Measure B Could Eventually Keep Your Local Tax Dollars out of Major Private Banks
L.A. Taco quoted Nicolas Duquette of the USC Price School on Measure B, an initiative that could open the doors for a Los Angeles public bank.
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USC report: Average LA rents will go up $91 by 2020
Curbed L.A. featured research by USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate on rising rents in Los Angeles. The average renter will spend a little over $90 more per month on housing in 2020 than in 2018, according to the report. “The way to raise vacancy rates is to build more,” said Richard Green of the USC Price School.
Report: Southern California’s Affordable Housing Crisis Not Just Limited To Low-Income Households
Business Now featured research by USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate and a partner on the affordable housing crisis. The study comes as markets across the state are dealing with an affordable and workforce housing crisis. “There is a poor match between people’s housing cost and incomes right now, and no amount of sorting will, by itself, fix this issue,” said Richard Green of the USC Price School.
Baldwin County turns toward planning amid heated development disputes
Alabama quoted Marlon Boarnet of the USC Price School in a story on urban planning.
California needs public infrastructure, but not a bullet train
The Sacramento Bee published commentary by Dana Goldman and Richard Green of the USC Price School on California’s need for public infrastructure in lieu of a high-speed rail. Current financing comes from $9 billion in state bonds and $3.5 billion in federal grants. But under Brown’s leadership, California has failed to address its other unfunded infrastructure needs, they wrote.
Democrats focusing on small donations as campaign tactic
A wealthy teen was cleared in a South L.A. killing. Critics say his race and privilege helped him win
Los Angeles Times quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on a wealthy teen who was acquitted in a South L.A. killing.
Electric scooter riders zoom along on shifting regulations
Marketplace quoted Marlon Boarnet of the USC Price School on electric scooter riders.
Spending on California schools chief race expected to set records again
EdSource quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on the campaign for state superintendent of public instruction in California.
Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford will testify in public hearing Monday
The San Jose Mercury News quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.