Join business editors:

Ken Howe of the San Francisco Chronicle

David Satterfield of the San Jose Mercury News

Drew Voros of the Oakland Tribune

as they gather to talk about covering business in California.

Topics include the recent technology boom and its subsequent implosion “Òhow has coverage changed? And the state energy crisis: demand for energy soared in late 1990s, but it intersected with the deregulation of the state energy market, and the fallout has left consumers, politicians and businesses reeling.

For anyone planning to work in the Bay Area — or anywhere in California — this will be a chance to talk to and meet with these editors, and to learn about some of the unique challenges of covering business on the West Coast.