[Bumping to the top. The event will be livestreamed.]
Looking forward to participating in this KPCC Air Tak event May 12:
As we look to the November ballot, this is expected to be a record year for citizen initiatives in California with more than a hundred already proposed and filed with the Secretary of State. Enacted in 1911, California’s citizens’ initiative process allows citizens the opportunity to put their own propositions on the state ballot. But is the average voter as well equipped to deal with complex legislation as elected legislators and their full-time staffs?
While direct democracy is the intent, the process of qualifying and passing initiatives in such a large state allows monied interests to wield big clout. Do you think California’s initiative process is controlled more by large industries, labor unions and wealthy individuals than by voters? If so, do you have ideas for reforming the process? Would you ban initiative financing that comes from out-of-state? Do you think citizen initiatives are a waste of time and money and should be scrapped altogether?
Join us on Tuesday, April 19 at KPCC’s Crawford Family Forum as Larry Mantle(AirTalk), Peter Scheer (First Amendment Coalition) and other special guests explore issues related to money in CA’s initiative process.
Moderator:
Larry Mantle, host of AirTalk
Guests:
John Eastman, professor of law and community service at Chapman University
Richard Hasen, Chancellor’s professor of law and political science at University of California, Irvine
Jessica Levinson, professor at Loyola Law School
John Matsusaka, USC Charles F. Sexton chair in American enterprise, professor of finance and business economics, and executive director of Initiative and Referendum Institute
Pete Peterson, interim dean of the School of Public Policy and executive director of the Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University
Peter Scheer, executive director of First Amendment Coalition
This event is a live taping of AirTalk co-presented by the First Amendment Coalition and KPCC.