Governor Jerry Brown is no stranger to comebacks, having returned to the state's highest office after an extended absence.
Today he's likely to be asked about his ability to guide California toward its own comeback at the Milken Institute’s 13th annual state of the state conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Brown is scheduled to go one-on-one with Michael Milken, the institute’s chairman in a wide-ranging conversation about how California can overcome its economic challenges.
Job creation and the state’s 12 percent unemployment rate, the second highest in the nation, are likely to dominate the discussion.
The conference comes on the heels of a study released Wednesday by the Milken Institute, which found that contrary to widely held beliefs, “skilled workers are not fleeing California."
After examining labor flows to and from all 50 states, the study, titled “What Brain Drain?” found that between 2000 and 2009, California’s “skill outflow,” defined as the number of skilled workers leaving the state, averaged 2.2 percent a year, one percent less than the rest of the nation.
Brown is also expected to discuss about the Dream Act, legislation he signed into law Saturday, allowing illegal immigrants to apply for state-funded scholarships and financial aid at state universities.
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros are among the panelists scheduled for the all day conference.
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