public policy

UCLA's Quality of Life Index found that the young and economically stressed are far less optimistic about their opportunities.

The legal victory is part of the UCLA Criminal Defense Clinic's broad efforts to protect prisoners from infection.

The center, which is part of UCLA School of Law, has compiled an online resource that tracks issues at the intersection of the pandemic and food law and policy.

“Entire neighborhoods will face economic uncertainty, and a public health crisis is not the time to ignore their needs,” said UCLA’s Sonja Diaz.

A new survey shows that despite deep concern, most Angelenos trust the response of local officials to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The California Complete Count committee instructs students who may be back home due to the coronavirus to report the address where they usually live while at school.

Till von Wachter, director of the California Policy Lab, says that even with the CARES Act prolonged large-scale unemployment may still be hard to reverse.

One of the resources offers access to data on how the pandemic is affecting incarcerated people and correctional officers.

If 10% of the Latino population were not included, Los Angeles County could lose out on over a half billion dollars.

A California Policy Lab study could help officials understand how targeted job training programs could prevent homelessness.

At a UCLA Luskin Lecture Series event, historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz explored the roots and consequences of America’s “gun love.”

The Bunche Center for African American Studies was key in bringing the annual State of Black California meeting to campus.

The cross-disciplinary institute involving Engineering and the School of Law will examine advances in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, robotics and new forms of digital media to identify their benefits and risks.

Using data from seven Los Angeles County agencies, researchers developed a model to predict which 3,000 residents were most likely to become homeless.

Panelists at a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown event, which included two UCLA faculty, discussed the factors that contribute to the state’s messy cannabis regulation system.

The new clinic at UCLA School of Law is one of several options for students interested in environmental law.

State senators from the southwestern United States provide insight during a discussion hosted by UCLA Luskin

With regret, we have agreed to step aside as the site of the debate rather than become a potential distraction during this vitally important time in our country’s history.

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.