Report Reforming Pretrial Justice in California By Heather Harris, Magnus Lofstrom Aug 19, 2020 The referendum will come amid widespread upheaval in the criminal justice system ... revenue following the pandemic is projected to strain the state budget, ...
blog post Can Pretrial Decisions Be Improved? By Heather Harris, Justin Goss Mar 27, 2019 Mar 27, 2019 ... Last year, a state appellate court ruled that defendants should not ... SB 10 will be subject to a November 2020 referendum—but it's worth ...
blog post Election Takeaways: Golden State of Mind By Mark Baldassare Dec 14, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 ... Midterm elections are often described as a referendum on the president, and President Trump's approval rating was at 39 percent in the October ...
blog post Tectonic Shifts in Orange County By Mark Baldassare Oct 8, 2018 Oct 8, 2018 ... Since this midterm election is a referendum on the president, ... that Donald Trump is handling his job as president of the United States?
blog post Steven Merksamer Named Chair of PPIC Board By Mark Baldassare Sep 13, 2018 Sep 13, 2018 ... ... and referendum process, chair at our annual meeting yesterday. ... our state make him an ideal leader for PPIC at this important time.
blog post Environmental Priorities and the Midterm Election By Mark Baldassare Aug 8, 2018 Aug 8, 2018 ... State officials have also pushed back on federal efforts to increase ... Since the midterm elections are in part a referendum on the ...
Fact Sheet Proposition 13: 40 Years Later By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Lunna Lopes Jun 18, 2018 Proposition 13 also requires that all state tax increases be approved by two-thirds of the legislature and that special taxes levied by local governments be ...
Report The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism By Mia Bird, Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Steven Raphael Jun 12, 2018 ... (about 135 more thefts per 100,000 residents) compared to other states. ... in the coming years the state and counties will be better able to assess the ...
blog post A Preview of the California Governor’s Election By Mark Baldassare Jun 6, 2018 Jun 6, 2018 ... The November gubernatorial election is set in a midterm-election context perceived as a referendum on President Donald Trump and the ...
blog post The Rising Cost of College: Student Fees By Courtney Lee, Jacob Jackson Mar 14, 2018 Mar 14, 2018 ... When students vote to approve referenda, they are agreeing to implement fees ... State and institutional aid programs cover only tuition and ...