blog post Video: A Conversation with Candidates for US Senate By Mary Severance Oct 18, 2018 US Senate candidates—California State Senator Kevin de León and US Senator Dianne Feinstein—talked with PPIC president Mark Baldassare about their visions for California and the nation.
blog post Partisan Loyalty Trumps Gender Solidarity in California By Alyssa Dykman Oct 10, 2018 With recent national events and a record number of women running for US Congress and statewide offices, will women play a pivotal role in the 2018 election?
Report The 2020 Census and Political Representation in California By Eric McGhee, Sarah Bohn, Tess Thorman Oct 9, 2018 If the 2020 Census does a poor job of counting traditionally undercounted populations and immigrant communities, the state could easily lose one of its 53 seats in the House of Representatives.
Fact Sheet California’s Independent Voters By Mark Baldassare, Lunna Lopes, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman Aug 27, 2018 Independents are now California’s second-largest voting bloc. Most lean toward a major party—but most also say neither party does an adequate job.
blog post Video: A Conversation with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi By Mary Severance Aug 24, 2018 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and PPIC president Mark Baldassare had a wide-ranging conversation about the relationship between California and the federal government in a number of areas, including economic and tax policy, immigration, health care, and environmental issues.
blog post Primary Takeaways: Democracy Is Alive and Well in California By Mark Baldassare Jul 14, 2018 Highest turnout for a gubernatorial primary since 2000, surging independent voter participation, and diverse statewide candidates—democracy is alive and well in California.
press release Newsom on Top—Cox and Villaraigosa Vie for Second, Feinstein Holds Wide Lead over de León May 23, 2018
blog post Video: Celebrating 100 Years of Women in the California Legislature By Susan Gluss May 16, 2018 In an event celebrating the 100-year anniversary of women in the California legislature, female lawmakers—past and present—reflect on how the environment has, and hasn't, changed for women in Sacramento.
blog post The 100th Anniversary of Women in the California Legislature By Mark Baldassare, Deborah Gonzalez May 10, 2018 It has been 100 years since the first women were elected to California's legislature, yet men still vastly outnumber women in the state government.
