Public Policy Institute of California

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...

Smart Cities or Gateway to Hell?

June 26, 2023 2:30 amJune 26, 2023 9:06 am

As inflation soars across the State of California, most cannot afford the cost of a home mortgage. Californians continue to seek rental properties as the expansion of low-income housing has aggrandized across the state. Mr. Roger Valdez, Director of the...

New PPIC Poll Finds Only 39% of California Voters Support Reparations Task Force Task Force

June 7, 2023 12:38 pmJune 7, 2023 12:38 pm

A new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll released this week found that only 39% of voters in California support the idea of a Reparations Task Force, showing a huge lack of support for the group only weeks before...

Latest PPIC Poll: Newsom Lead Slightly Diminishing, Major Props Likely To Fail

October 27, 2022 1:51 pm

The last Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll before the election was released on Thursday, showing Newsom’s lead in the Gubernatorial race slip below 20 points, as well as many key propositions on the ballot failing by wide margins....

New Poll Shows Newsom Still Ahead of Dahle in Gubernatorial Race 58% to 31%

September 15, 2022 2:44 pmSeptember 16, 2022 6:33 am

According to a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll released on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom has kept up his commanding lead in the Gubernatorial race, albeit with signs showing that the race may be ultimately closer come election...