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The CalFresh Food Assistance Program September 2020 Daniel Tan, Caroline Danielson

Participation in CalFresh—which helps millions of low-income Californians buy groceries—has risen amid the coronavirus pandemic. This fact sheet provides a snapshot of the program, including…

Poverty in California July 2020Sarah Bohn, Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman Read in Spanish

Counting California: Challenges for the 2020 Census March 2020Sarah Bohn, Eric McGhee, Lynette Ubois

Improving Health Care Data in California February 2020Shannon McConville, Paulette Cha, Daniel Tan, Caroline Danielson

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Do Schools Have Enough Nurses to Fight the Pandemic? September 24 2020Paulette Cha

Video: Fiscal Realities for Local Government September 23 2020Mary Severance

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Renter Protections and Foreclosure Risk in the Era of COVID-19 September 17 2020Daniel Tan

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COVID-19’s Toll on Mental Health September 11 2020Daniel Tan

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September 17, 2020 Fiscal Realities for Local Government

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June 19, 2020 Tackling California’s Homelessness Crisis

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June 5, 2020 A Conversation with Secretary of State Alex Padilla

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February 21, 2020 Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Safety net programs moderate poverty

PPIC research finds that while 18 percent of Californians lived in poverty in 2017, 25 percent would have been poor had it not been for safety net programs.