📣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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📣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
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)
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)
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
*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)
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
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)
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
🚨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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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)
📣📣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
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! 🙏
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