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Housing

The high cost of housing poses a threat to the state’s economic future and widens inequality. Not surprisingly, Californians identify housing affordability and homelessness as among the most important issues facing the state. PPIC examines current and emerging housing needs and highlights the role of public policies in addressing the state’s housing crisis.

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photo - Row of Small Houses
Blog Post · March 6, 2023

Eviction Rates Plunged During the Early Part of the Pandemic

Joseph Herrera, Jennifer Paluch

photo - Young woman with her child in a shelter
Blog Post · February 21, 2023

Homeless Populations Are Rising around California

Jennifer Paluch, Joseph Herrera

photo - California State Capitol
Blog Post · February 10, 2023

Video: Californians and Their Government

Vicki Hsieh

photo - Flags Fly at California's Capital Building
Blog Post · February 3, 2023

Video: A Conversation with California’s Legislative Leadership

Mary Severance

photo - California State Capitol
Statewide Survey · February 2023

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Person Filling Up the Car in a Gas Station
Blog Post · November 18, 2022

Video: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

Vicki Hsieh

photo - Suburban Homes
Blog Post · November 17, 2022

Shrinking Household Size Strains California’s Housing Market

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson, Julien Lafortune

Person Filling Up the Car in a Gas Station
Statewide Survey · November 2022

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

photo - Woman Paying Bills at Kitchen Table
Blog Post · November 3, 2022

Inflation Squeezes Californians’ Budgets, despite Wage Growth

Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Explainer · October 2022

Making Sense of California’s Economy

Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Vicki Hsieh

photo - Back of Truck Packed with Household Items
Blog Post · October 17, 2022

The Politics of Leaving California

Eric McGhee, Hans Johnson

photo - Line of People Waitng to Vote for an Election
Blog Post · October 14, 2022

Video: 2022 Election Preview

Vicki Hsieh

photo - Homeless Encampment on a Street in California
Blog Post · October 13, 2022

Video: Homelessness in California’s Cities

Mary Severance

photo - External Emergency Room and Ambulance
Blog Post · October 7, 2022

Video: How Hospital Discharge Data Can Inform State Homelessness Policy

Mary Severance

photo - Homeless Encampment in Downtown Los Angeles
Blog Post · October 4, 2022

Most Californians Continue to Identify Homelessness as a Big Problem

Deja Thomas

photo - California State Capitol
Blog Post · September 23, 2022

Video: Californians and Their Government

Vicki Hsieh

photo - External Emergency Room and Ambulance
Report · September 2022

How Hospital Discharge Data Can Inform State Homelessness Policy

Shannon McConville, Hemal Kanzaria, Renee Hsia, Maria Raven ...

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Policy Brief · September 2022

Policy Brief: How Hospital Discharge Data Can Inform State Homelessness Policy

Shannon McConville, Hemal Kanzaria, Renee Hsia, Maria Raven ...

photo - California State Capitol
Statewide Survey · September 2022

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

photo - Three Work Colleagues Talking in Open Office
Blog Post · September 6, 2022

California’s Evolving Economy

Sarah Bohn

photo - Woman Packing and Stacking Moving Boxes
Blog Post · August 16, 2022

California’s Population Shifts May Lead to New Income Divides

Eric McGhee

photo - Houses on Residential Street
Blog Post · July 21, 2022

California’s High Housing Costs Have Created a Million “House Rich” Millionaires

Hans Johnson

photo - Old Neighborhood in Sacramento, California
Blog Post · June 14, 2022

Homeownership Trends in California

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Cesar Alesi Perez

photo - Carrying Moving Box
Blog Post · June 8, 2022

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Who’s Leaving California

Eric McGhee

photo - Elderly Man in Hotel Room Looking out Window
Blog Post · June 7, 2022

Early Evidence of Shifts in Local Homeless Populations during the Pandemic

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Joseph Herrera, Hans Johnson

photo - Aerial View of Subdivision in Irvine, California
Blog Post · May 13, 2022

California’s Housing Divide

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson, Julien Lafortune

photo - Residential Building in San Francisco
Blog Post · April 22, 2022

Many California Renters Fear Eviction Despite Increased Aid

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

photo - Homeless Encampment on a Street in California
Blog Post · April 14, 2022

Views on Homelessness Have Shifted in Some California Regions

Deja Thomas

photo - Woman and Piles of Bills
Blog Post · March 29, 2022

High Prices Causing Financial Hardships for Many Californians

Rachel Lawler

photo - Moving Boxes in Living Room of New Home
Blog Post · March 28, 2022

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

Hans Johnson

photo - Bunks in a homeless shelter
Blog Post · March 2, 2022

A Snapshot of Homeless Californians in Shelters

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson, Joseph Herrera

photo - Home Construction on Hillside
Blog Post · December 3, 2021

New Housing Fails to Make Up for Decades of Undersupply

Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Vicki Hsieh

photo - Wildfire Damaged Car
Blog Post · November 29, 2021

After Wildfire, How Do We Rebuild for a “Resilient Recovery”?

Sarah Bardeen

photo - Houses in Orange County, California
Blog Post · August 13, 2021

California’s High Housing Costs Increase Poverty

Patricia Malagon, Caroline Danielson

photo - University of California Los Angeles Campus, Aerial View
Blog Post · July 14, 2021

Enrollment Increases Will Require More Housing for UC and CSU Students

Hans Johnson

photo - Elderly Man in Hotel Room Looking out Window
Blog Post · December 4, 2020

What Lessons Can Be Learned from Project Roomkey?

Shannon McConville

photo - San Francisco houses
Report · January 2020

California’s Future: Housing

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune