Road to the Recall, an independent statewide voter survey, was unveiled today to provide new insight on the upcoming September 14 special recall election in California. This new poll of N=804 California registered voters was conducted Tuesday July 27 – Thursday July 29, just days after the Secretary of State […] Read more »
California: Water Supply and Drought Are Now Top Environmental Concern
When asked to name the most important environmental issue facing the state today, Californians are most likely to mention water supply and drought—a shift from a year ago. About six in ten Californians approve of Governor Newsom’s handling of environmental issues, and a similar share approve of President Biden on […] Read more »
California gubernatorial recall election much closer among voters considered most likely to participate than among the overall electorate
The latest Berkeley IGS Poll finds that the proportion of voters in the overall electorate who favor recalling Governor Gavin Newsom has not changed much over the past year. At present 36% of the state’s registered voters say that if voting in the recall election they would vote Yes to […] Read more »
Californians don’t see the need to adapt to wildfires unless they have close experience with them
In recent years, wildfires have ravaged the Western American landscape with greater intensity and frequency. California has been especially hard hit. According to CALFire statistics, in 2018 alone, nearly 8,000 California wildfire incidents burned almost two million acres of land, destroyed over 24,000 structures, and claimed the lives of at […] Read more »
California: As the State Reopens, Some Are Still Worried about COVID-19
As California prepares to reopen on June 15, Californians appear to be much less worried about the coronavirus than they were last May—and the shares reporting that they are vaccinated continue to grow. However, as our May 2021 PPIC Statewide Survey highlights, some Californians remain wary of the coronavirus, and […] Read more »
Californians Continue to Favor Stricter Gun Laws
As California grapples with yet another incident of gun violence that claimed the lives of nine Golden State residents, how concerned are Californians about mass shootings in their part of the state? In PPIC’s May survey—which was fielded prior to the shooting at a Valley Transit Authority facility in San […] Read more »