blog post Medi-Cal and the Fall Election By Shannon McConville, Paul Warren Dec 8, 2016 Three initiatives passed in November provide up to $3 billion in additional funds for Medi-Cal each year. But their impact will depend on questions yet to be answered.
blog post An Early Look at the November Election By Mark Baldassare Apr 10, 2024 With California's November ballot taking shape, we examine how the state's voters are feeling about races for president, the US Senate, and the House of Representatives.
Report Are There Winners and Losers? Race, Ethnicity, and California’s Initiative Process By Zoltan L. Hajnal, Hugh Louch Oct 1, 2001 California’s reliance on direct democracy has raised concerns about the role of race and ethnicity in the initiative process.Critics point to initiatives on restricting bilingual education, ending affirmative action, and cutting services to illegal immigrants as a sign that the white electoral majority is using direct democracy to target the state’s growing nonwhite population. This study analyzes voting patterns over the last 20 years to determine how often voters from each racial and ethnic group end up on the winning side of the initiative vote. It also measures the degree to which the interests of white and nonwhite voters differed and the level of unity within each group. The study concludes that nonwhite voters, especially Latinos, fared poorly compared to whites only when race or ethnicity itself was an important part of an initiative.
blog post Voters’ Views on November’s Propositions By Mark Baldassare Oct 26, 2022 As we near the midterm election, voters’ attitudes toward key statewide ballot measures, as well as toward potential reforms to the initiative process, suggest that California’s system of direct democracy remains a work in progress.
Occasional Paper, Report Signing Initiative Petitions Online: Possibilities, Problems, and Prospects By Walter Baer Jan 22, 2001 Prepared for The Speaker's Commission on The California Initiative Process, January 22, 2001.
press release Special Post-Election Voter Survey: Bah, Humbug! Angry Special Election Voters Cast Vote Of No Confidence In State Leaders, Policymaking Process Dec 2, 2005
blog post Serving California’s Diverse College Students By Sergio Sanchez, Hans Johnson Feb 27, 2019 California is enrolling more historically underserved students in the state's public higher education systems, but helping them to graduate in four years remains a big challenge.
