Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, David Kordus, Lunna Lopes May 31, 2017 Most Californians have an unfavorable opinion of the bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act that was passed by the US House of Representatives. And half say increased federal immigration enforcement will hurt regional economies. Overall, two-thirds of Californians believe the United States is going in the wrong direction. Crosstabs: All Adults [PDF] Likely Voters [PDF] Time Trends: All Adults [PDF] Likely Voters [PDF] This research was supported with funding from the James Irvine Foundation, the California Endowment, and the PPIC Donor Circle.
blog post California Farmers Face Labor Drought By Jelena Jezdimirovic May 23, 2017 After years of record drought, California’s farmers now face a farm labor shortage caused by declining immigration from Mexico.
blog post Making Federal Farm Support Drought-Smart By Ellen Hanak Mar 29, 2016 The White House has released a plan to better coordinate federal drought management at the basin scale. Improving US Department of Agriculture farm programs will be key.
blog post New Water Laws Address Groundwater, Marijuana By Caitrin Chappelle, Henry McCann Oct 15, 2015 Two recent bill packages took important steps toward improving groundwater management and reducing the negative environmental impacts of marijuana farming.
