Some findings of the current survey:
- Californians favor a switch to open election primaries, but don-t like the idea of a part-time legislature.
- They feel that Proposition 13 has mainly been good for the state, but a majority would approve a change to taxing commercial property at current value.
- Sixty-seven percent expect bad financial times in the coming year.
Job Approval Ratings:
Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings:
President Obama
Governor Schwarzenegger
California State Legislature
U.S. Congress
Senator Boxer
Senator Feinstein
Speaker Pelosi
Mood of Californians:
Time Trends for the Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California
Economic Outlook for California
This survey is supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.