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Video: A Conversation with Governor Gavin Newsom
February 4 2020
Governor Newsom talks with PPIC’s Mark Baldassare about climate change, California’s energy future, and their implications for state policy.
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Governor’s Budget Addresses Growing Wildfire Risks
January 27 2020
Governor Newsom’s budget supports an array of tools for reducing the growing threat of wildfire.
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Governor’s Budget Seeks to Build Water Resilience
January 21 2020
A look at the water and climate priorities laid out in two new documents: the state’s draft Water Resilience Portfolio and the governor’s proposed budget.
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Providing Safe Drinking Water in the Face of Disasters: Lessons from Lake County
December 18 2019
Small, rural communities with ongoing drinking water challenges are especially vulnerable to greater extremes brought on by a warming climate. We interviewed Jan Coppinger of Lake County Special Districts about how local water agencies have dealt with a string of natural disasters.
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Video: Californians and Their Government
November 25 2019
PPIC’s latest statewide survey looks at support for candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary, as well as views on impeachment, wildfires, and homelessness.
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