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Counting California: Challenges for the 2020 Census
March 2020
California has worked hard in preparing for the census and has invested deeply to meet the high-stakes challenge of counting every resident. A House seat…
Read MoreImproving Health Care Data in California February 2020
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government February 2020
Income Inequality in California January 2020
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California’s Future January 2020
California’s Future: Health Care January 2020
California’s Future: Safety Net January 2020
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Unemployment Benefits in the COVID-19 Pandemic April 9 2020
Online Medical Care during COVID-19 April 8 2020
Challenging Times for California April 3 2020
Events
February 21, 2020
Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
February 3, 2020
Countdown to Census 2020
January 29, 2020
A Conversation with Governor Gavin Newsom
November 20, 2019
Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
PPIC Experts
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Caroline Danielson
Shannon McConville
Tess Thorman
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Safety net programs moderate poverty
PPIC research finds that while 18 percent of Californians lived in poverty in 2017, 25 percent would have been poor had it not been for safety net programs.
