LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION

Written testimony from invited witnesses that was submitted to the Commission electronically will be available on the day of the hearing in pdf format, viewable with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Follow the links for each witness to view their testimony.  To obtain printed copies of these materials or other testimony, contact the Commission Office.

Thursday, November 21, 2002
Junipero Serra State Building #2
Carmel Room
320 West 4th Street
Los Angeles

Public Hearing:  1 p.m.

Panel Presentation – Youth and Family Perspectives on Foster Care

  1. Berisha Black, Emancipation Ombudsman, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
  2. Sweet Alice Harris, Founder and Executive Director, Parents of Watts
  3. Gwen Bartholomew, Co-Founder, Grandma’s Little Angels


Panel Presentation – Perspectives from Los Angeles County

  1. Zev Yaroslavsky, Chair, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  2. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Member, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  3. Marjorie Kelly, Interim Director, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services


Panel Presentation – Expectations and Oversight

  1. Michael Nash, Presiding Juvenile Court Judge, Los Angeles County
  2. Patricia Curry, Commissioner, Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families
  3. Deanne Tilton Durfee, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
  4. Linda Lewis, Member, Los Angeles County Children’s Planning Council


Panel Presentation – State, Local and Provider Perspectives

  1. Sylvia Pizzini, Deputy Director, Children and Family Services Division, California Department of Social Services
  2. Charlene Chase, Director, Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services
  3. Alex Ben Morales, President and CEO, Children’s Bureau and Board Member, Association of Community Human Service Agencies
Business Meeting:  12:30 p.m.
  1. Little Hoover Commission 2001-2002 Biennial Report
  2. Business Meeting Minutes from October 24, 2002
  3. Schedule/Project Selection
  4. Subcommittee Reports
  5. Implementation Activity
  6. Reports from Bureau of State Audits
  7. Annual Audit of Bureau of State Audits