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1 California Governors

2 With Gov s Davis and Schwarzenegger

3 Beverly Hills High School 46 th percentile in math (Canada) 87.7% of students rank proficient or above in math. Sources: City-Data.com / Global Report Card (Jay Greene and Josh McGee) 34 th percentile in math (Singapore)

4 In 1980, 10 percent of California s general budget was spent on the University of California and state higher education systems, and 3 percent was spent on prisons. In 2010, we will spend 11 percent on prisons and 7.5 percent on education. Source: Financial Times 9/7/10

5 Letters to the Legislature g Bill Signings and Vetoes SB 547 certainly would add more things to measure but it is doubtful that it would actually improve our schools. Adding more speedometers to a broken car won t turn it into a highperformance machine.

6 Letters to the Legislature g Bill Signings and Vetoes While I appreciate the value of wearing a ski helmet, I am concerned about the continuing and seemingly inexorable transfer of authority from parents to the state. Not every human problem deserves a law. - Gov. Jerry Brown

7 U.S. Housing 33% Transportation 18% Food 13% Insurance/pensions 11% Healthcare 6% Entertainment 5% Apparel and services 4% Supplemental Education 2% Consumer Spending Asia Food 23% Supplemental Education 15% Housing 10% Clothing 8% Other 8% Transportation 6% Healthcare 5% Communication 5% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/CLSA

8 I d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. - Thomas Edison, 1931 I have set a goal of 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2020 and I intend to meet it by the appointments I make and the actions they take. - Gov. Jerry Brown, 2011

9 Yosemite - The First National Park 1890

10 Death Valley Lowest Point in North America Mt. Whitney Highest Point in Continental U.S.

11 Surf and ski on the same day!

12 Southern California

13 to Northern California

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15 Immigrants in Silicon Valley More than 15 percent of Silicon Valley start- up companies were founded by immigrants from India. More than half of Silicon Valley s science and engineering workforce is foreign-born. Another 13 percent had CEOs from China or Taiwan. Sources: Vivek Wadhwa, Duke University

16 Geographical distribution of H-1B employees Newly certified, 2001 vs FY 2001 FY 2010 Other states 36.3% Massachusetts 5.3% Florida 5.3% Illinois 4.5% California 22.1% New York 12.0% Texas 7.8% New Jersey 6.7% Other states 41.6% Massachusetts 4.1% Florida 4.2% Illinois 5.2% California 18.2% New York 11.7% Texas 83% 8.3% New Jersey 6.7% Sources: Foreign Labor Certification Data Center, Milken Institute.

17 World University Ranking Life Sciences and Medicine 1. Harvard University 2. University of Cambridge 3. University of Oxford 4. Stanford University 5. University of California, Berkeley 6. University of Tokyo 7. Johns Hopkins University 8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9. Yale University 10. University of California, Los Angeles 11. Imperial College London 12. UC San Diego

18 Biomedical Industry Jobs Private sector jobs in biotech: - Biopharmaceutical - Medical devices - R&D, testing and labs 1.2 million 284, , ,000 The average biomedical job pays $79,000, more than 70 percent higher h than the nation s average job. Source: Milken Institute / BLM 2009

19 Economic Impact of the Biomedical Industry 2009 / US$ billions Industry Employment Wages Outputs Biopharmaceuticals 2,127,983 $110.3 $206.1 Medical devices/equipment 1,554,952 $98.1 $152.3 Research,testing, labs 1,578,915 $80.6 $161.3 Total Biomedical 5,261,850 $289.1 $519.7 Source: Milken Institute; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Moody s Analytics

20 China is addressing the diaspora of its biomedical talent and providing opportunities that will encourage these workers to bring their skills and training home. Some have dubbed returning Chinese scientists sea turtles.

21 World University Ranking 1. Harvard University 2. University of Cambridge 3. University of Oxford 4. Stanford University 5. Berkeley 6. University of Tokyo 7. Johns Hopkins University 8. MIT 9. Yale University 10. UCLA y Life Sciences and Medicine 11. Imperial College London 12. UC San Diego 13. National University/Singapore 14. University of Melbourne 15. University College London 16. University of Toronto 17. University of Edinburgh 18. Kyoto University 19. University of Sydney 20. University of British Columbia

22 Immigrants in Silicon Valley More than 15 percent of Silicon Valley start- up companies were founded by immigrants from India. More than half of Silicon Valley s science and engineering workforce is foreign-born. Another 13 percent had CEOs from China or Taiwan. Sources: Vivek Wadhwa, Duke University

23 With researchers James Watson and Jonathan Simons

24 Longer Life Expectancy; Longer Retirements Life Expectancy at age 65 France Women Men Retirement Age Source: OECD Ageing and Employment Policies, France 2005

25 By 2014, without significant reform, each California taxpayer will be on the hook for more than $10,000 just to pay the unfunded portions of the state s public pension liabilities. The average state employee contributes for 25 years and receives benefits for 26 years.

26 Spending Priorities in California $6B 670,000 college students $4.7B 30,000 prison guards Source: Boomerang (Michael Lewis)

27 Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy 1961 Inaugural

28 We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. John F. Kennedy 1961 Inaugural

29 In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. John F. Kennedy 1961 Inaugural

30 Chronic Disease Study Failure to address chronic diseases adequately costs the US U.S. economy more than $1 trillion annually.

31 Obesity Rates: U.S. vs. World U.S. Mexico U.K. Germany France China Japan 2002MEN 36.5% 2005 WOMEN 41.8% 24.0% 34.3% 78% 7.8% 6.6% 1.6% 1.9% 1.8% 1.5% 21.6% 24.2% 2% 20.9% 20.4% Source: World Health Organization / Estimated obesity rates for people aged 15 years and older / 2005

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