Occasional Paper, Report Crisis of Confidence: Leadership and Reform in Los Angeles County By Mark Baldassare Jul 30, 2003 Keynote Speech at Town Hall Los Angeles, July 2003
Report Today’s Choices, Tomorrow’s Changes By Deborah Reed Sep 30, 2008 “Change” was a powerful rallying cry throughout the 2008 election campaigns. And California does need to make major policy changes to face growing and, in some cases, unprecedented challenges. What do Californians need to know about the state’s critical challenges in education, infrastructure, the environment, the state budget, and governance? This accessible review of the big issues facing California provides straightforward, fact-based information about the future of the state.
Policy Brief Expanding California’s Electorate: Will Recent Reforms Increase Voter Turnout? Summary Jan 22, 2014
blog post Anxious California Voters Will Weigh In on Climate Policy this Fall By Mark Baldassare Jul 27, 2022 Amid widespread public concern about the effects of climate change, a November ballot measure would provide funding for programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the tax on personal income over $2 million.
blog post Commentary: New Law Could Change California’s Electorate By Eric McGhee, Mindy Romero Jul 11, 2016 Supporters of California’s New Motor Voter Act are right to see its great promise, but how the law is implemented will be far more important than many have suggested.
blog post Commentary: California’s Top-Two Primary, Explained By Eric McGhee Jun 6, 2018 The California governor’s race and all its key House races will feature a Democrat against a Republican in the fall campaign. What would normally be an unremarkable statement counts as breaking news for California.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Special Survey on the Environment By Mark Baldassare Jul 26, 2006 Some findings of the current survey Eight in 10 residents believe global warming will be a very (49%) or somewhat serious (30%) threat to California’s future economy and quality of life. Sixty-five percent of all adults and 70 percent of likely voters favor having the state make its own policies on global warming. The proposal to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 receives majority support from residents across all regions, racial/ethnic, and demographic groups. Seventy percent of all adults say they would seriously consider purchasing or leasing a hybrid vehicle, with 57 percent saying they would even if it were more costly. This is the 69th PPIC Statewide Survey and the fifth in a three-year series made possible with funding from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
blog post Widespread Political Disaffection among California’s Likely Voters By Mark Baldassare Feb 9, 2022 A record-high share of California’s likely voters say they’re pessimistic about Americans of different political views coming together and working out their differences.
blog post Despite State Action, Grim Views on Housing Persist By Dean Bonner Mar 22, 2023 While policymakers have taken steps in recent years to address the state’s housing challenges, seven in ten Californians say that housing affordability is a big problem—the highest share since 2017. In addition, a solid majority of residents are very concerned that the cost of housing will prevent their family’s younger generation from buying a home in their part of California.
