Newsletter

New research on police stops, housing vouchers in Sonoma, Prop 36 incarceration trends, student loan borrowers, and the LPIE exemption for CalFresh.

New research on Prop 36, catch Evan White on KQED’s Forum episode focused on student loan debt, impacts of the gvt shutdown on economic data collection, and the impact of the shutdown on CalFresh recipients in college.

CPL is hiring, CalFresh benefits at risk for 330,000 college students, new research on CalWORKs, new Prison Dashboards, new hosted research on prepaying mortgages and on homeless shelters in Los Angeles.

We’re hiring + CPL wins Public Impact Award + New research

Post-pandemic life expectancy fails to rebound + early results from the HPU pilot in LA

New research on preventing homelessness for transition-aged youth, CalFresh enrollment drops after high school, new Student Supports webpage, and student loan collections begin.

New “nudges” working paper + research on CalFresh + college students

CPL and LA County selected as a top 25 finalist for the Ivory Prize + new job opening + conference slides and photos.

New research on CalFresh and Community College students, new research on addressing homelessness, researcher resources, welcome to new CPL staff, and CPL is hiring

New research: The GAIN program in LA, the PARR program in Santa Clara County, the impacts of the Humphrey court decision in San Francisco, and the new Homelessness Prevention Unit in Los Angeles.

New research on California’s automatic record relief laws; and the City of LA’s min. wage ordinance, plus watch CPL’s new video!

New changes in student, auto, and home lending; new research on “short stays” in prison, CPL staff speaking at the APPAM conference, Dataset availability, and a new grant from The Irvine Foundation to support housing research by CPL and partners

Bail changes in LA + learn about CPL “hosted” projects” + congrats to Prof. Hilary Hoynes

New research on preventing homelessness among transition-aged youth in LA, final report from unemployment task force; new research using the UC-CCP, and new CPL job openings

New CalFresh research, rising delinquencies in California, and meet new CPL staff!

Meet new CPL staff and see new research on CalFresh and Bringing Families Home

3 new CPL job openings, the California Credit Dashboard now has data through 2023, new Financial Trends snapshot, and California Policy Lab in the news

3 new CPL job openings, new research on CA Community Colleges and on consecutive sentencing in California, plus new research and events from CPL partners.

New data + maps on the California Credit Dashboard, plus new research on criminal sentencing in California

A look back at 2023 and a preview of research we’re excited to share in 2024

Meet our new colleagues; learn about funding and data opportunities (Sept 30th deadline), and learn about new CPL research

New research on the PARR program, RIPA analysis, STC working paper, Welcome to new CPL staff, and job openings on our UCLA team

New research on Californians’ financial health, CARE Court in San Francisco, and sentence enhancements

New research: Impact of the Child Tax Credit in California; new California Credit Dashboard, impact of PEUC turning off, and more!

New research: racial equity in automatic record clearance; job training programs; CalFresh, and California’s 3 Strikes law

New research in JAMA; forthcoming study on letters of recommendation, and new funding for Student Supports work

New research on housing outcomes and serious mental illness among LA residents, new job openings at CPL, and welcome to our 2022 Summer Instituters!

New research: CA migration patterns; linking administrative data, and 10 insights on unemployment equity and measurements

New research on criminal justice reform in San Francisco, challenges college students experience in accessing CalFresh benefits, workers returning to employment during the recovery, and migration into and out of California during the pandemic

New research on criminal justice reform in San Francisco, challenges college students experience in accessing CalFresh benefits, workers returning to employment during the recovery, and migration into and out of California during the pandemic

Using nudges in financial aid; evaluation of California Highway Patrol stops; the gig economy and new research on inequities in Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles

Crime rates changed during the pandemic, which families may miss out on the Child Tax Credit, and CPL Seed Grant and Fellowships awarded.

We’re hiring + new research on unemployment, preventing homelessness in LA, the CalEITC Take-up Gap, and Validation of the PSA in San Francisco

Meet CPL’s new Advisory Board, read about bail reform in California, new in-progress research projects added to CPL’s website, and apply for CPL Seed Grants (due June 30th) and Graduate Fellowship (due July 15th)

New research: the federal Stimulus Gap, the 10 key trends in California’s unemployment crisis and CalExodus: Fact or Fiction

New CalFresh research, new research on Unemployment benefits, upcoming events, and CPL’s new California Data Roadmap

750,000 Californians could lose UI benefits if Congress doesn’t act; Disparities in LAPD stops; and estimating the impact of Prop 25

New grant from the National Science Foundation, new housing research in Sonoma County, Work Sharing legislation passes in California, and new CPL staff members.

New CPL research on the unemployment crisis in California and nationally, an in-depth look at alternatives to prosecution in San Francisco, and a new analysis to improve care coordination in Sonoma County.

CPL’s May newsletter focuses on new analysis on unemployment claims; research on hourly workers, new CPL staff and CPL job openings.

CPL’s March newsletter includes a new report on employment among people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, an OpEd about paid sick leave, updates about our affiliated experts, and job openings at CPL.

Read our February news update to learn about new research focused on whether “nudges” can increase the number of people who claim the state and federal Earned Income Tax Credits.