Arthur N. Rupe Debate Series in LA
PRO: Josh Drayton, Deputy Director, California Cannabis Industry Association
CON: Will Jones, Communications and Outreach Associate, Smart Approches to Marijuana (SAM)
Moderator: Megan Gailey, Stand-up comedian, writer, and host of Crooked Media’s Hysteria






PRO | Intensity | CON | Intensity | |
Before | 83.7% | 7.1 | 16.3% | 7.0 |
After | 59.4% | 6.2 | 40.6% | 4.2 |
% Change | -29.0% | -12.7% | 149.1% | -40.0% |
PRO: René Christian Moya, LLB, Housing Campaign Organizer, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
CON: Steven Greenhut, Senior Fellow and Western Region Director of R Street Institute
Moderator: Mike Gatto, JD, Former Four-term California State Assemblyman






PRO | Intensity | CON | Intensity | |
Before | 66.7% | 5.9 | 33.3% | 6.8 |
After | 83.3% | 7.0 | 16.7% | 6.2 |
% Change | 24.9% | 18.6% | -49.9% | -8.8% |
Special partner for this event is UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
PRO: Eric M.V. Hoek, PhD, Editor-in-Chief at npj Clean Water journal, Professor at UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and CEO of Water Planet
CON: Tracy Quinn, MEng, Director, California Water Conservation & Efficiency, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Moderator: Toby Muresianu, Comedian, Host of Up Close and Political at the Hollywood Improv






PRO | Intensity | CON | Intensity | |
Before | 63.2% | 5.2 | 36.8% | 6.2 |
After | 49.2% | 4.1 | 50.9% | 5.3 |
% Change | -22.2% | -21.2% | 38.3% | -14.5% |
PRO: Chris Newman, JD, Legal Director, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)
CON: Andrew Arthur, JD, Former Immigration Judge; Former Acting Chief of the INS National Security Law Division
Moderator: Dawn Nakagawa, MBA, Executive Vice President, The Berggruen Institute






PRO | Intensity | CON | Intensity | |
Before | 77.3% | 6.6 | 22.7% | 4.8 |
After | 64.3% | 7.1 | 35.7% | 6.2 |
% Change | -16.8% | 7.6% | 57.3% | 29.2% |