interactive California Poverty by County and Legislative District Oct 18, 2023 These interactive maps show average poverty rates from the first quarter of 2023 for counties, congressional districts, state senate districts, and state assembly districts, according to the California Poverty Measure (CPM).
blog post How a New Way of Counting Prisoners Has Changed Redistricting By Jennifer Paluch, Eric McGhee, Heather Harris Nov 2, 2022 For the purposes of drawing state legislative and congressional districts, California now counts state prisoners as residents of their last known address, rather than as residents of prisons. Though the effects are small, communities with large numbers of residents who have been sent to prison now do not lose representation to the few communities in which the prisons are located.
Occasional Paper, Report Perspectives on State and Local Finance: Surveys of City Officials in California and the U.S. By Mark Baldassare, Christopher Hoene Dec 9, 2005 This report presents an analysis of responses to recent surveys on state and local finance issues, taken by city officials in California and the rest of the U.S. It was presented at the National League of Cities Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition, Session on the Price of Government in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 10, 2005.
press release Prop 30 Slips below Majority Support; Democrats Have Overall Edge across Competitive House Districts Oct 26, 2022
blog post Election Takeaways: Golden State of Mind By Mark Baldassare Dec 14, 2018 Record-high voter turnout, a "blue wave" of Democratic victories, and a diverse group of officeholders are among the key takeaways from California's 2018 election.
press release Many in State Say the Worst of COVID-19 Is Ahead for U.S., Most Prefer Caution in Easing Restrictions in Their Area Jun 3, 2020
