Several debate-related events on and off campus are open to media on Tuesday, Sept. 28, the day that Â鶹´«Ã½ hosts the first debate between California gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman.
Debate Watch Forum
12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom, Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Law (one block north of the Mondavi Center, where the debate will be held)
Dan Schnur, a veteran political strategist who helped prepare John McCain and Pete Wilson for debates, will join a panel discussion about why debates matter and what viewers should watch for. Other panelists: Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle political reporter; Vikram Amar, Â鶹´«Ã½ professor of law; Larry Berman, Â鶹´«Ã½ political science professor and founding director of the UC Washington Center; and Robert Huckfeldt, Â鶹´«Ã½ political science professor and director of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute of Governmental Affairs and UC Center Sacramento. A.G. Block, associate director of UC Center Sacramento and a seasoned observer of California politics, will moderate the discussion. The event is free and open to the public.
More information:
Contacts: Jim Sweeney, Â鶹´«Ã½ News Service, (530) 752-6101,
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu