Susan Kennedy was a featured panelist during this program which aired Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. on KQED, 88.5 FM. As the economy picks up and California climbs out of its fiscal mess, is the state finally heading in the right direction? Or just gearing up for a new round of battles over water, school funding and pension reform? A politically diverse panel of California leaders discuss what our priorities should be now that there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
Participants:
Maria Blanco, Vice President for Civic Engagement, California Community Foundation
Ben Duran, President and CEO, Great Valley Center
Louis Freedberg, Executive Director, EdSource
Ellen Hanak, Co-Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
Jakada Imani, Executive Director, Ella Baker Center
Evan Low, Mayor, City of Campbell
Abel Maldonado, 48th Lieutenant Governor of California
Joe Mathews, California Editor, Zocalo Public Square
Carol Whiteside, Partner, California Strategies
May 3, 2013