PPIC BULLETIN
Monthly news from the Public Policy Institute of California

June 2020
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Health Concerns during COVID-19
A majority of Californians are concerned about getting the coronavirus and needing hospitalization, according to PPIC’s latest statewide survey. African Americans and Latinos, as well as lower-income Californians, are more likely than others to be very concerned.
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More on Key Challenges Facing California
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PPIC has been highlighting racial inequities in our state, and our series on COVID-19 and California continues.

Statement: Mark Baldassare on Confronting Racism
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Racial Disparities Are Widespread in California
Sarah Bohn, Magnus Lofstrom, Lynette Ubois
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Progress under Prop 47 but Racial Disparities Persist in California Arrests
Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin
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Views of Police Treatment Vary Widely by Race/Ethnicity
Mark Baldassare, Rachel Lawler, Lynette Ubois
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Overcrowded Housing and COVID-19 Risk among Essential Workers
Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Paulette Cha
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Public Higher Education in California Faces a Fiscal Crisis
Kevin Cook, Hans Johnson
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California Schools Mull Timing, Logistics of Re-opening
Joseph Hayes, Niu Gao
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How the Pandemic Has Disrupted Food Chains
Lori Pottinger
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Special Elections Preview Fall Voting during COVID-19
Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch
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Predicting the COVID-19 Medi-Cal Enrollment Surge
Shannon McConville
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Read more from PPIC’s ongoing series on what the coronavirus pandemic means for California and how our state might reduce the impact of the outbreak here - [link removed]

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Upcoming Events
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Tackling California’s Homelessness Crisis
Friday, June 19, 2020
Online Only Event
COVID-19 has intensified the need for solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and PPIC’s Mark Baldassare discuss how California can address homelessness amid the pandemic.
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Recent Events
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A Review of San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plans
May 21, 2020
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Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
June 4, 2020
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A Conversation with Secretary of State Alex Padilla
June 5, 2020
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Employment Opportunities
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Visit our employment page to learn about current opportunities at PPIC.

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