The Rose Institute of State and Local Government

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California’s Choice: 2024 Ballot Measures
Ken Miller and students of the Rose Institute
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 5:30 PM | MMC Athenaeum

A Conversation with the Honorable Willie Brown
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 4:15 PM | Kravis 435

The Tiger and the Octopus
Andrew Sinclair
Monday, November 18 | 5:30 PM | MMC Athenaeum

3rd Annual Housing Policy Symposium
Co-hosted by the Olson Company
April 9, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | MMC Athenaeum

The report explores California cities’ rapid shifting from at-large to district-based city council election systems.

Building Back Better – Altadena’s Recovery and Lessons from Santa Rosa
What Policies are Producing New Housing? – A Case Study of the Implementation of California’s Recent Developer-Oriented Laws in the City of Long Beach
The Missing Middle – A Comparative Analysis of ADU and SB 9 Development in Ontario and Other Southern California Cities
Where Do State and Local Housing Policy Priorities Diverge? – An Analysis of Housing Element Feedback Letters in California

This Survey ranks the cities from most costly to least using eight variables for cities in the western US.

A study that re-assesses the government design of San Francisco.

A profile of California city managers and the profession.

Provides information on all statewide initiatives adopted by voters in the United States from 1904 through 2020.