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Travers Ethics Program Co-Sponsors Recall Debate Events

Publicly Telivised Debate with Panel Discussion to Follow

The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) will be hosting a public viewing of “Race to the Recall,” the first televised debate on California’s gubernatorial recall will be airing Wednesday, September 3, 2003 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on KTVU Channel 2.

The entire event will run from 3:45 pm –7:00 p.m. In the IGS Library, 109 Moses Hall.

The debate itself will begin with a half-hour devoted to the recall question. Governor Davis has been invited to participate. The remaining 90 minutes will feature the invited top six gubernatorial candidates. In alphabetical order they are:

  • Cruz M. Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor (D)
  • Peter Miguel Camejo, Financial Investment Advisor (Green)
  • Arianna Huffington, Author/Columnist/Mother (I)
  • Tom McClintock, State Senator (R)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor Businessman (R)
  • Peter V. Ueberroth, Businessman/Olympic Consultant (R)

Following the debate, a panel of issue experts will discuss issues raised in the debate and answer questions from the audience. This discussion will run from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Our panel so far (as of 8/21) includes:

  • Severin Borenstein, E.T. Grether Proefesor in Public Policy and Business Adminsitration, Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group and Director of the University of California Energy Institute
  • Helen Halpin, Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
  • David Pearson, Professor and Dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education

    A second televised debate will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, time to be determined. This event will also take place in 109 Moses Hall.

    This event is co-sponsored by the Center on Politics and the Col. Charles T. & Louise H. Travers Program on Ethics and Government Accountability.

    The URL for the 9/3 debate is: http://www.ktvu.com/iraq/2418048/detail.html

    Panel Presentation with California Secretary of State Kevin Shelly

    A panel presentation with the California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley to discuss election administration for the recall special statewide election. This event takes place on September 4, 2003, 4:30-5:30 pm. Political Science Professor Henry Brady will participate in this event. To be held in 109 Moses Hall.

    A Universitywide recall conference to be held on Saturday, October 18, 2003, 9 am to 4 pm, Lipman Room, 8th Floor of Barrows Hall.