Mayoral Race Update; USC's California Demographic Futures Forecast; Can Public Campaign Financing Work In California?
Mayoral Race Update
Larry Mantle talks with political analysts Arnold Steinberg and Raphe Sonenshein for an update on the colorful and contentious race for mayor of Los Angeles.
USC's California Demographic Futures Forecast
A new USC study, “California Demographic Futures,” focuses on the long-term impact of immigration in California, showing the growth of a Latino population with rising levels of education, English use, and voter participation. Larry talks with Dowell Myers, professor in the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development and co-author of the study, about this groundbreaking forecast; the first to show the immigrant dimensions of California's population to 2030.
Can Public Campaign Financing Work In California?
In 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger raised $26.6 million dollars, twice the amount raised by former Governor Gray Davis in his first year of office. Many of California’s 53 Congressional races cost much more than $1 million, and much of this funding comes from special interest groups. Special interest money in political campaigns and its influence on California’s politicians continues to be a major concern of California voters though many would argue that political contributions constitute an important form of free speech. Larry Mantle talks about the impact “Clean Money” has had in Arizona and Maine and how it would work in California, specifically in Los Angeles. Joining him is Susan Lerner, Executive Director of the California Clean Money Campaign, Duf Sundheim, Chair of the California Republican Party, Marc Spitzer, former Republican State Senator from Arizona and current Arizona State Corporations Commissioner, and Adrian Moore, Executive Director of the Reason Public Policy Institute.