CA EVENT: A Constitutional Convention for California? (Santa Monica)

Citizens, community groups, and experts from across the state came together to discuss a California constitutional convention. How might it come about? How could it help our cities, schools, budget and government?

Video is available below.
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Agenda

6:15 Registration

6:30 Video Presentation on California's Need for Constitutional Reform
Dan Walters
Columnist, Sacramento Bee

7:00 Welcome
Nancy Greenstein (Video)
Board of Trustees, Santa Monica College, on behalf of SMC/State Funding and Community Colleges

7:15 Why a Constitutional Convention?
Jim Wunderman (Video)
President & CEO, Bay Area Council

7:30 Potential Delegate Selection Plans
Steven Hill (Video)
Director, Political Reform Program, New America Foundation

7:40 Reform of the Initiative Process
Robert Stern (Video)
President, Center for Governmental Studies

7:50 State Budget and Government Reform, Including a New Plan to Elect the Legislature
Mark Paul (Video)
Senior Scholar, New America Foundation

8:00 State Budget Reform and Education, Perspectives on the ConCon from inside the Legislature
Julia Brownley (Video)
State Assemblymember, 41st District

8:15 State Budget Reform Perspective from a Municipal Government
Bill Rosendahl (Video)
City Councilmember, Los Angeles

Pam O'Connor (Video)
City Councilmember, Santa Monica
Boardmember, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Los Angeles County

8:25 Response among Panelists

8:40 Questions from the Audience (Video)

9:30 Community Reception

 

Related Links

• Article: "The Big Constitutional Question: Who's Going to Fix California?"
• Report: "Democracy by Initiative: Shaping California's Fourth Branch of Government"
• Report: "Remapping a Nation Without States: Personalized Full Representation for California's 21st Century"
• www.ReformCalifornia.org