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Is Urban Vertical Farming a Feasible Alternative to Traditional Agriculture in the City of Los Angeles? by Olivia Olson While the fields of lettuce, wheat, or soy encountered on a road trip may appear vast, the world’s arable land is indeed finite, with climate change’s specter further threatening to reduce Read more…
A Bisexual 63-Year-Old Woman Spent Five Years Couch Surfing in LA and Worries She May Have to Again
Richard Green quoted by LAist on how seniors are the fastest growing unhoused population. The pandemic exacerbated Southern California’s affordability crisis for renters because people are moving less.
The Supreme Court just took a case on the EPA’s authority. Its decision could undo most major federal laws.
Pamela Clouser McCann co-authored a piece written for the Washington Post‘s Monkey Cage policy analysis column. Our research finds that if the Supreme Court were to invalidate either the EPA’s authority or the vaccine mandate under this doctrine, it might unravel nearly every major law Congress has passed since World War Read more…
Fiscal Legibility and State Development: Theory and Evidence from Colonial Mexico
Due to human error on our part, we did not record a major portion of Emily Sellars PIPE Workshop talk on fiscal legibility and state development. Apologies to those who were unable to attend the live presentation. For your convenience, here is the full transcript, saved from the live captioning Read more…
Americans Don’t Trust Their Congressional Maps to be Drawn Fairly. Can Anything Change That?
FiveThirtyEight quoted redistricting research co-authored by Christian Grose. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that when California voters were told the state uses independent commissions (which it does) and the process was explained to them, 73% of respondents thought the process was fair. But when they were told the Read more…
California Attorney General Says Riverside Sheriff’s Defense of Extremist Oath Keepers is ‘Disturbing’
Quoted by LAist, Erroll Southers says there are different factions of the Oath Keepers, with some more anti-government than others, Southers said, but he argued that doesn’t excuse the Riverside County sheriff’s defense of the group. “To be currently serving in a law enforcement position and to defend a group Read more…
How will diverse voters be represented in California’s new election districts?
Across the state, organizers are banding together to make sure new congressional, legislative and local districts lead to diverse representation. The track record of the Citizens Redistricting Commission is mixed, according to two recent studies. One of the studies, The California Citizens Redistricting Commission: Fair Maps, Voting Rights, and Diversity, Read more…
Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin granted parole
Jody Armour interviewed by Fox News affiliate KTTV regarding parole decision for Sirhan Sirhan who has been incarcerated for 50 years for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Armour believes the push towards prison reform in Los Angeles County will promote racial justice for marginalized groups, and that the Read more…
Report Outlines Steps to End Anti-Black Racism in L.A.
KCRW-FM and the Los Angeles Sentinel featured Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College as the co-author of a new report detailing steps to dismantle institutional anti-Black racism in Los Angeles. “The Path to Justice Runs through Equity: Ending Anti-Black Racism in Los Angeles” contains recommendations in seven critical areas that are Read more…
California Gubernatorial Recall Election
Abby K. Wood of the USC Gould School was interviewed live on KABC-TV regarding the gubernatorial recall election. “If you want to keep the governor in office but think, ‘If my side doesn’t win, I want a say in who replaces him,’ then you should answer question 2. It will Read more…
