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October 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government PPIC’s latest survey tracks voter preferences in the November election. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Mark Baldassar…
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October 23, 2024 at 4:58 PM

10/24: Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

10/24: Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Join us on 10/24 for a presentation and discussion of PPIC's latest survey. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Gover…
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October 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Is California Experiencing a Water Affordability Crisis?

Is California Experiencing a Water Affordability Crisis? There’s a growing perception that California is experiencing a water affordability crisis—but as with most water issues, the reality is more complex.... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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October 22, 2024 at 5:14 PM

Crime Trends in California

Crime Trends in California A newly updated fact sheet outlines recent trends in violent and property crime. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET Crime Trends in California Magnus Lofstrom and Brandon Martin California’s violent crim…
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October 21, 2024 at 9:15 PM

California’s Housing Divide

California’s Housing Divide Homeownership has long been a key pathway to wealth building and economic security... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR BLOG California’s Housing Divide Homeownership has long been a key pathway to wea…
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October 21, 2024 at 3:59 PM

10/22: How Are Black and Latino Men Faring after Developmental Education Reform?

10/22: How Are Black and Latino Men Faring after Developmental Education Reform? Join us on 10/22 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION How Are Black and Latino Me…
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October 17, 2024 at 8:16 PM

Testimony: Achieving Funding Equity in LCFF Grant Design

Testimony: Achieving Funding Equity in LCFF Grant Design PPIC senior fellow Julien Lafortune presented legislative testimony on how the state’s school funding formula—implemented just over a decade ago—might... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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October 17, 2024 at 6:14 PM

10/30: Implementing California’s Universal Financial Aid Application Policy

10/30: Implementing California’s Universal Financial Aid Application Policy Join us on 10/30 for a presentation and panel discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Implementing California’s …
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October 17, 2024 at 5:13 PM

How Are Black and Latino Men Faring after Developmental Education Reform?

How Are Black and Latino Men Faring after Developmental Education Reform? A new report looks at the impact of developmental education reforms mandated by AB 705. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION How Are Black and Latino Men…
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October 16, 2024 at 8:44 PM

Testimony: Building Drought Resiliency for California’s Water Supply Systems—The Role of Permitting Reform

Testimony: Building Drought Resiliency for California’s Water Supply Systems—The Role of Permitting Reform PPIC Water Policy Center senior fellow Ellen Hanak testified at the Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform on October 16, 2024. Read her prepa... ‌…
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October 16, 2024 at 6:17 PM

Video: Who Are California’s Voters?

Video: Who Are California’s Voters? With the 2024 election just weeks away, our new video takes a look at California’s electorate. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW VIDEO Who Are California’s Voters? Ashlyn Perri Who ar…
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October 15, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Hate Crimes Fell in California Last Year, but Religion-based Incidents Increased Sharply

Hate Crimes Fell in California Last Year, but Religion-based Incidents Increased Sharply After rising for three years in a row, reported hate crimes in California declined in 2023. However, anti-Jewish and anti-Arab/Muslim hate crimes cont... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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October 15, 2024 at 6:17 PM

Conference Nov. 14 – Is California Ready for Climate Change?

Conference Nov. 14 – Is California Ready for Climate Change? Join us in Sacramento on 11/14 to discuss how California can best prepare for a changing climate. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  CONFERENCE INVITATION Is California Ready for C…
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October 15, 2024 at 5:13 PM

California’s Economy

California’s Economy Key facts on the state of California’s economy, fifth largest in the world. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET California’s Economy Jenny Duan and Sarah Bohn As the fifth largest economy in the world, Californ…
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October 14, 2024 at 5:05 PM

Californians Trust Sacramento More than Washington

Californians Trust Sacramento More than Washington Californians have more trust in their state government than the federal government—but the partisan divide runs deep, with two-thirds of Democrats, a... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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October 10, 2024 at 9:34 PM

Inflation Is Easing but How Are Californians Doing?

Inflation Is Easing but How Are Californians Doing? Although inflation has cooled, more than three years of higher prices have eaten away at California's gains in median household income. We examine how... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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October 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM

10/22: How Are Black and Latino Men Faring after Developmental Education Reform?

10/22: How Are Black and Latino Men Faring after Developmental Education Reform? Join us on 10/22 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION How Are Black and Latino Me…
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October 9, 2024 at 9:49 PM

Who Is Switching Political Parties in California?

Who Is Switching Political Parties in California? Republican registration has increased in California since the 2022 election, while both Democratic and independent registrations have declined. We loo... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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October 8, 2024 at 6:36 PM

Most Californians Favor Replacing Electoral College with a Popular Vote

Most Californians Favor Replacing Electoral College with a Popular Vote About seven in ten Californians would support having the president chosen by a direct popular vote rather than by the Electoral College. While majorit... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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October 7, 2024 at 5:07 PM

A Promising New Effort to Save California’s Salmon

A Promising New Effort to Save California’s Salmon It’s no secret that California’s salmon populations are crashing. Now a groundbreaking collaboration between state and federal agencies and the Winnem... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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October 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Conference Nov. 14 – Is California Ready for Climate Change?

Conference Nov. 14 – Is California Ready for Climate Change? Join us in Sacramento on 11/14 to discuss how California can best prepare for a changing climate. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  CONFERENCE INVITATION Is California Ready for C…
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October 3, 2024 at 5:05 PM

Video: 2024 Election Preview

Video: 2024 Election Preview Elex Michaelson of Fox 11 Los Angeles moderates an expert panel of three other leading journalists—Joe Garofoli, Marisa Lagos, and Melanie Mason—discu... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR BLOG …
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October 3, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Implementing California’s Universal Financial Aid Application Policy

Implementing California’s Universal Financial Aid Application Policy California’s recently implemented policy has the potential to help expand college access. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Implementing California’s Unive…
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October 2, 2024 at 5:57 PM

Taking California’s Political Pulse on the Eve of Election 2024

Taking California’s Political Pulse on the Eve of Election 2024 With Election Day just over a month away, we talk with PPIC survey director Mark Baldassare about the current political landscape and key questions on... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
  Tani Cantil-Sakauye, PPIC · [email protected]
October 2, 2024 at 4:04 PM

October Bulletin — How Are California’s Competitive Congressional Districts Changing?

October Bulletin — How Are California’s Competitive Congressional Districts Changing? Our monthly bulletin features the latest on PPIC research and events. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  OCTOBER BULLETIN FEATURED ISSUE How Are California…
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October 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Is California Getting Drier?

Is California Getting Drier? California’s climate is changing as the Earth gets warmer—and some fear the state is getting drier as a result. But is that true? We spoke with a rese... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR BLOG …
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September 30, 2024 at 8:21 PM

Thirty Years of Progress for Higher Education in California

Thirty Years of Progress for Higher Education in California As part of an ongoing series commemorating PPIC's 30th anniversary, the PPIC Higher Education Center team reflects on key areas of progress for our st... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 27, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Video: Californians and Their Government

Video: Californians and Their Government With the November election fast approaching, researchers Deja Thomas and Dean Bonner discuss key findings from the latest PPIC Statewide Survey, inclu... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW O…
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September 26, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Five California Leaders Join PPIC Board of Directors

Five California Leaders Join PPIC Board of Directors We are pleased to announce that Rusty Areias, Caroline Choi, Ana J. Matosantos, Michael Méndez, and David Traversi have joined the PPIC board of direc... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 26, 2024 at 3:59 PM

California’s Health Care Safety Net

California’s Health Care Safety Net Our updated fact sheet explores public health care programs and providers in California. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET California’s Health Care Safety Net Shannon McConville and Shalini Mus…
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September 25, 2024 at 6:23 PM

California’s Current Child Care Landscape

California’s Current Child Care Landscape The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant loss of child care spots in California. We examine how the child care sector has recovered in the past few... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW O…
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September 24, 2024 at 8:05 PM

How Are California’s Competitive Congressional Districts Changing?

How Are California’s Competitive Congressional Districts Changing? California is home to ten competitive races for the US House of Representatives this November, the outcomes of which could determine party control of... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 23, 2024 at 9:11 PM

9/26: 2024 Election Preview

9/26: 2024 Election Preview Join us in Sacramento on 9/26 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION 2024 Election Preview 2024 Speaker Series on California’s Future Thursday, Se…
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September 23, 2024 at 7:44 PM

Video: Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic

Video: Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic PPIC researchers Magnus Lofstrom and Brandon Martin discuss a new report that examines the impact of both Proposition 47, a set of criminal justice re... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government PPIC’s latest survey tracks voter preferences in the November election. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Mark Baldassar…
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September 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM

9/19: Statewide Survey: Californians and Government

9/19: Statewide Survey: Californians and Government Join us on 9/19 for a presentation and discussion of PPIC's latest survey. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Th…
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September 17, 2024 at 9:06 PM

Video: Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts

Video: Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts PPIC researcher Tess Thorman discusses a new report that explores how increased CalFresh food assistance benefits affected eligible households during... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  N…
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September 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM

9/26: 2024 Election Preview

9/26: 2024 Election Preview Join us in Sacramento on 9/26 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION 2024 Election Preview 2024 Speaker Series on California’s Future Thursday, Se…
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September 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM

College Completion in California

College Completion in California About half of California freshmen do not finish college in four years. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET College Completion in California Cesar Alesi Perez and Selina Gomez Despite recent progress…
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September 16, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Tackling Cold-water Droughts in a Changing Climate

Tackling Cold-water Droughts in a Changing Climate Drought comes in many forms in California, but one common type of drought isn’t receiving enough attention: the cold-water drought. Our senior fellow... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 13, 2024 at 8:36 PM

How Has California’s K–12 Education Landscape Changed over the Past Thirty Years?

How Has California’s K–12 Education Landscape Changed over the Past Thirty Years? As part of an ongoing series commemorating PPIC's 30th anniversary, researchers Laura Hill, Julien Lafortune, and Iwunze Ugo reflect on the major deve... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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September 13, 2024 at 4:57 PM

California’s Prison Population

California’s Prison Population An updated fact sheet offers a snapshot of the state prison population. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET California’s Prison Population Heather Harris and Sean Cremin After falling sharply in the f…
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September 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM

Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic

Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic Incarceration, enforcement, and crime changed after Prop 47, but the pandemic impact may have been greater. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pan…
  Tani Cantil-Sakauye, PPIC · [email protected]
September 11, 2024 at 9:14 PM

September Bulletin — California’s Voters

September Bulletin — California’s Voters Our monthly bulletin features the latest on PPIC research and events. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  SEPTEMBER BULLETIN FEATURED ISSUE California’s Voters With the 2024 election less than two mont…
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September 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM

Video: 10 Questions with Tani Cantil-Sakauye

Video: 10 Questions with Tani Cantil-Sakauye PPIC's president and CEO talks about the importance of civic education and other timely topics. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW VIDEO 10 Questions with Tani Cantil-Sakauye Ashl…
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September 10, 2024 at 8:40 PM

Inspiring California’s Youth through Civic Education

Inspiring California’s Youth through Civic Education PPIC president and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye reflects on the key role that civic education plays in helping young people to understand how government wo... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 10, 2024 at 4:12 PM

9/13: Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic

9/13: Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic Join us on 9/13 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic Friday, Septemb…
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September 9, 2024 at 5:18 PM

California’s Changing Political Landscape and the 2024 Election

California’s Changing Political Landscape and the 2024 Election With the November election fast approaching, PPIC Statewide Survey director Mark Baldassare discusses California's shifting political profile, how vot... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 5, 2024 at 7:22 PM

More Wildfire Smoke, More Concerns for Students

More Wildfire Smoke, More Concerns for Students Longer fire seasons and an increase in poor air quality days due to wildfire smoke are affecting school districts across California. Students with pre... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 5, 2024 at 6:12 PM

9/26: 2024 Election Preview

9/26: 2024 Election Preview Join us in Sacramento on 9/26 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION 2024 Election Preview 2024 Speaker Series on California’s Future Thursday, Se…