Program

What do Californians Think about Reform?

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This panel will hear the results of new polls by the Field Poll and Polimetrix and a roundtable discussion of public opinion on reform.

• Introductory Remarks: F. Noel Perry, Founder, NextTen

• Mark DiCamillo, Director, The Field Poll

• Tammy Frisby, Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

• Henry Brady, Dean, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California , Berkeley

• Jack Citrin, Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California , Berkeley

• Kimberly Nalder, Associate Professor of Government, California State University , Sacramento

• Moderator: Thad Kousser, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego, and Visiting Fellow, The Bill Lane Center for the American West and The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Lessons Learned from California ’s Record of Reform

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What can we learn from earlier efforts at constitutional reform like the Convention of 1879, the Progressive Reforms of 1911, and the Revision Commissions of the 1960s and 1990s?

• Amy Bridges, Professor of Political Science, University of California , San Diego

• Glen Gendzel, Assistant Professor of History, San Jose State University

• R. William Hauck, President, California Business Roundtable, and Chairman, California Constitution Revision Commission of 1996

• The Honorable Barry Keene, former California Senate Majority Leader,

• and staff member, California Constitution Revision Commission of 1962

• Moderator: David M. Kennedy, Co-Director, The Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University

Recent Experiences in Other States and Nations

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California is not alone in considering constitutional change.  What are the lessons from similar efforts?

• Peter Galie, Director, Raichle Pre-Law Center , and Professor of Political Science, Canisius College

• Richard Johnston, Director, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia

• Ann M. Lousin, Professor, The John Marshall Law School, and former Research Assistant, Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention

• G. Alan Tarr, Director, The Center for State Constitutional Studies, Rutgers University

• Moderator: Timothy A. Hodson, Executive Director, Center for California Studies, California State University , Sacramento

Comparing Avenues to Reform: Initiatives, Revision Commission, or Convention?

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What are the legal and political opportunities and obstacles inherent in the various approaches to constitutional change? 

• Christopher S. Elmendorf, Professor of Law, University of California , Davis

• Pamela S. Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law, Stanford University

• Richard Temple, Executive Vice President, McNally Temple Associates

• Moderator: Mary-Beth Moylan, Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

Next Steps to Reform

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What’s next? Are fundamental reforms needed? If so, how can the current opportunity be seized and not wasted?

• Joel Fox, President, Small Business Action Committee, and former President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

• The Honorable Felipe Fuentes, Member, California State Assembly

• Steven Hill, Director, Political Reform Program, New America Foundation

• James P. Mayer, Executive Director, California Forward

• Moderator: Daniel Weintraub, Acting Editorial Page Editor, Sacramento Bee

Sponsored by:

The Institute for Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley

The Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University

The Center for California Studies, California State University, Sacramento