blog post Funding Measures and the June Ballot By Patrick Murphy, Radhika Mehlotra, Jennifer Paluch Jun 11, 2018 In the June primary, Californians voted on a variety of measures ranging from parcel taxes to bridge tolls to cannabis taxes—and most of them passed.
blog post Tax Day: Californians Feel Overburdened By Alyssa Dykman Apr 17, 2018 Tax day is here, and Californians are feeling particularly burdened.
blog post The Gender Gap in California Politics By Dean Bonner Apr 5, 2018 Since 2014, support for Democratic candidates among female likely voters in California has surged. Will women voters make a pivotal difference in midterm elections?
press release Newsom Solidifies Lead, Cox Gains Ground, Feinstein Maintains Edge over de León Mar 21, 2018
blog post Commentary: Will California’s Pot Law Limit Illegal Marijuana Sales? By Patrick Murphy, John Carnevale Jan 2, 2018 Will the legalization of recreational marijuana change much in California?
blog post Sentence Enhancements: Next Target of Corrections Reform? By Ryken Grattet Sep 27, 2017 California has many sentence enhancements—such as Three Strikes—which increase the usual punishment for an offense. A bill on the governor’s desk would repeal one of them.
blog post Next Steps in Implementing California Marijuana Law By Patrick Murphy, Lunna Lopes Jul 10, 2017 Despite uncertainty at the federal level, California is making steady progress toward creating a system to regulate the legal use of marijuana.
press release Health Care: Most Oppose House Bill, Favor Single-Payer Plan—Unless It Raises Taxes May 31, 2017