public policy

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.

Three days of workshops at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs teach officials from around the United States. how to support their constituencies

Environmental law experts Ann Carlson and Cara Horowitz review the long record of benefits achieved by the state’s aggressive anti-pollution rules.

UCLA researchers found that a smog test and vehicle repair program has shown benefits to residents in central California’s San Joaquin Valley.

Guidance from legal researchers could strengthen California climate policy by helping policymakers further reduce carbon pollution from transport fuels.

Low-income and minority students are particularly affected, and the problem stands to worsen as global temperatures rise, according to public policy researcher Jisung Park.

An earlier $2 million grant from the foundation established the California Policy Lab in 2017.

Two experts on child development on how forced separation can cause long-term mental health problems for children.

The Prison Education Program helps incarcerated students change their lives through education, and informs UCLA students about how prisons affect communities.

An average of 6.8 of every 1,000 girls and 5.7 of every 1,000 boys had been or were married at the time they were surveyed, according to the study.

Fifty-five percent of respondents said they, a close friend or family member had considered moving from their neighborhood because of rising housing costs.

Former California governor shares political wisdom from his decades of public service in Zev Yaroslavsky's “Today’s Los Angeles,” an advanced seminar in public policy.

#UCLAForAll funds will help ensure undocumented and international students have enough money for class materials, housing, food and other support services.

Jon Christensen warns that as the city rediscovers the river, the future of communities along its path hangs in the balance.

Students and city leaders weigh policy options regarding homelessness during annual UCLA Luskin Day at Los Angeles City Hall.

The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families will address the complex needs of youth in foster care by bringing together resources and expertise from numerous units on campus.

More than 400 people attended the event, which featured an array of speakers from UCLA, the community and local government.

Center for Neighborhood Knowledge report provides a snapshot of lingering inequality since the 1960s.

UCLA Law alumnus is dedicated to ending the practice of prosecuting and incarcerating juveniles in the adult system.

“It will take a lot of work, but 100 percent local water is possible by 2050,” said Mark Gold, one of the authors of the report.