Occasional Paper, Report Californians’ Assessment of the State Economy, Its Prospects, and the Performance of Their Elected Officials By Mark Baldassare Mar 11, 2003 Testimony before the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, March 11, 2003.
Report Cities Under Pressure: Local Growth Controls and Residential Development Policy By Paul Lewis, Max Neiman Jan 1, 2002 Some critics have argued that local growth controls are a major cause of the state’s housing shortfalls and affordability problems. In Cities Under Pressure: Local Growth Controls and Residential Development Policy, Paul Lewis and Max Neiman probe this argument by examining the residential development policies of California’s cities. Focusing on local efforts to control the amount, type, and location of new housing, the authors use a variety of data sources--including a detailed survey of almost 300 city planning officials in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Central Valley--to investigate which communities adopt growth controls and why. Their findings indicate that most growth management policies are understandable responses to the cross-pressures experienced by city officials.
blog post Groundwater: Act Locally, Think Sustainably By Lori Pottinger Mar 1, 2017 An interview with Karen Ross, secretary of the state Department of Food and Agriculture, on progress in implementing the state’s groundwater law.
Occasional Paper, Report Development Priorities in California Cities: Results from a PPIC Survey By Paul Lewis, Elisa Barbour Dec 1, 1998 Documentation of results of a statewide survey sent to city managers in all California cities, December 1998.
blog post Educational Progress Stalls in California By Sarah Bohn, Hans Johnson May 24, 2017 California’s baby boomers are the best-educated adults in the developed world. But the younger generation is not keeping up with other countries.
Fact Sheet The California Economy: Employment Update By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia Apr 5, 2017
blog post Californians Are Pessimistic about Economic Times Ahead By Dean Bonner, Sarah Bohn Jan 18, 2023 While the state’s economy looks strong on many measures, more than two-thirds of Californians expect bad economic times in the next year, according to PPIC’s November survey. Meanwhile, high prices and growing inequality are significant concerns, especially for low-income residents.
