Kara Segal

Economic justice, public policy, crossword puzzles. Current @CAPolicyLab, former @2ManyThingsToList. Full name, weirdly, rhymes with paralegal. Views mine.

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

Tardigrades or it didn’t happen.

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

The pudgy, lovable, mildly creepy, microscopic Tardigrade “WaterBear” would make a most excellent @Macys Thanksgiving Day parade balloon.

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

A single parent with two children would need to make $61.58/hour to earn a living wage in California. The current minimum wage in CA is $16/hour.

Looking for evidence that raising the minimum wage leads to higher earnings without job losses?

Et voila! ⬇️

[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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[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

Proof that I can not-smile.

[NASWA @NASWAORG]

Orchestrating Successful Short-Time Compenstation Programs: State Strategies & Impacts. Razanne Chatila (AZ) moderates a panel of Grecia Staton (CA), Lars Thompson (NY) & Kara Segal (UCLA).

#NASWASUMMIT24

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

When a regular motion video suddenly goes slo-mo, it’s like dubstep for the eyes. AITA?

[KQED News @KQEDnews]

Newsom Eyes Cuts to California’s $500M Anti-Foreclosure Fund for Renters https://t.co/TQuziNNqCr

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

People tend not to think about the Unemployment Insurance system until a recession hits or until they're laid off, but it's so, so important.

My team at CPL has been doing excellent research on unemployment over the past few years and more exciting projects are underway:

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

🎙️We're thrilled to share the California Policy Lab's new Unemployment Research website, with new research projects currently underway, research resources (incl. a 300+ figure and table inventory) pandemic reports and more: https://t.co/mRYIyMl5Tt #unemployment #Caleg #California

[Till von Wachter @TillvonWachter]

We just posted an exciting role on our #UCLA team for an early- or mid-career researcher who wants to design and conduct policy-relevant research with administrative data in California. Please share with your networks:
https://t.co/hXeLYCEL1M #JobAlert #EconTwitter #economics

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing full grown adults to say "popcorn" over and over in meetings.

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

The California Policy Lab is hiring for 2 openings on our UC Berkeley + UCLA teams, please share:

1) Research Assistant/Associate (UC Berkeley): https://t.co/hGl5mFBOwL

2) Data Analyst for Homelessness Research (UCLA): https://t.co/wVqXfMSg6w

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

@berkeleyside Are you all still looking? I know someone fantastic and local to Berkeley!

[NPR Music @nprmusic]

Two musical cultures come together to create something that didn't exist before in this #TinyDesk.

Watch a performance from Venezuelan cuatro master @jorgeglem and extraordinary accordionist @samreidermusic. https://t.co/7SiingSvkm

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

It feels like every time I travel, there’s less and less legroom 😕

[California Policy Lab @CAPolicyLab]

*New Research* When pandemic UI expansions ended, the recipiency rate (share of unemployed workers receiving UI benefits) dropped dramatically, but there wasn't an appreciable increases in employment: https://t.co/8VwmuKWjGT Thread (1/11)

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

My partner making quite the impression with his new boss. I can't stop laughing/crying 🤣. May this complete #fail bring some light into your day!

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

@akilbello This reminds me of this timeless tweet:

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

Should I be concerned that multiple friends sent me this tweet?

[markiplier enthusiastｌholland ♡ IRON LUNG!!!!! @phan2187]

ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND OVER THIS

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

The ultimate galaxy brain 🤯

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

👀 Sneak a peek at the deepest & sharpest infrared image of the early universe ever taken — all in a day’s work for the Webb telescope. (Literally, capturing it took less than a day!) This is Webb’s first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

@Energy_Jake I've never seen Breaking Bad, but I gotta like this on principle.

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

I get that people are mad at RBG for not retiring before 2016. But zooming out, it's not really her fault that this country has been barreling towards non-representative, authoritarian theocracy.

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

Workers of the world, u-knight!

[Formerly Unionized Performers NJ @MTUnitedNJ]

We are the actors, stunt performers, and stable hands of Medieval Times in Lyndhurst, New Jersey joining together in union to create a fairer, safer, and more enjoyable workplace. With a supermajority of support, we are excited to be forming our union with the AGVA.

[Kara Segal @karaesegal]

FYI for anything I've ever done: fifth.