Occasional Paper, Report Crisis of Confidence: Leadership and Reform in Los Angeles County By Mark Baldassare Jul 30, 2003 Keynote Speech at Town Hall Los Angeles, July 2003
Report Today’s Choices, Tomorrow’s Changes By Deborah Reed Sep 30, 2008 “Change” was a powerful rallying cry throughout the 2008 election campaigns. And California does need to make major policy changes to face growing and, in some cases, unprecedented challenges. What do Californians need to know about the state’s critical challenges in education, infrastructure, the environment, the state budget, and governance? This accessible review of the big issues facing California provides straightforward, fact-based information about the future of the state.
blog post Commentary: California Leads in Voting Reform By Eric McGhee, Mindy Romero Oct 20, 2015 With the stroke of a pen, California is now at the vanguard of American voting reform.
blog post Widespread Political Disaffection among California’s Likely Voters By Mark Baldassare Feb 9, 2022 A record-high share of California’s likely voters say they’re pessimistic about Americans of different political views coming together and working out their differences.
Policy Brief Expanding California’s Electorate: Will Recent Reforms Increase Voter Turnout? Summary Jan 22, 2014
Fact Sheet Immigrants and Political Engagement By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Lunna Lopes Mar 28, 2018 Just over half of immigrants in California who become US citizens are considered likely voters, a slightly smaller share than for US-born residents. Nearly half of immigrants say that they are paying more attention to politics since President Trump’s election.
blog post Commentary: California’s Top-Two Primary, Explained By Eric McGhee Jun 6, 2018 The California governor’s race and all its key House races will feature a Democrat against a Republican in the fall campaign. What would normally be an unremarkable statement counts as breaking news for California.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Special Survey on the Environment By Mark Baldassare Jul 26, 2006 Some findings of the current survey Eight in 10 residents believe global warming will be a very (49%) or somewhat serious (30%) threat to California’s future economy and quality of life. Sixty-five percent of all adults and 70 percent of likely voters favor having the state make its own policies on global warming. The proposal to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 receives majority support from residents across all regions, racial/ethnic, and demographic groups. Seventy percent of all adults say they would seriously consider purchasing or leasing a hybrid vehicle, with 57 percent saying they would even if it were more costly. This is the 69th PPIC Statewide Survey and the fifth in a three-year series made possible with funding from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
