Wed, May 2 2012 - 6:30pm

Larry Gerston: California - The Not So Golden State

Larry Gerston, Professor of Political Science, San Jose State University; Author, Not So Golden After All: The Rise and Fall of California
John Diaz, Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle - Moderator

The author of numerous defining books on the subject of California, professor and political analyst Larry Gerston is widely recognized as a leading thinker on local public policy. In his latest book, Not So Golden After All: The Rise and Fall of California, Gerston takes us step-by-step through the economic, cultural and political factors contributing to California’s upsurge and historic fall from grace. Is the Golden State a lost utopian dream? Can California’s former glory be restored? Join us as Gerston takes an in-depth look at the issues that have driven California to its current state of disrepair.