Agenda

 

Local Governments navigating the California Constitution

February 8, 2013

8:15 – 8:45
Registration

8:45 – 9:00
I. Introduction and Overview

  · David A. Carrillo: Executive Director California Constitution Center, Berkeley Law

II. Individual Rights under the California Constitution              

9:00 – 9:45
A. Religion and Liberty of Speech Clauses

     · David A. Carrillo: Executive Director California Constitution Center, Berkeley Law
     · Danny Y. Chou: Assistant County Counsel, Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office

9:45 – 10:45
B. The Right of Privacy

     · Hon. Joseph R. Grodin: Associate Justice, California Supreme Court (Retired)
     · David A. Carrillo: Executive Director California Constitution Center, Berkeley Law
     · Calvin R. House: Partner, Gutierrez Preciado & House LLP           

10:45 – 11:00
Break

11:00 – 12:15
III. Water Rights under the California Constitution

     · David R. E. Aladjem: Partner, Downey Brand LLP
     · Ryan S. Bezerra: Partner, Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan
     · Daniel Hentschke: General Counsel, San Diego County Water Authority
     · Tara L. Mueller: Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
     · Richard Roos-Collins, Principal, Water and Power Law Group
     · Joseph L. Sax: James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation
        (Emeritus), Berkeley Law

12:15 – :15
Lunch

IV. Issues Relating to the Relationship between the State and Local Governments

1:15 – 2:30
A. Constitutional Issues Relating to Finance and Revenue

     · Darien Shanske: Associate Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of the Law
     · Betsy Strauss: Attorney at Law
     · Iris P. Yang: Partner, Best Best & Krieger LLP  

2:30 – 2:45
Break

2:45 – 4:00
B. The Constitutional Power of Cities

     · Manuela Albuquerque, Partner, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP 
     · Buck Delventhal: Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
     · Gregory W. Stepanicich, Shareholder, Richards Watson Gershon