In May, Mike Bonin became the Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles. The Institute is dedicated to strengthening, promoting, and defending democracy. A key focus is studying, understanding, and cultivating public leadership. Last week, Mike launched a new series of fireside discussions, where he will talk with public officials, candidates, and thought leaders about how their leadership is tested, how they think about how they lead, and what issues they choose to focus on.
Mike's first guest was LA City Mayor Karen Bass. They sat down October 16 in front of live audience the top of the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. They her style of leadership, and the tests and crises that have forged her leadership. They discuss progressive politics, her new challenger in the mayor's race, and get into the subjects of housing policy, homelessness and the upcoming Olympic Games.
