Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership February 24, 2015 12:00pm to 1:30pm Bill Bogaard served four terms as Mayor of Pasadena, after taking office in 1999 as the City’s first directly elected Mayor. During those four terms, the City saw the arrival of the Gold Line light rail transit system; Read more…
February 17, 2015 7:00pm to 10:00pm The Bedrosian Center is offering a group rate discount to The Whipping Man at The Pasadena Playhouse, the play will be followed by a panel discussion with Center Director Raphael Bostic, USC Gould Professor Sam Erman, actor Charlie Robinson, and others discussing the play’s themes as Read more…
Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership January 27, 2015 12:00pm to 1:30pm Fujioka is a public administrator with 34 years of experience in local government. He served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the County of Los Angeles from 2007 to December 2014, implementing a new governance structure whereby the Read more…
Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership December 9, 2014 12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch with a Leader provides students with the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal setting. Doane Liu, Deputy Read more…
Edward Kleinbard on How Government SHOULD Spend Our Money December 2, 2014 1:30pm to 3:00pm Transcript Join the Bedrosian Center in a conversation with Edward D. Kleinbard about his new book We Are Better Than This: How Government Should Spend Our Money. Kleinbard is the Johnson Professor of Law and Business at the USC Gould School of Read more…
Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership November 11, 2014 12:00pm to 1:00pm Lunch with a Leader provides students with the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal setting. Robert Garcia, Mayor Read more…
Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership September 8, 2014 12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch with a Leader provides students with the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in a small, informal setting. Our first luncheon Read more…
July 16, 2014 7:30am to 2:00pm Unite for Veterans will bring together key business and civic leaders, agencies and community stakeholders to highlight the scalable best practices in employment, housing and other human services to provide veterans with a fulfilling life after military service. Register online today. Keynote address by Read more…
Park Equity in Los Angeles July 10, 2014 9:30am to 4:00am Confirmed Guest Speakers State Senator Kevin de León Senator Kevin de León was elected to serve the 22nd Senate District in November 2010. The district includes all or parts of the City of Los Angeles, Alhambra, East Los Angeles, Read more…
Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership March 5, 2014 12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch with a Leader provides students with the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal setting. Michael Govan joined Read more…
March 27, 2014 through March 28, 2014 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “unconditional War on Poverty.” However, solutions to poverty in America have remained elusive. The Innovating to End Urban Poverty conference will explore the context for poverty, policy history, and innovative solutions bridging families to opportunity. Read more…
Adapting, Bouncing Back, and Coping February 24, 2014 12:00pm to 1:30pm “The A, B, C’s of Self-reinforcing Processes in Network Resiliency: Adapting, Bouncing Back, and Coping” Abstract What is the relationship between an inter-organizational network’s internal dynamics and its capacity to adapt, bounce back, or survive in response to diminished Read more…
Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership February 13, 2014 12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch with a Leader provides students with the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal setting. John Szabo might Read more…
View the transcript here. The Bedrosian Center’s Lunch with a Leader series provides students with the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal setting. Karen Bass was re-elected to her second Read more…
Price Research Center Collaborative October 30, 2013 12:00pm to 1:30pm Is there a post car-ownership future? This Price Research Center Collaboratives brings together the Bedrosian Center on Governance and the METRANS Transportation Center to discuss the future of transportation. We will address the prevalence and growth of private sector alternatives Read more…
Conversations about governance, policy, and leadership October 17, 2013 12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch with a Leader provides students with the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal setting. Aja Brown is Read more…
Conversations about governance and policy implementation April 22, 2013 12:00pm to 1:30pm The purpose of this luncheon series is to provide students the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal Read more…
April 11, 2013 12:00pm to 1:00pm The Bedrosian Center funds several grants for USC Price faculty research on governance issues. Preference for the awards is given to research focused on collaborative governance, relationships between governance and planning, and government accountability issues. As a condition of the grant, each principal investigator Read more…
The Bedrosian Center on Governance presents Leading from the West: A Conversation with City Managers Tom Bakaly, City Manager of Hermosa Beach, CA Betsy Fretwell, City Manager of Las Vegas, NV Ted Gaebler, City Manager of Rancho Cordova, CA and co-author of “Reinventing Government” Join us for an evening that Read more…
March 28, 2013 4:30pm to 6:00pm Want to learn more about pursuing in local government? Then you should plan to attend a reception featuring an opportunity to discuss ideas with John Shirey, City Manager of Sacramento, and other prominent City Managers. Mr. Shirey has more than 35 years of experience Read more…
March 28, 2013 2:00pm to 4:00pm University Park Campus Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) 308 The Bedrosian Center funds several grants for USC Price faculty research on governance issues. Preference for the awards is given to research focused on collaborative governance, relationships between governance and planning, and government accountability Read more…
Conversations about governance and policy implementation March 14, 2013 12:00pm to 1:30pm The purpose of this luncheon series is to provide students the opportunity to hear ideas from local, state, and national leaders as well as share their ideas and gain inspiration for effective governance in an enjoyable, informal setting. Read more…
Conversations about governance and policy implementation January 29, 2013 12:00pm to 1:30pm The Bedrosian Center works to align the goals of academics and practitioners in order to foster effective governance. We strive to shape the public dialogue about governance and policy implementation in order to share good ideas, and work Read more…
Price Governance Salon October 4, 2012 Dar’s research interests fall into three interconnected areas of inquiry: comparative political economy of higher education, the relationship between higher education and social inequality and the politics of higher education. She approaches each of these areas with a combination of theoretical and methodological tools Read more…
This event was part two of the multi-year Bedrosian Center/ ASPA series Shifting the Burden. The October 2nd discussion was intended to develop a better understanding of the challenges and benefits of implementing heath care reform in California and Los Angeles County.