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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…
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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…
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September 4, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Promoting Labor Force Opportunities for California’s Latina Population

Promoting Labor Force Opportunities for California’s Latina Population Labor force participation among Latinas in California falls below the state average. Increasing their participation could help California meet future... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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September 4, 2024 at 6:16 PM

9/10: Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts

9/10: Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts Join us on 9/10 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts Tuesday, September 10, 20…
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September 3, 2024 at 5:05 PM

California Continues to Prioritize Water and Climate Programs Despite Budget Cuts

California Continues to Prioritize Water and Climate Programs Despite Budget Cuts Historic budget surpluses in 2021 and 2022 allowed the Newsom administration to invest $16.3 billion in water and climate projects. Decreased tax reve... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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August 29, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Video: Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley

Video: Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley California’s San Joaquin Valley has the lowest college enrollment and completion rates in the state, yet it could be on the verge of dramatic improvem... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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August 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM

California’s Voters

California’s Voters Two newly updated fact sheet offer snapshots of California voters. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEETS California’s Voters Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, and Deja Thomas About 22 million of Californ…
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August 28, 2024 at 8:53 PM

Addressing Labor Market Barriers for Californians with Disabilities

Addressing Labor Market Barriers for Californians with Disabilities Labor force participation among prime working age Californians with a disability has increased since 2019, likely reflecting pandemic changes—such as... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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August 28, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Video: How Assisted Evolution Could Help California’s Freshwater Species

Video: How Assisted Evolution Could Help California’s Freshwater Species What is assisted evolution, and how can it help California’s freshwater conservation efforts? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW VIDEO How Assisted Evolution Could Help …
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August 27, 2024 at 5:34 PM

California Homeowners Are Concerned about Climate-related Insurance Price Hikes

California Homeowners Are Concerned about Climate-related Insurance Price Hikes More than half of homeowners across the state are very concerned about higher home insurance costs due to climate-related risks. Older homeowners and... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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August 27, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts

Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts Pandemic boosts to CalFresh were more beneficial for some low-income households than others. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Learning from CalFresh Pandemic Boosts Tess Thorman, Patri…
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August 22, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Supporting Older Workers in a Changing Labor Market

Supporting Older Workers in a Changing Labor Market Although older adults—those aged 55 to 84—are far less likely to work than younger adults, older Californians are working longer than in prior decades... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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August 20, 2024 at 5:05 PM

California’s Workforce Is Diverse, but Many Occupations Are Not

California’s Workforce Is Diverse, but Many Occupations Are Not Many occupations in California are predominantly filled by people from a particular demographic group. We examine the types of jobs with the greatest... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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August 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Examining the Reach of Universal School Meals in California

Examining the Reach of Universal School Meals in California In the 2022–23 school year, California became the first state to provide free school meals to all children regardless of income. We look at how the st... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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August 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM

8/20: Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley

8/20: Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley Join us on 8/20 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaq…
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August 15, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley

Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley What are the San Joaquin Valley’s key education-related challenges and opportunities? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaqu…
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August 14, 2024 at 5:07 PM

The Chumash Tribe’s Long Struggle to Protect California’s Coastal Waters

The Chumash Tribe’s Long Struggle to Protect California’s Coastal Waters The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is working on a proposed marine sanctuary on California’s Central Coast—but planning has been complicated by th... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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August 13, 2024 at 9:54 PM

Overwhelming Majorities Are Concerned about Homelessness, Support Many Policies to Address It

Overwhelming Majorities Are Concerned about Homelessness, Support Many Policies to Address It More than nine in ten Californians say homelessness is at least somewhat of a problem in their part of the state. When asked about certain policies to... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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August 12, 2024 at 7:49 PM

Little Diversity, Wide Wage Gaps: California’s Ten Largest Occupations

Little Diversity, Wide Wage Gaps: California’s Ten Largest Occupations The ten largest occupations in California account for 20% of full-time workers. We examine the key demographic divides across these occupations—includ... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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August 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM

August Bulletin — Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

August Bulletin — Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment Our monthly bulletin features the latest on PPIC research and events. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  AUGUST BULLETIN FEATURED ISSUE Statewide Survey: Californians and t…
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August 6, 2024 at 6:36 PM

Californians Support Universal Preschool, but Take-up of Transitional Kindergarten Is Uneven

Californians Support Universal Preschool, but Take-up of Transitional Kindergarten Is Uneven Solid majorities of all Californians and public school parents support state funding of voluntary preschool programs such as transitional kindergarten... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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August 6, 2024 at 4:59 PM

8/20: Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley

8/20: Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaquin Valley Join us on 8/20 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Pathways to College Completion in the San Joaq…
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August 5, 2024 at 5:05 PM

How Have California’s Water Issues Changed in the Past Thirty Years?

How Have California’s Water Issues Changed in the Past Thirty Years? PPIC drew its first breath thirty years ago—back when Ace of Base was topping the charts and the White House had launched its very first webpage. What... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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August 2, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Commercial Burglaries Fell in 2023, but Shoplifting Continued to Rise

Commercial Burglaries Fell in 2023, but Shoplifting Continued to Rise Recently released data show that commercial burglaries across California declined last year but remain slightly above their pre-pandemic level. Meanwh... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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July 31, 2024 at 9:53 PM

Few Californians Are Prepared for a Disaster

Few Californians Are Prepared for a Disaster While an overwhelming majority of Californians say the threat of wildfires is a problem in their part of the state, just over one in three Californian... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  N…
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July 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM

Job Growth Trends Have Diverged across California’s Regions

Job Growth Trends Have Diverged across California’s Regions California in recent years has seen wide variation in employment trends across its major regions. Inland areas have seen the strongest job growth, tho... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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July 30, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Public Health Insurance in California

Public Health Insurance in California A newly updated snapshot of California’s public insurance landscape. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET Public Health Insurance in California Shalini Mustala and Paulette Cha Medi-Cal and Medi…
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July 26, 2024 at 4:37 PM

Video: Californians and the Environment

Video: Californians and the Environment Researchers Lauren Mora and Deja Thomas discuss key findings from the latest PPIC Statewide Survey, which examines Californians’ views on climate chan... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON…
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July 25, 2024 at 5:58 PM

Video: California Prison Programs and Reentry Pathways

Video: California Prison Programs and Reentry Pathways Researcher Heather Harris discusses a new report on the rehabilitative needs of people in prison, efforts by the California Department of Corrections... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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July 24, 2024 at 5:45 PM

Commentary: California’s Direct Democracy in Action—State Propositions on the November Ballot

Commentary: California’s Direct Democracy in Action—State Propositions on the November Ballot Californians will vote on ten state propositions this November, on issues ranging from education to climate change to the definition of marriage. How... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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July 23, 2024 at 5:06 PM

How Has the Medi-Cal Program Changed over the Past Three Decades?

How Has the Medi-Cal Program Changed over the Past Three Decades? As part of an ongoing series commemorating PPIC's 30th anniversary, research fellows Paulette Cha and Shannon McConville discuss how Medi-Cal—Californ... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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July 22, 2024 at 5:14 PM

Rethinking Stormwater—From Waste to Treasure

Rethinking Stormwater—From Waste to Treasure Unmanaged stormwater can be a flood hazard and a contaminant, but when it’s properly managed, it actually can benefit communities by creating green sp... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  N…
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July 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Video: California School Districts and the Emergency Connectivity Fund

Video: California School Districts and the Emergency Connectivity Fund PPIC researcher Joseph Hayes presents new findings on the role of federal pandemic funds in helping close California's digital divide and discusses pr... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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July 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment The latest survey focuses on local, state, and national environmental issues. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment Mark Balda…
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July 17, 2024 at 6:34 PM

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Recent Ruling on the “Chevron Doctrine”

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Recent Ruling on the “Chevron Doctrine” What is the Chevron doctrine, and why did the Supreme Court recently abolish it? We asked our senior fellow Brian Gray, a retired environmental law pr... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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July 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM

7/18: Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

7/18: Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment Join us on 7/18 for a presentation and discussion of PPIC's latest survey. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environmen…
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July 16, 2024 at 4:34 PM

Mass Shootings in California

Mass Shootings in California The number of mass shootings in California has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, with about one mass shooting per week over the past two years. Howeve... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR BLOG …