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How CPL is helping state and local agencies tackle homelessness, poverty, and other key policy challenges
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Study: Small group of Sonoma County residents use $162 million in social services annually
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California Policy Lab receives $2M National Science Foundation grant
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Labor
New Research Finds Dramatic Increase in the Share of Unemployed Workers Who Receive UI Benefits in California
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Education
California Policy Lab Awarded $3.2M UC Multicampus Research Grant
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CPL In the News
Paperwork Problems Keep Hungry Californians from Getting Food Stamps
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A closer look at President Biden’s stimulus package and its impact on California
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They went bust in the Great Recession. Now, in their 80s, the pandemic took their jobs
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CPL In the News
This year’s homeless count was canceled. Is it time to rethink it?
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KCRW Segment on CalFresh Report
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CPL In the News
Editorial: CalFresh must be made more accessible, less prohibitive for Californians
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CPL In the News
One In Three Households Eligible For CalFresh Don’t Participate In Program
Daily Californian
CPL In the News
500,000 eligible households leave CalFresh each year, policy brief finds
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Safety Net
New Report: More than half of California Households Leaving CalFresh Program Are Still Eligible
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CPL In the News
How the California Policy Lab is helping state and local agencies tackle homelessness, poverty and other key policy challengess
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CPL In the News
The U.S. Unemployment System Is Broken, But Fixable
Daily Californian
CPL In the News
UC awards $19M in grants, funds 4 UC Berkeley projects
Sac Bee
CPL In the News
In MLK rally, Sacramento’s Poor People’s Campaign calls for change after Capitol violence
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Labor
New Analysis: California’s Recovery Has Been Slow, Especially in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color Where Unemployed Workers Were Less Likely to Collect Benefits
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Labor
Bipartisan Proposal Would Save 1 Million Californians from Losing Unemployment Benefits on December 26th
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CPL In the News
1.4 million American workers apply for unemployment benefits, as relief bill negotiations drag on
Sac Bee
CPL In the News
Momentum builds in Congress for more COVID stimulus. How much would the unemployed get?
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Unemployment statistics during the pandemic have been inflated by backlogs, according to GAO report
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The US Economy Needs a Booster Shot
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CPL In the News
As pandemic aid ends, California families face brutal new year
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CPL In the News
California employers bring back workers, but recovery worries linger
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CPL In the News
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Residents Stand To Lose Unemployment Benefits By The End Of Next Month
Sac Bee
CPL In the News
Here’s how hard the coronavirus pandemic hit Black workers in California
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Labor
750,000 Californians Projected to Lose Unemployment Benefits on December 26th Because of Federal Inaction
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CPL In the News
California sticks to cash bail, rejects nation-leading move
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California offered a lifeline when their hours were cut — then payments froze
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CPL In the News
In California, voters must choose between cash bail and algorithms
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CPL In the News
Replacing cash bail: Fairer justice or robopocalypse?
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CPL In the News
KQED Segment on Prop 25 Policy Brief
Gavel and money in the court. Penalty or bribe.
Criminal Justice
New Research: Prop 25 Would Lead to More People Being Released Before Their Arraignments
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CPL In the News
Study Finds People Will Spend Less Time in Jail if California Bans Cash Bail
Daily Californian
CPL In the News
California Policy Lab receives $2M National Science Foundation grant
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CPL In the News
Cal Professors Lead Poverty Study
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Homeless and High-Needs
California Policy Lab Awarded $2M National Science Foundation Grant
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CPL In the News
California, Engine of U.S. Economy, Reeling From Double Blow of COVID-19 and Wildfires
Los Angeles Times
CPL In the News
California job growth is sluggish — and experts say it may get worse
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CPL In the News
Another 860,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
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Access to housing is key to preventing incarceration
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CPL In the News
Why Unemployment Claims May Be Overcounted by Millions
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Labor
New Analysis: California Unemployment Claims Surged in August, Driven in part by Questionable Increase in PUA Claims
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CPL In the News
American Job Losses and Recovery by State
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Labor
New Analysis: Nearly 200,000 Unemployed Californians Will Miss Out on Extra $300 Benefit from President’s “Lost Wages Assistance” Program
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CPL In the News
Jesse Rothstein interviewed about new $300 unemployment “stop-gap” benefit
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CPL In the News
Why jobless payments serve the public good
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CPL In the News
Study: Small group of Sonoma County residents use $162M in social services annually
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Labor
New Analysis: More than Half of Recent Unemployment Claims are from Californians who are Re-Opening their Claims
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Labor
New Analysis: Workers Who Were Most Impacted By COVID-19 Shutdowns Will Also Be Most Impacted if $600 FPUC is Not Extended
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CPL In the News
Evan White Interviewed about Report on High Utilizers in Sonoma County
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Homeless and High-Needs
Report Finds 1% of Sonoma County Residents Account for Over 25% of Jail, Shelter, and Behavioral Health Utilization
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CPL In the News
What’s Criminal about the Criminal Justice System
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Labor
New Analysis: Over One in Six California Workers Currently Receiving Unemployment
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Labor
New Analysis: California UI Claimants Began Returning to Work, and More UI Claims Are Being Reduced or Denied as a Result
Los Angeles Times
CPL In the News
There’s a black jobs crisis. Coronavirus is making it worse
Sac Bee
CPL In the News
These groups have been hit especially hard by California’s unemployment surge
CapitalRadio
CPL In the News
‘Like Nothing Before Seen’: California Lost Record 2.3 Million Jobs In April As Unemployment Rate Spiked To 15.5%
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Labor
New Analysis Finds Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program is Needed Financial Boost for California Workers
Sac Bee
CPL In the News
Will laid-off California workers get their old jobs back? Most think they will
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Labor
New Analysis Finds COVID-19 is Impacting Californians with Lower Education Levels the Hardest
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3.8 million Americans sought jobless benefits last week, extending pandemic’s grip on the national workforce
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CPL In the News
Coronavirus unemployment: California jobless claim filings slow
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CPL In the News
Nearly 20 Percent Of The U.S. Labor Force Has Filed For Unemployment Since Mid-March
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CPL In the News
Study Estimates 1 In 5 Californians Have Applied For Unemployment
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Labor
New Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Claims in California Provides Detailed Snapshot of How COVID-19 is Impacting California Workers, Industries, and Counties
Daily Californian
CPL In the News
A ‘frightening time for businesses’: Local employees, organizations face uncertain future amid pandemic
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CPL In the News
What an interrupted school year means for these college students
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CPL In the News
New Research Provides Timely Snapshot Of Virus’s Effect On Workers
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New Research Shows Daily Effect of COVID-19 on Hourly Workers at Small and Medium-sized Businesses
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CPL In the News
Unemployment benefits have expanded, but state systems aren’t ready
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CPL In the News
With record unemployment filings, federal stimulus will help, but more is needed
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CPL In the News
Unemployment Claims Soar
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CPL In the News
Nearly Half Of LA County’s Homeless Population Recently Worked, Study Finds
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New Study Finds a Substantial Number of Californians Are Working Before Becoming Homeless
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CPL In the News
Breaking Stereotypes: Study Finds Half of LA’s Homeless Recently Held Down A Job
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CPL In the News
UCLA CA Policy Lab Working to Better Predict Homelessness
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CPL In the News
The Limits Of Nudging: Why Can’t California Get People To Take Free Money?
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CPL In the News
California has a tax credit that many are missing out on. Here’s what you can do to collect it
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CPL In the News
Can a computer model reveal who is about to become homeless? LA County is finding out.
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CPL In the News
‘Taxpayers are leaving millions of dollars off their returns.’ Why Americans repeatedly overlook this lucrative tax credit
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CPL In the News
SF’s 2019 Homicide Rate Was Lowest in Nearly 60 Years: Report
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CPL In the News
Report: Raising Awareness of Tax Credits Isn’t Enough to Increase the Number of Low-Income Californians Who Claim Them
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CPL In the News
Is there a way to predict who will become homeless? These UCLA researchers say yes
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UCLA Study Suggests Algorithm Can Prevent Homelessness
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CPL In the News
Can Computer Modeling Predict Who Will Become Homeless? LA County Is Betting On It
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CPL In the News
Preventing homelessness: Algorithm can identify LA County residents most likely to lose housing
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CPL In the News
LA County officials unveil a way to predict homelessness, in effort ‘to get to more people sooner’
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Report: LA Could Better Target Homeless Prevention Services with Predictive Analytics
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CPL In the News
Can California Reduce Homelessness Through Better Prevention?
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CPL In the News
Can California save higher education?
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Criminal Justice
Partnering for data-driven prosecution in San Francisco
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CPL In the News
How Rapid Response Lawyers Can Change People’s Lives
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CPL In the News
Paying it Forward: Hollywood Homeless Outreach Worker Gives Back
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CPL In the News
Living on the edge in the homeless encampments of Los Angeles
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What can everyday Angelenos do about homelessness?
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CPL In the News
Homelessness: When Data Doesn’t Match the Public Perception
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Safety Net
Report: Low-income Californians received nearly $7 billion in tax credits in 2018
Health issues, substance abuse key causes of homelessness among unsheltered people, UCLA study says
CPL In the News
Health issues, substance abuse key causes of homelessness among unsheltered people, UCLA study says
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CPL In the News
UCLA Study Finds Health Problems, Trauma Rates High for Unsheltered Homeless
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Press Release: Study confirms serious health problems, high trauma rates among unsheltered people in U.S.
San Francisco Chronicle
CPL In the News
SF district attorney unveils recidivism data project; convictions of serious crimes often lead to rearrests
Los Angeles Times
CPL In the News
Op-Ed: Two factors keep ‘new gen’ students from attending college. Here’s how to address them
San Francisco Chronicle
CPL In the News
Officials condemn judge’s decision to release suspect accused of attacking woman
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CPL In the News
UCLA to expand data science use in social sciences with a boost from analytics consultancy LRW
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CPL In the News
Does Moving to a Brand New School Building Improve Student Learning?
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CPL In the News
CPL and UC Berkeley Labor Center Awarded $680,000 to Shed Light on the Gig Economy
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CPL In the News
California Policy Lab Awarded $1.2M UC Multicampus Research Grant
San Francisco Chronicle
Criminal Justice
UC study finds police foot patrols helped decrease larceny crimes
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Education
Making the Message Simple and Direct
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To get students on financial aid, tell them they belong in college
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Education
Low-Cost Letter Redesign Could Help More Californians Go to College
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Homeless and High-Needs
Big data and homelessness (starts at 10:39)
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CPL In the News
LA County turns to big data to solve homelessness
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CPL awarded $100K for antipoverty research with California Franchise Tax Board
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CPL In the News
CPL on expert panel that publishes report on administrative data privacy and security
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CPL In the News
Follow the Data: A Funder’s Push for Evidence-Based Local Policy
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CPL In the News
Lab researching scientific solutions to social problems receives $2.85M grant
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UCLA and Homelessness: See. Study. Solve. May 21-24, 2018
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Criminal Justice
Public defender’s new pretrial release program slashes SF jail stays: Study
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UCLA to Host Homelessness Conference
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CPL In the News
New partnership at USC seeks solutions to reduce homelessness in L.A.
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Safety Net
Tipping Point quarterbacks study to increase filing for low-income tax credits
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Criminal Justice
Evaluating Make It Right
Governing the States and Localities
CPL In the News
The Policy Labs We Urgently Need
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CPL In the News
Building the Smarter State: The Role of Data Labs
Medium
CPL In the News
California Policy Lab Profile
San Francisco Chronicle
Criminal Justice
California shifts from scanners to dogs to halt prison contraband
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Criminal Justice
Prisons Put New Limits On Inmate Visits To Stamp Out Drugs
Los Angeles Times
Education
UC regents panel backs limited use of letters of recommendation at campuses systemwide
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The California Policy Lab with Jesse Rothstein and Evan White
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Education
PRESS RELEASE: Letters of Recommendation Give New Information about UC Berkeley Applicants Without Hurting Diversity
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CPL Hosts “Breaking the Cycle” Conference
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Education
Recommendation letters help underrepresented applicants to Berkeley, study shows
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Criminal Justice
California prison smugglers get creative: Meth in soap, heroin on stamps

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