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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…

Income Inequality and Economic Opportunity in California December 2020Sarah Bohn, Dean Bonner, Julien Lafortune, Tess Thorman

Priorities for California’s Water November 2020Ellen Hanak, Caitrin Chappelle, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Brian Gray, Jelena Jezdimirovic, Henry McCann, Jeffrey Mount, Lori Pottinger, Gokce Sencan

Higher Education and Economic Opportunity in California November 2020Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia

Water Partnerships between Cities and Farms in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley October 2020Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Ellen Hanak, Robert Wilkinson

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government October 2020Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler

Who Is Losing Ground with Distance Learning in California? October 2020Niu Gao, Julien Lafortune, Laura Hill

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Commentary: An Equitable Recovery for California Requires Two Key Strategies January 25 2021Sarah Bohn, Dean Bonner, Vicki Hsieh

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Creating a Safety Net for Immigrant Communities January 21 2021Shannon McConville

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Testimony: A New Era of Student Access at California’s Community Colleges January 19 2021Olga Rodriguez

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The Year Ahead in Higher Education January 13 2021Hans Johnson

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February 4, 2021 A Conversation with Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis

January 26, 2021 A Conversation with Leon Panetta

December 10, 2020 A Conversation with Cabinet Secretary Ana Matosantos

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December 8, 2020 Income Inequality and Economic Opportunity in California

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State funding has risen from recession lows and is now close to the national average

After increasing steadily over the past eight years, California’s K–12 spending averaged $12,143 per student in 2017—only $62 less than the average amount in the rest of the nation.

Fiscal Realities for Local Government September 2020

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