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Fact Sheet · January 2026

Teen Mental Health and School-Based Services in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

California’s Population

More people live in California than any other state. Growth has slowed dramatically over the past quarter century, but the state’s population is still one of the most diverse in the nation.

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Blog Post · January 29, 2026

A Year in Neutral for California’s Job Market

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Blog Post · January 21, 2026

Who’s Leaving California—and Who’s Moving In?

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Statewide Survey · December 2025

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Report · December 2025

Updating California’s School Funding Formula: Assessing Alternatives and Trade-Offs

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Report · December 2025

Work and Economic Insecurity in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

Arrests in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

California’s County Jails

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

Law Enforcement Staffing in California

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Report · December 2025

Business Regulation and Business Starts in California

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Policy Brief · December 2025

Policy Brief: Business Regulation and Business Starts in California

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Report · December 2025

Work and Economic Insecurity in California

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Report · January 2026

Teen Mental Health and School-Based Services in California

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Policy Brief · January 2026

Policy Brief: Teen Mental Health and School-Based Services in California

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Report · December 2025

Work and Economic Insecurity in California

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Fact Sheet · November 2025

College Affordability in California

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Report · October 2025

The Economic Milestones of Young Californians

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Policy Brief · October 2025

Policy Brief: The Economic Milestones of Young Californians

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Report · January 2026

Teen Mental Health and School-Based Services in California

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Policy Brief · January 2026

Policy Brief: Teen Mental Health and School-Based Services in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

California’s K–12 Students

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

California’s Population

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Statewide Survey · December 2025

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Policy Brief · December 2025

Policy Brief: California’s Immigration Landscape and Current Public Opinion

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

California’s K–12 Students

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

California’s Population

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

Immigrants in California

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Statewide Survey · December 2025

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Report · December 2025

Work and Economic Insecurity in California

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Policy Brief · December 2025

Policy Brief: Work and Economic Insecurity in California

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Fact Sheet · January 2026

California’s Rivers and Streams

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Report · November 2025

Priorities for California’s Water

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Report · August 2025

California’s Energy Workforce: Needs and Opportunities

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January 29, 2026

A Year in Neutral for California’s Job Market

Sarah Bohn, Sean Cremin

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January 28, 2026

State Policymakers Discuss Priorities, Challenges for 2026

Vicki Hsieh

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January 27, 2026

Where Are Californians Going When They Leave the Golden State?

Eric McGhee, Hans Johnson

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January 26, 2026

Artificial Intelligence and California’s Water

Annalise Blum

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January 22, 2026

Why Do So Many California Workers Feel Economically Insecure?

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January 2026

Arrests in California

Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Luciana Susanto

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January 2026

California’s County Jails

Brandon Martin, Magnus Lofstrom

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January 2026

California’s K–12 Students

Beyond Deng, Laura Hill

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January 2026

California’s Population

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia

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January 2026

California’s Rivers and Streams

Jeffrey Mount, Annalise Blum, Ted Grantham

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January 2026

Law Enforcement Staffing in California

Brandon Martin, Deepak Premkumar, Mandi Acevedo

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January 2026

Immigrants in California

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Fact Cards

33% The share of California workers who are immigrants.
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18 The number of domestic violence calls California police field each hour.
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40% Share of California land used for agriculture, or about 40 million acres.
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Population loss in California’s rural counties is twice that of its urban counties.
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45% Californians who say the cost of housing places financial strain on them and their families.
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The cost of California wildfire damage increased fivefold over the past two decades, reaching over $1 billion per year.
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75% of California college students attend a public institution, with over 50% of them attending a community college.
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