Which Way, L.A.?
Golden State Government
California once was the envy of all America. Has well-intentioned populism destroyed its promise? On this statewide election day, are we asking our elected officials to do an impossible job? What are the issues that should have been hashed out in the recent campaign?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPETER SCHRAG: Former Editorial Editor of the Sacramento Be, now a visiting scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC-Berkeley and author of "Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's Future", about the initiative process. DR. HARRY PACHON: President of The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, a Latino issues think tank in Claremont. JOEL FOX: President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association, a group which sponsored Prop.13.RICK COLE: Southern California Director of the Local Government Commission, a non-profit organization that helps local governments implement new ideas. He's a former Mayor of Pasadena. JEAN ROSS: Executive Director of the California Budget Project, a non-profit group of fiscal analysts who study the budget, welfare reform, state spending and social services. RICH MASON: General Counsel, Los Angeles Unified School District. Paul Taylor: Director of Alliance for Better Campaigns, a public interest group dedicated to improving the conduct and discourse of politics, especially on television. He's a former news reporter for The Washington Post.
topic: Closed School Board Meetings?
