Media

November 1, 2019

Q&A: Raise UC tuition? Eliminate SAT tests? Board of Regents Chairman John A. Pérez has something to say

"John A. Pérez understands both power and poverty. The son of a sheet-metal worker from Mexico, Pérez grew up in what were the low-income neighborhoods of El Sereno and Highland Park in the 1970s. A labor union organizer, he was elected to the Assembly..."

Teresa Watanabe

April 14, 2013

John A. Pérez: California still the place for business

"As Assembly speaker, my focus has been on creating jobs and getting Californians back to work. That can’t happen without businesses being able to succeed. And while we can always improve our business climate..."

John A. Pérez

November 8, 2019

UC defends its best and brightest: its DACA students

"At the University of California, where I chair the Board of Regents, we see the fallacy of that mind-set every day, at each of our 10 campuses, five medical centers and three national laboratories. Immigrant students, scholars and professors have helped make UC the premier public research university system in the nation, the academic home to 65 Nobel Prize winners, and students from 166 countries representing every continent except Antarctica..."

John A. Pérez

Dec. 17, 2009

Politics is part of John Pérez's DNA

"Reporting from Sacramento — He got the bug early, walking precincts in his Los Angeles neighborhood at the age of 14, talking politics with aplomb, prompting adults to marvel and agree: John Pérez was going places."

Eric Bailey and Shane Goldmacher

May 25, 2014

Column: As Assembly speaker, he helped tame the budget. What’s next for John Pérez?

"John A. Pérez became speaker of the Assembly, arguably the second-most powerful position in California, on March 1, 2010. When he took the oath, the state faced the highest unemployment rate in its recorded history and a budget shortfall of $60 billion..."

Jim Newton

Oct. 14, 2019

CalChamber, Business Leaders Join Lt. Governor in Trade Delegation to Mexico

"The delegation attended the first day of a conference entitled: México and California: Building Environmental Resilience Together. For the welcome remarks — in Spanish — to the conference, we heard from the Honorable John A. Pérez, Chairman of the UC Board of Regents and Speaker Emeritus of the California State Assembly."

Susanne T. Stirling

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Claremont McKenna College

The California Comeback, John A. Pérez

John A. Pérez, the current vice-chair of the University of California Board of Regents and former elected member of California Assembly, examines what California’s response to the Great Recession portends for higher education and California’s economic expansion. Filmed February 13, 2018 See more Ath videos: http://tinyurl.com/MMCAth ► Like this video? SUBSCRIBE: http://tinyurl.com/CMCchannel ► Visit our website: http://www.cmc.edu/ ► Follow CMC: https://www.facebook.com/ClaremontMcKennaCollege https://twitter.com/cmcnews https://www.instagram.com/cmcnews/

A Conversation with California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez

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PPICvideos

A Conversation with California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez

California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez describes how the legislature—and governing—has changed, talks about school finance reform, and hints at his future plans. Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California, poses the questions in this wide-ranging conversation. *** PPIC’s Speaker Series on California’s Future invites leaders from across the political spectrum to participate critically, constructively, and collaboratively in public conversations. The purpose is to give Californians a better understanding of how our leaders are addressing the challenges facing our state. PPIC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. PPIC does not take or support positions on any ballot measure or on any local, state, or federal legislation, nor does it support, endorse, or oppose any political parties or candidates for public office. Any opinions expressed by event participants are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect any position of the Public Policy Institute of California.

Leading from the West: A Conversation with John Pérez

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USC Price

Leading from the West: A Conversation with John Pérez

Join us for a conversation with John Pérez, the Speaker of the California Assembly. The Leading from the West speaker series offers insight into effective governance through conversations with major western leaders. John A. Pérez was elected in 2008 to represent the 46th Assembly District and in 2010 he was elected the 68th Speaker of the California Assembly.