Preventing Suicide Among Veterans and Other Vulnerable Groups
Professor Mark Kaplan and other panelists share their expertise in a wide-ranging conversation hosted by UCLA Luskin Social Welfare
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Entries by Mary Braswell
International Recognition for L.A.’s Food Chain Innovations
Urban Planning lecturer Paula Daniels’ vision for a values-based food system earns global distinction.
Yaroslavsky on O.C. Republican’s Reelection Bid
On Dana Rohrabacher’s chances of retaining his seat, the Los Angeles Initiative director says: “Don’t underestimate him because he will fight.”
New Rules Could Disenfranchise American Indians, Akee Says
North Dakota’s requirement to show proof of a street address could impede voting for many living on reservations, he says.
Mukhija Comments on Program to House Homeless in Backyards
UCLA Luskin Urban Planning Chair Vinit Mukhija commented in a New York Times story about a program to offer homeowners incentives to house the homeless in their backyards. Pilot programs in the city and county of Los Angeles offer subsidies …
Yaroslavsky Weighs In on the Ballot Battle Over Rent Control
Zev Yaroslavsky, director of the Los Angeles Initiative at UCLA Luskin, shared his expertise on housing policy with several media outlets covering the November 2018 ballot measure that would give California cities more power to curb rising rents. “The …
Jacoby Comments on Employee Profit-Sharing in Sears’ Heyday
Sanford Jacoby, distinguished professor emeritus of public policy at UCLA Luskin, commented in a front-page New York Times article about the remarkably egalitarian employee profit-sharing program offered by Sears in its heyday. Before it was phased out in the …
NSF Grant Funds New Approach to Analyzing News Data
Public Policy’s Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld is part of UCLA team awarded $940,000 to develop cutting-edge tools to evaluate vast amounts of social and mass media data.
A Strong Launch for the Undergrad Program in Public Affairs
Just a month into the new academic year, 90 students have declared the pre-major and dozens more have reached out to learn about the ambitious program.
New Research Weighs Impact of Gas Tax Repeal
If Proposition 6 passes, California would lose $100 billion in transportation revenue by 2040, says report co-authored by Martin Wachs.
