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WINTER 2016
Justice Cruz Reynoso named UCCS
Governance Fellow for 2016
Former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso
has been named UC Center Sacramento’s Governance
Fellow for 2016. Justice Reynoso served on the state’s
highest court from 1981 to 1986. He currently teaches at
UC Davis School of Law, where he holds the Boocheever
& Bird Chair for the Teaching and Study of Freedom and
Equality.
As Governance Fellow, Reynoso succeeds former Assm.
Bev Hansen, who served for 2015.
Born in the Orange County community of Brea, Reynoso
grew up as one of 11 children in a barrio near La Habra. His father was a farmworker in nearby orange groves. A graduate of Fullerton High School, Reynoso,
attended Fullerton College before graduating from Pomona College in 1953. He
received his law degree from UC Berkeley in 1958.
Reynoso’s career as a community activist began as a teenager when he led an
effort to have the U.S. Postal Service bring mail delivery to his rural barrio. That
dedication to public service continued after law school as a legislative assistant in
the California state Senate and later as associate general counsel to the federal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In 1968 he became deputy director,
then executive director of California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA), where he
successfully thwarted then-Gov. Ronald Reagan’s attempts to defund CRLA.
Reynoso taught at the Univ. of New Mexico law school from 1972 to 1976, when
Gov. Jerry Brown tapped him as the first Latino appointed to the California Court
of Appeal. Brown elevated Reynoso to the Supreme Court in 1981. Since leaving
the Court, he has taught law both at UCLA and UC Davis, served as vice chair of
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as a member of Barak Obama’s presidential transition team.
In 2000, Reynoso was awarded the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Pres. Bill Clinton. In 2007, he received the UC Davis
Medal of Honor. Reynoso also is the subject of a documentary film, “Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice.”
Reynoso becomes the sixth UCCS Governance Fellow, following Roger Niello
(2011), Jack Scott (2012), Mike Villines (2013), Delaine Eastin (2014) and Bev
Hansen (2015).
From the Director’s Desk
THE YEAR AHEAD AT UC CENTER
UCCS has two principal missions: to provide UC students
with exceptional experiential learning opportunities in public service, and to disseminate knowledge produced on each of UC’s 10
campuses in the interest of better policymaking. This academic
year-to-date has seen impressive progress along both fronts.
Undergraduate student enrollment during the Fall and Winter quarters reached record highs, totaling nearly 50 students representing eight UC campuses. Both the Fall and Winter cohorts
have been impressive. Their enthusiasm, diligence and professional comportment have been evident to their instructors, to Center
leadership, and to Center guests – including this year’s newly appointed Governance Fellow, former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso.
Meanwhile, the Center is working to develop new ways to engage students with
varied interests. One offering in development is the UC Global Leadership Program. Implemented in collaboration with the UC Education Abroad Program, this new
program will give a highly selected group of UC students the chance to study in Mexico
City for two quarters, followed by a one-quarter internship (arranged through UCCS) emphasizing California-Mexico relations (see http://eap.ucop.edu/OurPrograms/mexico/
Pages/global-leadership-mexico-city-sacramento.aspx).
In addition, in keeping with our strong belief that UCCS programs should benefit
students from all majors, we are pleased to introduce in Fall 2016 the first of what we
hope will be several academic “tracks” to provide alternative academic pathways for students in the natural, environmental, health, and behavioral sciences. The initial offering
will be in health policy. UCCS students who choose this special track will still attend lectures orienting them to the political and policymaking apparatus in California. From there,
they will branch out to learn about the fundamental issues in health policy, the tools
heath policy analysts use to address these issues, and their application to health reform
both in the US and California. Finally, through a generous grant from The California Endowment, the Center is able to offer up to four undergraduates per quarter a $1500
award to help offset some of the additional expenses that many UCCS students incur.
The main requirement is that students demonstrate an interest in “health justice,” broadly
defined as reduction in “the avoidable health inequalities that arise because of the circumstances in which people grow, live, work, and age” (see http://uccs.ucdavis.edu/forstudents/app/Costs for more information or to refer a deserving prospective student).
On the dissemination front, UCCS collaborated last Fall with the California State
Library to produce a special edition of the library’s “Studies in the News.” The special
edition, edited by UCCS Graduate Research Assistant Jaime Jackson and called
(fittingly) “UC Studies in the News,” showcased recent efforts by UC faculty that both
made headlines and were judged to have relevance to California policymaking (https://
www.library.ca.gov/sitn/crb/docs/20151028.pdf to view or download the publication).
Looking ahead, we are pleased to announce two major events. The first is a major international conference on “water pricing for a dry future,” co-sponsored with UC
Riverside and UC Berkeley (see page 5).Limited public registration is available via the
conference website ((http://spp.ucr.edu/waterpricing/). The second event is the annual
Bacon Public Lecture, to be delivered on February 24 in the UCCS auditorium (see page
3). This year’s Bacon Lecturer is Professor Karen Chapple of UC Berkeley whose talk is
based on her soon-to-be published White Paper, entitled “Integrating California’s Climate
Change and Fiscal Goals: The Known, the Unknown, and the Possible.” This lecture is
open to the public on a registration-preferred basis.
These activities are just some of the ways UCCS strives to achieve its dual mission of preparing students to be better citizens while sharing knowledge in support
of better, more evidence-based public policy. But we are always looking for creative new
ideas. Please share them with me anytime. ([email protected])
— Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH
BACON PUBLIC LECTURE SET
FOR FEBRUARY 24
Karen Chapple (UC Berkeley) Explores Tax incentives
as Related to Climate Change Goals
Dr. Karen Chapple, a professor from the Center for Community Innovation at UC Berkeley,
will present the second annual UCCS Bacon
Public Lecture on Wednesday, February 24,
at UC Center. Her talk will begin at noon and
include a moderated discussion.
The Lectureship program was made possible
by a generous gift from Kevin and Kim Bacon,
who provided funding for competitions for lectures in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Kevin Bacon is a 1972 graduate of UC Davis.
Chapple will give the Bacon Lecture after winning a competition open to
faculty and researchers throughout the UC system. The Lectureship, which includes a published White Paper, is dedicated to evidence-based public policy.
Dr. Chapple’s entry focused on how to relate tax incentives to the state’s
climate-change goals. She received research support and also plans to meet with
relevant policy staff in Sacramento. Her entry was selected by a panel of policy
experts convened by UC Center.
Dr. Richard Kravitz, director of UC Center Sacramento, believes that the
Bacon Lectureship affords an important opportunity for the University of California to deliver on its promise of discovering and
sharing knowledge to advance the public good in California.
“Through the generosity of Kevin and Kim Bacon, UC
Center will bring world-class UC faculty to the state Capitol to
address critical policy questions raised by legislative staff and
other governmental officials,” said Dr. Kravitz.
MAC TAYLOR
Dr. Chapple’s paper was peer-reviewed by UC faculty. In
addition to the Lecture, Dr. Chapple will participate in a discussion of her findings
with Mac Taylor, director of the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The discussion will be
moderated by Craig Cornett, the State Senate’s chief budget consultant.
In addition to her professorship, Dr. Chapple is an affiliate faculty of UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and Institute for Research on Labor & Employment. Among her research projects is the role of the
green economy and industrial land in the California economy.
Dr. Chapple’s talk is the second Bacon Public Lecture. The
inaugural Lecture was presented in 2015 by Dr. Michael Gottfried of the Gervitz School of Education at UC Santa Barbara.
KEVIN BACON
More information about the Lectureship may be found
on the UCCS website here.
New UCCS Staff Bolsters Student
Recruitment and Experience
UC Center Sacramento strengthened its effort to recruit students with the hiring
of two new outreach coordinators: Greg Anderson and Kristen Greenlee.
Outreach coordinators maintain the
Center’s relationship to student advisors and program representatives on
each of UC’s 10 campuses. They
attend campus career and internship
fairs, hold information sessions for
students, and work with UCCS representatives, peer advisors and student
ambassadors to spread the word
about the Sacramento program.
ANDERSON
GREENLEE
Greg and Kristen are responsible for specific
campuses. Kristen works with Berkeley, Merced, Santa Barbara and UCLA, while Greg
focuses on Irvine, Riverside, Santa Cruz and San Diego. The two work together at Davis
and San Francisco.
The two also assist with other Center activities. Greg helps non-Davis students
find housing in Sacramento, while Kristen coordinates with the Alumni Association and
schedules workshops for students on topics such as networking, resume` writing and
professionalism in the workplace.
Kristen came to UC Center from the UC Davis Medical Center, where she
served as a communication analyst. She also brings state Capitol experience to her job,
having interned for the state Senate and worked both for lobbying firms and industrybased associations. She is a Sacramento native who joined the UC Center staff in November 2015.
A native of Northern California, Greg came aboard in September 2015 after relocating to Sacramento from the East Coast, where he earned a MA in Education from
Harvard. A 2007 graduate of UC Irvine, Greg previously worked as a middle-school
teacher and college counselor.
Calling all UCCS Alumni
Hey, UCCS alumni! The Center would like to hear from you and to make sure you remain a part of the UC
Center family. Since the Center’s inception in 2004, more than 1200 of you, representing all 10 UC campuses,
have participated in UCCS’ public policy and journalism programs.
To help you stay in touch, the Center is in the process of creating an active, vibrant and robust alumni association. And we need your input, suggestions and — most important — your current contact information. Many of
the email addresses in our database are UC emails, now long inactive.
At the moment, a steering committee is working on forming an association, and we’ll be in touch soon with
details. Members of the steering committee are Angela Blanchard (Davis, 2004), Eduardo Aguilar (Davis,
2004), Quinn Buniel (Davis, 2014), Josh Hoover (UCLA, 2011), Cindy Quiralte (Riverside, 2014), Tamara Torlakson (Santa Cruz, 2008), Patrick Welch (Santa Cruz, 2011), Nina Kapoor (San Diego, 2005) and Jessica
Mosack (Davis, 2013).
If you are interested in helping, or wish to update our database with your current information, please contact
Kristen Greenlee at [email protected].
WORKSHOP ON WATER PRICING TO FOCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL POLICY IDEAS
UC Center will host a February workshop on water pricing, with
emphasis on policy ideas from abroad and their relevance to California.
Organized by Dr. Ariel Dinar of the UC Riverside School of Public Policy, the workshop convenes international experts who will share their
experience with the use of market-based incentives to address water
scarcity. Leading scholars from several countries will present case studies that illustrate how water-pricing mechanisms promote water conservation throughout the world. The presentations will be followed by discussions of how economic incentives might be used to address some
Ariel Dinar
of the challenges faced by California’s water economy. The international experts will be joined by California-based researchers, practitioners and policymakers.
Speakers and panelists include Dr. Richard Kravitz (UCCS), David Zilberman
(UC Berkeley), Dan Dooley (New Current Water and Land), Tim Quinn (Assn. of California Water Agencies), Alvar Escriva-Bou (PPIC), Glenda Humiston (UC Office of the
President), Colin Carter (UD Davis), Ken Baerenklau (UC Riverside), Gavin Hanlon
(Australia), Yacov Tsur and Nir Becker (Israel), Javier Calatrava (Spain), Steven Renzettui (Canada), Marielle Montginoul and Bernard Barraque` (France), Antonio Massarutto (Italy), Guillermo Donoso (Chile), Dajun Shen (China), and Barbara Schreiner
(South Africa).
The workshop will be held February 2-3. In addition to UC Riverside and UC
Center, co-sponsors include the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, the Public Policy Institute of California’s
Water Policy Center, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Zilberman
Quinn
Humiston
Dooley
Donoso
Schreiner
More information and a listing of panels and discussions may be found here.
REGISTER FOR SEMINARS ON LINE
Those interested in attending the public seminars mentioned above may register for events
on line at http://uccs.ucdavis.edu/events.
Online registration will be available seven days
prior to each seminar. Monthly events are listed
in the calendar section of each newsletter and
on the UCCS website.
WINTER PROGRAM ATTRACTS
23 PUBLIC-POLICY STUDENTS
Student
Campus
Internship
Josef Alejandrino
Riverside
Senate Office of Intl Relations
Hadley Blangy
Santa Cruz
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom
Celeste Castellanos
Davis
Dept. of Education: Executive Office
Graciela Del Rio
Davis
LULAC
Irene Diaz
Davis
Institute for Local Government
Elyse Evkhanian
Davis
Dept. of Education: Childhood Development
Lorena Fletes
UCLA
Dept. of Housing & Community Develop.
Manreet Gill
Davis
Northern California World Trade Center
Saida Herring
UCLA
Department of Public Health
Albert Huang
Davis
Dept. of Housing & Community Develop.
Cameron Latchford
Davis
CalTrans: Government Relations
Eva Lieu
UCLA
Assembly Labor & Employment Committee
Stephanie Lingvall
Davis
Sierra Club
Michelle Livingstone
Davis
UC State Government Relations
Sumaya Nahar
Irvine
Political Solutions
Amy Nguyen
San Diego
Governor’s Office of Policy & Research
Joaquin Pacheco
Davis
Assembly Comm. on Jobs, Econ. Develop.
Emilio Perez
Davis
Planned Parenthood
Brian Romo
UCLA
Kaufman Campaigns
Monica Silver
Davis
City Councilman Eric Guerra
Juliana Ter-Haroutunian
UCLA
Senator Robert Hertzberg
Zeenat Yahya
Davis
Dept. of Education: Executive Office
Paige Zimmerman
UCLA
California Forward
HOST AN INTERN?
Interested in hosting a UC Center intern? Since 2004, UCCS has placed
more than a thousand bright, hard-working interns throughout the capital’s policy community. UCCS students are upper-level UC undergraduates with a minimum of 3.0
GPA. Learn more about hosting an intern here. Or, contact Associate Director A.G.
Block here.
POLICY “BOOT CAMP” OPENS
WINTER QUARTER
The first week of each academic quarter is dedicated to preparing
UCCS students for life and work in Sacramento’s high-functioning, fast-paced
policy community. The centerpiece of that preparation is a three-day “Boot
Camp,” taught by UCCS instructor Kristina Victor.
In addition to lectures on policy and analysis, students work in teams to
research a challenge facing California, and to suggest potential solutions to that
challenge. On the final day, each team shares the results of its research and
analysis in a presentation to fellow students and UCCS faculty and staff.
TEAMWORK
RESEARCH
APPLY FOR SUMMER, FALL
SUMMER 2016
Program Dates: June 20—August 19
Application Deadline: March 17
FALL 2016
Program Dates: September 19-December 9
Application Deadline: May 5
For more information contact :
Greg Anderson here or Kristen Greenlee here.
SUCCESSFUL FALL COHORT SET
ENROLLMENT RECORD
Student
Abel Acosta
Campus
UCLA
Internship
Common Cause
Laura Alba
UCLA
Department of Education
Nancy Au
Davis
Child & Family Policy Institute
Tam Au
UCLA
Department of Public Health
Pilar Barr
Santa Barbara Sacramento County Public Defender
Elizabeth Byrne
Davis
State Lands Commission
Kevin Cruz
Davis
Office of Planning & Research
Stephanie Flores
Santa Cruz
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Marlene Garcia
UCLA
Dept. of Housing & Comm. Development
Jasmin Herrera
Santa Cruz
Department of Education
Roxana Hurtado
UCLA
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Keith Jenkins
Davis
Assemblyman Ed Chau
Taylor Jue
Davis
Sacramento Councilman Rick Jennings
Jamie Loey
Davis
Department of Public Health
Kevin Miller
Davis
California Arts Council
Andrew Neiman
Santa Barbara Fair Political Practices Commission
Christopher Orlando
Davis
Fair Political Practices Commission
Noemi Pasillas
Davis
Department of Justice
Jaylyn Ransom
Davis
Institute for Local Government
Austin Ruggeberg
Davis
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
Nicholas Schroeder
San Diego
Assemblyman Phil Ting
Greta Soos
Davis
Office of Planning & Research
Scott Soykin
Davis
Sacramento Councilman Rick Jennings
Joseph Vasilieff
Davis
Covered California
Jessica Velasquez
UCLA
LULAC
Sandra Yam
Santa Cruz
Yolo County Public Defender
The Lineup
UC CENTER LECTURERS FOR WINTER
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11
Daniel Simmons
UC Davis
Mindy Romero
UC Davis
Roger Bales
UC Merced
Jennifer Burney
UC San Diego
Professor of Law
Director, California
Civic Engagement
Project
Founding Professor
of Engineering
Assistant Professor
School of Global Policy
and Strategy
The Winter Lecture Series at UC Center features talks on California tax
collections, civic engagement, water security, food security and climate change,
the earned income tax credit, climate change and fiscal goals, distributive justice, and pollution and the public health.
With the exception of the Bacon Public Lecture on Wednesday, February 24, all lectures are held on Thursdays at noon at UC Center, 1130 K Street,
Sacramento, Lower Level, Conference Room B. In addition, The Center now
has a “frequent attendee program.” Attend 10 events; fill out the attendee card;
receive a gift from UCCS.
February 18
February 24
March 3
March 10
Hilary Hoynes
UC Berkeley
Bacon Public Lecture
Karen Chapple
UC Berkeley
Kirk Stark
UCLA
Joshua Zivin
UC San Diego
Professor of Tax Law
and Policy
Professor School of
Global Policy
and Strategy
Professor of Policy and
Economics
Goldman School of
Public Policy
Professor of City and
Regional Planning
Meet with UC Faculty Researchers
In an effort to make UC research expertise
available to as many policymakers as possible,
UC Center will arrange meetings with speakers
who lecture in Sacramento. To request a meeting with an upcoming speaker for your staff or
agency, please contact Jamie Jackson:
[email protected]
UCCS FACULTY COUNCIL
Matthew Beckman
Irvine
Karen Chapple
Berkeley
Ben Highton
Davis
Gerald Kominski
UCLA
Mary Beth Pudup
Santa Cruz
Karthick Ramakrishnan
Riverside
Dr. Richard Kravitz
UCCS Director
Janet Coffman
San Francisco
Michael Gottfried
Santa Barbara
Thad Kousser
San Diego
Scott Mackenzie
Davis
Julie Sze
Davis
Kristina Victor
UCCS Instructor
Jessica Trounstine
Merced
UCCS ADVISORY BOARD
Steve Arditti
State Govt Relations
UCOP (Retired)
Henry Brady
Goldman School
UC Berkeley
Hon. Bill Emmerson
Vice President
CA Hospital Assn.
Hon. Bev Hansen
Governance Fellow
2015
Susan Carlson
Vice Provost
Univ. of California
Bob Huckfeldt
Former Director
UCCS
Li Zhang
Dean, Social Studies
UC Davis
Thomas McMorrow
Steve Juarez
Attorney
State Govt Relations
Manatt, Phelps
Univ. of California
Patricia Osorio-O’Dea
Office of the Provost
Univ. of California
Hon. Jack Scott
Governance Fellow
2012
Aimee Dorr
Provost
Univ. of California
Diane Griffiths
Chief of Staff
Sen. Robert Hertzberg
Karl Mohr
Office of the VC
UC Davis
Hon. Mike Villines
Governance Fellow
2013
Hon. Delaine Eastin
Governance Fellow
2014
Hon. Roger Niello
Governance Fellow
2011
Hon. Jose Medina
Member
CA State Assembly
UCCS FEATURED IN PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
Want to learn more about UC Center? A new video, featuring former and
current students and UCCS Interim Director Dr. Richard Kravitz, is now
available. You can watch it on the UC Center website here.
DIRECTORY
UCCS CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVES
Campus
Contact
Phone
E-Mail
Berkeley
Kristen Greenlee
916-445-3929
[email protected]
Davis
Ken Barnes
530-752-2011
[email protected]
Irvine
Sharon Parks
949-824-5456
[email protected]
Los Angeles
Joan Edwards
310-206-2792
[email protected]
Merced
Myra Fernandez
209-228-4259
[email protected]
Riverside
Kathleen Sawa
951-827-7750
[email protected]
San Diego
Daniel Carillo
858-534-4366
[email protected]
Santa Barbara
Eden Slone
805-893-3090
[email protected]
Santa Cruz
Sheila Rodriguez
831-459-2184
[email protected]
UCCS
Greg Anderson
916-445-5181
[email protected]
APPLY FOR SUMMER, FALL
SUMMER 2016
Program Dates: June 20—August 19
Application Deadline: March 17
FALL 2016
Program Dates: September 19-December 9
Application Deadline: May 5
For more information contact :
Greg Anderson here
Kristen Greenlee here.
January 2016
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UCD
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UCD
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February 2016
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WaterPricing
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UCM
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Burney
UCSD
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Hoyes
UCB
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UCB
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UCD
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UCB
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UCLA
Kerry Vandel
UCI
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please email editor A.G. Block at [email protected].
University of California Center Sacramento
Dr. Richard Kravitz, Director
A.G. Block, Newsletter Editor
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Sacramento, CA 95814
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