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PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas
California’s AAPI Community
Eric McGhee
Statewide Survey: Californians and Education
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas
Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers
Paulette Cha
Policy Brief: Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers
Paulette Cha, Stephanie Barton
Video: COVID in California—What Have We Learned about the Economy?
Vicki Hsieh
Video: Two Years of COVID in California
Ashlyn Perri
How Did the Pandemic Transform California’s Safety Net?
Caroline Danielson
Ukrainian Immigrants in California
Hans Johnson
Medi-Cal Expansion Has Reduced Financial Barriers to Needed Health Care
Paulette Cha
California’s Population
Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee, Marisol Cuellar Mejia
California’s Children Offer a Window into a More Diverse Future
Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Vicki Hsieh
Applications for Dream Act Financial Aid Have Fallen
Kevin Cook, Jacob Jackson
Poverty in California
Sarah Bohn, Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon
Video: Immigrants in California
Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Ashlyn Perri
Immigrants in California
Marisol Cuellar Mejia
Los Inmigrantes en California
Marisol Cuellar Mejia
Tax Hurdles May Limit Impact of the Expanded Child Tax Credit
Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman
Video: Health Coverage and Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California
Stephanie Barton
Geography of College Readiness in California
Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson, Vicki Hsieh, Niu Gao
Video: California’s Safety Net in Recession and Recovery
Mary Severance
Health Coverage and Care for Undocumented Immigrants: An Update
Paulette Cha, Shannon McConville
California’s Safety Net in Recession and Recovery
Caroline Danielson
Tracking Anti-Asian Hate
Vicki Hsieh, Joseph Hayes
How Telehealth Can Bring Equity to Health Care
Paulette Cha
Health Care Reform in California
Shannon McConville
Immigrants and Health in California
Paulette Cha
Video: Californians and Education
Vicki Hsieh
Video: Distance Learning Strategies in California Schools
Stephanie Barton
California’s Stalled Population Growth
Eric McGhee, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson
California Sees More College Graduates, but Progress Is Uneven
Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson, Vicki Hsieh
Video: A Conversation with US Senator Alex Padilla
Vicki Hsieh
Video: Californians and Their Government
Stephanie Barton
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Could Diversify California’s Electorate
Eric McGhee
Immigrants and Education in California
Hans Johnson, Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia
Immigrants in California
Hans Johnson, Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia
Video: A Conversation with Leon Panetta
Mary Severance
Assessing Teen Well-Being and Mental Health after the Medi-Cal Expansion
Paulette Cha
Creating a Safety Net for Immigrant Communities
Shannon McConville
California’s Future
Ellen Hanak, Laura Hill, Hans Johnson, Caroline Danielson ...
California’s Future: Economy
Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune
California’s Future: Education
Laura Hill, Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Niu Gao ...
California’s Future: Safety Net
Caroline Danielson, Shannon McConville, Paulette Cha
Federal Action—or Inaction—Will Shape California’s Recovery
Sarah Bohn, Dean Bonner, Vicki Hsieh, Julien Lafortune ...
Will This Recession Deepen California’s Economic Divide?
Sarah Bohn, Dean Bonner, Vicki Hsieh, Julien Lafortune ...
The CalFresh Food Assistance Program
Caroline Danielson, Daniel Tan
The DACA Ruling and California’s Dreamers
Joseph Hayes, Laura Hill