Matsui Lecture Webcast Now Available
Recordings of Congressman Victor Fazio's lecture, "How Congress Works: Lessons from the Health Care Debate," are now available. If you missed the event, or would like to watch it again, please visit one of the following sites: webcast.berkeley, YouTube, and iTunes-U (part 1, part 2).

Robert Powell Receives NSF Grant
Political science professor Robert L. Powell was recently announced the winner of a National Science Foundation grant for his project, "Fighting and Bargaining over Political Power in Weak States." Professor Powell is one of 17 grant recepients funded under the joint NSF/Department of Defense program known as the Minerva Initiative, which focuses on social and behavioral science of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. The The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on the grant recepients.

Getting to Reform -- Conference Webcasts Available
If the time is right for reform in California, what is the best path toward constitutional change? The IGS-sponsored conference "Getting to Reform" on October 14 explored that and many other questions surrounding constitutional reform in California. Webcasts of the conference are now available. For links and additional details, see the conference website.

KQED Interviews Jack Citrin
As part of its coverage of the "What Ails California" conference on October 23, KQED Radio interviewed IGS Director Jack Citrin. The audio clip can be streamed or downloaded from KQED.

New Articles from the California Journal of Politics and Policy
Recently published articles in the California Journal of Politics and Policy include Michael Shin's article on disclosure of contributions to both sides of the Proposition 8 campaign, an examination of the role of Spanish language in California politics, and the featured article by IGS director Jack Citrin: Proposition 13 and the Transformation of California Government.

"The Voices of Tomorrow":
A Film about IGS
IGS is proud to present a short film that showcases what we do and who we are. Learn about IGS's role as a place that combines the practical work of politics with the theoretical dynamism that will shape tomorrow's generation of national and state leaders. Click here.

IGS Salon Dinner 2010
The IGS National Advisory Council will feature David Gergen and Peter Hart at its Salon Dinner on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Julia Morgan Ballroom of the Mercantile Exchange Building in San Francisco. For complete details and ticket information, please see the event page.

Symposium Honoring the Work of Daniel Hays Lowenstein
IGS is a co-sponsor of a symposium bringing together leaders in the field of Election Law from law, political science, economics and history to honor the pioneering work of Daniel Hays Lowenstein, who is retiring from UCLA School of Law to begin service as the founding director for UCLA's Center for the Study of Liberal Arts and Free Institutions.
The symposium will be held at UCLA on January 29, 2010 -- more details on the event web page.

New from Berkeley Public Policy Press
Why is California broke? California in the Balance offers a precise analysis of the Golden State's fiscal condition, from the process used to write the state budget to the reasons for chronic deficits to the possible paths to stability. Here are the details of California's financial woes, laid out step-by-step by one of the state's leading budgetary experts. With a foreword by California Treasurer Bill Lockyer. Order now.