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California’s IT Supply Chain: Fixing the Broken Links in Technology Procurement
Technology plays a vital role in how well government does its job.
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Sam Hanigan
Sam Hanigan is a senior associate in the Milken Institute’s Center for Regional Economics and Cal
ifornia Center.
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Sharing the Cost: Accelerating Water Resilience through Infrastructure Finance in California
Beyond the intensifying drought and widening infrastructure inefficiencies, there are billions of d
ollars worth of unmet operation and maintenance costs and system improvements currently to be found in the State Water Project and Central Valley Project,
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Local Harvest: Developing the Central Valley Workforce for California's Future Agriculture
California's Central Valley suffers from underinvestment and substandard educational attainment lev
els, which hamper its ability to both modernize the agriculture value chain and to provide significant advancement opportunities for workers.
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Preparing California for the Future of Work: Creating Equity by Addressing the Access Gap
This report focuses on how the public and private sector workforce systems in California have adapt
ed to technological change in the past and how current innovative projects are supporting adaptation, especially in the private sector.
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The Supply Side: Defining a Pathway for Increasing California’s Housing Development Opportunities
Californians face an unprecedented challenge finding affordable housing.
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Open Data in California: Why the State Needs a Unified Strategy for Public Information
For as long as there have been governments, there has been government data.
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A Hollywood Exit: What California Must Do to Remain Competitive in Entertainment - and Keep Jobs
California's stronghold on the entertainment industry is loosening as production jobs are lured to
other locations due to production credits and other tax breaks.
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Effective Government and Economic Expansion: How California Is Improving Permitting and Communication to Spur Business
As California recovers from the Great Recession, it faces an uphill battle against the perception t
hat it is an anti-business state.
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Staying Power: The Effects of Short-Term Rentals on California’s Tourism Economy and Housing Affordability
Short-term rentals (STRs) are critical to regional economies, offering unique and affordable experi
ences to visitors, generating significant tax revenue to support local governments, and providing hosts significant income.
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A Hollywood Update: Changes and Transformations in Hollywood Since the Passage of the 2014 California Filmed Production Incentive
Since the passage of the expansion of California’s Film and Television Production Credit in 2014, t
he global competition for attracting movie and television production has continued to heat up.
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Career Technical Education: Reducing Wage Inequality and Sustaining California’s Innovation-Based Economy
Income distribution in the U.S. and California has become far less equal since about 1980.