Public Priorities
Thousands of Californians from every walk of life joined a state wide discussion to evaluate proposals for reforming California’s health care system. Their combined voices sent a message to state leaders about the public’s priorities.
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CaliforniaSpeaks By the Numbers
CaliforniaSpeaks was one of the largest town meetings ever convened in the United States.
This is CaliforniaSpeaks by the numbers:
1 Statewide Conversation
CaliforniaSpeaks convened thousands of Californians in a statewide conversation to make choices about health care reform.
3 Technologies
1) Electronic keypads were used to capture participants’ votes
throughout the day
2) Networked-laptop computers were used at each table to capture
ideas generated through small group discussions
3) A satellite system linked the eight meetings sites
8 Meeting Sites
The statewide conversation took place simultaneously across eight meeting sites in San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento and Humboldt County.
400 Trained Facilitators
Participant discussions were supported by more than 400 skilled facilitators who volunteered their time to support the small-group dialogue.
3,500 Californians
The statewide conversation took place with about 3,500 Californians across the eight meeting sites.
120,000 People Contacted
In order to ensure that a diverse group of Californians participated in the discussion, CaliforniaSpeaks randomly identified and contacted 120,000 people across the state by phone and mail.
300,000 Letters Sent
To encourage participants to attend, CaliforniaSpeaks mailed more than 300,000 letters to Californians, including letters from the Governor, Senate President Pro Tem and Speaker of the Assembly.
+2,000,000 Phone Calls
To encourage participants to attend, CaliforniaSpeaks made well over 2,000,000 phone calls to Californians across the state.
6 Nonprofit Foundations
CaliforniaSpeaks was created by AmericaSpeaks with the support of three nonprofit foundations, Blue Shield of California Foundation, The California Endowment, and The California Wellness Foundation. Additional funding was provided by the Alliance Health Foundation, the Sierra Health Foundation, and the San Francisco Foundation.
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