On April 27, 2026, the Pat Brown Institute co-hosted the Lieutenant Governor Candidate Forum at Cal State LA, bringing together students, higher education leaders, and community members for a thoughtful conversation about the future of public higher education in California.
The event featured candidates Oliver Ma and Michael Tubbs, who engaged in meaningful dialogue and shared insights into their leadership, priorities, and vision for the role.
We are grateful to Cal State LA President Berenecea Johnson Eanes and Pat Brown Institute Executive Director Mike Bonin for their opening remarks, and especially to the students who shared their personal experiences and questions—bringing urgency, honesty, and real-world perspective to the discussion.
We also thank our partners in the Alliance for Candidate Engagement in Education—Campaign for College Opportunity, EdTrust-West, Californians Together, Children Now, Early Edge California, Public Advocates, and Young Invincibles—as well as Unite-LA, UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute, SoCal CAN, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, and Alliance for a Better Community for their collaboration in making this event possible.
Events like this underscore the importance of civic engagement and the power of bringing Californians together to help shape the leadership and decisions that impact our communities.
Past Events Archive
- The Pat Brown Institute Annual Dinner
- PBI - Misinformation/Disinformation: Media Literacy
- The Future of Democracy: Coming Home - Webinar | November 20, 2024
- PBI - Housing is a Human Right: A Call to Action
- Now What? Post-Election Convening
- 2024 The Future of Democracy: Coming Home
- Voter Fest 2024
- 2024 Housing is a Human Right: A Call to Action
- 2024 Misinformation/Disinformation: Media Literacy
- 2024 Breaking Down the Ballot: Burritos & Ballot Measures
- 2024 Good Jobs: Pathways to Work That Matters
- 2024 PSA CHALLENGE: A CALL TO ACTION
- 2024 Fall Civic Series
- 2024 PSA Film Challenge Winners
- 2023 Regional Hubs
- 2022 Voices of L.A. – Latina/o Survey
- 2022 Voices of L.A. – AAPI Survey
- 2022 A Focus on LA County: State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey Findings
- 2022 Annual Event: Celebrating Outstanding Leadership in Public Health
- 2021 Jewish Voters in Los Angeles County: A Look at Social and Political Geography
- 2021 Check Your Mailbox! A Vote-By-Mail Webinar
- PBI 2021 Gala
- 2020 PBI Annual Conference
- 2020 187: The Rise of the Latino Vote Excerpt Screening and Discussion
- 2020: A Call to Action Webinar with CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla Tuesday, August 4
- 2020: A Call to Action Webinar Tuesday, June 30
- 2019 PBI Co-Hosts Presidential Forum on Latino Issues
- 2019 Annual Dinner
- 2019 Surveying Jewish Los Angeles: A Portrait of Engagement
- 2019 Surveying African-American Los Angeles: A Portrait of Engagement
- 2019 LAUSD Board District 5 Runoff Candidate Debate
- PBI Annual Conference: Election 2018
- 2018 PBI Interview with Darry Sragow
- 2018 PBI Interview with Mike Madrid
- 2017 Central 710 Freeway Corridor – An Asset-Based Analysis
- 2017 Should California have its own trade policy?
- 2016 Participation + Power – A Los Angeles County Strategy Summit
- 2015 SR-710 North – Extend or Not?
- 2015 Higher Education Conference
- Election 2016: What on Earth Happened?
- Distinguished Speaker Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (2016)
- Making Sense of DWP Reform (2016)
- Annual Policy Conference (2015)
- Distinguished Lecturer: Kevin Starr (2015)