KVPT Channel 18 begins a four-part examination of the Valley's future tonight that could be interesting. It's being put together with the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, which was established by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and stretches across eight Valley counties.
The first part, airing tonight beginning at 7 p.m., discusses economic and workforce development. Subsequent programs will cover health & human services (March 1), air quality (March 8) and the San Joaquin Valley Blueprint Project, which covers land use, water, resources and transportation issues (March 15). More info here.
A group of experts will offer their perspectives, followed by a live panel discussion that tonight includes -- ahem -- me, along with Tim Stearns of the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Ken Newby from Deloitte & Touche.
Later sessions will include my Bee colleague, Associate Editor Gail Marshall (March 1) and columnist Bill McEwen (March 15).
Tune in, and I apologize in advance for the bad hair day I'm having.
How did it go?
It went well. It's pretty difficult to cram a cogent analysis of economic development in the Valley into one hour of air time, but it's a start on a longer, broader debate. Plus it kept me indoors during a couple of hours of rainfall.
Dang, I'm sorry that I missed this. Any chance it will re-air?