Join regional leaders, community members students, journalists and elected officials at
 SILICON VALLEY’S “CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION”
REVIVING CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SUMMIT

SATURDAY MAY 1, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 
San José State University
El Paseo de Cesar E. Chavez / 7th Street Plaza
San José, CA 95192

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Co-sponsored by San José State University, Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University, De Anza College and the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.

NEWS RELEASE MARCH 25, 2010

Speakers include:

•   Chris Block, CEO, American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley
•   Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
•   Fred Keeley, Treasurer of Santa Cruz County & former California State Assemblymember
•   Thad Kousser, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of California, San Diego & visiting Fellow at Stanford's Bill Lane Center      for the American West and the Hoover Institution
•   Bruce  McPherson, former California Secretary of State, former California State Senator and State Assemblymember
•   Scott Myers-Lipton, Associate Professor Sociology, San José State University

Conversation starters include:

•    Blair Bobier, Deputy Director, Political Reform Program, New America Foundation
•    Jim Cunneen, Partner, California Strategies & ALF Senior Fellow
•    Pat Dando, President & CEO, San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
•    John Dutra, former California State Assemblymember 
•    Virginia Hamilton, Project Director for Civic Engagement, California Forward
•    Barbara Marshman, Editorial Page Editor, San Jose Mercury News
•    Jim Mayer, Executive Director, California Forward
•    Lenny  Mendonca, Director, McKinsey & Company, Chairman Emeritus of the Bay Area Council, Chairman of the Economic Institute of the Bay Area
•    Brian Murphy, President, De Anza College
•    Scott Johnson, Director of Finance, City of San José 
•    F. Noel Perry, Founder, Next 10 & venture capitalist
•    Larry Stone, Assessor, County of Santa Clara & ALF Senior Fellow
•    Christina Tobin, Founder and Chair of The Free and Equal Elections Foundation & CEO of Free and Equal, Inc.
•    Betty Yee, Chairwoman, California State Board of Equalization  

IF NOT NOW, WHEN? IF NOT US, WHO?

California is a great place to live. Silicon Valley is an epicenter of global innovation. But our systems are broken, and reform is needed. While the Constitutional Convention is not happening this year, there are actions we can take, as a community, to ensure that all voices are heard in Sacramento.

Highlights include presentations, dialogue groups, food, jazz by J.P. & the Rhythm Chasers and information stations on initiatives that will be on both the June and November 2010 ballots, as well as ongoing efforts to make California government more effective. Topics include: governance structure and performance; the initiative process; tax structure; individual responsibility and social capital; breaking the silos and the role of media. The goal is to educate, empower and engage participants.

WHY?
The Stakes Matters
Elections Matter: June & November 2010
Candidates Matter
Community Engagement Matters

WHO?
Community members
Regional leaders
Journalists
Students
Elected officials

HOW?
Hands-on democracy in a public square
Dynamic, diverse & knowledgeable speakers
Dialogue groups geared toward understanding & effecting change
Reform-related information stations

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