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Groundwater: Act Locally, Think Sustainably

By Lori Pottinger

An interview with Karen Ross, secretary of the state Department of Food and Agriculture, on progress in implementing the state’s groundwater law.

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California’s Jobs Recovery Has Been Stronger than We Thought

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

While overall employment is still below pre-pandemic levels, the pace of the COVID recovery is unprecedented. Still, some key sectors of the economy have been slower to rebound.

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Educational Progress Stalls in California

By Sarah Bohn, Hans Johnson

California’s baby boomers are the best-educated adults in the developed world. But the younger generation is not keeping up with other countries.

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Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley

By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ...

Hundreds of thousands of acres of irrigated farmland may come out of production in the San Joaquin Valley in coming decades. At the same time, the state needs to ramp up renewable energy generation to meet climate goals. Could solar development on fallowed land help the valley’s residents? Our new report examines the challenges and opportunities.

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California’s Evolving Economy

By Sarah Bohn

Fundamental shifts in three keys areas--where we work, how we work, and the role of federal investments--are likely to shape California’s economic future as well as the policy questions we face.

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Improving Career Education Pathways into California’s Workforce

COVID-19 hit workers with less education hardest, underscoring the need for public investments in workforce training. A new PPIC report describes student pathways through career education programs at community colleges and discusses insights from stakeholder interviews on how to help more people complete programs and connect to quality jobs.

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