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Poverty Varies across California’s Regions

By Patricia Malagon

Feb 23, 2023 ... The expansion of the social safety net during COVID-19 contributed to a decline in statewide poverty between 2019 and fall 2021, ...

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Homeless Populations Are Rising around California

By Jennifer Paluch, Joseph Herrera

Feb 21, 2023 ... Between 2020 and 2022, California's homeless population increased by 6%. ... as many counts were put on pause for health and safety reasons.

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COVID-19’s Sobering Effect on Life Expectancy

By Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee

Jan 27, 2023 ... Life expectancy has declined dramatically during the pandemic. Both in California and nationally, it fell almost a full two years in 2020, ...

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California’s Plunging Birth Rates

By Hans Johnson

Jan 26, 2023 ... Even so, the net effect is generally not large enough to lift fertility rates back to replacement levels. Without migration, California and the ...

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2022 Year in Review

By Mark Baldassare

Dec 15, 2022 ... President and CEO Mark Baldassare reflects on the role PPIC has ... in a range of areas—including the importance of the social safety net, ...