Governing California: Political Reform School

John Myers

Apr 23, 2010 at

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We launch our special election-year “Governing California” series with a broadcast from KQED’s Sacramento studios, hosted by Sacramento Bureau Chief John Myers. John talks with political veterans about the history of political reform in California — and about what new proposed fixes are gaining traction.

More: Governing California: Making Sense of Our State of Disarray – Homepage for KQED’s “Governing California” series

Guests:

Mark Paul, senior scholar and deputy director for the California program of the New America Foundation, and former writer, editor and columnist with the Sacramento Bee and the Oakland Tribune

A.G. Block, associate director of the UC Center in Sacramento

Bill Hauck, president of the California Business Roundtable

James Mayer, executive director of California Forward, a bipartisan public interest effort to bolster democracy and improve the performance of government in California

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