Public Policy Institute of California 478362 206532048 2008-04-18T17:45:36Z JzG 760284 See [[User:JzG/unreliable sources]] {{Refimprove|date=October 2007}} '''Public Policy Institute of California''' is an independent, [[nonpartisan]], [[non-profit]] [[research]] institution. Based in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], the institute was established in [[1994]] with a $70 million endowment from [[William Reddington Hewlett]]. 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. The institute is known to the general public from, among other things, newspaper reports of its [[opinion poll|polls]] of [[public opinion]] on issues related to California [[public policy]]. Research by the institute focuses on population issues, the economy, and governance and public finance. Besides its multidisciplinary staff, the PPIC has a visiting fellows program for scholars and a summer intern program for graduate students. ==External links== * [http://ppic.org ''Public Policy Institute of California''] * [http://www.ppic.org/main/about.asp About the ''Public Policy Institute of California''] {{California-poli-stub}} {{US-org-stub}} {{nonprofit-org-stub}} [[Category:Non-profit organizations based in California]]