Will California's Future Be Exceptional?

Zócalo Public Square presents two back-to-back panels moderated by Zócalo’s California columnist Joe Mathews to ask: How exceptional do we want California to be? The first panel features expert voices in fields shaping California’s identity: business advocate and public affairs specialist Brooke Armour Spiegel, Caltech astrophysicist Konstantin Batygin, and immigrant rights advocate Yliana Johansen-Méndez. The second panel features youth leaders who are inheriting the state: trans rights organizer, budget advocacy and policy expert Michaé De La Cuadra, community organizer and housing justice advocate Aidan Lin-Tostado, and Tongva, Chumash, and Xicano artist and environmental advocate Isaac Michael Ybarra. This program is presented with generous support from Latino Community Foundation, the Karsh Family Foundation, and Snap Foundation. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intros 00:03:18 - Panel 1 (Expert Voices): Brooke Armour Spiegel, Konstantin Batygin, Yliana Johansen-Méndez 00:43:02 - Panel 2 (Youth Leaders): Michaé De La Cuadra, Aidan Lin-Tostado, Isaac Michael Ybarra Visit for more programs and essays in the series. Follow Zócalo on X: x.com/thepublicsquare Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn:

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This episode was published on Sep 25, 2025.

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