PBI Events Archives - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

2018 Annual Dinner:
Women Transforming Our Worlds

Please join us at the 2018 Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs Gala! The Pat Brown Institute is a nonprofit, non-partisan public policy center dedicated to sustaining the vision and legacy of former California Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown. The Institute pursues social justice and quality of opportunity, enlightened civic engagement, and an enhanced quality of life for all Californians. This year we are celebrating Women Transforming Our Worlds. This year as never before, their achievements have demonstrated that real change is possible through civic engagement.

2017 Summit of Possibilities:
People, Community and Progress

In The News, Latest From PBI, PBI Events, Summit of Possibilities

On Thursday, November 9th, over 250 community leaders, public officials, and residents from Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) gathered for the 2017 SELA Transportation Summit: Critical Choices Ahead. SELA, a traditionally overlooked area in Los Angeles County, is set to undergo major transportation-related changes and receive newfound attention in the years ahead. The Summit put a spotlight on the key decisions facing the community, local civic leaders, and policymakers and the ways in which transportation can help to reshape the community at large.

2017 Trade Policy Conference

In The News, PBI Events

On October 5th, 2017, the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State LA, in association with the World Trade Center LA and the LAEDC, held its 2017 Annual Policy Conference, “Should California Have Its Own Trade Policy?”. The conference featured in-depth discussions that examined the role of California, the nation’s largest state and the world’s sixth largest economy, in international trade and investment policies.

2017 California Latino Leadership Institute Civic University

CivicU - Youth Programs, In The News, PBI Events

The 2017 California Latino Leadership Institute Summer Fellows came to Cal State LA for a three day series of workshops that included a Civic University program, a tour of the university, a presentation by Cal State LA’s Writing Center and a conversation with Emiliana Guereca, one of the lead organizers of the 2017 Women’s March in Los Angeles. Our Civic

2017 Former UC Irvine Dean
Erwin Chemerinsky Comes
to Cal State LA

PBI Events, Public Policy Forums

Examining “Presidential Power In An Age Of Uncertainty,” educator and legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky discussed with the campus community how recent and forthcoming presidential executive orders might affect them, their families, and those outside their communities.

2017 Annual Dinner

Annual Dinners, PBI Events

Our Institute’s motto is “Unleashing the Power of Participation.” Engaging...

2017 The California Endowment
Research and Presentation

Latest From PBI, PBI Events, Public Policy Forums, Research

In partnership with The California Endowment, the Institute recruited and worked with researchers to produce reports that addressed key issues of concern for the Boyle Heights neighborhood. Covering topics ranging from healthcare to food justice, the reports were presented to various Boyle Heights community stakeholders.

2017 United Way of Greater LA Candidate Forum Series

Civic Education and Debate Training, PBI Events

The first of three United Way of Greater Los Angeles LAUSD candidate forums was held at Cal State LA on February 10, 2017. The event drew over 200 people and was preceded by a resource fair for undocumented students and families, and voter registration.

2017 L.A. City Neighborhood Council 1.0

Civic University Neighborhood Councils, PBI Events

Held in the Deaton Hall Auditorium in Downtown L.A., the three three-hour sessions were attended by approximately 120 board members of Los Angeles neighborhood councils and 20 members of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory group.

2016 PBI – Cal State LA Poll Public Briefing: L.A. County Latino Voters

PBI Events, Polling

On November 3rd, the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State LA hosted a media and community briefing to release findings from its PBI-Cal State LA Latino Poll. The poll, conducted for PBI by the nationally recognized firm Latino Decisions, surveyed 1,501 Latino registered voters in Los Angeles County.

2016 Summit of Possibilities:
People, Community and Progress

PBI Events, Summit of Possibilities

The event presented a historic study, “Central 710 FWY Corridor – An Asset Based Analysis.” The research marks the first time in recent years that a look at the positive attributes of these cities has been explored. Following the presentation, a panel of local civic leaders and experts shared their impressions of the report’s implications and generated an open dialogue with the audience.

2016: U.S. Senate Debate

Debate Program, In The News, PBI Events, Signature Candidate Debates

In 2016, the Institute, KABC7, and the League of Women Voters of California Educational Fund were selected to conduct the only runoff debate for the California U.S. Senate, on October 5th at Cal State LA.