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  CSU | GA | Calif. Policy Web Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Public Policy Institute of California is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to independent, objective, nonpartisan research on California's economic, social, and political issues.
The institute was founded in 1994 by William R. Hewlett, Roger W. Heyns, and Arjay Miller, to raise public awareness and understanding of the issues and to give elected officials and other policymakers a more informed basis for making policy.
The CBP engages in independent fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving public policies affecting the economic and social well-being of low and middle income Californians.
www.calstate.edu /GA/calpolsites.shtml   (198 words)

  
 Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) seeks additions to its multidisciplinary group of Research Fellows pursuing rigorous empirical research and analysis on policy issues in California.
PPIC is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to independent, objective, nonpartisan research on economic, social, and political issues that affect the lives of Californians.
It is an important goal of the Institute to reflect the diversity of the state's population at every level of the organization.
www.ph.ucla.edu /hs/jobs_ppic_11_18_02.html   (296 words)

  
 Subject Guides - Public Policy and Administration
Public Administration and Urban Studies by Georgia State University links are annotated and listed by topics like budget, non-profit organizations, statistical data, transportation statistics or urban development to name a few.
The centers that would relate to public policy and administration are Center for Public Leadership (which provides papers and links to web sites on leadership); Joint Center for Housing Studies (which provides links to housing based web sites) or Taubman Center for State and Local Government (which provides links to working papers).
The Institute was founded on the idea of a public policy research institution dedicated solely to the issues and events that affect the people of California.
www.csulb.edu /library/subj/public_policy/web.html   (1633 words)

  
 Public Policy Institute of California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution.
The organization enhances public awareness of policy issues.
The information that it distributes are for state, local, and federal officials, as well as non-profit and private sectors leaders, public media, and the general public.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_Policy_Institute_of_California   (99 words)

  
 Edward Felten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Felten attended the California Institute of Technology and graduated with a degree in Physics in 1985.
In response to the threats, Felten (with help from the Electronic Frontier Foundation) sued the groups first, requesting a declaratory judgement ruling that their publication of the paper would be legal.
Today, Felten is an active voice in the area of technology policy, having started the Freedom to Tinker weblog [1] and testifying before Congress on copyright issues.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Felten   (521 words)

  
 Numbers USA
The large-scale public opinion survey of 2001 Californians finds that for the first time since the mid-90s, more Californians believe that the state is headed in the wrong direction (48 percent) rather than the right direction (44 percent).
PPIC is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to objective, nonpartisan research on economic, social, and political issues that affect Californians.
The Institute was established in 1994 with an endowment from William R. Hewlett.
www.numbersusa.com /text?ID=1065   (1556 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Poll: Kerry, Boxer hold wide leads in California
The nonpartisan survey by the Public Policy Institute of California released Thursday found that despite a sizable post-convention "bounce" for Bush nationally in many polls, Kerry is still favored in California by a 12-point margin, 51 percent to 39 percent.
The findings were based on a survey of 2,003 California adults from Sept. 12 to 19 and had a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.
PPIC poll director Mark Baldassare said the survey showed the considerable intensity with which voters of both parties are following the presidential election and care about its outcome.
signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20040923-0014-ca-californiapoll.html   (677 words)

  
 The California Endowment - Public Policy & Advocacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
While California continues to grapple with budget deficits at the state and local levels, concern is growing about the impact of these funding reductions on counties and public and private safety-net health care providers.
The report concludes that there is poor coordination among public health agencies at both the state and local levels, and raises concerns that parts of the public health system cannot adequately protect the public in the event of an emergency.
This policy brief examines the strain under which California’s county hospitals and clinics, as well as nonprofit clinics, are currently operating, and details the work of The California Endowment’s Community Clinics Initiative.
www.calendow.org /policy/ca_safety_net.stm   (698 words)

  
 Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy: Duke Policy News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Jentleson said the field of public policy is changing, with a "broader array of players engaged in policy processes than ever before.
Philip Cook, Institute director for the second time since 1997 and the ITT/Sanford Institute professor of public policy studies, said of Jentleson: "Bruce is rare among first-rate scholars in having a real zest and talent for management, for building organizations, for engaging with the real world.
Jentleson has been a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, and is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including from the National Science Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Social Science Research Council.
www.pubpol.duke.edu /dpn/spring00/jentleson.html   (638 words)

  
 Pepperdine University - School of Public Policy - Dr. Michael Shires
Michael Shires is an associate professor of public policy and director of the Murray S. Craig Digital Democracy Laboratory, an initiative examining ways that technology can enhance government official accountability.
He previously was a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California and a doctoral fellow at RAND’s Graduate School of Policy Studies, concentrating on domestic education policy, California fiscal policy, and international trade policy.
His primary areas of teaching and research include state, regional, and local policy; technology and democracy; higher education policy; strategic, political, and organizational issues in public policy; and quantitative analysis.
publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu /academics/faculty/shires   (207 words)

  
 Rough & Tumble
Robert Klein II, chairman of the state's stem cell institute, said he feared Frist would allow the Senate to approve restrictions that would "handicap or destroy" stem cell studies showing promise in treating and curing disease.
California will receive roughly $23 billion for highway projects — a return of about 92 cents for every dollar in gas taxes the state sends to Washington.
Southern California Water Co., which serves 13,000 homes and businesses, about 40% of Simi Valley, said this week that since last August, it has detected minute levels of the contaminant, which has been linked to thyroid damage.
www.rtumble.com   (3476 words)

  
 PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a private, nonprofit research organization conducting policy-related, nonpartisan research with an active outreach program.
PPIC offers a strong research environment in which research fellows concentrate on public policy issues affecting California while continuing to pursue an independent research agenda.
PPIC's research fellows concentrate on public policy issues affecting California while continuing to pursue an independent research agenda.
www.aeaweb.org /joe/0412d/html/joe166.html   (385 words)

  
 Public Administration and Policy
CSBA "is an independent, nonprofit public policy research institute established to promote innovative thinking about defense planning and investment strategies for the 21st century".
The Fiscal Policy Institute is a labor backed organization conducting analysis on NYS tax, budget, economic, and related issues in New York State.
OMB is a unit within the Office of the President and is responsible for preparing the Budget of the United States Government and conducting financial analysis for the President.
library.albany.edu /subject/glpp.htm   (2203 words)

  
 RPPI - Reason Public Policy Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Reason Public Policy Institute is a public policy think tank promoting choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress.
Reason Public Policy Institute reveals that light rail transit fails to relieve congestion, aid the poor.
Reason Public Policy Institute produces rigorous, peer-reviewed research and directly engages the policy process, seeking strategies that emphasize cooperation, flexibility, local knowledge, and results.
www.reason.org /surtrans.html   (1615 words)

  
 Energy Resource Center discusses energy related issues including deregulation and it's effect in California, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As the public and policy makers in California grapple with the crisis and other states seek to avoid California's mistakes they need a thorough understanding of California's restructuring, what went wrong, and what alternatives are available.
Ultimately, a remedy to California's crisis and successful attempts at deregulation in other states depends on policy makers, opinion leaders, and the public gaining a real understanding of the issue and the policy options.
California Governor to Muscle Energy Policies through Legislature (11/29) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes to muscle his energy policies through California's Legislature, now in the control of the Democrats.
www.rppi.org /electricity   (4149 words)

  
 Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs: Applied Public Policy Research Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Created in 1995, California Politics and Policy is the annual policy journal of the Institute.
Generally, journal articles are invited from university scholars, public officials and community leaders on specific topics and themes associated with the Institute's annual California Policy Issues Conference.
Issues of California Politics and Policy are strategically disseminated to policymakers at state, local and national levels, community leaders, corporations and foundations, organized labor and universities, schools and libraries.
www.patbrowninstitute.org /research/journal.html   (98 words)

  
 KTVU.com - News - Poll: Kerry Maintains Big Lead In California
Kerry's commanding 54-to-38 percent margin in the poll by the Public Policy Institute of California represented a 5-point jump from July, when he held an 11 percentage-point lead over the president.
The poll found the Democratic ticket of Kerry and John Edwards held substantial leads over their GOP rivals in key demographic groups including women, 58 percent to 34 percent, and Hispanics, 68 percent to 26 percent.
In another troubling sign for the president's fortunes in the state, the survey said a broader sample of 2,002 residents found that Bush's approval rating in California was 40 percent.
www.ktvu.com /news/3659383/detail.html   (620 words)

  
 InfoDome - Public Policy Web Sites
"The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of more options that are consistent with the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, and peace.
"The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968.
The staff investigates the social and economic problems confronting the nation and government policies and public and private programs designed to alleviate them.
infodome.sdsu.edu /research/guides/gov/polweb.shtml   (587 words)

  
 Virginia Institute for Public Policy - Board of Scholars
Eagle is also senior fellow at the institute for Justice, a public interest legal and educational organization in Washington, D.C. Peter J. Ferrara is president of the Virginia Club for Growth and a senior fellow at the Cato institute.
Professor Liggio is a trustee with the Acton institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with the Competitive Enterprise institute in Washington, D.C., and with the Philadelphia Society, where he twice served as President (1992–93, 1994–95).
Robert H. Nelson is professor of environmental policy at the School of Public Affairs of the University of Maryland.
www.virginiainstitute.org /scholars.php   (8779 words)

  
 California Planning & Development Report: Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). (In Brief).(Brief Article)@ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
California Planning & Development Report: Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
Local growth controls are not as important in creating California's high housing costs and slow production as market forces and state fiscal policies, according to a new report by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
Authors Paul Lewis and Max Neiman further found that local ballot measures are even less of a factor in the housing shortage than policies adopted by city councils.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:83241596&refid=ink_tptd_np   (171 words)

  
 PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
PPIC researchers are encouraged to plan their own research agenda as well as participate in collaborative research efforts.
PPIC offers a strong research environment in which Fellows study public policy issues affecting California and pursue an independent research agenda.
PPIC seeks a researcher with expertise in public policy issues related to tax incidence, the effects of business taxation, or the effects of regulation of business, broadly defined.
www.aeaweb.org /joe/0310d/html/joe270.html   (444 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Release : California Healthcare Institute Appoints New Vice President of Public Policy; Photo Available   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
LA JOLLA, Calif., March 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Todd E. Gillenwater was appointed vice president of public policy for the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) in March.
CHI is a public policy research organization representing leading academic biomedical research institutions, biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device firms in California.
CHI's mission is to advance responsible public policies that foster medical innovation and promote scientific discovery.
releases.usnewswire.com /printing.asp?id=28192   (302 words)

  
 OnPolitics
The Data Directory is a guide to public opinion data published on the Internet by nonpartisan organizations.
Since 1969, this association of polling organizations has aimed to set ethical standards for pollsters and increase public knowledge about polls.
Public opinion and policy analysis on top issues.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/polls/datadir.htm   (261 words)

  
 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Information on public policy and administration is located in many different sources.
Listed below are many of the most frequently used sources, but since public policy topics range across disciplines, these sources will need to be supplemented once a topic is chosen.
California politics and policy : a journal of the "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs, California State University, Los Angeles.
library.csus.edu /guides/wangh/ppa2.htm   (517 words)

  
 Minds on Fire: Public Policy Analyst Discusses California Recall
Based on findings of the most comprehensive public opinion survey in the state, this book examines the beliefs, concerns, and public policy preferences of Californians during the 1990s, focusing in particular on Californians' deep and ongoing distrust of government and the way this distrust has shaped the recent political climate.
A California State of Mind combines an incisive analysis of long-term trends--such as population growth and changing demography--with up-to-date discussions of how the recent electricity crisis and the September 11 terrorist attacks have affected residents' distrust of government, making this book a key source for Californians as they consider the future.
He is the author of eight previous books including California in the New Millennium (California, 2000), When Government Fails: The Orange Country Bankruptcy (California, 1998), and The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons for the Urban Futur e (1994).
www.ucpress.edu /press/releases/recall.html   (356 words)

  
 Panetta Institute
The Panetta Institute, established in December 1998, serves as a non-partisan center for the study of public policy aimed at helping our communities and our country meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
We provide a variety of study opportunities in government, politics and public policy, and sponsor a range of other activities to benefit universities, community colleges, high schools and elementary schools in our surrounding communities.
In January of 2003, the Institute launched a master's degree program in public policy in concert with CSU Monterey Bay.
www.panettainstitute.org   (340 words)

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