January 4: California at the Crossroads: A look back at 2009 and a look ahead to 2010

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2009 was a dark year in California politics as financial crisis and
political gridlock seemed to have put 36 million people in a daze over
the leadership and future of the Golden State.
But will the governor's race, challenges to the workings of the state
constitution, and progress on numerous environmental issues offer some
new light in 2010? Does the start of economic recovery make 2009's
issues a distant memory or will crisis be an opportunity for a
meaningful re-think of the california dream?

• Marisa Lagos, Journalist, San Francisco Chronicle
• Patrick Murphy, Professor of Political Science, University of San Francisco