public policy

The analysis by the Luskin Center for Innovation helps the state deliver on its legal recognition that safe, clean, affordable and accessible water is a human right.

Research brief: A new report recommends 26 strategies, including rent control, anti-eviction protections, renter-education workshops and property-tax freezes.

UCLA students partnered with private tech company on project that explored public health outcomes in L.A. and Long Beach port communities.

In this Q&A, UCLA’s Jon Christensen discusses his new study of California’s Proposition 1, which was passed in 2014.

Infrastructure improvements, along with policy-based incentives for rideshare services and drivers, could promote broader adoption of electric vehicles.

Two days of workshops energize lawmakers from a battleground state that reflects the nation’s changing demographics.

Douglas Kellner talks about gun culture in the United States, societal changes that need to be made and the media’s contributions to violent culture.

Activists on a panel co-sponsored by UCLA preached the roles of persistence, patience and bipartisan cooperation in getting the FIRST STEP Act through Congress.

The educator, prolific author and blogger provided extensive guidance to policymakers. He died July 21 at the age of 68.

Q&A with UCLA’s Adam Romero and co-author Abbie Goldberg about their new book on marriage dissolution.

With release of new issue of UCLA Blueprint magazine, civic leaders, scholars and citizens discussed ‘the most pressing problem in this region.’

Rep. Karen Bass opened the inaugural conference about issues facing Southern California.

UCLA's Quality of Life Index shows that sky-high housing prices most worry respondents — especially younger people and renters.

The External Environmental Economics Advisory Committee, launched by J.R. DeShazo, will advise the Environmental Protection Agency on the benefits and costs of its policies.

The inaugural conference, which marks the 25th anniversary of UCLA Luskin, will address major issues facing the region.

Toxic pesticides are widely used in California agriculture to control soil pests for strawberry, almond, citrus and other high-value crops.

UCLA professors Marjorie Kagawa-Singer and David Hayes-Bautista participated in a Zócalo Public Square/The California Wellness Foundation discussion.

The paper, which was presented to state lawmakers, will guide the conversation about expanding coverage as the state takes steps to revamp the system.

The paper recommends nearly a dozen policy strategies aimed at ensuring adequate staffing and training to serve the growing number of elderly people in the state.

Middle East expert James Gelvin says that while both presidents wanted to decrease U.S. military presence, Trump’s actions have been more driven by impulse than strategy.

The report highlights needed improvement in housing policies and employment opportunities to ensure that incarcerated women and their families successfully adapt.

A report by UCLA, UC Berkeley and California Food Policy Advocates found that the state could lose up to $1.67 billion in federal benefits.

The continuing low proportion of uninsured state residents illustrates the continued success of the Affordable Care Act, according to a UCLA policy brief.

California law could be amended to allow Los Angeles to extend rent protections to units that are not currently rent-controlled, including properties built since 1979.

They can be forced to move far from their social and medical networks to find rentals they can afford; they may end up in substandard housing; or — at worst — homeless, the paper’s authors say.