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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

As students return to the classroom, record-high funding through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) will help California districts address gaps after a year of remote learning. In this report, we examine school and district spending against trends in student outcomes to offer insight into whether the LCFF is meeting its goal of improving equity in education.

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Blog Post · October 6, 2021

Most Californians Oppose More Offshore Oil Drilling

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Event · October 21, 2021

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

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Report · September 2021

Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

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Report · July 2021

Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce

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Statewide Survey · September 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops

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Report · October 2021

Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops

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Fact Sheet · February 2021

Arrests in California

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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

Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes

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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes

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Statewide Survey · April 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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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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Policy Brief · October 2021

Policy Brief: Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops

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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 · July 2021

Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce

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Statewide Survey · April 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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Report · April 2021

Building California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System

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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 14, 2021

Testimony: Californians and the Recall Process

Mark Baldassare

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October 13, 2021

Redistricting Opens New Opportunities for Communities of Color

Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Vicki Hsieh

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October 12, 2021

Improving COVID Vaccine Equity in California

Shannon McConville

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October 11, 2021

Creating Collaborative Recharge Partnerships in the San Joaquin Valley

Sarah Bardeen

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October 8, 2021

Recent State Crime Trends Mostly Mirror the Nation

Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin

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

October 21, 2021 · 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Oct 28
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Achieving Digital Equity for California’s Students

October 28, 2021 · 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Policing in California

November 4, 2021 · 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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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

Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Ellen Hanak

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May 2021

Immigrants and Health in California

Paulette Cha

Featured Blog Post · August 13, 2021

California’s High Housing Costs Increase Poverty

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Fact Cards

In 2021, California lost population for the first time in state history.
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90% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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55% Share of Californians who say racism is a big problem in the US today.
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2 in 3 Californians support the state making its own policies to address global warming.
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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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The past 20 years have been the warmest in California history, making droughts more intense.
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3M The number of jobs lost in California from February to May 2020.
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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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12.6M The number of Californians with full coverage from Medi-Cal.
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