Policy Studies

Weighing the Watchmen

Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Outsourcing Correctional Services Part 2: Reviewing the Literature on Cost and Quality Comparisons

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal and Adrian Moore January 1, 2002

California Competitive Cities

A Report Card on Efficiency in Service Delivery in California's 10 Largest Cities

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal, Adrian Moore and James Nolan February 1, 2002

Citizen’s Budget Reports

Improving Performance and Accountability in Government

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal and Adam Summers March 1, 2002

The Salinas Utility Users Tax

Necessary Revenue Source or Government Waste?

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal and Adam Summers October 1, 2002

The Extent, History, and Role of Private Companies in the Delivery of Correctional Services in the United States

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal November 1, 2002

Smart Growth in Action, Part II

Case Studies in Housing Capacity and Development from Ventura County, California

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal, William Fulton, Susan Weaver and Lily Okamura May 1, 2003

Getting the Right People for the Right Job

Solving Human Capital Challenges with Competitive Sourcing

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal, Adrian Moore and John P. Blair September 1, 2003

Priority Colorado

Balancing the Budget While Preserving TABOR and Colorado's

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal, George Passantino, Adam Summers, Lisa Snell and Tarren R. Bragdon February 1, 2005

Virginia Spending and Budget Reform

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal February 1, 2005

Making Florida’s Government Competitive

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal April 1, 2005

Streamlining San Diego

Achieving Taxpayer Savings and Government Reforms Through Managed Competition

Policy Study by Geoffrey Segal, Adam Summers, Leonard Gilroy and W. Erik Bruvold September 1, 2007

Propositions 1E and 84

Funding the State's Water and Flood Control Infrastructure

Policy Brief by Skaidra Smith-Heisters and Adam Summers September 1, 2006

Sensible Policies for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles

Policy Brief by Skaidra Smith-Heisters March 1, 2007

Measure 50: Are Tobacco Taxes The Answer To Funding Children’s Health Programs?

Policy Brief 65

Policy Brief by Skaidra Smith-Heisters January 29, 2008

Analysis of California’s Propositions 7 and 10: Renewable Energy Mandates and Handouts

Policy Brief 75

Policy Brief by Skaidra Smith-Heisters October 1, 2008

The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act: Prison Overcrowding, Parole and Sentencing Reform (Proposition 5)

Policy Brief 74

Policy Brief by Skaidra Smith-Heisters October 1, 2008

Illegally Green: Environmental Costs of Hemp Prohibition

Policy Study by Skaidra Smith-Heisters March 13, 2008

A Handbook for Student-Based Budgeting, Principal Autonomy and School Choice

Making school funding more equitable and transparent

How-to-Guide by Lisa Snell March 5, 2013