Storper on the Counterintuitive Truth About Global Investment
Firms with direct investment in other countries actually create jobs at home, according to an in-depth analysis of U.S. local labor markets.
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Entries by Mary Braswell
Roy on Failed Promise of Project Roomkey
Members of the unhoused community who have criticized the temporary shelter program have organized a union to demand changes.
Measuring Public Support for District Attorney Gascón
The UCLA Quality of Life Index showed that 22% of respondents had a very unfavorable opinion of the reform-minded D.A. compared to 9% who had a very favorable opinion.
Manville on Improving Communities by Pricing Roads
In addition to reducing commute times, congestion pricing strategies can be used to elevate health and equity priorities, he argues.
Activating Justice Through a 21st Century Latinx Lens UCLA co-hosts a dialogue featuring leading Latinx voices with the goal of sparking a full transformation of the criminal legal system
UCLA co-hosts a dialogue featuring leading Latinx voices with the goal of sparking a full transformation of the criminal legal system
Roy on the Roots of L.A.’s Housing ‘Disaster’
A fast-growing rent-wage gap and the commodification of housing has moved vulnerable communities to take matters into their own hands.
Manville on ‘America’s Disastrous Experiment With Parking Requirements’
Zoning laws that mandate that space is set aside for cars have created “an unreasonable, unaffordable and unsustainable city,” he writes.
Yaroslavsky on COVID-19’s Stark Lines of Inequity
This year’s UCLA Quality of Life Index shows a clear divide between those who are doing well and those who feel “one step away from oblivion.”
Climate Research Brightens an Elementary School Campus
V. Kelly Turner’s study of surface-cooling coatings leads to a new campus mural embodying art, science and community collaboration.
A Virtual Showcase for Urban Planning Students’ Research
This year’s capstone projects address pressing issues including safer streets, protection from wildfire and equitable community investments.
