Policy Brief Policy Brief: Equity in Voter Turnout after Pandemic Election Policy Changes By Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Mindy Romero, Stephanie Barton Mar 1, 2022 While California has made progress toward voting equity, reforms meant to address running an election during the pandemic may have disrupted voting habits for some communities.
Report Equity in Voter Turnout after Pandemic Election Policy Changes By Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Mindy Romero Mar 1, 2022 To maintain voting access during the pandemic, California shifted to universal vote-by-mail for the 2020 general election, while some counties consolidated their polling places. In this new report, we examine the sometimes-contradictory impact of these reforms on turnout, especially among young voters and voters of color.
blog post Who Is Unvaccinated in California? By Dean Bonner Feb 24, 2022 While most Californians have received the coronavirus vaccine, certain groups—including younger adults, men, and Republicans and independents—are disproportionately represented among the unvaccinated.
blog post Half of Californians Predict Bad Economic Times in the Coming Year By Deja Thomas Feb 16, 2022 Faced with rising inflation and the ongoing effects of the pandemic, 54% of Californians—including half or more across regions of the state—expect the US to have bad times financially over the next 12 months.
blog post Concerns about Crime Are Up, Ratings of Police Have Declined By Dean Bonner Feb 14, 2022 A record-high share of Californians say violence and street crime in their community is a big problem, while ratings of how well local police are controlling crime have declined slightly.
blog post Most Californians Favor Newsom’s Budget Proposal By Rachel Lawler Feb 7, 2022 The governor’s proposed state budget has the support of a solid majority of Californians as does the COVID-19 Emergency Response Package included in his spending plan.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Feb 2, 2022 Californians say that COVID-19, homelessness, and jobs, the economy, and inflation are the top issues for the governor and legislature to work on this year.
press release Fewer Californians Say the Worst of the Pandemic Is Behind Us, and the National Outlook Has Darkened from a Year Ago Feb 2, 2022
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Nov 9, 2021 Our latest survey examines views on the state’s economy as well as residents’ perspectives on their employment and personal finances.
blog post Most Support California’s Leadership in Climate Change Policy By Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Nov 3, 2021 A majority of Californians believe that climate change has contributed to droughts and wildfires, and seven in ten value the state’s leadership on climate change.