PCL - 2009 Symposium: Proceedings

2009 Symposium Program & Proceedings

Jakada Imani, Ella Baker Center

On Saturday, February 7th, 2009 the Planning and Conservation League (PCL) and PCL Foundation hosted an Environmental Legislative Symposium. This annual event brought together over 300 activists, business leaders, policy and decision makers, environmental non-profits and attorneys.

In order to continue to provide you with current and relevant information on the environment the following Symposium Proceedings has been made available via the PCL website. PCL staff members look forward to working you to solve some of our most critical environmental problems legislatively and otherwise!

PDF files of Power Point presentations and handout will linked below for download as presenters send in their presentation files to PCL.

2009 Symposium Program (1.8MB PDF file)

8:30 – 9:00		Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10		Welcoming Remarks
9:10 – 9:40		Morning Keynote	Darrell Steinberg Senate President pro Tem
9:40 – 10:00		Break
10:00 – 11:15		Five Sessions (choose one)
	California Wildfire and CEQA (MCLE/AICP)
	Chief Kate Dargan, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (599K PDF file) Rick Halsey, The Chaparral Institute (7.0MB PDF file) Halsey Handout: Too Many Fires, No Chaparral (1.42MB PDF file) Kevin Johnson, Johnson and Hanson LLP (5.23MB PDF file) Dr. Dan Silver, Endangered Habitats League (111K PDF file)
	How To… Engage New Audiences Online
	Natalie Foster, Sierra Club (376K PDF file)
	How To… Tell Your Story Effectively
	Will Murray, Will Murray Company (32K PDF file) Murray Handout: Telling Your Story (983K PDF file)
	Low Impact and Water Neutral Developments (AICP)
	PCL's Call to Action - Water (636K PDF file) Randele Kanouse, East Bay Municipal Water District (1.25MB PDF file) Ron Duncan, Soquel Creek Water District (766K PDF file) Duncan Handout: Water Demand Offset Program (1.21MB PDF file) Mindy McIntyre, The Planning and Conservation League
	The Conservation Challenge of the Twenty-first Century: Protecting Wildlife from Global Warming (AICP)
	PCL's Call to Action - Wildlife (2.12MB PDF file) Kim Delfino, Defenders of Wildlife (1.26MB PDF file) John Kostyack, National Wildlife Federation (1.38MB PDF file) Dr. Amber Pairis, California Department of Fish and Game (1.21MB PDF file)

11:15 – 11:30		Break
11:30 - 12:45		Five Sessions (choose one)
	The Brave New Water Economy: Privatization and Public Accountability (MCLE/AICP)
	Adam Scow, Food and Water Watch Scow Handout: Costly Returns (1.21MB PDF file) Roger Moore, Rossmann and Moore LLP Moore Handouts: Beyond Wishes and Prayers: Restoring Public Accountability to the State Water Project (815K PDF file) Reliability, Religion, and “Paper Water”: Can California Move Beyond Faith-Based Water Supply Planning? (376K PDF file) Panel Handout: Liquid Gold (105K PDF file)
	How To… Involve and Motivate People to Join and Stay Involved in Your Campaign
	Elizabeth Lambe, Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust for Long Beach and Seal Beach (5.11MB PDF file)
	How To… Make the Message Stick
	Jane Mueller, Well Chosen Words Mueller Handout: New and Dangerous Scam (282 PDF file)
	Improving California’s Land Use Policy to Enhance Public Health (AICP)
	PCL's Call to Action - Public Health (635K PDF file) Dr. Rajiv Bhatia, San Francisco Department of Public Health (1.37 PDF file) Bhatia Handouts: Re-integrating Health and Land Use Planning: Steps Towards Institutional Accountability to the Public’s Health (983K PDF file) Building a Healthy City: The Integration of Public Health into Urban Planning and Economic Development in San Francisco (336K PDF file) Alex Hinds, Sonoma State University (4.48MB PDF file) Hinds Handout: Sustainable Communities (74K PDF file)
	Improving California’s Land Use Policy to Fight Global Warming (AICP)
	PCL's Call to Action - Land Use (653K PDF file) Chair Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board Assemblymember Dave Jones, California Legislature Stuart Cohen, TransForm
12:45 - 2:00		Lunch
2:00 - 2:10		Break
2:10 – 3:25		Five Sessions (choose one)
	Conservation & Land Use Agreements: Tejon Ranch Case Study (MCLE/AICP)
	Bob Stine, Tejon Ranch Company Richard Taylor, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Joel Reynolds, Natural Resources Defense Council Panel Power Point Presentation (11.6MB PDF file) Panel Handout: Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement: Executive Summary (1.09MB PDF file)
	How To… Protect Natural Lands
	Cheryl Belcher, California Council of Land Trusts (7.63MB PDF file)
	How To… Ensure Responsible Land Use Planning in Your Community
	Catherine Engberg, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Perl Perlmutter, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
	Meeting California’s Water Needs (AICP)
	PCL's Call to Action - Water (636K PDF file) Stuart Leavenworth, The Sacramento Bee Dennis O’Connor, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water Mindy McIntyre, Planning and Conservation League (2.07MB PDF file)
	A Political and Socio-Economic Challenge: a Just Green Economy (AICP)
	PCL's Call to Action - Public Health (635K PDF file) Peter Cooper, California Labor Federation (277K PDF file) Aaron Lehmer, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (1.89MB PDF file) Peter Asmus, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (2.93MB PDF file)
3:25 – 3:40		Break
3:40 - 4:15		Afternoon Keynote	Jakada Imani, Ella Baker Center (1.76MB PDF file)
4:15 - 5:00		One Session –or- Networking No Host Bar	Ad-Hoc Discussion on the State Budget Crisis
			Tina Andolina, The Planning and Conservation League John McCaull, The Law Offices of John McCaull Bob Stine,
5:00 – 7:00		Evening Keynote, Banquet, and Awards Ceremony	Senator Fran Pavley (2.88MB PDF file) Senator Sheila Kuehl (Legislator of the Year) Terry Watt (Carla Bard Award for Individual Achievement) Green L.A. (David Gaines Award for Non-Profit Work) Elva Yañez (Environmental Justice Advocate of the Year) Working Assets (Environmental Business of the Year) Miguel Luna (Dorothy Green Water Advocate Award)

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