blog post COVID-19’s Sobering Effect on Life Expectancy By Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee Jan 27, 2023 Jan 27, 2023 ... coronavirus COVID-19 essential workers Health & Safety Net health care Population public health racial disparities vaccine ...
blog post Californians Are Pessimistic about Economic Times Ahead By Dean Bonner, Sarah Bohn Jan 18, 2023 Jan 18, 2023 ... ... that low-income Californians face in meeting their basic needs. ... that have favored more-educated workers, and systemic barriers, ...
blog post 2022 Year in Review By Mark Baldassare Dec 15, 2022 Dec 15, 2022 ... 2022 election. As the midterms took center stage, the PPIC Statewide Survey provided essential information on the views of California's voters.
Report English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges By Olga Rodriguez, Laura Hill, Daniel Payares-Montoya Nov 28, 2022 Faculty reported that ESL students, often employed as essential workers, had less time for school once their jobs reappeared, either due to pressure from ...
Report COVID-19 Emergency Funding and California’s Higher Education Systems By Jacob Jackson, Kevin Cook, Darriya Starr Nov 16, 2022 One campus we interviewed funded students' basic needs by funding the student pantry and providing gift cards for food. Multiple community colleges also forgave ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... Reliable, safe, and affordable water supplies are essential for the well-being of communities throughout California and the economic ...
blog post Commentary: How California Can Expand Solar Development and Support San Joaquin Valley Farmers By Andrew Ayres, Darcy Wheeles Nov 7, 2022 Oct 27, 2022 ... To ensure that this development benefits the region's workers, growers and broader community, careful planning is essential.
Explainer Making Sense of California’s Economy By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Vicki Hsieh Oct 24, 2022 The Great Resignation gave way to the “Great Reshuffling,” as workers found new jobs ... Pandemic aid temporarily reduced income inequality, but fundamental ...
Report The Effects of COVID-19 on Transfer-Intending Students in California’s Community Colleges By Cesar Alesi Perez, Jacob Jackson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Olga Rodriguez ... Oct 19, 2022 Such efforts have proven crucial as the system strives to meet its own five-year goals ... and wage increases among workers without a college education have ...
blog post Testimony: The Role of State Tax Credits in Helping Low-Income Families By Caroline Danielson Oct 3, 2022 Oct 3, 2022 ... In closing, in our work on the California Poverty Measure we consider tax credits an essential component of resources that help families ...