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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…

California’s Future: Safety Net January 2021Caroline Danielson, Shannon McConville, Paulette Cha

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being December 2020Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler

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

The Importance of CalFresh and CalWORKs in Children’s Early Years December 2020Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman, Sarah Bohn

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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Looking Ahead to California’s 2021 Labor Market January 22 2021Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

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

Where We Stand January 11 2021Mark Baldassare

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Video: A Conversation with Cabinet Secretary Ana Matosantos December 18 2020Stephanie Barton

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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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October 27, 2020 Supporting Student Parents in Community College CalWORKs Programs

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October 22, 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.