of the Golden State
September
Technology and the Future of Civic Engagement
October
Distinguished Lecture- Immigrations, Immigrants and the 2008 Elections
2007 Series
January
Mr. Roger Snoble --"The Boom of Transit-Oriented Development Along Metro Rail"
(Summary)
(Presentation)
February
Panel Discussion--"The State of Education in Los Angeles II"
(Summary)
March
Ms. Elizabeth Hill--"California: Challenges and Opportunities"
(Presentation)
April
Mr. Wayne Nastri --"Air Quality and Environmental Justice Issues in the South Coast Air Basin: Major Challenges Ahead"
(Presentation)
May
Health and Violence Panel Discussion
June
Mr. Robert Stern --"Political Potpourri: A Review of California’s Political Reform Issues"
September
Panel Discussion--"The Future of Race Relations"
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE--Ms. Antonia Hernandez
2006 Series
January
Panel Discussion--"The State of Education in Los Angeles"
February
Dr. Elizabeth Deakin--"Can Transit-Oriented Development Be Successful in California?"
March
April
Dr. Ali Madanipour & Dr. Ali Modarres--"Immigration, Social Exclusion, and Urban Governance in Europe"
(Summary)
May
June
Ms. Sunne Wright McPeak--"California's Infrastructure and the Future of the Golden State"
September
Ms. Angela Glover Blackwell--"The Future of Economic Development "
December
"State of the City Panel Discussion"
2005 Series
January
February
Dr. Raphael Sonenshein--"Coalitions in the New Los Angeles: Lessons from the 2005 Mayoral Election"
March
April
Ms. Connie Rice--"Reforming the Institution? The LAPD and the Community"
May
Mr. Ethan Rarick--"California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown"
May
Mr. Joel Kotkin--"The New Progressive Vision for Los Angeles and California"
June
Mr. Bill Hauck & Ms. Jean Ross--"The Hardest Part of Politics: The California Budget"
September
Dr. Ali Modarres--"The Changing Shape of Diversity in Los Angeles"
October
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE--Dr. Robert Ross--"Healthcare Crisis in California: A Tale of Two Cities"
November
Panel Discussion--"Battling for the Future: The November 8 Special Election"