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Conference Theme: The state’s dominant
infrastructure was created in the 1950s and 1960s —
energy, transportation, medical services, harbors
and ports, schools and universities, flood control
and water systems all received significant
investment in the post-war period, and very little
since. The challenges facing the state are
increasingly complex, overwhelming our
infrastructure at every level.
This
year’s Envisioning California Conference examines
the state of the state’s infrastructure — including
its physical, political, social, economic and
environmental systems — in an effort to align the
state’s existing and emerging needs with the state’s
capacity to meet those needs. As always, the
conference will bring together diverse experts from
throughout the state to engage in an informed
discussion leading to concrete recommendations.
Speakers: Keynote speakers include the
Honorable Fabian
Núñez,
Speaker of the California State Assembly, Patt
Morrison, author and columnist with the Los Angeles
Times, and former Massachusetts governor and
presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. In addition,
the
California Legacy Project
will present a spoken-word presentation on the
California landscape.
Breakout session topics include “From Adobes to New
Urbanism: California’s Land Use in Perspective,”
“Changing Political Infrastructure: Improving the
Initiative Process,” “Political Reform: Examining
the Possibilities,” “California’s Economy in
Transition: Energy, Technology, and Infrastructure,”
California’s Environmental Infrastructure: Water,
Air Quality, Coastal Resources,” “Revisiting
Neighborhood Infrastructure: Grassroots and
Nonprofits in the Community,” “The Social
Infrastructure: Immigration,” “Health Services in
California: From Crisis to Opportunity,” and
“Environmental Justice in California: Examining
Ethnicity, Economics and Environmental Toxicity.”
Click here for list of
Panelists.
Conveners: The Center for Southern California
Studies (CSCS) was established in 1996 to provide
research, education, and service on public policy
issues facing Southern California. Driven by the
goal of achieving well-informed public policy
decisions, the Center offers diverse programs that
facilitate pathways to productive policy dialogue
aimed at building community capacity and
participation. The Center works collaboratively with
its Community Advisory Board and its Faculty
Advisory Board to define and fulfill its mission.
The
Center for California Studies is a public service,
educational support, and applied research institute
of California State University, Sacramento. It is
dedicated to promoting a better understanding of
California’s government, politics, peoples, cultures
and history. Founded in 1984 and located on the
capital campus of the California State University,
the Center possesses a unique trust: to bring the
resources of the state’s largest university system
to the service of public discourse, civic education
and state government. |
