Part three in our series, Dividing Lines, will focus on redistricting voters in California. Bedrosian faculty affiliates, Anthony Orlando and Christian Grose will speak about Grose’s co-authored research, The California Citizens Redistricting Commission: Fair Maps, Voting Rights, and Diversity.
Part two in our series, Dividing Lines, will focus on desegregation in Orange County. Bedrosian Faculty Affiliate, Anthony W. Orlando will speak with Janice Munemitsu about her book The Kindness of Color. In the book Munemitsu uncovers how two Orange County families became the faces of one of the most Read more…
Spectrum News 1 featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on what the new census data mean for California redistricting. “I do think the far north might be a place that you would see a district go away. You’ve got two districts right now in the far northern part of the Read more…
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on the debate between Republican gubernatorial candidates. “If I had to pick a front-runner, I think Kevin Faulconer is probably the strongest candidate but there are others who were not on the debate stage last night [at Read more…
NBC News Palm Springs affiliate KMIR-TV featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on the U.S. Capitol Police opening offices in two states outside of Washington, D.C. which are California and Florida. California being selected as a field office location may come to a surprise to some, but not experts Read more…
Seva Rodnyansky was quoted in Los Angeles Times article about populations moving around and outside California. “The areas that are bordering Sacramento are more built up, but places that are farther up in the highways and valleys, they’re as forested and as densely green as any,” said Seva Rodnyansky, assistant Read more…
The New York Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on why a lack of affordable housing is likely the main culprit for people leaving California. “Overwhelmingly, the people who have left California have been those who make $50,000 a year or less, while until recently, we still Read more…
Spectrum News 1 featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on what it means for California to lose a seat in the House of Representatives. “One less district means a little bit less spending that will be directed toward California.”
CalMatters quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on slowly growing diversity among California judges. “The trial judges, those are the ones that are seeing the citizens in the most personal and direct way.” Full article here
CalMatters featured commentary by Marlon Boarnet and postdoctoral scholar Andre Comandon of the USC Price School on a recent survey of local California governments. “Without financial assistance from the state and federal governments, our localities face a prolonged deterioration of their budgets at precisely the moment when we need them the Read more…
Spectrum News 1 featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on the two remaining uncalled congressional races in California. “This is a Democratic dominant state, but these are pockets of hope for Republicans to run different kinds of candidates.” Full article here
KNX 1070 AM featured Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center in a live interview on how to help pay off all the unpaid rent in California. “You get rental assistance in the hand of renters, they pay their landlords and then the landlords then pay their lenders.” Full website Read more…
KNX 1070 AM interviewed Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on the notable lack of support for rent control in California. “I think people worry about having the ability to do what they like with their property interfered with”
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, here at the Bedrosian Center we want to highlight the exceptional leadership we have witnessed on the local, state, national, and international level during this public health crisis.
Op-ed on homeless and the pandemic published in The Hill, co-authored by Anthony Orlando, USC Bedrosian Center affiliate. California has procured more than 15,000 rooms and housed over 14,000 people — faster progress than we have ever seen in such a short time span. All it took was a public Read more…
KCRW-FM featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on his recommendations for law enforcement reform. “We [in California] have the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, which makes it really difficult for researchers and journalists to document and analyze misconduct. They create substantial barriers for communities seeking to address Read more…
by Chrysa Perakis
The USC Price School of Public Policy and the Bedrosian Center on Governance are honored to have California State Controller Betty Yee as this month’s Lunch with a Leader special guest. Controller Yee served two terms on the California Board of Equalization before being elected Controller in November 2014. She was overwhelmingly re-elected for a second term in 2018.
Los Angeles Times quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on a trial where the drug-addicted mother of a stillborn has been charged with murder.
San Fransisco Chronicle (via The Associated Press) quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to the recent California blackouts. ““There’s a risk involved in either but I think probably that the risk is more harmful if he didn’t go out and take control Read more…
San Fransisco Chronicle quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to the recent California blackouts.
Los Angeles Daily News quoted Lisa Schweitzer of the USC Price School on President Trump using California auto emissions standards to build political support.
“As far as I can see, President Trump wants to fix something that isn’t broken to score short-term political points,” said Lisa Schweitzer, an urban planning professor at USC.
KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk” interviewed Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on a bill that could broaden the use of wiretapping in California courts. “The concern that people on the civil liberties side and those who have a keen interest in privacy rights would have is that they would ask are Read more…
KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk” interviewed David Sloane of the USC Price School about a new law in Washington state that will allow the composting of human remains. Would you be willing to consider recomposition as an alternative to more traditional methods if it were ever approved in California? How close is California to Read more…
ThinkProgress quoted Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College about the role of early presidential primaries in winnowing the field. “I do think the early states will help winnow the field,” Christian Grose, a professor at University of Southern California (USC), told ThinkProgress. Grose noted that even if 10 candidates drop out by Read more…
