A Sweeping Proposal to Reform L.A. City Governance
An advisory group of leading scholars co-chaired by UCLA Luskin’s Gary Segura offers recommendations that include increasing the number of City Council seats from 15 to 25.
Author Archive for: mbraswell
Entries by Mary Braswell
Bau on the Chilling Effect on College Ambitions
The Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action could make higher education seem less attainable for some students of color, putting a damper on motivation.
A Look at the Behind-the Scenes Battles That Helped Shape Los Angeles
The new political memoir by Zev Yaroslavsky provides a personal account of powerbrokers and policies over the last half-century.
Alumnus Looks Back on UCLA Social Welfare in the Turbulent 1960s Mickey Weinberg MSW '69 on his education and career as a grassroots organizer and advocate for the disadvantaged
Mickey Weinberg MSW ’69 on his education and career as a grassroots organizer and advocate for the disadvantaged.
‘Have the Courage to Create the World We All Deserve to Live In’ Commencement speaker Michael Tubbs challenges UCLA Luskin's Class of 2023 to use their education for the greater good
Commencement speaker Michael Tubbs challenges UCLA Luskin’s Class of 2023 to use their education for the greater good.
A Call for Heat Preparedness at California Schools
The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation recommends five specific steps policymakers can take to protect children both inside and outside the classroom.
Opening Doors of Opportunity for Undocumented Students Spearheaded by two UCLA Luskin master's students, a campaign to establish the right to work puts public policy coursework into action
Spearheaded by two UCLA Luskin master’s students, a campaign to establish the right to work puts public policy coursework into action.
Gilens on Building Public Support for Black Reparations
“It’s kind of a foreign concept to Americans, this idea of collective reparations for collective harms,” but philanthropic efforts are surfacing to win over the public.
Yaroslavsky Memoir Offers Lessons for L.A. and Beyond
“Zev’s Los Angeles” offers vivid tales of civic history that illuminate “how to make government listen to the people it serves … without sacrificing one’s values or integrity.”
UCLA LPPI Hosts Policy Briefing at State Capitol
Over 20 legislative offices and community partners hear faculty experts’ reports and recommendations on COVID-19 recovery, housing insecurity and Medi-Cal expansion.
