This summer more than 400 voters participated in California’s first Deliberative Poll on governance reform. The just released poll results show that informed open and honest discussion about a range of reforms led to significant changes in opinion. Click below to learn more and hear what Californians had to say about proposed reforms.

The Initiative Process: The initiative allows voters to put a new law or constitutional change on the ballot. Some fear, however, that special interests have overtaken the process.

Legislative Representation: Many voters are concerned that the large size of lawmakers' districts have led to a loss of a true representation and that term limits have left California's Assembly without institutional memory.

In this excerpt from the event "Pakistan and the United States: At a Strategic Crossroads," panelists discuss a newly released report that suggests practical ways to advance the U.S.-Pakistan relationship at a time when relations between the two countries are at possibly their most strained.