… Californians name economic conditions, homelessness, and housing as the most important issues facing the people of California today. Californians have mixed views about whether the state is going in the right or wrong direction. Strong majorities believe that the state will have bad times financially in the next 12 months. Majorities approve of Governor Newsom’s job performance, while about half approve of the state legislature and their own legislator. …
About half approve of President Joe Biden, Senator Alex Padilla, and their local US House member, while fewer approve of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and the US Congress. Former President Trump has a large lead in the Republican presidential primary while President Joe Biden has a wide lead over Donald Trump in a potential rematch. …
About six in ten adults are in favor of changing California’s environmental regulations and local permitting processes as a way to make housing more affordable in their part of California. Similar shares are in favor of reducing state government regulations by changing CEQA—the California Environmental Quality Act—as a way to make housing more affordable in their part of California. CONTINUED
Public Policy Institute of California
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