blog post Higher Education: The Economic Engine of California By Mark Baldassare Jul 21, 2022 Jul 21, 2022 ... Sixty-five percent of Californians and 60% of likely voters favor a government policy to make college tuition free at both public two-year and ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... (2) We focus primarily on cropping systems, but we will also discuss ways ... In contrast, for dryland-plus crops the best strategy shifts ...
blog post California’s Election Reforms at the Dawn of a New Decade By Eric McGhee Jul 18, 2022 Jul 18, 2022 ... This primary marks the tenth anniversary of two important California electoral reforms. The first is the Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) ...
blog post Primary Takeaways and a Preview of the Fall Election By Mark Baldassare Jul 15, 2022 Jul 15, 2022 ... The top-two winners in every statewide primary race is a Democrat or a Republican. The No Party Preference (NPP) candidates running for ...
blog post California’s LGBT Population By Hans Johnson Jun 28, 2022 Jun 28, 2022 ... photo - Two People Carrying a Rainbow Flag Down Street ... In July 2021, for the first time ever, the Census Bureau initiated a series of ...
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas May 25, 2022 May 12, 2022 ... Top Issues and Overall Mood · Personal Finances · Russia's Invasion of Ukraine · State Budget · Midterm Elections · Approval Ratings.
blog post Most California Voters Say “We Know Best” By Mark Baldassare May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 ... The top two vote getters—again, regardless of party affiliation—advance to the general election. Today, 62% of California likely voters say that ...
Report Understanding the Effects of School Funding By Julien Lafortune May 18, 2022 For example, close elections in school bond and tax referenda are one scenario ... First, higher levels of school spending improve student test scores and ...
blog post Redistricting Injects Some Uncertainty into the 2022 Elections By Eric McGhee Apr 7, 2022 Apr 7, 2022 ... That was the first redistricting conducted by California's independent ... with the previously untested “top two” primary election system.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Mar 23, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 ... Forty-two percent of likely voters say that voting this year is more important than in past midterm elections. Republicans are more likely ...