Rebecca LaVally

Rebecca LaVally, Ph.D., teaches rhetorical criticism and persuasion at California State University, Sacramento. She is a former editor of the California Senate’s public-policy research office and former Sacramento bureau chief for United Press International and Gannett News Service.

Past Events

Gamechanging California Elections

Monday Apr 11 2016   5:30 PM
The Commonwealth Club of California  555 Post St., San Francisco, CA  map

Game Changers at the Sacramento County Historical Society

Tuesday Mar 22 2016   7:00 PM
Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society  5380 Elvas Ave, Sacramento, CA  map

California Federation Business & Professional Women Luncheon

Friday Feb 19 2016   12:00 PM
Blue Prynt Restaurant  815 11th St., Sacramento, CA  map

Game Changers Sacramento Event 

Saturday Oct 17 2015   3:00 PM
Campus Commons Nepenthe Clubhouse  1131 Commons Dr., Sacramento, CA  map

From our Blog

Q & A with “Game Changers” authors Steve Swatt, Susie Swatt, Jeff Raimundo, and Rebecca LaVally

“Californians like to walk on the political wild side.” That’s how Bruce Cain introduces Game Changers in his foreword to the 2014 California Historical Society Book Award winner, and his observation paves the way for a rollicking, epic history of more than a dozen California state elections. Full of engrossing personalities and dramatic government battles, […]