Southern California's Growth Machine: Full of Steam or Out of Gas?

Annual Spring Urban Issues Lecture Series
January 2004




Each Spring, the Center for the Study of Los Angeles presents an Urban Issues Lecture Series. The lectures and moderated discussions are open to anyone from the LMU and Los Angeles community interested in the trends and conditions impacting Los Angeles and urban America. The theme of this year's lectures is "Southern California's Growth Machine: Full of Steam or Out of Gas." Also, this year LA Channel 36 (LA36) will be broadcasting the CSLA Annual Spring Urban Lecture Series every Saturday at 4p.m. and Monday at 10p.m.

Most lectures will be held on Thursdays from 5 to 7p.m.in Ahmanson 1000 in University Hall. Please check listings below to confirm location.

2/5/04 - Playa Vista Update
Steve Soboroff, Playa Vista President and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate

2/26/04 - Practice of Voting in Contemporary California
J. Michael Carey, Los Angeles City Clerk
Connie McCormick, Registrar Recorder, Los Angeles County

3/4/04 - Downtown Los Angeles' Grand Vision
Jim Thomas, President, Grand Avenue Committee

3/11/04 - Public Sector Strategies for Development
Jose Huizar, President, Los Angeles Unified School District Board

4/1/04 - Community Perspectives and Responsible Growth
Edgar Saenz, Save Ballona Bluff
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District

4/15/04 - People and Politics in Los Angeles
Hon. Cruz Bustamante, Lt. Governor, State of California
Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles City Council
Hon. Fernando Ferrer, former candidate for Mayor of New York City
Hon. Richard Alarcon, California State Senate
Hon. Bernard Parks, Los Angeles City Council
Hon. Karen Bass, Democratic Nominee for California State Assembly
Hon. Robert Hertzberg, Speaker Emeritus, California State Assembly
Hon. Richard Polanco, former California State Senator
Hon. Michael Woo, former member, Los Angeles City Council
Miguel Contreras, Secretary-Treasurer, L.A. County Federation of Labor
Monica Lozano, Publisher and President, La Opinion
Dr. Raphael Sonsenshein, former Executive Director, L.A. Charter Reform Commission
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4/22/04 - Suburban Development
Closing Panel for the 2004 California Studies Association Conference
Greg Medeiros, Centennial Founders LLC
Dan S. Palmer, Jr., Palmer Investments
Steve Soboroff, Playa Vista