Giacomini Forsakes Party System to Fight California's Legislative Inertia from Polidoc on Vimeo. The empowered parties and lobbyists have wreaked havoc on California government and nothing short of a Constitutional Convention can create a long-lasting solution to this state's problem, according to Andrew Giacomini, lead counsel for the organization Repair California. Giacomini hopes that the populist rage and involvement will fuel voters to adopt Repair California's strategy to create a people's convention. For more information, go to RepairCalifornia.org Future Meet-up dates: Thousand Oaks Constitutional Convention Town Hall Monday August 3, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. San Francisco: Repairing California: Time for a Constitutional Convention Tuesday, August 11, 2009 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Orange County Constitutional Convention Town Hall September 2, 2009 7:30 a.m. Breakfast | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Program Sierra Nevada Constitutional Convention Town Hall August 21, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (tentative) Eco-Savvy Storytellers watching the greening of politics.