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Poll: California Democrats and Republicans both support UC | L.A. Times
The survey results, from the nonpartisan UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, come as the university system faces major battles with the Trump administration over deep research funding cuts and President Trump’s demand of a $1-billion fine to resolve federal charges of antisemitism at UCLA.
Renters are too hot, but California won’t cool them down. Why? | CalMatters
Protecting renters from heat would require a thorough statewide analysis of the housing stock and significant funding help for landlords, says Stephanie Pincetl, director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA. Pincetl says it’s not really fair for a state policy to hold building owners responsible for upgrading old buildings to meet new state building codes.
Kennedy’s nutrition education push in medicine is good — in theory | NBC
(Commentary co-written by UCLA’s Dr. Akshay Syal) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing for doctors to receive more education about nutrition. He announced Wednesday that a team within the Health and Human Services Department would target “the woeful lack of nutrition education in medicine” by making it a greater part of premed and medical school curricula, medical licensing exams, residencies, board certification and doctors’ continuing education.
Why the end of 'de minimis' affects lower-income consumers | CNBC
Pablo Fajgelbaum, an economics professor UCLA, and Amit Khandelwal, an economics professor at Yale University, write that de minimis is a “pro-poor trade policy.” An end to the rule would disproportionately hurt low-income and minority households, which derive more of a financial benefit from the duty exemption than richer households, according to research they published in February.
Tracking the number of transgender Americans | The Conversation
(Commentary co-written by UCLA’s Jody Herman) Researchers have traditionally had a difficult time tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender. Over the past decade, our work has become easier, largely thanks to federal data. But our work is about to become a lot harder, if not impossible. Though data sources are being erased, the transgender population will not be.
LA’s ‘mansion tax’ reduces property sales and hurts schools | EdSource
Measure ULA imposes a 4% tax on property sales over $5 million and a 5.5% tax on those over $10 million. It doesn’t just hit mansions. It affects apartment buildings, commercial properties and land that could be used to build more housing. A UCLA study found that high-end real estate sales in Los Angeles fell by more than 50% after Measure ULA took effect. That decline alone reduced the city’s own share of property tax revenue by about $25 million per year.
The biggest movie of the year is one you’ve likely never heard of | Yahoo
The subversive nature of the gritty animated movie might be what’s making it stand out internationally. George Huang, a filmmaker and professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, tells Yahoo the good-versus-evil story is sure to resonate with audiences, though the “hero” at its center isn’t your typical protagonist. Ne Zha is a mischievous, trouble-making demon who defies people’s misgivings, saving the world in the process.
One in six workers in California are represented by a union | KCRW-FM
One in six workers in California are represented by a union, and that’s held steady for the past 20 years. That’s according to a new report by UCLA and UC Berkeley. One of the most notable changes about the state’s labor movement are the demographics, says Toby Higby. He's a labor historian at UCLA and contributor to the report.
