press release California’s 2020 Democratic Primary Is a Three-Way Race, but Many Voters Would Consider a Different Candidate Oct 2, 2019
blog post Californians and the 2020 Election By Mark Baldassare Sep 17, 2019 PPIC president and CEO Mark Baldassare discusses some key differences between the state’s voters and nonvoters--and what this means for the 2020 election and California’s future.
interactive California’s Exclusive Electorate Sep 16, 2019 Voters in California are unrepresentative of the state as a whole. But the decisions they make at the ballot box affect the future of all Californians.
Report California’s Exclusive Electorate: A New Look at Who Votes and Why It Matters By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler Sep 16, 2019 The people who go to the polls in California are very different from those who don't—a gap that has far-reaching implications for our democracy and political future.
blog post Testimony: Upgrading California’s Water Grid to Meet 21st Century Needs By Ellen Hanak Apr 2, 2019 Ellen Hanak, director of the PPIC Water Policy Center, describes how modernizing California’s water grid will help the state prepare for a changing climate, and ways the federal government can help.
blog post Reviving the Health Care Mandate: Who Pays? By Radhika Mehlotra, Shannon McConville Mar 5, 2019 As policymakers in California weigh implementing a state individual mandate, it's worth considering which Californians would bear the burden of the tax penalty and which would benefit.
blog post A Snapshot of Homelessness in California By Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Vicki Hsieh Feb 19, 2019 Homelessness declined slightly in California last year, but it's still a big problem: The state's homeless population accounts for nearly a quarter of the country's total.
page Immigrants in California Feb 19, 2019 California is home to nearly 10 million immigrants, accounting for almost a quarter of the foreign-born population in the US. PPIC’s research builds understanding of important immigration trends in California and key issues in immigration policy at the state and federal levels.
