blog post Local School Funding & the Exclusive Electorate By Mark Baldassare Apr 30, 2015 Are California voters likely to heed these parents’ calls and support local ballot measures for school funding?
blog post Video: Californians and K-12 Education By David Lesher Apr 28, 2015 The annual PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education comes at a time when there are major policy changes underway in the state’s K–12 system.
blog post Video: The Future of Local Taxes By David Lesher Apr 20, 2015 What is the future of local taxes in an era of increasing local authority?
event Parcel Taxes and Other Local Revenue Sources in California Apr 17, 2015 About the ProgramCalifornia has been pushing policy decisionmaking to the local level. New local authority will mean new expectations about services, with implications for local revenues. PPIC Bren Fellow Jon Sonstelie provides an overview of his report on parcel taxes as one revenue option. His presentation will be followed by a panel discussion about the future of local taxes. This research was supported with funding from the Donald Bren Foundation.
Report Parcel Taxes as a Local Revenue Source in California By Jon Sonstelie Apr 15, 2015 Local government authority is growing in corrections, school funding, and other areas in California, putting pressure on localities to diversify revenue sources. As a result, the parcel tax may become an increasingly important fiscal tool in the state. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Donald Bren Foundation.
blog post Drought Watch: Lessons from Kansas By Ellen Hanak, David Mitchell Jun 5, 2014 This is part of a continuing series on the impact of the drought. Bonds alone can’t do the job of meeting our critical water needs. Now’s the time—during, not after the drought—to consider a broader package of solutions.
blog post Trouble Ahead for Local School Ballot Measures? By Mark Baldassare May 1, 2014 There are undercurrents in our new survey that spell trouble ahead for local school ballot measures. In short, the public’s sense that schools are in crisis has diminished.
