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Happy Holidays from the IRS

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Happy Holidays from the IRS

46,000 households throughout CA are getting letters in the mail telling them they may have qualified for the EITC last year. Maria Sotero writes about the refund and its importance for families and the state.
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Sacramento: Don't Bother with a Budget

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Sacramento: Don't Bother with a Budget

Mark Paul and Joe Mathews explain why legislators should leave the spending plan to voters and instead use their time revising California's Constitution.
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San Francisco Launches Kindergarten to College Program

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San Francisco Launches Kindergarten to College Program

With the guidance of the New America Foundation's Asset Building program, San Francisco became the first city in the nation to launch a college savings program for kindergartners.
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Combating Payday Loans

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Combating Payday Loans

Anne Stuhldreher interviews folks about the payday lending industry and efforts to introduce smart alternatives.

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California Crackup

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California Crackup

In California Crackup, Joe Mathews and Mark Paul discuss the vast problems facing the Golden State. Providing clear and informed answers, Mathews and Paul offer a fast-paced and often humorous narrative that deftly exposes the constitutional origins of the state's current political and economic problems and furnishes a uniquely California fix.

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California Task Force on Affordable Care

10 big ideas that could save Californians $305 billion in health spending over the next decade.

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Articles and Op-Eds

In Praise of Envy
December 06 | The Los Angeles Times
Gregory Rodriguez
To Improve Teachers, Improve Training
November 28 | McClatchy Newspapers
Camille Esch
Should States Drop Out of Medicaid?
November 28 | Sacramento Bee
Micah Weinberg
Training Better Teachers
November 16 | The Los Angeles Times
Camille Esch
Mexican American ID Puzzle
November 15 | The Los Angeles Times
Gregory Rodriguez
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Events

California Working Families Policy Summit
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:00am | Sacramento
Meeting the Needs of Older Underbanked Consumers
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 8:30am | Los Angeles
From Inputs to Outputs
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 9:30am | Mountain View
California Up for Grabs
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 6:30pm | San Marino
Launch of the World's First Virtual Constitutional Convention
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 12:00pm | San Francisco
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New America in California Books

New America in California Staff

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Lucy Bernholz
HAND Foundation Philanthropy Fellow

As a New America fellow, Dr. Lucy Berhnolz will analyze key trends in the...

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Christopher Cabaldon
Director, Blueprint for Community College Student Success Project

Christopher Cabaldon is the project director for the Blueprint for Community...

Olivia Calderon
Olivia Calderon
California Legislative Director

Olivia Calderon is the California Legislative Director of the New America...

Camille Esch
Camille Esch
Director, California Education Program

Camille Esch is Director of the California Education Program at the New...

Leif Wellington Haase
Leif Wellington Haase
Senior Fellow, Health Policy Program

Leif Wellington Haase is a Senior Fellow for New America's Health Policy...

Lisa Margonelli
Lisa Margonelli
Director, Energy Policy Initiative; Irvine Fellow

Lisa Margonelli writes about the global culture and economy of energy. Her...

Joe Mathews
Joe Mathews
Irvine Senior Fellow

Joe Mathews, a fourth-generation Californian, writes about his home state...

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Douglas McGray
Senior Research Fellow, Media & Communications

Douglas McGray writes about social and international issues, technology, and...

Mark Paul
Mark Paul
Senior Scholar, New America in California

Mark Paul, senior scholar with the California program at the New America...

Gregory Rodriguez
Gregory Rodriguez
Irvine Senior Fellow

Gregory Rodriguez has written widely on issues of social cohesion, civic...

Maria Sotero
Maria Sotero
Research Associate, California Asset Building Program

Maria Sotero is the Research Associate for the Asset Building Program in...

Anne Stuhldreher
Anne Stuhldreher
Senior Research Fellow, California and Asset Building Programs

Anne Stuhldreher is a Fellow in the Asset Building Program at the New...

Micah Weinberg
Micah Weinberg
Senior Research Fellow, California Program

Micah Weinberg is Senior Research Fellow in the Health Policy Program at the...

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Elizabeth Wu
Manager, California Media Relations

As Manager of California Media Relations, Elizabeth Wu directs all media...

Latest Blog Posts

Philanthropy Buzzword 2010.9 - Markets for Good
Lucy Bernholz
Monday, December 13, 2010
Last year Impact Investing topped the buzzword list. This year we've expanded...
2010 Publications
Lucy Bernholz
Monday, December 13, 2010
Ah, December, time to reflect on the year gone by. 2010 was wonderfully...
What the Wikileaks Cables Say About California
Joe Mathews
Thursday, December 9, 2010
(cross posted at Fox & Hounds Daily)The most significant California-related...
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