blog post California’s Marijuana Majority By Mark Baldassare Dec 16, 2016 How did a marijuana legalization initiative pass this year after a similar effort failed six years ago? The answers are found in both national and state trends.
blog post The Top-Two System and Election 2016 By Eric McGhee Nov 10, 2016 This election marked the third outing for California's "top two" primary system.
blog post Climate Change and Partisanship By Dean Bonner Aug 10, 2016 A strong majority of Californians continue to favor goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that were set ten years ago . But now there is a wide partisan divide.
blog post Assessing the Top Two Primary By Eric McGhee Jun 9, 2016 How is the top two primary faring? There will be 22 same-party races this election cycle, similar to but slightly lower than the 25 in 2014 and 28 in 2012.
blog post A Changing State of Water Conservation By Lori Pottinger Jun 1, 2016 The state continues to learn from the latest drought--an expert interview with Fran Spivy-Weber of the California State Water Board.
blog post Ideology and California’s Independent Voters By David Kordus Jan 13, 2016 Independent voters do not speak with one voice, and they are not, as a rule, more moderate than partisans, data from the PPIC Statewide Survey shows
blog post Californians and Water Conservation By David Kordus Jun 22, 2015 Californians’ assessments of their neighbors’ efforts to respond to the drought generally align with their area’s water conservation levels.
blog post The Importance of California’s Tax Ranking By Mark Baldassare Apr 7, 2015 A growing share of likely voters say that California’s state and local tax burden is "near the top” compared to other states.
