blog post How a New Way of Counting Prisoners Has Changed Redistricting By Jennifer Paluch, Eric McGhee, Heather Harris Nov 2, 2022 Nov 2, 2022 ... For the purposes of drawing state legislative and congressional districts, California now counts state prisoners as residents of their last ...
Fact Sheet Financing California’s Public Schools By Julien Lafortune, Joseph Herrera Sep 27, 2022 Federal pandemic aid and increased state funding have contributed to record K–12 funding levels. In 2021–22, state, local, and federal funding for California K– ...
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas May 25, 2022 May 12, 2022 ... Earlier this month, Governor Newsom released a $300.6 billion spending plan and announced an estimated $97.5 billion state budget surplus.
blog post Redistricting Injects Some Uncertainty into the 2022 Elections By Eric McGhee Apr 7, 2022 Apr 7, 2022 ... While new political districts shake things up for incumbents, competitiveness in state assembly districts has declined amid an increasing ...
blog post Understanding the Geography of California’s Final Redistricting Maps By Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch Jan 19, 2022 Jan 19, 2022 ... The CRC law that emerged in reaction to this plan set several geographic goals for the new commission. In order of priority, the CRC was ...
blog post Racial Representation and Partisan Leanings in California’s Final Redistricting Maps By Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch Jan 12, 2022 Jan 12, 2022 ... With the final maps from the Citizens Redistricting Commission, ... but the congressional plan now has two new Black influence districts.
blog post Understanding the Geography of California’s Draft Redistricting Maps By Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Vicki Hsieh Nov 19, 2021 Nov 19, 2021 ... The current maps have 4.95 assembly districts per senate district, while the draft plans have 5.35, meaning the draft maps are less well-nested ...
blog post Race and Partisan Leanings in California’s Draft Redistricting Maps By Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Vicki Hsieh Nov 16, 2021 Nov 16, 2021 ... The draft congressional map would have elected 40 Democrats out of 52 races in the average election of the last decade. Likewise, the draft ...
blog post Census Delays Complicate California’s Election Process By Eric McGhee Mar 3, 2021 Mar 3, 2021 ... Ordinarily, the state's independent redistricting commission would ... about a month to assess and discuss plans with potential supporters.
Report Counting California: Challenges for the 2020 Census By Sarah Bohn, Eric McGhee, Lynette Ubois Mar 23, 2020 Mar 28, 2020 ... While majorities of Californians currently say they plan to participate in ... setting in motion redistricting efforts around the country.