Several debate-related events on and off campus are open to media on Tuesday, Sept. 28, the day that 91¿´Æ¬ Davis 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, 91¿´Æ¬ Davis 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, 91¿´Æ¬ Davis professor of law; Larry Berman, 91¿´Æ¬ Davis political science professor and founding director of the 91¿´Æ¬ Washington Center; and Robert Huckfeldt, 91¿´Æ¬ Davis political science professor and director of the 91¿´Æ¬ Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs and 91¿´Æ¬ Center Sacramento. A.G. Block, associate director of 91¿´Æ¬ 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, 91¿´Æ¬ Davis News Service, (530) 752-6101,
Contact: Tim Akin, 91¿´Æ¬ Davis Graduate School of Management,
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu