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Methamphetamines: The No. 1Public Safety Issue in California 1

California Agenda Lecture Series 1

From the Executive Director 2

Calendar of Events 2

Youth Enrichment Project 3

The Institute at 25:Silver AnniversaryPBI Annual Awards Dinner 4

PBI Programs: Community Policing,Health Policy Outreach Center,Public Policy Interns 6

METHAMPHETAMINES:THE NO. 1 PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA

Jennifer Kitson, Research Associate, PBI Public Policy Education Program

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Methamphetamine has been identified as the lead-ing drug-related law enforcement problem in Califor-nia and, experts contend, it should also be the State’stop public safety budgetary priority.

At an Oct. 6 Public Policy Roundtable discussion hostedby the Pat Brown Institute, Dr. Alex Norman, professorEmeritus of Social Welfare at UCLA’s School of Public

Policy and Public Research, presented an overview ofthe current methamphetamine landscape in Californiafrom a public safety perspective. The multi-faceted dan-gers that result from methamphetamine production, distri-bution and addiction affect the broad community beyondthe scope of any one agency, Dr. Norman asserted.

Ms. Angela Glover Blackwell,founder and CEO of PolicyLink, anational non-profit dedicated to eco-nomic and social equity, shared herexpertise on the subject of “The Fu-ture of Community Development” withthe California Agenda audience.

The mission of PolicyLink is “equi-table development,” a process inwhich the question “Who benefits?” isrepeatedly asked, Ms. Blackwell said.Because the legacy of institutionalized

THE CALIFORNIA AGENDA PUBLIC POLICY LECTURE SERIES

THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Jennifer Kitson, Research Associate, PBI Public Policy Education Program

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Fredy Ceja, Jaime Regalado, Angela Blackwell and Ali Moddares

Public Policy Roundtable discussion group

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DR. JAIME A. REGALADO

Welcome to the Fall Edition of the PBI News-letter! Looking back over the course of 2006, Ithink most of us would agree it’s been an inter-esting year.

Some would take stock of that “interest”as they wonder about California voters’political memory, or lack thereof. Thisbrings to mind a salient feature of today’spost-electoral landscape, that is, the abilityto rebuild a political image.

Just when it seemed Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger had taken a fatal politicalplunge with a majority of voters in 2005 by forg-ing ahead with a statewide special election andcoming up short on the four major ballot propo-sitions he aggressively endorsed in an electionthat few voters and politicians wanted, he re-gained the support of many of the state’s voters.Then again, those who study politics and votersunderstand the affects of short-term memory. Andof course, the Governor recaptured much of thefavorable imagery he originally projected in hissuccessful election bid in the recall year of 2003.

Each gubernatorial election cycle in Califor-nia brings renewed interest in, and broad refer-ences by candidates and media to, former Cali-fornia Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown (1959-1967). As some Californians recall, and just aboutevery political class knows, Pat is the great build-ing icon of modern California.

However modern California was by 1960sand 1970s standards, we are no longer. AsGovernor, Pat Brown oversaw the wave ofbuilding, expansion and innovation that broughtus the state’s current freeway system, the Cali-fornia Aquaduct and associated water transportsystems, public higher education campuses andagreements, state hospital and public health

commitments and growth. He always demon-strated a willingness to engage and invest con-siderable political capital and will.

The Nov. 7 election tested Californians andthose who represent us on the degree to whichwe are ready to re-invest in our crumbling in-frastructure. It might finally be time to stop livingoff investments made in the 1960s, largely un-der Pat Brown’s watch.

The elections also tested the nation’s readi-ness to move in new directions, both domesti-cally and in foreign policy. In some ways, thepotential for a political power re-alignment inWashington DC harkens back to the virtual GOPsweep of congressional leadership in 1994, interms of its control of both House and Senate. Isthere much meaning for California whether ornot Democrats recapture one or both of thesehouses? Likely, the answer is yes!

PBI’s 14th Annual California Policy IssuesConference directly assessed, addressed andresponded to such pivotal questions. Under ourrecurring analysis of California’s civil society,the theme of the Nov. 14 Conference was “Elec-tions 2006: Implications for Civic Engagementand Infrastructure Development in California.” Ahost of experts across the sectors joined PBI aswe explored the election—a collision coursebetween present and future—by way of exam-ining the money pockets, party lines, and role ofmedia in politics. Learning and moving on fromthe election results, we are setting a policyagenda for California.

We are pleased the conference is reachingcable audiences in northern and southern Cali-fornia, community centers and university class-rooms through its filmed version, and the policyand scholarly communities through publishedhighlights and conclusions in the 2007 Edition ofCalifornia Policy Issues Annual.

Finally, we are grateful to The James IrvineFoundation and our conference sponsors formaking this all possible.

PBI FALLCALENDAR OF EVENTS

Oct. 19, 2006Immigration Public PolicyRoundtableDr. Ali Modarres, Pat Brown Instituteat California State University,Los Angeles

Nov. 14, 200614th Annual California Policy IssuesConferenceat the Millennium Biltmore Hotel

Nov.17, 2006Race Relations Public PolicyRoundtableStewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific AmericanLegal CenterLocation to be announced

Dec. 6, 2006State of the City Panel Discussionat the Los Angeles Times

Dec. 15, 2006Health Public Policy RoundtableDr. Rick Brown, UCLA Center for HealthPolicy Research at CSULA

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007Health Policy Outreach Centerand Kaiser Permanente present a healthpolicy summit featuring Diana Bonta,Vice President of Public Affairs, KaiserPermanente Southern California Region,at The California Endowment

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Year One SummaryThe Youth Enrichment Project (YEP) of the

Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs has rein-stated its school-based, youth service/gangprevention and intervention program atRoosevelt High School (RHS) and its “feeder”campus, Hollenbeck Middle School (HMS),in Boyle Heights. YEP is designed to mitigategang and other dangerous lifestyles by

strengthening the mindsets of youth to view“success” as a lifelong process. This projectadvances PBI’s goal of creating safe andhealthy communities, by providing high-risk,at-risk, and special education students withthe personal and academic skills necessaryto help them become better decision makers.

YEP is funded by a grant from the WeingartFoundation. At the end of its first year, the YEPprogram provided 282 students and their fami-lies with prevention and intervention services,such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling and casemanagement support.

YEP also established a distinctive partner-ship for student referrals with several schooladministrators, such as the Roosevelt High’sdeans and probation officers. They agreed tohonor a Student Action Contract, which is anofficial agreement between specific students,parents, school administrators and the YEP pro-gram to establish terms for a positive alternative

THE YOUTHENRICHMENTPROJECT

Armando GonzalezYouth Enrichment Project Director

“in lieu of” disciplinary actions such as deten-tion, suspension, Opportunity Transfer (OT) andprobation/court conditions.

Students have access to YEP’s eight-weekSecond Chances “Life Skills” classes, which arestructured activities designed to help guide youthto become better decision makers. Topics of noteinclude “Chances, Choices and Conse-quences”, “Family and Community”, “Empathyand Conflict Resolution” and “Future Careersand Higher Learning.”

We have several guest speakers from youth-focused organizations, SEA Gang Intervention,Youth Opportunity Movement, Jovenes Inc., whoregularly present to our Second Chancesclasses. Students are also required to attend aminimum of one day a week of tutoring and par-ticipate in two after-school enrichment activitiesor volunteer work. The classes are intended to

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“Resiliency, Choices and Transition to Middle School” 5th Grade Assembly at First StreetElementary School.

City Council Member Jose Huizar and the SEAGang Intervention Team

Hollenbeck Middle School YEP Students Youth Enrichment Project speakers and staff

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PBI’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS DINNER

PBI CELEBRATES SILVER

On April 27, the Institute’s Annual Awards Din-ner was held at the Millennium BiltmoreHotel in downtown Los Angeles. More than 500guests attended in support of the Institute andthe evening’s honorees: California AssemblySpeaker Fabian Nunez, California BusinessRoundtable president Bill Hauck, founding PBIExecutive Director Marie Moretti, and the Cali-fornia Labor Federation.

The program featured remarks by CalState LA President James Rosser and a rous-ing welcome by Peter R. Villegas, on behalfof Washington Mutual, the corporate host ofthe dinner. David Ono, the ABC Channel 7Eyewitness News anchorman, served as theemcee for the evening.

Members of the Brown family also joined inthe program, as two grandchildren of Pat andBernice Brown, sisters Hilary Armstrong andSascha Rice, spoke of a documentary filmthey are developing about their grandfatherand his legacy.

“We know that my grandfather would havebeen working the tables with the best of you!”Armstrong said. “And loving it as much as youdo! We think he epitomized the best in both pub-lic service and in understanding that politics ismore about people than anything else.

“Our grandfather lived and breathed politics.He saw what we call ‘the system’ as the best

way to right things that were wrong, and buildfor the common good.”

The sisters complimented the descriptionof The Pat Brown Institute offered by Execu-tive Director Jaime Regalado, who summedup Gov. Brown’s mission and the Institute “per-fectly” as “a place that encourages people tocare about politics and the formulation of pub-lic policy.”

“The Institute is his living legacy, of which hewould be enormously proud,” Rice said of her lategrandfather. “Through the PBI and the documen-tary, Pat Brown will reach a new generation ofcitizens, political leaders and policy makers.”

Through support and advocacy on the partof University Provost and PBI ChairmanHerman Lujan, the Cal State LA presence con-

firmed a successful partnership of PBI and theUniversity. Chairman Lujan’s hosting and wel-coming remarks at the Honoree Reception setthe tone for the evening, as the event met allfinancial targets.

Members of the PBI Board of Directors

CSULA President Dr. James Rosser

California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez flanked by presenters FrankQuevedo and David Sickler

PBI Board member Ken Burt with dinner guests

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Dr. Ali Modarres, Dr. Jaime Regalado, Honoree Marie Moretti, Honoree Bill Hauck and PBIBoard Chairman Dr. Herman Lujan

Honoree Marie Moretti with award presenter HonorableKathleen Kelly

PBI Board Member Emeritus James R. Galbraith of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation,Dr. Jaime Regalado and Dinner Chairman Peter Villegas

PBI Board member Frank Quevedo with Governor Pat Brown’s granddaughters

Dinner Emcee David Ono

PBI Board members Nathaniel Trives and Gordon Gregory

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PBI PROGRAM UPDATESTaffany Lim, Director Policy Training and Community Outreach Programs

MethamphetaminesContinued from front page

COMMUNITY POLICINGSix southern California cities participated in

PBI’s Fall Community Policing Training that tookplace Oct. 9 through Oct. 13. Rather than focus-ing on the role of law enforcement on its own,the training program has increasingly empha-sized the importance of community-wide part-nerships to solve public safety problems. TheCity of Long Beach embraces a “community-oriented public safety” philosophy, and sent twopolice officers and representatives from publicworks, redevelopment, and neighborhoodwatch to find ways to address problems as ateam. The City of Monrovia sent a sworn officerand a code enforcement employee to the train-ing. Their dual perspectives on law enforce-ment partnering with community benefited allparticipants.HEALTH POLICY OUTREACH CENTER

The Health Policy Outreach Center (HPOC)received a grant from The California Endow-ment to assist with strategic planning. PBI hascontracted PolicyLink in Oak-land to consult on a strategicplan. Community interviewsare underway to help pro-vide perspective and infor-mation that will guide the di-rection of HPOC. In addi-tion to The California Endow-ment, HPOC receives sup-port from The CaliforniaWellness Foundation and

Kaiser Permanente. On Tuesday, Feb. 13,2007, HPOC partners with Kaiser Permanenteto launch a health policy summit at The Califor-nia Endowment featuring Ms. Diana Bonta, VicePresident of Public Affairs, Kaiser PermanenteSouthern California Region.PBI PUBLIC POLICY INTERNS

Each year, PBI offers current CSULA stu-dents an opportunity to gain hands-on experi-ence in the office of an elected official throughthe Public Policy Internship Program. This year,PBI has chosen three talented individuals whowill be working alongside policymakers and theirstaff through Fall and Winter quarters. The in-terns and assignments are:

Sylvia ManabatSen. Gloria Romero’s Office

Nassrin BonyadlooLos Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar’s Office

Eva Rios AlvaradoCongresswoman Hilda Solis’ Office

The national geography of methamphetamineuse indicates that the problem cannot be ad-dressed by one state alone, said Dr. Norman.For instance, when a methamphetamine or“meth” lab is shut down in California, anotheropens in a neighboring state or in a number ofother states to the north and eastward. Officialsin Arizona, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Ne-vada, Utah, Washington and Wyoming rankedmethamphetamine production and use as thenumber one drug-related problem area in theirrespective state, Dr. Norman said.

Additionally, California will remain the nation’sleading producer and distributor of meth, due tothe proximity of Mexico and Canada. Within thiscontext, California needs to prioritize meth pre-vention and education over suppression, Dr.Norman recommended.

Dr. Norman concluded with proposals for alegislative framework that addresses 1) preven-tion and education 2) Western-region enforce-ment and containment 3) treatment and rehabili-tation practices and 4) standardized over-the-counter drug monitoring and restriction.

Dr. Alex Norman and Fredy Ceja, director of thePBI Public Policy Education Program

Community Policing Training in session

Community Policing Training fall session participants and staff.

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racism, largely inscribed in geography, is so influ-ential in determining life opportunities (e.g., accessto wealth building, transportation, quality education),community development strategies should achieveequity, not just equality, Ms. Blackwell contends.

Equitable development seeks to simultaneouslyaddress the interconnected quality-of-life issues sur-rounding community development. Jobs, housing,transportation, and social services, said Ms.Blackwell, must be coordinated in an effort to con-nect “people, place and issues together.”

Additionally, equitable development requires allstakeholders to be actively involved at every stageand level of the planning and implementation pro-cess. These strategies are incorporated intoPolicyLink’s new focus on infrastructure, which Ms.Blackwell describes as “The Next Frontier.”

help address students’ personal and academicissues by creating an alternative to disciplinaryactions from school administrators. It is the onlyprogram of its kind at Roosevelt High School.

YEP’s successful track record has led to op-portunities with more schools. In its second year,YEP plans to serve First Street ElementarySchool, a feeder school to Hollenbeck MiddleSchool in Boyle Heights, by expanding age-appropriate prevention activities with 4th and5th grade students. Prevention measures areextremely important with children between theages of 8 to 12 years.

YEP plans to increase the total number ofstudents and parents served to a minimum of500 in year two and 500 in year three. We willstrengthen our Second Chances “Life Skills”

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Community DevelopmentContinued from front page

classes at Roosevelt High School and introducea similar version at Hollenbeck Middle School.We also plan to enroll YEP staff in the PBI’sacclaimed Gang Intervention Training Program.And, we will work with the director of PBI’s Com-munity Policing program to develop a strongerrelationship with LAPD and school police work-ing on campuses served by YEP.

In El Sereno, YEP has broached the possibilityof expanding YEP’s youth services/gang preven-tion and intervention program in the third year ofour grant with Farmdale Elementary, El SerenoMiddle School and Wilson High School. Thesethree schools lost the Gang Risk Intervention Pro-gram (GRIP), a school-based gang prevention/intervention program that was discontinued afterseveral years due to lack of funding.

Roosevelt High School “Life Skills” graduation

Audience members participate at the California Agenda Lecture series in September.

Angela Glover Blackwell addresses California Agenda Lecture guests at the CityClub in Los Angeles.

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Jaime A. Regalado, Ph.D.Executive Director

Ali Modarres, Ph.D.Associate Director & Director,Applied Research Programs

Lily H. BabaAdministrative Operations Manager

Fredy CejaDirector, Public Policy Education Program

Antonio Crisostomo-RomoCoordinator, Youth Enrichment Project

Luis DominquezSite Staff, Youth Enrichment Project

Armando GonzalezDirector, Youth Enrichment Project

Maria GuerreroSite Staff, Youth Enrichment Project

Jennifer KitsonResearch Associate, Public Policy Education Program

Hasmik KupalyanOffice Assistant

Taffany LimDirector, Policy Training and CommunityOutreach Programs

Tarren LopezCoordinator, Public Policy Education Program

Irene PosadasSite Staff Lead, Youth Enrichment Project

Dr. Herman D. Lujan, Board ChairProvost & Vice President for Academic Affairs,CSULA

Dr. Diana M. BontaKaiser Permanente

Scott Bowman, Ph.D.Department of Political Science, CSULA

Kenneth C. BurtCalifornia Federation of Teachers

Mr. Charles Casey, Jr. (ex-officio)UC Davis

Mr. Jonathan ChoiBuilding Industry Association

Anita GabrielianAT&T

James R. GalbraithMember Emeritus

Gordon GregoryMosaic Capital LLC

Andres F. IrlandoVerizon

Alice KawakamiUniversity Librarian, CSULA

Hon. Kathleen A. Kelly (ex-officio)Judge, Superior Court of California

Stewart Kwoh, Esq.Asian Pacific-American Legal Center of Southern California

George I. MinterGreer/Dailey/Minter

Marie MorettiPBI Founding Executive Director

Frank J. QuevedoSouthern California Edison

George RamirezUnion Bank of California

Zeb Rice (ex-officio)Angeleno Group

Thomas SaylesSempra Energy

David SicklerLos Angeles Board of Public Works

Alan SierotySieroty Company, Inc.

Nathaniel TrivesCrossroads Schools

Peter R. VillegasWashington Mutual

Keith WeaverSony Pictures Entertainment