blog post Californians Opposed to Governor’s Transportation Plan By Lunna Lopes Feb 21, 2017 Most Californians say that spending more money on road and highway maintenance is very important. Most also oppose the governor’s plan to do so.
Fact Sheet Californians and Transportation By Mark Baldassare, Lunna Lopes, Dean Bonner, David Kordus Feb 8, 2017
blog post Video: PPIC Statewide Survey Briefing By Linda Strean Mar 30, 2015 At a briefing last week in the capital, PPIC researcher Jui Shrestha presented the findings of the March PPIC Statewide Survey.
blog post Climate Change and California’s Future By Mark Baldassare Mar 25, 2015 In 2006, California responded to climate change with a law that committed the state to reverse the trend of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Today, California has reached another pivotal moment.
press release It’s A Beach State … Of Mind: Despite Tumultuous Times, California’s Golden Coast Still Captures Hearts Nov 13, 2003
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Special Survey on Californians and the Environment By Mark Baldassare Nov 13, 2003 This is the 40th PPIC Statewide Survey and the sixth in a series of eight surveys that will focus on population growth, land use, and the environment. This survey focuses in particular on marine and coastal issues. Some findings of the current survey The vast majority (88%) of Californians say that the condition of the ocean and beaches is personally important to them, with 60% saying it is very important. Over half (52%) of the state's residents believe that the quality of the ocean along the state's shoreline has deteriorated in the past two decades. Three in four residents (77%) support protecting wetlands and beach/bay habitats even if it means less commercial activity near the coast. Half of all those surveyed (50%) favor prohibiting new off-shore oil drilling along California's coast, even if it means higher gasoline prices. Nearly all Californians agree that environmental protection should be a priority for the Schwarzenegger administration. Almost one-third (32%) think it should be a top priority, while a large majority (57%) say it should be an important priority.
