Public Policy Institute of California

Ringside: The Cost and the Upside of the ‘Big Gulp’

September 25, 2025 2:45 amSeptember 25, 2025 6:38 am

Of all the possible ways to increase California’s water supply, nothing compares to the potential of the so-called “big gulp,” that is, the ability of new and improved water infrastructure to safely divert millions of acre feet from the Sacramento-San...

Izumi: ‘Masters Degrees Don’t Make Better Teachers’

August 25, 2025 2:55 amAugust 25, 2025 2:56 am

“Taxpayers should not dole out a single dollar for teacher degrees that do not improve student outcomes,” says education scholar Lance Izumi in a new dispatch. “A new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality has found that 90...

Another Poll Shows Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Popularity Shot Up Following L.A. Anti-ICE Riots – Temporarily

July 3, 2025 2:00 pmJuly 3, 2025 2:04 pm

According to a new University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology poll released on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s popularity shot up from a dismal 38% before the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests and riots in early June to a 56%...

New Statewide Polls Finds a Low 44% Newsom Approval Rating

June 16, 2025 6:28 pmJune 16, 2025 6:28 pm

According to a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll released over the weekend, only 44% of Californians heading into this month approve of Governor Newsom’s job performance. While support for Governor Gavin Newsom fell amongst California voters, the...

Violent Crime is Not Down in California Despite What Sanctuary State Governor Gavin Newsom Says

April 15, 2025 12:34 pmApril 15, 2025 12:34 pm

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom claims that crime is down. Spoiler alert – crime in California is not down. This is Gov. Newsom gaslighting, trying to look good to a national audience, and trying to get ahead of his budget which...

Ringside: Finding Water for the San Joaquin Valley

December 5, 2024 10:43 amDecember 5, 2024 10:43 am

Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley require roughly 15 million acre feet of water per year to irrigate their crops. In return they produce more than half of all California’s agricultural output. But everything is changing. Since 2000 the amount of...

New Poll Finds Trump Leads Haley By Massive 64%-17% Margin in California Republican Primary

February 24, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 24, 2024 2:31 am

According to a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Poll released on Thursday, former President Donald Trump has a massive lead over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, with California’s massive number of delegates likely to go to Trump...