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POLICY BRIEF · JUNE 2024

Drought and Groundwater Sustainability in California’s Farming Regions

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Report · June 2024

California Prison Programs and Reentry Pathways

In recent years, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has expanded programs that support community reintegration. But participation has been low. A new report details the rehabilitative needs of people in prison, CDCR efforts to expand programs to meet those needs, and factors that may affect participation.

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California Prison Programs and Reentry Pathways

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California’s Population Slowdown

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Income Inequality in California

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California’s Care Workforce

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Policy Brief: California’s Care Workforce

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California’s Nutrition Safety Net

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California School Districts and the Emergency Connectivity Fund

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Policy Brief · June 2024

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California’s Digital Divide

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Statewide Survey · June 2024

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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The Political Views of Young Californians

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California’s Digital Divide

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Rural California

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Labor Force Participation in California

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Report · June 2024

The Future of Higher Education Enrollment in California

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California’s Higher Education Funding Landscape

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Policy Brief · June 2024

Policy Brief: Drought and Groundwater Sustainability in California’s Farming Regions

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Agricultural Land Use in California

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Replenishing Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley: 2024 Update

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Agricultural Land Use in California

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Groundwater in California

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California’s Cash-Based Safety Net

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Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Californians’ Health

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Fact Cards

55% Most California adults favor providing health care to undocumented immigrants.
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About 2 in 3 Californians support the state making its own policies to address climate change.
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Safety net programs kept more than 14% of children out of poverty in early 2023.
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California added more than 5 million people since 1990, yet urban water use changed little.
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Gun incidents drove well over half of the rise in violent crime since 2019.
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77% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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Schools were a key source of food for low-income families despite closures during the pandemic.
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A majority of the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools are “high need”—low-income, English Learner (EL), homeless, or foster youth.
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In 2020, California lost population for the first time in state history.
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