��Planning and Conservation League - 2012 Symposium Program and Proceedings

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2012 Symposium Program and Proceedings

State Controller John Chiang links the economy and the environment.

On Saturday, January 28, 2012 the Planning and Conservation League (PCL) and PCL Foundation hosted an Environmental Legislative Symposium. This annual event brought together over 201 activists, business leaders, policy and decision makers, students, 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 develop innovative solutions to some of our most pressing environmental issues.

PDF files of Power Point presentations and handouts are linked below for download.

2012 Symposium Agenda (128K PDF)


Saturday, January 28, 2012
8:15 – 9:00	Check-in and Registration
9:00 – 9:15	Introductions
9:15 – 9:45	Opening Remarks
		Bruce Reznik, PCL and PCL Foundation
9:45 – 10:00	Break
10:00 – 11:15	Break Out Session 1
		SB 375: Where the Rubber Meets the Rail (CLE/CM Law
		Mike McKeever, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (Moderator) Laurel Impett, Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger LLP Handout: San Diego and SB 375: Lessons from California��s First Sustainable Community Strategy (4.6M PDF) David Mogavero, Mogavero Notestine Associates Power Point (656K PDF) Eliot Rose, UC Berkeley Center for Resource Efficient Communities Power Point (464K PDF) Handouts: Leveraging a New Law: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Senate Bill 375 (2.98M PDF) Summary of the Deal Points of SB 375 (565K PDF) Communities Tackle Global Warming: A Guide to California��s SB 375 (894K PDF)
		Show Me the Water (Plan) (CM)
		Tony Rossmann, Rossmann & Moore LLP (Moderator) Curt Johansen, Sustainable Community Partners, LLC Susan Lien Longville, Water Resources Institute Dennis O��Connor, Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee
		Rebuilding Local Communities through Green Jobs and Greenbacks (CM)
		Senator Kevin de Le��n, California Legislature (Moderator) Katie DeCarlo, Ella Baker Center Chuck Mills, California Releaf Handout: Partners in Progress (2.7M PDF) Daniel Villao, California Construction Academy
		Lobbying 101: How to Effectively Navigate the Capitol
		Joan Clayburgh, Sierra Nevada Alliance (Introducer) Pete Price, Office of the Speaker of the Assembly John A. P��rez Tina Andolina, Office of Senator Lois Wolk Power Point (4.6M PDF)
11:15 - 11:30	Break
11:30 – 1:30	Lunch & Awards Ceremony
	Senator Kevin de Le��n Assemblymember Jerry Hill Assemblymember Jared Huffman
	Keynote
	State Controller John Chiang
1:30 - 1:45	Break
1:45 - 3:00	Break Out Session 2
		Recent Trends in Ballot Box Planning
		Kevin Johnson, Kevin Johnson, A Professional Law Corporation (Moderator) Tal Finney, Dongell Lawrence and Finney LLP Power Point (3.1M PDF) Robert ��Perl�� Perlmutter, Shute Mihaly and Weinberger LLP Handout: Background Materials (2.5M PDF) Theresa Sears, Orange Citizens for Parks and Recreation Power Point (1M PDF)
		Perspectives on the Water Bond
		Assemblymember Jared Huffman, California Legislature (Moderator) Joe Caves, Conservation Strategy Group James Earp, California Alliance for Jobs Jonas Minton, Planning and Conservation League
		Go Big or Go Home: The Future of Energy in California
		Drew Bohan, California Energy Commission (Moderator) Bernadette Del Chiaro, Environment California Power Point (1.1M PDF) Ted Ko, The Clean Coalition Power Point (396K PDF) Paul Worlie, Liquid Environmental Solutions
		How To�Ķ Build Non-Traditional Partnerships
		Esther Feldman, Community Conservation Solutions (Introducer) Azibuike Akaba, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention Graham Brownstein, TransForm Power Point (1.3M PDF)
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 – 4:30	Break Out Session 3
		The Threat and Reality of Regulatory Reform (CLE)
		Ethan Elkind, UC Berkeley Law (Moderator) Michael Endicott, Sierra Club Power Point (104K PDF) Handout: Assembly Bill 890 (141K PDF) Assembly Bill 1444 (209K PDF) Senate Bill 455 (221K PDF) Pete Price, Office of the Speaker of the Assembly John A. P��rez Keith Wagner, Lippe Gaffney Wagner LLP Handouts: Sacramento Bee Article (509K PDF) SB 900 Letter (491K PDF)
		Reduce, Reuse & Recycle: Local Solutions to Address California��s Water Woes (CM)
		Dr. Juliet Christian-Smith, Pacific Institute (Moderator) Rami Kahlon, California Public Utilities Commission Power Point (220K PDF) Andy Lipkis, TreePeople Videos: Miracle on Elmer Avenue Capture the Rain and Rebuild the Economy: It Can Happen Here! Michael Markus, P.E., Orange County Water District Power Point (976K PDF)
		Boondoggle or Beacon? The Future of High Speed Rail in California
		Doug Linney, The Next Generation (Moderator) Elizabeth Alexis, Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design Power Point (664K PDF) Handout: Context Sensitive Solutions �� A Better Process for Projects (509K PDF) Joel Reynolds, Natural Resources Defense Council Dan Richard, High Speed Rail Authority
		The Role of Food in California's Environmental Future
		Rick Hawley, GreenSpace-The Cambria Land Trust (Moderator) Kari Hamerschlag, Environmental Working Group Handout: Local Food and the Farm Bill: Small Investments, Big Returns (509K PDF) Claudia Reid, Fresh Producers Power Point (196K PDF) David Runsten, Community Alliance with Family Farmers Power Point (1M PDF)
4:30 – 4:45	Break
4:45 - 5:00	Concluding Remarks

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