blog post COVID-19 Further Disrupts Testing for College Admissions and Placement By Niu Gao, Olga Rodriguez Sep 16, 2020 As the pandemic continues to cause major shifts in the educational landscape, California’s public colleges and universities are exploring how new admissions and placement approaches might promote equity and access.
blog post More Uncertainty Ahead for California’s Unemployed By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Aug 6, 2020 Congress is now deliberating over unemployment insurance benefits. Who are the California workers receiving this support?
blog post Widespread Worry, Racial/Ethnic Disparities as COVID-19 Surges By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler Jul 31, 2020 As the number of coronavirus cases in California continues to rise, health and financial concerns are especially high among Latino residents.
blog post Video: New Realities for Higher Education By Mary Severance Jul 28, 2020 California’s public higher education leaders—UC’s Janet Napolitano, California Community Colleges’ Eloy Ortiz Oakley, and CSU’s Timothy White—discuss how their systems are addressing COVID-19 and other key challenges.
blog post Down to the Wire on Unemployment Benefits By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Jul 24, 2020 As Congress considers action on the soon-to-expire supplemental unemployment benefit, California is expected to face high unemployment and other economic challenges in the coming months.
blog post Growing Damages from Wildfires Burn the Insurance Industry By Lori Pottinger Jun 29, 2020 Devastating fires in recent years have roiled the insurance industry. We talked to Rex Frazier of the Personal Insurance Federation of California about how the industry is addressing growing wildfire risk.
blog post Are California’s Jobs Rebounding? By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Jun 25, 2020 Job losses across the state’s economy have leveled off, but California still has among the highest unemployment rates in the nation.
press release Prop 47 Has Reduced Racial Disparities in Arrests and Bookings in California, but Serious Inequities Remain Jun 23, 2020
blog post Low Crime Numbers Leveling off Under Shelter-in-Place By Magnus Lofstrom May 26, 2020 While crime rates continue to be low in major California cities, some crimes—such as burglaries and car theft—have gone up.
Report California’s Political Geography 2020 By Eric McGhee Feb 24, 2020 California still leans Democratic overall, but independents are leaning Republican in many areas of the state. A closer look suggests that registering all eligible residents to vote could moderate more partisan places. Views on specific issues also follow their own geographic patterns.
