Every California voter has received a June 7 primary ballot in the mail and they have been weighing their election choices in the midst of disturbing news and unsettling circumstances. Inflation continues to take a daily toll on consumers and dampens their economic outlook. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned […] Read more »
In California, campaigns ignore Latino voters who could tip Congress, poll finds
Latinos looking to mobilize the largest ethnic voting group in California around key progressive issues are raising the alarm over the lack of campaign outreach to a critical voting bloc. The Latino Community Foundation, a nonprofit running one of the largest campaigns to engage Latino voters in California, partnered with […] Read more »
Why California Wants to Recall Its Most Progressive Prosecutors
San Francisco and Los Angeles are two of America’s most liberal large counties. Democrats dominate their elected offices up and down the ballot. Yet in both places, serious efforts are under way to recall left-leaning district attorneys who have not even completed their first term. San Francisco’s Chesa Boudin and […] Read more »
California: More than Four in Ten Parents Say Their Children Have Fallen Behind Academically during the Pandemic
As conditions in California schools get closer to normal, more than four in ten parents say their children have fallen behind academically during the pandemic. Most Californians approve of the way Governor Newsom is handling K–12 public education, while around half say that a shortage of teachers in public schools […] Read more »
California: Majorities see the state’s changing climate as serious health and safety threats
Californians believe the state’s changing climate now represents a serious health threat. According to the latest Berkeley IGS Poll a two-thirds majority describes both extreme heat (64%) and air pollution in their area (63%) as serious threats to their own and their family’s health and safety. Voters residing in the […] Read more »
Californians’ economic well-being in decline
As Californians confront Tax Day, April 15 the latest Berkeley IGS Poll finds that about two in three voters (64%) consider the federal and state income taxes that they and their family have to pay are too high. This represents a ten percentage-point increase in the proportion of voters who […] Read more »