The Future of Local News - Part 3
The Future of Local News - Part 3
Pasadena, CA
Join us for the third and final installment of the #FutureOfLocalNews, a partnership between USC Annenberg and KPCC, Southern California Public Radio. This three-part virtual event series was designed to explore strategies for ensuring a sustainable and inclusive future for local news in Southern...
Wednesday, October 21 2020
1:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Board of Supervisors District 2 Debate — A Voter Game Plan Event
Board of Supervisors District 2 Debate — A Voter Game Plan Event
Pasadena, CA
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors collectively oversees a $30 billion annual budget that pays for everything from mental health treatment to homeless services, public health to the Sheriff’s Department. The 2nd District covers most of South L.A., from Inglewood to Carson to Culver City. It’s h...
Wednesday, October 14 2020
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
District Attorney Candidate Debate — A Voter Game Plan Event
District Attorney Candidate Debate — A Voter Game Plan Event
Pasadena, CA
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office is the largest prosecutor's office in the United States. The D.A. oversees a staff of about 1,000 lawyers, 300 investigators and 800 support staff. The office prosecutes everything from misdemeanors to felonies in an area covering more than 4,000 ...
Thursday, October 8 2020
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
AirTalk Ballot Cram Session — A Voter Game Plan Event
AirTalk Ballot Cram Session — A Voter Game Plan Event
Pasadena, CA
Californians will be deciding on the fate of twelve ballot propositions this year. And there are some biggies, including whether we should allow affirmative action in higher education, whether some cash bail should be replaced by a risk assessment system and whether Uber and Lyft drivers should b...
Tuesday, October 6 2020
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
How Voting Works Now - A Voter Game Plan Event
How Voting Works Now - A Voter Game Plan Event
Pasadena, CA
Things are different and there are questions. We're answering them live. The next election is speeding toward us on a runaway train of rhetoric, doubt, and deterrents. We have some facts, instead. Election Day is technically November 3, but early voting starts soon after October 5 when ballo...
Thursday, October 1 2020
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
Prop 15: The Risks & Rewards For Schools & Businesses — A Voter Game Plan Event
Prop 15: The Risks & Rewards For Schools & Businesses — A Voter Game Plan Event
Pasadena, CA
The massive, expensive fight over Proposition 15 is decades in the making. The so-called split roll initiative would be a partial but major reversal of Proposition 13, which in 1978 changed the way property taxes are calculated—and reshaped all of California in the process. Even if you don’t own ...
Tuesday, September 29 2020
5:00 PM
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6:15 PM
Prop 16 and Affirmative Action: A Voter Game Plan Event
Prop 16 and Affirmative Action: A Voter Game Plan Event
Pasadena, CA
Since 1996, Proposition 209 has prohibited the state from considering race, ethnicity and gender in hiring and contracting for all government-run institutions, and for admissions to public universities. Proposition 16 on the ballot this November would repeal it. Heightened tensions about the r...
Wednesday, September 23 2020
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
The Future Of Local News (Part 2)
The Future Of Local News (Part 2)
Pasadena, CA
Join us for part two of the #FutureOfLocalNews, a partnership between USC Annenberg and KPCC, Southern California Public Radio. This three-part virtual event series was designed to explore strategies for ensuring a sustainable and inclusive future for local news in Southern California. Los Angel...
Wednesday, September 9 2020
1:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Cashing In On The Desert: Dark Side Of The American Dream
Cashing In On The Desert: Dark Side Of The American Dream
Pasadena, CA
For decades, Californians have been obsessed with trying to profit off desert land. One extreme example is California City: a small town 100 miles north of LA that was designed for half a million people, but has less than 15,000 residents today. For over 60 years, real estate developers have sold...
Thursday, September 3 2020
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
KPCC Education Reporter Kyle Stokes on Distance Learning
KPCC Education Reporter Kyle Stokes on Distance Learning
Pasadena, CA
Join us on Wednesday, August 12th as we sit down with KPCC’s education reporter Kyle Stokes to discuss what a year of distance learning really means for you and your family. Kyle will provide insight into how schools reached the decision to provide distance learning, what conversations are still ...
Wednesday, August 12 2020
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
