Guest Speaker: Kathay Feng, Common Cause National Redistricting Director Feng has led Common Cause’s work to challenge partisan and incumbent gerrymandering, through litigation, state-based organizing around ballot initiatives and legislation and creating new platforms for community-based redistricting. Instructor/Moderator: Robert Stern, JD, former President of the Center for Governmental Studies, a nonprofit research organization located in Los Angeles; former chair of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws; and former general counsel for the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Program Overview: California has moved up its primary date from June to March—on Super Tuesday, March 3. Now, California will get a slice of early-state action. In this course, we delve into the fast-approaching 2020 California March primary as well as the November 2020 election choices. We hear from a number of guest speakers: reporters, politicians, political analysts, and public interest representatives.