policy briefs
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Providing Early Legal Counsel Reduces Jail Time and Improves Case Outcomes
June 6, 2023 -
766 San Francisco Residents may be Eligible for Referral to CARE Court
February 27, 2023 -
Increasing Stimulus Payment Take-up in California: Results from a Phone and Email Campaign
December 14, 2022 -
California Unemployment Insurance Claims During the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 1, 2022 -
Identifying the impacts of job training programs in California
September 7, 2022 -
Outreach to California College Students Encouraged Them to Apply for CalFresh
August 18, 2022 -
Serious Mental Illness among People who are Unsheltered in Los Angeles
May 23, 2022 -
Pandemic Patterns: California is Seeing Fewer Entrances and More Exits (Corrected)
April 14, 2022 -
Who benefits from the student loan payment pause and what will happen when it ends?
March 23, 2022 -
CalExodus: Are People Leaving California?
February 28, 2022 -
The Impacts of the Make-it-Right Program on Recidivism
January 27, 2022 -
Addressing the barriers college students face when accessing CalFresh food benefits
December 21, 2021 -
Eliminating fees in the Alameda County juvenile justice system meaningfully reduced financial burdens on families
November 17, 2021 -
Simplifying communications can help high school students navigate college costs and the Cal Grant program
October 21, 2021 -
Crime in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic
September 16, 2021 -
The California children who may miss the 2021 federal Child Tax Credit
September 15, 2021 -
Measuring the CalEITC Take-up Gap among CalFresh enrollees
July 14, 2021 -
Bail Reform in San Francisco: Pretrial Release and Intensive Supervision Increased After Humphrey
May 25, 2021 -
The Stimulus Gap: 2.2 Million Californians Could Miss $5.7 Billion in Federal Stimulus Payments
April 6, 2021 -
Unsheltered in Los Angeles: Insights from Street Outreach Service Data
February 24, 2021 -
Pushed out by paperwork: Why eligible Californians leave CalFresh
January 29, 2021 -
Proposition 25’s Predicted Impact in San Francisco and Sonoma Counties
October 20, 2020 -
2018 Tax Filing Season Honesty and Accuracy Nudge
August 28, 2020 -
Evaluation of Los Angeles County Measure H-Funded Homelessness Prevention Strategies
April 21, 2020 -
Employment Among LA County Residents Experiencing Homelessness
February 26, 2020 -
Health Conditions Among Unsheltered Adults in the U.S.
October 6, 2019 -
Connecting the Dots: Harnessing Integrated Data to Improve Education in California
February 27, 2019 -
Are Public Defenders Better at Indigent Defense than Court-Appointed Attorneys?
November 20, 2018 -
Early Criminal Defense Yields Large Reductions in Pre-Trial Detention
June 22, 2018 -
High Users of San Francisco’s Criminal Justice System
March 13, 2018 -
Does New School Construction Impact Student Test Scores and Attendance?
October 1, 2017 -
California’s Enhanced Drug and Contraband Interdiction Program
April 29, 2017