Many of California’s top political strategists and analysts will gather on Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Crest Theatre in downtown Sacramento for an election post-mortem sponsored by Capitol Weekly and the University of California Center Sacramento, a teaching and public policy research arm.

The panel will include Democratic consultant Andrew Acosta; former state Sen. Jim Brulte; UC Davis political scientist Robert Huckfeldt; Democratic strategist Gale Kaufman; Susan Kennedy, chief of staff to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; former Schwarzenegger communications chief Adam Mendelsohn; KQED’s John Myers; Republican analyst Tony Quinn; GOP consultant Sal Russo; Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton; and Democratic strategist Garry South.

The session will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with panelists analyzing the election results and what they portend for the state. Admission is $99 and includes lunch. Advance registration is required. For more information, call Capitol Weekly’s Tim Foster at (916) 444-7665, ext. 131.