State Budget Forum

Horizon Institute's State Budget Forum Sheds Expert Light on Community Interests

On February 15, 2011, concerned Los Angeles residents and attendees from more than 20 organizations and businesses participated in the Horizon Institute’s 2011 budget forum “California: The Road to Recovery Begins.” Horizon assembled a broad group of experts to delve into Governor Jerry Brown’s budget and the issues at stake for California in this year’s budget. Jean Ross of the California Budget Project provided an overview of the budget and an insider’s take from Sacramento. She was followed by an array of experts from the worlds of academia, labor, business, and government, each of whom discussed the budget issues on their area of expertise. Presentations and videos of each are posted below.

“Even those of us who follow politics and policy debates closely can get lost in the mindboggling figures,” explained Peter Dreier, Chair of the Horizon Institute. “This forum is a great example of our work at Horizon Institute. We work to cultivate intelligent dialogue and fresh perspectives on the issues that shape California’s future.”

The forum was presented in cooperation with the California Budget Project and hosted by Power PAC in downtown Los Angeles.

California: The Road to Recovery Begins
Get a taste of the forum and hear from participants.

 
 
Click below to view presentations and materials from each of our experts…

The Horizon Institute’s 2011 State Budget Forum
California: The Road to Recovery Begins
February 15, 2011
 
Overview of Governor Jerry Brown’s Proposed Budget
Jean Ross, Executive Director
California Budget Project
 
Impact on Health and Social Services
Dr. Dylan Roby, Research Scientist
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
   with
Laphonza Butler, President
SEIU ULTCW – the United Long Term Care Workers’ Union
 
Impact on Redevelopment Agencies
Panel discussion facilitated by David Bloom, Public Affairs, CRA/LA
   with
Dalila Sotelo, Deputy Chief of Operations
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles
   and
William A. Witte, President
Related California
 
Realignment of the Criminal Justice & Juvenile Rehabilitation Systems
Barbara Maynard, Executive Director
Horizon Institute
   with
Sue Cline, Deputy Probation Officer
County of Los Angeles
 
Prospects for New Revenue Solutions
Jean Ross, Executive Director
California Budget Project
 
 
 
Overview of Governor Jerry Brown’s Proposed Budget
 
Jean Ross, Executive Director
California Budget Project
 

 

 

 
For more analysis on the budget from the California Budget Project, try these:
“Back to the Future: The Social and Economic Context of the Governor's Proposed 2011-12 Budget”
The California Budget Projects' annual chartbook.
 
Analysis of the Governor's Budget Plan, by the California Budget Project
 
 
Impact on Health and Social Services

Dr. Dylan Roby, Research Scientist
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
HI Budget Panel Roby 2-15-11.pdf
 
 
 
 

Laphonza Butler, President
SEIU ULTCW – the United Long Term Care Workers’ Union
 
 
 
 
Impact on Redevelopment Agencies
 
Panel discussion facilitated by David Bloom, Public Affairs, CRA/LA
   with
Dalila Sotelo, Deputy Chief of Operations
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles
   and
William A. Witte, President
Related California
 
 
 
 
Realignment of the Criminal Justice &
Juvenile Rehabilitation Systems
 

Barbara Maynard, Executive Director
Horizon Institute
 

Sue Cline, Deputy Probation Officer
County of Los Angeles