Claremont McKenna College

Rose Institute of State and Local Government

Shanna Rose announcement as new Rose Associate Director

Welcome!

Dr. Shanna Rose, the Alice Tweed Tuohy Professor of Management and Government, has been named the Rose Institute's Associate Director.

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Affordable Housing Funding

Commissioned by the City of Ontario, this report examines how six SoCal cities have financed affordable housing since 2012.

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Recent Publications

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2025 California City Manager Survey

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Building Back Better: Altadena’s Recovery and Lessons from Santa Rosa

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Fall 2025 Inland Empire Outlook

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Fall 2025 Rose Review

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Mapping the Revolution in California City Council Election Systems

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2024 Overview of Statewide Ballot Measures

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Our research is independent, objective, and non-partisan.

The Rose Institute’s mission is anchored by its ambition to produce high-quality research. Our projects explore a range of state and local government policy and governance topics throughout Southern California and the state as a whole.

OUR RESEARCH

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About the Rose Institute

The Rose Institute of State and Local Government was founded in 1973 at Claremont McKenna College to provide objective research on the challenges facing state and local governments while maintaining a steady focus on the education and development of its student research assistants. 

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The Rose Community

For generations, the Rose Institute has maintained a close-knit community among its faculty, staff, students, board members, and alumni. Teams of faculty, staff, and students work collaboratively on the Institute’s research projects, and board members and other alumni mentor students and actively engage in Rose Institute programs.  

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