CPL In the News
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How the California Policy Lab is helping state and local agencies tackle homelessness, poverty and other key policy challengess
January 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Unemployment System Is Broken, But Fixable
January 25, 2021 -
UC awards $19M in grants, funds 4 UC Berkeley projects
January 18, 2021 -
In MLK rally, Sacramento’s Poor People’s Campaign calls for change after Capitol violence
January 16, 2021 -
1.4 million American workers apply for unemployment benefits, as relief bill negotiations drag on
December 10, 2020 -
Momentum builds in Congress for more COVID stimulus. How much would the unemployed get?
December 7, 2020 -
Unemployment statistics during the pandemic have been inflated by backlogs, according to GAO report
December 1, 2020 -
The US Economy Needs a Booster Shot
November 30, 2020 -
As pandemic aid ends, California families face brutal new year
November 25, 2020 -
California employers bring back workers, but recovery worries linger
November 20, 2020 -
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Residents Stand To Lose Unemployment Benefits By The End Of Next Month
November 20, 2020 -
Here’s how hard the coronavirus pandemic hit Black workers in California
November 19, 2020 -
California sticks to cash bail, rejects nation-leading move
November 4, 2020 -
California offered a lifeline when their hours were cut — then payments froze
November 4, 2020 -
In California, voters must choose between cash bail and algorithms
October 31, 2020 -
Replacing cash bail: Fairer justice or robopocalypse?
October 22, 2020 -
KQED Segment on Prop 25 Policy Brief
October 20, 2020 -
Study Finds People Will Spend Less Time in Jail if California Bans Cash Bail
October 20, 2020 -
California Policy Lab receives $2M National Science Foundation grant
October 4, 2020 -
Cal Professors Lead Poverty Study
October 3, 2020 -
California, Engine of U.S. Economy, Reeling From Double Blow of COVID-19 and Wildfires
September 18, 2020 -
California job growth is sluggish — and experts say it may get worse
September 18, 2020 -
Another 860,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
September 17, 2020 -
Access to housing is key to preventing incarceration
September 17, 2020 -
Why Unemployment Claims May Be Overcounted by Millions
September 16, 2020 -
American Job Losses and Recovery by State
September 10, 2020 -
Jesse Rothstein interviewed about new $300 unemployment “stop-gap” benefit
August 24, 2020 -
Why jobless payments serve the public good
August 11, 2020 -
Study: Small group of Sonoma County residents use $162M in social services annually
August 9, 2020 -
Evan White Interviewed about Report on High Utilizers in Sonoma County
July 7, 2020 -
What’s Criminal about the Criminal Justice System
July 2, 2020 -
There’s a black jobs crisis. Coronavirus is making it worse
June 5, 2020 -
These groups have been hit especially hard by California’s unemployment surge
May 26, 2020 -
‘Like Nothing Before Seen’: California Lost Record 2.3 Million Jobs In April As Unemployment Rate Spiked To 15.5%
May 22, 2020 -
Will laid-off California workers get their old jobs back? Most think they will
May 21, 2020 -
3.8 million Americans sought jobless benefits last week, extending pandemic’s grip on the national workforce
April 30, 2020 -
Coronavirus unemployment: California jobless claim filings slow
April 30, 2020 -
Nearly 20 Percent Of The U.S. Labor Force Has Filed For Unemployment Since Mid-March
April 30, 2020 -
Study Estimates 1 In 5 Californians Have Applied For Unemployment
April 30, 2020 -
A ‘frightening time for businesses’: Local employees, organizations face uncertain future amid pandemic
April 14, 2020 -
What an interrupted school year means for these college students
April 14, 2020 -
New Research Provides Timely Snapshot Of Virus’s Effect On Workers
April 11, 2020 -
Unemployment benefits have expanded, but state systems aren’t ready
April 7, 2020 -
With record unemployment filings, federal stimulus will help, but more is needed
April 2, 2020 -
Unemployment Claims Soar
March 26, 2020 -
Nearly Half Of LA County’s Homeless Population Recently Worked, Study Finds
February 27, 2020 -
Breaking Stereotypes: Study Finds Half of LA’s Homeless Recently Held Down A Job
February 27, 2020 -
UCLA CA Policy Lab Working to Better Predict Homelessness
February 18, 2020 -
The Limits Of Nudging: Why Can’t California Get People To Take Free Money?
February 4, 2020 -
California has a tax credit that many are missing out on. Here’s what you can do to collect it
January 23, 2020 -
Can a computer model reveal who is about to become homeless? LA County is finding out.
January 23, 2020 -
‘Taxpayers are leaving millions of dollars off their returns.’ Why Americans repeatedly overlook this lucrative tax credit
January 23, 2020 -
SF’s 2019 Homicide Rate Was Lowest in Nearly 60 Years: Report
January 22, 2020 -
Report: Raising Awareness of Tax Credits Isn’t Enough to Increase the Number of Low-Income Californians Who Claim Them
January 21, 2020 -
Is there a way to predict who will become homeless? These UCLA researchers say yes
December 27, 2019 -
UCLA Study Suggests Algorithm Can Prevent Homelessness
December 24, 2019 -
Can Computer Modeling Predict Who Will Become Homeless? LA County Is Betting On It
December 18, 2019 -
Preventing homelessness: Algorithm can identify LA County residents most likely to lose housing
December 17, 2019 -
LA County officials unveil a way to predict homelessness, in effort ‘to get to more people sooner’
December 16, 2019 -
Can California Reduce Homelessness Through Better Prevention?
December 6, 2019 -
Can California save higher education?
December 3, 2019 -
How Rapid Response Lawyers Can Change People’s Lives
November 21, 2019 -
Paying it Forward: Hollywood Homeless Outreach Worker Gives Back
November 9, 2019 -
Living on the edge in the homeless encampments of Los Angeles
November 9, 2019 -
Homelessness: When Data Doesn’t Match the Public Perception
October 31, 2019 -
Health issues, substance abuse key causes of homelessness among unsheltered people, UCLA study says
October 8, 2019 -
UCLA Study Finds Health Problems, Trauma Rates High for Unsheltered Homeless
October 7, 2019 -
SF district attorney unveils recidivism data project; convictions of serious crimes often lead to rearrests
September 17, 2019 -
Op-Ed: Two factors keep ‘new gen’ students from attending college. Here’s how to address them
August 19, 2019 -
Officials condemn judge’s decision to release suspect accused of attacking woman
August 19, 2019 -
UCLA to expand data science use in social sciences with a boost from analytics consultancy LRW
May 6, 2019 -
Does Moving to a Brand New School Building Improve Student Learning?
April 30, 2019 -
CPL and UC Berkeley Labor Center Awarded $680,000 to Shed Light on the Gig Economy
February 20, 2019 -
California Policy Lab Awarded $1.2M UC Multicampus Research Grant
December 13, 2018 -
LA County turns to big data to solve homelessness
October 30, 2018 -
CPL awarded $100K for antipoverty research with California Franchise Tax Board
September 6, 2018 -
CPL on expert panel that publishes report on administrative data privacy and security
June 30, 2018 -
Follow the Data: A Funder’s Push for Evidence-Based Local Policy
June 18, 2018 -
Lab researching scientific solutions to social problems receives $2.85M grant
May 29, 2018 -
New partnership at USC seeks solutions to reduce homelessness in L.A.
April 23, 2018 -
The Policy Labs We Urgently Need
December 13, 2017 -
Building the Smarter State: The Role of Data Labs
December 12, 2017 -
California Policy Lab Profile
December 12, 2017 -
The California Policy Lab with Jesse Rothstein and Evan White
October 24, 2017