2011-2012 Informational/Oversight Hearings

November 17, 2011

Sustainable Excellence: How State Activities Can Impact the Business Climate of the High Technology Economy

Reports & Studies:

• Fast Facts on the California Economy for September 2011 [pdf]
• California's Position in Technology and Science 2010 [pdf]
• Business Climate Rankings and the California Economy [pdf]

Cyber Cities 2010 – California Metropolitan Areas

• Los Angeles [pdf]
• Oakland [pdf]
• Orange County [pdf]
• Riverside-San Bernardino [pdf]
• Sacramento [pdf]
• San Diego [pdf]
• San Francisco [pdf]
• San Jose/Silicon Valley [pdf]

October 19, 2011

Casting a Wider Net: Achieving the Legal Mandate for Diversity in Entertainment

Current & Prior Legislation:

• Labor Code Section 1700.47 [pdf]
• AB 1364 (Campos) Bill Text [pdf]
• AB 1364 Bill Analysis [pdf]
• AB 14 (Laird) Chapter 568, Statutes of 2007 [pdf]
• List of professions that require a license, certificate, permit, authority or registration under the California Business & Professions Code [pdf]

Case Law & Law Review Articles:

• Lyle v. Warner Brothers Television Productions et al. [pdf]
• Alch et al, v. Time Warner Entertainment et al. [pdf]
• Theatrical Casting – Discrimination or Artistic Freedom? [pdf]

Studies & Reports:

• Director Diversity in Hiring Practices for Episodic Television [pdf]
• 2011 Hollywood Writers Report [pdf]
• 2010-11 Where We Are On T.V. [pdf]
• Boxed In: Employment of Behind-the-Scenes Women in the 2010-11 Prime-Time Television Season [pdf]
• Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on the Top 250 Films of 2010 [pdf]
• 2007-08 SAG Casting Data Reports [pdf]

Hearing Participants Biographies:

• Brian Walton, UCLA School of Law-Entertainment and Media Law Program [pdf]
• Art Eisenson, Screenwriter & Plaintiff, Writers Age Discrimination Lawsuit [pdf]
• David Zimmerman, Creator, Meet the Biz, Casting Director [pdf]
• Adam Moore, National Director, Affirmative Action & Diversity, Screen Actors Guild [pdf]
• Ray Bradford, National Director, Equality Employment Opportunities, AFTRA [pdf]
• Kimberly Myers, Director of Diversity, Writers Guild of America, West [pdf]
• Darnell Hunt, Ph.D., Director of Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA [pdf]
• Regina Render, Assistant Executive Director, Directors Guild of America [pdf]
• Herndon Graddick, Senior Director of Programs and Communications, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation-GLAAD Media Awards [pdf]
• Ron Hasson, Beverly Hills Hollywood NAACP President [pdf]
• Robert R. Roginson - Special Counsel, Association of Talent Agents [pdf]

Supplemental Hearing Information:

• Art Eisenson’s Testimony [pdf]
• Robert Roginson’s Testimony [pdf]
• Sample Call Sheet [pdf]

September 23, 2011

California Travel & Tourism Commission: Spinning Gold: Marketing Travel & Tourism in California

Background Materials:

• White Paper on California Tourism [pdf]
• California Travel & Tourism Outlook [pdf]
• The Power of Destination Marketing [pdf]
• What Happens When You Stop Marketing? [pdf]

Hearing Participants Information

• Caroline Beteta, President, California Travel & Tourism Commission [pdf]
• Ted Balestreri, Member, World Travel and Tourism Council [pdf]
• John Severini, President/CEO, California Travel Association [pdf]
• Bob Roberts, Executive Director, California Ski Industry Association [pdf]
• John Robinson, President/CEO, California Attractions and Parks Association [pdf]
• Mimi Hahn, Vice President of Marketing, Monterey Bay Aquarium [pdf]
• Patrick Tierney Ph.D., Chair, Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism, San Francisco State University [pdf]
• Lara Diaz Dunbar, Esq., Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, California Restaurant Association [pdf]
• Janine Chicourrat, President, Monterey County Hospitality Association [pdf]
• Leonard O'Neill , President, UNITE/HERE LOCAL 483 [pdf]