Larry Gerston, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, San Jose State University; Political Analyst, NBC Bay Area; Author, Not So Golden After All: The Rise and Fall of California
Carla Marinucci, Senior Political Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
Bill Whalen, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Larry Gerston
Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, San Jose State University; Political Analyst, NBC Bay Area; Author, Not So Golden After All: The Rise and Fall of California; Twitter @lgerston
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Carla Marinucci
Senior Political Writer, San Francisco Chronicle; Twitter @cmarinucci
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Bill Whalen
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Twitter @hooverwhalen
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John Zipperer
Vice President of Media & Editorial, Commonwealth Club—Host