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Past Civic Entrepreneur Summits

2005 Summit Agenda

On September 19-20 CCRL convened more than 225 civic entrepreneurs from across the state in Long Beach to come together to network, share success stories, and shape the State's 2006 policy and leadership agenda. Materials including speaker information, presentations, and notes from the Summit sessions follow. Many thanks to those of you who were able to attend the Summit and to our sponsors who made this important event possible. Special thanks to the Gateway Cities Partnership for inviting us to their region and providing invaluable assistance.

Session Title	Speakers	Presentations	Materials
The Future of the California Economy	Julie Meier Wright, San Diego Regional EDC Hon. Victoria Bradshaw, CA Labor & Workforce Development Agency Hon. Sunne Wright McPeak, CA Business, Transportation & Housing Agency James Yeager, US Department of Commerce Doug Henton, Collaborative Economics	Economy Plenary Slide Yeager Presentation	Innovation, Investment, Collaboration Report of the Strengthening America’s Communities Advisory Committee
Land and the Public Interest	Hon. Mike Chrisman, CA Resources Agency Steve Frisch, Sierra Business Council Robert Garcia, Center for Law in the Public Interest	Frisch Presentation Garcia Presentation	Sierra Nevada Conservancy Baldwin Hills Conservancy
Universal Pre-Kindergarten	David Abel, New Schools Better Neighborhoods Lois Salisbury, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation David Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools Graciela Italiano-Thomas, Los Angeles Universal Preschool Dr. Lynn Karoly, RAND Corporation	UPK Map Gordon Presentation	Preschool California Report: Kids Can’t Wait To Learn Los Angeles Universal Preschool brochure The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California
It’s Your Choice – What Kind of California Do You Want?	Elisa Barbour, PPIC Dowell Myers, USC School of Policy, Planning and Development Richard Raya, PolicyLink Erik Bruvold, San Diego REDC Abdi Soltani, Campaign for College Opportunity	Barbour Presentation Myers Presentation Bruvold Presentation Soltani Presentation(a) Soltani Presentation(b)	PPIC’s California 2025 Report
Regional & Statewide Indicators	Mike Ruane, Orange County Children and Families Commission Michael Schuerman, San Diego REDC Richard Cummings, Great Valley Center Trish Kelly, CCRL	Schuerman Presentation Cummings Presentation Kelly Presentation	Orange County 2005 Community Indicators 2005 Indicators for Sustainable Competitiveness: A Quality of Life Index for San Diego State of the Great Central Valley Indicator Series Telling Our Story, Measuring Our Progress CA Progress Report Draft Template Session Notes
California Housing Supply and Affordability Crisis	Landon Taylor, First American Corporation Lucy Dunn, CA Department of Housing and Community Development Nancy Rogers, Tri-Valley Business Council Seth Miller, CCRL Wallace Walrod, Orange County Business Council	Dunn Presentation Miller Presentation Rogers Presentation Walrod Presentation	California Department of Housing & Community Development
Goods Movement/Logistics	Richard Hollingsworth, Gateway Cities Partnership, Inc. Doug Henton, Collaborative Economics John Husing, Economics & Politics, Inc. Patty Senecal, Transport Express, Inc.	Henton Presentation Husing Presentation	Logistics and Manufacturing Value Chains: Meeting the Workforce and Infrastructure Demands of a “Real Time” Economy California Goods Movement Action Plan
Rural Innovation, Investment and Collaboration	Hon. Juan Arambula, California State Assembly John Melville, Collaborative Economics Kathy Moxon, Humboldt Area Foundation Carlos Palacios, City of Watsonville	Melville, Moxon Presentation	Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Collaboration
Budget Basics, Next Ten’s California Budget Challenge	Noel Perry, Next Ten Stephen Levy, Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy	Perry Presentation Levy Presentation	California Budget Challenge Budget IQ
Mega Infrastructure for Mega Regions	David Abel, Metro Forum Project Hon. Sunne Wright McPeak, Business, Transportation & Housing Agency Hon. James Branham, CA Environmental Protection Agency Hon. Alan Lowenthal, California State Senate Lou Anne Bynum, Long Beach Chamber Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council John Jamian, US Department of Transportation Dougall Agan, Southern California Logistics Airport James Hankla, Port of Long Beach Jack Baylis, CH2M HILL Wally Baker, LAEDC	Baker/Baylis Presentation	California Goods Movement Action Plan MIR Baylis MIR McPeak MIR Lowenthal MIR Agan MIR Baker MIR Hankla Session Notes