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2007 Programs
Two-Part Round Table Discussion: Exploring TV Coverage of Public Policy Coming Out of the Legislature, and How it can be Improved and Expanded (07/16/07 - 07/17/07, Sacramento)
Round Table 1: "A Discussion with TV Journalists, News Directors, and Legislative Staff on the Potential for TV News to Better Cover Public Policy Coming Out of the Legislature" (07/16/07)
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Marcey Brightwell, Reporter, News 10
Steve Charlier, Vice-President and News Director, KOVR
Bob Jimenez, Adjunct Instructor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School of Communications and Communications Director, Office of Senator Ron Calderon (D30)
Kevin Riggs, Anchor/Reporter, KCRA
Anzio Williams, News Director, KCRA
Morgan Crinklaw, Communications Director, Republican Caucus
Pablo Espinoza, Deputy Director, Speaker's Office of Member Services
Jeff Macedo, Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the GovernorRound Table 2: "Beyond the 11:00 News - A Discussion of Expanding Opportunities to Reach the Public with Relevant Legislative Policy Discussions, Via TV and the Internet" (07/17/07)
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Jason Kinney, Partner, California Communications and Strategies
Steve Mallory, President, PACSAT
Barbara O'Connnor, Director, Institute for the Study of Media and Politics, CSCU Sacramento
Steve Stuck, Vice-President and General Manager of Univision (Sacramento)
Morgan Crinklaw, Communications Director, Republican Caucus
Pablo Espinoza, Deputy Director, Speaker's Office of Member Services
Jeff Macedo, Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the Governor
Panel Discussion: "The 2008 California Presidential Primary: Will decline-to-state voters be able to vote Republican?" (5/2/07, Sacramento) | DOWNLOAD MP3 | California Channel Video
Bruce McPherson, Former Secretary of State, State of California
Anthony Adams, Assemblymember (R-59), California State Assembly
Duf Sundheim, Former Chairman, California Republican Party
Jon Fleischman, Regional Vice-Chair (South), California Republican Party & Publisher, FlashReport.org
Panel Discussion: "Ranked Choice Voting: Will California follow the Bay Area's lead?" (4/19/07, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
John Arntz , Director, San Francisco Department of Elections
Richard DeLeon, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University
Rosalind Gold, Senior Director of Policy, Research, and Advocacy, NALEO Educational Fund
Steven Hill, Director, Political Reform Program, New America Foundation
Conny McCormack, County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar, Los Angeles County
Voices of Reform Post Elections Series (01/17/07, Sacramento)
Panel 1: "Redistricting Reform in 2007: What's it going to take?"
DOWNLOAD MP3 | California Channel VideoThe Honorable Dick Ackerman, Republican Leader, State Senate
Cynthia Bryant, Director, Governor's office of Planning and Research
The Honorable Michael Villines, Republican Leader, State AssemblyPanel 2: "'Decline to State' Voters: California's Fastest Growing Party?"
DOWNLOAD MP3 | California Channel VideoDoug Bailey, Co-Founder, Unity '08
Tom Kise, Sr. Advisor for Coalitions & Communications, Gov. Schwarzenegger's Campaign
David Lesher, Director-California Program, New America FoundationPanel 3: "Taking Stock of California's Initiative Process: Opportunities for Reform" | DOWNLOAD MP3 | California Channel Video
Michael Arno, Founder, Arno Political Consultants
Shakari Byerly, Project Manager, Center for Governmental Studies
Joel Fox, President, Small Business Action Committee
Susan Lerner, Executive Director, California Clean MoneyPanel 4: "Campaign Finance Reform: Finding Bipartisan Common Ground" | DOWNLOAD MP3 | California Channel Video
Liane Randolph, Commission Chair, Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
The Honorable Bill Leonard, former Republican Leader, State Assembly
Tom Hiltachk, Partner, Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk
Bob Stern, President, Center for Governmental Studies
2006 Programs
Panel Discussion: "How Broadcast Media Can Reinvigorate Civic Dialogue at Election Time: Lessons from the 2006 election" (11/15/06, Sacramento) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Bruno Cohen, President and General Manager, KOVR-13 (Sacramento)
Bryan Keefer, Co-author, All the President's Spin:George W. Bush, the Media, and the Truth
Ingrid Luquetta, Executive Producer, Univision
Steve Swatt, Senior Consultant, Porter Novelli and former political journalist, KCRA-3 (Sacramento)
Election Issues Forum: A Discussion of Proposition 89 (10/24/06, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Susan Lerner, Executive Director, California Clean Money Campaign
Tony Quinn, Former Commissioner, California Fair Political Practices Commission
Panel Discussion: "Town Hall on Next Steps for Redistricting Reform" (9/21/06, San Jose) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Joe Simitian, State Senator, D-Palo Alto
Fred Keeley, Co-Chair, Voices of Reform Redistricting Coalition
Phil Trounstine, Director, Survey and Policy Research Institute, San Jose State University
Aldyth Parle, former Santa Clara City Councilmember
Bill Hughes, Berryessa Citizens Advisory Council
Jackie Maruhashi, Managing Attorney, Asian Law Alliance
Panel Discussion: "Campaign Finance Reform: California Cities Take the Lead
Two Part Panel Discussion, Part II: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica" (9/20/06, Los Angeles) | DOWNLOAD MP3 | LA Channel 36 Video (search "campaign finance")
W. Michael Hackett, Assistant to the Mayor, City of Santa Barbara
LeeAnn Pelham, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Ethics Commission
Tia Skulski, Commissioner, City of Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women
Panel Discussion: "Town Hall Meeting on Redistricting Reform in 2006" (8/10/06, Long Beach) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Alan Lowenthal, State Senator, D-Long Beach
Douglas Johnson, Consulting Fellow, The Rose Institute
Lori Lofstrom, Board of Directors, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Steve Ochoa, Director of Voting Rights and Policy Research, William C. Velasquez Institute
Panel Discussion: "Campaign Finance Reform: California Cities Take the Lead
Two Part Panel Discussion, Part I: Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose" (8/2/06, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Maria Guillen, Regional Vice President, SEIU Local 790
Kris Greenlee, Board of Directors, California Common Cause
Tom Mertens, Chair, Elections Commision, City of San Jose
Dan Purnell, Executive Director, City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission
"10 Steps to Repair Democracy in California," Steven Hill, Author Ten Steps to Repair Democracy in America (7/24/06, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3 | California Channel Video
Multi-Newspaper Editorial Board Roundtable: "California’s Flawed Fiscal System: Is the State Impeding the Ability of Local Government to Address Local Problems?" (hosted by Voices of Reform, 6/21/06) | PDF TRANSCRIPT | SPANISH PDF TRANSCRIPT |California Channel Video | DOWNLOAD MP3| Panelist Bios
Henry Gardner, Executive Director, Association of Bay Area Governments
John Laird, Budget Committee Chairman, California State Assembly
Steve Szalay, former Executive Director, California State Association of Counties
Betty Yee, Acting Board Member, Board of Equalization
Fred Silva, Senior Advisor, Public Policy Insitutute of California
Panel Discussion: "Reconnecting Californians to Their Government: A Citizens’ Assembly for Political Reform" (1/26/06, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Joseph Canciamilla, Member, California State Assembly
Gordon Gibson, Former Member, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Vikram Amar, Professor of Law, University of California Hastings
Steven Hill, Director, Political Reform Program, New America Foundation
Multi-Newspaper Editorial Board Roundtable: “Redistricting Reform in 2006” (hosted by The Sacramento Bee, 1/19/06) | PDF TRANSCRIPT | Panelist Bios
Edward J. Costa, CEO, People’s Advocate
Jeannine English, Policy Advisor, AARP
Francisco Estrada, Director of Public Policy in Sacramento, MALDEF
Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
Jay Hansen, Legislative and Political Director, State Building & Construction Trades Council
Jackie Jacobberger, President, League of Women Voters of California
Douglas Johnson, Fellow, Rose Institute, Claremont McKenna College
"Making California Work" Editorial Board Partnership
2005 Programs
Post Election Series on Governance Reform: Discussing Election Results and Next Steps (11/16/05 – 11/17/05, Sacramento) | California Channel Video
Session 1: “Prop 76 and Budget Reform: Just the Beginning?” (11/16/05) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Fred Keeley, former State Assemblyman
Tim Gage, former California Director of Finance
Peter Mehas, Superintendent of Schools, Fresno County
Assemblyman Roger Niello
Dan Walters, Columnist, The Sacramento Bee
Moderator: Dan Schnur, Political Consultant, Communications Director, McCain 2000Session 2: “Prop 77 and Redistricting in California: What Next?” (11/17/05) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Heather Barbour, Professor of Political Science, Sacramento City College
Bruce Cain, Director, U.C. Washington Center
Douglas Johnson, Fellow, The Rose Institute, Claremont McKenna College
State Senator Abel Maldonado
Moderator: Daniel Weintraub, Columnist, The Sacramento BeeSession 3: “California’s Initiative Process: Can We Do Better?” (11/17/05) | DOWNLOAD MP3
State Senator Debra Bowen
Bob Stern, President, Center for Governmental Studies
Duf Sundheim, Chair, California Republican Party
Moderator: Ginger Rutland, Columnist, The Sacramento Bee
Special Election House Party on Props. 76 and 77 (State Budget Reform and Redistricting Reform) (10/26/05, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Fred Silva, Senior Advisory, Governmental Relations, Public Policy Institute of California
Robert Stern, President, Center for Governmental Studies
Moderator: Rebecca Corral, News Anchor, KCBS News
Special Election Ballot Measure Forum: “Hot Topics/Cold Facts," Briefing on Props. 73-80. (10/22/05, Los Angeles) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Moderator: Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause. This program was co-sponsored by California Common Cause, the League of Women Voters of California, and Voices of Reform.
Special Election Ballot Measure Forum: “Proposition Exposition," Briefing on Props. 74, 76, 77. (10/17/05, Los Angeles) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Moderator: Walter Zelman, Director, USC California Policy Institute. This program was co-sponsored by USC California Policy Institute, California Common Cause, the League of Women Voters of California, and Voices of Reform.
Panel Discussion: "Defending Democracy: A Mayoral Reform on Government Reform and Accountability" (7/13/05 San Diego) | DOWNLOAD MP3
This program was co-sponsored by Common Cause and a coalition of more than 15 governmental reform organizations.
Spring Conference: "If It’s Broke, Fix It! Making California Government Work for Californians" (6/10/05, San Francisco)
Keynote Speakers: Former Governor Gray Davis and Former Secretary of State Bill Jones
Is The State Budget Process Part of the Budgeting Problem? | DOWNLOAD MP3
Should California's Campaign Finance Laws Be Changed? | DOWNLOAD MP3
Does California's Initiative Process Need to be Reformed? | DOWNLOAD MP3
Bill Jones speech | DOWNLOAD MP3
Line in the Sand: Redistricting Reform, or Not?| DOWNLOAD MP3
Are Term Limits Working?| DOWNLOAD MP3
How Can You Make the Most of Your Vote? | DOWNLOAD MP3
[Gray Davis speech not available]
Panel Discussion: “State Legislators Present Redistricting Reform Options” (5/05/05, Sacramento) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Senator Alan Lowenthal, D-27 Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy, R-32
Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, D-11
Assemblyman Keith Richman, R-38
Moderator: Tony Quinn, Co-editor of the California Target Book
Panel Discussion: “How Emerging Digital Technology is Affecting Civic Engagement in California” (3/30/05, Los Angeles) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Farai Chideya, Founder of Popandpolitics.com and New America Foundation Fellow
Jehmu Greene, President, Rock the Vote
Jonathan Taplin, Professor, USC Annenberg School for Communication
Moderator: Tracy Westen, CEO, Center for Governmental Studies and Adjunct Professor of Communications Law, USC Annenberg School for Communication
Panel Discussion: “The Impact of Redistricting on Minority Communities: Improving Representation for Everyone” (2/23/05, Sacramento) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Kathay Feng, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Steve Reyes, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Paul Turner, The Greenlining Institute
Arturo Vargas, The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund
Moderator: Bruce Cain, Director of the Institute for Governmental Studies, U.C. Berkeley
Panel Discussion: “Can Public Campaign Financing Work in California?” (1/27/05, Los Angeles) | DOWNLOAD MP3
Susan Lerner, Executive Director, CA Clean Money Campaign
Duf Sundheim, California Republican Party Chairman
Marc Spitzer, Arizona Corporations Commissioner, former State Senator
Adrian Moore, Executive Director, Reason Public Policy Institute
Moderator: Larry Mantle, Host of 89.3 KPCC’s AirTalk
Taped as a KPCC “AirTalk” program, and aired on KPCC
"Making California Work" Editorial Board Partnership
2004 Programs
“Ranked-Choice Voting In The November 2004 Election: How It Works, Why It Matters,” Richard DeLeon, professor, San Francisco State University; Steven Hill, author of Fixing Elections: The Failure of America’s Winner Take All Politics, and co-Founder and Associate Director of the Center on Voting and Democracy (10/26/04, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
“How the Internet is Changing American Politics,” Joe Trippi, Author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, The Internet and the Overthrow of Everything (10/06/04, San Jose) | DOWNLOAD MP3
“A Model for Campaign Finance Reform in California,” Marc Spitzer, Chairman, AZ Corporations Commission; Susan Lerner, Executive Director, CA Clean Money Campaign (7/19/04, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
“The Power of the Gubernatorial Recall in California,” Dr. Terry Christensen and Dr. Larry Gerston, Co-Authors, Recall: California's Political Earthquake (7/12/04, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
“Fairness in Electronic Voting: The Voting Rights Struggle of Our Time,” Kim Alexander, President, California Voter Foundation (7/7/04, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
“The Need for Budget Reform and How It Can be Achieved,” David Osborne, Co-author, The Price of Government and Reinventing Government (6/24/04, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
“The Game Plan for Winning Back America,” Arianna Huffington, Syndicated columnist, former candidate for CA Governor (5/11/04, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
“Priorities for Reforming California Governance,” The Honorable Steve Westly, California State Controller (2/26/04, San Francisco) | DOWNLOAD MP3
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