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REPORT · OCTOBER 2021

Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

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Report · October 2021

Police Use of Force and Misconduct in California

Nearly 200 Californians die each year in police encounters. Amid growing concern over civilian deaths and racial injustice, we examine what the existing data can—and cannot—tell us about police use of force and misconduct. We also offer recommendations for strengthening the state’s ongoing efforts to improve police transparency and accountability.

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Blog Post · October 22, 2021

The Recall Election and California’s Political Future

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Dual Enrollment in California

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Report · October 2021

Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops

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Report · October 2021

Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes

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Report · October 2021

Police Use of Force and Misconduct in California

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Police Use of Force and Misconduct in California

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops

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Report · September 2021

Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

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Policy Brief · September 2021

Policy Brief: Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

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Report · September 2021

Improving California’s Water Market

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Report · September 2021

Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

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Policy Brief · September 2021

Policy Brief: Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

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Statewide Survey · September 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Report · October 2021

Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

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Report · October 2021

Dual Enrollment in California

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Fact Sheet · September 2021

California Voter and Party Profiles

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Fact Sheet · September 2021

California’s Likely Voters

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Statewide Survey · September 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Report · October 2021

Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops

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Report · October 2021

Dual Enrollment in California

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Dual Enrollment in California

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Report · July 2021

Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce

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Fact Sheet · September 2021

California Voter and Party Profiles

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Fact Sheet · September 2021

California’s Likely Voters

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Statewide Survey · September 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Report · September 2021

Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

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Policy Brief · September 2021

Policy Brief: Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

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Report · September 2021

Improving California’s Water Market

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October 26, 2021

Video: A Conversation with Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye

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October 25, 2021

Do Californians Trust Government to Do What Is Right?

Deja Thomas

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October 22, 2021

The Recall Election and California’s Political Future

Mark Baldassare

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October 21, 2021

College and Major Can Matter A Lot for Starting Wages

Jacob Jackson, Hans Johnson

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October 20, 2021

Many Students Enrolled in Learning Programs Last Summer

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September 2021

California’s Likely Voters

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

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August 2021

Groundwater Recharge

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Immigrants and Health in California

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Improving COVID Vaccine Equity in California

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Fact Cards

A majority of the 6 million students in California’s public schools are “high need”—low-income, English Learner (EL), or foster youth.
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2 in 3 Californians support the state making its own policies to address global warming.
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90% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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In 2021, California lost population for the first time in state history.
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The past 20 years have been the warmest in California history, making droughts more intense.
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55% Share of Californians who say racism is a big problem in the US today.
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Immigrants make up a growing share of California workers with college degrees.
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Nearly half of California children participate in CalFresh, CalWORKs, or both over their early years.
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3M The number of jobs lost in California from February to May 2020.
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Gun deaths drove California’s largest-ever rise in homicides.
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29% Share of K–12 students who lack reliable internet service at home.
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California’s prison population fell by 27,500 prisoners during the pandemic, or 7,500 more than any other state.
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27% of Californians are foreign-born, more than any other state.
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