California

UCLA’s Luskin Center for History and Policy welcomed community leaders to discuss Proposition 10 as part of the ongoing “Why History Matters” series.

Research in a related report, however, found that a greater percentage of California adults are walking regularly: 4 in 5 adults regularly walk for transportation, for leisure or both.

The classes, which teach people to be trainers, began as a response to the need for community-level education that helps ensure workers have adequate protections.

California’s economy is expected to continue to grow faster than the U.S. economy, but the report indicates that growth at the state and national levels will be weaker in 2020.

Counties such as San Bernardino, Riverside and Fresno could see public health care take a bigger bite of their budgets, the study reports.

Despite a 62 percent minority population with high rates of poverty, low education and lack of insurance — all factors expected to lead to high mortality rates and negative health outcomes — California’s health profile was significantly better than the nation’s as a whole.

Confusion about insurance coverage, limited access to doctors and lack of consumer awareness about vaccines are among the barriers to immunization.

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.

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.

Potential threats, such as trade and global risks, could affect the United States and California economic outlooks, the report stated.

David, Minda and Daniel Streamer defied the odds and circumstances that have made American Indians the least-represented group on college campuses nationwide.

Researchers at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability predict the state will experience dramatic shifts between extreme dry and extreme wet weather by end of 21st century.

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.

From water resources to wildfires, UCLA research reveals a climate future that will have wide-ranging consequences.

UCLA contingent participated in the annual UC Graduate Research Advocacy Day, which is designed to advocate for government support for higher education.

Three fact sheets recommend that legislators enact changes to help patients and survivors — particularly low-income women — who face serious obstacles to care.

During the Winston C. Doby lecture, the co-founder of the United Farms Workers outlined a history of civil rights and encouraged the audience to keep fighting for justice.

“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.

The yearlong partnership provides graduate students with opportunities to create new narratives to engage audiences with research.

Climate scientist Alex Hall will embark on a three-week, 1,000-mile, two-wheel trek on a mission of educating, learning and engaging with the public.

UCLA hosted California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s lecture series featuring three artists talking about how their work responds to and shapes their worlds.

UCLA faculty and students help frame discussions on vital policy issues as candidates face off at Royce Hall.

The newest research center at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aims to bring together scholars and policymakers to make better decisions on issues of interest to Latinos.