Dean Obermark

data + research stuff | mostly RTs | fmr @CAPolicyLab @ucla + @UrbanInstitute Justice Policy Center

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

📣A new California Policy Lab evaluation shows the City of Los Angeles' minimum wage ordinance increased earnings for food service workers without affecting their levels of employment. https://t.co/ueoDEFu1Mm
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[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

📣NEW REPORT: "The Short-Term Impacts of Bail Policy on Crime in Los Angeles." The California Policy Lab analyzed impacts on jail population, crime reports, and arrests from 3 recent bail policy changes in Los Angeles: https://t.co/FtZGC1g0t0 #LosAngeles

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

On June 11th, join the California Policy Lab + invited guests to hear findings from our new report focused on #CalFresh eligibility and participation among University of California and California community college students: https://t.co/zjU4ut8Txs (The report releases next week)

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

New Research Alert: New report on consecutive sentencing in California shows how frequently it's applied, what factors contribute to a consecutive sentence being applied, how it impacts sentence lengths and how application varies across CA counties https://t.co/vEM3zgkS9D 🧵(1/7)

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

Please help get the word out about 2 new openings:
1) Predoctoral research assistant with @rothstein_jesse: https://t.co/50AdKxqN3z
2) U.C. Graduate Student Researcher (part hybrid, part in-office in Sacramento): https://t.co/09b01jlrRF

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

*New Data Alert* The California Credit Dashboard (CCD) just added new data thru Q2 2023. The Dashboard provides an interactive near-real-time snapshot of Californians' financial health. This update also adds more interactive maps: https://t.co/ee8Cxja8Oe (1/8)

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

The California Policy Lab is hiring our next Development Director - could it be you? We'd also appreciate your help in sharing this key position with your networks: https://t.co/ljEAPfKoki

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

New data from the California Credit Dashboard shows big changes in California's mortgage market: Since 2020, there’s been a sharp downward trend in the number of Californians taking out new mortgages: https://t.co/ee8Cxja8Oe (1/7)

[Dean Obermark @DeanObermark]

@milo_phd Wiley’s Ferguson portraits https://t.co/Ffh1YgBMLk

[UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi]

Housing is the only way out of homelessness.

“It’s almost so obvious it’s hard to speak about. We don’t have enough housing for poor folks.” @MKushel told @MarisaKendall @CalMatters.

https://t.co/CtShh4WmnJ #endhomelessness #HousingCrisis

[Damon Jones @nomadj1s]

🚨New Working Paper🚨

The Value of Student Debt Relief and the Role of Administrative Barriers: Evidence from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program

Brian Jacob (@BrianJacobProf) + me + Ben Keys (@Key_Z_E)

ungated link: https://t.co/Aoxxwc1R60

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[Dean Obermark @DeanObermark]

Amazing work from @BrettFischer, @jrlacoe, and Steven Raphael on the beneficial effects of early (pre-arraignment) representation!

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

New research: In 2020, the County of Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office began piloting a program to provide a lawyer to low-income people shortly after their arrest. People who participated in the pilot had dramatically better case outcomes: https://t.co/LMoAWpJyOC Thread (1/6)

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

Please help spread the word- we're hiring for
4 openings on our UCLA + UC Berkeley teams:
1) Financial Analyst, UCLA
2) Data Analyst, Labor Specialist, UCLA
3) Data Analyst, Homelessness Research, UCLA
4) Research Assistant(s)/Associate(s), UC Berkeley
https://t.co/nPHvXKdePd

[Dean Obermark @DeanObermark]

@EvanBWhite @vikramjam might quit my job and enroll at UC so I can apply this year

[Dean Obermark @DeanObermark]

@jaycaspiankang Slouching towards beam

[UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi]

📣📣We're seeking scholars for our #postdoctoral program! Come work with @ucsfbhhi faculty on homelessness research & translate findings into solutions  #postdocjobs #postdocposition

https://t.co/XSFBh4kcOz

[Joaquin Carbonell @jcarbiv]

I am sharing job postings for 4 (FOUR!) new researcher positions here in the Exploratory Analysis and Research Section at @CaliforniaDSS

I would love your support in spreading the word about these jobs! 🙏

[Dean Obermark @DeanObermark]

@gt_package table 🐐

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

University of California grad student or faculty member doing policy-relevant research? We want to help! See this thread for info on:
1. CPL Seed Grants,
2. Grad Fellowships, and
3. the new Safety Net Dataset.
⏰Application deadline is 12/31/22. ⏰
https://t.co/FEOeblB3BB