California Priorities 2019

The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts

Cesar Diaz

Conversation Leader Amy Driscoll, Editor, Healthcare Policy, Miami Herald Ambassador Nancy Brinker, Founder & Chair, Susan G. Komen and The Promise Fund Dr. Gordon Chen, Chief Medical Officer, ChenMed Bruce Rueben, President, Florida Hospital Association Penny Shaffer, South Florida Market President, Florida Blue

Contact

University of Miami

PRIORITY | GUNS

CHRISTINE DOOLEY

Catherine Lew

Conversation Leader Nadege Green, Reporter, WLRN Luther Campbell, Musician, Producer, Activist Megan Hobson, Gun Violence Survivor Bob McClure, James Madison Institute Jon Mills, Counsel, Boies Schiller Flexner

AGENDA

PRIORITY | EDUCATION

Review of Influencer Series Recommendations

for SPONSORS

AGENDA

Dan Schnur, Director, California Influencers Project Lauren Gustus, Regional Editor, McClatchy & Executive Editor, Sacramento Bee

Lauren Gustus, Editor, Sacramento Bee & West Region Editor, McClatchy

The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts

8:45am

Nikki Fried, Agriculture Commissioner Richard Florida, Urbanist Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools Senator Anitere Flores

Moderator: Dan Morain, Senior Editor, CalMatters Jennifer Svec, Legislative Advocate for the California Association of Realtors Richard Bloom, State Assemblyman (D- Los Angeles) Carolyn Coleman, President, CA League of Cities

PRIORITY

Living in California: Where We Can Afford to Live, How We'll Get There

Alexandra Villoch, President & Publisher, Miami Herald Media Company and McClatchy’s East Region Publisher Sponsor Remarks: Brian Keeley, President & CEO, Baptist Health South Florida Emcee: Tom Hudson, Vice President of News, WLRN

9:00 AM

The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts 2700 Capitol Ave Sacramento, CA 95816

SPONSORS

PRIORITY | HEALTH CARE

What Florida 2000 Tells us about Florida 2018

Threats and Resilience: Sea Level Rise, Red Tide, and Lake O

President of Stutzman Public Affairs

Concurrent SESSION (West Ballroom)

Ted Lempert

Conversation Leader Nicole Washington, Washington Education Strategies Anitere Flores, State Senator, Florida Senate Fedrick Ingram, President, Florida Education Association Tracy Wilson Mourning, Founder, Honey Shine Mentoring Program Madeline Pumariega, Chancellor, Florida College System

additional participants to be announced

CLOSING REMARKS

cbettar@sacbee.com

McClatchy operates 30 media companies in 14 states, providing each of its communities with strong independent local journalism in the public interest. It publishes iconic brands including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In 2018, McClatchy launched The Influencer Series to identify key policy issues facing these states.

8:00am

Bernadette Del Chiaro

Hear key recommendations and add your voice to the conversation with leading Floridians including:

REGISTRATION

The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts 2700 Capitol Ave Sacramento, CA 95816

9:45am

LUNCH CONVERSATIONS

9:15 AM

How do we balance the housing needs of working-class and impoverished Californians with suburban communities striving to maintain their character and other priorities?

additional SPEAKERS to be announced

PRIORITY

HOUSING

AGENDA

2019 influencers

9:30am

WELCOME REMARKS

Topics at the center of our conversation Housing | Transportation | Economic Growth | Inclusivity *Complete Agenda and Additional Discussions to be announced

Moderator: Tony Bizjak, Transportation Reporter, Sacramento Bee Carl Guardino, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director, California Solar and Storage Association Cesar Diaz, Legislative and Political Director at State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO

Carl Guardino

CALIFORNIA PRIORITIES SUMMIT

Transportation

Lauren Gustus, Regional Editor, McClatchy & Executive Editor, Sacramento Bee

President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

HOUSING

Lauren Gustus, Regional Editor, McClatchy & Executive Editor, Sacramento Bee

8:45am

Luis Rosero, Vice President Government Relations, Telemundo

8:00am

Moderator: Dan Morain, Senior Editor, CalMatters Richard Bloom, State Assemblyman (D - Los Angeles) Carolyn Coleman, Executive Director, League of California Cities Jennifer Svec, Legislative Advocate, California Association of Realtors

9:00am

Conversation Leader David Smiley, Political Reporter, Miami Herald Marc Caputo, Reporter, Politico Michael Putney, Senior Political Reporter & Host “This Week in South Florida,” WPLG Local 10 News Rachel Smolkin, Vice President & Executive Editor, CNN Politics

Rob Stutzman

Concurrent SESSION (Main Stage)

CA League of Cities President

slarrieu@miamiherald.com

A CONVERSATION WITH: Jeff Brandes, State Senator, Florida Senate Kim Hart, Managing Editor, Axios Conversation Leader Raul Moas, Miami Program Director, Knight Foundation Alex Buznego, Miami Market Manager, Ford Motor Company Autonomous Vehicle Business Team Carlos Cruz-Casas, Assistant Director of Strategic Planning, Dept. of Transportation and Public Works, Miami-Dade County Patrick Goddard, President & COO, Brightline Marta Viciedo, Founding Partner, Urban Impact Lab

THE SOFIA TSAKOPOULOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Housing. Transportation. Economic Growth. Inclusivity. Through the California Influencer Series, we’ve begun a conversation among leaders, decision makers, and voters to put a sharp focus on critical policy priorities. Join us on Thursday, Nov. 14 and help us build a better California. Together, we’ll discuss important policy issues that face our state and define real solutions. Through live interviews, we’ll push past ideas and advance the conversation with your active participation. This will be an inclusive and civil, dynamic gathering that challenges political assumptions and creates a shared vision for California. Your voice is important. We hope you will join us.

2:10pm

FLORIDA PRIORITIES SUMMIT

LEADER

State Assemblyman (D- Los Angeles)

[ November 14, 2019 ]

McClatchy operates 30 media companies in 14 states, providing each of its communities with strong independent local journalism in the public interest. It publishes iconic brands including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News & Observer, and the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram. In 2018, McClatchy launched The Influencer Series to identify key policy issues facing these states.

agenda

Californians will vote next year on fundamental changes to the state's Proposition 13 property tax law that would provide more funding for the state's public schools. How can such a significant change in state tax law impact our schools and California's economy?

Raising the Bar for All

Concurrent SESSION (West Ballroom)

RECOUNT 2018

PRIORITY | ENVIRONMENT

READ THE SERIES

PRIORITY | TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

LEADER

Participants

2:50pm

More about the CALIFORNIA Influencer Series

event location

for speakers

Registration, Networking & Breakfast

SPEAKERS

More about the Florida Influencer Series

9:50 AM

B Street Theatre

President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Legislative and Political Director at State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO

EXECUTIVE SERIES

WELCOME REMARKS

SPONSORS

WHAT FLORIDA WANTS

Innovation in Access

for speakers

Cynthia DuBose

[ November 14, 2018 ]

11:10am

cdooley@mcclatchy.com

Keeping Florida Safe from Gun Violence

Concurrent SESSION (MAIN STAGE)

SILVIA larrieu

10:30am

Co-Founder of the Lew Edwards Group

8:00 AM

9:30am

Photo courtesy of KCRA News

Welcome

Hear key recommendations and add your voice to the conversation with leading Californians including:

agenda

Catherine Bettar

HOUSING / TRANSPORTATION

Moderator: Tony Bizjak, Transportation Reporter, Sacramento Bee Karthick Ramakrishnan, Director, AAPI Data at the Center for Social Innovation at the University of California, Riverside Eric Bauman, Chair, California Democratic Party Kathryn Phillips, Director, Sierra Club California Angie Wei, Chief of Staff, California Labor Federation Jim Wunderman, President & CEO, Bay Area Council

12:00pm

Moderator: Amy Chance, Political Editor, Sacramento Bee Ted Lempert, President, Children Now Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Rob Stutzman, President of Stutzman Public Affairs Catherine Lew, Co-Founder, Lew Edwards Group

PROPOSITION 13

B Street Theatre

1:15pm

Carolyn Coleman

Smart Cities: Innovative Travel, 5G, and the Political Drive to Make It Happen

Conversation Leader Amy Driscoll, Editor, Miami Herald; part of newsroom team that covered the 2000 recount Kendall Coffey, Attorney & Founding Member, Coffey Burlington; 2000 Gore Legal Team Ed Pozzuoli, CEO, Tripp Scott; 2000 Bush Legal Team Mark Seibel, Editor, Buzzfeed; Former Managing Editor, Miami Herald

MEDIA SPONSOR

for SPONSORS

A CONVERSATION WITH: Dr. Stephen E. Davis III, Ph.D., Senior Ecologist, The Everglades Foundation Conversation Leader Jenny Staletovich, Environmental Reporter, Miami Herald David Martin, President & Co-Founder, Terra Jorge Pérez, Chairman & CEO, Related Group Holly Raschein, State Representative, Florida House of Representatives Marc Singer, Founding Partner, Singer Xenos Wealth Management

cdubose@mcclatchydc.com

Continue the conversation and gather for lunch by topics with our influencers and panelists

Education. Transportation. Guns. Environment. Health Care. Through the Florida Influencer Series, we’ve begun a conversation among leaders, decision makers, and voters to put a sharp focus on critical policy priorities. Join us and help us build a better Florida. Together, we’ll share the policy lessons of the 2018 election and discuss real solutions to recommend to Florida’s newly elected officials. Through live interviews and coverage across our news and opinion platforms, we’ll push past ideas and advance the conversation with your active participation. This will be an inclusive and civil, dynamic gathering that challenges political assumptions and creates a shared vision for Florida. Your voice is important. We hope you will join us.

The Florida Priorities Summit is a live journalism event from McClatchy’s Florida Newsrooms - the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and the Bradenton Herald. This event is produced with support provided by the Knight Foundation, the University of Miami and the Sayfie Review. While sponsors and partners underwrite McClatchy events, McClatchy's newsrooms have sole editorial control of all content produced.

Richard Bloom

What 2018 means for 2019 and 2020

COMPLETE AGENDA, ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS & SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

CONTACT

Tom Hudson, Vice President of News, WLRN Alexandra Villoch, President & Publisher, Miami Herald Media Company and McClatchy’s East Region Publisher

HOUSING

Executive Director, California Solar and Storage Association

11:15 AM

How do we balance the housing needs of working-class and impoverished Californians with suburban communities striving to maintain their character and other priorities

The Florida Priorities Summit is a live journalism event from McClatchy’s Florida Newsrooms - the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and the Bradenton Herald. This event is produced with support provided by the Knight Foundation, and the University of Miami. While sponsors and partners underwrite McClatchy events, McClatchy's newsrooms have sole editorial control of all content produced.

PRIORITY

event location

Lauren Gustus, Regional Editor, McClatchy & Executive Editor, Sacramento Bee

Conversation Leaders: Aminda Marqués Gonzalez, Executive Editor, Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald George Haj, Project Manager, Florida Influencer Series Education | Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President & CEO, Children’s Services Council of Broward County Environment | Julie Wraithmell, Executive Director, Audubon Society Guns | Rhea Law, Chair, Florida Offices, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Transportation Infrastructure | Chris Caines, Executive Director, FIU Miami Urban Future Institute Health Care | Victoria Kasdan, Executive Director, We Care Manatee

9:00am

How do we balance the mass transit necessities in urban areas vs the road/automobile requirements in outlying regions?

Election Shakeout

President, Children Now

CLOSING REMARKS

10:30 AM

Jon Coupal

How do we balance the housing needs of working-class and impoverished Californians with suburban communities striving to maintain their character and other priorities

EXECUTIVE SERIES sponsor

9:30 am

HELLO + GREET

CLOSING REMARKS

GUESTS ARRIVE + BREAKFAST

PRIORITY

SPONSOR REMARKS