blog post Year-Round Support for Low-Income Students By Courtney Lee Aug 23, 2018 Pell Grants covered the summer months this year, expanding summer course enrollment and potentially increasing retention rates and accelerating time to degree.
blog post Voters Favor New Water Bond. What Are They Missing? By Ellen Hanak, Mark Baldassare Aug 13, 2018 The PPIC Statewide Survey finds strong support for an upcoming state water bond among California likely voters. But bonds have some significant shortcomings in addressing key water needs.
blog post Paying for Water’s “Fiscal Orphans” By Lori Pottinger Jul 9, 2018 Bonds don’t currently cover ongoing expenses for the projects they fund. We talked to Dean Misczynski about his proposal to change that.
blog post Funding Measures and the June Ballot By Patrick Murphy, Radhika Mehlotra, Jennifer Paluch Jun 11, 2018 In the June primary, Californians voted on a variety of measures ranging from parcel taxes to bridge tolls to cannabis taxes—and most of them passed.
blog post Tax Day: Californians Feel Overburdened By Alyssa Dykman Apr 17, 2018 Tax day is here, and Californians are feeling particularly burdened.
blog post The Rising Cost of College: Student Fees By Courtney Lee, Jacob Jackson Mar 14, 2018 Rising student fees increase the cost of attending college in California, even as the state's major public universities have agreed to freeze tuition.
blog post Californians and the Gas Tax Repeal By Alyssa Dykman Mar 12, 2018 Californians are divided on repealing the gas tax that is estimated to raise billions for repairing roads, highways, bridges, and mass transit.
blog post A Bottom-Up Approach to Groundwater Sustainability By Lori Pottinger Feb 28, 2018 An expert interview about groundwater management innovations being tried in Kern County.
blog post Pretrial Risk and Cash Bail By Justin Goss Feb 20, 2018 Reforming the bail system could save funds and free up scarce jail beds—even while maintaining public safety.
press release Newsom, Villaraigosa in Virtual Tie, Feinstein Leads de León by Double Digits Feb 7, 2018
