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The Southern California Constitutional Convention Town Hall will focus on introducing and educating the community to the concept and gathering feedback from the public. Featuring panels of elected officials, issues experts, and community leaders, this event will be Southern Californian residents’ first major opportunity to learn and ask questions about this powerful method to reform the state, and give input into a process that could profoundly affect California for generations to come.
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Southern California Constitutional Convention Town Hall
Saturday, July 18, 2009
8:30 a.m. Registration | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Program
University of Southern California | Davidson Hall (Embassy Room)
3415 South Figueroa Street | Los Angeles, California
Cost: $25 | Directions/Parking | Map
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Sponsoring Organizations: William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI), the Bay Area Council, the Courage Campaign
Partnering Organizations: Asian American Action Fund, the City Project, Common Cause, Latino Voter’s League, Mexican American Political Association (MAPA), National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), the New America Foundation, the USC Bedrosian Center, the United Chambers of Commerce San Fernando Valley & Region, and the USC Unruh Institute.
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Program
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Call to Order and Welcome
The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles City Mayor*
introduced by Angela Sanbrano, Executive Director, NALACC
9:30 a.m. Panel: “What are California’s Problems From Different Vantage Points”
Moderator: Rick Jacobs, Founder and Chair, Courage Campaign
Panelists
The Honorable Kevin de Leon, California Assemblyman, District 45, Chair Committee on Appropriations
The Honorable Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council President, Council District 13
Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
Dr. Jose Calderon, Pizer College
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Panel: “The Constitutional Convention as an Answer”
Moderator: Angela Sanbrano, Executive Director, NALACC
Panelists
Antonio Gonzalez, President, William C. Velasquez Institute
Jim Gonzalez, Principal, Gonzalez and Associates
Steven Hill, New America Foundation
Jim Wunderman, President & CEO, Bay Area Council
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
* Tentative
Contact: Steven Ochoa, Vice President of Public Policy and Research, William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI), 323-222-2217
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