page COVID-19 Mar 1, 2020 The coronavirus outbreak poses a tremendous challenge to California, the nation, and the global community. PPIC’s analyses examine the impacts of COVID-19 and how policy choices and other actions can help address them.
blog post Testimony: Transfer Is Key to Closing the Workforce Skills Gap By Hans Johnson Mar 20, 2018 California faces a shortage of 1.1 million highly educated workers. Making transferring from community college more efficient will help.
blog post Farms, Freight, and Retail Support the Recovery in Central California By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Apr 22, 2021 Central California is seeing promising signals from certain industries as well as hard-hit sectors. Still, the economic situation across this region remains uncertain.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting California’s Northern and Sierra Regions By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh, Sarah Bohn Dec 6, 2018 Home to 1.4 million people, California's northern and Sierra regions cover 40% of the state and span 23 counties. Housing conditions, diverse populations, and recent wildfires are among the challenges of counting residents here in the 2020 Census.
Report Priorities for California’s Economy By Sarah Bohn, Vicki Hsieh, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Jenny Duan ... Jan 31, 2024 Though California faces considerable economic uncertainty, it also has tremendous potential to overcome the obstacles ahead. Practical policy solutions to promote a robust, resilient economy should build on the skills, diversity, and innovation of Californians.
Statewide Survey Facing Facts: Public Attitudes and Fiscal Realities in Five Stressed States Oct 7, 2010 A survey in five of the nation’s most fiscally stressed states reveals a disconnect between what the public wants from state government and budget realities. Residents in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, and New York believe their states could spend less without cutting services. They want to protect K-12 education and Medicaid funding—by far the biggest portions of state budgets. They prefer charging someone else— wealthy corporations, smokers, drinkers, and gamblers—to ensure essential government services. But even these increases would likely be insufficient to close severe budget gaps. This survey was co-published by the Pew Center on the States and Public Policy Institute of California. Any text or graphics taken from the multistate survey should jointly credit the Pew Center on the States and Public Policy Institute of California, 2010.
blog post How Changes in Immigration Affect California’s Workforce By Sergio Sanchez, Hans Johnson Jun 18, 2018 California’s immigrant population is changing—and now about half of recent immigrants have at least bachelor’s degrees. Explore changes in immigrants’ education levels over time with a new interactive feature.
blog post California’s Digital Divide and the 2020 Census By Justin Goss May 21, 2019 A key challenge for the 2020 Census—the first to be conducted primarily online—is that high speed internet access is lower in areas of the state that are already considered hard to count.
event A Conversation with US Senator Alex Padilla May 30, 2024 Join PPIC president and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye and US senator Alex Padilla for a wide-ranging conversation about major challenges facing California and the nation, from promoting economic opportunity to managing the effects of climate change to ensuring voting rights in a consequential election year.
