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The California Policy Lab
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Institute at the University of California. We generate research insights for government impact. Updates: https://bit.ly/CPLUpdates Contact: [email protected]
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Headed to #2025APPAM? So is the California Policy Lab! Our faculty, staff, GSRs, and affiliated experts will present on topics including criminal justice reform, social safety net + college students, housing, credit data, linking data, and more! See you in Seattle! www.appam.org/conference-e...
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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More than 330,000 low-income college students in California use #CalFresh to help pay for their groceries. But they may not receive their benefits in November because of the government shutdown. capolicylab.org/news/analysi... #CaLeg
Infograph has a "We accept EBT" sign. And text above it reads: "330,000 low-income college students use CalFresh to help pay for their groceries. But, because of the government shutdown, these college students may not receive their November CalFresh benefits."
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher/Senior Researcher, focused on health & safety net in California: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher/Senior Researcher focused on health & safety net: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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New Research Resource: Earlier this week, the California Policy Lab, in partnership with the State of California's Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC), announced the release of the California Prison Population Data Dashboards. capolicylab.org/news/new-das... #CaLeg #California
October 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Passionate about policy? So are we! We're hiring our first policy director to lead our efforts in our new Sacramento office. Please share this opening with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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We're hiring a policy director in our new Sacramento office - first review date is this Friday, Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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We have exciting news to share: The California Policy Lab won a 2025 Public Impact Research Award! capolicylab.org/news/califor...
Photo of Royce Hall on UCLA's campus, with heading that reads: "California Policy Lab Wins 2025 Public Impact Research Award" and a quote from Prof. Till von Wachter: “We’re grateful for UCLA’s recognition of our mission to turn research into real-world impact. From showing how the LA wildfires affected workers to pioneering predictive models that prevent homelessness, our north star has always been the public benefit of our research work. I accept this award also on behalf of Janey Rountree, the executive director of our UCLA site, our staff, our partners, and the funders who make this possible.”
September 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A new California Policy Lab report shows an est. 11,000 people filed for unemployment insurance because of the L.A. wildfires in January: capolicylab.org/unemployment... #LosAngeles #CaLeg #California
A GIF shows key findings from a report about unemployment insurance claims filed after the LA wildfires and quotes from two of the co-authors of the report.
August 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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David Wagner with LAist/KPCC wrote earlier this month about our latest report on the Homelessness Prevention Unit pilot in LA. Early results are promising. laist.com/news/housing...
A GIF shows segments from an LAist article about Los Angeles County's Homelessness Prevention Unit, and a new report showing promising early findings about outcomes for people enrolled in the program.
July 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The rate of enrollment increased by 67% during the formal evaluation period, after process improvements and a dedicated outreach team was created. That outreach has been one of the hardest, but most vital, parts of the program. (8/11)
a time series line graph beginning in quarter 2 of calendar year 2022 and extending through quarter 3 of calendar year 2024. The graph shows how quarterly enrollment rates changed over time for single adults, families, and both household types combined. Single adults increased steadily over time from quarter 1 of calendar year 2023 through quarter 2 of calendar year 2024, going from 18% to 40%, with a slight dip back down to 34% in the final quarter. Families increased steadily over time from quarter 3 of calendar year 2022 through quarter 4 of calendar year 2023, going from 24% to 49%, with a slight dip back down to 44% in quarter 1 of calendar year 2023 followed by slight increases through to the last quarter ending at 47%. Overall, you see a very similar trend as single adults, with families bringing up the overall enrollment rate in each quarter. The figure also marks when significant changes to the HPU were implemented: the launch of the outreach team in Q3 of 2023, changes to the discharge policy in Q1 of 2024, and expansion of the outreach team in Q2 of 2024.
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Key findings: People enrolled in the HPU program were 71% less likely to enter a homeless shelter or have contact with street outreach teams within 18 months, compared to similar high-risk people who didn’t enroll. (4/11)
This figure provides outcomes for the enrolled group (N = 335) and regression adjusted outcomes for the non-enrolled group (N = 1,285) within 18 months of being referred to HPU outreach. The regression adjusted outcomes are estimated using an OLS regression controlling for all covariates in Table 2 of the Appendix plus interacted fixed effects for month, household type, and Spanish language status. Numbers above the brackets represent percentage changes for the enrolled group in comparison to the regression adjusted non-enrolled group. Asterisks next to variable names indicate the statistical significance of differences between the enrolled and regression adjusted non-enrolled groups where **: p < 0.01 and *: p < 0.05.
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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New report: LA County’s homelessness prevention program is showing early signs of success.
People who enrolled were much less likely to enter shelters or receive street outreach than similarly at-risk peers.https://bit.ly/HPUreport 🧵 (1/11)
A GIF provides an overview of the HPU program, preliminary finding, and quotes from the press release.
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Passionate about using data and research to improve programs and policies focused on California's workforce? So are we! New job opening, just posted: capolicylab.org/careers/data...
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July 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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CPL's monthly update: Meet our new staff, catch up on our latest research, see our new Student Supports Project website, and learn about data opportunities: capolicylab.org/newsletter/c...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Passionate about using data + research to improve policies and change lives? Join us! The California Policy Lab is hiring a Data Analyst at our UC Berkeley site.
First review date is May 20th: capolicylab.org/careers/data...
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May 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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🏠 A new California Policy Lab report shows that Time-Limited Housing Subsidies reduce homelessness among Transition-Aged youth in Los Angeles: capolicylab.org/do-time-limi...
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May 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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It's UCLA’s first Bruin Giving Day! If you’re participating, consider supporting the California Policy Lab and our work to improve programs and policies in Los Angeles and across the state: giving.ucla.edu/campaign/Don... #BruinGivingDay
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April 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Today is UCLA’s first Bruin Giving Day!
If you’re participating, consider supporting the California Policy Lab and our work to improve programs and policies in Los Angeles and across the state: giving.ucla.edu/campaign/Don... #BruinGivingDay #UCLA
Photograph of April Nunn, Research Manager at UCLA, on UCLA's campus, under a banner that says "Go Bruins!" Quote from April Nunn that reads: “I began my career supporting student services at UCLA, and now I'm helping build equity into our research through my role leading CPL's Homelessness Community Advisory Board, where stakeholder voices guide our research decisions. I’m proud of UCLA's commitment to community.”
April 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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April is Second Chance Month and CPL’s recent report on California’s “Automatic Record Relief” laws shows how the laws automatically clear certain criminal records, why this matters, who is helped, and what could be improved: capolicylab.org/who-benefits... #CJReform
April 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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🎓 New video: Jennifer Hogg, co-author of our new report showing a dramatic drop-off in #CalFresh participation after high school graduation, shares 3 key points from the report: capolicylab.org/supporting-y...
April 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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🎓NEW Report: Many low-income students lose #CalFresh benefits after high school — even though most remain eligible. Our new study sheds more light on this drop-off and what can be done:
capolicylab.org/supporting-y... #CalFresh #SNAP #HigherEd 🧵 1/8
A GIF of 8 slides shows 3 key findings from the new report, as well as policy insights.
April 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Thrilled to share this news! CPL and LA County Housing for Health were selected as a top 10 Finalist for the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability for our partnership with the Homelessness Prevention Unit: capolicylab.org/news/la-coun...
April 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Passionate about the role of research in improving California's criminal justice system? Join our team! We're hiring a Research Manager to support our work with the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...
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April 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM