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<H4 class=style24 align=left><U>Randall Lewis Seminar Series - Thursday,
Oct. 27, 2011</U></H4>
<H1 class="style31 style37" align=center>California's Budget Woes: How Is
Our Fiscal Health?</H1>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2><IMG hspace=5 alt="Mac Taylor"
vspace=3 align=right src="Images/Mac-Taylor-WEB.jpg" width=228
height=312><STRONG>Mac Taylor,</STRONG> California’s Legislative Analyst
since 2008, will discuss the current status of California’s budget and its
wide-ranging impacts in the state at the Randall Lewis Seminar Series on
Thursday, October 27.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>The seminar will begin at 5:30
p.m. in Conference Room E, UCR Extension Building, 1200 University Ave.,
Riverside.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>The Lewis Seminar Series is
organized by the UCR Center for Sustainable Suburban Development and is
financed through a generous contribution from Randall Lewis, Executive
Vice President of Lewis Operating Cos. Taylor’s presentation also is being
co-sponsored by the One Health Center at UCR.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>Admission and parking are free,
but attendees must</FONT><A
href="http://or.ucr.edu/event/index.aspx"><FONT size=2> register
</FONT></A><FONT size=2>for the seminar.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>Taylor’s presentation,
“California’s Budget Woes: How Is Our Fiscal Health?” will examine the
state’s current financial condition; the further budget cutbacks to
education, social and health services and welfare programs that would be
triggered by a revenue shortfall; and longer-run fiscal challenges to the
state.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>The Legislative Analyst’s Office
(LAO) is known for its fiscal and programmatic expertise and nonpartisan
analyses of the state budget. The office serves as the "eyes and ears" for
the Legislature to ensure that the executive branch is implementing
legislative policy in a cost efficient and effective manner.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>The LAO also provides
authoritative feedback to proposed gubernatorial budgets and to proposed
compromises, and does in-depth analyses of program efficiency and
effectiveness, and long-term budgetary implications of state funding
commitments.</FONT></P>
<H5 class=style9 align=center><FONT size=2>About the speaker</FONT></H5>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>Mr. Taylor is a 30-year employee
of the LAO and is only the fifth person to serve as Legislative Analyst
since the office was founded in 1941.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>In his career with the LAO, Mr.
Taylor has served as a Program Analyst, where he worked in the tax area
and authored reports on state and local spending limits, tax expenditure
programs and tax auditing issues; as a Section Head, where he managed the
General Government section of the LAO, covering a variety of assignments
including retirement, employee compensation, labor issues and housing; and
17 years as Deputy to the prior Legislative Analyst, Elizabeth Hill. As
Deputy, Mr. Taylor oversaw the work of the K-12 Education, Higher
Education, Local Government, State Administration, and Economics &
Taxation sections.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>As the Legislative Analyst, Mr.
Taylor serves as the nonpartisan fiscal advisor to both houses of the
California Legislature and oversees the preparation of annual fiscal and
policy analyses of the state’s budget and programs. His office is also
responsible for preparing impartial analyses of all initiatives and
constitutional measures qualifying for the state’s ballot.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2>Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor’s
degree, with highest honors, in Political Science from UC Riverside in
1976. He earned a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from Princeton
University. Mr. Taylor also serves on the Statewide Leadership Council of
the Public Policy Institute of California.</FONT></P>
<P class=style9 align=left><FONT size=2></FONT> </P>
<P class="style9 style36" align=center><SPAN class=style34>Seminar:</SPAN>
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.,</P>
<P class=style35 align=center>Conference Rm. E, UCR Extension Bldg., 1200
University Ave., Riverside (See <A
href="http://cssd.ucr.edu/EMails/Images/Room B Map.pdf">MAP</A>)</P>
<P class=style12 align=center>The seminars are free of charge. </P>
<P class=style9 align=center><SPAN class=style15>If you plan to attend,
registration is required at:</SPAN></P>
<P class=style9 align=center><A
href="http://or.ucr.edu/event/index.aspx">http://or.ucr.edu/event/index.aspx</A><BR>or
contact Judy Swineford, 951-827-7945</P>
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<H2 class=style13 align=center>About Randall Lewis </H2>
<P class=style8 align=left><IMG hspace=3 alt="Randall Lewis" vspace=2
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<P class="p style38" align=left>Randall Lewis is well known for his
innovative approaches to planning, designing, and marketing residential
communities as Executive Vice President of the Upland-based Lewis Group of
Companies.
<P class="p style38" align=left>He is regarded as an industry leader in
promoting the arts, education, healthy living and sustainable development
initiatives. He has been President of the Inland Empire Arts Foundation,
Secretary of the Los Angeles County Citizens Planning Council, director of
the HomeBuilder's Council, and national director of the National
Association of HomeBuilders.
<P class="p style38" align=left>Mr. Lewis was named in the Los Angeles
Times 2006 “West 100” list as one of the top 100 influential people in
southern California. He has also received the California Business
Properties Association Champion of the Industry Award and has been
inducted into the California Building Industry Association Hall of Fame.
<P class="p style38" align=left>Mr. Lewis is a long time ULI member as
well as a Governor of the ULI Foundation. He serves on several executive
boards, including the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development, the
UCLA School of Public Policy, Loma Linda University Medical Center’s
Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Institute Advisory Council, Cal Poly
Pomona’s National Development Council, and co-chairs the San Bernardino
County Alliance for Education.
<P class="p style38" align=left>He is recognized as an expert in the real
estate industry and is frequently quoted in various newspapers, magazines
and trade journals. Randall has over 30 years of experience in the real
estate industry.
<P class="p style38" align=left>He received his B.A. from Claremont
McKenna College.</SPAN> </P></TD></TR>
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<P align=center><SPAN class=style8>Center for Sustainable Suburban
Development<BR>University of California, Riverside <BR>B101 Highlander
Hall Riverside, CA 92521<BR>Phone:
951.827.4103</SPAN><STRONG><EM><BR></EM></STRONG><BR><A class=style9
href="http://or.ucr.edu/">Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
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