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California’s Future January 2021 Sarah Bohn, Paulette Cha, Caitrin Chappelle, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Caroline Danielson, Niu Gao, Ellen Hanak, Laura Hill, Jacob Jackson, Hans Johnson, Julien Lafortune, Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Shannon McConville, Jeffrey Mount, Lori Pottinger

This multi-topic publication highlights the state’s most pressing long-term policy challenges in several key areas: criminal justice, economy, education, safety net, and water and a…

Making the Most of Water for the Environment: A Functional Flows Approach for California’s Rivers August 2020Ted Grantham, Jeffrey Mount, Eric D. Stein, Sarah Yarnell

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment July 2020Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler

The Benefits of Headwater Forest Management April 2020Henry McCann, Van Butsic, John Battles, Ricardo Cisneros, Yufang Jin, Susie Kocher, Matthew D. Potts, Scott Stephens

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Commentary: Water Partnerships between Cities and Farms Would Help Prepare for a Changing Climate January 20 2021Alvar Escriva-Bou

Where We Stand January 11 2021Mark Baldassare

Whitewater Rapids in California Forest, in Winter

Turning the Page on a Disruptive Year in the Water World January 11 2021Ellen Hanak

Photo - Stream of Gold, Sunset Landscape In California

A Wish List for Water Collaboration with the Biden‒Harris Administration January 6 2021Lori Pottinger

Events

February 2, 2021 Building Resilience for Cities and Farms with Water Partnerships

The evening sun sets through a smoke filled sky (from California's 1100-plus wildfires) over the Tuolumne River. The location of this image is approximately one mile above the Glen Aulin high camp along the Pacific Crest Trail in Yosemite's high country. The river flows throgh an area known as the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River.

November 12, 17, 19, 2020 Building a Water-Resilient California

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July 30, 2020 Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

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View of Misty Mountains and Trees in Forest

April 30, 2020 The Benefits of Headwater Forest Management

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California is getting warmer

The state experienced 7 of its 10 warmest years on record from 2012 to 2018, and warming is expected to continue. Sea level is predicted to rise 2 to 7 feet on California’s coast by 2100, and the frequency of extreme events such as droughts, heat waves, wildfires, and floods is expected to increase.

Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

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