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Newsom enters Trump’s trade war | Los Angeles Times

Daniel J. B. Mitchell, an expert on California’s economy and professor emeritus at UCLA, echoed Veuger’s concerns and said that Newsom’s options are “very limited.” “In some cases, where a product is made in California, but with inputs from other states, it might be difficult to define what a California product is,” Mitchell said. “It could be easier for agricultural products grown in California. But the governor could not offer some kind of tariff reciprocation for such special treatment.”

5 science-backed longevity ‘hacks’ | New York Times

If journaling or therapy isn’t for you, surrounding yourself with friends and family can also promote longevity by boosting your mood and lowering stress, which in turn can reduce your risk of chronic diseases, said Judith Carroll, an associate professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Trump just made it harder to have a kid in America | Vox

Lower-income families will have to make more difficult sacrifices if prices rise, said Kimberly Clausing, an economist at UCLA. That could mean skimping on basic necessities like heat, food or medical care. Low-income families are also more vulnerable if tariffs lead to a recession, something many experts predicted after “Liberation Day.” “It’s not just ‘pay more at the store,’ it’s the fact that you might lose your job and your livelihood altogether,” Clausing said.

Gen Z obsessed UCLA grads’ photo booth | Los Angeles Times

Genic founders M.J. and Ryan Kim, two recent UCLA graduates who are not related, said that since they installed the booth at Idyllic cafe in late February, it has captured nearly 1,000 photos.

What Measure ULA is getting wrong | Spectrum News 1

A new study from UCLA’s Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies has identified that the tax has some unintended consequences, too. The study looked at four years of transaction data, analyzing over 300,000 sales, and found fewer sales above the tax threshold, meaning fewer new developments and a loss of future property tax revenue. (UCLA’s Michael Manville was quoted.)

Most manufacturing would be unmoved by tariffs | Marketplace

What could come back? Or, put another way, what jobs would consumers pay higher prices to bring back? “Light industry, such as semiconductors, so a lot of automation and high-tech manufacturing,” said Christopher Tang, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management. 

California accents are complex | KCRW-FM

“I think because some of those people actually grew up in California, then it doesn’t sound too far-fetched. And certainly, ‘The Californians’ the show has been extensively studied by linguists. And there is a germ of truth in there,” said UCLA’s Norma Mendoza-Denton (approx. 0:35 mark).