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.
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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.
‘Taking the Raw Edges Off Capitalism’
The way we think about work, aging, retirement and ”entitlement” has roots in 1930s California, when advocates fought to create a safety net for older citizens.
UCLA Luskin Graduate Students Named 2023-24 Bohnett Fellows
Program provides policy, planning and social welfare students a hands-on opportunity to work in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office.
