Akee Highlights Need for Better Data on Experiences of Racism
This is a missed opportunity to understand racism as structural and pervasive as opposed to anecdotal and isolated incidents during the pandemic, he said.
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Storper on Post-COVID Life in Cities
The pandemic may have changed the landscape of remote work in cities, but it has also highlighted the need for in-person interaction and urbanization, he said.
Diaz Highlights Opportunity to Expand Health Care Coverage
Last year, Gov. Newsom canceled his proposal to expand Medi-Cal coverage to undocumented seniors, but a budget surplus could make it happen now.
Pierce on Tackling Failing Water Systems in California
Investments in small-scale regional solutions could make infrastructure more integrated and reduce future costs.
Ong, Umemoto on Shortcomings of ‘Asian American’ Label
During the pandemic, grouping Pacific Islanders with Asian Americans has obscured higher rates of COVID-19 cases and fatalities among Pacific Islanders.
Heavy-Handed Charges Don’t Decrease Crime, Leap Says
All charges are dropped against a Georgia man who was detained for nearly two years in a gang-related case that relied on flimsy evidence.
Yaroslavsky on COVID-19 and the Price of Saving Lives
Businesses can be rebuilt, but lives lost during the pandemic cannot be recovered, he says.
DeShazo Points to Success of Clean Energy Initiatives
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation works to advance California’s initiatives on clean electricity and clean transportation.
Dominguez-Villegas on Possible Census Undercount of Latinos
It’s hard to participate in the census when your community is dying, he says.
Cohen Highlights Gaps in Psychiatric Hospitalization Data
Laws on involuntary psychiatric holds for children and adults vary by state. Only five states have released data on youth psychiatric detentions.
