2026 Election Preview

2026 Speaker Series on California's Future — In-Person and Online

September 23, 2026 · 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Agenda

12:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

Tani Cantil-Sakauye, President and CEO, Public Policy Institute of California

12:05 p.m. Conversation

Moderator: Melanie Mason, California Bureau Chief, POLITICO

Marisa Lagos, Politics Correspondent, KQED

Laurel Rosenhall, California Politics Correspondent, The New York Times

Ashley Zavala, Political Director, KCRA 3 News

12:45 p.m. Audience Q&A

1:00 p.m. Adjourn