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New Poll Shows 47% Of Californians Against Prop. 16, 22% Undecided

September 18, 2020 7:03 amSeptember 18, 2020 7:32 am

On Thursday, a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll found that a near majority of voters plan to vote against Proposition 16, the ballot measure to reverse 1996’s Proposition 209 and reinstate affirmative action in California. 47% of...

California’s State Budget Reserves Not Enough to Fill Budget Gaps Even in Moderate Downturns

April 20, 2020 11:15 amApril 20, 2020 11:15 am

With California in lockdown since mid-March, most businesses have ground to a halt, which also ground sales tax revenue to a halt. The Public Policy Institute of California just published an article showing that California’s budget reserves aren’t adequate for...

Post-Reprieve PPIC Poll Comforts Gov. Newsom on Death Penalty Reversal

April 4, 2019 8:26 amApril 5, 2019 7:41 am

Nearly one year ago, on April 24, 2018, Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo, 72. Authorities across the state were charging that DeAngelo was the East Area Rapist and Golden State Killer, responsible...