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Evan White Interview with KTVU About Financial Challenges Gen Z Faces
July 31, 2025 -
What goes into a university budget? And what’s the role of endowments? Let an expert be your guide
July 30, 2025 -
Cash bail myths debunked by plummeting city crime data
July 24, 2025 -
L.A. homeless population drops again. And yes, there’s reason for hope
July 17, 2025 -
An innovative pilot program keeps people off the streets with direct cash aid
July 17, 2025 -
Life expectancy for Californians still lower than before COVID — here’s why
July 13, 2025 -
Fewer people on streets, in shelters after getting LA County homelessness prevention help
July 10, 2025 -
The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America’s homeless crisis
July 10, 2025 -
New Report: Early Signs of Success from LA County’s Homelessness Prevention Pilot
July 10, 2025 -
Life expectancy in California still hasn’t rebounded since the pandemic
July 9, 2025 -
Life Expectancy in California Has Not Rebounded After Covid
July 9, 2025 -
Proposed SNAP cuts threaten food access in Alameda County
June 5, 2025 -
Trump wants to slash HUD — with an exception
May 28, 2025 -
Rental Subsidies Reduce Future Homelessness for Young Adults in Los Angeles, Study Finds
May 1, 2025 -
Can L.A. stop homelessness before it starts? An experimental program wants to find out
April 30, 2025 -
New Research Shows Housing Subsidies Significantly Reduce Homelessness for Young People
April 30, 2025 -
San Francisco Sheriff brings back ankle monitoring program
April 28, 2025 -
New taxes will soon dwarf the billions spent on homelessness in last decade. Who’s watching over it?
April 23, 2025 -
Measure A oversight panels set five-year goals with metrics to evaluate their success
April 23, 2025 -
UC study reveals huge drop in CalFresh access among recent high school graduates
April 23, 2025 -
Report: Students Lose CalFresh Benefits Between High School and College
April 22, 2025 -
New Report Finds Many Low-Income Students Lose CalFresh Benefits After High School
April 22, 2025 -
LA County Housing for Health and California Policy Lab Selected as Top 10 Finalist for 2025 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
April 17, 2025 -
This LA County program can prevent homelessness — if it can convince people it’s not a scam
April 7, 2025 -
Applying for CalFresh food aid is complicated. California colleges are trying to make it easier
March 26, 2025 -
KCAL News Segment on Transition-Aged Youth
March 24, 2025 -
Editorial: Keeping at-risk residents from losing their housing will be a key to solving homelessness
March 2, 2025 -
Evan White interviewed about California Credit Dashboard
February 28, 2025 -
California Credit Dashboard Q4 Update: Increasing signs of financial strain
February 27, 2025 -
Housing for Health and California Policy Lab Named a 2025 Ivory Prize Top 25 Finalist
February 21, 2025 -
The community college creating a home base for transition-age foster students
February 12, 2025 -
Navigating CalFresh: how this underutilized resource can combat food insecurity
February 4, 2025 -
New report finds most college students who access CalFresh benefits receive over $100 a month
February 4, 2025 -
California College Data and Policy Project Awarded $200,000 Grant from College Futures Foundation to Study CalFresh Use by Students
January 28, 2025 -
New Research Shows How Enrollment and CalFresh Eligibility Changed at California Community Colleges During the Pandemic
January 15, 2025 -
Fed lowers interest rates again but dials back plans for more cuts in the future
December 18, 2024 -
How LA County Is Using AI to Predict and Prevent Homelessness
December 9, 2024 -
LA thinks AI could help decide which homeless people get scarce housing — and which don’t
December 6, 2024 -
Policy Experiment Stations to Accelerate State and Local Government Innovation
November 26, 2024 -
Can AI help prevent homelessness before it happens? Los Angeles County is finding out.
November 26, 2024 -
Proposition 32 was just rejected. In blue California, why did the minimum-wage boost fail?
November 20, 2024 -
Can AI help government prevent homelessness?
November 19, 2024 -
New Report Offers In-Depth View of LA County’s Groundbreaking AI-Powered Homelessness Prevention Program
November 18, 2024 -
Editorial: L.A. County voters agreed to another tax to reduce homelessness. Let’s make sure it does
November 14, 2024 -
New Report: Food Service Workers Saw Increased Earnings But No Employment Losses From L.A.’s Minimum Wage Ordinance
October 24, 2024 -
New Report: Nearly 2.5 Million Californians Are Eligible to Have Their Convictions Automatically Relieved
October 17, 2024 -
Cincinnati begins using data analytics to predict and prevent evictions
October 1, 2024 -
San Francisco’s DA Wants Two Kids to Be Prosecuted as Adults
September 26, 2024 -
California needs Prop. 36 to help bring accountability to the fentanyl crisis
September 17, 2024 -
Newsom’s Support for Harsher Theft Penalties Raises Questions From Criminal Justice Advocates
September 14, 2024 -
California Credit Dashboard Q2 Update: Monthly Student Loan Payments Are 40% Lower, Car Loan Amounts Are Down, and Mortgage Amounts Are Up
September 4, 2024 -
New Report Shows Short-Term Impacts of Los Angeles Bail Changes
August 27, 2024 -
New Report Finds the Majority of California College Students Who Are Eligible for CalFresh Benefits Don’t Participate
August 22, 2024 -
Housing relief? Mortgage rates drop to their lowest level in over a year
August 8, 2024 -
S.F. jails are growing crowded and dangerous. The solution is in Brooke Jenkins’ hands (OpEd)
July 29, 2024 -
Janey Rountree interview about AI and predicting and preventing homelessness
July 25, 2024 -
The Impacts of Excessive Heat on Unsheltered Individuals in the Inland Empire and Beyond
July 18, 2024 -
California has problems. AI can help solve them.
July 17, 2024 -
L.A. says homelessness dropped slightly this year
June 29, 2024 -
High interest rates are hurting people. Here’s why it’s worse for Californians
June 28, 2024 -
Current Mortgage and Refinance Rates in California
June 26, 2024 -
The time is now: Harnessing rigorous evaluation in a post-ARPA America
June 24, 2024 -
Too many people, too few homes
June 17, 2024 -
How do California college students qualify for CalFresh? Here’s how to know, how to apply
June 12, 2024 -
More than 70% of UC, CCC students are not using accessible food stamps: study
June 8, 2024 -
As Budget Deadline Looms, California’s Child Welfare System Slated for Deep Cuts
June 7, 2024 -
Many California college students are leaving nearly $300 of monthly grocery help on the table
June 5, 2024 -
Report shows few California college students enroll in CalFresh, despite qualifying
June 5, 2024 -
California’s Big Plan To Get Help For People With Serious Mental Illness Is Off To A Slow Start
June 5, 2024 -
Many California Students Eligible for CalFresh but a Fraction Enroll
June 4, 2024 -
235,000 eligible college students in California missed out on CalFresh benefits, report shows
June 4, 2024 -
Room to grow in CalFresh
June 4, 2024 -
California Has a Car Debt Problem
June 3, 2024 -
A $114,000 salary makes you feel poorer than your parents. These 6 metrics show why
June 1, 2024 -
Janey Rountree and California Policy Lab
May 29, 2024 -
As more Californians fall behind in making debt payments, one group stands out
May 24, 2024 -
City Mission breaks ground on new Washington County women’s shelter
May 23, 2024 -
California Credit Dashboard Q1 Update: Delinquencies Decrease Slightly, Credit Scores Increase Slightly, and New Mortgages Up $30,000
May 21, 2024 -
Research Shows Potential of Providing Housing Supports to Families Who Are Involved with Child Protective Services
May 7, 2024 -
Voting after prison release remains difficult proposition
May 1, 2024 -
SPECIAL REPORT: AN OLD TOOL WITH NEW POTENTIAL
May 1, 2024 -
New Research: Over 240,000 UC and Community College Students Received CalFresh Benefits During Each Year of the Pandemic
April 22, 2024 -
Los Angeles uses AI to fight homelessness crisis
April 15, 2024 -
Making data accessible for all
April 15, 2024 -
New Study in the Journal of Labor Economics Shows how Workers Respond to More Generous Unemployment Insurance Benefits
April 11, 2024 -
Local Governments Break Down Data Silos to House Vulnerable Citizens
April 11, 2024 -
Why Biden is getting little credit for the economy, especially in California
April 10, 2024 -
Updated California Credit Dashboard Includes New Snapshot of Key Trends – Such as Rising Delinquencies
March 22, 2024 -
Can AI Help Solve the Homelessness Crisis?
March 12, 2024 -
Low-income workers can get huge tax refunds. This event helps them get the money
March 8, 2024 -
This California county is testing AI’s ability to prevent homelessness
March 6, 2024 -
S.F. ankle monitor program to track crime suspects is failing. Cases of repeat offenders show why
February 15, 2024 -
New Research Shows How Consecutive Sentencing is Applied to California Criminal Sentences
February 15, 2024 -
Editorial: Here’s how Los Angeles can help prevent people from falling into homelessness
February 11, 2024 -
Proposed California law calls for required jail time for repeat shoplifters
January 23, 2024 -
L.A. turns to occupational therapists to keep formerly homeless from returning to streets
January 22, 2024 -
DOJ Calls on States To Eliminate Juvenile System Fines and Fees
January 17, 2024 -
This is one way Californians end up ‘incredibly vulnerable’ to homelessness, new study reveals
January 17, 2024 -
CARE Court Has Been Live For Weeks in LA and OC. How’s It Going?
January 12, 2024 -
No, CARE Court won’t solve homelessness. But what will it do?
December 11, 2023 -
California Credit Dashboard Updated with Q2 Data
November 20, 2023 -
Man who attacked congresswoman in apartment elevator sentenced to prison
November 16, 2023 -
New research finds Time-Limited Housing Subsidy programs can help reduce homelessness in Los Angeles
November 15, 2023 -
California adds three-strikes crime for first time in 20 years. Will lawmakers push for more?
October 31, 2023 -
How LA County is using AI to help solve homeless crisis
October 31, 2023 -
Los Angeles using AI to prevent homelessness
October 6, 2023 -
Candid Conversation with Mayor Karen Bass on Homelessness
October 5, 2023 -
Los Angeles is using AI to predict who might become homeless and help before they do
October 4, 2023 -
San Francisco supervisor calls for more police foot and bicycle patrols to combat crime
September 26, 2023 -
Scottsdale officials defend hotel shelter program
September 14, 2023 -
Thousands Of Unhoused Angelenos Live With A Severe Mental Illness. Could More Street Medicine Help?
August 22, 2023 -
So … whaddya wanna know about student loan repayments?
July 27, 2023 -
New Data Finds Dramatic Changes in California’s Mortgage Market Since 2020: Fewer Loans, but Larger Amounts
July 27, 2023 -
Livermore police chief pushes Alameda County DA for tougher penalties
July 24, 2023 -
Divided, Assembly Committee Advances GOP Child Sex Bill After Public Outrage, Gov. Intervention
July 18, 2023 -
How the UCLA College is harnessing a titanic new engine of equity and discovery
July 18, 2023 -
Free SLO County clinic aims to expunge criminal records and reduce felonies. Here’s how
June 20, 2023 -
Early Intervention by Public Defenders Offers Improved Outcomes for Clients, California Policy Lab Study Found
June 14, 2023 -
California defendants are more likely to go free when they meet lawyers early
June 9, 2023 -
San Francisco to Implement Newsom’s CARE Court Plan to Treat Severe Mental Illness
June 6, 2023 -
New Research: Meeting with a Lawyer Shortly After Arrest Leads to Less Jail Time and Better Case Outcomes
June 6, 2023 -
The moratorium on repaying student loans in America was a bad idea
June 1, 2023 -
Free Online and In-person Services for Californians to File Their Taxes
May 24, 2023 -
Racial and Gender Disparities in ‘21 California Police Stops Report: Black People Stopped at Higher Rate, ‘Hispanics’ Stopped More Often
May 18, 2023 -
New program connects Black Sonoma County residents with culturally competent, free mental health services
May 1, 2023 -
California Supreme Court to Consider Prosecutorial Discretion Over “Three-Strikes” Law
April 25, 2023 -
As CalFresh College Eligibility Narrows In June, Students Are Stepping Up To Help Peers Navigate The Enrollment
April 18, 2023 -
College Students: Your CalFresh Eligibility Is About to Change. Here’s What to Do
April 18, 2023 -
Extensions, credits, free filing: Here’s what Sonoma County residents need to know for doing taxes this year
April 18, 2023 -
Capital Public Radio Interview with Steve Raphael on Sentence Enhancements
April 18, 2023 -
Report: San Diego, Imperial County car loans are getting bigger
April 10, 2023 -
The California exodus: What does it mean?
April 4, 2023 -
Eight million Californians have auto loans, but more and more struggle to pay them off
April 4, 2023 -
Interview with Evan White about Auto Loan Increases in California
April 4, 2023 -
New Research Finds Startling Increases in Auto Loans in California
April 4, 2023 -
City Limits: Crawford Apartments’ housing-first approach leads to drop in arrest rates
March 30, 2023 -
California Policy Lab Reports Key Findings in Analysis of California’s Sentence Enhancements
March 28, 2023 -
SLO Clean Slate Clinic offered opportunity to expunge criminal records
March 24, 2023 -
New Research Provides In-Depth Look at Sentence Enhancements in California
March 23, 2023 -
Ideas we should steal: Youth restorative justice for all students
March 1, 2023 -
Deadline looms for S.F. to create court for severely mentally ill people. Can it make a difference?
February 27, 2023 -
New Analysis Estimates 766 People may be Eligible for Referral to CARE Court in San Francisco, Though Capacity is a Concern
February 27, 2023 -
Families are taking a hit as pandemic aid ends, inflation continues
February 26, 2023 -
EWU research creates model to predict and prevent homelessness
February 22, 2023 -
Can AI help fix homelessness in SF?
February 9, 2023 -
California lawmaker joins other blue states in latest attempt to tax rich people
January 19, 2023 -
How data sharing amplifies benefits programs
January 18, 2023 -
L.A. County on track to join Newsom’s sweeping mental health plan a year early
January 13, 2023 -
Why you should file taxes even if you don’t owe any
January 13, 2023 -
Introducing the California Credit Dashboard: Insights into the Financial Health of Californians
December 21, 2022 -
Is forced treatment for the mentally ill ever humane?
December 19, 2022 -
Low-Cost Outreach Campaign Encouraged Californians to File Taxes in Order to Claim Stimulus Payments
December 14, 2022 -
A world gone mad: Schizophrenia and a journey through California’s failed mental health system
December 8, 2022 -
More Street Medicine Teams Tackle The Homeless Health Care Crisis
December 8, 2022 -
Is California’s beleaguered jobless benefits agency ready for a recession?
December 5, 2022 -
Interview with Till von Wachter about PEUC Unemployment Report
December 1, 2022 -
Interview with Till von Wachter about PEUC Unemployment Report
December 1, 2022 -
Losing pandemic benefits meant losing a lifeline for many Black and older people
December 1, 2022 -
Termination of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Expansion Led to Unprecedented Drop in Access to Jobless Benefits, Especially for More Vulnerable Workers
December 1, 2022 -
Is Brooke Jenkins doing anything differently than Chesa Boudin? Here’s what the numbers say
November 29, 2022 -
SF Dramatically Increased Use of Pretrial Electronic Monitoring, New Report Finds
November 23, 2022 -
New report finds San Francisco dramatically increased use of pretrial electronic monitoring during past four years
November 22, 2022 -
Poverty drops in California but only because of child tax credit, COVID relief funds
November 7, 2022 -
How the Student Loan Pause Affects Borrowers: 2022 Data and Statistics
October 31, 2022 -
Can predictive analytics help prevent homelessness?
October 31, 2022 -
Report: Expansion of Child Tax Credit Helped California Families in Safety-Net Programs Claim $3.8 Billion
October 26, 2022 -
NBC San Diego Segment on Homelessness Prevention
October 24, 2022 -
County Supervisor Fletcher proposes data-driven homeless prevention plan
October 24, 2022 -
Presentan herramienta para prevenir que las personas terminen en las calles en San Diego
October 24, 2022 -
Three ways to improve San Francisco’s fragmented homelessness system
October 18, 2022 -
Will a new lawsuit finally convince San Francisco its homeless sweeps are futile?
October 1, 2022 -
Study: San Francisco’s fragmented city services are harming — and killing — the most vulnerable
September 27, 2022 -
New Report Shows Patterns of Health and Legal System Utilization for Small Number of Extremely Vulnerable San Francisco Residents
September 27, 2022 -
Pandemic Made You Want A Better Job? California Has A Grant For You
September 14, 2022 -
California could give more than a million people with criminal records a fresh start
September 9, 2022 -
Homeless count reports a 4% increase but a 17% jump in encampments
September 9, 2022 -
L.A’.s first street psychiatrist makes his sidewalk rounds, transforming homeless lives
September 7, 2022 -
New Research Finds Positive Long-Run Effects for State Training Programs
September 7, 2022 -
Capital Public Radio segment on 3 Strikes Report
August 30, 2022 -
Report: One in Three People Had Sentences Lengthened Due to Three-Strikes Law
August 30, 2022 -
Report Provides In-Depth Look at Three-Strikes Law in California
August 30, 2022 -
Hispanic, Black, and Asian Californians Saw Disproportionately Large Drops in Life Expectancy During COVID Pandemic
August 23, 2022 -
Reminder emails and postcards lead to higher rates of CalFresh applications from college students, study finds
August 19, 2022 -
UC Berkeley Experiments Show Low-Cost Outreach Encouraged California College Students to Apply for CalFresh
August 18, 2022 -
Opinion: As a first-generation Latinx college student, my purpose wasn’t clear until the pandemic hit
August 11, 2022 -
COVID-19 Has Dramatically Lowered the Life Expectancy of Californians
August 3, 2022 -
Will student loans be forgiven? A $10K plan could erase debt for thousands of Michiganders.
August 2, 2022 -
A computer model can predict who will become homeless in LA
July 25, 2022 -
Youth Diversion Programs In LA And SF Offer Kids Accused Of Serious Crimes A Chance To Make Things Right
July 23, 2022 -
Estudio revela que miles de personas no reclaman el crédito tributario en California
July 21, 2022 -
America Was in an Early-Death Crisis Long Before COVID
July 21, 2022 -
California is expanding tax credits. Thousands who need it most may not claim them.
July 20, 2022 -
Homes for people with severe mental illness are rapidly closing. Will help come fast enough?
July 12, 2022 -
LA County uses computer model to help predict homelessness
July 12, 2022 -
Some seniors and disabled people will miss out on new California state payments
July 11, 2022 -
Income, Life Expectancy Links Stronger in California Since COVID: Study
July 11, 2022 -
‘Clean Slate’ Justice Laws Offer a Second Chance—Only to Some
July 10, 2022 -
California life expectancy fell by 3 years in COVID-19. Hispanics lost even more
July 8, 2022 -
COVID pulls down Latino, Black, Asian life expectancy more than whites, study says
July 7, 2022 -
Study Finds COVID Reduced Life Expectancies for Asian, Hispanic, and Black Californians More than White Californians
July 7, 2022 -
Everything we know about student-debt cancellation
June 30, 2022 -
Identifying who’s likely to become homeless: Are run-ins with cops predictors?
June 23, 2022 -
A computer model predicts who will become homeless in L.A. Then these workers step in
June 12, 2022 -
Are Student Loan Payments Too Broken To Bring Back?
June 2, 2022 -
KPCC Segment on Policy Brief Focused on Homelessness in L.A.
May 26, 2022 -
New Research Sheds Light on Prevalence of Serious Mental Illness Among Unsheltered L.A. Residents Enrolled in Street Outreach Services
May 24, 2022 -
Counties Pledge to Break the Cycle Between Jail and Homelessness
May 18, 2022 -
Child Tax Credit: Tool opens for poorer families to claim tax benefits without filing a full return
May 11, 2022 -
‘Cancel student debt once and for all,’ Michigan Attorney General urges Biden
May 5, 2022 -
The Backstory: 72-hour multimedia project will explore mental health crisis in San Diego County
May 1, 2022 -
Researchers dig into Sonoma County housing voucher, safety net data to identify trends
April 26, 2022 -
CalFresh financially supported almost 5,000 UC Davis students in 2019-2020
April 21, 2022 -
Pandemic-era migration trends in California slow, UC Berkeley study finds
April 20, 2022 -
Stolen vehicles on the rise in Petaluma, Sonoma County
April 14, 2022 -
A California Rebound is Underway
April 14, 2022 -
New and Corrected Estimates of California Migration Patterns Suggest Slowing of Pandemic-Era Trends
April 14, 2022 -
New Report Shares 10 Key Insights on Measuring and Improving Equity in the Unemployment System
April 12, 2022 -
WESH News Segment on pause being extended
April 9, 2022 -
7 million student-loan borrowers who fell behind on payments just got a ‘fresh start’ and will return to good standing, Biden’s Education Department says
April 6, 2022 -
Spectrum 1 News Segment on Student Loan Pause Being Extended
April 6, 2022 -
Pause on Student Loan Debt Loosened Chokehold on Burdened Borrowers
April 5, 2022 -
How the student loan pause has played out for borrowers
March 31, 2022 -
Student loans: Democrats urge on Biden to extend payment pause and cancel debt in new letter
March 31, 2022 -
More Californians can now claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. Here’s who could benefit most.
March 30, 2022 -
San Diego Foundation offering $400K in grants to nonprofits helping students
March 30, 2022 -
Student loans: Borrowers are ‘facing a financial cliff that could be disastrous,’ advocate says
March 30, 2022 -
California contradiction: Ban gas cars later, but cushion gas prices now?
March 28, 2022 -
Half-a-million Californians at risk of missing student loan payments if pause expires
March 24, 2022 -
Many Californians could struggle with student loans when repayment pause ends
March 24, 2022 -
7.8 million people at high risk of struggling to pay student loans if pause expires
March 23, 2022 -
More Californians can now claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. Here’s who could benefit most.
March 23, 2022 -
Capital Public Radio segment on Student Loan Pause
March 23, 2022 -
Analysis Finds 7.8 Million Borrowers Are at High Risk of Missing Payments if Student Loan Pause Ends in May
March 23, 2022 -
Gov. Newsom on His New Plan to Tackle Mental Health, Homelessness with ‘CARE Courts’
March 16, 2022 -
Bay Area experts discuss ‘State of Black housing’ in virtual panel
March 14, 2022 -
Study examines food insecurity in California’s higher education system
March 8, 2022 -
Study of Bay Area Restorative Justice Program Reveals Promise for Juveniles Who Commit Serious Crimes
March 7, 2022 -
Chesa Boudin’s office just released new data on the S.F. district attorney’s charging rates and case outcomes. Here’s what it shows
March 4, 2022 -
Valley College Students Needn’t Go Hungry, Says One Who’s Been There
March 4, 2022 -
New Reports Shed Light on Role of Independent Contracting in California
March 1, 2022 -
The return of the foolish wealth tax
February 24, 2022 -
Segment on Student Supports Fact Sheet
February 23, 2022 -
Capital Public Radio Interview about College Students and Food Insecurity
February 23, 2022 -
Did the pandemic create more income inequality in California?
February 23, 2022 -
New Data Point Shows How Many UC and Community College Students Received CalFresh Benefits in 2019-20
February 23, 2022 -
Another effort to tax ‘extreme wealth’ in California is launched in Legislature
February 18, 2022 -
Capital Public Radio Interview about December 2021 Unemployment Report
February 16, 2022 -
Report Finds Large Differences in Access to Unemployment Benefits Across the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic
February 10, 2022 -
Clean or clear: What’s best policy when homeless encampments pose health risk
February 5, 2022 -
Pivoting During the Pandemic After Being Laid Off
February 5, 2022 -
This District Attorney Is Fighting Crime — and Angering the Police (Op-Ed)
February 2, 2022 -
Why are so many San Franciscans moving to Montana?
January 28, 2022 -
KQED Interview about Make-it-Right research
January 27, 2022 -
Report: San Francisco Juvenile Restorative Justice Program Reduces Probability of Rearrest
January 27, 2022 -
Will worker shortage disrupt California homeless strategy?
January 27, 2022 -
One man’s lonely journey through California’s plan to end homelessness
January 18, 2022 -
California eases crime laws in the new year, Northstate lawyers react
January 5, 2022 -
Are Fresno Residents Safe? Here’s What 2021 Crime Stats Reveal
January 4, 2022 -
The most unusual job market in modern American history, explained
December 29, 2021 -
Life after quitting: What happened next to the workers who left their jobs
December 16, 2021 -
California state population declined rapidly during pandemic
December 15, 2021 -
Fewer people moving to California, more leaving during the pandemic, study shows
December 15, 2021 -
The San Francisco exodus isn’t over, according to new migration data. Here’s where people are moving
December 15, 2021 -
Has there been a California exodus? Turns out fewer people than usual are moving in
December 15, 2021 -
New Research Finds Number of People Moving to California from Other US States has Dropped 38 Percent Since the Start of the Pandemic
December 15, 2021 -
Report Sheds Light on Re-Employment, Recall, and Industry Transitions for CA Workers before and during the Pandemic
December 8, 2021 -
Fewer people moving to California as more leave, new study finds
December 1, 2021 -
New LACO Program Aims To Help People At Risk Of Being Unhoused
November 30, 2021 -
Everyone’s Moving to Texas. Here’s Why.
November 23, 2021 -
Report Finds That Alameda County Significantly Reduced Financial Burdens on Families by Eliminating Fees in Juvenile Probation
November 17, 2021 -
Study Finds Families Saved an Average of $1,600 After California County Eliminated Juvenile Justice Fees
November 17, 2021 -
Alameda County Reduced Significant Financial Burdens on Families by Eliminating Fees in Juvenile Probation
November 17, 2021 -
Clear language helps students navigate financial aid, study finds
October 28, 2021 -
Study: Simplifying Financial Aid Letters Pays Big Dividends
October 21, 2021 -
California’s Wildfire Dilemma: Put Houses or Forests First?
October 15, 2021 -
San Diego Foundation Receives $250,000 in Grants for Child Tax Credit Outreach
October 12, 2021 -
Report Finds and Explores Anti-Black Racial Inequities in Who Returns to Homelessness after Leaving Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles
October 6, 2021 -
Not getting a child tax credit in California? Maybe you should be
October 5, 2021 -
Millions of dollars available for Fresno-area families in Child Tax Credit. How to sign up
September 22, 2021 -
The Pandemic Puts Criminal Courts Behind Schedule As Violent Crime Spikes
September 21, 2021 -
Reports: California homicide rate rises by 31% amid pandemic, vehicle thefts rise 20%
September 20, 2021 -
Capital Public Radio interview with Mia Bird about crime rates changing during COVID-19 Pandemic
September 17, 2021 -
Report Analyzed Crime Trends in California during the Pandemic
September 16, 2021 -
Report Tracks Crime Trends in California and the U.S. during the COVID Pandemic
September 16, 2021 -
Study finds Hispanic, Native American children missing out on child tax credit
September 15, 2021 -
Report Shows Which California Children are Missing Out on Newly Expanded Child Tax Credit
September 15, 2021 -
Unemployment benefits are cut off — but thousands of Californians could see extra payments
September 10, 2021 -
California is Not Going Anywhere
September 7, 2021 -
Pandemic unemployment benefits just expired. What will families do now?
September 6, 2021 -
As unemployment benefits end, Californians find themselves dipping into savings, retirement
September 4, 2021 -
Why Millions Of Californians Are About To Lose Their Unemployment Benefits
September 1, 2021 -
Millions of Americans will lose unemployment benefits this weekend
August 31, 2021 -
Millions of Californians will soon have their unemployment benefits slashed. How will jobless people cope?
August 10, 2021 -
LA County to begin educational campaign about child tax credit
August 10, 2021 -
Thousands of Californians will soon lose unemployment benefits as federal programs end
August 6, 2021 -
The Time Tax: Why is so much American bureaucracy left to average citizens?
July 27, 2021 -
Prevention Targeting Tools in Combatting Homelessness
July 21, 2021 -
CPL Research Produces New Homelessness Prevention Screening Tools
July 20, 2021 -
San Francisco to deploy more officers in high tourism areas as part of new safety plan
July 19, 2021 -
California businesses hiring homeless workers can get a $30,000 tax credit through new law
July 17, 2021 -
Tahoe-Truckee employers talk need for workers, why staff shortages exist
July 16, 2021 -
Is homelessness Newsom’s weak point in recall? Republicans are counting on it
July 16, 2021 -
Eligible Californians missing out on tax credits worth hundreds of dollars, report says
July 14, 2021 -
Report: Low-Income San Diegans Missed Out On $5.5M In Tax Credits
July 14, 2021 -
Low-income Californians missing out on millions in tax credits
July 14, 2021 -
Report: Over half a million eligible Californians missed out on the CalEITC in 2017
July 14, 2021 -
Half of people released from S.F. jail before trial were accused of a new crime while free, according to four-year study
July 13, 2021 -
Wealth, class and remote work reshape California’s new boomtowns as people flee big cities
July 2, 2021 -
California homicides jump 31% in 2020, reaching highest total in 13 years
July 1, 2021 -
Interview about Unemployment Report Results
June 30, 2021 -
Report: 40% of California UI Claimants Who Were Laid off in the Second Quarter of 2020 had No Earnings in the Third or Fourth Quarters of 2020
June 30, 2021 -
LA City Councilmen Introduce Motion to Identify, Dismantle Systemic Inequities
June 18, 2021 -
A Complex Homelessness Crisis Requires a Complex Response
June 16, 2021 -
A ‘Stimulus Gap’: Why Many Undocumented Californians Are Missing Out on Pandemic Aid Meant for Them
June 2, 2021 -
Covid’s Losses: Lives, Jobs, Hope
June 1, 2021 -
The Market Tectonics of California Real Estate
May 28, 2021 -
Study Looks at How Cal Supreme Humphrey Bail Decision Has Been Implemented
May 25, 2021 -
New Research Shows How CA Supreme Court’s Recent Decision on Bail Reform was Implemented in San Francisco
May 25, 2021 -
California Lost Population For First Time In History In 2020
May 7, 2021 -
California’s population declined for the first time ever last year. Here’s why
May 7, 2021 -
California Population Declines for First Time in More Than a Century
May 7, 2021 -
The Case For California: Why Stories About The Golden State’s Demise Are Overblown
April 30, 2021 -
California jobless claims are rising again
April 29, 2021 -
Here’s How to Claim Your Stimulus Payments: File Your Tax Return
April 29, 2021 -
New Report: The 10 Key Trends from the Unemployment Crisis in California and Their Implications for Policy Reform
April 29, 2021 -
California To Lose Congressional Seat For First Time
April 26, 2021 -
A churning Golden State on the eve of new population numbers
April 24, 2021 -
More than 2 million missing stimulus checks
April 23, 2021 -
New state unemployment claims fell last week to a new pandemic low
April 22, 2021 -
Unemployment benefits cut short for more than 300,000 during pandemic, study says
April 20, 2021 -
Unemployment benefits ended prematurely for 300,000 workers during pandemic, study says
April 20, 2021 -
Jobless Aid to 300,000 Cut Off Prematurely in Some U.S. States
April 20, 2021 -
Why at least 300,000 people in 33 states are losing unemployment benefits earlier than expected
April 20, 2021 -
Report: Extended Unemployment Benefits Are Being “Turned Off” Because Outdated Rules Don’t Count All Unemployed Workers
April 20, 2021 -
How the Pandemic Did, and Didn’t, Change Where Americans Move
April 19, 2021 -
Overcoming Roadblocks to Evidence-Based Policy Making
April 15, 2021 -
The IRS has no plans to bring back a tool that helped low-income Americans get their stimulus checks. Here’s what to do instead
April 9, 2021 -
County supervisors take steps to remove barriers to aid
April 8, 2021 -
More than 2 million Californians may miss out on stimulus checks — but who’s at risk?
April 6, 2021 -
More than 2 million Californians may be leaving stimulus money on the table. Here’s how to get it
April 6, 2021 -
New Report: 2.2 Million Low-Income Californians Could Miss Out on $5.7 Billion in Stimulus Payments
April 6, 2021 -
Burdensome Rules Keep Eligible San Diegans From Receiving Food Stamps
March 30, 2021 -
Editorial: Want to lower the number who are homeless? Prevent people from falling into homelessness
March 23, 2021 -
COVID job market stays weak: California unemployment claims jump again
March 18, 2021 -
Nearly half of all California workers have received jobless pay during the pandemic
March 18, 2021 -
Report Finds Half of Californians Receiving Unemployment Benefits Are Now Considered “Long-Term Unemployed”
March 18, 2021 -
No ‘mass exodus’ in California during the pandemic, study finds
March 5, 2021 -
Study shows there was no ‘mass exodus’ from California last year
March 5, 2021 -
Mass 2020 exodus from California did not happen, study says
March 5, 2021 -
Data keeps piling up: No ‘mass exodus’ from California during pandemic
March 4, 2021 -
Capitol Public Radio Interview on CalExodus Policy Brief
March 4, 2021 -
Exodus: Study reveals dramatic San Francisco population change
March 4, 2021 -
COVID economy: Bay Area residents exit region in growing numbers, study finds
March 4, 2021 -
Bidding wars and overblown fears: The curious case of the California exodus
March 4, 2021 -
An exodus from California? Actually, no
March 4, 2021 -
Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse — but they are leaving San Francisco, study says
March 4, 2021 -
New Research: People are Leaving SF, But Not California
March 4, 2021 -
New Research Finds Dramatic Increase in the Share of Unemployed Workers Who Receive UI Benefits in California
February 25, 2021 -
California Policy Lab Awarded $3.2M UC Multicampus Research Grant
February 16, 2021 -
Paperwork Problems Keep Hungry Californians from Getting Food Stamps
February 16, 2021 -
A closer look at President Biden’s stimulus package and its impact on California
February 9, 2021 -
They went bust in the Great Recession. Now, in their 80s, the pandemic took their jobs
February 6, 2021 -
This year’s homeless count was canceled. Is it time to rethink it?
February 4, 2021 -
KCRW Segment on CalFresh Report
February 2, 2021 -
Editorial: CalFresh must be made more accessible, less prohibitive for Californians
February 2, 2021 -
One In Three Households Eligible For CalFresh Don’t Participate In Program
February 1, 2021 -
500,000 eligible households leave CalFresh each year, policy brief finds
January 29, 2021 -
New Report: More than half of California Households Leaving CalFresh Program Are Still Eligible
January 29, 2021 -
How the California Policy Lab is helping state and local agencies tackle homelessness, poverty and other key policy challengess
January 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Unemployment System Is Broken, But Fixable
January 25, 2021 -
UC awards $19M in grants, funds 4 UC Berkeley projects
January 18, 2021 -
In MLK rally, Sacramento’s Poor People’s Campaign calls for change after Capitol violence
January 16, 2021 -
New Analysis: California’s Recovery Has Been Slow, Especially in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color Where Unemployed Workers Were Less Likely to Collect Benefits
December 21, 2020 -
Bipartisan Proposal Would Save 1 Million Californians from Losing Unemployment Benefits on December 26th
December 14, 2020 -
1.4 million American workers apply for unemployment benefits, as relief bill negotiations drag on
December 10, 2020 -
Momentum builds in Congress for more COVID stimulus. How much would the unemployed get?
December 7, 2020 -
Unemployment statistics during the pandemic have been inflated by backlogs, according to GAO report
December 1, 2020 -
The US Economy Needs a Booster Shot
November 30, 2020 -
As pandemic aid ends, California families face brutal new year
November 25, 2020 -
California employers bring back workers, but recovery worries linger
November 20, 2020 -
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Residents Stand To Lose Unemployment Benefits By The End Of Next Month
November 20, 2020 -
Here’s how hard the coronavirus pandemic hit Black workers in California
November 19, 2020 -
750,000 Californians Projected to Lose Unemployment Benefits on December 26th Because of Federal Inaction
November 19, 2020 -
California sticks to cash bail, rejects nation-leading move
November 4, 2020 -
California offered a lifeline when their hours were cut — then payments froze
November 4, 2020 -
In California, voters must choose between cash bail and algorithms
October 31, 2020 -
Replacing cash bail: Fairer justice or robopocalypse?
October 22, 2020 -
KQED Segment on Prop 25 Policy Brief
October 20, 2020 -
New Research: Prop 25 Would Lead to More People Being Released Before Their Arraignments
October 20, 2020 -
Study Finds People Will Spend Less Time in Jail if California Bans Cash Bail
October 20, 2020 -
California Policy Lab receives $2M National Science Foundation grant
October 4, 2020 -
Cal Professors Lead Poverty Study
October 3, 2020 -
California Policy Lab Awarded $2M National Science Foundation Grant
October 1, 2020 -
California, Engine of U.S. Economy, Reeling From Double Blow of COVID-19 and Wildfires
September 18, 2020 -
California job growth is sluggish — and experts say it may get worse
September 18, 2020 -
Another 860,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
September 17, 2020 -
Access to housing is key to preventing incarceration
September 17, 2020 -
Why Unemployment Claims May Be Overcounted by Millions
September 16, 2020 -
New Analysis: California Unemployment Claims Surged in August, Driven in part by Questionable Increase in PUA Claims
September 15, 2020 -
American Job Losses and Recovery by State
September 10, 2020 -
New Analysis: Nearly 200,000 Unemployed Californians Will Miss Out on Extra $300 Benefit from President’s “Lost Wages Assistance” Program
September 1, 2020 -
Jesse Rothstein interviewed about new $300 unemployment “stop-gap” benefit
August 24, 2020 -
Why jobless payments serve the public good
August 11, 2020 -
Study: Small group of Sonoma County residents use $162M in social services annually
August 9, 2020 -
New Analysis: More than Half of Recent Unemployment Claims are from Californians who are Re-Opening their Claims
August 6, 2020 -
New Analysis: Workers Who Were Most Impacted By COVID-19 Shutdowns Will Also Be Most Impacted if $600 FPUC is Not Extended
July 28, 2020 -
Evan White Interviewed about Report on High Utilizers in Sonoma County
July 7, 2020 -
Report Finds 1% of Sonoma County Residents Account for Over 25% of Jail, Shelter, and Behavioral Health Utilization
July 7, 2020 -
What’s Criminal about the Criminal Justice System
July 2, 2020 -
New Analysis: Over One in Six California Workers Currently Receiving Unemployment
July 2, 2020 -
New Analysis: California UI Claimants Began Returning to Work, and More UI Claims Are Being Reduced or Denied as a Result
June 11, 2020 -
Statement from CPL Directors About Black Lives Matter and our Commitment to Racial Justice
June 9, 2020 -
There’s a black jobs crisis. Coronavirus is making it worse
June 5, 2020 -
These groups have been hit especially hard by California’s unemployment surge
May 26, 2020 -
‘Like Nothing Before Seen’: California Lost Record 2.3 Million Jobs In April As Unemployment Rate Spiked To 15.5%
May 22, 2020 -
New Analysis Finds Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program is Needed Financial Boost for California Workers
May 21, 2020 -
Will laid-off California workers get their old jobs back? Most think they will
May 21, 2020 -
New Analysis Finds COVID-19 is Impacting Californians with Lower Education Levels the Hardest
May 7, 2020 -
3.8 million Americans sought jobless benefits last week, extending pandemic’s grip on the national workforce
April 30, 2020 -
Coronavirus unemployment: California jobless claim filings slow
April 30, 2020 -
Nearly 20 Percent Of The U.S. Labor Force Has Filed For Unemployment Since Mid-March
April 30, 2020 -
Study Estimates 1 In 5 Californians Have Applied For Unemployment
April 30, 2020 -
New Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Claims in California Provides Detailed Snapshot of How COVID-19 is Impacting California Workers, Industries, and Counties
April 29, 2020 -
A ‘frightening time for businesses’: Local employees, organizations face uncertain future amid pandemic
April 14, 2020 -
What an interrupted school year means for these college students
April 14, 2020 -
New Research Provides Timely Snapshot Of Virus’s Effect On Workers
April 11, 2020 -
New Research Shows Daily Effect of COVID-19 on Hourly Workers at Small and Medium-sized Businesses
April 9, 2020 -
Unemployment benefits have expanded, but state systems aren’t ready
April 7, 2020 -
With record unemployment filings, federal stimulus will help, but more is needed
April 2, 2020 -
Unemployment Claims Soar
March 26, 2020 -
Nearly Half Of LA County’s Homeless Population Recently Worked, Study Finds
February 27, 2020 -
New Study Finds a Substantial Number of Californians Are Working Before Becoming Homeless
February 27, 2020 -
Breaking Stereotypes: Study Finds Half of LA’s Homeless Recently Held Down A Job
February 27, 2020 -
UCLA CA Policy Lab Working to Better Predict Homelessness
February 18, 2020 -
The Limits Of Nudging: Why Can’t California Get People To Take Free Money?
February 4, 2020 -
California has a tax credit that many are missing out on. Here’s what you can do to collect it
January 23, 2020 -
Can a computer model reveal who is about to become homeless? LA County is finding out.
January 23, 2020 -
‘Taxpayers are leaving millions of dollars off their returns.’ Why Americans repeatedly overlook this lucrative tax credit
January 23, 2020 -
SF’s 2019 Homicide Rate Was Lowest in Nearly 60 Years: Report
January 22, 2020 -
Report: Raising Awareness of Tax Credits Isn’t Enough to Increase the Number of Low-Income Californians Who Claim Them
January 21, 2020 -
Is there a way to predict who will become homeless? These UCLA researchers say yes
December 27, 2019 -
UCLA Study Suggests Algorithm Can Prevent Homelessness
December 24, 2019 -
Can Computer Modeling Predict Who Will Become Homeless? LA County Is Betting On It
December 18, 2019 -
Preventing homelessness: Algorithm can identify LA County residents most likely to lose housing
December 17, 2019 -
LA County officials unveil a way to predict homelessness, in effort ‘to get to more people sooner’
December 16, 2019 -
Report: LA Could Better Target Homeless Prevention Services with Predictive Analytics
December 16, 2019 -
Can California Reduce Homelessness Through Better Prevention?
December 6, 2019 -
Can California save higher education?
December 3, 2019 -
Partnering for data-driven prosecution in San Francisco
December 3, 2019 -
How Rapid Response Lawyers Can Change People’s Lives
November 21, 2019 -
Paying it Forward: Hollywood Homeless Outreach Worker Gives Back
November 9, 2019 -
Living on the edge in the homeless encampments of Los Angeles
November 9, 2019 -
What can everyday Angelenos do about homelessness?
November 1, 2019 -
Homelessness: When Data Doesn’t Match the Public Perception
October 31, 2019 -
Report: Low-income Californians received nearly $7 billion in tax credits in 2018
October 21, 2019 -
Health issues, substance abuse key causes of homelessness among unsheltered people, UCLA study says
October 8, 2019 -
UCLA Study Finds Health Problems, Trauma Rates High for Unsheltered Homeless
October 7, 2019 -
Press Release: Study confirms serious health problems, high trauma rates among unsheltered people in U.S.
October 6, 2019 -
SF district attorney unveils recidivism data project; convictions of serious crimes often lead to rearrests
September 17, 2019 -
Op-Ed: Two factors keep ‘new gen’ students from attending college. Here’s how to address them
August 19, 2019 -
Officials condemn judge’s decision to release suspect accused of attacking woman
August 19, 2019 -
UCLA to expand data science use in social sciences with a boost from analytics consultancy LRW
May 6, 2019 -
Does Moving to a Brand New School Building Improve Student Learning?
April 30, 2019 -
CPL and UC Berkeley Labor Center Awarded $680,000 to Shed Light on the Gig Economy
February 20, 2019 -
California Policy Lab Awarded $1.2M UC Multicampus Research Grant
December 13, 2018 -
UC study finds police foot patrols helped decrease larceny crimes
December 5, 2018 -
Making the Message Simple and Direct
November 12, 2018 -
To get students on financial aid, tell them they belong in college
November 8, 2018 -
Low-Cost Letter Redesign Could Help More Californians Go to College
November 8, 2018 -
Big data and homelessness (starts at 10:39)
November 6, 2018 -
LA County turns to big data to solve homelessness
October 30, 2018 -
CPL awarded $100K for antipoverty research with California Franchise Tax Board
September 6, 2018 -
CPL on expert panel that publishes report on administrative data privacy and security
June 30, 2018 -
Follow the Data: A Funder’s Push for Evidence-Based Local Policy
June 18, 2018 -
Lab researching scientific solutions to social problems receives $2.85M grant
May 29, 2018 -
UCLA and Homelessness: See. Study. Solve. May 21-24, 2018
May 18, 2018 -
Public defender’s new pretrial release program slashes SF jail stays: Study
May 15, 2018 -
UCLA to Host Homelessness Conference
May 11, 2018 -
New partnership at USC seeks solutions to reduce homelessness in L.A.
April 23, 2018 -
Tipping Point quarterbacks study to increase filing for low-income tax credits
April 12, 2018 -
Evaluating Make It Right
January 18, 2018 -
The Policy Labs We Urgently Need
December 13, 2017 -
Building the Smarter State: The Role of Data Labs
December 12, 2017 -
California Policy Lab Profile
December 12, 2017 -
California shifts from scanners to dogs to halt prison contraband
May 13, 2017 -
Prisons Put New Limits On Inmate Visits To Stamp Out Drugs
May 30, 2017 -
UC regents panel backs limited use of letters of recommendation at campuses systemwide
July 12, 2017 -
The California Policy Lab with Jesse Rothstein and Evan White
October 24, 2017 -
PRESS RELEASE: Letters of Recommendation Give New Information about UC Berkeley Applicants Without Hurting Diversity
July 11, 2017 -
CPL Hosts “Breaking the Cycle” Conference
November 18, 2017 -
Recommendation letters help underrepresented applicants to Berkeley, study shows
July 11, 2017 -
California prison smugglers get creative: Meth in soap, heroin on stamps
May 10, 2017