Public issues have a time and place...they have their own history and their own momentum. We've found through the years that national issues help us understand how our thoughts and feelings can be applied in a long-term, national policy discussion, but local and state issues help us understand how we can actively participate in short-term, locally-focused decisions. Both are important. Visit the 'Partners & Links' page to see the resources available for deliberation support on national issues. Visit the 'Framing Applications' link on this page to read and download the many locally-focused issue guides we've created for specific projects of the California NIF Network.
Here are the discussion guides we've created for the projects of the California NIF Network, listed with the most recent at the top. We hope they're helpful.

• Uncertain Waters: Navigating California's Water Priorities (2009)
• Tax Cuts: What Kind of Tax Cuts Will Restore Public Trust? (2008)
• Energy Futures: How Can We Achieve Energy Independence? (2008)
• The American Financial Crisis: How Can Confidence Be Restored? (2008)
• Immigrant Neighbors: A Discussion Guide for ELCA (2008)
• Agriculture at the Crossroads: Why Should We Sustain Agriculture in Solano County? (2006)
• Emergency Preparedness: How Do We Mend Our Emergency Safety Net? (2006)
• Internet Choices in Public Libraries: How Do We Manage the Internet...So We Can All Live With It? (2005)
• The Non-Profit Funding Crisis: How Do We Provide a Safety Net for the 'Safety Net'? (2005)
• Health Privacy and the Public's Right to Know (2003)
• America's Role in Feeding the World (2003)
• Affordable Housing: What Should We Do Differently? (2002)
• September 11: What Should We Be Doing? (2001)
• Gridlock: How Can the San Francisco Bay Area Avoid Transportation Paralysis? (2001)
• Generation X: Isolation and Community (2000)