In 2004, Next Ten convened a series of 14 Budget Education sessions across the state with business, civic, local government, and community leaders. Stephen Levy, Director and Senior Economist for the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, presented "Budget Basics" at these sessions and offered participants the opportunity to discuss their budget priorities. The following is a list of the 2004 meetings and notes from these meetings.
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| Senior Advisors Meeting |
Sunday and Monday, March 14th and 15th University of Southern California Los Angeles, California |
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| Central Valley/ Great Valley Center |
Wednesday, May 5th Great Valley Center Annual Conference Radisson Hotel Sacramento Sacramento, California |
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| Sacramento/ Valley Vision |
Tuesday, May 11th Sierra Health Foundation Sacramento, California |
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| San Diego/ San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation |
Thursday, May 13th University Club San Diego, California |
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| Orange County/ Orange County Business Council |
Thursday, May 19th Orange County Business Council
Irvine, California |
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| San Francisco Bay Area/ Commonwealth Club of California |
Monday, June 2nd Commonwealth Club San Francisco, California |
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| San Fernando Valley/ Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley |
Monday, June 7th Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley Sherman Oaks, California |
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| Southern Los Angeles/ South Bay Economic Development Partnership |
Monday, June 7th Torrance Marriott Torrance, California |
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| Bay Area/ Tri-Valley Business Council |
Thursday, June 24th CarrAmerica Conference Center Pleasanton, California |
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| Senior Advisors Meeting |
Thursday and Friday, July 22nd – 23 rd The Panetta Institute Seaside, California |
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| Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) |
Saturday, October 2nd Almansor Court Alhambra, California |
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| Third Wednesday Policy Working Group |
Wednesday, October 20th Chanterelle Restaurant Sacramento, California |
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| Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group |
Tuesday, November 16th William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, California |
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| Los Angeles Social Equity Groups |
Friday, November 19th University of Southern California Los Angeles, California |
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