Luskin Experts Weigh In on the 2026 Midterms

California’s Billionaire Tax: What Voters Should Know

Q&A with Zev Yaroslavsky on the proposed billionaire tax, Proposition 40, examining policy complexities and the growing concerns over wealth inequality.

The Unintended Consequences of L.A.’s Mansion Tax

Explore urban planning professor Michael Manville’s analysis of the unintended consequences of L.A.’s mansion tax and its potential impact on housing.

Protecting the Right to Vote

Discover how UCLA Voting Rights Project is at the forefront of protecting the right to vote nationwide through litigation, research and advocacy.

Lawsuit Over Threatened Voter Purges

Learn how the UCLA Voting Rights Project is taking legal action to protect naturalized citizens from wrongful voter purges.

Free & Fair Elections

UCLA Luskin political scientist Gary Segura weighs in on the changing landscape of voting rights and how the public can prepare for this election.

AI Data Centers Are Raising Concerns Across Party Lines

Discover how research by Megan Mullin, political scientist and professor of public policy, reveals bipartisan concerns about the rapid expansion of AI data centers.

How Immigration Enforcement is Reshaping Communities

Professor Paul Ong reveals shifting immigration enforcement practices, rising ICE arrests and deportations, and the growing impact on Latino communities across the United States.

Billionaire Tax, General Election and L.A. Mayoral Race

Zev Yaroslavsky
Director, Los Angeles Initiative

A longtime Los Angeles civic leader and former elected official, Yaroslavsky brings decades of experience in local and regional government. He served on the Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, where he worked on issues including transportation, land use, public finance and government policy.

Housing and the Mansion Tax

Michael Manville
Professor, Urban Planning

Manville studies transportation, land use, housing policy and local government finance. His research examines how public policies shape urban development, affordability and access to housing. He can comment on Los Angeles’ Measure ULA, commonly known as the mansion tax, and the broader implications of real estate taxation, housing regulation and local fiscal policy.

Voting rights, the Latino vote and political participation

Matt Barreto
Professor, Political Science, Chican/o and Central American Studies

Barreto is the faculty director of the UCLA Voting Rights Project. His research focuses on the political participation of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. The co-founder of the research and polling firm BSP Research, Barreto was an advisor to Democratic presidential campaigns in 2020 and 2024, as well as the Biden White House and the Democratic National Committee.

Voting Rights and Democracy

Gary Segura
Professor, Public Policy and Political Science

Segura studies American politics, political representation, racial and ethnic politics, and voting behavior, with particular expertise in Latino political participation. His research examines how demographic change, political institutions and public policy influence electoral engagement.

Immigration Enforcement

Paul Ong
Research Professor, Urban Planning and Social Welfare

Ong is an urban economist whose research examines racial and economic inequality, immigrant communities and the effects of public policy on vulnerable populations. Through his work with the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, he analyzes demographic and socioeconomic trends affecting communities across the country.

Climate and AI Data Centers

Megan Mullin
Professor, Public Policy

Mullin studies environmental politics, climate policy and public opinion, with a focus on how political institutions and communities respond to environmental challenges. Her research examines public attitudes toward climate change, environmental governance and the distribution of environmental costs and benefits.